inside letters 6 ransberry 7 calendar 27 classified 36 3backtosdiool is a good time to encourage healthier eating habits says pediatrician sports calendar event sdss seasonopening senior football game when today 7pm 9056401433 where stouflville district secondary school 1 ballooning still a 3- thrill but urban sprawl hurts industry in york region serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 50 cents including gst 4b pages hike gst to pay for health care maclean check out option says hospital president by lisa queen staff writer ottawa should consider hiking the gst to 10 per cent to pay for quality health care at least one york region health provider says dr jim maclean president of markham stouffville hospital believes increasing die contro versial federal sales tax is one option that should be investigat ed as healthcare costs soar im all in favour of supporting highquality care and increasing revenues for the government to be able to do mat he said if the gst works then i would support that but if its some other vehicle to raise funds i would support that as well at the end of the day im biased because i work in health care and want to see our organi zation supported well and staff and highquality care supported dr macleans comments came as federal liberals rushed to kill rumours they will boost the gst to 10 per cent to pay for pro posals from the roy romanow commission on health care the commission is expected to release its recommendations in november his comments also come as a task force of health experts met again yesterday to discuss chron ic underfunding of health ser vices in york region the task force blames ottawa see tax page 8 thursday sept 19 2002 lets twist again staff photosteve somerville tom clappison twists in midair at the fall classic bmx competition at over the edge skatepark recently the popular park located in stouffville memorial park attracts skate- hoarders bikers and bladers from across southern ontario toreach us 905 6402612 giant citizen failed town hall deal could cost taxpayers 12 million by joan ransberry staff writer v j y p taxpayers in vvtiitchurchstousyillejcould face a l2million bill to restore the old town hall now that the deal to have a private firm take over the top floor of the centuryold building has fallen through negotiations between the town and arrowsmith bell and ditata co came to an end tuesday when mayor wayne emmerson announced the deal was dead we were forced to terminate the negotia tions because of financial and operational obstacles mayor emmerson said at a coun cil meeting talks between the town and the private architecturalengineering firm carried on all summer after the local firm was picked from a group of five candidates to take over the civic avenue structure it was vacated as a municipal building when the town moved its offices to sandiford drive five years ago we worked hard with the town but we just couldnt come to a practical agreement and we were forced to terminate said bruce arrowsmith spokesperson for the firm the initial plan was to have arrowsmith bell and ditata enter into a lease agreement with the town and to share the buildings restoration cost the town was considering using the bot tom floor as an arts and cultural centre while the outdoor area including the clock tower see town hall page 12 fbbftbbimb visit ns dating the antique heritage festival 4706955 202matastunknvfile ei remdy for winferl i transmission fluid flush 1 3995 coolant system fluid flush wclfyeo 8095 coolant system fluid flush wdexeool 9995 combination transmission fluid flush and coolant system flush woiycoi 22990 combination transmission fluid flush and coolant system flush wdexcooi 23900 11995 7995 y 8005 10000 20000 0mmaivdsakllottoktjracoajllct tgffiw v t janntttettssi r v cvi ik f kmsmam efcvs fa tebdkkttei stkjc t sail