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stouffville suntribune thursday may 27 2004 3 stoufiville says by hannelore volpe what will be the most important issue in the federal election asked at sobeys in stoufiville tuesday evening natasha shah health care and taxes ohip is cutting back services and we have to pay a premium what other new services are being added in daren foeller health care the provincial budget knocked out physiotherapy and vision care i am afraid of what the next budget might bring if the liberals get in again amelia poplawski the increase in taxes especially since dalton mcguinty made the promise not to add taxes and is doing exactly that federally a tax increase will have a strong impact on families david lloyd what can be done about energy prices they have been going steadily up for the past iwo years and eventually lead to high consumer product prices sbactf riding profile oak ridges markham pamela courtot consultant won ndp nomination tuesday lui temelkovski businessman won liberal nomination in upset bob callow conservative can didate campaigning on wheels riding voters in foul mood by joan ransberry staff writer with three pots of geraniums in her shopping cart gerri gargal of markham would rather discuss gardening than the june 28 federal election the markham resident is not alone oakridgesmarkham voters are in a foul mood at this point its hard to know who to vote for id like to see a complete switcharound in ottawa mrs gargal said but of the leaders i just dont know about any of them mrs gargal works in the health care field where she wit nesses a great deal of waste federal and provincial dollars are not spent wisely yet politi cians dont identify or correct the problems she said the search for the truth in the federal political arena has become very difficult brian wideman of musselmans lake said its hard to believe what any of them say this time out mr wideman said in the 2000 federal election mr wideman voted progressive conservative but switching to the new conservative party is not auto matic im not too sure about them either mr wideman said voters have not been told the truth he said when youve been lied to as often as canadians have mak ing a decision is difficult i just dont know what i will do with my vote he said al wells of oak ridges knows what shes doing june 28 shes staying home i dont like any of them mrs wells said theyre all a bunch of liars from now on ill believe what they say when i see it im not supporting this election ive had enough of them ive had enough of their rising taxes see we page 8 briefly gas bar employee robbed at gunpoint a ringwood gas bar attendant got the scare of his life shortly after midnight monday when he was ordered to the ground by an armed robber with a rifle hes ok but he really got a bad scare said another attendant who asked not to be named at the ringwood gas bar at stouffville road and hwy 48 a man produced a rifle and ordered the attendant to the ground then grabbed money from the cash register as well as cigarettes he fled to a waiting vehicle which was seen traveling south on hwy 48 york regional police are searching for two men one possibly asian between 20 and 29 years old the man with the rifle was wear ing a grey hooded sweatshirt and tan pants anyone with information is asked to contact the police or crime stoppers at 1800222tips public works crew tops whitchurchstouffvilles public works department drove away the winner last week in the seventh annual york region public works challenge the competition highlighted workrelated skills and expertise in infrastructure repair and equipment operation it was hosted by richmond hill and included public works teams from each of the regions nine municipalities the whitchurchstouffvilles team of bill reed sean nesbitt glenn mcneill and joe burnett finished first overall this is a very important achieve ment mayor sue sherban said our public works department is tops and this award reinforces what our town already knew it is commit ted knowledgeable and hard working the department makes whitchurch- stouffville a better place to live joan ransberry quoteworthy when youve been lied to as often as canadians have voter brian wideman see story this page 12 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 905 6402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville find i new address dimarco ft golf hmjmhm 8312 mccowan rd wwwdimarcogolfcom 9054795077 t t premium brand name refurbished golf balls regs1495 now 9 dozen dozen