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saturday oct 29 2005 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 36 pages1 including gst students put books first raising funds to stock school library opinion 6 calendar 19 sports 17 classified 21 1 if 500 acres protected in new rouge park area named after greenpeace founder by simone joseph staff writer the provincial government has named 500 acres of land in the rouge valley a protected park but local environmentalists believe the government needs to protect more land in the area this is a giant step forward but we need more giant steps said glenn de baeremaeker pres ident of save the rouge valley and a toronto councillor for scarboroughcentre the park is being named in honour of bob hunter who died in may he was cofounder of greenpeace and became a popu lar broadcaster who covered environmental issues for city- tv he was recognized by time magazine as one of the eco- heroes of the 20th century setting aside the 500 acres of land in the rouge valley ensures this markham land is protected according to provincial and municipal politicians this will help further protect the rouge valley and serve to honour a great environmentalist while at the same time providing an opportunity to experience nature close to home markham mpp tony wong said the rouge valley is known for see hunter page 13 library dues pay off staff photosjoerd witteveen whitchurchstouffville public library ceo carolyn nordheimer loads her trunk with goods headed for the stouffville food bank the food was collected from library patrons who paid off overdue book fines with food donations 1 3 hi w fivers face 1 50 fine if caught idling vehicles by joan ransberry staff writer markhams new antiidling law is now in place after observing a vehicle idling for more than three minutes markhams bylaw enforcement officers can now issue a 150 ticket markham has posted signs throughout the community about the law and encouraging voluntary compliance warnings may also be issued to individuals or firms whose vehicles are found idling while markhams bylaw officers have issued written and verbal warnings to motorists caught violating the new law no tickets have been handed out yet town staff reported air quality issues are becoming increasing ly important to the overall health of the envi ronment and our community mayor don cousens said environmental management is one of the towns priorities by controlling unnecessary idling we are helping everyone take a step toward reducing pollution the mayor said eva ligeti a spokesperson for clean air partnership pointed out markham is joining the growing number of ontario communities introducing antiidling bylaws these communities are taking the lead to see idling page 13 w i ill i i 1 i i ik i hot tubs beachcomber hot tubs authorized dealership seaway pools hot tubs call 2948030 27 heritage ful markham horda 8220 kennedy rd markham 905 4 7 7 2 4 5 1 wwwmarkhamhondacom bbbebbtibbbsberbsb w fall performance package gehuihesc for peak performance this summer dont open your hood to strangers bring your vehicle home to honda for a comprehensive multipoint inspection plus a genuine honda oil and filter change bring it home to honda wg available for most honda models taxes riot included provincial environmental fees if any excluded 54008r i