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economist sunsuntribune canada votes saturday jan 7 2006 missing candidate takes lumps at packed debate the liberal candidate was indeed conspicuous by his absence at an allcan didates debate in whitchurchstouffville thursday even though ballantrae and area residents knew oak ridges- markham liberal lui temelkovski wouldnt attend because the event fell on the macedonianorthodox christmas the news didnt keep the people away about 300 packed the recreation centre in the ballantrae golf and country club to hear conservative bob callow new democrat pamela courtot and green party candidate steve armes make their pitches according to his campaign man ager bill attwell mr temelkovskis religious tradition celebrates christmas between jan 6 and 9 so he was unable to attend campaign events during that period the bal lantrae meeting was jan 5 when mr callow suggested canada reverse the hugathug policy introduce mandatory mini mum prison sentences of five years for gunrelated crime add 2500 more police officers to the streets and beef up security at canada us border spots the crowd liked it ms courtot not only agreed with joan ransberry most of mr callows stand on crime she went one step further suggesting youth social programs be strengthened to help keep young people from falling into criminal behavior there is no need in canada to be carrying a hang gun mr armes stressed why are our youth becoming so disenfranchised that they turn to guns and drugs theres not enough prison cells to hold them we need social programs mr armes not only held his own he drew the loudest applause with a well placed zinger the green partys position is plain and simple no airport for pickering mr armes said if you send me to ottawa ill take the train as was expected mr callow out lined the conservative platform including cleaning up government by passing the federal accountabil ity act providing income tax relief to working families by cutting the gst to five per cent helping par ents with the cost of raising their children and working with the provinces to establish a patient waittime guarantee for health and it came as no surprise when ms courtot pointed out that tommy douglas the father of medicare was a new democrat all three candidates suggested canada invest in more apprentice ship programs take measures to protect the family farm respect the environment and come up with ways to help seniors the big question of the night came near the end each candidate was asked if he or she would vote by conscience or follow party lines mr callows plan is to consult with his constituents and stand up for the people even if the position differs from his or his partys ms courtot was short and to the point i will always vote with my con science she said the newmarketaurora liberal candidates name didnt have to be mentioned everybody knew mr armes was talking about belinda spsissffigls hpimliilbi hlllfeililil jjlvi s8sbbu ii111h8 sfe2ai sbal rifl slsli sfrr l rapaj s t jau mb i rlmtfflflfflfflhhah flffiwiffl u 3fiivvyi nassnbnbb sgesbssi1 film l4 i rbr 1 latc bbbsb iksfe hfsssus sjflhh m ffla8s vbjikaih wl br la bsslpffiki jj jf fkasnkjp bkiffl jjukfflkw vbli b staff photojoan ransberry oak ridgesmarkham ndp candidate pam courtot addresses a 300- person audience thursday in ballantrae while conservative rival bob callow looks on stronach who said she was follow ing her principles when she crossed the floor from the conservatives joined the liberals and was given a cabinet post when facing a consciencestyle decision mr armes said hed first tell the people in the riding how he was going to vote id not cut some deal and tell you it was my con science the candidates meanwhile took full advantage of mr temelkovskis empty chair throwing jabs at him and the lib erals however no one pointed out that 18 months ago mr temelkovs ki was elected with an 11000- vote margin in what was expected to be a photofinish mr temelkovski attracted about 31800 votes com pared to 20500 for mr callow and about 5500 for ms courtot the regional municipality of york notice of public meeting proposed 2006 fee increase for the disposal of septage in york region wednesday february 1 2006 900 am york region administrative centre 17250 yonge street newmarket committee room a ontario regulation 24402 under the municipal act 2001 the act requires municipalities to hold a public meeting prior to passing a bylaw under part xii of the act to impose fees for the disposal of septage york region provides facilities for the disposal of holding tank septic tank and approved commercial liquid waste at the aurora pumping station and the sutton wastewater treatment plant the disposal fees charged at york regions facilities are based on operating and capital upgrades associated with hauled sewage disposal the regional municipality of york intends to pass a bylaw to propose a septage disposal fee increase of 9 per cent for both the aurora and sutton septage receiving stations to reflect increased operating costs for the receipt and treatment of this material the proposed fee increase for both the aurora and sutton septage receiving stations are summarized below table 1 2006 proposed hauled sewage disposal fees facility types of waste 2005 cost per 1000 gallons current 2006 cost per 1000 gallons proposed aurora ps transfer all types currently accepted 4860 5297 sutton wwtp holding and septic tank waste 3360 3662 any person who attends the public meeting will have an opportunity to make representation with respect to the proposed fee increase if you are unable to attend the public meeting and wish to provide your views please contact llmar simanovskis p eng mba manager technical support water and wastewater branch transportation and works department the regional municipality of york 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1 1877464york or 905 8304444 extension 5027 yprjregion the holidays may be over but theres still one more thing to give your christmas tree place your tree at the curb on your regular collection day during the week of january 913 2006 do not place your tree in a plastic bag and be sure to remove all holiday decorations tinsel and tree stand from your tree tis the season to treeeyclef did you know we recycle christmas trees into mulch for our parks have your tree at the curb by 700 am on your collection day and please ensure it is not frozen to the ground questions call 9054157535 email wastemgtmarkhamca website wwwmarkhamca mission rm- jv