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nesbitt burris presents the teghn0lggy wave mvey0u missed the boat in trie past decade staggering technology growth has profoundly impacted every aspect of social and economic activity has this explosive growth come toan end or are we still at the beginning of fundamental change that will continueo provide phenomenal investment growth opportunities speaker andrew debnam l y j j district vice president vt fidelity investment canada limited learn about sector investing maximizing your mutual fund portfolio returns with tax efficient structures lv- r i szki ml5m fjgjjgjj- one- of the following dates on yourxalendar y thursday january 25 2001 730pfh i saturday jimitvfodllotsopm f monday january9v260i 730pm v tuesday january 30 730pm free parking refreshments door prizes ssiy 1 saiy 50 east valhalla drive marfchamfon v 44tpaid for dtft panic fanh federation says from page 1 value the higher assessments will likely translate into tax hikes with a 66 per cent increase in king its certainly not going to be covered said king treasurer don young but a spokesperson for the ontario federation of agriculture suggests most farm ers wont see significant hikes i think its early to push the panic button well have higher taxes but not substantial said dave older after attending a prechristmas meeting with offi cials of the ontario property assessment corporation numbers across the province are around 23 per cent with some spots closer to urban centres and with good soils and good farming where they are substantially higher maybe even double were somewhat con cerned with some of the values adding to the confusion is the method of calculating the increase in assessed values mario vittiglo opacs commis sioner for york region stated farmland increases in york region range from 20 to 45 per cent the municipalities are using different measurements im just looking at assessment saidvlttiglio but opacs method includes farm residences which have not increased as much as the actual farm land marios talking about total farm assessment which includes the residential portion of the farm which usually amounts to one acre of the total property said al evelyn the change has been somewhat marginalized with that method at the end of the day the farm taxpayer is still going to see a sig nificant change still agricultural rep dave older said farmers should ask themselves if the new assess ment figures accurately reflect the value of their properties the first test for the farmer is to ask could he get that price for his farm in my own experience most of them wouldnt sell for the new assessed value i think farmers would be surprised at the detail the assessment office has and might reach some com fort from that older said farm ers who dont agree have until march 31 to appeal assessments but evelyn wonders how many farmers have fully grasped the size of the increases where i have a concern and i havent had many farmers call and ask me about the high increase in the farm tax category theyre- not going to notice the difference until july when the appeal dead line will have already passed and i suspect theyll say they didnt know the implications security systems need 10 digits to work from page 1 begins tomorrow in the- 416 exhange followed by york region in the spring beginning april 7 anyone dialing seven digits in the 905 exchange will hear- a recording reminding them 10digit dialing will be mandatory june 9 after june 9 newphone num bers in york region will be assigned the new 298 area code while it may be a few months before the change is implement ed officials saythe public should be prepared according to glen lovsin owner of lockshop security systems in newmarket many home security systems contact a security station in the event of an emergency so it is imperative they be updated his company has been pro gramming home security sys tems for clients with 10digit dialing for the past two years when they were first made aware of the potential problem lovsin said he is even calling clients with systems more than two years old to remind them and he can usually make the necessary changes remotely while residents and business owners may bemoan the impending switch dialing three extra digits is expected to be far less disruptive than the situation seven years ago where some 416 phone numbers changed to 905 there are several phone com panies that issue phone num bers and every january these companies complete an indus try survey forecasting usage when it became evident the numbers were being gobbled up at astronomical rates telecom munications officials had to get the message out to the public a massive change was coming the news had industry offi- cials scrambling for a solution and it wasdecided overlaying a second area code would be the quickest and most practical solu tion an overlay refers tothe co existence of an old and new area code in the same region markham kia 347 main st markham 9054711818 w its about time everyone had a well made car 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