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Magna founder Frank Stronach helped hundreds of Louisiana residents after Hurricane Katrina — the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States — destroyed their homes. He built them houses on a horse farm he owned, so they could start a new life. It is the 10th anniversary of this disaster — Aug. 29, 2005.

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Reflecting back on this story, 10 years later, I was struck most by the gratitude and positivity displayed by this group of displaced New Orleans residents. Some may have lost everything, including loved ones.

No one would have faulted them had they been angry or frustrated.

Instead, we were greeted by an upbeat, at times enthusiastic, group of people, happy to share their stories with the media and grateful for some help.

Frank Stronach, the billionaire founder of Magna International, has been described in some circles as bold, a rebel, even arrogant. But on this assignment, I encountered a charming, down-to-earth Stronach who genuinely cared about this small group of hurricane victims he was able to help.

I remember thinking how surreal it was when he was immediately embraced by this group, with whom

he was unlikely to ever cross paths, were it not for one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.

Whether ‘Canadaville’ was a success story is up for debate.

But I’d like to think that telling this story — from the perspectives of those immediately impacted by Katrina — helped our readers better understand the gravity of the situation and a little bit of good that came of it.

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Despite his billions, Frank Stronach insists he hasn’t lost sight of his farming roots.

So he didn’t need a team of experts or consultants to advise him on a piece of Louisiana farmland that could become home to more than 1,000 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina during a trip to the United States to visit some of the victims last week.

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“The principle is good. We just want to be sure it’s practical, too,” said Mr. Riddle, who thanked Mr. Stronach several times during their one-hour meeting.

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The company would sponsor residents living there for up to five years.

“We feel responsible for the evacuees. They’re our adopted community,” Mr. Stronach told local representatives in Louisiana.

After surveying the land, Mr. Stronach and Dennis Mills, executive vice-chairman of Magna Entertainment, met with two of the county’s elected officials.

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t was a decision that came with many mixed emotions to end publication of our Sunday newspaper.

For years, we have delivered this scrappy north York Region paper to readers in Bradford, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Newmarket and Aurora and it gave our writers and photographers an opportunity to capture more of your stories and community photographs that we have shared with you every weekend, in addition to our jam-packed Thursday papers.

It was a chance to focus more in-depth on high school sports, to tell those biggerpicture stories that often cross and affect all our communities, yet Sunday’s paper still allowed us to play a softer role where we shared community events, milestones and, sometimes, tragedies.

After many discussions with readers, advertisers and community groups over the past year, however, York Region Media Group made a decision to bolster our already solid distribution and readership for Thursday’s editions.

To bring our communities even more of what they have come to expect, we are reinvesting in Thursday’s package.

We have added 4,200 more homes and 7,000 new readers to our award-winning package that delivers excellent local editorial content and brings you the best local retail deals, real estate options and classified sections that resonate with readers.

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s is often the case in U.S. politics, Canada’s health care system was raised during the recent Republican debate as a functioning alternative to the U.S. model.

But when front-runner Donald Trump described Canada’s healthcare system as working just fine, he was out of step with the facts.

Canada’s high-cost healthcare system delivers only modest performance across most measures of healthcare. Put simply, it is not something to be emulated but rather avoided.

In terms of cost, Canada’s system is among the most expensive among the OECD countries that provide universal access to healthcare, after adjusting for age. This latter point is important, since demographics are a key driver of healthcare costs. Data for 2011, the most recent year available, shows that Canada’s healthcare system was the second most expensive (measured as a share of the economy) among 27 OECD countries with universal access.

The cost of Canada’s healthcare system would be less worrying if it was deemed to be high-performing. On measure after measure, however, Canada’s performance is middling at best.

A central problem in Canada’s healthcare system and a driving force for reform are wait times for medical procedures. The latest data for waiting lists indicates that in 2014 Canadians could expect to wait 18.2 weeks for treatment after seeing a general practitioner, which is 96 per cent longer than they had to wait in 1993.

Such wait times are three weeks longer than what physicians consider clinically reasonable.

In a comparative sense, Canada’s wait lists are among the worst in developed countries.

According to the Commonwealth Fund, Canada ranked dead last on most measures of timeliness

Bacchus Barua & Jason Clemens AUTHORS: Troy Media columnist Bacchus Barua is a senior economist in the Fraser Institute’s centre for health policy studies. Jason Clemens is executive vice-president. of care (behind 10 other countries, including the U.S.). Only 41 per cent of Canadians were able to get an appointment the same day (or next) when sick, compared to 76 per cent in Germany. Further, 29 per cent of Canadians waited two months or more for a specialist appointment while only 3 per cent reported such waits in Switzerland and the Netherlands.

There are also worrying statistics regarding Canadians’ access to medical doctors and technology.

For instance, among OECD countries with universal access, Canada ranked close to the bottom of the pack for availability of practising doctors per thousand population (25 of 27), and below the OECD average for availability of MRI scanners per million population (16 of 24).

Health care reform is a central policy consideration for most industrialized countries both because of its cost to government and citizens and perhaps more importantly because it is a highly valued, personal service that citizens care deeply about. Successful reforms are premised on accurate information.

Contrary to Trump’s claims, Canada’s healthcare system is neither high-functioning nor provided at a reasonable cost. Rather than a model for reform, it is an example of what to avoid.

Agree? Disagree? Share your opinion in a letter to the editor. Email Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com or Ted McFadden at tmcfadden@yrmg.com

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Tracy Kibble & Ted McFadden we thought it would be fun to dig up all the biggest or best stories from the past several years and have our reporters retell them from their perspectives.

We hope you enjoy Our Sunday Best edition.

As part of our commitment to readers, we will continue to bring you even more compelling daily content to our website — yorkregion.com — which is growing by leaps and bounds every month.

More than four million people have enjoyed our online content so far this year and we will bring even more of what you expect to our community online news sites.

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If you have a story to share, email us at tkibble@yrmg.com or tmcfadden@yrmg. com We’d love to hear from you.

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By Chris Simon

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We were standing in the middle of a field, most of us entirely unsure of the path ahead.

It was the middle of summer and hot, yet local history expert David Heard was wearing a sweater and looking comfortable as he led our small group across fields and hilly terrain and into a forested areas where we’d find the little known and rarely seen Aurora Pet Cemetery.

Once the thick foliage covered our path, this section of Aurora appeared lost in an earlier time.

Beginning in the early 1930s, a stretch of land quietly hidden away on the west side of Yonge Street became the final resting place for potentially hundreds of area pets. The property is behind the former Kennel Inn property and is likely the first pet-specific cemetery built in Canada since European colonization began.

“It’s inspiring to know people cared that much about their animals,” Heard said at the time. “Seeing the craftsmanship of the headstones and the names of the many builders in the community who have pets there ... what I encountered is breathtaking.”

There are many elaborately decorated headstones in the now overgrown cemetery, some with ornate stone carvings of birds, dogs and other animals. Other less prominent stones are partly covered with dirt or hidden under fallen tree branches and plants.

They sit in a serene, quiet part of the

brush, darkened by the trees.

It was a unique adventure and one that sticks out in my memory of The Banner’s Sunday edition. At the time, I had worked as a York Region Media Group journalist for less than a year, and was still — often literally — finding my footing in town. Learning the personality and character of a community can take time for a writer new to a post.

So, when I was given the opportunity to visit one of Aurora’s historic treasures, a place in which many current residents have never seen in person, my interest was quickly piqued.

I loved watching the reaction of councillors, town staff, heritage advisory committee members and longtime Aurorans who took the hike. Many bent down and had to brush off dirt and debris to read headstones.

Their eyes widened as history was dusted off before them. Some spoke very little.

I had also done several weeks of digging into this story and with a representative from The Banner’s competition, The Auroran, in attendance, I feared I’d lose my scoop.

Pressed for time, photographer Nick Iwanyshyn and I filed our content by early afternoon and the piece was online within hours.

Together, our team worked hard to publish a quality, intricate story on a tight deadline. I learned plenty about the history of Aurora that day; I hope we helped inform you, as well.

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Story of homeless father, son renewed discussion about marginalized people Reporter Chris Traber reflects on series of award-winning stories chronicling struggles of Edward and Damian Oxtoby

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Reporters are privileged to have a front row seat and back stage pass to the human condition.

That benefit is also a significant responsibility, one that we took to heart during the brutal deep freeze of January 2011.

Early that New Year, Poverty Action for Change Coalition chairperson Tom Pearson alerted our newsroom about two homeless men, a father and son, forced to live in an unheated tent deep in a vein of northern Newmarket wilderness.

The longtime anti-poverty activist believed the plight of Edward Oxtoby, then 44, and his son, Damian, 19 at the time, deserved media scrutiny.

We agreed.

Pearson volunteered to act as intermediary between the Era/Banner and the men who didn’t want their camp’s location identified.

We met the Oxtobys at a coffee shop. A trust was established. Both men were forthright, admitting that circumstances, both self-willed and unintentional, had left them homeless.

Somewhat guileless in the ways of social service supports, the twosome had availed themselves of some help in the form of a modest Ontario Works street allowance.

Edward’s Ontario disability support program

application had stalled due to his reticence to be treated for a medical condition. Still, while they traversed the system, eking a living with odd jobs and bottle collecting, they rarely had a warm shelter.

They led us to a public trail and quickly vectored off into the bush along an uncharted haphazard route. In the bowels of the woodlot, they showed us their home, a skin thin tent draped with a tarp to kill the winter wind, a flimsy shield from society and stigma.

‘Options... That’s what we have now. It’s great.’

We chronicled the men’s trials and tribulations and their struggles to survive through two in-depth features with poignant photography by Susie Kockerscheidt. Immediately after the second installment was published, offers of help and hope streamed in from community members.

Residents demonstrated an outpouring of concern, tabling offers of jobs, shelter, clothes, food, funds and organizing a benefit concert.

“The community has been wonderful,” Edward said of the invitations to consider employment, including those from a new home builder, the owner of several Tim Hortons and a solar panel installation company.

Damian, the quiet teen with the 1,000-

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Edward Oxtoby, left, and son Damian unpack sleeping bags and warm clothing from public donations in this 2011 file image. yard stare, broke a rare smile.

“Options,” he said. “That’s what we have now. It’s great.”

The men received help updating their resumes. Shared, affordable accommodations were secured. Edward found work as a school custodian. Damian said his plan was to complete his high school diploma.

The men’s story renewed dialogue within the region and the social service sectors entrusted to help our marginalized neighbours.

The two features won several professional newspaper awards, but more importantly, the coverage won two vulnerable people a second chance.

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Personally, the edition gave me an opportunity to delve into the past and future of the municipality, in a way few others do. As a

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I was so excited to be part of the The Banner’s celebration of Aurora’s 150th anniversary.

In September 2013, our newspaper commemorated the milestone with the release of a 48-page special supplement. Months of planning went into the tribute, which was a defining moment for the longest-serving newspaper in the town.

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Local historian John McIntyre was kind enough to spend several hours explaining aspects of the town’s history to me, from the origins of the municipality’s name to the significance of many heritage properties like the Aurora Railway Station, the post office, Church Street School and Hillary House.

There was a Then & Now photograph section, which compared older pictures of Aurora landmarks to current ones, to show exactly how the properties have changed over the years.

But perhaps the most intriguing thing about the supplement was the perspective it revealed. Because for all the changes that have taken place in the area, and for the large-scale plans that lie ahead, much remains the same as it did in the late-1850s.

Back then, our ancestors argued, called each other names and discussed topics still relevant today — wildlife sightings and the role of a local fire department could be seen in a copy of The Aurora Sun, the town’s first

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In a week of grey skies and heavy hearts in the community, the sun shone down on those gathered at a memorial service at Dakota’s home.

Despite their personal tragedy, the family was quick to welcome those who wanted to offer condolences.

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“I don’t want him to be just another faceless kid.”

Those were the heart-breaking words whispered three years ago by the mother of Keswick teenager Dakota Kenny, who was struck by a northbound pick-up truck while crossing The Queensway South at Beverley Drive in the south end of Keswick at about 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21, 2012.

The 17-year-old Keswick High School student did not recover from his injuries.

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Emma Hill’s story renewed reporter’s faith in humanity

By Teresa Latchford

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Nothing warms the heart more than watching a community embrace a family in need.

As a journalist, I have seen my fair share of tragedies, including fires, car accidents and crime. It’s sometimes difficult to ignore the evils of the world in my role, but if ever there was a story to renew my faith in humanity, it is that of Emma Hill.

I received a call from the family’s neighbour, Erin Wynn, who told me the gut-wrenching story of the Stonehaven Elementary School student slipping into a coma and the medical experts not being able to give her family an explanation as to the cause.

After making a few calls to the hospital, which could not release any information about specific medical cases due to privacy laws, I began to cold call the Hill families listed on Canada411.ca.

Cold calling is one of the most intimidating things a journalist can do, especially when it is a situation dealing with illness or death. Despite many members of the public thinking we are heartless, these are not the calls I am keen on making.

I was unsuccessful in locating the family and I was sure the last thing they wanted to do was to speak to a reporter, as their daughter’s future remained quite uncertain.

When all else fails, find another way.

After calling Wynn back and chatting

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It was a button campaign the parents and students at the school started as a fundraiser to help the family that was taking time off work to care for Emma.

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In a society where everyone seems like they are in such a rush and more likely to check their cellphones than say hello to the person standing next to them, this community was not only selling buttons but also hope and encouragement.

I covered the story for more than a year as complete strangers caught the Emma fever after reading about her and began hosting events to support the Hills and more and more buttons appeared on lapels in the community.

But I continued to struggle because I felt the story wasn’t complete, having never spoken directly to the family. That was until I got a phone call from Christine Hill, Emma’s mother, who called to personally invite me to Emma’s homecoming.

The street to Emma’s house was lined with students carrying welcome home banners who cheered as the van Emma was in passed by.

It was a scene that tugged on the heart strings, but even more touching was the excitement of the little girl when her wheelchair hit the pavement of her own driveway.

Strangely, I felt like I knew the family and couldn’t help but get caught up in the joyfulness of the event.

The community had raised $12,000 and local businesses volunteered to retrofit the home to make it accessible for Emma.

I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if people had done so much for my family, nor how I would begin to say thank you.

The last update on her Go Fund Me page was that she had ditched the wheelchair for a walker and continues to be a sought after motivational speaker at local schools.

It is a story that will stay with me for the rest of my career.

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When I dreamed about being journalist I relished the unexpected nature of the job.

Every day is different with new stories to tell and new people to meet, but sometimes those unexpected stories are a living nightmare and your job demands you throw yourself in the middle of the horror to tell a tragic story. Those are the stories you don’t dream of because they are like a nightmare for you, too.

That is what happened to me March 29, 2013. I had just gotten in my car after a predictably grim Good Friday service at my church when I got a call from my editor.

He told me a house fire in Sharon had killed Kevin, Jennifer, Robert and Cameron Dunsmuir and asked if I could go cover it.

I will never forget pulling on to Howard Avenue that day. The street looked like the site of a movie shoot. Every satellite truck from every major news outlet in the GTA was there filming the scene in the front yards of the Dunsmuirs’ neighbours and friends. It wasn’t right.

“Welcome to the circus,” a Toronto Star reporter told me. I was disgusted.

As media, it is our job to relay information to the public and the public has an unhealthy appetite for tragedy.

It was my job to tell readers what kind of people the Dunsmuirs were and what went so wrong that Good Friday morning, but I’ll be honest: I wanted no part of that job in the media feeding frenzy that was happening on Howard Avenue.

I didn’t want doors to be slammed in my face or phones hung up on me as I tried to cobble together enough information to write a story. I didn’t want to be so selfish that my need to write a story became greater than neighbours’ and friends’ need to grieve.

It’s a fine balance for reporters in these situations. Luckily, these were the streets I covered on a daily basis and I had enough contacts built up in the area that I was able to

find sources to talk with me, including neighbours, girlfriends and hockey teammates.

It became very clear the Dunsmuirs were special people in the community. They were your lawyer, your teacher, your goalie coach, your neighbour, your classmate, your entertainer.

That evening, I went to an impromptu vigil held at Robert and Cameron’s school, Sacred Heart Catholic High School, in Newmarket. Hundreds of classmates and community members crowded the sports field to share stories about their lost friends.

It was powerful and heartbreaking. I got home late after filing my story and cried my eyes out to my wife. I told her “life is not fair” and that “I don’t know if I can do this kind of reporting.”

A week later, I had to write a story about the Dunsmuirs’ funeral. It was tight turnaround for the Sunday paper as the funeral was on a Friday afternoon and our press deadline was at 5 p.m. Friday.

More than 1,000 people came to pay their respects at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish. There was a special room set aside for the media, but I sat in a crowded backroom where you couldn’t see anything. No visuals were needed to appreciate the eloquence of the eulogy given by David Dunsmuir, the lone surviving member of the family.

I still can hear him saying, “Their legacy does not continue through just me but everyone here and everyone they have touched.”

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Although more than two years have passed since the tragic incident, I have started my own tradition to remember Kevin, Jennifer, Cameron and Robert. Every year after a late night council meeting in Sharon, I stop and light a tealight in front of 72 Howard Ave. It’s an address I will never forget and I trust the community continues to remember the people who lived there.

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Some of Georgina’s most compelling stories and watershed moments have been told through the Advocate’s Sunday editions.

Many chronicle long-standing issues in Georgina, including the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance’s first tentative steps toward mobilizing a community against development in an environmentally sensitive area and the 35-year saga of holding the province accountable over the abandoned and polluted former Thane Smelter site in Keswick.

Some of its front pages have recorded breaking news, such as a Canadawide warrant being issued for a shooting suspect after a Church Street incident in Keswick in 2012.

Others documented political milestones, such as former mayor Rob Grossi’s run at an unprecedented sixth term for the municipality’s highest office in 2014.

But they also include stories of a community coming together in remembrance, such as after the death of Baldwin’s Marie Wardell after a fatal accident at Hwy. 48 and Ravenshoe Road.

“I can barely walk down the street without someone coming up to me to pass on their condolences,” Wardell’s heart-broken sister, Beth Wardell, told the Advocate, overwhelmed at the outpouring of support for the woman she described as “a vivacious, loud and outspoken woman” who loved the outdoors and “roughing it” with her beloved nephews.

Georgina also rallied in record fashion for a Sutton family left homeless after a 2013 fire only one week before Christmas.

“It’s just incredible. We can’t believe it,” Rhonda Myers said as she loaded up her van with blankets, clothing, toys for the kids and even small appliances outside the local Alzheimer Association office only days after the fire.

“So many people wanted to help,” recalled the association’s executive director, referring to the numerous offers of generous donations, including from a single mom and an elderly couple on a fixed income who “just had to do something to help”.

The efforts of emergency services and ordinary citizens working together reached epic proportions after a devastating $1.8million fire four years ago at the 36-unit Dalton Park Quality Living townhouse complex in Sutton.

Co-ordinated efforts right across the board provided short and long-term shelter and supplies for the 100 people left homeless, a mountain of donations and a Medal of Bravery in March of this year for James Slatcher and Courtney Porter, who not only pulled the smoke alarms and banged on every door to alert occupants, but also helped evacuate many people and pets from the three-storey building just before 3 a.m. on that July morning four years ago.

It was the quick actions of Slatcher, Porter and emergency and fire crews that prevented

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2014 • Community rallies behind homeless family after fire, Dec. 15 2013 • Sister shares special visit, tells story of halfbrother Trooper Jack Wright, after gravesite visit in France, Nov. 10, 2013 • Baldwin’s Marie Wardell remembered, Nov. 10, 2013 • Launch of third York Regional Police vessel, June 16 2013 • Passing of unparalleled public figure Dr. Robert Elgie, April 7 2013 • Confederfate flag ban angers some Sutton students, Feb. 24 2013 • YRP command post set up to search for missing resident, Jan. 20 2013

injuries, Fire Marshal Ted Wieclawek said, adding a quick response was critical in the Sutton blaze, helping everyone to get out safely even though the fire was spreading quickly.

Sunday editions have also chronicled the passing of some of this municipality’s and country’s most renowned and respected individuals.

Dr. Robert Elgie, longtime Island Grove resident and husband of York Region District School Board trustee Nancy Elgie, was one of them.

The Advocate’s April 7, 2013 edition provided an opportunity to recount the impressive legacy left behind by the man, politician, lawyer, neurosurgeon and educator credited for framing proactive changes to labour and human rights policies in the province during his distinguished career and in planning decisions at the local level.

“His vast array of talents made him a fascinating man and an unparalleled public figure,” then-Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak said.

But at the heart of it all was a loving husband and father, who instilled his passion of relearning, achievement, mutual respect and a set of values in his tight-knit family.

The Advocate’s Sunday pages have also recorded inspiring tales of courage and fortitude in the face of incredible personal adversity.

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We hope you were inspired From page 20.

Despite the traumatic and scary ordeal of being one of 133 passengers on board Air Canada Flight 624 that crash-landed in Halifax in March, Keswick resident Monica Lockie summed up the experience as “it is what it is” with remarkable fortitude.

She had neither the desire to amplify the tragedy nor downplay its seriousness.

She didn’t dwell on the fear, but rather the simple, but often overlooked, acts of human kindness between traumatized, exhausted, but gratefully alive, people.

“Every day is an opportunity to do something that matters — either for yourself or

for those close to you,” Lockie said. “We all have some sort of purpose in life. The most important thing is to be true to yourself and do what you need to do and what gives you joy.”

A newspaper, at its best, should record and comment on what matters to its community — whether political, social or human interest.

It should inform and illuminate, but, at times, can also inspire.

It is thanks to the people, however, who share their frank opinions, go on the record, share their personal stories, take a stand or offer an opinion in all shades of grey that tell the myriad stories of a community behind the black and white of a headline.

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Alex Dennis was featured in our April 2013 story about an employment program at Inn From the Cold.

A look at some of our photographers’ best work in our weekend editions

The Newmarket Hawks’ Liam Wedge pitches during the 39th Silver Bat Mosquito Baseball Tournament in July 2014.

A Child waits for his package from Operation Christmas Child in the slums of Dakar, Senegal.

Photographer Nick Iwanyshyn shot this photo when he travelled to Africa with Samaritan’s Purse.

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Sundays were school days for paper’s sports team We’ll boost student athlete coverage in Thursday papers, online

BY JOHN CUDMORE

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Sunday editions of our newspapers evolved into the primary landing place for our high school sports stories. It worked out as the ideal spot to search out high school sports coverage — the timing enabled us to look back at the last week and peer ahead at what was in store for the next few days.

When we launched our Sunday editions years ago, a concern was filling the sports pages. The answer was rather simple since between communities in the northern end of York Region, we had several high schools and a burgeoning York Region Athletic Association that now includes 50 high schools at our fingertips.

For years, we have chronicled the achievements, experiences and results for teenaged student-athletes in these pages.

Additionally, issues impacting high school sports received attention they normally would not experience.

Interacting with teens at the sporting events in which they compete is a refreshing experience. It is one of the cooler aspects about this job because of the unpredictable nature of the participants.

Interview responses typically range from outbursts of the giggles and shyness to providing a stern game face and unique take on an event that just finished.

For most teenaged athletes, dealing with the media’s questions is a new experience, so it’s a situation by which you never know what you’re going to get in terms of answers.

Newmarket High School swimmer Aiden Scherzinger competes in the 100m individual medley during the YRAA Championship swim meet at the Markham Pan Am Centre last December.

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It isn’t always the case, but high school athletes usually offer a pure, unfiltered take on what just happened on the field of play.

Few have experience talking about their games and certainly have had little chance to be media trained.

Sports in the high school mode are like nothing else.

At its roots, high school sport is a throwback to school spirit and being true to school colours. It’s a chance to play alongside neighbourhood buddies, an opportunity not always available through communitybased programs.

Check out championship day for volleyball or basketball on a Thursday or Friday night, a St. Andrew’s College opening night of the MacPherson hockey tournament or maybe a football championship day with

the final under the lights.

School spirit lives!

It is indisputable that high school sports has mushroomed over the past three decades under my watch at the sports desk.

More sports are being played by more students than ever before.

In my early days, the coverage of high school sports was primarily of the football season in the fall and maybe one sport per season, but as the number of sports available to students grew — thanks in no small part to community programs that widened the spectrum — high school sport has become meshed into the fabric of the community.

Scholarship athletes — think of the hundreds of thousands of dollars that have been handed out to kids in area schools — have

been chronicled in the Sunday sports pages.

Championships, with winners and losers, have been recorded for all time.

All of which is not to say high school sports will not be prominent in our future offerings. More like on the move, as we will continue to provide a forum that helps students to demonstrate their skills and tell their stories. The only real difference will be in the fact that it will be storytelling in our Thursday edition and online at yorkregion. com.

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It’s something Bradford West Gwillimbury residents won’t soon forget.

Something that looked so calm and serene at first glance had, in fact, initiated a state of panic for three families and three landowners within the Holland Marsh.

On May 25, 2013, disaster struck, bringing a swath of BWG’s farming community to a standstill.

Mere hours after farmers, located just south of the Bradford GO station, had been out observing their newly seeded land, large amounts of water began to flood in rapidly due to a breached dike. The depth of the water reached 12 feet in some areas.

Come Monday, daily commuters who regularly took the GO train arrived to the platform with a new sight to behold. No longer were they gazing upon thousands of acres of freshly seeded land, but at what, instead, looked like a man-made lake.

Social media, naturally, heightened awareness of the incident — mixing in a wide range of rumour, fact and worry about the farmers and families involved in the sudden flooding.

Photos began circulating among Facebook groups, honing in on just how serious the situation had become. Residents began offering their services, money and condolences as BWG’s farming community began to band together in the hope of salvaging

what the flooding had taken away from them.

At that point in their season, it was possible to re-fertilize and re-seed the land – if the water could be drained within a few weeks of the initial dike breach. Fortunately, things were looking positive, as the town brought in excavators and barges to begin the draining process. In mid-June of that year, council declared the affected lands as a disaster area, reaching out to local federal and provincial politicians to seek financial aid from the government.

But as the lengthy recovery process trudged on, devastation struck again on June 16. A mere 50 feet south of the original break, the existing dike crumbled under pressure. As the original break was believed caused by higher-than-normal water levels, the second breach, unfortunately, came as no surprise.

And that was it. The farming season for the landowners and families affected was over.

A total of about $1 million worth of crops was taken from the marsh. John Marques, one of three farmers involved, says he had never seen anything like it during his 32 years in the business.

Losing roughly 95 acres of crop, Marques knew there was no longer a chance to save the season; the breach had completely wiped it away.

Looking into the history of our agricul-

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A dike breach in 2013 flooded thousands of acres of farmland in Bradford West Gwillimbury. Some areas were covered in as much as 12 feet of water. tural past, it has been decades since flooding was a common occurrence in the marsh.

The most memorable instance dates back to 1954 when Hurricane Hazel hit most of southern Ontario, flooding the marsh in its entirety.

Now, with such a sudden and overwhelming loss behind them, farmers and

landowners alike are taking more time to ensure the stability of dikes surrounding their crops are always up to par.

The marsh continues to thrive, despite the fateful day on May 25, producing more than 60 different crops for distribution and proudly representing BWG as one of Canada’s most prized agricultural areas.

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Community banded together after Aurora United Church fire Fire crews battle the blaze at the Aurora United Church in this 2014 file image.

Historic downtown church was destroyed in April 2014 blaze

By Brea Bartholet

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For 196 years, the Aurora United Church served as a sacred place of worship and peace for numerous Aurora residents. It was the oldest of its kind in the tight-knit community.

Located at the corner of Yonge and Mosley streets in the heart of town, the elegant and beautiful structure was a focal point of the area’s history, used not only by church members, but by numerous couples from around the province wishing to get married within its walls.

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‘Before we rebuild, we needed to determine who we are and who we want to be.’

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On April 11, 2014, during routine maintenance on the building’s roof, billows of smoke became visible from the top of the church. What first seemed like a controllable situation very quickly turned into one of Aurora’s biggest historical losses.

As fire crews and police arrived to shut down a portion of Yonge, a large crowd began to gather. For hours, residents and business owners stood in sorrowed silence as the realization began to hit that the situation had become dire. Everything Aurorans so greatly admired about the church’s elegance and welcoming atmosphere was slowly disappearing before their eyes.

Tears streamed down the faces of longtime members, many of whom had been part of the church for more than a decade.

The day of smoke and fire is one many will never be able to erase from their memory.

But with tragedy came a light at the end of a long tunnel in the form of an immense outpouring of community support.

Just a few hours after word spread of

the scene downtown, surrounding church groups and individuals began to reach out, offering the use of space at their own facilities.

Eventually, Trinity Anglican Church became a central location for Aurora United Church staff as they tried to determine their next steps.

Chairperson of the Aurora United Church, Rod Johnson, announced the church would be utilizing space for worship within the walls of Trinity to continue congregation on Sundays at 11 a.m.

Precious items also emerged from the rubble in the days following the fire, including eight cases of bronze hand and chime bells used by the church’s choir.

For weeks afterward, questions began to surface as to whether or not a new church would be rebuilt on the same land.

Though council with the Aurora United Church was unsure of what to do in the immediate months following the fire, it was eventually decided that a new building would replace the old.

A rebuild of the 1818 historical building will take time, of course, but will undergo careful design and consideration through two phases; the determination of a vision for the new location and the physical construction itself.

“Before we rebuild, we needed to determine who we are and who we want to be,” Johnson explained in a previous interview with The Aurora Banner.

The new and improved site will be an inclusive facility capable of inviting the community into spaces that honour their presence and various needs, including physical, mental and spiritual considerations, according to a mission statement provided by the Aurora United Church.

Though such a tragic series of events led to the demolition of one of Aurora’s oldest landmarks, community faith and support have led to a new chapter in life for the Aurora United Church.

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Antiques & Collectibles

FREE PROFESSIONAL appraisal and/or purchase of your collectibles. Let us help you realize today’s prices for your valuables. Old toys, collectibles, music memorabilia, trading cards. One piece or large collection. Online and international sales expertise.

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Articles for Sale

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

SCRAP CARS CALL ME!!!

7 days a week!

Mini vans ~ Autos ~ Trucks Picked up.

Top scrap prices paid!!!

905-960-6621 $100-$10,000

Cash 4 Cars

Dead or alive Same day Fast FREE Towing 416-831-7399 CASH PAID $0-$2,500.

Scrap & repairable. Cars, trucks, trailers.

Will pick-up.

(905)775-4935.

Toll-free: 1-888-484-4887. Anytime.

A FREE TOW for your scrap car or truck and cash paid.

(905)775-1018 or (905)836-2100

Articles for Sale Music and Dancing Instruction

POOL TABLE 4x8 slate, includes balls, cues, etc. Call 416-991-8001

Music and Dancing Instruction

PIANO LESSONS- Newmarket. Half hour private lessons from ages 7 to adults. Call Gloria 905-967-3274 or gloriagriffin43@hotmail.com

NICK & MIRA’S NO FRILLS Hiring

Full Time Grocery Department Head Very competitive wages. Must have minimum 2-3 years experience.

Fax/email resume to: 905-773-6011 mon00746@loblaw.ca or apply in person: 13071 Yonge St., Yonge & King Road in Oak Ridges

LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Has full time seasonal labour positions, 2-3 months. GTA area.

Must provide own transportation.

Submit resume to: dave@kcm-cg.com Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Keswick Office Seeking PART-TIME EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: 20-30 hrs/wk.

Related post secondary education an asset.

Proficiency in the use of word processing, databases, spreadsheets, social media, and web based technology is essential. Candidates should be ethical, effective communicators, problem solvers, and be organized with strong planning skills and self motivation. Email cover letter, resume, and references to: ExecutiveAssistantPositionSept15@yahoo.ca Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

OFFICE ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST

Full-time position for optometrists’ office in Aurora.

Some evening & Saturday morning hours.

Please send resume to: auroravisioncare@hotmail.com STAKEOUT Dining Room &

Full Time GENERAL LABOURERS & MUSHROOM PICKERS for Sharon Mushroom Farm.

Apply in person between 10am-3pm 20744 Kennedy Rd., Sharon

Lounge, in Stouffville, is looking for EXPERIENCED SOUS CHEIF, LINE COOK WAITERS & BARTENDERS (Minimum 5 years experience) DISHWASHERS & HOSTESES Apply in person: 5402 Main St., Stouffville or call 905-642-5557 email:roger@stakeoutdining.com

Domestic Help Available

Home Renovations

Domestic Help Available

PORTUGUESE CLEANING lady available, good prices and references.

647-922-6409.

Mortgages/Loans

Mortgages/Loans

Home Renovations

HOME RENO. 25 years exp. Basement. Kitchen.

Bathroom. Drywall. Painting.

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Moving & Storage

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Electrical

Electrical

LICENSED/ INSURED. All Electrical Wiring, Panel Upgrades, Potlights, Basements, Reno’s, New homes.

Competitive pricing. Quality work.

Call Jon (905)716-7755 www.MasterElectric.ca

Flooring & Carpeting

Flooring & Carpeting

CARPET INSTALLED from $1.29/sq.ft. includes pad. Hardwood, Laminate, Ceramic at low prices. 22+ yrs experience.

Free Estimates. No HST! 416-834-1834

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A-PARRIS MOVERS Long/short, big/small, residential/ condos/ commercial. Quality service. Affordable/ reliable. 905-758-2848, 416-677-2848 www.parrismovers.ca

Home Renovations

HANDYMAN No job too big or too small. Certified electrician, plumbing, tiles, hardwood, laminate, ceramic.

Call Alex 905-252-0804, 905-252-0388 Office.

Legal Notices

MECHANIC Experienced small engine mechanic required for busy John Deere dealership. valid driver’s license and own tools required.

Competitive wages and benefits.

Call 905-640-2692, or email: wbrown@hutchinsonfarmsupply.com FIRE ALARM TECHNICIAN

Required for busy service company in Newmarket. CFAA Registered. Self -motivated, positive, team player with min 3 years experience. Thorough knowledge of applicable codes and standards. Valid Drivers Licence with clean abstract. Competitive wages based on experience and qualifications. Benefits available after probation period.

Email: dlfire@rogers.com or Fax (905)898-2901

Experienced ROOFING SHINGLERS & LABOURERS

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Brydon Gilpin Grant, late of Newmarket, Ontario who died on or about the 12th day of December, 2013, must be filed with the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of September, 2015, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Executor then shall have notice.

DATED at Newmarket, this 23rd day of August, 2015.

Rebecca Grant, PO Box 21508 Upper Canada Mall, Newmarket, ON L3Y 8J1

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Apartments for Rent

Apartments for Rent

BRADFORD- 3 bedroom main floor apartment.

Laundry, garage.

No smoking/ pets. Available October 2.

First/ last. $1400+ utilities.

905-251-0474 Main St., Newmarket 3 bedroom, 1 computer room.

Large livingroom, kitchen and bathroom. $1200+ utilities. August 1st.

For information call after 6pm 905-939-7110

NEWMARKET 2 bedroom apartment. First & last. No pets. Suits clean and quiet professional couple. Please call after 5pm 416-740-4695

APARTMENT FOR Rent3 bedroom upper. Newly renovated.

Separate entrance. Yard and parking. Walk to GO Station. No pets/ smoking. $1600 available immediately. 905-727-8046 ext 22

AURORA- 90 Temperance St. 1 bedroom apartment available immediately. Clean, quiet building, near amenities. $1150 inclusive. No smoking/dogs.

Oct/Nov. 1. 647-321-5930 AURORA Yonge/ Wellington Large 2 bedroom, ensuite laundry. Secure building. Parking. Appliances. Non-smoking/ pets. Sept-Oct. $1275+. 905-780-0057

Apartments for Rent

Condos for Rent

NEWMARKET- 2 bedroom central Newmarket high rise condo. $1400. Tony Mendes 905-715-4951

Houses for Rent

NEWMARKET- BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom houses (2 available), $1277.00 VIP cable included (First 2 months of cable are free $1235.00),

90 GURNETT Street. Renovated 1 & 2 bedroom available from $1250-$1450 and up. Close to transit, GO, shopping, restaurants. Miles of hiking trails within 5 minute walking distance.

905-727-5361 or 905-862-8387. shawn.90gurnett@gmail.com

NEWMARKET- LARGE 2 bedroom walkout basement, living/ diningroom, appliances, laundry, parking.

Backyard. $1200+. (416)721-6001 NEWMARKET- 3 bedroom upper with beautiful oak kitchen. Laundry, cable, parking.

Walking distance to hospital and school. $1495 inclusive. No pets/ smoking. October flexible. Andrew 905-830-4159.

NEWMARKET - LARGE 4 bedroom upper, livingroom, diningroom, 3 bathrooms, laundry room, garage parking, $1800+ 416-721-6001 AURORA- EXECUTIVE professionally renovated, bright 1 bedroom basement, private entrance, laundry, parking, suits single, non-smoking/pets. $850 all inclusive.

Immediate. 1st/last/references. 905-841-3359

NEWMARKETHOSPITAL/ GorhamBeautiful 2 bedroom+ office, $1285 inclusive.

Suits professionals. 2 car parking, laundry, shared garden. References/ credit check. No pets. Immediate. 905-726-0350

BRADFORD- 1 bedroom, $950 and up. In building. No pets. Hydro included. $35 parking.

647-321-5931

BRADFORD- MAIN floor large 1 bedroom apartment. Close to shopping and transportation. $900 inclusive.

Available October 1st. 905-775-7179

HOLLAND LANDING- 1 bedroom apartment.

No smoking, no pets. Separate entrance.

Laundry available. $780+ 1/2 hydro. Suits one.

Immediately. (905)478-4124 NEWMARKET- East of Yonge Street on Davis Drive. Clean building. Very large 2 bedroom apartment. Parking.

Laundry in building. 416-436-8591 or 647-799-0950 NEWMARKET. Excellent 2+ bedroom basement, 1 bathroom. Utilities, 1 parking space included. Separate laundry. 1 year lease. No smoking/ pets. $1100. 905-853-7535 NEWMARKET- Hospital/ Leslie. 3 bedroom duplex, main floor, upgraded. NO PETS. Large yard. Parking. Close to schools.

Immediate. $1450+ hydro. 752 Greenfield Cres., Newmarket. 1-403-282-8800 NEWMARKET -ONE bedroom walkout, close to Upper Canada Mall, separate entrance, parking, fridge, stove. No smoking/pets. $990 inclusive. Available September 1st.

905-235-6852 between 12pm-8pm.

STOUFFVILLE Senior apartments, bachelor apartment available in building with elevator. Stove, fridge. Parking available. Available now.

905-709-2300

AURORA- 1 bedroom, furnished.

Suits single professional/ student.

No smoking. No pets. $950.

Available September 1. 416-564-4330

BRADFORD- 2 bedroom, walkout to backyard, laundry, 2 parking, nonsmoking/ pets. Available October 1st. $950+. 905-252-3714, 905-775-3213

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KESWICK LAKEFRONT Two 1 bedroom apartments available $850 inclusive and $800+.

Cable. Parking. 1st/security. No pets.

905-989-2469

Condos for Rent

Business

utilities not included H.O.P.E. Co-op, family-oriented community, steps to amenities. NO SUBSIDY AVAILABLE. Visit www.hopecoop.ca for further info/to download application. Please ensure all required documentation is provided with application.

Viewings arranged for pre-qualified applicants only.

Move-in incentive for new move-ins!

Info: 905-853-0049.

Houses for Rent

Houses for Rent

NEWMARKET Brand new 2 bedroom lower level, fridge, stove, laundry hook-up, September 1st. $1150+. 905-717-2977

AURORA (Leslie/ St. John’s Sdrd) Brand new 2 storey 4 bedroom house, double garage. Available September 15th. $2000 +utilities. 905-726-5965 KESWICK- WATERFRONT, 2 bedroom, appliances, gas fireplace, parking, $1,100+ utilities, non-smoking/ pets. Oct. 1st. First/ last.

(905)476-4137

Rooms for Rent and Wanted

Rooms for Rent and Wanted

MT. ALBERT- Furnished or unfurnished rooms for rent. Private bathroom, wifi, laundry. 15 mins to Newmarket. Bus at door. Parking. $400 & $550 inclusive (satellite extra). 647-701-3209

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HOARE, John Robert in his 69th year.

Dearly loved partner, best friend and playmate of Andrea Beal, doting father of David (Heather) and Graydon; stepfather to Tania (Walter), Annelise (Kevin) and Roger. Adored grandfather of Rissa, Cheidre, Logan, Jaeden, Maya and Silas.

John will be sadly missed by his sister, Linda (David), and a large extended family. John’s generosity of spirit, zest for life and joy in his family will remain with us forever as will the memories of his excellent roast beef dinners. Thanks to the Southlake emergency staff, and the medical teams in the ICU at Toronto General. Their caring, professionalism and dedication was much appreciated.

The family will receive guests at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Sunday, August 30th from 7-9 pm. A celebration of John’s life will be held on Monday, August 31st at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: The Stephen Lewis Foundation, Habitat for Humanity or a charity of your choice.

POTTAGE, Stephen Willis (Member of the Rowland Lodge No. 646)

Passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday August 25th, 2015 in his 59th year. Loving husband of Tanis (nee Pyle) and proud father of Brandon and Letitia. Dear grampa of Kahler, Logan and Joseph. Stephen will be sadly missed by his sister Cheryl (Mark) and Brothers Michael (Trish) and Mark.

Much loved son of Aubrey and the late Lois.

Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Monday August 31st, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday September 1st, 2015 at 11 a.m. followed by interment at Queensville Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

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