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stouhmetribiihie i a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage rdmarkhamont 1m3 ri publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director otmvertisindebha welter deputy editor debora kelly editor r jim mason production manager n pam nichols distribution director ibarry qoodyedr online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacy allen business manager robert lazurko office manager vivian oneil editorial reform of health care mike harris was elected for his no-non- sense approach and a willingness to take on critical issues as the provinces leader r the tories told constituents they were not going to let special interest groups run the show any longer a promise beleaguered tax-bur- dened voters wereonly too happy to hear v butthebig blue machine is sputtering these days as harris and his ministers fail to show leadership in key areas such as the envi- rdnmenteducatidn arid health reform take for instance thetories latest move to reform health care l v healtti minister tony clement announced lasfweek that aitermore than one year of dis- jcussipns primarycareby doctors would be reformedr v thenewiontario family health network wouldsteerontarios doctors from the ageoldr feeforserace- method ofjpayment family jdoct6rswoijdriristead salaries and htota3dase dfc6ursebytrainedstaff i heajthrcareeertsagreertaking on ritari6 union could mean political i suicide but adrnira reform and political j couragejis all that is needed toimproveser- with the letters to the editor politicians should not permit offleash areas in town parks combine a 407 bus lane and subway extension to ease woes liberal leader dalton mcguinty says harris j- has beenvagomzmglyslowto reform the pub- l ucinealtmcare systems and while we would iquesttonswhethermcguintywouldhave the so our new regional transit manager don gordon believeswe need a better balance between roads arid transit i couldnt agree with him more t however to obtain this balance he is proposing the usual things that transit proposed reform t allowing physiciansto bill choose who will sit on the newhealth network if- vv5wt p aaeajfinebalancejisneededho attract s wetlneddocorsliriditbfifef dntariii hafe- vi isavsesh ltjreic rfr welcomes your letters all re- dogs comw gef qg leash economist rsun march 22 good grief here we goagain with dogs off the leash markharh paries should the town lead residents into he fray perhaps otheryork region municipalities sometihihgwe do not since hone of dreamers fantasize about busonly lanes and them has an 6ffleash policy for their parks all the other fuzzy ideas that inhibit rather r jls this- dog club paying a lobbyist or saanprpmotetifansituse 1 j 4atmsto sway council intoite way of think- the reality is die current transit systems in mng i megitertororitbareajustdontcutilwhile v j are the leaders those people who were pic- don gordons ideas are filled with good inten- turedifithe newspaper backin thedec 28 tions they will not attract passengers when issue letting their dogs run offleash to the they offer long waits at bus stops and buses deniniehtbf skieisand children tobogganing with fewer seats and crammed with riders -inmilriefark- theregion in cooperation with durham wliere was the bylaw officer why can he peel halton arid the province should be 6t1diargetkese looking at building bus lanes through the x just because one dogpwner told council hwy 407 corridor linking thelakeshorego f arid hundreds of people areldoirigitr in oshawa ancl the lakeshorego in oakville ffflegahytdoesthis make it just iy witria link to the airport in addition the councillor george mckelveys statement university and yongestreetsubwaysshouid thalmetbwri should provide solution thatis be extended to compatibte with thee neighborhood is hog- making atotal loop system washv v j nowjfor the real shocker let the private let tnesedbgclub people go up to one of sector build and operate the system you will the york regional forests and let their dogs run really have a service that competes with the therewhere people arenot out strolling and i enjoying the beautiful milne park i automobile the best part of this proposal is the tax- payer wiristisnt that what this is all about- a c jmcconaghy submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a m daytime telephone number kjrv newspaper reserves the right to i publisher notpubushand to edlt for clarity and space av i serving the community since 1888 ee1d ddb canadian ctrculitfons stoufmue tribune- published every thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpickering news advertiser alliston heraldcourier barrle advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post otyi parent couingwoodwasaga connection east fork mirror erin advocatecountry routes 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conservation groups are asking all member municipalities for funding and 23 million for the next decade is york regions share and in fairness 6 million is for work on the regions own greenlands strategy and another 475 million is for the regions report card process but its galling some of our neigh bours arent paying their fair share membership in the lake simcoe conservation authority is voluntary and the municipalities on the north shore including barrie and orillia dont belong three years ago barries previous mayor argued the city couldnt afford to join the simcoe group because its already a member of the nottawasaga conservation authority l that was a silly argument then and its a silly argument how richriiond hill belongs to both the toronto authority vand lake simcoe even though only a sriiair sliver of its territory is in the simcoe watershed vvhitchurchstotiffville also belongs to both conservation authorities and if 3vwtchurchstouffville can afford the bill barrie certainly can meanwhile york regions contribu tion is high because its based on assess ment by that standard were rich if you want to be really parochial about it most of that assessment is in the area controlled by the toronto authority yet were providing a dispro portionate subsidy to die simcoe region in short homeowners arid business es in woodbridge and paying to improve barrie arid orillias waterfronts ccv in rib way am i suggesting york region refuse to support a conservation strategy outside its borders i j irsjustarnatterofgethngpditiciaris to workin as close harmony as the ecosystem does v thats why 1 agree with regional chairperson bill fisch that muiucipaji tiessholddbereqldtob6ngtb cpnsti6naujthority7affectjng lands within their boiihclanest h i iyork region is leading the wayboth i by initiating strategies to protect green- v rspace and watercourses and bypartici- yipanng in the broader watershed strate- s 1 3 i i f