The clean-up efforts in the City of Vaughan after yesterday?s tornado are progressing well although the declared emergency remains in place, it was announced at today?s 5 p.m. news conference.  Up to 45 houses and buildings have been deemed unsafe, and more than 600 homes have been damaged. There are no reported casualties.

?We are asking residents to secure their damaged homes immediately and help return our neighbourhoods to normal as soon as possible,? said Mayor Linda Jackson. ?The clean-up of City roads is underway and special provisions are being made to pick up storm debris.?

City of Vaughan building inspectors will continue to be at the affected sites this weekend from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to assist residents with any questions about the damage to their properties.

?Our main goal is the safe return of our citizens to their homes and businesses,? said Mayor Jackson. ?We are thankful for the incredible contributions and support of our Emergency Services, City staff, and other government agencies.?

RELATED INFORMATION
For information regarding City Services (water, etc), call Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281. Access Vaughan will operate until 7 p.m. today and between 8:30 and 4:30 on Saturday.

Residents affected by the storm are strongly urged to register at one of the two emergency centres ? Father Ermanno Bulfon Community Centre at 8141 Martingrove Road and the Maple Community Centre at 10190 Keele Street.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada has representatives at both emergency centres to assist residents with their insurance questions and concerns. Residents can also call 416-362-9528, ext. 4700 or visit their website www.ibc.ca.

Residents who left pets behind are encouraged to contact Vaughan Enforcement Services at 905-832-8505 to make arrangements to retrieve the animals.

To enquire about the location of power outages or to report power outages call Powerstream at 1-877-777-3810 or visit their website at www.powerstream.ca.

York Region is extending the hours of the McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre (CEC) and Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALHB) Yard Waste Drop-off facility in the City of Vaughan, to assist residents with clean-up efforts. New hours will be in effect and fees will be waived until Friday, September 4. The CEC is located at 130 McCleary Court (Hwy 7 and Creditstone Rd. area)  and the ALHB facility is at 8000 Dufferin St. (at Hwy 7). For more information visit www.york.ca.

The City is requesting residents to submit photos or videos of the storm and its aftermath for City records at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For updates, please visit the City?s website at www.vaughan.ca.

The following is a list of homes that have been issued an Order to Remedy an Unsafe Building:

		Municipal	Address	Legal
		21	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106, Lot 168
		23	Burnhaven	Plan 65M2108, Lot 169
		25	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106, Lot 170
		41	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106 Lot 175
		53	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106, Lot 178
		49	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106, Lot 177
		39	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106, Lot 174
		35	Burnhaven	Plan 65M3106, Lot 173
		25	Burnhaven
		66	Button	Plan M1489 pt Lot 72
		72	Button	Plan M1489, Pt lot 71
		74	Button	Plan M1489. Pt lot 71
		80	Button	Plan M1489. Pt lot 70
		82	Button	Plan M1489. Pt lot 70
		52	Fairmont Ave	Plan 65M3106 Lot 156
		153	Haymer	Plan 65M3106, Lot 184
		14	Houston	Plan M1555, Lot 193
		20	Houston	Plan M1555, Lot 192
		26	Houston	Plan M1555, Lot 191
		30	Houston	Plan M1555 Lot 190
		34	Houston	Plan M1555 Lot 189
		39	Houston	Plan M1555 Lot 144
		40	Houston	Plan M1555, Lot 188
		35	Marilyn	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 77
		37	Marilyn	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 77
		43	Marilyn	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 78
		50	Marilyn	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 80
		52	Marilyn	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 80
		41	North Humber	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 61
		45	North Humber	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 60
		47	North Humber	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 60
		53	North Humber	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 59
		55	North Humber	Plan M-1489, Pt. Lot 59
		31	Moonstone	Plan M1555 Lot 161
		37	Moonstone	Plan M1555 Lot 160
		140	Sierra Crt	Plan 65M3106 Lot 28
		120	Andrew Park	Plan M1489 Blk JQ
		99	Andrew Park	Plan M1489 Pt Lot 58
		101	Andrew Park	Plan M1489 Pt Lot 58