The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

l r i v v oik flews- mat matters most to youfx6mmunity xsf l ri s v theregionrcowwyfeoi remond employment up si i per cent t- t by usa queen staff writer emplojrment rose 298 per cent to 95305 jobs per cent to 306340 jobs up from 208654 in 1988 newmarket boosted its employment rate more trie total doesnt include home andfarrh- vvaifghanvarid newmarket are leading york om wlibrmgtheregiofla regions strong ecbndmic growth according to a 711- cehr increase the numbed of jobs total number of jobs to 33000a r new report increased from 16762 in 1988 to 28675 lastyear the number of business locations increased to between 1988 and 1998 44373 new jobs were the indepth study was a joint effort between 21000 up from 14500 otlt in 2 createdinvaughana662percentincrease york region and human resources development the regions share of 5 j jliecitynowdsniljobs dvertaking canada greater toronto area increased to 13 per cent last markham asthe employment leader in york vm 1988 markham had the most positions with 74pverathe last decade the towns vrf vvmiuiuiuioiuuuvmco with population growt 17 fv sm v employment rate grew 171 per cent while the empioyn- sk to 052 te up torn 5169 p 8 2pr k residents up from 426 vijl fa if v ki makesome extra money we are looking for carriers v i n lt he foil 6 w i n g a r e as il lahdrriark court macphqil court cariterfield close- frederlcton road montgomery ct s gres s billyjj9erescent springfielddrive silverflower ave kreighoff ave- lunargrescent s hughson drive ambleside cres v maple lane main st unionville danbury court jj swdqsearpadqv pa villiorf street vvi wors1eyjgpuh 7 courf i kefriggncres lloyd street villdgejparkway- towhsbnroad s if you aqnt see the street that youlive on in the listabqye you can still call s our office and arrange to have younname pjjt on our waiting list who knows j maybe your street will be the next to need acarner call today marktfam 9052948244 stouffville 9056402100 s u pi ij year up from 7 per cent a decade earlier whitdiurdistouffviues aiots lployment rate increased 468 per grew 56 per cent to 665000 sooo v although manufacturing remains a vital corn- richmond hill enjoyed strong employment porient of the regions economy there has been a growtriover the last decade the number of jobs shift to the office sector 4increecl603 per cent to 41664 this does not appear to be a rapid shift the orasjemploymeht grew 229 per cent to manufacturing sector for example is still expand- ltf905j6bsn 4 ing butthe strong recent growth in officebased employment growth in the rural areas was employment is an important indication that the muchjslower than in the urban municipalities regional economy is in step with the global trend vintact kiag townships employment rate toward an informationbased economy the dropped72 per cent to 3824 jobs down from report said 4119 waller said 75 per cent of yorks businesses still iingeovgina employment increased 125 per employ fewer than 10 people centoverthe decade to 5224 jobs from 4644 theres a lot of job creation in small business t east gwillimburysaw a 235per cent increase these small businesses are very volatile to 3295 jobs up from 2669 because they are more likely than larger compa- j whitchurchstouffvilles employment rate nies to go out of business but its a veryimpor- iigrew 174 percent to 6052 jobs up from 5169 tant sector 0 iyrbaii municipalities are going to be stronger of the 330000 employees woricing in york half- thaiiruraltowns in job creation for sure said commute from outside the region about half of john wallerthe regions director of long range and those 165000 are from toronto strategiplanning of the 330000 york residents who are you tiaveito understand the intent of the employed about half work within- the region regional plan is to direct the majority of growth to- while the others travel to other areas the urban areas the rural areas are getting a more waller acknowledged the population- and modest share of employment growth t employment growth is taking a toll on yorks i overall yorks employment rate climbed 468 crowded roads t j frolic benefits evergreen h6spice guests at the royal frolic arein for an evening of fun and surprises the annual dinner arid dance in support of evergreen hospice is set for friday feb 12 at york downs golf and 0 country club 7 v this event is a great way to get rid of i the february blahs said chairperson link bigioni fine food and dancing will be accompanied by asilenr auction fea- turing a wide assortment of goods and vservices donated by local merchants and companies r evergreen hospice proyjdessup- portive vcare fo r- people arid wnitchurchstouffville wrjo are dealing witha lifethreatening iilness tickets are 90rcall the hospice at 4725014 c chimney cleaning i r wj avi phone today 905 6409688 ftfes jiftlii i bmie velvets r polyesters rayons mti sale in effect jan20feb999 on selected instock merchandise only look for the red sale tags sorry no special orders sale goods sold asis all sales final in3 s uriciij m rbra rfi- pi c r r rj now open in markham lfttle readers jts funlits creativelu works children who learn how to readearlyerhpre v- j confident learners j- small classcaring teachrs individualized programs enriched readingrmathart music french computers 36 years old 4261 hwy7 east between warden kennedy p 4uocr4 4 fart ttere m oxtord studcms develop skills for success in school and life v- g skills like reading writing comprehension spelling k w- organizalion planning rl moiivation and critical thinking vj better marks and increased confidence arc the result gr 1 through high school reading wnling spelling moth study skills- french homework support learning centres