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stouffville suntribune thursday july 12 2007 7 samaritans nab drunk driver you can get involved by calling 911 byjoefantauzzi staff writer two residents are credited with alert ing york regional police tcran allegedly impaired driver in east gwillimbury early sunday morning at about 315 am the good samari tans called after spotting a driver headed north on yonge street near davis drive in newmarket the callers told police the vehicle was swerving all over the road hitting the curb at different times cruisers were dispatched from the newmarket station and boxed the vehi cle in at hwy 11 and bathurst street where the roads converge near the king townshipeast gwillimbury border the arrest came in the second full week of the safe roads your call ini tiative which encourages you to call 911 when you spot a suspected impaired driver were trying to get people over that intimidation they may feel about call ing police in a suspected impaired driv ing situation traffic bureau sgt brad bulmersaid since the program was launched june 28 york police have received 75 calls resulting in 14 impaired drivingrelated arrests from residents reporting drivers suspected to be drunk or on drugs those are 14 impaired drivers that could have gone completely undetect ed sgt bulmer said adding the pro gram also sends a message to those who drive under the influence the eyes are upon you and they are eyes that are will ing to take action about 48 hours after the launch of the program an employee at an electronics company in vaughan served a man who he believed to be drunk when the man drove away the employee called 911 and police collared the man for impaired driving in the weston and rutherford roads area on canada day another caller reported a suspected impaired driver had run into parked vehicles on charles alfred crescent in the mccowan road and steeles avenue area of maikham when officers arrived they found a 27 yearold man had hit a vehicle in a driveway he was busted for impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident when developing the local program which is being run in partnership with madd canadas york region chap ter the region and its nine municipali ties sgl bulmer decided signs already appearing along some roads needed to be readable to everyone in a diverse community a number of international logos a key with a martini glass a telephone and the numbers 911 were decided to be best twelve fourfoot by fourfoot signs will eventually go up in 70 and 80 kmh zones while 50 twofoot by twofoot signs will go up in 60 kmh areas they have been purchased by madd canadas york region chapter over the summer theyll be popping up all over the place he said noticing a trend of motorists calling in to report suspected impaired drivers during the annual festive ride program this winter sgt bulmer concluded if that help could be harnessed yearround it could potentially get another 150 impaired drivers off the streets this campaign is about each one of us taking responsibility for the com munity and our safety as a whole chief armand la barge said in a statement dmitriy pak 33 of newmarket is charged with the impaired operation of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 milligrams after sundays traffic stop in east gwillimbury h eardj it- ai by lorraine kennedy vosu conlcal directorowner ha reg caslp0 audc audhriocst are you less able to understand coiwffisatofiy presbycusis or agerelated hearing loss we understand that communication is an is usually associated with highfrequency integral part of daytoday living from the hearing loss normally hair cells within the sounds you love to hear like conversation inner ear transmit messages to the brain with children and daily communication with for interpretation in those with severe your partner and friends to sounds you highfrequency hearing toss the hair cells need to hear oke alarms and sirens if you responsibte for relaying highfrequency 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established 1 990 377 church sl suite 203 etobicoke 4162338581 west end hearing established 1991 1243 islington ave suite 71 1 north york 4164984151 the audiology centre esiomfsfaxj ss6 1333 shoppanj ave e suitet 340 town of whitchurchstouffville isounttf lifestyle close to the city the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville prequalification of general contractors the town of whitchurchstouffville proposes to renovate and restore the old town hall building located at 19 civic avenue in downtown stouffville the building is a twostorey brick structure that has been des ignated as having historic andor architectural value or interest under the authority of the ontario heritage act rso 1990 the project will involve exterior restoration renovation of the interior and the addition of a onestorey structure total area of the project is approximately 613 square metres 6600 sq ft only general contractors with direct experience in heritageinstitutional projects will be considered construction value is estimated to be 17 million and the work is intended to begin in october 2007 general contractors must prequalify by submitting the following fully completed ccdc document 1 1- latest edition legal name and address of company company profile including number of employees years in business a commitment letter letter from a nationally recognized surely company stating total bonding limit current bonding committed and confirming availability of required bonding for this project 50 performance bond and 50 labour and material payment bond for a project cost of 1 7 million letter from the applicants insurance company stating liability coverage a summary of any or all litigation involving the proponent a detailed description of the proponents health and safety policy wsib letter of clearance and most recent wsib cad7 calculation profile forms resume of contractors proposed project manager and superintendent summary description of at least 3 similar projects involving significant heritage buildings undertaken within the last five years including uptodate client contact information of similar projects previously or currently undertaken within the last two years prequalification information shall be submitted to the project manager below by monday july 23 2007 by 430 pm local time in a scaled envelope by original hard copy submission only labeled old town hall building renovationrestoration prequalification of general contractors design connection international inc 5177 erin 3rd line rr 2 acton ontario l7j 2l8 phone 5198533200 questions regarding the nature of the project arc to be directed to design connection international inc acton ontario attention mr david dautovich phone 5198533200 email dcsconmglca submissions received after the closing deadline will not be accepted the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submissions that they deem at their sole discretion to be suitable and qualified for the project the owners decision is final this prequalification process does not constitute any obligation on the part of the town of v whitchurchstouffville to enter injto contract with any proponent jj durhamyork residual waste environmental assessment study public information session public notice study update meeting the regions of durham and york are participating in a joint waste study to find a better way to manage the residual waste ie garbage remaining after diversion efforts such as recycling and composting through the joint waste management group the two municipalities are addressing the social environmental and financial impacts of this waste issue by way of an individual environmental assessment ea under the provincial ea act the preferred technology for managing durham and york regions residual waste has been identified as thermal treatment coupled with energy generation a shortlist of sites has been identified and evaluations are underway to select the preferred site using criteria and priorities developed during earlier stages of the ea one of the shortlisted sites is located on garfield wright boulevard in the town of east gwillimbury on july 24th 2007 york region will be hosting an information session to present and discuss the progress of trie ea to date and highlight findings of the generic health and ecological risk study for more information on the durhamyork residual waste ea study please visit the study website at wwwdurhamvorkwasteca the information session regarding the proposed energyfromwaste facility will be held from 630 pm to 930 pm a formal presentation will begin at 700 pm tuesday july 24 2007 york region administrative centre seminar room 17250 yonge street newmarket please register in advance of this session by calling 18663984423 for more information on the durhamyork residual waste ea study please visit wwwdurhamyorkwasteca or call 18663984423