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v- i 2 eronomiscsustot j jrt- j vro v j fc tj lisherjianprqudfoot k- v j genera manager tvmbrouwer jgv editorinchief advertising director business manager brenda larson jsdebfa welter n z margaret fleming regional editor classified manager office manager brian kirlik j staceymlen v vivian oneil editor- distribution director oratidrismanager tracy kibble barry goodyear a pamela nichols- editorial 55 i- regions rwoes tyorkregiohstfanspottation problems are secfet r vv -t- s hwy404 isstopped from stoufneroas sdutk a1m6steverym6nimgmsklior mainroiraresqr busy its alrnost impossible to merge fronysubdivisi6n access rpads without a stop lightand neighbourhood streets are invaded by commuters trying to avoid traf- fie jams- y- 5 s jt isnt hard to figure out why t s vj for the past 15 years councils have been appr ov- ing new subdivisions with ah eyednlytotheir impact on the immediatearea little considerationhas been given to the cumulative effect of traffic further down f the road c for example an estimated 73 per cent of working georgiiia residents commute outside their town j those drivers head south they are joined by commuters from east gwiuimbufy newmarketj aurora whitchurchstouffvllle richmond hill and v t s 1 1 1 1- is jaavss dougideyine v a i siamcoor v v- letters to the edbtor by the time they get to markham theyre all at a stand- still c k- regiohal roads haventbeenupgraded to accom- modate these i drivers as their commiiiutieswere grqwirig york region councillors were scrimpingpn road maintenance and construction to keep taxes v dawn betweeri1994 and 1997 the regions roads budget dropped from 464 million to 451 million in fact taxpayer contributions to road maintenancedropped by half a trend that was balanced by soaring lot levy contributions t v j officialsestimate the region could save more than 200 million on road construction by creating a regionwide transit system but thejegionsattempts to integrate all of the local bus systems havebeen thwarted by political turf dis- putes j about 7 per cent ofyork region res- idents rely on public transit the region hopes to s increase that- to33 per cenby202h j although the region goalbf setting up a seamless regionvyidetransit system by jan 12000 seems unlikely individual municipalities are to be congratu- latedfof taking the initiative j but public transit alone cant solve the problem york region has the highest percapita carpwner- shipnn the greater toronto area 22 cars per house hold its unrealistic to think people will leave them in me driveway and ride the bus- r the reality is peoplewill continue to drive so rbadimproveniehtsmust beapridrity despite rtnehighcostriaccordingtotransppftatipn commis- j sioher kees schipper theregiofi needs to spend 46 i i 1 i also on the money issue dont forget the federal government i believe they v are liberalsstopped transfer payments rr j to the provinces wheres ontario re wmcnme pi mike harris to t me mone spree oct 20 regarding mailboxbash- now herejs solution to end maflbwbashiiig i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i have asolutionfor those residents living on bethesda roadfyvhoafe being victimized by these mailbox bashers buy one more mailboxand a bag of concrete mix fill the box with concrete and mount it on ajpole in front of the real box t when the next idiot hits that box withhis baseball bat he will receive quite a surprise 1 did this in in quebec arid it soon ended the mail box bashing a guard box for a mail box j a lee j r stouffville y v z l t people abusing ers the editorial emergency room help needed now oct 20 nearly made me for the past 25 years ivebeen in ers every single day of my working life per sonally to witness er overcrowding back before the tories were in charge s other two parties were in power why was something not done then in future editorials would you please investigate the situation in its entirety and if you are already doing that then report it so l william keeping st0uffville sick enough to visit the local emergency t prills in markham room s v first all j how many hospital ers has the stduffville tribiineyisited in the 1 last month jubet lve been in more in the past week than the average person in a lifetime v there are- combinations of factors tkat contribute to er overcrowding businesses helping kids the stouffville parent child resource centre wishes to thanlc the following stouffville businesses for their support of our program and for t caring about the children of stouffville ar iga weston produce and no on heehinglhbusihg he nightly news clips seemed damning fa very- sternfaced aj lesch ontariosminister pfhpusirig was describing the financial mess sur- v f rounding what he called ontarios hon- v profit housing bpondoge- f leach says ontariqspeht riiore than sy- w billion m thefate u980s building- about 1260non-profithousihg-vpfo- jects r buildihgsthat now have a total value of just 4 billion- i r w somewhere along the linethere wass billion spent m6re what the projects were worthaleach said he blamed the overspending on naive volunteer project leaders blatant gouging- by builders designers arid consultants and outandoutfraud by some board members j v this latest example bfour gbverri- ments being taken to the cleaners would almost be funny if it wasnt for the fact leach arid history colleagues v are using itctb justifytheir decisibnto cancel all nonprofit housing never mindthatriiost of the miss ing 5 billion appears to be in the hands of dishonest builders and developers the very people the tories now suggest will be eagerly providing rental housing for low and middleincome families- never rhind triat ontario arid canada have a long history of being swindled on public building projects never mindthat thousands of prdi- nary ontario residents aire also stuck j with homes or proper they bought in the late 1980s that isnt worth anywhere hn never mind that the fraud was limit- i edj6 handful of coops whiletthe other l195 are tfeing r run smoothly aridhonestly fr rridstlyby volunteers y andnever mindthat those projects provide decent daffofdablehousing to tens of thousaridspf families none 6f- riiatters to leach and their donations of apple juice cook- the bbysin their desperate attempt to ies tea arid cleaning supplies help to demonize social housing j if million a year on roads for the next 25 years ji 1 one practical suggestion for coping with that cost vgfcwg or was raised dymarkhamcouricillor ralph aselin- a longterm rve fund designated specifically for v indirectly mention rviihmfrrt one but you failed to elaborate on it enhance our program which supports parents grandparents nannies and caregivers with preschool children our goal is to- promote positive adultchild interactions and to reduce the stress and isolation often associated with caring for young children via play groups and workshops- we are located at st jarhes presbyterian churcrrwe can be iuj ati icon- v tbatitsrn6tehbuwthimonataetraffic- f tfw l at 4711620 t ohl cw s systemshave to bi smoothly 4 stha oimrana virlpooirtrt ciirhh bedesigned to flow ually seek er assistance forear tooth and toe aches 3 y -jo- stouffville parent child resource centre my owrirejeperierice with- social housing isj limited to a 40lihit coypp towrihbuse project i helped tiiiildin newmarket in the late 1980s- j maybe the prbvirice got its moneys- worth on bur coop maybe itdidnt butyl know there are- 40 families enjoying safe- cleanarid affordable housing that wpuldhtnavebeerfbuilt otherwise familiesthat are product hve members of the community work- rurdvi mcatic r ing hard to fhakeends meet w t sussjss juvtliketherestofusa v-i- t the stouffville tnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of themetroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajayptckering news advertiser j alltston heraldcouner barne advance barrys bay this week- bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping 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