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t a 72 buucck drive unit 31 markham 4z18660 stouffviue weekender ccs rrsfs mutual rjnos ure gumnce wwrnts ws tax prehwaikw mortgages mvtdwm 47 1 231 1 vol 11 no 40 a metroland community newspaper saturday october 7 1995 40 pages 50 4 plxiji csti welfare by joan ransberry staff reporter most stouffviue residents would blow the whistle oh wel fare cheaters but only if they were positive abuse wais taking place an informal survey car ried out by the tribune has shown in an effort to curb welfare fraud the pro govern- raent has set up a snitch line and is encouraging residents of ontario to help nab cheaters itsv a move being welcomed by local taxpay ers y the 9596 welfare budget is 63 billion this represents r70 per cent of the entire ministry 3tsubouchi5 of social services budget provincewide the snitch line is expected to save ontario 25 million in the next 12 months vy j y the tribune polled 25 resi dents including merchants in the downtown cbre of the 25 questioned 21 said theyd call the snitch line pro viding they were sure of the facts- vv- durham ork mpp julia munro said that in august when the government announced its intent to sethip an antifraud welfare hotline residents of stbuffyille and uxbfidge called her coni stituency office to back this particular move to curb fraudi they called me for the tele- phone numbersd miinro oh wednesday minister of community arid social ser vices markharii mpp david tsubouchi announced that the blind mission joins fight to ban land mines by joan ransberry staff reporter a stouffvillebased mission and a popular enterainer are calling for a worldwide ban on land mines including blinding lasers- while singersongwriter bruce cpckburn has added his voice to the campaign to ban the use of land mines around the world stouffvilles christian blind mission international has also formally joined the same cause art brooker spokesman for the christian blind mission said these portable and highly effective weapons currently being used in the context of war are capable of blinding indiscriminately at a distance of one kilometre within a few years soldiers police officers and even civil ian bystanders may be exposed to the blinding arid perma nent effects of the devastating new weapon said brooker brandishing a pair of dummy mines at a news conference in the house of commons in ottawa cockburn said hed work towards a worldwide landmine ban please see page 3 new welfare fraud hot line is now up and running people can help combat fraud by callirig 1800394stop also callers can remain anonymous every cent that is paid to please see page 3 step lively gareth davies 4 does his best impression of christopher robin along the wall at memorial park with the help of dad marsdenr photosriawiwiuje testa back to council over complex october will be afellirig riionth before the end of the month vtehurchstoufbrille will find out if the plan for a multiinulibndouar com plex including a seniorsapartmerit building an indoor swimming pool arid a new library arid art gallery will continue to be reviewed this month local council will welcome devel oper gino testa to the mimicipal office to have him once again outline the details of the mega project slated for the main streetduffins creek area local mayor wayne emmersori said testa is expected to mclude financial details of the project well find put what he can or can not do said emmersori construction is expected to get under way in the spring the project wiirbe built in stages while council agreed to have the plan studied council has yet to give the project the green light stressed emmerson i dont know if the library or the pool will be included said emmersbn council will have to decide thatthey council members will likely go along with the seniors apartment building but i dont know about the pool well have to in early summer in a 5to2 vote council agreed to have staff study the complex proposal further from a business stand point october could torn out to be a good riionth said emmerson other business interest are coming out way said emmerson october looks promising i 1 quality care coolant system service drain and fill cooling system service includes inspect belts hoses radiator pressure test radiator cap check heater and defrost operation four litres of antifreeze mcarthurs kennedy rd just south of hwy 7 4741350 complete service for ah quality care where the quality continues ford oct 31s iy products for over 24 years 11 n i a