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8 economist sunsuntribune provincial politics saturday may 14 2005 mmli mothers against drunk driving 18p0 this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune provincial budget met with positivlreaetion by roy green staff writer what a difference a budget year makes according to ontario finance minister greg sorbara following a firestorm of protest over the health care premium in his first budget last may the vaughan-king- aurora mpp noted a big difference in the reaction to his second budget this week- like night and day mr sorbara told the york region newspaper group fri day last years was a tough budget but trre regional municipality of york notice of completion class environmental assessment vivian road yr 74 from highway 48 to york- durham line yr 30 town of whitchurchstouffville the regional municipality of york has completed a class environmental assessment for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of vivian road yr 74 from highway 48 to yorkdurham line to provide a basic two lane paved road including revisions to the road profile and intersection improvements at ninth line the proposed improvements are required to address safety and operational deficiencies present on the existing road and structural deficiencies in the pavement the study has been conducted in accordance under schedule c of the municipal class environmental assessment june 2000 under the ontario environmental assessment act subject to the comments received as a result of this notice and the receipt of other approvals the regional municipality of york intends to proceed with thedetailed design and construction of this project a schedule c environmental study report has been prepared for this project the report describes the problem the assessment of alternatives and the preferred solution as well as public and agency consultation program conducted during the study this notice places the environmental study report on public record for review and is available for public viewing at the following locations and times the regional municipality of york town of whitchurchstouffville office of the regional clerk clerks office 17250 yonge street 37 sandiford drive 4th floor newmarket ontario stouffville ontario hours 830 am to 430 pm hours 830 am to 430 pm whitchurchstouffville public library 30 burkholderst stouffville ontario l4a 4k1 hours mon to thurs 10am to 830pm fri 10am to 6pm sat 10am to 5pm suni2noonto5pm the public review period will commence on may 12 2005 interested persons may provide written comments to the region representative listed below within the review period cynthia martin peng project manager regional municipality of york transportation and works dept 17250 yonge streetbox-i47- newmarket on l3y6z1 phone 905 7646345 ext 5134 fax 905836-590- email c gordon murray peng consultant project manager stantec consulting ltd 7270 woodbine averiuesuite 300 markham on l3r 9 phone 9054740455 fax 9054749889 email g u rraysta n tecco m if concerns cannot be resolved through discussions with the regional municipality of york a person may request the minister of the environment issue a part ii order to this project a part ii order request must be received by the minister at the address below no later than june 14 2005 the honourable leona dombrowsky minister of the environment 135 st clair avenue west 12th floor toronto ontario m4v1p5 a copy of the part ii order request shall be sent to- the regional municipality of york clerks department 17250 yonge street- newmarket on l3y6z1 bill fisch regional chair kees schipper- commissioner of transportation and works thank you for your participation in this study this notice is issued on may 12 2005 w r wiinii sh a little time can make a huge difference in a childs life with several volunteer programs to choose from one is sure to suit your schedule 16 big brothers big sisters of york 9057271251 wwwbbbsyca thismessage brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune this time arourid theres a very positive mood right across the province the highlights of a budget that halved ontarios deficit included a five- year 62billionplan for postsecond ary education a 18billion increase iri health care spending and the promise of 30 billion over five years in infrastruc- ture runding it also fell shortof a promise lastyear to erase the deficit by 2007 that may take until 2008 mr sor bara said because criticism seems to be evenly split between those who wanted more spending and those who felt deficit reduction should have had a higher pri ority mr sorbara said he did something right when you hear those criticisms you know youre on the right track in our prebudget discussions we heard hun dreds of requests passionate requests for increased programs and services we had to use a lot of discipline we sim ply looked at our priorities health care education and strengthening the economy he admitted details on the 30-bil- lion infrastructure plan are vague but said they will soon be available the criticism is valid we havent said much about what specific uansit projects or buildings or hospitals will be getting that money those details will follow greg sorbara ontario finance minister says budget is on the right track with voters the government will continue to look at potential private investors for some infrastructure projects but insist ed theres a right way to do that if you lobk at hwy 407 die govern ment of the day made a wise decision to build that in one fell swoop with a single company to design build and operate it on die other side selling it was the sin gle largest mistake the government ever made there are risks to private invest ment and we want to avoid them r 1 ymca help build the new markham ymca donate volunteer participate markham family ymca queens 400 business centre 3rd floor 178 main street unionville ontario l3r 2g9 tel 905 94887 1 1 wvvwymcatorontoorgmarkham