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Neighbours Ilona Lattner (from left), Steve Fern, Alan Blood, Winnie Blood and Erich Lattner stand on the back porch of the Blood’s home at 14 Paramount Rd., in Markham. All suffered flood damage in their homes from the heavy rainfall on July 16 and are looking for help from insurers and answers from the City of Markham.

FLOODING FEARS REMAIN TIM KELLY tkelly@yrmg.com They watched helplessly as the water rushed into their basement, damaging everything.

In 43 years of living on Paramount Road in Markham, Alan and Winnie Blood had never seen

anything like it, never even been flooded before.

The rainfall of July 16 was just too much for their home to handle.

And when it was all done, the wreckage was severe.

Alan, 75, and Winnie, 76, showed a visitor what was left on

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a tour of their home, every single thing removed from the cellar floor, baseboards torn out up to nearly a foot, a damaged furnace, and plenty for their insurance broker to deal with.

It’s the memories that are all gone though - and fears about future flooding that could occur.

"I came down the stairs and I went like this - splash," said Blood as he walked off the last stair into his basement.

"We had to cut all the bottoms out, the tool room, the bathroom, just totally damaged," he said.

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KIM ZARZOUR kzarzour@yrmg.com Tucked behind the overgrown bushes on a busy suburban highway, windowsills rotting, mouldy old Christmas decorations dripping off the back porch, Patrick Cooney’s house has seen better days - but better days may be ahead.

A half-dozen city workers, politicians, planners and activists waded through the Markham property’s thigh-high weeds last week, swatting mosquitoes and staring up at the wreckage with enthusiasm.

Could this be the place?

The ad hoc group of visionaries, pragmatists and idealists were gathered at the 150-year-old farmhouse on Major Mackenzie Drive to work on a dream - one that Patrick Cooney, immigrant, labourer and father of six children, might approve.

Michael Braithwaite led the group’s tour July 25. Executive director of Raising the Roof, a national organization seeking long-term solutions to homelessness, he described his vision of repurposing vacant heritage homes across the country for affordable housing.

The way he sees it, developers, government and local municipalities could donate or provide longterm lease agreements - at a price of $1 for 10 to 20 years - for unused buildings like the old Cooney homestead, which could then be renovated for rental housing with construction help from marginalized, unemployed youth.

It’s an idea he and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s Darryl

Gray came up with at York Region’s Human Services Planning Board recently after partnering on a similar project last fall, converting a TRCA-owned home on Mill Street in Markham to a three-bedroom dwelling for at-risk youth.

They believe their new venture, which they’ve dubbed "Reside," can tackle two issues at once: the affordable housing shortage, and at-risk youth.

Rather than focusing on building new housing, which is a major financial, time and ecological investment, Braithwaite and Gray propose an alternative solution: transforming the existing stock of empty buildings into affordable homes.

There’s plenty out there. The conservation authority owns 118 homes across the GTA watershed, obtained as part of the acquisition of natural heritage land and green space; municipalities, in their quest to preserve historic buildings, also end up with vacant homes needing purpose.

Nobody likes a vacant building - not the neighbours, who worry about vandalism and deterioration, nor the developers or municipalities responsible for maintaining them.

The homes would be renovated with through Building Up, a nonprofit social enterprise that trains and employs marginalized youths to keep them from experiencing homelessness themselves.

Similar initiatives have been successful in the Netherlands, Sydney and the U.K. But first, the Reside team needs to find a building to showcase their idea.

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Marc Soberano of Building Up (from left), Markham Councillor Karen Rea and Michael Braithwaite of Raising the Roof help launch a new initiative piloted in York Region - hiring at-risk youth to help renovate vacant homes and turning them into affordable housing like this one in Markham.

Last week they visited the Cooney house, the 100year-old Raymer Wambold house on Markham Road, and a former church house in Caledon.

Local councillor Karen Rea helped lead the factfinding tour in Markham.

"We have a huge issue here with the price of houses, and rental rates are astronomical. We need to stop passing the buck, saying it’s not a municipal issue, saying it’s the region’s issue or the province’s. It’s everyone’s."

A member of the heritage committee, Rae said the city has 65 vacant heritage homes and, like most municipalities, an ongoing struggle with "demolition

by neglect" - developers letting them deteriorate until they’re beyond repair.

Saving the homes, and helping homeless, is a "win-win," she said.

Christine Pacini, partner at SHS Consulting, also took part in the tour, working with the team to find a home that can act as a demo model to be replicated across the country.

"Developers buy up a big chunk of land that may have buildings on it and, while they wait for approvals to begin building, the homes can sit vacant for five, 10, 20 years."

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And instead of an absentee landlord, Raising the Roof or a community organization they’ve partnered with, will oversee the housing, she said.

John Taylor, chair of the region’s human services planning board and Newmarket regional councillor, is talking with developers in the northern part of York to get them on board, too.

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"I’ve been with the TRCA for more than 20 years, and this is one of the coolest projects I’ve ever been involved with," said Gray.

"It’s a great example of different segments of the community coming together with the private sector to make something happen.

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Court ruling shows anti-SLAPP law working as intended Participating in the discussion about any number of issues of public interest should feel just a little bit safer thanks to a court ruling handed down by an Ontario judge last week.

The case in question saw Stouffville teacher Katie Mohammed on the receiving end of a $120,000 lawsuit launched by United Soils Management over comments she had posted to a pair of Facebook groups in September 2016 expressing concern that fill being deposited in a pit on a United Soils-owned property on Ninth Line could contain harmful contaminants.

Shortly after Mohammed made her posts, a lawyer for United Soils sent a letter demanding she retract and apologize for her statements, which she promptly did out of fear of litigation.

Despite this, United Soils proceeded with legal action anyway.

In his written decision released July 25, Justice Thomas R. Lederer questioned United Soils’ pursuit of a lawsuit even after having received its demanded apology and concluded it was "a continuation of its desire to intimidate."

"The proceeding is not only without substantial merit.

"There is no merit," he added.

Lederer also awarded $7,500 in damages to Mohammed via the province’s anti-SLAPP legislation. It’s the first time damages have been awarded to a defendant under the relatively new law, according to Sotos LLP who represented Mohammed, and may set a precedent for future cases.

Ontario’s Protection of Public Participation Act came into effect in November 2015 with the intent of permitting the province’s residents to take part in the public discourse without the risk of governments, corporations or powerful individuals using the courts to intimidate and/or censor them with strategic litigation against public participation, or SLAPP, suits.

Given that waging a battle in the courts - even a justified one - is almost always an expensive proposition, the spectre of being hit with a SLAPP can have a chilling effect on free speech and prevent civic-minded citizens from getting involved in the process.

Numerous examples exist in Ontario, and beyond, where politicians and large corporations alike have turned to the courts and litigation to silence vocal critics and discourage others from getting involved.

When this happens, democracy suffers.

That’s why this victory for Mohammed isn’t simply a case of a single citizen triumphing over an attempt by a corporation to silence her, but a demonstration the antiSLAPP law is working as it should. And that’s good for all of us.

The justice system is about just that: justice. It’s not a cudgel with which the wealthy and powerful can stifle legitimate criticism.

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• LETTERS & COMMENTARY • Why should all taxpayers pay for basement suites?

Re: Markham gives nod to secondary suites, June 20.

Never mind that. The City of Markham has turned a blind eye to illegal basement apartments for years.

Some councillors are using the province’s mandate on affordable housing to pursue legalizing basement apartments rather than building affordable housing.

And, many basement apartments are listed on Airbnb, therefore one never knows who is living next to them.

Also, current basement apartments are in singlefamily dwellings that were not built for multiple families, resulting in an

overflow of cars having to be parked on our streets, front lawns turned into parking pads, excessive garbage left by the roadside, a drain on utilities, and properties going to ruin.

Now the City of Markham is considering taxing all residents an additional one per cent (even though our taxes just increased) to cover the costs of legalizing basement apartments.

This is incredulous!

If a home has a basement unit, or has been turned into a rooming house, tax those landlords only. Why should we all pay?

Please let your councillor and the mayor know that we are not in favour of legalizing basement apartments nor are we going to pay to help current illegal apartments be-

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Hoping for compromise with York Downs land Since it seems like developers, supported by our local councillors, are determined to turn the York Downs property into a high density development (big money for developers, more taxes for council) I’m hoping that they will at least be willing to strike a compromise with those of us who would like to see the property designated protected parkland.

Specifically, I would like to see the multi-use path system extended into the York Downs property, including a natural buffer on

either side of the path.

The developer could be asked to pay for the construction of the path, including a tunnel under or bridge over 16th Avenue for pedestrians, cyclists and our animal friends who will be greatly affected by this development.

In addition, since we already have too much traffic congestion on 16th and Kennedy, and need to do our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, I would like to see designated bus lanes on 16th and Kennedy, as opposed to adding another lane for cars.

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Blood, wife Winnie, neighbours Ilona and Erich Lattner and Steve Fern gathered last Thursday to talk about the heavy rains and flooding of more than 10 days before. They’re all still cleaning up and waiting for insurance claims to come through.

And they’re hoping the city will learn from and do something about the flooding.

Fern, who lives across the street from Blood at 18 Paramount Rd., lost over 400 records.

"I collect records and by the time I got down to my basement, they were destroyed. The water just came up over my first riser," he said.

Ilona Lattner said she and her husband Erich had been out throughout the day, Sunday, July 16, and returned home to a disaster with 8-9 inches of water in their cellar.

"The finished rec room was ruined, it’s all gone," said Ilona who lives at 22 Strathroy Crescent.

Area councillor Karen Rea said there is a long-term plan to deal with the flooding but it will take time to implement and will come at a cost to taxpayers.

"This (flood protection) is millions of dollars in a 30-year plan. We have a $47-a-year charge on your property tax bill city-wide which is going toward the cost of upgrading infrastructure," she told the gathering of neighbours.

Rob Muir, the City of Markham’s manager of stormwater, said residents and businesses affected by the flooding need to go through their insurers unless it can be proved, "root blockage on a city line contributed to an issue," with flooding.

He did say the City "has a water-control program plan to upgrade the size of the sewers in the older areas; we’re being quite proactive in terms of funding upgrades and disconnecting downspouts."

And Muir added: "Not unlike other cities like the Toronto-basement reduction flooding program, we’re studying the risk factors and we do lots of monitoring of the sewer flows, we predict where there are bottlenecks in the system; certain areas I expect we could have construction projects in east Markham, similar to west Thornhill over the long term."

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Reg. $10.99/4”x5”foil We’ll have another one of my favourites this week, our Jack Daniels’ Smoked Baby Back Ribs. We slow-cook these in our smoker before lathering them up in our signature BBQ sauce and finishing them in a hot oven to caramelize that sauce on. Now Reg. $3.29/100g Our dressing of the week will be our Greek Dressing. The obvious application here is…you guessed it…a Greek salad, but I actually took this home last week and tossed it with arugula and chunks of watermelon to splendid results, so be creative!

Reg. $6.99/250ml Our chef’s salad of the week is our Spinach and Mandarin Salad. This has been an anchor in our green salad counter for a long time. It’s with our famous Brandied Cranberry Salad dressing and button mushroom. Feeds two no problemo!

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Bovine beauty on stilts keeps tourists flocking to city TIM KELLY tkelly@yrmg.com Holy Cow! Markham’s cow sculpture on stilts is drawing tourists from all over who just have to get a glimpse of Cathedraltown’s newest celebrity.

"It’s so huge," said Lisa, a cyclist from Toronto, who actually drove up to see "Charity" on Saturday morning after reading about the stainless-steel bovine last Wednesday.

She posed for a selfie in front of the sculpture, telling a bystander she was fascinated by the piece after she read about it.

"I told all my friends about it and we talked about it," she said.

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"It’s so big," said Jesse.

"It just doesn’t belong here," he said of the artwork located in the middle of a parkette on Charity Crescent, surrounded by 21 homes.

Jayden thought the shining sculpture was "crazy."

Both were entranced by the cow’s coal-dark eyes and the fact that it faces the impressive Cathedral of Transfiguration, which dominates Cathedraltown and for which the neighbourhood is named.

For Jesse, the face the sculpture faces the cathedral brought up images of Moses and the Ten Commandments and the biblical figure’s return down the mountain to find the Israelites worshipping a "golden calf."

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Other tourists also made their way toward the cow sculpture Saturday taking pictures or just gawking at it as they drove by.

There are a couple of benches placed just in front of it if you want to get up close and personal with "Charity."

Residents have said they will go to council in September with the intention of having the cow sculpture moved. They have an online petition of 122 names on a petition asking that the sculpture be moved from Charity Crescent.

Meanwhile, Helen RomanBarber, Cathedraltown’s developer, has made it clear the statue is going nowhere.

"There’s no way she’s going to go anywhere else," she said.

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Jesse Edwards, 31, and his son Jayden, 9, came all the way from Oshawa to see ’Charity’ the cow sculpture on stilts in Markham on Saturday. Lots of tourists have been coming to the Cathedraltown neighbourhood to see the sculpture.

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he role management at Mackenzie Health played in a York police sexual assault investigation is being questioned following a court’s decision not to convict personal support worker Soja Zadeh of sexually assaulting elderly patients at the hospital.

"I feel betrayed, I have no idea how anyone could ever send a loved one (to this hospital) again after this," said the daughter of one patient.

In a series of York Regional Police Information to Obtain documents, officers say some hospital managers were evasive with investigators in an apparent bid to "avoid civil litigation."

The information and opinions in the court documents have not been tested in court, but are the police’s record of their investigation and interviews.

The documents state: – One staff member witnessed three alleged sexual abuse incidents but did not notify anyone for at least eight months.

– After learning of the accusations, Mackenzie Health waited a month to contact some family members.

– A manager told family members the hospital was "not obliged" by law to contact police unless the patient had been shot.

– Once an official police investigation was underway - because of a complaint from a patient, not the hospital - some managers asked police not to contact family members of the alleged victims as it might "jeopardize the reputation of the hospital" and could result in the hospital being sued.

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Police reports suggest Mackenzie Health wanted to "avoid civil litigation" after PSW accused of assaulting elderly patients The hospital refused to give information, including the name of the staff member accused and the hospital’s investigation records, to officers. As a result, police were forced to go through the courts to get that information.

– After he was fired from Mackenzie Health, Zadeh was able to seek new employment in the industry and was accused of additional assaults.

The investigation prompted Police Chief Eric Jolliffe to stress to residents that they can’t rely on others, including public organizations, to share information with police.

"Citizens . cannot always rely on others to report criminal offences," he wrote in an email to yorkregion.com about the case.

PLEA DEAL On May 31, Zadeh walked away from Newmarket courthouse with a threeyear probation order after he pleaded guilty to slapping a patient on the rear end.

Justice Joseph Kenkel granted Zadeh, 53, of Newmarket, a conditional discharge, finding that he had already served more days in jail - four in all - then he would have received for that offence.

The Crown said despite going through lengthy pretrial motions and scheduling five weeks’ worth of trial, it had reviewed the 13 charges and found there was little chance for conviction.

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Thomas said they agreed to the guilty plea in part because some of those expected to testify had "frailties".

Zadeh worked at the Richmond Hill hospital from May 12, 2014 until he was fired Oct. 19, 2015.

Between March and October 2015, his co-workers told police they witnessed or were told by patients that Zadeh engaged in several troubling incidents, including inserting his thumb in an elderly lady’s anus, rubbing another patient’s vagina in the shower and according to at least one unconfirmed account, rubbing and sucking on a woman’s breasts.

According to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, there is no legal obligation for PSWs to report incidents of sex assault or other forms of patient abuse to police unless working in a "long-term care facility."

Zadeh was also accused of assaulting two more patients - one at Hadley Grange, an assisted living facility in Aurora, and another in the patient’s home.

FAMILY CONTACTED POLICE Police were contacted by a victim’s daughter on Dec. 19, 2015, hours after she was told by Mackenzie Health executives that her mother had been "touched inappropriately" by a PSW. "When I first heard that, I thought someone had hit her" the daughter told yorkregion.com.

When she asked if police had been contacted, director of quality and risk man-

agement Wendy Hooper told her "We’re not mandated to do that unless it’s a gunshot wound."

"I said I can’t fathom this," she said. "You have an obligation, at least a moral obligation to tell the police."

In January 2016 police filed the first of a series of ITOs. It states there were four suspected victims, but the patients were not identified by name.

According to court documents, although Hooper instructed staff not to share victims’ names with police, the hospital’s patient care manager Charmaine Ambrose gave the names to police.

During her interview with police, Ambrose refused to say that Zadeh’s patient care was "sexual in nature," instead choosing to call it "inappropriate and rough" - even though she signed a letter to Zadeh months earlier that stated patient care was "sexual and inappropriate in nature."

Const. Stephanie Couture noted in her sworn statement that she thought Ambrose was afraid of-

"civil liability."

Hooper told police that Ambrose gave police the victims’ names contrary to her instructions.

When Hooper was advised police would contact patients, she "attempted to persuade the detective to not contact them, as it would jeopardize the reputation of the hospital," the documents state.

Hooper then told police she would be calling patients or their families to advise them police would be contacting them. The investigator asked her not to do so as it would compromise an ongoing criminal investigation. "(Hooper) did not acknowledge she would comply with the request," the document states.

NON-DISCLOSURE ORDER As a result investigators sought and were granted a legally binding non-disclosure order from the courts to prevent her from giving information to the victims.

Hooper also told police "she could not remember" if there was a requirement for hospitals to report allegations of a criminal offence.

"If given the chance to do things over in this incident, Wendy Hooper would not do anything differently and would still not contact police in regards to the sexual assault allega-

NEXT WEEK The headlines this summer have been jolting - from the Mackenzie Health PSW accused of sexually assaulting elderly patients, to an elderly Ottawa man punched by his PSW, to ex-nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer killing seniors in her care – but advocacy groups, and those who work in long-term care, say it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

We look at how predators slip into our health care system and what must be done to make vulnerable seniors safe. tions," Couture concluded in her statement.

Interviews by police with patients and staff indicate key members of the hospital’s leadership team were made aware of the allegations after staff spoke to a complainant, who asked that police not be notified.

This included president and CEO Altaf Stationwala, executive vice-president Susan Kowlek, operations director for emergency, medicine and critical care Heather Riddell, manager of employee relations and diversity Julie Cook and human resources director Ashton White, according to the court document.

For one patient’s daughter, the ordeal has been a harrowing one, which has left her mother weaker and her questioning not only the Canadian medical but legal system.

"It’s really too hard to say what the effects have been," she said. "My family is going through feelings of guilt, they have to look at l See MINISTRY

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her daily knowing this. I feel like I’ve been victimized twice, I first had to hear someone violated my mother then I had to hear that he was convicted of nothing."

She said she is now taking legal action against the hospital.

Mackenzie Health issued a written statement June 15, 2016 and would not provide further comment after repeated requests.

The statement says if Zadeh was a member of a professional college, like a doctor or nurse, the process would have been to report to the college.

REVISED PLAN "As PSWs are not a legislated health profession, we were unable to follow this process," the statement reads. "In light of these events, Mackenzie Health has taken the important step of revising the hospital’s police investigation policy to strengthen our ability to share information

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Soja Zadeb and report incidents to police."

The hospital refused to provide specific details of that revised plan.

Hooper did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term care said it does expect hospitals to "notify police of any po-

tential criminal matters involving patients that take place within their facilities."

However, it stops short of mandating it, explaining that reporting takes "control away from the victim on how they wish to be treated."

"The ministry is considering its options with respect to the development of a mandatory registry for PSWs," the ministry said in a written statement. "A mandatory registry will ensure oversight and accountability of this professions and will ensure that patients, their families and employers can be confident that their PSW is qualified and provides safe care."

Mackenzie Health operates the Richmond Hill hospital, the under-construction Vaughan hospital, long-term and interim longterm care facilities in partnership with UniversalCare, as well as a regional stroke centre and kidney disease program.

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Diversity makes us one of Canada’s sweetest cities TIM KELLY tkelly@yrmg.com Markham has been designated one of Canada’s "sweetest" cities by a brand that should know, Billy Bee Honey.

The city was one of five Canadian cities designated sweet because, like the honey bee that welcomes bees to its hives, it "thrives by welcoming more than 70 per cent of its population from international cultures."

Indeed, Mayor Frank Scarpitti often likes to proclaim Markham is the

most diverse city in Canada.

Billy Bee also looked at volunteerism, charitable giving, employment rates and weather conditions and found Regina, Sask., has one of the highest rates of volunteerism in the country, Victoria, B.C, has one of the highest employment rates in Canada, and the people of Montreal endure harsh winters with strength and tenacity. To communicate, honey bees perform the "waggle dance" sharing information like the Baie en Joie Dancers in Saulnier-

ville, N.S., who share Acadian traditions through dance.

The Sweetest Town, which will be announced during National Honey Month in September, will be presented with a donation of $10,000 to go toward bee-friendly gardening initiatives in the community.

"As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, our country’s uniquely sweet personality has been in focus," says Cheryl Radisa, vice-president of marketing at McCormick Canada.

Thursday, October 12, 2017 Live Performance by Jim Cuddy Crystal Fountain Event Venue

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Billy Bee Honey says Markham’s diversity makes it one of Canada’s five sweetest towns.

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It’s one of those dinner party or interview questions that tells a lot about you - if you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be?

Local theatre company Shadowpath Theatre Productions is bringing that

idea to the main stage with its Dinner with Canada series.

This year’s dinner theatre series, celebrating Canada 150, takes patrons on a historical ride featuring some of Canada’s greatest figures.

The first dinner, held earlier this spring, looked at the life of late prime minis-

ter Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

The second instalment on Aug. 6 features civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond.

The dinner takes place in the late 1940s, after Desmond embarks on her fight against racial segregation in Nova Scotia.

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Premiere Wooden Sticks! Simply elegant 2130 sq. ft. 2 bdrm + den (Belfry model) backing onto Elgin Park. Open concept design, 9 ft. clngs, loaded w hdwd & crwn mldg. Liv/Din rm combo w servery, sunfilled Kitchen w quartz cntrs, Brkfst area w w/o to deck, Family rm w gas f/p, Private Mstr retreat w 5 pc ens (sep shw & tub), lg 2nd bdrm, Den w dble french doors, sep Laun rm, fully lndscp mature yd, freshly painted inside & out, roof ‘16, Meticulously maintained by original owners!

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Highly desirable 3 bdrm bungalow (2000+sq ft) w walk-out bsmt on a premium 60ft lot backing onto greenspace & walking trail. Open concept design w 9ft ceiling, Living/Dining Rm combo w coffered ceiling & hdwd fl, Modern Kit w huge centre island (brkfst bar) overlooking great rm.

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One level living surrounded by lush gardens and mature trees! This 1350 square foot bungalow offers a sparkling white kitchen with new stainless appliances & walk-out to private front deck w bbq hookup, an open concept living & dining area w hardwood floors, gas fireplace & solar tubes, and a cozy sun room w skylights, green views & walk-out to secluded back deck. 2 main floor bedrms + 2 private baths. Huge bsmt w 3rd br & tons of storage. Live maintenance free, enjoy 24 hr security & fab amenities. www.26JohnsonLinks.com

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Wonderful, 3 bedroom family home with finished basement on a large pie shaped south facing lot. Recent updates: kitchen ‘13 (granite counters, fridge, stove, dishwasher), master ensuite bath ‘17, furnace & A/C ‘16, washer & dryer ‘15, roof ‘13, windows & patio door ‘15, garage door ‘17, driveway ‘16, nicely landscaped, terrific court location w 4 car parking, short walk to schools, park, downtown shopping, Just move in & enjoy!!! MLS# N3842397

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Prime location in a mature family friendly neighbourhood. Walk to top rated schools. Fabulous 4 bedroom home with finished basement.

Beautifully landscaped and fenced backyard. Well- appointed home with a very practical layout. Large Living & Dining Rooms with hardwood floors, and Walk-Out to garden. Modern Kitchen overlooks cozy Family Room.

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Views for miles! Located just 10 minutes North of Uxbridge. Property features 2 road frontages, small pond, small paddock, mixed bush and cleared fields. Hilltop setting offers expansive sightlines and stunning potential!

Newly updated bungalow with hardwood flooring, renovated kitchen, and open concept layout. 9 Ft Ceiling In Basement & Potential For Walk-Up. 1200 Sq Ft Shop W/ Front and Back Entry. 3 + 1 beds, 1.5 baths. MLS# N3887966

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4 things to think about when listing your home Whether you’re looking to downsize into a smaller abode or want to find a new home that fits your growing needs, there are a few key considerations that you must face to maximize the return on your real estate investment.

“The decision to sell a home is often one of the most important choices that anyone can make in their lifetime,” explains Brad Johnstone of Royal LePage Niagara Real Estate Centre. “While this decision may sometimes seem nerve-racking, it doesn’t need to be. By asking the right questions and seeking out the best support, sellers can effectively streamline the process and take full advantage of their earning potential.”

Homeowners looking to list their properties should consider the following four tips to ensure that their experience is a good one: 1. Research prospective agents. As with anything, a realtor’s skillset can vary. While some may specialize in condominiums, others may focus on the luxury market. Before selecting your agent, be sure to do your homework and make sure they are a good fit. Generally, it is best to select one with a deep understanding of your property type and area.

2. Interview your agent and ask for a presentation. Arrange to meet with a prospective agent while all decision-makers are at the table. This will allow you to make an informed decision and figure out how they will help you sell your home.

3. Be transparent. Make sure your agent knows what’s on your mind. Are you concerned about the timeliness of the sale? Are you firm on a certain price? Any information that you can provide will help smooth out the selling process and

improve your satisfaction.

4. Pricing. Regardless of whether it’s a buyer’s, seller’s or balanced market, a home that is priced correctly will often sell much faster. When listing

your home, be sure to sit down with your agent and decide on a value that accurately reflects the market.

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HOME OF THE WEEK – 7 ECKARDT AVE, MARKHAM

A MAJESTIC CUSTOM BUILT HOME BY THE RENOVATORS OF CANADA Set On A Quiet "Dead End Street" Perfect For Tranquil Family Living. An "Air" Of Grandness, Plenty Of Natural Light Inspires The Living Experience. Over 5000 Sq Ft Of "Custom Finished" Luxurious Living Space (Incl. Coach House & Basement). Well Thought Out Layout Yields The Perfect Balance Of Size & Comfort. Windows That Bring The Organic Views Into The Home Overlooks Beautiful Pool Vista & Backyard Oasis. An Absolute Show Stopper.

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Prestigious Cachet Estates presents an elegant family retreat on a beautifully landscaped and private 1+ acre lot. This desirable estate features a grand foyer, large principal rms, gourmet kitchen, gleaming hardwood flrs, crown mouldings, wainscotting, endless pot lights, oversize master ensuite w/sitting area & spa-like ensuite & an entertainer’s delight finished bsmt w/rec room, wet bar, games room++ lot features a waterfall, multiple patios, outdoor kitchen+++

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lush 60 X 110 ft lot. A short walk to Reesor Park PS & Markham HS, this home features renovated kitchen and bathrooms; large bedrooms; finished lower level; inground pool+++

$1,288,000 Opportunity to live in highdemand, sought-after Markham location. Live in, renovate the current 3 bedroom bungalow or build your dream home...endless possibilities! Featuring a beautiful and private backyard, fully fenced with inground pool, fruit trees, two walk-outs to two decks, separate entrance to basement with sauna. Close to all amenities.

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As part of Canada 150 celebrations, Music Aurora hosts the Aurora Summer Music Festival - the summer partner to the successful Winter Blues Festival.

"This is a community event that will help cultivate the Aurora music scene," said Aurora councillor and festival director, John Abel.

The epic party in the park kicks off Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. and goes until 10:30 p.m. at Town Park.

Festival goers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and blanket.

The free outdoor music concert features a variety of bands on one main stage with a focus on new, young and local musicians.

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2016 Hoedown Showdown winner Mac Shepherd to perform at Aurora Summer Music Festival.

There will also be a collection of food trucks onsite as well as a beer and wine garden with clear sightlines of the stage.

The festival features three headlining acts, MonkeyJunk with their swampy blues and rock sound, singer-songwriter Lauren Haze and the upand-coming Pick Brothers Band.

There will also be performances by Louisa and the Planets, Half Birthday, Bernadette Connors Band and 2016 Hoedown Showdown winner Mac Shepherd.

Music Aurora is now accepting applications for the Aurora Winter Blues Festival for February 2018.

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Thursday Nights at the Bandstand WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Unionville Millennium Bandstand, Corner of Fred Varley Drive and Main Street, Markham CONTACT: Bill Dawson, 647-3004891, bill.dawson.23@rogers.com, http://unionvillepresents.com COST: Summer concert series l Friday, August 4 Language Cafe - Friday WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: The Bridge Church, 5440 16th Ave., Markham CONTACT: Radhika Chellaiah, 905-2946716, info@newtomarkham.com, http://newtomarkham.com/ language-cafes/ COST: These are informal drop-in opportunities where you can enjoy a beverage and snack while practicing English with fluent locals and

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Blood Donor Clinic WHEN: 2:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m WHERE: The Church of St. Patrick, 5633 Hwy. 7 E., Markham CONTACT: 888-236-6283, elaine.stpierre@blood.ca, http:// www.blood.ca COST: Summer donors are needed to help hospital patients! Please schedule your appointment to #GiveLife now. l Saturday, August 5 Markham Farmers Market 2017 WHEN: 8:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m WHERE: Main Street Markham, 132 Robinson St., Markham CONTACT: Markham Village BIA, 905-472-2462, info@mainstreetmarkham.com, http://www.mainstreetmarkham.com/farmersmarket COST: Freshness straight from the farm.

A great place to shop, and live entertainment, too, starting at 10 a.m. New musicians this year.

Come and see who is playing. l Sunday, August 6 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 Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market in Unionville offers local fruits, veggies, meat, baked goods, crafts, entertainment and the market grill l Wednesday, August 9 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.

Wednesday Open Office Hours WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 8:45 p.m WHERE: Cornell Library, 3201 Bur Oak Ave., Markham CONTACT: 905-513-7977 If you have an idea for the next great business and need some guidance for what to do next or if you have a business that you want to grow, stop by.

5 things to do this weekend l Friday, August 4 What Does Canada Mean to You? WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Bathurst Clark Resource Library, 900 Clark Ave. W., Thornhill CONTACT: 905-653-7323 Produce and shoot a movie that we will enter into the "Here’s My Canada" film contest. For ages seven to 12. Pre-register at the service desk. l Saturday, August 5 Aurora Farmers Market and Artisan Fair WHEN: 8:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m WHERE: Aurora Town Park, 49 Wells St., Aurora CONTACT: theaurorafarmersmarket.com Come see us on Saturdays at 8 a.m. - rain or shine. Parking is available at the GO Station. l Sunday, August 6 Dinner With Canada: Viola Desmond Edition WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m WHERE: Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford St., Newmarket CONTACT: Alex Karolyi, alex@shadowpaththeatre.ca, https:// www.eventbrite.ca/e/dinner-with-

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l Thursday, August 3 Choir seeking voices WHEN: 12:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: Private residence, To be revealed after audition, Thornhill CONTACT: 905-731-8318 COST: Newest chamber choir in York Region, Chorisma, requires a few voices, particularly sopranos. Call for an audition. Next concerts: Oct. 14 and Dec. 4.

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canada-tickets-34020827210 COST: $18-$26 Dinner with Canada is a pop-up theatrical dinner party reflecting a proud moment in Canadian history!Celebrate Nova Scotian business woman and civil rights pioneer, Viola Desmond - the 1st Canadian women to be featured on Canadian currency. l Monday, August 7 Celebrate Simcoe Day WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Main Street Unionville, Main Street Unionville, Markham

CONTACT: 905-477-0117 Spend the day on Main Street Unionville, with live music, entertainment, wagon rides.

Blood Donor Clinic * Civic Monday * WHEN: 1:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m WHERE: Holiday Inn Express and Suites Newmarket, 100 Pony Dr., Newmarket CONTACT: 888-2366283, elaine.stpierre@blood.ca Summer donors needed to help hospital patients at this special holiday blood donor clinic! Appointments at #GiveLife.

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COLD CASE: As cold cases go, the brutal bludgeoning of a mother-of-two in her own living room is one of Brampton’s coldest. It happened in 1946 and her killer was never caught, a motive never revealed and a murder weapon never found.

20 YEARS A PRISONER: Lisa Boltman’s life appears idyllic. She has a beautiful home in Thornhill Woods, three healthy sons, a dog and a husband. But if you read her blog, Skeleton in the Closet, you will catch a glimpse into her daily struggle with an eating disorder.

SUMMER READS: Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety by Ann Y.K. Choi is a bittersweet coming-of-age debut novel set in the Korean community in Toronto in the 1980s. Told through the eyes of a rebellious girl, it captures the struggles of families caught between two cultures.

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SPEND A DAY OR MORE AT THE BEACH York Region has a slew of public beaches clustered along the shore of Lake Simcoe in Georgina from Claredon Beach in Keswick to De La Salle Park in Jackson’s Point to Holmes Point Conservation Area in Pefferlaw.

TAKE A SPLASH PAD TOUR If it’s hot outside and you have kids, visiting a selection of the myriad splash pads — such as the ROC in Georgina, Mackenzie Glen District Park in Vaughan and Byer’s Pond Way Park — around the region can be a fun and inexpensive way to spend a few hours each day.

VISIT LOCAL HISTORICAL SITES A staycation can be a great time to learn about your community’s past through visiting historic buildings such as Hillary House in Aurora to the Sharon Temple in East Gwillimbury and from the Heintzman House in Thornhill to the King City Cemetery Dead House. Your municipality’s website is a good place to discover a list of sites you might want to check out.

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SCHROETER, Gerhard Wilhelm Died peacefully at MarkhamStouffville Hospital on Friday, July 28, 2017 in his 89th year after a short and courageous battle with lung cancer.

He was born Sept 26, 1928 in Schleswig, Germany and immigrated to Markham in 1953. Beloved husband of Vera (Becker) for almost 67 years.

He is survived by his sister Alma (Germany) and predeceased by his brother Erich (England). He will be sadly missed by his children Alma Watts (Dennis) Gerlind Milich (Dane), Trudy Burkholder (Dave), Harold Schroeter (Kim) and Jane van Haaren (Pieter). Much loved and missed by grandchildren: Heather, Jessica, Erik, Melodie, Nina, Patrick, Rachel, Ivana, Nadia, Courtney, Brendan and Vanessa as well as great-grandchildren Gabrielle, Jacob, Jamie, River, Nathan, Elden, Isaac, McKenzie, Emmett, Theo, Harvey, Adelyn, Bryson, Naomi and Ian. Predeceased by grandchildren Viki, Sondra, Nicole and Daniel. The family is grateful to the Palliative Care staff at Markham-Stouffville Hospital for their support and care of Gerhard during his final days.

Cremation has occurred.

All are welcome to visitation at DixonGarland Funeral Home, 166 Main Street North (Markham Rd.) Markham Friday, August 4th 7-9 p.m. Memorial Service will be held at Rouge Valley Mennonite Church, 7452 Reesor Rd., Markham, Saturdaym August 5th at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior. Interment of cremains to follow the service at adjacent Cedar Grove Cemetery with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Mennonite Central Committee, Boy Scouts of Canada, Parkview Home or a charity of your choice.

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ALLISON, Gordon Young - Passed away suddenly at his home in Belleville on Wednesday July 26, 2017.

27 Year employee of Goodyear Canada in Napanee. Gord was the beloved son of Catherine Allison predeceased by his parents Shirley and Douglas Allison and his brother Robert (Bob). Will be dearly missed by sister Cathi and nephew Mitchell.

Also survived by brother John of Owen Sound. Friends will be received at the Allison Funeral Home, 103 Mill Street North, Port Hope, Tuesday August 1, 2017 from 1 pm until time of the celebration of life service, at 2 pm. Followed by cremation.

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