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Toogood Pond skating ban melts

By Amanda Persico

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Skate at your own risk is the message to residents after this week’s city council meeting.

And you can expect to see warning signs to that effect posted around Toogood Pond.

Markham council voted in favour of keeping with old practices of not clearing or monitoring the ice on the Unionville pond.

Council also voted in favour of liaising with other communities about shared costs for an ice engineer consultant for pond ice safety.

Last week, Markham’s general committee voted in favour of prohibiting skating on Toogood Pond and discussed how an outright ban would be possible. Since then, more than 1,000 See PETITION, page 7.

PAGE 15 TAXES

Average homeowner to pay $5,000 to city, region, schools

ROYALS ROLL

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Markham Royals forward Lucas Condotta tries to bat down a loose puck in front of Kingston Voyageurs goaltender David Richer during OJHL action Friday at Centennial Arena. The Markham Jr. A team is in first place in their division. See story, page 34.

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City hikes taxes 2.4% Markham approved its 2016 operating budget at this week’s final council meeting of the year.

The approved 2016 tax rate adds $29.77 a year to the tax bill for the average Markham homeowner (a home valued at $597,000) and an additional $16.59 for the average $333,000 Markham condo owner.

Tack on the region’s hike of $64, a residential stormwater fee of $47 and the water and wastewater rate increase of $56 for an additional $195 for the average homeowner.

In 2015 the owner of a $597,000 home in Markham paid $1,219 in city taxes, $2,426 to the region and $1,164 in education taxes for a total of $4,810. With this coming year’s hikes the total will exceed $5,000.

But compared to other GTA municipalities, Markham says its rate is one of the lowest.

Oakville approved a 2.45 per cent tax rate increase, while Vaughan approved a 2.9 per cent increase.

Brampton and Mississauga are looking at a 5 per cent tax rate increase.

The city started with a tax rate of about 3.63 per cent, but pared it down to 2.44 per cent.

“This is a strong budget,” said the city’s budget committee chair and ward Councillor Logan Kanapathi during this week’s council meeting.

“This is a responsible and prudent budget. We couldn’t cut any further.”

Part of the modest tax hike can be attributed to the city’s entrepreneurial culture at the administration level, where collaboration and efficiencies are at the helm, Mayor Frank Scarpitti said.

The city says it achieved more than $22 million in savings through its excellence through efficiency and effectiveness program since 2009.

“When people see the new Pan Am Centre, people say it’s a beautiful facility. Then they say, ‘Oh, your taxes must be high’,” said Scarpitti.

“Then I have the great opportunity to tell the story of this outstanding organization.”

The city’s 2.44 per cent includes 0.16 per cent or $220,000 for the city’s ice storm recovery program, which is in its final year.

The 2016 capital budget is set at $122.82 million and includes $2.71 million for growth related services

– all of which require regular maintenance – including 19 kilometres of new roads, 69 acres of parkland, 2,700 tonnes of waste collection and 865 new street lights.

Budget drivers this year include staff increases at the Cornell Fire Station, Pan Am Centre and southeast community centre and library and hiring two new bylaw officers.

There’s also new staff for new facilities such as the Markham Sports Park, Milliken Mills library expansion and a new operations works yard – projects which still require council approval.

The 2016 operating budget is up from $199.30 million in 2015 to $209.72 million and about 59 per cent of the city’s total operating budget is spent on salaries and benefits.

By the numbers: Here is a breakdown of city’s capital budget: • $12.55 million – 70 acres of new park design and construction split between 20 different park projects; • $12.35 million – Hwy. 404 ramp extension, north of Hwy. 7; • $9.55 million – Verclair Gate bridge over Rouge River; • $8.63 million – Miller Avenue extension from Woodbine Avenue to Rodick Road, plus $1.86 million for extension between Warden Avenue and Birchmount Road; • $7.82 million – improvements to community centres and libraries and fire stations; • $6.62 million – watermain and sanitary sewer construction; • $6.58 million – west Thornhill flood control program; • $5.54 million – roads rehabilitation; • $4.13 million – Emerald Ash Borer program, the fourth year in a five-year program; • $4 million – investment in Markham District Energy Inc.; • $3.24 million – multi-use pathway construction; • $2.14 million – library collections; • $1.57 million – fire and emergency services; • $930,000 – Hwy. 404 bridge, north of Hwy. 7. Cost is $38.44 million split between Markham, Richmond Hill and York Region.

Markham’s total portion is $12.5 million; • $520,000 – sports field maintenance and court resurfacing; • $410,000 – traffic signals and traffic improvements; • $190,000 – waste management initiatives, including textile recycling; • $120,000 – trees for tomorrow program.

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Recipients of Celebrate grants announced

By Amanda Persico

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And the funds go to…

Through the newly revised Celebrate Markham grant, eight organizations hosting local events in early 2016 received funding.

This year, the city undertook a grant program review and streamlined the application process.

Since the revised grant program covers events taking place between April and March the following year, the city opened two application cycles.

The first cycle – for events from January to March – closed late last month. The next cycle – for events from April to March – closes Jan. 7 Of the 13 applications received, eight were awarded funding through the grant process, four of which are new applicants: • $5,000 – Unionville Theatre

Company to stage five theatrical productions of Disney’s Little Mermaid; • $4,000 – Centre for Tamil Heritage and Culture toward the Markham Thai Pongal Vizha Cultural Celebration, a two-day event; • $3,000 – Markham African Caribbean Canadian Association toward community appreciation awards during Black History Month; • $3,000 – Milliken on the Move Older Adults Club toward senior volunteer recognition and hosting several senior sporting events; • $2,500 – Federation of Chinese Canadians of Markham toward the multi-day 2016 Lunar New Year’s celebration; • $2,000 – Moksha Canada Foundation toward the annual Indo Canadian Moksha Fest;

• $1,000 – AMICI Association for senior activity room improvements at the Angus Glen Community Centre; and • $1,000 – Dorcas Senior Interest Club toward seniors activities.

The revised grant program, with a budget of $400,000 for 2016, separates events in to four categories, each with its own budget and application process.

Through the grant process, the city set aside $76,000 for cultural events, with a $5,000 maximum, $100,000 for major community festivals with $10,000 max, $40,000 for sporting events with a $10,000 max and $40,000 for seniors clubs with a $3,000 max.

About half of the funds allocated for cultural events are reserved for new organizations.

City staff will host a grant writing workshop in the new year.

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Markham Fire and Emerg Emergency gencyy Services

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TOY DRIVE In support of the Salvation Army and Markham Stouffville Hospital Children’s Centre

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This important project will connect neighbourhoods, protect our natural features, species and wildlife habitats, encourage physical activity, and much more.

Markham residents are invited to vote for their favourite name by Friday, January 8, 2016.

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TD Markham Jazz Festival Annual General Meeting Sunday, January 3, 2015 • 2 p.m.

Markham Civic Centre (Canada Room) 101 Town Centre Boulevard

Come and hear about our accomplishments from 2015 and what’s planned for 2016.

New general committee members are always welcome!

For more information, call 416-200-4306

Celebrate Markham Grant Program Apply Now

Applications are now being accepted for activities taking place April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.

Application deadline: January 7, 2016 Not-for-profit organizations are invited to apply for: Cultural Events l Major Festivals l Sports Events l Seniors’ Clubs Details & application forms available at markham.ca/celebratemarkham

Suggested items: Infants: Diapers and formula Children: New unwrapped toys, mitts, hats, stocking stuffers Teens: Gift cards for movies or clothing stores New unwrapped toys can be dropped off at any Markham Fire Station until DECEMBER 20.

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HOLIDAY RECYCLING & WASTE COLLECTION NO COLLECTION SERVICES ON DECEMBER 25 OR JANUARY 1 Your collection day moves to the next day IF YOUR COLLECTION DAY IS:

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RECYCLING DEPOT HOLIDAY HOURS & CLOSURES December 24 & 31 Markham, Unionville & Thornhill locations are OPEN 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Baked Bries — These are available in a variety of flavours, including our Brandied Cranberry and Mrs. Ball’s Savoury Chutney.

Doreen’s Cranberry Sauce — Personally, I love this with a lot more than Turkey – Roast, Pork and Chicken come to mind – or just right out of the tub! There are two types of homemade cranberry sauce now, but this (my fave) is in tubs rather than jars... the one in glass is not made here, and it’s missing the brandy!

Grethe’s Cheese Apples — This Danish contribution come from Grethe, our tall blonde Dane who is in her 30th year of tenure at our store. This is one of those ‘signature items’ from our store, and it got to be that simply because they are really great!

Christmas Candles and Napkins — ‘Doting’ runs in Cathy’s family, and these are doted upon by Cathy’s big sister Carol...and just so you know, they are both amazing.

Doreen’s fruitcake — The ultimate Fruitcake, both light and dark, and just a little heads-up; the ‘light’ is only light in colour. The flavour is rich and it’s pretty hard to have just one piece.

Tourtières — These savoury Pork Pies have long ago overflowed the bounds of Quebec. They are a Christmas must, and are available in either 9” size or individuals.

Extra-Large Entrées — We’ll have a good supply of large size Chicken Pies, Scalloped Potatoes, Turnip or Sweet Potato Puffs, and a few Lasagnas, too! These are a good plan if your hands are full and you’ve got hungry people over.

Cheese — In all its savoury beauty, and probably the neatest selection of crackers to match.

Dried fruit Trays — It’s me that makes these on a wide variety of platters. I pick the premium fruit, and arrange it tastefully – it’s edible and thoroughly enjoyable art! flowers — What you’ll find are seasonal cut flower arrangements, table centre-pieces, candle centres, and some really beautiful and imaginative presentations, and any of these can be ordered.

Smoked Salmon by Evan — We use fresh Atlantic salmon, cure it, and season it, and then slow-smoke it over oak until it’s fully cooked – it will flake into crackersize portions. Even more of a fave to me is the Smoked Black Cod that we make – it is subtle and sublime. Both these items can be ordered in whole or half sides if you have a number of guests.

Sausage Rolls — All made here, sausages too! ... and a wide variety of Hors D’Oeuvres from my friend Anne Kaukonen from ‘Appetizers and More’.

Champagne Sauce — For your Shrimps! This is an alternative marinade for your shrimps, and if you can judge from my hockey buddies, it is hugely popular. It’s available in containers at our self-serve deli counter.

Aunt Sarah’s Chocolates — These have become a staple in our store because; (a) they are made locally (b) they use really good chocolate, (c) there are many imaginative creations; you can tell that they are having fun! ...and (d) they are really nice folk – get some chocolate on your face – it’s good!

Gift Hampers — We make a number of styles, but they are only a suggestion, as they can include whatever you feel would be most appropriate for the occasion – and that can include spirits, too!

Smoked Turkey Breasts — You would know by now that we make Whole Smoked Turkeys, but this year you can get ‘just the parts’ as well. These breasts range in size from 3 to 6 lbs., are a solid piece, and would make an excellent ‘side’, or the main course. I like this served ‘just warm’ with Emelia’s Red Pepper Jelly as the condiment.

WE SAY THANKS

WE WILL BE CLOSED...

Christmas Day Dec. 25th Boxing Day Dec. 26th New Year’s Day Jan. 1st

My Hockey With Heart buddies and I say a

BIG, HEARTfELT THANKS

We’ll be closing at 4pm on both December 24th and December 31st because some of us have shopping to do, some of us have parties to go to, and some of us just need some rest!

for the amazing amount of support we have received from you. This year has been the best yet with our food drive. A big thanks to many, many who participated and a slightly larger thanks to Vic Steane, “the guy” who orchestrated things.

It made the season better for many.

WHY BUY OUR HAMS?

The story is this … we are heavily into the ham business, but in the old-fashioned way. To many folks nowadays, ham is ham; if you’ve tried one, you’ve tried them all. That is, unless you are old enough to remember what ham originally tasted like before the process of making them became mechanized. Machines? Yes, that’s right. Nowadays almost all hams (including spiral honey-baked hams) are put through a process called “tumbling”. It’s like a giant dryer, but with the opposite function. This machine boosts ‘yield’, which means hams grow bigger in weight during the process, (just read the ‘protein added’ part of the label to find out how much it has ‘grown’). The good part (for the manufacturer) is that: a) you have more ham to sell because they’ve all expanded and; b) all the little miscellaneous bits of pork can be put through this process as well because it glues it all together in the shape of a ham ($1.99 supermarket ham). The bad part (for the customer) is that gone for good is the texture, tenderness and flavour that made ham famous in the first place. At our store we make ham in the time-honoured, pre-mechanical way, by hand! Come pay us a visit – we’ll restore your faith in ham! It’s best to order early!

Hardwood Smoked Oven-Roasted Maple Traditional Black Forest Hams Sugar Ham Bone-In Hams boneless, whole or half boneless, whole or half whole or half $8.50/lb. $8.50/lb. $3.99/lb.

SAUSAGES BEEF! CRANBERRY MAPLE

This is our Christmas Sausage and they are available in the thinner breakfast sausage size or the larger dinner size. Either way, you’ve OFF got big country flavour here.

THIS WEEK Reg. $6.99/lb.

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Although turkey is the overwhelming choice for Christmas dinner, it’s not everyone’s first choice. We have a really big selection of premium meats to choose from. For starters, no one that I know goes to the length that we do to pick delicious Pork Loin Roasts, available either stuffed or plain – or Crown Roasts. The sauce is true of our Prime Rib Roasts. Our single criterion for picking our meat is the eating quality and I know that especially at holiday times when dinners are special, this is key. Our whole inventory of centre cuts this holiday is ‘Prime Grade’; the best eating grade in Canada, and the U.S. for that matter. We pay a premium to get this grade, and we must charge a bit more, but this is the time that you especially want the best. Poultry options are nice large capons and cornish hens, and our salmon is second to none. You’ve got lots to choose from!

We’ve sold these amazing turkeys for the last 29 years – and I’ve written all that can be written about them. So at risk of boring you folk who have read this for the last 20 years or so, there are a couple of points that I’d like to make to our newer customers.

Firstly, our turkeys eat lots of grain and corn, as much or as little as they want, because they run loose. Add to this a gentler de-feathering process which leaves more of the natural flavour and the odd feather with the turkey, and you’ll have a turkey that will exceed your expectations for flavour and moistness, without the aid of the artificial enhancement that Butterballs and some other prebasted turkeys receive. They come with a little ‘popup’ thermometer as well, just so you know when they’re done, which is often a bit quicker than you might expect. They range in size from 14-21 lbs, and for my taste, the optimum eating quality is from those in the 18-21 lb size, as they have a ‘good finish’ to me. Please know that they are available in portions as well if your needs are less. Call us to place your order. If a whole turkey is more than you can handle, we have portions available, from Boneless Breast Roasts (either stuffed or plain) to my fave Boneless Thigh Roasts for dark meat lovers.

Anything that you can imagine in turkey, we’ll have for you.

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B AKING FOR CHRISTMAS! WHAT’S

Our bakery looks like Santa’s Workshop this time of the year; every nook and cranny is filled with shortbread, gingerbread, yule logs, Christmas cake, puddings and all the elves are scurrying about baking, painting, wrapping and getting orders ready.

Most of you know the drill for this time of year; not everything that we normally make is available, so we can make all the Christmas items. The store will be very busy from now till December 24th (thankfully), and especially the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. On each of those days we do about a week’s business in one day, so you can imagine the work involved to get everything made. To do this, we need to limit the selection for those days, and put an order deadline of December 21st evening. We ask you to look over our complete selection and place your orders by that time. We will be baking extras, but it would be good to have a ‘Plan B’ after that time.

We are baking some wonderful things this year; our YULE LOGS are a must at every table. The standard fave is a CHOCOLATE YULE LOG filled with dark chocolate mousse and our LEMON YULE LOG with lemon buttercream and lemon curd inside. In addition, we’ll have HAZELNUT YULE LOGS, white sponge filled with delicious hazelnut mousse, and then covered with chocolate ganache and hazelnut croquant (wow) and there’s more... an EGGNOG YULE LOG, with a bit of brandy (why not?) with white icing and snowflake shavings... the mousse is amazing, and will be available by the ramekin, as well!

Our GANACHE CAKES always have a following, starting with our SNOWCAKE which we only make at Christmas.

It’s a more festive version of our STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, but with an added meringue layer and meringue on the outside. Mousse cakes include BLACK & WHITE, RASPBERRY, and CAPPUCCINO. Naturally we will be making tremendous amounts of our MIXED-BERRY JELLY ROLLS. CARROT CAKES and RED VELVET CAKES round out our cake offering.

CHEESECAKES will be available in CANDY CANE, EGGNOG and our HOLIDAY CHEESECAKE; which has brandied cranberries, spiced apples and candied pecans. Also, our regular varieties of Lemon, Blueberry, Raspberry and Mango will be available too! And don’t forget the TURTLE CHEESECAKE, which is a rich concoction of caramel, candied pecans, marshmallow and ganache. This is a fLOURLESS option as well as our WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE, fLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE, our PRALINES AND CREAM fLAN and our RASPBERRYPECAN CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE. Coffee cakes will be LEMON POPPYSEED, along with PUMPKIN PIES, MINCEMEAT PIES, and the complete assortment of fruit pies, but sadly no lemon meringue.

Christmas specialties will be CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS, DARK AND LIGHT fRUIT CAKE, MINCEMEAT TARTS as well as pecan, butter and cranberry butter tarts drizzled with white chocolate, all the muffins, scones and loaves that you know, and of course our all-butter shortbreads in a plethora of flavours. BISCOTTI abounds, as well as MINI GINGERBREAD HOUSES, SUGAR COOKIES all painted nice, and bags of LITTLE GINGERBREAD MEN. These all go fast, so grab them when you see them!

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Season of giving can involve modest, priceless donations

Driver, I forgive you

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hat about the poor, the homeless, the unemployed who are here already?

That question is raised by some of the many people who are against welcoming refugees to this province and country.

According to some polls, almost half of us are against the government’s plan to accept 25,000 refugees. They perhaps aren’t part of the groundswell of donations and charitable giving efforts to provide warm clothing, shelter and social assistance to refugee families escaping war and terrorism or trapped in holding camps for years.

One stated reason is that our welfare and healthcare systems are already stretched, and we have people living on our streets, too, who need food and shelter.

If that’s how you feel, then don’t donate to a Syrian refugee fund or bring clothing or household items to a church group sponsoring a family.

You can put your resolve and your actions behind your concerns, and make life a little better for your neighbours experiencing challenges right in York Region.

There are so many modest ways to help.

Last week I donated several pairs of winter boots my daughter and son had outgrown to a clothing collection organization.

I donated about 15 airline toiletry kits to a regional agency that will give them out to those who are homeless over the holidays.

(My husband is a very frequent flyer who keeps bringing home unopened kits.)

And when I went grocery shopping, I dropped one extra bag of pasta, sauce, fruit cups, juice packs, etc. into the store’s food bank collection bin.

So with very little effort on my part, I helped provide a few items of warm clothing, hygiene items and food to those in need right in my community.

You don’t have to look hard to

Marney Beck find donation drives right in your city or town that resonate for you.

Every day at my office, I hear and see donations from generous readers and advertisers being dropped off to sponsor less fortunate families through our York Region Media Santa Fund.

And there are altruistic, priceless donations you can give, as well.

York Region’s own Health Minister, Hon. Jane Philpott, donated blood on Monday in Ottawa to help encourage others to give the gift of life this holiday season.

Last week I made my 25th blood donation at Hillcrest Mall’s permanent blood clinic.

Canadian Blood Services encourages donors to make a big deal of landmark donations, mostly to encourage other donors to strive to give more.

So nurses gave me a 25-donation pin and cheerful sticker to wear to proclaim my own personal record. As I had health challenges last year and hadn’t given blood for a while, I was proud to be able give the stuff of life once again.

But as I sat at the recovery table I met another donor, a man from Woodbridge, who told me he’s closing in on his 150th donation!

And a fellow York Region editor just gave his 41st pint of blood.

Regular, dedicated donors don’t care what religion a patient is who needs a blood transfusion, whether they are rich or poor, homeless or unemployed, bank president or fast food employee.

That’s the joy of this season of giving — it’s not who you help that matters, it’s how you feel to give that’s the ultimate reward.

To the driver who turned left in front of me as I entered the Carlton/Kennedy intersection on my motorcycle Saturday evening and drove off leaving me and my motorcycle lying in the middle of the intersection, I have three words for you: I forgive you.

I have to believe you made a poor judgment call and didn’t realize that, in swerving to avoid you, my motorcycle went down, taking me with it.

I would be lying if I said I wasn’t just a bit bitter about what happened.

But, as my torn ligaments heal, so will my mood.

I am just grateful I was able to make it home to see my wife and two boys.

If I hadn’t been able to avoid your car, it’s possible my kids would be growing up without a dad.

Can I ask you to take a moment to think about this? You may have saved a few seconds or maybe a few minutes by cutting me off, but was it worth the risk?

What if things had gone

the other way? Could you go through life knowing you killed a man so you could get through an intersection quicker?

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Global warming has grown over the decades from a sincere concern into a vast industry, the participants of which are now more interested in protecting their flows of grant money than admitting the truth. And governments, always in search of new “revenue tools”, never waste a perfectly good crisis.

Matthew Lohbihler MARKHAM

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signatures were collected on an online petition to allow skating to continue on Toogood Pond.

Local residents, including several youth, came out to this week’s meeting pleading with council to keep the treasured tradition of skating on Toogood alive for the next generation.

“We want skating. Don’t make the unpopular decision to end the fun,” said Jaden Kwan, 9.

Some urged council members to remember when they were young, where they skated and asked why the current generation of skaters and hockey players were not given a chance to do the same.

“What could possibly be more Canadian?” asked Olivia Voulgaris, 8.

Skating on Toogood Pond is also a needed tourist attraction for the area, some residents argued.

Residents also spoke in favour of establishing a formal working committee with a proper framework and goals.

One of the goals should be to reestablish skating on Toogood Pond under safe conditions, said Reid McAlpine, president of the Unionville Villagers Association.

Last week, Markham’s general

committee was faced with two options, either to clear the ice or to ban skating.

McAlpine argued there was no middle ground and the city’s staff report was biased from the beginning by not exploring other options.

“There were no problem-solving options brought to the situation,” he said. “There is a reasonable way forward.”

Establishing a working committee is the first step.

But safety and stability of the ice still are a concern.

As a result of salt, urban runoff and increasing silt at the bottom of the pond, Toogood does not make for safe ice, said the city’s director of operations, Barb Rabicki.

Not to mention winters with fluctuating temperatures can make any ice surface unpredictable.

There have been numerous close calls of breaking through the ice on Toogood Pond even under ideal situations, Rabicki said.

Risks of drowning or hypothermia for anyone who falls through the ice, be it a skater or a city worker, are concerns.

Ice safety is a complex science, she said. It takes into consideration the depth of the water under the ice, weight on the ice, size of the pond

as well as the flowing current.

“Many people believe ice safety is as simple as measuring the depth of the ice,” Rabicki said. “That is not the case. It is a complex science.”

Without proper ice safety training, reverting back to a flag system is in effect fooling the public, argued Mayor Frank Scarpitti.

But residents pointed to other municipalities where pond skating is allowed and asked why not Markham.

The Skateway in Ottawa is one example. There is also the annual Canadian National Hockey Pond Championship in Haliburton.

Skating is also popular on Mill Pond in Richmond Hill.

Last month, Toronto endorsed a $50,000 ice monitoring program for Grenadier Pond in High Park, which will start next year. The program entails training Toronto city staff as ice engineers and will monitor the depth and safety of the ice each day.

It’s estimated the artificial ice at Markham’s Civic Centre costs between $50,000 to $60,000 a year to put in and maintain.

A staff report outlining how to make pond ice skating safe as well as costs associated with ice safety and monitoring training is expected back in the new year.

Several youth spoke at the meeting urging council not to ban skating on Toogood.

Here’s what they had to say: • “I moved to Canada five years ago and one of my favourite memories of my arrival is learning to skate on Toogood Pond,” – Yasmine Mohajer, 12 • “Toogood Pond is a natural beautiful place for us to have fun in winter. Please find a way to keep Toogood Pond safe for skating and hockey,” – Gabe Abbruzzo, 8 • “Are we to silence the sounds of people having fun on the pond? The answer should be no,” – Holly Budgel, 10 • “Residents are let down by the city of Markham. Skating on Toogood Pond has been a tradition for decades. Don’t ban skating. Let us continue to enjoy one of the few remaining treasures in Unionville,” – Max Terp, 12

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• “We don’t want a perfect skating surface.

We love the humps, bumps and cracks. We love the feeling of freedom among nature,” – Ehsha Vig, 11 • “Thousands have skated on Toogood Pond. And those same thousands have enjoyed many memories. It’s a tradition that dates back before any of us lived in this community,” – Giovanni Abbruzzo, 12 • “I grew up playing hockey on Toogood Pond. Some of my best memories are of playing all day on the pond. We would even leave the nets there if we planned to come back the next day,” – Rhys Malisch, 14 • “Some of my happiest memories were formed on Toogood Pond. It has a legacy that must be continued. Let us skate, shoot and score,” – Zack Gratta, 13.

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Plea may be in works in Muzzo impaired driving case, lawyer says

BY JEREMY GRIMALDI

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An experienced criminal lawyer at the Newmarket courthouse says his increasing expectation is that Marco Muzzo will plead guilty in the new year to avoid a trial.

The 29-year-old King resident has been in prison in Lindsay since the late September crash in Vaughan that killed three young children — Harry, Daniel and Millie Neville-Lake and their grandfather, Gary Neville, of King.

It also left two other family members badly injured.

Muzzo has appeared in court five times, mostly by video link and, until the last appearance, his lawyer, Brian Greenspan, one of Canada’s best known, insisted he has continued to wait for disclosure from police.

One detail that gives credence to the theory a deal is in the works is Greenspan’s request for Muzzo to appear in person at the Newmarket court Jan. 6, according to criminal lawyer Domenic Manzo.

A further indication, Manzo said, is that Muzzo’s legal team has yet to request bail.

“That’s a big sign,” he said. “Once a bail hearing is delayed more than once, you start thinking, ‘What’s going on?’ Defence will have been

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Marco Muzzo, 29, has been in prison in Lindsay since the late September crash in Vaughan that killed three young children — Harry, Daniel and Millie Neville-Lake and their grandfather, Gary Neville, of King. waiting to see what kind of case they have against them. If it’s a strong case, lots of witnesses and he’s on scene when police arrive, then defence might say, ‘Best to plead out’.”

He said if this is, indeed, the defence’s strategy, then Muzzo will have been, up until now, showing remorse by remaining behind bars.

It will also play to his benefit if he chooses to plead prior to bail ever being sought, because he will get the maximum amount of credit for admitting guilt at the earliest point.

At that point, if the Crown and defence can work out a deal and then present it to a judge at judicial pretrial, he added that Muzzo could be out of prison by 2018.

“I would have expected between eight and 10 years, but I’ve heard rumours that it’s as low as seven,” he said.

Manzo added that if the Muzzo family — one of the richest in Canada — puts up a large donation toward a foundation and gives some money to the Neville-Lake family, the sentence could be lowered sig-

nificantly.

Muzzo could serve as little as two years in a minimum security prison, considering he’s garnering 1-1/2 days worth of credit for each 24 hours he’s in prison pre-trial. Furthermore, a prisoner typically serves one third of his sentence in Canada.

Manzo added that there is some precedence in Canadian sentencing where an injection of cash can draw a lighter sentence.

He referenced the North York California Sandwich shooting, in which the accused agreed to pay the unintended shooting victim, Louise Russo, $2 million in cash as part of the plea agreement.

Manzo said that while many will not be happy with the predicted sentence, he added that when the incident occurred, many suggested Muzzo wouldn’t spend any time behind bars, considering he’s the heir to a billion-dollar construction empire.

“Great lawyers can’t make miracles,” he said. “You can’t buy yourself out of something like this.”

Muzzo faces 18 charges, including impaired driving causing death.

Greenspan said he was not able to discuss Muzzo’s case with the media.

At least two advocates, hoping

Muzzo will receive a much tougher sentence than seven years, said this sort of wheeling and dealing has no place in our legal system.

Kathy Mitchell, the Stouffvillebased president of the York Region chapter of MADD Canada, doesn’t believe this sort of deal sets the right precedent going forward and will be bad for sentencing in the future.

“This is an opportunity for our judicial system to set a precedent,” she said.

“There have been catastrophic accidents in other parts of the country that have actually caused sentences to increase.

“When it’s a big case such as this, it opens a door for stiffer penalties. This case shouldn’t be decided by precedent, it should be about the details in this case, which has destroyed an entire family. All the money in the world will not change what has happened to this family.”

The creator of the Facebook page, Prison 4 Marco Muzzo, responded to a request for comment, explaining the group is calling for life in prison for Muzzo.

“Not $1 billion can take away the pain for the Neville-Lake family,” the comment stated. “Nothing will, unless we get justice, which is life in prison.”

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Like Catholic students across York Region who raised a record $70,000 for the Toronto Archdiocese’s Project Hope campaign this fall, Joe Yu embraced the chance to help Syrian refugees.

“They’re people, they’re people like you and me. They’re facing really bad struggles in the world. I feel bad just thinking about it,” the Grade 10 student at Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy in Markham said Tuesday morning after playing with his school band at the York Catholic District School Board office in Aurora.

“If I was in the same situation where I was pushed into a corner, where I don’t feel safe doing anything, where I don’t feel safe being me, I (would) want someone else to reach out and help me. They have already done most of the work themselves. They have come all the way to our country. All we have to do is open our hearts and let them in. It’s not very much they are asking from other people. We just want the refugees to feel they are people too and deserve to be treated well.”

Students at all 105 Catholic schools in the region participated in a variety of fundraising activities as part of Project Hope. On Tuesday, board officials handed over a cheque for $69,802, the highest amount collected among the six boards in the Archdiocese.

“Back in September, when the Archdiocese announced the launch of their Project Hope campaign with a goal of raising $3 million in 100 days to sponsor the resettlement of 100 refugee families in the Archdiocese of Toronto, York Catholic immediately pledged its support,” board chairperson Carol Cotton said.

“The York Catholic District School Board is known and often recognized for its strong passion and dedication to charity and helping others. Social justice, compassion, hope and unity are prevailing themes taught and practised in our schools and it is ultimately reflected in the total amount we were able to raise.”

Students came up with creative ways to contribute to the campaign, education

Crayons help hospital A boy who was a patient at Markham Stouffville Hospital is giving back in a colourful way.

Amir Frig, with help from his father Jamil, donated 20 boxes of crayons to the hospital for its children’s playroom.

Amir spent most of his time in the playroom when he was a patient at the hospital and wanted to keep the playroom nicely stocked.

He and his dad were recently joined

by Julie Atkinson, child life specialist, who accepted the donation on behalf of Markham Stouffville.

Amir Frig and his dad, Jamil, joined by Julie Atkinson, child life specialist, who accepts the donation.

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Members of the Father Michael McGivney CHS Band perform at a special presentation of $70,000 by York Catholic District School Board in support of the Achdiocese of Toronto’s refugee resettlement campaign, Project Hope. From left are Joe Yu, Ron Crespillo and Sabina Sasikumar. director Patricia Preston said.

Some schools held loonie and toonie days, bake sales or earmarked their civvies day funds and Halloween dance fundraisers for Project Hope, she said.

Other schools held ‘We Are Silent’ campaigns, where students pledged not to speak for a few hours to raise money and bring attention to the numerous children around the world, whose voices are not heard and who struggle to have their basic human rights met.

Project Hope gave teachers a platform to discuss world issues and inspired students to practise gospel values, Preston said.

“Our entire York Catholic family, our students, our staff and parents, came

together and truly embraced this worthy initiative. This is York Catholic’s faith in action. This is our way of opening the doors of mercy,” she said.

“The spirit of giving and charity is alive and well in our Catholic schools.

I am confident that members of our school communities will continue to show overwhelming compassion, kindness, and humanity as we extend a warm and welcoming hand of friendship to all new families who join our York Catholic system.”

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Magic comes to life in a three-act lineup at the Flato Markham Theatre over the holidays.

The Magic and Illusion Holiday Fest features three world-renowned homegrown acts: Ted and Marion Outerbridge Grand Masters of Illusion, Clockwork Mysteries on Dec. 27, Vitaly Beckman’s An Evening of Wonders on Dec. 28, and Greg Frewin’s Imagine on Jan. 3.

While each illusionist has his own style, it all comes down to the art of wonder and creating a lasting impression on the audience.

Ted Outerbridge, together with his wife and performance partner, Marion, created the Clockwork Mysteries show, where linear time meets magic.

He recreates one of the most famous illusions, sawing a woman in half, which was first performed in the early 20 century. He adds his own twist and illusion.

“It’s more than just a trick,” he said. “It’s not just a puzzle to solve. It’s an experience to remember.”

Greg Frewin (top), Vitaly Beckham and Ted Outerbridge bring their talents to Flato Markham Theatre.

For Vitaly Beckman, magic appears in the everyday.

“As we get older and life

becomes repetitive, we take for granted how truly wondrous life can be,” Beckman said. “Magic reminds us of the wonder in life.”

His show, An Evening of Wonders, is a journey through art and illusion, where images and paintings jump off the page only to become real in front of your eyes.

Beckman, based out of B.C., said some enjoy the show as art, while others try to figure things out and enjoy getting blown away. “After five or 10 minutes they give up and enjoy it because it’s so pretty.”

The fest closes with Greg Frewin’s Imagine, a Vegasstyle show featuring a white Siberian tiger and exotic birds from around the world.

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Attacker found not criminally responsible in death of off-duty firefighter A Toronto man has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder for the unprovoked killing of an off-duty Markham firefighter at a Danforth Avenue café in 2013.

Nabil Huruy, 26, was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Dominic Parker, 45.

The court heard that Huruy and the victim did not know each other, but that Huruy started repeatedly stabbing him after he sat down next to Parker at the Rotana café.

Huruy then fled in a taxi.

Superior Court Justice Ian Nordheimer in his ruling finding Huruy not criminally responsible, said experts concluded the accused did not know his actions were morally wrong, and he likely suffers from schizophrenia.

He had previously made statements about people and the government being after him, Nordheimer wrote.

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Milk, check. Eggs, check.

Brewski, check, check.

The coveted list of which Ontario grocery stores can stock and sell beer is out.

And seven of the 58 stores selected are in York Region.

The bulk of the York Region grocery stores, which got permission to start selling the 6-packs as of today, are in Vaughan.

However, off the seven grocery stores in the region, only one was up and ready to sell beer as of Tuesday.

The Real Canadian Superstore at the corner of Yonge Street and Green Lane in East Gwillimbury has its beer on the shelf.

The store opened its doors with two four-foot end displays stocked full of both craft and domestic beer.

Consumers are open to the idea of finding 6-packs of beer near the chip aisle, the store manager says.

“Customers like the assortment,” said store manager Ryan Campbell.

“They like the convenience of doing their shopping all in one place and that prices are the same as the LCBO.” This location is one of 19 stores under the Loblaws umbrella selected to sell beer in the province.

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Here is where, once everything is up and running, you will be able to shop for food and beer in the same aisle: • Coppa’s Fresh Market – 3300 Rutherford Rd., Vaughan; • Galleria Supermarket – 7040 Yonge St., Thornhill, Vaughan; • FreshCo – 800 Steeles Ave., west, Thornhill, Vaughan; • Sobey’s – 11700 Yonge St., Richmond Hill; • Sobey’s – 15500 Bayview Ave., Aurora; • Metro: 16640 Yonge St., Newmarket; and • Real Canadian Superstore: 18120 Yonge St., East Gwillimbury.

company head office mobilized and led the charge for beer sales, each local store selected to see beer underwent a staff smart serve training process, Campbell said.

Coppa’s Fresh Market, Galleria Supermarket and FreshCo in Vaughan, along with both Sobey’s locations, are still in the ordering stage.

Delivery is expected in the next few days with stocking of shelves and sales starting shortly after.

Newmarket’s Metro is not even at the delivery stage, with the whole process lagging behind.

Of the selected stores, 13 are independent grocers.

No single grocery chain is being a l l ow e d to hold m o r e t h a n 40 per cent of the total allotment.

You can find a variety of beer brands including small

microbreweries. Beer prices in the grocery stores are the same as those found in the LCBO and Beer Store.

The provincial government expects to open beer sales to some 450 grocery stores in the coming years.

The province says grocery stores must follow strict controls and mandatory rules when selling beer as part of the government’s commitment to ensure that alcohol is sold in a socially responsible manner.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will ensure that: ❚ beer is not sold to anyone under Ontario’s legal drinking age of 19 or to intoxicated adults ❚ the sale of beer adheres to standard hours of sale beer is only available in a designated section of each store ❚ all staff selling beer are fully trained to ensure that Ontario’s standards for social responsibility are always met

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One man was charged and another was taken to hospital after a Saturday morning stabbing in Markham.

York Regional Police were called at 3 a.m. to a residence at 130 Doubtfire Cres. near Middlefield and Denison roads, where a man had been stabbed and taken to hospital.

The injuries were originally thought to be life-threatening, but were downgraded to serious, according to Duty Inspector Russ Bellman.

Police confirmed Tuesday that Thavakumar Kanagalingam, 40, of Markham, was to appear in court Wednesday.

He was charged with attempted murder and five counts of failure to comply with recognizance.

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Three-vehicle collision results in life-threatening injuries York Regional Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious three-vehicle collision in Markham on Monday.

Officers responded to a call at 14th Avenue, west of Kennedy Road at 4:30 p.m. A 1997 Ford Mustang was travelling east on 14th Avenue when it collided with a Hyundai Elantra, travelling west. The Mustang collided a second time with a westbound Mazda 5.

The driver of the Mustang was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other two drivers were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No charges have been laid. Any witnesses who have not yet spoken with police are being asked to come forward.

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While a simple gift card can buy a sweater, it can also be a gift of empowerment — especially for a woman forced to leave an abusive home.

This year the southern York Region Media Group Santa Fund will help support 30 families associated with Yellow Brick House, a shelter for homeless and battered women and children, along with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Many of the women who find themselves in shelters flee their home with nothing.

Everyday items such as towels and bedding are not on the important-to-take list when a woman flees, said Yellow Brick House direct services manager Joanne Borris.

And it is everyday items along with grocery store gift cards that top the wish list each year. “Toys and gifts are wonderful,” said Borris. “But that mother has to give her child a bath that night or has to go grocery shopping the next day. It can be horrific not to have those basic items or to struggle to buy a pack of diapers.”

And gift cards, while simple, are the one of greatest gifts, bringing a sense of empowerment, Borris said.

“Many of these women had everything taken away, their home, their income,” she said. “A gift card can bring dignity in that this woman can pick something special for her child. It can give her a sense of control, something she may never have had before.”

Yellow Brick House has been associated with the Santa Fund program for the last few years and the community’s generosity never ceases to impress. “I’m amazed the community continues to give, because they don’t see the end result, they don’t see the tears,” Borris said. “It is more than a gift. It’s the giving gesture that brings tears.”

Studies in the last few years have shown calls to the shelter’s crisis line increase by about 30 per cent during November and December.

“That shows us the holidays already bring a heightened level of stress,” she said.

And finding themselves in a shelter is the last place anyone would want to be,

especially during the holiday season.

Both shelter locations in Aurora and Markham are at capacity, Borris said.

At the Aurora shelter, 25 beds and seven cribs are occupied, while in Markham the 16 beds and five cribs are full, too. Over the past decade, the Santa Fund has put gifts under the tree of more than 200 families in Markham, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Every year, the need is getting stronger, said Santa Fund co-ordinator Tyler Duncan of The Economist & Sun, noting it’s all about building community during a time of celebration and hope. “We need to help our neighbours who need a helping hand,” he said. “If we can place gifts under the tree for those who otherwise would go without, then we are making our communities stronger.”

Each year the much needed items include winter accessories such as hats, gloves, boots and coats, along with grocery gift cards and everyday items. Deadline for donations is Monday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. For details, call 905943-6100.

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If you need a little festive funk for the family, don’t look far.

Markham’s Tim Brunt is adding a little more holiday joy to the community with his extravagant light display, which is set to flash to the catchy chords of the 2015 hit, “Uptown Funk”.

After 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson beat earned itself the title of the second longest-leading song ever, raking in the success, as well as the love of listeners all over the world.

Besides the top hit, Brunt is bringing back last year’s Disney hits, “Let it Go” and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman”, from the movie Frozen, and 12 other Christmas tunes.

With 1,200 watts altogether, it’ll be hard to miss the hours of hard work it took the father of three to set up the entire sight. Not to mention the extra hours of kid-proofing the inflatables and all tree, roof and house lights.

Don’t worry, though, as the electricity bill won’t be

Brunt family on Captain Rolph Boulevard makes an elaborate lights display a tradition. as high as your spirits. The overall increase would only be about $15 to $20 for the whole month the decorations are on, he says.

Despite the introduction of an additional 3,400 bulbs compared to last year’s spectacle, Brunt assures that since the LED lights are synced to the music, they are only on for a fraction of the time and won’t break the bank.

He says there has never been a single complaint about the display, other than a demand to turn the show on earlier in the year.

In return for his neighbours’ enthusiasm, Brunt

goes the extra mile, to make sure the setup is harmless and that all those coming to see his house are protected.

The biggest challenge this year has been the sound system, there is a bit of static as a result of using an FM transmitter.

Be sure to not miss them while they’re up on Captain Rolph Boulevard, near Hwy. 7 and Wootten Way, because the decorations will be taken down a little after the new year arrives.

As for the very non-wintry weather Markham has been having, Brunt is keeping his hopes high, like the roof lights, for a white Christmas.

RIDE checks nab moms into festive spirits A mother is charged with impaired driving after her vehicle, with her four children inside, struck a tree last weekend.

Another mother was arrested for impaired driving after attempting to pick up her child from school.

Those were two of 20 arrests for impaired driving or driving over 80 made

by York Regional Police last weekend as part of the 2015

Festive Season Enhanced RIDE program.

YRP did not identify in which communities the arrests took place.

Concerned citizens Police also issued 10, three-day licence suspensions for people who registered within the ‘warn’ range on roadside alcohol tests.

Half of the arrests stemmed from calls from

concerned citizens.

All of the arrested drivers had their licences suspended for 90 days, and several vehicles were impounded.

Police urge residents to participate in the #ImTHATPerson campaign by speaking out against impaired driving, as well as the Safe Roads... Your Call initiative, through which citizens can call 9-1-1 to report suspected impaired drivers.

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eral key factors.

“The continual program development we’ve incorporated and the swimmers buying into a belief system over three years has paved the way to amplify our team success on various stages of competition that the sport of swimming has to offer,” Novak said.

“The hard work has infused itself as an attribute within our club’s cultural DNA; creating well rounded people/athletes that contribute to our club’s values and actions.

“Our club has turned into one of the most desirable programs to train at within York Region and we continue to attract motivated athletes from all over the area to join our ambitious squad.”

Another plus is having a top-notch training facility in the Markham Pan Am Pool.

Along with the long course they have access to, Novak said they make good use of the facility’s adjacent gym to incorporate a rigorous dryland program.

What the club achieved at the provincial championships wasn’t a one-off.

A day before the championships, the club’s 4 x 200m girls 13-14 free relay short course team of Sanchez, Victoria Kwan, Janelle Gursoy and Brooke Switzer conducted a time trial at the Pan Am Pool and eclipsed the national age group record with a time of 8:15.99.

That eclipsed the prior mark of 8:22.32 by a whopping eight seconds.

“That’s how the weekend started. It was definitely a sign of good things to come,” recalled Novak.

Prior to that feat, 19 club members quali-

fied to swim in the second annual Ontario Junior Internationals at the Scarborough Pan Am Pool that was held the prior weekend.

During that event, the club established two national records. Javier Acevedo broke the national age group record he previously held in the boys’ 15-17 short course 100m backstroke with a time of 51.63. Acevedo’s old mark was 52.33.

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If Rob Novak’s voice seems rather hoarse these days, there’s good reason.

It wasn’t out of frustration, but from jubilation as the Markham Aquatic Club head coach was elated with his club’s overall performance at last weekend’s winter provincial short course championships in Etobicoke.

The club accomplished something not done since the 1990s: winning the team title.

With 46 club swimmers churning the waves at the four-day event with 50 clubs from across the province, Markham topped all rivals, accumulating 4,001 points.

They won 108 medals, 68 of them gold.

“It was a lot of fun and it was a good meet,” Novak said. “We’re proud and happy about this accomplishment.”

Highlights included Kayla Sanchez setting an individual national age group record in the girls’ 13-14 100m backstroke with a time of 58.70 seconds.

That eclipsed the prior mark of 59.07.

Owen Huang established an individual national age group record in the boys’ 13-14 200m freestyle with a time of 1:52.38 that broke the prior mark of 1:52.51.

In addition, Haung put his name in the provincial age group record books in the boys’ 13-14 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:16.00 to break the old mark of 2:16.87.

A number of other team members achieved club records, personal best times and qualified for final swims.

Novak attributed the club’s success to sev-

Sanchez broke the national age group record in the girls’ 13-14 short course 200m individual medley with a time of 2:11.98 that erased the prior mark of 2:13.53.

On Tuesday, Sanchez, Kwan, Gursoy and Switzer combined to break the national age group record in the 13-14 girls’ long course 4 x 200m freestyle relay in a time trial at the Markham Pan Am Pool.

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Unionville, Mins. To Main St., Art Gallery, Too good Pond. Unbelievable Custom Built Home, Brand New. Approx 4000 Sq. Ft. Of Luxury. Very High End Finishes. 20’ Ceilings Great $3,289,000 Rm, Triple Car Garage!

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122 PARK DRIVE, STOUFFVILLE

Custom built, unbelievable location, walk to Main Street, Go Train, Shops, Stouffville. Home totally upgraded. Hardwood throughout. Note lot size 50ft x 170ft. Professionally $1,149,800 finished Lower Level.

43 CORBY ROAD, MARKHAM

Lovely Home At Warden/Apple Creek, Walk To Unionville High School, Tenant To Pay All Utilities. No Smokers, No Pets, First & Last Months Rent & Ten Post Dated Cheques.

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1 LAKEVISTA AVENUE, MARKHAM

Desirable Conservation area. Fabulous Bungalow. Amazing In Law Suite. Original Hardwood floors under Broadloom. Walk to Roy H. Crosby, Milne Conservation $778,000 and Highway #7.

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30 PENNOCK CRESCENT, UNIONVILLE

Very Desirable Location. Walk To Main St., Toogood Pond, Cafes & William Berczy Top Ranking School, Unionville. Backs Onto Ravine. Original Owner Apprx. 3,042 Sf.

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219 SECOND STREET, STOUFFVILLE

Unbelievable Century Home. Definitely One Of A Kind In The Heart Of Beautiful Downtown Stouffville. Huge Front Porch. Extra Lot At Back Apprx 33’ X 50.38’.

Parking For 6 Cars In Driveway. $1,149,000 Home Totally Renovated.

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8 ALBERT STREET, MARKHAM

Markham Village, Walk to Main Street, Go Train & Shops. Lovely Family Home. In Law Apt. with Separate Entrance. Huge Addition at Back.

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68 MAIN STREET N UNIT #315, MARKHAM Live on Main Street, Markham in this incredible lifestyle. Brand new condos with first class finishes. #315 BACHELOR 488 SF $262,990

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157 MAIN STREET, #203, UNIONVILLE

Amazing 2nd flr space on historic Main St. Unionville. Walk to Cafes, Toogood Pond and Galleries. Space Fronts onto Main St.Approx 1400 Sq. Ft. Newly renovated.

Presently used as a Spa with $22 SF + $8 TMI + UTILITIES 4 separate rooms.

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Traditional Warmth

For those who enjoy the nostalgia of the holidays, try a modern continuation of a classic look to bring family traditions to life for a new generation. The two key colours to do this with are dark red and rich gold. When it comes to tree ornaments, add classic glamour by incorporating a variety of patterns and finishes in sparkling golds and reds topped with a traditional gold star to complete the look.

The Rustic Home

This season, many Canadians will want to bring the outdoors in. Red is the core colour of this look, but it comes across in festive tartans and berry accents. Ornaments should represent nature – forest animals, pinecones and frosted balls in red, green, and snow white. Kids will love ornaments that look like handmade animal figures such as owls and foxes. Continue the rustic look with Christmas stockings and tree skirts with plaid with faux fur trim.

Look for a lit tree that features lights that change colour from warm white to multicolour, at the touch of a foot switch. A versatile, colour-changing tree means you can complement your décor preference and easily tie any look together even if you switch up your theme year after year.

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Creating a festive feel is integral to merry celebrations, and today’s hostess doesn’t skip a beat.

Holiday décor is a reflection of the home owner’s taste and style. Expect to see a lot of red this season, but presented in two different ways. One look is more classic with gold accents, while the other is more rustic, incorporating elements of nature.

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After more than 25 years serving the Stouffville community, we are moving to 86 Ringwood Drive, #24 early in 2016! We look forward to your continuing generosity & support!

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Faulknor earns soccer MVP honours Kennedy Faulknor is having a whirlwind of a year. Making the 16-year-old Unionville resident’s campaign on the soccer pitch all the more special was her invitation to work out with Canada’s women’s national team at their training site in Vancouver last month.

She subsequently earned a spot on the national team roster and made her debut as a centre back with the squad at a tournament in Natal, Brazil, where the squad is preparing for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in February.

In a vote shared equally by national team coaches, along with Canadian clubs and coaches, Faulknor was named Canada’s Under-17 Female Soccer Player of the Year

by Canada Soccer on Sunday.

“It feels good to win that award,” the Bill

Crothers Secondary School student said in a news conference from Brazil, Monday. “A lot has happened in the last year and I’m still learning and hope to keep growing as a player.”

Faulknor has been a member of the Unionville-Milliken Soccer Club since 2005.

“People like coach Alex Morales and my dad (Glenn) who was an assistant coach, helped me a lot along with the technical directors like Paul Omoghan.

“They challenged me,” she said.

Bev Priestman, Canada’s under-17 women’s coach, said the honour given to Faulknor is well deserved. “She is really comfortable on the ball, physical, and you could even say she has some Kadeisha Buchanan-type traits and we are seeing that in the Women’s National Team camp.”

— Michael Hayakawa

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Have a very joyous and safe holiday season

Don Hamilton dhamilton@markham.ca

JR. A NOTEBOOK

Markham Royals first in North Division

By Michael Hayakawa

mhayakawa@yrmg.com

LAST WEEK: Friday: Kingston Voyageurs 3 vs. Markham Royals 2 (overtime). Sunday: Markham 3 vs. North York Rangers 2. Royals’ record: 20-9-2-2-44. First place in North Division.

COMING UP: Dec. 29 at Toronto Lakeshore Patriots, 8 p.m.

Riding a six-game winning streak, the North Division-leading Markham Royals faced a measuring stick of sorts when they took to the ice for games against the Kingston Voyageurs and North York Rangers last weekend. With the Voyageurs occupying second place in the East Division and Rangers second in the South and each riding winning streaks of their own, the Royals figured they would get a good idea of where they stood facing two of the league’s heavyweights. The Royals gave a good account of themselves after skating off with three of a possible four points. The lone blemish came Friday when the Royals took Kingston into the second three-on-three overtime session before suffering a 3-2 loss on a goal by Jacob Hanlon. The Royals opened the scoring just prior to the midway mark of the second period on a goal by Brett Markham. But

with the Royals’ Brandon Valko serving a slashing penalty late in the stanza, the Voyageurs tied the game with the man advantage. Kingston gained the upper hand just 97 seconds into the third on a goal from Cole Beckstead. The lead would be shortlived as the Royals’ Hudson Michaelis scored 57 seconds later to tie the game and set the stage for Hanlon’s game-winner in the second five-minute overtime session. Markham and Kingston each delivered 43 shots on net. Taking to the road for their game against North York, the Royals’ Tyson Bruce scored with just over five minutes remaining in regulation for a 3-2 win Sunday. After a scoreless first, the Royals capitalized on a two-man advantage when North York’s Fedor Rudakov was serving a double minor and Kyle Clarke incurred a hooking penalty to open the scoring on a power play goal by Valko. Two minutes later, the Royals padded their lead on a goal by Trevor Abbot.

The Rangers responded just before the midway mark of the third and tied the game on a power play to set the stage for Bruce’s gamewinning marker. North York outshot Markham, who have won seven of their last eight starts, 47-42.

INSIDER: On the injury front, Mike

Galati, Royals’ general manager and head coach, said goalie Nathan Colitto is expected to return to practice when the club reconvenes for their first practice after Christmas.

Apart from Colitto, he noted over the last couple of weeks some players had picked up the flu bug. With the team and rest of the league taking a couple of weeks off due to the World Junior A Challenge taking place, he said the team will practice this week and then take next week off before they return to the ice to practice on Boxing Day. With the league’s Jan. 10 trade deadline approaching, Galati said he still has three cards he can utilize if the right player becomes available.

GENERALLY SPEAKING: “Sure, we would have liked to have won both games,” said Bruce. “Kingston and North York are good teams. But we feel we’re as good as them and these games definitely shed some light that we can compete with any of the top teams in the league.”

Acknowledging last weekend’s games with Kingston and North York were measuring sticks, Galati was pleased with his club’s effort.

“We played two good teams on the weekend and I think we’re there.

There’s still room to improve and we’re doing that each game.”

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Strap on those skates for some free fun!

Thanks to the generosity of Tim Hortons store owners, Canada’s largest quick-serve restaurant will sponsor free public skating at arenas across the York Region as their way of saying a Canadian happy holidays.

Markham offers five times: Dec. 19 at the Clatworthy Arena (2400 John St.) from 3 to 5 p.m. and Markham Village Arena (6041 Hwy. 7) from 1 to 3 p.m.; Dec. 20 at Centennial Community Centre Arena (8600 McCowan Rd.) from 1 to 3 p.m.; Dec. 27 at Mt. Joy Community Centre (6140 16th Ave.) from 4

to 6 p.m., and Jan. 2 at the Thornhill Community Centre (7755 Bayview Ave.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Visit Tim’s in Thornhill at the Garnet A. Williams Community Centre (501 Clark Ave. W) at two times, Dec. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Feb. 15 from noon to 2 p.m.

Or try the Stouffville Arena (12483 9th Line N) on Dec. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Richmond Hill has two available locations on Dec. 23 at the Ed Sackfeild Arena (311 Valleymede Dr.) running from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and the Tom Graham Arena (1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E) from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

— Jonalyn Aguilar

HOCKEY

SPORTSBOARD

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Unionville Minor Hockey Association House league Tyke — DEC. 13: Kid’s Kitchen 5 (Marcus Yu 2, Daniel Houston, Ethan Steedman, Spencer Croft) vs. Sylvia Morris Realty 4 (Lucas Yam, Adam Namiesniowski 2, Brenton Lin); Ruff N Redi Sports 8 (William Blacklock 2, Jacob Bhamani, Sheng Yang, Henry Russell 2, Yuehan Ning, Topher Daniels Wong) vs.

Sure General Contractors 1 (Corey Chen); Pickle Barrel 1 vs Canso Funds 0 (Not enough players, game forfeited).

Novice — DEC. 13: Clean Cut 6 (Evan Lau 2, Ishaan Persaud 2, Tommy Kalogiannis, Tyson Derouin) vs. Taco Bell 2 (Zia Sarif, Oliver Zhu); Pace Consulting 2 (Kenzo Yam, Christian Renieris) vs J.V.Oaks Railings and Stairs 2 (Thomas Spence 2).

Peewee — DEC. 12: Homewatch Caregivers 3 {Cole Briere 3} vs. Maxx Industrial 1 {Makaio Lamanna}; Pace Consulting 3 {Billy Derlis, Daniel Kaichis, Carlo Visconti} vs.

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Red Cotton 2 {William Wu, Thomas Guo}; Cutting Edge 5 {JD Li 3, Kyle Chin 2} vs.

Town Centre Montessori 2 {Sebastian Lionetti, Marco Morra}; Grey Wolf 5 {Bradley Ma 2, Alex Ventin, William Gougoulias, Matthew Snelgrove} vs. Thermal Industrial 4 {Ethan Boulter 3, Ethan Ip}; Petra Hygienic 5 {Adrian Yu 4, Jack Newburg} vs. Hydralyte 4 {Duncan Fletcher 2, Matthew Fletcher, Lief Kolga}.

Unionville Jets Peewee, North York Hockey League Jets 3 {Matthew Kanhai, William Wu, Cole Briere} vs. Leaside Flames 1; Jets 2 {Cole Briere 2] vs. Thornhill Bruins 1.

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She is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions from the Mayor’s Award to the Seniors’ Hall of Fame to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award. Dorothy has made her mark in this community.

Dorothy’s sensitivities to the rich history of Markham Village and her extraordinary organizational skills made her an invaluable asset to the Conservancy. She kept us grounded and focussed and we regularly tapped into her knowledge of the history of the community.

She took charge of managing our correspondence during the early years and we continue to reference the detailed notes and dates she kept on every piece of mail.

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Elizabeth joined the Markham Village Conservancy shortly after the Conservancy formed and brought her incredible skills of fundraising and deep understanding of the workings of municipal government to the “Save Our Station” project. She had a well-developed network of resources and had previously led The Markham Village Preservation Society. Along with several years of active participation on Heritage Markham. Elizabeth possessed skills and experience that would proove to be priceless to our goal of saving a piece of Markham Village heritage architecture. The Train Station was a focal part of the Village and a lifeline for the development of the community that began in 1794. Elizabeth had expertise on a range of issues from heritage to the environment to politics to law. All of which were needed for the Train Station Initiative.

Elizabeth took charge of the fundraising aspect of the restoration of the Train Station and was able to generate funds from sources such as the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Town of Markham and the Millenium Bureau, among others.

Elizabeth has been recognized numerous times by the City of Markham for her participation in a variety of initiatives and organizations. She has been awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award.

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We are delighed to be able to thank Elizabeth in this very special way and express our deepest gratitude for all she has so graciously given to the Markham Village Conservancy and the citizens of Markham Village.

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me here you are my mother.

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M

erlene SamuelCephas never wanted to be in the spotlight.

But the wellknown Newmarket resident and founder of the Spotlight Theatre School and non-profit The Voice Impact Project Theatre Troupe became popular for choreographing pageants, fundraisers and musical theatre for children, teenagers and adults.

She also wrote original plays for the Toronto and London fringe theatre festivals and cared deeply about children, something demonstrated by the formation of Voice Impact, which promoted youth participation in theatre.

Merlene died Nov. 5 after a long battle with cancer.

She was 52.

“She did everything to assist those that were not able to afford to go to art and theatre classes,” family friend Wasim Jarrah said, in an interview last month.

“She owned the spotlight but never wanted to be in it. She loved Newmarket. If she could have done more, she would have.”

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Merlene also wrote plays about the life of abolitionist Sojourner Truth and the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, which have been performed by York Region schools.

Merlene’s students have competed in Ontario, New York, California, Ohio, Boston, Myrtle Beach and Pennsylvania.

Her death was clearly felt by the community, which raised thousands of dollars for the family through a Go Fund Me online campaign, to help cover funeral and living expenses and start an arts scholarship in Merlene’s honour.

“It has so much to do with Merlene and what she’s given back as an individual,” Wasim said, noting husband Jan and children Myles and Quincey were devastated by Merlene’s death, but appreciated the outpouring of community support.

“This is a testament to her character and being a community leader that didn’t want the spotlight. The community is coming together because they knew her Merlene Samuel-Cephas (from right), daughter Quincey, husband Jan and son Myles. Merlene died Nov. 5 after a generosity and what kind of a compassionate person she was. long battle with cancer. She was 52.

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Predeceased by her husband, Norman Fulford Cragg (1974), her sons Peter (1993) and Barry (1996), her sister, Ruth Upper, and her brother, Murray Fletcher.

Survived by the family she loved and supported unconditionally and who loved her right back; her daughter, Judi Cragg, her grandchildren Emily Cragg, Jessica Cragg-Groux (Brian), Matthew Cragg (Rebecca), and Nathan Cragg (Esme), and her great- granddaughters Aubree and Rosalind Groux.

Margaret was born in Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto, University College, with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. She subsequently attended one year at Columbia University, working toward a Master’s degree, but decided to put that on hold in order to get married and have her children. In her 40’s, she eventually went on to earn her M.Ed. from the University of Ottawa.

She worked first as a social worker, counselling families of soldiers during WWII, and then began a teaching career while the family was living in Hong Kong in the early ‘60s, teaching ESL at Pui Ying Middle School. After returning to Ottawa, she continued teaching, first at Bell High School and then eventually becoming the Head of Guidance at J.S.Woodsworth Secondary School.

In her retirement, she travelled, took courses in philosophy and religion at U. of T., read voraciously, and enjoyed British murder mysteries and Downton Abbey on television.

After sharing Judi’s home, with Emily, for almost 20 years, she spent the last month and a half at Chartwell Rouge Valley. Thank you to their staff, as well as the staff at Markham-Stouffville Hospital, for their care and kindness.

Mum’s depth and strength of character carried her and the rest of the family through some difficult times and we know that the love she gave will help us deal with the huge void she leaves behind. Although we are so very sad, we are nothing but grateful for the long, healthy life she was able to enjoy. She will be greatly missed also by extended family and many friends.

A celebration of life will take place in late January. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favourite charity.

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HAZEL SMITH In loving memory of our Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, who passed away 25 years ago on December 20, 1990 at Victoria Square.

We mention your name And speak of you often As years roll on, your love is still our guide And although we cannot see you You are always by our side.

Forever missed by children; Margaret, Joan, David, Ann and Penny and their families.

TOMS, Violet Eileen (nee Walker) July 31, 1927 to December 17,2014 In loving memory of Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother.

One year has passed Dec. 17, 2014.

Memories are a gift to treasure.

Sadly missed!

Loved and remembered forever by Munro, Carter and Toms family.

PATERSON, June Alleen (nee Baker) Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Markham Stouffville Hospital in her 89th year. Beloved wife of the late Earl Paterson. Loving mother of Lynda and her late husband Jack Davison.

Survived by her sister, Darlene Young.

In keeping with June’s wishes, cremation has taken place.

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SOME DRIVERS DREAM OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS MORE THAN OTHERS. Find your nearest Subaru dealer at ontario.subarudealer.ca. models equipped With eyesight® *MSRP of $25,995/$19,995 on 2016 Forester 4dr Wgn 2.5i MT (GJ1X0)/ 2016 Impreza 4-dr MT (GF120). Lease rate of (0.5%/ 0.9%) for (24/24) months. Monthly payment is ($288/$248) with ($2,835/$2,800) down payment. Option to purchase at end of lease is ($18,034/$13,258) with ($3,529/$3,433) due on signing. Advertised pricing consists of MSRP plus charges for Freight/PDI ($1,675 on 2016 Forester/1,595 on 2016 Impreza), Air Conditioning Charge ($100), Tire Stewardship Levy ($27.15), OMVIC Fee ($5), Dealer Admin ($199). Freight/PDI charge includes a full tank of gas. Taxes, license, registration and insurance are extra. $0 security deposit. Model shown: 2016 Forester 4dr Wgn 2.0XT Limited AT w/ Tech with an MSRP of $37,995/2016 Impreza 4-dr Limited Tech-Pkg AT with an MSRP of 29,495 (GF2LPE). Dealers may sell or lease for less or may have to order or trade. Offers applicable on approved credit at participating dealers only. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km per year, with excess charged at $0.10/ km. Leasing and financing programs available through Subaru Financial Services by TCCI. Other lease and finance rates and terms available; down payment or equivalent trade-in may be required. Vehicles shown solely for purposes of illustration, and may not be equipped exactly as shown. Offers available until January 3rd, 2016. *See your local Subaru dealer for complete program details. ‡Ratings are awarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Please visit www.iihs.org for testing methods.

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416-265-4411

JUST EAST OF MIDLAND AVE

JUST NORTH OF 16th AVE

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