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With a strong lead in the polls, PC Leader Patrick Brown appeared to be cruising to an easy victory in the next provincial election.

Now some say the party is in danger of collapse.

Disgruntled and disillusioned PC supporters are reportedly dropping out in droves following months of allegations of improprieties, intimidation, ballotstuffing and fraud by Brown’s supporters during local votes to nominate PC candidates.

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PC Party president Rick Dykstra seems undeterred by the loss of supporters, saying the party has grown from 10,000 members to more than 100,000 in the past

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MAKING A WILL WITH FISH & ASSOCIATES The Will Planning Process Many readers have contacted us to inquire The Wills Lawyers about the process involved in making a Will with our law firm. Firstly, we offer a free Will consultation for those who do not have a Will and are not sure where to start. We also offer a free Will review, if you have a Will and are not sure if it is up to date. If you wish to make a new Will, you can contact our office to set up an appointment. Generally, there will be two appointments necessary, one to discuss a Will plan tailored to your particular life situation and the second appointment will be a signing appointment where we will explain every clause of your Father & Daughter Team Will and if you are satisfied, you will sign in front of one of us and our legal assistant.

Les & Michelle Kotzer When we refer to a Will tailored to your www.willappointment.com particular situation, that is important. Many people believe that there is one Will that fits all. This is not the case. Every life situation is different and requires its own unique plan. For example a couple in a first marriage with young children have different needs from the single person with no children.

Similarly, a couple in a first marriage will often plan differently from a couple in a second marriage, where each spouse has children form a prior marriage or relationship.

If you have a child or grandchild who is on the Ontario Disability Support Program, we will discuss the importance of setting up a “Henson Trust” in order to protect that child or grandchild’s government benefits. If that child is left your estate outright as opposed to by way of a Henson Trust, there is a probability that your child will be cut off government benefits.

If you are excluding a child, your Will planning will be different from a parent who is including all of his or her children.

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two years since Brown became leader.

"We are gaining new members daily and we will continue to work with all of our current members as well," Dykstra said.

But longstanding, cardcarrying members of the party, expressing their disappointment and "disgust" with the party’s tactics under Brown, are vowing to withhold their votes or marshalling forces to defeat their leader.

Several splinter parties and organizations have mobilized, hoping to derail the PCs in the next provincial election.

Brown has said the controversy is evidence of the party’s strong momentum and, based on an internal memo obtained by Metroland, it appears he wants to "bring closure and move forward".

In the memo, Dykstra announced that all 64 candidates selected to date would be endorsed by the leader and further appeals for reconsideration would be rendered moot.

"Rather than constantly looking in the rear-view mirror, we simply need to move forward," he said.

But not everyone is prepared to ignore the rear view, and the fallout continues among longtime members of the party.

"We can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as we ever have seen it," Tim Broschuk, president, Dr. Richard Bonato, VP, Carl Arsenault, CFO, and Vel Velauthanillai wrote in their letter of resignation from the executive of the Kanata Carleton riding association June 11.

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With a strong lead in the polls, PC Leader Patrick Brown appeared to be cruising to an easy victory in the next provincial election. Now some say the party is in danger of collapse.

The executive quit en masse; the executive board of nearby riding of Ottawa West-Nepean executive board quit days later.

"The party has veered so far from the place we joined that we can no longer in good conscience say that we identify with what it stands for."

A similarly worded statement announced the mass resignation of the executive from the Newmarket-Aurora association, pointing to "blatant disregard for the democratic rights of the people".

Marie Leone, VP of membership with the Aurora-Newmarket executive, said she and others

like her, who have supported the PC party for years, are stunned.

"The party absolutely is imploding," she said. "I’ve never seen anything like this. There’s always internal scrapping, you expect that, but I don’t know about this blatant breaking of the rules...[Brown] can’t win at the rate he is going - he’s losing support of the people the party has always had."

Newmarket resident Anne Leroux also believes the party is in danger of collapse.

Leroux said she resigned from the AuroraNewmarket board and executive, after 12 years’ in-

volvement, because the party parachuted in a candidate from outside the community and cheated to let her win - after letting the local riding association "go through the agonizing process of door-knocking, signing up members, identifying a good person to spend time and money putting his name forward...That is just so wrong on so many levels".

Leroux has joined the Trillium party, one of two splinter groups gaining strength from PCers that have abandoned ship.

A new Facebook group, "GTAers Interested in Politics", has enlisted a graphic designer to create white-

board videos and is polling "concerned conservatives" to find out how to fix their party’s problem.

Other groups are organizing spin-off parties - Ontario Blue - is reportedly making itself known in coming weeks and another fledgling party, Ontario Alliance, is currently seeking official party status.

The Alliance was founded by Jay Tysick, a candidate in Carleton riding who says he was kicked out of the running by Brown after pointing out "shady business" in his local riding nomination.

After he went public with what happened, Tysick says he was contacted

by PCs from across the province with reports of rigged nominations and resignations.

"I realized this was not just a local thing. I had become a lightning rod."

Tysick decided they should band together and fight back with a party of their own.

"If [Brown] is not going to address these very serious problems, if they’re already lying, cheating, corrupt, what will they do when they’re in government?"

Other party supporters, like Bryan Moir, have decided to withhold their vote altogether.

Moir says he is "technically" a board member of the King-Vaughan riding association, but admits he has disengaged after witnessing "huge irregularities" by Brown’s people in that riding and more than a dozen others.

As bad as the Liberals may be, Moir said, he and others who formed the backbone of the party now believe they have nowhere

to go with their vote "So I’m sitting this one out. Even though we face some of the gravest fiscal challenges Ontario has ever seen, I can’t get off my ’old white man’s’ ass and get out the door for him."

Moir warns that the party, which was on the verge of winning, is heading towards "a rupture more profound than people think".

Carlos Naldinho agrees.

The Ottawa man said he has been a member of the party since he was a teen and spent countless hours working for the party, from gruntwork to software assistance.

"I’m as diehard as you can be."

But now he has spearheaded a new group called ImOut.ca to encourage grassroots, card-carrying Conservatives - particularly those in ridings where nominations were considered "rigged" - to organize against their party by staying home on voting day.

"This is our party and it was stolen from us for his own personal serfdom.

That’s not what Conservatives are all about. We are about integrity.

"If this problem isn’t avoided, if Brown gets elected, he will likely be in that position for four years and never get elected again, harming the party’s reputation for a long time to come."

The I’m Out group hopes to help elect a minority government, which would prompt a leadership review and re-evaluation of the entire executive.

"This will allow the party to remove the cancer that currently makes it impossible for any thinking conservative to support."

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Some neighbours who have had 1,500 evergreen saplings planted near their homes wish they would make like a tree and leave.

The saplings were planted last October through a partnership between the city of Markham, the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), Forest Ontario, and Del Ridge Homes in an area in Milne Dam Conservation Park near Drakefield Avenue.

Drakefield Road residents Elizabeth Tan and Lea Forst have both objected to the saplings, suggesting they haven’t been planted in the proper location in the park. They also say the city didn’t consult with area residents before planting the saplings, though the park is public land.

"This field is a public open space, where everybody (including wild animals) can walk, run, and play ... the green open space behind our homes is a playground for the children living here and visiting grandchildren, a meeting area for dog walkers and neighbours, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing within the safe boundaries of home with great sight to the park/trail," Tan said.

Forst agrees.

"I am a tree lover and have great appreciation for the Markham Tree Initiative and the gift of these trees. I respect and appreciate the efforts of other residents and council members who have helped create and maintain the Markham treasure that is Milne Dam Conservation Park. I do not, however, agree with the location chosen for the planting of these trees and believe there are other more suitable locations in the park," she said.

However, recent developments have caused a rift between the city and residents, with the city accusing residents of ripping out and destroying as many as 500 of the saplings.

Councillor Karen Rea, in whose ward the saplings were planted, said "it’s sad when someone thinks this is OK to do".

Markham’s parks manager, David Plant, in a letter to area residents, stated "in excess of 500 (seedlings) had either been crushed and broken, or had been physically removed from the ground.

These findings ... led staff to believe this was . a case of vandalism and destruction of city property."

Plant says York police are investigating and that thee lost and damaged seedlings will be replaced.

That’s got Forst stumped. She would like to see all the trees moved to another part of the park.

But nearby resident Wendy Alexander-Penny is happy with where the trees are.

"Why would anyone not want trees planted in the park? Are the trees not part of the beauty of the area?

The trees provide oxygen, clean the air, help to muffle the sounds from Hwy. 407, provide shelter for animals and birds, provide shade on a hot day, and are just plain beautiful. If the neighbours who complained about the tree planting didn’t want trees, why did they move close to the park?"

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Speeding-related deaths on the rise For a few minutes on a Sunday afternoon in April, a stretch of Highway 400 in Barrie resembled a scene from one of the (seemingly endless) Fast and Furious movies.

A dozen vehicles, including a Lamborghini, a RollsRoyce, a BMW and a Porsche, were reported speeding "erratically" and "dangerously" northbound toward the city. Fortunately, they sped right into a police blockade.

Twelve people were charged with stunt driving, their vehicles impounded for a week, and their licences suspended for a week.

Was that a one-off, unique circumstance?

Hardly.

Last winter, Toronto police caught a driver doing 203 km/h in a 60-km/h zone. In another incident, radar clocked a 22-year-old man doing 183 km/h on Highway 401.

There have been about 110 stunt driving charges laid in Toronto so far in 2017. About 200 charges were laid in all of 2016.

School crosswalks, construction zones, it doesn’t seem to matter when it comes to reckless, dangerous driving.

And the tragic consequences are adding up.

As of June 26, speeding has been linked with 30 road deaths on OPP-patrolled roads, compared to 17 by this time in 2016.

The OPP cites speeding drivers as the No. 1 cause of road fatalities so far this year, with the death toll in this category up by 76 per cent.

Of the speeding tickets handed out this year by the OPP, more than 1,400 charges were against drivers clocked at 50 km/h or more over the posted speed limit.

"For some drivers, instances of speeding and other forms of aggressive driving are frequent and for others, they are part of their everyday driving behaviour, said OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair in a media statement.

Much like drunk driving, it seems that existing penalties simply aren’t stiff enough to amount to a deterrent.

The maximum penalties for an aggressive driving conviction include a jail term of up to six months, fines of up to $10,000, and extended licence suspension. But, in non-tragic circumstances, are those penalties ever invoked?

Would it make a difference if they were?

Somewhere in between simply losing a car for a week and spending six months in jail, there must be a penalty severe enough to make people think twice before trying to emulate Hollywood stunt drivers on our roads.

This deadly behaviour needs to be stopped before more people are killed.

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Re: Could Markham set up its own red-light district?, June 8.

What follows is Ward 3 Coun. Don Hamilton’s solution to illegal residential bawdy houses in his ward, as reported by Tim Kelly: "If council wants to discourage prostitution from occurring anywhere/everywhere across our city, then perhaps we should look at zoning which isolates it to a less desirable area such as a commercial/industrial area, which may keep it out of our residential communities (where apparently it now exists) and relegates it to an area where the authorities can keep a watchful eye on it".

Even if licensing a bawdy house was permitted by law

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Many people who live in the residential areas of Markham, including Mr. Hamilton’s ward, also operate businesses from, and/or own real estate in, Markham’s commercial/industrial areas. Their investment in Markham extends beyond the borders of their home. The last thing these rate-paying Markham residents would want to see operating next to their commercial/industrial property and/or business is a licensed bawdy house. And clearly Mr. Hamilton has not considered the fact that a great number of people

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who live in Markham also work, eat, shop, study and play in what he has wrongly characterized as Markham’s "less desirable areas". I can picture it now . the young mother pulling into the parking lot of the building where her child takes gymnastics lessons and her child pointing to the building next door and asking, "Mom, what do they sell at "Pleasure Palace"?

The use of zoning to isolate existing Markham bawdy houses to commercial/industrial areas is not a realistic solution to this problem. The only way deal with this problem is to make sure that existing federal and municipal bylaws, which prohibit bawdy hous-

es and the activities carried out therein, are rigorously enforced. I urge all Markham residents who are concerned about this problem, and about any other problems which may be adversely impacting our streets, neighbourhoods and the character of our great community, to speak out and to pressure our elected representatives to take swift and appropriate action using all available and lawful means.

Legalizing bawdy houses in Markham. Seriously?

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Teams tackle region’s rental crisis LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com You’ve decided to turn your basement into apartment.

With the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. pegging York Region’s rental vacancy rate at 1.5 per cent, meaning there is only one and a half apartments available to be rented for every 100 rental units in the region, there’s a wide pool of potential tenants out there.

Now comes the hard part.

Getting the permits, doing the construction, ensuring it conforms to the building code and facing a price tag of tens of thousands of dollars.

But there could soon be another option.

Part of an ongoing challenge to brainstorm practical solutions to the region’s affordable housing crisis, a York Region team has come up with an idea for a modular apartment kit.

For less than $30,000, the kit would create a studio apartment in someone’s garage with minimal on-site work, said team

member Dan Johnstone, adding his team is now working to bring the vision to reality.

Made with prefab walls that bolt together, the apartment would meet building codes and could be removed if a homeowner wanted to revert the space back to a garage, the Oak Ridges resident said.

It would have to be hooked up to a house’s plumbing and electrical systems.

If the unit rented for $1,000 a month, it would pay for itself in two and a half years, significantly less time than creating a basement apartment built to code, Johnstone said.

Johnstone, a father of two daughters, is worried about the region’s dire lack of affordable housing.

"My kids are still in school, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have friends that are stuck in that position," he said.

"And I have other friends of mine who have kids that have had to move back home because they can’t afford to move out."

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The idea behind Blueprint is to have the community develop practical solutions to the affordable housing crisis that will see the light of day, said VentureLAB senior analyst and Blueprint lead Heather Crosbie.

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Charity Sale for Animals WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Pet Valu Uptown Market, 3987 Hwy. 7 E., Unit 3, Markham CONTACT: Peacefurpaws.org Jewelry, purses, T-shirts and more for sale. Hosted by Peace Fur Paws. l Sunday, July 23 Unionville Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market 2017 WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Stiver Mill, 9 Station Ln., Markham CONTACT: stivermillmarket@hotmail.com

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Second last chance to enjoy free Sunday night live music for this summer l Wednesday, July 26 Markham Classic Cruisers Cruise Nights WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd., Markham CONTACT: Eileen Baron COST: Everyone welcome. Come and enjoy an evening of classic, modified and unique vehicles.

4 things to do this weekend l Saturday, July 22 Ontario Horticultural Association 111th Annual Convention WHEN: 8:45 a.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites, 9005 Leslie Street, Richmond Hill CONTACT: 905-713-6660 This year’s convention will be taking an environmental focus with the theme Green from Shore to Shore. Speakers, competitions, gardening related vendors, bus tours and more.

Tree Tenders Stewardship Day WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: Machell Park, Aurora Heights Drive, Aurora CONTACT: 416-413-9244 This site, planted last year with young trees and shrubs, needs some TLC in order to thrive. Join us to get your hands dirty at this family-friendly event.

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Newmarket National 10 Minute Play Festival WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Old Town Hall and Pickering College, 460 Botsford St. and 16945 Bayview Ave.,

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The idea for the facility has been brewing since 2004 and will be the solution to outgrowing the Vaughan training facility at District 4. YRP will no longer have to use the Sharon Gun Club to train in the use of rifles now that the gun range is long enough to meet training standards nor the old school in Nobleton for tactical training, which can now be done in house.

More than 70 training programs are offered and 250,000 training hours will be completed in the first year on the grounds, according to YRP Chief Eric Jolliffe.

"This will give us the opportunity to enhance our training by integrating knowledge and practical

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The firing range can accommodate 18 individuals at a time, a moving vehicle and a number of barricades for use in practicing positioning while shooting.

The driving simulator allows training officers to assess the basic ability of new recruits in handling vehicles.

"Our motto is out think, not out drive, and this room allows us to give trainees the tools they need to do just that," Sgt. Ron Axamit said. "We can monitor their reactions to situations presented, eye movement to see if they are checking mirrors and more in simulations."

The scenario room requires the use of critical decision-making skills.

Training officers are given no more information than a 911 call would provide and are forced to make quick decisions as role players act out realistic situations.

A house is built of panels including windows, doors and even a bathroom. It is equipped with foam furniture to ensure trainees are safe.

"The simplest of tasks can become quite complex in stressful situations," Sgt. Jeff Nolan said. "We recreate those stressful situations so an officer’s recall is quick when it happens in real life."

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Do you know what’s covered in your new home warranty?

Almost every new home or condo in Ontario is covered by a mandatory new home warranty program. This coverage is provided by the builder and is administered by Tarion, a consumer-protection organization.

While the builder provides the warranty, its cost is often passed on to the new home buyer. But this one-time fee, ranging from $385 to $1,500, depending on the value of the home, gives you significant value for your money. You’ll receive as much as seven years of warranty protection to a maximum of $300,000 per home or condo unit.

The warranty program has milestones to address specific issues that can arise after you have moved in to your new home. Here is a simple breakdown of the main coverages: One-year warranty. This warranty applies for one full year beginning when you first take possession, and even if the home is sold during this time.

It requires that your home has been constructed in a workman-like manner and is free from any defects in materials used. It also requires that your home is free of Ontario Building Code violations and is fit for habitation. In addition, the warranty protects against unauthorized substitutions.

Two-year warranty. This warranty begins on the date you take possession of your home, or occupancy of your condo unit. It provides protection

against water penetration through the basement or foundation walls, or through windows, doors and caulking because of defects in materials or workmanship.

The warranty also covers defects in materials or workmanship in the electrical, plumbing and heating systems in your home, as well as defects in work or materials that cause detachment, displacement or deterioration of the exterior cladding, such as brickwork or siding. Finally, the twoyear warranty protects against violations of the Ontario Building Code that affect the health and safety of homeowners.

Seven-year warranty. This warranty covers major structural defects and begins on the date you take possession of the home and ends on the day before the seventh anniversary of that date. It protects against defects in materials and workmanship that adversely affect a load-bearing part of your home’s structure, causing it to fail or significantly affect your ability to use the house as your home.

In most condominium projects, warranty coverage also includes the shared areas of the building, referred to as Common Elements. This coverage is addressed by the condominium corporation and provides up to $50,000 of protection per condo unit to a maximum of $2.5 million.

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(July 29, 2017 - July 30, 2017) Multiculture Chamber of Commerce Inc. has applied to the City of Markham for an exemption to Noise By-Law 2003-137.

The exemption location is 10801 McCowan Road and allows for amplified sound past the 5 p.m. by-law limit. The exemption will permit amplified music and sound related to Arttam Pattam Kandattam - Tamil Musical event on July 29, 2017 - July 30, 2017

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The exemption period is from 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. on July 29, 2017 July 30, 2017.

For information or comments on the Noise Exemption contact the City of Markham at the following number: 905-477-5530 By-Law Enforcement & Licensing Division City of Markham

(647) 285-2583 Markham

GARAGE SALE Sat., July 22nd ~ 8 a.m. - >> 4 Dalecroft Circle

Decor, artwork, lots of girls clothing - from infant to teens, womens clothing, two single beds w/ mattresses - perfect for cottages, furniture, Over 1000 item.

Special Occasions BIRTHDAYS

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Garage/Contents Sale Sat., July 22 9 am 26 Walkerton Drive

Happy 90th Birthday Charles Milton Booth

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Executive Director TD Markham Jazz Festival

Garage Sale Saturday, July 22nd 8 a.m. - 12 noon 9 Vandermeer Drive

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We seek an experienced business person to manage the many resources needed to produce this annual music event. The TD Markham Jazz Festival is held on the third weekend of August. Reporting to the Chair of the Markham Jazz Festival, the Executive Director will be responsible for all of the day-to-day work associated with establishing & running the Markham Jazz Festival.

The ideal candidate for this part-time position will be responsible for the execution of tasks associated with all aspects of the Markham Jazz Festival and its various concerts and activities. Organizational abilities along with good verbal and written communication skills are necessary. The ability to raise funds through grant writing is essential. This is a salaried position. For more information and a detailed job description, please email contactus@markhamjazzfestival.com

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Quality Control Technician Career opportunity at Leland Industries Inc. a large fastener manufacturer, is currently seeking a Quality Control technician to perform quality inspections and tests as well as various clerical duties. Two to three years of experience a must.

Please submit your resume by email to zjovanovski@lelandindustries.com Please visit our website at www.lelandindustries.ca Leland Industries is an equal opportunity employer Teaching Opportunities

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The Piano Studio is hiring Piano, Guitar, Voice and Flute teachers.

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Engineering Assistant Career opportunity at Leland Industries Inc. a large fastener manufacturer, is currently seeking an Engineering Assistant to provide administrative support to the engineering department, calculate cost of new products based on mfg., process, create, revise and maintain engineering documents.

Engineering in training preferred. Two to three years of experience a must.

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Toronto Star launches new app for tablets replacing Star Touch Community Environmental Centre

ENHANCEMENTS COMING SOON! To serve you better, York Region will be constructing new features: • Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Facilities The addition of household hazardous waste facilities will create a one-stop waste depot for York Region residents.

• Weigh Scales and Weight-Based Fees Once construction is complete, weight-based fees of $100 per metric tonne (equivalent to $0.10/kilogram) will be introduced for garbage, mixed loads (garbage and recyclables), and high cost recyclables (wood, rubble, concrete and drywall.) A $10 minimum fee per load will apply.

What is Sunday Reads?

A weekly online feature, Sunday Reads explores unsolved mysteries, introduces you to interesting people in our communities and offers up new fiction and non-fiction by Canadian authors.

Join us every Sunday at yorkregion.com/sundayreads

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Visit york.ca/wastedepots or call 1-866-665-6752 for updated construction information.

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Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre 1124 Elgin Mills Road East Town of Richmond Hill

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ONE COOKBOOK AT A TIME: Librarian Cortney LeGros has tapped into her love of literacy and passion for home cooking to offer a twist on the traditional book club in Northern Ontario.

COLD CASE: Melanie Ethier was 15 on Sept. 29, 1996, when she left a friend’s place to walk the short distance home in New Liskeard. Somewhere along the way she disappeared. Twenty years later, local police and her mom are still receiving tips from the public as the community tries to find her.

SUMMER READS: Eat, Pray, Love (from a man’s perspective) meets Under the Tuscan Sun — Juliet’s Answer is a fresh, heart-warming story about a man who travels to Verona, where he answers letters addressed to Shakespeare’s Juliet, all in an attempt to understand heartbreak, to heal and to find love again.

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• GRAND PRIZE: All inclusive, 7 nights land stay to Occidental Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Barcelo Group) • Fashion show by Toronto’s top 10 boutiques • Numerous stage giveaways • Get your copy of the 2017 edition of Suhaag magazine and much more...

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available for Star Touch readers on a three-month free trial. Toronto Star print subscribers already enjoy free access to the ePaper.

The ePaper is a digital replica of the printed Toronto Star, page for page, as well as the Star’s weekly Starweek TV listings magazine and That’s Puzzling weekly magazine.

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The Star’s universal app will allow readers to enjoy the same user experience with the Star on their smartphone as they do on their tablet. It replaces Toronto Star Touch, which will publish its last edition July 31.

For readers who enjoy the "daily-edition" experience on their tablets, the Star is making its ePaper

The Toronto Star launched its new app for tablets July 17.

The new app offers continuous updates, breaking news, broader depth of content, simple navigation, the ability to search for stories and columnists and easier ways to share items across social media.

It is available to download at the App Store and Google Play.

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Please note: While Goemans Appliances is committed to accurate pricing, Goemans reserves the right to correct any errors that may occur. All correction notices for errors in this flyer will be posted in our stores. Products illustrated in this flyer may not be exactly as shown and unfortunately not all products may be available at each location. Goemans reserves the right to limit quantities. Prices shown reflect reduction off Goemans regular prices. See Store for Details. * Installation includes up to 20 feet of gas lines, main floor installation. Final price based on pre-inspection. Prices do not include optional mantles, surrounds, or accessories. Fireplaces only available at Stoney Creek and St. Catharines showrooms. *Savings based on MSRP.

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Markham Subaru now Offers AIR MILES® Reward Miles. *MSRP of $19,995 on 2017 Impreza 4-dr Convenience Pkg MT (HF1CP). Lease rate of 0.9% for 36 months. 78 Bi-weekly lease payments of $118 with $2,601 down payment. Lease end value $10,514. Advertised pricing consists of MSRP plus charges for Freight/PDI ($1,595) Air Conditioning Charge ($100), Tire Stewardship Levy ($17.75), OMVIC Fee ($10), Dealer Admin ($199). Freight/PDI charge includes a full tank of gas. Taxes, license, registration and insurance are extra. $0 security deposit. Model shown: 2017 Impreza 4-dr Sport-Tech Tech-Pkg AT (HF2STE) with an MSRP of $30,095. Dealers may sell or lease for less or may have to order or trade. Offers applicable on approved credit at participating dealers only. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year for 36 months, with excess charged at $0.10/km. Leasing and financing programs available through Subaru Financial Services by TCCI. Other lease and finance rates and terms available; down payment or equivalent trade-in may be required. Vehicles shown solely for purposes of illustration, and may not be equipped exactly as shown. Offers available until July 31, 2017. See your local Subaru dealer for complete program details. See your local Subaru dealer for complete details. †Ratings are awarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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