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economist sunsuntribune community saturday april 15 2006 markham golden with environmental group a program recognizing canadian communities for their environmental work has awarded markham gold status the community has imple mented comprehensiveyear- round waste management lit ter control recycling and com posting and beautification pro grams said alice johnson national volunteer chairperson with pitchin canada residents should be very proud of their towns leadership and support of programs to enhance their communitys environment pitchin recognizes commu nities introducing longterm and ongoing publicprivate partnership programs to enhance the environment markham has been a partici pant with pitchin since 1986 the town was the 2005 ontario champion for communities in bloom and received a province- wide award for its environmen tal leadership the towns approach to managing its waste and encour aging conservation includes uptodate technology educa tion bylaws enforcement and communitywide action pro grams being recognized nationally acknowledges the efforts of our residents and staff who have made our programs a suc cess mayor don cousens said the national program is the highest form of recognition extended to a community recognition is awarded at the bronze silver and gold levels simone joseph 00h la la ste collection friday april 14 was good friday there was no material collected on this day therefore areas 1 2 will be collected on saturday april 15 monday april 17 is easter monday there will be no material collected on this day ah area collection services will take place one day later for the remainder of the week this means if your regular collection day is your materials will be collected on monday area 34 tuesday april 18 tuesday area 56 wednesday april 19 wednesday area 78 thursday april 20 thursday area 910 friday april 21 friday area 12 saturday april 22 for area identification and collection dates refer to your 2006 waste collection schedule or visit wwwmarkhamca dont miss the truck have your material curbside by 700 am waste management department tbl 90541 57535 email wastemgtmarkhamca staff photosteve somerville zoltan kosa of jaguar tjiomriill and haike vaudry of evergreen hospice toast the hospices upcoming fashion show with hospice volunteers lorefte reid eliz abeth burns maureen ramsden ingrid hollett and jacquie jahr the france ooh la la event will be held at angus glen golf club april 24 prizes include a threeday rental of a jaguar tickets are available from 9054725014 evergreen provides care to people in markham and wwtchurchstouffville who are dealing with a lifethreatening illness as well as bereavement care for family and friends cancel surgery icardiax procedures i cataract surgery i hip or knee replacement i mri oftitscan s waiting for cine of the abs soright now go to oiuhfflte roensh your health care for more jnformatibn call 1887797767 tty i8003875559 v i or pleasevisit wwwontario wzmesemm jvl ivflvftv r