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f 6 jepnqmipsytythe triunethurspayjunei25 998 j xj i i i t r t-t- fi j rjs- f- trj f i in as province q markham stouffville to receive 7 3 million for emergency department jennifer brown staff reporter york region hospitals will cash in on the provincial governments largest reinvestment in ontarios health care system and thats good news for resi dents and local hospital officials who until monday feared the pos sibility of bed closures and ser vice cuts ls boys wftr how would you like to earn sjb- some extra money bi we have paper routes available in the following areas heatherwood rd 45 homes main street unionville 69 homes senator reesorsdr john dexter pi 52 homes angus glen blvd area cairncross cres area hertford cres area if you dont see the street that you live on in the list above you can still call our office and arrange to have your name put on our waiting list who knows maybe your street will be the next to need a carrier call today markham9052948244 stouffville9056402100 join us in a celebration of canada markham theatre for performing arts mon june 29 preshow at 715 pm show at 730 pm wear something patriotic red white tickets 1250 adult 10 veterans seniors students for tickets call thwre box office 905 3057469 volunteer performances by york regional police pipes and drums stirring preshow and march in john prince composersinger of its good to be canadian skylark trio dynamic new singing group carolyn koff composersinger of celebrate canada four flats unfurnished with a vocal salute to our veterans patrick joly talented french canadian singer david morris professional actor portraying sir john a mcdonald and lieutenantcolonel john mccrae author of in flanders field peter wilk accordionist extraordinaire with a musical heritage collage reesor park school students in their heritage fair award winning production canada land of opportunity markham men of harmony a canadian celebration and finale special presentation by the markham district veterans association to mr arthur lee who generously purchased the mccrae medals so that they would remain in canada as part of our heritage concluding the evening will be a formal citizenship reaffirmation ceremony by judge clare westcott assisted by the rcmp york region bagpipers scouts guides and cadets show sponsors markham economist and sun and the proud to be canadian from sea to sea association all proceeds to the kevin lewis support fund but that all changed yesterday when minister of health elizabeth witmer announced 2067 million in improvements and reno vations and 17 million in growth funding for hospitals across the greater toronto area its incredibly good news said nancy webb director of public rela tions for richmond hills york central hospital this will be a great relief to everybody at the hospital weve been in limbo for so many months the community should have a big cele bration this means more not notice of liquor licence application ontario the following establishment has applied to the alcohol and gaming commission of ontario for a liquor licence under the liquor licence act application for a sale licence inaka sushi house japanese restaurant 8380 kennedy road unit ci 9 markham any resident of the municipality may make written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents submissions must be received no later than july 24 1998 please include your name address and telephone number if a petition is submitted to the commision please identify the designated contact person note the agco gives the applicant details of any objections submissions to be sent to licensing and registration department alcohol and gaming commission of ontario 20 dundas st w 7th floor toronto on m5g 2n6 fax 4163265555 email at licensingagcoonca warehouse sale discontinued lines of treatment makeup and fragrance limited quantities on some items but wide selections on makeup items dates times jun 27 sat 900 am 500 pm jun 28 sun1 000 am 300 pm location shiseido distribution centre 60 leek crescent richmond hill ontario i lethave j p ajl sj i east beaver i 1 hquantmesumrred cash qrv1sa only less without the growth funding york central was poised to close 17 beds and issue layoff notices to 30 staff members under funding details announced at mississauga queensway hospital york central in richmond hill will receive 189 million to expand its emergency obstetrical and criticalcarede partments york county hospital in newmarket will receive 158 million for improvement to its emergency and criticalcare departments markham stouffville hospital which had been seeking 10 mil lion will receive 73 million to expand its emergency department witmers announcement also included funding to help the 905 hospitals cope with population growth in total 17 million has been allocated across the gta but it will take up to two weeks to deter mine how much is earmarked for york region according to york mackenzie mpp frank klees york region hospitals will get their fair share because the funding will be dis tributed using a formula that is based oh a regions population the total allocation is more than last year said klees who was at yesterdays press confer ence theres no reason to doubt any of our hospitals will be short changed but not everybody was con vinced the money will address the regions desperate need for addi tional health funding york county president dan carriere who hoped the province would deliver 45 million for a series of renovations will appeal the ministrys funding allocation while the 158 million is what was recommended by the health services restructuring commission carriere said the amount falls way short of the hos pitals needs the allocation should have been double more like 45 mil lion said carriere who was also in mississauga for the announce ment klees admits the money is less than what york county had hoped for but indicated further funding could still be available this isnt necessarily every thing dan carriere wants but it is certainly a giant step in the right direction said klees we have a long way to go for the last two successive govern ments funding approval has never been delivered xthe population in the 905 area is expected to grow by 17 per cent by the year 2000 from 1995 levels the population of the gta is rapidly growing and aging witmer said todays announcement reflects recognition of growth and the healthcare needs of the gta wm mmm