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c markham economist sunsuntribune total home saturday april 16 2005 17 ome getting involved encourages pride and improvement from page 16 you can join the planting and cleaning of the grounds at the markham museum highway 48 north of 16th avenue or the milne dam conservation park south of highway 7 off mccowan road on april 23 there will also be cleanups at pomona mills park in thornhill and austin drive park in unionville oh april 30 the friends of little german mills creek are cleaning up huntington park east of leslie street south of highway 407 thorn- hill on april 30 to encourage neighbourhood pride and improvement efforts town of markham encourages people to nominate outstanding front lawns for the susie awards offering five different categories including the eco susie for environmental friendly gardens the awards have been around since 1994 you can submit the nominations of gardens that are a source of beauty and pride for their owners and neighbours by june 15 every one can view the nominees between july 3 and 18 presentation of the awards takes place in september at a markham council meeting to promote the efforts to reduce pesti cide use markham waste management will give away free compost on saturday april 23 between 9 am and 2 pm to markham residents only it is an attempt to promote environmental friendly gardening methods to homeowners part of getting involved in the commu nity is to lead by example to reduce vehicle emissions the commuter challenge asks res idents to leave their cars at home and find an alternate route to work between june 5 and 1 1 opt to walk jog cycle take the bus or carpool to save the environment the town of markham wants to hear what option you chose and how far you travelled to help reduce harmful emissions see getting involved page 22 inserts for sat april 162005 bank of montreal mike hadfield lawn care bridle trail cleaners dales pharmacy fairgreen sod farm pattern interlocking redwood lawn care royal le page debbie park david khurana smart source home hardware office depot sears grand toy bentley radio shack the bay crate design no one delivers results like we do to find out more about how to reach your target market and get the same great response from your fryer dis tributions as these cus tomers call us loday selected areas only stirtribune economists sun 905 2948244 celebrating our 25th anniversary bopwmeister andscaping ltd design pool landscaping stonework flagstone interlocking paving material interlock clean seal custom woodworking plant material water features 2year guarantee butterfly island ecogarden tiki huts bouwmeister landscaping is fully trained in the planning and installation of residential commercial and rural landscaping projects landscape ontario awards for design construction 9056404323 or 1800862752 wwwbouwmcistercom garybbouwmeistercom pmlpltel drapes mtfeh mntei douglas shade maiie gj best price guarantee lifetime warranties i ifflei shp t homes service won jl m ssmbssshssk tsii do not pay for 6 months no interest gac 11 m grrsj 5s- kcroofing 1 br- vinyl vsiulows door systems mm wm o ruhtecm roofing excellence eaves siding sunview rwst iimlmeesiiis edmunds home improvements since 1947 t f5k