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on sale sat november 3 to fri november 9 2001 growth juft thereiwerej5031-homes- firsthalf of 2001 indicates cori- completed arid5643new resi- tinuihggjincludingthe deritialunitsstarted in the region j industrial rand commercialsec- during the first half the year tbtlieenorrdcanddevelop- meanwhile 5593jr3uildih per- merit rewew has keen published mitsfbrnew residential units on a semiannual basis since u were issued a decrease of 17 per 1995 cent from the same period in the report highlights a nuni- 2000 s- ber of midyear economic indi- i yorks population boom tqrswhichshowmatdespite continues morelthan an economic slowdown in many new residents brought the parts of canada and the united regions population to 772000 states york regions economylc which is 145 per cent of the total has continued to grow through gta population meanwhile the first half of 2001 the report concluded- highlights of the report sorrie 10000 new jobs were created in the region since december 2000 in- june there were between 380000 and 390000 jobs in york region the regions unemployment rate is estimated at 55 per cent in june lower than the gta average and well below the national rate of 7 per cent the number of jobs in the region has increased by more than 500p0 sincel998 total estimated con- sanction value for the first six months of 2001 was 13 billion up more than 800000 from the same period last year the report says 34 per cent of that construe- tion was generated by the indus- trial commercial and institu- tiorial sector compared to 23 per cent in 2000 the region ranks third in the country for residen- tial growth and fifth forindustri- al commercial and institutional more than 38 per cent of the growth in the gtaoccurred here york regioriis how the seventh- largest uppertier level of munic ipal government in canada in terms ofpdpulatipn just behind- ottawa 791300 and ahead of edmonton 663300 were pounding away on a number- of cylinders all of this is good news to eastwood- who- said york regions success 4sbased largely t on the diversity of its economy the economy of york region is interdependent with the rest of the gta but there is an incredible diversity of employ ment in york region eastwood said were not solely dependent on two sectors of the economy- automotive and high tech swere pounding away on a ntuit- 1 s ber of cylinders v x that does not preclude some t jqb losses as jthe ecohoihic chill sets in eastwood said j i y y the difference thisyeart is j going into metiiird arid fourth quarters of20bjthere were fewer signs of economic slow dqwnhesaidf- v v we are goirig tosee some joblv- dislocations and some adjust j merits in some sectors of- the economy barrow said the figures in the t report should be viewed with caution because of the massive worldwide changes brought on by the terrorist attacks of sept 11 in america i think it creates uncertain ty barrow said i dont knoiw that the region can say wewill a rernain resilient wejwillbe imrnuneto factors affecting everybody else i think the report shows well be the last to slow down georgina councillor danny wheeler said there are clear rea- i sons for optimism in the report i think the key point is the balance between residential and nonresidential development theyre very encouraging he said wheeler said its too early to determine what the lasting effects of sept 1 1 might be its pretty hard to make prev dictions on the impact and future impact of whats hap pened in the last- month wheeler said 51 is0 xafift 3ai7 t l ti -r- v 880 j pecancawomalt oftoa s99 pieces f99 pistachidslfe f b regular glace fruit mk- 329 kg 49 lb 1320 kg pure ghcblate sso coveredvj99 airtidns yb golden yellow 109 kg br dark brown p dried k9 s z aq cranberriesovisiggm m their tqtaiishbpping bllly excluding specials whaesupoflesbd on advertised hems we reserve the nght to smd quantities no dealers please 7 markville mall 905 4757220 fortinos superlwall 905 4753299 lb k- i t wjvni flirt fmjirtolajflf vw v w 1 talk 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