■h Region gets better ambulance funding deaU Photo by Barrie Erskine, photo above left, courtesy of the Toronto Raptors Brad Lytle Sears Store Manager Oakville Place with Raptor for a Day winner Jordan Strange 9yrs. (above right) and Brad with Raptor Tracy McGrady. $2.2 million last year to about $300,000 in 1999. Only Milton has maintained any base funding at all, though not at last year's level. In 1998, Milton received $2 million. With the new adjustments, they'll receive $1.3 million. That number includes a $74,000 CRF bonus. The discrepancy is due to the provin cial calculation formula, explained Rinaldo. "The numbers in each municipality By Irene Gentle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER A Government of Ontario promise to pick up half the tab of public health and ambulance services will likely land Halton a net gain of just $500,000, said the Halton Region's Finance Commissioner Joe Rinaldo. Until recently, the region funded these' areas alone. That's because the new cash injec tion has triggered a recalculation of the provincial contribution to local commu nity reinvestment funds (CRF). Last year, Halton and its four municipali ties were given about $8.6 mil lion through CRF. That was to offset about $28 million in down loading costs. "While we're getting funding for ambulance it's important to know that local communities are losing the com munity reinvest ment funds," said Rinaldo. "They went through and did the calcula tions one more time. Under the new formula, the region itself will lose about $2 mil lion in reinvest ment funding. O a k v i l l e , Halton Hills and Burlington have also been stripped of their base funding. To offset that loss, they have been given a funding bonus. to1 JtnnbermiHj cMmtkw continues Qnhoilk Q)odqa! 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Overall, the region will gain a half per cent break in costs under the new formula. Member Paul Hartford I n v e s t m e n t A d v i s o r Tel: (905) 337-2030 Fax: (905) 337-2033 NESBITT BURNS M tm bir of the Bank of Montreal Group of Companies Raptor F o r A Day w on't forget brush with stars By Amber Clarke SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Vince Carter may be the Toronto Raptors' Rookie of the Year candidate, but on Saturday, nine-year-old Jordan Stange of Oakville, took centre stage as the Raptors' Rookie For A Day. Selected among thousands of entries in Sears Canada's Raptor Rookie for a Day contest, the lucky Oakville youngster had a player's-eye- view of the game and enjoyed a behind the scenes look at the Raptors locker room. "He was thrilled, and had a really busy day," said Jordan's mother Shannon Stange. "He got to shoot some baskets with Vince Carter, and sat right behind the Raptors bench for the whole game." Jordan's big day with the Raptors began with a tour of the Air Canada Centre and a behind-the-scenes look at the event. He was presented with an official Raptors team uniform and bas ketball. After the first quarter Jordan toured the Raptor's dressing room. "He sat in Vince Carter's chair, and drank Gatorade from their fridge," said Shannon. Jordan shot baskets for charity with the Raptor's Mascot during a time out. He sunk five baskets at one hundred dollars a pop. Jordan also read a short newscast for 680 News after the game which was broadcast on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Jordan was the lucky winner among thousands of contestants. He filled out a contest ballot from the Oakville Beaver and dropped it in a ballot box at Sears in Oakville Place Mall. This is the contest's fourth year, and twenty- two Sears stores in the Greater Toronto Area participated. The Toronto Raptors will sign on one more rookie during the 1999 sea son. 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