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v- economist sunjsuntribune hope monday dec 26 2005 a big pipe focus of hopes fears for upcoming year by serena willoughby staff writer there are a lot of big hopes in york region for the big pipe the controversial trunk sewer sys tem is at various stages of development in various areas across the region and in the coming year the unrest will certain ly continue those for and against the trunk sewage system are united in their hope for a greater understanding of the issue and the longterm implications bala araiyasundaran is the director of capital delivery for york region his projections for the coming year depend on all sections of the project moving forward he hopes construction of the 16th avenue sewer will proceed as smoothly as it has while eliminating public and regulatory concerns mr araiyasundaran also hopes envi ronmental assessments will be approved in order for york region to ini tiate a study he hopes the eimromental assess ment for the duffin creek water control plant expansion will be completed in 2006 critics of the big pipe want policy makers held accountable for existing conservation laws david donnelly represents a group that has opposed the 16th avenue con struction on the grounds that it is in vio lation of the federal fisheries act his case was thrown out by the feder al attorney general last month his hope is that there will be an inquiry into what he calls shocking and inappropriate behaviour by the attor ney general in throwing out the case 16 months into the prosecution york region has been given an open and blank cheque to destroy the envi ronment mr donnelly said richmond hill city councillor elio di lorio agrees that construction of the big pipe does not hold up against exist ing conservation laws im hoping the province will recog nize that it is undermining the source- water protection act the greenbelt pro tection act and the places to grow act mr di lorio said but he says plans for the big pipe are not a matter of how the sewer system is constructed but rather questions the infrastructure as a whole he wants a public discussion on the system in its entirety instead of consid ering the merits of each section im hopeful that the public will rec ognize the path this sets us on and that this will be a municipal election issue in 2006 mr di lorio said the big pipe is a product of a failure to consider other more sustainable options for facilitating growth he said im hopeful builders who are inter ested in explaining more progressive ways of servicing the community will be recognized and encouraged to innovate and find more sustainable ways to grow our community he said york region chairperson bill fisch sees development of the trunk sewage system as being very progressive and he is pleased that the region has changed the technology on the 19th avenue and leslie street secuon he sees progress reflected in the fact that they are finding ways to proceed drat dortt require dewatering we are growing and this is the best and most environmentally sound option mr fisch said david donnelly environmen tal lawyer hopes for inquiry into dismissal of case against region of unionville not lust another boxing day sale f 0 off no exceptions all clothing including simon chang for warm weather or cool 3 days only tues dec 27 thurs dec 29 additional 5 off tues 1000 am noon great new deals at our brand new location 20 fred varley dr unionville turn left at first stop sign north of hwy 7 9054774077 jvg se sebwi hwy 7 ul t o sz 3 the arthritis vhr whether its a i bequest a gift of lifeinsurance ora charitable annuity you can plan to ensure continuing support for arthritis research nearly four jiave arthritis are counting oh vou for more aboutduf the arthritis give to givehope richmond this message brought ts you as a cofrtiunrty service cc tteeconorisi isusuvtrbure