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stoufiville suntribune thursday june 7 2007 15 bannon stays on council its still vvwtchurchstouffville depu ty mayor and councillor phil bannon even though mr bannon won the conservative nomination for the local riding for the fall provincial election he will continue to carry our deputy mayor duties and represent ward 2 on wwtchurchstouffville council however if mr bannon wins the rid ing of oak ridgesmarkham on oct 10 he must resign from his municipal post in the event that voters send mr bannon to queens park whitchurch- stouffville council will have two choices hold a byelection in ward 2 or appoint someone as a councillor to the ward which includes ballantrae and mussel- mans lake town clerk michele ken nedy said in the 2006 municipal election mr bannon defeated justin altmann joan ransberry callers never have to identify themselves or testify in court cash rewards for anonymous tips that jead to an arrest 1 800222tips or wwwcrimestoppersyrca this message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune websbbf v staff photojoan ransberry phil bannon and daughter ashlea take a break during progressive conservative nomination meeting at brother andre catholic high school in markham saturday mr bannon won the nomination on the j w second ballot oct 10 is provincial election day in ontario gun control rural funding big with tory candidate from page al while the oak ridgesmarkham new democrats have yet to pick a candidate today thursday mr ban non is off to a threeday con servative policy convention in toronto there he expects to get a handle on what issues are expected to be front and centre in the oct 10 provincial elec tion overall im going to wait and feel it out he said in the meantime mr bannon will con tinue to focus on a pet issue im big on the provinces urban and rural responsibilities he said i dont feel there is equal distribution when it comes to funding urban areas get money for infrastructure such as roads yet rural areas are often left out a retired police sergeant with 32 years with the toronto police services theres no reluctancy to speak about guns and youth mr bannon suggests a team approach involving the federal and provincial governments handling on guns we have to get the guns out of the hands of our children he said oak ridgesmarkham was left vacant when mpp frank klees shifted his interest farther north to be acclaimed as the conser vative candidate in newmarket- aurora provincial ridings are being realigned to be the same as federal ridings for the next election traditionally this area is conservative mr bannon said with a population of 167000 oak ridgesarkham is the larg est riding in canada taking in all of whitchurchstoufrville parts of king township and richmond hill and markham mr bannon is on his second term on whitchurchstouffville council he lives in ballantrae with his wife janice the couple has two grown daughters in the last ontario election the liberals lead by dalton mcguinty won a majority gov ernment with 72 seats compared with 24 for the conservatives and seven for the new democrats in 2003 york region elected three liberals and two conservatives does your newspaper come in a plastic bag please help us help the environment by recycling your bags collect your bags and put them out the first saturday of every month leave the bags in the same spot you receive your paper your carrier will be rewarded if you participate in this program partners working together for the environment if you have any questions please call your distribution department at 9052948244 rise yrmg jroak msion hiom oiour j iv mmmmm nit f f7r 4 tmr xe u ia 1000 bonus rbc rewards points upon enrolment when you apply by august 31 2007v y rbcrewardscomgold ea j7 xlmv 1 sh 3 in s vujm j 2 s bc fir s t to august 31 2007 this offer applies to new accounts existing cardholders as of offer eligibility dates are not eligible the 1000 bonus rbc rewards points will be awarded to your new account upon enrolment please allow 46 weeks after enrolment for rbc rewards points to appear on sider license