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r in i i i fi r economist suntribune saturday may 26 2001 r4 dmfmetnburie a metroland comfhunity newspaper 9 heritage ra markham ont l3p 1m3 publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer j editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter s deputy editor debora kelly editor jim mason production manager pain nichols distribution director j barry goodyear online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacyallen business manager robert lazurko office manager vivian oneil vv letters shouldnt increase in population translate into more hospital beds in light of the increasein the number of family dwellings erected over the past few years and construction continues at an unprecedented rate where is the commen surate capacity increase for local hospitals and hospital services city planners take into account all aspects of town and area services consistent with the building permits that are issued dont they in the case of schools i believe the number and location are based on planned popula- tion- density of an area what then of the health system how are patienthandling capacities iriea- sured and adjustedshould they like schools riot be based on building permits issued would itbe unreasonable toexpect to have the lelevant services ina fully funded arid executable plan before final approval of buudingperrriits is given perhaps someone on council would like to uuixwju il i respond tqthe above question and explain whltchurchstouffvllle a success with supporting financial data how current aiid mture needs a being met in the case of hospital capacity and services i believe many residents think that we are long overdue for an inrrfnci i years from now the regions slogan ontarios rising star will more appropriately become known as ontarios fallen star 7 tom soars newmarket volunteers made earth day in an increase v kenneth oldfield unionville v a mbratoriurhohevelopmerit r iny6rk essential 1 onbehalf of the vvhitchurchstouffviue environmental committee i would like to thank the many volunteers who helped make the second annual mayors earth day on april 21agreatsuccess we now have up to 50 more bird boxes that wiu be going up in and around town courtesy of the many kids who nailed them together t one of the boxes was put upin the reser- voir and within minutes there were swallows fighting tocauit home vthere was also lots of help in cleaning up ing faces of the winning battle of the books team from et crowie school arid their teachers in the economist sun however i must write to acknowledge the important contributions of the other partners involved in this event from its inception in 1994 battle of the books has benefited from the partnership of three organizations who care deeply about childrens literacy the canadian federation of university women markharriunionville which supports the event both financially and through its 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a hyprocrite 1 ts tough not being a hypocrite these days take the environment i see myself as a friend of mother nature but sometimes im not i wont spray my lawn with pesticides but i drive a mini so while i dont like to aimlessly fling poison around just to eradicate a few dandelions ill gladly guzzle gas spew ing extra doses of carbon monoxide into the air for the convenience of all that additional cargo space so im a hypocrite its the same with health care i cant comprehend people who flood our emergency wards to check out the flu that costs us all but im the type to wait so long to see a doctor a simple problem could grow worse forcing more expensive procedures again a hypocrite finally recognizing youre a hypocrite is in a way therapeutic but finally recognizing youre a hyp ocrite is in a way therapeutic can make grandiose socially responsible statements such as i believe beauty pageants are an irresponsible example to our young women only to take your daughter to a britney spears concert half the battle is recognizing youre a hypocrite realizing that in this com plicated society with so many legiti mate opinions on so many subjects youre bound to be a hypocrite at some point the only way out is by having no opinions at all the more i think about it the more hypocritical i am i abhor violence but i love hockey i believe in freedom of speech but i wish ernst ziiridel would shut up i despise any hint of racism but still laugh at eth- nic jokes of course this hypocrisy isnt all my fault its not a genetic defect orany- tliing its societys fault after ail when wesvere kids we were taught to do as a 1 i say not as i do who can blame anyof us for being so hypocritical our leaders are hypocrites premier mike harris says hell never extend funding to privateschools but he does it anyway- l v stbckwell day leads a party that believes irirecallirig mps for poor per- vfqnriance he refuses to stepdown we should atleast recognize that- were cdnfiaictqrybeihgsand nbtmuctimavve il 1 a j real smfoi course is taking our- r i j n