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York Regional Police have laid multiple drug charges against three people, including the parents of the young children who were in a home that exploded and caught fire, injuring

six people March 15 in Markham. Investigators allege the residence was being used for a drug production lab where THC resin was being extracted from marijuana, commonly done to produce other types of drugs. Police and Markham Fire and Emergency

Services responded to reports of an explosion and a fire at a residence at 45 Douglas Haig Dr. in the area of Steeles Avenue and McCowan Road last Tuesday. A 30-year-old man at the scene was transSee HOUSE, page 14.

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Schedule ‘B’ Class Environmental Assessment for the Markham Road Sanitary Sewer and Fairtree Sewage Pumping Station and Forcemain Improvements THE STUDY The City of Markham has initiated a Schedule ‘B’ Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to develop a Sanitary Servicing Strategy for the Fairtree Sewage Pumping Station (SPS) and Markham Road Trunk Sanitary Sewer Catchment Area to support existing servicing needs and projected growth. The existing trunk sewer currently services a catchment area of about 1027 hectares. Most of this area is developed, except for redevelopment applications and greenfield development planned or projected within and in close proximity to the existing area. The study area is generally bound by Steeles Avenue to the south, Ninth Line to the east, the rail line to the north, and about Brimley Road to the West.

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Monday, April 11, 2016 • 7 p.m. (Presentation) Markham Civic Centre – Council Chamber 101 Town Centre Boulevard Markham Council recently adopted a new Official Plan which will accommodate expected population and employment growth to 2031. The Region of York is now planning for growth to 2041. Population and employment growth to 2041 has been assigned to the Region through the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The Region must amend its Official Plan with a strategy for accommodating this growth by 2018.

For more information, please contact: Marg Wouters, Senior Manager, Planning & Urban Design mwouters@markham.ca • 905-477-7000 ext. 2909

THE PROCESS The study is being completed as a separate Schedule ‘B’ Class EA study in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Class Environmental Assessment process for Master Planning (MEA, June 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011). The Class EA process includes public and review agency consultation, evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the potential effects of the proposed improvements and identification of reasonable measures to mitigate any adverse impacts that may result.

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SALE OFTHE LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MARKHAM Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on April 7, 2016, at the Clerk’s Department, City of Markham Municipal Office, Main Level, 101 Town Centre Blvd., Markham Ontario. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the City of Markham Municipal Office, 101 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. Description of Lands: Roll No. 19 36 020 136 60640 0000; PIN 03047-0723(LT); Block 70, Plan 65M3459; Markham; File No. 14-32 Minimum Tender Amount: $8,162.96 Roll No. 19 36 020 111 24000 0000; Steelcase Rd W, Markham; PIN 03004-0024(LT); Parcel S-1 Section M1707; Block S Plan M1707; S/T MA90250; S/T LA603664 Markham; File No. 14-70 Minimum Tender Amount: $8,430.34 Roll No. 19 36 020 126 65046 0000; Birchmount Rd, Markham; PIN 02988-0448(LT); Part Lot 7, Plan 65M2616 designated Part 1 Plan 65R17201 except Parts 20 & 22 Plan D1004, Markham. T/W Parts 1 & 2 Plan 65R17201 as in LT990752. S/T easement Part 21 Plan D1004; File No. 14-74 Minimum Tender Amount: $132,522.63 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. For further information regarding this sale and how to obtain a prescribed form of tender, visit: markham.ca or if no internet access available, contact MirandaMiluzzi,ManagerofTaxandCashManagement The Corporation of the City of Markham 101 Town Centre Blvd., Markham ON L3R 9W3 905-477-7000 Ext. 4726 | mmiluzzi@markham.ca PLEASE NOTE: Tax Sales are not typical real estate transactions. If you are considering participating in a tax sale, it is highly recommended that you seek independent legal advice from a lawyer licensed to practice in Ontario and in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada. In addition, it is not permitted to enter upon a property that is advertised for tax sale. These are not typical real estate transactions. Entering upon a property advertised for tax sale proceedings is considered to be trespassing.

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bought a radio this week. For our kitchen and those who spend time there. It’s a wooden box, really, smaller than a shoebox, with a very good speaker. Simple, with a couple of dials. Just as the online reviews promised, the sound is amazing, with rich bass and a sort of texture I had not heard in years. It almost made me sad to think we’d gone without these kinds of sounds in our kitchen for so long. Our old kitchen radio was made of plastic, which I guess was strike one. Before it died last year, a speaker had fried, so it played one side of songs recorded in stereo. You heard parts and instruments you’d never really heard before. Which is kind of fascinating at first. Later on it’s just weird. And, of course, move around a bit in the kitchen and your body interfered with the signal and then some oldies station turned into “alternative pop” or a fact shared on a newscast was drowned out by static. Enjoying this song? Don’t move! “This just in to the news desk....”? Everyone freeze! The new radio tunes precisely. In the last couple of days I’ve tried a jazz station, a classical station, classic rock, an all-news station, CBC, an AM talk radio show. All sound great, even if the golden age of radio is long past. Don’t tell them that. When you’re an iffy cook, like myself, and it’s your turn to whip up some grub, you spend a lot of time in the kitchen getting your masterpieces sauteed and fried and boiled and whipped and strained and mashed — and the dishes cleaned. You start cooking at 5 and dinner is ready at 7:20 and you’re not sure where the time went and how everything turned out just sort of “OK” rather than wunderbar the way it does when your wife or just about anyone else you know cooks. And how did I dirty so many pots and pans? So it’s good to have a good radio there with you, to listen to music, the news, baseball games. Then your time in the kitchen was not spent in vain.

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Bernie O’Neill Until last year when the Jays had their run, I kind of forgot how great it is to listen to a baseball game on a radio broadcast, as you let your mind fill in the blanks, draw the pictures, of your hero at bat with two men on and down two strikes and he belts one into the left field seats. Or the pleasant surprises of just listening to what someone else has chosen to play, rather than what you’ve chosen thanks to “bluetooth options and wireless streaming of your favourite music” — offered on another radio I didn’t buy. People say they don’t like listening to the ads, but I don’t mind. Ads are the price you pay for listening to a lively radio broadcast for free, the same way ads pay for what we read in a newspaper or see on TV (after the cable charge) or our computer screens (after paying for Internet). I write about this, I guess, because I surprised myself. People still buy radios? It wasn’t somebody’s birthday. Christmas is long past. I just wanted it, for my family. For myself. There are a lot of ugly things going on in the world right now and it’s nice to have something you can just turn on that’s beautiful and listen in for free. And listen with someone else, share the experience, instead of standing there alone with headphones or earbuds and “your” songs. The radio actually looks like a larger radio we had when I was a kid. Maybe it’s designed to look that way — old school, with new technology inside, playing the sounds of more carefree times. You kind of wish you could tune in and hear times are good, and there is peace and prosperity in the world. But then it’s a radio, not a time machine.

Weighing in on how to keep city tidy Winter is finally over. We are expecting more outdoor activities in our community. Unfortunately, when the snow thaws, it is not hard to see cigarette butts, food wrappers, coffee cups and soft drink cans on the sidewalks and around the parks as well as the ponds. While Markham as a municipality is initiating various anti-littering campaigns and events, our residents learn the idea of not littering, although not fully practised. But there is still something that can be done – the blue bin. When we leave the blue bin at the curb, we think we are saving the world by recycling most of the household waste. However, the light items like papers and plastics are often blown away by wind and scatter on the streets, leaving our neighbourhood with pollution. Instead of hoping the garbage collector will clean

up the disaster, we as residents should take action. As a high school student, I see a simple solution to the problem. Why don’t we just place lighter items at the bottom of the blue bin and the heavier ones on top? Although the idea has been brought up before, many of our residents do not seem to care. While our city is organizing all the garbage pollution

free campaigns, I hope we can remind our community, through mass media, to keep our neighbourhood clean by arranging our blue bins properly. I have designed a poster to remind Markham residents that a small step from each of us will make our community clean and beautiful.

Andrew Koh Grade 10, Bur Oak Secondary Sch ool

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for sure,” he said. “But it doesn’t change the school, this kind of thing can happen anywhere. In any community.” Paterson, a resident of Richmond Hill, is a former English teacher and his mother, Peggy Paterson, is a former York Catholic board school principal. Paterson is one of three vice-principals at the school, near Leslie Street and Hwy. 7. The York Catholic District School Board has not yet responded to a request for comment. Investigators would like to ensure there are no further victims and are seeking witnesses who may have more information. Call York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7075 or you can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-TIPS. — With files from Michael Hayakawa

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While the federal Liberals are trumpeting their first budget as a transformative investment in Canadians’ futures, critics complain the financial document, at best, fails to deliver on key promises and, at worst, leads the country down the road to ruin. In his budget, called Growing the Middle Class, Finance Minister Bill Morneau laid out a spending spree that he said will see the government spend $11.9 billion on infrastructure, bring in a child benefit that will lift thousands of children out of poverty and help middle-income families, and kick-start the economy. But the budget also made a laughing stock of an election promise to keep the deficit at less than $10 billion, critics said. This year’s deficit will hit almost three times that benchmark at $29.4 billion. And while Morneau hopes to balance the books in five years, he didn’t put that in writing. The budget reflects the strong message Canadians have given the government to help families and make investments in the future, Morneau said. “What we’re also going to do is be prudent along the way,” he said. Investments in infrastructure include $3.2 billion for public transit, with $2.41 billion of that coming to Ontario and Quebec, $2 billion for clean water and wastewater and $3.4 billion for social infrastructure, such as housing, child care and recreation facilities. York Region chair Wayne Emmerson congratulated the government, pointing out Ottawa has committed more than $120 billion over 10 years to improve and expand public transit, increase affordable housing, modernize water and wastewater infrastructure and enhance broadband service in rural and remote communities. Emmerson, mayors and regional councillors met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal officials on a trip to Ottawa last month to lobby for a number of priorities, including the extension of the Yonge subway to Richmond Hill, advancing all-day, twoway GO service serving Markham, Stouffville, Vaughan, King, Aurora and Newmarket, completing the final four Viva rapidway segments, addressing affordable housing needs and building the Upper York Sewage System. Unlike Conservative infrastructure programs of the past, the budget doesn’t appear to invest in big ticket, job-creating initiatives such as subways, roads and bridges this time around, Thornhill MP Peter Kent said. Instead, funding appears to be going toward supporting existing transit stock, he said. The Liberals’ decision to break its promise

to keep the deficit below $10 billion will kill jobs and plague future generations with massive debt, Kent said. “We’re characterizing the budget as a nightmare budget. It has more than $100 billion in undisciplined spending projected and there’s no plan to balance the books,” he said. While he praised the government for spending money on affordable housing and affordable rental housing, which will benefit York Region, he said it will take a long time to actually get the units built.

‘NIGHTMARE BUDGET,’ SAYS KENT The Canadian Taxpayers’ panned the budget as a reckless dive into unnecessary deficits and increased public debt. “If this government held a contest to pick a title for this budget, the winner would probably be Spendy McDebtface,” director Aaron Wudrick said in a statement. “The Liberals campaigned on real change but this plan bears a striking resemblance to the last government’s ill-advised choice to plunge the country into a long string of deficits. The biggest change on offer here is absolutely no plan to get back to a balanced budget.” The taxpayers’ federation did welcome some measures in the budget, including the shift to the means-tested child care benefit. Families with incomes of $30,000 will receive a maximum of $6,400 for each child under six and $5,400 for each child age six to 17. The tax-free child benefit, which begins in July, will be reduced as household incomes rise and will be eliminated for families with incomes more than $190,000. A family with a household income of $50,000 with two children under six and two between six and 17 will get $1,200 a month or $14,000 a year under the new benefit before the loss of other tax credits are accounted for. A family with a income of $150,000 a year with two kids under six and two between six and 17 will get $622 a month or $7,475 a year. The benefits come on top of a lowering of the middle-income tax rate by 1-1/2 points and a new tax bracket for the rich. Markham-Unionville Conservative MP Saroya said the Liberals are borrowing and spending tens of billions of taxpayers’ dollars and raising taxes on families, workers and job-creating businesses, he said. “When it comes to spending taxpayer money, the Liberals just can’t help themselves,” he said in a statement. “Canadians should be concerned that the Liberals are failing to do what is necessary to encourage the private sector to invest in our economy and create wellpaying, high quality jobs.”

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The merger of PowerStream and two other municipally controlledelectricity distribution companies as well as Hydro One Brampton — that sparked friction in Markham and Hamilton, but flowed smoothly elsewhere — is moving forward. Representatives from PowerStream (owned by Vaughan, Markham and Barrie), Mississauga’s Enersource Corp., Horizon Utilities Corp. (owned by Hamilton and St. Catharines) and provincially owned Hydro One Brampton were to meet Thursday to sign the legal agreements to create Ontario’s second largest electrical distribution company, serving nearly a million customers. “The merger gives us the scale to provide savings to consumers,

increase shareholder value and allows us to make investments in technology and innovation, which is extremely important in a changing marketplace,” said Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, chair of PowerStream’s board. The deal will see the municipally owned utility companies merge into one firm then purchase Hydro One Brampton from the province for about $600 million to create a new company, know as MergeCo. until a new name is chosen. The projection is that “synergies” created by the merger will lead homeowners to save $24 to $35 annually on distribution charges, which make up about 20 per cent of your hydro bill. Those savings won’t be seen in the first five to six years. Whether or not customers’

overall hydro bill will go down depends on electricity rates, set by the Ontario Energy Board. Merger discussions began in earnest last year following an announcement Queen’s Park intended to privatize up to 60 per cent of Hydro One. In order for the merger to go ahead, it required a favourable vote from all the municipal councils involved and, at one point late last year, it appeared the deal might get short-circuited. While Vaughan, Barrie, Mississauga and St. Catharines unanimously endorsed the deal, Hamilton and Markham were divided – the final votes in those two cities were 10-4 and 7-6 respectively. Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, who serves as vice-chair of the PowerStream board, remains con-

fident the deal is a good one. “My bottom-line was two things: was it a good investment for the City of Markham to be a shareholder within MergeCo. and, more importantly, did it save money for electricity customers in our communities? And the answer to both those questions was yes.” Before the merger and acquisition deal is finalized, it must get regulatory approval from the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). That could take up to six months, according Scarpitti. When it’s up and running, the new firm will have corporate headquarters in Mississauga, a utility head office in Hamilton and a socalled innovation head office in Vaughan, as well as service centres in Markham and five other municipalities.

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York U. may turn to developers for student housing By Amanda Persico

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As work for Markham’s York University campus gets underway, city councillors are raising concerns about its impact on the community. While it’s speculated the major-

ity of students will commute to the Markham campus, provisions are needed for students looking to live close to campus, said York University Development Corp. president Bud Purves at a monthly meeting the city now holds regarding the new campus.

“We need something that suits both the students living close to campus and the existing residents surrounding the campus,” he said. “We don’t want to end up with a whole bunch of unregulated rooming houses.” The university is hoping to con-

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nect with local developers to build privately run student residences, Purves said. York U. also wants to work with the city to establish provisions for student housing in zoning bylaws. Planning and pre-construction work is underway on the new campus and is expected to be complete in the fall with the project going out to tender in early 2017. Meanwhile, the issue of rooming houses was also discussed during this week’s general committee meeting, where it was suggested the influx of new university students could bring an increase in rooming houses. Billy Van Gardanis came before council last fall asking the city to take action against a neighbouring rooming house near Warden and Steeles avenues. Van Gardanis said he’s been working to correct the issue for more than 18 months. “Why is nothing being done?” he asked during the committee meeting. With York U. on its way to Markham, there is a growing concern there will be more cases like this, Van Gardanis added. The challenge with rooming houses is gaining access, said the

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Looking at Earth from a distance of 400 km provides a human with a different perspective of the world. Relating that perspective from the eyes of the only three Canadians to have done so during walks in space is where Bob McDonald enters the picture. The host of CBC Radio’s

award-winning Quirks & Quarks science program brought to Markham Museum Sunday afternoon his book Canadian Space Walkers: Hadfield, MacLean & Williams Remember the Ultimate High Adventure, telling the story of the three Canadians to have ventured outside the secured hatch separating them from an eternal abyss. Chris Hadfield, Dave Wil-

liams and Steve MacLean are the astronauts in question who have stepped out the door of the International Space Station. “It’s a Canadian story and I felt a piece of Canadian history that wasn’t written about,” said McDonald, an Orillia native. “We do great stuff but don’t wave our own flag enough. These guys are role models for young people and do it in

different ways. They’ve raised the bar. Only a few have got to put suits on and go outside (into space).” McDonald compiles the perspectives of each of Canada’s space walkers from training to stepping outside the International Space Station and into space. He is able to relay their thoughts compiled from informal gatherings over lunch or dinner or a beer.

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The subject lands are situated adjacent to the intersection of Bayview Ave., Highway 407 and Highway 7 in the City of Markham, York Region. The subject lands are shown as Blocks 45, 46 and 49 on Reference Plan 65M-3226; situated in Part of Lot 10, Concession 2.

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APPLICATION #2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PARKWAY BELT WEST PLAN Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994, Subsection 6(7)(A) Proposal:

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“It’s the experience in their own words,” said the 65-year-old McDonald. “All are from very different backgrounds, but share the experience of seeing Earth from space and with unlimited boundaries.” Hadfield was the first Canadian space walker and installed the Canadarm 2 on the International Space Station. Williams, currently the CEO at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, holds the record for longest spacewalk by a Canadian. MacLean, a former competitive gymnast, is one of the original six Canadian astronauts. While he has not actually been in space, McDonald has experienced the same simulator equipment the astronauts used to train, including a flight in a zero-G airplane, a fact that dazzled his Markham audience. He explains the challenges of training underwater for the task of space walking, learning how to use power tools in zero gravity and touches on the moment the hatch opens and men meet space with only a tether to bring them back inside. Said the former Richmond Hill resident and Bayview Secondary School graduate, who now lives in Victoria, B.C.: “I’ve been in the machines that spin you around and try to confuse your up and down. It makes me impressed with what they do. “It takes a lot more training to do a space walk than people realize. It’s an exclusive club.”

BOB McDONALD: Radio host and author spoke to Friends of Markham Museum. Beyond the space station, McDonald believes the future in the space industry is in commercial space travel, led by pioneers and entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson and Elon Musk. It’s a far cry from the space race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. more than a half-century ago when the two poured money into conquering the mysterious frontier. The lecture was the fifth in a series by prominent and interesting Canadians, said Mary Brawley, a member of the board for the Friends of Markham Museum. Past speakers have included Conrad Black and archeologist Prof. Marti Latta. “Our object is to support the museum,” said Brawley. “We have highquality kids programs but we also want to be reflective of the community. Our lecture series helps raise funds for those needs.” Check markhammuseum.ca for upcoming lectures.

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club, she added. As a way to help soften the blow, Markham council agreed to include the Vaughan side of Thornhill, those with an L4J postal code, into the ice allocation formula for all user groups. That means, the TCHL would only see a loss of about 13 hours instead of 30 hours. TCHL could not be reached for comment. Ice time for the Markham Islanders club will also be impacted. The club’s current 64.5 hours would drop to 56 hours. “We don’t know what effect this will have,” said Randy Jacobs, a general manager with the Islanders club. The new policy also includes division of

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From top left: Calina Kositsky, along with Lara Bernard, Nicolas Bernard and Andrew Bates prepare for Markham’s Earth Hour walk in Cornell with lit beeswax candles. Samaira Kamani tosses the big dice in the life-size Earth Day Snakes and Ladders game. Dad Zain looks on. Jessica Yao (below, right) helps Abisha Uthayavannan cut plastic bags that go into making mats to send to areas suffering from natural disasters, part of the Milk Bag Program. The Markham Memorykeepers sing.

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Peizheng Qiu, 28, of Toronto has been charged with first-degree murder and indecent interference with a dead body after police discovered a grisly crime scene at a Thornhill home late Sunday. The investigation began after two men walked into a Scarborough division of Toronto police at 6:30 p.m. Sunday to report a body at Laureleaf Road, in the Bayview and Steeles area. One of those two men was charged, while the other was interviewed. Early Monday morning, York police pulled five body bags from the home, explaining to reporters that reports of a dismembered body are accurate and consistent with the charges the man faces. The victim will not be identified until next of kin is notified, police said. YRP Const. Andy Pattenden said the scene was “grisly and challenging” for all officers, including veteran homicide investigators. He added that the accused was to appear in a Newmarket court Monday and again on Friday, April 8. One neighbour said the home has switched hands a number of times over the last few years. Since the last time, he said he has seen suspicious activity in the home, including people coming and going at all hours of the night. There were a number of high-end cars at the site the previous night. The home has been under construction for significant period of time, he added. Another resident, who did not want to be identified, has lived in the community 50 years, confirmed his neighbour’s statement saying he witnessed a number of “weird” people in the house. “We’re so shocked,” she said. “We’ve seen all kinds of things going on in there of late.” She said a number of the homes in the area are under construction lately because of the large lot sizes in the area.

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It was a little darker than normal across York Region Saturday night. Thousands of residents throughout the area powered down during Earth Hour March 19. Newmarket-Tay Hydro reported electricity consumption dropped by 4.7 megawatts across Newmarket, a 6.1-percent decrease when compared to a typical Saturday night in March. That’s the equivalent of taking 145 homes off the grid for an hour, Newmarket-Tay representatives said. PowerStream customers in Markham,

Aurora, BradfordWest Gwillimbury, Richmond Hill and Vaughan also reduced consumption. Aurora powered down by 5.9 per cent (2.98 MWs), Bradford dropped by 7.8 (1.66 MWs), Markham and Richmond Hill lowered consumption by 4.1 (11.07 and 5.67 MWs, respectively) and Vaughan decreased by 3.7 (12.04 MW), when compared to usage patterns on similar types of days. PowerStream serves more than 375,000 customers in nine York and Simcoe County municipalities. Its control centre reported a service territory-wide 4.2-per-cent consumption reduction, down from the six per cent achieved

during last year’s Earth Hour. The 2016 PowerStream results represented a total savings of 43 megawatts in peak demand, or enough electricity to power 1,303 average-size homes over a 24-hour period. “Earth Hour is a symbolic and meaningful event for residents to demonstrate their support to help fight climate change and shed light on how we can all make a difference by reducing our electricity consumption,” Vaughan Mayor and PowerStream board chair Maurizio Bevilacqua said. “We are pleased with our customers’ response as participants in this global event.”

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SPORTS Minor atom AAA Waxers win OMHAs BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA

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The Markham Waxers AAA minor atoms have a longrange plan in mind. They took the first step towards seeing it come to fruition when they skated off with the title as Ontario Minor Hockey Association champions that culminated with a 3-0 win over the Barrie Junior Colts in the final played in Halton Sunday. In reaching the final, the Waxers went through the round-robin unscathed after posting victories over Hamilton 7-0, Barrie Junior Colts 5-4, Halton Hurricanes 4-1 and the Guelph Gryphons 6-0. While elated in directing the club to the title in his first year as their head coach, Paul Giallonardo said winning the title this season is hopefully the start of some big things down the road. A big part of that journey transpires next season when the team moves up to play major atom and in winning this year’s OMHA title as minor atoms, will have the honour in hosting next year’s OMHA AAA major atom tournament with the winner advancing to the Ontario Hockey Federation championships. “We want to keep building for the future,” Giallonardo, a former player with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League, said. “To win this year is a good tuneup for next year. That’s the idea,” he said. Citing it took a few games for his club to play as a cohesive unit with the addition of a couple of new players, Giallonardo felt the key to their late season success stemmed from a couple of factors. “During the year we got complimented on being an unselfish puck moving team,” he recalled. “But along with that we had everyone on the same page. That can be advantageous.” Among team members that contributed to the club’s title run included goalkeepers Quinn McCulloch and Nicholas Moffat, defencemen Jerod Sparrow, Frankie Marrelli, Matthew Jurincic, Owen Vigna, Avery Rauzino and Trevor O’Dell and forwards Maxime Lapointe, Joshua Pereira, Andrew Hill, Pau Sialtsis, Domenic Battaglia, Jack Good, Alex Colangelo, Nathan Aspinall and Owen Griffin. Assisting Giallonardo behind the bench were Brad Griffin, Fraser McCulloch and Valeri Aspinall.

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Crunch time Markham Royals defender Joel Knight lays a hit on Kingston Voyageurs forward Connor Bebb during OJHL playoff action at the Markham Centennial Arena Wednesday. After a strong regular season, the local Junior A squad was in tough

against the Kingston team with a game played last night that could see the hometown team, which moved from Hamilton last year, knocked out of the playoffs. Check yorkregion.com for coverage of last night’s contest.

Special hoops clinic set for high school gym The Markham Unionville Minor Basketball Association will hold a skills clinic at Bill Crothers Secondary School April 24. But unlike other basketball clinics, MUMBA is gearing the event towards a specific group of hoopsters. In particular, the event will be tailored for youths possessing an intellectual disability. Working in conjunction with Special Olympics Ontario, MUMBA noted the upcoming Special Olympics Ontario Basketball Clinic is a first-time venture with their organization.

The clinic will be in two sessions with youngsters under 13 to take to the court from 9 to 11 a.m. Athletes ages 13 to 18 will take to the floor 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In deciding to lend assistance to this program, Amanda Miles, a MUMBA spokesperson, cited Special Olympics Ontario initially approached them about the idea over the last four months. Hoping the clinic will attract a good number of players with intellectual disabilities, she said if it is well received they could expand its parameters. “They approached us about running a league, so we are going to run this

event and see what the interest is like,” she said. “If all goes well we are going to start a house league for these individuals as well. “They have a program called Partners in Play that we have been working on with them to reach out to more individuals with intellectual disabilities in the Markham area and give them an opportunity to participate in sport as well.” For those interested in attending the clinic, log on to: http:// go.specialolympicsontario.ca/mumbaclinic — Michael Hayakawa

Badminton player schools opponents at university championships Brittney Tam shuttled her way to a gold and silver medal when she took to the court as a member of the University of Toronto Var-

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HOCKEY Unionville Minor Hockey Association House league Novice — MARCH 20: Dodge Caravan 3 (Matthew Tang, Alvin Yu, Jason Cheng) vs Clean Cut Painting 3 (Isaac Tang 2, Tommy Kalogiannis); J.V. Oak Railings & Stairs 3 (Thomas Spence 2, Aidan McDowall) vs. Taco Bell 3 (Yi Nan Wang, Zi Jie Liu, Adam Lands); Clean Cut Painting 4 (Ishaan Persaud 2, Daniel Zhao, Tommy Kalogiannis) vs. J.V. Oak Railings & Stairs 0; Pace Consulting 6 (Markus Kukla Koidl 2, John Maggirias 2, Terrence Zhu, Porter Jackson) vs. Dodge Caravan 3 (Alvin Yu, Nate Judd, Aidan Alibhai).

MUMBA midget girls win at IEM tourney The Markham Unionville Minor Basketball Association major midget girls held court at the recent IEM Tournament by winning the AA Division that culminated with a 55-30 win over the DC Chameleons in Newmarket. Justina Chan was high

scorer for MUMBA with 20 points while Malaviya Nerumalan added 19. To reach the final, MUMBA defeated SBA Barron 57-34 in their opening game. Nerumalan was high scorer for MUMBA with 16 points. Facing Gladiators in their second game, MUMBA was buoyed by a 16-point effort from Vaishe Balamuraly en

39 route to a 51-43 win. MUMBA’s lone setback came in their third outing when they suffered a 43-31 loss to DC Chameleons. Nerumalan scored a teamhigh 17 points for MUMBA. With a berth in the final on the line, MUMBA rebounded to defeat SBA Granger 37-36. Nerumalan scored 13 points to lead all MUMBA scorers.

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swung a bat or donned a glove in 20 years, he felt joining the league was a great opportunity to get some exercise in a relaxed environment, make friends and get involved in the community. Grant is glad he accepted his neighbour’s invite. “It turned out to be a very worthwhile experience,” he said in reflecting on his time as a participant and currently serving as a league spokesman. “There I was playing a game I love with my newfound teammates and friends. “An additional benefit was the social side of the league. Once your game is over, that’s when the fun continues. When your team finishes playing, everyone sits on the hill overlooking Centennial diamond, socialize and watch the next game or two. There are lots of barbecues at the park and because it’s a family

oriented league, wives and family are encouraged to come on out and get involved.” With another recreational softball season just around the corner with their games played Wednesday and Sunday evenings at Markham Centennial Park, the MORSL has kept its doors open to accepting new participants. They conduct an annual player draft prior to the start of each season meaning players have different teammates each year. “At first you miss your old teammates but you eventually bond with the new guys and new relationships develop. After a few years, you have played with quite a few guys in the league and made a lot of great friends.” The league is open to anyone over 30. For information, e-mail morsl.registrar@outlook.com

Tennis club to get new clubhouse

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When the Markham Tennis Club serves up its 2017 season, it will be sporting a new look. The club’s clubhouse is set to undergo a total reconstruction after the City of Markham approved a plan Monday. Located in Reesor Park and originally constructed in the late 1960s, the club’s 500-sq.-ft. facility that is owned by the city is scheduled to be demolished and replaced with a prefabricated building. The total cost for the new structure is set at $150,000. With the club’s existing clubhouse exhibiting numerous structural issues due to age, the city recommended the existing clubhouse be demolished and reconstructed. The cost will be equally shared by the City of Markham and Markham Tennis Club, while the maximum contribution to be made by the club will be $75,000. The city will provide an interestfree loan to the Markham Tennis Club equivalent to 50 per cent of the reconstruction cost to a maximum amount of $75,000 to be paid back over 20 years with no interest. The Markham Tennis Club is to commence repayment of the loan once the new clubhouse is scheduled to be ready for use starting May 1, 2017. With the club’s original facility to be demolished this year, the City of Markham will provide the club at no cost with temporary restroom facilities and a trailer enabling the club to continue with its operation during the reconstruction.

Acknowledging the need to increase revenues in an effort to maintain its current operations that includes regular court resurfacing and court rebuilding requirements and loan repayments to the city, the club is weighing several options. These include a price increase to members, a volume increase and or implementing a special levy. Lynn Byrd, Markham Tennis Club director of memberships, was pleased with the agreement reached with their group, which has close to 300 members. With the agreement, she feels it will be a win-win situation. She said it is good for the club, the city and the surrounding community. “The old clubhouse had lots of use through the years and it was definitely time for a facelift,” she acknowledged. “It’s great for the club and will create a sense of community. “The intent of the Markham Tennis Club was to be a part of the community and to offer a means for the community to come together and have fun, exercise and with the clubhouse, have some social activities. “We have great facilities here now with six courts that are well lit and well used in the summer months.” With the creation of a new clubhouse, Byrd is optimistic it will attract new members and enhance their current programs being offered. — Michael Hayakawa

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