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12 WSunâ€"Wumlmdax mum Commufifiy Organizations! AreYoquokilgforFreeMaterhls? The Regional Official Plan was approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in 1994. Since that time there have been approximately 65 amendments to the Plan. A copy of the current Regional Official Plan can be viewed or downloaded from the Region's website www.york.ca As well, since 2005, the Province has approved a number of Provincial initiatives, including the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Growth Plan and population and employment forecasts which make a Regional Official Plan update important at this time. The Planning Act requires that an Official Plan be reviewed at least every 5 years. Previous 5-year reviews of the Regional Official Plan have been undertaken in 1999, 2004. 2009 is a 5-year review yean Section 26 of the Planning Act requires that as part of a 5-year review of the Regional Official Plan, Council hold a special meeting to hear submissions in regard to revisions that may be required to the Regional Official Plan. The duties of Council pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act have been delegated to Planning and Economic Development Committee by Bylaw R-1290- 2002-067. Consequently, Notice is hereby given of the Special Meeting of Council to be held: April 8, 2009, 1:30 PM, Committee Room “A” Regional Administrative Centre 17,250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario A staff report discussing the aspects of the review will be available Friday evening April 3, 2009. Further information on the Region’s growth management work may be accessed from the Region of York website www.york.ca or by calling Barbara Jeffrey, MCIP, RPP, Manager, Land Use Policy and Environment, 905-830- 4444 extension 1526, for further information. Any person may attend the Special Meeting and / or make oral or written submissions advising Council of revisions that may be required to the Regional Official Plan. Written submissions, referring to the subject information should be made to: York Region Official Plan 5-year Review Notice of a Special Meeting of Councfl Date of this Notice February 22. 2009 John B. Waller, MCIP, RPP Director, Long Range and Strategic Planning Branch Planning and Development Services Department York Region Administrative Centre Box 147, 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 621 Telephone: (905) 830-4444. 1877-1464-9675. Facsimile: The Regional Municipality of York (905) 830-4444. 1877-1464-9675. (705) 437-1617 ' (905) 895-3482 JASON RICHARDSON: Stouflville dn'ver taking pad in new Canadian series that shows karting lifestyle. The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville are holding a public meeting to discuss the draft Musselman's Lake Subwatershed Assessment and Stewardship Opportunities Report. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5th from 7 pm. to 9 pm. at the Ballantrae Community Centre, located at 5592 Aurora Rd. Copies of the draft report are available on LSRCA’s website (www.|srca.on.ca) and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville’s website (www.townofws.com).The Musselman’s Lake community is encouraged to preview the draft report and provide comments and suggestions. For further information, please contact: Christa Sharp, Watershed Coordinator Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Tel: 905.895.1281 ext. 225 E-mail: cabarMIsrcaonsa 120 Bayvlew Parkway Box 282 . NewmarkeLON .. . s x .» L3Y 4x1 6 BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer As long-time kart racing competitors, Jason Rich- ardson and Ryan Horses have always dreamed of driving their way to em- ing some notoriety. 'The WhitChurch- Stouffville residents will Stoujfuille kart racers getting dose of TV reality PUBLIC NOTICE GDODWDOD TRACK PART OF NEW SERIES have an opportunity to live out their fantasy later Richardson, 34, and Horses, 29, were among 200 drivers from across Canada chosen to appear in an upcoming kart rac- ing reality TV series called Stars of Canada. The series will be com- prised of 13 parts with each lasting one hour in duration, said Russ Bond, the agent representing each of the participants in the upcoming series. Filming for the series is scheduled to begin in late March at tracks across Ontario. Among them are near- by Goodwood Kartways, Mosport, located near Bowmanville, Sutton, Inn- isfil and Hamilton, added Bond. Once the tapings are done, the series is sched- uled to be aired in late June on what Bond said is a “prominent Canadian sports network”. $60,000 PRIZE In being chosen for what they describe as a “unique opportunity”, not to mention a highlight in their karting exploits, Rich- ardson and Horses were excited by the prospect of being a part of what they feel will be a highly com- petitive series. Especially since the series winner in their 16- and-over pro competiâ€" tive category will pocket $50,000. Not to mention the opportunity to entice potential sponsors if they do well on the track. “The bottom line is this, 4 have the experience and the maturity in the sport to know what is going to happen and make calcu- lated risks that will put me on top. I have a lot of respect for younger drivâ€" ers as I was once a kid as well. But this is no game. I race to win." “I’m confident I will be a force to be reckoned with in this series,” said Rich- ardson, who began kart- ing at the age of l l. “I have many years of both kart and auto racing under my belt and am no stranger to strong competition. “For me, it was about the chance to be on teleâ€" vision, but also to cre- ate more awareness of the sport and myself as a competitor in the indus- try," added Horses, who made his karting debut at the age of 13. “I think this show can assist in creating more sponsorship for myself in the future as well as potentially opening more doors to racing opportu- nities.” Horses said he first found out about the series in midâ€"January through surfing the Internet and logging onto the Canadian Karting News website. Beingfriends with Rich ardson, he informed him of the opportunity and the pair submitted their appli- cations to Bond. In recalling his inter- views with Horses and Richardson, Bond said they fit the mould of what the series was seeking. That being competitors with a passion for their sport. “When they came to us we talked to them and we felt they’d be great for the series. They’ve begun to market themselves for the series and they’re good racers and they’re enthuâ€" siastic. They're the type of guys we are looking for,” Bond said. The series should give viewers an idea of what transpires during a karting weekend, Bond said. No competitors will be eliminated early. Rather, they will be involved in each of the shows, the final of which will air a series-ending banquet. Another unique feature of the series, Bond said, is that all of the competitors will race on equal footing. Each competitor will race karts with the same single gear, water cooled 125 cc engines. “We’re showing the family aspect of karting. That’s what we're trying to promote along with creat- ing a level playing field for all of the competitors," he said. Because of the age dis- cnepancy, three racing cat- egories will be up for grabs including Young Guns (ages eight to 12). Future Stars (13 to 15) and 16 and Racers in the series range in age from eight to their late 405. over pro. Top prize for the Future Stars division is $30,000 and $10,000 for Young Guns. While anxiously awaitâ€" ing the start of the series, Richardson and Horses are optimistic it will genâ€" erate interest. Not just on a personal level, but for the sport in general. “I've always support- ed new ways of creating awarenegs of the sport," Richardson said. “I've lived in Califor- nia for many years and one thing I saw was that Americans have that race bug in them that we don't seem to show enough of in Canada. Yet we have huge talent here in Canada. This series will open new doors and I look forwanl to that.” HELP SPORT