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Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 29 Jan 2011, p. 10

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TODAYS hum-“huh! WATER DEPOT” Engaging'fiobmers in the Workplace Employment and Labouy Law Awaveness Ergonomics for the Aging Workforce Please register online by february 17 2011 at inves'tinyorkxakvents. For more information please contact MirhelleDufmneOyorkca or 905 £30.44“ x1596 SfiW-Tribune v‘lsn flyoriand.ca The Regional Municipality of York Invites you to Attend the Complimentary Aging Workforce Stakeholder Cohference Tuesday, February 22, 2011 ‘ 7300!!! to 3:30pm 1: Park Conform“ l Dengue! Conn! 843: mm 5:. Markham on ’: Dr. Rick Miner. “People without labs, [obs Without People" Bevand the Boomers Conference: Employer strategies to address looming labour force shortages Munich} mummy ammm» eowz'qw- mum osswms. Ml'uhfin mun-9493 3-m- Iut moms: 1mm cos-722.5170 Emil: HOPIWM com I’d): “VPaRobmmmm Trustee in Bankruptcy Pat Robinson An Ontario I’r¢n’1ncial Police inspector faces charges after wumcil wen;- sm‘n’ll'y \«kmapcd in states of undress in York Regan and 19:01:10 during the last decade, A 44-year~uld poiice veteran has been charged with two counts of misâ€" chief foflmvlng an investi- gaon into the action a! an ofl~dmy OPP ofloer. the fame said in a media R mind thd on two occasions. in January uwes‘twmnx It you 0! your chitd suffers from LEARNING DtSABILMESthen attendingthéstree symposium may be the most important thing you do this year. You will discover the true cause of these condth and nature! solutions and options you can use right away to overcome them. Many children and adults with ADD and Dyslexua have seen sngniticant improvement without medication. Dr. Turner is an international speaker and tectmer who has been teatured on the Din! PonyShow, National!!!” CmdaAECFTO News, Rarity!) Denis CITYUNE and Riley Live. He mt! present a tree symposium on Thurs. Feb. 3rd at 730 pm at the Stouflvme Health Centre. 6219 Mam Street. StoufMtle. L4A 8A4 Call 905-640-4440 to‘ reserve your seats today! Creating a Flexible Workplace ‘ Worker Health Programs for Employers Regionat Growth Long Range Planning , ‘3'!"va m (A dvn r "sauna" I) may?» a [In Mona! dummnu olldp \n'lh (rt-dim problems 0 Pmpoadm cruth oPcrsmuI 8» 8mm» Bankme 2000 and lM‘ember 2002. an uflâ€"duty 063cm vidwmped women. the (WP Neither offence occurred while the offi~ cm was on duty. on OPP pwmiuw nor with pofice equipment. the ()PP said, 'lhe uflig'er is a 23-year member of the ()PP who works in its highway safe- ty division. v ‘I‘hc officr-r is ached~ uled to appear in a New- He hts been swipe!!!- ed from duty. l-87'7-727-257'? Twin-dorm Rural high-speed lntemet closer" shale!!ng (my: _ ' Some turn] Whitchumh-Stouffvillc resi- dems are one step Closer to being abie m accexs highvspeed Internet. The luwn Was notified its $262,967 gram application to the’ province‘s Rural Connec~ lions Broadband program was approved last week. ‘ “Some sort of incentives are necessary to move this along because them are large swaths in this province that are greatly undersen'iccd." said (buncillor Ken Ferdi- nands. who calls high~specd Internet access an “essential service” and has been fighting for it on behalf of mud msidcttts since being elected eight years ago. The money will be used to help offset the total cost of bringing broadband'to mral rpsidems. which is estimated to be about $788.0“); ‘ 1110 project is anticipated to provide 3,272 residents. 239 businesses and two ’cnmm‘t‘mity centres m‘th highwpeed Inter netaccms. I 'lhe remaining {wo‘thirds of the cost is m be paid by the Internet Service Provider. 111m are ahuut 12.000 rural residents in Whiu‘hurrh.Stnufiflfle and aboux‘lB-W do not have broadband access. . The mawn it is taking so long for bmad~ band to mme to rural Whitchumh~8tou1Mlle is two-filld.‘ .(me isstm is infrastructure. Whether it be cable. wireless or satellite servit‘e. it is expensive to install due to the. vast area it has to cover and the relatively small number of-people residing in those area» “It's a stumble minority; It's significant tu me.” Mr. I-‘vrdinamk said The second issue is topography. Between thc ()ak Ridges Mmaine and York Region Forest. signal. tranSmission is [virtually impossible in some areas. ' “We're very hopeful. but (1011'! know." ,sakl‘ Rebu‘t‘a Mus-lard. economic develop- ment officer for the Town uf'Whilchun‘h- Stouffville. "It‘s a private scam issue. We're doing all‘ that We can 'on our end to do that.“ ' " ' Now that the mul‘licip'ali'ty has ‘a carrot m dangle in {mm of ISPs. a mqm‘st {or prm posal will bc issued Feb 23.. ' The Rural Connections Bmadband pm~ gram stipulates all pmjoc’tx n'mst b0 mm- plcu‘d by March‘ 2012. ‘ In 2007. Ihc~ nmvimml am'ommcm GOVERNMENT: Town awaits word from private scctur ‘Wc have languished here. even though technology has miwmced. It's dcfimtely a liability from a business expansion standpoint and for homeowners as WU." IV SANDRA IOLAN the pmvimml gnvcfnmcnt announced the fouryear. S30-milhon pm gram. which would providv nnv-thmi nt 1 project’s cost. up to $1 milliun Thr prmrim't' dt‘fim's broadband in hm» mg a download speed 0! no luwtrr than 1.73 Mbps. The average web pagv ldkcs (LIN seconds to load via a 15 Mbps (0111191- ‘l‘inn. With a dial-up cunnertiun. which mm between 40 and 50 Kbps, Ihat sanwwwh page takes about seven seconds In lnad “We have languished here. even lhuugh technology has advanced." Mt. fordinands said. “It's definitely a liability from a busi» ness expansion standpoint and for hom- eowners as well." . On Sunday afternoon. dunng her New Year's (Iommunitylm'eo at Stouffvillc ( .rcck Retirement Home. Dr. llclcna lacu‘k. MPP for Oak Ridgesâ€"Markham. announced the grant approval. ’ “'Ihc construction of a bruadbandinmr work will help to expand and improve Inca} businesses in Whitchurch-Smuffvillc and connect family and friends In (me another. which will help boost our 'rogmn's cumu- my.’ she said. rurai ugh-speed Intemet mogram yam at New Years twee D 12111} peop‘e [M m rural WhammhvStouflvflle b 3,349 do nor have broadband 8((985 0 3,272 readenm 2 39 busme-sses and mo community (entres wow be provided with high-speed Inter: net mess undev pmgvam ’ b $262,967 grant applkanon appmved by pmwnte D $788,9(X) estimated total (051 of IHE NUMBERS

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