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16 stouffville suntribune thursday nov 24 2005 go after province mayor tells environmentalists by hannelore volpe staff writer a battle whose outcome could affect whether whitchurchstouffville resi dents will have adequate water supplies reached council last week jim robb of the environ mental group friends of the rouge watershed came twith 50 supporters asking the municipality for support in fighting the big pipe part of which is under construction on 16th avenue in markham i but mayor sue sherban took exception to mr robbs pitch why are you not going after the province we are supporting you and are writ ing the letters on your behalf mrs sherban said he wanted the munici pality on board mr robb explained in the groups appeals to the province and region environmentalists claim dewatering in the areq where the pipe is being installed which has taken as much as 35000 litres of ground water per minute has dried up res idential wells theyre wor- g yr m- mllli lv rti ii rtitvi 1 tn- j iv you could win up to 10000 towards a vehicle or you could even win a vehicle were giving one away every day plus get a 500 holiday cash card with the purchase or lease of most instock 2006 models or 1000 on f150 trucks 2qq6 freestyle 2006 focus 2qq6 freestar every day someone wins a new ford it could be you see dealer for details or visit fordca during the contest period lxftcc built for life in ontario fz- 1- m a i i 1 ried acquifers could be impacted for up the next 10 years putting water supplies in jeopardy the water issue is very important to us mrs sherban said fourteen residents who have wells going dry cant just be happenstance the mayor added she will be asking for a review from york regions transportation and works departments every household and business in whitchurch- stouffville relies on munici pal or private wells for its drinking water bruce mcgregor a york region representative dis puted private wells in whitchurchstouffville are drying up because of big pipe construction saying low water levels were from the drawdown effect cre ated by municipal wells serving the town of whitchurchstouffville big pipe construction is a precedentsetting project mr robb said adding no other area in north america has undertaken dewatering on such a scale in such a heavily populated area dave probert and bryan emery who have lived in the municipality for decades said they have never seen well and pond levels so low technologies that dont require dewatering as part of the construction process are available council heard whitchurchstouffville council is now considering if it should endorse a city of toronto resolution calling for a halt to construction of the big pipe and an environ mental assessment the markham show february 2425262006 markham fairgrounds now booking space 10 x 5 booth 495 10 x 10 starting at 895 call your representative today at 18882117288 meventemaiwgement bffifr sell locally get local exposure for your business by advertising in york region business limes mwiwwmil t our business readership includes owners managers and other key decision makers as well as chamber of commerce and board of trade members affordable advertising campaigns tailored to small and large businesses ad rates start at 70 per month and include prof essional copywritirtg and design call our sales department for information 9055131 717 targeted distribution of 1 6000 monthly cpies