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4 stouffville suntribune thursday jan 11 2007 town of ui tyte close to the city town office 9056401900 or 9058952423 museum 9057278954 or 18882900337 wwwtownofwscom jsskjsss 905642play7529 905642read7323 m x janjqary 9 2007 planning and conservation land statute law amendment act council received an information report on planning and conservation land statute law amendment act known as bill 51 the legislation provides for a refining of the planning act and provides municipalities with new plan ning tools powers and capabilities related to land use planning and development at the local level in addition the legislation requires that municipalities maintain cur rent land use planning and development related policies to take advantage of the new powers and to ensure trans parency the new powers include among other things the ability for the municipality to regulate the architectural design of buildings including the character scale appearance and accessibility the legislation also allows for municipali ties to impose conditions on the use erection or location of built forms through zoning to address challenges with some developments or to achieve local goals a copy of the complete information report is available on the towns website contained within the january 9 2007 council in committee cic agenda or in person at the clerks department assumption of earl cooke drive council approved that the town assume earl cooke drive as recommended by staff stormwater management pond agreement council authorized the signing of an agreement between the town the town of markham and lebovic enterprises limited to construct a stormwater management pond in the geographic area of the town of markham the pond will be located in the subdivision lands between the 9th line and the railroad from the south limit of the subdivision at the markhamwhitchurchstouffville bor der north to the existing woodlot abutting the plans northern limit external appointments members of council a number of council member appointments to external bodies were approved by council including councillor ken ferdinands was appointed to the lake simcoe and region conservation authority councillor clyde smith was appointed to the rouge park alliance and as an alternate to the toronto and region conservation authority duffins and carruthers watershed resource group mayor wayne emmerson was appointed to the markhamstouffville hospital board of directors and to the toronto and region conservation authority duffins and carruthers watershed resource group members of council represent the town and help to improve communication between the town and the organizations they are appointed to upcoming events afternoon book club library next meeting tuesday january 16th 130 pm discussion of margaret atwoods blind assassin new members welcome book discussion group library next meeting wednesday january 24th 7 830 pm discussion of scottish authors free admission new members welcome free family fun lebovic centre friday january 26th 600 900pm 600 640 family physical activity 600 845 games puzzles with multiverse 635 800 family swim 730 900 movie open season standard first aid and cpr january 15 and 17 6pm 10pm choose either the emergency first aid to gain general knowledge or the more extensive standard first aid recognized by the wsib register at the lebovic leisure centre community notices public library board members sought the town is now accepting applications from residents to serve on the whitchurchstouffville public library board for a four- year term qualifications and applications are available in person at the clerks department 4th fir 37 sandiford dr or online wwwtovvnofwscom deadline for applications is january 31 2007 applications for other town advisory committees will be received following councils review of its advisory committee structure expected to be completed in march 2007 public workshop advisory committees town council has authorized a review of its advisory commit tees to ensure they are consistent with their current needs and to reflect best practice current advisory committee members and the public are invited to attend an informal workshop wednesday january 17 7 930 pm council chambers town offices 37 sandiford dr the workshop is intended to identify strengths and weaknesses of the current advisory committee structure as well as opportu nities for improvement to rsvp and for more information contact andrew brouwer deputy clerk 9056401910 ext 321 or andrewbrouwertownofwscom business retention expansion the town of whitchurchstouffville is undertaking an exciting new economic development project beginning in january 2007 known as business retention and expansion bre this project is designed to better understand the challenges local business are facing this week 22 business volunteers from whitchurchstouffville will be trained in interviewing by the province of ontario marking the formal beginning of the bre project two rounds of confidential interviews will be held beginning january 2007 and may 2007 findings will be summarized in a report it is expected that this report will be presented to town council in the summer of this year funding for the project has been received from the province of ontario york region and the town of whitchurchstouffville for more information contact rebecca mustard economic development intern 905 640 1910 ext 301 or rebeccamus- tardtownofwscom community notices f public comment invited municipal class environmental assessment mccowan road reconstruction from bloomington road to aurora road the study urs canada inc has been retained by the town of whitchurchstouffville to undertake a study of mccowan road reconstruction from bloomington road to aurora road this project is being planned under schedule b in accordance with the planning and design process for municipal class environmental assessment june 2000 the process this project will utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to ensure that the full range of issues and con cerns of provincial ministries local municipalities agen cies and the public are included and addressed consultation will be an integral component of this proj ect the public is invited to a public information centre to introduce you to the project and obtain comments so your input can be considered in the planning of this proj ect in order to find out more about this project you are invit ed to attend the public information centre details are pro vided below date wednesday january 24 2007 time 600 pm to 800 pm location lemonville community centre 13453 mccowan road stouffville on l4a 7x5 all comments and material will be maintained on file for use during the study with the exception of personal information all comments will become part of the public record if you are unable to attend the public information centre but would like to provide us with your comments please provide us with your name address and telephone num ber or email to either of the contacts listed below paul whitehouse cet cmm director of public works town of whitchurchstouffville 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville ontario l4a 7x5 tel 905 6401910 ex 248 fax 905 6407957 email paulwhitehousetownofwscom janet mosher meng p eng project manager urs canada inc 75 commerce valley drive east markham ontario l3t 7n9 tel 905 8824401 ex 249 fax9058824399 email janetmosherurscor pcom this notice issued january 4th 2007 free family fun night friday january 26th 6 9 pm lebovic leisure centre ws public library