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16 economist sunsuntribune health saturday oct u 2003 i 3 i l3r i ii si 1 is best wishes to the residents of markham f or a happy safe thanksgiving khalid ustnati ward 7 councillor kusmanmarkhamca wwwjchalidusmancom 9054797748 fu i ibucc dflur correction notice on page 5 of our october 3rd 9th flyer aii error occurred the roger hispeed internet kit was adver tised with free first month of service with the next 6 months at 2995 per month and 500 of monthly billing from the 7th month onwards this kit comes with free first month of service and 4495 monthly fee thereafter we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers thank you are you at riskfor heart disease and stroke heart stroke risk assessment majct kxw1cn of ximjo rait wrajkartaadstiofaxa 1888hsfinfo this message brought to you as a community service of the economists sun friends of ralph aselin campaign dave armstrong sandy attewell solveig barber randy barber pam crosby glenn crosby eleanor dornan jim dornan maryruth flood shirley gordon leeroy gordon diane hawkins nancy hilborn anna jennings don jennings sammy lee llb jamie lowery ruth mann john martin marianne milligan sandy mover mike mover joanne schnkk glensduitck barb smith peter smith susanne tappenden brendawareham stephen hawkins chair bud mann cfo bill attewell past mp ben bajari dave forfar harry james kirk sutherland eric tappenden bill milligan join this growing list of friends to help elect ralph to get involved call 9052946819 or 905201107 safe neighbourhoods the safety and security of our neighbourhoods is being threatened by police not haying the ability to respond to breakins vandalism and traffic violations i will work to put more police officers into york region communities immediately improved health care york region has theiastest growing population and the lowest per capita spending on hospitals and health care in the province i will work hard to have all levels of government including the region of york make health and hospital care the priority we all want it to be transportation traffic gridlock and lack of transit alternatives have reduced the quality of life for families and the competi tiveness of our businesses i support an immediate fair share of regional funding to widen markhams arterial roads and immediate work on implementation of light rail transit to link usto the subway and across york region rejuvenate markham i believe that the quality of service in markhams parks bike and walking paths and streets has deteriorated and will work to reestablish standards of maintenance lawn care and cleanliness that meet our communitys expectations we need to make up lost ground in making markham the leader it once was in providing levels of maintenance and service work needs to be done in everything from fixing town owned fences in milliken to upgrading the roadway entrances to all parti of the town to upgrading maintenance of the parks trees and grass right across the town turn ralph aselin xjj0wjmlmmwwmfrpmnmwsm from page 1 the pay the rent and feed the kids coalition called on georgina councillors monday night to pressure premier- elect dalton mcguinty to increase welfare rates and boost the minimum wage to 10 an hour from 685 in 1995 the province slashed social assistance benefits by 216 per cent that cut combined with a 128percent increase in the cost of living since 1995 has left people on social assis tance with a monthly strug gle to make ends meet ms disera said one in five children in york live in pover ty as parents pay rent that consumes most of their income but not all politicians believe the gloomy assess- ment of poverty in york i have trouble believing in york region that its one in five children living in pover ty georgina councillor ross jamieson said hard to believe tm not seeing that i find it hard to believe quite frankly but ms disera- argued people dont have to be living oh the streets to be suffering from poverty this isnt a number weve pulled out of a hat in york region there is a lot of hid den poverty she pointed to a new report from the network called whos hungry now which paints a bleak picture of food bank use in york the report found a 64percent increase in food bank use in the region during the first six months of thisyear almost 20000 individual food packages were provided by food banks between unseen january and june in a typical month food banks provide assistance to 3314 residents in 1241 households about 44 per cent of recipients are children and teenagers 61 per cent of visits are from families with children including 35 per cent by sin gle parents 37 per cent of users are working fulltime part time or on a casual basis 42 per cent have a dis ability that restricts regular employment 17 per cent have trade certification or some college or university education a further 14 per cent have graduated from college or university 70 per cent have 10 or more years of work experi ence v in addition to using a food bank in the past month 56 per cent of food bank users reported borrowing money from family and friends and 24 per cent said they received a gift of money or food from family or friends 52 per cent of adults and 30 per cent of their children 5 have gone hungry at least one day in the past three months food can be dropped off at fire halls and participating grocery stores during regular business hours food banks most desper ately need baby formula powdered milk canned meat and fish canned fruit and vegetables pasta sauce juice boxes peanut butter aver age sized jars hot and cold cereal cookies and basic toi- letryitems the york region food networks website is wwwyrfhca or call free at 1866454yrfn 9736 elect paul gossai councillor ward 5 9052942883 paulgossairogerscom if you suffer from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue then attending this free workshop may be the most important thing you do this year it can show you an amaz ing new way to get immediate and lasting relief from many fibromyalgia symptoms you will discover what the true cause of these conditions are arid how a natural pro cedure is giving sufferers their lives back with miraculous results for many dr allen turner whose methods have been featured on the dini petty show national news and canada am will present a free workshop oh thursday october 16 2003 at 730 pm at the stouffville chiropractic health centre call 905 6404440 for reservations mi i ml u ii it if p ii 1 i m 1 4iifl 1 1 ii if m ui iii i ii m