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economist sunsuntribune social issues saturday nov 12003 13 dropin centre for homeless youth opens by usa queen staff writer a growing number of home less and atrisk youth in york region is the reason for a new dropin centre according to the facilitys executive director there are still people strug gling to understand there are homeless people in york region especially homeless youth said margaret campbell executive director of pathways for children youth and families of york region its not always about wealth with kids sometimes its about parental conflict abuse or other issues on thursday pathways held an open house for the home base dropin centre on yonge street north of elgin mills in richmond hill the centre serves youth 14 to 20 years old offering a safe place a hot meal counselling help securing employment and an opportunity to reconnect with their families and communities the facility replaces a centre established near yonge and major mackenzie drive as a pilot project three years ago to assess the needs of troubled and home less youth ms campbell said the response has been overwhelm ing with about 400 youths turn ing to the centre every year about 73 per cent are from richmond hill with the remain ing 27 per cent coming from other york communities this is not a richmond hill phenomenon its going on in all of our communities the new centre will provide youths with a recreation area private rooms for counselling an area where they can work on resumes and a kitchen to cook hot meals at one point in the old kitchen we were using a toaster oven and a hot plate to cook ms campbell said the centre is located at 10944 yonge st for information call 9058843070 inserts for saturday nov 12003 stouffville ida markham warehouse outlet miko toy warehouse home depol- dreambook sams club anthony medlancl cornell rate payers petsmart johnny bistro tool junkie piert columbia house ritz sample campbells shop save sears the bay sobeys national sedan 88 keys markham skating skynice home tool clearance depot office depot paws claws 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 selected areas only economist sun pqfitribune 905 2848244 bring family community to ward 5 si gabriesa architect i j a- b arch u of f oaa olj 1 3lwttlkhkgkhs brother andre alumni i received your mailing yesterday and you look like you would be a good addition to markham council i was there for 23 years and retiring this year due to health your training as an architect would be a welcome addition gordon landon regional councillor st robert catholic high school world school an invitation to parents and students in york region catholic attendance area special programmes international baccalaureate entering preib gi 9 or 10 elearn entering grade 9 aviation technology entering grade 11 12 for registration in september 2004 school information and appiicatton session november 13 2003 700 pm st robert catholic high school 8101 leslie street thornhill on l3t 7p4 to confirm attendance please call 9058894982 email depelljycdsbedu6nca this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun suntribune elect paul gossai councillor ward 5 9052942883 paulgossairogerscom traffic gridlock is not an option our roads are gridlocked regional roads need improve ment sooner not later yet the environment and communities must be preserved too plus we need an efficient com fortable and convenient rapid transit system for businesses and residents alike solve gridlock issues now not in2009 protect communities from traffic infiltration integrate yrt with go and the ttc a smarter system provide all day service on the go lines councillor heath helped residents of unionville when we were faced with an inappropriate develop ment for the old stiver mill with jacks help we avoided a traffic nightmare in our village iggy natoh unionville ive worked with jack for the past five years on the markham main street committee hes our co- chair the committee has achieved amazing results including moving the completion of the markham bypass from 2013 up to 2004 with jack at the region we stand a far better chance of getting the things done we all want done keith thirgood president old markham village ratepayers