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economist suntribune social issues saturday oct 12 2002 is yorks food bank network becoming an institution by lisa queen staff writer efforts more on the issue of food security for residents for the first time in its 16- food security means ensur- year history the york region ln people have adequate food network is renting an food to meet eir nutritional office and hiring employees and cultural needs leading to concerns the if we just supported the community group has food banks we could have moved from a stopgap vol- remained a volunteer organi- unteer effort to an institu- zationbutwewanttolookat tionalized fixture food security and go beyond i think this is going to be the issue of hunger and permanent communica- poverty she said tions director rosanne we reali want to move rodgerssaid beyond food banks as one it was a difficult decision p of p for food to make up to that point we security were concerned had been volunteer but we th me bl picture realized we couldnt keep last y 35 food that going packages three days supply when the network and of food p p were food banks began volunteers doied out to hungry residents stressed they were launching a y york five ma food shortterm solution to hunger bank half needing until society and governments handouts are children tackled the problem fo bank use rose dra- but ms rodgers acknowl- matically in the last half of edged food banks have 2001 up 22 per cent over the assumed a permanent role same time me previous year ifs too bad in some ways use increased sharply follow- because were an institution in th sept 11 terrorist theres no doubt about it i attacks wh affected the think were going to be part of already struggling economy the landscape for a long time food bank use peaked in the network which rents december when 4402 pack- an office in the basement of a were handed out the regions longterm care numbers fell slowly dur- and health centre on eagle in the first half of this year street for less than 200 a but food banks are still hand- month acts as a umbrella jng out an average of 3000 organization for yorks five food packages every month major food banks in as part of the annual markham richmond hill thanksgiving food drive aurora newmarket and which runs from today to oct georgina it also supports 25 residents are being asked community kitchen programs t0 contribute muchneeded and school nutri- nonperishable tion projects what does food items in addition the ths year network has hired that say about brown grocery a parttime execu- the direction ba wont be tive director and a included in news- parttime commu- we as a society papers nity initiatives co- arp hpat instead snop- ordinator to oper- are headei p are encour aged to donate at ate programs such as community gardens where gcery store by drop food bank users grow their p off food m bn f own vegetables also be d off at ms rodgers said die formal local nre nails structure is needed not only to i m needed handle administrative work jjide baby formula pow- but to lobby governments on dered milk canned meat and behalf of the poor fisn canned frut and ve what does that say bles p sauce nce j about the direction we as a ho j p butter society are headed its not and basic toiletry items really all that positive in my vlslbl imaged and mind she said opened items or products itmeans politicians gov- have passed their expiry ernments political groups date will not be accepted are not taking responsibility residents can make cash grassroots groups have to donations by sending a take responsibility not that cheque to their local food that is a bad thing commu- bank or t0 the networic nities should be more donors who send involved cheques to the network can you cant say we pay our g p- t0 taxes the government will the food bank of tlier choice take care of that but should j will receive tax receipts feeding the poor fall entirely for contributions on the shoulders of food b the address is york region bank volunteers f network 194 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17 1994 since that time there have been approximately 27 amendments to the regional plan approved the planning act requires that the regional official plan be reviewed at least once every five years the first fiveyear review was undertaken in 1998 and resulted in a number of amendments over the past several years including changes to the population projections for the region and area municipalities and the planning horizon of the regional official plan in order to proceed with the second fiveyear review council has directed that a special meeting be held november 13 2002 700 pm committee room a york region administrative centre 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario a copy of the background staff reports may 1 2002 and september 4 2002 are available for inspection at the york region planning and development services department from october 3 2002 between the hours of 830 am to 430 pm on regular business days as well copies of the background staff reports in pdf format are available for review and downloading from the region of york website wwwre the planning act requires that regional council have regard to any written submissions in respect to the need for a revision to the plan and shall afford any person who attends the meeting an opportunity to be heard in respect of the need for a revision of the plan if you have questions in regard to this notice you may contact barbara jeffrey in the regional planning and development services department at the telephone numbers below written submissions regarding revisions to the regional official plan as part of the fiveyear review should be made to commissioner of planning and development services york region administrative centre box 147 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1 telephone 905 8951231 905 7310201 705 4371617 18774649675 facsimile 905 8953482 email fiveyearreviewregionyorkonca date of this notice october 3 2002