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v ggaii rwwip- rsfa 1 town wants hydro to remove old lights salbommarito reporter the town wants ontario hydro to handle the disposal of old streetlights just in case pcbs polychlorinated biphen is are present a resolution was passed by council to lake the request after ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley raised questions about the disposal of light bal lasts resulting from the towns participation in a streetlight conversion pro gram are some of the ballasts containing pcbs to be stored at the town bradley asked paul whitehouse director of public works yes there are not a lot of companies which transport the ballasts said whitehouse in response transporting the material is also prohibited by government legislation he added the town has approached stouffville hydro about storing the ballasts since they are already storing pcbladen transformers said whitehouse stouffville hydro are not receptive to getting them he said whitehouse said the town has not yet encountered any of the pcbladen streetlight ballasts council has authorized town staff to enter into an agreement with ontario hydro to begin participation in the streetsmart lighting pro gram the first phase of the project will involve converting the 125watt mercury vapor jamps in 90 of the posttop streetlights in the thicketwood boulevard booth drive and stuart street areas according to a public works report more energyefficient highpressure lights will be installed at those loca tions the agreement requires ontario hydro to reimburse the town 25 per cent of the total cost of the work with 25 per cent of the first phase being paid on signing the agreement the report says the town will phase the project over a fouryear period with total con version of all streetlights by dec 31 1994 family escapes serious injury in christmas collision salbommarito staff reporter four members of an uxbridge family escaped serious injury christmas eve after colliding with another vehicle oh aurora sideroad york regional police said one member of the family sustained minor injuries in the accident and was taken to uxbridge hospital by ambulance the accident occurred around 7 pm near lake island drive when an eastbound chrysler swerved into the opposite lane the spokesman said a westbound chevrolet which a man and his family were riding in swerved to avoid the vehicle and ended up in the ditch the eastbound vehicle contin ued out of control striking the westbound vehicle before coming to a stop on the lawn of a resi dence located on the south side of the road said the spokesman the driver of the eastbound vehicle a 32yearold stouffville area man was charged with impaired driving following the accident the family including the mans wife and two young children was shaken following the accident said the spokesman impaired driving reduced in 1991 man 21 faces sentencing a 21 yearold stouffville man will appear in court jan 13 for sentenc ing in connection with a fire which nearly gutted the vacant deer park bin last april kevin david cumrhing was charged with break enter and theft arson and mischief oyer 1 000 following the blaze damages caused by the fire are estimated at lmillion the inn is located at hwy 47 and blpomington rd cumming who turned himself in april 17 one day after the 5 am fire will appear in ontario court general division in newmarket to enter a plea on the charges according to a court spokesman three youths whose identities are protected under the young offend ers act were also charged in connection with the fire motorists are getting the message about drinking and driving york regional police said following the december ride campaign despite a slight increase in the number of impaired charges laid by york region officers the number of drivers facing over 80 charges has dropped since the december 1990 crackdown last year 22 people were killed in 20 motor vehicle collisions in york region a substantial decrease over the number of 1990 car crash fatali ties where 43 people died oh region al roads in 38 accidents not all these incidents involved alcohol time period vehicles stopped alert tests impaired over 80 mg refuse to blow traffic act violations seatbelt violations 1991 9744 1987 m 150 630 m dec 91 22559 321 v- y v 149 1990 82274 2058 m 163 604 dec 90 na 636 0l c 24 m v 4 220 mfelppi these statistics from york regional police ride program grimshaw trial set a stouffville man accused of misappropriating more than 11000 from the whitchurch- stouffville minor hockey associa tion last year will stand trial this summer ed grimshaw 56 who was charged last october in connection with the incident will appear in ontario court general division in newmarket june is according to a court spokesman itrtsa m xvjxtm