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Anne Watson of Inn From the Cold says their numbers are up 50 per cent over this time last year. Early season cold and increased demand for services has pushed her agency to the limit.

Homeless shelter use skyrockets

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He let them remain safely for the rest of the bitterly cold night,

returning in the morning to leave them information on homeless resources and offering Tim Hortons gift cards.

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YORK REGION STAFF newsroom@yrmg.com With 2016 over and done with, our reporters took some time to look back at some of the highs and lows that stood out over the past 12 months in York Region.

York Region High: Democracy is finally coming to York Region’s top political job, now held by regional chair Wayne Emmerson. That was the comment from a pleased Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard after the provincial government introduced legislation in November to make regional chairs elected. If adopted, as expected, the change will be in effect for the Oct. 22, 2018 municipal election.

The provincial government introduced legislation in November to make the position of regional chair an elected one. It could be enacted in time for the 2018 municipal election.

Low: For many years, more than 2,000 lower income York Region residents annually have relied on the Housing Help Centre and Identification Clinic to help them find affordable housing and to secure much-needed documentation. But the region, the sole source of funding for the programs, is ending its $340,500 annual grant at the end of the year, forcing the centre to close its

doors.

York Regional Police Low: On Aug. 29, an allegedly inebriated Christopher Singh, his baby in the back, crossed the centre line on 16th Avenue hitting and killing Markham’s Inoka Athuraliya-LiyanaWaduge, 42 and her daughter Savani Guruge, 4.

Savani Guruge was killed with her mother, Inoka AthuraliyaLiyana-Waduge, in a car crash in August.

Markham High: York University is not only coming to Markham, it’s here. This year, the five-acre campus located at Rivis Road and Enterprise Boulevard in Downtown Markham went form a drawing on paper to stakes in the ground. The academic programs have been set and will have both a business and technology element. The new year will bring new classroom designs and plans for transportation and library services as well as the opening of the Innovation and Community Engagement hub.

Low: There was a glimmer of hope that skating would resume at Toogood Pond in Unionville this winter. But no. Markham council got bogged down by insurance, risk and liability. A working group was setup to establish parameters for ice monitoring costing the city about $100,000 for about eight

Mamdouh Shoukri, president and vice-chancellor of York University, stands on the property in Markham adjacent to the PanAm Centre where the York University Markham Centre Campus will be built. weeks of ice monitoring by ice engineers. Within a few weeks, Markham flipflopped on its decision and decided to stay with the status quo and not permit skating on Toogood Pond.

Despite some signs to the contrary, Markham council eventually decided against allowing skating on Toogood Pond.

Richmond Hill High: After decades of discussion, council voted to move town hall back to the heart of Richmond Hill.

Councillors agreed in September to build the longawaited civic centre in the downtown core at Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. The $200-million project is expected to include an expanded library, public square, reflecting pool/skating rink and am-

The current town hall offices at East Beaver Creek and Hwy. 7 will be over capacity in a few years, one factor prompting council to vote to move town hall back to the downtown as part of the civic precinct project. phitheatre.

Low: Residents were shocked by a string of deaths - suicides and domestic homicides - involving grown children with mental illness. Parents say it points to a dire need for good psychiatrists (to keep patients out of hospital) and more hospital beds to prevent premature discharge.

Thornhill High: Community generosity was a high. York Region residents, including Thornhill organizers, raised money for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Program at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital during October’s Walk for Andrea. A Thornhill kindness club raised money in August for a girl with Cerebral Palsy who needs surgeries and therapy.

Low: Shaar Shalom synagogue closed its doors June 30 after 45 years. A former director from Leo Back Hebrew Day School was charged in connection with child pornography offences in California. An outbreak of norovirus hit Thornhill Woods Public School and other locations

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Vaughan High: Vaughan’s eyecatching Civic Centre Resource Library with its upward curving roof and walls made of glass and reflective metal opened its doors May 14. The $13.3million, 36,000-square-foot building boasts armchairs with sound-muffling privacy hoods, heated floors in the kids’ section and a Create It Space featuring a video room with green screens and a recording studio space with a sound mixing board plus more than 70,000 books and magazines.

Erin Reeder and her mom Moo were among the dozens of area residents who gathered at the Vaughan Civic Centre for the official opening of the city’s new cutting-edge library.

Low: The Longo’s grocery store at Weston Road and Rutherford Road in Woodbridge was forced to close for more than two weeks following a massive blaze Sunday, May 29. It was allegedly started by a pair of teens - a 15-year-old from Bolton and a 14-yearold from Vaughan - lighting a bag of chips on fire and putting it back on the rack.

Whitchurch-Stouffville High: For his public wedding, Mayor Justin Altmann asked for donations

Rosanne Longo, spokesperson for the Longo’s, stands in one of the store’s aisles following its re-opening after a fire that occurred in the spring.

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to the mobile washroom trailer instead of gifts. The trailer would be a first of its kind in York Region, and would be used in several events to accommodate people with disabilities.

With a goal of $125,000, the mobile washroom trailer fund has reached $90,000 since the announcement this past summer. Truly a community effort.

Low: It’s shaken confidence in town hall for some in the community. It was revealed in spring of this year that there were issues around town staff that led to an "exodus" of 30 employees. In addition to consistent shuffles of the CAO position, this story forced residents to re-examine their municipal government.

It was revealed this sping that approximately 30 employees have left the town’s employ since Jan. 1, 2015.

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COUNCIL Markham Council, Standing Committee and several Advisory and Sub-Committee meetings take place at the Markham Civic Centre and are open to the public.

No Standing Committee or Council meetings scheduled for this week.

Proclamations: International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27) Contact the Clerk’s Office at 905.475.4744 for a complete listing of all meetings that residents are welcome to attend.

For meeting agendas and live streaming for Council and Standing Committees, visit markham.ca.

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EDITORIAL | OPINION

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Good riddance to 2016

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Ugh. Chances are, that utterance probably sums up your feelings on the year that was 2016.

Unless you’re a Chicago Cubs fan, the collective attitude toward the past 12 months seems to be one comprised predominantly of exasperation coupled with an unspoken urgency for the final page of the calendar to flip over.

After all, ’16 will go down as a bizarre year in the annals of history, with one horrific development after another unfolding overseas and what seemed like a never-ending parade of celebrity deaths that included David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Prince in the first half of the year alone. The past few weeks have also had us bid goodbye to Leonard Cohen and Alan Thicke.

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Given that brief, and by no means complete, synopsis of 2016, you can be forgiven for feeling a little worn out. You’re definitely not alone.

That’s not even to delve into the bitter U.S. presidential campaign that, regardless of your political leanings, seemed to drag on forever and felt like watching a car crash get struck by a train wreck before careering into a dumpster fire. Even now, more than a month after the Nov. 8 vote, the election continues to haunt us as accusations of intrigue and skulduggery continue to fly.

Given that brief, and by no means complete, synopsis of 2016, you can be forgiven for feeling a little worn out. You’re definitely not alone.

The good news, however, is that we’re days into a new beginning, a do-over, if you will.

Now, the move from one year to the next, of course, doesn’t have any real power to improve things, but, psychologically anyway, it feels like an opportunity to hope that better things lie ahead.

In the midst of the residual holiday cheer, be certain to embrace your loved ones and let them know what they mean to you and join them in collectively wishing that the best remains still to come.

No doubt, 2017 will have its share of ups and downs, as all years do, but we should all cross our fingers that, unlike 2016, the highs will outnumber the lows.

One thing remains certain, however, and that is it’s high time for us all to say good riddance to 2016.

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• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • Find revenue other than road tolls I read the story about a group that is working behind the scenes to implement road tolls on Hwy. 400 and Hwy. 404.

Quite honestly, I don’t believe that someone could be so blatantly out of touch with reality. York Region, north of Steels Avenue, is growing at a rapid pace and is generating atmospheric revenue for the province and municipalities from property taxes and development fees.

We pay taxes on electricity, natural gas, oil, water and sewage, gasoline, propane, etc. and everything in between. Now we will be paying another tax, the cap and trade tax on heating and gasoline fuels. Where is

this going to stop?

Toronto has lower property taxes then many comparable cities so road tolls make more sense there.

Just think how many commuters use the 400 and 404, as these highways are the only large volume roads from York Region to and from Toronto. Adding another expense, to an already expensive commute will simply take more money out of the pockets of hardworking people, resulting in less spending power which will eventually trickle down into the overall economy.

We already pay taxes through gasoline purchases and these taxes are supposed to be used for road maintenance. Enough already with taking money.

Governments need to be more efficient and accountable to the voters and not

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Governments helping private sector in race to bottom Re: Bloated bureaucracy: Do we pay too much? Dec. 15.

It was infuriating to see your headline. Talk about sour grapes. Perhaps Teena Bogner and her Newmarket Taxpayers Advocacy Group will feel encouraged by the fact that all governments federal, provincial, regional and municipal - are now helping the private sector in the race to the bottom by offering precarious work to new employees.

Many new hires are temporary contract employees.

This despicable practice is all too common in the private sector.

If taxpayer associations are so bent on saving taxpayer dollars, why not complain about the fact that CEOs and other top executives, in the public sector and especially in the private sector are being paid multimillion dollar salaries?

And who ultimately pays for these bloated salaries?

The taxpayer.

The public sector is the last bastion of decent wages and decent benefits. We should be striving to make the private sector more like the public sector.

Perhaps your paper should headline news items to try to begin to eliminate the gross inequities in our society.

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AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com The new community centre and library in southeast Markham now has a name and will be ready to celebrate Canada 150.

The $65 million building located at the southeast corner of Middlefield Road and 14th Avenue, set to open in the fall, will don the name the Aaniin Community Centre and Library.

Aaniin (pronounced ah-nee) means ’hello’ or ’welcome’ in Ojibway, in recognition of the Aboriginal people who first inhabited the lands that now make up the city.

The opening of the community centre will also coincide with Canada 150 celebrations, with the hope of having the prime minister on hand to officially open the long-awaited building.

"The name is so significant," said community and fire safety commissioner Brenda Librecz.

"The community welcomed the name. It will be a special open."

The city put out a call for names a few years ago and more than 20 potential names were suggested from the community.

Recently, city council voted the name Aaniin ahead of names such as Middlefield Mosaic, Markham Mosaic, Middlefield Community Centre and Markham South East Community Centre - what it’s been known as for the past few years.

The new community centre will feature a library with teleconference capabilities, a fitness area, running track, triple gym, seniors’ centre, a flexible performance stage, outdoor basketball courts and a large piazza and park space for programming.

As of October, the building was more than 80 per cent complete, Librecz said.

"We’re excited to have it done and open," she said.

Over the winter months, construction crews will be working on the interior finishes, she added.

With the majority of work completed, Librecz doesn’t anticipate any major issues moving forward.

The project was delayed earlier this year due to a complicated and unique roof design, weather and soil testing.

There were some reworks in terms of weight of the floating roof, Librecz said.

"It’s a matter of seeing in on paper and then engineering how to make it come to life," she said.

City staff are currently looking at recreation programs for the new facility as well as early registration for the local community.

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In this first newspaper ad of the year, I usually sit and put pen to paper to just say a word of thanks. We started our little business 31 years ago on a hope and a prayer. Prety well every morning I have a seat in our cafe and savour not just the coffee, but the experience. We have met a lot of folk, and have been supported by a community unlike any other. Our co-workers have melded into a very large family - and we experience daily all that this entails - and we savour that, too!

Our business has morphed and expanded into areas unforetold, and yet as I sit and read that very first business plan that our bank had me write, we still do what we said we would, and we have become 'that' store that we had proposed, and prayed we would be.

We have made many, many friends along the way, and while, sadly we have lost a few, Cathy and I count ourselves so lucky to be part of all that this business has become - it is so much more than a business to us. We are not getting any younger and we have really appreciated the few days off over the holidays as you undoubtedly have as well. And speaking of younger, the following ad represents a change in penmanship from me to my son, Thomas. While he has written several ads in the past, it represents the beginning of a transition to the younger group in the store, with fresh ideas and hopes not dissimilar to ours, but done more in their way.

Further, my Hockey with Heart pals want to say a big thank you for your unwavering generousity of the season. This year has been the best yet with our Food Drive. A big thanks to all who participated, and a slightly larger thanks to Vic Steane, 'the guy' who orchestrated things. It made Christmas better for many.

For all this we say thanks, for your confidence in us, your support and unwavering generousity of purse and spirit.

We wish you the best for another year! -Evan

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We're going to start the new year with a variation on our Turkey, Avocado and Egg Sandwich. We'll have our nitrate-free turkey alongside, sliced hardboiled egg, avocado, juicy tomato, with lettuce and our signature mixed greens dressed with a lemon aioli on wholewheat sourdough bread from Fred's Bread. Lots of protein and veggies, not so many calories.

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We'll start out with our Harvest Cookies, which are all the goodness of granola in the form of a cookie. We mix oats, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, walnuts and honey together to make a fantastic and nutritious cookie. We make these every Tuesday afternoon and they're usually sold out by Wednesday morning to give you an idea of how popular they are. Available individual-sized ($2.99) or by the container ($8.95) Next up we'll have our Naturally-Sweetened Muffins, a buttermilk oat muffin without any added refined sugars, instead sweetened naturally from dates, apricots and fresh diced apples ($2.29) Next we'll have our Chocolate Raspberry Caramel Cheesecake. I'm not going to lie to you...this isn't exactly a healthy choice...but it's gluten free! I'm not big on shortbread crusts in general, especially with my beloved cheesecakes, which is why I love that we used crushed candied pecans to make the crust for these. We use our cheesecake filling and fold in ganache, caramel and fresh raspberries before topping these masterpieces off with more caramel, chocolate shavings and fresh raspberries.

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Firstly we'll have two varieties of Maria's Homemade Noodles, the Green Pea and Kale Radiatore. (Reg. $8.99) My roommate's girlfriend swears by gluten-free pasta so I've had my fair share and though most of it pales in comparison to its glutenous cousin, this brand is about as close as it gets to the real thing. And because pasta isn't pasta without the sauce, we're also going to have two varieties of Neal Bros' Organic Pasta Sauce, their Roasted Garlic Sauce and their Spicy Arrabiata Sauce. (Reg. $6.99) Secondly we'll have the all-time best yogurt, produced locally by Sheldon Creek Dairy in Loretto, Ontario. It's thick in texture, ultra creamy and luxurious in flavour. We'll be featuring both their Plain and Vanilla flavours. (Reg. $5.49) We'll also have Ace Granola on sale which is loaded with oats, dried cranberries, almonds, pumpkin seeds and more. (Reg. $7.99) Just throw in some fresh berries and you can have a OFF world-class parfait for breakfast.

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The vehicle crashed Nov. 18 along 14th Avenue, near Markham Road. A 17year-old female passenger died.

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This 18 km segment forms part of a planned 150 km long high-speed interregional facility on a separate right-of-way that parallels Highway 407 from Burlington to Highway 35/115, with stations, parking and access connections. This transitway is a component of the official plans of the stakeholder municipalities and of the Province’s commitment to support transit initiatives in the Greater Golden Horseshoe through the Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan.

THE PROCESS The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an Environmental Project Report has been prepared according to the transit project assessment process as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings.

The Environmental Project Report for the 407 Transitway is now available for a 30-day review period starting December 29, 2016 at the following locations: Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Central Region Office 5775 Yonge Street, 8th Floor North York, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-6700 or 1-800-810-8048 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ministry of Transportation Central Region 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue Toronto, ON M3M 0B7 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

City of Markham Markham Civic Centre 101 Town Centre Boulevard Markham, ON L3R 9W3 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Environmental Project Report is also available for download at www.407Transitway.com Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by January 30, 2017 to project contacts listed below: Graham DeRose MTO Project Manager Ministry of Transportation, Central Region - Planning & Design Section 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 416-235-5255 / fax: 416-235-3576 e-mail: graham.derose@ontario.ca

Khaled El-Dalati Consultant Project Manager Parsons 625 Cochrane Drive, Suite 500, Markham, ON L3R 9R9 tel: 905-943-0505 / fax: 905-943-0400 e-mail: k.eldalati@parsons.com

There are circumstances where the Ministry of the Environment has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right.

Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published.

If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the identified change to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment no later than January 30, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A, Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 Attention: Gavin Battarino, Special Project Officer tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 / fax: 416-314-8452 / e-mail: EAASIBGen@ontario.ca If not already provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry.

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The experience left Taggart shaken.

"It’s kind of a surreal experience because you know it’s happening, but you don’t realize it’s happening so close to home, and you kind of turn a blind eye to it," he said, adding the plaza’s landlord has since changed the lock for safety reasons.

"It was more of a surprise and shock that it was so close to home, and it’s the holidays and the weather was so cold, and I think there could be more done especially in colder weather. I think warming centres are relatively easy to do.

Warming centres where they could pull out cots on a more regular basis."

The problem of homelessness is playing out across York Region.

Newmarket’s Inn from the Cold has seen a 50 per cent increase in the number of times clients have sought overnight emergency shelter during the first month of the season this year compared to last year, executive director Ann Watson said.

Within the first 37 days of this season, there have been 720 times when clients have turned to the shelter, which operates from mid-November to April.

That compares with 478 stays during the same period last year.

Inn from the Cold is taking in clients who have been turned away from other agencies at capacity, Watson said.

She called the increase "significant’ and "concerning."

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Inn From the Cold has seen a 50-per-cent increase in the number of times clients have sought overnight emergency shelter.

Staff are trying to determine possible reasons for the sharp rise in homeless people turning to the pro-

gram, including colder weather compared to last year, more people with precarious employment losing

their jobs, and the region’s increasingly expensive housing market.

The centre also brought

in a drop-in program during the summer. That likely built and maintained connections with people who are now more comfortable turning to the shelter, Watson said.

Inn from the Cold has beds for 30 people a night, including up to six beds for women.

As many as 28 clients have turned to the shelter this year.

The shelter is coping, and at the same time hoping there isn’t an increase in demand so homeless people don’t have to be turned away, Watson said.

"I can’t even imagine sleeping outside in this weather," she said.

Inn from the Cold is looking for volunteers and also seeking participants for its largest annual fundraiser, Coldest Night of the Year, on Feb. 25.

For more information, visit innfromthecold.ca

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O Sunday, January 8 TD Markham Jazz Festival Annual General Meeting WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd. CONTACT: Linda Briggs, 416-200-4306, www.markhamjazzfestival.com, contactus@markhamjazzfestival. com COST: Free Review of 2016 and preview of 2017. Financial statements will be presented, and the new Board of Directors will be elected.

O Wednesday, January 11 Living Life Codependents Anonymous Meeting WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

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O Thursday, January 12 Thornhill Newcomers and Alumni Association WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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The Salt Spring National Art Prize – $30,000 in Awards WHEN: 11:06 p.m. WHERE: Online, 114 Rainbow Road CONTACT: 250-931-1141, www. saltspringartprize.ca, admin@ saltspringartprize.ca COST: $25 The Salt Spring National Art Prize 2017 Call For Artist Submissions offering $30,000 in Awards.

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Newmarket Theatre, 905-9535122 COST: $35, plus HST No Sugar Tonight celebrates the classic music of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings and BTO.

O Friday, January 20 Han Chen, Piano WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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O Thursday, January 26 iEngage: Building a New Relationship with Israel WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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WHERE: East Gwillimbury Sports Complex, 1914B Mount Albert Rd. CONTACT: East Gwillimbury COST: Adults $2, children $1 Holiday break public skating Winter Wonderland WHEN: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. CONTACT: Town of Newmarket COST: Free Free outdoor skating on Tim Hortons Skating and Water Feature.

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PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Since I have started my wills practice, I have done many wills for couples with young children. One couple, in particular, had such an impact on me that I decided to write an article about what parents with young children need to know about wills.

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While I was taking notes in our first meeting, the wife looked at me and said “we have been wanting to do this for so long, but we put it off, and now I can finally sleep at night.” The husband then said “since our first child was born, we’ve always been worried about what would happen to our children if we were in a catastrophic accident. We feel so much better that this is being done.”

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What happens if you pass away without a will leaving young children?

Firstly, there is no executor in place to look after your estate on your death.

Secondly, there is no guardian named who can look after your children. In fact, there could be a custody battle between your family and your spouse’s family over who should raise the children. As far as inheritance, your children will inherit everything you own at the age of eighteen. Remember how you were at eighteen. Do you think you could have handled a large inheritance?

By law, your children would automatically receive their inheritance at eighteen regardless of their level of maturity. These are only some of the issues that occur, if you pass away without a will. No parent wants to leave a mess for their family.

When making a will what are some things you should consider?

First, who should you appoint as your executor? You can appoint your spouse as your primary executor. In fact, this is what is usually done. What about the back up executor? Who will look after your estate in case your spouse is not alive when you die? You can appoint someone else you trust like your parents or siblings.

You should also consider whether the person you are appointing as executor has the time to take on the task. An executor may be trustworthy, but he or she may be unwilling to accept the appointment. Executors have the right to decline the appointment at the outset when they find out that they have been named. It is advisable to obtain your executor’s consent.

What about the guardian?

If you have minor children your will should appoint a guardian to look after them in the event that you and your spouse both pass away before your children reach the age of majority. Be careful about appointing a married couple as guardians. You should feel very confident about their ability to get along together before concluding an appointment of this nature. If they get separated or divorced, who will have custody of your children? For example, if you appoint your brother and his wife as guardians, and after your death they separate, will there be a custody battle for your children?

To solve this, it might be prudent to appoint your brother alone.

Your parents are not always the best choice as guardians because they may not out live you, and if they do, they may be elderly and unable to act.

I would be pleased to offer a free will consultation, if you do not have a will and do not know where to start. I also offer a free will review for those that have a will and want to make sure it is up to date and not a recipe for a family disaster. yorkregion.com

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BREA BARTHOLET bbartholet@yrmg.com Ring in the new year by enjoying a fun afternoon out for the entire family listening to music of the future at the York Region Chamber Music’s family concert on Jan. 8 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.The York Region String Quartet will perform new music and a story composed by professional composers Sean Goldman of Richmond Hill, Xintong Wang of Richmond Hill

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Moving towards truly intuitive living, the next generation of smart homes will continue to take us one step closer to a hands-free world, with products that recognize our changing schedules. Think beyond voice-activated appliances to a home that senses your proximity and prepares your space before you even enter the door, sets your home to “sleep mode” as soon as you close your eyes at night or when you leave in the morning, and has a coffee machine that brews a stronger cup of coffee after you’ve had a late night out.

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Markham native journeys to world of opera SIMONE JOSEPH sjoseph@yrmg.com For Andrea Nunez, a turning point came during the first month of her undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario.

For years, she had excelled in music theatre.

A 2008 Markham Economist & Sun article had called the then 17-yearold Andrea "a theatrical triple threat" because of her abilities as a singer, dancer and actress. At the time, the Markham District High School student was starring in a stage version of "Footloose" and had just finished performing as Belle in the Unionville production of "Beauty and the Beast."

Growing up, music was ubiquitous in her home.

Her father, a pianist, had taught her to play.

But then, one day, within her first month of university, a voice teacher named Jackie Short suggested she try an aria from the opera "Romeo and Juliet." Keep in mind that at this point, Nunez had her sights set on Broadway, not an opera house.

Nunez took the music home and when she came in the next day, she sang the song to her professor.

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