york region women having children later in life study from page 12 causes of injury and are in fact the leading cause of death in the 1019 year old age group hospital discharge data for 1992 shows that respiratory disease repre sented almost half 47 per cent of hos pital stays in the 19 and 1019 year age groups with asthma being the most predominant respiratory diagno sis in the 19 year age group while there is awareness of proper lifestyle behaviours can have a positive influence on health in practice use of this knowledge is poor in york region similar to ontario only 44 per cent of men and 35 per cent of women participated in regular physical activi ty less than onequarter of york region residents met dietary recom mendations for fat carbohydrate or fibre intake another interesting finding was that in 1993 for the first time the fertili ty rate for women in the 3034 year old age group was higher than that for the 2529 year old age group stated dr dean middleton epidemiologist for the regions health services depart ment women in york region are part of the north american trend to have children later in life also of significance in considering the mental health of the population was the finding that more than half 57 per cent of the population of york region found life stressful and 18 per cent of families were classified as dys functional the health status report revealed that unemployment rates for york region residents were lower and income and education levels were higher than other ontarians however disparity still exists and is demonstrat ed by the increasing number of food antique auction sat june 10 am stouffville country market 9056403813 for more information advice on bankruptcy and alternatives free consultation to discuss your options with a trustee in confidence call anytime evg wknd appts star kman kraft inc trustee in bankruptcy personal corporate services markham 905 8897529 7030 woodbine ave atsi we- wish to draw your attention to the following in our current 75 years gifts for dad flyer page 12 moen faucets 633827x3830x copy reads save 4002600 should read save up to 2600 we sincerely regret any inconvenience we may have caused you cnote 32497 zones 99alt banks in york region over the last 10 years approximately one new food bank has opened every year in the region since the first was established in 1986 in 1995 43632 food packages were distributed approximately 50 per cent ofthe recipients were children the york region health status report is a comprehensive source of information which describes measures and reports on the over all health of the population said jaczek the york region health services department will use the data in this report as a benchmark for a variety of purposes includ ing program planning assessment and evaluation of existing pro grams concluded jaczek copies of the report will be made available for the public in local library branches whats now open and free for limited time the wait is over the first 36 kilometres ofthe 407etr express toll route from highway 404 in markham to highway 410 in brampton are open the 407etr will save you time and stress for pennies per kilometre youll zip across town no toll booths will hold you up no holdups will slow you down and for a limited time you can test drive north americas first allelectronic toll highway free no charge except the charge youll get out of driving it zip across town on the etr is it really nonstop will it save you time find out for yourself the etr is possible thanks to a small electronic transmitter called a transponder installed behind the rear view mirror the transponder tells the highways overhead antennae the times and points of entry and exit the sys tem bills you monthly but you dont need a transponder for the test if you already have one install it now and see how it works no charge and you could win a daily prize or a grand prize to order a transponder or find out how it can save you time and money call 18884070407 or for local calls 905264 5330 or visit our website on the internet at vvww407etrcom if youdont have a transponder a licence plate recognition system captures a video image of your plate and bills the registered plate owner the per kilometre toll charge plus an extra 1 toll per trip to cover additional processing costs- but not during the test drive period kl j i m w 111 wmmsmmmmmmm -s- express toll route rtfasefcfc