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w i p 1 1- rzffllj hwomlishib mag a t j 5j publisher lanprmaifootv- jyal irj svva v v 1 i editorinchief t larson reonal editor brian kirlik -f- editor- tracy kuble advertising director business manager idebraweller margaret fleming classified manager office manager istacey allen vl vivian onewi v rsjeta s t j distribution director production manager barry goodyear f- z pamela nichols t editorial v h wakeiip call people are going himgry across york region arid the issue can no longer be treated as if it were a problem for cities such as toronto x v the good news is that perhaps officials will take the growing hunger issue more seriously as the gap between the rich arid poof widens york region held itsfirstevef forurri bn hunger mast friday to discuss how lower incomes are affect- ing more and more children each yean j the results are shocking -n- i census statistics show between 1991 and 1996 york region households with annual incomes of less than 10000 grew by 645 per cent and households earning between 10000 and 20000 grew by 50 per ccent i i meanwhile middleclass incomes with house- holds earning between 20000 and 40000 fell in york region by nearly 39 per cent during the samv period this growth boom in the lower bracket rheans a larger hunger problem across the region r s- the forumheard nearly 4000 childfengo to school hungry each day and their parents admit its difficult to ensurejheir kids are getting regular prop- er meals this is an issue that cant be ignored studies have proven children perform better in school if theyve eaten a good breakfast theyte more alert and more energetic what will be the social ramifications jf these kids rtypoor nutiitiorial habits into their adult lives l 7 york region is considered to be a wealthy mem ber of the greater toronto area- but behind our two- car garages our picket fences arid our social calen- s- dars lurks a serious prqblemm going to go away just becausee cant necessarily see it yet yorks population is expected tctswell to more thari 12 million people in the next 20 yearsand with t suchgrowth can come poverty f we already have 65000 people going to bed hun- gry every night fridays forum was told officials have a huge jobahead of them if they are going to keep yorkregion onthemapas one of the mostadinirableplatouvemdwbr wemustaupwagreaterriumberofaffo housing units to bebuilt arid we must improve a i r poor cross transit service so people with- but vehicles can live and work iri york region 7yorkshungprtqrumviichat 100 dfficialsisxpositive first step m admitting the problem exists- j now we must take actiorii r v 4 s eerljeers r i j i bcheers to all of ourveteranswho fought for our y r yvm custirictionin the canadian armed forces 31- j hi t v birwiweabon we renfember all missions vi letters to the editor food bank gifts appreciated c thank everyone who played a 7 part in the success of this years event to the people of stouffyille who have which raised approximately 18000 for supported the whitchufchstouffville the little sisters of york region food bank during this l past we had a wonderful sunny day that thanksgiving we want to say- a big brought out about 300 participants iri thank you l v the walk of run with extraordinary we appreciate your generosity in prizes and gifts that were generously helping us meet the needs of our clients doriated by many local businesses in this area t noreen brooks thank you toall the school children fundraising coordinator who donated food to the churches big sisters of york businesses and service clubs whoheld food drives every item donated is gstnoltamulronevlegacv important and appreciated j t seems only fitting that this week of all weeks canadian- soldiers have been riiobilized to do canadian soldiers dp so well -7- help others- 1 5 iri this week our week toremember cahadiah soldjers whose fives were lostt or changed irrevocably by their service to the world our forces are arriving in central america to bring humanitarian aid to victims of hurricane mitch one of the five worst storrnsever to hitthe i caribbean y capt- brian colgate a canadian j forces spokesperson announced over j the weekend that the situation in central arrierica is one of the biggest humanitarian needs the world has- seen in a long time 5 think of some of the numbers for a moment v r v in honduras almost two million people are homeless and have nowhere to go initial reports frorn the region indicate about 12000 citizens arerlikely dead whole towns are lost blown away or coveredm mud f we should be thanking them and rememberingthqse who went bef ore them h green on behalf of the executive ofthewsfb amnesty international supporters thanked we wish to thank all those friends and supporters of what are the tasks that canadian soldiers face- theyre ready to treat patients who are sick or injured they can purify some reahers will be surprised to j rp learn that the hated gst was not cori bg pothpgd high- trivedby briari muironey that honour pss goes to a high priced iinelected bureaucrat david dodge r the chretien government has now- placed dodge in me exalted position as deputy health friinistef r j dodges ob is to reorganize our t theyre v ready to ivhelp central amencan nations start torebuild their communities -2- i- s i the circumstances for amnesty t beleaguered health care system him tocomplete hitemational group 54 whothy thek jhlsshould be a very easy task for presence helped tomakeour oct20- hiirrmmrurt 1 celebration io the 50th anniversary of m the deputy minister has to do is to the umtedsnauons declaration of informme primerruriister to msttuct himianrighteandthe25mofamnesty e rrnriister release the m- international m canada such a success their participation made this a joy ous occasion members of amnesty international group 54 1 markhamstovffville lions of our tax dollars the government is holding in the form of transferpay- merits v the citizens of ontario badly need the return of our share of these tax dol- lars j thesejsol- diersaredifferentrthan tliey r soldiers wrip looked ddfte barrels of macliinejguris as they arrived to do thirjobsy a but the end result is ttie same its service to the world somiething which weshbuldaubeproudand porhye7 rl i v tfiejcanadian militaryhas endured a year of bitter criticismforits opera- tiprijits lack of disciplmealdrnmis tration its treatmentof females within i 1 4- big sisters raise 18000 its ranks i l vbiitwheri it conies down toa can we expect to pay more taxes j snch the men andomenwho now that dddge has hishand in bur j serveare tiiere to dooust aat arpund fioaith raw the world we should noronly- thank r i themwe must also remember those j shaw- whaweritbef6rethemf y markham pi r y jv j t teenagers hi latest trends in silly notion that his or his clothing every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing newspapefs which includes the ajapicterlng news adyeruser allistonheraldcourierbarrle advance barrys 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