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economist sunsuntribune environment saturday oct 29 2005 13 hunter fought urban sprawl from page 1 its rare plants and animals another reason it must be protected mr wong added mr hunter who was 63 when he died supported many environmental initia tives in markham said councillor erin shapero he was concerned about urban sprawl protecting the oak ridges moraine he had a lot of concern about what was happening in york region he took an interest in markham he was con cerned with the 905s rate of growth poor air quality sprawling communities said ms shapero a markham representative on the rouge alliance the rouge valleys governing body the markham park will be named the bob hunter memorial park the mcguin- ty government designated the new park as part of the greenbelt with hwy 407 as the north border steeles avenue to the south little rouge creek rouge park to the east and the cpr railway line as the western boundary after 17 years of trying to protect the rouge park its a magnificent announce ment mr de baeremaeker said five hundred years from now there will be peo ple walking through a cathe drallike forest he pointed out 500 acres of protected parkland means 500 acres less of urban sprawl but continued to emphasize the protection should extend to more land another 3000 acres should be in bob hunter memorial park that is not in it yet if you left it to developers and planners every acre would be destroyed said mr de baeremaeker who has lobbied for protection of the rouge valley for 17 years we should be protecting all environmentally sensi tive land north of steeles we own thousands of acres why not protect it all weve got houses coming out of our ears we need to draw a line in the sand he said idling bylaw targets increasing smog froth page 1 reduce unnecessary vehicle emissions air pollution and smog ms ligeti said markham mp john mccallum supports the new bylaw we applaud markhams actions to support their commitment to improve the air quality in the com munity mr mccallum said in a media release and we encourage all cities across canada to take action on idling it is one environmental problem and one health threat that is easily fixed all it takes is the turn of a key vehicle idling costs canadians million of dol lars in wasted fuel can damage cars and human health mr mccallum stressed if all canadians avoid ed idling five minutes every day this would reduce more than 16 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emission annually mr mccallum said the bylaw applies to all engine types and is consis tent with the standards used in such municipalities as toronto and whitchurchstouffville markham kicked off an aggressive antiidling cam paign a year ago starting with school awareness the town delivered idlefree presentations introduced classroom activities and created idlefree zones at schools community cen tres libraries and the markham civic centre meanwhile idlingcon trol material was distrib uted throughout markham including at schools shop ping centres and train sta tions as well markham beat newmarket in a recent idle- free challenge sponsored by the york region environ mental alliance while the bylaw exempts emergency vehi cles the town encourages all drivers not to idle si ch taoist tai chi 9054715619 healthy energetic peaceful self open house registration markham 70 main street unit 16 phone 905 4715619 mon november 7 2005 time 700 pm 900pm class starts mon november 14 2005 time 700 pm 900pm a registered charitable organization 1 1 925 8655 rr0001 aveda concept salon spa undo the damage our intense summer has inflicted on your hair introducing damage remedy now available naturopathic medicine dr brandy rowley nd brmms ituiiiliiial c- stouffville plaza 9056402299 5892 main street stouffville mon 9arrv6pm tues 9am9pm wed 9am6prn thur 9am9pm fri 9am-6pm- sat 9am6pm cable 20 ksk m p just above toronto ffvrtflk wnnt y tuesday last markhams newest fitness centre over 20000 sqft over 300000 of new equipment 9052090763 190 bullock ml 2 blocks north of hwy 7 on mccowln doildo lcdo free- aerobics baby sitting available free personal trainer consultation ifyou have time left at another health club we honour it at oasis