The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

i u a a z rmvsl economist sunltriburiel xifwm jl rl saturday may 26 2061 9 i oar w j fw mfkhiaib stoiuffvillie short 8 million from page 1 we want to ensure the sustain- ability of the health care system so that it is there for our children and for future generations after that but while spending on overall health care is increasing the may 9 provincial budget cut 100 mil lion in hospital funding this year the tories announced hospi tals will receive 84 billion this year down from last years 85 billion hospitals had been ask- ing for an additional 650 million over what they got last year markham stouffville presi dent dr jim maclean and sbutjilake president dan carriere are pleased to receive clements performance grants especially since the funding rec ognizes their efficiency but while he doesnt want to look a gift horse in the mouth maclean said his hospital is 8 million short on provincial fund ing this year markham stouffvilles annual operating budget this year is about 80 mil- lion meanwhile carriere estimat- edsouthlake is short 14 million in provincial funding this year his operating budget sits at about 100 million york central with a budget of 102 million was hoping for 1 million more from the province for capital projects we allhave shortfalls allyork region hospitals have fairly sig nificant deficits because were the fastest growing area of the country and to provide quality care costs money maclean said were all appreciative of whatever funding announce ments there are but we all have to recognize that providing health care in this community with a growing and aging popu lation and increasing expecta- tions of the population it is a continual challenge to provide the level of care people expect maclean is hoping a meeting with the ministry next month will address funding shortfalls for hospitals in growing areas carriere agreed york hospitals are under intense pressure from the regions growing and aging population you dont have to be a rocket scientist the housing starts are everywhere in york region he said the funding is nice but we have a long way to go yet we have to look at hot spots and def initely one of those hot spots is york region at the same time both carriere and maclean acknowl edged that health care spending cant continue to increase forev er meanwhile carriere praised clements effort to reward effi cient hospitals through perfor mance grants in the past inefficient hospi tals didnt fare any worse than efficient hospitals owners of airstreams open up trailers to the public more than 200 vintage airstream v trailerowriers have setup shop at the markham fairgrounds this weekend and the public is welcome to checkthem out aridask questions the fairgrounds is one of the stops for the wallybyam caravan club international which organizes rallies arid caravans throughout- nortiv america among the members in i markham afevairstream owners from ontario quebec maryland new jersey pennsylvania delaware arid washingtpneg- v s vtheopen houseis slatedfdr 1 to 3 7 pirt sunday newairstreanisare also on display from jcanahirv centre of- londonoht s boatndock brigg dinghies life jackets marine tools electronics fenders safety equipment boat rail system cantilever lift dock edging powerboat equipment sailboat equipment cleaning supplies hewitt lift rolladock boat rail system boat dock marine equipment sales inc 461 alden rd unit 34a markham on l3r3l4 mpnsunloioooo v phone9054152770 fax 905 4753223 rolladock check us out on the web boatndockcom v tf sheridari heating air conditioning vatot m54714222 starting at 1449 n a- v r correction notice dgrwl vreductipnandan ladditionaj mufacturers mailin iicg ivwiviy muwiuuhwjiwmi mconveniencelthismayl have caused jourvaluedcustomers notice of regional road 30 detour effewveimmediatelyslf joint venture provides notice of the detour of regional road 30 at highway 7 to facilitate the construction of the regional road interchange the work is anticipated to be completed and this section of regional road 30 reopened -byjuly152001-k- v i for information please contact slf joint venture at1 8774074074 o k j green river highway 7 l t k research iinio a cause and cure for schizophrenia is vastly underfunded s schizophrenia society of ontario 18004496367 wwwwebnetsso this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun i the stonehaven list price t8 now iipfra beat the price increase save thousands due to steadily rising costs it is necessary to institute a price increase on our home packages effective may3j20o1 until that date we will accept orders at the current prices and we will continue to honor the 20 early bird sale discount call toll free 1 88841 78760 to beat the price fncreasel call or visit us today independently distributed by -jr- tech home ltd hwy 7 7arr-3- peterborough ontario k9j 6x4 lifi u subscrbbe now save up to 26 series buddy wasisname and the other fellers second city and the arrogant worms sponsored tyiebwcitapnses ivanka chews the fat the just for laughs road show series famous people players present hide seek alice in wonderland sponsored by starfene home corporation the flaming idiots spoworedbycbcncbloud the paperbag princess sponsored by embossysuites hotel cbnerence centre numispeopfplivor im trthe messian the nutcracker stuart mcleans vinyl cafe body soul 5stoujfhaspitolartistfc sponsor grey ftwevnsurancebroters v dime cosponsors chapel mge fiinera homes metcalfe bfainey bums wine sponsocwhittomores estate winery inquire about our theatre series and music showcase series subscribe mfriv