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ere’s good news if you’re planning on putting your house up for sale any time soon. The average price of a resale home in York Region increased by 13.5 per cent in 2015 to $777,927, Paul Bottomley, York Region’s manager of policy, research and planning in the economic development department, said during a presentation on the state of the region’s economy. That has jumped from $491,883 for the average resale home only five years ago. Meanwhile, the price is almost 70-per-cent higher than what the province deems is the maximum affordable homeownership threshold for the region. That stood at $459,000 in 2015.

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“There is an increasing gap between this affordable threshold and the average resale price, with the gap increasing considerably over the last few years,” Bottomley said. If the price of new homes were included, which sat at an average of $987,106 at the end of 2015, the gap between the affordable housing threshold and the cost of buying a home in York would be even higher. The typical price of a resale home in the region is 25-percent higher than the Greater Toronto Area, where the average is $622,217.

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Emily and Kate Jenkins show their pups, Devin and Chloe, some love Saturday during the Paws in the Park event held at Sheppard’s Bush park in Aurora.

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o you have a ticket for speeding, not wearing your seatbelt, being drunk in a public place or selling alcohol or cigarettes to a minor that you figured you could just blow off? Think again. With $46 million in unpaid fines on the books, York Region is about to crack down on people who don’t pay their provincial offences penalties. Regional council is expected today to approve what it is calling “aggressive steps” to make deadbeats pay their tickets.

“Unpaid fines are lost revenue to the hard-working taxpayers of York Region,” Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow, chair of the region’s finance committee, said. Allowing people to not pay their fines “makes a mockery of the whole justice system,” Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, chair of the region’s police services board, said. “We have to do whatever it takes to get this money into our coffers. It’s about increasing the revenues, but it’s about increasing the revenues because we’ve spent a lot of money to make sure our bylaws and the ProvSee page A7.

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ouncil has nixed a plan to put patios and planters on Yonge Street in downtown Aurora this summer. Originally brought forward by Mayor Geoff Dawe, the Yonge Street pilot project called for a portion of Yonge on either side of Wellington Street to be reduced from four lanes to two to allow the installation of patios or bumpouts, planters and parking to create a space that would attract FILE PHOTO more people to the downtown Aurora was looking at implementing a parking pilot project, but decided core. against proceeding Tuesday. “A similar program has been implemented in other municipatio policy would be applicable. palities like Barrie and Markham,” “We keep taking about revitalCouncillor Michael Thompson ization and bringing people back said. to the core, but nothing has been ❑ Go to: bit.ly/1R9iHrO for In the other municipalities he done,” Councillor Sandra Hummore articles. Comments? examined, business owners who fryes said. “We have a lot of great Email tkibble@yrmg.com want to use the patios or bumpideas but nothing has been done. outs are required to enter into a I’m looking forward to this so we lease agreement and have liability these questions,” Thompson said. can actually see it.” insurance. He questioned if that “It seems to be a challenge to get At a recent public open would also be the case in Aurora. these details on how this program “This has been in front of us will run and it’s crucial.” for a year and I continue to ask Staff confirmed that the town’s See page A9.

Site in southern Aurora deemed suitable for facility BY TERESA LATCHFORD

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espite one councillor’s pleas to protect environmentally significant land on the Oak Ridges Moraine, the town has deemed it acceptable for a long-term care facility and retirement home to operate in southern Aurora. The property, located off Yonge Street, was originally earmarked

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for school and park use but the local school boards indicated low demand didn’t require the site. Currently, owners Rod and Brian Coutts have asked zoning be revised to allow a retirement home and long-term care facility to be See page A8.

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Francesca Rizzo drills a truss during a morning shop class at Emily Carr Secondary School in Woodbridge. STAFF PHOTO/NICK IWANYSHYN

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ianca Forgione is open to the idea of following in her father’s footsteps and working in the construction industry some day.

“It’s definitely an option,” the 15-year-old Emily Carr Secondary School student said. “We’re still young, so we’re still thinking about what we want to do and how it coincides with our courses, but I think it’s definitely an option.” Even if she doesn’t wind up doing what her dad does for a living, Forgione’s a lot more comfortable bashing nails into twoby-fours with a claw hammer or slicing cross cuts into them with a mitre saw than she was just a few months ago. The same goes for many of the 21 other students she works alongside in the girls-only construction technology class offered at the Woodbridge high school. Teacher Danny Paolino started the course in response to a scenario he’s seen play out year after year during his two decades teaching shop classes at high schools in Toronto and York Region. “We always had one or two girls come into the class to take the course, but they always felt intimidated because they were just one or two girls and it’s all boys,” Paolino explained. “Typically, when the course

would start, the first thing I’d get from them is, ‘Sir, I think I want to drop the course. I don’t want to be here; it’s all boys.’” So, a couple of years ago, he floated the idea of a girls-only construction technology class to his department head and principal. After hammering out the details, the course — which teaches students the basics of woodworking, electrical and plumbing — got rolling in February. The response has been incredible, Paolino said. “My principal says, ‘You know what? Even if we only get five girls, we’ll get the class going.’ Not only did we get a full class of girls; there’s a waiting list,” he said. “We thought we’d get a good number of girls. I didn’t think it would be as popular as it is. “Especially now, thinking that there might possibly be two classes next year is amazing.” For their first project, students built a relatively simple wooden birdhouse. Next, they created customdesigned and decorated cutting boards as a way to introduce them to using power tools such as table and mitre saws, thickness planers and jointers. Following that, the girls are slated to gain experience with electrical wiring — making connections to switches, plugs and lights — and the basics of plumbing. Then, for their final project, the students will be tasked with making a piece of furniture. “It’s been amazing; they absolutely love it,” Paolino said. “For the most part, I find that the girls pay much more attention to detail. Some of the work they do

is just outstanding. They really take pride in what they do, whereas sometimes, I find, the boys just want to get it done as quickly as possible; it’s more about just trying to finish it. We do have boys that are into detail and do a good job, but overall I find the girls do that a whole lot better.” The course at Emily Carr is currently the only one of its kind in York Region, according to officials at both the public and Catholic school boards, but a similar program is slated to get underway in the fall at St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School in Maple. A handful of other school boards offer girls-only programs to entice female students to consider careers in the skilled trades. For instance, St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Brampton, part of the Dufferin-Peel District Catholic School Board, has offered an all-girls auto mechanics class for the past three years. Lakeshore Collegiate Institute, in the Toronto public board, started a group called the “Woodchicks” three years ago. The group, which fluctuates in size between six and 14 girls, meets weekly at lunch to work on a variety of projects. Francesca Del Duca is certainly pleased that such a program exists. In Grade 9, she took an exploring technology course, which included a session in the shop class — making nameplates and CO2 cars — and really enjoyed it. When she entered Grade 10 this year, Del Duca signed up for the traditional co-ed construction class, but she was a bit nervous at the prospect of being one of just a few girls in a workshop full of boys.

After hearing Paolino was starting a girls-only option this semester, she quickly dropped the co-ed class and enrolled in his course. She’s happy about the decision and her parents are pleased too. “(We’re learning) basic skills you can do at home,” said the 16-yearold Grade 10 student. Del Duca’s classmate Emily Faria found herself in the same situation, even though her mother has her own toolbox and does much of the handiwork around the house herself. “I was going to take the normal construction class, then I realized there was a girls’ one… It’s a lot better,” Faria said, admitting it would have been intimidating to be in a male-dominated class. Faria is thinking about using what she’s learned to try to earn a bit of money. “I have thought about doing a part-time kind of thing where I work at homes,” she said. “I could do something with it, but even just basic life skills, it’s good to have.” If she or her classmates pursued a career in the skilled trades, they’d still be among the minority. Although omen make up 47 per cent of the labour force, less than 12 per cent of construction workers are female and just 5 per cent of all skilled trades jobs are held by women, according to figures from Status of Women Canada. Paolino hopes his class will help alter that by inspiring his students and shop teachers at other schools. “The biggest part of this whole thing is opening the doors to careers possibly in the trades for some of these girls because, unless they’re exposed to it, they really don’t know what’s out there,” said

Paolino, who has a daughter of his own. “There’s always this push to get girls into the trades, but nobody really ever does anything about it.” John Meinen, president of the Ontario Homebuilders’ Association, applauds programs like Paolino’s, but he, too, feels more needs to be done to address the shortage of skilled tradespeople in Canada. “Obviously, we’re running short on people who want to do this type of work,” he said. “We can’t afford to restrict our search for skilled people for the skilled trades to half the population. That’s why I think it’s so great that women are getting into it… and I love seeing it.” Meinen says there are a couple of things that can be done to help boost the number of Canadians working in the skilled trades. “We understand, at the OHBA, that the leaders of tomorrow have to be mentored today and, I think, we have to get in even earlier. We have to get into the grade sixes and sevens,” he said. There also needs to be a shift in the attitude many parents hold toward the trades, he said. “Over the years, we’ve pushed nothing but ‘Get an education, get an education, and go to college, go to university’, and those are all great things, all my kids went to college or university, but I think we’re missing the mark,” Meinen said. “I think in Germany, when you go into the skilled trades, you’re put on the same level as a doctor or a lawyer or such… We need people to understand, in this industry you can do as well, or better, than people who have that education.”

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Today PARTAGEZ le français - Newmarket May 19, 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 BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY May 19, 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. Newmarket prostate Cancer Support Group Meeting May 19, 6:30 p.m. Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr. Meet and greet at 6:30 p.m. with meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. The May meeting will have a presentation from Dr. Gagovski of the Cancer Immunotherapy Centre in Toronto. Learn more at newmarketprostatecancer.com Contact: Walt Klywak, wklywak1@gmail.com, 905-895-1975. Don’t Touch that Wire! May 19, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Ages 8+ Cost $3. Register. Don’t be fooled, this program is all about art and technology. Create a hand-wire game inspired by Operation.

This weekend FLK Taoist Tai Chi May 22 at 10 a.m. Newmarket Branch, 355 Davis Dr. Tai Chi is one of the top 5 exercises you can ever do according to Harvard University’s Medical School. Take the first step in improving your overall health and balance. Come check out our beginner class today. Contact: newmarket@taoist.org, 905-836-1219.

Next week Shout Sister Choir York/Newmarket May 24, 1 to 3 p.m. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. Choir always welcoming new members! Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. They do not audition and they sing a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues. Members learn from recorded tracks so they require no reading of music. The method is fresh and fun and we are a warm and welcoming community. You are welcome to attend a practice with no obligation and new members are welcome at any time. Contact: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir.ca. Info: www.shoutsisterchoir.ca Babytime May 24, 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. AURORA Farmers Market May 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aurora Town Park on Wells Street. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods, food vendors, hand-crafted artifacts and products such as jewelry, furniture, soap, horse and wagon rides, musical entertainment, buskers, flowers, etc. Contact: 647-669-0150, www.facebook.com/aurorafarmersmarket.

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Men Wanted Who Love To Sing May 25, 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.

Sing & Sign May 24, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 5 - 12 months. Please register. Introducing American Sign Language for hearing infants and toddlers, this program uses songs and games to help you include signing in everyday routine. It is wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby while supporting language development. Presented by Early Years, North York. Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.

Mental Techniques Seminar Series May 25, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Newmarket Public Library, 438 Park Ave. Crome Consultancy is holding a series of seminars that will give you the information and tools needed to improve your mental strength in areas such as anxiety, concentration, self-confidence, and motivation. You will learn mental skills techniques that you can practice anywhere from the office to the home. The cost is $16.13 per seminar. Registration is required. Contact: andrewcrome@clearmindfullperformance.com, 905-716-7269.

Upcycled Embroidery May 24, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Ages: 8 - 11 years. Cost $20. Please register. Jump in on the resurgence of this handcraft and learn the basic stitches while completing a project using recycled material. Includes crafting kit.

Kids Tech Lab May 25, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Explore Maker culture by building circuits exploring 3D printing, and playing with green screens, and more. Join us in May for 3D printing and June Ozobots. Ages: 6 - 10 years Free

Ones & Twos May 25, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 18 - 30 months. Drop In. Join our interactive program that stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books and songs for toddlers. Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.

Newmarket and Area Newcomers Club May 25, 7 to 10 p.m. Various locations. Ladies Book Club. Contact: 905-841-4094.

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Preschool Storytime May 26, 10:30 to 11 a.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Enjoy books, music and more that help preschoolers get ready to read.

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EDITORIAL

Storey, shmorey, it’s time to grow up

he province is moving to expand Ontario’s Greenbelt. That’s good news as the proposed changes, if adopted, will see municipalities build more compact communities with homes, schools, shops, parks, jobs and other vital amenities all within a convenient walking or transit distance. With intensification will come increased density, especially around our major transit corridors and hubs, which means we can expect to see residential towers become much more prevalent in our urban centres. The hope is to keep growth contained to protect more greenspace and farmland. The province’s message is clear: it’s time to grow up. That’s not meant as admonishment of anyone in particular — although it certainly would seem an apt chastisement if directed at some of those employing hyperbolic rhetoric any time a building taller than two storeys is even contemplated — but rather a reminder of today’s reality. It’s not 1950 and we, as a society, can’t continue to manufacture sprawling communities consisting of a seemingly endless sea of singledetached homes utterly devoid of local employment and just blissfully ignore how unsustainable they are. The population of the Greater Golden Horseshoe is expected to rise by four million people over the next 25 years and, as such, it behooves us to develop an approach that doesn’t involve more sprawl. It’s not a path we want to go down. The official opposition has been supportive of the idea of growing the Greenbelt thus far, although there have been some critics. For example, a representative from the Ontario Home Builders’ Association was quoted last week as raising concerns about seeing more condominiums and townhouses built and the risk of restricting housing choice. This is an all-too-common refrain from developers who would prefer to see the status quo continue. The changes may see fewer new detached and semi-detached homes built in the future, but it’s a safe bet that many people would choose a condo or townhouse in a community in which they can live, work and play over a detached house in an area requiring a lengthy commute to the office and back each day. Ultimately, we’ve run out of time and room for sprawl. We can do better; we must.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA Regarding A family of deer killed on Green Lane in East Gwillimbury May 15: bit.ly/1V6w6rJ Keith Phillips — East Gwillimbury council has ruined a nice neighbourhood. Just have a look at Mount Rushmore viewed from Mount Albert Road and Yonge Street.The developers and the council don’t care a lot about the taxpayers, just cutting ribbons and photo ops. Exception: James Young! Sandy Dugdale-Hessel — So sad. We’re kicking and pushing the wildlife out of their homes. They have nowhere to go, and then are killed on the roads. I hope the people in the vehicles are unharmed. It’s a shocking thing to have an animal run in front of you and be hit. Jen King — If only we could monitor how the wildlife is displaced with all the clear cutting. it might have raised consciousness against this breakspeed rate of development. Janice Mellary — So sad, we passed this accident this morning. The poor man driving the car. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Keith Phillips. We have been in our home almost 5 years. Our builder is dumping construction debris on the lot across from us and storing items that won’t even be used here as all homes are completed. The lot across us still is not graded and sodded. (Even though phase 2 was supposed to be priority and staff said in their memo that they would monitor the debris.(this was in 2013)....well you know that did not happen. Formal complaint after formal complaint and the debris remains. The subdivision agreements are not being enforced. The residents are being ignored: answers are never forthcoming. We need a shake up.

Bernie O’Neill

Here’s alternative census questions they should ask

W LETTERS TO THE EDITOR How can hydro rates go up when use is down?

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Re: Wynne leads in incompetency, letter to the editor by Allan Bowman, April 28: bit.ly/1WBwrnU Bowman asks about the auditor general’s report on hydro and our hydro rates. I agree with him and would like to know what happened to that report. The auditor general reported taxpayers had overpaid Ontario Hydro thousands, millions, if not billions of dollars in hydro fees. What ever happened to that report and was anything ever done regarding it? We heard about it one day and then it vanished. If we overpaid by that much, maybe we should all be getting credits on our bills or not even getting bills. How can rates actually continue to climb even if we use less hydro because weather was warmer? Maybe the government should be dropping rates when the weather is colder. I could go on, but won’t. The only other thing I would like an answer to is this: How is it that a property owner still receives hydro delivery charges when the hydro was turned off for the winter and not being used?

Gail Corman East Gwillimbury

Clever account of issue not based on reality Re: Heated exchanges pepper Clock Tower public meeting, May 12: bit.ly/1Ntp1Qj Metaphorically speaking, I thought The Era’s account of the May 9 council meeting was quite clever. I love basketball, too. Now, back to reality. There were 250 people present and the overflow was accommodated in other rooms. At least 85 per cent of the people present were against the seven-storey proposal. There were 21 deputations against and only seven in favour. Applause at such meetings are a no-no, however, spontaneous enthusiastic applause followed many people who spoke against the proposal. The Era summarized many of the deputation remarks but, unfortunately, missed two, the first being Athol Hart, chair of the Heritage Newmarket Advisory Committee. Hart supplied, in great detail, all pertinent facts and why the committee is against the proposal. Secondly, Gordon Prentice, president of the Newmarket branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario was not mentioned. Too bad, so many important points ignored. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of a scale model of the proposed building. We had hoped the Forrest Group would have provided a model, but it was not forthcoming.

Margaret Davis Newmarket

Too many people against Clock Tower proposal Re: Heated exchanges pepper Clock Tower public meeting, May 12: bit.ly/1Ntp1Qj The developers, pro-development councillors and Mayor Tony Van Bynen should use full disclosure in this discussion with residents. Exactly what are the rental rates that are going to be charged for these apartments? Regional Councillor John Taylor said, “There are people working at Tim Hortons. They need a place to live.” Yes, people working at Tim Hortons do need a place to live, an affordable place to live. Is Taylor suggesting some or all of the units are affordable rentals? And with all due respect to Taylor, there is a big difference in the hourly rates paid to Tim Hortons workers and nurses. I hope he is aware of this. Resident Jackie Playter has not done her homework on this issue. She suggested, “it was a small vocal group” opposed to this development. If she truly wants to see, in person, the large number of people opposed to giving the developer an increased number of storeys he wants to build, then the town needs to find a larger facility, so we won’t be “crammed into the stuffy council chamber”. We weren’t all present. I did not attend because I know about the cramped quarters provided for public meetings. Maybe Riverwalk Commons could hold everyone opposed to the increased number of storeys, just maybe.

Mary McKinnon Newmarket

Tower ‘basketball’ game not evenly matched Re: Heated exchanges pepper Clock Tower public meeting, May 12: bit.ly/1Ntp1Qj The Era’s amusing report on the Clock Tower statutory public meeting gives the impression the two sides in the basketball game were evenly matched. This is far from the case. Twenty deputations spoke against developer Bob Forrest’s proposal. Seven in favour. The online petition, which the Era publicized, signed by local people making considered comments, is running nearly 4-1 against the proposal. It was 859219 as of May 13. There is also a new branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, specifically set up to help protect Newmarket’s historic downtown.

I hope your readers who have concerns about the Clock Tower development will consider joining.

Gordon Prentice president Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (Newmarket branch)

Who would steal wreath from son’s grave? I am very upset. On May 2, I left a wreath on my son’s grave at a Newmarket cemetery and on Mother’s Day the wreath was gone. I went to the cemetery office and they told me the wreaths are in behind the little white house, but mine was nowhere to be found. Whoever took this wreath, shame on you. What goes around comes around and karma can be a spiteful thing. I hope this person who took the flowers from my son’s grave never loses a son or daughter or feels the pain of loss I feel.

Sue Genik Newmarket

Stop bubble wrapping children Re: Over-protective parents doing harm to their kids, May 12: bit.ly/1TaWnWk After reading the article on how “active children have better overall health”, I wished that I was more surprised that an article like this was published. As a child of the ’80s and with two small children, I promote physical activity alongside healthy eating as the basis for health. Parents, in their pursuit to keep children safe, are only limiting their future potential. Moderate risk-taking is an important part of childhood. Climbing high trees, jumping off swings mid-air and riding a bike full speed are all things that, yes, can cause injury from time to time. What many parents are overlooking while bubble wrapping their children is the psychological and physical benefits of allowing risk taking. Children gain self esteem and an inner guiding system that tells them when they have gone past their own individual limit. This guiding system then serves them as they grow into teenagers and, then, adulthood. Children are resilient and amazing people. Let them shine and you will be in wonder of all they can do.

A. Sharpe Newmarket

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e filled out the census form the other day, that much ballyhooed poll of who lives in our home, what our relationships are, how we get around, what we do for a living. Having these stats tallied is considered vitally important for our country’s future. The previous government was much criticized for cutting back on the long-form census, making it voluntary, and so on. So now all is right with the world and you better answer all those queries from the stats people or else. While it is so kind of them to ask, did you notice all the really, really looong questions, such as — Is anyone listed in step B a farm operator who produces at least one agricultural product intended for sale? For example, crops, livestock, milk, poultry, eggs, greenhouse or nursery products, Christmas trees, sod, honey, bees (odd juxtaposition - honey and/or bees ... or honey bees? Can’t have honey if you don’t have bees!), maple syrup products, furs, etc. So we get it already! A farm product! Likewise I was relieved to determine what my relationship is with “Person 1 and Person 2”: Oppositesex husband or wife of Person 1; Son or daughter of both Persons 1 and 2 (it’s like Dr. Seuss! Thing 1 and Thing 2!); Sweetheart, hockey teammate or dentist of Person 3; Off-leash dog park acquaintance of Person 4; Guy who held door at Wendy’s for Person 5. Yes, I am exaggerating. But some of the questions do seem a little odd. Personally, if I had my own census to write up, I might have been a little more nosey, and asked a few questions to find out how we really feel about each other and the relationships in our lives. Perhaps the government would consider them for next time: Q: When it comes to your use of public transit in York Region, do you travel by: 1. Car 2. Pickup truck 3. SUV 4. Minivan? Q: Fill in the blank. Your current employer is... 1. Wonderful! 2. Probably monitoring my computer so I can only say so much. Q: Of all the persons living in your home, who do you wish was actually living there? 1. Not everyone but you don’t want to say who? 2. Is it unkind to single out my mom? 3. Quit “dropping by”. And get your own food and cable! You know who you are. 4. If people wouldn’t flip off their socks all over the place, I would quit wishing they lived on the street. Q: Which person in the home do you have the deepest feelings for? 1. Confession: I like my grandkids better than my own kids. 2. Anyone who has a job. 3. When you say “person” does that include cats? Q: Describe your relationship with your spouse. 1. Happily married. 2. Happily unmarried. 3. Still somewhat happy most Fridays, every second month during even numbered years. 4. We live near an LCBO; that helps. 5. Even on good days, I wonder what I saw in him in the first place. On bad days, be afraid. Be very afraid. 6. Every moment together with this person is like having the dentist drill out a cavity. So, there you have it, folks. The alternative census. Either way, I hope you have completed your form and I hope the info is useful — to someone. And I hope you have someone you can count on to call on the phone, message on your computer, or check off in a box as being your friend.

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Region to force offenders to cough up fines From Front Page

incial Offences Act are adhered to. It’s also about the integrity of the justice system and we might as well not have it if, at the end of the day, there’s no ability to (force) the people that have committed the offence to pay up.” Regional chair Wayne Emmerson agreed. “It is important all steps are taken to ensure offenders live up to their responsibilities and pay court-ordered fines,” he said. But while some legal experts defending York Region clients sympathize with the region’s goal of retrieving unpaid fines, they doubt the steps will make much of a difference. “I think it’s cheap PR. You can’t really believe these are effective collection methods if you know anything about what provincial offences courts are like,” criminal lawyer Yaro Obouhov said. “I’m guessing it’s some city bureaucrats who know nothing about that, who pitched that idea. It seems like a good idea and we look tough on people who don’t pay their fines and don’t respect the law. Instead of studying the

root causes, they just came up with some Band-Aid solutions and this is going to go nowhere in my view.” The region administers the second largest provincial offences court system in the province, based on the number of charges filed, with courts in Richmond Hill and Newmarket. People can be charged with provincial offences (or non-criminal charges) for a number of infractions, including speeding, careless driving, not wearing a seatbelt, using a cellphone while driving, driving with no insurance, selling booze or tobacco to a minor, smoking in a prohibited place, trespassing, failing to obtain a construction permit, noise complaints, transit fare violations or provincial occupational health and safety violations. The region’s proposed beefedup enforcement strategies would include more than doubling the number of collection agencies it uses to recoup unpaid fines, up to 10 from the current four, partnering with local municipalities to collect fines through property tax bills, administering property liens or garnishing wages and adding additional administrative charges to defaulted fines to recover the full

cost of collection. But the worst offenders are people who have no interest or ability to pay hefty fines against them, Obouhov said. “The average citizen, it’s not going to affect because they just pay their fines and move on. The worst offenders, they won’t pay no matter what you do to them,” he said.

‘It’s not that easy to garnish a wage of somebody who works for their cousin’s roofing company and gets paid in cash and that, typically, is your worst offender.’ “They tend to live outside the realm where York Region can collect these fines, in that they tend not to own property and the job they have, it’s not that easy to garnish a wage of somebody who works for their cousin’s roofing company and gets paid in cash and that, typically, is your worst offender.” There are offenders who drive without insurance despite being charged repeatedly because they need their vehicles to make a liv-

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ing and others who don’t pay their fines because they don’t care, Obouhov said. Either way, recouping money from either group is extremely difficult, he said, adding the region should consider reducing fines to a level where people have a chance of paying them off. “It’s the stick and the carrot. To me, if you have somebody who can’t work because they lost their licence and they lost their licence because they owe $35,000 or $50,000 in fines, then do something to give them a way out — a reduced payment so they can pay something,” he said. But politicians are likely not going to go that route because they would get flak for imposing full fines on residents who readily pay their fines and giving a break to people who don’t pay, he said. The only new idea proposed by the region is recouping outstanding fines through property taxes, criminal lawyer Arman Farjoud said. He doubts the measure would have much of an impact on paying down the outstanding $46 million. “How many of these people (with hefty fines) actually own property and how effective will

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Two Aurora students were among those honoured at the York Region District School Board’s annual Celebrating Student Success ceremony. Kelly Graham and Leif Gifford, both students at Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School were two of the 24 students from across the board that represents 123,000 students invited to an annual dinner and awards ceremony to be recognized in front of their families, teachers, trustees and board staff. “These innovative, resilient and determined leaders of tomorrow are already making a difference in their schools and communities today,” Director of Education J. Philip Parappally said. “Their stories are truly inspiring.”

The selected students personify excellence through a combination of character, leadership, academic achievement and service to the school and community.

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with Me to We to raise funds for a village in Kenya by holding bake sales and rafiki bracelet campaigns. Gifford, also in Grade 12, became president of the school’s Gay-Straight Alliance that, one year later, became the school’s Equity Council, of which he became founder and president. In the same year, he became the president of the York Region Gay-Straight Alliance. As president of the school’s GSA, he was successful in establishing a genderneutral washroom at the school, so no student would feel uncomfortable. This year, he has helped to organize the YRDSB’s SpeakOUT conference where he will be the emcee. He was a skill builder for the York Region President’s Council student leadership conference and has been an executive member or the school’s Arts Council.

Have a blast with fireworks this long weekend, but stay safe while doing so. With Victoria Day coming up, Central York Fire Services urges residents to be cautious and work within the rules while lighting pyrotechnics. Residents should buy fireworks from a reliable vendor, only use them outdoors, have a water source handy, follow label directions, light one at a time and ensure an adult is present. Also, be considerate of neighbours and pets, who may be sensitive to noise. Handlers should wear eye protection and avoid putting any part of their body over top of the firework. Fireworks should not be ignited on public property in Newmarket and Aurora, including parks and open fields. In Newmarket, fireworks are permitted on Victoria Day (May 23), as well as the days before and after the holiday (May 22 and 24). Aurora allows fireworks on private property on Victoria Day, and the day before the holiday. You can only set-off fireworks during dusk (about 8 to 11 p.m.). The residential property must have an 18-metre frontage. Newmarket and Aurora do not offer public firework shows. However, CYFS encourages residents to attend displays at the Ballantrae Community Centre (5592 Aurora Side Rd.) in Whitchurch-Stouffville May 22 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. or the Nobleton Victoria Day Fair at the Nobleton Arena grounds (15 Old King Rd.) May 23, beginning at 11 a.m. For more safety tips, visit cyfs.ca.

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Councillor raises environmental concerns ‘This is a highly functioning environment area on the Oak Ridges Moraine,’ Gaertner says From Front Page

built on the 1.8-hectare property. “It is not just a simple zoning bylaw change, this is a highly functioning environment area on the Oak Ridges Moraine,” Councillor Wendy Gaertner said. “It is so significant; we had a specialized study done on it to ensure development would encourage the environmental significance of the area.” A previous Ontario Municipal Board ruling states 40 per cent of the land should remain open space to allow for maximum water infiltration, she added. The official plan does allow for a minor institution, defined as small-scale public services, to

operate on the property, but she doesn’t see this proposal fitting that bill. “If we allow this, we are taking away that minor factor and it will have a negative impact on the environment,” Gaertner continued. “Are we here to protect the community interest, the environment or the developer’s interests? I’m asking you (town council) not to allow this development.” Director of planning and development services Marco Ramunno confirmed a retirement home is considered a minor institution and, therefore, is permitted under the official plan. When prompted by councillor questions, he also confirmed the draft plan shows two four-storey buildings that would take up 35 per cent of the prop-

erty with the remaining 65 per cent left for parking and green space. The draft proposal indicates an official plan amendment would not be required. “It is a benefit to the community and is usually offered at a discount to seniors who need it or supplemented by the government,” Councillor Paul Pirri said. “This is a use that is needed and will allow Aurora residents to age in town.” Massing and height of the buildings can be discussed during the planning stages of development, Pirri added. Gaertner was the sole councillor to vote against changing the zoning to allow the property to be used for the proposed longterm care facility and retirement home.

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The region continues to show strength in the residential resale market, recording the highest number of resales ever in 2015, at more than 19,100 sales, Bottomley said. “All in all, going back over the last few years, the resale market continues to be very strong in York Region, which has reported above 16,000 resales annually since 2009.” The average price of a resale single detached home in York in 2015 was $943,411, up 15 per cent over 2014. For a semi-detached home, the average price last year was $606,779, up 13.8 per cent over the year before. The average townhouse cost $575,427, up 12.2 per cent. The skyrocketing prices can be attributed to a number of issues, including a lack of houses for sale compared to demand, resulting in more competition and aggressive offers, Bottomley said. Housing prices have been driven up by a lack of “ground-level” housing such as detached, semidetached and townhouse homes, Jason Mercer, director of market analysis with the Toronto Real Estate Board. “We’re certainly experiencing sellers’ market conditions in York Region, along with all the other regions in the Greater Toronto Area,” he said. “I would say the biggest story over the last year has been the short supply of listings. There aren’t a lot of homes out there for people and when that happens, you see price growth.” Of course, all those inflated housing numbers may not be good news if you are purchasing elsewhere in the region where prices are also high or you are a first-time buyer trying to get your foot in the door of York’s hot housing market. “Some people can’t even afford to get into the market. When you think about people in their 20s and 30s wanting to do starter homes,

they’re never going to get there. Even if they do, they are going to be paying an incredible amount of money just to stay housed,” Mary Ann Proulx, executive director of York Region’s citizens for affordable housing based in Richmond Hill. “The population that I work with are low-income and middleincome, people who generally are not in a position to be home owners and they are going to be renting. Well, the average one-bedroom apartment rents for $1,000 a month in York Region, and try and find that. We’re in a housing crisis. I don’t know what the solution is, but something’s got to give.”

Building permits were issued for 9,546 new houses in York last year, a 51-per-cent increase over 2014. Meanwhile, building permits were issued for 9,546 new houses in York last year, a 51-per-cent increase over 2014, Bottomley said. The region has the second highest share of building activity in the GTHA at 22 per cent, second only to Toronto’s 36 per cent. Peel Region is at 19 per cent, Halton Region is at 9 per cent, Durham Region is at 8 per cent and Hamilton is at 6 per cent. Across Canada, York is fifth in the number of residential building permits issued last year, behind Greater Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary. York is seventh in Canada for industrial, commercial and institutional construction, with almost $927.5 billion worth of construction last year. The 2015 total construction value in the region was almost $4 billion, the highest ever recorded.

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Mary Ann Proulx is executive director, citizens for affordable housing, York Region, at her Richmond Hill office. With one-bedroom apartments at $1,000 a month and up, “We’re in a housing crisis. I don’t know what the solution is, but something’s got to give,” she says. estimated to be 7.2 million, up about 90,000 new residents in the last year. 4 York’s population is almost 1.166 million or 16.2 per cent of the GTHA total, down from about 17 per cent in 2010. 4 The region welcomed about 21,500 new residents last year, which is a growth rate of almost 2 per cent. Before the recession of 2008, the region was growing by more than 30,000 residents a year. 4 By comparison, Toronto has 39.2 per cent of the GTHA’s population, while Durham Region has 9.2 per cent, Peel Region has 20 per cent, Halton Region has 7.8 per cent and Hamilton has 7.7 per cent. 4 Markham grew by 8,000 residents last year, a 2.3-per-cent increase. In percentage terms, King grew the most at 3.8 per

Response to Yonge pilot mixed Pros, cons for proposal raised throughout process From Front Page

house, there were residents who felt the changes would make traffic worse, as Yonge is a major thoroughfare, and that it would hinder all of the rapid transit work being done in neighbouring municipalities. Others thought it would be a great way to encourage people to stay downtown longer and support the local businesses.

‘A lot of things that come to council, at first blush you don’t think are going to work. But I’ve learned sometimes it actually turns out to be a big success.’ Councillor Tom Mrakas questioned a line in the staff report saying the majority of people who attended were in favour of the pilot as he had attended the meeting and received feedback via email himself. “I think to say the majority of them

(email responses) were in favour is wrong,” he said. “I did a little survey of my own and 81 per cent weren’t in favour.” He also pointed out that there isn’t a proper bypass and that traffic has to go somewhere, he added. Councillor Wendy Gaertner was concerned that the town will do this pilot and continue the initiative for a couple of summers and then residents will be very disappointed when those lanes being used are needed for rapid transit. “A lot of things that come to council, at first blush you don’t think are going to work,” Councillor Harold Kim said. “But I’ve learned sometimes it actually turns out to be a big success.” For example, if your wall has always been beige it is difficult to imagine painting it green or red, but once it’s painted you are surprised that you like it, he added. He also pointed out that it melds well with the cultural precinct project. He was open to the idea but with too many questions unanswered about traffic, he couldn’t support the proposal. Town council voted the proposal down.

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cent, which worked out to just less than 1,000 new residents. Aurora grew by 2.5 per cent, East Gwillimbury by 1.2 per cent, Georgina by 1.3 per cent, Richmond Hill and Vaughan each by 1.8 per cent and Whitchurch-Stouffville by 1.6 per cent. Newmarket had the smallest percentage population growth at 0.5 per cent. 4 In terms of numbers of new residents, the majority of growth remains in Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan, which took in more than 17,000 of York’s 21,500 new residents. 4 Since 2008, 91,000 new jobs have been created in the region, including more than 13,000 in 2015. That compares to 7,400 new jobs last year in Durham Region, 3,000 in Mississauga and 38,000 in Toronto. 4 York’s unemployment rate

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dropped to 5.7 per cent last year, down from 6.2 in 2014. 4 The United States is Canada’s and York Region’s largest trading partner. The region exports $4 billion worth of goods annually, with most of that going to the U.S. 4 Almost 60 per cent of foreign direct investment in the region is from the U.S. and the majority of foreign-owned firms with a presence in the region are American. 4 The U.S. economy is expected to remain resilient and is anticipated to report steady growth in the employment and housing markets, which will have a positive spinoff effect for York. 4 The lower Canadian dollar will benefit the GTHA industrial market, including York Region’s, which will result in higher demand for export of goods to the U.S.

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Clements Charlie of Aurora writes, “My husband and I are decorating our six-year-old daughter’s room and we’re trying not to break the bank. We want to purchase some items that will last her into her teenage years. Do you have any suggestions on how we can do this?” Admittedly, I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to designing kids spaces because I have trouble spending a ton of money on items that are going to be broken, outgrown or disposed of. Pragmatic to the end I’m afraid. That said, I’m interested by the idea of making sound investments in items that could be transitioned into functional, useful items to be used as they grow and change. Much like the change table that transitions into a small dresser, there are ways to ensure that a good investment lasts for years to come. But how does one ensure that the decisions made today don’t negatively affect the choices you may want to make in your children’s room down the road? It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that a child’s space is still a part of

your home and requires the same consideration you would give to the other rooms - increasing or reducing your home’s value accordingly. Before you decide to paint your child’s bedroom consider what else needs to happen to make the entire space complete. Considering electrical wiring for pot lights or sconces is never a bad thing. Even though down the road you may opt for sleeker, more up to date lighting options, having the foresight to allow for wiring in the ceiling is always a good investment. Are you interested in having crown mouldings throughout your home? If so, don’t neglect the bedrooms and a child’s playroom just because they’re not central or common areas. While painting walls is one of the less expensive ways of decorating, it’s arguably the one element of design that can establish an immediate aesthetic, setting the mood or tone in a room. If you want your kid’s room to be cheerful and bright - increasing your kid’s energy - certainly consider painting the walls a bright colour, but ensure to couple bright colours with neutral linens that can work in any space. White or off-white linens will be usable well into the future regardless of the changes that you make to the remainder of your child’s bedding or furnishings. Be cautious to not over-spend on items that are baby-specific, such as rockers or sliding chairs. These are likely

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items you could purchase second hand and pass onto other new parents when you are done with them. When making the decision regarding selecting a bed for the room, opt for the largest one the room can handle. Don’t think that your child must go from a crib to a child-bed to a twin bed. If you think the transition to a double or queen bed can be made right away, then get the largest option possible - this way you’re investing in linens, mattresses, box springs and headboards that won’t go to waste down the road. While your daughter may love the “Frozen” characters, try to avoid a themed room and choose to stick with his or her favourite colours coupled with neutral hues. Certainly, it doesn’t hurt to get one or two fun themed items to satisfy

your child’s urge to live a Disney-dream, but committing the entire space to one concept can be costly and can make you resist changing the room when it’s ageappropriate to do so. While I’m a proponent of encouraging your child to be involved in decorating their room, know their limitations and ensure that the space still reflects your need for control in your own home. Don’t expect them to be able to make decisions around specific colours if they are incapable of matching or coordinating their own clothing. Limit the number of colour options your child gets to select from in order to keep the process simple. Try to avoid themed wallpaper and borders that may be difficult to remove in the future. Opt instead for removable decals or paint treatments like two-

toned or two-sheen paint striping to give the room some youthful whimsy. Posters and canvas art are inexpensive and flexible options for your child’s room and the always-ego-boosting framing-your-child’s-art means the primary investment is being made in reusable artwork framing instead of the artwork itself. Cheers, Janice

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Create the perfect poolside oasis this summer Many Canadians look forward to basking underneath the warm sun and enjoying delightful dips in the pool. Is it time to bring life back to your cabana, pool house or deck? Here, Benjamin Moore’s colour and design expert, Sharon Grech, offers tips on the perfect application of stain or paint: Plan your attack: Painting a wood surface takes time and planning, so pay attention to all of the details. Is the wood old or new? Has it previously been stained? How much time do you have to complete the project? Don’t overlook the important step of planning. Pick the right product: Working with highquality stain and preparation products will make staining significantly easier. “Pick a product that’s

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Students race for autism awareness Autism Awareness Month wrapped up April 30, with a ‘virtual race’. Registrants from Rick Hansen, Regency Acres and Northern Lights public schools participated in their own individual events this year, raising about $1,500 for Autism Ontario. Participants chose to complete a five or 10-kilometre race on their own, then submitted the time. Then, Autism Ontario shipped a medal directly to them. “Some groups got together to celebrate by walking or running,” organizer Cathy Teel said. “On April 30, you may have seen a large group of people running down Tom Taylor Trail (in Newmarket) wearing race bibs and medals. These were registrants for the race out spreading awareness.” For more information on the fundraiser, visit virtualrunevents.com/virtual-events/ who-wants-to-run-for-autismvirtual-5k-10k/. — Chris Simon

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O commuter permit parking will not be allowed at Town Park. Council turned down a staff report at this week’s general committee meeting recommending the allocation of 15 parking spaces at the park for GO commuters through a parking permit program. Council shot down the recommendation citing that the burden of finding a parking solution for GO commuters shouldn’t rest on the shoulders of the municipality. “It is unfair of Metrolinx to provide a service and then burden the town to find parking solutions,” Councillor Jeff Thom said. “We are being forced to create a two-tiered policy for parking in town.” Less than a month ago, council agreed to implement parking restrictions at Town Park and some

of the surrounding streets, specifically a two-hour limit, to prevent commuters from parking. However, Thom points out residents in the rest of town can park on the street at any time, with the exception of winter parking restrictions. He cautions that those living in close proximity of the GO station may feel as if they are not getting the same level of service as the rest of town when these restrictions are put into place. “Metrolinx is a victim of its own success,” Mayor Geoff Dawe chimed in. “But I agree that this isn’t a municipal problem and I would love to hear from the province about how they are going to solve this.” Councillor John Abel also doesn’t feel obliged to provide parking for GO commuters although he recognizes the need for a solution that won’t push more commuters onto the surrounding side streets

to park when the lot at Industrial Parkway and Wellington Street is at capacity. “Other municipalities have their stations on the outskirts of town, but Aurora is a little different with ours being located in the heart of our heritage district,” he said. “We need to think a little bit out of the box, make a little noise to (York) Region and pressure Metrolinx to come up with a creative way to solve it.” Metrolinx understands that parking is an issue for customers and residents in Aurora and would be more than willing to meet with any resident or official who would like to get a better understanding of future plans, according to spokesperson Kim Johnson. “While we know parking is an important service for GO customers and look for ways to maximize current facilities, our current focus is on how to balance the demand for parking with longer term, sustainable solutions, such as working

with our partners to improve local transit connections to GO stations,” she added. Usage is expected to quadruple and Metrolinx already knows a parking strategy won’t be enough to meet the needs of customers. Other modes of transportation are currently being explored. Council agreed to expand the area where a three-hour parking restriction will be implemented to streets with in the area bordered by Yonge Street, Church Street, Edward Street and Dunning Avenue from Monday to Friday. Metrolinx will be reminded once again that there is a parking issue at the site and that a solution is needed. Finally, staff will also investigate the possibility of allowing temporary overflow GO parking at the north entrance to Sheppard’s Bush off Mary Street until a more permanent solution is found. Metrolinx did not return phone calls before press time.

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That provocative issue was part of an interfaith discussion, at times purposeful and other times lighthearted, exploring the meaning of death and immortality from the perspective of Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions. Hosted by Mosaic Interfaith, a group of York Region residents of many religions including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism, and the Organization for Islamic Learning, the event Monday night at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Thornhill included about 100 people of all faiths. It featured guest speakers Rabbi Michael Stroh, rabbi emeritus with Temple Har Zion, Rev. Canon John Hill, a presbyter with the Anglican Archdiocese of Toronto, and professor Liyakat Takim, the Sharjah Chair in Global Islam at McMaster University. Death and immortality are issues that touch a nerve with people like no other, Stroh said. “There is no other topic that raises as much anxiety and ambivalence other than a discussion of death,” he said. “We all find ourselves in a battle of the forces of life against the forces of death… There is a tragic dimension to life because, at least apparently, death always wins. Everybody and everything dies.” The discussion comes as York Region leaders try to address the issue of what to do about the region’s dead. About 232,000 York residents will die over the next quarter century. While there is enough cemetery land overall to accommodate them, a cemetery needs analysis by consultant LEES + Associates Architects and Planners flagged a number of concerns. For example, Newmarket is in urgent need of new cemetery lands. Georgina, East Gwillimbury, Aurora and Richmond Hill will soon reach a critical stage, according to the report, which some in the cemetery industry praised as possibly the first municipal comprehensive review of cemetery lands in Canada. Some religious communities, notably Roman Catholics, are running out of dedicated cemetery lands, the analysis said. Adding to the pressure is the fact that Toronto is running out of graveyard space and more residents will

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Abdul Aziz Dewjee, president of the Organization for Islamic Learning, speaks about death and immortality at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Thornhill Monday night. have to be buried outside the city, it added. Given the fact that it usually takes more than a decade to locate land, get approvals and build a new cemetery, many experts in the field are growing increasingly concerned about running out of graveyards in the region. While experts have praised the region for taking the lead on the issues, they have also expressed frustration that municipal politicians, in general, don’t plan for cemeteries as they do with houses, hospitals, schools, recreations centres and other amenities that support growing communities. Because graveyards don’t pay property taxes, cemeteries aren’t welcome the same way other types of development are, they said. As far as we know, humans are the only living creatures aware of our mortality, Stroh told the audience Monday night. “Everything that we do is shaped in the face of death. Death is not something that happens at the end, we’re always conscious of it. That’s why we take out insurance, that why we look when we cross the street,” he said. “Does immortality answer the tragedy of death? In other words, if you believe that in some way you will live forever, does that

remove the tragedy of death? Does it become OK? If we live forever, what will it be like? Surely, it won’t be exactly the same as now.” People experience an enduring sense of longing on Earth at what we are missing here and what is hinted at after we die, Hill said. “Heaven is not actually another place like a distant galaxy…Heaven is where God dwells eternally… We like to hijack the notion of heaven and turn it into a place of wish fulfillment,” he said. “It also turns into a contrivance for denial, our mortality. This commonly takes the form of a naïve certainty that when we die, our life will simply carry on in some new, comfortable, resort-like setting, accompanied by relatives, at least the ones we like, and perhaps a pet dog…It’s painful, in fact, to imagine the end of relationships. It’s difficult to imagine simply ceasing to exist.” We are mortal, made of dust and to dust we shall return, Hill said. At the same time, when Jesus was asked if the eternal God would abandon his friends at the time of death, Jesus said He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living, Hill said. “Only trust in God can really quell our fears of death. Mere speculations about heaven are a pretty flimsy foundation for hope.

For Jesus, heaven was certainly not a place to escape to while this world goes to hell in a hand basket.” However, over the centuries , the Christian church has hijacked the idea of heaven by using it as an instrument of control, Hill said. “When the Jesus movement became part of the establishment, the hope of heaven and the fear of hell became the perfect tool for terrifying people into conformity,” he said. “’Unless you believe what the church teaches and do what the church commands, you’re going to hell.’ Of course, nobody could prove that, but, then again, nobody could disprove it either, which made it a perfect tool for social dominance.” The most important thing that Christians learned from Jesus is how to die because He died courageously, trusting that the sacrifice of His life would unlock the prison of fear in which humanity is locked, Hill said. For Muslims, death is not extinction, but an alternate state of being, Takim said. When someone dies, the first words Muslims say is, “From God we come and to Him we shall return. That is meaning a return from where we came,” he said. The Qur’an sees death as an

encounter, not with God, but with angels, Takim said. “Death is a continuation of life in a different form. The reference and reminders of death are simply to take death seriously because there is a sense of accountability in Islam that after we die, before we go to either heaven or hell, that God will account for us,” he said. “Death challenges us to morally elevate ourselves above our mundane existence because death is connected to accountability.” It is important for people of different faiths to come together to talk about meaningful issues such as death, Natalie Doucet, a pastoral associate at St. Luke’s, said. “In a world defined by pluralism, the need for interfaith dialogue is now greater than ever. A true dialogue is aimed at gaining understanding and acceptance in spite of differences of opinion and convictions,” she said. “Genuine dialogue leaves itself open to other people’s views, while, at the same time, exploring our common ground and building on that. I believe that events such as the one we are having today promotes genuine dialogue and is one of the most effective weapons in the struggle against ignorance, prejudice, intolerance and fanaticism…In the end, we are one human family under God.”

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Wint ‘not a murderer’ lawyer tells court during submissions BY JEREMY GRIMALDI

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Before entering court last Thursday, to a crowd of teary-eyed, broken-hearted people, the lawyers had already decided on a sentence they felt appropriate for Mario Wint, who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his son, Mathias, aged two. If the judge agrees with their submissions, Wint will receive a 10-year sentence. However, considering the credit given his time in pre-trial custody that would be shaved down to eight years. Now all that was left to argue for is if he would be eligible for parole after two years and eight months, which the defence is requesting, or the four years the Crown wants. In Jan. 2015, he punched his 23-pound son, Mathias, nicknamed Ty, so hard and so many times that he split his pancreas and liver, resulting in a broken back and his abdomen filling up with two thirds of his body’s blood. He refused to call police for hours, eschewing a chance to save his life, so as not to land himself in trouble. Then he lied to the police operator, paramedics and police along with his loved ones and friends about what had occurred. Submissions began Thursday with victim impact statements being read out by Crown lawyer Marcy Henschel, during which Ty’s foster mother explained the damaging effects his death has had on her and those around her. The letter, its contents banned from publication by Justice Nyron Dwyer, was disturbing in detail, explaining the effects the killing has had on the behaviour of Ty’s older brother. The diminutive Wint, shackled at his wrists and ankles, sat largely emotionless throughout the hearing. Many in the crowd, including Ty’s mother, glared and scowled at him, while he largely stared at the floor or straight ahead. His lawyer, Steven Skurka, said although his client’s behaviour involved “serious culpability and wrongdoing”, the results of which were “tragic”, he added that Wint was “not a murderer”. “(His behaviour) was impulsive, not calculated or deliberated and completed in a matter of seconds,” he said. “Why would a father that loves his child strike him on more than one occasion? Whatever lengthy sentence awaits Mario Wint, the most crushing one is the burden he will have to carry for the rest of his life…that he is solely responsible for the death of Mathias Wint.” Skurka assured the court that although some might question how much remorse a man who lied to so many people after Ty’s death can have, his client was sorry for his actions. “He can be extremely remorseful and lie about his conduct,” he added. “

After (Mathias) was pronounced dead, (Mario) entered the room, huddled on the ground sobbing. The remorse of my client began at that moment, when he realized he had actually killed his son.” He added that Wint was on a “path to rehabilitation”. Skurka explained that Wint’s mother, Valerie, who is a veteran nurse and “steadfast” in her support for her son, did not attend due to the media’s presence. Valerie saw Ty in the lead up to his death and asked Wint to take him to a health clinic, but he didn’t. The agreed statement of facts, released after Wint’s guilty plea, left many questioning whether Ty was even alive an hour after leaving Valerie’s house. Surveillance soon caught Ty motionless in his stroller his arms extended, while Wint walked him around Newmarket in a stroller in the lead up to his 911 call. Skurka also talked about how Wint came to Canada from Jamaica at age five and moved to Newmarket at age eight, before he attended Rogers Public School and Newmarket High School, dropping out in Grade 11 to work with his father in the lumber trade. The Crown was more critical in its assessment of Wint’s behaviour, calling the killing a “horrific crime” showing the “pervasive and callous disregard for his child”. Henschel also touched on what she called Wint’s “profound selfishness” in not taking Ty to the hospital and then lying about his behaviour to authorities. She also described the many times Mario had hit Ty’s mother in the stomach, kneeing her in the abdomen and ribcage, targeting this most “vulnerable” part of the human body in both mother and son. Crown attorney Michelle Rumble further described how Wint, now 30, is beyond rehabilitating and that the sentence should now be about denunciating his actions and deterring others from doing the same. “(We need to) convey to him the message that his actions have had a devastating effect on those around him,” she told the court. At the end of the hearing, Wint stood up and spoke to the court, apologizing to Ty’s mother, who was no longer in the courtroom, and Ty’s foster mother and the wider community. “If I could give my eye and my arm to bring Mathias back, I would, but I can’t,” he said, explaining that he was remorseful and wanting to rehabilitate. Jason Wallace, the man who created the Facebook page that supported Wint in the months following his second degree murder charges, which were dropped today when Wint agreed to a plea deal with the Crown, was also in court and yelled out to Wint that he was a “liar and a murderer”. Wint will be sentenced May 24.

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Provincewide pitch for OMB reform heard in Markham

More than 80 municipalities join the battle to change system BY SIMON MARTIN

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unicipal politicians from across the province were in Markham Saturday for a summit on Ontario Municipal Board Reform. The pending provincial review of the OMB has spurred local municipalities to voice their hope for change in the process. More than 80 municipalities across the province have passed motions on OMB reform. “Many of us are frustrated by the lack of predictability in land use planning,” organizer and Aurora Councillor Tom Mrakas said. “We never know if a municipal council decision will stand or be appealed and overturned at the OMB.”

‘We always have this OMB threat that the big bad developer is holding over our head.’ A spirited roundtable discussion at the event included former Mayor of Kingston and Chair of the OMB Helen Cooper, Author of A Law unto Itself, John Chipman, York Region chief planner, Valerie Shuttleworth, Aird and Berlis municipal and land use planning lawyer Leo Longo, Keith West from the Preserve Glenway Association and CEO of Ontario Home Builders Association Joe Vacarro. For local planning purposes, the board can be very difficult for municipalities and regions to navigate, Shuttleworth said. “We always have this OMB threat that the big bad developer is holding over our head,” she said. “There is no such thing as a friendly appeal to the board.” The reality facing municipalities is Ontario’s growth plan, with its ambitious intensification targets, is going to dramatically change the community, Vacarro said. “Communties are changing. That’s the mandate,” he said. “(The OMB is needed because of) the inability of politicians to make tough decisions.” He said there are many examples of

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when local councils go against its own planning staff’s recommendations because it’s unpopular. It was an unpopular opinion in the room full of elected officials. While there was much debate at the event, one thing people were able to agree on was that the current form of the OMB is not a palatable solution moving forward. “We are trying to advocate to improve the process,” King Mayor Steve Pellegrini said. Municipal representatives continually talked about making changes at the OMB so the scales weren’t so tilted in the developers’ favour. “It’s not on a level playing field right now,” Markham Ward 4 Councillor Karen Rea said. Shuttleworth talked about the frustration from a planner’s perspective, especially in regards to a municipality’s Official Plan. So much consultation and work goes into forming an official plan, yet even after it’s passed by the province, it’s constantly appealed to OMB by developers. There was broad support from the assembled crowd to bring back the sanctity of the Official Plan. For Pellegrini it was the most important issue moving forward. “If there is an approved Official Plan it should not be appealable to OMB,” he said. If developers want to make changes they should have to make them in the consultation phases, Pellegrini said. “Once it’s passed then it’s done.” This would bring more predictability to the process for residents and local council, he said. The high density housing area in town wouldn’t all of sudden change. Other suggestions from the group included enhancing mediation before a hearing occurs, having more qualified board members and recognizing the need for a different process for large and small municipalities. A working group is taking all the suggestions from today’s summit to work towards recommendations for the province to try and change the system. “We are elected official that all feel passion about this issue,” Mrakas said.

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Aurora resident Pam Martin was named Business Woman of the Year and stands with Lina Bigioni, assistant to York Region chairperson and CEO Wayne Emmerson, during the Business Women’s Network of York Region gala honouring female entrepreneurism earlier this month. For more information about the organization or to become a member, go to bwnyr.com/membership-opportunity/

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NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Bathurst Street and Morning Sideroad Intersection in the Township of King and Town of East Gwillimbury York Region is reconstructing and reconnecting Bathurst Street. To complete this work, the Bathurst Street and Morning Sideroad intersection is scheduled to be closed from Tuesday, May 24, 2016 to Monday, June 27, 2016.* Access to local traffic will be maintained.

Please direct general inquiries to: Lindsey Adlam Communications and Community Engagement Specialist The Regional Municipality of York Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75923 Email: lindsey.adlam@york.ca For more information on current and upcoming construction projects, please visit york.ca/roads STAFF PHOTO/SIMON MARTIN

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Lawyer furious at cost of obtaining police reports York police charge $553.70 for document: lawyer. OPP’s charge? $43

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Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard (second from right), John Pugsley from Ontario Trillium Foundation and Loreta Pavese, an OTF volunteer meet with members of the Women’s Support Network to celebrate a $612,400 Grow grant the Network received from the Foundation to support women in York Region who are sexually trafficked. Funds will be used to hire a Crisis Intervention Worker, case manager and an outreach and public education person. An evaluation of the program will take place in three years. For more on the Network, go to womenssupportnetwork.ca/

York Symphony O r c H E S T r A Presents:

“A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES” Friday, May 27 - 8PM at Trinity Anglican Church in Aurora...79 Victoria St.

Sunday, May 29 - 7:30 PM

at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. 10268 Yonge St.

For its final concerts of the season, the York Symphony Orchestra will present A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES May 27 and 29, featuring some of the world’s best-loved film music. The YSO has chosen pieces from the classical repertoire that have been used in film scores, as well as original music written specifically to heighten the movie-going experience. Among the program’s highlights will be some of John Williams’ stirring music selections from Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Arc and Jurassic Park.

Original film music by the likes of Ennio Morricone (The Mission and Cinema Paradiso), Max Steiner (Gone with the Wind), Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean), and Henry Mancini (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) will also be featured. Tickets: Friday: Adults $28, Seniors $23, Students $15 Sunday: Adults $30, Seniors $25, Students $15 For Friday concert call: York Symphony at (416) 410-0860 For Sunday concert call: Richmond Hill at: (905) 787-8811 OR ONLINE: www.rhcentre.ca

BY JEREMY GRIMALDI

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he long simmering feuds involving taxpayers, emergency response budgets and car insurance premiums has opened a new battlefront, with personal injury lawyers now angry at York Regional Police, which is attempting to trim its budget. Last month, by mere happenstance, York Region lawyer Heikki Cox-Kikkajoon, looked through a stack of bills and came across a police accident report invoice from YRP for more than $500. “I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “It really burned me under the collar.” The bill was for a document Barrie-based Cox-Kikkajoon had ordered in relation to a relatively minor car crash that occurred on Leslie Road in Newmarket in 2015. Instead of the customary $43 charge he said he continues to receive from the OPP’s Aurora detachment, this York police motor vehicle accident report was $553.70. Cox-Kikkajoon said what upset him more than anything else was what he considered to be the simplicity of the document the police were charging that kind of money for. “I am questioning the actual cost,” he added. “How did they come up with that cost?” He said he believes the one-page accident report, which involves an “eight-centimetre by 10-centimetre” diagram as well as information including which direction the vehicles were traveling, would likely take 30 minutes to fill out, but certainly no more than an hour. The document is a standard provincial report that all police forces are mandated to complete in a timely manner following attendance or investigation of a car crash. Cox-Kikkajoon said this report differs greatly from a “level-four” reconstruction report, which is completed when there is a major crash involving significant injury or death, leading to closed roads. “Those reports are pivotal and it costs a lot,” he said. “In those documents, they analyze skid marks and do detailed study, gleaning speed and witness reports. I don’t mind paying money for them, but this is different.” York Regional Police insists the service is simply trying to recover an ever-increasing cost through avenues other than the region’s taxpayers, essentially saying motorists should cover the costs of car crashes rather than the

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entire tax base. Increases to the costs associated with obtaining motor vehicle collision reports have been implemented in order to transfer the costs associated with collision investigations from taxpayers and on to insurance companies, a spokesperson for the service said in an email. The statement goes on to say the $490 fee, plus HST cost “accurately reflects the cost of investigating and administering” the reports. “A report investigated by the major collision investigation unit includes scene measurements, field sketches and notes, vehicle crush measurements, scale diagrams, speed, time and distance calculations, opinions and conclusions,” it adds. However, Cox-Kikkjoon says these sorts of costs are too much burden to put on those who suffer from collisions and, at the end of the day, all motorists are likely to bear the brunt. “Someone bears the cost,” he added. “At the end of the day, it comes back to the people who pay insurance cost.” Aaron Wudrick, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said while it’s important for public bodies to look at costs and alter prices accordingly, he said the cost appears to have been particularly large in this case. “If you’re talking about a accident report, there is no way around that, so it is effectively a tax,” he said. The rise in price was implemented at the Police Service Board meeting in late 2015, as both the police and regional chairperson Wayne Emmerson took steps to keep the police budget increase less than a 3 per cent. York police, whose budget will reach $300 million in 2017, said they’d been losing millions of dollars a year writing up mandated reports for insurance companies that were going unused. It was during this meeting that Emmerson told the board he could not support a 3.7-per-cent increase, insisting more savings needed to be found. “We’re going to have to find some funding,” he told his first budget meeting. They were not done with accident reports, also decidingn to start charging homeowners for each false alarm that requires police to attend residences.

ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OF ENERSOURCE HYDRO MISSISSAUGA INC., HORIZON UTILITIES CORPORATION, POWERSTREAM INC. AND HYDRO ONE BRAMPTON NETWORKS INC. Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc., Horizon Utilities Corporation, and PowerStream Inc. have applied for approval to amalgamate to form LDC Co. and for LDC Co. to purchase and amalgamate with Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. and continue as LDC Co. Learn more. Have your say. Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc., Horizon Utilities Corporation, and PowerStream Inc. have applied to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to amalgamate to form LDC Co. Approval is also requested for LDC Co. to purchase the shares of Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. for $607 million subject to certain adjustments, and then to amalgamate and continue as LDC Co. The applicants say that ratepayers will not pay the costs of these changes or the premium for the purchase of Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. The applicants say that electricity rates for customers of each of Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc., Horizon Utilities Corporation, PowerStream Inc. and Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. will remain separate for ten years from the date the proposed transactions are completed. As part of this application, the applicants are asking for approval for: (a) Enersource Holdings Inc. to buy the shares of Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. (b) PowerStream Inc. to transfer its existing shares of Collus PowerStream Utility Services Corp., to LDC Co. (c) The transfer of Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc.’s distribution system to LDC Co. (d) The transfer of the distribution licences and rate orders of each of Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc., Horizon Utilities Corporation, PowerStream Inc. and Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. to LDC Co.

Body pulled from Bond Lake The body of a 35-year-old man from Richmond Hill out for a swim was pulled from Bond Lake in Oak Ridges late Tuesday night. The name of the drowning victim has not been released, Sgt. Kelly Bachoo said. “Yesterday, just after 5:30 (p.m.), we received a call to Bond Lake in the Oak Ridges area that a male had been in the water and had gone under and hadn’t re-surfaced. So, our dive teams went out,” she said. “Late last evening, the body of a deceased male was located. We had a marine unit out, officers — we had the whole gamut out looking for him and, unfortunately, he was located deceased.” Bachoo didn’t know what the temperature of the lake was, but said the water would have been cold, pointing out frost warnings were issued and snow fell over the weekend. At one point last night, there were four emergency rescue vehicles, a water rescue boat and 16 personnel on scene. At about 10:25 p.m., police tweeted the marine unit and other emergency services personnel were still on the scene searching. — with files from Kim Zarzour

THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD IS HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING The OEB will hold a public hearing to consider the application filed by Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc., Horizon Utilities Corporation, and PowerStream Inc. We will question the companies on the case. We will also hear arguments from individuals and from groups that represent the customers of each of the utilities to the proposed amalgamation. At the end of this hearing, the OEB will decide whether to approve the application. The OEB is an independent and impartial public agency. We make decisions that serve the public interest. Our goal is to promote a financially viable and efficient energy sector that provides you with reliable energy services at a reasonable cost. BE INFORMED AND HAVE YOUR SAY You have the right to information regarding this application and to be involved in the process: • You can review the application on the OEB’s website now. • You can file a letter with your comments, which will be considered during the hearing. • You can become an active participant (called an intervenor). Apply by May 30, 2016 or the hearing will go ahead without you and you will not receive any further notice of the proceeding. • At the end of the process, you can review the OEB’s decision and its reasons on our website.

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ORAL VS. WRITTEN HEARINGS There are two types of OEB hearings – oral and written. The Applicants have requested a written hearing. The OEB is considering this request. If you think an oral hearing is needed, you can write to the OEB to explain why by May 30, 2016. PRIVACY If you write a letter of comment, your name and the content of your letter will be put on the public record and the OEB website. However, your personal telephone number, home address and email address will be removed. If you are a business, all your information will remain public. If you apply to become an intervenor, all information will be public. This hearing will be held under sections 86(1)(a) and (c),86(2)(a) and (b), and 18 of the Ontario Energy Board Act,1998, S.O. 1998 c.15 (Schedule B).

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Paul Brandt to headline 28th Magna Hoedown

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aul Brandt will headline the 28th annual Magna Hoedown. This won’t be Brandt’s first rodeo as he took the Hoedown stage in 2012. While Saturday’s headliner has been announced, country fans will have to wait until the ink dries to find out who else will grace the stage last Friday night. Hoedown organizers, event sponsors, dignitaries and representatives from the 15 charities that will benefit from the proceeds of the annual country-themed shindig gathered at Aw Shucks in Aurora Thursday to help kick-off the event. “There are a lot more country festivals popping up as the genre continues to grow,” Magna’s Steve Hinder said. “While many are run for profit, and don’t get me wrong I’m not against making money, but we are only involved in the hoedown because of (the charities).” The kick-off was held early this year so the organizers and charities involved could get to work selling raffle tickets. The hope is to beat the previous record of 46,000 raffle tickets sold and reach their sales goal of 70,000. All proceeds will be donated to 15 York Region charities and the event has raised $9 million over the past two decades. Hinder pointed out there will be a few firsts this year as the organizers always strive to top the previous year’s event. The Hoedown’s Friday event, hosted for children with disabilities, will invite 1,000 students this year

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compared to the 700 invited in 2015. Also, the silent auction will be replaced with themed games, door prizes and a swag shop and ticket holders attending Friday night’s performances will be treated to a full meal like those who hold tickets for Saturday. In addition, attendees will receive a postcard souvenir if they visit the Hoedown photo booth. This year’s Hoedown Showdown, a country singing competition that sees the winner take the stage at the Hoedown itself, has a grand prize valued at $20,000 this year, which includes a guitar, studio time, mentorship and more. King City’s Sarah MacRae, was on hand to debut the two songs she recorded after being declared last year’s winner. “It has been a year of firsts for me,” she said. “The contest, the studio time, the whole experience has been surreal.” Raffle tickets are available from any of the benefiting charities or Neighbourhood Network’s office in Aurora. Hoedown tickets are $50 for Sept. 16 and $70 for Sept. 17.

IN PHOTOS: Organizer Steve Hinder speaks during the annual Magna Hoedown kickoff event. Hoedown Showdown winner from last year, Sarah MacRae, performs at Aw Shucks during the annual event May 13.

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Up, up and away. That could easily be the rallying cheer for pole vaulters at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School. Mustangs’ athletes captured three division titles in pole vault the second day of the Bill Crothers Colts Invitational track and field meet last Thursday in Unionville. Defending OFSAA senior champion Ross Benn set the bar high by winning the boys senior event with a leap of 4.4 metres in the final high school tune up meet before the York Region championships being contested yesterday and today at the same facility. In addition, Jack Andrade won the boys junior category at 3.20 metres while Breanna Hayhoe won uncontested in the midget girls category. Justin Chuang of Sacred Heart Crusaders won the boys’ midget pole vault. Other area school winners at the senior level include Dr. G.W. Williams Wildcats’ Paige Sandwell in the 3,000 metres in a time of 10 minutes, 45.20 seconds. In team standings, Sacred Heart Crusaders finished second overall behind the host Crothers Colts with gold-medal winning contributions from midget-aged athletes Aidan Jean (boys 3,000), Kenneth Puguan (boys 300 hurdles) and Franco Battistella (boys shot put).

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The Keswick Cougars hosted their 5th annual invitational varsity girls rugby tournament last Friday. The Cougars went undefeated in four games to win top spot. Here, Aurora High School Eagles player Julia Giannitsopoulos dashes upfield during play against the Sutton Sabres. The Sabres won the match 5-0.

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Ravens’ bats heat up Catch us if you can. The Mulock Ravens set the bar and now it is wait and see if the varsity boys North Division regular season pennant lands on Newmarket’s west side. Mulock completed its regular season with a 10-0 pounding of crosstown rival Sacred Heart Crusaders Monday afternoon. The victory gave the Ravens a 4-1 record and a good shot at top North seed in the playoffs. Entering play yesterday, only Huron Heights Warriors had a chance to claim top spot ahead of Mulock. The Warriors, who won a head-to-head matchup, took a 2-1 record into play yesterday against Sutton Sabres and face Newmarket Raiders (3-1) Friday afternoon at Whipper Watson at 12:45 p.m. The Warriors need wins in both games to claim the North pennant.

Eagles look to clinch Aurora Eagles put their perfect record in varsity lacrosse on the line this afternoon in a regular season finale against the winless Keswick Cougars. The game has added importance for the Eagles who can claim first place in the six-team league with a victory over the Cougars. A 9-2 winner over Sutton Sabres on Monday, Aurora enters today’s contest tied atop the standings with the Bill Crothers Colts (4-1). The Colts concluded their regular season Monday with a 13-4 rout of Keswick.

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Redcrest course the jewel of Cardinal Golf Club family Redcrest Golf Club DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Rob Brandon STATUS: Public SIGNATURE HOLE: No. 10 The tee-off to the back nine can be unnerving. When winds are a factor — and that’s most of the time — this par-5 dogleg right plays tough for every one of its 517 yards (561 back tees). As with many Redcrest holes, the dealmaker is in the second shot. It is the second of two forced carries contributing to its ranking as the No. 1 handicapped hole on the course and prevailing winds routinely make it a four-shot play to the green. Although a generous landing area greets tee shots it is wise to be tight to the right along the water hazard which accompanies the hole to the green. Straying too far left creates a longer second shot over fescue and the corner of the pond into a smaller landing area. A two-tiered green tucked behind the pond awaits with a receptive front end but a tough saddle-like back end adding to the intrigue of the hole. “On a windy day you might want to layup and suck up a 200-yard approach shot,” said director of operations, Rob Brandon. “The winds definitely make the first and second shots harder.” TROUBLE AWAITS: With few elevation changes, flashy bunkers bring added spice to Redcrest. Honourable mention: Par threes play tough but none pose more of challenge than the 12th hole, a par-3 which plays more than 200 yards and regularly into breezes from the west. Albeit humbling, on a windy day with back pins in play, a driver may be the club of choice. CURSE OF THE COURSE: With water in play on 14 of the 18 holes, it isn’t hard to make a splash. Interestingly, the bulk of the trouble exists on the right side. Simple advice: Don’t miss right.

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a boomerang-shaped par-4 playing around water. But a good scorecard cannot afford a let up on the narrow par-3 No. 17 that plays up to 213 yards from the back tees. The finishing hole sets up nicely for a drive to the centre or right side of the fairway. Too far left, though, and a layup to the waste area might be the right call. “It’s a tough finish,” said Brandon. “It’s the toughest three holes we’ve got.” PANEL PICKS: No. 7. In a word, daunting. Sure you can play this long par-5 as the crow flies. But remember, those birdies don’t worry about water hazards. If you can outdrive the water and bunkers on a windy day, hats off to you. However, the smart play off the tee for the average player is finding at least the elbow of the right dogleg. It’s a few extra yards to the green but sometimes conservative is the wise play. THE PRO’S VIEW: “I think the greens are as good as you will find on any public facility,” said Brandon. “They aren’t overly challenging or undulating so you will make some putts.” “You can hit driver on a lot of holes if you choose and there are lots of fun second and approach shots.

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Hockey boss Bentolila shooting to spread joy of hockey

t is no secret minor hockey registration numbers have taken huge body checks in recent years. An arm’s length list of theories and factors behind the declining enrolment varies in nature, ranging from the cost to play and the price of equipment to the perception of hockey as a dangerous sport and unfamiliarity with the game. In any case, the trend is alarming to minor hockey people. Hockey executive Joe Bentolila is determined to tackle the issue and halt the downward trend. One theory the president of the York Simcoe Minor Hockey League and Aurora Minor Hockey Association wants to hip-check aside is that hockey can’t be appealing to ethnically diverse households that do not include a background in hockey. Bentolila knows the mystery hockey can be to families from different lands. A native Moroccan who arrived in Canada as an infant, there was no hockey link in his home. Until, that is, he came home one day beaming from ear to ear after his first attempt on a rink.

Bentolila need only recall his own childhood to illustrate and relate experiences to people whose primary sport is not hockey. His parents brought him to Canada as an infant. They had no idea what hockey meant. Without someone to explain, how would they? He was nine or 10 years old when a group of friends in his Toronto neighbourhood wondered if he was going to attend upcoming hockey tryouts. Though he had never been on skates, his friends encouraged him to try public skating.

‘I want to make hockey a sport for all children, and if not hockey, just to be on ice.’ “I never even knew what skates were,” Bentolila recalled. “(My friends) were flying around, but I was hanging on to the boards. It was hard enough standing, but eventually they took me out to the middle of the ice. I thought they might leave me out there to crawl back to the boards, but they actually helped me. “I went home with the biggest

John Cudmore Cuddy Shark smile on my face and told my parents all about it.” Ultimately, he found his place as a goaltender and within a few years was playing at higher levels than many of his buddies. His push to boost hockey numbers in Aurora is taking the AMHA’s message into schools in Aurora, including a visit to St. Jerome Catholic Elementary School’s upcoming Spring Fling later this month. He hopes it is the tip of the iceberg for getting into other Aurora elementary schools to spread the word to families who might not otherwise

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consider adopting hockey as their primary winter sport. “It boils down to ignorance and if we don’t teach (hockey) to those cultures coming to us, shame on us,” said Bentolila. “If we don’t allow new visitors to our country to experience this Canadian game, we’re failing their children and their children’s children. “If we want to keep hockey as the greatest sport ever we have got to show it to these people.” It is a new approach for a sport many Canadians once took for granted. It’s a sign of the times. “We’re just trying to do things to try and make minor hockey more visible,” said Bentolila. “Our goal is to get ethnic groups who don’t know a lot about hockey. We want to raise awareness about Aurora minor hockey and what we do. “It’s an opportunity to chat with parents and try to get their kids in ice or skates and explain that hockey is not the game they see on television. What better way to have kids hold a stick and shoot a puck at a target.” As president of the YorkSimcoe loop, which oversees the operations of several communi-

Making a run for it Denison Huskies quarterback Mackenzie Rogers scampers for yards against the Dr. G.W. Williams Wildcats in YRAA girls flag football action in Newmarket last Thursday. The Wildcats came out on top of a defensive struggle, 2-1.

Tournament of Champions in Chicago up next for team BY JOHN CUDMORE

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The York North Avengers are running out of territories to conquer. The juvenile-aged Avengers rolled over the competition with four lopsided wins at the recent Basketball Ontario junior championships to claim the under-19 provincial crown at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. The Avengers, who were eligible to compete at the under-17 level and defend their title at that age group, capped a perfect season with a dominating four-game run punctuated by a 79-40 victory over the second-seeded Capital Basketball (Ottawa) Xelles in the title match of the elite eightteam category. Overall, the squad posted a 38-0 record while playing at the under-19 level this season. “Our goal was to be a Division 1 team,” said head coach Gad Perlmutter, whose team won Ontario Cup D-1

ties’ hockey programs, Bentolila understands that issues differ by municipality. He is using his own minor hockey program as a test in his quest for solutions. “I remember years ago I thought, ‘Why do we need to advertise? We have no room.’ Ten years ago, we were over 1,600 (players) and now we’re 1,300. And our population in Aurora is growing. So why are we losing these kids? “I want to make hockey a sport for all children, and if not hockey, just to be on ice. I’m confident if they get on the ice they will love it and want to keep it up.” Hockey is a sport that requires lots of learning to master even the basic skills, but starting with skating. “There is the satisfaction of learning, skating around, making a save or scoring a goal. It was a passion for me and has led me to what I am doing today. I have such a love for game and was lucky to have friends that wanted to help me and not destroy me.” Hey, if some kid from Morocco can wind up playing Canada’s game and serve as a volunteer for many years, what is to stop anyone else?

titles the past two seasons. “But as the season gets rolling, you never know what is going to happen.” The Avengers won their four games in the eight-team division by an average margin of 41 points. Sarah Gates scored 17 points and Haley Perlmutter notched 15 for the Avengers in the final. “The best basketball we’ve played all year was in the final tournament,” said Perlmutter. “That was the best shooting we’ve had. It was unbelievable to watch. “It was team basketball. To win by a margin of 41 each game, I’d never have expected that would happen in a million years.” The squad won previous tournaments in Guelph and Caledon and hosted by IEM Spartans and Toronto Lords. Next up for the Avengers is a return to the Nike Tournament of Champions in Chicago in July.

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Garrett Styles baseball event swings into action today BY JOHN CUDMORE

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The Garrett Styles Memorial Baseball Tournament is doing doubleheader duty. The annual tournament starts today with competition in high school and emergency services divisions. A six-team high school division kicks off with games at 8 a.m. featuring St. Andrew’s Saints against Sacred Heart Crusaders at St. Andrew’s College while Our Lady of the Lakes Bulldogs (Keswick) meet King City Lions at McKnight Field in Newmarket. Innisdale Invaders of Barrie and Whitby’s Anderson Raiders round out the field. The final is slated for 3:30 p.m. at Newmarket Fairgounds’ McKnight Field. Meanwhile, five teams, including the York Regional Police Blue Sox and New York Courts, partici-

pate in a double knockout format at Stewart Burnett Park in Aurora starting at 8 a.m. The tournament runs all day and Friday. The tournament honours the memory of Const. Garrett Styles who was killed in the line of duty on June 28, 2011. The seven-year veteran of the York Regional Police was an avid baseball player and grew up playing in the Newmarket Baseball Association. Proceeds go to Jays Care and Jump Start.

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Hanus highlighted a haul of 11 medals in the 16-and-over category, including seven gold, by winning the backstroke at 50, 100 and 200 metres. She also won the 50 butterfly, 200 breaststroke, 400 IM and 800 freestyle events. In all, Stingrays club members won 121 medals, including 44 golds. For more results, log on to yorkregion.com for On-line Sportsboard.

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Honda of Canada Mfg. Box 5000, 4700 Industrial Parkway Alliston, ON, L9R 1A2 Contract Production Associate Position(s) Length of Contract: 1-year renewable

Start work now! PRODUCTION PEOPLE GENERAL LABOUR PEOPLE Are you one of these people?

The Staffing Connection wants to hear from you!

PH (705) 719-9082 www.thestaffingconnection.ca barrieresumes@thestaffingconnection.ca

JOB FAIR

Saturday, May 28th, 2016 8 a.m. - Noon 320 Saunders Rd., Barrie, ON L4N 9Y2

Residential Curbside Collection Drivers & 310T Truck and Coach Mechanic Drivers – please bring the following items: • Resume • Driver’s Abstract • CVOR Abstract • Driver’s License

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Located in Alliston, Ontario and employing approximately 4200 Associates, HCM is a 45-minute drive north of Toronto and 25 minutes south of Barrie. Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) is one of Honda’s premier manufacturing facilities in the world, producing the Honda Civic and the CRV sport utility vehicle. Applicants must be able to work rotating shifts, support Production Saturdays as required and have the ability to work in a physical, fast paced environment with a detailed focus on quality. HCM will provide all personal protective equipment (safety shoes, glasses, hats, etc.), uniforms and lockers. Contract Associates will also have the opportunity to use HCM’s on-site fitness and recreation facility as well as our Associate Workshop. Competitive compensation includes shift premiums, bonuses and a basic benefit package. Interested applicants may apply directly by submitting an application/ resume at the main entrance of Plant One or Plant Two, or by forwarding a resume to the attention of Recruitment at recruiting@hcm.honda. com. Applicants should list any relevant work experience where physically demanding and repetitive work was required. Also, please specify any specific experience using hand tools, or equipment. The Power of Dreams is alive and well at HCM. Come join our team for a rewarding and worthwhile experience! Honda is committed to providing accommodation in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, upon request. The accommodation provided will take into account the applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process or in order to successfully submit an application, please email us at recruiting@hcm.honda.com or call us at 705-435-5561 ext. 2047 to submit your accommodation request. We thank all applicants in advance but advise that only those under consideration will be contacted. DISPATCHER Seeking a highly motivated person with small/medium size fleet dispatch experience in a fast paced environment. Must have excellent knowledge of Ontario. Successful candidate must have strong computer skills, oral and written communications.

AZ/DZ DRIVERS Professional AZ & DZ Drivers for F/T and P/T positions, local, multi-call deliveries within Ontario. Must be able to work some weekends and statutory holidays. All deliveries require hand bombing. Knowledge of rural Ontario, driving experience with clean abstract and CVOR, having good customer service is a must. Competitive wages plus performance bonus. Fax/email resume: 905-778-8108 info@simcoeenergy.com (Drivers, please include your CVOR & abstract) We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

1700 King Road KING CITY, Ontario Join our Team! Now Hiring For The New King City Location Full Time and Part Time positions available

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May 20, 21, 22 from 11:00am to 7:00pm May 27, 28, 29 from 11:00am to 7:00pm

at our new King City store location. At Coppa’s Fresh Market, we know that employees are very important to building a s u cce s s f u l b u s i n e s s a n d gi v i n g o u r customers the best shopping experience possible. We take pride in being a very special place fo r o u r c u s to m e r s to s h o p a n d o u r employees to work. That’s why we offer an exciting workplace with opportunities to grow, learn and share. If you love creating an exceptional shopping experience and are driven by excellence then we want to hear from you.

Come grow your career with us. WWW.COPPAS.COM

RECENT GRADUATE IN SALES AND MARKETING Bramden Precision is a CNC Manufacturer of Complex Machined Components for the Aerospace Industry.

We are looking for an enthusiastic & dedicated individual for Sales and Marketing. Direct experience in CNC machining or the Aerospace Industry is not required. Excellent communication & presentation skills will be an Asset. Marketing techniques will filter eligible customers in North American from Aerospace Directories and Databases. May require some travel, most work will be completed on site in Newmarket. This will likely be a temporary position of 4-6 months, but could lead to further employment.

Please send Resume to: abaur@bramdenprecision.com

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JOB TITLE: Phone Verifier, Casual Part Time BUSINESS UNIT: Aurora, ON THE OPPORTUNITY: York Region Media Group, a division of Metroland Media Group, is currently looking for casual part-time Verifiers, working up to 19 hours per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. This position acts as the key liaison between the newspaper and the carrier force which delivers our product. From receipt of a customer/circulation/corporate inquiry, the verification representative must take ownership of the inquiry to ensure the route is verified and results communicated to the appropriate parties. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Successfully conduct verification calls to ensure deadlines are consistently met • Handle a high volume of outbound calls per shift • Ensure that FDSA Policy & Procedures are met on a daily basis WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • Experience with outbound phone calls an asset • Strong telephone presentation skills • Excellent verbal, written and listening skills • Strong computer skills • Solid organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline oriented environment • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team environment If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to dlawrie@yrmg.com by May 29, 2016. Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview. Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Badger Daylighting is currently seeking professional

HYDROVAC OPERATORS to join the largest Hydrovac business in North America. Previous hydrovac, trucking, vacuum truck or other related experience preferred. Must be able to work independently and demonstrate a strong customer service focus. A class DZ driver’s license and a clean driving record are minimum requirements for this position.

For Greater Toronto Area Please send resume to:jbilecki@badgerinc.com For York Region and Simcoe Please send resume to:jwalker@badgerinc.com

For door-to-door newspaper delivery 1 day per week. Reliable vehicle required

This position is responsible for Maintaining and repairing production equipment in a JIT environment. Experience in electrical, hydraulics and pneumatics would be of good benefit. Knowledge of PLC programming would be a very desirable asset. Working to a deadline is a must. We offer competitive compensation plus benefits. Interested candidates may apply on or before June 3, 2016 via our career site at www.buchnermfg.com , or fax/email to: J. Terry, Human Resources Fax: 905-836-1552 Email: jodit@buchnermfg.com

Full-Time/Part Time DENTAL ADMINISTRATION We are expanding our dental team and are looking for the next team player to join us! The ideal candidate will be a quick learner, friendly, punctual with excellent team skills, alongside customer service skills! Evenings and Sat's req'd. Dental experience preferred. Email your resume to: dentalofficekeswick@gmail.com

Hiring Assistant Manager Apprentices Service Technicians Competitive salary & bonus opportunities. Email resumes to: midasaurora@gmail.com

Located in Queensville, ON

Needs a

FARM SUPERVISOR

J. Lipani & Son Sod Farms looking for a

• Preset Appointments • No cold calling

Fun ~ Creative ~ Rewarding

Must have own vehicle and fluently speak, read, and write English. Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply. Training provided.

Call Rita 705 727 1100

JOB FAIR

Friday, May 20th - 4-7pm

Deli House Catering & Stellar Hall, 1220 Stellar Drive, Newmarket Wait Staff, Kitchen Staff, Sales Staff - Part time/Full time. If you are unable to attend the job fair please email your resume to: bookings@stellarhall.ca

HIRING 2 Licensed Bodymen for Busy Shop - Full Time Excellent working conditions. Must have own tools, transportation and minimum 3 years experience. E-mail: mike@industrialparkcollision.com

RECE

needed for busy childcare centre in Stouffville.

Please email resumes to: christchurch@edukids.ca or fax 905-640-8642

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RECRUITING FOR 80 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSEMBLERS IN ALLISTON Rotating shifts Days/Afternoons $13.50/hr. to start! Great opportunity for permanent employment

NOW HIRING Full Time

SALES / DESIGN

Here we grow again!!

Busy dental office located in Keswick is seeking a CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT. Level 2 preferred but will also accept resumes from Level 1. If you are reliable, friendly, mouldable and anxious to learn we want to hear from you!! Full time hours. Evenings & Saturdays req'd. Email your resume to: info@cedarwooddental.ca

TURN KEY STAFFING Proudly working in partnership with VALEO CANADA, INC.

To coordinate/ supervise work of farm workers, maintain quality control & production records, fertilizer application, drive manual transmission vehicle. Chemical application certificate/ licence. Tight deadlines, physically demanding, work under pressure, 2-3 yrs experience, high school diploma. Spanish language a must. Trade certified or equipment experience. FT permanent. $30 p/hr. Extended health coverage benefits. Available day/ evening/ weekend. Send resume to: info@lipanigroup.com or fax 905.478.4263

Call 1-855-853-5613 ext. 8

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC.

Valid driver licence, drive manual transmission vehicle, irrigation systems experience, maintain work logs/ records, 2 years experience operating farm machinery. Work under pressure, fast paced environment, negotiate with clients provision of services. High school diploma. FT permanent. $22 p/hr. Medical benefits. Available day/ evening/ weekend. Send resume to: info@lipanigroup.com or fax 905.478.4263

CALL FOR A JOB FAIR NEAR YOU! Register today to meet with staffing specialist! At 49 Collier Street, Barrie 705-733-8336 or Newmarket Office at 200 Davis Drive, Suite 7, 905-953-9133

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

Buchner Manufacturing Inc. Is a major Canadian supplier of building products. We currently have a permanent, full-time position available at our Newmarket plant for an experienced

CUSTOM OPERATOR FARM MACHINERY

WATER TRUCK DRIVER

with a valid AZ/DZ driver's license. Experience an asset, and start immediately. Please forward resume to accounting@lipanigroup.com or fax to: 905-478-4263.

SHOP LABOUR

Full-time position. Ideal candidate will have prior woodworking experience. Will be using hand and power woodworking tools. Heavy Lifting Involved. Motivated, responsible, self-starter that is detail oriented.

Send resume to: h_r@countertopmagic.ca or fax 905-853-3586

TECHNICAL SALES/ DESIGN We are looking for an independent, detail oriented team member to help us service and grow our North American distributor network. Primary responsibilities include inside sales and design. Send resume to: resumes@3dstoragesystems.com

Piano, Guitar Teachers

Looking for Piano, Guitar, Violin, and Voice Teachers for Sept 2016-Jun 2017 at our vibrant and growing music school. Great work environment, competitive pay rates, ongoing training, well-equipped classrooms. The Piano Studio, Newmarket & Aurora 905-895-1844

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Furniture, wood shutters, wine fridge, luggage, crystal, china, linens and many household items.

Rain or Shine!!

GARAGE SALE May 21st & 22nd - 7am-1pm 336 Irene Drive, Keswick

2 grandfather clocks, assorted fishing gear, 14' boat and trailer, canoe, household items, 3 display cabinets, tools, figurines, queen size bed, garden tools, boardroom table & chairs, battery operated lawn mower, phones, outdoor solar lights, 4 "like new" snow tires - 175/70/R14, extra tall golf clubs

Announcements

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Furniture, toys, light fixtures, electronics!!! May 21, 8-12pm Nicklaus Dr Aurora

GARAGE SALE

Rain or Shine Sat, May 21 & Sun, May 22 8am - 4pm 19330 McCowan Rd (@Mt. Albert Rd) Farm Sold, selling contents

MOVING SALE

Sat., May 21st Sun., May 22nd 8am 19352 Yonge St. Holland Landing Furniture, tools, antiques, vinyl records, more

CONTENTS SALE Sat May 21 8:30am - 2pm

Leather couch, loveseat, Parson's chairs, pine dresser, credenza & more! 879 Leslie Valley Drive (@Leslie)

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ROOFING JOBS

We undersell everybody. 40yr guarantee on fiberglass back shingles- 50yr guarantee on aluminum roofs

Call 905-478-4590 or 905-252-2624

Professional Corporation Chartered Professional Accountants

CLERICAL ASSISTANT

We are a growing accounting firm located in Aurora, Ontario.

Candidate must have experience in accounts receivable, collections, computer accounting and a knowledge of Excel & Microsoft Word. An individual who works well under pressure with good communication skills and a pleasant telephone manner is necessary.

with at least 2 years experience in public practice. The successful candidate would be primarily involved in the preparation of corporate year ends, corporate and personal income tax returns. Working knowledge of Profile, Caseware, Excel, Sage 50 and Quickbooks would be an asset.

requires

required for office duties at 19752 Holland Landing Road, Holland Landing (Bathurst/Yonge).

Please forward your resume to Brenda Thompson Fax: 905-952-0155 Email: brenda@carlingpropane.ca

CARRIERS NEEDED

Millard Foster Thibeault Youell

We have an opening for a CPA, CA

Forward resumes to: Donald Radley dradley@mfty.ca Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

RECE and Assistant Teachers for Before and After School positions required for Newmarket area centres.

• Learn skills • Win prizes • Fun carrier events • Bonus point program

Strong programming, leadership, and communication skills required. Commitment to working in a child care setting. Recent police screening and up-to-date immunizations required.

For door-to-door newspaper delivery 1 day per week. Call 1-855-853-5613 ext. 8

VINYLBILT is a Windows and Door Manufacturer in Vaughan looking for ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS

Handyman type work, using small hand tools. Previous exp. in windows, kitchen or furniture assembly required. We are also looking to fill the following roles: GLASS LEAD HAND

(previous experience with glass handling / work) GLASS FORKLIFT DRIVER

(previous experience in a manufacturing environment) AZ DRIVER WITH HAND BOMBING

Apply to jobs@vinylbilt.com

The Firestone Auto Centre

in Newmarket is seeking someone to fill the position of

Please submit your resume to Sari Connell Manager, Staffing and Employee Relations By email: hr@uppercanadachildcare.com By fax: 289.982.1116 Thank you for your interest, only applicants who may be interviewed will be contacted. Upper Canada Child Care is a non-profit, government licensed organization operating centres in communities throughout Toronto, York Region, and Simcoe County.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Male or Female) needed for busy Newmarket medical practice. Own transportation is a plus. Friendly, hardworking team players please apply. No experience required, we want to train. Fax resume to 905-853-5852 or email: office@chestweb.ca

Experienced

ROOFING LABOURER Needed

Call: 905-853-3041 Email: steve@first-choice-roofing.com $15 - $20 P/H Busy multi-doctor family practice clinic hiring

TIRE & SERVICE TECHNICIAN

PART-TIME MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST.

Bring resume to 16995 Yonge St., Unit 5, Newmarket or call Rob at 905-898-5115 or email: robstireservice@gmail.com

Previous work experience in a medical office setting is required. Fax resumes to 905-868-8332.

DZ Driver

Rent Source requires a F/T driver. Good pay and benefits. Local work Mon to Fri. Please apply in person at 15540 Yonge St. Aurora. Bring in driver abstract and CVOR. You can email resume to info@rentsource.ca if unable to drop off in person.

LAKE SIMCOE ARMS HIRING:

Experienced Cooks (F/T and P/T) Experienced Bar Tenders (F/T and P/T) Please forward resumes to info@lakesimcoearms.com

PROGRAM STAFF needed for child care centres.

Monday to Friday 3-6 pm. Please email

Amongfriendsdaycarecentres@ hotmail.com

We are looking for 12 F/T Customer Service Reps We offer a competitive salary, monthly bonuses, full benefits after 3 months. Conveniently located in Newmarket. Please contact Stephanie @ 647-247-1471 ext 1106 CALL TODAY START TOMORROW!!!

YORK HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES is seeking an EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER to work on an on-call basis in our Sutton and Newmarket locations. Please submit resume in confidence to email:

Sharona_Ou@can.salvationarmy.org Keswick Karate

is growing and looking to hire some training staff! We are currently looking for

PERSONAL TRAINERS, ZUMBA INSTRUCTORS and JUJITSU INSTRUCTORS.

Applicants must be qualifies & have credentials. All who are interested should contact Keswick Karate via email at: keswick.karate@gmail.com

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Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm • 905-853-2527 • Toll Free 1-800-743-3353 • Fax 905-853-1765 For delivery questions, please contact 1-855-853-5613 MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Saturday, May 21st 9am-2pm 4787 Aurora Rd. Stouffville (2km west of Hwy#48)

CARLING PROPANE

MOVING/ GARAGE SALE

Sat., Sun,. Mon. May 21st, 22nd, 23rd 8am 19786 Yonge St. Holland Landing Housewares, furniture, tool, lawnmower

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE. Sat., May 21st 9am 206 Birkshire Dr. (Gateway/St. John's)

MOVING SALE Sat. May 21st 8am 38 Watts Meadow (Just east of Henderson / Bathurst)

Furniture, books, household items & more. Lots of great stuff for everyone! Rain or Shine!

Post your job openings here.

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

Call 1-800 743-3353

Moving & Storage

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

Coming Events

SCRAP CARS CALL ME!!! 7 days a week!

Mini vans ~ Autos ~ Trucks Picked up.

Top scrap prices paid!!!

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$100-$10,000

Cash 4 Cars

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WE PAY $325 - $6000 for your scrap cars, SUVs, vans & trucks. Dead or Alive. Free 24/7 towing. 647-287-1704

Aurora Rain or Shine!

Coming Events

CASH PAID - $0-$2,500. Scrap & repairable. Cars, trucks, trailers. Will pick-up. (905)775-4935. Toll-free: 1-888-484-4887. Anytime.

WE PAY $350 - $5000 for your scrap cars & trucks. 24/7 Free towing. 416-825-3360

Relay For Life in Newmarket

June 24, 2016 6pm-12am Pickering College 16945 Bayview Ave. Newmarket

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Auctions & Sales

VICTORIA DAY ANTIQUE SPECIAL

MONDAY MAY 23 @ 10am

POLLARDS AUCTION BARN 2.5 mi. E. of Keswick, 24190 Kennedy Rd. 15 mi. N. of Newmarket, E off Woodbine Ave.

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE SALE Outstanding collection of Antique, Victorian, Retro & collectible furniture. Collectible china & glassware, sterling silver, art and collectibles, nostalgia pcs. Note: Antiques starting at 10am sharp. Photos on the web at

www.pollardsauctions.com An outstanding sale.

POLLARDS AUCTIONS & APPRAISAL SERVICES

905-722-3112 SUTTON 905-476-5160

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Apartments for Rent

NEWMARKET - BRIGHT, 1 bedroom basement, furnished, separate entrance. Non-smoking/ pets. $900. Suits mature single. Short/ long term. (416)540-5137

NEWMARKET - $1300 INCLUSIVE! 2 Bedroom, upper unit. Own laundry, 1 parking space. No smoking/pets. Available June 1st, 2016. 905-717-1694

AURORA 1 bedroom apartment. Clean, quiet building, close to all amenities. From $1125 inclusive. Available June 1. No dogs. 905-727-0459.

BRADFORD- 3 bedroom upper, bright, clean, spacious, private entrance. Parking. No smoking/ no dogs. $1150+ utilities. Immediate. 416-751-3368 between 9am-5pm, 905-778-8228 after 6pm.

DOWNTOWN RICHMOND Hill Beautiful 2 bedroom apts available imm. From $1450/m. Includes heat, water and 1 parking. Central air & 5 appliances. 905-224-3264

KESWICK 3 bedroom legal apartment, dishwasher, laundry, air conditioning. Available May 1. $1500. Must see to appreciate. 416-618-1949

BRADFORD- 2 bedroom basement, walkout to ground level to driveway. 2 parking. Separate entrance. Laundry. $1100 inclusive. Cable/internet extra. 416-678-4046

NEWMARKET BUILDING Heart of Main Street, Completely renovated 1 bedroom, laundry. Clean, quiet. Non-smoking/pets. Immediately. $950. June 1st. 905-505-2579, 905-895-8534

JANE/ MAJOR Mac- Large 1 bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, everything included. No smoking/ pets. Avail imm. $900. 416-712-8702

P E F F E R L AW- 2 b e d r o o m , appliances. First/ last. References. Credit check. $1200 inclusive. 705-437-1757

NEWMARKET - CENTRAL Spacious bachelor. Quiet building, close to hospital. Parking. No dogs. $895 inclusive. 905-953-9683

KESWICK LAKEFRONT Two 1 bedroom apartments available $800+. utilities. Cable. Parking. 1st/last. No pets. 905-989-2469

BRADFORD 3 bedroom upper level, 4 appliances, first/ last, $1250+ 60% utilities. No pets. Available immediately. 905-252-2406

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

*Over 45 yrs. exp., certified personal property appraisers*

Mortgages/Loans

$ NEED A LOW $ LOAN? $ $ INTEREST We offer business, personal, $ consolidation or bad credit loan $ $ Rates from 2.1%APR $ $ Bankruptcies are OK $ $ CALL 1-613-618-2003 $ CL472102

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CONSOLIDATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com

Houses for Sale

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Free computerized list with pictures of area home sales and current listings. Register at:

www.YourAreaReport.com Courtesy Diane Priest, Sales Rep, Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc. Brokerage. Independently owned and operated. 416-274-4004 Cleaning/Janitorial

Electrical

Rooms for Rent and Wanted

Townhouses for Rent KESWICK Queensway S./ Glenwoods Ave

4-bedroom townhouse family neighbourhood close to transit, shops, laundry hook-up in basement. $1,214 +utilities. Available immediately. 1-877-464-9675 ext. 72708 housingyorkrentals@york.ca

Houses for Rent

BRADFORD - 4+2 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Large living and dining rooms. Appliances, laundry, large deck, rec room, 6 parking $2300+ 416-721-6001 NEWMARKET- (DOWNTOWN Eagle). 3 bedrooms, finished walkout basement, a/c, 3 parking. No smoking/pets. $2250 Available June 1st.

Rooms for Rent and Wanted

NEWMARKET Room for rent, shared apartment. $550. inclusive. First/ last. Available immediately. 905-717-2977

Shared Accommodations

BRADFORD - Shared Accommodations: fully shared house. New home, 4 bed, 4 bath, laundry, kitchen, large yard, parking. Suits prof. No pets. Avail imm. $1000+ Call 647-460-1009

Travel & Vacations

REAL ESTATE. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com 406-293-3714

905-806-6136, 416-258-1666

Handy Person

Electrical

Cleaning/Janitorial

AN EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY Excellent references & rates. Many years experience. Newmarket/ Aurora area. Erika (905)235-2522

Townhouses for Rent

Handy Person

NEWMARKET- 3 bedroom main floor, near hospital, unique property, clean, fenced backyard, 2 parking, laundry, appliances, non-smoking/ pets, references. $1300+. June 1st. 905-717-9360

Landscaping, Lawn Care, Supplies

for Rent/Wanted

OFFICE SPACE(S) for lease in King City. Contact Rachel 416-402-4004.

Reasonable rent. Executive home $2400. Granny flat brings $1200-$1400, you end up with reasonable rent, $1200 for 3 bedroom home. 905-478-4590, 905-252-2624

HONEST HANDYMAN- Reliable, experienced. Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical and Repairs. Cleaning, and More. Reasonable rates. 905-868-0590

LICENSED/ INSURED. All Electrical Wiring, Panel Upgrades, Potlights, Basements, Reno's, New homes. Competitive pricing. Quality work. Call Jon (905)716-7755 www.MasterElectric.ca

for Rent/Wanted

KESWICK Full house: 3 bedrooms. Large lot, 4 appliances - incl laundry. No garage. $1350 + utilities. First/ last. Immediate. 905-853-1383

Furnished Apartments

NEWMARKET - Leslie & Ringwell. Bachelor apartment - furnished, parking, all busses at corner. No smoking or pets. All cable & computer incl. $1000 incl. Call 905-953-8656

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

EXPERIENCED GARDENER Create a garden. Spring clean-ups. Hedge trimming, pruning, edging, weeding, planting. Seasonal contracts. 905-989-0578, 905-806-4457(C) henna@hennasgarden.com

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

A FREE TOW for your scrap car or truck and cash paid. (905)775-1018 or (905)836-2100

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

NEW METHADONE CLINIC

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION Aurora based

Eco-Limo

Oak Ridges Clinic

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BENZIES, Antonia passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto on May 12, 2016 in her 83rd year.

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RASMUSSEN, Mary Peacefully passed away at home with family at her side on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Mary Rasmussen of Holland Landing at 59 years of age. Beloved wife of Simon for 41 years. Loving mother of Blake (Sonia). Dear sister of Adriane (Rick) Carr, Frieda Forbes, Susan (Jamie) Thayer, Patty (Joe) Trudel and John Horvat (Cathi). Mary will also be fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews. A celebration of Mary's life was held at S K WA R C H U K F U N E R A L H O M E , Bradford on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 7-9 p.m. In Mary's memory, donations may be made to the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre at Southlake Regional Health Centre. ELLIS, Barbara Ethel Peacefully passed away at home on May 9th, 2016, in her 88th year. Loving wife of the late Ernie Ellis for 68 years. Beloved mother of Cathy (Robert Wright), David (Carol), Kim Greenslade (Sally Rose), Cindy (Robert Parkinson). Proud grandmother of Kimberly (Gilles Legault), Robin (Sam Scanga), Daniel Greenslade (Kerri), Ashlyn (Kevin H a y a s h i ) . Ve r y p r o u d g r e a t grandmother of 9 great grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, May 24th at 34 Reuben Street in Aurora. Friends and family are welcome between 2 and 4 p.m. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Passed away at his home in Port Severn on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in his 84th year. Beloved husband for 49 years to Peggy (née Lumley). Dearly loved father of Christine Ingram (Bert) of Newmarket, Julie Ferris (Dominic) of Holland Landing and Jamie Cooper (Christy) of Midhurst, cherished Papa to Jayna, Lucas, Christian, Cameron, Brendan and Aisling. Dear brother of Donna (late Jim) Watson of Bobcaygeon and Mary (Ron) Minnett of Englehart and brother-in-law to the late Earl Lumley (Dianne) of Orillia. Also survived by his many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and extended family. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Seton Hall from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. 17955 Leslie Street, Newmarket (beside St. Elizabeth Seton Church). In lieu of flowers, if desired a donation to the Heart Function Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre would be appreciated.

HUTCHISON, James David 2.12.1945 - 5.1.2016 Went to be with his Lord on Sunday May 1, at age 71, following a courageous battle with cancer. He is lovingly remembered by his wife Shirley (Jewell), and daughters Donna (Joel), Heather, and Sarah (Johannes); grandsons Brendan, Griffin and Elliott; and our brothers and sisters and their families. Jim was always seeking to learn, discover, travel, and enjoy time with family and friends and God. A memorial service will be held on June 23 at 1:00 pm at Cedarview Community Church in Newmarket. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to organizations important to Jim. For further information and online condolences, please see www.taylorfh.ca. POLLARD, Heather Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 74 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Gerald Pollard and loving mother of Lorri and Craig. Mother-in-law to Vince Upson. Much loved grandma of Asia Upson. Heather is survived by her brother Jim Alleston. She will be lovingly remembered by her nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket for visitation on Friday, May 20, 2016 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 2:30 p.m., followed by cremation. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. On-line condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre in her 65th year on Sunday, May 15, 2016. L o v i n g w i f e o f Wa y n e f o r 4 8 years. Beloved mother of Vince (Naomi), Karen (Paul Zarac) and Ta n y a ( B r a d l e y D u k a r t ) . P r o u d grandmother of Catherine, K i r s t e n , A n t h o n y a n d E m i l y. Much loved sister of Linda, Paul, John, Stephen and the late Terry. She will be missed by many nieces and nephews. Daughter of the late Alan and Hilda (nee Fleury) Dalton. Special thanks to the caring staff in I.C.U at Southlake. Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket for visitation on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in chapel on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com FERGUSON, Dorothy Louise Peacefully passed away at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 89 years of age. Beloved mother of late Carol. Cherished grandmother of Robert (Kathleen). Dear great grandmother of Brandon, Nicholas and Breayanna. Dorothy will be fondly remembered by Tricia and Pat Duffield and family. Friends may call at the Hillside Church, 1 Don Rose Blvd., Mt. Albert for a memorial visitation on Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 12 noon until the time of a memorial service at 1 p.m. In Dorothy's memory, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the OSPCA. Arrangements entrusted to SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, Mt. Albert. FOSTER, Dwayne Kenneth John Peacefully passed away at his home on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 41 years of age. Dear father of Cody, Taylor and Ciara. Beloved son of Earl and Pat Foster. Loving brother of Larrie (Catherine), Shawn (Wendy) and Jamie. Favourite uncle to Jamie, Justin, Melissa and Dylan. Dwayne will also be fondly remembered by his aunts, uncles and cousins. A celebration of Dwayne's life will be h e l d a t S K WA R C H U K F U N E R A L HOME, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 11 a.m. with visitation 1 hour prior. Interment of ashes at Queensville Cemetery.

Passed away peacefully at the Southlake Regional Health Centre on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the age of 90. Married for almost 68 years, Ernest joins his loving wife, Raymonde who predeceased him on April 10, 2016. Cherished father to Kenneth, the late Keith, David, Ted (Marian), Carolyn Gore (Dave) and John. Proud Grandad to Melissa (Rob), Christine, Sarah, Michael (Tracy), Paul (Jenn), Ryan, Brian and Vanessa. Great-Grandad to Gavin, Madelyn, Isla, Brooklyn, Zoë, and Amelia. He will be missed by many relatives and friends. M e m o r i a l v i s i t a t i o n a t Ta y l o r Funeral Home-Newmarket Chapel, 524 Davis Drive, Newmarket (905-898-2100) on Friday, June 17th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and on Saturday, June 18th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. A Memorial Service will take place in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, June 18th at 11:00 a.m. For those who wish, donations made to the War Amps would be appreciated by the family. Please sign the online book of condolence at www.taylorfh.ca

WOOD, Donna Joanne Peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, on Saturday, May 14, 2016, in her 73rd year. Beloved wife of Larry and dear mother of Kelly (Scott Rennick) and Larry (Shona). Loving grandmother of Robert. She is survived by her brothers William, Wayne, Brian and Ron Lambert and her sisters Susan Leduc and Sandy Morrison. She will be missed by her many nieces, nephews and friends. Friends called for visitation at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 from 7-9 p.m. A celebration of life will take place in the chapel on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 1 p.m. Special thanks to the nurses of the Southlake Regional Health Centre Palliative Care Unit for their wonderful care. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre at Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation. On-line condolences may be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com

Colin Leitch October 29th, 1992 - May 20th, 2010 Six years have passed Time slips by and life goes on But in our hearts You're never gone We think about you always And talk about you too But we wish we still had you Always loved and remembered Grandma & Grandpa L Colin Leitch Beloved Grandson October 29, 1992 - May 20, 2010 No one knows how many times I've broken down and cried I want to tell you something So there won't be any doubt You're so wonderful to think of But so hard to be without Forever loved and remembered Grandpa Bob

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HWY 7 HWY 407

HWY 48

17385 LESLIE ST.

HWY 404

95 AUTO MALL BLVD.

ELGIN MILLS

YONGE ST.

11667 YONGE ST.

STOUFFVILLE RD/MAIN

JANE ST.

STOUFFVILLE NEWMARKET NISSAN RICHMOND HILL NISSAN

LESLIE STREET

7625 MARTIN GROVE RD. 100 AUTO VAUGHAN DR.

ALTA NISSAN

HWY 400

MAPLE NISSAN

MARTINGROVE

ALTA NISSAN WOODBRIDGE

9TH LINE

www.altagroup.ca

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HWY 7 HWY 407

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