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Homelessness is a growing concern in York Region, according to social service officials and poverty activists, but just how many people without a place to call home live in the region?

In a first-ever for York, a small army of as many as 150 volunteers will span out over the region during a 24-hour period late next month to tally as many homeless people as they can find in shelters and living outside.

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“couch surfing” with friends and family during that period, will not be included.

The point-in-time count will provide an estimated snapshot of how many people are See INFO, page 23.

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Driver, 25, charged after car clocked at twice speed limit on QEW A local man faces charges including for impaired driving and having open liquor in a vehicle after police say they spotted a car going twice the speed limit on a highway.

Police say last Thursday at 1:25 a.m., members of the OPP Niagara Detachment were conducting traffic enforcement on the QEW eastbound in the town of Lincoln when they saw a speeding car.

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Health Canada issues Christmas lights recall You may want to check on your Christmas lights.

Health Canada on Friday expanded a recall of indoor and outdoor plug-in decorative light strings manufactured by two Chinese manufacturers and sold across Canada.

If you have some of the lights you are advised to stop using them.

Health Canada tests determined the lights may pose overheating, fire and electric shock hazards.

It has received 19 reports of consumer incidents related to the use of seasonal lights manufactured by Taizhou Hongpeng Colour Lanterns Co. Ltd. and Ningbo Ego International Co. Ltd. Four are reports of shock, including two with secondary minor burns, plus two reports of minor burns only.

Approximately 1.3 million products have been distributed in various stores. The time period sold is unknown.

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Stouffville man, 30, dies after car chase The name of a 30-year-old at the centre of a provincial investigation into a police car chase near Ballantrae was released by officials.

Christopher Chartrand, from Stouffville, was the driver of the car that crashed in a ditch Sunday morning, according to the Special Investigation Unit.

Investigators from the police watchdog are continuing to probe the crash that occurred at Hwy. 48 and Vandorf Road, just north of the Maples of Ballantrae Golf Club.

The incident was sparked after a York Regional Police car attempted to make a stop at about 2:20 a.m.

The driver failed to stop and the officer pursued.

The Ontario Provincial Police, which patrols Hwy. 48, assisted in the investigation, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates when there has been a death

or serious injury in cases where police are involved.

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Richmond Hill man, 20, charged with murder Police have released the identity of a man suspected of killing his father.

Police were called to a house in the area of Bayview Avenue and Hw.y 7, in Richmond Hill, for an injured person call.

When police arrived to the home on Valleymede Drive, they found Richard Da Costa deceased, a result of blunt force trauma.

Ari Da Costa, 20, was arrested at the scene and charged Dec. 18 with the first-degree murder of his 62-year-old father.

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Jim Thomas is a Stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 60 years.

BY JIM THOMAS

Tim and Andrea Jones recently received the perfect pre-Christmas gift, a gift so perfect they couldn’t wait until Dec. 25 to break the good news.

And little wonder.

Six-year-old Chala Jones, a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has a new home following approval of his parents’ adoption application heard recently by a judge in the East African capital.

The three arrived back at Pearson International Airport Dec. 10, where they were joyously greeted by Andrea’s parents and a niece.

Tim and Andrea reside in Markham. Tim is a director at Stouffville’s O’Neill Funeral Home. Andrea is an ultra-sound technologist and clinic manager in Toronto.

It was five years ago, after taking up residence in Markham, that Tim and Andrea began thinking seriously about obtaining a child through adoption.

They first contacted the Children’s Aid Society, but found the process extremely long.

Hoping to speed things up, they decided to go internationally. They discovered an adoption agency in Toronto that suited their purpose.

Since Andrea had travelled extensively in Africa, it was her desire to adopt a native child, boy or girl, from that continent. The agency recommended Ethiopia.

“Sounded like a great idea,” said Tim. “I was all for it.”

But neither had ever visited that particular

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Tim and Andrea Jones and their new son, Chala Jones. Chala Jones, 6, a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has a new home in Markham.

country before. Within a year they made two trips.

After the very first flight, a time period of 14 hours, they came face to face with their future son.

He was then residing in an Addis Ababa orphanage.

Through a means of match-up, the agency endeavoured to bring together those qualities exemplified by both the parents and the child.

‘Holding his teddy bear, a book and a laptop computer, he simply waved goodbye and left – a really brave little guy’ “(The agency) simplified everything,” Andrea said. “We knew instantly Chala was the one.”

A court date was set for July.

Although the language of native Ethiopians is Amharic, Tim and Andrea encountered few barriers. To their relief the adoption court judge spoke English.

“Within minutes Chala was ours,” said Andrea.

But the waiting period for a visa took four months.

This caused the parents some concern, because the expiry deadline was fast approaching. The federal government’s refugee program further log-jammed the procedure.

That’s when the office of Health Minister and local MP Jane Philpott stepped in and speeded up the process.

Both Tim and Andrea praised the Markham-Stouffville MP’s assistance.

Chala’s departure from the orphanage was unpretentious, Andrea recalled.

“Holding his teddy bear, a book and a laptop computer, he simply waved goodbye and left — a really brave little guy,” she said.

Chala Jones, 6, a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has a new home thanks to adoption by a Markham family.

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HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

“Remarkable,” agreed Tim. It was much the same during the long flight home. “He slept most of the way,” said Andrea.

While the new dad has already picked up a few words of Amharic, son Chala is similarly employed learning English.

He’s been registered at Little Rouge Public School and will enter Grade 1 on Jan. 4. The school and an adjoining park are directly across the road from where he now lives.

“We reside in a very multi-cultured neighbourhood,” says Andrea. “This is in our favour.”

“It’s also important that Chala maintain his roots,” adds Tim. “The fact he was wearing a Blue Jays cap when we arrived indicates Chala has already accepted one area of Canadian life.

He also has his own hockey stick. Pizza, his favourite food, is also popular in Ethiopia,” notes Tim. Together, Tim and Andrea feel the adoption “was meant to be”.

“Chala’s everything we could have wanted,” says Tim. “The best Christmas gift ever,” agrees Angela.

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The provincial government is offering help to those having trouble starting or expanding their family.

The province has announced it will be offering government-funded fertility treatments at 50 clinics across Ontario.

Seven of the clinics are in York Region, with two each in Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill and one in Newmarket.

According to the province, one in six couples in Ontario are affected by infertility.

“Infertility is a serious issue that affects thousands of Ontarians who have dreams of starting their own families,” Health and Long-Term Care Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins said. “Children are our future. The government is supporting familybuilding for those who couldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to have children.”

The province is investing about $50 million in the program that will provide more than 10,000 patients with artificial and intra-uterine insemination, as well as more than 5,000 patients with in vitro fertilization and fertility preservation.

‘Infertility is a serious issue that affects thousands of Ontarians who have dreams of starting their own families’ Fertility preservation — freezing sperm and eggs — will be done for eligible patients with medical reasons, such as a patient undergoing cancer treatment.

Women under 43 with a medical condition causing infertility are eligible for the program.

Those with non-medical forms of infertility, such as single people or same-sex couples are also eligible for the program.

The program will fund one cycle of in vitro fertilization, which includes one-at-a-time transfer of embryos to reduce high-risk multiple birth pregnancies.

Unlimited rounds of artificial insemination are also covered under the program.

Related services such as genetic testing and storing sperm, eggs and embryos are not funded.

The province will not cover the cost of fertility drugs, which

can cost up to $1,000 per artificial insemination cycle or $5,000 per in vitro fertilization cycle.

Since in vitro fertilization is

YORK LOCATIONS Here is a list of clinics in York that are part of the program: • Markham Fertility Centre – 379 Church St., Markham, markhamfertility.com; • York Fertility Centre – 377 Church St., Markham, yorkfertilitycentre.ca; • Procrea Fertility Centre – 72 Prospect St., Newmarket, procreanewmarket.com;

offered through the new program, it will no longer be covered by OHIP. Each clinic is responsible for managing its own wait times and is

• Procrea Fertility Centre – 955 Major Mackenzie Dr. West, Vaughan, procreafertility.com; • Nahal Fertility Program – 30 Wertheime Crt., Richmond Hill, nahalfertility.com; • NewLife Fertility Centre – 670 Hwy. 7 East, Richmond Hill, newlifefertility.com; • NewLife Fertility Centre – 7777 Kipling Ave., Woodbridge, newlifefertility.com.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Santa, about the weather...

What about help for Canadians?

D

ear Santa, You have not heard from me in a while, I know. I think the last time I wrote, it was in crayon.

Thank goodness technology has advanced and I can email you directly! Since, with lack of practice, my handwriting is now terrible.

Anyway, I know you are a busy person and like people who get to the point.

So, a couple of things. Not my wish list! Too old for that. Just a couple of things I wanted to bring to your attention, as a fan.

1. Fashion Santa.

Are you aware of this imposter, who is doing promotions for an upscale Toronto mall?

This is a man who a) is NOT portly b) is NOT using a fake beard c) is NOT wearing the traditional suit and d) is doing media interviews and taking selfies with pop stars?!

I thought you had a standard contract with mall Santas? They are not supposed to divert attention away from you and your big day. They quietly stand in for you while you’re polishing up on your piloting skills, practising your rope assisted vertical decent, making sure the GPS is working and so on.

I’d watch out for this guy.

Or a) he will steal your job while you are forced into retirement or b) Mrs. Claus will have you on a diet of lichen and berries and hitting the treadmill at Northern Fitness Centre twice a week.

So much for cookies and milk!

2. Red and white, your colours.

I used to think, hey, Santa wears red and white, very patriotic, since you are Canadian, and the North Pole is in Canada, or we’d like to think it is. So this is what this all about. National pride.

Establishing sovereignty.

But now I’m wondering, is this some sort of Liberal Party thing?

As in, you are schilling for some sort of government grant? Or is your operation strictly charitable?

I’ve never totally understood the economics of your factory. Are the elves getting at least minimum wage? I certainly hope they are not working for a few months and then going on the pogey. We have enough problems like that with

Bernie O’Neill seasonal workers.

Anyway, in the interest of fairness, perhaps you should consider switching up the suit every once in a while. A powder blue would look sharp. Maybe an airline company would like to sponsor you.

3. The weather. I know Rudolf made a name for himself “one foggy Christmas Eve”, and the movie White Christmas is about a warm December impacting a ski resort (fortunately Bing Crosby breaks into song and saves the day), but this year is getting kind of ridiculous. Do you have any control over the weather? Perhaps you are trying to save on snowtires for the sled, or just don’t want to endure a frigid night handing out toys, but surely some sort of happy medium would get people into the holiday spirit. I know you are up there with the Pope, Dalai Lama, various Ayatollahs, so perhaps they can put in a word with whoever is in charge on your behalf. A little snow might be in order.

4. Surveillance. I can’t help but wonder if you are aware your movements on Christmas Eve are being tracked by NORAD and now Google. In fact, they broadcast your exact co-ordinates repeatedly throughout the evening, which, considering today’s world, I wonder if it might be better if your whereabouts remained secret so no one who “meant to do harm”, if you get my meaning, will be able to take you out with a drone, frisbee or what have you. If you’ve watched the new Star Wars movie or Harry Potter, maybe some cloaking device is available. Worth checking into.

Anyway, Santa, all the best. No need to bring me anything. Looks like all the family will be at home to gather around the fireplace channel. That’s all I really wanted. Merry Christmas. Ho ho ho.

Re: Season of giving can involve modest, priceless gifts, column by Marney Beck, Dec. 17.

It really makes me angry to hear more about poor Syrian refugees when half the people living in this province are looking for work. I can’t get full time work and I’m not sure how long my short-term assignment is going to last.

What about Canadians who are out of work with little hope of finding jobs? Many have no money and are perhaps waiting to find decent housing, with a 15-year waiting list in our region for subsidized housing?

Why is it up to Canada and our taxes to provide help? What about us, here, in our own country?

My generation doesn’t have full-time employment, which, therefore, will make it hard to save for retirement.

Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should start observing more about what’s around him in his own country.

Mr. Trudeau: I understand social media is so important to you, judging by all your selfies, but what is going to happen to Canadians?

K. Sedgwick Newmarket

Holidays are a time to reflect, wonder As Christmas holidays approach, we are easily wrapped up in the glitter and chaos of it all – frantic gift shopping, endless grocery lists, hours cooking up delectable novelties for family feasts.

And yet, beneath this material madness there is a still and pervasive wonder about the whole celebration.

It is the wonder of God

drawn near in the person of Jesus Christ, of God eternal and transcendent entering human time and space as a baby in Bethlehem.

It is the wonder of Christ being born to a teenage girl, born into obscurity in a rural village in Galilee.

It is the wonder of a God who saw the predicament of our souls – our fear, our shame, our sin and our sickness – and who came close with his incredible love and healing power.

Finally, it is the wonder of the cross, the ultimate suffering of Christ on our behalf and the consummation of his coming.

These are the things I hope to reflect upon this Advent season.

As our world is racked with fear, violence and bloodshed, join me this Christmas in taking time to wonder at the fact that God has drawn near.

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Magic is made by Ballet Jörgen Canada’s “The Nutcracker”. Choreographer and artistic director Bengt Jorgen brings Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” to life. Family favourite and holiday classic at Flato Markham Theatre at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets $34 to $39, family 4-pak $100, call 905-305-7469.

JAN. 2 SCOUTS Bottle Drive

Save your holiday empties as 7th Markham Scouts get set to hold their bottle drive Saturday after New Year’s. Proceeds to Scouts’ winter/ spring camps and programs. Have your bottles outside the night before or leave a note on your door and they will knock when they get there to pick them up. Bottles can also be dropped off at Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (7452 Reesor Rd.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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By Rachel Levy-McLaughlin

After eight years of consecutive post-secondary schooling, Markhamite Gregory Pierracos wanted a break from pharmacy studies. He wanted to spend some time pursuing his other passion, music.

“Music has always been an outlet for me to de-stress,” said Pierracos. He decided he wanted to pass along his tool for relaxation and help others de-stress, too.

“People always say my music is relaxing, and I wanted to give people that relaxation.”

He is now known as The Travelling Guitarist, filming music videos to his own original acoustic guitar music all around the world.

He is very much a ‘do it yourself’ musician/filmmaker, which requires him to compose a song, record/master it, and film it.

His first video, The Nomad, to an original composition of the same name, was filmed across Norway.

The video editing was done by Zurax Media.

“I didn’t have any experience filming music videos,” said Pierracos. “Norway made it easy, though, because it’s so beautiful.

There’s so much untouched territory here.”

The video features Pierracos playing his guitar on Norwegian cliffs over fjords amid serene scenes of blowing snow. He plays on huge landscapes without a soul in sight.

The blustery, snowy shots came from a hike that took him and his team 12 hours start to finish.

“I’m a determined person. If I want to get something done, I’ll make it happen. But that pushed me to my limit,” said Pierracos.

“Thirty pounds on my back, through the snow, uphill,” both ways, like Grandpa trying to get to school. Only he is serious.

“In the first kilometre, it was raining. The rest was 22 kilometres of snow,” he said.

The snow hardly stopped Pierracos from continuing on. In fact, such episodes are part of the reason he decided to pursue wild

adventures with music.

“For me, it’s important to have some life experiences,” said Pierracos.

“I’ve realized that life is short and fragile and you have to go after things you want to do.”

He says the video gained attention fairly quickly, including the attention of large travel agencies, promoters and a guitar manufacturer.

“Norway made it easy, though, because it’s so beautiful. There’s so much untouched territory here.”

Pierracos lived in Markham from childhood. He went to St. Augustine Catholic High School, then McMaster University for his bachelor of science in biochemistry, then University of Toronto for pharmacy. He still has family living in Markham.

He says for his next project, he will be recording all of his original songs professionally in the Metalworks studio.

His next music video will be for his original song Time Travel, which will be filmed in Yosemite National Park in June. He will be collaborating with a high profile award-winning production team called Golden Gate 3d. They have 10 years of experience hiking/ filming in Yosemite and will be an asset in making the project come to life.

They have filmed for National Geographic, filmed a music video for Coldplay (Midnight), and many other prestigious projects.

“This is a musical journey,” said Pierracos.

“I want to go around the world and show people the beauty in their country in a way they haven’t seen before.”

Visit his website at www.thetravelingguitarist.com

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Library taps into excitement of Star Wars film

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The force was strong at the Unionville library Saturday as the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga zapped opening-day box office records in Europe and North America.

A couple of dozen young future Jedi Knights, and their parents, gathered at the library to sing songs and listen to stories read

by Star Wars: The Force Awakens heroine Rey, Darth Vader and one of his stormtroopers before embarking on Yoda-approved crafts training and a scavenger hunt worthy of ObiWan Kenobi.

Those who completed the assigned tasks walked away with a certificate testifying to their readiness to battle the Empire and resist the dark side of the force.

Fisher Yu, a fan of the blockbuster film franchise who plans to see The Force Awak-

ens, brought his two-year-old daughter, Erin, to meet the characters.

“It’s very good for us,” he said. “She really likes the songs and the stories.”

Similar themed activities took place at the Cornell, Markham Village and Thornhill Village branches that afternoon.

Analysts were predicting the Star Wars film has shifted into hyperdrive and will soon jump to light-speed to stomp some alltime box office numbers.

That wouldn’t surprise Ugu Okpei.

The Star Wars superfan managed to score tickets to a screening of Star Wars: The Awakening on Friday and planned to go again Saturday and possibly once more after that.

“It was amazing,” said Okpei, who works at the Unionville library and dropped by to see what his colleagues were doing to get kids in the spirit. “It was totally worthwhile.”

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Above: Rey (Amanda Robinson) leads a couple of dozen children in a song while a Darth Vader and a stormtrooper keep a close eye at the Unionville library Saturday. Markham Public Libraries hosted Star Wars themed activities at several branches Saturday. At right: movie series fan Fisher Yu and his daughter Erin, 2, pose for a photograph with Star Wars characters.

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homeless in the region over a onenight and one-day period, said Pedro Barata, vice-president of communications and public affairs with United Way Toronto and York Region, which is overseeing the initiative.

The United Way is responsible for administering federal funding in the region through a homelessness partnering strategy and co-ordinates an advisory group that includes people who have experienced homelessness, community agencies, policing services, the region and others. ”This (count) will allow us to look at two groups. The first is sheltered people who are in a whole variety of emergency shelters, violence against women shelters, individuals who may be in transitional housing, young people in youth shelters,” Barata said.

“The second is really the unsheltered homeless and those are people who are living in the rough or outdoors, in bus shelters, in ravines, often away from sight.”

Tom Vegh, executive director of Inn from the Cold, which is involved in the project, applauded the count.

“It will give us our first fairly accurate count of the homeless. It’s not going to capture everyone, it’s a bit of a variable population,” he said.

The United Way is holding information sessions next month for volunteers who want to help with the count.

“This is a big effort. It’s the first time we’re doing it and we’re going to rely on volunteers that night and that day to really help us run this volunteering effort and conduct a short survey with people who are homeless,” Barata said.

York is one of 30 communities taking part in the count.

Residents may be surprised to learn the extent of homelessness in the region, Vegh said.

“I think the public will be surprised, because it is somewhat invisible here in York Region. The simple reason for that is York Region has a lot of land. In Toronto, it’s very difficult to stay out of sight if you’re homeless,” he said.

“There are (in York) what we refer to as tent cities etc. They (people who are homeless) are not always on the sidewalk in front of you. Just because we have so much land here, they are afforded a bit of anonymity. For that reason, I think (residents) will be surprised with the number, because it’s just not in your face the way it is in a larger urban centre.”

The date of the count is not being publicly released, but the project will take place in late January.

The information session in Markham is Jan. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. in meeting room AB at the Milliken Mills Community Centre, 7600 Kennedy Rd. If you are interested, email Susie Kim at skim@uwgt.org

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Hurdler Wells gets leg up from RBC athletes program

BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA

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Sarah Wells received some welcome news recently in her quest to represent Canada and reach the medal podium in the women’s 400-metre hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The 26-year-old Unionville resident and Unionville High School graduate is among 50 amateur athletes from across Canada chosen for the RBC Olympians program.

Under the program, Wells and the other recipients will receive financial assistance that, in turn, will allow them to work in a flexible, trainingfriendly environment.

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Ask Ben Carr who his favourite NHL player is and you’ll get your answer in a New York second.

The 14-year-old Markham resident, who plays on defence for the Markham Waxers bantam A team, might be a little impartial, since his idol Steven Stamkos, boasts the same hometown.

They even attended the same elementary school, Central Park Public School, and had the same teacher.

Just recently, Carr experienced a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Stamkos up close and personal, courtesy of Sport Chek through their Gift of Sport celebration during this holiday season.

“It’s the best gift I ever got... It’s something I’ll remember my whole life.”

Carr’s name was recommended by the Waxers’ organization in recognition of his volunteer efforts.

Off the ice, Carr helps the Waxers with their annual equipment swaps.

On the ice he helps out during house league evaluations and during goaltender skill clinics where he serves as a shooter.

“He just loves to be in the arena,” said Carr’s mother, Allison Thompson.

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Peewee select Jets win Winter Classic The Unionville peewee select Jets concluded 2015 on a positive note after downing the Scarborough Ice Raiders 5-4 in a shootout at the Outdoor Winter Classic at Kew Gardens in Toronto Saturday evening.

Taking to the ice with six starters absent for the holidays after the event was delayed a week due to weather too warm to make outdoor ice, the Jets trailed 2-0 after the first period.

They got on the board in the second period on a goal by J.D. Li before surrendering a pair to trail 4-1 entering the third.

With seven minutes left in regulation, the Jets

Markham Waxers player Ben Carr, 14, was selected for a surprise opportunity to meet his NHL idol Steven Stamkos, a Unionville native who is captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

A head coach, felt Carr was well deserving of the opportunity.

“It’s awesome what (Sport Chek) did for a kid like Ben. It was well deserved. He’s an unselfish individual who gets it. He understands the concept of giving back,” he said.

After receiving the good tid-

stormed back with goals from Cole Briere and Carlo Visconti to get within a goal.

The Jets pulled their goalkeeper in favour of an extra attacker with 1:25 remaining.

The move paid off when Briere delivered his second goal with just 25 seconds left to tie the score and force a fiveplayer shootout.

During that session, the Jets got goals from Daniel Kaichis and Briere, while Scarborough countered with a pair.

Jets goalie-turned forward Jack Newburg was called upon by coach Glen Koch to take a shot and netted what would be the winner.

Jets goalie Rohun Pain stopped the last Scarborough shooter for the win.

ings from Sport Chek, a big part of which included a four-day trip to Tampa Bay that began Nov. 23 to watch a Lightning practice, game and meet Stamkos, Thompson revealed she had to keep it a secret from her son.

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Upon landing in Tampa and in attending a Lightning practice, Carr and his mother met Stamkos in the players’ lounge after their morning skate.

During their encounter, Stamkos gave Carr an autographed hockey stick and Lightning sweater.

“I didn’t know what to say,” Carr said upon meeting Stamkos for the first time.

In addition to receiving the hockey equipment and meeting Stamkos, Carr was given complimentary tickets to distribute to his Waxers’ teammates when the Lightning played the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday.

All-in-all, the gift presented to Carr was something he won’t soon forget.

“It’s the best gift I ever got,” Carr, a Grade 9 Markham District High School student and member of the Marauders’ varsity hockey team, said. “It’s something I’ll remember my whole life.”

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The 2016 National Basketball Association all-star game comes to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto in February.

In celebration of the event, being held outside of the United States for the first time, Tammy Sutton-Brown will be actively involved.

The Markham native and former WNBA player will take to the court with three-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA player Tamika Catchings to host the inaugural All-Star Girls’ Basketball Clinic.

To be held at Ryerson University Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the clinic is open to girls eight to 18.

Participants will experience on-court skills training, a question-and-answer session, goal setting tips, guest appearances by other professional athletes and an opportunity to win a pair of tickets to join Sutton-Brown at the NBA All-Star Saturday Night to watch Catchings perform on the court alongside some of the NBA all-stars.

SUTTON-BROWN: MDHS grad in all-star weekend.

“This is a one-of-a-kind experience for girls to have the ultimate all-star weekend by learning from some of the best and playing alongside WNBA pros,” said Sutton-Brown, a Markham District High School graduate who represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was a member of the WNBA championship Indiana Fever team in 2012.

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Unionville Minor Hockey Association House league Novice — DEC. 20: Clean Cut Painting 2 (Michael Qi, Tommy Kalogiannis) vs Dodge Caravan 2 (Aidan Alibhai, Jason Cheng); J.V. Oak Railings and Stairs 2 (Aidan McDowall 2) vs. Taco Bell 1 (Patrick Li).

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Luciana Stankovich December 24, 1959 - April 10, 2015 Happy Birthday!

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LeBLANC, Daniel A.K.A. “Bubble Boy” October 6th, 1960 til December 18th, 2015 It is with much sadness that Dan’s 9 month struggle with oral cancer has come to an end.

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Never saw anyone fight so hard to live. Dan had a great sense of humor and was a real trooper .

He will be missed by those who knew and loved him.

There will be a Celebration of Dan’s Life Sunday, January 17th, 2016 2p.m. til 5 p.m. at Markham Vet’s Hall MDVA, 7 Washington St., Markham.

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narly old apple trees line the driveway of the Agg home in Richmond Hill, a silent reminder of Berthe’s simple pleasures in life: fresh baked pie and sliced apples on toast.

Berthe Agg didn’t seek out the grander luxuries, her husband Joe recalls. Old movies and game shows, fishing, family, friends and a little bit of wine every day were what made Berthe happy.

She was a good housekeeper and an even better chef — her pastry was second to none — but her simple kindness, above all, is what those who loved Berthe will remember.

Berthe passed away under the driveway apple trees from an aneurysm Nov. 7 at the age of 76.

Like her parents before her, she lived a life of quiet generosity, Joe recalls.

Berthe grew up in a remote community about 200 miles north of Quebec City, in a town known to be the coldest in the country, where life was not always easy.

Her father owned a general store and had a reputation far and wide for being a generous man.

“He basically gave away the store,” Joe says. “He felt badly for people who came in hungry and gave them groceries for free.”

That kindness caused him to lose the store, however, and the family — with 13 children — was left with nothing.

“They had nowhere to live and moved around the Lac Saint Jean area. They would be in these cold, uninsulated houses heated by wood stoves. Berthe and her sisters slept like spoons, trying to stay warm.”

Her nose, she used to say, stayed frozen all winter long.

Berthe’s family suffered more

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“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to deflect the praise heaped on her.”

tragedy along the way and deaths long before their time, but kindheartedness survived.

As a young woman, Berthe and her sister were lucky to find jobs at Bell Canada. She later moved to Toronto where, in the late 1960s, she met Joe on the bus to Richmond Hill.

She was a beautiful girl — had even won beauty contests — but Joe was smitten by her friendly personality.

“There was always a friendliness about her,” Joe recalls. “No matter what their status in life, the lowest or highest, she was friendly towards everybody.”

She loved her job at Bell, worked there for 34 years with hardly a day off, and her employees loved her, Joe says.

She also made her mark in Richmond Hill, working with Joe to organize annual trash pick-ups along the town’s waterways.

She called herself “the boss” of the the creek clean-up efforts, overseeing the paperwork and directing volunteers, while Joe focused on collecting the garbage and recyclables.

Berthe touched many in the community, whether it was the coffee clatch at Walmart or her regular morning chats with Helen, manager of the local Burger King.

Joe has gathered a temporary tribute to Berthe in his dining room filled with memories and mementoes: an award from Bell, a communication recognition from the town and a ceramic rabbit to remind him of her favourite backyard bunny. Her old school books from childhood are filled with hand-stitchery and neatly handwritten notes on how to be a good Catholic; an old ancestry book outlines how the family came to France in the 1600s.

A gold maple leaf and poppy sit atop the container holding her ashes.

“She was so proud of her national heritage. She did not like to be called French-Canadian. She considered herself a Canadian who spoke Your community newspaper is celebrating the achievements and contributions of everyday, ordinary people, who have affected the lives of others in extraordinary ways. Leaving a lasting impression on the community, our award-winning journalists will write a fitting tribute in memory of those who have a special story to share.

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French.”

Joe wants folks to know how important it is to get things in order, because that’s what they did — had their wills written up — and it made things much easier. But, he adds, “the one thing that I regret is not properly saying my farewell to her”.

It happened so suddenly. As the ambulance attendants arrived, she joked with them about her appearance — just like her to be thinking of how she impacted others, right to the very end.

She left behind her sons Andre and Bernie, brother Gilles and sisters Miche and Irene.

They planned for about 100 people at the funeral, but many more came to show their respects.

“They just couldn’t get in the doors. They were lined up.”

It brings to Joe’s mind the message from Steve Jobs who, on his deathbed, reportedly felt unsatisfied with his life.

“I guess no matter how much money you have, it’s what you leave behind — your family, your good works — that count. She left a string of good relations, a lot of people who looked up to her and cared for her.”

In lieu of flowers, Joe asked for donations to Toronto Wildlife and the Canadian Mental Health Association. And to those who came to say goodbye, he gave out tree seedlings, 200 in all.

“I wanted them to have something growing, a way for them to say, ‘that’s Berthe’s tree’.”

Berthe loved trees, Canada and making a difference in her community of Richmond Hill.

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