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x- economist suntribunet services uipit72o6 c mayor feambdlatheequcfe tions ff funding wayne foiftke- five- by patrick casey staff writer j r- f vvhitchurchstouffville mayor emmerson has slammed areport proposing the jyi v region stagger the reldcation and upgrades of its a 14 ambulance stations over the next five years h and he called oh the region and the province to fuyj finance the service properly i th the 3000- a health and social services committee report- squarefoot presented to regional council last thursday sum- buildings esti- marized a 1999 audit by theventin group tm vrnlil architects that recognized the poor condition of 325000 the regions ambulance stations uir v rated on a threepoint scale stations in markham richmond mb aurora and maple can mo munia- be retained while the remaining 10 stations either p wl need to be rebuilt or require brand new locations k no t c however emmerson spoke vehemently against of p wayne emmerson -whitchurch- a recommendation suggesting pnorities be spread cia c stouffvillerhayor says fire years is too over the next five years with the relocation of the jce services jn a stouffville station to the area of mccowan and h ne f f tiohs fi bethesda roads not occurring until 2004 a v-i- weneed tostep it up emmerson said we accepted responsibjity last year cant wait four years for some of these places some i based on a5050 split of these areas need to be covered now wift the proncial government butpueens park a d6nt think we need taj mahals for these hasbasedifinaiicialconttnenton1heexisting things they just need to be adequate and we can jjevelexplamed alan wells the regions workwimmehauswehavetmnothappywimthe architects report- stating some should be shut committee meeting f- 4 but emmerson said that wont help him explain to his constituents in stouffville and ballantrae why f theyare being askedtowait until 2004 for a new local ambulance station yi meahwme markham mayor don cousens said discussions at- the recent association of municipalities of ontario convention suggested regidns and local municipalities could be faced with a funding nightmare over ambulance service it is becoming a matter of concern right across the province warned cousens its a penalty we are incurring through additional downloading within two orthree yearsyou know projects vice can dperateforabout 9 million- may not happen as fast as the way it should he we have impiobiemwifli tiie formula the said 7 issue is whether the government will provide their the current report calls foranew station in share said wells thesew iterm we are icufrent- unionville this year with minimal upgrades to lynegotiatmgwiththe ministry of health facilities in richmond hill aurora and maple 0n t0 of m proposed funding additional enexfyeara newstation would be built in ambulance stations the region has already identi- newmarket near green lane and bathurst street fied me f four additional ambulances next andnewstmcturesw6uldbebuiitinkmgcityands year each costing lmillion to dehyer supply and woodbridge with stations innobleton and sutton operate f ie16catedin2002andthornhillandqueensvme according to regional chairperson bill fisch in 2003 z j discussions withjarea mpps have stressed the i the program would finish in 2004 with the re- constructionofthe keswick and stouffville sta- regiqn has inherited ah ambulance service without a reasonable amount of provincial funding m well put your i lssj message in front pf r 20000 yofkregipn businesses every sssmfe ipenniesper y business scr i i rifr cash york region business times for more information call your advertising representative 319652220000311 v neil moore 9057737627 or 416798728 j itr- i j pmtlmle chttr support frniip i prostate cancer support arid awareness grqup tuesday september 12 2000 730 pm 900 pm markham stoufville hospital auditorium v 9th line and church st i topic hormone therapy intermittent hormone therapy and hormone refractory cancer speaker dr john diconstanzo everyone welcome free parking marihain stouffville i hospital si special lltaiiks to sftlatkltam loicfjfyille tptospilal is9y coopeialiontuith liewatapian avcer society 905 2945925 227 main street north markham ontario l3p1y6 information l