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28 stouflviile suntribune m thursday june 16 2005 1 l i f i si ii the state of wmregum durham region durhamyork residual waste study public workshops transportation works department public notice regional municipality of york has initiated a study of waste disposal to find better ways to manage the waste remaining after diversion residents are invited to attend one of three public workshops being hosted by york region transportation and works department to discuss how to choose a site for a facility to manage waste remaining after diversion through recycling and composting this series of workshops is a followup to the workshops held on may 31 june 1 and june 2 in which residents participated in discussions focused on the alternative options ie waste processing technologies for managing postdiversion residual wastes an additional workshop series 1 is being held on june 23 to present the purpose of the study and to obtain additional public input workshop series 2 will discuss siting criteria the region is conducting these workshops as part of a durhamyork residual waste study and feedback obtained from residents will be used to develop ah environmental assessment ea terms of reference workshops will include presentations and opportunities for facilitated discussion interested residents are encouraged to register for one of the following public workshops 630 pm730 pm 730pm915pm 915 pni930 pm introductionpresentation workshop workshop wrapup workshop series 1 thurs june 23 2005 agenda city of vaughan le jardin special event centre 8440 highway 27 venetian room main floor issues for consideration types of alternative disposal approaches and technologies to consider methods of managing garbage remaining after diversion by york region technologies to consider such as gasification combustion or other energy from waste technologies criteria or methods to consider in order to compare alternatives and determine the best solutions public workshop series 2 how should we choose a site for a waste disposal facility workshop series 2 tuesjune212005 town of richmond hill york region south services centre 50 high tech road rooms a b c main floor issues for consideration workshop series 2 wed june 22 2005 town of newmarket newmarket community centre 200 doug duncan drive hall 2 main floor workshop series 2 mon june 27 2005 city of vaughan le jardin special event centre 8440 highway 27 le parisien room main floor screening criteria to be used to eliminate areas not suitable for further consideration the process to be used to identify potential sites within appropriate areas the factors to be used to establish a short list of potential sites the evaluation criteria to be used to evaluate the short listed sites and eventually identify a preferred site for the managment of postdiversion residual wastes future public workshop series 3 to follow in september 2005 workshop series 3 topic how should the public and stakholders be consulted during the ea study exact dates and locations to be determined to register call teresa liu at 9058304444 ext 5724 or email teresaliuy6rkca regional municipality of york transportation and works department 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1 telephone 9058304444 ext 5724 or 1 877 g04york wwwyorkca ion ma different tax rates from page 3 in york region its based on assess ment not on the level of service deliv ered he said if theres a 30percent increase in transit service levels in the south part of the region theres no direct benefit for northern riders but they still have carry their share maybe that will have to be re- visited brt is not like conventional bus sys tems says ron hartman of connex canada the company that will operate and maintain the viva fleet for the next five years think light rail on wheels mr hartman said the design of brt cars and stations makes the system look and operate like lightrail networks viva might look that way because it might one day include light rail looking beyond phase two assuming that 500 million in funding arrives the system could be converted to light rail after a major review scheduled for 2009 while all the hoopla is centred on rapid transit at present there are also improvements planned for york region transit the conventional system cur- rendy carrying about 55000 passengers a day first of all there will be changes to dovetail those bus routes for timely con nections with viva vehicles where the two systems meet yrt which operates in each of the regions nine municipalities is in the first year of a fiveyear plan to connect smaller rural communities with more urban centres according to yrt manag er don gordon the idea is to connect places like mount albert sharon holland landing udora sutton and pefferlaw to newmarket and connect king city to newmarket and aurora mr gordon said other services will include demandresponse dialabus service in some communities additions to the community bus program now in richmond hill and full integration of conventional and brt it will be a single system made up of viva and yrt he said yrt is also expected to introduce a small bus system replacing the fullsize buses that now run with limited passen gers in offpeak hours but the key to making both systems more attractive according to ms turner is the swift implementation of dedicated lanes for the viva vehicles the longer you keep those buses in mixed traffic the more you lose the ini tiative of a rapid transit system she said thursday where we are yjsitwwwyqrkrepnxdmp i sat iimlwy-xy- sfipjpmh r l xl 5 v v t o u i including waste education todaywhere wemegoingiv- june18jhegreat transits challenge challenge yvijfocifr frtae nvlarkham stpuffville 5nl h6spita the annual meeting of markham stouffytlle hospital will be held on wednesday june q 2q05 at 4i00 jkxku in the auditorium of markham stouffville hospital- j james r macl 381 church street markkamontafiolptp acjlean secretary -i- y vi1 call to order minutes of previous chairs report 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