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economist suhsuntribune community saturday oct u 2003 bymikeadler staff reporter wuhan an ambitious central chinese city of 7 million has grown closer to markham we think globally markham mayor don cousens said wednesday after signing a business agreement with his wuhan counterpart li xiansheng in the town this week we will work with wuhan to develop support for markham businesses by investigating trade and investment opportunities in our communities that will mean getting markham businesses to look closely at opportuni ties in china and the chinese market said ted northcott markhams senior business development officer meanwhile as wuhan companies expand into north america they should consider opening warehouses of branch plants here he said much credit for the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two municipalities is going to jack tsui a local eritrepeneur with businesses in markham andwuhan the president of peak garden developments provided introductions for regional councillor tony wong and the rest of a town delegation to wuhan last year wuhan is the capital of chinas cen tral province of hubei and grew from three towns linked by bridges across the yanga and han rivers its nonbinding agreement with markham promises educational or recreational exchanges on cultural mat ters the citys delegates to markham this week were shown a presentation on markham centre the towns carefully planned new urban core similar agreements in recent years markham has signed similar agreements with several foreign municipalities including the town of cary north carolina which borders a hightechnology industrial zone and with beijing home of the gigantic zhongguancun science parle management of the park which signed an agreement with the town last september is expected to open a small office in markham soon mr northcott said help keep your kids healthy for your free heartsmart family fun pak call 1888hsfinfo this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune reelect khalid usman ward 7 councillor 9054708111 wwwkhalidusrnancom f m lelfppliilrlgii- mm wb mm hi frt 1 help carolina protect markham its tinie for every resident in markham to stand up and be counted if we dont there will be no green space left traffic gridlock crowded schools and still markham council approves more new developments its time for a change for the last six years i have worked at the town of markham i have watched first hand the decisions made by council and as a longtime resident of ward 4 1 have felt the negative effects of such decisions council needs to reflect the wishes of existing town residents not work against them too often voters have to choose between those seeking just a job or individuals who are confused whom they represent for my part i am neither lam prepared to stand up and fight and i will never forget who i represent i carolina intends to slow down new development i recognize that growth is inevitable but we need the roads and schools 1st our current councillor has been an advocate of rapid growth i will not represent anyone but the residents of ward 4 reduce residential taxes yes we need great libraries parks and arenas but existing residents should not have to pay for new infrastructure due to new development i will work hard to convince the province that a new deal for existing residents is only fair new growth should not be put on the backs of ward 4 homeowners improve communication to residents to keep residents aware of issues affecting them regular community meetings and an annual report will be part of carolinas commitment to you carolina is not a radical in fact anything but the passions of her life are her family and this wonderful town we live in please get involved it is indeed a time for change together we can accomplish so much if w ymca ymca business centre proudly presents the annual llnnm imtoremi councillor ward 4 small business week celebration 2003 monday october 20 launch event 930 am 1130 am mr frank scarpitti deputy mayor town of markham mr stephen chaitdir of economic development town of markham r ms renate weiler managing dir ewomen netwprkcom ms laura palmer korn senior vp ymca of greater toronto entrepreneur of the year award presentations entrepreneurs showcase barter business success seminar tuesday october 21 entertainment forurri performances networking by candlelight wednesday october 2 importing exporting seminar thursday october 23 entrepreneurs showcase plain writing seminar presentation skills seminar creating an internet web site seminar business forum for south asian women rsvp margaret wong 905 9489622 ext 222 located 4855 14 markham brimley arid 14 ave funded by the government of canada canada i