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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Over-protective parents doing harm to their kids ‘Kids want to move. But they don’t because we, as adults, say they can’t’: expert

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BY TERESA LATCHFORD

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hile many are quick to point a finger of blame at cellphones and video games for children’s sedentary lifestyles, one expert suggests adults should first take a long look in the mirror.

Drew Mitchell, physical literacy director for Canadian Sport for Life, addressed a crowd gathered at Seneca College in King last week during a physical literacy summit hosted by Sport Aurora.

The audience represented stakeholders encompassing education, health, business, government and the sport-minded folks eager to discover the definition and practical applications of physical literacy.

“Kids want to move. It’s essentially their first language but, for the most part, they don’t because we, as adults, say they can’t,” Mitchell said.

“Adults have become the barrier to activity.”

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tablet or TV, inactivity isn’t a physiological issue, it’s a behavioural issue, Mitchell added.

He reminds us of past decades, including his own, when children would rush out the door to play with friends or explore the neighbourhood for miles to return home only for meals or when the streetlights came on.

‘Adults have become the barrier to activity.’

That is no longer the reality as children are confined to backyards or indoors due to safety concerns, digital distractions provided by adults and loaded family schedules.

“Parents in Maryland taught their children how to safely go to the park a mile from their home without an adult but the police picked them up three times while walking home and the parents were charged with abandonment,” he said. “This is something we have to look at because it has become a societal view.”

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Jessica Milburn of East GwillImbury uses a physical literacy technique to stimulate an infant’s brain by covering and uncovering a ball during a recent summit on youth activity

EDUCATION

New ICE module focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship Initiative described as ‘a life changer’ for many students

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Ontario has announced a new module and expansion for the specialist high skills majors program that allows high school students to specialize their courses in certain industry fields. In this photo, Sir William Mulock Secondary School student, Alissa Jolly, who will attend the kinesiology program at Western University next year, administers CPR on a dummy.

llowing youth to focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests will encourage high school students to develop innovative and creative solutions to real industry problems.

Called the specialist high-skills majors program, the high-demand strategy allows students to focus on a specific career path, such as business, hospitality and tourism or health and wellness, while still earning their diploma. The program is set to accept 2,000

ENVIRONMENT

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“The push is for intensification. At the end of the day, what we’re looking at is more condos and more townhouses. What the growth plan really does is restrict housing choice,” Joe Vaccaro, executive director of the Ontario A map illustrates the greenbelt swath across the length of Lake Ontario.

Home Builders’ Association said.

“Everyone is going to have to build up. What does building up mean still wants to protect our sense of in places like Markham, where communities. they have unbelievable condo “I think the way the world is growth? What does it look like?” ❑ Comments on this issue? going is higher densities. But I But Newmarket-Aurora MPP understand in the GTHA there is Tell us what you think.

Chris Ballard says the province is enough residential land identiEmail tkibble@yrmg.com taking steps to protect the envified to allow us to build for the ronment. next 20 years without urban “We’re growing the Greenbelt. protecting the environment, prosprawl. We have to make sure it’s I think it’s really exciting because tecting the Oak Ridges Moraine sustainable growth. That means the Oak Ridges Moraine … was and growing the Greenbelt.” making sure people can walk to a one of the top five things I heard Ballard says intensification is at the door when I was knocking. needed to support public transit See page A10.

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more students and 100 new programs this fall, according to a recent provincial government announcement.

In addition, a new innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship module — developed with the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management —will be embedded into the program to teach today’s students specific skills employers seek.

“This is a life changer for a lot of our students because of the certifications they can get and the real-life, hands-on experience of finding a solution to a real See page A4.

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f there is one thing that marks the coming of summer, it’s when the Aurora Farmers’ Market and Artisan Fair moves back outdoors.

This past weekend, the market, housed in Town Park, featuring a new, pedestrian-friendly layout, attracted about 2,000 visitors to

its debut opening, according to farmers market chairperson Andy Sampogna.

“On a busy July weekend, we can see up to 4,000 people come through,” he added. “The people of Aurora take pride in their market and feel like they own it since the vendors are local.”

Shoppers browse the produce and wares offered by various vendors at the Aurora Farmers Market in this 2014 file photograph.

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Program allows students to focus on job-ready skills From Front Page

life problem,” York Region District School Board principal of curriculum and instruction services Sheila Hetherington said.

“These are skills all of our students would benefit from and we are hoping the module will, eventually, be included for everyone, not just this program.”

The public board ran three pilots of the new module this year and one of the greatest benefits is having students reach out to the community to find sectors that need solutions.

‘These are skills all of our students would benefit from and we are hoping the module will, eventually, be included for everyone, not just this program.’

For example, the Huron Heights Secondary School health and wellness majors worked with a local hospital to find out its needs and used the module to develop usable solutions.

“These students are getting opportunities they wouldn’t get in class,” public board curriculum coordinator Lori Rice said.

“It really allows a student to shed a light on career paths and decide if what they are pursuing is what they want or even don’t want.”

Currently, 32 public and 13 separate secondary schools in York Region run these high skills

programs with 3,394 students enrolled.

Secondary schools can apply for the programs that are relevant to students in the area.

New York Region programs, set to launch this fall, include business at Markham’s St. Augustine Catholic High School, hospitality and tourism at Aurora’s St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School, arts and culture at Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary School, health and wellness at Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School in Newmarket and Milliken Mills High School in Markham, as well as information and communications technology at Richmond Hill’s Langstaff Secondary School.

In addition to the expansion of the program, Ontario will also be expanding the dual credit program, one that helps students earn credits that count toward their high school diplomas, as well as their post-secondary certificates, college diplomas, degrees or apprenticeship certifications, to include 400 more students across the province.

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Secondary School student Alissa Jolly cares for an ill “patient”, which is actually a high-tech dummy capable of mimicking a variety of symptoms.

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Market more pedestrian oriented ‘Intention was to make the event more walker friendly’ From Front Page

The new layout has farmers and food vendors on the east side of Wells Street from corner to corner, more food vendors and artisans in one space, core vendors in the centre of the park and occasional vendors around them.

“The intention was to make the event more walker friendly,” he said. “Our strong core vendors make people comfortable

and encourage people to return every week.”

There are six special events planned for the market throughout the year, including the upcoming Strawberry Festival to be held in June.

The Aurora Farmers’ Market and Artisan Fair operates every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information or upcoming events, visit facebook.com/aurorafarmersmarket

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The Aurora Cultural Centre is one of several town-owned buildings included in the area being eyed for the potential establishment of a cultural precinct.

Confusion results in Cultural Precinct reboot Report’s wording may have led to misunderstanding, CAO says

BY TERESA LATCHFORD

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A poor choice of words may have caused council to hold back on approving the Cultural Precinct concept plan, according to Aurora CAO Doug Nadorozny.

The proposed project involves a threeblock area bordered by Yonge, Mosley, Larmont and Metcalfe streets. Included in the precinct is the Aurora Public Library, Aurora Cultural Centre housed in the former Church Street School, Trinity Church, the former Wells Street School, the Armoury and Town Park.

The vision is to transform the area and create a niche area that would make Aurora’s downtown a coveted destination.

But when it came down to approving the concept design presented by Fotenn Consultants Inc., council was hesitant.

“There were these visions of backhoes digging into Town Park as soon as the seal of approval was given, but that simply wouldn’t have been the case,” Nadorozny said, blaming a poor choice of wording in the report for the confusion.

The concept is meant to be a working document, just a starting place that will evolve. But that wasn’t clearly conveyed in the report, so town staff and council will take a step back and reconsider the plan, including two other elements: the 2010 Aurora Promenade Plan and the Aurora Repurposing Study involving the use of the former C

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town library, former seniors’ centre, Victoria Hall, The Petch House and the Armoury.

“We want to allow all these independent pieces to come together to get an idea of the big picture,” Nadorozny added. “We want to set the stage for an open discussion that will take us down a path to major direction or a decision by the fall.”

At its most recent meeting, council approved a multi-stage planning approach recommended by town staff outlining milestones to keep the project on track.

“Council is committed to moving the Cultural Precinct project forward,” Mayor Geoff Dawe said. “This development has been an ongoing discussion for many years and I welcome the opportunity to bring this project to completion.”

He added that the new approach is heavily focused on the needs and wants of the community and their vision for the renewal of the downtown core.

The next step in the cycle will be the presentation of the repurposing study set to be discussed at the May 3 general committee meeting. The discussion will not only include possible uses for the existing buildings but a commitment of a $5- million budget funded from the hydro sale fund.

Following that milestone, town staff will recommend endorsement of concept plans and to hold public consultation sessions in June or July at the June 7 meeting and council direction for the Cultural Precinct should come in the fall.

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Marilyn Redvers (bottom right) is pictured with her children, Kate Moffat, Ryan (from left), Corey and Trevor Redvers. A new tennis facility bearing Marilyn’s name opens in Aurora Oct. 1. The avid tennis player died Aug. 10, 2011 after a battle with cancer.

Marilyn Redvers Tennis Centre fills void left by Timberlane closure

BY TERESA LATCHFORD

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The ball will be back in Aurora’s court for indoor tennis come Oct. 1.

Aurora tennis players and former members of the Timberlane Athletic Club who were displaced when the facility closed in December, are already registering and itching to play in the new Marilyn Redvers Tennis Centre. The six-court, year-round facility is appropriately named after an Aurora tennis player who cared immensely about her community.

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“She was certainly an Aurora icon and my kids and I believe that naming this new tennis facility is an honour she richly deserves,” Tennis Clubs of Canada founder Terry Redvers said.

When their children were young, Marilyn stayed at home, but was very active in the schools her children attended and she adored playing tennis at Highlands and then Timberlane, he added.

Her career in real estate took off, but she didn’t stop contributing to her community, donating thousands of dollars to her church, local charities, Southlake Regional Health Centre and local sporting teams.

She was recognized as Aurora’s Citizen of the Year and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s Business Person of the Year.

Marilyn died Aug. 10, 2011 after a yearlong fight with stomach cancer.

Located beside the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex, 1400 Wellington St. E., the facility will host individual and family lessons, recreational and competitive sessions, children’s camps and more.

“We want to provide something for everyone and our goal is to create tennis players for life,” general manager Adam Seigel said.

This is the third club added to the recently launched Tennis Clubs of Canada organization, which also includes the Blackmore Tennis Club in Richmond Hill and the Newmarket Winter Tennis Club and was conceptualized by four partners, Terry and Trevor Redvers, Seigel and Kyle Mathieson.

The clubhouse attached to the temperature-controlled bubble will help round out the tennis club experience for members, according to Seigel. While the designs of the clubhouse have yet to be fully finalized, he confirmed it will be 2,700 to 3,000 square-feet in size and will be a step up from the typical tennis clubhouse.

“We wanted to create a comfortable setting, like a second home,” he said. “It won’t be as grand as Timberlane’s, but it will be quite nice.”

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Active children have better overall health ‘Do children have to drop dead in the school yard before we begin to change?’

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While adults are well intentioned when trying to protect children, scaled-back playgrounds and setting too many rules, such as nixing tree climbing, limits confidence, sense of adventure and the learning experiences children gain from a wide range of physical activities.

“What’s worse? Breaking an arm as a kid or dying of diabetes when you are 40?” he asked.

Children who are physically active are less prone to becoming overweight, have increased cognitive development, better motor skills, are more resilient after an injury, have better bone and muscle strength and a healthier heart. Children are also much more social when they are active.

“Yet, this is not incentive enough to make us change our behaviour,” he said.

“Do children have do drop dead in the school yard before we begin to change?”

Statistics show children lack the basic fundamental movement skills due to the lack of practice. Sport organizations spend more time during practices teaching the basics such as jumping, throwing a ball, kicking a ball, skipping and more.

“Learning to move is just as important as learning to read or write,” Mitchell said.

He admits it isn’t an issue that will be solved overnight, in a day, a year or even 10 years, but society and community leaders need to begin to get on the path that will create change.

People may think it is too big of an issue, but look at smoking, he said. That health issue went from making smoking indoors unacceptable and a ban on smoking outdoors near public areas. That led to legislation and millions of dollars on public education, which led to a severe decline over the past decade in the number of people who smoke. This proves there is a light at the end of the tunnel, Mitchell added.

Canada’s reality:

4 Fewer children walk to school, there

is a lack of physical education specialists in schools and many kids aren’t allowed to roam freely in green spaces.

4 Children are missing movement basics; some have never played on a playground or know how to throw a ball.

4 In 1970, 10 per cent of the population was obese. By 2010, that number climbed to 27 per cent and those numbers continue to rise.

485 per cent of the population is sedentary.

462 per cent of the population is overweight.

42.5 million people live with diabetes.

What needs to change?

4Physical literacy needs to be valued on par with literacy and numeracy in the education system.

4Educators, including Early ChildThe number of people

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hood Educators, need to be trained in physical literacy instruction.

4The health care system needs to put more of a focus on prevention as active people heal more quickly.

4Increase opportunities for time-ontask where children engage in independent practice of movement skills.

4Parents need to encourage children to participate in a wide variety of sports or activities, not push to specialize in one sport early, so a child can develop many movement skills.

4Community leaders and volunteers need to be trained in physical literacy.

4Sectors need to work together; physical literacy programs can begin in schools and spill out into municipal programming to encourage more participation.

4Society needs to encourage and teach basic movement skills because confident movers are more likely to participate and engage in physical activity for life.

To assess your child or get tips on how to get active, visit physicalliteracy.ca or canadasportforlife.ca.

What physical literacy means: It’s having the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement.

The state of Aurora and York Region children’s health: The Windfall Ecology Centre undertook a needs analysis for the Aurora community as part of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge Aurora program.

The results show: 4Less than 60 per cent of Aurora children are physically active every day 4Children under 14 make up 22 per cent of the town’s population 4In 2013, 25 per cent of York Region students were overweight or obese, up from 21 per cent in 2011 4Children 0 to 4 need 180 minutes of activity a day, five to 17, 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per day, only 19 per cent of children in York Region are meeting the guidelines 4More than 40 per cent of students in grades 3 and 6 take part in sports every day and just more than 20 per cent of Grade 3 students and less than 20 per cent of Grade 6 students take part in sports less than twice a week 4Less than 50 per cent of York Region students eat fruits and vegetables daily and less than 30 per cent eat them more than once daily 4The barriers to a healthy lifestyle in Aurora include high consumption of unhealthy food, lack of transit, fear of safety outdoors, overly protective parents, lack of spontaneous neighbourhood play, information overload, funding for programs, competing programs, lack of resources, time and more.

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ENVIRONMENT

People want to live next to transit, MPP says From Front Page

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ted McMeekin speaks at the Port Credit Memorial Arena to unveil the province’s proposed plans for provincial land use.

transit line or a GO station line or they are within an easy commute of transit. That’s what people tell us they want,” he said.

“We have to have balanced communities. We can’t have people living cheek by jowl if we don’t have adequate greenspace, if we don’t have parks, if we don’t have trails where they can walk from their house to school or to work.

We have to plan for all those sorts of things. We can’t just shoehorn people in without all the amenities that make it a complete community.”

Hinged on recommendations from a land use planning review advisory panel, chaired by former Toronto mayor David Crombie, the province has proposed a number of plans to mitigate urban sprawl and support the protection of natural heritage.

Tim Gray, executive director of environment defence, applauded the announcement. “(It) is great news for Ontarians who care about local farms, forests and sustainable communities,” he said. “We’re pleased that the province is showing leadership with new protections for the Greenbelt, including sensitive water supplies and natural heritage systems, while supporting the agricultural sector and protecting farmland.

“More Ontarians want to live in mixed-use walkable neighbourhoods that are close to amenities like public transit. The stronger intensification targets in the Growth Plan should help slow unnecessary low-density sprawl that is bad for the environment, expensive to provide services to and diminishes quality of life in the Greater Golden Horseshoe,” Gray added. “However, the prov-

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ince must ensure these targets are mandatory. Only then will the Growth Plan create complete communities across the region that are affordable and sustainable.”

The move is receiving initial support from the opposition.

“It is a very important step that has been undertaken here,” YorkSimcoe MPP Julia Munro said.

“I do applaud the initiative. I think that it’s important to make some decisions and have studies to support what you go ahead with and that appears to me to be what they have done.”

But, she did voice concerns, as well.

“If they don’t get it right, they’re using up class one farmland that is a non-renewable resource.

They also run the risk of looking

at subdivision planning and that sort of thing without the balancing infrastructure and the cost of that infrastructure. There’s nothing in here about how it’s going to be funded or how long it will take.”

Wayne Emmerson, York Region chair, said the region looks forward to reviewing the announcement.

“Our Official Plan and support for urban city building along our key centres and corridors position the region well to respond to the direction of the amendments.

Our long-range planning aims to help build complete communities around our growing population.

York Region is supporting livable communities while managing growth and slowing outward growth in the region.”

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Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Ted McMeekin said the plan is a bold step forward for the environment and managing growth in communities.

“The changes we are proposing would promote compact, vibrant communities that would support jobs and public transit, and reward us with an expanded Greenbelt,” he said.

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Bill Mauro, Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca and Minister of Finance and MPP for Mississauga South Charles Sousa joined McMeekin to announce the proposed changes today at the Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga.

Amendments include strengthening protections for employment

lands and transit corridors; requiring zoning along transit corridors to provide adequate density; requiring at least 60 per cent of annual new residential development to be within the existing built-up area of a city; and increasing density targets for greenfield areas.

These land use plans go handin-hand with $31.5 billion in transit investments from the province, said Del Duca.

And, with the population of the Greater Golden Horseshoe forecasted to grow by around four million over the next 25 years, the time to co-ordinate transit planning, land use and infrastructure investments is now, according to Crombie.

McMeekin told the audience these land use plans coincide with the province’s recent announcement to allow cities to mandate builders to include affordable housing units in new builds, to create more complete, inclusive communities.

“If we can build communities that are transit sensitive, get people around, make sure there’s a balance of employment and educational opportunities… that’s the kind of planning we want to do,” said McMeekin.

The province plans to unveil a long-term affordable housing strategy ”in a few weeks,” he said.

Proposed recommendations for expanding the Greenbelt include adding lands in 21 major urban river valleys and seven associated coastal wetlands.

Open houses will be held in May and June to allow the public to provide input on the proposed amendments.

A list of confirmed open houses and a guide to the proposed changes can be found online at Ontario.ca/landuseplanningreview.

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• Develop community hubs by locating public services close together; • Establish stronger environmental, agricultural and planning criteria for urban area boundary expansion; • Identify and protect employment lands for employment that requires plenty of space, such as warehousing, logistics and manufacturing; • Strengthen cultural heritage preservation policies and include climate change policies within an official plan; • Develop greenhouse gas inventories and emission reduction strategies; and • Use green infrastructure such as planting native plants and using natural water systems.

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Contact: Lissa Dwyer, landtrust@oakridgesmoraine.org, 905-853-3171.

Ones & Twos May 17, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

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.

BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY May 12, 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.

Shout Sister Choir York/Newmarket May 17, 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.

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Tomorrow WCYR Presents Andrew Pyper Workshop May 13, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Pre-writing: From Idea for a Novel to High-Concept. Andrew will guide authors from taking “ideas for a novel” through the pre-writing steps that will strengthen a story concept, open its full potential, and improve its odds of finding a home in the publishing marketplace. Register: wcyork.ca Contact: Elaine Jackson, president@wcyork.ca.

This weekend Walk for Angelman Syndrome May 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fairy Lake Park, Water Street and Main Street South in Newmarket.

The 2-kilometre walk begins at 10 a.m. and takes the participants through Fairy Lake and up to Main Street in Newmarket, ending back at Fairy Lake for a big celebration with food, live music and much more!

Contact: Christa Graham, christa.graham@cibc.com, 416-878-9692.

Nora’s Suitcase Exhibit Opening May 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. Nora Hillary (1902-1993) was an enthusiastic world traveller. This exhibit will go through the changes in travel throughout the twentieth century, following Nora on her journeys with stories of her life along with the souvenirs, travel documents, postcards, clothing, and many other items that she left for us to share and enjoy. The cost is $3.

Contact: Erika Mazanik, erika.mazanik@aurorahs.com, 905-727-8991.

Breakfast with Wounded Warriors Canada May 14, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 484 Water St. in Newmarket.

Come for a scrumptious breakfast to celebrate and support Wounded Warriors Canada. Wounded Warriors Canada is a non-profit organization that supports Canada’s ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, and their families. There will be a free will offering and all funds collected will go directly to Wounded Warriors Canada.

Contact: David Hoath, drhoath@gmail.com, 905-836-3006.

Eagle Terrace’s Annual Yard Sale May 14, 8 a.m. to noon.

Eagle Terrace LTC, 329 Eagle St. in Newmarket.

Rain or shine. All proceeds go to the Eagle Terrace Resident Council.

Contact: Erica Cooper, erica.cooper@reveraliving.com, 905-895-5187.

Merlin’s Hollow May 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Merlin’s Hollow, 181 Centre Cres. in Aurora.

David and Dierdre Tomlinson invite you to visit their English flower garden, Merlin’s Hollow, which is open to the community annually rain or shine. This year, you can visit on May 14, June 11, July 2, July 10 and during Doors Open Aurora on Aug. 20. The 3/4-acre garden was started in 1981 by landscape architect David Tomlinson and contains more than 1,500 different plants.

Contact: 905-727-8979.

Babytime May 17, 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.

Roland Pfeiffer sent us this Your Shot of a pair of goslings taken at Mulock Pond earlier this week. Send us Your Shot. The ongoing theme is Nature & Wildlife. Email your high-quality jpegs to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com.

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.

Technology Unboxing Party May 14, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 8+. Please register. Try out our newest tech, Ozobots & Google Cardboard. We know how they work, but we still need to figure out what to do with them!

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

Newmarket Lioness Club Annual Fashion Show May 15, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre & Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. You’re invited to attend the annual fashion show & luncheon Sunday.

Tickets are $13 and the doors open at 11:30 a.m. Fashions for the whole family by SEARS Newmarket Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Fashion Show 1:30 p.m.

Contact: Karen Jackson, karenejackson@hotmail.com, 905-476-6871.

Family Fun Day Open House May 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

90 Bales Dr. East in East Gwillimbury.

Celebrating its 12th year, Family Fun Day is a fun, interactive, familyoriented event to promote public awareness of the many services operated

by York Region. Family Fun Day activities include: Tours of our facilities including a YRT/Viva trip through the bus wash Displays and live demonstrations, including the York Regional Police Forensic and Canine unit Bike rodeo – show off your bike skills and learn safety tips Charity BBQ (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Garden mulch with cash donation Meet Pylon Pete, Barkley the Tree and Parry the Paramedic Chances to win a $25 Presto card, a rain barrel and a Paramedic Services prize bag.

Contact: Tamara Ostrowski, tamara.ostrowski@york.ca, 905-830-4444.

Songs for Spring May 15, 3 p.m.

Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr. The Keynotes Seniors’ Choir presents “Songs for Spring” at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place. Free-will offering and refreshments to follow.

Contact: smedland@rogers.com.

Games Day May 15, noon to 5 p.m.

Aurora Public Library, Magna Room, 15145 Yonge St. An afternoon of family friendly board games in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Join us at the Aurora Public Library. Donation of $10 required to play. Snacks and water available for purchase.

Info: Amanda Robar, amanda.amanda.robar@gmail.com, 905-727-6554.

KC’s Cancer Cushion Fund’s Pub Nite & Silent Auction May 14, 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Come for a night of live entertainment and socializing at KC’s Cancer Cushion Fund’s 10th Annual Pub Nite and Silent Auction. Bid on the work of local artisans at the silent auction, dance to the live music of POGO RODEO featuring Tyler Stewart of BNL and NHS grads, Derek and Duncan Swain and Tom Gibson. Enjoy a scrumptious late night buffet. Guests will have the opportunity to share an evening with family and friends, win prizes, and network with a variety of community leaders. The cost is $30.

Info: 905-836-8592, www.cushionfund.com.

a Buddhist perspective with Gen Kelsang Suma May 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket.

This series of classes is a practical guide to understanding one’s mind. You will learn how to recognize and reduce painful ways of thinking and to replace these with meaningful and beneficial views. Although part of a series, each class is self-contained, and consists of guided meditation, a teaching and a discussion. The cost is $10 per class or 5 classes for $40.

Contact: Betty Whitehouse, epcjampaling@gmail.com, 705-733-5255.

Forest of Reading Author Visits May 16, 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Funded by the Writers’ Union of Canada through the Canada Council for the

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EG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Breakfast May 17, 7 to 9 a.m.

Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. A special networking breakfast and AGM with special guest speaker York Region Chairman & CEO Wayne Emmerson. For more details visit www.egcoc.org - Reservations required. Ultimate networking cards welcome. Cost: $20 for non-members. Register by May 15.

Contact: Suzanne, egcoc@egcoc.org, 905-478-8447.

Mary Centre Golf Classic 2016 at Silver Lakes May 17, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. May 17th-A great day of golf followed by a delicious steak dinner at beautiful Silver Lakes. Support our biggest and most important fundraiser.

“Mary Centre delivers integrated support and creates new opportunities for the benefit of the developmentally challenged, their families and the community in the GTA and York Region. Sign up today at marycentre.com.

Contact: 416-630-5533.

Newmarket Women in the Second World War May 18, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Newmarket Historical Society’s own Erin Cerenzia, MA, will talk to us about her specialty, World War II, and specifically women’s contributions.

Contact: Robert Buchan, buchan@rogers.com.

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Tween Scene May 14, 11 a.m. to noon.

East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Ages 8 - 11 years. Free Drop In May: Do you have what it takes to be a super spy like James Bond? Come to Spy Day for fun Spy activities. June: Come for a fun and action-packed game of Library Bingo. Win prizes too!

Taste & Learn - Edamame May 17, 1 to 2 p.m. or May 18, 7 to 8 p.m.

Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. Taste & Learn is a FREE class series offered by Sobeys dietitians. Each class is focused on a particular food (this month is edamame). During the class, you will receive some background 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 new knowledge, a few free recipes and will know what the food tastes like! Registration required. Contact dietitian Colleen to register.

Contact: colleen.miller@sobeys.com, 905-726-3397.

Men Wanted Who Love To Sing May 18, 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.

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The Aurora Banner, Thursday, May 12, 2016

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Parents biggest barrier when it comes to out-of-shape kids Marney Beck THE ISSUE: Parents need to take blame when it comes to their children’s fitness levels.

Fort Mac fire makes dramatic case for being prepared

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t’s time to ground helicopter parenting — permanently.

During a physical literacy summit hosted by Sport Aurora at Seneca College’s King Campus last week, Drew Mitchell, physical literacy director for Canadian Sport for Life, didn’t mince words in laying blame as to why so many children lead sedentary lifestyles.

While noting children and adults alike probably get far too much screen time and not nearly enough activity, Mitchell suggested that overly safety-conscious parents may be among the larger impediments to getting kids moving.

“Kids want to move. It’s essentially their first language, but, for the most part, they don’t because we, as adults, say they can’t,” he told the various stakeholders who attended the session.

“Adults have become the barrier to activity.”

‘Kids want to move. It’s essentially their first language, but, for the most part, they don’t because we, as adults, say they can’t.’

It wasn’t all that long ago when children, whether by choice or parental decree, would spend the majority of their free time outside exploring the neighbourhood or playing at the park with friends.

Curfew was typically when the streetlights came on.

Fast forward to today and many well-intentioned parents — perhaps having seen one episode of Law and Order too many — choose to keep their kids indoors and/or drive them back and forth from home to one heavily supervised activity after another.

The result?

A loss of independence, a diminished sense of adventure and fewer opportunities for physical literacy.

Statistics show some children don’t even know how to properly throw or kick a ball.

For evidence of how far the pendulum has swung into absurdity, one only needs to look to news reports where stories can be found of parents being charged with child abandonment for allowing their progeny to walk to a park a mile from the family home and a mother receives a child protective services visit for permitting her three kids to play, unsupervised, in a fully fenced backyard.

Ultimately, parents need to do more to encourage their children to play outdoors, walk to school and generally get active.

Rather than serving as a barrier to fitness, parents should educate their kids on how to play safely and give them the means to do so.

It’s a calculated risk, to be certain, but entire generations of kids reached adulthood without a parent in arm’s reach at all times.

By being too protective, we very well might be doing more harm than good.

“What’s worse? Breaking an arm as a kid or dying of diabetes when you are 40?” Mitchell asked during the summit.

It’s an important question and one we best consider for the sake of our children’s future health and well-being.

BOTTOMLINE: Over-protective parents do their children more harm than good.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA Regarding article entitled Fort McMurray faces difficult road to recovery: expert : bit.ly/1UCp7q5 Kevin — We have many customers there and I spoke to a number of them today. This is very hard for them as they have already been decimated with the oil economy. I understand the main town is now on fire as of two hours ago.

Mass exodus. Very sad. Very tragic.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Confusing how land no longer for cemetery Re: Report unearths cemetery woes, May 5: bit.ly/1WLh9en Since moving to Newmarket 18 years ago, I would drive past a plot of land daily on the west side of Leslie Street between Mulock Drive and Gorham Street.

On top of the hill was a sign saying, “future Newmarket cemetery.” It now says “townhouses”.

Today, I read about shortage of space at the current Newmarket cemetery.

Confused?

Yes. I guess there wouldn’t have been an upcoming shortage of space if this land hadn’t changed hands or purposes.

Heather Liszon Newmarket

Kudos to Vince’s Market for use of free biodegradable bags I was pleasantly surprised during a recent trip to Vince’s Market when my groceries were bagged in biodegradable bags.

Oh, unlike most other larger grocery chain stores, these bags were free and the cashier bagged my groceries for me.

Another benefit for me is that I can use these in my green bin.

Congratulations and thank you Vince’s.

I will be shopping there from now on.

Angelo Kosmidis Newmarket

Board, Town of Newmarket need to work together

our community has been positive...”, he is out of touch with the majority of people in Newmarket.

These are simply two cases of all hat, no horse — wasteful spending on things that look nice but don’t return anything except to a very few. And mostly it’s just about image.

Van Bynen, again, mentions in his column about the town’s recent “successes”, but fails to actually say what they are. How about just name one?

Both issues come down to the same things — shortsightedness, greed and ego, poor planning and a lack of community.

We all have to take some responsibility for these issues.

If you need reminding of that every time you enter Newmarket now, you will be able to see the signs that will remind you.

More waste.

And the new historic Main Street sign at Main and Davis?

You can’t get there and there is nowhere to park because the whole area is just sprawl.

And, really. Does historic Main start at Davis? Maybe on a map, but not in reality.

And Davis, east of the hospital, looks pretty dumpy.

Let’s be honest. Except for the hospital, the whole road looks dumpy. How about some real policy to make it vibrant again?

Or we could just put up a sign and say ‘Welcome to Historic Huron Street’ and re-name it, too.

So, spend money on the Tom Taylor Trail, but keep people off the track and build a bus route no one uses.

Tom Howard Newmarket

Re: Fenced out runner seeks traction on school oval: bit.ly/1T2wx0i and Accelerating growth to our community, column by Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen, April 28: bit. ly/1TD3Sza It’s just grass.

For crying out loud, I played on that field at Huron Heights Secondary School 30 odd years ago and it’s still grass.

When we played at King City Secondary School, that field was on top of a septic bed.

If the York Region public school board wants to do something, install artificial turf and more than a gravel track and follow that up by really meaningful track and field coaching, events and scholarships. And stands people want to sit in.

The town and the board could work together then to have other, bigger events there ... oops, that might take some vision and investment.

Liability my butt — this is just more show... same as the stupid Viva line across Davis Drive.

If Mayor Tony Van Bynen believes that “feedback from

Thanks to Aurora blood donors On behalf of Canadian Blood Services and our territory manager, Elaine St. Pierre, I would like to thank Aurora residents who give blood.

Because of their generosity, we collected more than 1,100 units of lifesaving blood from this community in the past year.

We truly rely on these donations. And, for this reason, we need them to keep their appointments. When donors don’t call us to cancel, one crucial unit of blood goes uncollected.

Although donors may think that there is another donor waiting to take their place, if they miss their appointment, this isn’t the case.

These donors are among less than 4 per cent of eligible blood donors who currently sustain the blood system for all Canadians.

To meet current and future needs, it’ll take 100,000 new regular blood donors across the country this year and 18,000 units of blood per week.

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It means we plan to collect 1,152 units of blood from donors in Aurora this year. To do this, we look forward to continued donations from existing donors and hope that 115 local residents will become new donors.

Canadian Blood Services clinics operate every month in this community.

I urge you to make an appointment to give by downloading the GiveBlood app, visiting blood.ca or calling 1-888-2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

Somewhere, a patient and their family will be thankful.

Thank you for helping to support the blood system.

Michael Betel director, donor relations, South Central Ontario Canadian Blood Services

Vaccinations save countless lives each year Re: Do you know if your child has had his vaccinations?, April 25: bit.ly/1VS96h5 Many thanks the The Era/ Banner/Express for publishing this important and life-saving article.

We are winning the war against diseases that can be prevented by vaccinations.

One example is measles.

Founded in 2001, the Measles and Rubella Initiative is a global organization with many partners, including the Red Cross and the United Nations.

Through this organization, 1.8 billion children have been vaccinated against measles between 2001 and 2014.

As a result, there has been a drop of 75 per cent in the mortality rate for measles worldwide between 2001 and 2014.

It is estimated measles vaccinations prevent one million deaths each year.

Ken Sisler Newmarket

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gainst the terrible daily news stories and poignant social media posts about the Fort McMurray conflagration, Ontario and all York Region communities marked Emergency Preparedness Week last week.

Although many of us — myself included — don’t pay much attention to safety awareness campaigns held each year, it was impossible to ignore the stark realities illustrating why families should prepare for disaster.

Disaster struck May 3 in the northern Alberta town, and all Canadians have been watching in horror as 80,000 people — that’s the population of Newmarket — were forced to evacuate the flaming ruins of their community.

Can we learn a lesson from this tragedy before it’s too late for our own families?

The Region of York has a 99-page document on the ‘Risks in our area’.

But if 99 pages is too daunting and time consuming for you to read, just click on your municipality’s website and find ‘Make an Emergency Plan’ or ‘Assemble a 72-Hour Kit’.

I clicked on the latter for Richmond Hill and found a two-page PDF of fairly simple — but vital — information and tips to follow to ensure my family is ready for a fire, flood, ice storm or any such emergency.

No one would dare say anymore, that ostrich-head-in-the-sand statement: “It can’t happen here”.

The December 2013 ice storm in Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill was a true disaster for those who lost power for days or had ice-coated trees topple on their properties.

An even more recent ice storm in March of this year caused $25-million in damage for residents in Newmarket and Georgina.

Flooding in a freak July 2013 rainstorm stranded passengers on a Richmond Hill-bound GO train.

Those people rescued by rubber dinghies would certainly tell you that disasters can — and do — happen unexpectedly.

We can’t change the weather patterns and even the most environmentally committed residents know that climate change won’t be slowed or solved in a few years — or perhaps even in a generation.

The only thing we can do — besides donating generously to the Red Cross for fellow Canadians in Fort McMurray ($54 million to date, incredible!)— is get our own family ready for any emergency, large or small.

According to a federal emergency link at www.getprepared.gc.ca, it only takes 20 minutes to make a family emergency plan online.

Before you click on the link, consider what safe exits you have from your home and neighbourhood; what meeting place you want to reunite with family members at work or school; your plan for pets; and know vital contact numbers for people close by (neighbours) or out of town (family).

Have you seen black humour social media posts from Fort Mac evacuees saying in their panic to flee they took silly things with them such as a bear head trophy off a wall, or junk food treats, leaving behind key and precious objects?

We all need to know where health and insurance documents are, or passports, to grab quickly.

And it may sound mundane, but does each person in your home know the location of fire extinguishers, water valve, electrical panel, gas valve and floor drain?

As each of those 80,000 evacuees would no doubt agree, we should all be prepared for disaster.

— Marney Beck is editor of the Thornhill/Richmond Hill Liberal newspapers

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The Aurora Banner, Thursday, May 12, 2016

OPINION

Aurora hub of activity during the spring season

Geoff Dawe Aurora Mayor for the cultural precinct.

The Aurora cultural precinct is a three-block area bounded by Mosley Street, Metcalfe/Church streets and Yonge Street. In September 2015, Fotenn Consultants Inc. was hired to execute a consultation process about the cultural

bring this project to fruition.

This new approach helps us to focus on the desires of our community and build a renewed vision for the downtown.

I encourage all residents and visitors to learn more about this important project by participating in the upcoming public information sessions or by visiting www. aurora.ca/culturalprecinct Stay connected with us via the town’s social media feeds, website, notice board or the Aurora Matters newsletter.

With the increased outdoor activity and the end of the school year quickly approaching, I encourage you all to please drive and walk safely. Refrain from using any hand-held devices to cause distracted driving.

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To learn more, visit www.aurora.ca, call 905-727-1375 or email info@ aurora.ca With the school year-end quickly approaching, I would also like to encourage students to apply for the John West Memorial Scholar-

precinct by conducting stakeholder workshops, open houses, surveys, presentations and local interactive events. After extensive study, the consultants created initial concept plans that will provide background information to the process that will follow.

In parallel with the Fotenn work, council also engaged the consulting services of AECON to conduct a repurposing study and make recommendations on the use of five town-owned structures; the former library, seniors’ centre, Victoria Hall, The Petch House and the Armoury.

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For more information, please visit www.aurora.ca/youth In keeping with the theme of creating a hub of activity, I am pleased to announce that at the last council meeting, council approved a multi-stage planning approach to encourage success in the cultural precinct/library square project.

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Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ted McMeekin speaks at the Port Credit Memorial Arena to unveil the province’s proposed plans for provincial land use.

transit line or a GO station line or they are within an easy commute of transit. That’s what people tell us they want,” he said.

“We have to have balanced communities. We can’t have people living cheek by jowl if we don’t have adequate greenspace, if we don’t have parks, if we don’t have trails where they can walk from their house to school or to work.

We have to plan for all those sorts of things. We can’t just shoehorn people in without all the amenities that make it a complete community.”

Hinged on recommendations from a land use planning review advisory panel, chaired by former Toronto mayor David Crombie, the province has proposed a number of plans to mitigate urban sprawl and support the protection of natural heritage.

Tim Gray, executive director of environment defence, applauded the announcement. “(It) is great news for Ontarians who care about local farms, forests and sustainable communities,” he said. “We’re pleased that the province is showing leadership with new protections for the Greenbelt, including sensitive water supplies and natural heritage systems, while supporting the agricultural sector and protecting farmland.

“More Ontarians want to live in mixed-use walkable neighbourhoods that are close to amenities like public transit. The stronger intensification targets in the Growth Plan should help slow unnecessary low-density sprawl that is bad for the environment, expensive to provide services to and diminishes quality of life in the Greater Golden Horseshoe,” Gray added. “However, the prov-

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The move is receiving initial support from the opposition.

“It is a very important step that has been undertaken here,” YorkSimcoe MPP Julia Munro said.

“I do applaud the initiative. I think that it’s important to make some decisions and have studies to support what you go ahead with and that appears to me to be what they have done.”

But, she did voice concerns, as well.

“If they don’t get it right, they’re using up class one farmland that is a non-renewable resource.

They also run the risk of looking

at subdivision planning and that sort of thing without the balancing infrastructure and the cost of that infrastructure. There’s nothing in here about how it’s going to be funded or how long it will take.”

Wayne Emmerson, York Region chair, said the region looks forward to reviewing the announcement.

“Our Official Plan and support for urban city building along our key centres and corridors position the region well to respond to the direction of the amendments.

Our long-range planning aims to help build complete communities around our growing population.

York Region is supporting livable communities while managing growth and slowing outward growth in the region.”

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Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Ted McMeekin said the plan is a bold step forward for the environment and managing growth in communities.

“The changes we are proposing would promote compact, vibrant communities that would support jobs and public transit, and reward us with an expanded Greenbelt,” he said.

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Bill Mauro, Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca and Minister of Finance and MPP for Mississauga South Charles Sousa joined McMeekin to announce the proposed changes today at the Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga.

Amendments include strengthening protections for employment

lands and transit corridors; requiring zoning along transit corridors to provide adequate density; requiring at least 60 per cent of annual new residential development to be within the existing built-up area of a city; and increasing density targets for greenfield areas.

These land use plans go handin-hand with $31.5 billion in transit investments from the province, said Del Duca.

And, with the population of the Greater Golden Horseshoe forecasted to grow by around four million over the next 25 years, the time to co-ordinate transit planning, land use and infrastructure investments is now, according to Crombie.

McMeekin told the audience these land use plans coincide with the province’s recent announcement to allow cities to mandate builders to include affordable housing units in new builds, to create more complete, inclusive communities.

“If we can build communities that are transit sensitive, get people around, make sure there’s a balance of employment and educational opportunities… that’s the kind of planning we want to do,” said McMeekin.

The province plans to unveil a long-term affordable housing strategy ”in a few weeks,” he said.

Proposed recommendations for expanding the Greenbelt include adding lands in 21 major urban river valleys and seven associated coastal wetlands.

Open houses will be held in May and June to allow the public to provide input on the proposed amendments.

A list of confirmed open houses and a guide to the proposed changes can be found online at Ontario.ca/landuseplanningreview.

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• Building complete communities – compacted, mixed-used areas with homes, schools, jobs, community services, parks and recreation easily accessible through active transportation, such as walking, cycling and public transit; • Increase intensification targets to a minimum of 60 per cent of all new residential development occurring annually in the existing built-up areas; • Increase density within designated greenfield areas; • Plan density around major transit stations and show priority transit corridors through transit related zoning and development;

• Develop community hubs by locating public services close together; • Establish stronger environmental, agricultural and planning criteria for urban area boundary expansion; • Identify and protect employment lands for employment that requires plenty of space, such as warehousing, logistics and manufacturing; • Strengthen cultural heritage preservation policies and include climate change policies within an official plan; • Develop greenhouse gas inventories and emission reduction strategies; and • Use green infrastructure such as planting native plants and using natural water systems.

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Arts and Friends of the EG Library. Please register. Grades K - 3. Elly MacKay author of Butterfly Park.

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

PARTAGEZ le français - Newmarket May 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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

Butterflies & Dragonflies of Aurora Workshop May 16, 7 to 9 p.m.

Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St. So many things are buzzing in the neighbourhood. Come and learn about some of the most beautiful things with wings in Aurora!

Contact: Lissa Dwyer, landtrust@oakridgesmoraine.org, 905-853-3171.

Ones & Twos May 17, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

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.

BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY May 12, 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.

Shout Sister Choir York/Newmarket May 17, 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.

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Tomorrow WCYR Presents Andrew Pyper Workshop May 13, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Pre-writing: From Idea for a Novel to High-Concept. Andrew will guide authors from taking “ideas for a novel” through the pre-writing steps that will strengthen a story concept, open its full potential, and improve its odds of finding a home in the publishing marketplace. Register: wcyork.ca Contact: Elaine Jackson, president@wcyork.ca.

This weekend Walk for Angelman Syndrome May 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fairy Lake Park, Water Street and Main Street South in Newmarket.

The 2-kilometre walk begins at 10 a.m. and takes the participants through Fairy Lake and up to Main Street in Newmarket, ending back at Fairy Lake for a big celebration with food, live music and much more!

Contact: Christa Graham, christa.graham@cibc.com, 416-878-9692.

Nora’s Suitcase Exhibit Opening May 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. Nora Hillary (1902-1993) was an enthusiastic world traveller. This exhibit will go through the changes in travel throughout the twentieth century, following Nora on her journeys with stories of her life along with the souvenirs, travel documents, postcards, clothing, and many other items that she left for us to share and enjoy. The cost is $3.

Contact: Erika Mazanik, erika.mazanik@aurorahs.com, 905-727-8991.

Breakfast with Wounded Warriors Canada May 14, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 484 Water St. in Newmarket.

Come for a scrumptious breakfast to celebrate and support Wounded Warriors Canada. Wounded Warriors Canada is a non-profit organization that supports Canada’s ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, and their families. There will be a free will offering and all funds collected will go directly to Wounded Warriors Canada.

Contact: David Hoath, drhoath@gmail.com, 905-836-3006.

Eagle Terrace’s Annual Yard Sale May 14, 8 a.m. to noon.

Eagle Terrace LTC, 329 Eagle St. in Newmarket.

Rain or shine. All proceeds go to the Eagle Terrace Resident Council.

Contact: Erica Cooper, erica.cooper@reveraliving.com, 905-895-5187.

Merlin’s Hollow May 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Merlin’s Hollow, 181 Centre Cres. in Aurora.

David and Dierdre Tomlinson invite you to visit their English flower garden, Merlin’s Hollow, which is open to the community annually rain or shine. This year, you can visit on May 14, June 11, July 2, July 10 and during Doors Open Aurora on Aug. 20. The 3/4-acre garden was started in 1981 by landscape architect David Tomlinson and contains more than 1,500 different plants.

Contact: 905-727-8979.

Babytime May 17, 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.

Roland Pfeiffer sent us this Your Shot of a pair of goslings taken at Mulock Pond earlier this week. Send us Your Shot. The ongoing theme is Nature & Wildlife. Email your high-quality jpegs to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com.

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.

Technology Unboxing Party May 14, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 8+. Please register. Try out our newest tech, Ozobots & Google Cardboard. We know how they work, but we still need to figure out what to do with them!

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

Newmarket Lioness Club Annual Fashion Show May 15, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre & Lions Hall, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. You’re invited to attend the annual fashion show & luncheon Sunday.

Tickets are $13 and the doors open at 11:30 a.m. Fashions for the whole family by SEARS Newmarket Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Fashion Show 1:30 p.m.

Contact: Karen Jackson, karenejackson@hotmail.com, 905-476-6871.

Family Fun Day Open House May 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

90 Bales Dr. East in East Gwillimbury.

Celebrating its 12th year, Family Fun Day is a fun, interactive, familyoriented event to promote public awareness of the many services operated

by York Region. Family Fun Day activities include: Tours of our facilities including a YRT/Viva trip through the bus wash Displays and live demonstrations, including the York Regional Police Forensic and Canine unit Bike rodeo – show off your bike skills and learn safety tips Charity BBQ (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Garden mulch with cash donation Meet Pylon Pete, Barkley the Tree and Parry the Paramedic Chances to win a $25 Presto card, a rain barrel and a Paramedic Services prize bag.

Contact: Tamara Ostrowski, tamara.ostrowski@york.ca, 905-830-4444.

Songs for Spring May 15, 3 p.m.

Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr. The Keynotes Seniors’ Choir presents “Songs for Spring” at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place. Free-will offering and refreshments to follow.

Contact: smedland@rogers.com.

Games Day May 15, noon to 5 p.m.

Aurora Public Library, Magna Room, 15145 Yonge St. An afternoon of family friendly board games in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Join us at the Aurora Public Library. Donation of $10 required to play. Snacks and water available for purchase.

Info: Amanda Robar, amanda.amanda.robar@gmail.com, 905-727-6554.

KC’s Cancer Cushion Fund’s Pub Nite & Silent Auction May 14, 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Come for a night of live entertainment and socializing at KC’s Cancer Cushion Fund’s 10th Annual Pub Nite and Silent Auction. Bid on the work of local artisans at the silent auction, dance to the live music of POGO RODEO featuring Tyler Stewart of BNL and NHS grads, Derek and Duncan Swain and Tom Gibson. Enjoy a scrumptious late night buffet. Guests will have the opportunity to share an evening with family and friends, win prizes, and network with a variety of community leaders. The cost is $30.

Info: 905-836-8592, www.cushionfund.com.

a Buddhist perspective with Gen Kelsang Suma May 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket.

This series of classes is a practical guide to understanding one’s mind. You will learn how to recognize and reduce painful ways of thinking and to replace these with meaningful and beneficial views. Although part of a series, each class is self-contained, and consists of guided meditation, a teaching and a discussion. The cost is $10 per class or 5 classes for $40.

Contact: Betty Whitehouse, epcjampaling@gmail.com, 705-733-5255.

Forest of Reading Author Visits May 16, 12:30 to 2 p.m.

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EG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Breakfast May 17, 7 to 9 a.m.

Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. A special networking breakfast and AGM with special guest speaker York Region Chairman & CEO Wayne Emmerson. For more details visit www.egcoc.org - Reservations required. Ultimate networking cards welcome. Cost: $20 for non-members. Register by May 15.

Contact: Suzanne, egcoc@egcoc.org, 905-478-8447.

Mary Centre Golf Classic 2016 at Silver Lakes May 17, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. May 17th-A great day of golf followed by a delicious steak dinner at beautiful Silver Lakes. Support our biggest and most important fundraiser.

“Mary Centre delivers integrated support and creates new opportunities for the benefit of the developmentally challenged, their families and the community in the GTA and York Region. Sign up today at marycentre.com.

Contact: 416-630-5533.

Newmarket Women in the Second World War May 18, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Newmarket Historical Society’s own Erin Cerenzia, MA, will talk to us about her specialty, World War II, and specifically women’s contributions.

Contact: Robert Buchan, buchan@rogers.com.

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Tween Scene May 14, 11 a.m. to noon.

East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Ages 8 - 11 years. Free Drop In May: Do you have what it takes to be a super spy like James Bond? Come to Spy Day for fun Spy activities. June: Come for a fun and action-packed game of Library Bingo. Win prizes too!

Taste & Learn - Edamame May 17, 1 to 2 p.m. or May 18, 7 to 8 p.m.

Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. Taste & Learn is a FREE class series offered by Sobeys dietitians. Each class is focused on a particular food (this month is edamame). During the class, you will receive some background 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 new knowledge, a few free recipes and will know what the food tastes like! Registration required. Contact dietitian Colleen to register.

Contact: colleen.miller@sobeys.com, 905-726-3397.

Men Wanted Who Love To Sing May 18, 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.

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Aurora’s first multicultural event set for September

ranging in age from 14 to 22 will perform solos, duos and small ensemble performances in short sets.

Tickets are $4 per person and available at the door.

This will be the first of what is hoped to be an ongoing youth coffeehouse series at the centre this year.

To see the full line up, visit auroraculturalcentre.ca

Aurora will celebrate culture this fall.

The town’s first multicultural festival was originally to be held in June in conjunction with the existing Dance in the Park event.

Much conversation was had about timing and location and council decided to host it before the dance event in the same location.

Since then, the contracted event producer has backed out.

Councillor Harold Kim suggested a new time and location be selected.

The event will now be held Sept. 10 at Ada Johnson Park on Hartwell Way.

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The town is now accepting applications for floats, marching bands and walking groups for the annual parade, taking place July 1.

Interested applicants can pick up application forms at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex, Aurora Town Hall, Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex or download them online at aurora.ca/canadaday.

Have your say on the proposed Mavrinac Park design.

The Town of Aurora hosts a public open house May 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at town hall, located on John West Way. The conceptual plan is being presented and town staff seeks input and comments from the public on Mavrinac Boulevard site, which is bounded by Suffolk and Borealis avenues.

Comments collected will be included in a future report to council.

Aurora’s first Paws in the Park event will be held May 14.

To celebrate a love of dogs, this free event will allow attendees to enjoy free treats, activities and a chance to meet other pet owners and local pet focused businesses.

The pet fashion show will award a prize for the best dressed pet starting at 2 p.m. and owners can have a free photo taken with his or her pet as a keepsake.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sheppard’s Bush in

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Those unable to make the open house can send comments on the design to manager of parks Jim Tree by sending an email to jtree@ aurora.ca by June 15.

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now open and participants will be able to set up their own fundraising page and dedicate their walk to a senior in their life.

CHATS hopes to raise $35,000 this year to support seniors programs and services in the community.

For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/1RR61JY.

Local chorus to represent York Region internationally The North Metro Chorus represents York Region at an international singing competition in Las Vegas next year.

With members from Aurora, Holland Landing, Newmarket, Richmond Hill and Stouffville, the chorus recently won the Region 16 Sweet Adelines competition in Syracuse, New York. With 117 women on stage, they received an ‘A’ grade.

New members are always welcome to join.

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New summer festival to strike chord with music lovers nities for friends and family to see them play, either.

“This will really be amazing,” James said.

“We are really looking forward to it.”

After seeing the success of the wellattended Aurora Winter Blues Festival, town councillor and musician John Abel recognized a gap in the summer months. His vision was to hold a festival that celebrated great talent, local food vendors and classic cars.

A core committee of 10 people has organized the event that will also feature a shuttle from the Hallmark building, provided by Highland Automotive Professionals, cash bar, VIP parking and one heck of a show.

“The event, although organized independently from other music events in town like concerts in the park and the Aurora Winter Blues Festival, is meant to complement them,” Abel said.

Tickets will be available at the door.

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Organizers, partners and performers gather to announce the new Aurora Music Festival, which will take place June 25 in Aurora.

Music lovers might want to check out a new summer event coming to Aurora.

A team of volunteers jumped at the chance to create the Aurora Music Festival, set to take place June 25 at Highland Park at the Aurora Soccer Club on Industrial Parkway South. The line up will include acts such as the Good Brothers, Lou Moore, The Road Heavy and other local talent.

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Since the band, comprising members from Aurora and Newmarket who specialize in a southern rock blues sound, plays shows outside of town, there aren’t many opportu-

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hen Don Reesor took over the family grave digging business from his uncle in 1985, he was still using just a shovel and wheelbarrow to dig plots.

He would shovel out half a grave early in the morning before heading to his job as a probation officer.

After his day job, his wife would help him finish off the grave before the couple and their two young children would eat a picnic dinner on the grounds of one of the many small cemeteries where he worked.

Reesor, who owns DRX Excavating and Lawn Care in WhitchurchStouffville, has seen many changes that have affected the cemetery industry in York Region over the past three decades.

Small community graveyards containing a few hundred souls have given way to major cemetery and funeral companies.

The population has roughly tripled as subdivisions have gobbled up valuable land, but while urban planners and politicians have made room for houses, schools, hospitals, libraries, fire halls and recreation centres, the idea of setting aside land for cemeteries has often been ignored, possibly because graveyards don’t pay property taxes and development fees.

Aging baby boomers are causing the region’s seniors population to skyrocket. They will make up the bulk of the 232,000 residents who will die over the next quarter century.

With Canada welcoming about 250,000 newcomers a year, with most immigrants settling in major urban areas such as the Greater Toronto Area, Vancouver and Montreal, the region has had an influx of many ethnic groups with various cultural cemetery customs.

Small community graveyards containing a few hundred souls have given way to major cemetery and funeral companies.

“There will be no more one-acre, two-acre cemeteries any more. They are a thing of the past, as far as I’m concerned. That’s my thought,” Reesor said while standing just outside

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Don Reesor, a grave digger for more than 30 years who owns DRX in Whitchurch-Stouffville, shares his perspective on the industry during a break from his work at the Dickson Hill Cemetery Monday. To read last week’s story on this issue, go to: bit.ly/1WLh9en the fence of the 204-year-old Dickson Hill Cemetery just off Hwy. 48 near 19th Avenue in Markham, where he also sits on the board of directors.

“It will be 100-acre, 200-acre commercial cemeteries and the big guys are going to be running them. I’m third generation (as a grave digger). There could be another generation that does it, but it’s a dying thing.”

A new cemetery needs analysis, authored by consultant LEES + Associates Architects and Planners, warns of an impending shortage of cemetery land in York.

While there is enough cemetery land in the region overall to meet the needs for the next 25 years, the report warns of a critical shortage is on the horizon in some communities and among some religious groups.

Strange to think of Canada, with its abundance of land, running out of cemetery space, but major urban centres such as Toronto and Vancouver are beginning to feel the crunch of dwindling graveyard room, said

Gary Carmichael, vice-president of government and corporate affairs with Arbor Memorial, which has 41 cemeteries, 28 crematoria and 92 funeral homes across Canada, including in Newmarket, Stouffville, Markham and Woodbridge. An application for a cemetery with 50 acres of burial space in Dickson Hill is now before the Ontario Municipal Board.

“When you think of Canada, if I can get on my soap box for half a second, you think of this great, wide, expansive land, but cemeteries are regulated land use. So, it’s not like you can just go out into the forest and bury somebody,” Carmichael said.

But while lack of cemetery land may be just making its way onto the radar screen in Canada, it has long been an issue in other parts of the world, experts said.

“Increasingly, this is a problem affecting mega-cities. Mega-cities have been completely taken over by the scale of demand. Burial space hasn’t kept pace. There is a need for step–change in the way they are trying to deal with that

as an issue,” Julie Rugg, a senior research fellow at the University of York’s Cemetery Research Group in England, said.

“In all of these places, you see cemetery provision is creaking under the weight of demand and they really have to think strategically about how to deal with it.”

Different cities and countries face different challenges, including “archaic” laws banning re-using graves, a lack of land, financial hardship in purchasing new property, regulatory hurdles, a reluctance by politicians to plan for cemeteries and often no laws forcing them to address the issue, Rugg said, adding Scotland has just passed legislation requiring local governments to deal with cemetery space.

Although cremation rates are rising worldwide, communities around the world have resorted to creative means to make the most of their limited cemetery lands.

While owning a cemetery plot in perpetuity is the law in Ontario, residents of some European countries only buy a cemetery plot for a

certain number of years.

If the family doesn’t continue to pay for the space, the grave is reused for someone else.

About a century ago, landsqueezed San Francisco relocated its cemeteries to a community about 10 miles south.

In Hong Kong, families store ashes in funeral homes, waiting years for a space in a public or private cemetery to open up.

The lack of cemetery land is not an issue discussed much among average residents in Brazil or covered in the media, Daniel Cabral, a tour guide in Rio de Janeiro, said.

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York Regional Police Det.-Const. Remo Romano (centre, wearing tie) heads to court with his lawyer, William McKenzie (left), and police union president Todd Sepkowski.

The trial of a York Regional Police officer who has been charged with hitting and killing an 18-year-old girl while working undercover in Toronto is underway.

Det. Const. Remo Romano pleaded not guilty this afternoon to a charge of dangerous driving causing death at Toronto’s University Avenue courthouse.

The Crown’s case involves Carla Abogado crossing St. Clair Avenue East and Herron Avenue, just west of Warden Avenue, after getting off a nearby bus, returning home from her part-time job at 8:19 p.m. Feb. 12, 2014.

After the bus drove off, Abogado stepped out into the road, where she was struck by Romano’s vehicle, which the defence and Crown agree was travelling at 115 km/h.

The F-150 was fitted with an electronic data recorder.

Crown lawyer Mabel Lai said Romano and six other undercover officers from the property crime unit were nearby, investigating non-violent break-ins at commercial properties at the time.

They were working a case called Project Litterbox, the identities of the men involved were largely unknown and there were no arrests expected at the time, she said.

Moments before the crash, police started tailing an unknown party in a white van using unmarked police vehicles, without lights or sirens.

Abogado made no calls or texts after getting off the bus and her system was free of alcohol and drugs, the Crown said.

Lai added that one expert is expected to testify that had Romano been driving 80 km/h, he might have been able to avoid Abogado.

She added that a number of witnesses heard Romano’s truck as it sped through the 50 km/h zone.

Lai said one female witness is expected to testify that she believes Romano and a smaller car that was following behind were racing, by the sounds of their engines.

Joseph Typer, a forensic investigator with the special investigation unit, was first on the stand and explained, to the jury, photos from the scene, which is in front of Scarborough’s Providence Health Care Centre.

Cigarette believed to be cause of fire that gutted Leaf prospect’s home in Thornhill May 5 “Our guys did well.”

The family will lose many personal items to smoke damage, he said.

A cigarette believed to be the cause of a Two animals — a chocolate Labrador May 5 fire that gutted the Thornhill home of retriever and a cat, named BurToronto Maple Leafs’ prospect bank and Winston, respectively Mitch Marner caused an esti— were saved by neighbours mated $400,000 in damage, and emergency crews, Bentley according to a source. said.

“It’s scary, but at least It was also neighbours who everyone is OK,” Marner, who called father Paul Marner to is playing in the OHL finals warn him while he was on his for the London Knights, told way to his son’s hockey game.

Sportsnet after viewing the Bentley said he believes footage on his phone. the cause was an “accident”, York Regional Police and but refused to go into further Vaughan Fire and Rescue Ser- MITCH MARNER: Toronto details, noting the Fire Marshal vices received the call at 3:35 Maple Leafs’ prospect. was on site. p.m. May 5 after neighbours Marner, who turned 19 last called 911 reporting the fire, month, was selected in the first which had by then engulfed much of the round, 4th overall and is expected to have a Autumn Hill Boulevard home’s garage. bright future in the NHL. The family is lucky not to have lost more, He sniped a goal in the Knights’ 4-1 win Vaughan Fire Chief Larry Bentley said. last night and recently claimed the OHL’s “We almost lost the entire roof,” he said.

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yler Stewart is returning home to help out KC’s Cancer Cushion Fund.

The Newmarket native, best known as the drummer for the Barenaked Ladies, will perform with his other band, Pogo Rodeo, during the fund’s 10th annual pub night May 14. Expect to hear a different sound from Stewart — Pogo Rodeo’s style falls into the rockabilly genre.

“In Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn, our keyboard and guitar player, he’s a cancer survivor,” Stewart said, in an interview with The Era. “He had leukemia and battled back from that. We’re always one step away from somebody who has had cancer. It’s amazing how people can come together and help raise money. What I love about KC’s is that they help people with housing and all that kind of stuff.

They’re a real compassionate organization and a good cause.”

Stewart’s Pogo Rodeo tenure actually precedes his stint with the Ladies. He joined Pogo Rodeo in the months between graduating from Huron Heights Secondary School and attending Ryerson University.

Stewart is still quite fond of Newmarket, though he hasn’t lived in the town for years.

He laughs while recalling how The Era was the first publication to print his name — not for budding musical talent but as a goal scorer in a house league hockey game in the mid-1970s. He still calls Newmarket his hometown.

Pogo Rodeo also consists of Newmarket High School graduates Tom Gibson and Derek and Duncan Swain.

Stewart met Gibson while they worked at a shoe store in the Upper Canada Mall.

“I was 18 years old. Tom was 20 at the time,” Stewart said.

“He said they needed a drummer for rockabilly rock ‘n’ roll. At the time, I wasn’t into that kind of music.

I didn’t know anything about it. I just loved playing drums. I went to a rehearsal in Mount Albert at the Swain House. They had a pool. We played these rock songs with a lot of energy, went for a dip, they gave me the most ice cold can of beer I think I’ve ever had.

I thought, ‘These guys have cold beer, they’re decent dudes and they play some pretty kick ass rock ‘n’ roll. I like this.’”

Stewart dropped out of the band after leaving for Ryerson.

But the genre influenced his play on Ladies tracks like ‘If I Had $1,000,000’. However, he didn’t play with Pogo Rodeo again for about 30 years. They reunited about three years ago for Gibson’s 50th birthday and have worked charity functions, whenever schedules permit, ever since.

“It was just as fun as it was back in the day,” Stewart said.

“I decided to play with these guys when there’s an opportunity to do something fun. We play charity events — usually cancer charities, because cancer is still so incredibly pervasive in our society. Everybody knows somebody whose been touched by cancer.”

It’s a busy time for Stewart — the Barenaked Ladies will release a new live album in a few weeks and have scheduled a tour of the United States this summer. But he’s happy to help a good cause.

Several sponsorship opportunities are available for the pub night and organizers hope to raise $50,000.

The fund has raised nearly $500,000 since it was founded, helping 250 ‘warriors’ with their cancer battles, event chair Jennifer Cuypers said.

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Paulo, Porto Alegre and Curitiba,” the cemetery stated on its website.

“Keeping the traditional customs, burial is done in sealed horizontal deposits of reinforced concrete.”

Meanwhile, Brazil’s city of Santos contains the world’s tallest vertical cemetery, which stands 32 stories high.

Although Lucy Onodera, a native of Britain teaching English as an assistant language teacher in Japan, hasn’t heard of a lack of cemetery land being an issue in her adopted home, some Japanese experts were warning about the problem at least as far back as the mid-1980s.

The dead are cremated and the ashes are put into family graves, built around temples or on hillsides, said Onodera, a mother of two who is married to a rice farmer.

“I have never heard of anyone being buried. The attitude toward loved ones dying, their cremation

‘We have to do something with human remains and as long as we feel that human remains deserve respect and shouldn’t just be thrown out with the trash, then we have to acknowledge we need to treat those remains with respect.’ and care after death is immense.

That’s a bit of a dramatic word, but I have never experienced anything like it,” Onodera said in an email.

She has seen the reverence the Japanese pay to lost loved ones when her husband’s grandmother died six years ago and again when his grandfather died three years ago.

The funeral experience each lasted about a week in the family home and involved a large shrine, visitors coming for days to pay respects, a ceremony before the body was placed in a coffin and then taken to a crematorium, collecting the bones with chop sticks, a funeral service, putting the remains in the family grave, a reception at a restaurant and other customs.

Cemetery land use is a contentious issue and discussions of how to handle it are, by and large, dom-

inated by people who don’t want to change the status quo, said Peter Davies, a professor of environmental studies and urban planning at Macquarie University in Australia, who has researched cemeteries.

Many people don’t want graveyards as neighbours, would rather avoid the thought of re-using cemetery plots and, although many don’t visit cemeteries beyond the funeral, want graveyards close to where they live.

“So, where does this leave us?

My (research paper) co-author, Gemma Bennett, and I have come to a conclusion that if cemeteries are to remain relevant places in cities and, like all land uses, are subject to ongoing and everpresent pressures for space… there is a need for this sector to re-interpret the social and industry norms, despite the conservative position that, no doubt, you are

facing in your part of Canada and, indeed, here in Sydney,” he said in an email.

“This leads to moving toward the permissibility of grave reuse and cemetery renewal as a mandatory, not optional, control prescribed in acts of Parliament.

Controversial, at least to current values, yes.

“Looking back in history, less so as there are plenty of example where re-use occurs…Grave reuse and cemetery renewal has the potential to provide for the ongoing use and legacy of existing cemeteries to remain relevant.”

Canada has, so far, been able to avoid much of the angst surrounding dwindling cemetery land experienced in other areas of the world, according to Bruce S. Elliott, a history professor specializing in cemeteries and gravestones at Carleton University in Ottawa.

However, it is clearly becoming a much more pressing issue and will have to be addressed, he said, adding while rising rates of cremation may help ease the pressure, it may pose environmental concerns and is opposed by certain religions.

“The two things in life that are certain are death and taxes and certainly death is something we all have to face. We have to do something with human remains and as long as we feel that human remains deserve respect and shouldn’t just be thrown out with the trash, then we have to acknowledge we need to treat those remains with respect. Our views of what constitutes dignified treatment change. Cremation was initially a hard sell in a lot of circles,” he said.

“When burial spaces in municipalities begin to run out, it will then be forced on to the agenda of local governments and it’s something local governments should think about.

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Shenderey’s Turza strikes gold at Eastern Canadian championships

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Shenderey Gymnastics’ Jessica Turza earned medals on all four apparatus on the way to winning her category at the Eastern Canadian gymnastics championships held at University of Laval in Quebec City on the weekend.

Competing in Level 7 and in the over15 age group, Turza claimed a gold medal in vault to highlight her performance and helped Team Ontario to gold in the team standings. She also has second-place marks on the beam and floor routine and was third on bars.

Clubmate Samantha Janicki finished second in beam at the Level 8 (11 years) category and helped Tam Ontario to a silver medal in team standings.

Shenderey Gymnastics competed at the Eastern Canadian Championships in Quebec City last weekend, which were held at the University of Laval.

Jessica Turza (second from right with medal) represented team Ontario as captain. Jessica won the gold medal and took the title of Eastern Canadian champion. Team Ontario captured gold overall. 4

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Sarah MacPherson continued her winning roll.

After earlier winning the Ontario championships for Level 2 a few weeks ago, the

13-year-old member of Kids Supergym Aurora claimed a gold medal for her category at the Eastern Canadian power tumbling championships held at University of Laval in Quebec City.

The Aurora resident prevailed in a close three-way finish based on passes from two days of competition.

Maar proves big hit, lands Team Canada berth Left side Stephen Maar has been named to the 17-player roster for Team Canada’s entry at the 2016 XI Pan-American Cup to be held next week in Mexico.

The six-foot, seven-inch Aurora resident is included on the roster for Canada’s national B team entry for the tournament running from May 19 to 26. It is the second straight year Maar has been named to the team.

More than 40 athletes attended the selection camp held in Gatineau, Quebec which concluded Sunday.

The 21-year-old was named Ontario University Athletics male athlete of the year last month after helping McMaster Marauders to a silver medal at national championships.

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St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs tackle Raiders

By John Cudmore

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The St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs made it three straight wins in boys varsity rugby Monday with a 38-12 victory over the Newmarket Raiders.

Kolbe received tries from six different players in blowing open a 14-5 halftime lead against the Raiders. Marco Babalian had one try and four converts to highlight the winning attack.

Lucas Ruscica, Giorgio Venosa, Cole Johnson, Matthew Tyndall and Cameron End also scored tries for St. Max. The victory set up a showdown for top spot in the seven-team league when the Mustangs face the Bill Crothers Colts (2-0) in their final regular season match in Aurora.

St. Max is seeking a return to the OFSAA championships to be held June 2 to 4 at Fletchers Fields. York Region is eligible for two entries at the triple-A tournament.

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Georgio Venosa of the St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs takes down Jack McRogers of the Newmarket Raiders during York Region Athletic Association varsity boys rugby at Newmarket High School Monday. The Mustangs stampeded to a 38-12 victory.

Newmarket Raiders’ hurdler Max Goodwin and long jumper Leanne Hollingworth of Huron Heights scored victories in their events during Day 1 of the Bill Crothers Colts Invitational track and

field meet held Thursday at the Unionville school.

Goodwin raced to victory in the senior 110-metre hurdles in a time of 16.95 seconds to edge Unionville Wolves’ Martin Shiu (17.04).

Hollingworth won the senior long jump at 4.96 metres and ahead of Bill Crothers’ Clare Palmer at 4.88 metres.

The two-day meet concludes today and serves as a final tune-up for many athletes prior to the York Region championships to be held at May 18 and 19 at the Unionville venue.

Mulock Ravens’ Mikaela Rocker was the lone double winner among northern York Region schools by capturing the girls midget shot put and discus.

Other winners included Sutton Sabres’ Jacob Markham in the pole vault while Aurora Eagles’ Cameron Ormond won the 1,500 metres in the girls midget category Meanwhile, two-time provincial high school champion Spencer Guglietti of the Cardinal Carter Celtics won the boys senior shot put at the Durham Track Classic held Wednesday at Terry Kelly Field in Oshawa.

Guglietti, a first-year senior, won the event with a heave of 14.72 metres and margin of more than two metres.

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Storm Avalanche smashes rivals on way to Eastern Canadian title

BY JOHN CUDMORE

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The Storm Volleyball Club’s Avalanche is accustomed to its position at the mountain peak.

So, when the Aurora-based team was blitzed at the Ontario Volleyball Association’s

14-and-under girls championships a few weeks ago it was a bit of a stunner.

Rather than experience a meltdown, the Avalanche set about regaining its stature as the top team around on the weekend by rolling to a gold medal at the Eastern Canadian 14-and-under girls championships in

Ottawa.

The Storm squad roared through nine matches without losing a single set, capped by a 25-6, 25-15 rout of Quebec champion Joliette Libellules bleues in the championship game Sunday afternoon.

“We knew we certainly had a good shot at it,” said head coach Mike Jones, whose team was seeded fourth in Ottawa among 32 teams in the Tier 1 level based on its silver medal finish at provincials. “It was a tough one to swallow. But it was a wake-up call.”

The Storm side settled for second place behind Halton Hurricanes at the Ontario championships a few weeks earlier, dropping its first match in three years at the hands of a team in its own age group. In fact, the Avalanche had lost just two sets playing

in its age category in that time frame.

The Storm squad did rebound to claim a silver medal at the under-15 provincial championships despite entering that event as the 18th seed.

“To do that was unheard of pretty much,” said Jones. “That was probably our biggest achievement of the year. We’ve played very well and are a very consistent team.”

“It’s certainly an excellent end to the season.

They were pretty determined after not winning provincials.”

In Ottawa, the Avalanche swept through preliminary rounds and power pools with six straight wins to claim a berth in the championship round playdowns on Sunday.

After knocking off Ontario bronze medalist Scarborough Titans Quest (25-19, 25-23), Storm bested Mississauga’s Ms Pakmen (25-23, 25-20) in the semifinal round.

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League1 Ontario brings a glimpse of the top level of soccer for the viewing in Aurora this season where Aurora United FC men’s and women’s teams debut in the semi-pro league.

League1 kicked off its second women’s season on the weekend with nine teams. The men opened for the third season the previous week with 16 teams hitting pitches across the province.

Promoted as a Division 3calibre program, League1 slides into the food chain below the MLS and North American Soccer League.

In essence, it is a developmental league for young players seeking to move forward in the soccer chain.

The only commissioner the league has known draws comparisons to the Ontario Hockey League and its status as the elite level below the professional ranks in Canada.

“We’re basically bringing together all the top high-performance players from across the province,” said Dino Rossi Jr., in an interview last week. “Tons of players are trying to get into the league.

We think we can create a best-on-

best situation. We’re in the early days of something that is going to deliver.

“We’ve very excited to have Aurora in the league and with the leadership group they have I think it brings quality and credibility to League1.”

Aurora United is an extension of the Aurora Youth Soccer Club which is also a member of the Ontario Player Development League, the third-year high-performance program at the top of the youth level in this province.

‘We’ve very excited to have Aurora in the league and with the leadership group they have I think it brings quality and credibility to League1.’

“We have a very good club, good technical coaches and good players,” said AYSC executive director Jim Brennan, also head coach for the men’s team. “We want to help kids to the next level and League1 is that next step to our organization to help them get there.”

Brennan, who is in his second

John Cudmore Cuddy Shark year with the Aurora club, said acceptance into League1 solidifies the goal to provide a strong program from entry levels to providing opportunities to elite hometown players.

“We’re excited that we’re putting together a good program. We’re starting to get a really good name in the province among the elite clubs.”

“A lot of guys came over here but didn’t know how to put it together and grow to the next level.

Now there are legitimate guys coming in saying, ‘Here’s what it takes to get to that next level.’”

Its natural affiliation with the

Aurora Youth Soccer Club means Aurora’s young soccer players have a target to help further their careers in the sport.

“We’ve made our club whole by bringing in the U-21 team and League1.”

The women’s team, for instance, has seven players competing for national under-17 and -20 teams, pointed out Brennan.

AUFC will play its home games at Sheppard’s Bush in Aurora.

Strict standards and policies ranging from game day operations to facilities are designed to add professionalism to the product.

After two seasons of getting its feet wet, the league is stepping up demands for compliance.

The League1 concept is a step that Brennan missed on his way to a 12-year professional career in England and with Toronto FC where he was the face of the franchise in its early days as a member of the MLS. “There were no professionals involved in the game,” recalled Brennan, a resident of Newmarket.

“Now we’re trying to put the right people into place.”

On the pitch, teams must have at least eight players aged under 23 on their game-day rosters and four

of the 11 starters on the field must be of that age.

“We’re right where we want to be,” said Rossi Jr., who compares the level of play to the Ontario Hockey League’s role in the hockey community. “The league is skewed toward young up-and-coming players but there are opportunities for older players looking to get into the game at a coaching end or for mentoring opportunities. Or even reset after stumbling somewhere along the line.”

Rossi suggests the level of play is an important step in the development of domestic players to feed provincial and national level teams.

That link has never been as viable as it is now.

“We have an amazing infrastructure at the youth levels with the national programs on the horizon,” he said.

“In Canada, it is like walking kids up a cliff – you can see the other side but there is no way to get there. There are no straight lines to success in soccer like there are in hockey or basketball.

“There are multiple leagues but to get there is overwhelming. We need to build that bridge to allow those players that have excelled at youth levels get to elite levels.”

Aurora United FC women set to kick it off at home

BY JOHN CUDMORE

jcudmore@yrmg.com

When the Aurora United FC women kick off in their home opener Saturday, there may be few recognizable faces to area soccer fans in the lineup.

Take a good look. Some may become a little more familiar in coming years.

Anchored by a handful of home-bred players such as sisters Meghan and Sarah Reynolds, Selena Mangoli and Sierra HendersonMuschett, the roster is sprinkled with members of Canada’s national program women’s teams, includ-

ing under-17 team captain Sarah Stratigakis.

Stratigakis, a Woodbridge resident, was voted best midfielder at the 2014 U-17 Women’s World Cup as a 15-year-old.

She is joined by teammate Marissa Zucchetto, a goalkeeper for the under-17 team, and Patricia Koutoulas, backstop for the under20 program.

It means those players, and possibly others, will be in and out of the lineup time as they attend assignments with the national program.

Local athletes will be called upon to fill in on occasion.

“There is talent and absolutely we will give them a chance,” said AUFC head coach Ramin Mohammadi, who expects to still be operating with a short roster heading into Saturday’s match against defending champion Durham United FA.

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Game time is Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at Sheppard’s Bush in Aurora.

“Hopefully they will be seen by coaches at national and college levels. It is a great opportunity for them to show their skills.”

The women opened their

season with a 1-1 draw against Vaughan Azzurri on Saturday with Meghan Reynolds notching a first-half goal off of a setup by Stratigakis.

“With the experience (Sarah) has she just understands the game very well and she can help the players around her,” said Mohammadi.

Overall, Mohammadi was pleased with the result. ”We played a very good team,” he said. “The girls did what we expect them to do. It was a very good result.”

Mohammadi expects player signings this week to bolster the

roster.

“We are doing with what we have but now we have players joining us this week,” he said. “It will take time to get together and go from that point. We have a short bench but the girls are giving 120 per cent.”

Mohammadi felt that his team handled the opening-game jitters well.

“I think that game took the edge off them,” he said.

“They played very good against an experienced and very good team.”

Game time Saturday night at Sheppard’s Bush is 7 p.m.

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NEWMARKET- YONGE/ Mulock 2 bed basement apartment. Laundry, fireplace, AC, storage, 1 park. Non-smoking/ pets. Avail. June 1. Suits mature professional. $1000/m. 905-251-1415.

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Common area wi-fi and cable incl.

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BRADFORD- 2 bedroom basement, walkout to ground level to driveway. 2 parking. Separate entrance. Laundry. $1100 inclusive.

Cable/internet extra. 416-678-4046

NEWMARKET- BACHELOR, Main & London.

Newly renovated upper in quiet building, parking, laundry, A/C. Access to treed yard. Bus at door. No smoking/pets. Suits professional single. $830 inclusive. 905-836-7242

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

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Renovated bachelor main floor, parking, patio, woodlot. Non-smoking/ pets, $850 inclusive. Possible 1 bedroom also available. 905-503-2007, Ed.

NEWMARKET - CENTRAL Spacious bachelor. Quiet building, close to hospital. Parking.

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MANNELL, Rev. Donald Scott Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on May 10, 2016 at the age of 91. Beloved husband of Gladys (nee Dawson) for 66 years. Beloved father of Joyce (Rod) Morrison, Amherstview; Faye (Claude) Reaume, South River; Philip (Dale Knight-Mannell), Sharon; Scott (Carlene), Harrow; Barry (Sue Timpson-Mannell), Harrow; Roger (Denise French-Mannell), Fort McMurray.

Special Grandpa of Patricia Morrison; Donna (Brian) Jones; Cheryl (Derek) Rab; Meredith (Shawn) Potter; James (Dr. Sonia Liu) Morrison; Ryan Lee; Troy and Casey Mannell; Curtis and Corey Mannell; Benjamin and Sydney Mannell.

Beloved Pa of Eric, Cameron and Laura Jones; Jelena, Anna and Theo Rab, and James Potter. Dear brother of Rose (late Ralph) Knowles, Ruth (Lloyd) Hurley, the late Russell (Florence) Mannell, all of Tillsonburg. Predeceased by his infant sister Lillian. Also remembered by many nieces and nephews.

Don was an ordained Minister in the United Church of Canada. He served congregations and communities in Lashburn, SK, Jerseyville, Sparta-Union, Harrow, London, Windsor, and Cottam, ON. Resting at Gerald A. Smith Funeral Home, 197 King St. W., Harrow. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Family and friends will meet at Harrow United Church, 45 Munger St. E. on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. until the time of service to celebrate Don's life at 12:00 p.m. with Rev. Frank Staples officiating. Interment Greenhill Cemetery, Kingsville. As an expression of your sympathy, donations may be made to Harrow United Church.

You may send your online condolences at www.geraldasmith.ca "Well done, good and faithful servant!"

STEWART, Renate of Newmarket Peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre on May 7, 2016 in her 75th year.

Predeceased by husband Lawrence. Loving mother to Walter (Karen), and Ken (Sarah). Cherished Nana to Jennifer, Ashley, Matthew, Lisa and Clifford. Predeceased by daughter-in-law Natalie. Sadly missed by siblings Jurgen (Karin), Gitti (Hansi), Manfred (Kirsten) in Germany. Fondly remembered by nieces, nephew and friends.

A memorial service will be held at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South in Newmarket on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

Memorial donations to Canadian Cancer Society.

Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com.

POSTE, LYNN ANN March 26, 1966 May 17, 2012

Today, tomorrow, our whole lives through We will always love and remember you Treasured memories keep you near As time unfolds another year From our lives you may be gone But in our hearts, you still live on No matter how life changes No matter what we do A special place within our hearts Will always be for you Forever and always, Lynne Mom, Dad, Lorne, David and families.

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If I knew then, what I know now, I would have spent more time with you somehow.

Our lives go by way too fast, I wish I could go back and change the past.

Even though 14 years have gone by, I think of you still and often cry.

People say time makes the hurt go away, But I still think about you every day.

I miss the things we used to do, My best friend for life Cheryl, will always be you.

Forever in my heart, love always, your best friend Judy.

POSTILL, Blanche May 12, 2012 A million times I've needed you A million times I've cried, If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still.

In my heart you hold a place, NO ONE else can ever fill.

It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn't go alone Part of me went with you. the day god took you home.

Love & miss you every day Stephanie, Billy, Kennedy, Cameron and Baby Jackson

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Offers available from May 1 - June 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 offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). 0% lease APR for a 24 month term equals monthly payments of $379 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 $9,084. $1,000 My Choice bonus cash included in advertised offer. †Representative finance offer 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. $1,000 My Choice bonus cash included in advertised offer. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG56 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder S 4 X2 (5XRG16 AA00)/2016 Micra 1.6 S MT (S5LG56 AA00). 1.49%/1.49%/1.99%/2.99%/4.99% lease APR for a 60/60/60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $258/$289/$189/$374/$149 with $0/$0/$0/$0/$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 $15,468/$17,330/$11,359/$22,445/$8,966. $1,000/$1,000/$750/$1,500/$500 My Choice Bonus cash included in advertised offer. $200/$80 lease cash applicate on 2016 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG56 AA00)/2016 Micra 1.6 S MT (S5LG56 AA00) included in advertised offer. Models shown $37,474/$24,329/$48,924/$18,719 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2016 Sentra 1.8 SR CVT (C4SG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5XEG16 AA00)/2016 Micra 1.6 SR AT (S5SG76AE10).

Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,600/$1,795/1,600) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. 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. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. ^Ward’s Large Cross Utility Market Segmentation. MY16 Pathfinder vs 2016 and 2015 Large Cross/Utility Class. Resale value based on 48-month ALG residual values for the 2016 model year. ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data. See www.alg.com. 2016 Sentra/2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

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