ivi fn-eii- i 1 t j r economistsundnbunejthemobne hengswaayiiy82obb c 4v r si rrts 5 -j- w- rs 7v jfc- m i vv v homehardware summer savings 8650 hxvyy markham 4778810 13 a 41 5 hwy7 gas bucks homehardware redeemable qri the purchase of 25l orrhore of fuel expires july 1 800 1 coupon per purchase not redeemablefdfcash ddtyg pvvhv homehardware redeemable on the fill up of one 20lb propane barbecue tank expires aug 100 1 coupon per purchase redeemable for cash r pool buckspeirkins i vh vvvii homehaiciwaie redeemable on the refill of 20 litres of liquid chlonnel bring your own container expires aug 100 1 coupon per purchase not redeemable for cash bymikeadler staff writer the impact of a mistake that intro- duces rantarhinants into thegrdundwa- ter of the oak ridges morainemay not be felt- for generations professor ken howard acknowledged yesterday i vlt becomes a legacy for our children and their children howardari expert witness for developers hoping to build on the moraine in richmond hill testi fied at ari- ontario municipal board hearing the university of toronto hydrqgeol- ogy professor estimated that groundwa ter from the area the source of greater toronto arearivers may take two cen- turies orjasjorig as 5000 years to reach lake ontario j- hdward who testified- carefully plarinedsubcuvisions will not hurt the moraines vast groundwater supply- agreed- with save the rouge valley system lawyer- allan heisey that some conventional wisdom pngroundwater had changed in the last few decades but howard snick to his contention that the moraine which stretches from cobourg to caledon does not deserve any special protection as a resource earlier he said no plan for develop ment on the moraine couldleave the quality of its store of water completely unaffected i think thafs quite an unrealistic goal howard said theres no such thing as zero impact jt becomes important to decide what degree of impact is acceptable- lawyer roger beaman representing the town of richmond hill challenged howards statement that proposed moraine developments meet the stan- dards of opa 200 richmond hills offi cial plan amendment for the area shelved earlier this year the amend- ment would only allow such develop ment where environmental features and their connected systems can be pro tected enhanced restored and sus tained protecting water resources such as the areas kettle lakes howard argued means maintaining the function to which that water body was intended or is used it would be nice to know what an acceptable degree of impact should be howard acknowledged since ontario has reasonable use guidelines on how much water quality is allowed to change through development but they say nothing about water quantity one proposal to put 2700 homes around bond lake would allow water to run into the lake from some back yards and makes minor alterations in the watershed because the development will leave more water to run off howard said adding i think its an appropriate thing to do he testified the effects of changes in the groundwater system would heaven ly distributed along the moraine and rivers south of it and wouldnt be more pronounced in the immediate area ner t0p dfes everyday price jvi markham woodbridge toronto 330 esnapark drive 100 marycroft unit 1 1375 yonge street 7j steel es i m stctair bloor www cbmtmry sermigbs imc auctioneers liquidators appraisers sat july 8ill 05 sunjiily9l25 mbnjuly10106 mmm tue july 1 1 1 06 i evebynjvq i wed july 1 2i 06 wjcbi terms castf debit visa mastercard 0 mm j90l ss com r i t t j i i v i i f i