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TROUBLING HISTORY JEREMY GRIMALDI jgrimaldi@yrmg.com Two decades before retired York Regional Police Sgt. Don Clark was charged in 2015 with

having sex with a 14-year-old girl, he was caught up in another investigation, but never faced criminal charges. In 1996, acting Staff Sgt. Clark was accused of sexually assault-

ing a Stouffville teen-an accusation that was handled through an internal police investigation. At the time, criminal charges were not laid. Instead, Clark was charged with "deceit" and "dis-

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No quick ’slush to sweat’ summer, climatologist says LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com After 53 years of toiling the soil, East Gwillimbury farmer Don Chapman can’t remember a year when the spring brought more rain. "Oh yeah, it’s wet. This is the worst I’ve seen in years and years of farming," said the Queensvillebased farmer, who grows vegetables on more than 2,000 acres in the area, including the Holland Marsh. "It’s so wet we can’t work any of the farm. It’s the amount of rain and the inability to get rid of it." Chapman pointed to a flood warning issued by the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority last Friday in advance of a weekend of almost solid rain. "There is an increased potential for flooding of low-lying lands adjacent to the lake," the statement said. To make matters worse, Chap-

man is worried about the impact of additional stop logs being added to the dam near Washago on the Trent-Severn Waterway, a canal operated by Parks Canada, linking the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. Although the move is being done to address drainage and flooding concerns in the Black River and the Severn system, it will increase the water level in Lake Simcoe. "If they do (and the lake’s water level rises by a foot), we’re finished," Chapman said. "Keswick and the Holland Marsh potentially is in jeopardy. If my dyke breaks, everybody’s going to get flooded." Still, as an "old farmer," Chapman isn’t afraid of what the weather and the Trent-Severn Waterway will bring. "If you are a farmer, you can’t afford to be scared. You’re in the l See WE, page 8

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Resident forced to remove sign supporting mental health AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com An Aurora resident has spent years campaigning for mental health. A sign reading "Help support CMHA York and South Simcoe" has been on Judy Brunton’s front lawn more than a year. That is until she was recently issued a bylaw infraction warning by Aurora bylaw officers requesting the mother of two remove the sign. "I was told someone in the area

complained," Brunton said after speaking with a bylaw officer. For the past several years, Brunton has been fundraising in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association York and South Simcoe Branch. Through her annual One Stop Shopping market held in the fall and the Ride Don’t Hide 20-kilometre bike ride for mental health, Brunton has raised more than $40,000 for the organization that holds a special place in her heart her sister experienced mental illness and another family member

died by suicide. "The sign was about raising awareness," she said. According to the town’s bylaws, posting a sign requires an application and the appropriate fees - about $100 for signs advertising a special event. The bylaw also describes sign design, size and location and outlines how long a sign can stay up. For special events, the sign can be erected two weeks prior to the event and must be removed four

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Local scientist Chris McGowan of Aurora gazes at one of his favourite creations: a tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur – known as Norman – he made from chicken bones. He worries that the lack of hands-on opportunities to discover science will cause students to become disengaged in the field.

Is science class failing students? Scientist says the major element missing from science class is the science TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com Chris McGowan is determined to save science class. The Aurora scientist claims the current science curriculum taught in the classrooms of Ontario schools is failing students and causing fewer students to embrace the sciences in post-secondary studies. Before retiring as the dinosaur curator at the Royal Ontario Museum and professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, McGowan had never examined the education system’s science curriculum - that was until he was preparing to speak at the annual meeting of the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario. "On checking the curric-

ulum while preparing my talk, I discovered little that resembled science," he said. "Instead, I found a confusion of sociology and misunderstood science. I had not seen such nonsense since battling the creationists in the 1980s." Many science teachers have confided in him, stating that when the classroom door closes they teach science the way it is meant to be taught. However, these teachers are still required to test the students on the subject matter laid out by the Ontario Ministry of Education. There are several things McGowan believes that have led to the current state of the unengaging science class. First and foremost, the curricula have been designed by an education consultant, not a science teacher or scientist who specialize in their field. This has caused a shift from a teaching plan designed for future scientists with specific science basics that are built upon year after year, to a science-for-all plan that covers more topics with less

depth. For example, instead of just teaching chemistry, physics and biology, the curricula are including engineering and technology alongside the basic teachings in what is now referred to as the STEM focus. "It is turning intuitive students off science," he said. "With the world facing issues like global warming, we need more scientists, not fewer." Perhaps even more alarming is the lack of hands-on experiments conducted in the classroom. It makes sense to learn theory before applying what student have learned in the lab, but now students aren’t getting the chance to test out their theories in a lab setting. "My 13-year-old grandson has a passion for science and is a very bright lad," McGowan said. "But last year in science class, the only experiment he conducted was weighing a glass of water, adding salt and then reweighing it. Whatever happened to learning by doing?" Professor Sushanta Mi-

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tra, York University associate vice-president of research and micro and nanotechnology for social innovation, supports McGowan’s call for more practical opportunities in science class. "Very solid labs allow students to fiddle and learn from failure, in turn gaining knowledge," he said. "Students gain confidence and learn by doing." This generation no longer follows a single career track and need to have the skill set to be flexible, Mitra added. This includes critical thinking skills, innovative thinking and the ability to test theory to find solutions for real world problems, skills developed in the lab. There is an education gap between students graduating from high school and entering their first year of university science studies. Many lack the strong calculus background and the understanding of basic science required to thrive at the post-secondary level, forcing professors to focus on the basics rather than

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wrong business if things scare you," he said. While other communities such as Montreal and Gatineau are facing significant flooding, York Region has had more than its fair share of rain, Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips said. In the last five weeks, we have had 186.4 millimetres of rain, more than 100 mms

more than the normal rainfall of 84 mms, he said. Last year, during the same period, the skies had only sprinkled 60 mms of rain on us. "The story of the spring has been precipitation, particularly rainfall," Phillips said, adding the cold and wet spring follows a warmer than average winter. "Spring has been colder than normal, even though April was warm. All those rains that fell in April, it was

a bit warm. March was cold and certainly May has been cold." For March to May, the average temperature should be 6.5 C but we’ve struggled to average 5 C. Looking ahead, we will have a slower onset of warm temperatures than last year, when everyone was talking about drought conditions, Phillips said. "We’re not going to go from slush to sweat this

year," he said, adding May 2016 brought frost and some snow before giving way to the warmest six months on record, beginning on the Victoria Day long weekend. The long-term forecast is calling for a warmer than average summer. "But we will be doing a lot of swatting" because the wetter than normal spring will unfortunately mean more mosquitoes and black flies, Phillips said.

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days after the event. "I fundraise all year round," she said. Her next fundraiser is the annual Ride Don’t Hide on June 25. For the fourth year,

Brunton and her son Charles, 10, have geared up and competed in the 20-kilometre ride for mental health awareness. "This is something we can do together," she said. "My son loves riding his bike and

do it to bring awareness." The town does permit signs in windows, but not in residential zones. "I want to be able to look out my window," Brunton said. "People won’t see it. It’s easier to see as a sign on the

lawn." Brunton has plans to petition the town for a sign bylaw exemption. For more information or to support the Ride Don’t Hide event, visit judybrunton.ca.

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making a false entry in his notebook. The discreditable conduct charge, which accused the officer of acting in "an inappropriate manner’ during a meeting with the teen, was withdrawn by the service. Although York Regional Police repeatedly said that files had been either "lost or purged" as part of the service’s move from York Region’s municipal offices to its new headquarters in Aurora, yorkregion.com was able to obtain a copy of the Police Services Act (PSA) notice of hearing and statement of facts through other means. Three sources, who requested anonymity, were interviewed as part of the investigation into this story; they will be identified as Source A, B or C. Source A, who is close to the case, says the girl - who’d earlier been found by local officers after being reported missing by her parents - was attempting to seek guidance from the police when she met Clark. On Oct. 15, 1996, she called the Markham police station looking for another officer, according to Source B, who has intimate details of the facts of the case. Clark, then a 22-year veteran of the service, answered the call. Soon after, he left the station, taking his marked supervisor car to meet her. The PSA document states, "Sgt. Clark left 5 District.and drove to Stouffville to meet a female person.at approximately 12 midnight." He returned after 1:55 a.m. making a "false and deceitful" entry into his notebook, writing: "1:05 patrol Main St., Markham." Source A provided this version of their meeting: Clark took the girl, 15, to a dark and secluded parking lot, grabbed her crotch more than once, grabbed her breast, unzipped her pants and asked her to walk around for him in her underwear, suggesting that she wouldn’t have many clothes to remove. The teen made a complaint to police hours later, according to Source B. Officer Kirk Marshall, now an inspector with York police, was dispatched to investigate. Among other questions, Source A said, Marshall asked the girl: If she knew her allegations could ruin Clark’s career if she was lying? Why she didn’t run or tell him to stop? In reply, the girl said she was scared. When he asked why she was fearful, she replied Clark had a gun. The following day, the girl overdosed on pills at her school, according to Source A, who added she was "extremely vulnerable" at the time. Oct. 21, 1996, six days after the complaint, the girl’s parents met Marshall and his partner, Professional Standards Bureau Det.-Sgt. Greg Saunders, at the Markham police station, according to a letter obtained by yorkregion.com. The handwritten letter, signed by the parents and Marshall, says, "During the meeting, options were discussed regarding criminal court and the Police Services Act tribunal. Given considerations to all points

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Don Clark leaves the Newmarket court after a court appearance. discussed at this meeting it is our request that this matter be dealt with internally by York Regional Police via the Police Services Act." Talk at the police station, according to sources B and C, suggested there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges against Clark and the parents were concerned about the effects of a trial on their daughter. Yorkregion.com was unable to confirm this. A hearing was held a week later on Oct. 28, 1996. In the end, Clark was transferred out of his platoon and docked 96 hours. Discipline for police misconduct can include dismissal, demotion and up to 120 hours docked pay. One retired member of York Regional Police said "everyone" in the police force would have known about the proceeding. "There’s no secrets in the police force.," they said. "He could never live that down." Clark would continue to work for York Regional Police for another 10 years. After his retirement in 2006, the force rehired him. Clark, a Georgina resident, was still working part-time, in the fleet department, when he was charged in November 2015 with the Oct. 30, 2015 sexual assault of a young girl. In February 2016, police announced three additional victims had come forward to accuse the former cop. Clark now faces charges in two historical sex assaults, alleged to have occurred between 1967 and 1970, and in the 1996 incident that was handled by internal police investigation. All alleged victims are younger than 16. Clark currently faces charges of sexual interference, sexual intercourse with a girl under 14, sexual exploitation and sexual assault. According to Newmarket courthouse staff, Clark will next appear in court Oct. 23 and face trials by judge alone. Clark, Marshall, Saunders declined to comment on the story, refusing to speak while the case is before the courts. York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe expressed concern that Clark remained with the service for so long after the 1996 incident. "When the criminal allegations were reported in November 2015, I immediately ordered a full review of the previous allegation and directed that a full criminal investigation take place, which resulted in criminal charges," Jolliffe said in an emailed statement. "Given the fact that our recent investigation has led to criminal charges, I am very troubled that the accused remained in our employ following the 1996 allegations - this is unacceptable." These allegations have not been tested in court.

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EDITORIAL | OPINION

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Amnesty needs to be part of pot plan When the federal Liberals first broached the notion of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Canada, one of the rationales for taking that position was the need to stop persecuting users for possession of small amounts of pot. Saddling non-violent people with criminal records for holding small amounts of a substance found to not be harmful for most users (and in the process tying up law enforcement and court resources) was an approach that had long outlasted its usefulness. So it seems more than a bit strange that, having released its blueprint for legal weed, Ottawa has taken no steps to help those people. For the next year or so, police can continue to arrest and charge Canadian pot smokers for behaviour that, at some point during the summer of 2018, will likely become completely legal. As a matter of fact, even after recreational marijuana becomes available at your local store (LCBO perhaps?), pot possession and use outside of the regulatory guidelines will remain a serious criminal offence. So, those hoping that Liberal sensibilities on pot would lead to a blanket amnesty and the removal of criminal records for possession of small amounts were hoping in vain. Amnesty is not on the agenda, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. The question is why not? It makes sense to manage this cultural transition cautiously. Ottawa should absolutely address drugged driving and the use of weed by minors. It’s evident that too many Canadian teens, ages 15-19, are using marijuana. (Some estimates suggest 22 per cent of youths in that age group have smoked pot in the past year). Pot can impact maturing brains and exacerbate pre-existing mental-health issues, such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders, warns the Canadian Psychiatric Association, which advocates use be restricted to ages 21 and older, and THC potency levels restricted. And we appreciate that even a government that supports legalization doesn’t want to appear as an advocate for drug use. But it’s nonsensical for this government to sustain an unjust policy that helped spark its interest in legalization in the first place. Criminalizing people for possessing small amounts of pot was unacceptable before Justin Trudeau became prime minister and remains so.

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A round up of reaction online The story: New owner of iconic Briars Resort promises tradition and growth Welcome to Jackson’s Point and good luck to Mr. Lu, the proud new owner. The Briars has a rich history and with the right management and investment it will go to the next level. The Sibbald family will always be synonymous with the Briars but nothing is forever. I hope this puts Jackson’s Point on the map as a destination. Jim Phillips I’m thrilled that the Briar’s was bought by someone with interest in our community, and keep the "tradition" alive. Good luck to Rong Lu!! Kathrina Onufreychuk-Osborn

The story: CUDDY SHARK: Soccer grapples with declining numbers at registration tables There’s no rewards for winning! They have turned a competitive sport into a gym class and charged you money for it a team needs to know that winning is why you play sports . Ken Carleton My son used to love playing soccer, but the lack of keeping score bored him. All the kids started to wonder why they were trying so hard. Now he plays baseball, and is loving it Michelle Bechard-Toth

The story: 21 York Region drivers charged with impaired April 24 to 30 Alright, I’m going to appeal to the alcoholic in you people. You like to drink? Great! But as you know, alcoholic beverages cost money. Now, did you know you can get these drinks for cheaper from the LCBO than from a bar? So rather than driving to a bar, getting drunk while paying a premium, and then driving drunk home, get your drinks from the LCBO and drink at home for cheap. Not only will you save on alcohol costs, but you will save on legal costs and could even save lives as well! Benjamin Smith

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Newmarket Residence owners have duty of care Re: Newmarket-area home for mentally ill raises concerns in community, April 24. Kim Zarzour’s article about The Newmarket Residence is horrifying. If her report is accurate, the owners of this residence are guilty of abuse and neglect. They have a duty of care for these vulnerable people. The people from York Region’s Community and Health Services who refer people there also have a duty of care. The Ontario Ministry of Health has a duty of care. The police officers who routinely return residents to this facility must know about these conditions and they have a duty of care. This neglect and abuse must stop. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the public. Jacques Soucie Newmarket

A warning as mosquito season draws near A word of warning as mosquito season approaches. Last September, my dear friend called me to take him to MSH Emergency. I thought he had a stroke by the jumbled speech. As we waited and tests came back, he continued to get worse. Tests revealed no stroke but possible meningitis. Long story short, further tests revealed West Nile encephalitis. Inflammation of the brain caused by West Nile virus. Where did he go on vacation you ask? Right here in his own driveway. Raymerville area of the City of Markham. Chances are you will get-flu like symptoms or not even know you have West Nile virus. That’s what they tell you. Right? What you don’t hear is that if you have a compromised immune system (i.e. cancer survivor) or are older then your risk is much higher. My friend stayed at MSH for one month, lost 50 pounds, and at one point had a temperature of 106 F. Too weak to walk or even feel like eating. And he had to use a wheelchair. He then transferred to Toronto Rehabilitation Hospital on University Avenue in Toronto for one more month. He regained strength to walk, speech therapy and started a slow road to recovery. Brain injuries can take up to two years recovery time. I am writing this to make readers more alert: Use insect repellent and remove standing water.

I read in the paper last week that soccer was slumping, that soccer wasn’t fun anymore and nobody was getting ice cream! (Cuddy Shark: Soccer grapples with declining numbers at registration tables) Registration numbers might be slumping but for the thousands that continue to play every year, development, competition and fun remain the cornerstones of soccer programs. Don’t take my word for it. • LETTERS • Head down to the local park and tell me that the those rights and freedoms I, too, didn’t take West six-year-old who just not encroaching on them. Nile very seriously until I scored a goal isn’t having As a community, we saw it almost take my fun. Over there, a fourneed to wake up and see friend’s life . year-old who just finished that the precious lives we West Nile virus is here a 45-minute session (which are so eager to protect in Markham, so you do included passing, kicking, won’t be so precious withneed to be careful out running and games) apout the freedoms and there. pears to have had fun, too! rights we hold so dear. Tracey Rosato We should probably ask Paul Stevens Markham them though. Did you see Newmarket that game winning save by What does police that eight-year-old? Yep, Big changes campaign say about that smile says it all - fun! sometimes spring Yes, it’s true! Games becommunity? tween two teams with reffrom small seeds Re: York police on a bus: erees and winners (and All budgets are politi’Put down that phone, April losers) still happen every cal, but this one is different 14. week during the season. and it’s not because of the Let’s put aside the noI have watched, coached headlines, but rather the tion that all traffic acciand refereed thousands of details. Sometimes big recreational dents are a case of distract(house changes begin by planting ed driving (those not foleague) soccer games in seeds that have an opportucused on the task at hand). the last 20-plus years and nity to grow. Also, if you pile enough can testify that soccer is as In a recent announcepeople into a room, people fun today as it has ever ment, Dr. Helena Jaczek are going to bump into been. provided details of how her each other. Players today might be Ministry of Community Except these people are having more fun. How? and Social Services will in cars. These kids can actually spend over $130M to adAnd any death, as tragic play. More focus has been dress crisis intervention, as it may be, is still part of placed on technique and wait lists, complex needs, life and in the next 100 skill development in the program accessibility, capyears there will be upearly years because we ital initiatives, and here’s wards of 10 billion human want players to love soccer the seed for change: "Supdeaths to prove that. and learn the skills first. port [to] individuals and Life is short and preNow, in games, more kids their families by developcious and as a community have learned to pass, shoot ing and strengthening we need to shift our focus and move with a ball and Family Support Networks from trying to prevent the have the confidence to use across Ontario." inevitable, even if it apwhat they’ve learned. BetFor years family advopears to some that a loved ter players make better cates have said that providone’s life may have been games, which means more ing services for individuals cut short, to increasing the fun and better competition with disabilities is essenquality of these lives we for everyone. tial but not enough; parhold so valuable. Soccer games are coments and families who give We need to be kinder to petitive - that will never so much to their loved ones each other, look out for our change - but when you need supports too. neighbour and build a teach players how to play This message has not sense of community so we everybody has more fun. registered with politicians can be proud of the legacy The best outcome of the reuntil now, with Minister we leave behind. Jaczek announcing that cent changes: Better playThe new "We’re on she will work with family ers having more fun! board; are you?" police advocates to find out from For me fun is measured campaign is anything but parents and caregivers by smiles, laughter, celetrying to strengthen our themselves what supports brations, the thrills of viccommunity. they need. She will also tory and even the agonies The police are coming strengthen their social netof defeat, not standings. around and looking in your works because caregivers Soccer provides all of car to see if you are breakunderstand their needs those in abundance. Aling the law! better than anyone else, ways has and always will. What is this saying and so can support each Has youth soccer about the community we other best. changed over the years - of are living in? Always look It is no accident that an course - and changes are over your shoulder beadditional $20M for respite still needed. What hasn’t, cause someone may be care was announced by Fiand won’t , change is that watching you? nance Minister Sousa, who soccer remains a great way I thought our police serknows from personal expeto stay active, learn about vices were in place to keep rience how difficult it is to teamwork and experience the peace and to keep life in care for aging parents. victory and defeat. the community safe. With relief from 24/7 obliRegister your child with Back in the 1980s Ride gations, caregivers can not any community club and was introduced (an affront only get some "time off", when the season is over to our personal rights and but they can also use it to they will love soccer, have freedoms), then came red access social networks for learned new skills and light cameras, and now we solace and guidance. made new friends and lifehave police spying on citiThese initiatives may long memories. Most imzens’ cars from buses as not be headline-grabbing, portantly they will have passengers, invading our but they could dramaticalhad fun! privacy. ly improve the lives of famAnd after that you can The fact that "It didn’t ilies caring for aging or distake long for reporters, abled loved ones. We can take them out for ice cream. photographers and camera criticize politicians who operators to get in the spirtalk about "families" yet do Stephen McKetsy has it of things" during a recent little for them, however been active in youth soccer media launch is appalling. Jaczek and Sousa are prosince 1993, tackling senior Police services can use viding tangible rather than phrases like "We are keeptoken support. They got management roles in four different soccer organizaing the community safe" the message from family tions, including Ontario and "If we even prevent one advocates, and their seeds Soccer, coaching and referdeath ..." as an excuse for of change could lead to vieeing. He is currently the limiting our freedoms and tal supports for caregivers club manager of the Oak rights, but they are missas well as their loved ones. Ridges Soccer Club in ing the point. They were Salvatore (Sal) Amenta Stouffville tasked with protecting Richmond Hill.

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UPDATE: Georgina man injured jumping out of moving SUV in Aurora Hwy. 404 for about two hours for the police investigation. The man was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, YRP Insp. Russ Bellman said. The man was a passenger in a Saturn SUV, Const Andy Pattenden said, adding police initially believed his injuries were lifethreatening, but they were later deemed serious but not life-threatening.

A 51-year-old Georgina man was taken to hospital after he jumped out of a moving vehicle on Wellington Street East, near First Commerce Drive in Aurora just before 4 p.m. May 8, York Regional Police said. Wellington was closed between Leslie Street and

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Richmond Hill/Aurora– Reminder to residents Bloomington Road between Highway 404 and Leslie Street will be closed for the CNR overhead railway bridge demolition beginning Friday May 12th, 2017 at 20:00 and will re-open the morning of Monday May 15th, 2017 at 05:00. During construction, traffic will not be able to travel on Bloomington Rd between Hwy 404 and Leslie Street. A signed detour route will be implemented.

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AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com With access to more than 1,000 historic buildings, Doors Open Ontario makes local heritage come alive. There are Doors Open events across York Region in the coming weeks and months, with Richmond Hill the first to open on May. 13. "Doors Open is an opportunity to learn about these historical places," said Dawson Bridger of Ontario Heritage Trust, the organization which hosts Doors Open Ontario. "History comes alive in an informal way, with buildings and locations you might see every day." There are a number of hidden gems across in the region. Richmond Hill’s CoberJohnson General Store, built in 1912, is one of the best preserved commercial buildings turned private residence with a full veranda and half-rounded arches. The Richmond Hill Hindu Temple and the Darul Khair Center in Whitchurch-Stouffville are a few of the many places of worship on display, where the community is invited to learn new cultures and traditions. There are a number of churches, temples, and synagogues open to the public across the province, said Bridger. "Doors open gives access to space some might be nervous about visiting," he said. "It’s an opportunity to learn different religions and cultures." Another place of worship is St. Mary and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church in Richmond Hill, featuring hand-painted murals, carved wood and marble imported from Egypt. Whitchurch-Stouffville is home to a Mennonite meeting house, a brick house that has never been renovated and contains the original unpainted pine

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45 - municipalities across Ontario are participating in Doors Open Ontario 2017 with more than 1,000 open to the public; 93 per cent - of the province’s population live in a community that has hosted a Doors Open Ontario event; 6.7 million - visitors have explored more than 16,700 sites since Doors Open Ontario started in 2002; 15,000 natural sites - such as trails, natural heritage sites have been part of Doors Open Ontario since 2002; $5 million - spent by Doors Open visitors across the province each year.

Aurora - Aug. 19 Sites include: Aurora Armoury, built 1874; Aurora Cultural Centre; George Russell House, built in 1868; Hillary House and Koffler Museum of Medicine, built in 1862; Horton Place, built in 1875; Merlin’s Hollow; the Patrick House, built in 1860; Rising Sun Masonic Lodge, built in 1865; and Victoria Hall. Susie Kockerscheidt/Metroland

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Clockwise from top left: The Hindu Temple Society of Canada, Richmond Hill Temple, will open its doors for Doors Open May 13; Merlin’s Hollow, a private English garden in the middle of Aurora, will be on display during Doors Open in August; the interior of the Latcham Gallery in Whitchurch-Stouffville will be part of the tour June 3 and; Geraldine Alletson stands at Christ Church Kettleby, part of Doors Open, taking place this Saturday, from 10 am. to 4 p.m.

pews and floors. If historic buildings are not for you, there are plenty of cemeteries dating back to the mid-1850s, farms, galleries and trails part of the Doors Open experience. On the list is also a collection of municipal, infrastructure and industrial buildings. "Doors Open is about getting an understanding for your local municipality," Bridger said. "There might be a building you walk and drive by every day and not know what it is. This is the opportunity to see them." Doors Open is also an opportunity to see how once Gothic cottages, classic

farmhouses and country mansions have been converted, such as Bijoy’s Restaurant in Aurora, a former workman’s house; the Patrick House in Aurora that is now a private art gallery; and the Heintzman House in Thornhill, once owned by the grandson of the founder of Toronto’s Heintzman Piano Company. There are a number of outdoor sites as well, including Merlin’s Hollow, a well-manicured English garden in Aurora with more than 1,500 species of plants and Markham’s Heritage Estates, a subdivision of relocated and restored heritage homes.

For more information, or to plan your Doors Open experience, visit doorsopenontario.on.ca. Doors Open York Region: Richmond Hill - May 13 Sites include: AL-Nadwa Educational Islamic Centre; Burr House and Guild Hall, built in 1820; CoberJohnson General Store, built in 1912; the Curtain Club theatre; Eyer-Wideman Homestead and Ropes Challenge Course, built in 1828; Gormley Missionary Church; Richmond Hill Hindu Temple; Mill Pond Gallery; Richmond Hill Artifact Storage Centre; Richmond Hill Heritage Centre;

Amos Wright House, built in 1840; Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club; Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church; St. Mary and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church; and Thomas Boynton House, built in 1875. Whitchurch-Stouffville - June 3 Sites include: Altona Mennonite Meeting House; Applewood Farm Winery; Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre; Darul Khair Center; Forever Thyme Sanctuary; the Latcham Gallery; Lebovic Centre for Arts & Entertainment - 19 on the Park; and Lemonville United Church.

King Township - Sept. 23 Sites include: Christ Church Kettleby, built in 1891; Country Day School; Dorio’s Kettleby Bakery; Dr. Harry Vaux House, built in 1867; Hogan’s Restaurant and the Hunt Pub, built in 1851; King Township Museum; Kingcrafts; Marylake erected in 1905; Roost Cafe; and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, built in 1848. Markham - Sept. 30 Sites include: the Heintzman House, built in 1816; a walking tour of Heritage Estates; McKay Art Centre, built in 1850; Railview Model Railway Club; Stiver Mill Community Centre built in 1916; Thornhill Village Library, built in 1851; Unionville Train Station; and Varley Art Gallery.

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OHIP will cover prescriptions for those under 25 come 2018 TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com It’s a story pharmacist Bethany McMullen knows all too well. A parent struggling to find the money to pay for medication for their child and the youth that recently hit the age cutoff for their parent’s medical benefits who is stressing about paying for their next prescription. It’s a heartbreaking moment, but it’s about to change. Vaughan MPP Steven Del Duca, Richmond Hill

MPP Reza Moridi and Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard announced a children and youth pharmacare program, dubbed OHIP+, that will make prescription medications free come Jan. 1, 2018 for those under 25 regardless of income or private coverage. It’s part of the Ontario government’s 2017 budget and coverage will be automatic, without an upfront cost. "This will go a long way, especially to the 21 to 23 year age group," McMullen said. "They are at the age cutoff of their parents benefits and if they need medica-

tion, like those suffering from mental health issues, they are vital to their wellbeing but are costly. It becomes a burden." The new program is meant to improve access to 4,400 prescription medications, including some drugs that treat cancer and rare diseases, for more than four million children and youth. The drug funding expansion is expected to cost $465 million. "Every human has the right to be healthy," Moridi said. The MPPs confirmed

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l Friday, May 12 Slocan Ramblers in Concert at the Aurora Cultural Centre WHEN: 8:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora CONTACT: Jane Taylor, 905-713-1818, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca COST: $30 advance, $35 day of concert, plus HST The Slocans have quickly become a leading light of Canada’s roots music scene. This is roots music without pretension. General admission seating: 7:30 p.m. l Saturday, May 13 The Bookshelf WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket CONTACT: Nanci Pattenden, nanci@nancipattenden.com, http:// thebookshelf.wcyork.ca COST: Canadian authors will gather at the community centre. Visit with Elsa from Frozen, Chase from PAW Patrol, and Marky Monday, children’s singer/songwriter (free).

Ontario Cycling Association’s Women’s Try-Out Day WHEN: 9:00 a.m WHERE: Riverwalk Commons - North end of parking lot, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket CONTACT: Janis Nixon, janisnixonphillips@gmail.com, https:// www.newmarketeagles.com/ news COST: Supported by Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club. Riders will be divided into groups based on ability so don’t worry about being dropped or not going the distance. Opening Reception for Mosaic: Ontario Society of Artists 145th Anniversary Exhibition WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora CONTACT: Clare Bolton, 905-713-1818, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca COST: All welcome to celebrate with the artists of Mosaic.Gallery admission is at no charge. Ron Korb in concert WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St., Newmarket CONTACT: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 905-8537285, admin@stpaulsnewmarket.org, www.stpaulsnewmarket.org COST: $25 Grammy Award nominee Ron Korb performs on flutes, Aidan Mason on guitar, Wendy Solomon on cello, and Xiaoqiu Lin on erhu. Wine and beer bar.

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Visit yorkregion.com/events to submit your own community events for online publishing. A Night in Vienna WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora CONTACT: Susan Barak, 905-898-4726, heartstringsstudio@gmail.com, https://yorkchamberensemble.ca/ COST: Cash only: $20/ adult, $15/student York Chamber Ensemble and Trinity Festival Chorus.Piano soloist: Jialiang Zhu. Conducted by Trevor Dearham.

artists. Mom Carmen Tay enjoys the Mother’s Day tea party at the Bathurst-Clark Resource Centre in Thornhill with son John Chua in this file photo. You too can spend some time with mom. There are plenty of Mother’s Day events taking place May 13 and 14 in York Region.

AHS Speaker Series: Marcela Torres, History of Casa Loma WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Hillary House, 15372 Yonge St., Aurora CONTACT: Erika Mazanik, 905-727-8991, erika.mazanik@aurorahs.com, http://www.aurorahs.com/ activities COST: $7 Join the Aurora Historical Society for our 2017 Speaker Series with Marcela Torres and the History of Casa Loma. Refreshments served. To reserve your seat, call.

l Sunday, May 14 Aurora Community Band Concert WHEN: 3:30 p.m WHERE: Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora CONTACT: auroracommunityband@gmail.com COST: "With Quiet Courage - A Musical Celebration of Mothers and Bravery".Bring your mom to celebrate Mother’s Day.

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Friends of the East Gwillimbury Library presents Claire Cameron and Elan Mastai WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: East Gwillimbury Civic Centre, 19000 Leslie St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: 905-8366492, infor@egpl.ca COST: $15 ($10 for Friends members) Two superstars of speculative fiction.

l Tuesday, May 16 Keeping up with the Joneses with David Hobson WHEN: 8:00 p.m WHERE: Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket CONTACT: Lesley Mitchell, 647-517-3473, lesleydmitchell@hotmail.com COST: $5.00 Guest Fee or $20 Single Membership Monthly Meeting of the Newmarket Garden Club

l Friday, May 19 Johanna VanKempen - Art Show and Sale WHEN: 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Aurora Town Hall, 100 John West Way, Aurora CONTACT: Johanna VanKempen, 905-883-1679, jvankempen@sympatico.ca COST: Original watercolour paintings of northern landscapes, florals and still life.

l Wednesday, May 17 The Souterrain Impressions talk WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket CONTACT: Robert Buchan, buchan@rogers.com COST: The Canadian Historical Documentation and Imaging Group will the talk about its work with images of cave carvings made by Canadian First World War soldiers.

l Monday, May 22 Class on Buddhist thought and meditation WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m WHERE: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St., Newmarket CONTACT: Betty Whitehouse, adjampaling@gmail.com COST: $10 per class Drop-in classes consist of guided meditation, a teaching, and time for questions and discussion. Classes held by Jampa ling Kadampa Buddhist Centre of Barrie (Meditateinbarrie.org).

l Thursday, May 18 Weaving Words: Speakers Series Young Artists Showcase WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum, 18974 Leslie St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Megan Houston, 905-478-2389, info@sharontemple.ca COST: Stories come in all forms. This series will bring those stories alive in various forms to delight, inspire, and entertain audiences. This event will showcase young

l Thursday, May 25 Tech Thursdays WHEN: 1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: 905-8366492, info@egpl.ca COST: Drop in. Have a device that isn’t running quite right? Want to learn a new tech skill? Come for weekly tech help at your local branch. Each Thursday at Holland Landing.

Celebrate Mother’s Day 6 ways in York Region l Saturday, May 13 Maple Scouts Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Maple Lions Hall, 8 Merino Rd., Vaughan CONTACT: Rhiannon Wood, rhiannon@1stmaple.org COST: Varies depending on order Please come and join the 1st Maple Scout group as they raise funds for their many adventures through delicious pancakes and a bake sale.

Victorian Mother’s Day Tea WHEN: 1:00 p.m WHERE: Elman W. Campbell Museum, 134 Main St. S., Newmarket CONTACT: Elman W. Campbell Museum, 905-953-5314, elmanmuseum@rogers.com, http:// www.newmarket.ca/museum COST: $15 Bring your mother and enjoy an old-fashioned afternoon in a historical setting with a variety of teas, old-fashioned sandwiches and sweets served on vintage china. Tickets must be purchased in advanced. Suitable for ages 12+ years.

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Visit yorkregion.com/events to view all community events in and around York Region. l Sunday, May 14 Mother’s Day Flower Handprint Tile WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd., Markham CONTACT: 905-305-5970, museuminfo@markham.ca COST: $40 Age: four and older.Come and create lasting memories and a beautiful keepsake together. Cost for one child and one adult.

Mother’s Day Tea WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: King Heritage and Cultural Centre, 2920 King Rd., King CONTACT: Kathleen Fry, 905-8332331, kingmuseum@king.ca COST: $20 per person Treat your mother and yourself. Mind your manners with some Victorian etiquette lessons and sample tea and light refreshments. Please RSVP in advance.

Mother’s Day Watercolour Cookies Workshop with Cakelaine WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora CONTACT: Leanne DiMonte, 905-713-1818, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca COST: $22.55 plus HST, plus $15.75 materials fee Spend an afternoon bringing the joys of painting together with yummy baked goods.

Mother’s Day Concert, Strawberries, Scones Tea WHEN: 2:00 p.m WHERE: Sharon-Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Upper Canada Chordsmen Chorus, 289-648-6300, info@uccchorus.com COST: $20 for concert and tea, $10 for concert Treat mom to a special concert by the Upper Canada Chordsmen Chorus followed by a tea, strawberries and scones.

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Spring has sprung in forest AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com Discover York Region’s forest with the annual Spring Forest Festival. The annual festival runs May 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hollidge Tract located at 16389 Highway 48, Whitchurch-Stouffville. Take a tour of the region’s state-of-the art ecobuilding, the Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre, which is constructed from locally sourced and repurposed materials. The platinum LEED-certified building creates its own energy through a collection of solar panels and captures rainwater and snow melt that is used inside the facility. This is the perfect time to explore the forest, take a guided hike and meet slithering snakes and timid turtles along the way. The family-friendly event also features horse-

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drawn wagon rides through the forest tract. To celebrate Canada 150, festival patrons can also take home a tree seedling to plant at home. The region is also hosting a spring forest photo contest (#YRForestContest) open to residents across the region. Photos taken of the tracts will be showcased in the 2018 Forests of York Region cal-

endar. The spring photo contest runs until June 30. Enjoy more than 120 kilometres of trail in 18 different protected regional forest tracts. For more information or to register for a walk, visit york.ca/forestevents. For more local arts and entertainment, visit yorkregion.com/events.

The Slocan Ramblers are staging a homecoming tour with a stop at the Aurora Cultural Centre May 13.

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After a year on the road checking off career highs, the Slocan Ramblers return north of the border with their homecoming tour. After spending months making their way across Canada, the award-winning group is making a tour stop in Aurora. The Slocan Ramblers will perform at the Aurora Cultural Centre, May 12 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. The Toronto bluegrass band, featuring Adrian Gross on mandolin, Darryl Poulsen on guitar, Alastair Whitehead on bass and Frank Evans on three-finger and clawhammer banjo, brings a fresh, innovative approach to bluegrass. Their famous and often sold-

out sound is rooted in folk tradition blended with a bold and dynamic sound featuring fiddle-free arrangements of guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass mixed with a trans-Atlantic sound, where a mix of southern folk meets Celtic. The homecoming tour will feature new, original songs, including Who’ll Be There For You But Me and Mighty Hard Road, as well as a collection of reimagined traditional songs from Appalachia, where pain and suffering were translated into song. Not to mention live performances of fan favourites from the band’s Coffee Creek album, which was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award last year. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit auroraculturalcentre.ca.

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Notice of Commencement and Public Engagement Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion Transit Project Assessment Process Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is working to transform the way the region moves by building a fast, convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Simcoe County. Over the next ten years, Metrolinx is transforming the existing GO rail system to deliver a whole new rapid transit experience to your community. Part of this plan is to bring frequent and reliable service to communities along the Barrie rail corridor. With more frequent train service you’ll have more options to get you where you need to go. The Project Current plans include electrified, all-day, two-way service every 15 minutes to Aurora as well as peak, midday, evening and weekend GO Train service to Allandale Waterfront GO Station. The service increase will be phased in over 10 years while Metrolinx builds additional infrastructure. To support this service increase, Metrolinx is proposing the following: • Provision of a second track between Lansdowne Avenue in the City of Toronto to Allandale Waterfront GO Station in the City of Barrie; • Upgrades to existing GO Stations along the corridor: Rutherford, Maple, King City, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Bradford, Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront; • Upgrades to existing structures within the corridor including bridges and culverts; and • A new train layover facility within the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury for overnight storage of trains. The Process Metrolinx is assessing the environmental impacts of the Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion (BRCE) Project in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act). As part of the TPAP, an Environmental Project Report (EPR) is being prepared and will be filed documenting any potential environmental effects and mitigation requirements of the Project. Viewing locations for the agency and public review of the EPR will be published in the Notice of Completion. All information produced as part of this project is available at metrolinx.com/RERBarrie Consultation We thank everyone for their feedback to date. As we formally commence the TPAP, we will continue to get your feedback through an online engagement (details below). We continue to encourage our neighbours, agencies, Indigenous communities and other interested persons to actively participate in the TPAP by visiting metrolinx.com/RERBarrie and contacting staff directly with comments or questions at RERBarrie@metrolinx.com Metrolinx is hosting an online survey for the BRCE Project to provide you with an opportunity to offer further feedback. Copies of the draft environmental studies and preferred design drawings are available at metrolinx.com/RERBarrie, for review prior to completing the survey. Online engagement will be open from Thursday, May 11 to Thursday, June 1, 2017. If you have any project-related questions, would like to be added to the Project’s mailing list or would like to provide input at any time, please contact: Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion Project c/o Georgina Collymore Senior Advisor, Environmental Assessment Communications & Community Relations 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-202-4921 e-mail: RERBarrie@metrolinx.com Comments and information regarding this project are being collected to assist in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in section 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact Georgina Collymore (contact information above) or the MOECC Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-212-8912. Metrolinx is working to provide residents and businesses in the GTHA with a transportation system that is modern, efficient and integrated. Find out more about Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan for the GTHA as well as GO Transit, PRESTO, and Union Pearson Express, divisions of Metrolinx, at www.metrolinx.com. This Notice ﬁrst published on May 11, 2017. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 438-6646.

Grow your garden with local plant sales AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com It’s time to start thinking about adding colour to your garden - a blank canvas waiting for bright wildflowers, scented herbs, and scrumptious vegetables. With all the recent rain, the soil is well-saturated and the lawn a lush green - a great fresh start for gardens. Take advantage of the number of the local garden and horticultural society plant sales taking place across the region, where quality and price can’t be beaten. Ask a local expert on what type of plant would grow best in your garden. Here is a list of local plant sales taking place across the region: • THORNHILL GARDEN AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY spring plant sale May 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thornhill Community Centre northwest parking lot, 7755 Bayview Ave., Markham • STOUFFVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY spring plant sale May 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Latcham Hall, 8 Park Dr. S., Whitchurch-Stouffville • SCHOMBERG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY plant sale May 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Schomberg Community Hall, 25 Main St., Schomberg • RICHMOND HILL GARDEN AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY plant sale May 13, 9 a.m. to noon McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., Richmond Hill • NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY annual plant sale May 13, noon to 3 p.m. Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd., Markham • NEWMARKET GARDEN CLUB annual plant sale May 28, 1 p.m. Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket • AURORA GARDEN and Horticultural plant sale May 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aurora Home Hardware Building Centre, 289 Wellington St. east, Aurora

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School closures in province not reflected in York TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com While many Ontario school boards are facing school closures, the story is quite different in York Region. People for Education, an education advocacy group, recently completed a study of Ontario accommodation reviews and produced an interactive map of the more than 100 schools to be closed in the province’s 72 school boards. The study shows school board staff have recommended 121 schools closures, 58 of which have been approved, that will impact 33,000 students. Declining enrolment, about 71,364 students over the last 15 years, and a funding formula based on the number of students in seats, is hitting rural communities the hardest, People for Education’s Annie Kidder said. "A review of rural education funding is long overdue," Kidder added. "It is not reasonable to think that all schools can stay open, but at the same time it is vital that

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we don’t accelerate the exodus from rural Ontario by hamstringing boards with inappropriate and insufficient funding for their small town and rural schools." Bottom line, the closing of a school in a rural community not only means a long bus ride for students but also a loss of jobs and new families moving to the area without a school nearby.

But the landscape is much different in York Region as the public board lists no closures and the Catholic board lists only Our Lady Peace CES in Maple. While other school boards have faced decreasing enrolment over the past decade, YRDSB has seen an increase of 17.5 per cent. "We have been very fortunate and there is a combina-

tion of factors that make us different from other regions," YRDSB Senior Manager of Planning Jane Ross said. Being located right above Toronto has greatly contributed to growth in the region, which is expected to continue to grow. Families move into local neighbourhoods and can still commute to the city to work and it means

more students to fill classrooms. Public transit systems and low density housing stock also increases the attraction to move into the area. Until the recent housing price boom, it was a more affordable option than living in the city. Strategic planning has also played a major role in keeping schools open across

the board. When a program needs to expand, for example the public board saw a huge uptake in the French Immersion program. There are three options: build, consider an addition to an existing building or look at available pupil spaces in existing schools. "Often, we can put two programs together and keep the school running," Ross said, pointing to one example where students attend grades 1 and 2 French Immersion at Devins Drive Public School and then grades 3 to 8 French Immersion at Lester B. Pearson Public School. Before building a new school, existing pupil spaces in surrounding schools are considered, school boundaries can be shifted to keep schools in aging neighbourhoods full and intensification along main corridors can do the same. "We don’t know what the future holds, but whenever there is a chance to keep a school open, we will do it," she said.

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Strangers connect over steak and a dying man’s wish KIM ZARZOUR kzarzour@yrmg.com As he neared the end of his life, Angelo Nocera had two simple requests. He wanted to taste steak one last time, and he wanted to be with his wife on her birthday. Neither wish seemed very likely. Terminal cancer had taken away the 82-year-old’s ability to eat anything but puréed food, and his wife, Rosa, had passed away two years ago. But thanks to human, and divine, intervention, the Thornhill man was able to have both. Angelo was one of those salt-of-the-earth types, a man who loved life, loved his grandkids, his garden, card games and a good cup of coffee. He’d come to Canada from Sicily almost 50 years ago to build a better life. He didn’t speak English, but he could work hard and that is what he did as a labourer all his life, raising three children with his dear wife Rosa until she died two years ago. His daughter-in-law Angela Pecchia-Nocera re-

members him fondly. He used to joke that they were two sides of one coin - Angelo and Angela. "He was the kind of guy that when you visit him, you hadn’t even sat down yet and he was getting something out of the fridge for you." Chances are, he’d offer you some of his homemade prosciutto or salami. Angelo loved meat. Which is why, as he came to the end of his life and doctors said he had just a week or so left, he asked for one last steak dinner. But before his family could make that wish come true, doctors told him he could no longer eat solids. Puréed food only. It’s a helpless feeling, knowing your loved one has no hope for recovery. You want to do something, anything, to make him comfortable. Angela called The Keg at highways 404 and 7. "Can you put one of your steaks in a blender?" she asked dining room manager Chris Papadimitriou. Chris was a little taken aback by the unusual request, but when he found out it was for a dying man, he vowed to make it happen.

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Lady Redbirds play field in male-dominated lacrosse JOHN CUDMORE jcudmore@yrmg.com The Lady Redbirds are finding their wings. Although in flight for five seasons, the female branch of the field lacrosse program is still taking baby steps as it attempts to make a dent in the sports landscape in Aurora and Newmarket.

"Girls being in the sport, it doesn’t surprise me because it is such a great sport," said Dawn Beal-Nacevski, Lady Redbirds’ director, whose daughter played against boys before the girls’ program arrived. "It’s so popular because it is so much fun. Once we started the house league program, it took flight last year."

More than 100 girls are registered to play Lady Birds lacrosse. That includes 49 in house leagues and three age group rep teams this season. House league registration is open ended and a few openings are available in some rep categories. Former Redbirds’ registrar Chris Purcell, who has two daughters playing,

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signed on to help ensure the girls’ program had a voice in the male-dominated sport. "When you are only one per cent of the total registration, you are forgotten, so I jumped in," said Purcell. The initial launch of the program included rep teams at the under-11 and 13 age groups. Now the club has rep teams at U13, U-15

and U-19 fed by the house league system. The need was clear to establish a house league feeder system to ensure a healthy future. Beal-Nacevski made the push for that to happen in 2015. For this season, the Lady Redbirds will provide a house league program for mini-Redbirds (four to seven years) and another group for girls eight to

15 years of age. The older rep level girls serve as coaches and mentors. "The girls like that they can touch and feel the players," said Purcell. The Lady Redbirds have medalled every year at provincials in at least one level. Provincial championships are slated for the end of July.

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Your Region, Thursday, May 11, 2017 for UMSC to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit. Ellie Hayes had staked Aurora to its first-half lead. In other action, Woodbridge Strikers received goals from Kristen Lowell in the 36th minute and Nicole Kozlova in the 42nd to overcome an early Durham United lead for a 2-1 triumph at Pickering Soccer Complex. In Ottawa, Vaughan Azzurri received second-half goals from Kiyani Johnson and Anna Kowalczyk in a 2-1 victory over West Ottawa SC.

Men’s Matthew Caguana scored in the 79th minute as Aurora FC earned its first point of the season in a 1-1 draw against visiting Toronto Nitros at St. Maximilian. Aurora, now 0-1-1, spotted Nitros a first-half tally for the stalemate. Meanwhile, Jarek Whiteman broke a tie in the 79th minute with his second goal of the game as Vaughan Azzurri outlasted Toronto Skillz FC 3-2.

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Sacred Heart’s Brown inks deal at Western Illinois Komaromi, every day.’ They didn’t want to give me a chance." Brown joined ANB Futbol, an academy program where the Newmarket resident has since played and developed his skills. "A scholarship was always in my mind," said the five-foot, six-inch speedster. "Since I was a kid, it is something I have had an ambition to do." He agreed to join the Leathernecks, who compete in the Summit League, following a recent official visit to the school in Macomb, Illinois. He verbally agreed to a package April 26 and inked the deal May 8. He plans to study criminology. "I feel I can make an impact as a freshman," said

JOHN CUDMORE jcudmore@yrmg.com Justin Brown learned at a young age how to deal with the sting of rejection. Turned away at a soccer tryout in Newmarket as an eight-year-old, Brown claims a potential soccer coach assessed him as uncoachable. That was more than a decade ago. Brown, now 19, has since developed into a player good enough to land a scholarship at the NCAA Division I level. "I was eight and I could run and kick," recalls the backfielder, who confirmed a deal last week to attend Western Illinois University. "When I heard that, I said ’Alright, I’ll keep working to get better

Brown. "I play an attacking defensive role. I like to create chances and take on opposing players." It has, at times, been a painful path, with several injuries in recent seasons, including a fractured kneecap, shoulder and calf injuries suffered in training in 2016, which put him on the sidelines for more than six months. "The time off soccer really helped," said the 19year-old student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Newmarket. "But getting back to full strength has been a lot of hard work. "I have had a lot of bad luck, but my coaches have seen me struggle through all the bad stuff. I feel like a lot of people doubted me

and thought I was faking injuries. But I knew what my goals were and have been able to pursue them. This year has been exciting and a dream come true. "It’s been a challenge, but my friends and family have seen me struggle through it, but I’ve kept at it." Brown made a point of signing his letter of intent at Sacred Heart as an appreciative gesture. "With all the injuries, my teachers and school helped me out a lot," he said. "I feel a lot of people there helped me, so I owe it to the school to sign on there."

Convenor deals with changeup Plan B.

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In total, five berths for the sectional stage were up for grabs to join a field of 980 golfers in the next round. Peter Laws of Whitby and Montreal resident Beon Yeong Lee shot even par 72 to claim spots. Finally, a four-way tiebreaker at 74 was won by Barrie resident Branson Ferrier after he tied with former Beacon Hall member J.C. Deacon, now head coach for the men’s team at the University of Florida, Kevin Fawcett and Russell Budd, both of Toronto. With Deacon and Budd eliminated after one hole, Ferrier bettered Fawcett for the final berth. Komaromi and Dubois posted the low scores of the day despite having limited playing time at Beacon Hall. Komaromi managed just one practice round on Friday while it was Dubois’ first time playing the course. "I played a practice round on Friday and I would have even played in the snow," Komaromi told Golf Canada afterwards. "It was awesome." The tournament was the first U.S. Open local qualifier to be held on Canadian soil which worked to the benefit of the large Canadian representation in the field. "It’s nice to not have to go to Michigan to play," said Komaromi. "It’s good to stay here, close to home and you can’t play on a better course than this. It’s a pleasure." Dubois concurred with his co-medalist. "With as much as Canadian golf has to offer, extending a qualifier to Canada, in Ontario or anywhere across the nation, is a good move," said Dubois. "I think we’ve proven that there’s enough solid, competitive players out here that we should have more in the future." The last person to complete the qualifying process and go on to win the U.S. Open was Orville Moody in 1969.

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U.S. Open qualifier lets Beacon Hall to show its stuff Hanging out at the 18th green watching the field of U.S. Open hopefuls complete their rounds at Beacon Hall Golf Club on Monday reminds that the Aurora facility, not long ago, considered the possibility of applying to host a Canadian Open. It is not necessarily a dead issue although there is no evidence a lot of steam is behind the notion from either Golf Canada or the private Aurora facility. A few years have passed since Beacon Hall folks talked seriously of bidding for the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s domestic championship tournament to grace its splendid layout. Whatever the reasons the two sides have not explored deeper into the possibility are unknown. Still, it is a notion that probably deserves another look from both parties. Beacon Hall is perennially among the top courses

JOHN CUDMORE Cuddy Shark in Canada and depending on the golf industry poll you are reading, among the best internationally, too. Golf Canada knows this about the exclusive 18-hole facility. Assuming Beacon Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 260 members are on board and willing to make the sacrifice, Hardy thinks the golf world would be impressed with the 7,000-plus-yard course. "At a certain point, pride kicks in and you want to test the best players in the world," said Phil Hardy, the

clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership director and former director of golf. When it comes to the Canadian Open, Hardy thinks Beacon Hall deserves in on the conversation as a future host to the event. "I just feel an organization like Golf Canada should sit down and ask itself how it to put its best foot forward to the world," said Hardy. "I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think guys like Dustin Johnson are different from you and me and want to play the best courses they can. Drawing the best players in the world is a measuring stick." Hardy feels logistical issues, including parking and attendance, could be overcome fairly simply. If it is a matter of building a resume, Beacon Hall has proven capable at amateur levels, including the Ontario amateur championships and Copa de los Americas, and now a U.S. Open local qualifier. Per-

"Any club that has significant pride in its course wants to be at the table for a cup of coffee." *Correction: In the May 4 edition of this column, York Region Soccer Association executive director Vicki Lowe was misidentified with the wrong surname. We regret the error.

haps a next step is a sectional qualifier for the latter. Golf Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed course at North Maple Regional Park in Vaughan as a permanent home for the Canadian Open aside, there are other courses deserving of consideration. The Aurora property merits a place in that conversation. "Our course is a great test, obviously," said Hardy. "No one has run away with this golf course. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow you bump it around." For Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field, only two of 78 entries beat par in tough conditions. Two others matched par. The course has hosted a number of PGA Tour players for various events over the years. Stars like Vijay Singh, David Frost, Tom Lehman, Steve Jones among others and the reviews are always positive, Hardy confirmed. "Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done our amateur stuff," said Hardy.

Opening day for NBA It remains a good thing, some may say, that minor baseball holds its registration well before the opening of the Toronto Blue Jays season. Riding on the excitement of back-to-back playoff appearances, minor baseball in Ontario and probably Canada, too, has seen a spike in registration numbers for the 2017 season. Good thing, perhaps, that the bulk of signups occur well before the start of the Blue Jays season. Otherwise, after watching the

MLB club perform during the first few weeks of the season, kids might have tossed their gloves and ran away as fast as their getaway sticks would permit. Ironically, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just kids flocking to registration tables. The Newmarket Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baseball League, for instance, has added four teams this a season to jump from six to 10 teams. It may be a bunch of guys coming off the couch looking to regain the joy they experienced as kids playing rounders. A sure sign (usually) that spring has arrived is the opening of amateur baseball seasons. Newmarket Baseball Association is holding its annual opening day celebration with ceremonies Saturday at Newmarket Fairgrounds just after 9 a.m. and a parade of players into McKnight Field.

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BENTLEY, Shirley Jean (nee May) September 15, 1937 - May 8, 2017 Much loved wife of Jack for 60 years. Loving and devoted mother to Cindy (David), Allan (Debbie), and Frank (Cindy). Cherished grandmother to Blair (Lauren), James (Keri), Kyle, Joshua, Michelle (James), Amanda (Reid), Shannon, Amber, and Aaron. P r e c i o u s " G G " t o Ta y l o r , Te s s a , Bentley, Lily, Nora, Ellie, and Valerie. Treasured sister to Alber t (Ursula), s i s t e r - i n - l aw J oyc e, a n d h e r m a ny nieces and nephews. Predeceased by siblings Muriel, George, Clifford, Jim, Lorne, Roy, Stewart, and Marie. Shirley was born in Orangeville, ON, 7 9 y e a r s a g o, g r o w i n g u p o n t h e family farm in Mono Mills, and l i v i n g m o s t o f h e r m a r r i e d l i fe i n Aurora. She worked in the bank ing industr y for many years and upon retirement spent more than thir t y h a p py w i n t e r s i n Ve ro B e a c h , Fl a . Shirley and her first mate, Jack, were avid sailors, spending summers aboard their boat and enjoying many exciting voyages. A highlight was their 48- day sail to Florida. Shirley will be remembered for her positive attitude and quick wit. Her k indly personalit y and open hear t earned her many dear friends. Shirley is a wonder ful example of a l i fe we l l l i ve d ; s h e w i l l b e d e e p l y missed. A special thanks to Dr. Mona Ma, her caring physician, as well as t h e s t a f f a t M a c k e n z i e H e a l t h fo r their kindness and support over the past several months. A Celebration of Life is being planned, and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SalvationArmy.ca.

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BERRY, Jean March 4, 1923 to April 29, 2017 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, J e a n E l i z a b e t h ( We d l a k e, E l l a co t t ) Berry on Saturday, April 29 at age 94. Jean was born in Brantford, Ontario to the late Albert and Francis Wedlake. She is survived by her daughter Susan Bray (Doug) of Belleville, Ont.; sons John Ellacott (Carla) of Salt Spring Island, B.C. and Michael Ellacott (Dor te) of K amloops, B.C. She will be greatly missed by all, including her eleven grandchildren and n i n e t e e n g re a t - g r a n d c h i l d re n . S h e w a s p re d e c e a s e d b y h e r h u s b a n d, Patrick , of fif ty years, her brothers J i m a n d J a c k We d l a k e a n d s i s t e r M argaret Wakefield, her daughters Penny Townsley and Bonnie Hunter; son-in-law Glenn Townsley, daughterin-law Pamela Ellacott (wife of John) and granddaughters Alison Scimica a n d R o b y n e To w n s l e y a n d g r e a t granddaughter, Savanna Hunter. Jean gra d u a te d i n 1 9 4 5 f ro m B r a n t fo rd General Hospital as a Registered Nurse. Her nursing career served her well throughout her life. Pat and Jean travelled widely in their retirement. In 2008 they moved to Kelowna to be closer to family ; later moving to Kamloops. Everywhere Jean went she made friends and she cherished these friendships. Her greatest pride was displaying the many cards she got on special occasions. Family meant ever ything to her. Jean was also a devote Christian and quickly became part of the Church community wherever she lived. Thanks to all t h o s e w h o we l c o m e d h e r. S p e c i a l thanks to the doc tors and staff of R o y a l I n l a n d H o s p i t a l a n d Tr i n i t y Lodge Hospice, Kamloops, for their compassionate care. A Celebration of Life and interment will take place in Newmarket, Ontario at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer S ociet y for breast cancer research will be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

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B LY T H , I r e n e G e r t r u d e (née Gould) ~ Apr il 11, 1921 - May 9, 2 0 1 7 ~ Pa s s e d a w a y p e a c e f u l l y w i t h family by her side at the Ross M e m o r i a l H o s p i t a l i n h e r 9 7 t h y e a r. Irene was the beloved wife of the late J a c k B l y t h , fo r m e r l y o f O a k R i d g e s . C h e r i s h e d m o t h e r o f Ke n ( J o a n ) o f Holland Landing and Linda Cook ( t h e l a t e D o u g l a s ) o f L i n d s a y. Lovingly remembered by her grandc h i l d r e n J o h n B l y t h ( We n d y ) , Ke n Blyth (Ann), Gary Blyth, David Blyth (Carmen), Cheryl Raven ( S h a w n ) , D. J . C o o k ( R e b e c c a ) a n d Jodi Cook (Mike Smoke), 21 great grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren. Irene leaves behind m a ny n i e c e s n e p h ew s h e r s i s t e r E l d a S e d o r e ( L o u i s ) a n d Au b r e y ( H e l e n ) . P r e d e c e a s e d b y s i b l i n g s N e l l y, Ke n , J o h n , G ra c e, B i l l , M o r r i s a n d R o b e r t . Irene was involved in the family business of real estate and insurance with her husband. Irene was a founding member of St. Paul's United Church, in Oak Ridges and a n a c t i ve m e m b e r o f t h e U. C. W. V i s i tation will be held at Celebrations (35 Lindsay Street Nor th, Lindsay) o n Fr i d ay, M ay 1 2 t h f r o m 2 : 0 0 - 4 : 0 0 p. m . a n d 7 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p. m . F u n e ra l Ser vice will be held at Celebrations o n S a t u r d ay, M ay 1 3 t h a t 1 1 : 0 0 a . m . Inter ment to follow at Riverside C e m e t e r y. I f d e s i r e d , a m e m o r i a l donation to the Gideon's Bible Society or the Ross Memorial Hospit a l Fo u n d a t i o n - Pa l l i a t i ve C a r e U n i t w o u l d b e a p p r e c i a t e d b y t h e fa m i l y. Online donations and condolences can be made at www.mackeys.ca

CHRÉTIEN, Jean (John) Joseph Daniel Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre at 5:10 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in his 64th y e a r. L o v i n g h u s b a n d o f Pa t r i c i a . B e l ove d f a t h e r o f C h a n t a l (C h r i s ) , André, Danielle (Justin) and the late Lisette. Proud grandfather of Cassandra, Marcus and Dominic(en route). Sur vived by siblings Lionel, Denise, Claudette, Lorraine. Predeceased by Gisèle, Richard, Fern, and Lucien. Son of the late Flore and Albert. Early in life John ran a successful flower deliver y business. Later John returned to school and became a carpenter. The founder of The Richmond Hill Canoe Club loved to race his Delta mahogany C-1 in sprint races, coach others, and cheer his children on. An avid snowmobiler, AT Ver, golfer, cottager. John loved and was loved by friends and family. A Ce l e b r a t i o n o f L i fe w i l l b e h e l d Friday, May 26, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. - 3 : 0 0 p. m . a t S u n s e t B e a c h Pa r k , Bayview Ave. Richmond Hill, ON. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the R ichmond H ill Canoe Club. Online condolences can be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com.

TAYLOR, Kenneth "Paul" 80, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2017 after a brief time in hospital with his family by his side. Paul was born on Januar y 25, 1937 to S t a n l e y a n d E d i t h ( H u tc h i n s o n ) Taylor, the youngest of five children. He was predeceased by his brother John Taylor and his sisters Patricia (Peter) Eisenbraun and Donna (Don) Adamson. He is lovingly remembered by his sister Carol (Bob) Knowles, his s i s t e r - i n - l a w J o a n Ta y l o r, a d o z e n nieces and nephews, and their families. He leaves behind numerous friends in Aurora, where he delivered the local paper for many ye a r s a n d e n j oye d s i m p l y w a l k i n g around town. Cremation has taken p l a ce. A grave s i d e s e r v i ce w i l l b e h e l d a t a l a t e r d a t e i n To r o n t o , where Paul will be interred with his mother and his sister Pat. The family would like to thank the medical staff at S outhlake Regional Health Centre for their wonder ful care and suppor t. Paul dearly loved animals throughout his life and donations to OSPCA in his memory would be appreciated.

POLAK, Vera Passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 7, 2017 surrounded by her family at Southlake Residential Care Village. Beloved wife of Jiri Polak . Loving mother of Blanka (John C l e l l a n d ) , J o h n ( M a r y ) a n d Pe t e r (Kathleen). Babi to Madeleine, Quinn, Nicole, Lauren and Ben. She will be greatly missed by many relatives and friends in Canada and Czech Republic. The family wish to ex tend a special thank you to the staff and caregivers at Southlake Residential Care Village, 3 East. Memorial visitation will be held at Ta y l o r F u n e r a l H o m e , 5 2 4 D a v i s Drive, Newmarket (905) 898-2100 on We d n e s d ay, M ay 1 0 f ro m 4 - 8 p. m . A Memorial Ser vice will be held in the Chapel on Thursday, May 11 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception at the funeral home. If desired, memorial donations may be made t o t h e A l z h e i m e r S o c i e t y - Yo r k Region www.alzheimer.ca/york.

CHIS, Vasile January 2, 1958 - December 10, 2016 Va s i l e w i l l b e l e a v i n g o n h i s l a s t j o u r n e y to R o m a n i a w i t h h i s w i fe, daughter and family. He would like to first say goodbye to his son who is unfor tunately unable to accompany him and advise him to take care of his Mother, sister and family. He would also like to say good-bye to his brother-in-law, Ionica and nephew, Florinu with his family. Vasile also wishes farewell to friends, co-workers and all of his other loved ones. He would like to express gratitude to all the nurses and doctors from Sunnybrook Hospital and Southlake Hospital. A very special thanks goes out to all the staff at Newmarket Health Centre. Vasile is loved immensely and will be sincerely missed by everyone. CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Diane May 12, 1937 - May 6, 2017 Passed away peacefully on M ay 6, 2017 in her 80th year at the Renior in Newmarket. Predeceased by her husband, Gordon Douglas Campbell. Also predeceased by her sisters, Gloria Cuthbert, Joyce Lewis and her brothers, Donald Fox and Douglas Fo x . L o v i n g m o t h e r o f C a t h e r i n e Burry and husband Peter of Holland Landing. Cherished grandmother to Amanda Burr y and Pedro Rodrigues of Sutton, Patrick and Ashley Burr y of Keswick, Andrew Burry and Samantha Luke of Holland Landing. Proud great-grandmother to Dakota, Ta y t u m , L o n d o n , D a l l a s , S a d i e , Isabella and James-Peter. Lovingly remembered by 18 nieces and nephews, as well as 34 great-nieces a n d n e p h e w s. S h e w i l l b e g re a t l y missed by all whose lives she touched. Cremation has taken place and ser vice details will follow at a later date. If desired, donations may be made to Southlake Regional Health Centre, Cancer Fund. MORTON, W. Fraser Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, on Sunday May 7, 2017 in his 90th year. Loving husband of Anne (nee Baxter) for 67 years. Beloved father of Sonya (Rober t) a n d Ca ro l ( To d d ) . Pro u d B o p p a o f Jenna (Anthony), Kaitlin (Dan), G r a h a m a n d S c o t t (C a y l e e ) . G re a t Grandfather of Elizabeth, Leonora, Katherine and Henrietta. Brother of the late Marion (Jim). Fraser graduated from Peterborough Normal School and taught at Brighton Public School. He obtained h i s M C I a n d h a d a l o n g c a re e r i n credit management. Fraser was actively involved in the church throughout his life. He enjoyed model railroading, stamp collecting, travelling, singing, the cottage and a variety of outdoor activities. A Memorial Service to celebrate Fraser's life will be held on a sunny summer day. VANCE, Bill (1944 - 2017) Passed away at Bradford Valley Care Communit y on Wednesday, M ay 3, 2017 at the age of 72. Loving husband of Eileen. Beloved father of Michelle (David Rhynes) of Calgar y a n d M i k e ( H a n h Tr a n ) o f A u r o r a . Proud grandfather of James. Bill was born and raised in Regina. He was a long-time employee of Sears Canada until his retirement in 2005. Special t h a n k s to h i s m a ny c a r i n g f r i e n d s and to the wonderful staff at Bradford Valley. A celebration of life will held on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 3-5 p.m. at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket, Ontario. M e m o r i a l d o n a t i o n s m ay b e m a d e to Parkinson's Canada.

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WARNER, Lynn Passed away suddenly at his home in Holland Landing on May 2, 2017 in his 63rd year. Beloved father of Luke and Brianna Warner. Proud grandfather of Emily Warner. Brother of Clayton, Reid and Trac y Warner. S on of the late Roy and M ar y-Jane Warner (nee Wills). Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home o n S a t u r d a y, M a y 1 3 , 2 0 1 7 f r o m 4 - 6 p.m. for a Celebration of Lynn's Life. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

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Blanche Postill

May 12, 2017, Today's the anniversary Of the day that I lost you, And for a time it felt as though, My life had ended too. But loss has taught me many things, And now I face each day, With hope and happy memories To help me on my way. And though I'm full of sadness, That you're no longer here, Your influence still guides me, And I still feel you near. What we shared will never die, It lives on within my heart, Bringing strength and comfort, While we are apart. Stephanie, Billy, Kennedy, Cameron and Jackson Hunter. PRYCE, Sarah PRYCE, Gord In loving memory of our dear mother Sarah Pr yce, who passed away March 23, 2016 and our dear step-father Gord Pr yce who passed away March 31, 2013. If tear drops could build a stair way and memories a lane, we would walk the long road to reach you and bring you home again. Yo u r p r e s e n c e w e m i s s , y o u r memor y we treasure, loving you always, forgetting you never. M issing you this Mother's day and Father's day. Love Always Linda and Dave, Susan, Rob and Rachel, Jimmy and Sylvia. JAY, Ernest April 14, 1924 - May 13, 2013 In loving memory of a dear husband, f a t h e r, g r a n d f a t h e r a n d g r e a t grandfather. We miss you more than words can express. Loved and remembered always, ~ Isabel, David (Lorna), Kendra (Martti), Jeremy (Erinn), Cameron and Amelia. WOOD, Donna In loving memory of my dear friend who passed away May 14, 2016. If memories bring you closer, We are never far apart. Not a day will I forget you, You're always in my heart. Forever on my mind. Your friend, Marlene

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