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st weekenderaprll 197 p 3 adult development prompts queries about water supply from page 1 most of the residents of the new develop ment will be 50 years and older while the development will take about 15 years to com plete about 80 per cent of the homes will be one- storey bungalows while the rest will be link houses we had an amazing response from the local community on tuesday it was well received said forhan jr the development will be a condominium setup with residents owning the houses and the lots while all outdoor upkeep is done for the residents yt residents come to see developmeilt more than 325 residents showed up this week to see the new 950home development plans slated for ballantrae many voiced concerns over water issues photobree campbell optometrists rage against tory plans to cut ohip eye exams by joan ransberry staff reporter a proposal to have the cost of eye examinations removed from ontario health insur ance plan ohip warrants a call to yorkdurham mpp julia munro a local optometrist has stated removing eye exam service from ohip is yet another example of the weakest in society being asked to pay the most said stouffville optometrist dr martin mcdowell the 50 market price of an eye exam would be cost prohib itive for many people said mcdowell such a move would mean some people wont get the needed testing he added those who cant afford will stay away he said mcdowell one of 1050 ontario optometrists is advis ing stouffville residents to join him in filing an official com plaint at munros office located in ballantrae to contact julia munro call 6403855 eye health is the next target of the ontario governments efforts to cut money out of the health bud get officials of the ontario association of optometrists state deinsuring eye exams is unacceptable said kniaziew under current contract nego tiations officials representing government and the provinces doctors are looking to trim 50 million from the annual 38- billion tab of the ohip mcdowell meanwhile two separate committees are looking at ways to cut health costs there are signs indicating that a plan to stop ohip cov erage for basic eye care for the 18 to 64 age group is weaken ing ontario health minister jim wilson told the toronto media a few days ago that it might not be a total delisting of eye care services ontarians might be entitled to one examination a year said wilson kniaziew pointed out that eye examinations have been covered by ohip for 24 years eye health is so important to every individual that it is inconceivable to us that any government would fail to pro tect its citizens he said the most commonly reported health problem affecting daily life is vision said mcdowell weekender but it was quite a decision to make its been 25 years since i was first elected but everybody has to start looking at changes in lifestyle after all ill be 63 in may bell said the fact her fred varley dr home sold during her nnnnnl month in florida turned the tide house has sold theres not much point in setting up house somewhere else in markham just tor a few years year term was just too much bell was first elected in 1972 and has served on every town committee during her career she was first elected regional councillor in 1978 and served as mayor from 1983 to 1988 candidates emerging by chris keuken correspondent wilfert with a federal election approaching the lineup of candidates is beginning to take shape the progressive conservatives and the liberals already have their candidates while the ndp and the reform party have yet to hold nomination meetings the riding which includes north markham whitchurch-stouf- fville and richmond hill will see john andersen running for the pcs and bryan wilfert for the liberals wilfert was elected the liberal candidate after the first ballot on march 2 he believes he was selected because of his political experience which includes sitting on richmond hill council for 12 years and his past dealings with the federal government through his involvement with various national committees wilfert said he isnt going to make all sorts of promises that wont be kept people want to know who theyre going to get he said i have the federal experience and con tacts its good to have those doors open to you ill be able to take the ball and run with it john andersen won his candidacy orr the first ballot on tuesday night by a 75vote margin over two challengers also seeking the nomination were al duffy and sherri walker andersen believes there is a new understanding among voters he said people want integrity and credibility i think i bring those qualities to the table its a refreshing new element in politics andersen wants to see taxes cut a revi- talization of the private sector which he believes is where the longlasting jobs are and a tougher approach to crime if you do the crime youll do the time said andersen the ndp and the reform party have yet to select candidates the ndp is having its nomination meeting may 1 at the richmond hill public library starting at 730 pm the only declaration of intention as of yet is by wynne hart viksen the reform party hasnt set a firm date for its nomination meeting although it is tentatively scheduled for april 23 in richmond hill there are potential candidates said a riding association official however it is unknown if joe sherren who ran for reform in the markham whitchurchstouffville riding in the 1993 federal election will seek the seat john alden communications officer for the reform partys oak ridges riding association said sherren is still on the sidelines if joe sherren runs now he said the other nominees will likely drop out andersen watch for these flyers on saturday april 5th 1997 moores the suit people iga- stouffville petsmart guardian drugs loblawssupercentre dominion marks work wearhouse papa karls pizza sears loblaws biway canadian tirerichmond hill ap watch for these flyers on tuesday april 8th 1997 shoppers drug mart zellers selected areas only were first in 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