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economist sunsuntribune environment saturday april 12 2003 province may intervene to protect rouge river mpp bymikeadler staff writer the province may soon step in to rescue a floundering plan to protect the rouge river in york region markham mpp dave tsubouchi said this week hes concerned by recent ontario municipal board decisions that the rouge park north management plan designed to save natural features along the river has no legal force last month a board member ruled the plan could not protect remaining undeveloped areas of the watershed in richmond hill because it was not part of the towrfe official plan mr tsubouchi chairperson of ontarios management board said he has recently discussed the plan with municipal affairs minister david young and finance minister janet ecker with a view to a solution hopefully we can deal with it and give it some teeth he said the original idea was to make sure the rouge plan meant something in 1990 the province commit ted to protect the river to its head waters in the oak ridges moraine scarboroughs rouge park opened in 1995 but the plan to expand it through markham to richmond hill and whitchurch- stouffville bogged down while development raced ahead the original idea was to make sure the rouge plan meant something the rouge alliance a munici pal partnership governing rouge park has called on the province to enshrine the plan in law granting it the sort of special status it has given the moraine im pretty sympathetic to that perspective mr tsubouchi said adding he hopes to say more soon this week markham plan ning staff accused of watering down the plan for a proposed official plan amendment told the alliance changes must be made so the plan can fight off chal lenges at the omb but many alliance members still want markham to adopt stronger protection for the river right now it seems all the municipalities are fearful and their planning is based on what is acceptable at the omb com plained mark carroll a vvhitchurchstouffville councillor mr tsubouchi said he has also discussed the fate of the for mer duffih- rouge agricultural preserve fii pickering and markham with mr young and ms ecker the three ministers are con cerned the city of pickering may lift agricultural easements pre venting development on that side of me farming area the government may employ a ministers zoning order to keep the land agricultural mr tsubouchi suggested but asked if he also supports easements for the markham side the mpp said the matter lacks urgency because the province owns most of that land your best may not be enough any more to find but about not-for- profit long term care housing and services for seniors in your commu nity connect to wwwoanhssorg were here for you h w ontario association of nonprofit homes and service for seniors this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune ontario energy board commission de ienergie de iontario ontario rp20020231 eb20020569 markham hydro distribution 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applicant your submissions must quote file no rp20020231eb20020569 clearly state your name arid address and be received by the board secretary within 14 calendar days of the publication of this notice please note that this is not a proceeding under section 19 of the act there will be no cost awards associated with this process general information relating to applications for electricity distribution licences is available to be viewed at the boards offices 2300 yonge street toronto ontario or on the boards web site at wwwoebgovonca copies of the applicants application and its proposed electricity distribution licence are available for viewing at the boards office or at the applicants office addresses ontario energy board po box 2319 2300 yonge street torontoon m4p 1e4 paul b pudge board secretary 18886326273 toll free fax 4164407656 dated at toronto march 25 2003 ontario energy board mark c garner director of licensing markham hydro distribution inc 8100 warden avenue markham on l3r8h7 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