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stouffville suntribunem thursday march 1 2007 15 town conserving gas for emergencies from page 1 but he too doesnt know when more gas is coming no limit is imposed as to how much regular and premium fuel drivers can pump here thats the rule at stations in some ontario communities one customer stefanie davies didnt come into stouffville monday because she heard there wasnt any gas available the previous time her gas gauge was heading to empty she had to use premi um gas because there was nothing else she said lineups can often be seen at beaver gas although the main street station has also faced shortages for short peri ods but since last thursday business was nonstop an attendant said it did stop yesterday after the pumps went dry when it comes to keeping fire trucks ambulances and snowplows moving the town of whitchurchstouffville is being proactive it has a reserve of fuel specifically to keep vehicles going in case of emergency lineups can often be seen at beaver gas although the main stret station has also faced shortages for short periods at the same time public works employees are making sure to keep vehi cles topped up with fuel by looking for gasoline stations that are open as they go about their day we are keeping our tanks filled up all the time peter alcorn public works supervisor said he noted fuel suppliers seem to be bringing fuel to stations that have higher volumes of business none of the public works operations have been affected by the fuel shortages so far we are lucky we havent had any big snowfalls in the last few days mr alcorn said some jobs such as removing piledup snow from culdesacs and from small residential streets are being put on hold temporarily thats to conserve fuel that would be consumed as trucks idle during snow removal operations we are trying to conserve as much as we can mr alcorn said large trucking companies such as don anderson haulage ltd in stouffville are keeping a very close eye on the situa tion trucks are still moving and going where they have to especially for local trips but the situation is more serious in northern ontario andy jarrett the truck ing companys it manager said the company will be monitoring the situation daily he added imperial oil was expecting to have its capacity back to normal by yesterday mr jarrett said but it could take weeks before inventories are up to where they were before the fuel shortages the ontario trucking association sent a press release to its members tues day saying it had no reports of truckers having to park their rigs as a result of the current fuel shortage but the situation appears to be growing worse daily truckers looking for diesel fuel are advised that some stations in the missis- sauga north bay sudbury new liskeard and cochrane area may face serious shortages to help alleviate the situation the staff photohannelore volpe stefanie davies fills up at macs milk in stouffville tuesday association is planning to start a make shift fuel matching service on its web site at ontruckorg where members with sufficient supplies of diesel fuel could sell it to a member company who is short the shortages are being blamed on a fire on feb 15 at imperial oils nanticoke refinery on the north short of lake erie and on last weeks cn rail strike stquffville- family dentist dr therese thomas 9056401010 family cosmetic dentistry endodontics root canal procedures implants periodontics prosthodontics crowns dentures partials and bridge work electronic insurance submission acceptance of insurance payment dr therese thomas b sc dmd usa new patients welcome children welcome e2m i visa 9056401010 18776402525 5402 main st stouffville suite 210 stouffville side rd hwy 48 attention business owners r stouffville unionville telephone directory will be closing on march 1 st 2006 book your ad space now for more information call canadin 18777266482 phone directories inc i if m u m mmtm m plus freight ar applicable taxes first loo customers have a chance to win cms cash call me directly for details 4164079407 markviue chevrolet corvette inc 00s294- h 40 5336 hwy 7 markham coming to markville march 2007 mrrkhrm stouffv1uc hospjtbl iarkv111je bapa for details visit wwwmarkvilleca iju canadian food agence canadienne inspection agency dinspection des aliments public notice new regulations for handling transporting and disposing of cattle carcasses and tissues the canadian food inspection agency cfi a is enhancing regu lations to help eliminate bovine spongiform encephalopathy bse or mad cow disease from canada beginning july 12 2007 there are new requirements for cattle producers slaughterhouses feed pet food and fertilizer manufacturers waste manage ment facilities and others who handle transport or dispose of cattle remains everyone involved must be prepared i visit wwwinspectiongccabse or call 18004422342 to learn more canada