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The province is pedalling forward with its Cycle On program — a 20-year vision to encourage cycling across the province — and was in Markham last week for the announcement.

York Region will receive $1.3 million in

cycling infrastructure funding, which will be shared with Markham, Richmond Hilll and Newmarket.

The announcement was made at Markham’s Summit Cycle bike shop, by Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca.

“We want to make Ontario the place for cycling,” said Del Duca. “Cycling is a healthy,

sustainable way to get around all of our communities.”

Minister Del Duca was flanked by local MPP and Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade Minister Michael Chan, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Richmond Hill Regional See NEW, page 10.

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Time is money, says a Markham ward councillor, when it comes to sitting around the Markham Enterprises Corp. (MEC) table.

If councillors do the work, they should be compensated.

That was the basis of a motion tabled during this week’s council meeting.

City council approved a compensation formula for MEC directors.

MEC – a holding company set up by the city that owns all of its PowerStream shares and 100 per cent of Markham District Energy (MDE) – directors would receive $5,000 per year in addition to $325 per meeting to a maximum of 16 meetings, including subcommittee meetings.

MEC’s chairperson would receive an additional $2,500 and vice-chair $1,000.

Compensation will only be for those MEC directors who are not compensated by other boards such as PowerStream or MDE. Councillor Don Hamilton argued if you sit at the table

and do the work, you should be compensated.

“Time is money,” said Hamilton, who nevertheless voted against the motion.

Hamilton is listed, along with the rest of council, as an MEC director. He also sits on the MDE board along the Mayor Frank Scarpitti and deputy mayor Jack Heath.

The mayor along with regional councillors Joe Li and Jim Jones sit on the PowerStream board.

That leaves the remaining eight council members to benefit from the new remuneration rules. “(MEC) requires a significant commitment,” Scarpitti said, noting sitting on other committees is “part of our normal duties.”

Just as independent board members are compensated, so too should councillors who sit on the board, he added.

“I consider everyone’s time here just as valuable,” he said.

Hamilton went so far as to ask to be excluded from “any further remuneration from MEC”.

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Li argued the same could go for him, since he hasn’t claimed any expenses since first being elected.

“I can take expenses paid to me and turn it over to charity so I can look like a hero, too,” he said. “I’m a private person. I don’t stand on a GO Train platform and announce it.”

Residents argued the real decisions are made at the PowerStream or MDE boards.

These are “rubber-stamping festivals,” said Robert Mok, a Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government director.

However, others argued MEC board members have a fiduciary responsibility to work in the best interest of the corporation and the shareholders.

In this case, MEC shareholders are the taxpayer.

“I don’t feel comfortable to just raise my hand in a 15-minute meeting,” said Councillor Karen Rea. “There See COUNCIL, page 9.

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Markham Stouffville Hospital doctors finding new ways to connect

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othing beats an actual face-toface conversation.

But when time, space and distance are an issue, many of us turn to the likes of FaceTime or

Skype.

Markham Stouffville Hospital is taking that basic need to connect in person and adding it to the package of care for the hospital’s tiniest patients.

Daily rounds, which usually take place around 9:30 a.m., while convenient for physicians, nurses and other hospital care staff, might not always be the best time for parents.

Through NICU Connect, parents who cannot physically attend can now take part digitally in rounds and connect with the entire health care team for their infants.

NICU Connect is one of two innovations Markham Stouffville Hospital will showcase at the third annual Innovation Ex 2016 this week.

Innovation Ex is put on by the Centres for Transformative Health Care, a collaboration between six GTA hospitals with a focus on innovation.

This year’s event, hosted by Markham Stouffville today, will highlight a dozen different innovations aimed at making patient care and hospital staff more effective and efficient.

With the use of donated tablets, parents are ‘skyped in’ at the beginning of rounds.

“Parents are part of the healthcare team,” said NICU professional practice leader Kellie Stajer. “But 9:30 a.m. might not be a great time for parents.”

Having parents be a part of rounds ensures physicians and parents are on the same page and share the same goals when it comes to medical care, Stajer added.

This also allows parents to ask questions and receive answers and information in real time, she said.

Not only does the program connect parents and doctors, it also connects siblings or grandparents who may not be able to visit the neonatal intensive care unit.

Sometimes, siblings could feel lost at home, hospital child life specialist Julie Atkinson said.

“The little one at home can see where mom is going. They can see the baby and its ten little toes.”

There have also been instances where siblings make a craft or sign for the infant

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Dr. Navneet Sharma and nurse Nazila Mazhari work with an iPad in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Markham Stouffville Hospital.

NICU nurses and doctors have been using iPads to face time and skype with parents while they do rounds. and are overjoyed to see the craft in the background when FaceTiming, she added.

Markham Stouffville will also present research that looks at the benefits to the doctor-patient relationship when the physician asks the patient about their pets.

Other innovations include specialized dementia care, patient satisfaction and physician scheduling patterns.

Other best practices showcased at this year’s Innovation Ex include: eliminating the spread of C.difficile infections; reducing the number of C-sections through patient awareness, reporting and hospital policies; reducing unnecessary tests and treatments; and preventing workplace violence.

For more information, visit innovationex.ca

Innovation Explained: Here are some of the other innovative ideas that will be showcased during Innovation Ex 2016: • Automated medication dispensing – Mackenzie Health; • Real time feedback on hospital care using automated phone calls within 48 hours of discharge – Mackenzie Health; • Memory Care, specialized and ongoing care for patients with dementia – Michael Garron Hospital; • Hospital-based pediatric dental surgery program for children whose family cannot afford major dental surgery – Michael Garron Hospital;

• Using analytics to predict busy times in the emergency department to help with resource planning, staffing and scheduling during busy periods – North York General Hospital; • Early palliative care involvement to patients and families with advanced heart failure – North York General; • Reducing emergency wait times by eliminating the waiting room, introducing physician navigators and scheduling physicians around patients – Southlake Regional Health Centre; and • Electronic health plans for patients with complex needs that can be accessed by about 10 healthcare service providers – Southlake Regional Health Centre.

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The black market for illegal wildlife products is thriving in York Region, according to experts at a symposium on illegal animal poaching.

In 2014, two Richmond Hill men traveling home from Blind River in Northern Ontario were found to be transporting 27 pounds of sturgeon fish eggs and four pounds of sturgeon meat.

Sturgeon eggs for caviar can fetch as much as $200 an ounce. The pair were fined $20,750 and prohibited from fishing in specified areas for five years.

Also in 2014, an Alberta trucking company and a Markham truck driver faced a $75,000 fine after illegally transporting 6,350 kilograms of live bighead carp.

In 2012, multiple agencies working on an undercover operation involving a Toronto man and a Markham business discovered 228 live snakehead fish had been illegally sold, exported and commercialized.

The penalty? A $70,000 fine and 60 days in jail.

Even as far back as 2003, a Toronto man, stopped on a routine traffic patrol by York Regional Police, was found with 123 live bullfrogs, 10 snapping turtles and two Midland painted turtles in his car. He was fined $10,000 for illegal transport.

While many may think of the black market animal trade as happening in foreign countries, it is happening here, Paula Norlock, a provincial enforcement specialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s enforcement branch, told the symposium hosted

by Crime Stoppers York Region at the Newmarket Theatre last Thursday night.

“We’re really trying to bring that home, that it’s not just the elephants and rhinos.

It’s all the species around the world that are collected and traded,” she said.

“I acknowledge all of our species here are not as impressive and big and fluffy and cute as panda bears and rhinos and elephants, but all species…if you learn about food webs and how everything is connected, every

time we lose a species, we may not even know what it offered us for medicinal or even its intrinsic value. When those connections are broken, they’re gone forever.”

People are also importing animals and plants that could threaten Ontario’s ecology, Norlock said.

Robert Baxter, an operations manager with Environment Canada’s wildlife enforcement branch, agreed.

“The Greater Toronto Area has a tremendous appetite for endangered species from around the world. They are coming into the GTA on a daily basis,” he said.

Estimated to be worth about $30 billion a year globally, wildlife poaching is the fourth most lucrative criminal activity in the world, behind narcotics, counterfeiting and human trafficking, David Forster, president of the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers and Canadian representative on Crime Stoppers International, said.

“The issue with environmental crimes is they often go undetected. There’s huge financial gain, but when

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enforcement is typically looking for the illegal trade of guns and drugs and things like that, which pay huge returns to criminals, crimes with (an) environmental basis are often not given that same attention or are able to be hidden by these perpetrators, if you will, but they show the same kind of gain,” he said.

Norlock said some do it for personal reasons, such as adding to their own private collections. Others sell wildlife and wildlife products to people for pets, collections, food, aphrodisiacs, medicines, trophies and jewelry.

Ontario wildlife, including birds, moose, bears, fish

eggs and reptiles, can fetch from a hundreds of dollars to thousands, Norlock said.

A common snapping turtle can sell for between $75 and $175 online.

A mounted moose head can sell for $3,500.

A large female sturgeon can carry up to 100 pounds of eggs, meaning one fish could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“No species is immune to poaching. Anything that is worth money or is collected, it’s going to happen,” Norlock said.

While many express frustration with the lack of stiff penalties given to convicted poachers in Ontario, the

experts said they have been increasing over the years.

Baxter said he has seen fines triple and quadruple over the past 15 years.

Judges used to ask why this “turtle case” was even in their courtroom, but are now appreciating the seriousness of wildlife poaching, according to Lonny Coote, regional director with Environment Canada’s wildlife enforcement branch.

Residents who suspect poaching near their homes or farms can anonymously call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry tip line at 1-877-847-7667.

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The Process This study is being conducted in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule ‘C’ projects, as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.

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Solving the grocery list dilemma

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was listening to a radio show years ago about people who get rich with million-dollar ideas.

It boiled down to coming up with something that filled a need, made people’s lives easier.

And I thought about a task where I struggled, one so challenging I sometimes wondered how I was even able to survive.

You guessed it.

Grocery shopping.

This was at a time when I had to do all the grocery shopping all by my lonesome and unfortunately I was one of those people who wandered the aisles on a bit of a scavenger hunt, list in hand that was a recycled envelope with a couple of words scribbled on it.

Sometimes I couldn’t even read it myself. “Does that say ketchup? Catsup? Catnip? Wait, the cat died. Must be carrots.”

It wasn’t until I was on my way home, or maybe in the process of cooking dinner, that I remembered that key item I forgot.

Not that I had not been thinking of it all week ... that one thing.

What the heck was it?

Oh ya! Taco sauce.

“Saturday Taco Night With Your Sons” is not going to be so swell without taco sauce, now is it, genius. Should have put it on the list, but again I had that “grocery item mental block”, well known in the world of psychology (I’m just making that up but, you know what I’m talking about).

That’s what stopped me from just writing it down.

Or else it’s because I am male.

Which is how I came up with my elaborate plan for — you guessed it — a website, mygroceryaccount.com, or something like that, which would do all the grocery list compiling for me.

I go shopping, swipe my “reward meals” card after I’m done and it records everything I have purchased.

After a couple of visits to the grocery store the website has a pretty good idea of what I purchase on a regular basis and is able to draw me up a list of what I likely want to buy.

Bought mayo two months ago? “Check the fridge, you are probably running low.”

Buy chips every week? “This

Bernie O’Neill store has them on sale, with new, crazy flavours— guacamole and blue cheese! Use your points!”

I log in to my page on the website and print it out, or maybe it emails me my list, was my thinking. It was all very sophisticated, in terms of analytics and target marketing. (I see you nodding, ya, he’s on to something.)

Non-grocery advertisers could target us based on our purchases, since what’s in a grocery cart would say a lot about a person.

Did you buy one of those “star” magazines at the checkout that reveals the lives of the young and beautiful, their fashions, friends, exercise routines?

Why not take out a membership in the Liberal Party of Canada and follow JT’s latest exploits!

Did you buy steak, bacon and sausage again this week, for the fourth week in a row?

Perhaps you’d be interested in some life insurance!

Did you buy the Survival Guide to Parenting Problem Teens? Tylenol is on sale in our pharmacy section. And we now sell alcohol!

Of course, people pointed out to me there were already grocery shopping apps and I was not the first person to think of this kind of thing. Years later, every grocery store now has their own website and rewards card.

Oh well. Need another milliondollar idea. (Like a lottery ticket.)

And yet? People still wander the aisles with flyers in hand, lists written on envelopes, or just a general plan between their ears as they go on their weekly scavenger hunt. And they like it just fine like that.

Since maybe we’re just hunters and gatherers at heart. And wanderers. Or we’d rather our existence not be summed up by a computer generated grocery list.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sunshine List should start at $150K As someone who has spent his career working as a compensation specialist within the field of human resources management, I would like to comment on recent stories on the provincial Sunshine List.

While I cannot speak to the issue of why earnings in excess of $100,000 were set as the benchmark in 1996, reasons other than awareness of salaries being earned by peers have to do with the increase in salaries over the past 20 years.

First, inflation in and of itself has had a significant impact on increases.

As pointed out in one article, if the $100,000 threshold had been adjusted for inflation, only workers earning more than $142,000 would be included in the 2016 report.

More importantly, most organizations maintain salary ranges for their positions. Typically, salary scales increment each year owing to two factors: inflation or

“economic” increase and to remain competitive with the compensation structures of competing organizations.

This means irrespective of what their peers are earning, most employees can expect year-over-year increases based on salary range movement only, as long as a worker’s level of performance remains at a fully competent level from year to year.

On top of such increases, employees in a merit-based system can expect additional increases if warranted by above average or superior performance.

I agree providing the public with salary disclosure is a good idea. However, other than providing earnings information for a much greater percentage of public servants, maintenance of a $100,000 benchmark makes little sense, if the goal is to highlight “high earners”. I would suggest government give serious consideration to a $150,000 threshold, adjusted annually by an inflationary factor.

Colin Guenther Aurora

Ban places that sexualize women Re: What’s on the menu, meals or sexy attire? Column

by Marney Beck, March 17.

I would go one step further and suggest the Ontario Human Rights Commission should be empowered if it is not already and should close any restaurant or bar with sexualize dress codes that discriminate against female employees.

Glen Bennett Newmarket

Thanks for radio read Re: Radio? I like the sound of that, column by Bernie O’Neill, March 24.

Thank you for printing this column. In a world that is complicated and filled with every gadget you can imagine, it was refreshing to read about the simplicity of the radio. I, too, have a kitchen radio and enjoy it very much.

It’s good to know I am not alone or “outdated”. Thanks for a pleasant read.

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BY LISA QUEEN

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York Region school kids aren’t using their legs to get to and from school.

They are among the least active students in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in getting to and from class, meaning they are more likely to travel by vehicle than walk or cycle.

“York Region has one of the highest automobile mode share values in the GTHA for 11- to 13-year-olds and the highest automobile mode share for 14- to 17-year-olds,” a report released Tuesday by Metrolinx, the agency responsible for transportation planning across the sprawling region, said.

“The decline in (walking and cycling to school) in York Region has implications for the health of children as the risk of overweight, obesity and vehicle occupant and pedestrian injury increases with automobile use.”

The study used data from the Transportation Tomorrow Survey to examine changes in school transportation in the GTHA from 1986 to 2011.

Metrolinx has a goal of having 60 per cent of kids walk or cycle to and from school by 2031, with hopes the habit will stick with them as they become adults.

In 1986, 41.1 per cent of York children aged 11 to 13 and 25.7 of teenagers aged 14 to 17 walked to school.

That compared with 55.5 per cent of younger children and 38.4 per cent of teenagers in the GTHA.

Cycling drops for young ones By 2011, 35.1 per cent of younger children and 24.2 per cent of teenagers in York walked to school. That compared to 39 per cent of younger students and 28 per cent of teenagers in the GTHA. In 1986, 14.7 per cent of younger York students and 21.7 per cent of teens got to school by car, compared to 11.6 per cent and 16 per cent in the GTHA. By 2011, 34.1 per cent of younger York students and 45.6 per cent of teenagers got a ride to school, compared to 30.8 per cent and 35.1 per cent in the GTHA. Cycling to school had dropped from 2.1 per cent of younger York children in 1986 to 1.1 per cent in 2011, compared to 1.8 per cent of GTHA children in 1986 and 1 per cent in 2011.

Cycling increased among York teenagers. In 1986, 0.9 per cent rode their bikes to school, which increased to 1.3 per cent by 2011. In the GTHA, 1 per cent of teenagers cycled to school in 1986, which climbed to 1.2 per cent in 2011.

Despite improvements to public transit over the last several years, most York students aren’t relying on a municipal bus to get to class.

In 1986, 3.5 per cent of younger York children got to school by public transit, compared to 8.8 per cent of children across the GTHA. By 2011, that had dropped to 0.9 per cent of younger York children and 4.5 per cent of younger children across the GTHA. Among teenagers, 8.7 per cent of York teens took public transit to school in 1986, which had climbed to 11.8 per cent in 2011. In the GTHA, transit use among teenagers dropped from 29.9 per cent in 1986 to 21.6 per cent in 2011.

While many more York students used to rely on school buses than the GTHA average, the numbers are now more in line.

In 1986, 37.4 per cent of younger York students got to class on the school bus, compared to 21.2 per cent across the GTHA. That had dropped to 28.2 per cent of York children and climbed to 24.3 per cent of GTHA children by 2011.

In 1986, 42.6 per cent of York teenagers jumped on a school bus, which dropped dramatically to 16.6 per cent in 2011. That compares to 15.6 per cent of GTHA teenagers in 1986 and 13.7 per cent in 2011.

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is still a lot of background work to be done.”

Discussion soon turned to councillor salaries and benefits.

“Regional council salaries do not need topping up,” argued Eileen Liasi, a director with Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government. “They are extremely well paid already.”

Markham’s regional councillors are among the highest paid in Canada, she said.

It is the ward councillors who are front and centre, said Unionville resident Michael Gannon.

“Their work is very visible,” he said.

While council and staff salaries are adjusted annually, a review has not been done in more than a decade, Scarpitti said.

Except for an escalation in pay for the mayor and deputy mayor, both ward and regional councillors take home the same pay, about $75,000 in salary plus about $20,000 in benefits.

Regional councillors are also paid by the region.

“It upsets me to hear (it said) regional councillors do nothing,” Regional Councillor Jim Jones said.

Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong agreed, saying regional councillors have dual roles, doing the same amount of work for both the Markham and regional government, which meets in Newmarket.

There was also the argument regional councillors do not communicate with residents on the level ward councillors do. Regional councillors do not receive a communications or newsletter budget, Jones noted.

Residents called for a review of councillor salaries by a third party or an impartial citizens committee along with a clearly defined salary cap.

“This is a slippery slope,” Liasi said during her deputation. “A cap will help avoid runaway salaries.”

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The investment will improve on-road cycling lanes, off-road cycling paths, cycling-specific traffic signals, walking and cycling bridges and bike racks.

Markham will construct three new bridges in Milne Dam Conservation Park and upgrade two kilometres of cycling and walking paths.

There will also be a new pathway connection from Hwy. 7 in Markham to the existing East Don River cycling trail, creating a continuous route more than 40 km in length.

In total, the province is investing about $10 million over the next two years in the

Cycle On program.

Cycle On is a provincewide program aimed at improving the cycling route network, boosting cycling tourism and pinpoint needed cycling infrastructure, Del Duca said.

“More than three million Ontarians hop on their bike once a week,” he said.

“The uptake for cycling is not only strong already, it’s growing.”

The investment in cycling infrastructure follows of a slew of cyclist safety legislation introduced last year, including increased fines and demerit points for dooring — where a motorist opens his door in front of a cyclist.

This announcement goes hand-inhand with the province’s regional express

rail plan that will see 15-minute, all-day, two-way rail service along the Stouffville GO line, Mayor Scarpitti said.

“We have to utilize every piece of infrastructure and every mode of transportation to get people to where rapid transit is,” he said. “Today is about infrastructure, it’s about mobility and sustainability.”

Scarpitti also noted the natural connection for an improved cycling network is the extension of the Yonge Steet subway line into York Region.

The subway extension is part of the province’s next wave of transportation plans, where a more regional approach is needed, Del Duca said.

For cycling information, safety education and maps visit york.ca/cycling

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TransCanada PipeLines Limited Eastern Mainline Project The National Energy Board (Board) previously received an application from TransCanada PipeLines Limited (TransCanada) for approvals needed to construct and operate the proposed Eastern Mainline Project, which would consist of approximately 245 km of new gas pipeline and related components and would be constructed in four sections, in Ontario, beginning near Markham and finishing near the community of Iroquois (Application). TransCanada’s Application and a description of the Eastern Mainline Project are available on the Board’s website at www.neb-one.gc.ca.

TransCanada filed the 17 December 2015 amendments to address the agreement reached with three local distribution companies in Eastern Canada and to reflect the project changes. The new capacity for the Project, will be 2,714 TJ/d, an increase from 2,546 TJ/d as set out in the original Application. As a result of the amended scope and route adjustments, the overall length of the Project has increased by approximately 34 km to approximately 279 km.

The Board is opening a supplemental Application to Participate (ATP) process. The supplemental Application to Participate process is meant for those who may be directly affected by the amendments, or who may have relevant information or expertise related to the amendments.

Participation in the Hearing If you previously applied to participate, you need not apply again. Your original Application to Participate remains valid and will be considered by the Board.

Those who wish to participate in the hearing for the Eastern Mainline Project must apply to participate using the ATP form. Persons who apply to participate must clearly describe their interests and how those interests relate to the issues on the List of Issues. You must also describe how you are directly affected or have relevant information or expertise. The revised List of Issues for Eastern Mainline can be found on the Board’s website. Those individuals or groups who demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Board, that they are directly affected by the proposed Project will be allowed to participate in the

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hearing and those determined to have relevant information or expertise may be allowed to participate.

The Board encourages persons to collaborate or form a group with those who share similar interests or views or will present similar evidence. Groups should complete one ATP form on behalf of their group, identifying the individual(s) who will speak on behalf of the group.

The online Application to Participate form will be available on the Board’s website for a period of three weeks, starting 30 March 2016 and ending on 20 April 2016 at noon, Mountain Standard Time.

All deadlines must be adhered to.

To access the ATP form, select “View all major applications” from the Quick Links menu on the left hand side of the Board’s main page, then select “TransCanada Pipeline Limited – Eastern Mainline Project”. A link to Apply to Participate will be visible in the center menu of the Eastern Mainline Project webpage.

Process Advisory Team The Board’s Process Advisory Team will provide general information and a step-by-step overview of the supplemental ATP process through technology-based (online) sessions. The ATP forms and the schedule for information sessions are available at www.neb-one.gc.ca along with information on the Board’s hearing process and participant funding.

If you have process questions or need further assistance accessing the website or the ATP forms, please contact the Board’s Eastern Mainline Process Advisory Team: Email: easternmainline.processhelp@neb-one.gc.ca Telephone: 403-292-4800 Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265

Yvonne Leroux. Albert Peacock.

Van Boa Nguyen.

Those are just three of the names of murder victims in York Region

whose killers have never been brought to justice.

Now, you can find out more about all of York Regional Police’s cold cases, and perhaps even help solve one, through a new website.

“The new website is designed to inform and engage citizens about

unsolved homicides and missing person investigations in York Region,” states a media release from the police. “Each of the incidents profiled, the oldest of which dates back to 1956, features an overview of the case, as well as previouslyunseen photographs and mapping

of key points related to the investigation.”

The website (yrp.ca/coldcases) also includes links to connect people who may have information on the cases with investigators or Crime Stoppers. People can also submit their tips online.

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Users can navigate the site by the 11 decades in which the crimes took place, or by an alphabetical list of the victims’ names.

With information from the public and more advanced forensic techniques than in the past, investigators hope they can still solve the crimes.

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McDonald’s ‘restaurant of future’ gets test run in Markham

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It might be the same familiar place, but McDonald’s is getting a whole new taste.

And Markham is leading the way.

“It’s not a new McDonald’s,” said Marcia Finlayson, owner of four McDonald’s locations in Markham and one in Richmond Hill.

“It’s something new for McDonald’s.”

That something new is the Create Your Taste menu, where you can customize your burger, from bun to bun.

The menu includes two bun options as well as a lettuce wrap, sauces such as chipotle, garlic aioli and sriracha, cheese options such as Swiss and blue cheese and more than a dozen garnishes.

You even have the option to customize the classic Big Mac by adding more special sauce or fewer pickles and onions.

Markham’s Warden and Hwy. 7 location is one of the first in Ontario to offer the new customizable menu, which is cooked separately from the everyday, traditional items.

McDonald’s is evolving, said Marcia, who operates the restaurants with her husband, Todd.

STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT But the core corporate pillars for the global fast-food chain – food quality and guest experiMcDonald’s franchisees at the Warden & Hwy. 7 restaurant, Marcia and Todd Finlay- ence – remain the same, she said.

“There is consistency in the preparation. What son show off the new Create Your Taste menu, which enables guests to build their own you order, how it’s cooked and how it’s delivered, custom burgers. Guests can choose from a list of 30 ingredients, including guacamole, all that attention to detail is consistent,” Marcia blue cheese and sriracha. said. “But the condiments are up to you. You’re in

the driver’s seat.”

There is a consistency and precision to the product, Todd said.

“There is a science behind it,” he said. “I was amazed at how complex it is.”

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APRIL 7 UNIONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Unionville Historical Society meets at 7 p.m.

Speakers are Bruce Grimbleby from Markham Union Masonic Lodge and Bill Sanders from Richardson Masonic (Stouffville) Lodge and Ken Prentice. Topic: history and relevance of Masonic lodges in our area. Meeting at Stiver Mill, 9 Station Lane, Unionville.

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Markham Skating Club presents bi-annual 2016 skating show, ‘Up, Up and Away’. Headlined by 2016 Canadian Senior Pairs Bronze Medalists Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovich, with more than 200 of skating club’s finest skaters. April 8 at 7 p.m.; April 9 at 1 and 7 p.m.; April 10 at 1 p.m. at Markham Village Arena, 6041 Hwy. 7. Tickets starting at $15. Call 905-472-6982 or email msctickets@rogers.com

Markham Arts Council members host Spring Visual Art Show & Sale at McKay Art Centre (197 Main St. Unionville). Come for a visual treat of paintings and photography!

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Grace Church, 19 Parkway Ave., Markham Rummage Sale 8:30 a.m. to noon. Clothing all sizes, linens, household goods, small appliances, books, toys. 905-294-3184.

Korean Storytelling

Experiment with wax, acrylic, watercolour and ink to create vibrant paintings on a variety of specialty papers. Play with line, shape, colour and texture, to produce representational or abstract paintings and collages. Varley Art Gallery (216 Main St., Unionville). 1 to 4 p.m. $30, members 10% off.

Read books, sing Korean songs, enjoy puppet shows, and make friends. Thornhill Community Centre Library, Children’s Department (out in the open). Fridays, April 8 – May 27, 11:30 a.m. to noon. Free to drop in. Registration not required.

cheon and Card Party, (32 Main St. N.) Upper Hall. Noon to 3 p.m. $10. Advance tickets at church office. Door prizes. Bake sale.

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APRIL 24 B-Strong Walk

5th annual B-Strong Walk for Brain Tumour Research at Markham Museum noon to 3 p.m. Get involved at www.bstrong.ca

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Participation House FashionAble Gala Fundraiser at Markham Hilton Suites. Help them reach their $75K goal to obtain a van. Tickets $100. Corporate tables available. Raffle tickets. Hosted by radio host Rosie Ferguson.

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Eight inspiring presenters share their ideas in 20 slides x 20 seconds each. Grab a glass of beer or wine (cash bar), enjoy free appetizers and music. Varley Art Gallery (216 Main St., Unionville). Doors open 7:30 p.m., admission by donation. Tickets available April 4 at pkmarkham.eventbrite.com/

MAY 7 Village Voices

Village Voices community choir’s Faces of Love concert 7:30 p.m., Markham Missionary Church, 5438 Major Mackenzie Dr. at McCowan. Program includes For the Beauty of the Earth, by John Rutter, The Ground by Ola Gjeilo and O Salutaris Hostia by Eriks Esenvalds, popular songs such as Embraceable you, Stormy Weather and a West Side Story medley.

Guest artists sopranos Mira Solovianenko and Natalya Gennadi Matyusheva and violinist Oleksandra Fedyshyn. Tickets $25 adult, $10 students, children under 12 free. For information, check www.villagevoices.ca Compiled by Jonalyn Aguilar

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April 9 Pottery Gift for Mother’s Day

Tell mom or grandma you love her with a handcrafted clay picture frame. Enjoy a family outing at Markham Museum’s pottery studio, 9350 Markham Rd., and create that perfect keepsake. Workshop runs 10 a.m. to noon. Cost $30 per one child and one adult.

For ages 4 and up. Additional participants $25 each to a maximum of 2 additional participants. Pre-registration required. Call

Svengali Salon & Simply Serendipity host concert to benefit Unionville Home Society.

TANGO! Music by Payadora Tango Ensemble, Dave Shewchuk Ensemble. Dancing by Step in Two. Art from Simply Serendipity. Refreshments by Appetizers & More. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., doors open at 2 p.m. 141 Main St. N. Portion of proceeds go to Unionville Home Society. $50 per person, $20 for children 12 and under. Seating limited, reserve at 905471-6662 or svengali@svengalisalon.com

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Peewee Stars capture bronze

BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA

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The Markham Stouffville peewee BB Stars skated off with the bronze medal in their competitive division from the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League’s Championship Tournament with a 2-1 win over the Lakeshore Lightning in North York, Sunday.

Earning a berth in the tournament after claiming the East Division title, the Stars commenced the round-robin portion with a 1-1 tie against the eventual gold medallist Orillia Hawks.

After suffering a 4-1 loss to the Burlington Barracudas in their second outing, the Stars concluded round-robin play with a 3-2 win

over Lakeshore.

That set the stage for a rematch against Lakeshore for the bronze medal.

Coached by Steve Mccosker, Dave Ducheck and Dave Fantini, team members included: Logan Assinck, Sydney Degraauw, Madison DiBello, Zoë Ducheck, Amanda Fantini, Kelsie Fung, Juliana Hill, Isabelle Kastanis, Olivia Mara, Gillian Marsh, Paige McCusker, Jade Morton, Emily Paisley, Amy Soetikno, Ella Sullivan, Mali Tucker, and Reese Wallace.

Grace Jung and Gloria Paisley served as trainers while Jennifer Fantini was team manager.

HIGH SCHOOL York Region Athletic Association Badminton Zone F Junior Tournament at Father Michael McGivney Academy, April 5 FINAL RESULTS TIER 1 GIRLS SINGLES 1. Emi Rosenquist, Markham District DHS. 2. Stephanie Xu, Markville SS. 3. Lindsay Lee, Markham District DHS. BOYS SINGLES 1. Kelvin Li, Middlefield CI. 2. Isaac Cheng, St. Brother Andre CHS. 3. Thenura Jayasinghe, Bur Oak SS. GIRLS DOUBLES 1. Maggie Wong and Rini Chiu, Bur Oak SS. 2. Jennifer Lai and Shona Lai, Markville SS. 3. Wendy Li and Evelyn Li, Markville SS. BOYS DOUBLES 1. Bobby Liu and Zelig Kim, Markville SS. 2. Arnold Chau and Mikey Ho, Markham District DHS. 3. Jiang Yu Chen and Brian Wong, Markham District DHS. MIXED DOUBLES 1. Ella Yang and Kyle Fung, Markville SS. 2. Emeline Wang and Vincent Kong, Bur Oak SS. 3. Kathy Liu and Joshua Hur, Markham District DHS. TIER 2 GIRLS SINGLES 1. Katie Chan, Markville SS. 2. Kitty Feng, Bur Oak SS. 3. Natalie Shafik, Bur Oak SS. BOYS SINGLES 1. Matthew Lo, Bur Oak SS. 2. Dhruva Guruprasad, Father Michael

McGivney CA. 3. Noah Hirji-Gliatis, Markham District DHS. GIRLS DOUBLES 1. Sarah Chu and Carly Yiao, Bur Oak SS. 2. Sammi Xu and Belinda Lai, Markville SS. 3. Jessica Lau and Phoebe Chan, Bur Oak SS. BOYS DOUBLES 1. Rowan Hall and Edwin Chen, Father Michael McGivney CA. 2. Bennett Lai and Justin Lee, Markham District DHS. 3. Eric Lin and Jeffrey Lei, Bur Oak SS. MIXED DOUBLES 1. Cindy Liao and Neel Upadhyay, Bur Oak SS. 2. Amy Lin and Omkar Kolekar, Markham District DHS. 3. Arathi Sritharan and Jacky Su, Middlefield CI.

HOCKEY Unionville Minor Hockey Association Tyke Playoff games Kid’s Kitchen 3 (Marcus Yu 2, Spencer Croft) vs Sylvia Morris Realty 1 (Alex Namiesniowski); Pickle Barrel 7 (James Mezinis 3, John Li, Luke Zhang, Henry Boudreau 2) vs Sure General Contractors 1 (Corey Chen); Ruff N Redi Sports 3 (Kaden Allana, Henry Russell, Yuehan Ning) vs. Canso Funds 1 (Daniel Ding).

Championship games Canso Funds 5 (Nidish Prathaben, Samuel Chen, Hannah Alvares, Bryant Chen 2) vs Sure General Contractors 2 (Michael Servinis, Julian Tanachian); Sylvia Morris Realty 3 (Adam Namiesniowski, Alex Namiesniowski 2) vs Kid’s Kitchen 0; Pickle Barrel 5 (Ethan Wang 2, James Mezinis 3) vs. Ruff N Redi Sports 1 (Sheng Yang).

Novice Dodge Caravan 7 (Ansel Wong 2, Matthew Tan 2, Kayla Choo, Ryan Strike, Alvin Yu) vs J.V. Oak Railings and Stairs 0; Clean Cut Painting 2 (Tommy Kalogiannis 2) vs. Taco Bell 1 (Joesh Nijjar); Taco Bell 3 (Joesh Nijjar, Aydin Alvi, Zia Sarif) vs. Pace Consulting 1 (John Maggirias); Dodge Caravan 3 (Nathan Zhao, Matthew Tan, Alvin Yu) vs. J.V. Oak Railings & Stairs 0; Pace Consulting 3 (Terrence Zhu, Markus Kukla Koidl, John Maggirias) vs. Dodge Caravan 0; Taco Bell 2 (Zia Sarif, Benjamin Chow) vs. Clean Cut Painting 1 (Michael Qi).

Peewee Round-robin Red Cotton Uniforms 2 {Nathan Ho, Thomas Guo} vs. Thermal Mechanical 2 {Daniel Poichini 2}; Maxx Industrial 4 {Makaio Lamanna 3, Aswin Sriram} vs. Pace 1 {Daniel Kaichis}; Hydralite 6 {Lief Kolga 3, Matthew Fletcher, Aaron Bell, Jonathan Schillaci} vs. Gray Wolf 2 {Alex Ventin, William Gougoulias}; Petra 7 {Adrian Yu 3, Jack Newburg 2, Franco Salapare, Alexander Uy} vs. Homewatch Caregivers 5 {Matthew Trueman 3, Cole Briere, Gary Sambi}; Cutting Edge 4 {Christopher Graf, Matthew Kanhai, Kyle Chin, Armaan Syal} vs.

Town Centre Montessori 1 {Liam Hansen}.

Finals Homewatch Caregivers 8 {Anshul Dhanker 2, Matthew Trueman, Cole Briere, Mason Lau, Sam Boudreau, Jonathan Marshall, Anthony Nguyen} vs. Petra 1 {Adrian Yu}; Thermal Mechanical 5 {Daniel Poichini 2, Kayden Jetha, Ethan Ip, Dylan Deluca-Ahooja} vs.

Pace 2 {Andrew Lee, Jonathan Yu}; Gray Wolf 3 {Robin Zhang 2, Alex Ventin} vs. Maxx Industrial 1 {William Girdwood}; Town Centre Montessori 6 {Sebastian Lionetti 3, Brandon Manuel, Marco Lamanna, Sam Lionetti} vs. Red Cotton Uniforms 4 {William Wu3, Nathan Ho} ; Cutting Edge 3 {JD Li, Dylan Zielonko, Kyle Chin} vs. Hydralite 2 {Isaac Choi, Matthew Fletcher} .

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Longer days and warmer temperatures often translate into wanting to freshen up the interior of a home. Heavy draperies and comforters are put away, and lighter fabrics are taken out of storage.

Whenever possible, reuse or repurpose items you already have rather than purchasing new items.

Longer drapes can be cut and hemmed to be used as window treatments in other rooms. Making a patchwork blanket out of old T-shirts is a crafty project that makes use of items that would otherwise be destined for landfills.

When laundering linens, skip the energy-using dryer and let items line dry in the sun and fresh air.

If you decide to purchase some new items, look for products made from sustainable or organic fabrics. Hemp and bamboo textiles have grown in popularity. Hemp and bamboo plants grow quickly, and their durability makes these materials smart choices.

When replacing items around the house, donate older items to a charitable organization.

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Unionville resident Paul Poirier and his partner Piper Gilles cracked the top 10 in the ice dancing competition at the 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships after skating their way to an eighth-place finish in Boston Friday.

Poirier, 24, and Gilles, 24, began the competition on an impressive note after finishing fifth in the short dance segment, just one placing behind Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, with a score of

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In the free dance segment, Poirier and Gilles finished with score of 102.37 that gave them a total score of 173.07 which was a personal best.

Despite their final placing, Poirier was elated with the progress Gilles and himself have made since forming their tandem in July, 2011.

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Weaver and Poje were the top Canadian tandem after finishing fifth with a season’s best score of 182.01.

Gabriella Paradais and Guillaume Cizeron of France defended their title with a score of 194.46 points followed by Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States at 188.43 and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., third at 185.77.

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For a first-year rep team, the Markham Unionville Minor Basketball Association major atom girls had their ups and downs during the season. But in the end, they made plenty of progress.

A case in point was the Ontario Cup playdowns they hosted at the Markham Pan Am Centre last weekend after they finished fourth in their division.

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back to down Kingsville Basketball 38-33 before suffering a 21-19 loss to the Lindsay Wildcats in their semifinal tilt Sunday.

Relegated to the bronze medal match and playing the game with several injured players later that day, MUMBA came out on the short end of a 45-32 loss to Oakville Vytis.

Players on the MUMBA club included: Monika Reid, Aneesa Sharif, Annika Parmer, Sydney Lake, Rachel Fehintola, Sharangi Vijitharan, Mira Persaud, Kamakshi Saruoananthan, Jenna Mezinis, Naki Alonko and Michelle Jiao.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Successfully conduct verification calls to ensure deadlines are consistently met • Handle a high volume of outbound calls per shift • Ensure that FDSA Policy & Procedures are met on a daily basis WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Experience with outbound phone calls an asset • Strong telephone presentation skills • Excellent verbal, written and listening skills • Strong computer skills • Solid organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline oriented environment • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team environment If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to dlwarie@yrmg.com by April 17, 2016.

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URGENTLY REQUIRED Crew Leader Crew Lead Hand Min. 2 years experience for highend property maintenance company. Competitive wages & bonus Email resume to jobs@dutchstylelandscaping.ca

P&F Meat Products Ltd. Located at 10768 Victoria Square Blvd. in Markham has 3 positions available.

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Beloved grandmother of Ryan, Colleen, Corinne, Gordon, James, Jacqueline, Libby, Kayla, Devan and Rheagan. Will be sadly missed by all including many great-grandchildren.

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A celebration of lives well lived and people well loved Read more Life Stories on yorkregion.com

Fraser Whynott was a true storyteller

By Jeremy Grimaldi

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N

ear the end of his life, Fraser Whynott was tracked down by police because he refused to stop breaking the love of his life out of the nursing home in which she was living.

That’s the kind of man he was — he loved his wife, Beatrice, and others around him intently and adored adventure.

When he was done with adventure, his second passion was telling stories about those adventures.

And by the end of his life, he had become a prolific writer, jotting down between 40 and 50 booklets his son, Ed Whynott, now holds.

“I have to start thinking about getting them published,” he said.

The 93-year-old Fraser passed away in hospital Feb. 24 from kidney failure.

Ed laughed about how his father might have liked telling stories, but wasn’t so keen on hearing them when his family gathered around the hospital bed.

“We were all sitting beside his bed, sisters and brothers, telling ‘remember the time’ stories,” Ed said, giggling to himself. “When all of a sudden, Dad, who had been sleeping, raised his voice and told us, ‘Would you just all shut up, I’m having a sleep and you’re bothering me.’ Those were his last words.”

Fraser’s life began in the tiny Nova Scotia mining community of Molega Mines.

Although his family, made up of nine children, didn’t have much, Ed said his father was an

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industrious young man who initially earned money as a guide, bringing hunters and anglers up from the United States.

‘That was on the coldest windiest March day in 1972. He was in a gondola swinging to reach and then rivet the glass into place. After that day, he threw his tools into Lake Ontario.’

“He and his brothers would corral the deer in the woods at Panhook Lake before chasing them into a clearing and forcing them to scatter,” Ed explained. “It was kind of a joke, like shooting fish in a barrel.”

Fraser parlayed this knowledge into a gig as an exhibitor selling rods, reels and guns at sportsman shows that sound more like circuses.

The shows boasted woodchopping competitions, contests that pitted a chainsaw against a man with an axe, canoe-tilting jousts, pole-climbing races and log-rolling events, involving one person on each side of the log trying to dump the other into the water.

“His sister used to balance and spin on this giant ball in the water, it was huge,” he said.

Although the profits from the show clothed and fed his family for a number of years, Fraser would eventually move on to Hamilton, where he helped build houses before packing up

It was in the house at 144 Church St., Markham, at the corner of Sir Isaac Gate, which didn’t have any inside doors or a sink for more than a year, that the Whynott family would build a lifetime worth of memories.

Ed said whenever the family had guests over, everyone would always end up at the foot of his father’s rocking chair.

“Mom would be in the kitchen and everyone else would be gathered around Dad, listening to his stories,” he said.

Within a year of Fraser’s purchase of the land in Markham, Wimpy construction bought all Fraser Whynott the fields surrounding it.

As for what kind of man his once more and moving out to Port Moody, where he joined the father was, Ed said he was a generous and caring man, who Air Force.

“He was in search and rescue loved his family and the odd and was watching out for Japayarn. nese submarines,” Ed explained.

“My mother was the discipli“He found one marooned on the narian, the most I’d get from my shore and helped capture them.” father was a tongue lashing, and When he moved back to I was a little bugger,” Ed said.

Ontario with his family, he “He had a hard exterior, but a began working on the crews soft centre. He was an outdoorserecting the CN Tower. man, a hunter and a fisherman.

“He helped put the glass in But what I remember most is the the sky pod observation deck,” twinkle in his eye. He was a bit Ed said. “That was on the coldof a flirt. He loved pretty ladies, est windiest March day in 1972. he was quite rugged looking, He was in a gondola swingvery handsome, slender and ing to reach and then rivet the supple right up until the end. glass into place. After that day, He was a ‘holy terror’, but my he threw his tools into Lake mother loved him and he was Ontario.” faithful to her.”

Although he was done with Fraser’s ashes will be flown construction sites, he wasn’t back to Nova Scotia by the famquite through with handy work. ily to sprinkle on the family plot.

Fraser built his own home, He is survived by his children, at night and on weekends, and Ed, Enid Abram, Denise Smith eventually started doing renovaand Warren Whynott, and a slew tions part-time, even building of grandchildren and greata recreation room for Toronto Maple Leafs great Johnny Bower. grandchildren.

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43 | The Markham Economist & Sun | Thursday, April 7, 2016

LED SPRING PROMO SALE

6 2 0 1LIGHT

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Special Price $99.00 Original Price $129.00

THE BIGGEST LED LIGHTING SELECTION IN TOWN

3.5”D x 10”H

Special Price $449.00 Original Price $619.00

SALE ENDS MAY 14

14”D x 129”H Special Price $189.00 Original Price $289.00 25.5”L x 5”H

Special Price $395.00 Original Price $549.00

Special Price $319.00 Original Price $449.00

14”D x 83”H

35.5”L x 4.5”H Special Price $595.00 Original Price $799.00

Special Price $2,295.00 Original Price $3,329.00

17.5”D x 124”H

24”D x 161”H

Special Price $199.00

Special Price $109.00 Original Price $149.00

Special Price $99.00 Original Price $129.00

Original Price $269.00

11”D x 4”H

9”L x 9”W x 2.25”H

Special Price $55.00 Original Price $79.00 7”D x 2.75”H

5.5”L x 12”H

Original Price $149.00

Special Price $539.00 Original Price $759.00

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25.5”D x 66.5”H

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