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16 economist sunsuntribune health saturday nov 12 2005 welcome to the 2005 toronto iviusic expo instruments gear for beginner to pro 1 6 pro development workshops seminars- register online now music services information industry associations live performances on three stages see websitefor featured performers performance schedules h long mequade ultimate jam finals with michael white and animal house t j apple music creation clinics musikids interactive music area a chance to win prizes like a epiphone les paul guitar approx100gj jjgk and much- l much more tokovto sflvvji sfsfpfs mjlp js ivery thi n g ivl u- i g under one tool november 19 20 2005 saturday sunday 11am 6pm metro toronto cdnverition centre 255 front street west asbestos removal prompts meetin with parents if you love music youll find something to love at thetivdc advance a tickets fa info tickets workshops wvnvtorontomusjcexpocom available onunc stoal lire door ant ivs a r t e c h event sponsors media sponsors w rock roland 87 public schools contain hazardous material by chris traber staff writer with half of york regions 174 public schools still containing asbestos board officials hope to calm parents fears dur ing a meeting at unionville public school where a recent clean up created concerns board representatives independent consultants and an associate professor of environmental studies from the uni versity of toronto will take parents questions thursday at 7 pm like all public organizations that have buildings built before the 1980s weve got asbestos board spokesper son ross virgo said about half our schools were built before the 80s like all public facilities we have put an asbestos management plan in place schools with asbestos are inspected every two to three years and are rated good fair or poor mr virgo said when its fair or poor we seal and remove the material in strict accordance with occupational health and safety guidelines we follow a stringent proto col including notification to all con cerned he added following an asbestos clean up at unionville public school during the summer break and another last month alan graf whose son is in grade 1 mobilized other parents we asked for information in sep tember when they closed a classroom after finding asbestos on top of a filing cabinet said the unionville resident this is worrisome and its becoming a serious issue everyone knows pro longed exposure to asbestos is danger ous my son will be at the school for eight years i have another child wholl be there for 10 mr graf and approximately 50 other parents signed a letter nov 3 addressed to school principal steve gardner a reply followed inviting the community to next weeks meeting increasing concerns was last months transfer of more than 300 students and more than 20 staff from woodland pub lic school in thornhill to richmond green high school in richmond hill after parents opposed an 18week asbestos cleanup during weekends at the school theres a larger issue here mr graf said how many schools have asbestos and why it just floors me i had a sum mer job 25 years- ago removing asbestos from toronto board schools why after so long is there any asbestos in any school facility when we know it affects kids and teachers health mr virgo said the board hopes to ease parents anxiety we are managing the asbestos sit uation as we do with all older buildings under every prescription of ontario leg islation he said in fact the board goes above and beyond mr graf anticipates next weeks meeting to be more informational than confrontational they are starting to sound like tobacco company executives explaining theres no danger in their product mr graf said this whole asbestos issue should have been remedied years ago l j l- vt w- cia fv a s gift with purchase nov 12 13 casual clothing for the family denims sweaters tops sneakers boots accessories 2500 gift certificate with purchase of 25000 5000 gift certificate with purchase of 50000 10000 gift certificate with purchase of 100000 before tax free parking at rear for customers feller 1 u i r i i mkv liltv lttc owajim 2g7 vince 155 main street unionville 905 4776464 wwwciarasca correction notice on page 44 of the zellers circular dated saturday november 1 2th friday november 18th 2005 we are advertising 50 off selected mens levis jeans was 3997 now 1997 due to circumstances beyond our control the above merchandise is only available at zellers in limited quantities however we are happy to offer a substitution choose from either 50 off selected cherokee jeans was 24972697 now 12481348 or 50 off levis chinos was 3997 now 1997 zellers apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused i t fc ft 4 1 hfcc