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Report in sync with arena plans Conference Board of Canada study on growth of professional sports points to new NHL team in GTA BY AMANDA PERSICO

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Build it and they will come. That’s the sentiment behind the latest and final instalment of the Conference Board of Canada’s

Playing in the Big Leagues series, which analyzed the professional sports marketplace in Canada. And it seems Markham is ahead of the curve when it comes to getting shovels in the ground and

players on the ice. Based on the report, the professional sports scene will shift dramatically in Canada’s favour. The report predicts another three National Hockey League

teams, one in Hamilton, another in Quebec City and a third in the GTA. “The future is bright for profesSee NEW, page 19.

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Sometimes travelling from point A to point B in Markham is more a chore than a journey. The options are often slim for commuters, searching for routes that don’t include heavy traffic or construction. Currently, Markham commuters face construction along three major east-west routes, including Major Mackenzie Drive, 16th Avenue and Hwy. 7 — not to mention construction along Main Street Markham — all going on at the same time. The numerous detours are tolerable seeing that many commuters are still on summer vacation and school hasn’t started, said Markham resident Brenda Di Nallo, who travels from the Williamson Road area west toward the Allstate Parkway area each day.

Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club member Frederique Rajotte bowls over an Oshawa under-18 rugby girl but can’t escape the clutches of another in a quarterfinal game at Austin Park in Markham. Markham won 43-0 and went on to claim bronze in the Toronto Rugby Union Under18 Girls League in a game Thursday night at Fletcher’s Field.

‘CAN LIVE WITH IT’ “It’s the summer, you can live with it,” she said. “But come September, that’s a different story. Why wasn’t the construction spaced out? There aren’t many other choices for drivers.” Ms Di Nallo used to zip down Main Street Markham to Hwy. 7 and then straight to work. When construction started for the VivaNext rapidway, she went north along with other drivers to 16th. Now, she ventures farther north See ‘PAINFUL’, page 5.

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Ah, back-to-school commercials (sigh). They are a reminder to make the most of barbecuing weather while it is still around. But who wants to cook up the same old hot dogs and hamburgers? Instead, maybe you could create a South African Braai for your guests. Or, serve Kashmiri-style barbecued lamb, chicken and beef. Maybe an indo-Malay-inspired dish?

The South African Braai “Braai”, an afrikaans word (pronounced B-rye) meaning “barbecue” or “grill”, is a social custom in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The word is also used by English-speaking South Africans. At a braai, you almost always eat a seasoned, traditional sausage made from minced or pounded meat, called boerevors and usually steak and lamb chops. The boerevors can be beef, chicken or lamb. The trick to making bourevors is in the spicing, said Diana Meyer,

of Eat Sum More, a Thornhill store that sells South African goods. Go to biltongmakers.com for boerevors recipes that include different combinations of spices. Corn meal, known as Mielie pap, is often served at a braai. It’s ground, dry corn, mixed with water before cooking — a staple of the South African palate, Ms Meyer said. Mielie pap is often served with tomato and onion gravy. The Canadian barbecues to which Ms Meyer attends are mainly hosted by native South Africans serving a mix of South African and Canadian fare, so it’s common to find hot dogs, hamburgers and boerevors sharing space on the grill. Everything you need for an authentic South African braai is available in Canada, Ms Meyer said. Ten years ago or more, you really had to hunt for South African goods, such as chutney, a hot or sweet pasty type of sauce. Ms Meyer’s best words of advice: Be careful when cooking the boerevors so that you don’t overcook the meat. Turn it over in one motion, do not prick it with a fork or all the juice will come out. You can enjoy boerevors year-round if you

cook them in a pan. Of course, nothing beats the real thing – it’s best when cooked on a barbecue, she said.

Kashmiri Barbecue Ahmed Sohail’s business Kashmiri BBQ sells Kashmiri-style barbecued lamb, chicken and beef. The company travels the festival circuit in summer from Lake Simcoe to Lake Ontario, going to Newmarket, Aurora and Toronto and acting as a vendor at these events. According to the Kashmiri-style of cooking Mr. Sohail enjoys, meat is placed on skewers. He uses seven spices, including coriander, cumin, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, saffron and capsicum leaves. Sprinkle the spices on when the meat is cooking, he said. Mr. Sohail barbecues on charcoal, not gas, because this makes the meat more tender and gives it more flavour. Mr. Sohail, who lives in East Gwillimbury, grew up in Pakistan and came to Canada about 30 years ago.

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When he came to Canada, he found mainly gas grills, which produce too much smoke for his liking. So he made his own. Mr. Sohail created his own grill because he knows lots of people do not want smoky meat. “With my style of barbecue, we don’t need smoke,” he said. Only heat from the barbecue is needed, he added. He also uses a smaller skewer rather than a two-foot-long skewer used at an authentic Kashmiri barbecue. No one wants a two-foot-long skewer, he said. Mr. Sohail’s advice to others trying a Kashmiri-style of barbecuing is to ensure certain spices aren’t burned on the grill, since it can ruin the taste of the meat. For example, you shouldn’t burn sugar because the taste changes the meat. Mr. Sohail showcased his food at the Strawberry Festival in Stouffville this summer. He believes people have no choice but to buy his meat. “The smell gets people,” he said. “It has such a particular taste, they can’t resist having it.” Kashmiri BBQ (kashmiribbq@live.com) is a Markham business.

A Melange of BBQ Influences: IndoMalay, Mexican and more... Mandy Sou, an aspiring chef, develops recipes for Tacocats, a group of budding entrepreneurs who create and serve Asian inspired tacos. Tacocats’ made last month’s Night it Up! Asian night market in Markham its first event. Ms Sou created a grilled chicken satay taco, which is an indo-Malay-style street food, for the event. Chicken skewers are an appealing memory for her. She remembers seeing these skewers served in Hong Kong restaurants, often with rice and cubes of fresh cucumbers. Her concoction involves putting chicken satay in a taco with satay sauce and coconut sticky rice. Most people at the event responded well to the taco creation, she said. People liked the coconut rice and the spices the chicken is marinated in. For future events, she is hoping to make grilled pork belly marinated with fish sauce, using Vietnamese-style grilling to which her grandmother introduced her as she was growing up. “Barbecuing gives this taste a pan cannot give — the char-grilled flavour. It is different,” she said. Go to twitter.com/thetacocat or facebook. com/thetacocat for more information on Tacocats.

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to Major Mackenzie and south along Woodbine Avenue, which adds about another 15 to 20 minutes to her drive. “Every morning, I try a different way, or look for a new detour,” she said. “I basically zigzag to work. But finding a route is getting hard because of all this construction. We’re boxed in.” While it may seem many east-west routes are being worked on at the same time, without a thought to motorists trying to wade through orange pylons, just the opposite is true, the region says. Both Major Mackenzie and 16th construction involve repairs to degrading infrastructure that couldn’t hold up any longer, the region’s traffic management director Steven Kemp said. “We recognize this is painful,” he said. “We’re sorry we had to do this to you, but we have to ensure the infrastructure you drive on is safe.” Aside from the Hwy. 7 mess, which is tied to federal and provincial dollars, the only thing in the books for roadwork in the area was minor resurfacing and bridge construction along Major Mackenzie.

“When it comes to bridge work, that’s non-negotiable,” Mr. Kemp said. “We can’t tell our structural engineers to wait until next year.” The region could live with Hwy. 7 and Major Mackenzie being torn up, since roadwork is spread out. However, a watermain break on 16th caused another setback. Now, drivers using 16th as a alternative route while Hwy. 7 is rebuilt, will face lane closures. “This is not ideal,” Mr. Kemp said. “We know this is inconvenient. We ask drivers to be a little more patient.” The region considered other options for roadwork to minimize commuter delays, including working at night. That would mean getting noise bylaw exceptions for road crews, paying nighttime premiums to workers and prolonging the construction schedule. Not only does it take longer to complete the job if working at night, but the quality of work isn’t as good, Mr. Kemp said. “Working under those powerful lights isn’t the same as working during the day,” he said. “Crews will be back repairing the work sooner than we’d like them to be. Our mantra is, ‘Get in, get out

and stay out’. Get all the work done that needs to get done at once.” Mr. Kemp assures drivers there is no other roadwork planned in the area and if something was to break, repairs would be scrutinized very carefully. “It might be painful now, but there are plenty of years of benefit,” Mr. Kemp said.

Baking contest today at farm market And that’s the way the pie crust crumbles. The 12th annual Main Street Markham baking contest is sure to tickle your taste buds. Today, between 11 a.m. and noon, be sure to stop by the Main Street Markham Farmers’ Market for some tasty treats, including cookies, cake, pie and other sweet treats. Have a taste and help select Markham’s

favourite baker. Baked goods will also be sold at the end of the contest and proceeds given to the winner’s charity of choice. The Main Street Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday from spring through fall at 132 Robinson St. For more information, visit mainstreetmarkham.com — Amanda Persico

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No sooner did Markham become a “city” than I see empty TTC buses going up and down Parkway Avenue in the village. My parents must be spinning in their graves. Here’s a news flash for the powers that be who orchestrate such nonsense. There are no poor people living in the village of Markham. The average house price here is over a half a million dollars. We all have cars. Our bubble-wrapped children are afraid of public transit so we drive them wherever they need to go. This is our choice. This is why we live in this sleepy little suburb. The simple truth is the “Village of Markham” is about as much a city as the province of Quebec is an independent country. Please keep your empty, filthy, tax sucking transit out of our village.

Poor track record on selling off assets Re: Time for corner store liquor sales, editorial, Aug. 16. Your editorial encouraged consideration of the proposal to allow convenience stores to sell beer and wine, saying it would be a major boon to small businesses. It mentions Tim Hudak’s PCs’ endorsement of the idea. This is, I believe, the same PC party that made no such change when it was in power. The party which, under Mike Harris, sold 90 years of revenue from Hwy. 407, just to balance the books for a year. And the same one that tossed around the idea of selling the LCBO. Cause enough for some sombre reflection. The suggestion that convenience store owners, whose revenue is based on their sales, would do a better job of restricting sales to minors than the LCBO is laughable. What’s wrong with maintaining and expanding the system under which we, as taxpayers, are the big winners?

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NHL team owners and the millionaire players they plan to lock out if an agreement is not reached. What shall happen in those empty arenas across North America with no hockey? Here in Markham we are in such a rush to be party to these out-of-touch professional athletes and owners, we are willing to rubber stamp this project without public debate on unforseen consequences like a player strike or lockout. The idea of a concert venue filled to capacity on a regular basis is laughable when we have a half-empty Flato Markham Theatre for most performances in a space with a fraction of the capacity. We should focus our attention on smaller home-grown projects such as celebrating and funding our amateur athletes who have just returned from the London Summer Olympics.

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Don’t have to register to donate organs No need to mess with LCBO success Re: Time for corner store liquor sales, editorial, Aug. 16. I found your arguments for putting liquor and beer in corner stores to be short-sighted and narrowly conceived. Yes, you are correct, the province makes a profit from the LCBO. However, the province runs a $15-billion annual deficit. To kill the LCBO would add another $1.5 billion to that annually, leading to an increase in taxes for everyone in the province. Secondly, the argument corner stores are responsible is pretty weak. We have seen how responsible some citizens have been in scamming the lottery corporation for decades and now you want to give them alcohol as well? They can hardly police the sale of tobacco to minors and now we’re going to throw liquor and beer into that mix? That cannot end well for our youth. The LCBO is the one of the largest purchasers of alcohol in the world. As such, it can leverage suppliers for lower rates on the spirits that they purchase. They have some of the lowest purchasing costs in the world. Having individual stores and chains trying to negotiate

with suppliers will lead to less choice at higher prices. You state there has been no increase in sales of alcohol to minors in Alberta. You fail to mention the increase in crime and the number of armed robberies of convenience stores selling alcohol. The Fraser Institute reports Calgary witnessed an increase in shoplifting and commercial robberies corresponding with the privatization of liquor stores along with an increase in drinking and driving offences and alcohol related domestic disputes. Finally, the LCBO does a fantastic job managing this business. Limiting the number of stores limits options for people with drinking problems and both Brewers and the LCBO have demonstrated an efficacy in this area. Their stores are clean, well stocked with a great variety of products, good hours and, in my opinion, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Not exactly a recipe for blowing the whole system up. Privatization will lead to higher prices, less choice, more taxes, greater availability for people at risk and sketchy operators in charge of a potentially harmful drug.

Michael St. George Richmond Hill

Taxpayers will pay for arena in long term It seems our mayor and council will have the GTA Centre built by ignoring the voices of their citizens. They also believe the old adage, those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat the same errors, does not apply to them. If they feel they have a better handle on this project than Toronto City Council which built the Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome), they should give their collective heads a shake. This project has all the indicators of SkyDome Syndrome. Some savvy business enterprise will end up owning this centre for a song. By then, this mayor and current council members will be a distant memory. But the Markham citizens will keep on paying.

Alfred Tsang MARKHAM

Rubber stamping arena without debate The timing of the new Markham arena couldn’t have a better backdrop than the current labour dispute between

Re: Organ donor message missed, editorial, Aug. 2. What’s with the push to shame, cajole and threaten people into “registering” as an organ donor? There are other ways to make one’s wishes known that don’t require adding one’s name to a digital database. Signing donor cards, instructions in living wills and discussion with relevant family members are other ways to ensure wishes are carried out. Just because some don’t want to be “registered” organ donors doesn’t mean they’ve not made arrangements to be donors. The options listed at the end of the editorial are absolutely abhorrent to me: forcing an opt-out system (automatic registration) and the threat that eligibility for organ receipt is available only if one is a “registered” donor. Are we moving just another step closer to being “chipped” so that all of our information is accessible by the powers that be?

Helga Kostiak Port Bolster

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Parkinson SuperWalk at Toogood Pond Sept. 8 ing with the disease for 36 years. “Everything I’ve done I’ve had to filter through Parkinson’s,” she said. “It just makes life a little harder. It doesn’t make it impossible.” Her optimism and perseverance allow her to see Parkinson’s as an aspect of her life as opposed to a hindrance. When she first learned of her diagnosis, Ms Hazlett decided to make it a catalyst in her life. “My first reaction was to try to do everything I could do and everything I wanted to in life. I made a long list of all the things I wanted to accomplish in spite of Parkinson’s,” she said.

The Parkinson SuperWalk returns to Markham next month and one woman will be there to welcome it with open arms. For more than 10 years, Judy Hazlett has been involved with Parkinson SuperWalk, the Parkinson Society Canada’s largest annual fundraising event benefiting people living with Parkinson’s. She is personally invested in finding a cure for the disease which has affected her life. Her own struggle with Parkinson’s, as well as that of her father, is what originally motivated Ms Hazlett to become involved with SuperWalk. At 61, she has been liv-

Ms Hazlett strove to complete her list, often dancing four hours per day at one point in an effort to become more physically active. Unfortunately, the effects of Parkinson’s have made completing her list an overwhelmingly task. For those who live with Parkinson’s, the symptoms grow progressively more severe over time, meaning adjustments must be made as more of the cells which produce dopamine (a chemical which controls motor functions) begin to die. Despite some difficulty, Ms Hazlett still dances each day. And this year, as she has done for many before, she will walk alongside her

fellow SuperWalkers with the hope someday a cure will be found for this disease which affects the lives of more than 400,000 Canadians. “I keep walking for SuperWalk because it’s doing something good. It’s providing money for research,” Ms Hazlett said. “There are fantastic people out there doing the research. We need to give them the money and the support to get the job done.” The Markham SuperWalk takes place on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Toogood Pond. To register, or to sponsor a walker, visit www.parkinsonsuperwalk.ca

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Unionville merchants celebrate heritage Enjoy Unionville Main Street on foot Labour Day Monday Markham residents and visitors alike are being invited to join the merchants of Main Street Unionville on Labour Day Monday, Sept. 3 for the Unionville Heritage Festival. The street will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate the village’s history. Unionville will come to life with lots of old-fashioned fun, organizers say. There will be entertainment all day long at the Millennium Bandstand – including the Kick up a Fuss Cloggers, Markham Concert Band and After Hours Big Band. Visitors can learn about the early years of Unionville and the farming community that was once there. You can enjoy historical demonstrations, buskers, a penny farthing rider, bands and food. You may want to explore a little more by

taking an historical walking tour. Bring the kids to see garden-size Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, play old-style games, have their faces painted and be creative at the PaintLounge art corner. You can also admire the work of regional artists as they draw and paint throughout Unionville, part of the OPAS’s second Plein Air Art Challenge here this year. Don’t forget to allow time for lunch on a patio as well as visits to the many shops along Main Street. While you’re at each location, you can fill out a ballot to win one of three September Shopping Sprees. The Unionville Heritage Festival is presented by the Unionville BIA, Unionville Historical Society and Unionville Villagers Association.

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Central Local Health Integration Network, which includes Markham, has launched a community engagement process to support the development of its three-year integrated health service plan 2013-16. The plan is a roadmap outlining priorities and strategies for improving local health services. As part of the process, Central LHIN is consulting stakeholders to obtain input and feedback on draft strategic priorities. Central LHIN is encouraging everyone who has an interest in the work that is done

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A.B. Dance was founded twenty two years ago when Andrea and Ashley Barnes started with four local children in their basement. With a lot of hard work and through word of mouth, A.B. Dance is now the fastest growing and most successful studio in Markham. Although A.B. Dance has grown considerably in size, they continue to place equal emphasis on all students in both the recreational and competitive program. Andrea and Ashley are qualiﬁed instructors with extensive training in all forms of dance. Andrea (University of Windsor graduate) started dancing at the age of 3 and graduated from the Unionville High School Dance program. Ashley (University of Western graduate) also started dancing at the age of 3 and graduated from the Unionville High School Dance program. Both Andrea and Ashley were members of the Toronto Argonaut Dance Team. Ashley was also the assistant coach of the Toronto Argonaut dance team. Both Andrea and Ashley have won top awards in choreography at both American and Canadian Dance competitions. Students of A.B. Dance have gone on to dance on Canada’s hit T.V. show So You Think You Can Dance, danced on Cruise ships and many have gone on to pursue dance careers at Universities. Andrea and Ashley are extremely proud of all the dancers involved with the studio and strive to be positive role models for their students. A.B. Dancers are recognized for their skills, abilities and positive attitudes. They continue to offer the best dance instruction while building self conﬁdence and encouraging students to meet new friends and have fun! A.B. Dance offers dance instruction to all levels from recreational to competitive. Classes are open to boys and girls ages 2 and up. The A. B. Dance competitive team has won top overall awards at many local and international competitions. A.B. Dance also offers a wonderful part-time competitive program for dancers who want to compete but not at the full time level. All boys hip hop classes are also available and extremely popular.

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sional team sports in Canada,” series coauthor and Centre for Municipal Studies director Mario Lefebvre said. “There is reason to believe that the number of Canadian-based franchises will increase in the future.” And Markham is ripe for the picking. “This report supports everything we’ve been saying about this facility,” Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti said. “There is lots of market space for this. There is pent-up demand. The environment is right for the facility. It’s right today and only gets stronger.” Based on the report, which was released earlier this week, there are four market pillars that help make a sporting franchise successful: market size, income levels, strong corporate presence and a level playing field. The underlying population threshold for a major sports team is about 900,000. According to 2011 Canadian census data, York Region is one of the fastest growing areas in the GTA with a population of more than 1 million. Not to mention forecasts predicting about 100,000 to 150,000 people will move each year to the GTA. Another strong point for a facility of this magnitude is corporate presence. Markham has the fifth largest office cluster in the country, which runs along the Hwy. 404 corridor from Steeles Avenue to Hwy. 7, Mr. Scarpitti said. “I can’t think of a better spot to set up,” he said. “It makes sense geographically and demographically.”

And the timing is right with the Olympic excitement just behind us. “This facility would better position us for a 2024 GTA Olympic bid,” Mr. Scarpitti said. “This is just one more building block.” Challenges for new startups include entrance fee into the NHL, acquiring a franchise team, building a facility and potentially paying a fine for encroaching on Maple Leafs territory. Startup costs are estimated at $750 million to $1 billion, which includes facility construction. Along with three more NHL hockey teams, the publication, What Will the Canadian Pro Sports Scene Look like in 2035? also predicts a Major League Baseball team in Montreal, Vancouver could pick up a National Basketball Association franchise, Edmonton, Ottawa and Calgary could host Major League Soccer teams, Canadian Football League teams in Ottawa-Gatineau, London, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge, Moncton, Halifax and Quebec City and the possibility of a National Football League team in Canada as well. To read the full report, visit conferenceboard.ca While the Conference Board paints a bright picture for a future NHL team in the GTA, there are outspoken critics in Markham who insist the new arena be privately owned and operated. They have started a petition at www.gopetition.com/petitions/nhl-arena.html initiated by the Markham Village City Ratepayers. Join the conversation. Follow @AmandaPersico on Twitter.

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