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Jennifer Neville-Lake and Edward Lake, parents of the three children who died in a September crash, along with Neville-Lake’s father, speak to media outside the Newmarket courthouse yesterday afternoon following a guilty plea by Marco Muzzo, who faces 18 charges, including impaired driving.

fter months of court hearings, recriminations, talk of plea deals and overflowing public anger, a window into an eventual outcome opened yesterday after it was announced Marco Muzzo will plead guilty. Although it remains unclear exactly what kind of sentence is being requested by the defence or Crown, Muzzo’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, said by admitting guilt, his client is showing “remorse and contrition”. As such, Justice Michelle Fuerst will hear submissions as to what kind of sentence both sides are seeking — something neither the Crown nor the defence would say out loud yesterday — and then she will make a decision. Although Greenspan told gathered media that there will be no “plea deal or bargain” in the case, he also refused to disclose if there will be a financial settlement and notified the media his client will not be admitting guilt to all 18 charges.

He said while there will be no joint submission, there will be an agreed statement of facts that lawyers will hammer out. “Marco Muzzo has always accepted full responsibility for his actions and conduct,” Greenspan said outside the court. “He said that in the first meeting. It’s been a very long and difficult ordeal. He wants the chapter to be closed as soon as possible. This is an acceptance of responsibility by Marco Muzzo for what occurred.” He added that in all his 40 years practising law, this has been the most expeditious case he’s ever worked on The admission came as cold comfort to Jennifer Neville-Lake, who said while a guilty plea means Muzzo is standing up and “acknowledging guilt” she added that, at the end of the day, Muzzo is the “reason my children aren’t here, my dad, too”. She said that while it won’t stop the pain, she might eventually learn how to carry her “broken See page A8.

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ith the faces of the three Neville-Lake children and their grieving parents all over the news since the youngsters and their grandfather were killed in an alleged drunk driving collision in Vaughan in September, MADD York Region president Kathy Mitchell had hoped this would be the holiday season motorists would not drive impaired. But RIDE statistics released this week from York Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police indicate many people continue to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol

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or drugs. In fact, York Regional Police officers arrested more than 2-1/2 times the number of allegedly impaired drivers during the 2015 holiday campaign than they did during the 2013 campaign. Mitchell, whose 23-year-old niece, Ashley Fogal, of Sharon, was killed in a drunk driving collision Aug. 11, 2011 on her way to a concert at Casino Rama, is shocked and disappointed.

“I honestly don’t know what to say. You would honestly hope people would get the message after hearing that horrific story (about the Neville-Lake family), seeing (the children’s parents) Jennifer and Ed on the news and speaking about their family and what they’re going through,” she said. “It’s been constant. It’s been in the forefront since September and you would think that with that being continuously in the news and being out there, people would recognize it. But See page A8.

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Aurora teen chosen as ‘Everyone seems suspicious now’, victim says accessibility champion Winner ‘a very caring and compassionate young man’ BY TERESA LATCHFORD

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n Aurora youth has been deemed an accessibility champion. Matthew Abas, a Grade 12 student at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School, has been awarded the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 10th anniversary accessibility champion award. Given by the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario, the one-time award recognizes individuals who demonstrate leadership in accessibility and disability issues. Patricia Dignard, an educational assistant with the York Catholic District School Board, who has worked with Abas for three years, helped to present the award at a recent town council meeting. “Matthew is a person who continues to help and assist members

with disabilities in the community,” she said. “He is a very caring and compassionate young man and I cannot think of a more deserving person.” She pointed out that Abas advocates not only for himself but his peers in school and the community by breaking down barriers to accessibility through his own experiences. “I just do what I normally do,” Abas said. “I advocate for myself and if someone else needs me to advocate for them, I will.” He was successful in having higher desks and chairs to accommodate his six-foot-six-inch height and having Wi-Fi available in the school portables to allow all students on an education assistive laptop access to programs they need to succeed in class. See page A10.

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ammy (not her real name) doesn’t feel comfortable walking alone anymore. She flinches when a stranger looks at her cockeyed, when someone at school taps her on the shoulder from behind or when a stranger gets too close. These are the lasting effects on the Newmarket teenager who was sexually assaulted at the end of September. “Everyone seems suspicious now,” she told York Region Media Group.

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“Even if they just look at me the wrong way, I get freaked out.” The 16-year-old went public after Newmarket suffered a rash of sexual assaults — totalling nine since August last year — by three different men. The most recent was also the most violent, during which a man committed a vicious sexual assault on an 18-year-old girl at the GO Transit bus terminal near Crossland Gate. During this incident, the man approached the female on a quiet pathway that runs parallel to Davis

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A sexual assault last month in Newmarket may be related to four previous incidents from August and September, according to York Regional Police. Dec. 22 at about 7 p.m., a man followed a 59-year-old Newmarket woman out of Upper Canada Mall. As she walked to her car in the mall’s south parking lot, the man hit her in the buttocks and ran south toward Davis Drive. Police have released surveillance video and still images of the suspect and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.

added. “And I’m trying to stay that way, but it’s a lot harder with all this suspicion. I no longer walk by myself and get drives everywhere. I always felt so safe, but it just doesn’t feel like that anymore.” Tammy said she decided to come forward to give the public a different perspective on the attacks and so that people understand a victim’s fear can carry on long after the incident is over. “Many of the articles have been from the police and are vague and don’t show what really happens when something like this occurs,” she said. “It follows the attacker, not the victim. I just want people to be aware and to stay safe.” The suspect in the New Year’s Eve attack is described as five-feet, nine-inches tall with a lean build. He was 30 to 50 years old and wore a light-grey jacket, black hoodie with the hood pulled up, black neck warmer and black boots. The man in Tammy’s attack is described as having olive complexion, short black hair and clean shaven. He is said to be about fivefoot-10 with stocky build, broad shoulders and a round chubby face and driving a grey or silver compact sedan that has some damage. The male in incidents involving women’s buttocks being grabbed is a white male between 20 and 25, who is five-foot-five with a thin build. Anyone with information is asked to contact the force’s special victims unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Police also ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. The suspect is described as a white man, 18 to 25 years old, about five-feet, five-inches to five-feet, seven-inches tall, 125 to 130 pounds with a thin build. He was wearing a blue jacket, camouflage pants, a black leather baseball hat and running shoes. The investigation is still in the early stages, but police believe the incident may be connected to similar sexual assaults in the area of the mall that occurred Aug. 18 at about 5:50 p.m., Sept. 8 at about 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and Sept. 25 at about 9:25 a.m. Call 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222TIPS, by leave a tip online at 1800222tips. com

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Defence lawyer calls police drug probe a bust Intensive investigation into Loners Motorcycle Club yields single conviction for sale of $165 worth of marijuana By Jeremy Grimaldi

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costly York police investigation into the Loners Motorcycle Club has been labelled an abject failure by a defence lawyer after only one conviction was achieved – for the sale of several grams of weed. This was the end result after the project’s final case was thrown out by a trial judge in December, after justification for the warrant used to gain all its evidence was deemed unacceptable by the courts. Judge Cynthia Johnston called the information included in York Guns and Gangs Unit’s initial affidavit “woefully insufficient” and “shoddy at best” as she dismissed all charges against former Loners member Owen Drover. The action brings to a close the prosecution portion of 2013’s Project Crowded House, in which the York squad — acting on a confidential informant — suggested to a justice of the peace they expected to locate a “significant” quantity of drugs and associated paraphernalia at Drover’s address as a result of a months-long investigation. But after the warrant was granted and the busts took place, very little was found and the convictions never followed.

‘There is no place on Earth that you can have a greater expectation of privacy than in (your) own home.’ Despite executing 12 search warrants in all and charging 13 people, the courts only granted a single conviction, for the sale of about $165 worth of marijuana by former Loners member Glenn Atkinson, to an undercover agent. In 2014, Insp. Duncan McIntyre, the officer in charge of the investigation, told the York Region Media Group the cost of the operation was less than $100,000. But defence lawyer Mike McKee, acting for Drover, said his estimates show the police spent about $250,000 on the probe, during which they used roundthe-clock ground surveillance, helicopters, infra-red technology, an undercover agent and about 90 officers from a number of agencies to conduct the raids. After beginning the project, police went to great lengths to place an undercover agent in the same apartment building as Atkinson – the man the confidential informant provided information on – located at Newmarket’s Crowder Boulevard. Once the undercover agent was acquainted with Atkinson after moving into the neighbouring

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Glenn Atkinson was charged and convicted as part of a York Regional Police guns and gangs investigation into the Loners Motorcycle Club. Questions linger about the probe as it only resulted in a single conviction — for the sale of about $165 worth of marijuana. apartment, Atkinson said the man asked him for a quantity of marijuana so that his wife could get to sleep, explaining she was suffering from insomnia. Atkinson said he “felt bad for the guy” and gave him some out of his own “personal stash”. The initial transaction was followed by two more buys like this, McKee said, involving about $165 worth of weed in all. It was after the third buy, on April 11, 2013, that Atkinson told the undercover officer that he had to go get more “from his guy” who lived “about an hour away”. Atkinson was then tailed by police. After stopping in a Bolton parking lot, police witnessed Drover place his hand in his pocket and hold it there before getting into the back seat of Atkinson’s car for four minutes, the court heard. Drover then left the parking lot and so did Atkinson. However, in the ensuing minutes, the surveillance team lost Atkinson, before re-aquiring him once again at an address suspected of containing drugs on Bray Circle, in Newmarket. Despite Atkinson attending that site before arriving home, police suspected Drover of being

Atkinson’s dealer and included his Caledon address in the warrant. Police failed to mention this extra stop to the Bray Circle address in the information to obtain (ITO)the warrant. “There’s no way the justice of the peace would have signed off if they had all the evidence,” Johnston said.

‘What police don’t understand is the stress involved in being an accused; it’s like the sword of Damocles hanging over your head.’ The detective-constable who wrote the document explained in the ITO that he had “reasonable grounds” to believe that Drover gave Atkinson a “significant amount of marijuana” after the meeting. As justification, he said the meeting spot was about an hour away, just like Atkinson had told the undercover agent. “At no time does surveillance see drugs go into (Drover’s) house or leave it,” Johnston said, noting Drover could have had his hand in his pocket because it was cold and

rainy on that day. “There’s no indication that Mr. Drover has a criminal history, much less for drugs… there’s no history that house was used for such a purpose. Suspecting someone of trafficking does not automatically justify a search warrant to their home.” She went on to say the ITO was hastily entered at the last possible moment, completed in a careless manner and it should have been readily apparent to the officer that the document overreached. Since the busts took place in April of 2013, Atkinson, was found guilty of selling the $165 worth of marijuana as well as possessing about $300 worth of marijuana he was holding in a Tupperware above his fridge. When Drover’s home was searched, police found an unloaded .22 caliber “squirrel gun”, which his lawyer said was sold at Canadian Tire until a few years ago, along with a half pound of marijuana and some Loners greetings cards. In August 2014, Newmarket mechanic Jerry Wallace, who was arrested and his home was also searched, was acquitted of dangerous weapons and drugs charges after rubber nun chucks, a switchblade knife and five Percocet pills were found at his home. “I feel like I’ve been degraded by this whole thing,” he said afterward. About the police’s intrusion, Johnston cited court precedent that put the highest protection on the sanctity of people’s privacy, especially in their own homes. “There is no place on Earth that you can have a greater expectation of privacy than in their own home,” she said, calling it people’s “final refuge” and “safe haven” from external forces, including the police. This is not the first time this investigation has come under criticism. After the raids took place on April 18, 2013, police said among the goods seized included “thou-

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W LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sick of people bashing police officers Re: Mayor’s pay drop in the bucket to some cops’ pay, letter to the editor by Gerard Reynolds, Dec. 31: bit.ly/1UwoLhy It’s really sad Reynolds feels cops get paid too much. Unfortunately, it’s not difficult to accumulate overtime hours in this line of work, especially if one has to respond to a call toward the end of a 10 or 12-hour shift. How tired are most people after an eight-hour shift? Some of these calls are of very high priority because public safety is at risk; possibly an assault, impaired driver, intruder, serious accident, as just a few examples. The overtime occurs because the police services board is not willing to hire more resources because it would like the public to believe there isn’t a need. Do you even remember what the acronym COP (Constable On Patrol) stands for? Overtime means more than just a few more unwanted hours away from our families. Do you work on your days off? Do you work for free? We sometimes have to attend court on our days off because the criminal justice system and defence lawyers want to see what is called “continuity of evidence” and really don’t care if we’re in the middle of a night shift. Yes, that’s called overtime (and lack of sleep). The officer who conducts the investigation is the one who has to put the case together and presents the evidence in court. I’m sure you’re quite familiar with how it feels to have your case against a pedophile or sex offender tossed out because of a ridiculous technicality. On duty or off duty, we’re working. Yes, there are some great perks to the job, but not what you think. We get to return stolen property to its rightful owner and see the delight. We get to reunite a missing child or elderly person with his or her family. We get weapons off the street. We arrest a dealer trying to sell your children drugs and we work so you can sleep comfortably knowing that no one is going to break in to your house. To me, these are perks and the reasons I do the job. Did you do military service to protect Canada and your way of life? I did because I believe in Reynolds’ free speech, regardless of how ridiculous I think it is. But I can tell you what isn’t perky about the job, Mr. Reynolds. I hope he never has to go looking for body parts at the scene of an accident. I hope he never has to knock on a door at 3 a.m. to advise a parent his or her child was killed in an accident. I hope he never has to apprehend an abused child and see the results of serious abuse. I hope he never has to do a road closure while a fatal accident is being investigated and endure profanities from those who have just been momentarily inconvenienced by the loss of a life. I

hope he never has to respond to a call from concerned relatives to check on someone they haven’t heard from for a while only to discover that person has died in his or her sleep and been dead for a few days. It’s a horrible smell that stays with you for days. I hope he never has to attend the hospital to interview a victim of a serious sexual assault or see the injuries of a violent domestic assault. I hope he never has to recover the body of an infant or child or drowning victim. I hope he never has to see the results of a suicide by any means. I hope he never has to witness the results of a self-inflicted head wound or hanging or see someone who has jumped from 20 floors. I hope he never has a firearm pointed at him or discharged. I hope he never has to be first on the scene and find a dead colleague. I hope he never has to be the centre of a coroner’s inquest because the drug dealer we arrested swallowed his product and died, forcing a cop to answer as to if he or she did everything “according to the book”. I hope he never has to chase a suspect into a darkened alley or building and not know what else is in the dark. And to add insult to injury, we’re also not allowed to have an opinion or make comments outside of what the command or police services board wants the public to hear. That will get you a negative documentation, possibly a suspension or demotion. If the job was easy, everyone would do it. Police officers take care of the evil many people pretend doesn’t exist. Stop bashing us.

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Belinda’s Place article disappointing Re: One of the first Belinda’s Place clients shares her story, yorkregion.com, Dec. 30: bit.ly/1JT00GJ When I read the online article about my experience, I was deeply disappointed in the focus of the article. Although I agreed to participate in an interview, I now have deep regrets in how the article was written. I decided that providing some of my personal history would give the writer a better understanding of some of the obstacles I have recently overcome. During the interview, I was emphatic that the story was to emphasize the hope I have now found as a resident at Belinda’s Place. Instead, the article focused on a “train wreck story”. I informed the writer that my train wreck story has already been told in all its glory; with various twists and turns, in past interviews. The story I shared was about the hope and encouragement for those who have suffered setbacks in their lives; whether health related, financial loss or

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Theatre company grateful The Very Useful Theatre Company is pleased to report that its production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Dec. 6 in Newmarket was a great success. It put everyone at New Hope Methodist Church in the Christmas spirit and we would like to thank our animated five readers of this Dickens’ classic, adapted originally by the CBC. We would also offer a hearty thank you to Magna International Inc. for being the major corporate sponsor of this festive event. We are pleased to report net proceeds are being donated to CHATS – Community and Home Assistance to Seniors and Tim Jones of CHATS did a marvelous job as MC. But the theatre company, most of all, wants to thank The Era for getting the message out for this great event and covering the actual afternoon of a wonderful reading of A Christmas Carol by five community leaders: Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen, Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe, East Gwillimbury Mayor Virginia Hackson, Magna for Communities Steve Hinder and Ward 7 Councillor Christina Bisanz, who is also CEO of CHATS. The Very Useful Theatre Company is already planning another reading of this Dickens classic for 2016. Keep the afternoon of Dec. 11, 2016 open. You won’t be disappointed and it just may rid you of those Scrooge feelings.

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e all know our local library is a lot more than books these days. In fact, as many fans — aka “users” or “patrons” — will tell you, the community library branch is first and foremost a place to be connected. By that I mean to Internet and, thus, every government service in your town or city, region, province and country. If you’ve tried to book a timeslot for your teen’s driving test, obtain a birth certificate or SIN document, apply for a job or even register your child for swim lessons, you know all these vital government access points are now online. Because everybody is online, right? But does everyone have access to the Internet? No. A recent article on libraries offering Wi-Fi caught my interest recently. Apparently, the New York City Public Library has started offering portable Wi-Fi hotspots to patrons, after a library manager noticed a crowd of people hanging around a closed branch making use of Wi-Fi bleeding from the building. Instead of thinking that the people were “stealing” from the library, this smart manager decided to do some research on this underserved clientele. He found that in The Big Apple, 27 per cent of residents did not have broadband Internet access at home.

Does everyone have access to the Internet? No. Thus, along with books and videos, patrons at 11 library branches in New York can now check out an Internet device for up to one year. Closer to home, Kitchener library has a pilot project with 20 devices available, and Toronto Public Libraries, under librarian Vickery Bowles, is apparently budgeting for a similar Wi-Fi lending project in 2016 and asking for private donors to help finance the idea. Bowles is a Richmond Hill native and, according to the Toronto Star article about library hotspots, feels that Internet access is one of the essential services a library offers its citizens. She points to the fact that residents without Internet access are “really at a disadvantage when it comes to employment, looking for a job or access to government services and education”. We all know this is too true. Our reporters work weekends when our actual offices are closed, and many find it a challenge to file their stories and photos. They resort to sitting in a coffee shop or — yes — heading to the nearest library branch to send their work to editors. When a friend was looking for work and moving at the same time, she would walk to the nearest coffee outlet or employment centre for free Wi-Fi to search for jobs and send in resumes. Just last month, my own husband wanted to buy a Presto transit fare card and, despite wanting to do it the oldfashioned way at a counter with the help of a human being (to get a seniors discount), he was forced to apply online. Your local library branch, no doubt, has free Internet access and there’s also no doubt it’s popular with patrons. You don’t always have to be a “patron”. Newmarket library, for example, has three computers for use by visitors who don’t have a library card, and many more workstations and even laptops for use or to borrow to work online. Markham library branches offer free Internet with no time limits and you don’t even need a password. In Vaughan, each branch has workstations providing free Internet access and, at some branches, you can even reserve a computer. Looks like lending out Wi-Fi along with books is another idea whose time has come. — Marney Beck is editor of the Richmond Hill/Thornhill Liberal newspapers.

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he federal Liberal proposal for electoral reform in Canada has its merits. The government’s plan to force improvements to our democracy, however, is blatantly undemocratic. Let’s examine why. One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s key strategies was that the 2015 federal election would be the last held under the first-past-thepost voting system. While it wasn’t a campaign promise equivalent to the parting of the political Red Sea, it held water with voters — including me, one of a few Canadian conservatives who has long supported electoral reform. First-past-the-post (FPTP) voting is used in various countries, including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. It’s a winner-take-all system with a formula that’s easy to understand. If a political candidate finishes first in a riding, be it by one vote or (say) one million votes, he/she wins the seat. The political party with the most seats will form government. Unfortunately, FPTP is flawed in one important sense: popular support is meaningless. Most of Canada’s federal governments have been formed with the winning party earning less than half of overall popular support. The only exceptions have been Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1900, 1904), Sir Robert Borden (1917), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1940), John Diefenbaker (1958) and Brian Mulroney (1984). Here is the proverbial icing on the FPTP cake. In the 2011 federal election, Stephen Harper and the Tories won a majority government (166 out of 308 seats) and earned 39.62 per cent of popular support. In the 2015 federal election, Trudeau and the Liberals won a majority government (184 out of 338 seats) and earned 39.47 per cent of popular support. Yes, you read that correctly. The Trudeau Liberals won 18 more seats than the Harper Tories — in a larger Parliament — with a slightly lower percentage of popular support. Does that make one government more legitimate than the other? No, since they both won their respective elections fair and square. What it does mean is this Liberal government, much like the preceding Tory government, was not supported by more than 60 per cent of all eligible voters. This fact doesn’t, and shouldn’t, have any effect on the government’s day-to-day operations. Yet, any proposal that could dramatically change a long-standing component of our political process must be, in theory, supported by a majority of Canadians. Switching from the historic FPTP model to a new proportional representation model surely fits into this latter category. Ah, but the Liberals don’t agree. In late December, Liberal House Leader Dominic LeBlanc made this statement on CTV’s Question Period: “Our plan is not to have a national referendum. Our plan is to use Parliament to consult Canadians.” The plan, in case you’re wondering, is reportedly to consult an all-party committee about various electoral reform strategies, including ranked ballots, mixed-member proportional representation and single transferable vote. Our system would then be reformed in about 18 months. Canadians wouldn’t have direct input. Your 39.47 per cent federal government will tell us how we’ll all vote in 2019. If you don’t like it, lump it. This is an unbelievably foolish strategy. You can’t strongly support a democratic principle and then implement it in the most undemocratic fashion imaginable. By doing so, this important exercise in improving Canada’s flawed electoral system has already been defeated at the starting gate. Hold a referendum on electoral reform and let the Canadian people decide. It’s the democratic thing to do.

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Today Art at the manor 2015 Ongoing until March 31. Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. in Aurora. Fourth annual exhibit showcases pieces by local artists who are influenced by the world around them. Visit aurorahs.com to find out more. Features works by Claire D’Aurore, Deborah Campo and Christine Valentini. Contact: Erika, erika.mazanik@aurorahs.com, 905-727-8991. The Art of Theatre: A Theatre Aurora Community as Curator Heritage Display Jan. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. A Community as Curator Heritage Exhibition Behind every great show, is a team of great designers. Take a look at the designs behind the shows of recent Theatre Aurora productions, with artwork and designs from designers including Holly Williamson, Andrew Cleveland, and Resident Artist Thomas Dannenberg. Continuing through March 30 in the Apple Suites Gallery, Main Floor. Admission is at no charge. Contact: Jane Taylor, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca, 905-713-1818. BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY Jan. 7, 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. Info: www.eftours.ca/educational-tours, 221partiot-118carinthia.weebly. com, www.gofundme.com/cadetsvisitvimy or 647-893-3499. WIZARD OF OZ Presented By Wavestage Theatre Company Jan. 7 & 8 at 7 p.m., Jan. 9, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and Jan. 10, 1 p.m. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres. in Newmarket. There truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time, the WIZARD OF OZ twists its way to the Newmarket Theatre! The entire family will be captivated as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow! This lavish Wavestage Theatre Company production, featuring all the memorable moments of the 1939 MGM film, will blow you away the moment the tornado touches down and takes you to Oz! Buy tickets at the box office or at newtix.ca. Adults: $28, seniors/students: $23. Contact: Sarah Langford, info@wavestagetheatre.com. Back to Healthy Routine Store Tour Jan. 7, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. Join our Wellbeing Counsellor, Nicole at Sobeys extra Aurora for a store tour featuring foods and products that will help you get back into a healthy routine this New Year! What a way to start making your New Year’s resolutions come to life! Registration Required. Contact: Nicole Ensoll, sby743wnsc@sobeys.com, 905-726-2530.

Tomorrow Taste & Learn - Muffins Jan. 8, 1 to 2 p.m. Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. Taste & Learn is a FREE class series offered by Sobeys Dietitians. Each class focuses on a particular food (this month is muffins). During the class, you will receive information about the food (eg. how to store it, how to cook it and information on the nutritional value). The dietitian will also prepare a recipe for everyone to taste! You will leave the session with knowledge, free recipes and will know what the food tastes like! Registration required. Contact: Colleen Miller, colleen.miller@sobeys.com, 905-726-2499.

Al McAdam took this Your Shot of a cardinal and some feathered friends spending some time in the bird bath. 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.

Next week Getting Back to your Health with Hemp! Jan. 11, 7 to 8 p.m. Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. Join our Wellbeing Counsellor, Nicole and special Guest Speaker, Jacqueline from Manitoba Harvest for a class all about hemp and how to incorporate this versatile food into your healthy routine for the New Year. Try some delicious hemp recipes and learn about the wonderful benefits these little seeds provide! Registration is required. Contact: Nicole Ensoll, sby743wnsc@sobeys.com, 905-726-2530. Babytime Jan. 12, 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. Ages: Birth - 17 Months Free. York-Simcoe Naturalists general meeting Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. River Drive Park Community Centre, 20 Oak Ave. in East Gwillimbury. Each meeting features a guest speaker, snacks and bird-friendly coffee. The meetings are also a chance to socialize with other nature enthusiasts and share wildlife sightings or other items of interest. Contact: ysn.naturalists@gmail.com.

This weekend Newmarket Sports Card & Comic Book Show Jan. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Show your support for York Region’s new local monthly sports card and comic book show. Newmarket hasn’t had a show like this in 20+ years and with your support we’ll be here every month for years to come. It’s already a bonafide success. So spread the word! Contact: Frank@NewmarketCardShow. com.

Sing & Sign Jan. 12, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 5 - 12 months. Please register. Introducing American Sign Language for hearing infants and toddlers, this program uses songs and games as tools, allowing you to include signing in daily routines. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby while supporting language development. Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905 -826 - 6492.

Ones & Twos Jan. 12, 11 to 11:30 a.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch. An interactive program that stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books & songs for toddlers. Ages: 18 - 30 months. Free. Nothing like a Good Book & a Cup of Tea Jan. 13, 9 to 11 a.m. Bethel Christian Reformed Church, 333 Davis Dr. in Newmarket. Featuring Creation Bookstore Speaker: Carol Ford, “Stories with Happy Endings”. Sponsored by Newmarket Christian Women’s Connection. Babysitting upon request. Cost is $6 or $4 for first-time attendees. Contact: Marietta, cdford2011@hotmail.com, 905 895-9312. Ones & Twos Jan. 13, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. An interactive program that stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books & songs for toddlers. Ages: 18 - 30 months. Free. Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905 -826 - 6492. CHATS Caregiver Support Group Jan. 13, 7 to 9 p.m. CHATS - Aurora Office, 240 Edward St., Suite No. 1. Are you caring for an aging parent, spouse, relative or friend? Take some time for you! - Take a break, get out and meet other caregivers with similar concerns - Share stories, strategies and strengths - Find new ways to cope with caregiver challenges - Learn about valuable community resources. Contact: Josie Capobianco, jcapobianco@chats.on.ca, 905-713-3373. Preschool Storytime Jan. 13, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 30 months - 5 years. Drop In. Enjoy books, music, puppets, and activities that help preschoolers get ready to read.

Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905 -826 - 6492. Newmarket and area Newcomers Club Jan. 13, 7 to 10 p.m. Various, call for details. Ladies, want to enjoy a night out and an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends?Contact: 905-841-4094. TAI CHI OPEN HOUSE Jan. 13, 7 to 8:30 p.m. NVA Newmarket Veterans Association, 406 Millard Ave. Relax, re-energize, recover your health. Discover for yourself how the ancient moves of tai chi can benefit you. Fee introductory class. Visit www. facebook.com/TaiChiYorkRegion or go to CanadianTaiChiAcademy.org. Contact: Newmarket@CanadianTaiChiAcademy.org, 289-366-9956. York Region Scuba Monthly Club Meeting! Jan. 14, 6:30 to 10 p.m. The Sociable Pub 17380 Yonge St. in Newmarket. Come join York Regions largest non-profit, independent dive club! We are a fun group of divers, enjoying summer trips locally and winter trips abroad. No membership fees. Come and check us out! Contact: matt@yorkregionscuba.com. Babytime Jan. 14, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Birth - 17 months. Share our simple stories, songs, and interactive play with your little one while learning about early literacy for babies. Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905 -826 - 6492.

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In this file photo, protesters hold up posters of the three Neville-Lake children who died in a crash last September. Marco Muzzo faces 18 charges, included impaired driving, in a case to continue next month.

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Grade 12 St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School student Matthew Abas is the recipient of the AODA 10th Anniversary Accessibility Award for his contributions and advocacy within his school and in the community. He lobbied for new steps to the school’s portables because steep inclines of former ramps were dangerous, he said. 4

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When students were falling on steep ramps leading up to portables, he took it upon himself to research the building code and propose acceptable concrete steps that remain there today. Abas is also responsible for bringing a larger vehicle option to Aurora for driving instruction that will accommodate people who are tall. Not being able to fit into the standard size car used by driving schools in town, he lobbied the school board and

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The weather is finally getting colder, and there are plenty of family activities in northern York Region to get you out in the frosty fresh air this winter. By Chris Simon

f you’re looking to get outdoors this winter, there are plenty of great places to visit in northern York Region. From snowshoeing to ice fishing, this area has something for anyone willing to bundle up and embrace the Canadian winter, so we’ve compiled a list of the top ways to enjoy the outdoors over the next few months. Keep in mind, some activities are just starting up due to the warmer-than-normal temperatures in December, and ice fishing, skiing and snowmobiling conditions may have changed since publication, so we recommend checking conditions through the appropriate links and phone numbers below before heading out.

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The event runs Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan). Sponsored by the Kinsmen Club of Newmarket, the event features a variety of winterthemed activities.

Aurora’s Borealis Aurora Coloured LED festive lights will illuminate Aurora Town Park (corner of Mosley and Wells streets) trees from 5 to 11 p.m. each day until Feb. 15. For more information, contact the town’s special events line at 905-726-4762.

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Located at 26479 Civic Centre Rd., Georgina’s outdoor recreation campus features tubing, tobogganing, snowboarding, skiing and an outdoor skating area. Staff predicts an early January opening, and snowmaking machines were fired up Monday. Find out the activity status on georginaroc.ca or by calling 905-476-8834.

The system includes 2,300 hectares of protected land, located in different parts of the region. Eighteen properties with more than 120 kilometres of trail are open to the public, and tracts can be used for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Snowmobiling is also permitted on Georgina’s Cronsberry and Pefferlaw tracts, and the Heart of Ontario Snowmobiling Club maintains trails. For up-to-date snowmobile trail conditions, visit heartofontario.ca. A list of York trails can be found at york.ca.

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YRT, Viva adjust routes The Viva Yellow route in Newmarket is among those with revisions.

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YRT/Viva changes some bus routes and connections If you travel on public transit in York Region, you should be aware some revised routes and improved connections went into effect on Jan. 3. Highlights of the YRT/Viva changes include: • Viva yellow: revised schedule • 55 Davis Drive: revised route and schedule • 25 Major Mackenzie: revised schedule • 50 Queensway: revised route and schedule • 7 Martin Grove: revised route

For more information, Check out www.yrt.ca or call 1-866-MOVE-YRT (668-3978).

High school schedule updates include: • 402 Bur Oak/Pierre Elliott Trudeau School Special • 406 Markham District High School Special • 425 Holland Landing – Huron Heights School Special • 427 Sacred Heart School Special • 448 Richmond Hill High School via Valleymede

Unique, creative, curious and capable – eager to learn and make friends. The best you have to send us – your child – deserves a quality program to support the early years and meet the needs of all our children. In York Region, that means attending a York Region District School Board kindergarten program.

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Kindergarten registration begins January 15th, 2016. Children born in 2012 are eligible for junior kindergarten this September. Children born in 2011, and currently not attending public school, are eligible for senior kindergarten. Documents required for kindergarten registration include: • Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport) • Proof of residency

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Look for York Region Media Group’s Just Say It! booth at events around York Region to have your say on issues that are important to you. You may appear on YorkRegion.com. You can take it seriously or have some fun, but whatever you do, when you get in front of our camera — Just Say It! To view the first instalment, visit bit. ly/1Pvy6b1.

Please call your local public school for full details about required documents and kindergarten orientation sessions. Visit our web site for a full listing of our elementary schools and kindergarten registration information at: www.yrdsb.ca We want to welcome your child and family as you begin the process to enter school!

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING Aurora Town Council will hold a public meeting to receive input on the following planning application on Wednesday, January 27 at 7 p.m at Aurora Town Hall Council Chambers. APPLICATION:

The Owner has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment Application to facilitate a severance of the property into two (2) lots for the purpose to create one (1) additional single detached dwelling unit.

PROPERTY:

340 Ridge Road

Aurora Town Council will hold a public meeting to receive input on the following planning application on Wednesday, January 27 at 7 p.m at Aurora Town Hall Council Chambers. APPLICATION:

The Owner has submitted Applications to amend the Ofﬁcial Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a residential condominium apartment development comprised of two (2) 10-storey buildings with a total of 296 units on the 1.1 ha site.

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Additional information may be obtained from Lawrence Kuk of the Planning & Development Services department at 905-727-3123 ext. 4343. Comments may also be mailed to the Planning & Development Services department at the same address, faxed to 905-726-4736 or emailed to planning@aurora.ca. Please quote the ﬁle name and number.

The Town of Aurora collects personal information in communications or presentations made to Town Council and/or its Committees. The Town collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, emails, presentations or other communications to the Town, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the Town will become part of the public record and will appear on the Town’s website. The Town will also make your communication and any personal information in it, such as your address and postal code or email address available to the public unless you expressly request the Town to remove it. By submitting a fax, email, presentation or other communication, you are authorizing the Town to collect and use the above-noted information for this purpose. The Town audio records Public Planning meetings. If you make a presentation to Town Council and/or its Committees, the Town will be audio recording you and Town staff and may make these audio recordings available to the public. Please direct any questions about this to the Town Clerk at 905-727-3123, ext. 4771. Zoning By-law (O. Reg. 545/06) If a person or a public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Town of Aurora before the bylaw is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of The Town of Aurora to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Town of Aurora before the bylaw is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless there are reasonable grounds to do so. If you wish to be notiﬁed of the decision of The Town of Aurora in respect to the Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to The Town of Aurora to the attention of the Director of Planning & Development Services. Town of Aurora 100 John West Way, Aurora, ON L4G 6J1 www.aurora.ca/publicnotices | 905-727-3123, ext. 4349 C

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Tony Ferri may only have opened the door of a York Regional Police cruiser and climbed into the driver’s seat but for the 91-year-old retired Montreal police officer, it was a trip down memory lane. “I feel like a new man,” he said just before Christmas, with a police cap perched on his head, while fulfilling his wish of sitting in a police car one more time. “Reminds me of old souvenir (old times) when we were working, especially working the night shift. When you have the night shift, at two o’clock in the morning and you have to go some place. We were looking at each other, me and my partner, and say, ‘We will go and we’re OK’.” The staff at Newmarket’s Chartwell Barton Retirement Residence on Leslie Street, where Ferri has lived for the past 12 years, arranged for his wish to come true last month through its Moments that Matter program. In each residence, staff write down residents’ wishes or hopes as they hear them from day to day and, through the program, wishes are granted to residents, if possible, Barton sales consultant Linda Robinson said. “Tony had expressed the idea that he wishes he could ride in a police car, so it was put together and arranged to have a police car come.” The fulfillment of his wish came as a pleasant surprise for Ferri, who said the moment took him back in time to his police days, from when he joined the Montreal force in 1948 after serving in the army to his retirement in 1971. Ferri served on the morality squad on the streets of downtown. He loved the job and helping people but admits he worked some difficult cases, particularly domestic violence calls. “I used to go home some nights and I

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Attention young writers: short story contest accepting entries Deadline is Feb. 15, 2016 By Chris Traber

“It had to be done.” With that as the opening sentence, young adults 22 and younger are invited to write their best prose for the sixth annual short story contest hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women. The competition, coordinated by the federation’s Aurora/Newmarket chapter, is open to aspiring scribes in York Region and Bradford West Gwillimbury, writing contest committee chairperson Adele Matsalla said. While creative writing can be a solitary and challenging task, the contest rules are simple. Submissions must be accompanied with a $5 entry fee and can be no longer than 750 words, so ensure you do a word count. The deadline for

contestants is Feb. 15, 2016. Cash prizes for first, second and third places are $400, $300 and $200 respectively. Winners will be announced in April and the top story will be reprinted in the Newmarket Era and Aurora Banner newspapers. This year, award-winning Canadian author and playwright Jennifer Dance will be the celebrity judge. The Stouffville resident has a passion for justice and equality as well as a great love for the North American wilderness and the animals who call it home. She is the author of

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he clock is ticking. With Sunday’s midnight trading deadline looming across the junior hockey community bringing the prospect of potentially key players changing uniforms, we’ll have a clearer picture of what’s what in the Ontario Junior Hockey League come Monday morning. It’s far from a bygone era when certain team leaders could be counted upon to bring a bulging sack of cash to the table and purchase whatever might be required to potentially put a team into championship contention, then wait for a stable of fellow owners to chastise his dad-gum ways. For starters, a $5,000 cap is now placed on trades and a preferred currency in the player market. It just doesn’t have the same feel. (Insert heavy sigh here for the good old days — it may have been wrong but it sure was fun to watch). The coveted commodity is the 20-yearold player trapped on a bad team with a chance to play on a playoff team and fetch his team owner some cash, which, dare we say, holds great appeal in a pay-to-play junior environment. On the local front, it has been some time since both the Aurora Tigers and Newmarket Hurricanes arrived at the trading deadline week with sub-.500 records. Yet here they are, with neither exhibiting impressive results in the stretch of games leading to the deadline. In fact, should either continue to perform as they have in recent weeks, there’s a chance one might be on the sidelines when the playoffs commence. Some participants argue the best time for trading is much earlier in the season to permit ice chips to settle and mesh that much longer.

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For both Tigers general manager and coach Thomas Milne and his Newmarket counterpart, Brett Punchard, deadline moves may be more about hanging on as much as finishing touches on a playoff contender. Milne has made several moves since the former assistant rejoined the team 13 games into the season after head coach Mark Joslin was sacked. Also handed the GM title, Milne made trades intended to make the Tigers a tougher team to play against, but the results to date have been hardly convincing. Among others, he has moved out captain Jordan DaSilva and offensively talented Keaton Ratcliffe to the league-leading Trenton Golden Hawks. Netminder Alex Brooks-Potts was sent away and the Tigers have struggled mightily throughout December and now into 2016. Don’t forget Mark Rozanov and Todd Winder, dealt to the Newmarket Hurricanes earlier. Although a comparative of numbers almost inevitably favours the outgoing players from Aurora, the incoming returns certainly appear quite capable of playing and doing so at a high level. Fact is, the Tigers seem unable to score enough to win games and have fallen from North Division leader and second seed in the North-East conference standings to fifth overall. One might wonder if the chemistry in the dressing room has been messed up, or if the gelling process has merely taken longer than Milne anticipated. The Tigers’ trader has only one player

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better and certainly younger. Clearly the future is being addressed, but the playoffs are no sure-fire certainty today. “Playoffs, for sure, are a priority, but we need to get better,” Punchard said. The Hurricanes boss has the necessary cards to address departed No. 1 defenceman Adam Smith, who accepted an early start to his scholarship at Bowling Green State University a week ago. Additionally, forward James Mense-Dietrich needs replacing just to get the Hurricanes back to where they were a few weeks ago. Easier said than done, however. “You’re always looking for a defenceman or a forward,” said Punchard. “We’re not looking to get older, but younger. You can’t replace a guy like Smith. Name another team to lose a defenceman that may be among the top three in the league. “We want to be in the playoffs, for sure. Our priority is a need to get better.” Above all else, note that it is a different age in which pay-and-play junior hockey is impacted by the fact a selling point these days is playing time. Accordingly, some teams may prefer to fly under the maximum player limit, which, in terms of playoffs, goes against the long-held notion that depth is critical to success. Anxious to see how this turns out across the league.

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Aurora bantam tournament set to face off Friday The hunt for medals is on when the 47th Aurora Tigers bantam hockey tournament faces off this weekend. The three-day tournament features play in six bantam and minor bantam divisions ranging from AE to double-A. In all, 48 teams are registered for the tournament, including 12 in the bantam single-A category. A total of 92 games will be contested during the event. In 2015, the tournament attracted 37 teams. Games will be at the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex, Aurora Family Leisure Complex and Aurora Community Centre. First up is a minor bantam clash Friday at 8:25 a.m. pitting the East Gwillimbury Eagles against the Uxbridge Stars at ACC 2. Championship games are slated for the ACC starting Sunday at 11:20 a.m. (minor bantam single-A) and run until the end of a contest at 3:50 p.m. (bantam AE). For a complete schedule and results, visit auroraminorhockey.com and click the tournament link.

DaSilva named player of the month Newmarket resident Ryan DaSilva has been named the North-East Conference Gongshow Gear Player of the Month for December, the Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday. A defenceman for the Stouffville Spirit,

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Tigers peewees claim tourney title Parker Jalbert broke a tie with just over seven minutes remaining as the Aurora Tigers topped Burlington Bulldogs 4-2 in the minor peewee AE championship game for the Oakville Rangers’ Richard Bell Memorial Tournament on Dec. 30. Jalbert scored just 40 seconds after Burlington tied the game at 2-2 as the Tigers avenged a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs in a preliminary round game. Ayden Posa sealed the outcome when he scored with 3:47 to play. Sam Belman had the other Tigers goal.

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wo words come to the minds of those closest to Hilary Moylan when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asked to recall her personality. Loving and stubborn. Of course, there are many other adjectives that suited her: beautiful, fun-loving, generous, genuine, witty and wickedly smart. Growing up, Hilary had the sort of childhood that many can only wish for, although her mother and father split while she was still young, she benefitted from plenty of close friends and family, who meant the world to her. Her mother, Auroraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nanett Moylan, said what amazed her most about her daughter, was her ability to bring those around her together, no matter what may divide them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was a planner by nature, a fixer,â&#x20AC;? she said, cradling a cup of tea in her hands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was so much stronger than I was, she was so confident, she was a force. The way she dealt with people was amazing. How she could persuade and read people, she knew how to get results and accomplish goals.â&#x20AC;? Nanett recalled how Hilary could develop lifelong bonds with so many people around her,

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Hilary Moylan was known for being loving and stubborn. including Nanettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Papa, someone she herself was never very close to. She remembered how Hilary, a bright eyed 17-year-old, then graduating from Aurora High School, managed to collect money, gather music and hire buses to transport most of her

graduating class to her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm in Orangeville for a huge post-prom party, organized along with her best friend, Katherine McCulloch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If she wanted to do something, she just did it,â&#x20AC;? she added. As she grew, Hilary would use her independence and ambition

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to deflect the praise heaped on her.â&#x20AC;?

to land herself a summer job at Pine Farm Orchards in King City, gaining ever more responsibilities, until she was often left in charge. Along with those qualities, Hilary also developed a strongmindedness that many would come to admire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stubbornness was really a trademark of our relationship growing up and I love her for it,â&#x20AC;? according to her cousin, Derrick Emsley, who spoke at her funeral on Dec. 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what made her so special. The question wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t if we would get in a fight, it was who would Hilary pick to be on her side that day, because we both wanted to be that person. Kalen (his brother) and I were both so quick to drop one another for the sake of being on Hilaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. She was too stubborn to fit anyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definition of who she should be.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all these positive qualities that have left those closest to her with so many questions surrounding the mental health struggles that would eventually lead to her passing. Hilary continued to thrive throughout her post-secondary years at the University of Ottawa. And after graduating, she landed what most girls her age would deem the opportunity of a lifetime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; organizing events for a

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successful Ottawa lobby firm. She had a successful boyfriend and, from the outside looking in, everything appeared great for the beautiful graduate. However it was around this time that anxiety would come to control much of her life. Despite her mother explaining that in high school it was usually Hilary dragging home friends whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had too much to drink, at some point, she said Hilary started drinking to cope with her internal struggles. Soon after the alcohol abuse became known to the rest of her family, Hilary was hospitalized three separate times. Those stints did not last and although there were other attempts to address her issues, she continued to suffer. Hilary died peacefully as the result of an accidental overdose of alcohol on Nov. 30. In Hilaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place, only good memories and sadness remain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great deal weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never understand or put together,â&#x20AC;? said Nanett. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when, but at some point in the last couple of years something happened. In retrospect, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand. She thought she could deal with it. She was ashamed of the person she thought she had become and so she hid that.â&#x20AC;?

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SMITH, Dorothy (nee Hembruff) Peacefully at Cedarvale Lodge, Keswick, on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at 92 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Reverend Wayne Smith and dear mother of Cathy (George Holtrop) and Greg Smith (Michele). Loving Nanny to Kevin and Susy (Greg Sabatine) and Great Nanny to Anna-Rose, Quentin and Katie. The family would like to thank the team at Cedarvale Lodge for their exceptional care. Visitation took place at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket, on Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 2-4 p.m., and on Monday, January 4, 2016 from noon - 1 p.m. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Monday, January 4, 2016 at 1 p.m., followed by interment at Queensville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Dorothy to a charity of your choice. On-line condolences may be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com

CLARKE, Marilyn 78, of Aurora, Ontario, passed away December 17, 2015 at the Hill House Hospice with her two daughters by her side. Marilyn was a remarkable woman of such quiet strength and determination with a steadfast love of her family and her lord and saviour. She will be lovingly remembered not only for the beauty she created around her through her artistic design and gardening but by her beautiful and loving soul, her care and compassion for others. The loss to her family is beyond what words can express. She was a cherished mother of Stephanie and Elaine, a proud grandmother to Ryan (Jill), Brent (Stephanie) and a devoted great grandmother to her t h r e e g r e a t g r a n d c h i l d r e n Ly d i a , Dryden and Logan. A celebration of life will be held at Bayview Glen Church at 300 Steeles Avenue E., Thornhill on January 13th. There will be a visitation at 12 p.m., the service at 1 .p.m followed by a memorial tea. Donations may be made to the Hill House Hospice. Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

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Beloved wife of the late John Esmond H a r r i s o n . L o v i n g m o m o f Wa y n e (Charlotte), Sheila (Larry) and Darlene (Jeff). Proud grandmother/nanny of Matthew, Lisa, Christopher, Derek, Brytnie, Jamie and Oliver. Great grandmother to Elizabeth, Christian and Mia. One of 14 children from Cullens Brook, Bonaventure Quebec. Survived by sisters Carol and Muriel and brother Jared. Lovingly remembered by many nieces and nephews and friends. Friends may call at MARSHALL F U N E R A L H O M E , 1 0 3 6 6 Yo n g e Street, Richmond Hill on Saturday, January 9th for 12 noon until time of service at 1:00 p.m. A special thank you to Dr. Peter Zelina, Mackenzie Health Centre and the nurses and PSW's at Southlake Residential Care Village for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

Passed away on Friday 18 th December 2015 at the Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital in Toronto at the age of 95 years. A consummate mother and homemaker; Eugenie was dedicated to a music career teaching piano to school aged children. She also loved cooking and gardening. Eugenie had an unwavering Christian faith. Eugenie was predeceased by her loving husband of 49 years, James W. Fletcher. Loving mother to Tom (Linda) of Aurora and John (Annie) of Toronto. Dear grandmother to Jennifer, Susan and Stephanie. Eugenie was born on 7th August 1920 in London, ON, where she lived her life until the last 4 years with her son John. The daughter of Arnold Louis Christiani and Susan Evelyn Christiani (nee Williams), Eugenie was predeceased by her sisters Lenore Wilson and Marion Orr, and her brothers David, Evan and Jack. She leaves behind older sister Evelyn Lockwood of London, ON and younger brother Robert of Kingston, ON. She will be missed by many nieces and nephews. At this time a family gathering has not been confirmed. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army and/ or random acts of kindness would be appreciated. Tributes may be posted with Aftercare: http://www.aftercare.org/obituaries/Anna-Fletcher-3/.

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They say memories are golden, Well, maybe that is true, But we never wanted memories, We only wanted you. We can't have old days back, When we were all together, But secret tears and loving thoughts, Will be with us forever.

Lynda Mills September 9, 1946 - January 8, 2014 Always so good, unselfish and kind Few on this earth her equal we find. Honorable and upright in all her ways Loyal and true to the end of her days. You are not forgotten, dear wife. Your loving husband, Dan & family

OOSTVEEN, Willem (Lou) Passed away at home on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Lou Oostveen of Mt. Albert at 82 years of age. Beloved husband of late Doreen (nee Van Den Brink). Loving father of Wilco (Connie), Tina (Keith) Knights and late Jimmy. Cherished Opa of Ashley, Jacob and Alex. Dear brother of late Lenie Verherbrugge, late Corrie Hartmans, late Ettie Van Barneveld, late Bill Oostveen, Ben Oostveen, late Tiny Scholten, Joanne Verherbrugge, late Rina Verduyn. Lou will also be fondly remembered by extended family in Canada and Holland. Friends called at the Mt. Albert United Church, 41 Alice St., Mt. Albert for visitation on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 from 10 a.m. until the time of a funeral service held at the Church at 11 a.m. Interment St. Paul's Cemetery, Vaughan.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again. - Author unknown Miss you both every day. Candee, John, Michael (Emma), Heather (John), Braydyn & Landon

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WWII veteran. Served in the K.R.R.C., was a P.O.W. for 5 years. In loving memory of my dearly loved husband, who passed away suddenly, January 8th, 1990. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. I still feel the bitter blow, That all too quickly came. Each morning that I awake, And know that you are gone. No one knows the heartache. As I try to carry on. My heart still aches in sadness, And 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 you dearly, In death I love you still. They say that time heals everything, But I know it isn't so. Because it hurts as much today, As it did 26 years ago. My love for you will always keep, It cannot fade, it lies too deep.

SALTER, Carl James

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Carl on December 31, 2015 in his 76th year. L o v i n g p a r t n e r o f Va l e r i e M o r i . Beloved father of Cheryl (Owen), Barry (Irene) and Christopher. Proud grandfather of Amy, Kyle, Aric and Nathan. Dear son of the late Minnie and James Salter. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Carl's life will take place at a later date. Carl will be greatly missed by his family and friends and by all those who's life he touched.

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GET UP TO AN ADDITIONAL

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ExtEndEd Until JanUary 10th

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FINANCING FOR UP TO

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UP TO

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2016 NISSAN ROGUE

2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER

2015 NISSAN MICRA®

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ALTA NISSAN WOODBRIDGE

MAPLE NISSAN

(IN #7 AUTO BLVD.)

(905) 851-1279

4 locations to serve you Best.

ALTA NISSAN

STOUFFVILLE

11667 YONGE ST.

95 AUTO MALL BLVD.

(JANE N. OF RUTHERFORD)

(JUST N. OF ELGIN MILLS)

(JUST N. OF STOUFFVILLE RD)

(905) 417-7211

(905) 780-7771

(905) 201-6006

7625 MARTIN GROVE RD. 100 AUTO VAUGHAN DR.

RICHMOND HILL

NISSAN

Offers available from December 1, 2015 – January 10th, 2016. †Representative finance offer based on any new 2015 Altima 2.5 SL (T4TG15 AA00). Selling price is $30,029 financed at 0% APR equals 84 monthly payments of $357 for a 84 month term. $0 down payment required. Total finance obligation is $30,029. $1,500 Holiday Cash included in advertised offers. Dealer trade may be necessary. *Altima 2.5 SL and Pathfinder S 4x4 can be financed at 0% for 84/72 month and receive $1,500 Holiday Cash. The $1,500 discount is available on any 2015 Altima/2015 Pathfinder when leased or financed with NCF. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. Holiday Cash consist of $500/$1,000/$1,000/ $1,500/$1,500 on 2015 Micra/2015 Sentra/2016 Rogue/2015 Altima/2015 Pathfinder models. The Nissan Loyalty Offer (“Offer”) is available only to eligible customers who (as of September 1, 2015) lease/leased, finance/financed or own/owned a 2007 or newer Nissan brand vehicle (an “Existing Vehicle”). Eligibility for the Offer will be determined by Nissan Canada Inc. (“NCI”) in its sole discretion. Proof of current or previous ownership/lease/finance contract will be required. Offer is not transferrable or assignable, except to a co-owner/co-lessee of the Existing Vehicle who resides within the same household as the intended recipient of the Offer. If the eligible customer elects to lease or finance a new and previously unregistered model year 2015 and 2016 Nissan brand vehicle (excluding NV, Fleet and daily rentals) (an “Eligible New Vehicle”) through NCI and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. (collectively “NCF”), then he/she will receive a specified amount of stackable loyalty dollars (“Loyalty Dollars”), as follows: (i) Micra/Versa/Sentra ($500); (ii) Juke/Rogue ($600); (iii) Altima/Frontier/Xterra/Leaf/Murano/Pathfinder ($800); and (iv) Maxima/Z/Titan, Armada/GT-R ($1000). Loyalty Dollars will be applied after taxes, which means that Loyalty Dollars are inclusive of all applicable taxes. Alternatively, if the eligible customer elects to purchase or lease/finance an Eligible New Vehicle (excluding GT-R and LEAF™ ) other than through NCF, then he/she will receive a three-year/48,000 kilometer (whichever comes first) Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan which consists of a maximum of 6 service visits, each consisting of 1 oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and 1 tire rotation. For complete details on the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan, ask your dealer. Offer has no cash redemption value and can be combined with other offers. Offer valid on Eligible New Vehicles purchased/leased/financed and delivered between December 1, 2015 and January 4, 2016. Conditions apply. Model(s) shown for illustration purposes only. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. While quantities last. Ask your dealer or visit www.nissan.ca for complete details. Nissan names, logos and slogans are trademarks owned by or licensed to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and/or its North American subsidiaries. ©2015 Nissan Canada Inc. Conditions apply. Model(s) shown for illustration purposes only. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. While quantities last. Nissan names, logos and slogans are trademarks owned by or licensed to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and/or its North American subsidiaries. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©2015 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc. Additional bonus bucks up to $500 available qualifying new, instock models only. 2015/16 Versa, Micra and Sentra receive $250.00, Altima Rogue Juke receives $350 and Murano Pathfinder Armada and Maxima receive $500.00. All vehicle must be instock to qualify and customers must purchase and take delivery between December 10th, 2015 and January 10th, 2016. See dealer for complete details.