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economist sunsuntribune news saturday march 22 2003 11 more immigrants picking york region over toronto from page 1 minority group having increased by 644 per cent from 1996 to 2001 markham has an even higher per centage of immigrants than toronto with 529 per cent of its population composed of immi grants compared to 494 per cent of torontos population in richmond hill filipino resi dents were the fastest growing visi ble minority group having increased by 91 per cent from 1996 to 2001 in vaughan the percentage of south asian residents grew by 856 per cent from 1996 to 2001 in richmond hill vaughan and markham less than 50 per cent of the population identifies english as their mother tongue an increasing number of immi grants coming to canada settle in york region rather than toronto according to data from citizen and immigration canada that could change the way we do service delivery said cordelia abankwaharris director of policy and program support for the regions community services and housing department staff have already taken action to meet the needs of the regions increasingly diverse population according to a report presented wednesday translation costs up the departments budget for translation services has increased by 168 per cent from 8996552 in 2000 to 241700 in 2002 job openings are posted in the ethnic press and translation servic es are available 24 hours a day through york region neighbourhood services staff are considering more strategies to meet the needs of dif ferent cultural groups according to the report including enhancing translation and cul tural interpretation services introducing antidiscrimina tion measures in programs and policies recognizing cultural differ ences in planning and policy mak ing and establishing partnerships with agencies and organizations that represent diverse communities so far the regions efforts have not satisfied stephen lam director of immigrant services and commu nity programs for catholic community services of york region they havent- done enough i dont think they have a comprehen sive plan on diversity training trouble accessing services mr lam said he frequently meets clients who have trouble accessing mainstream services they dont know how to get help they dont even know whats available he said the climate is changing so the region needs to change their way of doing things inserts for saturday march 22 2002 sears the bay staples business depot north of the city seneca college david khurana the gardener hd interlocking mile js auto service north durham real estate smart source zehrs stouffvillelda- united tutoring- dell computers century 21 percy fulton david tsubouchi pier 1 1mports trillium pure water the sandwich station station pizza york durham academy of the performing arts no one delivers results like we do to find out more about how to reach your target market and get the same great response from your flyer dis tributions as these cus tomers call us today economist sun suntribune 905 2944244 sessa 11 domlldntana ictbsrusef w uui ve us 20 inutes of your time and wel demonstrate why the pontiac montana should be on the top of your shopping list i b678i jbfllp a i mmmmwm cash price drive away lease only 466 due at delivery drive away lease only s due at delivery m viji- gm makes your first lease payment 0 purchase financing up to 48 mths no charge air conditioning unionville motor pontiacbuickgmc 4630 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd 905 4771666 visit us at our website wvywunionvulemotorsgmcanadacom your best deal is in your backyard we guarantee it sale prices are cash purchase prices and include special cash credits as well as all available gm credits freight and applicable taxes extra gmac 0 purchase financing available up to 48 month term not compatible with special cash credits o ac t an lease prices are based on 48 mo gmac smartleases with dowhpayment as indicated freight admin fee and applicable taxes are duo delivery license and extraqacieases based qo80000 tonallowance with a knvoveraqe fee of 012 per km asa limited lime- special 6m mak63 your first paymenfandwaives securitydeposit onsetectvehlctes only-