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With the need for a hotel in Aurora growing, Councillor Michael Thompson, pictured here beside the town’s welcome sign on Yonge Street, seeks council’s support to ramp up efforts to attract one.

Visitors sent elsewhere for lodgings during tournaments

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urora’s economy is being short-changed when it comes to potential spin-off business from visiting sports teams and their families.

Local sports organizations host events throughout the year that attract thousands of visitors, according to Sport Aurora past president Ron Weese.

For example, the Central York Girls Hockey Association attracts 50 teams or about 2,500 people for its Silver Stick tournament. In the fall, the Aurora Soccer Club hosts an event that will attract more than 100 teams and there are five large baseball tournaments hitting local diamonds this summer.

But the town has nowhere for

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them to stay.

“With every tournament hosted in Aurora comes people and, without a hotel, we have to direct them to hotels in Markham or Newmarket,” he said. “It means they don’t stay in Aurora to eat, drink or entertain themselves.”

Based on meals alone, if every person spent an average $10 for lunch during the Silver Stick tournament, that would be $25,000 injected into the local economy.

And that is just for one day.

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ngrid Kulbach isn’t confident she would have been able to grow her business had she made the decision to do so.

The local entrepreneur, known for evolving a sweet treat in a small kitchen into a business that continues in Aurora today as Fraktals, sold her business after eight years.

While growth wasn’t the single deciding factor when she stepped away from the flourishing business, had she continued, she would have needed more help than she felt was available to handle the expansion.

“The demand for the product was becoming more than I could handle and Fraktals needed to grow or it would have hurt the business,” she

explained. “But this was my first business and, had I decided to scale up, I would have needed a lot of help.”

This was her first venture and she didn’t have the knowledge or expertise to take it to the next level or even attempt to expand sales farther than Ontario.

She would have needed access to financial assistance and a mentor who had experience in such a move to feel confident in overcoming the See page A4.

IN PHOTO: Former Fraktals owner Ingrid Kulbach says she would have needed a lot of help had she decided to scale up the business.

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Date selected for OMB reform summit

Our Lady of Grace CES celebrates 60 years Sunday

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ay 1 is now known as Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School Day in the Town of Aurora.

In recognition of the local school’s upcoming 60th anniversary, Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe made the proclamation as a testament to the history-rich building and all the lives it has touched over the years.

To celebrate, the school will hold a mass and open house May 1 and all alumni, parents, former staff, clergy and friends are invited.

“Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School is rich in history,” principal Ines Donato said.

“We are blessed to have very dedicated staff whose commitment is truly inspiring. I thank our students and engaged parent communities, past and present, for shaping our school into the dynamic, inclusive and caring place it is today.”

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Municipal officials will meet in Markham on May 14

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date has been set for the much-anticipated summit on Ontario Municipal Board reform — an initiative spearheaded by several northern York Region councillors.

Elected officials from municipalities across the province will gather at the Markham Civic Centre for the all-day event May 14.

Aurora councillors Michael Thompson and Tom Mrakas and Newmarket Councillor Christina Bisanz are key organizers.

The summit will attempt to develop a consensus position on OMB reform. That position will then be documented in a report and presented to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Bisanz said.

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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School in Aurora celebrates its 60th anniversary with a mass and open house May 1. Here, principal Ines Donato shows off a few remnants from the school’s past.

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“We’ve been working hard to put together an agenda of speakers, panels and working groups,” she said. “It’ll be a gathering of elected officials from the Golden Horseshoe area who all have one common objective in mind: the need for significant and substantial reform for the OMB. We’re not suggesting the OMB does not have its purpose.”

The day will begin with a panel discussion involving experts on the issues and challenges currently being faced by municipalities when it comes to the OMB. Following the discussion, attendees will break off into groups to brainstorm solutions to the issues deemed most imporSee page A12.

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Founder Joe Persechini attended the launch of the Upper Canada Mall Easter Seals Run/Walk fundraising campaign last Wednesday. The annual event will mark its 40th anniversary May 29 at Newmarket Riverwalk Commons.

Get ready, get set ... lace up for Easter Seals run This year marks 40th anniversary of the annual event that raises money for kids with physical and/or mental disabilities

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evin Collins can still remember attending the first Persechini Easter Seals Run/Walkathon in Newmarket.

As a 12-year-old provincial Easter Seals ambassador — the title was referred to as ‘Timmy’ back then — during the run’s inaugural edition, he still fondly recalls the small band of loyal supporters that helped founder Joe Persechini get the run off the ground. Many are still fundraising and doing whatever they can to help the event succeed, even as the walkathon is set to turn 40 this year. Thinking back, he notes the posters that were plastered around town and the support the event received from emergency services personnel and notable politicians.

“Every good event requires the proper seeds to be planted,” Collins said, during the launch of this year’s run, which was held at Upper Canada Mall’s centre court last week. “You’ve witnessed the passion Joe brings to everything he does. It’s an unbelievable inspiration to be able to work and partner with people like Joe. He’s made this event a 40-year success; he was the one literally going door-to-door to contacts and making sure they were helping him out again. The support is absolutely incredible.

After my wife and I were married, we actually moved to Newmarket and part of it was because of what we witnessed here in our time coming to visit and being part of the run. We started to fall in love with the community and people.

They support each other.”

Collins grew up in Orillia and began his association with Easter Seals as a young child, after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Local affiliated service clubs provided walking apparatuses and other support. He worked for the charity for a few years and is now the executive director of Friends of We Care, which raises money

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Centre court was brightly lit and there were tables with colourful tablecloths setup throughout and the area was roped off for invited guests.

The annual event will take place May 29 at Newmarket Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. It features five and 10-kilometre runs, a five-km family walk and a onekm kids walk.

Since its inception in 1976, the event has raised more than $3 million for Easter Seals Ontario and money has benefitted local children.

The event was founded by Persechini, currently an East Gwillimbury councillor, and his now late wife, Rosalia, and originally consisted of 37 participants. It is York Region’s largest fundraiser for children and youths with physical disabilities. More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend this year.

It will also feature a retro running outfit contest. The runner with the best retro suit will win $100.

“What happened on the last Sunday in May of 1976?” Persechini said. “Inspired by Whipper Billy Watson, the Persechini Easter Seals Run/Walkathon was born.

Back then, runners got water from old sawn-in-half wine barrels, which were filled with water by the fire department. Volunteers had to climb trees to hang signs. From humble beginnings, the event grew.”

Over the years, the event has received support from celebrities, including Royal Canadian Air Farce comedians Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson, media personalities such as Erin Davis and John Oakley and former prime minister Jean Chretien. Glass Tiger also performed two benefit concerts at the Ray

Run founder Joe Persechini poses with the very first ‘Timmy’, Kevin Collins, and this year’s Easter Seals provincial ambassador, Keirra MacLeod.

Twinney Recreation Complex.

The mall became a major sponsor when the start and finish lines were moved to the site in 1990.

“The 1990s were a special time for the event, with a lot of community support, especially local schools and three to four thousand participants,” Persechini said.

“Forty years has come and gone quickly and I’m so happy the run/ walkathon is still important to the community.

In the lead up to the run, the mall will host a charity midway from May 11 to 15, he said.

Organizers want participants to sign up as soon as possible, in order to maximize their fundraising efforts.

“It’s a chance to give back,” this year’s ambassador, 12-year-old Keirra MacLeod, said. “Easter Seals has given so many things to families of disabled kids like me.”

MacLeod, a Trenton resident,

raise $10). The event also includes entertainment, fundraising incentive prizes, a kids zone and mini-mile and a team challenge. For more information, visit runforsouthlake.ca.

Newmarket Mandarin MS Walk Sunday May 1 Join the Newmarket community in walking to help end MS. The event takes place at the Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Dr.). For more information, contact Mike Stafford at mike.stafford@mssociety.ca or call 1-800-268-7582.

HKA’s Hike for Hospice Sunday May 1 The hike begins at Hospice KingAurora (HKA), 350 Industrial Pkwy. S. in Aurora, and continues over to Sheppard’s Bush and then back to HKA for lunch. Check out HKA’s website, hospicekingaurora.ca, for details on registering online, or to download a pledge form. For more information call Heidi at 905-727-6815, ext. 22.

was born with cerebral palsy and uses a walker and wheelchair. She has difficulty with vision and using fine motor and development skills.

She’s using her ambassador position to let people know that physically disabled children are just like all other kids.

MORE FUN RUNS THIS WEEKEND You don’t have to wait until the end of May to run or walk for a good cause. Here’s a list of charity runs taking place in northern York Region this weekend: 2016 Run or Walk for Southlake Sunday May 1 Thousands will gather at the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex (1400 Wellington St. E.) in Aurora to run, or walk, in support of Southlake Regional Health Centre. All 10/5/2.5 km adult participants will be asked to raise a minimum of $75 in pledges (students raise $20 and mini-milers

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Measures needed to combat Ontario’s new ‘brain drain’ Khan.

In partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Aurora organization recently released Breaking Barriers: Ontario’s Scale Up Challenge, a report that identifies six major roadblocks preventing Ontario businesses from expanding.

Based on the interviews with business owners, sector associations and other orga-

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“The new owners do have that experience and expertise and I’m confident the company will continue to grow,” she said.

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‘We have businesses facing these challenges who are at the point where they could grow if provided the right tools and supports.’

The report concludes that of the participants, 65 per cent plan to grow in the next five years, 20 per cent identified access to scale-up mentors as their greatest barrier to growth and 15 per cent identified access to financing as their top challenge.

“In our own community, we have businesses facing these challenges who are at the point where they could grow if provided the right tools and supports,” Khan said. “The larger the businesses we have in Aurora, the more businesses we will attract, which means more jobs and a boost for the local economy.”

The first barrier the chamber plans to tackle is a lack of access to business growth mentors in Ontario by lobbying the government to create a scale-up VISA that would allow businesses to access an international talent pool.

Other recommendations include addressing a gap between start-up financial support, which is currently available, and support for high-growth firms, which is currently lacking, encouraging greater international trade activity and enabling more data and monitoring of the scale-up challenge to measure the impact of policy change.

The report released by the chamber is in sync with the province’s economic development strategy. Ontario Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid said he couldn’t agree more with the need to focus efforts on encouraging small and medium-sized businesses to grow.

“While we are producing entrepreneurs and start-ups that are leading our fastdisrupting global economy, the fact is many of our top start-ups are either gobbled up before they can reach greater levels of wealth and job growth by multinationals thirsty for their technological innovation, or they are lured to the Silicon Valley, where venture capital can be accessed more easily,” he said.

“This is Ontario’s new brain drain and we need to take measures to address it if we are to fulfill our growth potential.”

His government is addressing the need through its new $400-million Business Growth Strategy to help companies make investments in research, development and innovation, make it easier for small and medium businesses to access capital, resources and expertise to grow into globally competitive exporters and reduce the burden when it comes to regulations.

TOWN OF AURORA PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE The following street will be closed to vehicular traffic from Monday, April 18 to approximately Wednesday, May 18 for road reconstruction.

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For more information, please contact Norman Whitley, Administrator, Construction Projects, Town of Aurora at 905-727-3123 ext. 4376.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE The following street will be closed to vehicular traffic from Monday, May 2 to approximately Monday, May 16 for replacement of the underground road infrastructure.

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Tim Horton’s (Gates of York Plaza), 17310 Yonge St. Group for people (francophones to beginners) looking to put their French language conversation skills into action. The meetings are unstructured and depend on the initiative of the participants. Francophones and stronger speakers are encouraged to share their French language skills with less strong speakers. Those needing a helping hand are encouraged to actively seek a helping hand. Participants move between tables to reinvigorate the conversations. Hopefully this group can be a place to express and give value to the enthusiasm toward the French language, and at the same time be a place where neighbours can meet neighbours. Please participate to share/celebrate/improve your French, have fun, and meet new people!

Contact: partagez.york@yahoo.ca BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY April 28, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Optimist Hall of Newmarket, 56 Forhan Dr. Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 221 Patriot asks you to donate bottles and cans to help send a cadet’s trip to France, for the 100th anniversary of Canada’s capture of Vimy Ridge. Drop off times: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Call 905-895-3038 to arrange for a pickup.

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BLOOD DONOR CLINIC April 28, 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Aurora Legion, 105 Industrial Pkwy N. Pick up your Red Badge of Honour for donating and share with your friends what a great thing you’ve done. WE NEED DONORS! Book your appointment online at www.blood.ca or download the GiveBlood app.

Contact: elaine.stpierre@blood.ca, 1-888-236-6283, blood.ca.

Business Women’s Network April Awards Gala April 28, 6 to 9 p.m.

The Mansion Event Centre, 400 Industrial Pkwy S. Highlighting successful business women in York. This is the 2nd awards gala recognizing the accomplishments and strengths of Business Women in York Region. Cost: $55 non-members. $45 members or $50 at the door.

Contact: Elizabeth Johnston, info@bwnyr.com, 416-910-1058, bwnyr.com

Reader Carolyn Horner sent us this Your Shot of a bee collecting pollen from a flower outside her Mount Albert home. Send us Your Shot. The ongoing theme is Nature & Wildlife. Email your high-quality jpegs to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com for a chance to have your photo included in our online gallery and published in the newspaper.

Drama Kids April 30, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Harvest Hills Activity Centre, 145 Harvest Hills Blvd.. in East Gwillimbury.

Ages 4 - 7. Please register. Children enjoy dramatic play, stories, and activities. Themes include Princess & Pirate, Farmyard Play, and Superheroes.

Contact: Heather Alblas, hablas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.

This weekend St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Rummage & Bakes Sales April 30, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Main and Water Streets in Newmarket.

Sale includes clothing, bedding, linens, housewares, appliances, books, magazines, trinkets and treasures. Something for everyone!

Contact: Nancy Cain, camadill@stivervale.com, 905-895-5512.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi May 1 at 10 a.m. and May 5 at 7 p.m.

Newmarket Branch, 355 Davis Dr. Tai Chi is one of the top 5 exercises you can ever do according to Harvard University’s Medical School. Take the first step in improving your overall health and balance. Come check out our beginner class today.

Contact: newmarket@taoist.org, 905-836-1219.

Aurora Seniors Centre Annual Spring Sale April 30, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Aurora Seniors Centre, 90 John West Way. Vendors, Crafters, White Elephant and Diamond Treasures, Books, jewelry, Coffee Shop and Much, Much more, Don’t miss out on this sale.

Contact: 905-726-4767.

Newmarket Mandarin MS Walk May 1, 8:30 a.m.

Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Join the community in walking to help end MS! Bring your family, friends and co-workers and celebrate your fundraising efforts with food, entertainment and prizes! The MS Walk is a wonderful opportunity to interact with members of your community, while supporting a great cause.

Contact: Mike Stafford, mike.stafford@mssociety.ca, 1-800-268-7582.

BLOOD DONOR CLINIC April 30, 9 a.m. to noon.

York Region Administrative Centre, 17250 Yonge St. in Newmarket.

Pick up your Red Badge of Honour for donating and share with your friends what a great thing you’ve done. WE NEED DONORS! Book your appointment online at www.blood.ca or download the GiveBlood app.

Contact: elaine.stpierre@blood.ca, 1-888-236-6283, blood.ca.

Quran Open House May 1, 12:30 to 3:45 p.m.

Aurora Public Library (Lebovic Room), 15145 Yonge St. Introduction about Peaceful and Humanity Teaching of Holy Quran. Learn more at www.alislam.org/quran/ Contact: tabligh@khuddam.ca, 647-896-7674, 905-303-4000.

Town of Aurora 54th Annual Juried Art Show and Sale April 30 & May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Aurora Town Hall, 100 John West Way. Annual art show at Aurora Town Hall. Admission is free.

Contact: Lindsay McGuire, lmcguire@aurora.ca, 905-727-3123.

Encore Choral Ensemble Presents “Together Wherever We Go” May 1, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Sharon Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St. A choral concert featuring music from legendary composing partnerships including Ira and George Gershwin and Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

Contact: Lauren Risk, suntot18@hotmail.com, 6474035925.

2016 Run or Walk for Southlake May 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex, 1400 Wellington St. E. It’s time to shake off those winter blues and join the community at the 2016 Run or Walk for Southlake, presented by Nature’s Emporium.

Lace up and get running or walking for a great cause, close to home.

The event also includes entertainment, fundraising incentive prizes, a kids zone and kids mini-mile, team challenge and more! Register your team at: www.runforsouthlake.ca Info: Erin Rogers, ELRogers@southlakeregional.org, 905-836-7333.

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East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Join our interactive program that stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books and songs for toddlers.

Infant Massage May 3, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages: Birth - 6 months old. Please register. Learn the benefits of infant massage in this interactive program. It is a gentle way to connect with your baby and with other parents in a supportive environment. Topics include crying, sleep, and stress management. Presented by Early Years North York.

Contact: Heather Alblas, hablas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.

Shout Sister Choir York/Newmarket May 3, 1 to 3 p.m.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. Choir always welcoming new members!

Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. They do not audition and they sing a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues. Members learn from recorded tracks so they require no reading of music. The method is fresh and fun and we are a warm and welcoming community. You are welcome to attend a practice with no obligation and new members are welcome at any time.

Contact: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir.ca.

Info: www.shoutsisterchoir.ca Babytime May 3, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Share our simple stories, songs, and interactive play with your little one while learning about early literacy for babies.

Men Wanted Who Love To Sing May 4, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Sharon Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St. Experience the joy of singing four-part a cappella harmony in the company of friends, while supporting our communities through various events.

Contact: Dave McCaffrey, info@uccchorus.com, 289-648-6300.

Ones & Twos May 4, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

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Ones & Twos May 3, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

Ages 18 - 30 months. Drop In. Interactive program stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books and songs for toddlers.

Mental Techniques Seminar Series May 4, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.

Newmarket Public Library, 438 Park Ave. Crome Consultancy is holding a series of seminars that will give you the information and tools needed to improve your mental strength in areas such as anxiety, concentration, self-confidence, and motivation.

Contact: andrewcrome@clearmindfullperformance.com, 905-716-7269.

AHS Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Marianne Fedunkiw May 4, 7 to 9 p.m.

Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. Join AHS for the second installment of our 2016 Speaker Series with Dr. Marianne Fedunkiw. She will be speaking to us about changes in medical education from the late nineteenth century to the early 20th century (exactly when Dr. Hillary went to school!).

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Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Age: 30 months - 5 years. Drop-in. Enjoy books, music, puppets and more.

Read & Play May 4, 10:30 to 11 a.m.

The Family Place, 53 Main St. in Mount Albert.

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Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Share our simple stories, songs, and interactive play with your little one while learning about early literacy for babies.

Union Street Women’s Institute 75th anniversary May 5, 1:30 to 4 p.m.

North Union Community Centre, 2624 Boag Rd. in East Gwillimbury.

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Union Street Women’s Institute.

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EDITORIAL

Everyone has right to use public tracks

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ewmarket resident Brian Walker was running on the track at Huron Heights Secondary School last week, as he had done regularly for the past 15 years, when he was approached by a school representative and asked to leave.

It’s unclear the specific reason for the request — was it because the field portion of the area wasn’t ready for use or was it because the track was considered private property?

Walker obliged the request and left without pressing the matter, so the specifics may never be discovered.

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It makes no sense to leave tracks and fields empty when the focus should be on trying to get people more active.

Regardless, the request was unnecessary and unwarranted.

It’s understandable that officials don’t want anyone on the field this early in the season. It’s not uncommon for fields to be off limits until the ground dries out enough to ensure the field will hold up for the entire season.

But Walker wasn’t using the field.

He was using the track - the already dry and ready-for-use track.

As for the private property argument, that would be understandable if he was there during regular school hours, but it was 5:20 p.m., so he wasn’t impeding any school-sanctioned student activities.

The fact of the matter is when students are using the field, it should be considered off limits to the public.

But when all of the school buses are gone and the students have left for the day, there’s no reason community residents — who pay for these facilities through their education taxes — shouldn’t be permitted to make use of these outdoor facilities.

It makes no sense to leave tracks and fields empty when the focus should be on trying to get people more active.

We should be going out of our way to encourage the proper use of our facilities at all times of the day.

Regarding article entitled: Newmarket man told not to run on Huron Heights Secondary School track: bit. ly/1T2wx0i

By Kyle — As a tax payer, you also pay for municipal buildings but do you expect to have free range access to them? Perhaps you can lodge in one of them since you paid tax. His tax contribution toward the track specifically is nominal with respect to the broad services provided. The sidewalks and roads he cannot run on didn’t come cheap. The intent of the school track is for activities related to the school. After all, they are ultimately responsible for the condition of the track and its budget suffers for undue costs. Underlying problems might not be publicly disclosed, the school would know of these best. Plus if I was a student there training after school, I might not decide to run that track if some old man is there.

By Brian — What is not discussed in the article is the larger issue; how fear has entered into our hearts and minds to such an extent that it is crippling our personal lives and institutions. This is the larger dialogue that we need to have, one about the forfeiting of personal responsibility and the corresponding rise of external controls. That is why I took on the town. I just wanted to go for a run on a track built for that purpose and paid for with our tax dollars. And I couldn’t do it because big brother deemed even that to be unsafe.

By Loriann — Run the track at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex for FREE! 6am to 10pm Monday to Friday, Sat and Sun 8am - 4pm Regarding article entitled: Newmarket man told not to run on Huron Heights Secondary School track: bit. ly/1T2wx0i Victoria Marr — If the field says closed, I’m unsure as to why one would feel this was not applicable to them. When the field is open, I don’t see any reason why in a case such as this (before school and after when not in use by the school) there should be a problem.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wynne leads in incompetency

Seniors, get your brooms ready to clean up

I want to congratulate Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on heading what must surely be the most incompetent government in the western world when it comes to energy policy and hydro.

I just heard hydro rates are, again, about to rise. The new kw/h rates (low, mid, high) will become $0.087, $0.13, and $0.18 May 1.

Lest you think that is not so bad, this is the cost only of the generation.

To these numbers must be added the transmission and distribution charges, line loss charges, HST and other fees, all of which jack up the bill for hydro.

These “added charges” mean that the actual cost of electricity delivered to your door is about 2.2 times the cost the government likes to claim is your “rate”.

People in Ontario are actually paying $0.19, $0.26, and an astounding $0.396 for peak times. A component of this outrage is wind and solar for which Ontario happily pays two times to 3.5 times world rates to the lucky feed in tariff (FIT) lottery winners.

We must not forget that Ontario also pays independent generators to not generate power at times when the transmission lines are at capacity.

Ontario sells surplus power to the United States at less than the cost of generation. Do the U.S. recipients of this Ontario taxpayer largess thank the Canadian turkeys?

I certainly hope so. The Ontario auditor general late last fall blasted the Wynne government for its ongoing mismanagement of hydro. Did anyone notice? Do Ontario citizens care?

I came upon a 2010 hydro bill for my home that was before the time of day fees were introduced.

My cost then, all fees and taxes included, was $0.125 kw/h delivered to my home. In five short years, my hydro costs have risen 317 per cent. Alas, none of my retirement investments have done this well.

To paraphrase Ross Perot — the American businessman who ran for the U.S. presidency as an independent candidate in 1992 and 1996 —“hear that sucking sound? It’s jobs leaving (Ontario) for other places”.

Our hydro rates are a real job killer for any industry that needs power.

May 1, the date we get our new usurious rates up from our old usurious rates, is also known as Mayday.

Mayday is a call for emergency help when circumstances are dire.

Wynne’s grossly incompetent energy mismanagement leaves me no choice. Mayday! Mayday!

Finally, the majority of Canadian voters are fed up with the previous government’s arrogance and closed-door policies and swept them out the door.

Enter the new kid (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) and, with it, change from the old Conservative guard.

Trouble is, Trudeau brings with him ideas that are creating a major deficit that will mean a financial crisis for the country.

Maybe Canadian politicians should hurry off to a luxury retreat in Alberta to discuss this problem. Are you kidding me? It seems like the sense of entitlement is contagious in Ottawa.

Fellow seniors, get the broom ready.

Allan Bowman East Gwillimbury

Paul Styles Aurora

Trail users should avoid railway tracks The April 21 weekend was gorgeous. People were out in droves to enjoy the outdoors.

What surprised us was the number of people walking and riding down the Nokiidaa Trail that wanted a better view of the construction of the 2nd Concession bridge over the Holland River.

They reached the end of the trail where it is closed only to walk on the train tracks to get a better view of the construction taking place. We would like to caution anyone thinking of doing this. Normally, the train does not run weekends.

There are times when they do training runs or trains are running for special events. Come the summer time, they will be running the trains again.

Since there is a blind curve where trains approach 2nd Concession, there will be minimal time for anyone to react when a train does come through the area. Think twice before you decide to walk on the tracks or at least consider the engineer when he realizes the train will not stop in time.

Tracy and Rick Wysocki East Gwillimbury

Newmarket staff helpful, patient I just wanted to give kudos to the Town of Newmarket. I have been dealing with contractors in contemplation of renovations I’m having done.

I’m new to the building permit process and have lots of concerns and worries. I have been to the town office a couple of times and have called a few more.

Every single person I have dealt with has been wonderful.

Although I know they are busy and I know my questions are often redundant, staff is

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Rick Bingham, Lida Ghiami, Jeff Ellis and a few others I am forgetting have made this experience almost painless.

Thanks to all of you.

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Rebecca O’Sullivan Newmarket

Person who smashed car should own up According to the Internet, one definition of the honour or honesty system is “a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others.” On another website, the definition was worded as “an arrangement by which persons are trusted to act honestly even though persons might obtain a benefit from acting dishonestly.”

On April 7, someone took an unfair advantage of our family and obtained a benefit by acting dishonestly. One member of my family had an appointment at Southlake Regional Health Centre.

While we were in the hospital between 2:25 and 4:25 p.m., someone hit the front fender of our 2015 white Santa Fe on the passenger side trying to squeeze by our car near the Roxborough Road east entrance of the parking lot. After $3,000 damage, which was bad enough, the person in a black or charcoal colored vehicle cowardly took off.

This is only one example of our society’s new values: “We are entitled to do what we want; just don’t get caught! No one will know!”

This is sad and will eventually lead to chaos, mayhem and pandemonium.

Unfortunately, this type of person is teaching the younger generation by example to do the same.

Hopefully, there are very few people in our region that have such disrespect for others and their property.

Maybe, this time, the person will have a conscience and do the honest thing and take ownership for his/her actions.

J.R. Empringham Aurora

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they serve.

But some have slick or compelling headlines that just scream out to be read.

“Worried work is making you sick? You’re not alone” — is a press release from a company that markets vitamins.

The premise of the “news” release — and I use the term news loosely — is that if you’re taking enough of the right vitamins, you’ll feel perky and energetic and be a better worker.

How about this one: “Reading glasses make some Canadians feel old, according to survey”.

This news release was from one of those laser eye surgery companies, that — not surprisingly — did a survey that found 26 per cent of Canadians feel old when they wear glasses; and 21 per cent would agree to pack on five more pounds if it meant they could discard their reading glasses. (Huh, is that even a realistic option? How did they pose that question in their survey?)

Then there are the news release headlines you have to read several times to figure out what is being suggested. Try this: “Eighty-eight per cent of Canadian minimumwage earners do not live in lowincome households”.

This was a serious news column about the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage, stating that because most minimum wage earners don’t live in low-income housing, it will do little to reduce poverty.

But personally, I found the headline hard to wrap my head around.

Try this disguised ad for retirement planning services from a Canadian bank: “What will you do with 2,000 hours a year when you retire?”

I loved that one.

I sat daydreaming looking out my office window ... let me consider that rather fun question ... hmmm, gardening, window shopping, reading, walking, communicating with relatives I promise to stay in better touch with every Christmas ... the list is endless.

Here’s another release from a different Canadian banking establishment: “Home ownership is a priority for millenials: poll”.

Well, duh, of course it is, both my own millenials would love to own their own homes, but neither is remotely close to achieving that dream.

My daughter rents a rather beat up, drafty house in rural Peel with her boyfriend and two dogs.

The two of them are barely making ends meet and putting groceries on the table, never mind saving for a downpayment for a home of their own.

My son just turned 24 last week, and instead of looking ahead at life with optimism, he’s worried about an artificial deadline he has imposed on himself.

You see, he was hoping that by age 25, he’d have a good career and enough money to move out of his parents’ basement into an apartment or townhouse he’d rent with some friends.

Unfortunately, one year away from his great “freedom 25,” he doesn’t see that as a realistic goal.

But here’s this week’s fave headline: “Work email is a waste, 9 per cent of the time, execs say”.

What company benefits from this survey, you ask? Robert Haft staffing agency; offering six “tips” to manage your email overload.

I’m betting the underlying message of the release is: everyone should hire a secretary or temp person to manage their emails.

Any takers out there?

— Marney Beck is editor of the Thornhill and Richmond Hill Liberals

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Council supports hotel proposal and, before investing, a business needs data.

This means Aurora sporting groups, businesses and event organizers, along with other town stakeholders, will play a key role in collecting numbers the town will be able to show prospective hotel developers.

“It all comes down to cost,” he said, explaining that developers will want to know land prices, development charges and the costs associated with operation, as well as potential occupancy rate to forecast revenue of their potential investment.

“We want to show them there is sufficient reason to build a hotel right here,” he added.

“Partly, my gut is telling me we need a hotel, but we haven’t gathered the hard data.”

When asked if there is space for the development of a hotel in Aurora, he said the old Howard Johnson hotel could be rejuvenated, Smart Centres owns property in town that could be utilized and business parks along Leslie Street could accommodate such a facility.

Council supported his proposal at this week’s council meeting and town staff is expected to report back with a strategy prior to the approval of the 2017 budget.

One of the hurdles Aurora currently faces is climbing development charges that can deter construction of a hotel, but council has decided if there was an interested party, it would roll back to development rates charged prior to the recalculation in 2014 to make it more attractive for a developer.

Discussions with York Region to do the same are ongoing.

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While the organization hands out a publication to sport visitors highlighting local attractions, restaurants and shops, hotels make it more likely visitors will shop, fuel up and eat where they stay.

Sport Aurora is currently undertaking a study with its 40 member organizations to see just how many heads and beds are being missed by a lack of hotel accommodations.

And it’s not just hotels lacking in Aurora.

The town also comes up short when it comes to banquet facilities, forcing associations to host banquets and events in school gymnasiums or in neighbouring communities, since there are no spaces large enough to accommodate these events in town.

“We could be attracting provincial sport association meetings if we had a place to hold them,” Weese added. “I think that council is doing the right thing by actively and aggressively seeking to get a hotel built, because there is a need to be filled.”

Councillor Michael Thompson wanted to take the discussion to the next level and proposed town staff and the economic development advisory committee develop an attraction strategy for the hotel industry.

“We want to continue to take the proactive approach,” he said. “Get the campaign perspective and let the hotel industry know our town is a great place to house a hotel.”

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The school first opened its doors at 9 Maple St. in 1955, where 125 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 filled four classrooms.

An addition was built on the school’s west side, but students still needed to go to the Our Lady of Grace Church Hall to attend gym and French classes.

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OPINION: DIARY OF A WITTY KID

Money can’t buy everything: Why Highland Gate should remain green

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hen people think about what they love most about Aurora, it’s probably not cars, sidewalks or construction. It’s likely trees, the sound of birds chirping and seeing their neighbours and children playing outside or at a park.

So, why on Earth would we allow a heritage golf course — a green space in Aurora for almost 100 years — to become more urban sprawl?

I’m a kid, so people would assume I don’t know much about what’s going on, but here’s what I do know: 1. Decisions made by adults today will affect my life and future generations as well.

Think about all of the decisions our grandparents made that they thought were good ideas at the time and have affected our lives right now in a negative way — like smoking.

2. You can’t get green space back — once it’s gone, it’s gone. Nobody in the history of humankind has ever said, “Wow, I wish there was less green space here!”

3. What about the animals? I’ve seen coyotes, foxes, raccoons, rabbits, ducks, pheasants, squirrels, fish and many more creatures.

I could go on forever, but you would probably stop reading and not listen to my next few arguments.

My point is, what happens to them?

Animals are needed for the ecosystem and regeneration of plants, insects and animals.

4. What about quality of life for the people who already live around Highland Gate? The cell tower is bad enough and now you’re making more of a mess for the people that live around here. I’m one of the people affected and I know everyone on my street was against the cell tower and is against this idea for development, too.

5. When will adults ever choose the environment and families over money?

Wyatt Savage A kid’s point of view I used to have a cat, but she died and if someone asked me if I would rather have my cat back or $10 million I would say my cat, because I know that once something is gone, it can’t come back.

The Town of Aurora should protect Aurora’s natural spaces. Why the heck do you think we moved here from Markham?

That place is turning into a cement and brick world.

Below is my toboggan hill and soon I won’t be able to use this beautiful green space, because it will have houses on it.

I hope the town will take my arguments into consideration and maybe change its thoughts on this.

— Aurora student Wyatt Savage is a 12-year-old living with his parents, two annoying little brothers, a cat and a dog. He is in the 7th grade, where his favourite subjects are going home and gym. Writing and driving his parents nuts are two of his favourite passions. He is the author of two mininovels, 99 Keys (2012) and Vacation (2016).

Wyatt will write an occasional column for York Region Media Group.

Goal to reach consensus on a solution for OMB reform, Thompson says From Front Page

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“We didn’t predetermine what the issues were because we want to leave it as open as possible,” Thompson said. “We want to collectively and collaboratively figure out what the most pressing issues are and come to a consensus on a possible solution. This isn’t about abolishing the OMB, since the premier (Kathleen Wynne) has already said there will be reform. We just want to come up with something we can all get behind.”

To date, 100 elected officials representing 50 municipalities have registered for the event.

Earlier this week, Newmarket council took a stand on the issue of OMB reform.

Council passed two related motions — the first formally called on the province to review the OMB structure and adopt “significant and meaningful” amendments and process changes that would give greater authority on planning decisions to local municipalities.

The recommendation also asks the province to ensure municipal official plans better comply with Ontario legislation through a more “rigorous review and approval process” — rather than relying so heavily at times on OMB intervention.

If the province adopted the changes outlined in the motion, the OMB would only be used to decide if a municipality’s planning decision complies with its own official plan.

That could substantially limit the power of the OMB. Local planning decisions should be left up to towns and cities, not the OMB, Bisanz said.

That’s hardly a new statement being echoed by Bisanz — in fact, it’s one asserted by many people in town since Newmarket lost its Glenway OMB battle about two years

ago.

“There’s been a growing swell of people calling for change, coming from both municipalities (and) the public,” Bisanz said. “It doesn’t make much sense that municipalities invest much time, resources and cost in developing their (official plans) — the plans then go through two further levels of government before being approved — and then have the OMB in a position where it can upturn all of that.”

OMB hearings are costly, both for the municipality and the community groups that seek party status to defend their interests against development applications. The Glenway battle cost the town about $700,000, but the resident-based community groups are often forced to host fundraisers simply to hire lawyers and planners, Bisanz said.

“We recognize the province has a right and a role to setting provincial legislation and policy direction,” Regional Councillor John Taylor said. “We must abide by that, but once we’ve abided, local decisions should be left to the local councils. It’s that simple. This is a resolution meant to get government’s attention. We’re moving in the right direction.

The most important part is that all municipalities are starting to talk with one voice.

One municipality at a time doesn’t have the power of all those voices together.”

The second Newmarket motion allocated $500 toward the Markham summit.

The group organizing the summit has also started a petition calling on the provincial government to take immediate action to review the powers and process of the OMB. It specifically asks the province to limit the jurisdiction of the unelected body to questions of law or process, while upholding any planning decisions of municipal councils unless they are contrary to the processes and rules set out in legislation.

The petition, which has been circulating since March 6, has nearly 500 signatures.

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FEATURE SERIES: TO THE BETTER END

Community support key to keeping hospice alive Province funds just 20% of Doane House’s $300K annual budget, meaning hospice must fundraise rest Story & photo

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he lifeblood of any charity organization is its volunteers. Doane House Hospice is no different.

As we wrap up our To the Better End series on the community’s hospice organization, we look at difficulties and challenges of keeping the non-profit group alive.

This is part 4 of our series, To the better end, about Doane House Hospice. The hospice helps people with life-threatening illnesses, and their loved ones, live every day to the fullest.

To read parts 1, 2 and 3, visit bit.ly/1VmZx9X

The hospice’s dedicated volunteer force of more than 120 people has allowed the hospice to serve many York Region residents in need the past 27 years.

But even the most dedicated volunteers need the right equipment, co-ordination and organization and that takes money.

nizations, that occurs annually on the first Sunday each May, Doane House Hospice executive director Juliet Irish said.

While the Hike happening this weekend, Irish said the hospice launched an online GoFundMe campaign earlier this month with a goal of raising $35,000. So far, they have been able to get $1,610 in donations on the crowd-sourcing website with hopes of more to come.

The hospice receives around $60,000 in direct donations, which Allan said is generosity the hospice heavily counts on every year.

A key challenge the hospice faces moving forward is that demand for its services is at an all-time high, while government funding has been stagnant for more than a decade. “What has snowballed is the

demand,” Allan said.

While the government has made some noise about increasing investment in palliative care programs across the province, Allan said the reality right now is the money allotted to Doane House is not changing.

With the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre opening in 2010, Irish said the Doane House has seen an uptick in need for its services. Last fiscal year, Irish said the hospice served 550 clients. It’s a far cry from when it opened in 1989, originally located out of Green Acres on Eagle Street. Back then, Irish said the idea of hospice care was relatively new in Canada.

In 2001, the historical building was relocated to its current site on Yonge Street in Newmarket, where it continues to serve Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury and

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With a budget that hovers around $300,000, board chair Scott Allan said the hospice gets 20 per cent of its annual budget from the province.

“Simple math says we have to raise the other 80 per cent,” Allan said. That simple math amounts to fundraising around $250,000 every year.

The majority of that $250,000 comes from fundraising events throughout the year such as Hike for Hospice, which is happening Sunday, May 1 at Fairy Lake in Newmarket, Allan said. The Doane House also has an annual golf tournament in June and car raffle in the fall that brings in a significant amount of money.

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An important thing to remember is that Doane House offers all of its services free of charge, Irish said. Whether it’s caregiver support, art therapy, a bereavement program or direct volunteer visit to clients’ homes, Irish said it’s important to not increase the financial burdens on the hospice’s clients.

“When people have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, they are often dealing with huge financial burdens,” Irish said.

A donation large or small is much appreciated for the hospice.

“Twenty five dollars might buy art therapy supplies like paintbrushes, canvases and paint,” Irish said. “Every dollar counts.”

Allan estimates a day of operation at Doane costs $850 and the hospice uses this number as a fundraising tool to help people understanding where their money is going.

With so many volunteers and a demand for its services high, Allan said the future looks promising. But to be viable, it will have to continue to be creative in its fundraising efforts year after year.

“The Hospice wouldn’t have existed this long without support from the community,” Allan said. “We are fortunate to live in a very generous community.”

If you’re interested in donating to its GoFundMe campaign, you can visit the webpage at gofundme.com/doanehouse

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Activate Aurora physical literacy summit scheduled for May 4 in King Activate Aurora wants to talk physical literacy.

Children are losing movement and play skills due to a decline in active play, according to the organization that represents more than 40 sport organizations in the community. In order to have an active and healthy community, young

children need to be nurtured when it comes to physical literacy to set a foundation that will keep them active for their entire lives.

Activate Aurora, an initiative to make Aurora the most active community in Canada, is holding a physical literacy summit at Seneca College to start the conversation.

Drew Mitchel, director of physical literacy, Canadian Sport for Life will kick off the morning session by discussing what physical literacy is and why it’s so important.

Dr. Dawn Clarke, Mount Royal University’s child and youth studies professor and Centre for Child Well-Being director, will further

the conversation on the topics of building motivation, confidence and competence of leaders when integrating physical literacy.

An afternoon session will allow participants to discuss how to integrate physical literacy into existing programs by applying the principals from the morning sessions.

Participants will get a chance to be active and receive a tool kit including equipment and resources.

The summit will be held May 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Seneca’s King Campus, 13990 Dufferin St. Registration closes May 4 at 8 a.m.

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Moving Forward Together Southlake’s Commitment to Community Engagement

THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT SEEING LONG STANdING THE HOSPITAL ANd THE FOUNdATION BOARdS HAVE WORKEd Southlake volunteer Marjorie Brewster help children diagnosed with cancer smile when they come to the clinic for treatment. Each child gets a toy from Marjorie and they learn that Southlake is all about caring for each other. These moments define who we are. We’re here for you and your loved ones to celebrate moments of joy and we’re here to help you through some of life’s challenges. Everyday our hospital staff, physicians, and volunteers go the extra mile to help through individual acts of compassion, empathy and support.

tirelessly to redefine and strengthen our commitment to working together to meet the needs of our community. Together, we have implemented a new Framework for Philanthropy at Southlake and a Shared Leadership Model to ensure we stay in sync. Following an extensive review process, the new frameworks incorporate the best management and governance practices in healthcare philanthropy and healthcare delivery to ensure we are able to achieve our commitment to patients, their families and our community. We need your help to achieve the vision for our Hospital and we are very appreciative of the support of our donors and community.

LOOKING FORWARd, WE ARE COMMITTEd TO THE CONTINUEd THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT ANd YOUR renewal of hospital equipment needs as well as key infrastructure projects. These projects include the construction of a 10-bed residential hospice, plans to enhance our mental health program through the addition of twelve new in-patient beds, the renewal of our cardiac catheterization labs and plans for the redevelopment of our operating rooms. These projects will further strengthen our ability to provide our community with the care that all of us expect and deserve. But we need your help now more than ever before. Major projects are only partially funded by the government and must rely heavily on the community to make up the difference. We look forward to continuing to work together with our community to ensure that Southlake has what it needs to achieve the ultimate patient experience.

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generous donations; it is what drives us to continue to push the envelope and empower our clinical teams to deliver world-class care close to home. We are very excited to work together with our community to ensure that Southlake continues to be at the forefront of healthcare delivery and builds its capacity to meet the future needs of our community.

AT SOUTHLAKE SPECIAL MOMENTS dEFINE WHO WE ARE. We are here for you and your loved ones whenever you need us. You can help support Southlake in achieving its objectives through your generosity and together we can all make a difference. We look forward to sharing our journey with you over the next year and commit to keeping you informed about new developments at your hospital, and how you can get involved. Stay tuned!

to be a leader in healthcare funding reform while focusing on the quality of our clinical programs. Every four years Southlake participates in an accreditation process with Accreditation Canada, an independent national organization that champions patient safety and quality. In 2012 Southlake achieved Exemplary Standing and in March this year Southlake again achieved Exemplary Standing, awarded to less than 16 percent of Canadian healthcare organizations that demonstrate rigorous adherence to over two thousand best practices in healthcare delivery. This is a tremendous achievement for our hospital that demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement and the results of collaborative teamwork.

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opportunity. At Southlake we are relentless in our continued commitment to provide world class care close to home. The recent openings of a new fourth radiation treatment machine in our Cancer Centre as well as the new heart rhythm interventional suites represent great achievements for our hospital. Additionally, the completion of our diagnostic imaging campaign provided funding for a new interventional radiology suite and the planned installation of a new MRI. These achievements would not have been possible without the shared efforts of our Foundation, our Hospital, key volunteers and the generosity of our donors and community.

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Critics, however, argue that the positive strides of the new program do not have to come on the backs of that “lost generation” of five, six, seven and eight year olds who will no longer have access to IBI. Parents of such children and their supporters have rallied together to form the Alliance Against the Ontario Autism Program – a Facebook group that now boasts more than 2,230 members like the Majers, who have gone on to stage #AutismDoesntEndAt5 protests in cities including Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Barrie, Hamilton, Burlington, Durham Region, Niagara, Kingston, Belleville, St. Catharines, Kitchener, London, Sudbury and beyond.

Monique Taylor, the NDP critic for Children and Youth Services, was more scathing in her review of the new program.

“The facts are very clear. The government is abandoning kids with ASD over the age of five,” the Hamilton Mountain MPP said during a recent press conference at Queen’s Park.

Taylor has since spearheaded a petition asking the government “to immediately ensure that all children currently on the waiting list for IBI therapy are grandfathered into the new program so they do not become a lost generation.”

While signatures continue to mount, Taylor’s office confirmed this week they have so far received petitions numbering “well into the hundreds.”

The Majers are among those helping to collect petition signatures on behalf of families, like theirs, devastated by the changes.

“It’s just like if you were on a list for a heart transplant or a lung transplant and you waited and waited, and just when you finally got close to the top of the list, they said ‘actually, now we’re going to only give transplants to people under the age of 30, because they have a better chance of living a longer life,’ You’d be pretty appalled and disgusted,” Majer said.

“It might not be life or death, but IBI is life-changing therapy and these kids have been waiting years and years for it.

“And now, it’s just being taken away. It’s not fair and it’s not right – and we’re not going to stop fighting for it.”

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f you listen carefully to coverage of the April 21 Question Period from Queen’s Park, you might just hear a sweetly sung rendition of ‘Five Little Pandas’ amidst the heated debate over recent changes to the Ontario Autism Program.

While protesters vocally shamed Premier Kathleen Wynne for a program shift they charge will rob a “lost generation” of autistic children of the long-awaited therapy they so desperately need, little Lila Majer sang through the protests unruffled – at one point even trying to get members of Wynne’s Liberal government to sing along with her as the debate raged on.

The Etobicoke four-year-old, who was first diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at two, is just one of thousands of autistic children anticipated to be negatively impacted by the changes, which will essentially cut off funding for “life-changing” Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) therapy ­— which comes with an estimated price tag of about $50,000 a year — at five.

Among that lost generation are the 1,377 autistic children in Ontario currently aged five and older already receiving IBI who will now be transitioned out of the therapy, another 835 children over the age of five who are still on the IBI wait list and will now be deemed ineligible to receive the therapy, and a further 1,331 kids just under five who are expected to “age out” of the funding while waiting their turn on the IBI list.

Then there are the kids such as Lila, who will likely have her government-funded IBI therapy cut short under the new strategy.

“Lila will receive some therapy, but once she turns five this therapy, which she so desperately needs, will no longer be available to her,” said Lila’s mom Jennifer Majer, who was among more than 200 parents and children on hand at the Ontario Legislature on April 12 to protest the changes.

Lila, who is currently enrolled in costly private Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and speech therapy, is finally nearing the top of the IBI list after nearly two years of anxiously awaiting her turn for There are an estimated

Staff photo/BENJAMIN PRIEBE Lila, left, Jennifer, Shaun and Weston Majer inside their Etobicoke home last week. Lila has been on the waitlist to receive government-funded IBI therapy, but may not get the chance. the intensive one-on-one training, Majer said.

“So, when I read about the changes, I just started to cry. It feels like a slap in the face; like this wait has been for nothing,” she added, noting that the family had even forgone registering Lila in kindergarten for next fall, because they expected her to be enrolled in IBI for about two years come October.

“Had we known that there was a plan to change the program, we would have done things differently – we would have made more sacrifices in order to get Lila the (IBI) therapy that she needs and deserves sooner.”

The Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) announced the rollout of the new Ontario Autism Program on March 29.

The $333-million investment over five years attached to the new program, the ministry asserts, will “provide children and youth with critical interventions faster.”

Prevalence rates have

40,000 123% risen

children and youth in Ontario with ASD.

in the last decade.

While the average wait time for autistic children across Ontario to access IBI services is more than two years, here in the Greater Toronto Area, the wait list ranged from 25 to 39 months as of September 2015, the MCYS confirmed in an email statement to The Guardian.

“This is unacceptable and why we’re taking steps to help (families) get the support and services they need in a timely manner,” the statement reads, noting extensive research has shown IBI has the greatest impact on children between the ages of two and four.

“Wait times for intensive programs are increasing and children are waiting too long for services that can have the highest impact on their needs.”

Also quoting IBI’s lengthy wait times under the old Ontario Autism Program, the premier herself argued change was needed lest children continue to “languish”

while waiting for treatment.

To those ends, she said the new Autism Program will strive to cut wait times in half over the next two years and ultimately down to just six months by 2021.

To do so, however, the program caps government-funded access to IBI services at five, at which age children will be gradually transitioned to ABA therapy, which uses scientific principles of learning and behaviour to increase functional life skills such as communication, social, emotional and daily living skills.

To help with that transition, MCYS has also pledged one-time funding in the amount of $8,000 for each of those families with children five years and older – who, under the new strategy, will now be ineligible for IBI ­— toward the purchase of community services or supports based on their children’s specific needs as they transition off the waitlist.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, in 2002,

By 2010,

1 in 150 children was diagnosed with autism.

1 in 68 children

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On average, children

wait more than

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Information courtesy: Ministry of Children and Youth Services

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To mark National Immunization Week, the federal health ministry is injecting $3.5 million into an app for tracking immunization records.

ImmunizeCA provides immunization schedules based on your home province or territory, as well as appointment reminders, local outbreak notifications and information for children, adults and travellers.

The new funding will help fund the app’s phase two development, which includes customizable and catch-up schedules for newcomers to Canada.

“I am enthused by this app, as ImmunizeCA lets Canadians find the trusted knowledge they need to keep themselves and their families up to date on their vaccinations,” said federal Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott in a news release.

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‘This app would prevent losing those records in a purse.’

It can be a challenge for parents to keep track of their children’s immunization records, said Martina Cuillerier, infectious disease control supervisor with York Region Public Health.

“That little yellow card isn’t always accessible or easy to find when you need it and this app will give parents access to those records 24/7,” she added. “This app would prevent losing those records in a purse.”

Records are important and it is the responsibility of the parent, not doctor or school, to submit these updated records to York Region Public Health, she said. There are vaccinations required for children to attend school and public health uses these records track the health of the community, specifically local trends involving vaccine preventable disease outbreaks.

Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced last week it is recommended boys and girls in Grade 7 get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is to start in schools next fall.

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Most primary and secondary students do not require any additional vaccines to attend school if they have followed the routine immunization schedule, according to the ministry.

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hampionships cannot be won without the goals and assists or the stars and heroes. That’s a given.

Beyond the obvious, it’s also about selflessness across the lineup at playoff time. And every coach wants as many of those team-first guys he can get his hands on.

It’s one of the reasons the Trenton Golden Hawks struck a deal with the Newmarket Hurricanes to acquire Curtis Harvey earlier this season as a nice piece to what became their Ontario Junior Hockey League championship puzzle last weekend.

The 21-year-old Keswick resident won’t dazzle with points totals on the scoresheet. There aren’t many nights he’ll dazzle and be named first star, but when there is need for a key faceoff to be won or a shot blocked, the former Hurricanes captain is one of your sendout guys. Within a team structure where little things mean a lot, accumulation becomes bigger and more meaningful.

Let’s get this straight: in his final junior season, and third with Newmarket, Harvey didn’t necessarily want to leave the Hurricanes, even though rookie head coach Brett

Punchard opted to go without a designated captain.

With the Hurricanes on a rebuilding model, Harvey was approached in late November about interest in a trade to a contending team. It’s a favour many non-contending teams extend to their veterans in their final seasons. “(Punchard) said a couple of teams were interested and would I want to go to Trenton,” said Harvey, who concedes he was surprised but not upset about Punchard’s captain philosophy. “I think it was good for me to get out of my comfort zone and get into a billet away from home and get the full junior experience.

“I knew I was going to a better team, but I was surprised by the organization. They treat you like gold and the fans are unbelievable.

We sold out our last game in something like four hours.”

The Golden Hawks, who have been rated among the top teams in Canada for much of the season, zipped through four rounds of playoffs playing just two games over the minimum. It started with a four-game sweep of the Hurricanes and ended with ousting the South-West Conference champion Georgetown Raiders by a four

Stingrays’ Axon, Bui rule pool at Markham spring meet Newmarket Stingrays teammates Alexander Axon and Allan Bui won three events each to dominate their age category at the Markham Aquatic Club April Invitational swim meet last weekend.

Competing in the boys’ 12-year-old age group, the duo combined for 11 of the Stingrays’ 40 medals, including six of 18

John Cudmore Cuddy Shark games to one margin in the final.

“It’s unreal,” said Harvey.

“Everyone is so happy. We know we’ve worked so hard and the dream has come true. It’s an unreal feeling to represent the OJ.” Jerome Dupont, who led the Aurora Tigers to a national championship in 2007 has an idea what it takes to put together a winner.

He reached back to his former franchise for details, tapping another former Tigers head coach in Thomas Milne, whose team knocked off the Harvey-captained Hurricanes in the 2015 playoffs.

He also acquired Tigers captain Jordan DaSilva and Keaton Ratcliffe in another deal.

“Obviously, I’d seen (Harvey) play for a couple of years and

golds won by club members at the recent meet.

Bui swept the breaststroke at 50, 100 and 200 metres. Axon topped the competition in the 100 and 200 freestyle and 50 butterfly events.

Among Stingrays girls, Danielle Hanus (15-and-over) won the 50 and 100 backstroke events.

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knew something about him,” said Dupont, the Golden Hawks general manager and head coach who sent forward Owen Ramsay to Newmarket in the late November deal.

“Ironically, we got good feedback on him from Thomas Milne. He said Curtis was Newmarket’s best player in the playoffs last year.

“He’s been exceptional and really helped our cause. He really integrated well into our team. He wanted to be here and to win a championship.”

Harvey’s numbers won’t dazzle anyone, but those paying attention in junior hockey circles realize the value of such players.

“He plays a 200-foot game, doesn’t mind sacrificing his body and is terrific on faceoffs,” said Dupont. “He has a really high hockey IQ.” The St. Andrew’s College graduate was tied for second in scoring with the Hurricanes in the 2014-15 season, and moved from front line status in Newmarket to a lesser role in Trenton without missing a beat. His numbers were off with a 29-point regular season split between the two teams and he added two goals and five assists in 18 playoff games.

“It’s an adjustment, but what-

ever the coach tells me, I’ll do,” said Harvey, who will study economics when he attends St. Olaf College, a Division III school in Minnesota next season. “He knows what he’s doing. There’s some pretty good players here and you have to play behind them. I still took a lot of big faceoffs.

“There is a lot more maturity and a lot of last-year guys that want to win the whole thing. It’s more intense.”

The road to the Dudley Hewitt Cup for Trenton included a fourgame series sweep of Harvey’s former team in Newmarket.

The four-team tournament starts May 3 in Kirkland Lake, with Trenton facing the Soo Thunderbirds.

Ironically, former teammate Connor Ryckman, released by the Hurricanes in January, led the Thunderbirds to a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League title after being sold at the trade deadline.

The pair spent 1-1/2 seasons with the Hurricanes.

Ryckman, the No. 1 guy in the Soo, has six shutouts in 12 playoff games.

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The Excelsiors scored three goals by the fourth minute and built 5-2 and 9-4 intermission leads behind five-point performances from Nick Rybka and Brody McClean.

Grant Scott had a hat trick and Jordan Nanos had four assists among five points to lead the Saints’ offence. Devlin Kauffeldt and Tyler Rowe notched the other Newmarket goals.

The loss left the Saints winless in two

starts following an 8-5 loss to the Oakville Buzz Friday night in Oakville.

Newmarket resumes its 20-game regularseason at 7 p.m. Sunday when the Mid-East Division rival Orillia Kings visit the complex.

Comeback win for Michael McDonnell in Montreal Michael McDonnell of Newmarket Fencing Club staged a late rally to edge Montreal’s Alain Lefebvre 10-9 to win a gold medal in the veteran men’s epee category at the Challenge of the Nations fencing tournament in Montreal on the weekend.

McDonnell trailed 8-7 before pulling out a late victory in the final of the tournament which attracted athletes from Cuba, France, United States and the United Kingdom.

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Members of the Aurora Storm Typhoon team celebrate after winning gold at the 32-team girl’s under-16 Ontario Volleyball Association tournament held in Waterloo last weekend.

2 Aurora Storm girls’ teams smash way to volleyball titles 25-22) to claim gold in the under-13 category.

Typhoon, which will carry the top Ontario seed on to a national championship tournament next month, advanced to the final with a 25-19, 25-19 triumph over South County Teal in semifinal action.

Earlier, Typhoon outlasted Defensa 25-16, 25-27, 15-9 in quarter-final action after opening the round of 16 bracket with a 25-22, 25-8 victory over Toronto Lightning.

On the U-13 side, Monsoon suffered its only set loss of the day in a 25-20, 21-25, 15-11 win over Scarborough Titans Synergy in the semifinal round.

After starting the playoffs with a two-set win over Mountain Volleyball Club Black, Monsoon trounced London Great Whites 25-15, 25-15 in quarter-final round action.

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When it Storms, sometimes it rains down gold.

Two Storm Volleyball Club girls’ teams blew through the field Sunday afternoon, both recording four consecutive wins on the last of three days of competition to capture Ontario Volleyball Association gold medals in tournament play at Waterloo.

Storm Typhoon outlasted London’s Forest City Green in straight sets (25-22, 29-27) to claim top spot in the 32-team girls’ under16 tournament and claim half of the Aurora club’s gold medal haul on the day.

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Cosplay (or “costume role-playing”) competitions have become a popular staple of many comic and gaming conventions because they encourage attendees to dress up and become their favourite video game characters, or to see some of their favourite characters come to life. Cosplay costumes are always stunning, creative and fun. It’s not uncommon for cosplayers to spend hours on end tweaking and perfecting their costumes for the latest expo or competition.

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Lynda Carusi takes lead role in Newmarket minor hockey oblivion.

“I hope to be involved in the 60th anniversary,” said Kelly.

“I have so many friends at the rink that I’ll have to go back.

“Lynda has been around for more than 20 years and held several positions. She is so well connected I think she offers the best opportunity for continuity and leadership.”

Roy George, who joined the NMHA executive as alternate vice-president for the rep program, was also elected to that position for a full term.

Carusi said one of her main priorities is to ignite an upward trend in registration to offset decreasing enrolment over the past several seasons. She said the organization has seen its registration decrease by “80 to 100” children per season for the past six seasons.

By John Cudmore

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Lynda Carusi has worn many hats over the 20-plus years she has volunteered on behalf of the Newmarket Minor Hockey Association.

Her resume includes convenorships and executive posts, coaching, managing and training and most everything in between.

Now she will sit in the big chair after being elected president Saturday at the organization’s annual general meeting and elections.

Carusi succeeds Kirk Kelly, who held the position on an interim basis since December. Kelly, a long-time member of the NMHA, decided not to run for the position for personal reasons.

Carusi becomes the NMHA’s fourth president in less than 18 months.

“I just felt it was time to move up,” said Carusi, most recently the organization’s vice-president of house leagues. “I’ve done quite a few things in the organization.

“It’s all about the kids. I love hockey, like the NMHA and wanted to stay involved.”

Kelly, also a long-time member of the NMHA, says he won’t simply fade into

LYNDA CARUSI: The longtime Newmarket Minor Hockey Association volunteer was elected president of the organization on Saturday. She succeeds interim president Kirk Kelly.

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3 Newmarket’s Alexander Axon also swam at the meet that took place April 21 to 24.

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Health complications time with feel Malcolm died atspecial. the ageaofheart 68 three weeks after suffering Malcolm at the ageRegional of 68 on March 25died at Southlake attack. on The March 25 atfrom Southlake Regional Health Centre complications Grahams came to NewmarHealth Centre from complications three after suffering a heart ket in weeks 1973, shortly after Malcolm three weeksfrom afterWestern suffering a heart attack. graduated Univerattack.

The came to Newmarsity andGrahams a chartered accountant The Grahams came toMalcolm Newmarket in 1973, shortly after apprentice program with Pricewaket in 1973, shortly after Malcolm graduated Western Univerterhouse infrom Toronto. graduated from to Western University and amoved chartered accountant They town when sity and awas chartered apprentice program with Malcolm offeredaccountant a jobPricewawith apprentice withHector Pricewaterhouse inprogram Toronto. accounting firm Cossar, terhouse inon Toronto.

They moved to town when and Payne Main Street. moved toatown when Malcolm washave offered job with They did tieato NewMalcolm was offered job with accounting firm Cossar, Hector market since his wife aMary Beth’s accounting firm Cossar, Hector and Payne on Main parents, Gordon andStreet.

Helen Ough, andThey Payne on Main Street. did have a tie totown New-and were born and raised in did have a tieNesbitt, to Newmarket since his Jack wife Mary Beth’s herThey grandfather, had market hisin wife Mary Beth’s parents, Gordon and Ough, been thesince mayor theHelen mid-1920s parents, Gordon and Helen Ough, were born and in town and and again in theraised early 1930s. were born and raised inBeth town and her grandfather, Jack had Malcolm and MaryNesbitt, met herBlenheim grandfather, Jack Nesbitt, had been the mayor in the mid-1920s in District High School beenagain the mayor in thehe mid-1920s and in the early 1930s. near Chatham when was in andMalcolm again inand the Mary Beth met9.

Grade 11 and sheearly was 1930s. in Grade Malcolm Mary Beth met in Blenheim District High School It was loveand at first sight. in Blenheim District High School near Chatham whenschool he was in “We met in high and near Chatham when he was in Grade 11 and was in Grade 9. dated and thatshe was it,�

Mary Beth Grade 11 love and she wassight. in Grade 9.

It was at first laughed.

It was love first sight. and “We met inathigh school “He was very handsome, a “Weand met in high school and dated that was Mary Beth fabulous smile, veryit,� athletic, just dated was it,� Mary laughed. a nice and guy. that I don’t think you’dBeth find laughed. “He was very handsome, a “He was veryvery handsome, fabulous smile, athletic,ajust fabulous smile, very athletic, a nice guy.

I don’t think you’d just find a nice guy. I don’t think you’d find

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Graham negative about Malcolm. HeMalcolm was “There were a lot of women Malcolm one of those people, very giving in Graham who were not very happy with that anybody thatbut would sayhad anything only policy. a quiet way, always time group, not happy at all. It didn’t anybody that would say anything only policy. negative about Malcolm. “There a lot of women for people.

Didn’t matter ifHe it was bother me,were but there were several negative about Malcolm.

He wasin “There were anot lot of one of those people, veryor giving who were very happy with that business-wise or friends neighothers thatnot were toowomen happy one of Just those people, very giving in who not very with that a quiet way,inbut always had group, notMary happy athappy all.

It didn’t bours. a quiet way, hetime would aboutwere it,�

Beth said. a quiet way,Didn’t but always group, not at It didn’t for people. matterhad if ittime was bother me,ahappy but there were several be there.� “It was group ofall. guys, there for people.

Didn’t matter if itneighwas bother me, professional but there were several business-wise or on friends others that were not too happy were some people and They married Oct. or 29, 1966 business-wise friends neighothers that wereBeth not too happy bours.

Just in aor quiet way, would about it,� said. all kinds ofMary great guys.

They just while Malcolm was still atorhe Western. bours. in a quiet way, would about it,�they Mary Beth be there.� “It was a group of said. guys, there decided needed something TheJust couple, parents of he sons be there.� was aprofessional group of guys, thereand were some people They on Oct. 1966 (for“It men).�

John andmarried Jeff, would have29, celebratwere some people They married onstill Oct.at29, 1966 all kinds of professional great guys.who They justand while Malcolm was Western.

Initially, Malcolm, would ed their 50th anniversary this fall. all kinds of great guys.

They just while Malcolm wasmoved stillof at sons Western. decided needed something The couple, parents go on to they establish accounting firm When they first to Newdecided they needed something The couple, parents of sons (for men).�

John and Jeff, would celebratBateman, Graham, Fitzpatrick on market, Malcolm gothave involved with (forInitially, men).�

John and50th Jeff, would havethis celebratwhosquash would ed their anniversary fall.

Davis Drive,Malcolm, was an avid the Lion’s Club.

Initially, Malcolm, who would ed their 50th anniversary fall. go on tobut establish accounting firm When they first to Newplayer, his interest waned as In 1975, he andmoved somethis friends go ondemands to establish accounting WhenMalcolm they firstgot moved to NewBateman, Graham, Fitzpatrickfirm on market, involved with work grew. founded the York North Racquet Bateman, Fitzpatrick market, Malcolm got involved with Davis was an avid squash the Lion’s Club. club He Drive, alsoGraham, looked forward to anon Club, a squash that raised Davis Drive, was an with avid squash Lion’s Club. player, but his interest waned as to 1975, he friends annual ski vacation friends theIn hackles of and somesome for its men’s player, but his interest In 1975, andNorth someRacquet friends work demands grew. waned as founded thehe York work grew. founded the York North Hedemands also looked forward to an Club, a squash club thatRacquet raised He also looked forward to an to Club, a squash club that raised annual ski vacation with friends the hackles of some for its men’s annual ski vacation with friends to the hackles of some for its men’s

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Vale, Colorado every December.

Despite the pressure of work, from which he never retired, MalVale, every December. colm Colorado loved spending time with Vale, Colorado Despite the every pressure work, family and friends at December. theof cottage Despite the pressure of work, from which hein never retired, Malthey have had southwestern from which he1977. never retired, Malcolm loved spending time with Ontario since colm loved spending time with family and friends the cottage “That was a big at point for all of family andhad friends at the acottage they have in southwestern our family.

It was always very they have hadfor ineverybody,� southwestern Ontario since 1977. special place Mary Ontario since “That was a1977. big point for all of Beth said. “That was afamily, bigalways point all of ourThe family.

It was afor very whole including our It wife, was always a very special place for everybody,�

Mary Johnfamily. and his Connie, and special place for everybody,�

Mary Beth said. their children, Mackenzie, Ireland, Beth said.

The whole family, including Conner and Liam, and Jeff and his The whole family, including John and hisand wife, Connie, and wife, Susan, their children, John children, andand his Jack, wife, Connie, and their Mackenzie, Ireland, Georgia loved spending their at children, Mackenzie, Conner andcottage.

Liam, and Jeff Ireland, and his time the Conner andwas Liam, and Jeff and his wife, Susan, and their children, “Family huge (to Malcolm). wife, and their Georgia andhe Jack, loved spending I just Susan, think was verychildren, proud of Georgia and Jack,have loved spending time at cottage. what allthe of them achieved,� time at the said. cottage. “Family was huge (to Malcolm).

Mary Beth “Family waswas huge (toproud Malcolm).

I just think he of “Particularly, forvery the grandchilIwhat just think he(the was veryachieved,� proud of all of them have dren, I think cottage) is a fun what all have Mary Beth said. place to of be,them you’re thatachieved,� next genMary Beth “Particularly, for the grandchileration.

Hesaid. enjoyed them all. He “Particularly, for the grandchildren, Ihaving think (the cottage) isloved a fun loved them around, dren, (the cottage) is Lots a funof place be, you’re that next genhavingItothink them at the cottage. place to He be, you’re that next generation. them all.

Heof boating, lotsenjoyed of swimming, lots eration. enjoyed themreally. all.

HeA loved having them around, loved sailing.

ItHe was wonderful, loved having them around, having themtime. at theMalcolm cottage. loved Lots of lot of family worked havinghard, them at swimming, the cottage.

Lots boating, lotsbut of lots ofof really we had some real boating, swimming, lotsgood of sailing.

Itlots wasofwonderful, A quality family time.

Thosereally. are sailing.

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A lot of family Malcolm worked memories.� lot Sadly, of family time.

Malcolm worked really hard, wesix had some real Jeffbut died years ago at really hard, we had some quality family Those arereal good the age of 40but oftime. a brain tumour quality family time. Those are good memories.� after being diagnosed 12 years memories.�

Sadly, Jeff died six years ago at earlier. six years ago at theSadly, age ofJeff 40ofdied ofhis a brain tumour Because illness, the famthehas age of 40 of asupporters brain12 tumour after being diagnosed years ily been big of the after being diagnosed 12 years earlier. earlier.

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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, helping to raise about $100,000 over many years.

Brain Tumour Foundation CanaWhen Jeff died, his flag of football Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, helping to raise about $100,000 league started a memorial golf da, helping toinraise about $100,000 over many years. tournament his honour, a venover many years.

When Jeff died, his support. flag football ture the family helped When Jeff died, his flag the football league started a memorial golf Initially, proceeds from league started ahis memorial golf tournament in honour, a venwent to the brain tournament in helped his a venture the family foundation.

For thehonour, lastsupport. three years, ture the family helped support.

Initially, proceeds from the it has raised about $200,000 for from the tournament went to the brain theInitially, hospiceproceeds at Southlake Regional tournament went tolast thethree brainyears, foundation.

For the Health Centre. foundation.

For the last three years, it has raised about for “Those kinds of $200,000 things were it has raised about for the hospice at Southlake Regional really important to$200,000 Malcolm.

You the hospice Southlake Regional Health Centre. wouldn’t findathim out there being Health kinds of things the“Those big Centre. cheerleader saying,were ‘Hey “Those kindswe’re of were really to things Malcolm.

You look atimportant us, what doing’,�

Mary reallysaid. important Malcolm.

You wouldn’t find himtoout there being Beth wouldn’t find himjust out there being the bigwas cheerleader saying, ‘Hey “It always in a very the big cheerleader saying, ‘Hey look atway. us, what doing’,�

Mary quiet It waswe’re huge for him to look at us,back.� what we’re doing’,� Mary Beth said. be giving Beth said. “It was always just in a very Malcolm will be missed by famwas always just in a him very quiet way.

Itneighbours was huge for to ily, “It friends, and clients, quiet way.

Itsaid. was huge for him to be giving Mary Bethback.� be giving back.�

Malcolm will be missed fam“He was probably one ofby the Malcolm willpeople be missed by family, friends, neighbours andever clients, most generous I’ve ily, friends, neighbours andother clients, Mary Bethkind. said. met.

Very Always put Mary said. “HeBeth was probably oneEven of theat people ahead of himself. wasif probably one ofever the most generous people I’vein the“He office, people came with mostVery generous people I’ve met. kind.

Alwaysproblem, put ever otherit even just the smallest met. Very kind.He other people ahead ofAlways himself.

Even at as didn’t matter. wouldput take just people ahead of that himself.

Even the office, ifwith people came in with much time person asat he the office, if someone people came ina with even just the smallest problem, would with with veryit even just the problem. smallest problem, didn’t matter.

He would take justitas complicated Everybody didn’t Hethat would just much time with heas felt hematter. was giving his person all,�take sheas said. much time with thatmost person as he would with someone withwondera very “And he had the would with someone a very complicated problem.

Everybody ful smile.

It just made with everyone complicated problem.

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CHEYNE, CWO Donald Keith (Retired) September 8, 1940 - April 19, 2016 Peacefully after a stubborn fight with cancer. Beloved husband of Jane Clark Cheyne. Cherished father of Susan (Graham) and Stephen (Loreto). Grandfather of Amanda (Andrew) and Ryan. Great grandfather of Alyssa and Avery. Loving son of the late John Donald and Mildred Irene Cheyne. Brother of Dawn Thomson (Iain), William (deceased), Frank (Iris), Penny Litke (deceased), Lois Farren (Dale) and Carol Bowers. Son-in-law of the late Harold and Helen Clark.

Born in Toronto, he grew up in Kettleby, Ontario. He joined the RCAF in 1957 as a Telephone Technician, then remustered to Radar Technician. He rose to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer retiring in 1995. In the RCAF and later the CAF, he served in Moisie, Senneterre, Metz France, (where he played drums in the base band and was a projectionist in the base theatre), Clinton, Trenton, Goose Bay Labrador and Ottawa. Keith like his father and grandfather was an avid woodworker, having built many beautiful pieces of furniture. In Goose Bay he ran the wood hobby shop and tested Cubs for their woodworking badge. After Keith retired he assisted seniors with household repairs, through Rural Ottawa South Support Services. Thanks to Dr. Glenwood Goss, staff of 5 East, emergency and the cancer centre at the General; CCAC and Bayshore Nursing for the wonderful care given to Keith. He spent his final days in the Central West Hospice and the family extends their gratitude for helping make him comfortable the final stages of his fight. Friends may attend a visitation at the Kars Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes 1610 Roger Stevens Dr., Kars on Monday, April 25th from 2-4 and 7-9. Memorial service will take place at North Gower United Church on Tuesday, April 26th at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, Hospice Care Ottawa or North Gower United Church would be appreciated by the family. Condolences, donations or tributes may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com.

VAN KRIEKEN, Chris Passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 18, 2016 in her 58th year. Chris was a technical writer at Nortel for many years, but primarily a journalist in her early career. She was a reporter at The Newmarket Era, The Toronto Star and The Edmonton Journal. Chris was also a professional writer and editor across the GTA for over 25 years. Chris had also been a family entertainer for over 25 years, bringing joy to families, summer camps and library programs through her characters U Who (the clown), Miss Tilly, Mrs. Claus and The Dutchess.

In recent years, she expanded her talents to include hypnosis entertainment, smoking cessation using hypnosis, pet sitting and walking, and she was a skilled and compassionate English as a Second Language teacher.

Chris is predeceased by her parents Antonia and Theodorus Van Krieken, and adopted parents Melva and Brian Million. She leaves behind her brothers Tony, John, Henry and sister Henriette, and nieces and nephews. Sadly missed by Anne-Marie Million, her husband Paul and their children. She also leaves behind her special and caring friends, and beloved dog Jake.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd, beginning at St. John's Cemetery in Newmarket at 4 p.m. (follow the balloons), followed by a short presentation at Fairy Lake and then a gathering at Newmarket Community Centre & Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Drive, Newmarket) at 5:30 p.m.

For additional information check www.roadhouseandrose.com

SCARLETT, Kathleen (nee Mulholland) Passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, on Monday, April 25th, 2016 at the age of 61.

Kathy, formerly of Aurora, Ontario, beloved wife of the late Rob Scarlett.

Kathy is survived by her siblings Kevin Mulholland (Kristine), Jim Mulholland (Sharon), Denise Mulholland (Steve), Colleen Austin (Tom) and Patricia Mulholland (Jeff).

Step-mother of Michael Scarlett and Shelley Brooks. Fondly remembered by many nieces & nephews.

Visitation will be held at the Mundell Funeral Home, 79 West St. N., Orillia on Friday, April 29th from 12 noon until 2 p.m. immediately processing to the Church of the Guardian Angels, 115 West St. N., Orillia for Mass of Christian Burial at 2 p.m. Interment: St. Andrew's - St. James' Cemetery, Orillia.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated.

Messages of condolence are welcomed at www.mundellfuneralhome.com

ROBSON, Joseph Russell Passed away unexpectedly at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ont., on Sunday, April 24, 2016 in his 65th year.

Born to Lloyd and Ethel Robson of Cargill, Ont., on July 27 1951, Joseph Robson is survived by his loving wife Debra Robson, children, Stacey, Kim, Tarren, and Russell Robson & by his siblings Susanne (Ronald) Kunkel, M a r i e ( J o h n ) H a l l a d a y, L l o y d , Jacquelin, and David Robson. Joseph was the proud grandfather of Andrew, Alyssa and Shawn Robson & Evan and Alena Eng & a great-grandfather of 3.

Working as a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers for over 40 years, Joseph Robson took part in the construction of many amazing buildings and roadways across Canada to leave us as his legacy.

The Family would like to invite all friends and well-wishers to call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St S., Newmarket on Friday, April 29, 2016 for visitation from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. Funeral services to be held Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Roadhouse & Rose, followed by interment at Douglas Hill Cemetery, Brant Township, Ont., Bruce Road 3 at 3 pm.

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Barbara Ann Wright Saturday, April 30th - 1-4pm Sharon Temperance Hall 18974 Leslie St., Sharon

There will be a lunch served throughout the afternoon for all to enjoy.

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A Memorial Service in Jacobs honour will take place in June and announced closer to the date). Cremation.

Sign an online book of condolences at mwbeckerfuneralhome.com WOODCOCK, Merle John Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, N e w m a r k e t o n S u n d a y, A p r i l 2 4 , 2016. Merle Woodcock of Bradford at 91 years of age. Beloved husband of late Shirley (nee Chisholm) and will be lovingly remembered by his beloved Audrey Angevine. Loving father of late Gary (Rose), Lynn (Don) Foxgord, Dee Dee Paron, Bradd and late Michelle.

Proud Popa of Gary Paul, Brent (Amy), Dean (Carolyn), Meredith, C o u r t n e y, M o r g a n , L a u r e n a n d Hillary. Cherished Great Popa of B l a i r, E r i c , A i n s l e y a n d K i n c a i d .

Friends may call at SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for a memorial visitation on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 7-9 p.m.

Memorial service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, April 29, 2016 a t 1 p . m . I n M e r l e ' s m e m o r y, donations may be made to Stronach Regional Cancer Centre (Cancer Research) at Southlake Regional Health Centre.

WHITE, Bob An avid fan of baseball and loved fishing and outdoors.

Passed away peacefully at the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay, after a long battle with cancer at the age of 67. Bob was the beloved husband of Helena White for 28 years and the loving father of Brian (Julia) White, Lori (Dave Roy) Wheeler, Rheal (Kim) Rossignol and the late Chantelle Rossignol (1992). Dear grandpa to 10 grandchildren and brother to 6 siblings. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Madsen's Greenhouse Banquet and Chapel (160 Bayview Parkway, Newmarket L3Y 4W2) on May 10th at 11:00 a.m. If desired, a memorial donation to Ross Memorial Hospital - Palliative Care Unit or Kawartha Trans Canada Trail would be appreciated by the family through the funeral home (Mackey Funeral Home, 33 Peel Street, Lindsay 705-328-2721) or online at www.mackeys.ca.

Erla M Hartley Our dear Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on April 16, 2016 at St John Hospice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Loving mother of Lee Hartley Shaw (Steve), Gwen Dowell and Delbert Hartley (Janet).

Predeceased by granddaughter Hayley Dowell. Lovingly remembered by grandchildren Darren Hartley (Mandy), Darci Hartley, Travis Hartley and Keady Hartley (Jason).

G r e a t g r a n d c h i l d r e n A l e x a n d e r, Braden and Talan.

At Mom's request cremation has taken place. A family and friends picnic will be held at Harrison Park - Owen Sound in July, 2016. As an animal and nature lover, donations to OSPCA in her name would be greatly appreciated.

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Jacob, beloved husband of the late Nelly Abas (nee Harwig). Loving father of Anya (Ron Evanoff), Larry (Theresa) and Leaha (Michael Kostoff). Cherished Opa of Matthew Abas. Dear brother of Willem (Annie), and Joesf, both of Israel and of the late Anya. He will be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends from around the world.

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JOHNSTONE, Mary Arthur P a s s e d a w a y p e a c e f u l l y, i n h e r home, on Saturday, April 23, 2016.

Mary was born on October 8, 1936 in Scotland and had been a resident of Newmarket for over 40 years.

Loving wife to George. Mary will be sadly missed by her daughter Jacqueline, son Stephen and wife Nicole, and granddaughters Melissa and Nicole. Mary will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 11:00 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home (524 Davis Drive, Newmarket, Ontario), with visitation on Wednesday, April 27, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family through www.taylorfh.ca

TEMPLETON, Andrew April 17, 2016 Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket on Saturday, April 17, 2016 at 88 years of age.

Beloved husband of the late Gladys and loving father of Andrew and the late Robert and Deborah. Much loved grandfather of Tanya (husband Rob) and Michael. Great grandfather of Caleb, Kaylee and Noah. Survived by son-in-law David, sisters ChristinaJoyce and Marion and brother Jimmy.

Predeceased by brothers Frank and Sidney.

"Forever Loved, Forever Missed & Forever Cherished"

CAMPBELL, Audrey Grace (nee Sharpe) May 27, 1922 - April 24, 2016 It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of our wonderful Mom, Nana, Nanu, Nans who left us in the early morning hours of April 24, 2016 while sleeping.

Loving Mother to Barbara (Steve), Allan (Roma) and Linda (Hank) Loving Nana, Nanu and Nans to Todd, Christopher, Jason, Jonathon-Ryan and Jake.

Loving Great Grandma to Zoe, Quinn, Cassandra and Hailey.

Special thanks to the caring nurses, PSW's and Staff at Lakeside Retirement Home, and more recently at Bradford Valley Long Term Care.

They were Marvelous‌ Celebration of Life: Sat. May 7 @ 3:00 Baptist Church, 10th Sideroad, Bradford.

Jason Corey Gauthier

In Memoriam April 30, 2016 In loving memory of a wonderful son and brother who passed away on April 30, 2011.

Five very long years ago on April 30th you were called by the angels to fulfil a grand purpose, one that has been bestowed upon you for all of eternity.

Today, you oversee all those you love and offer them your protective hand in a way that only you can. While we have been deprived of your physical being, we have been enriched by the constant realization that you continue to impact the lives of so many, even to this day.

Jason, please know that our hearts continue to pain; our souls continue to weep; our longing for you continues to increase by the day; but, our love continues to grow as if you were here.

While today marks the anniversary of a tragedy, it also memorializes our deepest love, respect and gratitude for what you have contributed to our lives throughout your 26 short years on this earth.

Forever rest in peace my love and may you be in God's eternal care.

Karen, Richard & Jennifer Gauthier April 30, 2016

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Description Replacement of Asphalt Parking Lots

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MOE FIXIT Inc. Handyman. Emergency services. General repair/ maintenance.

Remodelling. Plumbing. Painting.

Installation. Flooring. Drywall. Honey-Do List, etc. Call Moe 416-841-8607

Ron, Deb, Roni-Lee, Brian, Susan, Albert, Emily, Andrew & Jordan

In loving memory of JAMES T. YOUNG who passed away May 1st, 2009.

Always in my heart.

My heart still aches with sadness, Secret tears still flow, What it meant to lose you, No one will ever know.

My thoughts are always with you, Your place no one can fill, In life I loved your dearly, In death I love you still.

They say time heals everything, But I know it isn't so, Because it hurts as much today, As it did 7 years ago.

Because death leaves a heartache, No one can heal, And love leaves memories, No one can steal.

Forever loved, sadly missed, Harriet xoxo

Lloyd Cudmore

July 8, 1927 - April 23, 2006 Tears in our hearts never dry, Yet we carry on hoping we can try, To cover all the miles in our lives, With memories of all those happier times.

Forever missed by Betty, Kasey, John & Candee (Michael, Heather) Lynn & Terry (Stephanie, Brett)

JEFF KLINGELSTEIN

In memory of a loving son and brother Feb. 15, 1982 to May 3, 2002

Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts you are always there, The gates of memory will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows, With tender love and deep regret, We who love you will never forget.

Always Remembered Love, Mom, Dad, Amanda, Lisa, Avery & Malyka

WATT, Jenny and George In loving memory of our cherished Parents and Grandparents.

Jenny who passed away on April 30, 1998 and George who left us on April 8, 1997.

We think of you often, And miss you always.

With our love Betty, John, Heather and Lindsay.

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Closing Date May 24, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

A general and not necessarily complete or exact description of the work is as follows: Replacement of existing parking lots and the installation of new catch basins at 3525 Baseline Road in the Town of Georgina; replacement of existing driveway, installation of new catch basin and concrete curb at 240 Orchard Height Boulevard, in the Town of Aurora; replacement of existing driveway, retaining wall and installation of new catch basin at 12825 Keele Street, in the Township of King.

The tender documents are available for download from the Region's Bids & Tenders website at http://bids.york.ca for a non-refundable fee of fifty-two dollars ($52.00) including H.S.T. All Bidders must log into their account and register for the RFP before they can download the bid documents. There is no cost to set up an account in the Region's Bids and Tenders System.

The tender documents will be available on or after May 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. All Addenda will be issued on the Bids & Tenders website.

A bid deposit in the form of certified cheque or bank draft in the amount of $75,000.00 is required for this tender. In lieu of a certified cheque or bank draft, bidders may submit a Bid Bond or a Letter of Credit on the approved forms found within the Tender document.

Bidders are advised that a pre-tender submission meeting for all potential bidders will be held on May 10, 2016 at 3525 Baseline Road, in the Town of Georgina, starting at 10:00 a.m.

All Queries regarding the tender documents shall be directed to Jamie Oakley, CPPB, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Supplies and Services Tel: (905) 830-4444 ext. 71609, Email: jamie.oakley@york.ca. Please state the document number when inquiring about this contract. If you require accommodations due to a disability please contact York Region Supplies & Services at 905-830-4444 EXT 71900 or email purchasing@york.ca.

Bidders are advised that, unless otherwise permitted by the Region's Purchasing Bylaw, no bid shall be accepted from, nor shall any contract be awarded to, any Bidder with whom the Region is engaged in unresolved litigation.

Tenders will be opened publicly at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in Committee Room "A", located on the main floor, next to the Council Chambers.

Sealed Tenders, clearly marked with the Tender Number, Description of the Project, and the Legal Company Name of the Bidder will be received by the Regional Clerk at the address below. Late bids will NOT be accepted.

THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED The Regional Municipality of York Office of the Clerk, Information Kiosk Great Hall, Ground Floor 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 6Z1 WAYNE EMMERSON

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In loving memory or our parents.

Mae Broad April 10,1936-April 2, 2013.

Murray Broad April 28,1932 -February 16, 2015.

Mom & Dad: It's been 3 years mom since you left us and 1 year dad since you went to join mom. We know you missed her so and didn't fare well after her demise.

We hope that the two of you are square dancing your afterlife away, as it was always one of our fondest memories we hold close to our hearts.

Not a day goes by when we don't think o f y o u . Yo u r m e m o r i e s a r e everywhere. Although our lives have changed so drastically with your passing, we have gone on to make new traditions and memories with those left behind. We love you both always and miss your humor, smiles and stories.

Until we meet again. Your loving family.

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Various beds, furniture, knick knacks, some antiques.

Rain or Shine HUGE RUMMAGE SALE! Sat. April 30, 9am to 2pm, All Saints, 12935 Keele St. King City, Lots of treasures $1 entry, 12 & under free.

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WITNESS REQUEST RE ACCIDENT I could use your HELP and willing to PAY $$$$ to compensate you VERY WELL for your time and trouble.

Did you witness an ACCIDENT Friday April 15th at approximately 8:15AM between a WHITE MINI VAN and a MOTORCYCLE on DAVIS DRIVE west bound just PAST THE BRIDGE? I am a victim of ROAD RAGE from the DRIVER of the VAN, DANGEROUS DRIVING which caused 3 HITS TO HIS VAN after CUTTING ME OFF AND BRAKED HARD, 3 TIMES. Without a WITNESS, I am being blamed and considered to be AT FAULT. Kindly get in touch with me if you are willing to help out an innocent victim get JUSTICE.

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Apartments for Rent

NMKT- CLOSE to Walmart. Large 1 bedroom. Laundry/ sep ent.

Parking, internet. No pets/ smoking.

Suits single professional. 1st/ last. $1000 incl. May 22. 416-220-4854

AURORA - LARGE 1 bedroom apartment. Suits quiet professional single. No smoking, no pets. $975 incl. First / last & references required.

Call 905-727-3823 or 647-409-5798

KESWICK Cozy 1+ bedroom, main floor house. Large porch. Separate entrance, parking.

Washer/ dryer. $975+.

Call 519-320-9014

AURORA (Yonge/Orchard)- Newly renovated walk out bachelor/ studio apartment. Fireplace. Suits single professional. $850 inclusive. No smoking/ pets. Immed. 905-503-2054, 905-717-0260

AURORA. 1 bedroom, bright, 2nd floor, hot water and heating, laundry, parking included. Hydro extra. No dogs. Suits mature tenant.

First/last. $795. Immediate. 905-478-4486

NEWMARKET- QUIET building.

Water & heating included.

Large 1 bedroom apts. From $1050.

Non-smoking. 647-704-0220.

KESWICK FURNISHED 1 bedroom basement, bright, clean, patio. On canal with lake access. Suitable for single. $900 inclusive. June 1st. 905-476-0598

BRADFORD- 1 bedroom. Bright, clean, spacious, private entrance. Parking. No smoking/ no dogs. $850+ utilities.

Immediate. 416-751-3368 between 9am-5pm

MODERN APARTMENT above garage, 1 bedroom + den - Jackson's Point. Suits professional single/couple. Non-smoking, no pets. $1200 inclusive (heat, hydro, cable, a/c,internet, parking). 905-251-4594.

Available June 1.

BRADFORD- 3 bedroom upper, bright, clean, spacious, private entrance. Parking.

No smoking/ no dogs. $1150+ utilities.

Immediate. 416-751-3368 between 9am-5pm, 905-778-8228 after 6pm.

NEWMARKET - 2 bedroom condo.

Renovated, full kitchen, gym and laundry in building. 2 parking. No smoking, no pets. $1575 incl. Call 905-252-1715

DOWNTOWN BRADFORDSpacious 2 room bachelor with backyard.

Main floor. Parking, A/C. Available immediately. $800 inclusive. First/ last.

416-704-9049

BRADFORD- Simcoe/ Catania. Ground level 1+ bedroom, suits single professional, private walkout, furnished, A/C. Parking. $850. No laundry. References. Non-smoking/ pets.

416-805-5628, 905-775-4900 (alternate)

KESWICK- BRAND new above grade 1 bedroom basement apartment in family home. No smoking. No pets. Suits mature single professional. $950 inclusive. Avail June 1. 416-648-0793

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Condos for Rent

NEWMARKET - 2 bedroom condo.

Open concept. Appliances, balcony, parking, storage, gym. Great building. $1450+. June /July 1st. No smoking, no pets. 905-727-8308

STOUFFVILLE - 1 bedroom +den. One mile north of town. Suitable for mature working person or senior. No pets. $1100 incl. Available immediately.

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NEWMARKET- BEAUTIFUL HOUSES Two 2 bedroom $1219.

VIP cable included for free 6 months, 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.

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HOUSE RENTAL Oakridges/ Richmond Hill. Close to Lake Wilcox.

2 storey, parking, large yard, 3 bed, 2.5 bath. Avail July 1. $1,950 +util.

Appliances incl. 905 264 9338 AURORA- SPACIOUS 3 bedroom +den bungalow. Finished rec room. Detached 2 car garage/workshop, 1 acre lot. $2200/mo.

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Rooms for Rent and Wanted

HOLLAND LANDING- Large finished basement for rent. Utilities, internet & parking included. Non-smoking. Available May 1st. $600. Call Shannon 289-383-1438

MT. ALBERT- rooms furnished/ unfurnished, WIFI, laundry & utilities included. $425 to $550 inclusive. Steps to bus stop & stores. 647-701-3209 Shared Accommodations

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AURORA-SOUTH. Henderson/ Yonge.

1 room in large townhouse.

Mature non-smoking male. All facilities. $540. 416-738-9887 SUTTON- ROOM for rent, $650.

Includes WiFi, shared accommodation and parking spot. Close to #48. YRT at doorstep. 15 mins. to 404. On-site laundry. Immediate. 905-252-8101

NEWMARKET- 3 bedroom 2 storey upper, nice neighbourhood, huge deck, backyard, 2 parking. $1250+ utilities. No pets/ smoke.

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5 locations to serve you Best.

DAVIS DRIVE

(IN #7 AUTO BLVD.)

(JANE N. OF RUTHERFORD)

(JUST N. OF ELGIN MILLS)

(JUST N. OF STOUFFVILLE RD)

(JUST S. OF DAVIS DRIVE)

(905) 851-1279

(905) 417-7211

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HWY 48

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HWY 404

95 AUTO MALL BLVD.

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YONGE ST.

11667 YONGE ST.

STOUFFVILLE RD/MAIN

JANE ST.

STOUFFVILLE NEWMARKET NISSAN RICHMOND HILL NISSAN

LESLIE STREET

7625 MARTIN GROVE RD. 100 AUTO VAUGHAN DR.

ALTA NISSAN

HWY 400

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HWY 7 HWY 407

Offers available from April 1 – May 2, 2016. ≈ Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. 1No-charge extended warranty is valid for up to 60 months or 100,000 km (whichever occurs first) from the warranty start date and zero (0) kilometers. Some conditions/ limitations apply. The No-charge extended warranty is the Nissan Added Security Plan (“ASP”) and is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services INC. (“NCESI”). In all provinces NCESI is the obligor. This offer includes the gold level of coverage. The offer is available on purchase lease or finance of a new 2016 Sentra, 2016 Altima, 2016 Juke, 2016 Murano, 2015 Micra, 2016 Micra, 2016 Versa Note, 2015 Sentra, 2016 Rogue, 2015 Altima, 2015 Pathfinder, 2016 Pathfinder. 22 Monthly payments on us is available to customers who lease or finance a new 2016 Micra // 2016 Sentra, 2016 Altima, 2016 Juke, 2016 Murano // 2015 Micra, 2016 Versa Note, 2015 Sentra, 2016 Rogue // 2015 Altima, 2015 Pathfinder, 2016 Pathfinder through NCF and refers to the first two (2) monthly lease payments or first two (2) monthly finance payments. A customer’s first two monthly payments (inclusive of all taxes) will be waived, up to a maximum of $275 // $375 // $500 // $750 per month and does not include down payment or security deposits. After two months, the customer will be required to make all remaining regularly scheduled payments over the remaining term of the contract. Customers must be approved to lease or finance through NCF. Cash purchase buyers or buyers who finance outside of Nissan Finance are also not eligible for this choice. 3My Choice bonus cash $500 // $750 // $1,000 // $1,000 // 1,000 // $1,500 is applicable to a new 2016 Micra // 2016 Sentra, 2016 Altima, 2016 Juke, 2016 Murano// 2015 Micra, 2016 Versa Note // 2016 Rogue // 2015 Sentra // 2015 Altima, 2015 Pathfinder, 2016 Pathfinder which will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. $500 // $750 // $1,000 // $1,000 // 1,000 // $1,500 consists of $500 // $ 500 // $850 // $700 // 1,000 // $1,200 NCI contribution and $0 // $250 // $150 // $0 // $300 // $300 dealer participation. *Representative monthly lease offers based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). 1.49% lease APR for a 60 month term equals monthly payments of $258 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $15480. $1,000 My Choice bonus cash included in advertised offer. †Representative finance offers based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00).

Selling price is $25,874 financed at 0% APR equals 24 monthly payments of $1,078 monthly for a 24 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $25,874. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. 2016 Sentra/2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. Visit www.altagroup.ca or come in and visit one of our 5 locations for complete details.

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