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IV 20 a 26 de Outubro de 2006 A new survey conducted by Ispos Reid shows Canadians support massive investments in public infrastructure - but they demand public control and scrutiny of infrastructure assets (see below) "I think the public and our governments are going to have to make some pretty serious choices over the next short number of years that will be tough but necessary as to where we will dedicate limited taxpayer dollars and public resources," says John Wright, Senior Vice President with Ispos Reid Public Affairs. "This means those notions of public and private sector involvement - and the entire discourse as to what roles government and others will play, ranging from the financing of projects all the way through to management of facilities - will be decided on over the next decade." Wright says about 30 per cent of Canadians are entrenched in the idea of complete public ownership and operation of all public infrastructure assets, while an equal number support more Public demands control over infrastructure involvement of private companies and capital. Another 40 per cent are trying to balance what they want, and what they can reasonably expect government to provide. "The public wants a long-term view on infrastructure Construction News development and investment," says Wright. "Those decisions are often tied to a political party or entity that simply lurches from one election to another and deals with infrastructure in that timeframe. "What that has led to in cities like Toronto is a lack of execution, no clear plan or priority, no clear political authority to mandate what should get done - and that produces effective infrastructure renewal gridlock." The survey also shows the public isn't conceptually opposed to private investment in public infrastructure, but that different terminology for essentially the same concept produces varying degrees of acceptance. When asked to evaluate a "Public Private Partnership" in relation to a community hospital, four in 10 Canadians said the concept was a bad idea. One-third said the same thing about "Limited Capital and Operating Initiative," while only 22 per cent said they disliked "Alternative Finance and Procurement Arrangement," the term currently used by the Ontario government. Forty per cent of Canadians said they liked a "Collaborative Infrastructure Investment Agreement," with only 19 per cent opposing it. "I'm not saying if you change the phraseology, you will be able to simply deke past the public," says Wright. "What I am saying is that certain words and phrases can be contaminated or pejorative. 'Public Private Partnership' has now become pejorative and is associated in Ontario with the Harris years." Ontario's Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, David Caplan, says his government is attempting to leave phraseology behind, by demonstrating that its five-year $30 billion infrastructure program is getting results. "We have a choice of building now with private sector involvement or not building it at all," says Caplan. "The key is transparency. We have to show Ontario what we are doing - and that what we are doing is getting results." Public wants infrastructure construction A new poll by Ispos Reid states that of those infrastructure assets viewed as being in "declining condition or in desperate need of a complete overhaul," Canadians identified: • roads and highways (73%) • hospitals (54%) • schools (48%) • public transit systems (42%) • public recreation facilities, such as pools and rinks (39%) • sewage treatment facilities (32%) • water treatment facilities (28%) • generation of electricity and delivery to home or business (22%) However, when asked which infrastructure assets should receive highest priority for construction or upgrades, the focus changes. More than three quarters of respondents identified hospitals as the number one priority, with schools at 55 per cent and roads and highways at 54 per cent. Utility donates $500G to upgrade learning facilities Bruce Power is donating $500,000 over the next three years to upgrade learning facilities at the Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies near Oliphant. Construction of the first phase of the new facilities is nearing completion. It will sleep up to 70 people, accommodate 120 in the new dining hall and have enough room to feed the approximately 3,000 students expected to visit during this school year. Bruce Power's donation will go toward the construction of a 3,000-square foot permanent classroom, planned for completion in the fall of 2007. "This funding will enable us to get started on the next phase of the project, replacement of the instructional space. Plans are currently being finalized for the construction next summer of this new facility to be called the Bruce Power Environmental Learning Classrooms," said Ray Fenton, president of The Bluewater Education Foundation. For more than 30 years, the outdoor education centre has offered innovative, high quality programs for the students of Bruce and Grey counties. Over that time, more than 125,000 students have visited the Institute's 320- acre site and the surrounding UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
<strong>Post</strong>-Milénio... Às Sextas-feiras, bem pertinho de si! 20 a 26 de Outubro de 2006 23 DESPORTO 7ª JORNADA LEÕES E DRAGÕES LUTAM PELA LIDERANÇA NO PRIMEIRO "CLÁSSICO" DO CAMPEONATO O Sporting e o FC Porto defrontam-se domingo no primeiro "clássico" da temporada que poderá valer, à sétima jornada, a liderança isolada da Liga portuguesa de futebol, num jogo que será disputado no Estádio José Alvalade, em Lisboa. Numa ronda em que o Sporting de Braga, terceiro, visita a Naval 1ª de Maio, quarto, "leões" e "dragões" surgem na liderança, ainda só com uma derrota em seis jogos, embora a vantagem esteja, para já, do lado dos portistas, que têm uma melhor diferença de golos. A meio da semana as duas equipas tiveram confrontos com turmas alemãs, na Liga dos Campeões, embora com resultados distintos, uma vez que o FC Porto goleou o Hamburgo (4-1), enquanto o Sporting perdeu com o Bayern de Munique (0-1). Depois de duas derrotas (Arsenal e Sporting de Braga), os "azuis e brancos", que poderão não contar com o influente brasileiro Anderson (tocado), parecem estar de regresso aos bons resultados, com duas vitórias folgadas - tinham ganho ao Marítimo, por 3-0, para a Liga. Até à derrota com os bávaros, o Sporting já não perdia desde a polémica derrota com o Paços de Ferreira (0-1), na terceira jornada da Liga. Na última temporada, o FC Porto assegurou praticamente a conquista do título nacional, ao bater o Sporting em Alvalade, por 1- 0, na 30ª jornada, com um golo do brasileiro Jorginho. Atento ao resultado do "clássico" estará o Benfica, que recebe o "lanterna vermelha" Estrela da Amadora, no domingo (14:15), uma semana antes da visita ao Estádio do Dragão. Para os "encarnados", o encontro com os "tricolores", que ainda só conseguiram um empate e marcaram apenas um golo, poderá ser o melhor remédio para sararem as feridas da pesada derrota europeia com o Celtic de Glasgow (3-0). A história está do lado do Benfica, que em 13 jogos no Estádio da Luz venceu em 11 ocasiões, sendo que o melhor que os "tricolores" conseguiram foram dois empates. à frente do Benfica - que tem menos um jogo - estão a Naval 1º de Maio e o Sporting de Braga, que se encontram na segunda-feira no Estádio José Bento Pessoa, na Figueira da Foz. Os figueirenses são a grande surpresa da Liga até ao momento, enquanto os arsenalistas, que hoje se estreiam na fase de grupos da Taça UEFA, no reduto do AZ Alkmaar, estão a confirmar as boas campanhas das duas últimas épocas. O primeiro jogo da ronda acontece na sextafeira (15:30), com o Paulo Bento confia na qualidade do seu plantel. Belenenses a receber o Paços de Ferreira, seguindo-se no sábado (14:30) a visita do Nacional ao terreno do Boavista. Além do clássico e do encontro entre Benfica e Estrela da Amadora, existem ainda mais três encontros, todos às 11:00, com destaque para a recepção do Marítimo ao Beira-Mar, sendo que o lugar de Augusto Inácio à frente dos aveirenses pode estar em perigo, já que o presidente do clube assumiu que tem sido pressionado para mudar de treinador. O Vitória de Setúbal recebe a União de Leiria, que ainda só perdeu com os "grandes", enquanto a Académica recebe o Desportivo das Aves, que ainda só somou dois empates, mas que, em caso de vitória, ultrapassarão os estudantes na classificação. Programa da 7ª jornada: 20 Outubro (sexta-feira): Às 15.30: Belenenses - Paços de Ferreira (SportTV) 21 Outubro (sábado): Às 14.30: Boavista - Nacional (SportTV) 22 Outubro (domingo): Às 11 horas: Marítimo - Beira-Mar Vitória de Setúbal - União de Leiria Académica - Desportivo das Aves Às 14.15: Benfica - Estrela da Amadora (FPtv) Às 15.30: Sporting - FC Porto (SportTV) 23 Outubro (segunda-feira): Às 14.15: Naval 1º de Maio - Sporting de Braga (SportTV) STADIUM BELEZA!
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