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ttzxlzfo economist suntribune tuesday july 182000 stouflefribtine a metrolahd community newspaper 9 heritage r markham on l3p 1m3 v telephone z- s 905 2942260 y faxr905ji94i538 email newsroomkonsiincom publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief bfenda larson director of advertising debra weller deputy editor debora kelly editor julie caspersen production director chert kay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing 1 manager brian kirlik classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacey allen business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oneil letters once industrial development is built get ready for gridlock if residents are upset about the traffic grid lock in markham just wait until council moves ahead withthenew 2800acre proposed industrial development stretching from hwy 404 to kennedy road immediatelynorth of elgin mills without question tractor trailers running 24 hours seven days a week will soon be run ning down woodbine warden and kennedy accessing industrial areas to the south as well as hwy 407 do councillors not understand their rapid growth policies over the past few years have riot only jammed our streets but made them unsafe although municipal politicians are always quick to point to the necessity of adding new employment lands many of these same coun- cillors approved the rezoning of existing industrial lands at 16th and woodbine avenuesto residential over strong objections from local residents- now just a few years later we are being told we desperately need additional industrial lands well how about taking a common sense approach and before cornmittirig excessive moneys rumoured to be up to 1 million for consultants make sure we have the roads and infrastructurebefore undertaking such a rrias- sive development of at least canvass existing residents in unionviuevictoria5quare cachet cachet woods and buttonville and let them know that their safety and ability to trav el on area streets will be in peril not to mehtion the lossof our lastfew acres of green space l i- 4 of theeritire council only one member voted against this travesty arid tfor his courage we applaud deputy mayor frankscarpitti- s in this election year cail your councillor arid the mayors office and voice yquf objec tion before its too late i hm robertson president victoria square ratepayers danhorchik i president devils elbow ratepayers zsr loutucci rpridentjenningsgate ratepayer letters policy v stouffyille tribune welcomes your letterscalf subnussionsrnust be less than 400 words and must include a daydmetphonenumberv v- name and address the 1 1 riewspapwiessves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space- j write letters to the editor v i v 9 heritage rd markham on l3p1m3 t tmt emilfc ltttmk0wudxoin ft trr harris government has done a lot to be applauded over reontarios questioning managerial com petence of the tories july 4 markham resident h leznoff is so far out in left field he refuses tosee the real goal posts leznoffwrites premier mike harris fired thousands ofnurses not knowing only hospi tals can hire or fife nurses according to studies conducted by the university of toronto and hamilton mcmaster university only 4207 nurses have left since- u 1995 for whatever reasons some went to work in healthcare settings- such as nursing hoihes homecare and agen- cies as employment in these went up 2 per cent to 4 per cent and 8000 nurses left their psibonsdufirig thendpsterrri afqueenv v park the world health organization placed canada 30 out of 190 countries yet we were placed tenthin health spending that should tell us just how big a waste duplication and fraud is in our health system ment minister was the only provincial minis- ter to support the federal governments pro- posal to reduce the sulphur content in gaso- line v the lakeview coal burning hydro plant was spewing out sulphur dioxide during the peterson and rae years 5 it didnt suddenly appear in mississauga for mike harris benefit it will cost 800 million to convert it togas and this is why it was ignored by rae and peterson during the two previous administrations fines for environmental violators remained uncollected whichamounts to more than 10 million why didntpeterson and rae go after these violators harris has introduced legislation that will give the government greater ability to collect fines x the harris government also introduced the auto drive clean program- j t he should be applauded for that if leznoff believes the john snobolen gaff he ho doubt believes the chretien gaff about the gst and free trade jshaw markham did the david peterson liberals and the bob rae ndp fight with the teachers because markham village festival helps both these governments had their share of a trouble with the teachers unions make town great place to live why is it all right for the federal government to cut back billions in provincial transfer pay ments our taxes for health arid education to get rikfof their42billion deficit but when harris reined in administrative spending of all riiiriistries to eliminate the 112billion deficit left by the ndr he is accused of managerial incompetence- j norrri sterling the former ontario environ- cpngratulations to harry jamesand the organizers for putting on a great markham wlage festival irwas good to see somahy peopleattend events like the festival make markham a good place to live- kevtnbushell markham stquffville tribune l 4jf r serving the community since 1888 v ujhe3 dde caiudlan circulations audit board member ontario press council stoutfvidetnbune published every tuesday thuisday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpictering news advertiser alleton heraktcourier barrie advance banys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent collingwoodwasaga 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because should i meet an untimely derhise i have no qualms about having- my organs going to help someone else to live ive told my husband that he who doescarry that signedform around in his wallet my pen has hovered qvertthe form each time my licence has been renewed but never made it to paper an irrational superstitious- emotional response from a compassionate and pretty much practical person and i just caritexplain it its certainly not because i dont want my organs going to ariother death stirs emotions within us that nothing else does in their grief many relatives are understandably incapable of making the decision to donate their loved ones organs even health care- givers are often reluctant to intrude uporia familys sorrow by pressing the issue of organdoriation- canadians are dying yet hundreds of canadians needing transplants die every year something had to be done and premier mike harris is doing it his government is proposing a pro- gram that aims to double the numberof fifesaving organs donated v the trillium gift of life network will require hospitals to provide notification fof every patient who is braindead hospitals must keep those patients on life support unless their relatives oppose donation until a network worker rrieets with the family to discuss giving the gift of life its a bold yet absolutely admirable plan a similar prograrn in the united states saw organ donations jump 63 per cent k essential to its success will be agency representatives who are able to do their jobs with incredible sensitivity undoubtedly there are those who will view- this prograrn at its worst as macabre organ harvesting and at its best offensively intrusive while a farni- lys wishes must ultimately be respected its essential that the question at least be asked most importantly we must continue to bring the cause of organ donation out of the closet so to speak to bring aware ness to the publicof the need for these vital organs as well if we have yet to do it we must address the issue in our own minds and even if we cant bring our- selves to do it in writing at least makeit clear to bur lovedories that we wish to give the gift of life i 1 i l f l i m h 1 11 1 i 1 1 i w if i