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4 1 i j i v r -eft- wmm se jugg vt- a metroland community newspaper- 9 heritage rd markham oiit l3p 1m3 pvbushericmpmitdfoot j ii general manager aiin brouwer i l editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debraweller deputy editor debora kelly production director choi kay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager brian kirhk classified manager aih campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacy allen k business manager margaret fleming j office manager vnian oneil editorial taxrelief is the c r lets set the scene c a ifs a battle for public support between canadas defenders of rightwing tax relief and socially conscious support of needy canadians v v the players appear to be as different as night and day l r in comer stockwell day leader of the canadian alliance party is enjoying the bene fits of mass publicity following his selection as the first leader of the newlyxreated rightwing party that has its roots in preston mannings reform party f as he visits ndings and crisscrosses the nation garneringsupportiforhis ologies and platfomisday is hearing and responding positively to canadians com plaints abouttheir tax burdens it is music fojdaysjears meshing perfectly r with the alliances lowerjrtaxation portfolio- hes feeling good about his party and his mes- sage a i day however isnt the only one listening to the taxpayers tune r t v jn the next comer federal finance ministert paulmartirfsaid this week his government has io move quickly to provide moretaxrelief to average canadians v j r- iiv as reported by the torstar networkmartin told mecanadian chamber of commerce this f week rheres no doubt that bnnging down v taxes c for niidclleihcome s lowincoirie canadians is a priority i agree there is a need to bring down taxes quickly and we as a govern- i ment have said were going to do that v- j j jrs aninterestmg battle and weresureits no coincidence that while martin is espousing theneedfortax relief hiscoueaguesjarethis- weekneeting tpdisctiss ejection platform v strategies trying to find a wayjoout-manoeu- vre dayjscall for improved levels of taxation jjthe 1 cdurse7musrsell to the public a tenuous position balancing critical tax relief a canadian favourite with appropn- ate social spending canadian expectation whentwehead tothe federalpolls likely i next have to sift- through the i liberalsibesf-of-all-wqrlds- prbrnises to v the trudifthat bfest tsiiits iour needsas canadians that isthw taxrelief thapwill allow jus to allocate our own dollars to best v meevtiie needs of plufamilies in ourdemand- v ingeconomic climate t4 v-yt- v -j- a- iv s t sf- 905 2942200 416 1 7987624 fax 905 2941538 f email newsroomeconsuncom y- how men like his father toiled for their families and their communities to build a home fai away from the land of their birth away from the security of relatives and old friends i believe scarpitti was not aware that he l e t t e r s tio the e d i to r scarpittis emotionaltribute to his dad touched many citizens tr he stood there at the church podium and jn a clear voicethatqnlyjfaltered arfdtrem- bledwmemotiqnttheendt was talking of tlie values that his father father v n sj 5 brought with him from his country of origin he napted howa young man of 22 came lovefor handwork strong familyties per- tb canada from italy abputa decadeafter severance and integrity s 4 second world avar how hafd ithisyman j hewas not aware when he talked about worked with his hands to bringup a familyin pricle in comparing the size of the a strange land v iu r his garden to those of his friends hi r taikediabput to th he was demonstrating how simple things i jmarkham in a place called bakersdale which could be asoufce of happiness forpeople like v at the time was considered so remote that rel- his father f cwh6yisitefiacltdstaythrmg hemennonedhowhemoughthishiother hejeminiscedabout his when i and devotion between his parents vhe and his brother were driven by their father as i listenedtoscarpitti talk about his to placeslikenew yorkandspent most ofv v i could see in myniihd the markham their spare time withhim c cornfields at the time hisfamily settled in the c- he painted a picture in words of a family area and the markham of today the technol- with a devoted father and mother who logy capital of canada his fathers labour is brought uptwosonsthrqugh love and hard part of what this town is today a work xj rr 1 t l i join this son in saluting hisfathef for his jwas deeply touched by regional s inbuildirig the markhamcommunity councillqv frank scarpiravhomage to his- biit most especially for contributing two able father 1 si cmicnfiailimtrifiinahqicciirolvnrmih father unknowingly he spoke not only of his father and his family he actually touched on the struggles of immigrant families in canada sons of whom canada is surely proud rosalinabustamante thornhill lettersp0licr j v welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than m 400 wordsand 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from majop mackenzie drive north to aurora road ah in alltheproiect will cost 37 mil- lion j v r hooray forithe province this is good news v 4 4v f it was also good news in march j1998u when we first heardabout the plan from- newmarket mayortorh taylor -5- the 404 extension was part of a deal that had the province spending 12 mil- lion to extend hwy 404inreturn york region assuming a darigerqus stretch of hwy 9 from hwy 400 to j r bathurst street and spending 12 mil- lion to widen and improve it thats not quite the sameasthe province handing the region 12 million free and clearbut sincetwo necessary highway improvement projects will be carried out everybodywiris the deal to extend 404 to green lane was formally announced in june 1998 and itwas good news the highway widening was announced last september complete with a schedule that matches the one announced monday although no funtf- ing wasset asicle for it at that tima l but it was still good newst j werepprtedin julys that the road would be widened to six lanes from major mack to bloomington so on monday we learned officially that the wideilng would extend one more exit to aurora road i hope they cleared tjiiswith the peo- pie in aurora who didnt consider the widening of bathurst street to be goddt news scared york region council- lv ldrs into throwing their construction i schedule into havoc lastweek r 1 but with the possible exception of thosefolks most would agree improve- ments to hwy 404 is good news j- and they were announced with the fanfare befitting good news the accompanying pressrelease jncluded words of wisdomfrom allfour of york regions mpps eyenfthdugndnly york w norths julia munro actually attended the press cclfiferencefm- but those other mpps will undoubt- edlyhave plenty ou opportunities to make good news announcements j remember this is a province that has been known to announcex the same 1 health care g1ants three tirnesa province that believes in spreading goqh news aroiihdagain andagaing arid againv 4afi x w- but for the record you can only build a road once s i