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economist sunlsuntribune news saturday dec 27 2003 united way campaign close to goal by roy green staff writer york regions united way campaign is down to the very short strokes and organizers say it looks like they are going to meet their 2003 target of 62 million you could say were cautiously optimistic were going to make it said david spedding director of development for united way of york region tuesday with only a week left in the campaign weve hit 51 million but we still have to collect envelopes from some employers i think were going to make it employee campaigns big about 55 per cent of the fundraising comes from employee campaigns in york region work places with the campaign wrapping up mr spedding urged people not to wait too long before making their contributions especially if they hope to get a tax receipt under federal legislation receipts for this taxation year are issued for donations received priortodec31 it takes a certain amount of time to process all donations so we encourage people not to wait until the last minute to submit their gifts he said united way volunteers have seen strong growth in many employee campaigns throughout the region citing solectron global services in newmarket which donated more than 60000 this year a 101percent increase over 2002 steelcase big contributor in the longrange category he cited steelcase canada in markham which has been contributing since the regions united way campaign began 27 years ago and has donated more than 2 million united way of york region provides funding to 40 social service agencies donors can link to the campaign through the website at wwwuwyronca or call 9054749974 hi mrniuu will hup you we provide safe and effective treatments marijuana iuegal again e low back pain neck pain headaches shoulder s elbow knees ankle m weofferavarlen m services from page 1 its difficult enough for par ents to raise their children we dont need mixed signals from the government he said the liberal governments proposal called for fines rather than criminal penalties such as jail time and a criminal record for anyone caught with a small amount of marijuana politicians are unnecessarily undoing the work of police and community leaders to curb drug use chief la barge said as a taxpaying citizen i thought the government would have more pressing issues the government seems intent on rushing when there doesnt seem to be a clamour for decriminal ization he said i dont hear from parents chief i disagree with you on this chief la barge added but if plans for decriminaliza tion go forward in the future chief la barge said politicians must also consider several rami fications such as police forces illequipped to detect drivers impaired by drug use and an increase in demand fed by illegal grow house operations whether you say marijua na use is ok or not thats the message getting out chief la barge said since last summer possession of small amounts of marijuana had been considered legal after an ontario judge ruled that pos sessing less than 30 grams of pot was no longer against the law an appeal court ruling made possession illegal for recreational users but ensured a stable source of governmentapproved pot for those prescribed it for medicinal purposes acupuncture chiropractic xi exercise consultation orthotics low level laser therapy physical therapy new rehab technology we accept ohip car accident company insurance extended clinic hours 20 crown steel drive unit ft mmkham oiwmomm midway 7 s highway 407 si atd rd til 1 5 0 9 ll 14 ave stecles ave east