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municipalelegtiqn saturdgyjoclzzow 11 reexamine sign by patrick casey staff writer less than two months after approving a bylaw permitting temporary signs on regional roads the municipal election has forced york region to re examine the policy earlier this month council agreed to waive the mandatory permits now required for signs allowing municipal candidates in- the nov 13 election to erect signs between oct 13 and nov i5 at no cost however vaughan mayor lorna jackson said the changes create holes in the bylaw since businesses 7arebeing charged 100 for a sixmonth permit to place a 12 square remov able sign at a regional intersec tion on weekends we will now allow election signs at the comers without a permit or licence sticker- jackson said during a finance meeting last week there is just terrific confusion with 20 signs allowed at the majority of regional intersec- tions the four corners will quick ly become crowded with election sighs v council approved the region- al bylaw oh aug 31 after the greater toronto home builders association indicated it would pursue a legal challenge on behalf of its members if a new less restrictive scheme was not implemented v v since 1987 the region prohib ited signs on all regional roads although a policy adopted in 1994 allowed exemptions for sighs advertising community and charity events y regional chairperson bill fisch told committee members that staff is how reviewing the bylaw with an updated report presented at thursdays council meeting possible changes include a onemonth exemption for all users during any election we recognized this almost immediately after approving the resolution fisch said we are looking at the problems we have brought on ourselves and what solutions we can come up with we do have a community sign bylaw and if an election isa community event it is appropri ate to allow signs what we have to do is make sure thereare safe ty aspects in place yoit get overkill if candidatesput out tod manysigns v v a person convicted of violat- ingthenew bylaw faces a maxi mum fihe of 5000 and a 50 retrieval feefor each confiscated sign sighs must be picked up within 30 days dr gregory mclaren is pleased to announce the opening of the mclaren chiropractic clinic in markham located at 411 manhattan dr unit 3b tel 905 4771550 if you are suffering from strains sprains headaches back pain or simply want a healthier lifestyle then give us a call because new patients are always welcome mayor upset with photograph the worlds largest direct access tradmg school nowin canada concerned about stock market v0lahuty risk learn howto trade in aotmarket conditions at canadas only stateofthearttraining facility with livemarket simulations by kathleen griffin staff writer v a thornhill candi- date says he did not mean to imply mayor don cousens -had- endorsed his campaign when he a picture of them together ihhis literature howard shore thbrnhill- school v trustee is running for ward- l councillor in- the townbfmarkfiam and included a photo of himself and cousens attending a forum on- amalgamation in his brochure cousens was not pleased it gives the impres- sioh i am- endorsing and supporting him and i am not cousens said addingif shore wanted ito use the pic ture he should have had the courtesy to check with him first but shore defended the move saying noth ing in his literature states cousens is endorsing him ifthe mayor is sug- gestirig the implication is that its an endorse ment thats not the case shore said i have- a good working relationship with the mayor and the deputy i mayor and the mem bers of council in fact jye used another photo at markham council sfiqre has also used a similar picture tf him self with deputymayor frank scarpitti it was taken at the same event but did not generate the same reaction once- saw the tuochure and read the material i was satisfied theres no statement in there that i am endors- ing him scarpitti said adding hes not endors ing anyone- v shore said 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