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5r v 4 inside betters va6 sports rijb20 dassifiedb21 k i if vl 50 cents including gst 40 pages quoteable quotes we have killed this vampire twice before and we just dont know whether this will pop v up again how ironic that ifs occurring near halloween pierre belanger said in october after the campaign organizer against the adams mine landfill site raised concerns the proposal may be resurrected if that train ever leaves l toronto it isnever going to arrive the y garbage will never go iritothat sitel i and others will see to that david ramsay timiskamingcochrane mpp explained in september before york region council agreed to railhaul its trash to the abandoned ore mine in northern ontario lets gotojv switzerland germany and france but letv not doanything about it after 12 years of debate what have we achieved nothing johnwest aurora councillor commeni ing in october r york region failed1 to settle its waste disposal j crisis before novembers 77 municipal election t cringe every time i see those budget lines the province has just gone away and left us withthisdne it doesnt mean a bloody thing when you think the economy can change and it will all fall on york region taxpayers to carry the load for toronto doncousens markham mayor commenting on a directive that the 1 region had to pay another 4 f million toward torontos social costs this year up to 84 million the architect for todays disunity was preston manning he chose to launch a new party split the yote give riselto the political fragmentation we knowtoday my only- astojuhment comes from the fact that some wellintentioned progressive conservatives are gullible enough to i swallow this absurd message t brian mulroney the former tory prime minister was speaking at a luncheon supporting former markham tory mp im jones who later ran as a canadian alliance candidate the oak ridges moraine the environmentally sensitive york region land form was the focus of heated debate for election candidates environmentalists and developers its preservation will continue to dominate the headlines in 2001 v ioewamback w joyce frustaglio lori patrick father of a beating victim vaughan regional i newmarket courthouse the newmarket resident councillor worked diligently employees complaints led ran as a tory in the t on york regions to the discoveryof ioxic federal election i nonsmoking bylaw mould in the building markham trampoline chathp who trains in i richmond hill earned a bronze olympic medal environment tops by roy green staff writer f there were many newsmak ers in 2000 heroes and vil- region in this first year of the 00s was the environment the oak ridges moraine the derailed garbage train tomrk- thing as elemental as the water we drink can no longer be taken tforgranted typing moraine into this lains winners and losers the land u bi p ta gfftnewspapearchives reveals a wellknown and the formerly obscure but tlie biggest story in york simcoe and the shocking dis covery that the safety of some s sensitivejahefrnass 54 of them tliis yeanj el fully onethird of it crosses york region and much of that is the moraine a 12000-year- under siege from developers old land mass is southern development plans in rich- ontarios rairi barrel collecting mond hu1 whitchurch-stouf- precipitation and storing it in fville king and aurora may all 0 r- r i aquifers immense urider hingeon the butcomeof an township the slime in lakelist of 75recstories on that aground layers of sand and grav- extensive and lengthyoritario c- 1 i iii i-j- r ci i th c municipal board hearing that began in may in richmond hill and is currendy in recess 1 s- the leading newsmakers in this issue in 2000 include rich mond hill councillor brenda hogg who led that councils fight against development on the moraine and liberal mpp mike colle who introduced two private members bills at queens park to protect the moraine 3ftj bymtrlckcasailtjriewrp staff writer vni nooinn anrl tira hairn ti inal irflitrlirt c j staff writer gridlock garbage just two words but both carry huge implications for york region as more than 730000 residents prepare for 2001 v although transportation and waste disposal and diversion options were hot topics in the past 12 months regional councillors will sol- dier on next year as they con tinue a desperate search for solutions to both issues in each case possible answers are plentiful but they arrive with one signifi cant catch money york region and we have to deal widi and handle the traffic we have to push for mass transit and subway and go train expansion thats the two most important issues the financial numbers arc including 3471 million york region directed into transportation and works projects tliis year 880 million to take toron- see garbage page aw lornajackson yaughan mayor says region is facing hugechal- lenges in transportation issues spiritualist offers insight into our fearless leaders debatetpere still no- answef to the question wliere will yorks i trash go after keele valley amsv editorial york region must tackle these issues i in 2001page a6 despite the lack of mone tary commitments regional chairperson bill fisch pledged tosolve the garbage riddlebefore the end of next year- and improving trans portation woes for com muters will be an ongoing venture we wont be able to build everything we need next year but we are working on a variety of different types of transportation v systems fisch explained in a recent interview things are start- ing to happen jeettaby some of these projects just dont hap pen overnights it has taken three years to get transporta tion to the top of the political agenda and vve are begin- ning to make a difference 1 before it wasnt even on the racjar screen vaughan- mayor lorna jackson was more succinct we are facing huge chal- lenges in york region and we are at the tip of the iceberg jackson noted we are deal ing with the huge influx of bill fisch is a bit of a risk taker spiritualist heather hill gibson says i how will they fare as they take its into 2001 by kathleen grirfin staff writer while no one can say for sure what the future of york region holds markham spiritualist heather hill gibson can tell us a little about the politicians run ning it after advising us to close our eyes and imagine the people we asked about hill gibson offered some interesting insights rcgionalchairpersori bill fisch will begin this year look ing forward she said hes pro gressive inspires loyalty and brings respect to the region i ies a catalyst and mere are areas where things will come to fruition this year she said theres a partnering of some kind to come but i dont know what it is hes a bit of a risk taker he can take people through a stormy and difficult time and when things look dark and gloomy he can bring peo ple out of it she sees change surround ing fisch over the next nine see changes page aw given the stakes the resumption of the omb hearing in the spring will ensure the issue will be a major story in 2001 and beyond 2000 was the year the region thought it had solved the garbage crisis in york region piggybacking on a toronto plan to ship our waste via train to an abandoned iron ore mine in kirkland lake this would have started when the keele val- ley landfill site closes in 2002 but metro council scrapped the plan putting york back to square one after years of debate there is still no answer to the question asked in tliis newspaper in november where will yorks trash go after keele valley thepointmanin this never- ending story ms markham regional councillor gord lan- see newsmakers page a8 environmental protectionists find success in election campaigns it wasthe yearto be green by sarah parker staff writer green was the colour to be and the colour to beat this year in federal and municipal election campaigns in york region several candidates rode into public office on envi- ronmental- tickets and 2000 also saw the return of the environmental activist brenda hogg would know she was elected deputy mayor of rich- protection of green space mond hill in november have been pressing issues due to her strong consis- for some time i logg said tent stance on halting she agreed environ- development and protect- mental campaigns slid ing green space denlytook root this year its been a big year but insisted this is merely said hogg who believes it e beginning wn a ra nf tnnmnrh the greater toronto area has been growing at a was a case of too much happeningttoo soon and back mar council on a platform based largely development and the see rapid page ai2 on protecting the environment the real polar bear club the distinctive alternative r 171 start your own club pools spas billards 25 heritage rd markham mccowan 1 north of hwy m v t italian state 7 3 s 5 9 10 over jo models 4rjwti7v v i- f- i 5jrf v4vi v v t k