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economist sunsuntribune wlslljniiss saturday april 22 2006 town of markham notice of public meeting tuesday may 16 2006 at 700 pm council chamber markham civic centre 101 town centre boulevard markham you are invited to attend a public meeting to be held by the development services committee of the town of markham to consider an application to amend the official plan revised 1987 as amended unionville core area secondary plans opa no 107 markham centre secondary plan opa no 21 and unionville south secondary plan opa no 22 and zoning bylaws 1172 1229 122- 72 13479 30487 and 17796 as amended river floodplain generally bounded by 1 6th avenue village parkway highway 407 and east of mccowan road as shown on the map note regarding official plan amendment if a person or public body that requests a referral of a proposed decision in respect of the proposed official plan amendment to the ontario municipal board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted then the region of york as the approval authority may refuse the request to refer all or part of its proposed decision to the ontario municipal board and the ontario municipal board may dismiss all or part of the referral of the proposed decision the adjustment to the special policy area boundary requires the approval of the minister of municipal affairs and housing and minister of natural resources background in 1990 the town of markham adopted official plan amendment 100 special policy areas and passed implementing zoning by laws to establish special policy areas as determined by the toronto and region conservation authority trca and ministry of natural resources mnr the special policy area policies were established to recognize existing historic development within the unionville area while permitting opportunities for compatible redevelopment and additions subject to trca approval in 2003 the trca completed a mapping update for the rouge watershed the mapping identifies changes in the floodplain boundary including the special policy area boundaries at some locations the revised special policy area boundary proposed in the official plan amendment is consistent with the revised trca floodplain mapping it will result in the area designated special policy area being reduced by approximately 19 hectares the amendments include both the designation of new special policy area lands and the removal of lands subject to the current special policy area designation proposal the town of markham is proposing amendments to the official plan affected secondary plans and zoning bylaws to adjust the existing special policy area to reflect the floodplain as established by the trca the town of markham is proposing to amend schedules a land use and f special policy area in the official plan revised 1987 as amended the applicable secondary plans which include opa no 22 south unionville opa no 21 markham centre opa no 107 unionville core area and implementing zoning bylaws 1172 1229 12272 13479 30487 and 17796 to identify the proposed special policy area boundary the policies which apply to lands in the special policy area designation remain unchanged purpose and effect of the proposed amendment the purpose of the official plan and zoning bylaw amendments is to delete the existing special policy area boundary as shown on schedules a and f of the official plan schedule aa in official plan amendment no 107 unionville core area schedules a e and aa in official plan amendment no 22 south unionville schedules a e and aa in official plan amendment no 21 markham centre and bylaws 1172 1229 12272 13479 30487 and 17796 and replace the schedules with the proposed special policy area boundary this will make thetowns official plan secondary plans and zoning bylaws consistent with current trca floodplain mapping the lands are generally located in central markham within the rouge if you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment you must make a written request to tfie clerk of the town of markham at the address noted above note regarding zoning bylaw amendment if a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the town of markham in respect of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the town of markham before the proposed zoning bylaw is adopted the ontario municipal board may dismiss all or part of the appeal additional information a copy of the proposed official plan amendment will be available for public viewing on april 26 2006 at the development services counter of the markham civic centre between 830 am and 430 pm additional information is available from lilli duoba of the towns planning department telephone 9054777000 extension 7925 quoting file number ml 142 written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the clerks department at the address noted above or by email to atari markhamca by no later than 430 pm on thursday may 11 2006 personal information collected in response to this planning notice will be used to assist town staff and council to process this application and will be made public dated april 22 2006 jim baird mcip rpp commissioner of development services george mckelvey chair development services committee jj doctor honoured for snuffing out smoking habits provincial award recognizes tobacco fighters by chris traber staff writer the old adage about quit ters never winning just does nt wash with markham fam ily physician dr howard wu a veteran antitobacco advocate and founder ofyork regions first smoking cessa tion clinic dr wu was named a recipient of the inaugural heather crowe award recognizing ontarians who are making a significant contribution to tobacco con trols m mek community i believe were recogniz ing and honouring real trail blazers who in many cases are voices in the wilderness battling tobacco ontario health promotion minister jim watson said at thurs days award presentation at dr wus smart quit clinic some 16000 people in ontario will die as a result of smokingrelated diseases this year and 500 of those will die from secondhand smoke this award thanks individuals like dr wu who keep up the battle to save lives a family practitioner for more than 10 years dr wu is a longtime volunteer with the heart and stroke foundation of ontario and serves as health promotion chairper son of the foundations chi nese canadian council fully conversant in cantonese and mandarin a good part of his focus is on the canadian- chinese community to ensure he had the lat est smoking cessation skills he took specialist training at the renowned mayo clinic and the centre for addiction and mental health after visiting cessation clinic models in hong kong he returned to markham and developed his own enhanced programs quitting is important for many reasons and every smoker has their own rea sons for stopping dr wu said illustrating a novel aid in the form his business card howard wu markham doctor given heather crowe award for battling smoking the folded card opens and allows his patients to list five key personal reasons to quit tobacco in addition to a series of selfhelp tips theres a box in which you can put a photo of a loved one it could be a picture your child spouse or relative he said its a reminder of what counts its also a mini award certificate in addition to clinical ces sation therapy dr wu speaks to community groups teenagers and fellow physi cians about the ills of tobacco and strategies to quit the weed his success rate is in the 40percent range the award named in honour of ottawa waitress and nonsmoker heather crowe who developed lung cancer from secondhand smoke in her workplace rec ognizes citizens who fight for a smokefree ontario nomination forms and information are available online at wwwmhpgov onca the award is timely said markham mpp tony wong on may 31 the smokefree 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