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Two years after a holiday season ice storm left hundreds of thousands of Ontario residents without power and caused extensive damage, final cheques are in the mail to reimburse

municipalities for their costs.

The provincial government, which promised to pay 100 per cent of municipalities’ eligible expenses, is paying 58 towns, cities and conservation authorities more than $131 million for the December 2013 storm.

That includes more than $20.7 million to York Region and eight of the region’s nine local municipalities that put in claims.

The funding is shy of the almost $23.9 the See PROVINCE, page 2.

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Province doles out dough to help cover 2014 ice storm cleanup costs From page 1.

region and the municipalities requested.

Markham claimed $7.09 million and is being reimbursed $6.04 million.

The region claimed $2.3 million and is getting $2.2 million.

Vaughan claimed $10.2 million

and is getting almost $9.8 million.

Richmond Hill is getting $1.9 million rather than the $3.25 million it requested. Aurora claimed $293,809 and is getting $173,660.

East Gwillimbury requested $14,424 and is receiving $13,435.

King is getting $226,576, not the $261,531 it asked for.

Newmarket requested $124,424

and is receiving $64,097.

Stouffville requested $311,542 and is getting $258,255.

The Toronto Region Conservation Authority is being reimbursed $212,246. Georgina and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority did not submit claims.

Some municipalities received more than they claimed and some

less, Ministry of Municipal Affairs spokesperson Mark Cripps said.

If the ministry determined a town or city had failed to claim an eligible expense, the province covered the cost, he said. On the other hand, some municipalities claimed ineligible expenses, for example labour costs for workers already scheduled to work, while

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Last month, Fiacre Kouablan and his sister, Diana, found themselves in a new country, starting a new life.

After spending five years in a refugee camp in Ghana, the siblings landed in Toronto Dec. 10 — the same day several hundred Syrian refugees landed at Pearson International Airport.

The Kouablan family fled their home in the Ivory Coast following political unrest after a failed election in 2010.

The camp consisted of tent dwellings surrounding a nurse’s clinic and police station at the centre.

Each family was given what seemed like a week’s worth of rice and beans that was supposed to last a month, Fiacre said.

There was one toilet for about 100 people and no shower. Fiacre and the others had to fetch buckets of water from the nearest pond for washing and cooking.

Through a series of fortunate events, Fiacre, 27, and Diana, 23, found themselves in Markham.

“This is like a fairy tale,” he said.

The pair was sponsored by members of St. Justin, Martyr Parish in Unionville through Office for Refugees Archdiocese of Toronto.

A handful of Markham parishioners started the sponsorship and fundraising process almost a year ago.

“They are at the opposite end of the world,” said Markham resident Joy Vaz, who was part of the sponsorship group.

“They are at the mercy of people they’ve never met.”

Fiacre and Diana stayed with Vaz and her family for a few days before moving into an apartment.

Within a week of arriving, the siblings visited several government offices for their social insurance and health cards.

They arrived at the right time.

The weather was warm and the local community was in the holiday spirit.

Along with all the warm welcomes, Fiacre also started a new job, working at a local grocery store.

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Siblings Diana (left) and Fiacre Kouablan share stories of settling in after arriving in Markham from Africa last month, thanks to the help of the congregation at St. Justin, Martyr Parish in Unionville. five years, Fiacre, who is more than 6-feet tall, can now stand up straight in the modest two-bedroom apartment, which is furnished with a collection of donated furniture and tableware.

“This is a dream,” he said. “We are on our way to become independent.”

‘This is a dream’ Now, it’s a matter of figuring it all out — when to use the dishwasher, what to wear in winter and how to get from one place to another.

Last Christmas, they were surrounded by family and enjoyed a large home cooked meal.

“It’s not worse,” Fiacre said. “But it is different, what we had then and now.”

Aside from memories, all they have of their former life in the Ivory Coast are some family pictures,

childhood books and a couple of favourite songs saved on cellphones.

They talk often to their parents, who are still living in the refugee camp.

“I tell them not to worry too much,” Fiacre said. “We are in good hands.”

Their future in Canada is looking bright, with the pair starting English classes this month.

Fiacre has hopes to finish his college degree in computer science, while Diana hopes to finish her high school education and work toward becoming a nurse.

The end goal is to find a job that will allow them to make enough money to sponsor their parents to come to Canada.

Fiacre and Diana are part of some 6,500 privately sponsored refugees permitted into the coun-

try — aside from the influx of Syrian refugees last month.

Of those, about 30 are from the Ivory Coast.

“Refugees from Africa have been under the radar for far too many decades,” said Rita Perta, who was also part of the church sponsorship program. “A refugee is a refugee is a refugee.”

Helping a pair of siblings is a drop in the bucket, Perta added.

More can be done, she said.

Community and church groups can help by privately sponsoring refugees, she added.

About 10 per cent of Canada’s annual immigration intake is made up of refugees, both private and government sponsored, along with other humanitarian immigrants, such as displaced or protected persons.

“It is a privilege and my duty to

help,” Perta said. “But we’re only helping two people. It’s frustrating knowing there are ones we can’t help. What about the tens of thousands still in misery?”

The same group from the local parish has applied to sponsor a Syrian family expecting to arrive this month.

In the middle of settling in to routine in a new country and a new home, Fiacre and Diana made time to help the community that welcomed them with open arms.

During the weeks leading up to Christmas, St. Justin parishioners donated boxes of food for families in need.

Fiacre and Diana were on hand to help pack and deliver the boxes.

“They were here a week and already helping by volunteering,” Perta said. “That’s beautiful. That’s what it’s all about.”

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When it comes to redevelopment of Unionville’s Heritage Village, there are a lot of moving parts – the current tenants, the region’s plan for senior housing as well as the heritage of the local community.

Heritage Village is part of the Unionville Home Society group and is home to more than 100 seniors.

That’s why Minto Communities is hosting a design charrette next week.

The design planning sessions will take place Jan. 13 to 15, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Markham Pan Am Centre.

There will be two public input meetings, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. and on the final day Jan. 15 at 3 p.m.

During this time, the developer will meet with partners, stakeholders as well as the public to discuss the project vision plan, housing options, transportation and open space concepts.

“This is an opportunity to ask questions and to understand the questions ahead of time,” Minto vice-president of land development Vince Santino said. “We want to understand as best we can all the moving parts. This project is near and dear to a lot of people.”

The developer’s building application will largely be based on the findings of the charrette, he added.

“We want everyone involved to be comfortable with the application moving forward,” he said. “Then we can get into the normal development process.”

Earlier this year, the region decided to close the 38-year-old bungalow complex to make room for a multi-storey rental complex.

Initially, seniors living in the complex were expected to vacate their homes by the end of the year.

But after a number of meetings with the region and senior tenants, current tenants will not have to vacate the premise.

Instead, tenants will have the opportunity to move into the new building owned by the region, which sits to the north of the property, Santino said.

Once the move is complete, work will begin on the current Village Heritage site where new market rental building will be constructed.

“Ensuring everyone is able to move into the new seniors building is priority No. 1,” Santino said. “We don’t want the seniors to have to relocate.”

Following the design charrette, the developer plans to submit a building application to the city in the spring with hopes of starting construction in 2017.

Minto hosted an open house last night to introduce the redevelopment plans for Heritage Village in Unionville. Details about last night’s public meeting were unavailable by press time.

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A 62-year-old woman suffered lifethreatening injuries Tuesday after being hit by a snowplow while crossing Steeles Avenue near Aspenwood Drive, east of Leslie Street.

Police believe the pedestrian was crossing mid-block when an eastbound pickup truck with a snowplow blade on the front struck her just before 7 a.m.

“I would suggest that this was a totally preventable collision. There was a crosswalk to the west of the area,” Const. Clint Stibbe said. “If we had individuals crossing

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The victim was taken to Sunnybrook hospital via an emergency run.

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e all know our local library is a lot more than books these days.

In fact, as many fans — aka “users” or “patrons” — will tell you, the community library branch is first and foremost a place to be connected.

By that I mean to Internet and, thus, every government service in your town or city, region, province and country.

If you’ve tried to book a timeslot for your teen’s driving test, obtain a birth certificate or SIN document, apply for a job or even register your child for swim lessons, you know all these vital government access points are now online.

Because everybody is online, right?

But does everyone have access to the Internet? No. A recent article on libraries offering Wi-Fi caught my interest.

Apparently, the New York City Public Library has started offering portable Wi-Fi hotspots to patrons, after a library manager noticed a crowd of people hanging around a closed branch making use of Wi-Fi bleeding from the building.

Instead of thinking that the people were “stealing” from the library, this smart manager decided to do some research on this underserved clientele. He found that in The Big Apple, 27 per cent of residents did not have broadband Internet access at home.

Thus, along with books and videos, patrons at 11 library branches in New York can now check out an Internet device for up to one year.

Closer to home, Kitchener library has a pilot project with 20 devices available, and Toronto Public Libraries, under librarian Vickery Bowles, is apparently budgeting for a similar Wi-Fi lending project in 2016 and asking for private donors to help finance the idea.

Bowles is a Richmond Hill native and, according to the Toronto Star article about library hotspots, feels that Internet access is one of the essential services a library offers its citizens. She points to the fact that

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Marney Beck residents without Internet access are “really at a disadvantage when it comes to employment, looking for a job or access to government services and education”.

We all know this is too true.

Our reporters work weekends when our actual offices are closed, and many find it a challenge to file their stories and photos. They resort to sitting in a coffee shop or — yes — heading to the nearest library branch to send their work to editors.

When a friend was looking for work and moving at the same time, she would walk to the nearest coffee outlet or employment centre for free Wi-Fi to search for jobs and send in resumes.

Just last month, my own husband wanted to buy a Presto transit fare card and, despite wanting to do it the old-fashioned way at a counter with the help of a human being (to get a seniors discount), he was forced to apply online.

Your local library branch, no doubt, has free Internet access and there’s also no doubt it’s popular with patrons.

You don’t always have to be a “patron”. Newmarket library, for example, has three computers for use by visitors who don’t have a library card, and many more workstations and even laptops for use or to borrow to work online.

Markham library branches offer free Internet with no time limits and you don’t even need a password. In Vaughan, each branch has workstations providing free Internet access and, at some branches, you can even reserve a computer.

Looks like lending out Wi-Fi along with books is another idea whose time has come.

Thanks to all from injured cyclist On the morning of Christmas Eve day, faced with perfect cycling weather and a couple of hours on my hands, I decided to take a quick ride up to Stouffville and back.

I hadn’t made it too far when I suddenly had a flat tire while turning from Fincham Avenue to head north on Ninth Line.

My bike went out from under me, and I landed hard on the roadway, fracturing my left pelvis in multiple places.

A number of wonderful people stopped to see if I was OK and to call for an ambulance, etc., all of whom I would love to personally thank, but one very special couple picked up my bike, helmet, and other equipment and returned them to my home, safely securing them in my back yard.

I can’t thank them enough, and hope they will drop by my home and let

me offer my gratitude for their kindness!

I have lived in Markham for less than a year and it is a wonderful community.

The care at MarkhamStouffville Hospital was exceptional, from the emergency room doctors, the orthopaedic surgeon and all of the medical staff, especially given that this was over the busy holiday season.

We should all be lucky enough never to need them, but it’s very comforting to know they are here, so accessible to our community.

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Bruce Margles MARKHAM

Lucky to have first responders, hospitals On Nov. 26, my husband suffered a heart attack and cardiac arrest at home.

The first responders arrived within three minutes and, due to their valiant efforts were able to resuscitate him and transport him

to Markham Stouffville Hospital.

I can’t thank all the wonderful people enough for not only saving my husband’s life, but also for showing such kindness and caring to a very traumatized me.

The staff in the emergency department and intensive care unit of Markham Stouffville Hospital, through their dedication and care were able to stabilize my husband and they, too, I want to praise and thank.

Special thanks also to our neighbour and friend Sean, whose support from the beginning helped us through a very difficult and frightening time.

After further treatment at Newmarket’s Southlake Hospital, my husband is now home and recovering well.

We in Markham are very fortunate to have the care and responsiveness of our first responders and hospital.

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Outstanding year of achievements for Markham Markham is embarking on the new year on a high note after year of significant achievements.

On Dec. 16 I had the pleasure of announcing that Markham has once again kept our tax rate increase below other comparator municipalities at 2.44 per cent.

Markham’s eight-year tax rate increase of 10.43 per cent or 1.3 per cent per year is the lowest among 27 GTHA municipalities.

We still offer the lowest commercial, industrial and multi-residential tax rates, and the third lowest residential tax rate among comparator municipalities in the GTA. Visit the budget section of our website at Markham. ca to find out more.

In 2016 we will begin action on our updated Building Markham’s Future Together Strategy (BMFT).

The first BMFT strategy began in 2007 and we are proud of the many accomplishments we made over the past eight years.

Markham has since grown into a thriving and vibrant community offering an outstanding Frank Scarpitti quality of life for our residents and visitors.

Diverse, unique and contemporary, while retaining our award-winning heritage character, Markham offers strong, collaborative partnerships that engage businesses, service organizations and governments.

Our beautiful parks and natural spaces, forested trails, multi-use pathways, and accessible community centres and libraries, provide residents and visitors a myriad of recreational and leisure activities, and a unique lifestyle for families to grow.

Our emerging new downtown, Markham Centre, is a hub of business, innovation, transit, shopping, dining, entertainment, and condominium living.

It is also home for the new Markham Pan Am Centre and soon a new campus for York University.

Markham’s diverse and highly educated community continues to help forge new and important relationships around the world.

I will be leading a business delegation on our third business mission to India in late January.

This mission will visit four cities and will include meetings with investment prospects in high technology, Smart City planning and education as well as participation in a global health roundtable.

This mission will coincide with and work in collaboration with Premier Wynne’s business mission taking place at the same time.

Coming in February be sure to watch for more information on the unveiling of the Bi-centennial tapestry at the Markham Village Train Station event hosted by the Markham Village Conservancy.

As we approach the Chinese New Year I invite residents of all backgrounds to enjoy the many colourful Chinese New Year festivals and events in February across our community.

We are indeed a city that celebrates, a city that welcomes everyone, and a city that offers a unique and quality lifestyle unmatched in the GTA. Frank Scarpitti is the mayor of Markham.

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We have a lot to be thankful for, that's for sure! We have now completed our 30th year in business. Pretty well every morning I sit down in our café and savour not just the coffee, but the experience of all this. We have met a lot of folk, and we have been supported by a community unlike any other. Our co-workers have melded into a very large family – and we experience daily all that this entails and we savour that, too!

Our business has morphed and expanded into areas unforetold and yet I sit and read that very first business plan that our bank had me write. We still do what we said we would, and we have become 'that' store that I had proposed.

We have made so many friends along the way and sadly, while we have lost a few along the way, Cathy and I count ourselves so lucky to be part of all that this business has become. It is so much more than a business to us.

For all this, we at the Grocer say thanks for your confidence in us, your support and your unwavering generosity of purse and spirit, and we wish you all the best for another year!

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To start our new year in a culinary sense, we'll shout out to my son's (and my) two favourite ladies, his Mom and Grandmom.

Though she usually forgoes lunch, Cathy is a sucker for Mortadella Sandwiches, so we'll be making personal-sized Muffaletta Sandwiches at the café. We pile shaved mortadella on a crusty white kaiser with pesto, roasted pepper, olive EA. salad and provolone cheese.

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Many of you may remember Doreen from our old location. To this day we still use a ton of her recipes, she is still very much the heart and soul of our business. Though she was masterful in technique and could cook just about anything to perfection, her favourite snack was an Egg Salad Sandwich. No lettuce, no tomato, just a light spread of mayo, served on a fresh EA. croissant. We'll be serving these for

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TENDERLOINS Served from noon till 2.

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The second item is my go-to comfort food, Doreen's Mac and Cheese. I've made a study of Mac and Cheese and I partake whenever it's offered. I've yet to find anything nicer than this, or Doreen for that matter.

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RUDOLPH'S BREAD This week we'll have a promo on their 'Multigrain' and 'Poppy Seed Bran Bread'.

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LEMON CURD FLAN $18.95 We make our lemon curd on a double boiler using lots of egg yolks, sugar, butter and fresh lemon juice and zest. Every batch is cooked down for about an hour to achieve the rich silky consistency.

Then it is smoothed on shortbread flan bottoms and baked further. This is a rich, sophisticated dessert, and a little goes a long way.

ICED LEMON LOAVES $5.99 Dense lemon cake made with butter and iced with an old-fashioned lemon icing. These can be found in our refrigerated case. They will go fast, so get them while you can!

LEMON CHEESECAkE $18.95 The founding member of our cheesecake family.

We have been making these from the very beginning of our bakery with Jaana's old recipe.

Smooth creamy lemony cheese filling with some lemon curd swirled in, topped with lemon glaze.

LEMON POPPY SEED COFFEECAkE $18.95 This is a fairly recent addition to our repertoire, and it was a big hit from the get-go. Beautiful texture and mouth-feel, bursting with lemon flavor, with just enough poppy seeds to add interest. Brushed with lemon syrup and glazed with lemon fondant.

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Read books, play games, sing songs, and make friends at the Thornhill Community Centre Library, Children’s Department during session of Persian Storytelling for Youth. Free to drop in each Monday, Jan. 11 to March 7, 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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JAN. 19 UNIONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Guest speaker Tony Murphy will be sharing stories and pictures of old Unionville at the Unionville Historial Society. The meeting will take place at the historic Unionville Train Station, just off of Main Street Unionville at Station Lane, beginning 7 p.m.

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Rolling Stone Magazine placed Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” at No. 87 on its epic list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. A rock-opera concept album devoted to themes of isolation and abandonment, it was a musical departure for the band, but still a massive commercial success, topping the charts in 1980 and selling more than 23 million copies. Classic Albums Live, along with a local children’s choir, bring this ambitious and cinematic work to life on the Flato Markham Theatre stage at 8 p.m. For tickets, go to markhamtheatre.ca or call the box office at 905-305-7469.

SPLASH ‘N BOOTS

“It’s Time to Dance!” with 2014 Canadian Children’s Group of the Year, Splash’N Boots!

Straight from Treehouse TV, this 2015 and 2014 JUNO nominated duo will have the whole family singing, dancing and laughing with a fun-filled performance at Flato Markham Theatre. Box office 905-305-7469, tickets $34 to $39, 4-pak $100.

JAN. 21 GORD BAMFORD

Calling all country music fans! He’s been called Canada’s answer to George Strait, the 16-time Canadian Country Music Association award-winning artist; Gord Bamford will be celebrating his 6th studio album Country Junkie at the Flato Markham Theatre, 8 p.m.

Tickets $59 to $64. Call the box office at 905-305-7469.

JAN. 22 PKX: PECHAKUCHA NIGHT

Eight inspiring presenters share their ideas in 20 slides x 20 seconds each, no exceptions, at the 10th Volume of Pechakucha Night. Grab a glass of beer or wine (cash bar), and enjoy complementary appetizers and music. Stick around after the show for more meeting and mingling! 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Flato Markham Theatre, admission by donation.

JAN. 24

CFUW MEETING

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Markham/Unionville will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 143 Main St. Markham. Guest speaker Susan Walmer, executive director of the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Turst, will describe how the Oak Ridges Morraine was formed, how it acts as an

At 8 p.m. at Flato Markham Theatre. For tickets, go to markhamtheatre.ca or call the box office at 905-305-7469.

aquifer, and why it is important to protect this valuable land resource. All are welcome.

PRESLEY, PERKINS, LEWIS & CASH

A Night to Remember is based on the amazing night of music in Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins jammed and recorded together. Expect non-stop hits by these four legends including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Hound Dog,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On,” “Great Balls Of Fire,” “Get Rhythm” and “I Walk The Line.” Begins 8 p.m. at Flato Markham Theatre. Tickets $54 to $59, 4-pak $160. Box office: 905-305-7469.

Travolta, as Tony Manero, who learns the value of life in 1970’s Brooklyn. Packed with legendary hits by the Bee Gees, including “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Jive Talking,” “You Should Be Dancing,” and “How Deep is Your Love”. 8 p.m. at Flato Markham Theatre, tickets $79 to $84, 4-pak $275, box office 905-305-7469.

FEB. 3 the 25 acre Museum grounds. Snowshoes will be provided. Wear warm outdoor clothing, including winter boots. All children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost $16.95 per person. Pre-registration required, 905-305-5970.

JAN. 26 UNIONVILLE WOMEN’S COFFEE HOUR

Anne McDowell will be guest speaker at the Unionville Women’s Coffee Hour, 5438 Major Mackenzie Dr. E. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Topic: “God’s Protection”. Women of all ages invited to attend. Mother/child area in main room.

Building is accessible. Admission $6. For more info: 905-640-4325.

FAMILY SNOWSHOEING

Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd, provides the perfect place to spend time with your family while enjoying the Canadian winter. Join in from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a basic introduction to snowshoeing, group activities/games and free time to explore

JAN. 30 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

Catch one of the most beloved dance stories of all time in a spectacular new production! Based on the 1977 movie starring John

Comedian Tom Green

You know Tom Green from his anythinggoes run as the funniest, most unpredictable personality on MTV and his unforgettable, deliciously loony roles in film comedies including “Road Trip” and “Freddy Got Fingered”. Now, Tom brings his unique brand of hilarity to Flato Markham Theatre. Experience one of the great comic minds live and in person, when Tom takes the stage and provides non-stop laughter with his brilliantly cracked view of the world. At 8 p.m. at Flato Markham Theatre. For tickets, go to markhamtheatre.ca or call the box office at 905-305-7469.

FEB. 4 Bboyizm “Music Creates Opportunity”

Choreographer Crazy Smooth and his Bboyizm dance company elevate street dance to deliver precise, mastered technique and explosive movement that brings synchronicity & individualism together, creating a festive and communicative spirit of movement, music and life. At 8 p.m. at Flato Markham Theatre.

FEB. 5 Classic albums live Pink Floyd

FEB. 14 VALENTINE’S POTTERY DATE WORKSHOP

Go ahead, get a little dirty! Join the Markham Museum’s Pottery Studio, 9350 Markham Rd., for a pre-dinner afternoon of fun, romance and hand building on February 14 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Our skilled instructors will walk you through a simple project, or you are free to make your own creations. $67.80 for 2 adults. Call 905-3055970 to pre-register.

FEB. 15 WINTERFEST

Celebrate Family Day at Markham Museum Explore the science of snow, and try snowshoeing and ice block building. There will be lots of activities, crafts for the kids, music, and great food! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 9350 Markham Rd. Last admittance 3:30 PM. $3 per person (children under two are free).

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Nilaksa Sivanenthrian (left) and Minija Somasundaran perform on veenas at a Tamil celebration.

Tamil Thanksgiving to be celebrated on Friday Friday marks the start of the Tamil thanksgiving celebration – a precursor to the Tamil New Year in midJanuary.

Hosted by the Markham Tamil Organization, the Thai Pongal festival is Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cornell Community Centre and Library and features Tamil culture, music, food and art.

“It’s important for the younger generation to know where they came from,” said Rukshan Para, Markham Tamil Organization board member. “We’re all Canadian. But you can’t forget your heritage and culture.”

The annual celebration is all about giving thanks for the farming season, thanks to the farmers who harvest the fields, thanks to the ox that plows the field and thanks to the sun for nourishing the field, he said.

This year, Tamils will be ringing in the year 2044.

Markham was one of the first municipalities within the GTA to proclaim January Tamil heritage month.

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At the stroke of midnight, not only did one family celebrate the new year, they also celebrated the birth of their baby girl.

Whitby parents, Ashley and Ryan Laswick, welcomed the arrival of Avery at Markham Stouffville Hospital as 2016 began.

Born a week early and only seconds after midnight, Avery, weighing six pounds 14 ounces, was one of the first born in 2016 in the GTA. “New Year’s will be celebrated a lot differently from now on,” her mom said.

The family was hoping for a quiet evening at home with their son Jackson, 2.

Around 10 p.m., Ashley started to have back pain, then about 30 minutes later contractions started, prompting a race to the hospital.

“I didn’t realize she was going to be a New Year’s baby,” mom said. “I was more worried about making it to the hospital. To have the first baby of 2016 is surreal and pretty cool.”

Meanwhile, the first baby

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Parents Ashley and Ryan Laswick, with son Jackson, celebrate the birth of New Year’s baby Avery. of the year born to a Markham family arrived later that morning at MSH. The baby girl, Anthee Tam, was born at 9:23 a.m, weighing seven pounds 11 ounces.

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Unlike Avery, Anthee was born about a week late. “We were expecting her before New Year’s,” her mom said.

Although she added it didn’t matter what day Anthee was born, so long as she was healthy.

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A Richmond Hill man has been charged after a fatal crash near Ottawa. The crash took place at about 8:20 a.m. Dec. 30 on Hwy. 7, in Carleton Place, according to Lanark County OPP. Elizabeth Harris, 29, of Smiths Falls, was driving northbound on Hwy. 15 when her car was stuck by a tractor trailer. She died at the scene. Gordon Sarles, 64, is charged with failing to stop for a red light.

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Holiday RIDE nets 168 impaired driving charges York Regional Police arrested 168 drivers for drinking and drug-related driving offences and issued 77 threeday licence suspensions during the Festive Season Enhanced RIDE. The campaign launched Nov. 17 along with the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Project Red Ribbon campaign.

The arrests and licence suspensions stemmed from RIDE spot checks, calls from concerned citizens and regular police patrols.

York Regional Police continues to urge citizens to participate in the #ImTHATPerson campaign, which encourages citizens to speak out against impaired driving.

Residents also continue to participate in the Safe Roads ... Your Call campaign, which encourages citizens to call 9-1-1 if they believe a driver is impaired.

Markham hairdresser faces sex assault charges A Markham hairdresser faces sexual assault charges after two women reported being touched inappropriately while having their hair styled.

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York investigators believe there may be more victims who have not come forward and are urging anyone with information to call police.

On Dec. 30 York police arrested Markham resident Pin Chen, 31, at the hair salon without incident.

He has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.

He was held in custody and was to appear in a Newmarket court Dec. 31, for a bail hearing.

Cold weather ushers in warm-up car thefts Three high-end vehicles have been taken during the first warm-up thefts of 2016.

A Ford F-150 and two Mercedes Benz were stolen Monday morning from Michelle Drive and Dolce Crescent in Vaughan between 7:54 and 8:30 a.m., according to police.

“This is a completely preventable crime,” said York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden. “The simple message is don’t leave your car unattended and running. We have these at homes and gas stations almost every single cold morning.”

Pattenden said criminals are so sophisticated at this point they get orders for certain types of cars from overseas, scope out neighbourhoods to find them and then wait for a cold morning.

“Sure enough, people are starting them and heading back inside for their coffee or whatever it is,” he added.

Once thieves have taken the cars, they can be in crates and overseas within days.

Last year in York Region alone, there were 21 warm-up thefts.

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A York Region bakery owner says he’s happy everyone was left in one piece after a man entered his shop and threatened him with a long kitchen knife.

Carlo Galea, owner of Woodbridge Italian Bakery, at 630 Aberdeen Ave., near Hwy. 7 and Pine Valley Drive in Vaughan, said a man entered the neighbourhood bakery three times over the holidays, ending with a bizarre encounter Wednesday, Dec. 30 when the bakery was full of people.

After bringing a number of items to the counter the man handed Galea his identification and asked if he could return to pay another time.

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trust him and I kept telling him ‘I don’t know you’,” he said.

When Galea’s son-in-law threatened to call the police after the man opened one of the store’s beverages and began drinking it, the man grew enraged.

“He got mad and pulled out a knife,” Galea added, explaining he was then able to calm the man down.

Once the man had been led outside, officers began to arrive after customers who had fled the store called 911.

Witali Miloslawski, 31, of no fixed address, has been charged with assaulting a police officer, theft and carrying a concealed weapon among other charges.

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Snowmobiler badly hurt Police are seeking witnesses and security camera video after a collision involving a snowmobile in King Township.

On Sunday, Jan. 3, at 4:06 a.m., York Regional Police responded to a serious collision on a rural property in the area of Keele Street and Strawberry Lane.

Investigators believe a 36year-old man from Stouffville was riding a snowmobile on the property when he struck a boat that was stored on the property.

The rider suffered lifethreatening injuries and was taken to hospital where he remained earlier this week.

- Jeremy Grimaldi

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READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS VOTE FOR YOUR

FAVOURITE NOMINEES! Vote in the paper today or on

yorkregion.com

Communities can help support local businesses Owning a business is the goal of many would-be entrepreneurs. Being your own boss has certain perks, including making your own hours and not having to report to anyone but yourself.

But owning a business is a lot of work, especially for new business owners trying to get their businesses off the ground. According to Bloomberg, eight out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within 18 months of opening their doors.

Local businesses face an uphill battle to survive, but there are many things residents can do to support these valuable additions to their communities.

• Shop locally. Shopping locally not only supports local businesses, but it also contributes to the local economy. Shopping locally keeps money in the community, which can benefit everyone.

Shopping locally produces a trickle-down effect, as local businesses that are thriving may patronize other local businesses, and so on. This, in turn, helps grow other businesses in the community, making it a nicer place to live and work.

• Spread the word. Word-of-mouth advertising is effective. A respected member of the community who shares a good experience with a local business may propel others to patronize the busi-

ness. Speak up when you feel a business owner has provided an exceptional level of service. Recommend a company to friends and neighbours.

You also may want to review a business via online rating websites.

• Attend grand openings. Each community is unique, and often the vibe of a community is defined by the businesses that call that community home.

Attend grand openings to show you are invested in the quality and vitality of your community.

When others see a business doing well, they may be more inclined to shop there as well.

• Apply for work. Another way to support a local business is to work for one. Small local businesses employ millions of people across the country, and many foster great working environments. In addition, small businesses are known for their customer service, and employees often become experts in their products and services because of the hands-on experience they gain while working for small businesses.

Supporting and celebrating local businesses can instil a sense of community pride and benefit the local economy in a myriad of ways.

— MS

~ Over 20 years experience~

Thank You for nominating us “Best Computer Repair Shop” in Markham Twinbytes puts customer service before everything. We have all experienced at least one time when the computer goes down and it seems like life itself is over! It’s a huge deal, so not only do we do our best to get results quickly, we take the time to talk to the customer to set their mind at ease. When the job is done, we explain what was done, answer any questions and follow up with a phone call days later to ensure everything is still working as expected. Thank you for your continued support.

37 Main Street N. Suite 208 ~ (905) 471-5904 Support@TwinBytes.ca

Thank you for nominating us #1 Tire Store in Markham WE CARRY SNOW TIRES, ALL SEASON TIRES, REGULAR AND CUSTOM TIRES

Laidlaw

MARKHAM TIRE

Markham Rd

Servicing the Markham area with a friendly personal touch for over 31 years 905.471.7200 •180 Bullock Dr. 16th AVE Units 9 & 10 Markham BULOCK Emergency tex/cell 647 221 6100 HWY 7 markhamtire@hotmail.com McCowan Rd

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Kerri, Registered Dental Hygienist Vote for us, we love your smiles

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Looking to Grow? ou We can help you Co-Presenting Sponsor

Presents 2nd Annual

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rown Dr. Kevin F. Brown and Associates

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905-415-7700

Knowledgable Speakers, Fun Demos and Lots of Exciting Exhibitors!

SPACE IS FILLING UP FAST! Reserve your booth Now!

Fore more information: 905-943-6112 • thriveexpo.ca

T hank you for nominating us Favourite Outdoor Patio, Italian and Greek Food, Hamburger, Casual Dining and All Around Restaurant.

Johnnybistromarkham.ca / 905.201.1433 5 Washington Street, one street east of Markham rd. & Hwy #7 We are a strong supporter of Markham’s local charity events We have been in business and a proud community supporter for over 13 years

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Dr. Kevin F. Brown, Family Dentist

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Markham Bowl Nominated BEST BOWLING CENTRE NOMINATED FOR THE 18TH YEAR IN A ROW BOOK NOW FOR FAMILY DAY – FEB. 15

Hwy. 7

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Congratulations to the

Nominees!

SSalonn

Markham Rd. (Hwy. 48)

Galsworthy

Markville Mall

16th Ave.

Laidlaw

McCowan Rd.

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Thanks to our gr great customers for nominating us the best salon in Markham bring this ad and receive 10% off any regular price purchase 5000 Hwy 7 Markham, 905 477 6522 Ont Markville Mall www.haircrazesalons.com

5762 Highway #7 (in Markham Shopping Centre, north side, just west of Hwy 48)

905-294-4556 • www.markhambowl.com

Accounting & Tax Services Inc. Thank you Markham for nominating us the Best Accountant and Accounting Firm 2015 and voted for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Where your Bookkeeping and Income Tax needs come first!

114 Anderson Avenue, Suite 7C Markham L6E 1A5 Tel: 905.471.7979 Fax: 905.471.7991 www.jpaccountingtax.com

Thanks

Markham f o r N o m i N aT i N g U S

BEST INSURANCE AGENT

2013

2014

The greatest compliment you can give us is a referral.

905-472-0774 Ext.: 109 • www.blairinsurance.ca

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THANK YOU to OUR sponsors, OUR audience, OUR cast, OUR crew, OUR orchestra, OUR alumni, and OUR volunteers, for your support over the past 37 years.

“Engaging theatre for the Community from within the Community”

To vote for Unionville Theatre Company go to www.yorkregion.com and click on the Readers’ Choice 2015 icon Category 165 This year come be part of OUR WORLD Feb. 18th to 21st, 2016 at Flato Markham Theatre Unionville Theatre Company Presents “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) TICKETS on SALE NOW 905-305-7469 (SHOW)

Hotline 416-765-1135 group weekday matinees Feb. 17th to 19th, 2016 /UnionvilleTheatre

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Nominated For Best Lingerie Store in Markham!

Thank You

for your support!

Please call Marie for appointment

905-201-7371

377 Main St. N., Suite B, Markham pinkribbonboutique.ca • marierandorf@gmail.com

Five D Print

8787 Woodbine Avenue, Unit 128 Markham, Ontario 905-604-3845

COMPL ET E PRI NT ING SOL UT IONS COLOUR COPY AND PRINT | BROCHURES | BANNERS FLYERS | DISPLAY SIGNS | BOOKLETS | POSTERS LETTERHEADS | ENVELOPES | BUSINESS CARDS GRAPHIC DESIGN | FOLDERS AND MORE...

RUSH AND ON-DEMAND PRINTING SPECIALISTS

Dr. Paulette Pillersdorf & ricky Kwan, D e n t u r e S P e C i a l i S t would like to welcome

Dr. Helen Hu to our family practice

Mandarin & Cantonese spoken

Feel free to call or email for inquiries or quotes: 905-604-3845 bc1118@gmail.com

Dentistry on 7 4721 Highway 7 east, Suite 3 unionville, Ontario l3r 1M7

905-474-4474 • www.dentistryon7.com

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NOMINATED #1 LIVE THEATRE IN MARKHAM… “Readers’ Choice Awards 2015 – Markham Economist & Sun”

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Thank you for Nominating Us Best Hearing Centre in Markham

Markville Chevrolet

would like to Thank You for Nominating us

#1 Domestic Car Dealership in Markham

Call now and ask about our Premium Product Promotion which allows $900 off each premium hearing aid until March 31/16

and for nominating our team members

(some restrictions apply)

We Provide the Following Services and Products √ Hearing tests for children and adults √ Hearing aid evaluation and fittings √ 90 day free trial period on all hearing aids √ Government grants where applicable

√ Acceptance of most insurance plans (WSIB, DVA) √ Hearing aid sales and repairs √ Battery sales √ Ear molds, Swim and Music plugs

Markham Hearing Centre Box Grove Medical Arts Centre 110 Copper Creek Dr., Suite 105, Markham 905-471-4479 ~info@markhamhearing.ca

Thanks for the votes mom

Angelo Cara #1 Used Car Salesperson in Markham

Phil Hudson #1 New & Used Car Salesperson in Markham

Nick Zanzonico #1 New Car Salesperson in Markham

We have been proudly serving Markham for 50 years, and are looking forward to serving you in the future

(We really appreciate it!)

Marca on Main

CHEVROLET • BUICK • GMC

rest aurant wit h boutique-banquet hall

96 Main Street North, Markham Village

289-859-9200 marcaOnMain.ca

Marca on Main is nominated as Best Italian Restaurant, Best Fine Dining, Best Pizza & Best All Round Restaurant in Markham by the readers of the Markham Economist & Sun for the "Readers' Choice Awards 2015”. Cast your vote.

5336 Hwy. 7, Markham (Just East of McCowan Rd.) 905.294.1440 • markvillechevrolet.com

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•eye exams •contact lenses •glasses

Thank you for nominating me

Best Optometrist in Markham

Call 905

888-6446

www.ldinino-optometrist.com

20 Bur Oak Ave, Unit #11 @ Kennedy Rd - Markham

I am pleased and honoured to have been nominated Best Lawyer in Markham and I am very grateful to the clients and members of the community that I serve.

Terrence Pochmurski, B.A., LL.B.

Cattanach Hindson Sutton VanVeldhuizen LLP 52 Main Street, Markham, North 905.294.0666 Ext 233

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Thank you for Nominating us #1 Insurance Company in Markham We can provide for all your insurance needs, personal and commercial.

Get a free quote at 905.513.1818 • Auto Insurance • Home Insurance • Business Insurance • Rental Insurance • Group Personal Accident Insurance (www.grouppa.net) “We want to be the #1 Insurance Company because we have #1 Customers!”

3621 Highway 7 East, Suite 212, Markham enquiry@neworldinsure.com www.neworldinsure.com

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COMPLETE FAMILY EYE CARE

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Congratulations to the Nominees!

Thank you Markham for nominating us for

Best in Homeopathic Medicine!! ❖ It is our privilege to have served this wonderful community since 1999.

We look forward to being a part of your natural healthcare team in the year ahead!!

258 Main Street North, Markham • (905) 201-6497 www.markhamnaturopaths.ca

On the road . . . from our house to yours

Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love

Because we know you can’t always come to us, we’ll be glad to come to you.

there is a strength and a blessing so large, that you can travel

home

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call

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and with the first faint scent of spring, I remember life exists.

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Call for a FREE, No Obligation Denture Consultation

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~ Andy Warhol ~

Continuing to light your way for the next 60 years.

NEW PATIENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

Creating Beautiful Smiles Since 1993

Fernando Crupi, Denturist and Associates

www.thetoothshoppe.ca

5990 16th Ave., Unit 212, Markham In Plaza at Northwest Corner of 16th Ave. & Hwy. 48 (Beside Global Pet foods)

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Longman’s Markham Kia would like to thank everyone for nominating us for

#1 IMPORT DEALERSHIP IN MARKHAM LONGMAN’S MARKHAM We look forward to seeing you in theKIA new year!

LONGMAN’S MARKHAM KIA 5963 Highway 7 416.844.8855 www.longmansarkhamkia.ca

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Thank you to eveyone for nominating us #1 Jewellery Store in Marham.

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VOTE NOW & WIN!

The Markham Economist & Sun is on the lookout for the top businesses in our community, and once again, we need your help in finding them. Cast your vote from our list of nominees! From restaurants to travel agencies, pet grooming to private schools, grocery stores to landscaping companies, and everything in between, this is your opportunity to let Markham’s diverse business community- as well as every household- know which local retailers and service providers are leading the way. Our annual roster of winners will be showcased in a special edition of the newspaper in March 2016.

ONE LUCKY VOTER WILL RECEIVE A $250 SHOPPING SPREE AT ANY ONE OF THE WINNING BUSINESSES IN MARKHAM!

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Fill out this ballot by choosing one business per category and mailing or delivering it to us (address below) no later than February 5, 2016, or vote Readers’ Choice icon on the right-hand side. No photocopies will be accepted.

Best shopping Appliance Store ❑ Bay ❑ Best Buy ❑ Billa Appliance ❑ Brick ❑ Canadian Tire ❑ Home Depot ❑ Kitchener Stuff Plus ❑ MARKHAM APPLIANCE ❑ Quan TV ❑ Unionville Appliance Bakery Shop ❑ Calabria Bakery ❑ Costco ❑ Felix & Norton ❑ Loblaws ❑ Longo’s ❑ Michael-Angelo’s ❑ Novello’s ❑ Panera Bread ❑ Rawlicious ❑ Reesors Farm Market ❑ Second Cup ❑ Starbucks ❑ SUGAR TIERS ❑ T & T Bakery and Cafe ❑ George’s Tastee Bread & Patties ❑ Raymerville Deli ❑ Tripl3 Baked ❑ Village Grocer Bath Store ❑ Bath and Body Works ❑ Bay ❑ Bed Bath & Beyond ❑ Body Shop ❑ Costco ❑ Home Outfitters ❑ HomeSense ❑ Bath & Kitchen Emporium ❑ Home Hardware ❑ Marshalls ❑ Walmart ❑ Winners Bedding Store ❑ Bay ❑ Bed Bath & Beyond ❑ Costco ❑ Down Under ❑ Home Outfitters ❑ HomeSense ❑ Marshalls ❑ Sleep Country ❑ Walmart Bicycle Shop ❑ Canadian Tire ❑ Cycle path ❑ Sporting life ❑ Station Ski & Ride ❑ Walmart Book Store ❑ Alfsen House Books ❑ Chapters ❑ Costco ❑ Indigo Bridal Shop ❑ Julia’s Bridal ❑ Superior Bridal ❑ The Bay Bulk Food Store ❑ Bulk Barn ❑ Costco ❑ Loblaws ❑ The Garden Basket ❑ Whole foods

Best shopping Butcher Shop ❑ Alex Quality Meat Market ❑ Costco ❑ Loblaws ❑ Michael-Angelo’s ❑ P & F Meats ❑ Village Grocer ❑ Warraich Meats ❑ Whole Foods ❑ Win Win Meats (inside no frills) Camera Store/Photography Equipment ❑ Canadian Tire store ❑ Costco ❑ D & P Photography ❑ Henry’s ❑ Shoppers Drug Mart ❑ Walmart Camping Equipment Store ❑ Le Baron’s ❑ Sports Check ❑ Walmart Carpet/Flooring Retailer ❑ Acadian Flooring ❑ Creative Carpet One ❑ Home Depot ❑ Markham Custom Flooring ❑ Markville Carpet ❑ Ontario Tile ❑ Trends Décor Cell Phone Centre ❑ Apple ❑ Bell Canada ❑ Fido ❑ Koodo ❑ Rogers ❑ T-booth ❑ Telus ❑ Wind Mobile ❑ Wireless wave Children’s Clothing Store ❑ Bay ❑ Carter’s ❑ Children’s Place ❑ Gap Kids ❑ Gap: Markville ❑ Gymboree ❑ Joe Fresh ❑ Marshalls ❑ Old Navy ❑ Roots ❑ The Childrens Place ❑ Walmart ❑ Zara Chocolate/Candy Store ❑ Bulk Barn ❑ Laura Secord ❑ Old Firehall Confections ❑ Purdy’s Craft Shop ❑ Color me mine ❑ Fabricland ❑ Michael’s Department Store ❑ Bay ❑ Marshalls ❑ Old Navy ❑ Walmart ❑ Winners

Best shopping Drug Store ❑ Costco Pharmacy ❑ Dale’s Pharmacy ❑ Freshco ❑ HERITAGE IDA ❑ Main Drug Mart ❑ No Frills ❑ Rexall ❑ Shoppers Drug Mart ❑ The Chemist Pharmacy ❑ Turquoise Holistic Educational Supplies ❑ Curry’s ❑ Dollarama ❑ Kumon ❑ Mastermind ❑ Staples ❑ Walmart Electronic Store ❑ 2001 Audio ❑ Apple ❑ Best Buy ❑ Canada Computers ❑ Costco ❑ The Brick ❑ The Source ❑ Twinbytes Inc. ❑ Walmart Fabric Store ❑ Fabricland ❑ Walmart Fireplace Store ❑ Canadian Tire ❑ Costco ❑ Home Depot Florist Shop ❑ Bundle of Blooms ❑ Costco ❑ Flower Bell ❑ Freshland Flowers ❑ Kate’s Gardens ❑ Kennedy Greenhouses ❑ La Belle Flowers & Gifts ❑ Loblaws ❑ Longo’s Floral Department ❑ Mark Florist ❑ Metro Florist ❑ Michael-Angelo’s ❑ Muriels Flowers & Gifts ❑ Sheridan Nurseries ❑ Tim Clark’s Flowers Furniture Store ❑ Almira Fine Furniture ❑ The Bay ❑ The Brick ❑ European House Furniture ❑ Furniture Mall ❑ Home Outfitters ❑ HomeSense ❑ La-Z Boy Furniture ❑ Mobilia ❑ Suite 22 Interiors ❑ Valentines Furniture ❑ Walmart ❑ Woodcraft Solid Wood Furniture

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Best shopping Gardening/Outdoor Store ❑ Canadian Tire ❑ Garden basket ❑ Home Depot ❑ Kate’s Gardens ❑ Kennedy Greenhouse ❑ Home Hardware ❑ Village Grocer Gift Shop ❑ Bowring ❑ Cornercopia ❑ Costco ❑ Hallmark ❑ Home Outfitters ❑ One’s Better Living ❑ Winners Bed Bath and Beyond ❑ Central Glass ❑ Home Depot ❑ Pilkey Glass & Mirror ❑ Walmart ❑ Winners Golf Store ❑ Golf Clearance Warehouse ❑ Golf Town Enterprise Rd ❑ McMahon’s Golf Grocery Store ❑ Costco ❑ Food Basics ❑ Freshco ❑ Garden Basket ❑ Loblaw ❑ Longo’s ❑ Metro ❑ Michael Angelo’s ❑ No Frills ❑ T & T Supermarkets ❑ Village Grocer ❑ Walmart ❑ Whole foods Health & Beauty Products ❑ Costco ❑ Garden Basket ❑ Great Lengths Hair Gallery ❑ Healthy Planet ❑ Homesense ❑ Marshalls ❑ Pure Self ❑ Sally Beauty ❑ Salon Nate ❑ Sephora ❑ Shoppers Drug Mart ❑ Solace ❑ Top Trends Hair Design ❑ Walmart ❑ Whole foods ❑ Winners Health Food Store ❑ Bulldog Nutrition ❑ Costco ❑ Daily Planet ❑ Garden basket ❑ GNC ❑ Happy Planet ❑ Turquois Holistic ❑ Urban Planet ❑ Village Grocer ❑ Whole Food’s Market

Best shopping Hobby/Collectables Store ❑ Advanced Hobbies ❑ Collectors Dream ❑ Costco ❑ George’s Trains ❑ Hero’s World ❑ Mastermind ❑ Michaels ❑ Pinnacle Hobby ❑ Walmart ❑ Winners Home Decorating/Accessories Store ❑ Bombay ❑ Bouclair ❑ Costco ❑ Fabricland ❑ Home Depot ❑ Home Outfitters ❑ HomeSense ❑ Homesource ❑ Markham Colours & Design ❑ Pier 1 Imports ❑ Pineapple Design ❑ Trends Décor ❑ Walmart ❑ Winners ❑ Canadian Tire ❑ Home Depot ❑ Home Hardware ❑ Schell Lumber Jewellery Store ❑ Claire’s ❑ Costco ❑ Forever Jewellery ❑ Goldcrest ❑ Hempen Jewellers ❑ Kestane ❑ L’oro ❑ Mappins ❑ Pandora ❑ People’s ❑ Silver Lilac ❑ Swarovski ❑ Winners Kitchen Supply Store ❑ Bed Bath & Beyond ❑ Best Buy ❑ The Brick ❑ Canadian Tire ❑ Chef depot ❑ Costco ❑ Home Depot ❑ Home Outfitters ❑ HomeSense ❑ Loblaws ❑ Marshalls ❑ Season To Taste ❑ The Bay ❑ Village Grocer ❑ Walmart ❑ Winners

23 BEST Shopping Optical Store ❏ 88 Optical ❏ Akal Optical ❏ Blink Optical ❏ Costco ❏ Flo Optical ❏ Fyi Doctors ❏ Good Eyes ❏ Grace Optical ❏ Hakim Optical ❏ Heritage Eye ❏ IVAN OPTICAL ❏ Lenscrafters ❏ Loblaws ❏ Markham Vision ❏ Optical Trend ❏ Three Owl Optical ❏ Pearle Vision ❏ Walmart

Lighting Centre ❏ Canadian Tire ❏ Costco ❏ Empire Lighting ❏ Home Depot ❏ Sparklelight ❏ Supreme Lighting ❏ The Lighting Dome ❏ Victoria Lighting

Paint & Wallpaper ❏ Dulux Paints ❏ Home Depot ❏ Markham 2000 Decorating Centre ❏ Markham Colours and Décor ❏ Sherwin Williams ❏ Walmart

Lingerie Store ❏ Bay ❏ Costco ❏ La Sensa ❏ La Vie En Rose ❏ Marshalls ❏ Pink Ribbon Boutique Local Strip Plaza/Mall ❏ Boxgrove/Copper creek ❏ Cadilac Fairview Markville ❏ First Markham Place ❏ Garden Basket Plaza ❏ Hwy 7 and Gallsworthy ❏ Market Village ❏ Michael-Angelo’s ❏ Pacific Mall ❏ Peach Tree Plaza ❏ Station Plaza ❏ Town Square Marine Store ❏ Canadian Tire ❏ Central Marine ❏ Petsmart ❏ Sea U Marine Mattress Store ❏ Bay ❏ Brick ❏ Costco ❏ Sleep Comfort Superstore Men’s Formal Wear Store ❏ Ed’s Fine Imports ❏ Elson and Andrew Clothier ❏ Hartman 85 Main ❏ Mariani’s unionville ❏ Moore’s ❏ Stars Mens Shop ❏ Tip Top Tailors ❏ Zara Music and Instruments Store ❏ Harknett Music ❏ Long & Mcquade ❏ Melody ❏ Pro music Office Supply Store ❏ Costco ❏ Staple’s ❏ Walmart

Organic Food Store/ Health Food Store ❏ Garden Basket ❏ Healthy Planet ❏ Michael-Angelo’s ❏ Turquoise Holistic ❏ Village Grocer ❏ Whole Food

Party Supply Store ❏ Dollarama ❏ Party City Pet Store ❏ Global Pet Foods ❏ Markham Vet Clinic ❏ PetSmart North Markham ❏ Pet Valu ❏ Pj Pet’s Picture Framing Store ❏ BORDERED IMAGE ❏ Casting impressions ❏ Frame Art Gallery ❏ G&K Picture Frames ❏ Michaels ❏ Pansy’s Art Gallery Shoe Store Adults ❏ ALDO Shoes ❏ Browns Shoes Inc ❏ ECCO ❏ Markham Village Boots and Shoes ❏ Marshalls ❏ Naturalizer ❏ Nine West ❏ Payless Shoe ❏ Running Free ❏ The Shoe Company ❏ SoftMoc ❏ Spring Shoes ❏ The Bay ❏ Town Shoes ❏ Walmart ❏ Winners Shoe Store Children ❏ Browns Shoes Inc ❏ ECCO ❏ Kiddie Kobbler ❏ Markham Village Boots and Shoes ❏ Marshalls ❏ Payless Shoe ❏ The Shoe Company ❏ SoftMoc ❏ Walmart ❏ Winners

BEST Shopping Sporting Goods Store ❏ Canadian Tire store ❏ Costco ❏ Cricket Store Canada ❏ Hockey Lion ❏ Le Baron’s ❏ Markham Pro Sports ❏ National Sports ❏ Running Free ❏ Sports Check ❏ Station Ski & Ride ❏ Tennis Central ❏ Walmart Toy Store ❏ Hodge Podge Toys Inc. ❏ Mastermind ❏ Toys R Us ❏ Walmart Vacuum Store ❏ Best Buy ❏ Canadian Tire ❏ Markham Vaccum ❏ Super Central Vac ❏ Vacmaster ❏ Walmart Water Supplier ❏ Aqua Technologies Inc ❏ ASAP Water Ltd ❏ CITY OF MARKHAM ❏ Pure Water ❏ Watermart Window & Door Company ❏ Chouinard Bros ❏ Edmunds Home Improvements ❏ Fieldstone Windows & Doors Ltd. ❏ Harnden Windows and Doors Window Coverings Store ❏ Bay ❏ Blinds To Go ❏ Bouclair ❏ Home Depot ❏ TRENDS DECOR Women’s Accessories Store ❏ The Bay ❏ Claire’s ❏ Fossil ❏ HomeSense ❏ J. Crew ❏ Peppertree Klassic ❏ Winners BEST in BUSinESS SERViCE Accountant ❏ Alan Goldberg ❏ Andrew Mingay ❏ Cheryl Heavener ❏ David Cutler ❏ Jeffrey Greenfield ❏ Jim Sandiford ❏ Joanne Pagliocca ❏ Mark Vanker ❏ Robert Gilroy ❏ Rod Russell ❏ Tammy Armes Accounting Firm ❏ Elite Accounting and Tax Services ❏ Balancing Act Bookkeeping ❏ JP Accounting & Tax Services Inc ❏ Greenfield Jeffrey G & Associates ❏ Kreston GTA ❏ Markham tax ❏ Norton McMullen LLP ❏ Williams & Partners LLP

BEST in BUSinESS SERViCE Animal Hospital/Veterinarian ❏ Bridle Trail ❏ Brown Mobile - Dr Kristen Brown ❏ Dr. Musson Mobile Vet ❏ Kim’s pet hospital ❏ Markham Animal Clinic ❏ Markham Veterinary Clinic ❏ Mount Joy Animal Clinic ❏ Rouge River Animal Hospital ❏ South unionville animal hospital ❏ Unionville Animal Hospital ❏ Village Animal Hospital ❏ Wellington Veterinary Hospital Dr. Cliff Redford Bank/Trust Company ❏ Bank of Montreal ❏ CIBC ❏ Desjardins ❏ HSBC ❏ PACE Credit Union ❏ PC Financial ❏ RBC ❏ Scotiabank ❏ TD Canada Trust Banquet Facility ❏ Angus Glen Golf Club ❏ Crystal Fountain Banquet Halls ❏ Hilton Markham Suites ❏ J&J Banquet Hall ❏ Markham Event Centre Brew Your Own Wine/Beer ❏ Firkin Breweries ❏ Markham Heritage Wines ❏ The Wine Place ❏ The Wine Shop ❏ Vin Bon on Bullock Car Rental ❏ Avis ❏ Budget ❏ Discount ❏ Enterprise ❏ Hertz ❏ Thrifty ❏ Uny Rent a Car Catering Company ❏ Appetizers & More ❏ Calabria ❏ Michael-Angelo’s ❏ Pickle Barrel ❏ Village Grocer Cleaning Company ❏ Associated Pro Cleaning ❏ Clean4Me ❏ Merry Maids of Markham and Unionville ❏ Molly Maid Computer Repair ❏ Best Buy ❏ Canada Computer ❏ Hobo ❏ MAC And PC Repair Depot ❏ Mainly Mac Apple Authorized Sales & Repair ❏ NCIX ❏ Nerds 4 Hire Inc. ❏ Twin Bytes Contractor ❏ Angelone Management ❏ Clarke Basement Systems ❏ Home Depot ❏ Mark Brown MCE Painting and Finishing ❏ Solid General Contractors Courier ❏ Fed Ex ❏ ICS ❏ Purolator ❏ UPS

BEST in BUSinESS SERViCE Dance Studio ❏ A B Dance ❏ Body Lines Dance & Fitness ❏ Elite Danceworx Inc ❏ K & K Dance Dreamz Inc ❏ KICKS Dance Studio ❏ Markham School of Dance ❏ Pulse Dance Works ❏ Sandra Amodeo Dance Studio ❏ Showtime Dance Studio ❏ TDI The Dance Institute Day Camp ❏ A B Dance ❏ Camp Chimo ❏ Green Acres ❏ Markham Parks & Recreation ❏ Montessori North School ❏ Robin Hood ❏ Scouts Canada Adventureland ❏ St. Frances Summer Camp ❏ Town Centre Montessori ❏ Tristar Gymnastics Club Daycare Centre ❏ All About Kids ❏ All Smiles Childcare ❏ Apple Blossoms Centre ❏ Bright Horizons Family Solutions ❏ Centres For Early Learning Inc ❏ Chapel Place Daycare Centre ❏ Cornell Village Child Care ❏ Little Rouge Childrens ❏ Garderie des Moussaillons ❏ Main Street Kids ❏ McGivney Early Learning Centre ❏ St. Mary Of Leuca Day Care Centre ❏ St. Andrew’s Co-op Playschool Inc ❏ Unionville Day Care Center ❏ Upper Canada Child Care ❏ Village Child Care at St. Joseph ❏ YMCA Driving School ❏ A+ Driving School ❏ AMB Driving School ❏ Dean’s Defensive Driving School ❏ Tomorrow’s Drivers ❏ Young Drivers Dry Cleaners ❏ Bayview Glen Dry Cleaners ❏ Cachet Cleaners ❏ Christina’s One Hour Cleaner ❏ City Cleaners ❏ Evergreen Quality Garment Care ❏ Loblaws ❏ Manhattan Cleaners ❏ Markville Dry Cleaners ❏ Rosedale Cleaner ❏ Sunflower Drycleaners & Alterations ❏ The Dry Cleaner ❏ Unionville Village Cleaners ❏ Walkers Cleaners ❏ York Cleaners Employment Agency ❏ Aerotek ❏ Job Skills ❏ CORE Services Inc ❏ Kelly Services, Inc. Financial Planner ❏ Andrew Mccully ❏ Andy Kovacs ❏ Catherine Cline - RBC Main Street Branch ❏ Daisy Cheung - Edward Jones ❏ Denise Lee - Axa Financial ❏ Edward Jones ❏ Lee Harrison Cibc wood gundy ❏ Levi David at Edward Jones ❏ Mark Hartviksen - BMO Nesbitt Burns ❏ Robert Smith Financial ❏ Worldsource Financial Management

| The Markham Economist & Sun | Thursday, January 7, 2016

BEST Shopping Ladies Clothing Store ❏ Aritzia ❏ Banana Republic ❏ Bay ❏ Cleo ❏ Costco ❏ Dress Code ❏ Dynamite ❏ Eleven Joseph ❏ Eye On Fashion ❏ Gap ❏ Garage ❏H&M ❏ Joe Fresh ❏ Laura’s ❏ Le Chateau ❏ Loft ❏ Loulou Boutique ❏ Marshalls ❏ Melanie Lyne ❏ Northern Reflection ❏ Old Navy ❏ Peppertree Klassic ❏ R&W Co ❏ Reitmans ❏ Tucci Armadio ❏ Winners ❏ Zara

The Markham Economist & Sun | Thursday, January 7, 2016 |

24 BEST In BUSInESS SERVICE Fitness Centre ❑ Anytime Fitness ❑ Bye Bye Body Fat Boot Camp ❑ Centennial Fitness Centre - Centennial Community Centre ❑ Cornell Community Centre ❑ Goodlife Fitness ❑ Happy Life Fitness - Panam Center ❑ Hourglass Workout Markham ❑ Ironstone Fitness + Personal Training ❑ LA Fitness ❑ CrossFit Markham ❑ Markville Fitness ❑ Mayfair Clubs - Parkway ❑ Snap Fitness ❑ Whyte Fitness ❑ YMCA Funeral Home ❑ Chapel Ridge ❑ Dixon Garland ❑ Highland Funeral Home Gas Station ❑ Canadian Tire Gas Bar ❑ Esso ❑ Husky ❑ Petro Canada ❑ Shell ❑ Sunoco Gymnastics Club ❑ Cheerleading Club ❑ Markham Gymnastics Club ❑ My Gym Children’s Fitness Center ❑ Tri Star Gymnastics Hair Salon ❑ Adonis Unisex ❑ Antonio’s Cutting Lounge ❑ Ashgrove Spa ❑ Back Stage Hair ❑ Salon Capricci ❑ Chillax Salon and Spa ❑ Cygnet Hair Salon ❑ Dyson Bruce Studio ❑ Eforea: Spa at Hilton Toronto/Markham ❑ Suites ❑ First Choice Haircutters ❑ Great Lengths Hair Gallery ❑ Hair Artzy ❑ Hair Craze ❑ Hair Effects ❑ Hair Monet ❑ Hair To Date ❑ Headlines Salon & Spa ❑ HK Hair Design ❑ L.Y. Hair Salon ❑ L’Attitudes ❑ MAK Hair Studio ❑ Hair Monet ❑ Moroshay Hair Salon ❑ Pure Self Salon N Spa ❑ Salon Nate ❑ The Sarum Room Salon and Spa ❑ Starks Barber Company ❑ Studio T ❑ Styles Of Creation-Hair Salon ❑ Svengali Salon ❑ The Barber Lounge ❑ The Cutting Lounge ❑ Top Trends Hair Design ❑ Verve Hair Design Salon & Spa ❑ Vita Bella Salon Spa ❑ W.A.C.

BEST In BUSInESS SERVICE Hairstylist/Barber ❑ Antonio Reda at The Cutting Lounge ❑ Antonio’s Cutting Lounge-Patricia ❑ Connie at Vita Bella ❑ Gary at Hair to Date ❑ George at Barber Lounge ❑ Jimmy at Ashgrove Spa ❑ Marisa- at Svengali ❑ Massimo Buggia at Salon Nate ❑ Melissa Doung - Eforea Spa at the Hilton ❑ Natalie Barrasso - Salon Capricci ❑ Patrick at Monet ❑ Ralph at Adonis ❑ Sarah Hosaki at Turning Hedz ❑ Yen at Verve Heating and Air Conditioning ❑ Hargrave Heating & AC ❑ Markham Heating & Air ❑ New Age Heating ❑ Ohms Mechanical Service ❑ Sheridan Heating & Air Conditioning ❑ Unionville Heating and Air Conditioning Hotel/Motel ❑ Comfort Inn ❑ Hampton Inn ❑ Hilton Markham Suites ❑ Monte Carlo ❑ Raddison ❑ Sheraton Parkway Insurance Agent ❑ Andrea Blair at Blair Insurance ❑ Andy Kovacs at Sunlife ❑ Brad Grant, RAI Grant & Associates ❑ Christine Morra at Cornell Insurance ❑ Kevin McNaughton at State Farm ❑ Kirk Wanvig at State Farm ❑ Laurie Varcoe at State Farm ❑ Sean Siblal at Allstate Insurance Company ❑ Allstate Insurance ❑ Alsop ❑ Blair Insurance ❑ Co-Operators ❑ Cornell Insurance ❑ Intact Insurance ❑ J.D. Smith ❑ New World Insurance ❑ State Farm Insurance ❑ Sun Life Insurance Company ❑ TD Insurance Interior Decorating Company ❑ Albert Nazzaro Interior Design Consulting ❑ Legacy Interiors ❑ Pineapple Design ❑ Staged 2 Sell Solutions Inc Investment/Financial Company ❑ Desjardins ❑ Edward Jones ❑ Gleeson Financial Group ❑ RBC ❑ Robert Smith Financial ❑ Scotia McLeod ❑ Scotiabank ❑ SunLife Financial ❑ TD Canada Trust Landscape Company/Lawn Service ❑ Clintar Landscape Management ❑ Griffith’s Property Services ❑ Hogan Landscaping ❑ Kennedy Greenhouse ❑ Mr Green Thumb Lawn Care Services ❑ Personal Touch Landscaping ❑ Quality Property Services

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Laser Hair Removal ❑ Advance Dermace Skincare ❑ Ashgrove Spa ❑ Beauty Bar ❑ Beauty by Nature ❑ Beauty on Main ❑ Bur Oak Massage Therapy & Esthetics ❑ Dermace Advanced Skin Care Clinic ❑ Nu-Look Beauty ❑ NY Beauty Solutionz

Montessori School ❑ Marander Montessori School ❑ MindTech Montessori Schools ❑ Montessori North School ❑ Royal Cachet Montessori ❑ Town Centre Montessori Private School ❑ Unionville Montessori Private School ❑ Victoria Square Montessori School ❑ Wesley Christian Academy

Lawyer ❑ Al Van Veldhuizen ❑ Alex Jozefacki ❑ Art Moad ❑ Bruce Solomon ❑ Cheryl Williams ❑ Paul Conway ❑ Cosimo A. Crupi ❑ Deborah Herriot ❑ Graham Nichols ❑ Joanne McLean ❑ John Carruthers ❑ Kevin Wilson ❑ Martha Mingay ❑ Marvin Bongard ❑ Mehdi Au ❑ Peter Lewarne ❑ Shayle Rothman ❑ Terrence Pochmurski Legal Services ❑ Cattanach Hindson Sutton VanVeldhuizen Lawyers ❑ Crupi Law ❑ McClean Law ❑ Mingay and Vereschak ❑ Nichols And Associates ❑ Sunny Ho law office ❑ Tatangelo Legal Services ❑ Williams Family Law Manicure/Pedicure ❑ Ashgrove Spa ❑ Bliss Nail Bar ❑ Bur Oak Massage Therapy & Esthetics ❑ New Century Nail Club ❑ Chillax Salon and Spa ❑ Daisy Nails ❑ Discovery Day Spa ❑ Eforea - spa at the Hilton ❑ Elegant Nails ❑ Jade Nails & Spa ❑ Kathy Nails & Spa ❑ May Nails ❑ My Beauty Spa ❑ My Chrysalis Medi-Spa And Salon ❑ Nail Lady ❑ New Century Nail Club ❑ Nulook Beauty & Medi Spa ❑ NY Beauty Solutionz ❑ Ping N Nails ❑ Pure Mer Aesthetics & Skin Care ❑ Seaweed Nails & Spa ❑ Silver Leaf Day Spa ❑ Sj nails&spa ❑ Sunny Spa & Nails ❑ Unionville Spa ❑ Village Med Spa ❑ Your Nails And Spa Martial Arts ❑ Luke’s Taekwondo ❑ Markham Japan Karate Association ❑ Markham Kendo Club ❑ Master Myung’s Tae Kwon Do Academy ❑ Northern Karate School ❑ Nox Martial Arts ❑ Ron Beer Family Self Defense ❑ Seneca Taekwondo & Martial Arts ❑ Superkids Karate

Moving Company ❑ AMJ Campbell Moving Company ❑ Jigsaw Moving ❑ Markham Moving & Movers ❑ U Haul Music Instruction/School ❑ Harknett Musical Services ❑ Heritage Music Academy ❑ International Music Academy ❑ Music Together in the Village ❑ Long & McQuade Musical Instruments ❑ Music For Young Children (Anne Matthiessen) ❑ Pro-Music ❑ School of Rock Newspaper ❑ Financial Post ❑ Globe and Mail ❑ Markham Economist & Sun ❑ Singtao ❑ SNAP ❑ Today Commercial News ❑ Toronto Star Office Cleaners ❑ Bendale Cleaning ❑ Merry Maids ❑ Mona Home and Office Cleaning ❑ Sparkle Cleaning Maids ❑ Supreme Cleaning Group Inc. Pet Groomer ❑ Country Classic Dog Grooming ❑ Dogeden ❑ Groom N Style Michelle Jessop ❑ Groomingtales ❑ Just 4 Pooches ❑ Markham Vet ❑ Pet Smart ❑ Pooches ❑ Poochies Paradise ❑ Q Dog Studio ❑ Ruff Cuts ❑ Sassy Tails Grooming ❑ Unionville Dog Grooming Pet Training ❑ Canine Campus ❑ Life’s Ruff ❑ Petsmart ❑ The Polite Pooch ❑ Unionville Dog Grooming Photography Studio ❑ Christopher Luk Photography ❑ Loblaws Photo Studio ❑ McCrae Studios Inc ❑ Markham Studio ❑ Mary-Anne Ferry Photography ❑ Pixelfix Photography & Photo Retouching ❑ The Photo Studio ❑ Trio Photography Pilates Studio ❑ Sol Pilates ❑ Goodlife Plumbing Services/Plumber ❑ Complete Plumbing ❑ Griffiths Plumbing ❑ Mr. Rooter Plumbing ❑ Plumbing Markham ❑ Reid V A & Sons Plumbing Limited

BEST In BUSInESS SERVICE Pool & Spa Supply Company ❑ Mayfair Pools ❑ Pioneer Family Pools ❑ Seaway Pools & Hot Tubs ❑ Unionville Pools Print Shop ❑ Five D Print ❑ Markham Printing Company Ltd ❑ Medeon Central ❑ Pak Mail ❑ Print Three Markham ❑ Staples ❑ Stellar Print Solutions ❑ Target Print Inc. ❑ TPH The Printing House Private School ❑ Town Center Montesorri ❑ Unionville Montessori School ❑ Wesley Christian Academy Retirement Home ❑ Markhaven Home for Seniors ❑ The Marleigh ❑ Rouge Valley ❑ Sunrise of Unionville ❑ Swan Lake ❑ Union Villa Long-Term Care Roofing Company ❑ Barker Roofing ❑ Cornell Roofing ❑ Edmunds Home Improvement ❑ Kavanagh Roofing ❑ Markham Roofing ❑ Nu Edge Roofing Inc Shoe Repair ❑ Quality Shoe Repair ❑ Odeon Shoe Repair Spa Salon & Esthetics ❑ Ashgrove Spa ❑ Bliss Nail Bar ❑ Bur Oak Massage Therapy & Esthetics ❑ My Chrysalis Medi-Spa And Salon ❑ Dyson Bruce Studio ❑ Eforea Spa at the Hilton ❑ Great Lengths Hair Gallery ❑ Jade Nails & Spa ❑ The Nail Lady ❑ NY Beauty Solutionz ❑ Pure Mer Aesthetics & Skin Care ❑ Pure Self Salon N Spa ❑ The Sarum Room Salon and Spa ❑ Silver Leaf Day Spa ❑ Sj nails&spa ❑ Svengali Spa ❑ Unionville Spa Storage ❑ Dayton Self Storage ❑ Storage Mart ❑ Telson Mini-Storage ❑ Zoom Zoom Storage Markham Tailor Shop ❑ Fast Needle Inc ❑ Hartman 85 Main ❑ Kleenplus Cleaners ❑ Moores Tanning Salon ❑ Sunset Beach ❑ Tropical Rayz ❑ Ultimate Tan 7 Taxi Service ❑ A-A Able Unionville Markham Taxi Limousine ❑ A1 Taxi ❑ Markham Avenue Taxi & Limo ❑ Markham AA Taxi ❑ Markham Taxi Town Crier ❑ John Webster Traffic Ticket Specialist ❑ All Traffic Tickets ❑ Tatangelo Paralegal ❑ X-Coppers

25 BEST ENTERTAINMENT Local Golf Course ❑ Angus Glen ❑ Bushwood Golf Club ❑ Cresthaven Golf Club ❑ Markham Green Golf Club ❑ Remington Parkview Golf and Country Club ❑ York Downs Golf and Country Club

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All Around Restaurant ❑ Al Dente ❑ Ambiyan ❑ Bâton Rouge Steakhouse & Bar ❑ Blacksmith’s Bistro ❑ Colonel Mustard’s ❑ Congee Queen ❑ Cora’s ❑ Dayali Beijing Roast Duck ❑ Double Lucky Seafood Cuisine ❑ Dragon Legend ❑ The Duchess Of Markham ❑ Eggs 4 Life ❑ Federick Restaurant ❑ Folco’s Ristorante ❑ Halibut House Fish & Chip ❑ Inspire Restaurant ❑ Ithaca’s ❑ JOEY Markville ❑ Johnny Bistro’s ❑ Kelsey’s ❑ Sushi Kiku Japanese Cuisine ❑ Lemon Bistro ❑ Liberty Burgers & Wings ❑ Little Bangkok Thai ❑ Main’s Mansion ❑ Maison du Japon ❑ Mandarin ❑ Marca Trattoria On Main ❑ Milestones ❑ Montana’s ❑ Moxies ❑ Old Country Inn ❑ Oriental Gourmet ❑ Osaka Sushi ❑ Peter’s Fine Dining ❑ The Pickle Barrel ❑ Rawlicious ❑ Smash Kitchen ❑ Southside Bistro & Bar ❑ Sunrise Grill Restaurant ❑ Swiss Chalet ❑ The School Fine Dining ❑ Uncle Joe’s ❑ Unionville Arms Pub & Grill

Upholsterer ❑ Don Hammond Upholstery ❑ Gordon’s Custom Upholstery ❑ Harmony Interiors Weight Loss Clinic ❑ Bernstein Diet & Health Clinics ❑ Healthy Lifestyles Weight Loss Clinic ❑ Jenny Craig Weight Loss ❑ Vanakkam Weight Loss ❑ Weight Watchers Yoga Studio ❑ Farley Flex’s Yoga ❑ Forward Motion ❑ Moksha Yoga Markham ❑ Om Namaste Hot Yoga Inc ❑ Sholina Jivraj: Sho-Motion Fitness & Yoga ❑ Yoga with Tracie ❑ Yoga Runner ❑ Yoga, Nutrition, Strength

by Jessie Lam BEST ENTERTAINMENT Art Gallery ❑ Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery ❑ McKay Art Centre ❑ Pansy’s Art Gallery ❑ The ONE Gallery Billiards/Pool Hall ❑ Le Cue Lounge ❑ Major Milliken Pub ❑ Master ❑ Snooker, Billiards & Lounge ❑ MIX2 KTV & Billiards Bowling ❑ Club 300 Bowl ❑ Markham Bowl Children’s Entertainment ❑ Baby Gym - Unionville Library ❑ Busy Bodies ❑ Color Me Mine ❑ Joyride 150 Indoor Bike Park ❑ Laser Frontier ❑ Markham Bowl ❑ World Bowl Cinema Complex ❑ Cineplex Cinemas Markham & VIP ❑ Kennedy Cinemas Driving Range ❑ Angus Glen ❑ Buttonville Fairways ❑ Fairtree Golf Center ❑ Markham Golf Dome Live Entertainment/Music Hall ❑ Colonel Mustard’s ❑ The Duchess ❑ Flato Markham Theatre ❑ Main’s Mansion ❑ Markham Little Theatre Live Theatre ❑ Flato’s Markham Theatre ❑ Markham Little Theatre ❑ Unionville Theatre Company

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Magazine hails local YouTube star Singh A Markham woman who is a comedy star on YouTube has been named by an influential U.S. magazine as one of the world’s rising young stars.

Lilly Singh is best known on YouTube as “Superwoman”.

Singh, who grew up in Scarborough before her family moved to Markham, has a degree in psychology from York University.

She creates comic videos about her life and family, amassing 7.5 million YouTube subscribers to date. She also has more than 1.2 million followers on Twitter.

“Lilly Singh is part of a new generation of stars that has used YouTube to gain a following,” Forbes says of her on its website. “This Canadian comedian, known to her fans as Superwoman, both raps and performs stand-up; she made millions last year thanks to a world tour and other ventures.”

The 27-year-old posts two videos a week.

Each five to 10 minutes long, they cover a variety of topics from the conservatism of Indian families to texting and Instagram.

They’re punctuated by one-liners and her famous confused catchphrase sound effect, “Shemurr?”

According to her YouTube profile, she’s a “sassy South Asian female that makes you laugh, makes you think and most importantly, makes you feel good.”

This isn’t the first time Singh has been recognized by Forbes for her online heroics.

Last year she placed eighth on a list of YouTube millionaires, with reported earnings of

Markham’s Lilly Singh is a YouTube sensation with millions of subscribers. $2.5 million.

Last spring Singh released “#IVIVI” a musical ode to all things Toronto. The video features countless references to the city, including scenes on a TTC streetcar and on the court of the Air Canada Centre.

Singh, who was in the process of moving to Los Angeles late last year, told the LA Times she is also working on a movie “A Trip to Unicorn Island,” which follows Singh during her world tour of the same name.

“It will cover lots of stories,” she told the Times. “Not only my story with my life and my emotions and my growth, but me becoming a boss, becoming a business owner, learning how to go on a world tour … It’s this really cool amazing, interesting journey.”

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Muzzo won’t plead guilty to all charges in crash that killed 3 kids, grandfather

By Jeremy Grimaldi

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After months of court hearings, recriminations, talk of plea deals and overflowing public anger, a window into an eventual outcome opened yesterday after it was announced Marco Muzzo will plead guilty.

Although it remains unclear exactly what kind of sentence is being requested by the defence or Crown, Muzzo’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, said by admitting guilt, his client is showing “remorse and contrition”.

Muzzo faces 18 charges, including impaired driving resulting in death, after the Vaughan crash wiped out a large part of Brampton’s Neville-Lake family.

Killed in the crash were three young children — Daniel Neville-Lake, 9, Harrison Neville-Lake, 5, and Milagros (Millie) Neville-Lake, 2, and their grandfather, Gary Neville.

Josephine Frias and Neriza Neville were also hospitalized following the crash.

Justice Michelle Fuerst will hear submissions as to what kind of sentence both sides are seeking — something neither the Crown nor the defence would say out loud yesterday — and then she will make a decision.

Although Greenspan told gathered media there will be no “plea deal or bargain”, he also refused to disclose if there will be a financial settlement and notified the media his client will not be admitting guilt to all 18 charges.

He said while there will be no joint submission, there will be an agreed statement of facts that lawyers will hammer out.

“Marco Muzzo has always accepted full

responsibility for his actions and conduct,” Greenspan said outside the court. “He said that in the first meeting. It’s been a very long and difficult ordeal. He wants the chapter to be closed as soon as possible. This is an acceptance of responsibility for what occurred.”

He added that in all his 40 years practising law, this has been the most expeditious case he’s ever worked on.

The admission came as cold comfort to Jennifer Neville-Lake, who said while a guilty plea means Muzzo is standing up and “acknowledging guilt” she added that, at the end of the day, Muzzo is the “reason my children aren’t here, my dad, too”.

She said that while it won’t stop the pain, she might eventually learn how to carry her “broken heart around”.

“We’re still living on Sept. 28... we still haven’t processed this. On Sept. 27, I woke up and I had kids, I went to bed for a few hours and then I didn’t.”

As far as the sentence she’d like to see, Neville-Lake said she refuses to focus on numbers, as it leads people to be “consumed by hate”.

“That’s not what I taught my kids, that’s not what my dad taught me,” she added.

Neville-Lake said that while a guilty plea may allow her to take some time for herself, she also said that coming to court seemed like the only thing she had left. “(Coming to court) is the only thing left that we can do for them.

When it’s over, I don’t have to get out of bed. I can stay in bed and cry all day.”

Muzzo, 29, from King, will come back to court on Feb. 4 to plead guilty and there will be submissions Feb. 23 and 24.

Chinese language daily paper closes local office, lays off staff

By Jeremy Grimaldi

Jgrimaldi@yrmg.com

One of Toronto’s three daily, paid Chinese language newspapers has shuttered its Markham offices and stopped publishing.

A reporter for the World Journal, who lost her job, told the Markham Economist & Sun that the newspaper, which published news targeted at the Taiwanese-Canadian community in the GTA, put out its last edition Dec. 31, resulting in the loss of 16 jobs.

The closure comes after a Facebook message to readers in Vancouver last week stated the decision came down the pipe from the World Journal’s North American head office in New York.

“We found out about two weeks ago,” said the reporter who spoke on a condition of anonymity, as she is hunting for a new job.

“We don’t know the real reason because it was a head office decision. But we are all very surprised and shocked and sad.”

The two other main Chinese-based publications in Toronto are Sing Tao Daily, owned in part by Torstar Corp., and Ming Pao, which serve a large Chinese immigrant population centred in Markham and Scarborough.

The World Journal, with offices at Warden Avenue and Alden Road, near Hwy. 407, is owned by the parent company of United Daily News in Taiwan.

An article in the Vancouver Sun said on top of recent struggles in the newspaper industry with the movement of readership online, immigration waves might have also played a role in the paper’s demise.

“Recent immigration trends presented World Journal with challenges, in addition to general newspaper industry problems,” reads the report by Chuck Chiang.

“Since the immigrant wave in the 1990s, Chinese-speaking immigrants to Vancouver have largely come from Mainland China, rather than Taiwan or Hong Kong. Other Chinese news outlets report that the World Journal’s Canadian operation has been losing money for several years, although its American edition remains profitable.”

While the Canadian editions have ceased publication, the paper is expected to focus on its U.S. operations, where it has editions in major centres including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

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Stamkos was chosen to play for the Atlantic Division squad, which includes Markham Islanders’ alum and Montreal Canadiens’ defenceman P.K. Subban.

For Stamkos, his appearance in the allstar game marks the fourth time he’s been selected in his career.

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

Hilary Moylan connected with everyone she met

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Loving and stubborn.

Of course, there are many other adjectives that suited her: beautiful, fun-loving, generous, genuine, witty and wickedly smart.

Growing up, Hilary had the sort of childhood that many can only wish for, although her mother and father split while she was still young, she benefitted from plenty of close friends and family, who meant the world to her.

Her mother, Aurora’s Nanett Moylan, said what amazed her most about her daughter, was her ability to bring those around her together, no matter what may divide them.

“She was a planner by nature, a fixer,” she said, cradling a cup of tea in her hands. “She was so much stronger than I was, she was so confident, she was a force.

The way she dealt with people was amazing. How she could persuade and read people, she knew how to get results and accomplish goals.”

Nanett recalled how Hilary could develop lifelong bonds with so many people around her,

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Hilary Moylan was known for being loving and stubborn. including Nanett’s father, Papa, someone she herself was never very close to.

She remembered how Hilary, a bright eyed 17-year-old, then graduating from Aurora High School, managed to collect money, gather music and hire buses to transport most of her

graduating class to her father’s farm in Orangeville for a huge post-prom party, organized along with her best friend, Katherine McCulloch.

“If she wanted to do something, she just did it,” she added.

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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.”

to land herself a summer job at Pine Farm Orchards in King City, gaining ever more responsibilities, until she was often left in charge.

Along with those qualities, Hilary also developed a strongmindedness that many would come to admire.

“Stubbornness was really a trademark of our relationship growing up and I love her for it,” according to her cousin, Derrick Emsley, who spoke at her funeral on Dec. 11. “It’s what made her so special. The question wasn’t if we would get in a fight, it was who would Hilary pick to be on her side that day, because we both wanted to be that person. Kalen (his brother) and I were both so quick to drop one another for the sake of being on Hilary’s team.

She was too stubborn to fit anyone else’s definition of who she should be.”

It’s all these positive qualities that have left those closest to her with so many questions surrounding the mental health struggles that would eventually lead to her passing.

Hilary continued to thrive throughout her post-secondary years at the University of Ottawa.

And after graduating, she landed what most girls her age would deem the opportunity of a lifetime – organizing events for a

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She had a successful boyfriend and, from the outside looking in, everything appeared great for the beautiful graduate.

However it was around this time that anxiety would come to control much of her life.

Despite her mother explaining that in high school it was usually Hilary dragging home friends who’d had too much to drink, at some point, she said Hilary started drinking to cope with her internal struggles.

Soon after the alcohol abuse became known to the rest of her family, Hilary was hospitalized three separate times.

Those stints did not last and although there were other attempts to address her issues, she continued to suffer.

Hilary died peacefully as the result of an accidental overdose of alcohol on Nov. 30.

In Hilary’s place, only good memories and sadness remain.

“There’s a great deal we’ll never understand or put together,” said Nanett. “We don’t know when, but at some point in the last couple of years something happened. In retrospect, it’s clear we didn’t understand. She thought she could deal with it. She was ashamed of the person she thought she had become and so she hid that.”

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Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview.

Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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NMG, an expanding company located in Newmarket, Ontario manages Marketing Groups in five industries: foodservice, disposable supplies, restaurant equipment & supplies, industrial supplies, and lighting.

NMG is seeking a self-motivated individual to join our SPECTRA Team in a full-time position as a: MEMBER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE You will be responsible for: •Building sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication with all Members •Handling of Member questions providing appropriate solutions and follow up to ensure resolution •Keeping records of Member interactions and file documents Qualifications: •College/University education •Excellent communicator (written and verbal) - French an asset •Excellent to superior time management and organizational skills •Must possess strong multi-tasking skills and be able to work independently •Skilled user of MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook (or similar package)

If you are interested in this challenging position, please email or fax your resume including salary expectations to: EMAIL: trp@newmarketgroup.com FAX: 905-898-0162 Web: (www.newmarketgroup.com)

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), NMG will provide reasonable accommodations, accessible formats and communication supports upon request to persons with disabilities who take part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

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DUCT CLEANING TECHNICIAN Require valid G drivers licence, clean abstract. Experience preferred but not necessary.

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Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm • 905-853-2527 • Toll Free 1-800-743-3353 • Fax 905-853-1765 For delivery questions, please contact 1-855-853-5613 TAIT, Alicia Anne (nee Hopley) 1965 - 2016 In her 51st year, we sadly lost the best mom/wife/daughter/sister/aunt/friend far too soon. Wife of Michael and mother of Camryn and Spencer, daughter of Yvonne and Bill Hopley, sister of David and Karen. Alicia fought a brave battle against breast cancer and passed away on January 4th, 2016 surrounded by her family.

She will be loved and missed by all.

Family and friends will be received at the Ogden Funeral Home, 4164 Sheppard Avenue East (East of Kennedy Rd.) Scarborough on Thursday, January 7th from 2-4 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. Complete Funeral Service will be held in the Ogden Chapel on Friday, January 8th at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow.

If desired, memorial donations to the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

RAMER, Leonard

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Interment Wideman Cemetery.

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Grace Marcil In loving memory of a cherished wife and mother who passed away on January 11th, 2015.

Always in our hearts, André, Anne-Marie, Mathieu and David.

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Loving husband of the late Ada (Hoover). Dear father of Paul, loving grandfather of Rebecca, Hannah and the late Justine. Fondly remembered

by Jane and survived by his siblings Sydney (Viola), Elsie McDowell and Grace Ramer. Predeceased by brothers Jonas and Elvin.

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A-PARRIS MOVERS Long/short, big/small, residential/ condos/ commercial. Quality service. Affordable/ reliable. 905-758-2848, 416-677-2848 www.parrismovers.ca

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RICHMOND HILL- Mill Pond- 2 bedrooms, 4 piece bath, livingroom, appliances, C/A, C/V, laundry, separate entrance, near transit/shopping. $1400 inclusive or $750 inclusive per room. Immediate.

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QUEENSVILLE 2 bedroom lower and partial main level apt.

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First, last and work references required.

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RICHMOND HILL Bayview/ Major Mackenzie 1 bedroom apt in building.

References a must. January & February.

Call 905-883-0544 between 9am-8pm

AURORA- YONGE/ Murray area. 3 bedroom main floor, clean, quiet, laundry, parking, newly renovated, hardwood floors. Close to park, school, amenities. February 1st.

Non-smoking/pets $1450. inclusive.

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MAIN STREET Newmarket 1 bedroom basement with 1 parking space. $820+ utilities For information call after 6pm 905-939-7110

STOUFFVILLE Senior apartments, bachelor apartment, ground floor w/patio, available in building with elevator. Stove, fridge. Parking available. Available now. 905-709-2300

BRADFORD 2 bedroom lower apartment, laundry, separate entrance, a/c. $1000 all inclusive. Non-smoking/ pets.

February 1st. Phone 416-206-0204

EAGLE/LORNE - 1 bedroom upper level, bright, spacious, legal with private balcony, 1 parking, laundry, no pets, no smoking. $1100 inclusive. Immediate 905-717-7394

Newmarket 2 bedroom apartment on top of retail store, Private entrance. Available immediately. $850 +utilities. Letter of employment required.

Please call George after 2pm 905-683-6719.

AURORA- BACHELOR Downtown Yonge. Upper bright with heat. Appliances. Parking. No smoking. No pets. Immediate. $950.

First/Last. Call Ron 416-605-7457

NEWMARKET- GORHAM/ LESLIE Open concept 1 bedroom, 700sqft basement apartment. Great lighting, granite, fireplace, laundry. Exceptional references required.

Non-smoking/ pets. $1050 inclusive.

After 7pm 416-254-7119

NEWMARKET -ONE bedroom walkout, close to Upper Canada Mall, separate entrance, parking, fridge, stove. No smoking/pets. $900 inclusive.

Available immediately 905-235-6852, 905-392-8452 between 12pm-8pm.

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Holy Spirit Thou make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal. You who give the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank You for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from You no matter how great the material desire may be. I want to be with You and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory.

Amen. Person must pray this 3 consecutive days without stating one’s wish. After the 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this as soon as your favor has been granted.

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Rooms for Rent and Wanted

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January 20, 2016 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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January 26, 2016 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Open house format: Self-guided review of material with staff available to answer questions.

For more information, please contact 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75513 or watermasterplan@york.ca. Please let us know if you need any accommodation due to a disability to participate fully in an open house.

Comments and feedback can also be given through york.ca/wwmp and social media using #YRYourSay. The Water and Wastewater Master Plan update follows requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment master planning process. Completion of this update is expected in 2016.

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