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c economist sunsuntribune saturday aug 30 2003 5 the oak ridges pc association is proud of the work done by our mpj frank elees hes done more he1xdomore improving health care nevp york region eundir- yorkxtralrhbspital 53 increa markktoufriushbspitm c tnewmejfeto n stoutmlle hospitals seatmentjicenlbre and -regndialysis- program in i frank didnt just talk about fighting gridlock he delivered 50 million for quick start york regions new rapid transit system 3 new markham go stations with over 2700 new parking spaces 600 new parking spaces at the richmond hill go station openedplanned new interchanges off highway 404 at sixteenth ave south and elgin mills road widened highway 404 north to green lane with further improvements scheduled future 404 extension including a bradford bypass 616000 to renew refurbish york regions transit bus fleet expanded go services on the stouffville and richmond hill lines with future allday service frank didnt just talk about saving the oak ridges moraine he delivered frank championed the cause of protecting the moraine in the ontario legislature bringing all parties together to produce this unprecedented decision he personally cut the red tape to pass the historic oak ridges moraine protection act in just 1 day protecting 420000 acres 90 of the moraine forever v frank didnt just talk about valuing our seniors he delivered seniors property fax rebate which eliminates the provincial portion of property taxes for seniors v challenged the communitv care access centre in york region to review spendiiif le communitv c improvmg services tor seniors secured 1818 new longterm care beds fi 108 a mi j y 1 ijx djw 4m ii maaia hiivai tmannx m j4 waiting lists and 1 strong leadership for the road ahead authorized by the cfo for the oak ridges provincial pc association j markham hydro l distribution inc 3 r r 4- t i i t t i- electricity system update at approximately 412 pm on thursday august 14 2003 markham hydro customers were subject to a wide spread power outage that affected most of ontario power to the markham area was fully restored at 617 am on friday august 15 2003 markham hydros ability to restore and maintain full power was attributed in part to our connection to two main east west transmission lines coupled with the availability of 100mw of temporary generation recently installed in markham by the provincial government and the conservation efforts of our customers thanks to all our residents businesses and employees for the conservation efforts undertaken since the power emergency began conservation efforts across the town of markham resulted in a decrease in electrical demand of 25 on the markham hydro system these efforts greatly contributed towards bringing the provincial system back to normal and avoided the need to implement rotating blackouts we encourage everyone to continue practicing conservation measures if you have a good news story about a person group or business doing their part to conserve energy please let us know markham hydro distribution inc youve trusted us in the past you can count on us in the future markham hydro distribution inc 8100 warden avenue markham ontario l3r 8h7 9054773810 wwwmarkhamhydrocom