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York Regional Police confirmed earlier this week that a body found in a frozen pond near Edward Jeffreys Avenue and Markham Road was that of 25-year-old Taneesha Brown, who went missing Jan. 12.

Police discovered the body beneath the ice between 11:30 a.m. and noon Saturday, while conducting an extensive search in the area surrounding Bur Oak Secondary School in Markham, where they had set up a command post.

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Officers (right) take body of Taneesha Brown, discovered in a frozen pond in Markham, from a police tent across the ice to the coroner’s vehicle.

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you have with a high-powered radio.”

The Thunderbird was designed to survey the scene, while the Aerofortress was designed to send up to 50 pounds of rescue equipment.

That’s the novelty. Many of the competitors out there can carry about five pounds, he said.

“This is a way to leverage manpower,” Nasir said, adding the drones can be deployed within a couple of hours.

The eight custom designed rotors, each with about four horsepower each, make this flying machine about as powerful as a small car, Nasir said.

“It’s all custom designed,” he said. “These parts are not found in your corner store.”

It has a flight time of about 30 minutes and has a range of up to about 12 kilometres.

It took about two weeks to construct in the family garage, where Nasir welded and bolted the aluminum base.

“The design was based on what I can find or build without an engineering degree,” he said. “I didn’t have to make any new parts.”

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A tech-savvy Markham teenager is hoping to help emergency workers respond more quickly to disasters.

Mohammed Nasir, 16, started Drones for Humanity, a local company re-inventing first responder equipment.

As the name suggests, the Grade 12 Markville Secondary School student developed a set of drones that could help in natural disasters.

As recreational drones become more popular — and with it the potential for accidents — Transport Canada is working on new rules to govern the use of unmanned aircraft.

But the sole purpose of Nasir’s drones is to help.

The first drone was designed to survey the scene and the second, larger drone, was designed to deliver supplies, as well as rescue equipment.

Nasir has been taking apart small household appliances since he was a child, but the idea to build something that could help others didn’t strike until Nasir was researching the 2010 earthquake in Haiti for a school project.

“I was always interested in how things worked. How very insignificant things come together to make something with so much impact,” Nasir said. “It’s the same thing with the drone. A lot of small parts can help revolutionize disaster response.”

More than 100,000 Haitians died after a 7 magnitude earthquake hit the small nation in January 2010.

“A lot of the loss of human life came from an inefficient disaster response,” Nasir said. “And there was a shortage of volunteers compared to the millions of victims.”

In some cases, it took days or weeks to reached earthquake survivors, he added.

Nasir is currently working with the International Red Cross to develop a drone-testing project in Ghana this year. The aim of which is to test the drone’s ability to deliver rescue equipment and rescue supplies to remote locations.

Both drones are autonomous, meaning they don’t require a pilot to fly.

With a set of programmed GPS co-ordinates, the drone will fly, drop its load and return to the base.

In the case of a natural disaster, about 1,000 drones can be controlled by about two dozen people on the ground, Nasir said.

And the drones are fully electric and solar-power rechargeable.

The Thunderbird can fly for up to an hour and more than 30 kilometres away from the controller before it runs out of

Caption: Mohammed Nasir (left), seen here with his father Basheer Ahmed (bottom), started a drones for humanity company, where drones are used to bring humanitarian aid.

battery life.

The drone is equipped with a camera — soon to be replaced by a new state-of-the-art ultra high definition camera — that sends a live feed to a fully-integrated controller with a built-in computer.

With a pocket-sized Bluetooth keyboard, Nasir can change the destination, flight mode and adjust the camera.

Nasir also equipped the surveyor drone with a radio range of about 400 km.

“That’s powerful enough if it passes behind a building, the signal will bounce off surrounding buildings and eventually reach the drone,” he explained. “That’s just the peace of mind

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On the eve of a trade missiontoIndia,Markham councilors found themselves debating the value of the trips and the costs.

Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Councillor Alex Chiu and two economic development city staffers were initially set to travel to India for a 10-day mission, organized in collaboration with Markham businesses and educational institutions. The group leaves tomorrow.

Approved last fall, the mission will include visits to New Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

The trip was organized in collaboration with local businesses such as LEA Consultants, NOVO Plastics, Seneca College, York University and Quanser.

Regional councillors Joe Li and Nirmala Armstrong later joined the trade mission, but are contributing to their costs out of pocket.

This week, council approved local councillor Amanda Collucci’s last minute addition to the trade mission.

With five of 13 council members away in India, several upcoming council and committee meetings are cancelled.

With the addition of an extra council member, Scarpitti requested a bump in the initial $47,600 budget.

In a recorded vote, council voted 9-3 in favour of adding $8,900 to the trip’s budget. Local councillors Valerie Burke, Don Hamilton and Karen Rea voted against.

Both Hamilton and Rea argued costs for additional councillors should not be passed on to the taxpayer.

“I don’t support trade missions,” Rea said.

“Never have and nothing has changed.”

Councillor Alan Ho countered that those who oppose trade missions “talk from ignorance”. Ho participated in the city’s trade mission to China in the fall and in 2012.

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COUNCILLOR AMANDA COLLUCI: Will join mayor, two councillors, staff on trip. a sky as big as the well opening.

“The frogs don’t see how big the sky actually is,” he said.

Councillor Armstrong also defended the importance of trade missions.

She decided to join the city’s China trade mission last fall and paid her own way.

“I sat here and said, ‘Why can’t we do this through Skype,’” she said.

“Phone or Skype doesn’t work. The face-to-face part is so important.”

She also noted, going on a trade mission is not a vacation. The itinerary is packed with meetings.

“It’s not like I like to travel there for a holiday,” agreed Li, who was born in India. “If I don’t feel like I can contribute, I don’t want to go.”

Going on a trade mission is something each councillor should experience at some point, Armstrong argued.

Hamilton also questioned why the request for an additional member on the trade mission was coming at the 11th hour instead of being part of the initial discussion last fall.

The province is hosting a business trade mission to India during the same time.

Markham will participate in a sustainable technologies summit in New Delhi. The 17-member delegation will focus on four sectors: infrastructure, engineering and transportation; information and technology; life sciences and health care; and education.

A delegation from Markham took part in trade missions to India in 2013 and 2012.

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re you following the U.S. presidential race, and unlikely hopeful Bernie Sanders, with whom I share a first name?

While I wish him all the best, I wonder if you can win with a name like Bernie. Bernie? A name I never liked. Or should I say, others never seemed to like.

Although better as a short form. Better than Bernard.

Maybe you don’t like your first name. So this column is for you.

It was my mom’s dad’s middle name. Which is how I ended up with it. A grandpa’s name.

His first name being, of course, Patrick, Pat, or Paddy, the melodic way they said it back in his day.

Pat was also my dad’s name.

Although his first name was John.

I’ve lost you? I’m at a loss, too.

When my dad was just a boy, he was sent to live with his Aunt Kathleen and Uncle John because his baby brother, just born, was not expected to live. He did live, in the end, but had a rough start.

Yes, it was a different era (send a child away to his aunt’s because you’ve got too many kids as it is, and one is sick?).

Kathleen (they called her Loolie, a nickname) decided she wasn’t going to keep track of two fellows in the same house with the same name: John. So one day she started calling my dad Pat. He would be J. Patrick O’Neill for the rest of his days in official terms, on diplomas, his passport, at the bank, in the phone book, but just Pat to my mom and all who knew him. And Dad to me.

By the time I came into the world, Patrick was taken.They’d given the name to my older brother as his middle name, in honour of Dad and Grandpa.

I got Bernie as a first name, John as a second.

Or Bernard, being from the Latin for “brave as a bear”. An obvious choice, for any of you who have met me. The same way Leonard (brave as a lion) might make people take notice. Or not.

Around Grade 2 another Bernard arrived in my class. What?

Two sets of parents in the same area taking part in odd baby naming rituals not in step with the times?

The teacher, along the lines

Bernie O’Neill of Aunt Loolie, stated she’d like to call one of us Bernie, the other Bernard. And I thought, “Oh no.”

Suddenly, the other Bernard’s hand shot up. “I’ll be Bernard!”

Phew! Bullet dodged.

In TV sitcoms over the years, if the writers needed an oddball character, an uncle perhaps who had some strange ways, they’d name him Bernie. Or Bernard.

He was always single and could use wardrobe assistance.

Or Bernie might be a good “old person’s name” in a story. Papa’s name. Grandpa Bernie Sanders.

There was the funny movie Weekend at Bernie’s (which I actually did not see until a year or so ago) where Bernie doesn’t have any lines... because he’s dead.

Although there were a few cool Bernies out there: Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion, the hockey player; Bernie Williams of the New York Yankees; Bernie Taupin, writer of hit songs with Elton John; comedian Bernie Mac. Still, Bernie will never be in the Top Baby Names book, or the name of a character in an actionadventure movie: Bernie Bond.

Which is why I am cheering, all the way, for U.S. Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders.

His policies? Who cares!

He could well beat Hillary Clinton for the nomination and The Donald, Trump, for president.

Which would be a boon for all of us Bernies out there, in terms of our cool quotient and level of acceptedness by society.

Years of injustice corrected.

Kennedy was the first Catholic president. Obama the first black president. Hillary would be the first woman president.

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Your article about the new cat adoption shelter in the Thornhill Community Center is not accurate when it states “currently, the closest adoption facility is the Newmarket branch of the OSPCA.” The North Toronto Cat Rescue has had a shelter about 3 kms from the com-

Clarification A letter in our Jan. 21 edition titled, Tax hike needed to pay salaries, makes a reference to a previous letter but does not spell out that letter writer’s full name.

The Jan. 14 letter was submitted by Mohsin Ladha.

The Economist & Sun regrets any confusion that may have been caused by abbreviating the name.

munity centre and has been operating there for 10 years.

It is run as a charitable institution and had 175 cats adopted out in 2015 (northtorontocatrescue.com).

There are also other charitable institutions in the Thornhill area taking in stray cats and adopting them out via a foster system.

It would be appreciated if the Economist & Sun could give these charitable institutions some exposure, so that people are aware of alternatives for the adoption of both cats and dogs.

Sharon Hibbits Thornhill

Next parking spot to tackle? Airport Re: Break on hospital parking called right medicine for families, poor, Jan. 21.

Kudos to the advocacy group for finally throwing a spanner into the well oiled daylight robbery machines

that operate all over the GTA. Hospital parking should just be a beginning, but it should not end there.

May I suggest that they now take the good work a step further and apply pressure on the Pearson International Airport parking as well.

The Pearson International Airport parking authorities add insult to the injury of high parking rates by stipulating a nominal sum of a couple of dollars for the first half an hour followed by a steep hike, knowing full well that it would be impossible even for an Olympic athlete to park the car, sprint out of the parking maze and sprint back and drive off to meet the half-hour deadline.

The end result of high parking rates at Pearson is chaos at the actual terminals and the approaches to them as drivers try avoiding parking.

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The second annual Thrive show is coming to Markham this weekend at a new venue, the Markham Hilton Suites.

The health and wellness expo is presented by the Markham Economist & Sun and is once again receiving support from co-presenting sponsor York University.

The expo is excited to bring back food and nutrition expert Rose Reisman and alternative medicine expert Dr. Bryce Wylde to headline its seminar series.

Four York University professors will be giving talks on a variety of

health and aging topics.

There will also be a wide range of exhibitors and fun demos covering different aspects of the health and wellness market, including spas, alternative medicine, chiropractors, yoga, hearing experts and more.

The expo runs Saturday, Jan. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with guest speakers and presenters throughout both days.

Admission is FREE so bring your family and friends.

DR. BRYCE WYLDE: Speaker at Check www.thriveexpo.ca for all health and wellness expo. the details.

Gas station robbers wore ski masks, police say The York Regional Police HoldUp Unit is seeking public assistance identifying two suspects following a robbery at a gas station in Markham.

On Saturday, Jan. 23, at about 3:40 a.m., two men entered a gas station in the Elgin Mills Road and Woodbine Bypass area.

The men demanded cash and cigarettes from the employee, who complied and the suspects fled on foot with cash.

POLICE

BRIEFS The employee was not injured.

The male suspects are described as five-feet, six-inches tall, about 20 to 25 years old and wore ski masks to cover their faces, York Regional Police said.

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Residents would be impacted, regional chairperson says From page 1.

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Metrolinx, the agency that manages transportation planning in the GTHA, plans to introduce improved service on the Milton and Kitchener GO train lines.

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“While separation of through freight traffic from GO Transit services is positive, it would move more freight traffic through the cities of Markham and Vaughan,” a report to the committee stated.

“Local communities would be impacted by additional rail traffic through nuisance impacts, in particular, noise and dust. The volume of dangerous and/or hazardous goods moving through York Region would also increase.”

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A Metrolinx proposal could result in more freight trains running through Markham and Vaughan. York Region wants to be consulted before the provincial agency proceeds.

Regional council was expected to approve a resolution asking Metrolinx to consult with the region, Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill before proceeding with additional detailed studies relating to the re-routing of freight rail.

“This could be an impact to the three municipalities to the south. A lot more freight going through than what it is now,” regional chairperson Wayne Emmerson said.

“I know there’s lots of freight (already) going through, but this will Dr. H. Walji, O.D., M.Sc, F.I.O.S. take it off the south end of Toronto

and put it all on ours, up near us.

Now, it is right at the border, but it will have an impact to our residents, so, hopefully, the consultation will give us an idea what they are going to do. You know, (it would mean) a lot more train whistling, which everybody likes. So, we just have to make sure we’re at the table when they start the consultations.”

Continuing to develop transit is a council priority in Vaughan and the city is actively involved and providing input on numerous transportation studies, including the provincial regional express rail initiative, Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said.

“While passenger and freight rail is not under the city’s jurisdiction, we will continue to work with our government partners and the rail industry as part of our regular dialogue with CN Rail and CP Rail to ensure residents’ concerns are addressed,” he said in an email.

“The city will participate in consultations being led by Metrolinx to protect the safety of our residents and to advance the Metrolinx regional transportation plan so that our residents can receive better transit services.”

Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow could not be reached for comment.

Afternoon rush hour times worsen: study As if anyone had to tell you, your commute times are getting longer, according to the latest Ministry of Transportation travel time study.

In particular, you’re spending more time in your car during the afternoon rush hour trying to get where you’re going, the study said.

“Focusing on the a.m. peak period, it’s no wonder our corridors down in the southern municipalities are congested. We know that they’re congested and that is reflected in the incremental travel time it’s taking to go through these areas,” Stephen Collins, York Region’s director of infrastructure management and the project management office, told a committee meeting.

“The p.m. period is actually worse than the a.m. period. The (road) network is more congested and there is more delay during that p.m. peak period.”

The study details commuter travel times on roads and highways in the Greater Toronto Area in 2014.

Although the study is conducted every two years, York didn’t participate in the 2012 evaluation because the region believed significant road construction, especially in the Hwy. 7 and Yonge Street corridors, would

unfairly skew the results, Collins said.

York’s 2014 results show travel times are getting longer compared to the 2010 results.

During the morning rush, it is now taking commuters on many regional roads and highways in the region twice as long to get to work or other destinations compared to offpeak times.

Vehicles are travelling at about 30 km/h rather than the posted 60 km/h speed limit on those congested roads, the study said.

In the afternoon peak period, travel speed was reduced by almost 70 per cent, with many commuters inching homewards at about 20 km/h.

York’s slowest roads during the morning commute include: • Yonge Street southbound from Hwy. 7 to Steeles Avenue • Hwy. 7 westbound from Woodbine Avenue to Leslie Street • Donald Cousens Parkway southbound from Hwy. 7 to Steeles • Hwy. 7 eastbound from Leslie to Woodbine • 16th Avenue from

Woodbine to Leslie The slowest moving roads during the p.m. peak period include: • Leslie northbound from Hwy. 407 to 16th • Woodbine northbound from Steeles to Hwy. 7 • Hwy. 7 westbound from Woodbine to Leslie • Hwy. 7 eastbound from Woodbine to Kennedy Road • 16th eastbound from Leslie to Woodbine

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COMING UP: Today at Kingston Voyageurs, 7:30 p.m. Friday vs.

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Two wins in two games and four points. That’s about as good as you can get as the Markham Royals accomplished that feat in Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season contests last weekend that included road triumphs over the Lindsay Muskies 3-1 Friday and Stouffville Spirit 5-4 in double overtime Saturday.

The Royals maintain their hold of first place in the North Division standings by four points over the second-place Aurora Tigers, who have one game in hand.

In Saturday’s win over the Spirit, Lucas Condotta notched the gamewinning marker at 1:56 of the second overtime.

This came just moments after Royals’ goalkeeper Marcus Semiao made a big save at the other end of the ice.

Also playing an integral role for the Royals was forward Marco Azzano, who scored two power play goals that included a game-tying marker in the third.

Rylee St. Onge and Brendan Valko added single tallies during regulation that saw both clubs battle to a 1-1 tie after the opening 20 but take a 4-3 lead after two periods.

For the Royals, who outshot Stouffville 46-36, it was their third straight win.

In Friday’s game against Lindsay, Azzano ignited the offence with a pair of goals while Valko had one.

Markham outshot Lindsay, who lost their third straight and occupy the cellar in the North Division, 41-21.

INSIDER: Royals head coach Mike Galati will be absent from his position behind the bench for the club’s next game tonight in Kingston.

Galati received an abuse of officials infraction during the third period of their road game against Stouffville and was issued a one-game suspension. Assistant coach Spencer Hyman will fill the head coaching role. On the injury front, the Royals received a lift when forward Hudson Michaelis and defenceman Matt Dunlop returned to active duty for Friday’s game in Lindsay. Injured goalkeeper Nathan Colitto is expected to resume skating next week after incurring a lower body injury during a practice in November. On the down side, forward Nick Thomakos may be out for the remainder of the season, Galati cited. Incurring an upper body injury the week before, Thomaskos will be going for further x-rays to determine if surgery will be required.

GENERALLY SPEAKING: Said Galati: “We play well when we have a lot of games, hopefully we can carry our play from last weekend.”

As for possibly missing the services of Thomakos for the rest of the season, Galati said: “He’s a good player who has plenty of experience in this league. We will miss him.”

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Next, you’ll want to consider efficiency and function. Try incorporating energy-efficient lighting, including energy-saving LED bulbs or fluorescent lights, into your plans. Timers and other automatic controls can prevent waste by turning lights on only when they are needed. Solar lights can be used as accent lights, further saving energy.

Beauty When addressing aesthetics, think about the appeal of an accented landscape. Include lights to frame the front door and call attention to certain elements, such as decorative trees or water features. Use lights to light up deck stairways or to accent planters. Speak with a lighting professional about how to position lights to cover the most territory in the most attractive way possible.

Safety Safety is an important consideration when improving a home. Lighting can help illuminate potential hazards or draw attention to borders or property boundaries.

Navigating in the dark can be treacherous, so put lights along pathways and near pools or spas. Be sure that lights will clearly mark other walkways around your home, such as those leading from doors to the yard or from the garage to where trash and recycling pails are kept. If a design element such as a bridge over a water feature or a particular ornamental tree or shrub is difficult to navigate in the dark, use lights to improve visibility.

more exterior lighting. Dark homes are attractive to burglars. Eliminate dark corners by lighting up areas where thieves may be able to gain access to your home. This includes areas near doorways and groundlevel windows. Install motion-sensor lights in such areas so you are not wasting energy.

Lighting may not only deter human intruders, but also it can scare away animals.

A raccoon or skunk may think twice about hanging around your home when your property is bathed in a spotlight.

Revamping exterior lighting elements can improve the safety and the look of a home.

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The first step toward buying a home has nothing to do with deciding if you prefer a craftsman- or Tudor-style home. Before you even begin your search for a home, carefully examine your finances to determine how much is coming in and how much is going out of your household each month. Figure out how much debt you are currently carrying, be it student loan, automotive, consumer or any other types of debt.

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Be prepared when visiting lenders Prospective borrowers can make the homebuying process go smoothly by having all of the necessary documentation ready when visiting potential lenders. Many mortgage lenders will want to see some recent pay stubs (from both borrowers if buying with a spouse or partner), a couple years’ worth of W-2s and tax returns, as well as your recent bank statements.

You can always call ahead and ask lenders what they need to see when applying for a loan. Having these materials ready in advance means you will spend less time at the bank and more time finding the right home for you.

Many first-time home buyers might not realize the benefits of securing financing before they begin looking for a home. Mortgage pre approval lets buyers know how much a bank will loan them, meaning they won’t spend time looking at homes they can’t afford.

In addition, pre approval means buyers won’t lose out on their dream homes as they scramble to secure financing after making an offer.

Work with a local real estate agent Real estate agents are an invaluable resource to home buyers and are especially valuable to those buyers who have never before purchased a home.

Agents can help first-time buyers navigate the often confusing and, at times, disappointing process of buying a home.

Choose an agent who is established in the area where you want to buy a home. He or she can provide information about local property taxes and schools as well as a multitude of additional issues that first-time buyers may not think of.

Real estate agents also will also know the lay of the land regarding home prices, which can ease first-time buyers’ fears about overpaying for their first homes.

A home is the biggest purchase many people will ever make. First-time buyers may be intimidated as they begin searching for their first homes, but there are several ways to make the process go smoothly.

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The process of buying a home is rarely easy, and first-time buyers may feel overwhelmed at times.

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Please submit your resume to Sari Connell Manager, Staffing and Employee Relations By email: hr@uppercanadachildcare.com By fax: 289.982.1116 Thank you for your interest, only applicants who may be interviewed will be contacted.

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Veteran Carm Shier was admired by everyone

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f anyone needed a helping hand, they never had to reach out farther than to Carmen Shier.

“He was generous, very generous. You have the cause and Carm would support it,” his friend, Norm Smart, said while reminiscing about Shier’s life at the Newmarket branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, with fellow comrades Don Bishop and John King.

“He should be remembered for his kindness and generosity. If you were his friend, you were his friend for life.”

Shier, the last living founding father of the legion and a charter member of the Newmarket Veterans’ Association, died Dec. 22 at the age of 90.

It was standing-room only at his funeral at New Hope Methodist Church on Dec. 28.

“Sometimes, when you get into your 90s, you don’t think you have many friends around, but it (the church) was loaded,” Bishop said.

“It was a tremendous send-off for a great guy,” Smart added.

Shier enlisted with the 2nd Royal Canadian Artillery on Aug. 13, 1943 at the age of 18.

After serving as a gunner in France, Holland and Germany, he was discharged on June 14, 1946.

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Carm Shier 1945 Service Medal and the France Star.

After returning home, he began a career as an aircraft worker.

He met his future wife, Margaret, while she was working at a bank in Aurora and a romance blossomed.

The couple had a son, David, who died about 20 years ago.

Margaret died about 14 years ago, after battling Alzheimer’s disease.

“They most definitely had a lov-

ing relationship. When she was in hospital, he went every day to feed her morning, noon and night,” Smart said, adding Shier had a good sense of humour.

“I remember Carm coming into the club one time and he said, ‘I think my wife is getting better.’ I said ‘What do you mean, Carm?

She has Alzheimer’s.’ He said, ‘I know, but every day I go in and say, ‘Do you know who I am?’ and Margaret says, ‘Yes, I know who you are.’ Today, I went in and said, ‘Margaret, do you know who I am?’ and she said, ‘If you don’t know, I’m not telling you’.”

In 1947, Shier joined the legion and over the next seven decades, served in a wide variety of roles, including first and second vicepresident, sports officer, sick and visiting officer and a member of the financial committee.

Always helping out at the branch, it was unheard of for Shier to turn down a request to help in any way.

He assisted every year with the Remembrance Day poppy campaign, a cause near and dear to his heart.

He also helped for many years with setting up the crosses and candles for the candlelight vigil at the cenotaph.

Until it was cancelled, Shier helped with the legion’s annual soapbox derby on Main Street.

Celebrate a life well lived!

“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.”

Always an active participant in the legion’s sports and recreation activities, Shier was particularly proud of being on the winning 10-man provincial championship cribbage team in 1960.

“He was as proud as a peacock,” Bishop said.

If Shier, an avid card player, ever lost a game, his friends at the legion would tease him by taking the championship plaque off the wall and vowing not to return it until he was on a winning streak. “‘I’ll have you up on charges,’ he’d say,” Bishop laughed.

Shier was a founding member of the veterans’ association and served on the executive board for more than 30 years in many roles, including president more than once.

One of his most noted contributions was performing the roll call every year at the Decoration Day services, a role he performed up until last June.

Shier also played baseball in the veterans’ league in Bradford well into his old age.

For 49 years, he volunteered with the annual Newmarket house league hockey tournament, always honoured to be the one to drop the puck on opening night.

Shier was a proud member for many years of the men’s a cappella singing group, the Upper Canada Chordsmen Chorus.

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He donated financially to more than a dozen charities, including the Alzheimer Society of Canada, and also sponsored two children through UNICEF. Always up for anything, Shier and a group of friends began taking annual trips together after Margaret died.

He enjoyed ice fishing and never met a breakfast he didn’t like.

“He would eat breakfast four times a day. He loved to go out for breakfast. He loved fat and salt,” Bishop said.

“And he was just a little guy,” King added.

Shier was well loved and respected, Bishop said.

“He was the type of man who would never say anything derogatory about any person. He always had something nice to say about everybody,” he said.

“He was very well admired by everybody in town. There was nobody who disrespected Carm.”

King agreed.

“The women used to say he was a very sweet man, which was true.

You can’t get around that,” he said.

Shier is survived by his twin sister, Linda Silver, and sisters Verna Williamson and Gwen Brown, brother-in-law Richard Bielat and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by sister June Lee and brothers Wes and Trevor.

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