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r j aw stouffville suntnbune saturday may 102003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 48 pages1 including gst 3 avoiding the myths about west nile virus in york region letters 6 new you 10 sports 24 classified 26 thomas enjoying cup run with ducks still feel i should be playing in toronto by mike hayakawa staffwriter steve thomas was disap pointed when the toronto maple leafs didnt offer him a contract after the 20002001 season but these days the 39-year- old former markham resident appears to be having the last laugh disneystyle since being dealt to the anaheim mighty ducks from the- chicago blackhawks at the nhls march 11 trade deadline stumpy as hes known in hock ey circles is on the verge of attaining a lifelong goal reach ing the stanley cup finals on monday the disney- owned ducks took a giant step towiard that target after upending the dallas stars 43 to win their western conference best-of- seven semifinal series in six games the ducks now face the minnesota wild in the confer ence final f minnesota eliminated the aincouver canucks who had stouffville and markham minor hockey product brad may on their roster with a dramatic 4- 2 comefrorribehind victory thursday in the final game of the series the 31yearold may was in his second stint with the canucks hes also played for buffalo and phoenix this the first time in see thomas page 12 tories very close to new deal on tolls customer service liberals may take 407 to court bymikeadler staff writer ontario liberals took their toughest line yet on hwy 407 vow ing this week to lower its tolls by going to court if necessary in a woodbridge parking lot yes terday the liberal candidates for york regions five ridings rolled out a bumper sticker campaign 407 its highway robbery hoping to cement the tory governments han dling of the highway as an election issue but oak ridges mpp frank klees who started as transporta tion minister threatening to force the highways owners to freeze tolls said liberal leader dalton mcguintys pledge to roll back toll rates has made him a laughing stock in the business community tolls on the 407 have risen five times since 1999 when the tories sold a 99year lease on the highway for 31 billion the tory minister negotiating with the 407 consortium said he is very close to an agreement cover ing tolls customer service improve ments and a dispute resolution mechanism for bilk he said he wont do anything that would be contrary to good business practices or the integrity of the government to achieve his goals but mr klees suggested he may offer to restart the provinces former practice of blocking licence plate renewal for delinquent 407 cus tomers the controversial practice was see roll page 8 in your face staff photosteve somerville stouffville district secondary schools andrea meyer works her way upfield with her elbow to the face of a father bressani woodbridge catholic high school defender in york region high school girls rugby action at aurora high school wednesday hot tubs 27 heritage rd markham 8030 beochcomber hoi uh town and country realtyltd 640-0888- tl