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4 pwwfcsltoistouffiti mirth 251999 ft -3- c cpivtmunigsorsss inc personal communications centre jviarkville wiall upper level to contribute 300 milliori to public health and ambulances and another 45 million jto righting homelessness while thereare no details orrhow much funding york will receivefor the homeless the tories haveagreed to pay half the regions public health arid ambulance bills medical officer of health dr helena jaczek said if the province uses its own figures york is entitled to 10 million if they agree to the regions num- i bers the grant will be 125 million not including any funding for the home- less im sure regional treasurer sandy cartwright will budget for the worst case scenario we wont take it on trust jaczek said she speculated the tories are responding to a universal outcry from officials that public health should not be funded through property taxes i personally stood up at confer ences and said this is stupid property tax is not where you fund vaccinations and disease control jaczek has also been left wondering if there will be any strings attached to the funding ireallydont know what motivated the announcement i honestly dont i- v its politicspteculatibnt its fairly puz- zlirig shesaid l y 5 kleesagreed the province will v require regions to justify their spending before it hands over any cheques j combined with last weeks rash of healthcare fuhdmgannouncements aurora mayor tun jones believes the i tories are trying to cover hotbutton issues with voters before the election call expected in the next few weeks but if the provincial politicians were really interested in helping out munici palities jones said they would set aside money for go transit which needs a lbmon boost to improve service since health care is a lot sexier than go transit or transit infrastructure thats what makes the headlines jones said adding there will be gridlock in the gta if transportation problems arent solved klees urged the mayors to stop being so cynical he said the government is following through on its promise to reinvest any- savings from government downsizing andrestructuririg back into key areas like health care this is a clear demonstration that strategy has worked r and people are benefitting from bearing with us diir- ing the difficult times did restructuring stmcwhimwasmvffvmiwaiw delivering the news that matters most to your community fv economist sun stouffville tribune 9052942200 905640-2100- economist sun stpuffville tribune holiday deadlines the offices of the markham economist sunstouffville tribune will be closed april 2 1999 for good friday due to the upcoming holiday ourdeadlines are as follows booking deadlines for saturday april 3 1999 retail ads wednesdaymarch31noon classified ads thursday april 1 noon booking deadlines for tuesday april6 1999 retail ads thursday april 11200 noon classified ads monday april 5 200pm the toy superstore clearhfce final 5 days ends march 29 irom piescnptions to vitamin supplements markham r square takes your familys good health to heart rmc ttrmvcheckounour instore specials v discount applies to instock itemsonly loot bag inventory not included- 145 west beaver creek rd unit 2 richmond hill v- v t