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the markham economist sun communhy saturday june 24 2006 local agencies open to more oversight from page 1 more would probably be launched if the ombud had the authority to investigate whafs the commonali ty between all the sectors we cant oversee two things one is they eat up 80 per cent of provincial tax money and they involve societys most vulnerable the sick the aged the children in care mr marin said at queens park i think these organizations are not over seen because these people dont have the kind of sup port and the kind of well- organized welloiled spokespersons and lobby ists to put their case forward and thats why im not pleased when i look at the ombudsman act and see were left out of all of these really key areas earlier this week mr marin complained about proposed provincial legisla tion that lets municipalities appoint their own ombuds claiming there would be no guarantee those people would be impartial vaughan mayor michael di biase has no problem with the idea of granting additional powers for the ombud to oversee munici palities so long as its clear what he can and cant review both of the regions school boards had a similar reaction they would like more details were perfectly open and accountable we dont imagine he would have very much business with our board york catholic district school board chairperson eliza beth crowe said wed real ly like to know the details and how this would play out in the long run given the sensitive issues childrens aid societies deal with reviewers would need specialized expertise to review clinical judgments martin mcnamara execu tive director of the york region childrens aid soci ety said in a statement last year mr marin told a legislative committee his office would provide checks and balances to the chil drens aid system at the time mr mcna mara said childrens agen cies are highly regulated and subject to several proce dures to ensure they are meeting standards parents or children with complaints can go to their caseworker the workers supervisor or department director the agencys executive director and board of directors or to the ministry of children and youth services cathedral centrepiece of development from page 1 to find the report online log onto ombudsmanonca and click on the whafs new link working relationship they have brought it to an end mr fuller said the bishop has not returned repeat ed telephone messages i cant speak for the eparchy mr fuller said ifs safe to say that they believed the foundation should transfer the cathedral to the eparchy the foun dation didnt think it was appropriate or within its mandate to do that the cathedral on woodbine avenue north of major mackenzie drive is the only north american church personally consecrated by pope john paul ii he blessed the cornerstone when construc tion began in 1984 the church contends mr roman wanted title to the cathedral and 50 acres transferred to the eparchy the mining magnate died in 1988 before completing the legalities today the triple golddomed church is the centrepiece of cathedraltown a 1200unit residential and commercial subdivision under construction among the developers is the foundation a jan uary 2006 community design plan shows a precinct area around the cathedral bordered by low and medium density housing despite vatican intervention and recent legal mediation the foundation will not relinquish title to the cathedral slovak republic honourary consul john stephens said suggesting the circum stances surrounding the church land and its ownership will continue to be a long festering problem mr stephens a former thornhill res ident and york school board chairper son is also solicitor and executor for the late bishop michael rusnak bishop pazaks predecessor he contends the sixperson founda tion board voted bishop rusnak and his lawyer george cihra off in 1998 around the time the cathedraltown development was taking shape mr romans widow betty was installed as chairperson he said further daughter helen roman- barber chairperson and ceo of roman corporation limited assumed control bishop rusnak wanted a declara tion that the cathedral belonged to the eparchy mr stephens said the situation has been up in the air ever since mr stephens said papal nuncios diplomatic representatives of the vati can based in ottawa attempted to dis cuss title transfer with no success they just threw up their hands he said its incomprehensible that control of the cathedral is under the founda tion when it should be with the eparchy thafs why the pope blessed the cornerstone in the first place the dispute is all about the 50acre parcel of land he said while bishop pazak seems reluctant to comment it is clear from plans filed- at the town of markham that the foun dation intends to sell off lands around the cathedral leaving a sidewalk around it arid precious little parking wrote mr stephens in a letter to this newspaper mr fuller said he could not com ment on the allegations or identify the current foundation board members cit ing confidentiality i think what mr stephens is talking about is confidential mediation between two parties mr fuller said neither he or anyone should be talking about it looking for a career in newspapers calling all kids join our team of newspaper carriers you can earn cash to buy that special something youve always wanted you can also earn carrier bonus points to cash in for great rewards join our information night from 700 pm 800 pm tuesday june 27 or tuesday july 11 please call to register can 9052942200 for more information markham makrham economist sun accepting applications for senior kindergarten grade 1 grade 7 planning to travel canada this summer many canadians find out too late that they require excess hospitalmedical coverage even while travelling in canada they dont realize that there are numerous medical services that 0hip will not cover in other provinces or territories and some services that they simply do not cover at all for 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