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No English or French? You might be breaking proposed bylaw BY TERESA LATCHFORD

an individual basis for their own community. Kim, who speaks English and Korean, can see both sides of the argument, but still feels this is the right direction for the town, which could find it an issue 20 years down the road. In 1990, the City of Markham passed a bylaw that requires business signs contain English or French as 50 per cent of the total text displayed. Neighbouring Richmond Hill was experiencing the same issue but did not see the need to impose a bylaw. “People may feel they are unwanted in a store if they don’t speak the language on the sign, but I don’t think it is any business’ intention to exclude people,” Kim said. “Bottom line is we need to have a conversation.” He expects council will discuss the matter further at the Sept. 13 council meeting and any comments from the public and business community are welcome. Kim is expecting some push-back from a few businesses, but notes they have the right to comment as well. “Their comments are just as valid, will be listened to and will be taken into consideration when council makes a decision,” he said. Kim is requesting that town staff report back by the end of the year on a potential amendment to the current sign bylaw to include a requirement that a sign contain at least 50 per cent of its text in one of the two official languages.

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proposed bylaw would disallow the use of business signs that do not contain English or French. Aurora Councillor Harold Kim has submitted a proposal for council’s consideration at next week’s meeting, which, if approved, would require business owners within the town’s borders to include one of the two official languages on business signs. “At first, I didn’t notice there were examples of signs excluding English and French in Aurora,” Kim said. “It wasn’t until residents emailed (council members) with pictures that showed examples that I took notice.” His notice of motion points out that Canada has two official languages, giving English and French preferred status in law over all other languages, according to the Official Languages Act that came into effect in 1972. Incorporating text on a sign that does not include English or French could be viewed as exclusionary and not honouring the town’s theme of inclusiveness, he added. “English and French are part of Canada’s identity,” Kim said. “We need to grab onto something common that brings people together and I believe language does that.” It is a grey area since federal legislation regarding the use of the two official languages only applies to federal institutions, leaving local municipalities to discuss the matter on

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Aurora Councillor Harold Kim has submitted a proposal, which, if approved, would require business owners to include one of the two official languages on business signs.

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York police receive smallest contract in decade, in line with GTA trend BY JEREMY GRIMALDI

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York Regional Police agreed to a four-year deal that inclludes pay increases of less than 2 per cent annually.

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ork Regional Police officers will still be getting a raise every year, but it’s been scaled back from previous annual rises. The news comes days after the police union and the York Regional Police Services Board signed their new contracts, some six months after their last agreement expired and mere days before conciliation was scheduled to begin. The new four-year deal will be the trimmest in decades, with employees receiving just less than 2 per cent annually, having restrictions put on some of the health benefits and an elimination of a three-month salary gratuity after 30 years of service.

The rise is the lowest it has been for at least 10 years and possibly 20 years, years where police in York saw their salaries rise 3 and 4 per cent: In 2013 it was 3 per cent, 2014, 2.35 per cent and 2015, 2.65 per cent. However, these numbers appear to be part of a growing trend in GTA policing, with both Peel and Toronto police receiving similar deals recently. About 85 per cent of union members voted in favour of the new deal. Union members will see limits set on physiotherapy and course tuition reimbursement, however they will see an extension of benefits to other physical and mental health benefits, namely psychological services, vision care, retirement healthcare spending and chiropractic care. The contract comes months after

services board chairperson and Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti made comments to yorkregion.com suggesting the negotiations were going to be more difficult than in the past. “For many municipalities, the cost of police compensation is up to 90 per cent of the service’s operating budget and that is not sustainable,” he said at the time. “Arbitrated salary and benefit awards in policing have exceeded the rate of inflation, the cost of living and the salary adjustments negotiated or provided to other unionized and non-unionized staff in our communities. This is not sustainable.” When asked how he felt about Scarpitti’s comments, Todd Sepkowski, See page A8.

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Hometown Hockey to launch season in Newmarket BY JOHN CUDMORE

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One of hockey’s prime TV properties will launch its new season next month with Newmarket’s hockey community in its focus. Rogers Sportsnet announced Tuesday it is bringing its Hometown Hockey broadcast property to Newmarket with a two-day festival and celebration of hockey Oct. 15 and 16, culminating with its Sunday night broadcast of the National Hockey League game between Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres. The weekend will also help highlight the Newmarket Minor Hockey Association’s 60th season, but is also expected to focus on stories across the Newmarket hockey community’s landscape. It will also mark Hometown Hockey’s 50th airing. “It’s an incredible milestone and we’re happy to be celebrating that with you here today,” Hometown Hockey co-host Tara Slone, with partner Ron MacLean by her side, said to an eager audience

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at Riverwalk Commons before breaking off into a ball hockey game with minor hockey aged kids during a two-hour late afternoon flurry of hockey-related activities. Entering its third season, the broadcast production is known for profiling the communities it visits and highlighting the people in and around the hockey community. The visit to Newmarket is the first of 24 scheduled for the 2016-17 season. “It’s been in the logistics stage for a few months,” Town of Newmarket recreation and culture director Colin Service said. “We’re really excited.” The weekend of activities will be anchored at Riverwalk Commons, the site of the former Newmarket Community Centre.

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Rogers Hometown Hockey made a special appearance at Riverwalk Commons, Tuesday, announcing the popular series will come to Newmarket this fall. Hosts Ron MacLean and Tara Slone cemented the deal with a selfie, courtesy of Mayor Tony Van Bynen.

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Michael-Angelo’s officially opens its doors in Aurora By Teresa Latchford

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Michael-Angelo’s is grateful for the opportunity to share its “gusto” with the Aurora community. The family-owned grocery store is now open on Bayview Avenue in Aurora. Public officials, family, friends and members of the public gathered on Sept. 1 for the official ribbon cutting and to explore the new store that relocated from Markham. As part of their commitment to the community, the owners are selling $2 custom designed “Gusto” cookies and $1 will be donated to the pediatric program at Southlake Regional Health Centre. The owners and staff are excited to share their passion for food and be part of the community. For more information, visit michaelangelos.ca. Susie Kockerscheidt/Metroland

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Owners of the new Michael-Angelo’s in Aurora, Michael Pugliese, left, RoseAnn Andolina and Sandra Berardi, hold up store-signature Gusto cookies during the store’s grand opening. Half the proceeds from sales of the cookies go to help Southlake Regional Health Centre.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING Aurora Town Council will hold a Public Meeting to receive input on the following Planning Application on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Aurora Town Hall, Council Chambers. APPLICATION:

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Newmarket’s Heidi Cordner arm wrestles her two sons, Aiden, 7 (left) and Ethan, 11, as well as their friend, Nathan Singer. Cornder, who works as a math teacher, just returned from competing at the arm wrestling world championship in Las Vegas.

Local woman captures world arm wrestling title BY CHRIS SIMON

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eidi Cordner has a grip on the world of arm wrestling. The Newmarket woman won the women’s right hand hammer at the World Arm Wrestling League Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada in late-June. She had been sworn to secrecy on the outcome until ESPN aired the tournament and a related documentary recently. “Arm wrestling does have the ‘bar sport’ perception attached because it’s something you see in the movies,” Cordner said, laughing, while sitting on her deck, sipping a coffee and showing off her muscles with a black sleeveless top a few days ago. “It’s something that breaks out to settle a drunken dispute. But in Europe and pretty much anywhere else around the world, it is a recognized sport and there are huge sponsorships and TV deals.”

Anyone interested in training with local arm wrestlers can contact Cordner at cordners@rogers.com

The competition included women from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden and England. Cordner was the only local athlete in the class. She seems to have been raised for battle and her house has become, in many respects, a tribute to her craft. There’s a training room next to the front door and it is decorated with trophies. The hammer trophy — which looks like it should be in the grasp of a Norse god — won in Las Vegas sits above a doorway in an adjacent games room that includes a billiards table and dartboard. There is a home gym in her bedroom, I’m told. Her father was a fan of strength-based sports and she used to arm wrestle her two younger brothers often. “Any time we had a family get together — Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving — we inevitably ended up arm wrestling,” she said. “I’ve always been competitive, not just with sports but everything. To me, competition is fun. It’s healthy. There’s a thrill to winning and proving something to yourself.” On her first date with her now-husband,

Cordner challenged him to a match. He encouraged her to take a deeper interest in the sport and she began competing in 2002. Cordner has a strong mix of intelligence and brawn. She works as a math teacher at Huron Heights Secondary School and her students always get pumped whenever a tournament approaches. “A lot of people are surprised when they find out this is what I do for a hobby,” she said. “But I’ve travelled all over the world for this. I’ve got provincial and national titles. Although I’m a mother, teacher and wife, I’m an arm wrestler, mostly. It affects everything; it’s a lifestyle. I tell my students that, just like in arm wrestling, if you want to get good at something, you have to practice it. It’s something you have to work at.” But, Cordner admits, there is a stigma attached to the women who compete in power sports. They are often pegged as having muscular, masculine physiques. While Cordner embraces the raw power of the sport, she is also trying to show the athletes are diverse and feminine. The league includes three women’s weight classes and the ladies do their hair, makeup and nails prior to competition. “Everyone wants to see the women arm wrestle,” she said. “We have a lot of passion that we can show at the table. And we have a lot of power. People associate it with bodybuilding. The female bodybuilder has typically been associated with a masculine physique. We’re doing a lot to try to change that. If you watch our championships, we’re girly, we’re moms.” Top level arm wrestling requires a significant commitment to hand, wrist and forearm strength training. She trains for about 10 to 15 hours per week, including a three-hour, once a week, session with other local arm wrestlers. And she also visits a personal trainer and gym several days per week. Starting, concentration and breathing techniques and a proper, balanced stance are also keys to success. “Once you get to a higher competition level, a lot of times you’ll see matches that are over in a split second because the ‘go’ is so critical,” Cordner said. “It’s explosive at the beginning.”

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EDITORIAL

Queen’s Park must tackle fentanyl crisis

Marney Beck

n 2015, more than 1,100 deaths in Ohio were attributed to fentanyl overdoses. Over two days last week, 78 died in that state alone. In British Columbia, the chief medical officer declared a state of emergency after overdose fatalities linked to synthetic fentanyl jumped 74 per cent between January and June. In Alberta, 120 people died last year after ingesting fentanyl. (Only six died from the drug in 2011). It’s an emerging crisis involving “bootleg” versions of the powerful pain-relieving opioid, which police report are often laced with other illegal, potentially fatal, chemicals, or added to other drugs such as cocaine. And it’s a problem that Ontario police and health officials say has migrated here, with potentially tragic consequences.

Calling it a career

es, you read the headline correctly. I’m taking early retirement this fall and ending a 35-year career in community journalism. It’s time — and it’s all about time. It’s the 50+ hours a week and six days a week. (If I ever answered your email in the evening or on the weekend, you’ll know I don’t keep traditional office hours.) With the modern, insatiable news cycle demanding information 24/7, and laptops, cellphones and social media accounts that keep you connected even on weekends and vacations, it’s really hard to disconnect and take time to relax, time for family, time for culture and recreation. It’s that time I want to spend — as the saying goes, “smelling the roses”. My local theatre, three blocks from my home, presents free weekly jazz concerts every summer. I only managed to attend part of one concert this season.

2016 has been a record year for overdoses and seizures of black market, tainted fentanyl. On Monday, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council made public the sobering news that 2016 has been a record year for overdoses and seizures of black market, tainted fentanyl. “Those (drug producers) repackaging and trafficking are very much amateur chemists, dealing with a substance that is lethal in micrograms,” Michael Parkinson of the council told the CBC, adding that even a small miscalculation can be a death sentence for anyone who pops one of the little pills. One common additive for the synthetic fentanyl is an elephant tranquilizer. Officials note that some of the victims of the black market fentanyl were not hard-core drug users or addicts. Some were recreational users, such as a 17-year-old youth and a couple, all from Vancouver, who were killed by the drug this summer. “Really, the feeling is that we’re sitting on a ticking time bomb and it’s about to explode,” Parkinson said. Queen’s Park has to get on top of this issue before things get out of hand and we start to see the types of tragedies seen in other jurisdictions. Government, police, health and education officials need to collaborate and muster the resources and prevention strategies needed to lead the fight against black-market fentanyl.

SOCIAL MEDIA York Region builds $50M bridge connecting Markham, Richmond Hill Krysta Gutteridge I’d say a definite ‘YES’! Hwy 7 is nuts in this area, and a lot of the unnecessary traffic is from office building employees on the East side heading to lunch & dinner destinations in the East Beaver Creek complex on the West side. Only other possibility may have been a tunnel under the 404, but it may have had the same price tag? Let’s hope it’s built well, on-budget, and then well-used! And maybe it even has a walking path on each side to encourage less cars in that already-packed parking lot! Jim Lynch Another “fly-over”? Isn’t the 404 already high up in the air in this area? Highway 7 goes UNDER a considerable 404 bridge there. Isn’t there an even more expensive way to blow even more taxpayers’ money on “stuff ” that is not necessary? Yes, Highway 7 is congested, BUT YOU BUILT A HONKING GREAT DOUBLE TRANSIT LANE PLUS SHELTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, _AND_ YOU added traffic lights that keep traffic almost at a standstill with irregular timing. Now that YOU have created a problem, are WE taxpayers now supposed to pay big bucks to solve the problems YOU caused?

It’s time — and it’s all about time.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We can do better on waste Re: Does charging people to recycle get desired results? column by Bernie O’Neill, Sept. 1. I’d like to comment on the letters and Bernie O’Neill’s column on illegal dumping and waste management in York. The reasoning to charge a fee for certain waste is to act as a deterrent to ensure that the proper recyclables are diverted from landfill. The Community Environmental Centre (CRC) doesn’t charge for metal, styrofoam, electronics, etc. Increasing Double-Up Days (in Vaughan) works against this; we want to create less landfill waste, not more. What is needed is more effort by everyone to ensure that our waste is properly separated to its respective stream. I’m surprised at how little is left out in green bin/blue boxes, and so much in regular garbage. In our household, we can put out regular garbage only once a month, because I can divert most of my waste through green bin/ blue box/backyard composting. I do agree the Region York could make it a little easier, such as “one-stop” dumping, instead of having to go to separate facilities for recyclables, electronics, hazardous household waste, etc..

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Wynne has destroyed our medical system

John Fennell

Jackson’s Point

Recently, my son was taken by ambulance to Southlake Regional Health Centre with severe pain in his abdomen. He was vomiting and had diarrhea. I followed him to the emergency department and the nightmare started. He was unable to sit or stand, because of the intense pain, but no beds or stretchers were available for him to lay down. My son was curled up on the floor, gasping in pain.

David Brooks I was wondering what this was for.

Hours later, they took him for tests. Three hours later, the doctor sent him home. No one was available to run the ultrasound, so we were told to come back 9 a.m. the next day. The next morning, ultrasound results showed his appendix was ruptured and had to be removed. The surgeon told us she was targeting surgery at 3:30 p.m. He was admitted, but 3:30 p.m. became 7 p.m. as he was bumped because of more urgent patients. After surgery, he spent four days in hospital, taking antibiotics, to get rid of the poison. The emergency department at Southlake is disgusting. People beside you are vomiting violently, children, and adults are crammed into small areas, where they receive minimal attention. I visited a hospital in China 40 year ago and saw better. What I witnessed in Southlake is beyond belief, for people born and raised here. If you took a sick pet to a veterinary clinic and saw these conditions, you would take your pet elsewhere. The person to blame for this is Kathleen Wynne. She has destroyed our medical system. I’m sure people are dying because of her budget cuts to our hospitals. She’s wasted so much money and is now sacrificing our resources and medical system to try to recover. Canadians please stand up and refuse to accept what is being forced upon you. Our medical system is broken.

Spray from housing development a hazard While driving north on Yonge Street toward Holland Landing today, I was involved in something that I have witnessed from the southbound lanes. I was passing one of the new housing developments while a water truck was spraying down the road to keep down the dust and dirt. This water truck was spraying high pressure water across both lanes of northbound traffic. In this “spray” was a mixture of sand, dirt and debris, all being blasted across the road while hapless cars were caught in the

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stream. The cars ahead of me slammed on their brakes as visibility turned to near zero and our cars were battered with debris. After, I remembered seeing this from the other side of the road a few weeks ago when I thought; That doesn’t seem right? I realize that the construction entrance and exit must be kept clean, but is there no safer and more considerate way to clean up this mess of progress. Do you think that the developer would pay any resulting damage to passersby? No, I didn’t think so.

Marty Heim

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Gold stars for return of pocketbook On Monday, Aug. 22 there was one of those incidents which demonstrate the best of human behaviour and our society. A friend left his pocketbook on the northbound VIVA Blue bus when he disembarked at Wellington Street, Aurora in the late afternoon. At any time, for anyone, such an experience is stressful. In this case it was traumatic, due to critical medications and various personal identification papers in the pocketbook. Someone found it and handed it in to the driver. The driver, in turn, deposited it to lost and found. Within 13 hours of the loss, VIVA telephoned to say that it had been found and that the contents appeared intact! (And indeed, everything was there.) A huge thank you to whomever found it; and gold stars to VIVA for its lost and found procedures.

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I add up all the family meals I missed over more than three decades on newspaper deadline days and those hours can never be recouped. I clearly recall one of those watershed, out-of-the-mouths-of-babes statements of truth when both children were in high school and I was a typical working mom, strategizing for a busy week ahead. I outlined who would drive which kid to band practice/Guides/Cubs meetings, which nights I’d be out attending community events, and reminded them I wouldn’t be home for dinner on the Wednesday night. “Mom, ever since we were born you haven’t been home for dinner on Wednesday nights,” observed my daughter dryly, but quite accurately. But lest you think I’m complaining about my career in community journalism, banish that thought. It has been an incredible, interesting, rewarding and educational career — and one with a company pension, which neither of my adult children is likely to enjoy in their lifetimes. Those not in journalism may wonder at my description of my work being “educational,” but through my long career, I’ve been lucky to have learned so much about so many things. As a rookie reporter, I distinctly recall covering a council meeting for a rural municipality and trying to make sense of the Tile Drainage Act and what’s this thing called a “levy” that the councillors kept talking about? I learned so much about politics, religion, medicine, the law, the environment and human nature (good and bad). I learned how to cope with irate people on the phone, speak gently and with empathy to family members grieving the loss of a loved one, and try to make sense of 30-page council documents and distil it down to a few paragraphs of non-jargon words so readers would understand how a decision impacted them. I wasn’t always successful and I don’t have any pithy, lofty words of advice for the next generation of reporters and editors, other than to say: enjoy the rocket ride where it takes you — and get off when it’s going too fast. That’s what I’ve elected to do. But ending my traditional journalism career it doesn’t mean I’ll suddenly stop writing or never use my editing skills again. I hope to use my skills and experience through freelance or contract work in the town I’ve called home since 1984, and the Region of York where I’ve worked as a journalist for decades. So in a few weeks you won’t see my name listed as editor on any newspaper masthead; I’ll be out smelling the roses! —Marney Beck is the editor of the Richmond Hill Liberal newspaper

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5 things about annual Terry Fox Run On Sunday, Sept. 18 people from across the country will gather in their respective communities to take part in the Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research. The race is accessible to everybody with no entry fee, no minimum pledge and a noncompetitive atmosphere. Participants can run, walk, blade or bike. Here are five things to know about the Terry Fox Run this year.

The Terry Fox Run takes place in more than 9,000 communities across Canada. York Region has 11 locations for the run including Georgina, East Gwillimbury, King City, Newmarket, Aurora, Stouffville, Oak Ridges, Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, Markham-Unionville and Thornhill. If you want to find out more information about your local run visit www.terryfox.org/Run/Find_A_Runsite

Millions of students from across the country also get involved through their schools, which host the Terry Fox School run every year. Terry Fox ran the equivalent of a marathon a day for 143 days during his 3,339-mile Marathon of Hope. Some schools try to equal that mark through the collective effort of its student body. More than three million students and educators took part in the first national school run day in 2005. A record $45 million was raised that year.

In 1981, the first Terry Fox Run was held at more than 760 sites in Canada and around the world. The event attracted 300,000 participants and raised $3.5 million. Thirty-six years later, the run has raised more than $700 million for cancer research.

There are 14 schools in Canada named after Terry Fox, including Terry Fox Public School in Newmarket. There are 15 roads in Canada named after Fox, including Terry Fox Street in Markham. A nine-foot Terry Fox statue is located in Thunder Bay where Fox’s run ended Sept. 1, 1980.

When Terry Fox finally stopped running in Thunder Bay, he left this message for Canadians in his media conference. “That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people… I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try. When I started this run, I said that if we all gave $1, we’d have $22 million for cancer research, and I don’t care, man, there’s no reason that isn’t possible. No reason.”

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Roman Catholic Church, 16 Catherine Ave. CONTACT: 1-888-236-6283, elaine.stpierre@blood.ca COST: Free September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Canadians are encouraged to donate blood to honour childhood cancer survivors, and remember those who have lost their courageous battles.

East Gwillimbury Farmers Market WHEN: 2 to 7 p.m. WHERE: East Gwillimbury Farmers Market, Yonge Street and Green Lane CONTACT: www. eastgwillimbury.ca COST: Free The East Gwillimbury Farmers Market runs every Thursday until Oct 6. Enjoy local fruits, vegetables, perennial, eggs, meats, cheeses, baked goods, honey, sauces, preserves, soaps, artisans and much more.

Modern Square Dancing WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Seniors Center, 474 Davis Dr. CONTACT: Reg O’Brien, 905895-1764, rego1@rogers.com COST: Free Beginner classes continue throughout the fall and winter on Monday nights. Come out for a healthy activity that incorporates the three holistic dimensions: physical, mental and social. No experience is necessary, and no partner is required.

Amnesty International meeting - all welcome WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Trinity Anglican Church Aurora (The Rectory), 79 Victoria St. CONTACT: Renee or Len, 905-713-6713, www.amnesty.ca COST: Free Amnesty International writes letters on current human rights issues. All are welcome!

Big Top Circus Open House & Registration WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Big Top School of Circus Arts, 1150 Kerrisdale Blvd., Units 5 & 6 CONTACT: Lilsa, 905-898-0699, info@bigtopcircusschool.ca COST: Free Big Top School of Circus Arts is offering children and adults the opportunity to try a free class! Come dressed to participate in all things circus. Circus arts classes can include: trampoline, tight wire, stilt-walking, acrobatics, hand balancing, pyramids, bungee jumping, juggling, flying & swinging trapezes, aerial silks. Classes are age specific: 3 to 5 year olds from 5 - 6 p.m., 6 to 9 year olds from 6 - 7 p.m., 10 years old to adults and aerial classes at 7 - 8 p.m. Partagez le Français - Newmarket (Free) WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Tim Horton’s (Gates of York Plaza), 17310 Yonge St. CONTACT: bit. ly/partagez_conversation, partagez.york@yahoo.ca COST: Free 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. Please support the cafe with your purchases. Wanted — Adult male singers WHEN: 7 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Harmony Hall, Sharon Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St. CONTACT: Dave McCaffrey, 905-235-5893, onyxbari@ gmail.com COST: Free Experience the joy of singing four-part a cappella harmony in the company of friends, while supporting our communities through various events and performances. Contact: 905-235-5893 or info@uccchorus.com

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Aurora Chamber fall BBQ lunch WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 14483 Yonge St. CONTACT: Sandra Watson, 905-727-7262 COST: $8+ Kick off fall with a BBQ and casual networking! Please come out for a freshly prepared BBQ lunch, while casually networking with other Chamber members and guests. Parking is limited, plan to park nearby and walk! Member tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Guest tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Illumination at the Sharon Temple WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum, 18974 Leslie St. CONTACT: Megan Houston, 905-478-2389, megan.houston@sharontemple.ca COST: $25 The Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum invites you to experience the brilliance of Illumination 2016. Free employment workshops WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: The Tannery Mall, 465 Davis Dr. CONTACT: Nancy Bendavid, 905895-7529 Ext. 6504 COST: Free Free employment workshops for persons with disabilities. Workshops include, but not limited to, resume writing, cover letter, mock interview and much more.

Saturday, September 10

EGMHA annual equipment exchange WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon. WHERE: East Gwillimbury Sport Complex, 1914 Mt. Albert Rd., Sharon

Taste & Learn - Mediterranean WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Sobeys Pharmacy, 905-726-3397 COST: Free Join dietitian Colleen to sample some recipes as she explains the Mediterranean diet about how incorporating some of its principles may help with the management of your blood sugar if you have or are at risk for diabetes. Samples provided along with recipes to take home.

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Reader Gerry Markhoff sent us this YOUR SHOT of a red-bellied woodpecker checking out a dead tree stump. Send us YOUR SHOT. The theme is nature and wildlife. Email your high-resolution JPEGs to newsroom@yrmg.com. CONTACT: Jennifer Mackey, egmha.com, equipment@ egmha.com COST: Free Are you looking to clean out some of that gently used equipment that is too small for your child? Drop off your used equipment (excluding helmets or jocks/ jills) at the East Gwillimbury Sports Complex (Canada Hall) on Friday, Sept. 9 between 7 and 9 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 10, between 9 a.m. and noon, the EGMHA will sell the equipment. Proceeds can go to seller or may be donated to EGMHA. Immediately following the sale, from noon to 2 p.m., proceeds from the sale may be picked up by sellers. Outdoor Aurora Farmers Market & Artisan Fair WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Town Park Aurora, 49 Wells St. CONTACT: info@theaurorafarmersmarket.com COST: Free All are welcome to the Aurora Farmers’ Market & Artisan Fair which runs until Oct. 8 at 49 Wells St. We offer a wide selection of produce from local farmers, delicious food by our vendors and beautiful creations by talented artisans. On special event days, come for music/entertainment and free crafts for children. Billy Joel and The Piano Men WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres. CONTACT: 905-953-5122 COST: $35 +HST Billy Joel and The Piano Men starring Bruce Tournay celebrates the greatest piano artists of all time including Billy Joel, Elton John, Burton Cummings, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Nat King Cole and more. East Gwillimbury Home & Lifestyle Show WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: EG Sports Complex, 1914B Mount Albert Rd. CONTACT: East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce, 905-478-8447, egcoc.org, egcoc@egcoc.org COST: Free Shop local! Two days, under one roof. Come shop for home and lifestyle products / services; find the basics to the latest trends in home decor, landscaping, real estate and financial services. Visit with reptiles and meet EG Beaver and other local celebrities.

Aurora’s Multicultural Festival WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Ada Johnson Park, 60 Hartwell Way CONTACT: Shelley Ware, 905-7264762, aurora.ca/multiculturalfestival, Sware@aurora. ca COST: Free Celebrate Aurora’s cultural heritage and diversity! Incredible Chinese, Greek, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and South Asian entertainment. Tasty cuisine from around the world. Games, crafts, face painting, henna body art, bouncy castle.

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2016 Parkinson SuperWalk WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Fairy Lake Park, 500 Water St. CONTACT: Alejandro Alas, 1-800565-3000 ext. 3392, donate.parkinson.ca/site/ PageNavigator/SuperWalk/About/About_SuperWalk. html, alejandro.alas@parkinson.ca COST: Free Check-in: 9:30 a.m. Walk Begins: 10:30 a.m. The Aurora Community Band WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. CONTACT: auroracommunityband@ gmail.com COST: Free At the first rehearsal of the season, the Aurora Community Band welcomes new members to enjoy the concert band experience. If you are a brass, woodwind, or percussion player with some concert band experience, you may attend two complimentary rehearsals before the membership fee applies.

Monday, September 12

CHATS 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament WHEN: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. CONTACT: Kelley MacKenzie, 905713-3373 ext. 6055, www.chats.on.ca/fundevents, kmackenzie@chats.on.ca COST: $99 before Aug. 1, $125 after Aug. 1. Join CHATS Community & Home Assistance to Seniors 3rd Annual Golf Tournament. Registration at 7 a.m. Shotgun start at 8 a.m. Lunch to follow. Blood donor clinic WHEN: 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Our Lady of Grace

Newmarket Chamber breakfast networking WHEN: 7 to 9 a.m. WHERE: Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. CONTACT: Tyler Nakeff, 905-898-5900 ext. 228, events@newmarketchamber. ca, newmarketchamber.ca COST: $25 - $35. Networking creates an interactive forum where everyone has an opportunity to participate. Active networking is vital to career growth. This is a place where business cards are exchanged and new contacts are made. Reservations required. Guests welcome. Smart Home Buyer Workshop - Aurora WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHERE: RE/MAX Hallmark York Group Realty Ltd., 15004 Yonge St. CONTACT: Dennis Paradis, 905-235-4322, www.lovenewmarket.com, dennis@lovenewmarket.com COST: Free Attend this informative workshop n Aurora every second Tuesday. Learn insights about buying a home. Family storytime WHEN: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. CONTACT: Heather Alblas COST: Free Ages 0-5 years. Free drop-in. Join us for fun with stories, rhymes and songs. Blood donor clinic WHEN: 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. CONTACT: Canadian Blood Services, 1-888-236-6283, elaine. stpierre@blood.ca COST: Free September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Canadians are encouraged to donate blood to honour childhood cancer survivors, and remember those who have lost their courageous battles. Dialogue on electoral reform WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Public Library, 438 Park Ave. CONTACT: dandesson@gmail. com COST: Donation of one loonie. The electoral reform committee is hosting a national dialogue on electoral reform across the country. Fair Vote Canada – York Region, invites you to join the conversation exploring the principles and values that shape our democracy.

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Everyone Loves a Fashion Show WHEN: 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Bethel Christian Reformed Church, 333 Davis Dr. CONTACT: Marietta, 905 895-9312, carolford6@gmail.com COST: $6 Fashion show speaker: Claudia Loopstra, “Walking a Long & Winding Road”. Babysitting upon request.

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Two suspected scams, two different outcomes Front door and telephone fundraising efforts aren’t always scams, but vigilance essential By Jeremy Grimaldi

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ave you ever been left wondering if the fundraising efforts you experienced on your front doorstep or over the phone were real or fraudulent? Well you’re not alone. Two York Region women were left asking similar questions during two recent interactions.

‘If you are uncomfortable, please do not give that person money or cash.’ Rossana Dicenso from Richmond Hill and Mekmang Bravo from Newmarket discovered how varied the responses to that question can become. Dicenso was walking her dog near her home at Bayview and 16th Avenues at around noon on Thursday when three boys approached her waving a Mackenzie Health flyer and carrying a plastic container half filled with coins. One of them spoke up, explaining the boys, aged about 10, were raising money for the hospital’s heart and lung unit. Dicenso, a monthly donor to the hospital and well-versed in how corporate charities raise money, was suspicious.

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A suspected scam in Newmarket turned out to be completely legitimate and raising funds for a campaign called the Bob Izumi’s Kids and Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Days. “I said, ‘I don’t have any money,’ with that it occurred to me, ‘No, this is not right’,” she said, explaining she had received the same flyer only days before. “They were going from house to house, they were on a mission and put thought into it.” She said from her experience, corporate fundraising operations are more professional.

So, she took action. “I just wanted to let everyone know, because it seemed they’d scammed more than a few people,” she added. When reached, Debora Kelly, director of communications at Mackenzie Health Foundation, said the canvassers were not authorized representatives.

“The foundation does not use children to canvass door-to-door and cash is not accepted,” she said, noting the hospital’s fundraisers wear branded attire and carry appropriate identification. She added the foundation is raising $250 million for the new Vaughan hospital. Bravo’s story, ended quite dif-

ferently, after she discovered her healthy sense of skepticism was unfounded. She wrote yorkregion.com to check on the legitimacy of an Ontario Police Association campaign to raise money for an event involving police officers fishing with children. “I got a call two days in a row from this guy asking for donations,” she wrote via Facebook. “He said $25 would change the lives of the children.” However, despite her suspicion about the telephone call, the charity is legitimate, but even Ottawa police appeared confused. In 2015, the service put out a media release advising people that the calls were a fraud, although the force eventually retracted the release, as the charity was real. The police association, an umbrella group for police unions across the province, runs a campaign called the Bob Izumi’s Kids and Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Days. Stephen Reid, the executive director of the association, said the charity raises about $100,000 a year. When it comes to these sorts of issues, it’s better to be safe than sorry, York Regional Police Staff Sgt. David Mitchell said. “If you are uncomfortable, please do not give that person money or cash,” he said. “Most reputable charities have identification and photo identification. If there’s any inkling or suspicion, it’s often best to leave it alone.”

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Woodbridge woman scams CRA scammers with fantastical story By Jeremy Grimaldi

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Dawn Belmonte gets even with fraudsters years after her father was scammed out of thousands of dollars.

hen Dawn Belmonte’s father was in his final years, suffering from leukemia and being treated with chemotherapy, he was fleeced by Internet scammers for $15,000. So when Belmonte began answering calls from bogus Canada Revenue operators on top of the hundreds of phony air duct cleaning companies and computer virus scammers, Belmonte finally grew fed up. “It’s almost like I was taken over,” the mother of three boys from Woodbridge

said. “I became so into it I kept embellishing my lies more and more. I don’t know how I came up with it, it just flowed from my mouth.” What she is referring to is the recording she took of her conversation with a man that is setting the Internet on fire. The YouTube video not only shows a glimpse into the kind of calls thousands of Canadians receive each year, but also an imaginative way to deal with the calls. In this case, Belmonte manages to scam the scammers. The swindle works like this. People in Canada are called and threatened with arrest or even deportation if they don’t pay some sort of fee.

But instead of falling for the intricate fraud, Belmonte begins by giving the operator a phony name, before swiftly weaving a fantastical story about how her husband was arrested for tax-fraud leaving her and her six children, penniless. Her bogus story grows even more elaborate as the caller, with a heavy East Indian accent, continues to feed her his lines. The scam involves him threatening her with arrest if she fails to pay $2,500 for what he claims was some sort of illegal activity on her part. The caller tells her if she wires him the See page B3.

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Plum fund set up for family left behind in Markham crash BY TIM KELLY

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A Markham community has come together to raise money in support of the devastated family left behind in the Aug. 29 car crash that killed a mom and her fouryear-old daughter. A plum fund campaign that, so far, has generated $3,300 of its $10,000 goal was established to help father and husband Pradeep Guruge and his surviving daughter, Mihara, 12. The crash took the life of Pradeep’s wife, Inoka Athuraliya-Liyana-Waduge, 42, and daughter Savani, 4. Shawna Ferguson-Swain, a mother on the parent council at Black Walnut School where Savani was a student, and Sonya Tran felt it was important to step in and help the family in its time of need. “A lot of parents around here wanted to help. Dad is probably in a haze right now, so if this can help with a new car or with a vacation… we’ll leave it up to the family,” Ferguson-Swain said. In addition to the $1,800-plus generated on Plum Fund, another $600 in cash has been raised for the Guruge family, she said. A public visitation took place on Sept. 3 and 4. A religious ceremony, last respects and cremation were also to occur the same day. To contribute to the Guruge Plum Fund campaign, visit: http://www.plumfund. com/fundraising/inoka-and-savani-guruge-memorial.

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Exchange with CRA scammer has been viewed 250K times From page B1.

money he will call off the arrest warrant and put to rest her $25,000 bill. In a whiny, helpless, sobbing voice Belmonte grows even bolder as her story becomes even more unbelievable, suggesting she is going to be deported back to the United States and even had to borrow $5 from a neighbour just to buy milk for her children. “I thought they would catch on and hang up, but they kept eating it up,” she said, explaining how the operator continually asks her to pawn goods and borrow money from others to pay him. After more than three minutes on the phone, the caller breaks down, asking Belmonte not to be so emotional, adding that everything he told her was one big “scam”. “Let me tell you one thing, no need to cry,” he says. “Everything we told you is totally wrong. If you get a call from anybody asking for money, don’t pay anything to them.” As for how she feels toward the scammers, she said in the past she has felt sorry for them, thinking to herself “they’re just trying to make money to feed their families”. However, it doesn’t take long for her thoughts to shift toward the countless elderly and vulnerable people, much like her father, who’ve been ripped off by these people. Belmonte said although she had dreams of grandeur while on the phone with the scammer, imagining her phone recording bringing down the whole international organization of

CRA fraudsters, she quickly found out that was a fantasy. “I thought I was going to be a local hero, finally getting one of these guys to confess on video,” she said. “But when I spoke to the police, they said it’s almost impossible to actually catch people for these crimes.” Investigators told her these scammers have high-end technology and work offshore, making it near impossible for Canadian police to do anything, unless the countries where the scams originate want to take action, which is rare.

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As for whether she suggests other people taking this approach, she said she believes everyone should try. “You are never going to get a call from the CRA and they are never going to threaten you with jail and ask you to pawn things,” she added. “So the longer you can keep them on the phone, the fewer people they are going to have time to scam.” York police Const. Andy Pattenden said despite police efforts, there have been no arrests to date for this or many other telephone scams, despite the service receiving multiple calls about the CRA scam alone each day. He suggested residents never send money through wiring services or Apple iTunes gift cards, which is often used by the thieves. “If you don’t know, the best way is to call companies back to verify they are who they say,” he added.

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Mosquito Jays roar back to take Baseball Ontario title By John Cudmore

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One pitch. One title. The Aurora King Jays went to the wire before claiming a Baseball Ontario mosquito double-A title Sunday with a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Barrie Red Sox in Burlington. In a wild seventh inning that saw all of the game’s scoring, the Jays survived a rally by the Red Sox to claim the title in the 12-team tournament when relief pitcher Fionn Keon stranded runners at second and third base with a game-ending strikeout to preserve the title. The teams entered the seventh inning in a runless game before bats came alive in both dugouts. “It all came down to one pitch,” said Jays head coach Jordan Keon, “and looking back, that’s a good way to win.” The Jays, who rebounded from an opening game loss to the Niagara Falls Falcons Friday night, reeled off six straight wins. That string of success included two in a row Sunday against previously unbeaten Barrie. The Jays scored five runs in the top of the seventh by combining four hits with three Barrie errors and nearly gave it back in the bottom of the inning. Starting pitcher Gabe Oldenhoff and reliever Blake Duyn carried a shutout into the seventh inning before Barrie mounted a comeback. “It was a very exciting and stressful fin-

Tigers opener salutes police, fire services on 9/11 anniversary The Aurora Tigers will remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001 prior to their OJHL regular season home opener Sunday night at the Aurora Community Centre. Representatives of the York Regional Police and Central York Fire Services will be in attendance, along with special guests from New York Fire Department Engine House 281, for a ceremony preceding the Tigers’ game against the Wellington Dukes. The Brooklyn station lost six members the

ish,” said Keon. “Neither team even threatened to score for six innings, but in the seventh it got crazy.” It was a remarkable comeback from the opening game loss for the Jays. “We were confident we would be one of the teams to contend,” said Keon. “ You hope for the best and luckily things went our way. It’s hard to lose that first game because you know you need to win six in a row to win it.” Aurora handed Barrie its first loss earlier in the day with a 13-3 trouncing behind complete game pitching from Finn Walker to set up the one-game showdown.

Minor Mosquito The Kitchener Panthers rolled to a 10-0 victory in a fourth-round clash to send the Aurora King Jays to the sidelines at the Baseball Ontario double-A championships in Markham. After opening with a 4-1 win over the Brantford Red Sox, the Jays bowed 21-20 to the Mississauga Southwest Twins, then hammered the North Toronto A’s 24-5.

Minor Rookie After four straight wins, the Aurora King Jays fell to Waterdown (10-5) and eventual champion Halton Hills (12) to exit play at the Baseball Ontario championships in Peterborough. day in which terrorists slammed airplanes into the World Trade Center buildings. “A lot of people lost lives that day, obviously,” said Tigers owner Jim Thomson, who played for the New Jersey Devils (1989-90) and has friends and contacts in the New York City area. “I’m doing this to let families know we haven’t forgotten... To me, in our generation, it is a moment you will never forget.” Among those killed was Garnet ‘Ace’ Bailey, Thomson’s friend and former teammate as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. Opening puck drop Sunday is 7 p.m. Fans will receive commemorative T-shirts while supplies last.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by The Regional Municipality of York for approval to expropriate temporary easement interests and permanent easement interests in the lands described in Schedules “A” and “B”, hereto, in the Town of Newmarket in The Regional Municipality of York, for the purposes of constructing a new forcemain and ancillary infrastructure for the Newmarket and Bogart Creek Sewage Pumping Stations, as part of the York Durham Sewage System Modifications component of the Upper York Sewage Solutions project.

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Brantford Red Sox shortstop Jack Kersey attempts a tag on Aurora-King Jays base runner Jared McNeil who safely stole second base in Baseball Ontario’s minor mosquito championship tournament action in Richmond Hill Friday. The Jays won 4-1. See story at left.

Morrison wins Sport Aurora’s inaugural athlete of year honours By John Cudmore

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Nothing like a little hometown love for a hometown kid. Colorado Avalanche draft pick Cameron Morrison has been named Sport Aurora’s inaugural athlete of the year, it was announced Thursday morning. The 18-year-old forward, who was a second-round pick (40th overall) of the National Hockey League team in June’s draft, topped a field of nominated candidates for a year that also included his participation on Hockey Canada’s under-18 men’s hockey team that placed fifth at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup tournament in April. “It means a lot to me, growing up in Aurora and playing soccer and hockey locally,” Morrison said in a telephone interview from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where he is beginning a hockey scholarship with the Fighting Irish. “It’s pretty cool getting this award. And definitely a great honour being the first. “I’m sure there will be a lot of prestigious

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athletes to follow.” A former rookie of the year in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the Aurora Tigers (2014-15), the six-foot, two-inch Morrison copped top newcomer honors in the United States Hockey League last season as a member of the Youngstown Phantoms. His 66 points, including 34 goals, led all rookies in the USHL and were second in the league. Morrison will be recognized at Sport Aurora’s Breakfast of Champions Oct. 23.

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2. Part of Lot 97, Concession 1 EYS, and part of the road allowance between Concessions 1 and 2, in the Town of Newmarket in The Regional Municipality of York, designated as Part 1 on a Plan deposited in the Land Registry Office for the Land Titles Division of York Region as No. 65R-36338. SCHEDULE “B” PERMANENT EASEMENT A permanent easement or rights in the nature of a permanent easement, in, under, over, along and upon the following lands for municipal purposes including, but not limited to, entering on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and other material (i) to construct and maintain permanent municipal infrastructure which may include installation, maintenance, relocation and/or removal of retaining walls, shoring and formwork and/or drainage, erosion or sediment control measures such as watermains and storm sewers, and (ii) for construction purposes which include, but are not limited to, (1) relocation of existing services and utilities, (2) staging and storage of materials and equipment, (3) geotech testing, borehole testing, and other investigative works, (4) removal, relocation and/or installation of signage, (5) hard and soft landscaping, paving, grading and reshaping the lands to the limit of the reconstruction, (6) the installation and removal of temporary (i) pedestrian access and walkways, (ii) parking measures including re-striping of aisles, lanes and parking stalls, (iii) shoring and formwork, (iv) drainage and erosion/sediment control measures, (v) fencing, and (vi) handrails, and (7) works ancillary to any of the foregoing and necessary to the works performed in association with the York Durham Sewage System Improvements:

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No one can accuse the Newmarket Hawks minor bantams of taking an easy path to another provincial championship. The Hawks capped off a string of seven games in less than 48 hours with an 11-2 victory over the Whitby Chiefs in the gold medal game of the Baseball Ontario triple-A championships Sunday evening in Etobicoke to capture the 12-team, double-knockout tournament. The win was the second in a matter of hours after the Hawks rebounded from a tough 2-1 loss to the Windsor Stars in the morning to top the same club 4-1 to reach the final. Whitby, meanwhile, had received a bye into the final through

a three-way draw. The Stars scored twice in the seventh inning on a throwing error to take the win and hand Newmarket its first loss of the tournament. “It was hard to say if we would come back from that,” said Hawks field manager Doug Lunney. “We had a one-game break but a longer break might have been bad for us. “I think the way we lost was, ‘Uh-oh,’. We’ve never lost in that fashion before.” In the final, the Hawks escaped a bases-loaded jam with none out in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 3-2 lead intact. Then the bats erupted for five runs in the top of the sixth and three more in the seventh to ice the championship. Newmarket had pummeled the Chiefs 12-2

in earlier action at the 12-team, double-knockout tourney. For the Hawks, the championship run completed a bit of unfinished business from the 2015 season when the triple-A title was the lone missing piece from a bid for a peewee age group triple crown which included a gold medal at the Baseball Ontario elimination tournament and berth in the national championships and a the CNE tournament title. The tournament victory essentially represents a repeat as the top team in its age group in Ontario for the 13- and 14-year-olds who have won the big prize of the season twice in a row. “It’s not easy to repeat, especially when you don’t get any breaks

in terms of byes,” said Lunney, whose team posted a 45-11-2 overall record, slightly better than the 41-win season of 2015. “Pitchers are especially hard to manage over seven games. But I definitely think our depth in pitching was a big thing. We always thought it would be our advantage and it was.”

Minor midget AA After opening play with a pair of wins in Niagara Falls, the Newmarket Hawks dropped consecutive decisions to Bloordale and Muskoka Hornets to bow from minor midget double-A tournament action. Newmarket trounced Windsor’s Walker Homesites 13-4 Friday night and started Saturday well with a 9-1

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he beauty of a new season is that everyone starts with a clean slate and fresh zeroes across the board. In the cases of both the Aurora Tigers and Newmarket Hurricanes, a fresh start to the Ontario Junior Hockey League wars is embraced with open arms. Neither team finished on a high note, either in the regular season or playoffs where both were first-round victims. To this point, and without yet a puck shot in anger, both sides are talking with guarded optimism for the season about to face off. It’s the only view they can take, given an offseason of makeovers. Talk about getting back on the horse that bucked you to the ground. The Tigers start with a home-and-home series Friday against the Wellington Dukes, the East Division rivals that took six games to dispatch Aurora last spring. The teams line up again Sunday at the Aurora Community Centre for a 7 p.m. start. Meanwhile, Newmarket, without a preseason warmup game, gets its feet wet Friday night by visiting the defending league playoff champion Trenton Golden Hawks, who swept aside the Hurricanes in an opening round series, and are Dudley Hewitt Cup hosts next spring. A rare parlay of geography may end up being the worst enemy for a lot of teams in the OJHL this season. Given that Trenton will host the national qualifier for Central Canada and Cobourg Cougars are the Royal Bank Cup national tournament host, a chance to play for a title may never be so close for those teams. Given that handy post-season venue for the Dukes and Kingston Voyageurs, traditionally strong outfits, this season promises to be no picnic. Closer to home, the resident Junior A teams have their work sheets well defined. When the 2015-16 season ended, there was a potential for 10 returning players to the Tigers’ den. Eight opted out, either by trade or personal decision. Yet owner-general manager Jim Thomson is unfazed. “Rejection sometimes is the best motivator,” said Thomson, referring to the defecting players. “When players come to you and ask for a trade to another team you have to respect them as athletes that they want to take a shortcut to a championship.” Both teams are starting the season with rookie head coaches. In Aurora, Nik Poliakov is getting his feet wet with his first assignment at the junior level. “He’s a young, intelligent guy and a good trainer and teacher,” said Thomson. “He has a philosophy. He’s told our veteran players to believe in the process. I think we’ll be OK. I have confidence in this group. Obviously, it’s a team with a different makeup than last year. “We have 21 new players and a lot that

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Elite challenge It is beyond debate that the Newmarket Hawks are the top team for its age group in back-to-back seasons, a status solidified after winning the Baseball Ontario triple-A title on the weekend. The next challenge is already underway as the team enters an age group where marauding alternate programs begin to jostle fiercely with club programs for top players to stock their pay-to-play rosters. The Hawks, meanwhile, will participate in the fledgling Baseball Ontario elite program, a club-oriented triple-A style program established just two seasons ago. Manager Doug Lunney’s roster loses just three players voluntarily leaving for other programs, not a bad batting average considering the success his Hawks have enjoyed. That success – which includes the top prizes available in 2015 and 2016 - will surely attract strong replacements. Certainly the fact the bulk of the team is staying intact is testament to a good thing going on. “Kids are looking at our team as maybe the best around for two years now,” said Lunney. “It’ll be a bit of a different team. I think next year’s could be the best yet. A lot of our kids are hungering to get back to Canadians. We’ll see, I guess, if that’s the case.”

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A look from the tee into the green at Sleepy Hollow’s par-3 sixth hole.

DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Gary Betts STATUS: Private SIGNATURE HOLE: No. 6. A holdover from the original 1960 build of the course, this downhill par-three is about keeping it straight and narrow. At 175 yards from the blended white tees (206 from the tips), accuracy is a key factor to scoring par. Bunkers to the left and right and respect for a sloping right to left fairway which entices leaky shots to a leftside pond are factors on the way to a small green. Additionally, take special care not to hit beyond the green. “One of the overriding factors about the course is that you will prefer to miss greens short rather than left, right or long,” said head professional Gary Betts. “You really have to be careful beyond.” Honourable mention: No. 16. Savour a picturesque view from the elevated tee box overlooking this slight par-4 left dogleg covering 352 yards. A well-placed drive finds a partially hidden landing area and is rewarded with a good look at a shallow, raised green. Beware of the large bunker and pond to the left of the green. A glance back up the fairway provides an appreciation for the rolling terrain of the Oak Ridges Moraine used to best advantage. TROUBLE AWAITS: Best to have game from the opening tee as challenges are immediate. Five of the first six holes are handicapped among toughest nine of the course. Two stretches in particular seek special attention – Nos. 1 through 4 and the 10th and 11th holes – and must be navigated well to set the tone for low scores. CURSE OF THE COURSE: When you are not big and long, your arsenal has to include a few tricks to match wits with par-seekers. Small and contoured greens, along with numerous elevation changes on the fairways, help counter the fact that Sleepy Hollow is not a long course by modern-day standards. Rather, its parkland style is in the cosy style of courses built in the early 1960s. GIMME A LIFE MEMBERSHIP: No. 11. At 524 yards, the longest par-5 hole on the course plays tough.

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Receptionist/ Adminstrative Assistant Required ASAP experienced full time for small to mid-size home builder in King Township. Pleasant work environment. Must be efficient with Microsoft Word/Excel. Fax resume and salary expectations to 905-761-7201 Attention Monica

P R I N C E S S Au t o i s a C a n a d i a n B a s e d Multi-channel Retailer with a Global Vision. We serve the home, shop & industrial markets by providing a Unique Blend of quality products, services and value based solutions to our Guests through an outstanding shopping experience. We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals who have the initiative to grow with us in these permanent positions. All our team members are responsible for providing Royal Service to our customers. Some of the duties of our sales clerks include: serving customers, till operations, daily stocking shelves, answering phones & general store clean up. All applicants must have the ability to lift 50 lbs. Applicants must be available to work evenings and/ or weekends. We believe in promoting within our company, creating great opportunities for advancement. All team members are eligible for profit sharing after 6 months of employment. The starting wage for this position is $11.75 per hour. We are looking for people who have a positive attitude and who have fun working with others.

Please apply at PrincessAuto.com in the Careers section Or Drop off your resume at 18195 Leslie St. East Gwillimbury, ON Or Email: Admin32@princessauto.com

Island View Business Center

with ACLS

Energetic and enthusiastic individual required full - time. RECE position ASAP

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Personal Support Workers For clients living in assisted living settings in Newmarket/Keswick areas Valid CPR and Vulnerable Police Clearance required and must have a drivers license. Submit resume to: hr@freedom-support.com

Painter

Willing to train. FT & PT available. Email resumes to: ipaint_@hotmail.ca Resume Applicants only

Administrative Assistant, Full-time Office located in Newmarket, requires general office duties invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payables and order taking. We use the system ITradeNetwork, experience would be an asset,some training is available. Fax resume to: 905-775-0484

COME JOIN OUR TEAM! Highly Motivated Automotive Company WE ARE HIRING!

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

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Permanent Full Time Location: 125 Corcoran Court (Greenlane & Harry Walker Pkwy) East Gwillimbury

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

(Commission based)

Must have a proven sales record, understanding of HVAC and mechanical process systems. Potential 6 figure earnings

PRODUCTION OPERATORS

Start at $15.76 / hour

Please submit your resume to Sari Connell Manager, Staffing and Employee Relations By email: hr@uppercanadachildcare.com By fax: 289.982.1116

Email resumes to: sales@thornhill-canada.ca

Also hiring: Millwrights / Robotic Technicians Tool and Die Makers Shippers / Receivers

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.

J. Lipani & Son Sod Farms Ltd. Located in Queensville, ON Needs a

We offer competitive wages, benefits & more! How to apply: Email: ds_hr@multimatic.com

CUSTOM OPERATOR FARM MACHINERY 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

AMONG FRIENDS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE

is looking for: Registered Early Childhood Educators Program Staff Enhanced Funded Staff OCT Certified Teachers, Primary/ Junior Division Part time split shift Monday - Friday. Please email resume to: amongfriendsdaycarecentres@hotmail.com • • • •

41st Annual Fall Warehouse Sale Sales Associates / Merchandisers Cashiers / Stock Associates Seasonal full time positions Hwy 400/Langstaff Road, Vaughan Please email resume with references warehousesale@williamashley.com or call 416-964-4862

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CONTENT SALE Saturday September 10th 8am - 2pm 382 Lake Drive North

Georgina/Keswick, L4P 3C8 Custom made modern dining table/chairs, furniture, canoe, trampoline, knick knacks and much more! See details/pics: www.sellmystuffcanada.com

2007 Hyundai: Santa Fe, great shape and certified with winter tires. 1986 Virago Motorcycle. Fridge, stove, dryer, dishwasher. Treadmill. Couch, plates, bowls, and nic nacks.

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HUTCH, 2 piece, excellent condition, dimensions 89" L X 48" W X 14"D. $900. /OBO. Pick up in Newmarket. Jill 647-539-1717

CHERRY WOOD finish 5pc bedroom set, like n e w, U S A m a d e . I n cludes dresser and mirror, armoire, two night tables. $800. Also, pine dry sink. $200 905-953-1810 FREEZER, 12.9 CuFt, Viking, upright. Working well, great condition. $200 obo. Call 905-727-7591.

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Pottageville Community Hall Furniture, Glass, China, Sterling, Artworks, Clocks, Lighting, Instruments, Jewelry, Advert Signs, Military, Coins, Collectibles & Misc. AUCTIONEER: David Beasley, ICCA, CPPA Phone (905) 727-6585 Full Details & Photos at: www.davidbeasleyauctions.com Decks & Fences

DECKS DECKS Design, build, repair from pressure treated to composites. Local builder, local references, over 10 years experience. Free consultation and estim a t e . C a l l (416)953-1062.

Flooring & Carpeting

ATT: RETIREES - WATERFRONT

Houses for Sale

Basement Sale Saturday, September 10th 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 134 Bonny Meadows Drive

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Newly built 1430 sq.ft., 3 bed/bath home on quiet lake near Chapleau, hospital and airport close by, one of the world's largest game preserve, excellent fishing, hunting, bear, moose etc., electric motors and canoes only. Year round, Paul Nordgren Sales Rep., Re/Max Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc. Brokerage, Dir: 705-989-5540

Tools and unusual items from antique to rechargeable. Wood stove, med. size enclosed trailer, electrician's tools, 2 antique Toro mowers, coal oil lanterns. Plus too much to list!

Lost & Found

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Lyle

Our boy Lyle entered our lives 11 years ago, he was a faithful companion and a loving family member who will forever be missed.

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If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever. Your paw prints are forever on our hearts Your loving family, Mark, Lynda, Laura and Blair

Cleaning/Janitorial

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

Supply & install all your flooring needs at very affordable prices. Over 24 years in business. Free Estimates. No HST!

416-834-1834

Home Renovations

Downsizing Garage Sale Sat., Sept. 10 8 am - 1 pm 39 Wilkinson Place

Daw's Black Horse Ale/Whitehorse, lots of tools, cedar chest, harvest table, furniture, lamps, man's bike, golf clubs...

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Landscaping, Lawn Care, Supplies

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Landscaping, Lawn Care, Supplies

EXPERIENCED GARDENER Create a garden, Garden clean-ups, Hedge Trimming, pruning, edging, weeding, planting. Seasonal contracts. 905-989-0578 905-806-4457 henna@hennasgarden.com

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N E W M A R K E T- 3 b e d r o o m upper with beautiful oak kitche n . L a u n d r y, c a b l e , p a r k i n g . Walking distance to hospital and school. $1575 inclusive. No pets/smoking. Available October 1st. Andrew 905-830-4159. COMPLETE ONE BEDROOM with kitchen, bath and living room, $1000./month. Call 905-478-4590 or 905-252-2624.

AURORA- Yonge/ Wellington Large bachelor, ensuite laundry. Secure building. Parking. Appliances. No smoking/ pets. From $900 utilties included. September / October, 905-780-0057 DAVIS DRIVE and Yo n g e , 1 b e d r o o m basement apt, separate entrance, October 1. l a u n d r y, n o p e t s , n o smoking, call 905-953-9975.

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2 BEDROOM Basement Unit for Rent (Newmarket). Bright, clean, and spacious. Available Oct 1st. $1250/month includes electricity, gas, hydro, cable, appliances. 2 parking spots and shared laundry. Looking for 2 young professiona l s o r s m a l l f a m i l y. Walking distance to local transit and amenities. First and last required. No smoking. No pets. Contact 647-993-7733.

YONGE/ SAVAGE, opposite Mandarin, 1 bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, walkin closet, fridge, stove, microwave, cable/internet, all amenities, inclusive. Price negotiable to right tenant. 416-407-5758.

AURORA ONE bedroom apartment, new, walkout, private culdasac, one parking and laundry included, no pets/ smoking, not furnished, $1095/ month. 416-895-2749

YONGE/LONDON, NEWMARKET, recently renovated, 3 bedroom upper, ideally located near all amenities. No pets/ smoking. Immediately. $1450. inclusive. Call 905-836-4876

NEW AND QUIET 1 bedroom basement apartment. $800/month inclusive, parking, laundry, separate entrance. Available immediately. Near Davis and Main Street. No smoking/ dogs. Call 905-898-4352

ONE BEDROOM newly renovated basement apartment, 354 Glenrose Road, Newmarket (Davis/Yonge). All inclusive, parking, patio, cable, air conditioning and laundry. No smoking/ pets. Available September 1st. $1000/ month. Call 1-709-765-7637.

NEWMARKET, 2 bedroom walkout basement apartment, large living/dining room, appliances, laundry, 2 parking, backyard $1250+ 416-721-6001

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian Record Suspension (Criminal pardon) seals record. American waiver allows legal entry. Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation, peace of mind? Free consultation: 1-800-347-2540

GUN SHOW this Sunday September 11th, to be held at "Pickering Recreation Centre", 1867 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering, Ontario. 7:30 am to Noon. For more information please call Jeff or C h a r l e n e a t 905-623-1778

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Friday, September 23, 6:30 p.m. Youth Night Featuring a basketball clinic run by IEM Basketball, graffiti artist and break dancer Jeff Goring, and The Elwins in concert! Saturday, September 24, 1:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, facility tours and outdoor children's activities. Saturday, September 24, 7:00 p.m. Coffeehouse Worship featuring speaker, author and chalk artist Bob Upgren and NHL Hall of Famer Mike Gartner

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Northridge Community Church of The Salvation Army 15338 Leslie Street, Aurora (just north of Wellington) www.northridgesa.com

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THE WOOD GUY FIREWOOD Quality, mixed, seasoned hardwood. 12" & 16" pick up or delivery. Call or text 905-955-5044

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Music and Dancing Instruction

AFTER SCHOOL nanny/ housekeeper needed. Mon-Fri 3-7pm @$16/hr. 416-433-5148

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PIANO, VOICE, flute, theory in-studio or inhome lessons avail from e x p . t e a c h e r ( A R C T, B.Ed.). Special needs children welcome. Call 416- 895-1479 or visit www.musicreacheskids.com

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STOUFFVILLE, BRAND new 2 bed/ 3 bath, available immediately. 6 brand new appliances, granite counters, on GO transit line, $1600 plus utilities 647-212-5606

PICTURE PERFECT 2 b e d r o o m b u n g a l o w, available Sept 2nd, includes appliances, window coverings, walking distance to schools, hospital, transit and downtown Newmarket, no smoking/pets. $1850+, Email wilvawynn@rogers.com

ROOM FOR rent in detached house in Newmarket. No pets/ smoking. Immediate poss. Utilities included. $650/mo. 647-818-1803

REASONABLE RENT Executive home $2400. Granny flat brings $1200 $1400, you end up with reasonable rent $1200 for 3 bedroom home. 905-252-2624. NEWMARKET Semi, 3 bedroom close to transit and all amenities. $1250 +utilities. 905-830-2915 3 BEDROOM Bungalow for rent. Backing onto Fairy Lake. New kitchen/bathroom, hardwood, finished basement, softener, sunroom, garage w/workshop. $1850/month plus November 1. Call 905-713-7141

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Shared Accommodations YONGE/NULOCK, NEWMARKET furnished/ unfurnished large house clean quiet shared washroom and kitchen cable laundry mature male only. $700. No smoking/ pets. First/ last required. 905-251-7134

Rooms for Rent and Wanted KESWICK-WOODBINE /Arlington. 1000sq.ft. wa l ko u t b a s e m e n t , furnished room w/tv. Walk to bus. Female preferred. First/ last. $500 inclusive Immediately. (905) 717-7681

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OLD RICHMOND Hill/ Yonge/ Centre Furnished bedrooms. Parking, cable, laundry, wifi. Steps/YRT. Females preferred. $440/ $550. September 1st./8th (905)737-5228

YONGE/ELGIN Mills, m a i n f l o o r, n e w l y renovated, 2 storey house, 4 bed, living, f a m i l y, d i n i n g , 2 . 5 bath, 3 car parking, no smoke/pet, $2650+ 65% utilities call 416-902-0553 2+2 BEDROOM bungalow on a quiet street. Great location, close to hospital, well maintained $1,700/mo.+ utilities. P e t f r i e n d l y. 905-960-7321.

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Accommodations Wanted APARTMENT WANTED. Impeccable references. Landlord selling. Even home repairs, around $800. call Jim at 647-588-8174

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AURORA CENTRAL, Two 3 Bedroom available, $1500 inclusive, Oct 1st., parking, ac, laundry, no smoking/ pets, 905-841-1060.

NEWMARKET LARGE updated, 1 bedroom unit. Quiet building. Laundry, parking facilities. No smoking. From $1025. Please call 647-704-0220.

WE PAY $250 - $6000 for your scrap cars, SUVs, vans & trucks. Dead or Alive. Free 24/7 towing. 647-287-1704

MacPherson / Ireton Sean and Brittany are pleased to announce the birth of their first child Maxx Grayson, born August 30, 2016 at 4:14 a.m. weighing 7 lbs. 11oz. Proud grandparents are Sandra, Julie, Steve, Jamie, and Karen. Also welcomed by great grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

NEWMARKET- DAVIS and Main, 1 bedroom basement apartment, parking, shared laundry, separate entrance, close to schools, no smoking / pets. asking $925 / mos. inclusive. 905-726-8877

TWO BEDROOM, high speed internet and utilities included, separate entrance and washer/ dryer, one car parking available. $1200/ month. 647-216-6676

1 BEDROOM, New Market, main floor, laundry, parking, close to amenities, $1100 inclusive, no smoking/ pets, 1st & last. Available immediately. 905-868-0374

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KESWICK, $900. inclusive, a few steps to shopping, bus, bright, clean, small 1 bedroom, suitable for one person. 2nd floor. no pets. 613-700-4920

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LESLIE/DAVIS 3 Bedroom walkout basement, approx. 2300 sq.ft. Huge patio, separate entrance, parking, laundry. $1400 + utilities. No smoking. No pets. 905-715-7664.

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DOWNTOWN RICHMOND HILL - Beautiful two bedroom apartment available October 1st. From $1,495 includes heat, water, 1 parking, c/air and 5 app. 905-224-3264

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LOOKING FOR a senior to do handyman services, in Queensville area. Bud, 905-478-4590, 905-252-2624.

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ESTABLISHED (16 years) Residential Cleaning Business for sale. Easy to manage. Great reputation and loyal customer base. Reliable /honest staff. Asking $65K (negotiable). Inquire: cleaningbusiness forsale2016@ 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 COBER, Robert John Clarence (Jack) Past Master of Union Lodge, Schomberg, A.F. and A.M. No. 118 G.R.C. Past Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge of Canada, Province of Ontario. Past President and Ambassador of Viking Shrine Club, Aurora. Peacefully passed away at his home on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Jack Cober of Bradford and formerly of Maple in his 84th year. Beloved husband of the late Pauline (nee Schmidt). Loving dad of Greg (Julie) Cober, Daryl (Julie) Cober and Cheryl (Mike) Quizi. Proud Poppy and Grandpa of Mikaila and Grace Cober, Sydney and Owen Cober, Matt and Chris Quizi. Dear brother of Al (Ruth) Cober, Tom (Muriel) C o b e r, D o n C o b e r a n d M a r i o n (Grant) Lloyd. At Jack's request, a private funeral service has taken place. In Jack's memory, donations may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, Bradford (1-800-209-4803).

McTAGGART, Judy Memorial Service For Judy, who passed away in June, will be held Saturday, September 10 at 11 a.m. at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. South, Newmarket. A light luncheon will follow. For additional information please contact Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home at 905-895-6631.

COWARD, Irene (nee Crouch) Peacefully passed away with family at her side at Simcoe Manor, Beeton on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Irene Coward (nee Crouch) formerly of Newmarket at 84 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Reginald (Reg). Loving mother of Marion (Andrew) VanDyke of Bradford and Martin (Lee) of British Columbia. Cherished Nanny of Owen (Anna), Jamie (Lisa), Anthony (Erin), Bryan (Meaghan); Kristi (Jason), Crystal (Steve), Randy (Jaye) and Lindsy (Andrew). Proud Great-Nanny of Liam, Ayla, Everly, Nolan, Kaylan, Ta y l o r, J o r d a n , M o r g a n , M y l e s , Parker and Ryder. Friends may call at SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, 3 0 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for visitation on Friday, September 9, 2016 from 6-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 10 a.m. followed by cremation. In Irene's memory, donations may be made to Simcoe Manor (Palliative Care Pain Pump). Osika, Helen Peacefully passed away one month today on August 8, 2016. She was a l o v i n g m o t h e r, w i f e , n a n a a n d great-grandmother. Please visit the Thompson Funeral Home website. I miss you, Mom.

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LEYLAND, Karen Michele It is with great sorrow that we have to announce the passing of our dearly beloved Karen who passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Sunnybrook Hospital at the age of 43. Loving daughter of Peter and Janet Leyland, beloved sister of Sue and brother-in-law John, devoted aunt of Rachel and Dylan. A Celebration of Karen's Life will take place at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 484 Water Street, Newmarket on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (905-895-5521). Refreshments to follow in the church hall. Karen was a gifted and creative young woman who was able to utilize her talents in her career and her personal life. Karen will be greatly missed by all w h o k n e w h e r, a n d f o n d l y remembered by those whose lives she touched. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Newmarket or Southlake Regional Health Centre.

SMITH, Randy We would like to express our heartfelt thanks for the floral arrangements, cards and messages of sympathy. We are overwhelmed by the love and s u p p o r t o f f a m i l y, f r i e n d s a n d neighbours during this difficult time. ~Sincerely The Smith and Fairbarn-Davidson families

CASE, Doris Lorene P a s s e d a w a y a t T h e R e n o i r, Newmarket on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 94 years of age. Loving daughter of the late Clarence (Pat) and Ethel Case. Dear friend of the late Keith Saint. She will be sadly missed by the Song family, Hester Mount, Heather Burling and many other friends and relatives. Doris was a longtime Newmarket resident and spent her career working at C a m p b e l l ' s B o o k S t o r e , Ya t e s Jewellers and Hempen Jewellers on Main Street. Funeral service was held at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Friday, September 2nd at 1 p.m. with visitation for one hour prior to the service. Interment at Queensville Cemetery. Donations in memory of Doris may be made to Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation. DIAMOND, Harry F. In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Born March 9, 1934, passed September 14, 2007. Time slips by and life goes on But from our hearts you're never gone. We think about you always And talk about you too we have so many memories But we wish we still had you Sadly missed and always remembered, ~love, your family.

Linda White

In loving memory of my wife who passed away on September 8, 2008. If tear drops could build a stairway I'd walk the long road to reach you And bring you home again. ~ Missing you so, Johnny

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ing City’s Alex Campbell was just 20, scared, and minutes from certain death as the night wind blasted his face at the lip of the burning warplane. The Lancaster pilot, on his 24th and final mission over Nazi-held France on July 28, 1944, made sure the rest of his crew parachuted out of the bullet-riddled aircraft. Now it was his turn – if he could make it. But Campbell was stuck, the plane’s emergency hatch door on top of him. Then, he saw his life flash before his eyes: the smell of bacon-and-eggs at the kitchen table at his boyhood farm on Keele Street in King City, the sight of spruce trees on that farm and a burst of anger took over. Campbell decided he wanted to live and shoved the hatch off. As he stood in the doorway, he felt the howling wind and knew time was short as the plane fell to earth. He was trained to count to 10 before pulling the cord, but didn’t have time. He went to pull and found the ripcord, then headed straight down, the wind blowing his boots off and he sat up. He came so close to the ground the impact knocked him out. When he came to, Campbell found he had landed in a wheat field and thought to himself, ‘I’m alive and I will live to see my 21st birthday.’ He made his way to the nearest farmhouse and was hidden from the approaching Nazis by a farmer in a stable behind some hay bales. Campbell then travelled 40 kilometres in peasant clothes where he camped for three weeks in a forest with 150 other downed aviators until Patton’s Army

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ried to wife Hazel for more than seven decades. His daughter Wendy is happy to recount stories about her father, especially his curious streak. “Dad was very curious about life, my brothers grew up having bees in the backyard and rabbit pens, there was a never a ‘No’ to anything you wanted to do,” said Wendy about her father, in an interview last month. “He loved Tommy and the Who and would play that over and over. He liked Mitch Miller and Burl Ives. He was never afraid to step into the future, never old. He was never an old fogey, a very intelligent man, a fabulous carpenter, builder, into technology, into computers which my parents got into in their 80s.” She said her dad started his own business after the war building ladders, worked at de Havilland in Downsview, then at the hardware store in King City for a number of years in 1950s and 1960s before winding up his working life as a teacher at Huron Heights in Newmarket for a number of years. Alex Campbell, for whom there is a street named in King City, was born in the township in 1923, grew up there and lived there for 70 years until moving to Paris, Ont., a few years ago. “He was so blessed,” said Wendy. “His health carried him for 92 years. I was in his room and I slept right beside him. “At dad’s funeral in Paris, as my brother was telling stories, my mom said dad told her only once, but he said when he was in the plane as it was going down and he was alone on it, he felt this hand on his shoulder as he was trying to get out – it was his guardian angel, willing him to live.”

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