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12 stoufivillesuntribunemsaturdaymardi312067 costco craze staff photosjoerd witteveen cam kjeldgaard the manager of costcos second store in markham gets ready to let in the first shop pers at the kirkham drive location on the east side of town at about 8 am yesterday morning markham is the fourth ontario community to have two costco stores taxpayers cant foot growth plan fisch says york needs 64 billion for 500000 more people by david fleischer staff writer york region is bracing for the next 25 years of intensive growth but it is not going to be able to foot the entire bill itself weve got real numbers with real projects and real needs york regional chairperson bui fisch said in all planners estimate the region will need 64 billion from queens park to keep pace with growth on thursday york council gave the goahead to tell queens park exactly that if the provincial government wants york region to put up another 500000 people over the next 25 years it needs help make it happen mr fisch said the government is beginning to understand that in order to achieve these goals theres more than just saying please do it since the unveiling of the provinces places to grow legislation in 2005 questions have been raised about how to pay for the infrastructure and social services needed to support a massive population increase the region wants the province to commit to longterm infrastructure planning to go along with its longterm growth pian places to grow orders municipali ties to ensure that 40 per cent of new population growth is within their alreadydeveloped areas this means a new regime of high density housing particularly in centres earmarked in vaughan richmond hill newmarket and markham recent census numbers helped quantify the extent of growth in york region and that helps the cause mr fisch said anecdotally we have been telling them but now we have proof positive several items from the report passed by council thursday were addressed in last months provincial and federal budgets these included the extension of highway 404 into east gwillimbury and funding for the sub way and viva transit projects the report also noted a domino- like effect that can follow from some thing like failing to provide adequate roads for example the 1500acre vaugh an enterprise zone requires the exten sion of highway 427 and a keswick business park couldnt proceed until a firm date for the completion of the 404 extension is in place york region ca your community career choice serving york region through the erabanner the liberal the vaughan citizen the economist sun the stouffvilie suntribune the advocate monday friday 800 am- 600 pm 18007433353 wwwyorkregioncom work or starting a business icl si i ja rjdbsiijis can guide you to successf www call for information oh hi skills language training 9059489622 attention newcomers get ready for work april25 4855- 1 4th ave unit 3 markham i employment ontario programs are funded in part by the government of canada promote your companys internet presence in the classifieds be sure to include your web address you want to become a police officer the rcmp is hiring become a police officer with the most recognized police organization in the world information session markham wednesday april 11 at 700 pm milliken mills public library 7600 kennedy road unit 1 markham on meet with an rcmp police officer and prepare your future reserve your place now by calling 18778380433 or by visiting wwwrcmpgccarecruitingcrr to attend a session in your area vous voulez devenir policier la grc embauche devenez policier au sein de organisation policiere la plus reconnue dans le monde seance conformation markham le mercredi 11 avril a 19 h 00 bibliotheque publique milliken mills 7600 rue kennedy unite 1 markham on venez rencontrer un policier de la grc pour preparer votre avenir reservez votre place des mairitenant composez le 18778880433 ou visitez le wwwgrcgccarecruitingcrr afin de participer a une seance dans votre region rcmp recruiting recrutement grc 9 ssssws s wwwrcmpgrcgcca canada