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2axs23he33 s r 2pi 0iidl sln-il-jr- 3iiditi5vtw62 vku3 iinowja8 1 economist sim stoutfryille tribune satiirilay jaa3cfc 1999 9 bmd2vltshow i febniry21st carfrcounmaub -x- yc 8526212 ext 230 i8004658633 durham r8 uxbridge asthearejec of your financial future youll need blueprints- merrill lyrich financial blueprints ban help yoiidesign a comprehensive strategy to build your rrsp investments and to accomplishyour financial security- zi fora free ribobligation blueprint call christina lam fcsi cfp financial consultant at bus 905 3051875 hotline 416 4578882 f merrill lynch merrill lynch canada inc is a member cipf christinalamcamlcom wwwcanadamlcom fr a- a7 i politics government launched 115miuiohmedia blitz r ones the york catholic district school board invites registrations into its academyfocus schools registrations for classes beginning september 1999 wlll be accepted ln each of the academies untll s february 27 1999 omiteb registration opportunities school st michael catholic academy 41 simonston blvd thovnhill l3p 4r6 9058894816 j catherine von zuben principal st gregory the greaf catholic academy 140 greenpark blvd woodbridge l4l 6z6 9058560955 domenic naccarato principal fr michael mcgivney catholic academy 5300 14th avenue markharril3s3k8 paul walsh principal holy gross catholic academy 7501 martin grove rd woodbridge l4l v 905851499 c -y- cosimomodafferi principal fociis the arts grades 48 math science technology grades jk8 math science technology grades 9-oag- math science technology grades 9oac please note that transportation will not be provided by the board y for more information contact the principal t c by jennifer brown staff writer by now you probably know the jscripte by heart two little ls moving- into a new neighbourhood are going to be happier because the province has a new com mon school curriculum a young boy winces as he weighs the pain of ripping abandaid offhis knee an analogy to making tough changes in health care in others this past fall a clock was used to show those 25 extra minutes that high school teachers are being asked to spend in the classroom critics call them weapons of mass distraction a 115millibn ad cam paign that has been nothing more than misleading and early electioneering at a launch of the provinces new drive clean campaign in newmarket tuesday environment minister norm sterling admitted the government hired an outside firm to create a cam paign that will cost 4 million to explain the emissions testing program its quite small in terms of the over all program the state of georgia spent 8 million for the atlanta area only he said the people have to understand why the program is necessary programs that have failed in the us have failed to communicate how peo- pie participate and the requirements tory say they are simply doing what taxpayers have asked them to do explain their actions over the past three years and they say they still havent topped the previous ndp gov ernments spending on ads which amounted to 227 vnillion r the ndp disputes that figure stat- irig that from 1990 to 1995 the bob rae government spent 171milliori it also claims the tories have spent 1443rhilli6n from 1995 to december 1998 not 115 million as the govern ment claims sheila white special advisor to ndp leader howard hampton said the new democrats cut advertising expendi tures in half compared to the liberals before them the liberals spent 95 million dur ing their final two years in office that said its the current tory gov ernment that vowed hot to overspend in unnecessary areas in the more prominent campaigns 7 million has been spent on education and 10 million in healthcare advertis ing since 1995 and last week the government paid 900000 for pamphlets mailed to every household applauding crimefighting initiatives in the province y funded from each ministrys com munications budgets ultimately ontario tax dollars the ads have flooded television and radio airwaves newspapers and residential mailboxes york mackenzie mpp frank klees said its the ruling partys job to explain to taxpayers whatthe government is doing in each sector and charges gov ernments before his have done their share of advertising like shareholders in a company the people deserve to know whats going on klees said iourjocalaihdreirs aid society has a legal responsibility to protect children from abuse and abandonment but need yourjielp x vafosterparcmjaroluntecror t y s y cauwdavandvdp york rcwontouldiwsamsoacvto protect dijdrcnuiroiighout our community r iqafy 71 q qca wm treasures y historic unionville semiannual clearance starts thurs feb 4th 800 am everything in store huge savings on fashions y seagull pewter leather goods and more nr f shop between 800 am and noon on feb 4th v whrjt wl j i nkreivenadbltioni0f p i our drastically reduced prices to max of 70 excluding new arrivals 905 4774077open7 daysaeek ads distasteful some people who work in healthand education say the provinces recent advertising blitz has kept them busy cor recting false impressions created by the commercials every time i saw one of those commercials i was chang ing the channel said markhamhigh school teacher cindi seligman the ads are being paid for with taxpayers money its in your face every 10 minutes to date trie mike harris government says it has spent 7 million on advertising targeting education and 10 million in healthcafe advertising since 1995 seligmansaid the ad showing the clockticking down to depict thv25 extra minutes high schoolteachers are being asked to spend in the classroom forced her to launch her own information campaign last fall once parents had it explained to them think they got the picture but many thought theirchud was going to be taking another classvshe said y themiddlefield collegiate teacher said her opposition to the government ads didnt cease when the tories stopped aiming them at her profession she finds the ones targeting health care equally distasteful y r v youchear about being turned away from hospitals all the time and when you hear the ones about the car emission testing and money for hep c survivors its just so obvious they are getting ready for an election seligman who cochairs the markham political action committee a group working to oust the toriesin the next election agrees ontarians can learn both sides of the gov ernments policies in the media but questions whether everyone takes the time to doso yim all fofthings like secondary school reform arid amal- gamation of school boards but they are trying to do every thing so quickly she said fthe ads cpuhtyhos y been in ygfowwarea and really does need tosee funding to see thepermanentopening of these overflow beds the ministryhasbeengoodtojhonpur request for emergency fundingbut often it takes time and r- vhas nothappened as fast as we likesaid gannage l ca mllltam kllow iv fiatarticvet rrnacrrk alnriarrta w fsax3uli jvjtojirs