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When Don Reesor took over the family grave digging business from his uncle in 1985, he was still using just a shovel and wheelbarrow to dig plots.

He would shovel out half a grave early in the morning before heading to his job as a probation officer.

After his day job, his wife would help him finish off the grave before the couple and their two young children would eat a picnic dinner on the

grounds of one of the many small cemeteries where he worked.

Reesor, who owns DRX Excavating and Lawn Care, has seen many changes that have affected See FINAL, page 3.

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ack in 1867, the year of Confederation, when residents would take a horse and buggy to the outskirts of their small town to bury a loved one, it must have seemed like the 18 acres of the new Newmarket Cemetery would last forever.

But on this chilly spring day as a funeral procession arrives, cemetery board secretary Dave Evans wonders if there will be enough time to find land, get approvals in place and develop a new graveyard before the existing cemetery runs out of room.

The cemetery is 10 years or so away from not being able to service any more casket burials, although it would still be able to accept cremation interments, said Evans.

“In terms of our planning, (it is a growing concern) because it takes 10 to 15 years to be able to buy a site and get all the approvals and open it…We’re very close if we can’t do something and get ourselves started,” he said.

“We’re infilling areas. By just

leaving the ring road and taking out the smaller roads and taking out some old pathways where horse and buggies went through, if we maximize it, if we don’t get a plague, (we can extend the life of the cemetery as much as possible).

More people are going to cremation, so that makes it longer.”

Newmarket tops the list of York Region municipalities in urgent need of new cemetery land, according to study by consultant LEES + Associates Architects and Planners.

The need will soon reach a critical stage in Georgina, East Gwillimbury, Aurora and Richmond Hill, according to the report, which some in the cemetery industry are praising as the first comprehensive municipal cemetery needs analysis in Canada.

“In my mind, York Region is the first region to even recognize the problem and to reach out to the industry to understand the problem, so my hat’s off to York Region for doing this,” said Glen Timney, vice-president of corporate development for the Mount Pleasant Group, which owns a number of funeral homes, cemeteries and

mausoleums, including Elgin Mills Cemetery in Richmond Hill.

In addition to a lack of cemetery land in certain areas, there is also an impending need to provide more dedicated graveyard space for some religious and cultural groups, most notably Roman Catholics.

Also, the industry is growing increasingly worried about the fact Toronto is running out of cemetery land with families looking north for grave sites.

“In isolation, some areas of York Region have sufficient land. Other areas will be running out. But the major issue is the city of Toronto will be out of cemetery space in 20 to 30 years and there is no more land available in the city of Toronto for cemetery space,” Timney said.

“So, the regions around Toronto, and Mississauga will be in the same situation and we have to be prepared to have sufficient cemetery space to accommodate Toronto and Mississauga. That’s the major issue. That bridge has never been crossed anywhere in Canada before.

These are the first major centres in Canada that, all of a sudden, we’re running out.”

Our society doesn’t like to think about death and the need for cemeteries, Evans said.

‘live forever’ “It’s a cultural thing that has been foisted on us. Because of Hollywood, youth, we’ll live forever, we’re all beautiful people. That sense that we don’t necessarily venerate the elderly like other cultures do,” Evans said.

Avoiding dealing with the needs of the dead is often no different for government leaders, he said.

Municipal planners and politicians appear more likely to address the housing, recreational and employment needs of growing communities than cemetery plots.

Besides, cemeteries don’t pay property taxes or development charges when they build new graveyards, meaning municipalities aren’t exactly rushing to welcome them, Evans said.

“They (municipalities) don’t want us because we represent no taxes. It’s something they don’t want to think about, but this document tells them they do (need to) and they need to remove obstacles.”

Overall, there are sufficient cemetery lands in the region to accommodate the 232,000 York residents who are expected to die between now and 2041, even as the region’s senior population increases by 148 per cent during that time.

But lack of graveyard space in Toronto will put pressure on York, the report said. Toronto residents already account for 33 per cent of cemetery sales in the region.

The region has heard the concerns of the cemetery industry and is working to come up with policies to address them, Sandra Malcic, the region’s manager of planning and environment in long-range planning, said.

“We’re going to have a lot of consultation with the industry and the province because they’re really key in the discussions. But the hope is that we can develop a pretty proactive policy,” she said.

“We don’t figure it will be perfect, but we’re hoping it will go a long way to showing the industry that we’re committed to meeting the need and hoping we can work together to get a policy framework that will allow us to do so.”

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the cemetery industry in York Region over the past three decades.

The population has roughly tripled as subdivisions have gobbled up valuable land, but while urban planners and politicians have made room for houses, schools, hospitals, libraries, fire halls, and recreation centres, the idea of setting aside land for cemeteries has often been ignored, possibly because graveyards don’t pay property taxes and development fees.

‘So, it’s not like you can just go out into the forest and bury somebody.’

Aging baby boomers are causing the region’s seniors population to skyrocket. They will make up the bulk of the 232,000 residents who will die over the next quarter century.

With Canada welcoming about 250,000 newcomers a year, with most immigrants settling in major urban areas such as the Greater Toronto Area, Vancouver and Montreal, the region has had an influx of many ethnic groups with various cultural cemetery customs.

Small community graveyards containing a few hundred souls have given way to major cemetery and funeral companies.

“There will be no more one-acre, two-acre cemeteries any more. They are a thing of the past, as far as I’m concerned. That’s my thought,” Reesor said while standing just outside the fence of the 204-year-old Dickson Hill Cemetery just off Hwy. 48 near 19th Avenue in Markham, where he also sits on the board of directors.

“It will be 100-acre, 200-acre commercial cemeteries and the big guys are going to be running them. I’m third generation (as a grave digger).

There could be another generation that does it, but it’s a dying thing.”

A new cemetery needs analysis by consultant LEES + Associates Architects and Planners warns of an impending shortage of cemetery

land in the region.

While there is enough cemetery land in the region overall to meet the needs for the next 25 years, the report warns of a critical shortage is on the horizon in some communities and among some religious groups.

Strange to think of Canada, with its abundance of land, running out of cemetery land, but major urban centres such as Toronto and Vancouver are beginning the feel the crunch of dwindling graveyard space, says Gary Carmichael, vice-president of government and corporate affairs with Arbor Memorial, which has 41 cemeteries, 28 crematoria and 92 funeral homes across Canada, including in Newmarket, Stouffville, Markham and Woodbridge. An application for a cemetery with 50 acres of burial space in Dickson Hill, just south of Stouffville, is now before the Ontario Municipal Board.

“When you think of Canada, if I can get on my soap box for half a second, you think of this great, wide, expansive land, but cemeteries are regulated land use. So, it’s not like you can just go out into the forest STAFF PHOTO/NICK IWANYSHYN and bury somebody,” Carmichael Third-generation grave digger Don Reesor at Dickson Hill Cemetery, just off Hwy. 48, in Markham. said.

NOT JUST CANADA But while lack of cemetery land may be just making its way onto the radar screen in Canada, it has long been an issue in other parts of the world, experts said.

“Increasingly, this is a problem affecting mega-cities. Mega-cities have been completely taken over by the scale of demand. Burial space hasn’t kept pace. There is a need for step–change in the way they are trying to deal with that as an issue,” Julie Rugg, a senior research fellow at the University of York’s Cemetery Research Group in England, said.

“In all of these places, you see cemetery provision is creaking under the weight of demand and they really have to think strategically about how to deal with it.”

Different cities and countries face different challenges, including “archaic” laws banning re-using graves, a lack of land, financial hardship in purchasing new property, regulatory hurdles, a reluctance by

politicians to plan for cemeteries and often no laws forcing them to address the issue, Rugg said, adding Scotland has just passed legislation requiring local governments to deal with cemetery space.

Although cremation rates are rising worldwide, communities around the world have resorted to creative means to make the most of their limited cemetery lands.

‘Mega-cities have been completely taken over by the scale of demand.’

While owning a cemetery plot in perpetuity is the law in Ontario, residents of some European countries only buy a cemetery plot for a certain number of years.

If the family doesn’t continue to pay for the space, the grave is reused for someone else.

About a century ago, landsqueezed San Francisco relocated its cemeteries to a community about 10 miles south.

In Hong Kong, families store ashes in funeral homes, waiting years for a space in a public or private cemetery to open up.

The lack of cemetery land is not an issue discussed much among average residents in Brazil or covered in the media, Daniel Cabral, a tour guide in Rio de Janeiro, said.

However, he pointed out the city has just welcomed a vertical cemetery, featuring a chapel, lagoon, peacock garden, waterfalls, an aviary with parrots and toucans and a small restaurant.

Meanwhile, Brazil’s city of Santos contains the world’s tallest vertical cemetery, which stands 32 storeys tall.

Canada has, so far, been able to avoid much of the angst surrounding dwindling cemetery land experienced in other areas of the world,

according to Bruce S. Elliott, a history professor at Carleton University in Ottawa specializing in cemeteries and gravestones.

york region praised “The two things in life that are certain are death and taxes and certainly death is something we all have to face. We have to do something with human remains and as long as we feel that human remains deserve respect and shouldn’t just be thrown out with the trash, then we have to acknowledge we need to treat those remains with respect.

Our views of what constitutes dignified treatment change. Cremation was initially a hard sell in a lot of circles,” he said. “When burial spaces in municipalities begin to run out, it will then be forced on to the agenda of local governments and it’s something local governments should think about. I think York Region should be commended for doing that study.”

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When a new neighbour moves into the neighbourhood, it is only natural to be curious.

In more than three decades, Milliken Mills resident Pam Wilson noticed very little activity next door.

But several months ago, there was a flurry of activity – from cars and voices to workers digging.

Wilson lives next door to the St. John’s 5th Line Church Cemetery, one of five active cemeteries owned and maintained by the city.

The cemetery is one of 17 abandoned cemeteries in Markham.

According to Ontario law, if a cemetery is abandoned, the municipality it is in becomes the owner and is responsible for all rights and obligations to it.

St. John’s 5th Line Church Cemetery – located on Warden Avenue, south of Denison Street – is a little more than a quarter the size of a high school sports field and is surrounded by residential homes on the north, east and west sides.

Each morning for about 37 years, Wilson went out to feed the birds living in the hedge abutting the cemetery.

“It didn’t feel right,” said Wilson.

“How can they disturb those resting there?”

Over the past three decades, Wilson has had the house blessed as well as undertakes feng shui for her family home.

Relatively quiet Other than the rare interment every couple of years, the scared place was relatively quiet.

That is until the last month or so when the retired therapist noticed eight new plots in the local cemetery.

There was fear the city was moving coffins from one cemetery to another in an effort to expropriate land for development, which is a provincial offence.

That is not the case, said John Byer, the vice-chairperson of the Markham Cemetery Board.

In fact, St. John’s is one of five active cemeteries where plots are still available to be sold – about 30 to 35 plots.

“I understand the concern,” Byer said. “This is a an active cemetery, but there hasn’t been activity for several years.”

The eight new plots Wilson witnessed were ones that were recently sold, he added.

In one case, a recent funeral led to the children of the deceased purchasing the adjacent plots.

“For some reason, every once in while, there is a snowball of activity – friends and family buying plots after a funeral,” Byer said.

Since the cemetery does not have

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With a fence on three sides and Warden Avenue to the west, St. John’s 5th Line Church Cemetery still has plots available. a separate driveway or parking lot, visitors are forced to either block traffic along Warden Avenue or park elsewhere and walk to the cemetery.

That might make this particular burial location a little less alluring, Byer added.

More often the plots purchased are also for persons who do not have the funds necessary for a lavish funeral.

Local residents won’t necessarily see a funeral coach at this particular cemetery, Byer said, more likely it would be a converted SUV. “I can understand how seeing an SUV would look suspicious,” he said. “But everything is on the up and up.”

The cemetery was initially affiliated with a chapel, where Wilson’s house currently sits.

A fire from a light-

ning strike destroyed the church in the late 1920s and the first recorded burial was of a man who fell from the church roof.

Interment rights are available for purchase at five city owned cemeteries: Buttonville Cemetery, 9171 Woodbine Ave.; Eckardt Cemetery, 7872 McCowan Rd.; First Markham Baptist Cemetery, 10080 Ninth Line; Hagerman West Cemetery, 7782 Kennedy Rd.; and St. John’s 5th Line Church, 7285 Warden Ave. Internment plots at Bethel-Lunau and Thornhill cemeteries are sold out, but burials are still available for existing plot owners.

There are no plots available or burials at the city’s other 10 cemeteries.

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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.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

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: $8,291.57 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

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.

(905) 471-EYES (3937) Dr. H. Walji, O.D., M.Sc, F.I.O.S.

Another of the city’s 17 abandoned cemeteries, Quantztown cemetery is on the west side of McCowan Road, between Hwy. 7 and 16th Avenue. The hamlet was settled by descendants of Melchior Quantz, who emigrated from Germany in the 1790s. The earliest marker is dated 1844, the last, 1946.

Tucked at the back is a tall stone bearing the name Sophia Quantz, who died 1882 at 75. She was the wife of George Haacke, buried with her, who died four years later at 86. He was the son of John Haacke, who settled in Markham with his wife, Hannah Adams, reportedly a cousin of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States.

There are several graves of children there. While the stories of some premature deaths aren’t spelled out on most stones, one is. “In memory of Darius Witter,” one reads, “who was killed by the falling of the Desjardine’s (sic) railroad bridge - March 12, 1857.” On that date, 90 passengers were on a Great Western Railway train from Toronto to Hamilton. As the train neared its destination, the swing bridge over the Desjardins Canal collapsed. The train plummeted into the frigid canal, killing 59. Darius Witter was 30.

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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.

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Elgin Mills Road), Cashel at 10835 Kennedy Road (north of Elgin Mills), Clendennen, 56 Miramar Dr. (16th Avenue and Ninth Line area), Hagerman East, 7791 Kennedy Rd. (north of

14th Avenue), Pingle Burying Place (Lot 22, Concession 6), Quantztown, 9112 McCowan Rd. (south of 16th Avenue), Raymer, 3 Wales Ave. (Hwy. 48 and 16th Avenue area), Reesor Pioneer, 9035 Reesor Rd. (south of 16th Avenue), St. John’s Lutheran, 8933 Woodbine Ave. (south of 16th Avenue), Thornhill (Pioneer) Methodist, 11 Normark Dr. (north of Bay Thorn Drive) and Wurtz Family Cemetery, Reessor Road, east side (north of Hwy. 7) Three cemeteries, designated as “pioneer, abandoned or inactive” are maintained by third parties: Angus Glen Farm, 10080 Kennedy Rd., managed by Angus Glen Golf Club; Brownsburger (Boyle), 10390 Reesor Rd. on the Pickering Airport Lands, managed by Transport Canada, and Thompson on Box Grove Golf Course, Lot 5, Concession 8, managed by Markham Green Golf Club.

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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gainst the terrible daily news stories and poignant social media posts about the Fort McMurray conflagration, Ontario and all York Region communities marked Emergency Preparedness Week last week.

Although many of us — myself included — don’t pay much attention to safety awareness campaigns held each year, it was impossible to ignore the stark realities illustrating why families should prepare for disaster.

Disaster struck May 3 in the northern Alberta town, and all Canadians have been watching in horror as 80,000 people — that’s the population of Newmarket — were forced to evacuate the flaming ruins of their community.

Can we learn a lesson from this tragedy before it’s too late for our own families?

The Region of York has a 99-page document on the ‘Risks in our area’. But if 99 pages is too daunting and time consuming for you to read, just click on your municipality’s website and find ‘Make an Emergency Plan’ or ‘Assemble a 72-Hour Kit’.

I clicked on the latter for Richmond Hill and found a two-page PDF of fairly simple — but vital — information and tips to follow to ensure my family is ready for a fire, flood, ice storm or any such emergency.

No one would dare say anymore, that ostrich-head-in-thesand statement: “It can’t happen here”.

The December 2013 ice storm in Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill was a true disaster for those who lost power for days or had ice-coated trees topple on their properties.

An even more recent ice storm in March of this year caused $25-million in damage for residents in Newmarket and Georgina.

Flooding in a freak July 2013 rainstorm stranded passengers on a Richmond Hill-bound GO train.

Those people rescued by rubber dinghies would certainly tell you

Marney Beck that disasters can — and do — happen unexpectedly.

We can’t change the weather patterns and even the most environmentally committed residents know that climate change won’t be slowed or solved in a few years — or perhaps even in a generation.

The only thing we can do — besides donating generously to the Red Cross for fellow Canadians in Fort McMurray ($54 million to date, incredible!)— is get our own family ready for any emergency, large or small.

According to a federal emergency link at www.getprepared.gc.ca, it only takes 20 minutes to make a family emergency plan online.

Before you click on the link, consider what safe exits you have from your home and neighbourhood; what meeting place you want to reunite with family members at work or school; your plan for pets; and know vital contact numbers for people close by (neighbours) or out of town (family).

Have you seen black humour social media posts from Fort Mac evacuees saying in their panic to flee they took silly things with them such as a bear head trophy off a wall, or junk food treats, leaving behind key and precious objects?

We all need to know where health and insurance documents are, or passports, to grab quickly.

And it may sound mundane, but does each person in your home know the location of fire extinguishers, water valve, electrical panel, gas valve and floor drain?

As each of those 80,000 evacuees would no doubt agree, we should all be prepared for disaster.

Re: Airport closure in holding pattern, May 5.

I read that within the mixed use plan for the soon to be former Buttonville airport that there are suggestions to include a 60-storey office tower.

For comparison purposes and to give the Markham/ Richmond Hill and York Region residents some perspective this tower would be 2/3 the height of the Empire State Building in New York City.

Do we really need a building of this magnitude blotting our landscape?

Why not several shorter towers? Say four 15-storey towers?

As for the planned lake on which dragon boat races can be held?

Dare I suggest that it may well end up as did the proposed lake at “Cathedral-

town”.

I for one just hope that between our local politicians, regional politicians and our planning boards some good old common sense will prevail and the end result will be a development with which we can be proud.

Bill Goss MARKHAM

Do math on council’s remuneration hike Re: a recent Toronto Star article about raises for members of the Markham Enterprises Corp., the holding company for the city of Markham that owns the city’s share in Powerstream.

To quote from the article, “We put a lot of hours in . . . some of the meetings were six hours or more,” said Ward councillor Karen Rea, who supported the motion.

The article stated that the motion had no report or preamble attached to it, and called for all the directors with MEC, to receive $5,000 a year stipend and $325 per meeting, up to a maximum of 16 meetings, backdated to Jan. 1, 2015.

So, let’s do the math: 16 meetings x $325 per meeting = $5,200 Annual stipend = $5,000 Hours worked = 6 hours, 6 x 16 = 96 hours Hourly compensation is ($5,200 + $5,000) / 96 = $106.25 per hour I can think of 99% of the Markham population that would jump at the chance to earn $106 an hour!

Council should be ashamed of this self-rewarding behaviour at the taxpayers’ expense, especially when MEC’s financials and operations are non-transparent.

Eric Tuori MARKHAM

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Depending on who you ask, Ontario’s plans to expand the Greenbelt and manage growth will either result in unwieldy intensification or protect the environment.

“The push is for intensification. At the end of the day, what we’re looking at is more condos and more townhouses. What the growth plan really does is restrict housing choice,” Joe Vaccaro, executive director of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association said. “Everyone is going to have to build up. What does building up mean in places like Markham, where they have unbelievable condo growth? What does it look like?”

Hinged on recommendations from a land use planning review advisory panel, chaired by former Toronto mayor David Crombie, the province has proposed a number of plans to mitigate urban sprawl and support the protection of natural heritage.

While the announcement is still in the high level phase, it is a step in the right direction, said Markham/ Thornhill Councillor Valerie Burke.

This is a good news story for curbing urban sprawl and growing the greenbelt, she said.

“We have to wait and see how this will all shake out for Markham,” she said. “Sometimes the government does the same old thing. But it sounds like a change of pace.”

While more intensification might mean more condos, it also means more hope for the Yonge Street subway extension and more affordable housing options, she said.

And the province’s nod to municipalities to build up existing urban areas also adds protection to whitebelt lands as well, Burke said.

But the province could have done more to protect farmland in the province, she added.

Included in the report are plans to map and protect natural heritage and agricultural lands by 2018. Also, the province included more protection for urban river valleys, such as the Don River and Dufferin Creek.

Another good sign, Burke said, is the inclusion of climate change and sustainability plans within a municipality’s official plan.

Tim Gray, executive director of Environment Defence, applauded the announcement. “(It) is great news for Ontarians who care about local farms, forests and sustainable communities,” he said. “We’re pleased that the province is showing leadership with new protections for the Greenbelt, including sensitive water supplies and natural heritage systems, while supporting the agricultural sector and protecting farmland.

“More Ontarians want to live in mixed-use walkable neighbourhoods that are close to amenities like public transit. The stronger intensification targets in the Growth Plan should help slow unnecessary lowdensity sprawl that is bad for the environment, expensive to provide services to and diminishes quality of life in the Greater Golden Horseshoe,” Gray added.

“However, the province must ensure these targets are mandatory. Only then will the Growth Plan create complete communities across the region that are affordable and sustainable.”

Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Ted McMeekin said the plan is a bold step forward for the environment and managing growth in communities.

Amendments include strengthening protections for employment lands and transit corridors; requiring zoning along transit corridors to provide adequate density; requiring at least 60 per cent of annual new residential development to be within the existing built-up area of a city; and increasing density targets for greenfield areas.

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They are both 8 oz. size (225 g. if you think metric) and both are made every day right before your eyes. The third type is our regular burgers which weigh in at 1/3 of a pound, and they’re real good too!

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The proposed 407 Transitway, still in the planning stages, is already outdated, say several Markham councillors who argued light rail is the better way for the region.

“This is typical Ontario government,” Councillor Colin Campbell said of the province’s plan for bus rapid transit (BRT) along the south side of Hwy. 407.

The transitway will span 150 km from Burlington to Oshawa with up to 50 bus stations along the route.

“It’s 50 years behind,” Campbell said. “The province is playing catch-up instead of planning ahead.”

During a recent city committee meeting, councillors heard from a transportation consultant, Khaled El-Dalati, on the state of the 407 Transitway plans.

The eastern portion stretches 19 km from east of Kennedy Road in Markham to Brock Road near Pickering.

There are eight possible station locations, five of which are confirmed: Markham Road, Ninth Line, Donald Cousens Parkway, Whites Road and Brock Road. The province is also protecting land for a station at McCowan Road, York-Durham Line and Rossland Road.

The environmental assessment for the central portion of the Transitway, which cuts across York Region with seven stops betwen Hwy. 400 in Vaughan to Kennedy Road, was approved by the province in 2012.

But Transitway construction is close to two decades away – something Markham council wants cut by five to 10 years.

It also falls near the bottom of the province’s transit priority list – after the Spadina and Yonge subway expansions into York, all-day, two-way GO train service and a proposed downtown relief subway line.

That’s why it’s important to protect for these projects today, El-Dalati said during the committee meeting.

“Think of the 401 and where it was 30 years go and where it is today,” he said.

“The 407 will follow that trend.”

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A bus rapid transitway on Hwy. 407 may be 20 years away.

Councillors say they’d rather see a plan for light rail.

Ridership going westbound between Brock Road to east of Kennedy Road is expected to be about 5,000 passengers during the peak morning rush, which builds to about 14,500 through to the Yonge Street station.

Eastbound to Brock Road ridership is expected to be around 1,500.

That’s about one bus of 50 passengers every two minutes travelling on average about 65 km/hr, El-Dalati said.

That’s where the plan veers off the track for some Markham councillors who argued the province should be planning a light rail transit (LRT) system from the getgo.

“Electrified trains put us 50 years ahead not 50 years behind like buses,” argued Campbell. “This is old-fashioned thinking.”

Regional Councillor Jim Jones agreed, calling the bus option ‘obsolete’.

There is no cost analysis for the project as a whole, for each proposed station or a cost comparison between LRT and BRT, he added.

“How can we come up with solutions if we don’t know how much this costs?”

Jones said. “We have to know the cost so we can come up with alternatives.”

The proposed station at Markham Road would have 800 parking spaces, a bus loop and a passenger drop off area as well as a storm water management plan.

Stations at Ninth Line and Donald Cousens Parkway are similarly designed but with about 400 parking spots.

The plan is to build the stations first and have buses travel along Hwy. 407 then construct the grade sepa-

rated BRT lanes that can be converted to LRT lanes as ridership increases.

Markham councillors had several criticisms of the plan, including traffic impacts on major roads such as Markham Road, lack of bird or butterfly friendly designs, lack of tree planting initiatives, the high cost of maintaining storm water management ponds, the lack of a station at McCowan Road as well as the long time frame.

“This is already out of date,” Councillor Valerie Burke said. “We should be seeing more leading edge ideas. There isn’t a good feeling of confidence.”

The city put forward several amendments to the plan: including a McCowan Road station in the environmental assessment; restricting cars passing through local residential neighbourhoods; moving the Donald Cousens Parkway station to the east side of Reesor Road in anticipation of future GO Train service on the Havelock rail line; using leading edge sustainability solutions; and constructing a pedestrian crossing between the Rouge Valley and Ninth Line.

Markham also wants the province and the federal government, to consider a high speed train from Windsor to Montreal using the 407 alignment.

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Sending their children out into the world is an experience all mothers will at some point encounter.

Even mothers in the wild.

Over the Mother’s Day weekend, the Toronto Wildlife Centre released back into the wild nine brown snakes, a mom and eight babies.

Once back in nature, the snakes will go their separate ways.

Last winter, a harmless brown snake wiggled its way into St. Robert Catholic School in Thornhill.

She slithered into — and made a temporary home of — the school office’s photocopier.

“My personal theory is the photocopier was a warm place to hibernate,” longtime Toronto Wildlife Centre volunteer Joanne Ingrassia said.

“It’s anyone’s guess how she got in the copier or even in the school.”

The wildlife centre handles up to 30,000 hotline calls each year and admits about 5,000 animals into the centre’s wildlife hospital.

The centre works with more than 270 different species of wild birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

The snake situation was a little out of the ordinary.

“We get calls about wildlife all the time, wildlife out in the wild and

on city streets,” Ingrassia said. “It’s unusual to get a call about an animal inside.”

After a technician was called to take apart the copier, the foot-long snake was taken to the wildlife centre.

To the surprise of many, the snake was pregnant and later gave birth in the wildlife centre hospital.

Since brown snakes usually hibernate during the cold season, the entire copier snake family was held together over the winter months, being fed their natural diet of grubs, earthworms and slugs.

That is until this past weekend.

Now that overnight temperatures are consistent, the snakes — mom and babies — were released back to their home turf, a wooded area near the high school where mother snake was found.

Brown snakes are native to southern Ontario and other parts of North America.

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Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation Ban Baaja Baaraat Ball a glamorous celebration of South Asian culture with exciting lineup of entertainment featuring Sreerama Chandra, winner of Indian Idol 5 at Markham Convention Centre (2901 Markham Rd.) Tickets and corporate tables: Catherine Ortiz at cortiz@msh. on.ca or 905-472-7373, ext. 6606.

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St. Matthew Elementary School communitywide Yard Sale in Unionville (75 Waterbridge Lane). 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Bake Sale. Raffle for Blue Jays tickets.

MAY 15 Seniors Fair

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MUSEUM POTTERY: FLOWER POT FUN

10 a.m. to noon at Markham Museum’s Pottery Studio, 9350 Markham Rd. Family day out making coil and pinch pots for spring.

Cost $30 for one child, one adult, additional participants $25 each (max. 2). For ages 4 and up. Includes all supplies and firing. Call 905-305-5970 to register.

MAY 16 ROBBIE STOKES JR.

TEDx speaker and founder of not-for-profit organization, I Talk to Strangers, Robbie Stokes Jr. speaks at Varley Art Gallery, 216 Main St., Unionville. 8 p.m. Students/seniors: $5; Reg. $8 at door. Call 416-420-7726.

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Varley Fine Art Auction features over 50 original Canadian artworks contributed by art galleries and artists in GTA. Varley Art Gallery (216 Main St., Unionville). $75/ ticket.

5:30 p.m. Contact Laura Parsons (lparsons@ markham.ca, 905-477-7000 x3264).

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Unionville Residents Assoc. invites Markham Public Library to share vision and strategic direction, summer student program and demonstrate 3D printer and e-books. (Please bring your own handheld device). 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Unionville Public Library (15 Library Ln).

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Community celebration returns for 47th year. Saturday: parade starts at 10 a.m.

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York-Durham Heritage Train Rides. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (dependent on availability). Market Vendors on Main Street and Fun Zone all day.

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Officers began investigating April 15 after receiving a complaint from Seneca’s Markham campus about a series of frauds.

Investigators allege a former facilities manager submitted false invoices to the college using fake company names.

In total, Seneca was defrauded of about $216,000 between April 2013 and April 2016. Police arrested a suspect May 5.

Atique Choudhry, 26, of Pickering, is charged with fraud over $5,000 and utter forged document.

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During any heavy rainfall, overflow from Green Lane, John Street and Bayview Avenue often causes flooding at both the Thornhill Community Centre and the Glynnwood Retirement Residence parking lots. The seniors residence takes the brunt of overflow water, as it is adjacent to Glynnwood pond.

“After a storm, it looks like someone flushed a toilet,” Thornhill Councillor Valerie Burke said. “It’s just a rush of water.”

The city plans to build a $2.7-million relief stormwater sewer system, complete with a new storm sewer crossing and new catch basins to help reduce flooding in the area.

The first phase of the project is construction of the new storm sewer from Glynnwood Pond stormwater pond to Bayview Avenue, planned for 2017 pending the province’s approval of the city’s environmental assessment study.

The second and third phase — a new sewer crossing over Bayview Avenue and new catch basins in the Thornhill Community Centre parking lot — are tied to the Region of York’s future Bayview Avenue upgrade plan.

The plan should be looked at in conjunction with possible structured parking at the Thornhill Community Centre, which is one of the busier centres in Markham, said deputy mayor and Regional Councillor Jack Heath.

The city is limited in its plans for the storm water pond, jointly owned by the retirement residence and adjacent Shouldice Hospital.

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Paper lanterns floated into the sky as mourners gathered to remember Markham’s Cynthia Mullapudi, a 24-year-old woman killed in a double-shooting.

Friends and family came together for a candlelight vigil at the New Life Christian Church in Scarborough on Friday, where Mullapudi’s parents gave their first public statement on their daughter’s death a week earlier.

“It was the simple little things in life that brought peace to her heart. She had so much love and kindness to share with the world,” said John Mullapudi-Caleb, her father.

His family arrived in Canada when Cynthia, the eldest daughter of three girls, was 9.

He emphasized his daughter’s selfless nature, and how she gave up time with friends to care for her sisters.

“We would never have to ask it of her, it was just in her personality to help anyone who needed it,” he said.

Mullapudi completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough, had secured a part-

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Her father said she loved working with children and interacting with parents at the hospital. As his emotions overcame him, Mullapudi’s friend, Katrina Ferro, stepped in to finish the speech.

“Cynthia, we will always love you, we will always miss you and we will never forget the joy you brought to our lives,” she said.

Earlier, police made an appeal to the public for help in locating a vehicle connected to the double shooting.

Joseph Anzolona, 26, the

second victim, was sitting with Mullapudi and two others in a parked car in front of an LCBO near Ellesmere Road and Victoria Park Avenue when a lone gunman opened fire into the rear seat.

Harris Nnane, 24, was arrested May 1 and charged with two counts of firstdegree murder.

Det. Sgt. Gary Giroux said the suspect fled in a 2006 grey four-door Ford Fusion with the licence plate BYYW 755.

“The offender was firing at the two (victims) and ran into this car and got inside,” he said. The registered owner of the vehicle is Juliana Talevski, 24, of Toronto.

Police could not confirm if she was present at the scene of the shooting, but said she is connected to the accused.

Police were appealing to the public for information on where she lives and where she parks her car. “It has huge, significant investigative value and we would like to recover that car as quickly as possible,” Giroux said.

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Messages of hope – some comical, some political and some polite – are scrawled across a chalkboard in the heart of Unionville.

The Giving Tree Unionville, a local youth group, created a Board of Hope for residents and visitors to Unionville to share messages of hope for the future.

“Asking about the future makes you think,” said group

founder and Unionville resident Shanta Sundarason.

The board, located near Millennium Square off Fred Varley Drive, is an interactive art project where passersby can share their personal aspirations in a public space.

The board, on display during the summer months, was unveiled over the weekend where local residents and Markham councillors lined up to fill in the ‘My hope for the future is’ blank.

And hope for the future is… Donald Trump isn’t elected. Kayne (West) to be president in 2020. Smile all the time. More Harry Potter.

Everyone can afford a house.

Clean air and water.

“We wanted people to go away with a memory that they left some inspiration behind for the community,” Sundarason said.

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The original project, Before I die, encouraged those who walk past an abandoned house to think about their dreams for the future.

Since then, more than 500 hope board art installations have popped up around the world in more than 70 countries and in more than 35 languages.

Markham’s hope board is one of a few in Canada.

Along with writing messages of hope, the local youth group also established the Award of Hope, to be given out annually to two local teens who help bring hope to the community.

This year, Victoria Jones

of Bill Crothers Secondary School for her work with 360Kids and Joshua Mohajer of St. Augustine Catholic High School for his antibullying efforts were the first recipients.

The Giving Tree youth will also monitor the board to help ensure no vandalism or nasty comments are written or left up.

As the board gets more and more full, the group will take pictures and document the messages.

The board will be erased and a new set of hopes for the future can be created.

The pictures of the board will then be turned into a book.

The Giving Tree is also hosting the Be Fit Festival

June 5, an all-day community fitness event featuring more than two dozen fitness activities for all ages.

There are several different community walks, such as a stroller, historic, dog and trail walk as well as several sports including Joyride bike jumps, volleyball, bubble soccer, tennis, pickle ball, archery and Nerf wars.

The groups is also hosting a number of fitness activates for residents of all ages and abilities to try, including salsa babies, chair yoga, meditation, cheer, kick boxing and tai chi.

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Monday at about 9 a.m., a concerned citizen reported seeing a man smoking from a bong while driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser near 14th Avenue and Kennedy Road.

A driver was later located in the 14th and Warden avenues area and arrested for possession of drugs.

Police found a glass bong in the backseat, in reach of the driver.

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Bobby Chong, a music/video producer and resident of Markham, gets congratulations from Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti on winning a Silver Award for outstanding production from Cindys International Film Festival, and an Award of Excellence from the Depth of Field International Festival, for his film, ‘Reggae In The City’. Chong is executive producer of Mellorhythm Productions.

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Markham is now home to the North American LEO Innovation Lab – joining the ranks the United Kingdom and France.

Established by global pharma company LEO Pharma, based in Denmark, the push behind the innovation lab is to create non-pharmaceutical solutions for people living with skin conditions, such as psoriasis.

The innovation lab – located in the Commerce Valley Drive business park area, near Leslie Street and Hwy. 404 – will look at apps, smart clothing, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and tele-medicine.

“The goal is to help as many people with psoriasis as possible,” said Miron Derchansky, head of Canada’s LEO Innovation Lab. “And technology has a strong role to play.”

For instance, a tele-dermatology app, to be released later this year, is being developed at the Markham lab.

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Miron Derchansky of LEO Innovation Lab, created to develop non-pharmaceutical solutions for people living with skin conditions, such as psoriasis. of an outbreak or flare up and connect with a dermatologist.

The capabilities are endless, Derchansky said, including virtual follow-ups for those living in remote areas, flare up control and connection to a larger psoriasis support community.

The company is also looking at apps for children who suffer with psoriasis, including a sleep itch monitor and a forum for parents to share best practices, such as putting pyjamas in the freezer.

Earlier this year, the company’s innovation lab in the United Kingdom launched an app that connects psoriasis sufferers with nutritionists to create a custom antiinflammatory meal plan, as well as an app that give the pros and cons of an assortment of foods from a dermatologist and a dietician’s perspective.

Not only is innovation and technology at the heart of the iLab creations, it is also at the helm of how this Markham innovation centre does business.

Innovation is a frame of mind, Derchansky said.

And that’s evident in the sleek business décor with write-able walls, bright colours and even walking and standing desks for employees.

There is even a dedicated thinking space with natural textured furniture as well as

plenty of windows.

“We’re building ideas and ideas are happening all the times,” he said. “There is a continuous pipeline full of ideas.”

And that trickles down to how the iLab does business.

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“The idea is only 10 per cent,” Derchansky said.

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And digital technology is easy to track through analytics, such as how many people download the app and how many are using it.

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he won the game and gold medal in his first OFSAA appearance.

“He definitely made the game entertaining,” Vincent Lee, St. Augustine Catholic High School coach said.

In previous years, HoShue competed at the national championships which conflicted with OFSAA. This year, however, the nationals take place in Moncton, N.B., this weekend

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Just call York Region the capital of badminton in Ontario.

The proof was evident when the York Region Athletic Association sent their champions and runners up in men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles to this year’s OFSAA playdowns in North Bay last weekend.

The YRAA contingent shuttled their way to three gold medals, four silver and one bronze.

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For several YRAA players, this year marks their final year of eligibility.

They include Pierre Elliott Trudeau Grade 12 student Samuel Li, 18, who along with his mixed doubles’ partner Catherine Choi, a 15-yearold Grade 9 student, claimed the gold after they defeated a YRAA rival Bur Oak Secondary School pairing of Vania Wu and Cyrus Lo 2-0 (21-15, 21-14) in the final.

The win by Li and Choi also marked their first-ever OFSAA appearance and was a repeat of their victory over Wu and Lo in the YRAA final.

“This is my last year of high school and to win the OFSAA title we feel we achieved a lot. It feels absolutely amazing,” Li said.

Reflecting on their success, Li felt a big factor stemmed from their ability to effectively communicate on and off the floor.

In doubles play, that is an essential ingredient.

It did not hurt that Li and Choi also play the game outside of high school.

Jason Ho-Shue, a Grade 12 student representing St. Augustine Catholic High School won the men’s singles title at OFSAA. A member of the KC Badminton Club, Li is ranked second in the Ontario Badminton Association A U19 age group.

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(21-16, 14-21, 18-21) loss to unranked Crystal Qu of Monsignor Percy Johnson (Toronto) in their final.

“She put up a pretty good game,” Lee said of Katie, who was the YRAA gold medallist

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Jr. Royals hold prospect camp Angus Glen arena June 3-5 The Markham Royals will be gearing up for the 2016-17 Ontario Junior Hockey league season by conducting their inaugural Prospect Camp at Angus Glen Community Centre June 3 to 5.

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On April 30th, 2016 at the beautiful Copper Creek Golf Club, Cedar Centre (formerly York Region Abuse Program) held their annual Hand In Hand Gala.Thank you to all who attended this magical evening.

We are especially grateful to our amazing sponsors.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Platinum Sponsors

Automotive Sponsors The Alta Group: Alta Nissan Richmond Hill, Maple Nissan, Alta Nissan Woodbridge, Newmarket Nissan and Stouffville Nissan

Gold Sponsor Cocktail Sponsor Silver Sponsors Centerpieces EGAN FAMILY Sponsor FOUNDATION Media Sponsor Corporate Table Sponsors The Beswick Group of Companies Concord Food Centre/Oak Ridges Food Market Solutions360 Kerbel Group Unity Telecom York Region Police Services Board Atec signs Inc Regional Municipality of York Stadia Glass & Door Table Sponsors Idris Insurance Murdoch Group Newmarket Honda PowerStream Templeton

The Canadian Plastics Group Town of Aurora Town of Richmond Hill Wine Barrel Sponsor DG Group Seedling Sponsor Rice Commercial Group Corporate Gifts Dynamic Funds Fasken Martineau Gazzola Paving Limited Peter Pekos Roy & Anna Scaini Williams & Partners Video Sponsor Khamp Media

Gala Program Sponsor MPI Printing Website Sponsor Zvaios Creations Digital A special thank you to our Live Auction Sponsors TSN, Toronto FC Alastair MacLean Lux Limousine Service York Regional Police Services Jerry Leiderman A Friend of Cedar Centre Tim Byrne Aurora Jet Partners

Thank you also to all of the many silent auction donors, we’re delighted to say there are too many to mention! You know who you are and we are honoured that you chose Cedar Centre as your charity of choice.

We are so grateful to those individuals who donated their time to make the night an amazing success! Our Emcee, Andria Case; event specialist, Sandra Liem; Auctioneer, Kevin Beswick; Special Guests, Rose Adams, Tim Johnston, Mirco Cabrias and Bryan Laviolette; the 2016 Gala Committee and last but certainly not least, each of our valued volunteers.

Angus Glen Golf Club is encouraging more women to play golf through its Summer Swing event.

Working in conjunction with Golf Canada Foundation, the Unionville-based public course is introducing the RBC Wealth Management Summer Swing.

To be held Aug. 7, the event will celebrate women’s golf participation and all of the health and social benefits the sport can offer to avid golfers, casual players and new enthusiasts.

With four mini golf clinics, food from local chefs, fun cocktails, a silent auction and shopping with Saks Fifth Avenue Canada, the Summer Swing is the perfect afternoon for all women.

Cailey Stollery, Angus Glen Golf Club president and host to the Summer Swing, is excited to host the event and feels it will help in changing the perception of the way the sport can be viewed by women.

“What a wonderful way to welcome women into a sport that has been a traditional men’s sport for far too

long,” she said. “We are really looking forward to offering a fun, non-competitive way for women to try their hand at some swings, chips and putts!”

Proceeds will go to support women’s and girls’ golf programs through the Golf Canada Foundation.

The foundation is the leading source for golf philanthropy in Canada, awarding more than $5 million in grants and scholarships since 1982.

The foundation’s mission is to support and promote programs that increase participation in golf by engaging players of all ages and abilities across the country.

In addition to RBC Wealth Management’s involvement, sponsors include Nike, Town and Country BMW and Meehan Wealth Management.

For more info, go to www. thesummerswing.com.

Bruce to play hockey at Oswego State After completing his Ontario Junior Hockey League eligibility this past

SHORTS ON

2013-14 season and recorded 12 goals and nine assists.

Oswego State competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a Division Three school.

season with the Markham Royals, forward Tyson Bruce, 19, will be headed to Oswego, N.Y., where he will enrol at the Oswego State University.

Joining the Royals in a trade with the Stouffville Spirit prior to the start of the 2015-16 season, Bruce led Markham in scoring with 31 goals and 31 assists in 54 regular season games.

In postseason play, Bruce amassed four goals and six assists in nine tilts.

Bruce was chosen as the OJHL’s North-East Conference Player of the Month in September after he compiled 10 goals in his first nine games.

Prior to joining the Royals, Bruce led the Spirit in goals with 27 and was a vital cog in their run to a postseason berth during the 2014-15 season.

Bruce made his OJHL debut with the Spirit in the

Synchro swimmers fourth in Etobicoke

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The Markham Synchro Club’s 10 and Under team earned a fourth-place finish in the 17-team event at the 2016 Trillium 12 and Under Open Championships in

Etobicoke last weekend.

Competing in a field of 17 teams, the Markham club placed third as a team in figures.

Along with competing in the team event, several Markham competitors took to the pool as the tandem of Jaden Chiang and Deirdra MacTavish placed 11th out of 26 teams in duet.

In individual figures, MacTavish was the highest placing Markham entrant, placing 10th out of 132 com-

petitors while Chiang was 11th.

Annika Jiang finished 39th while Emma Diloreto was 42nd, Sabine Mein 46th and Kennedy Chen, 60th.

Amanda Jackson coached the Markham 10 and Under team and duet entry.

The Markham Synchro Club will now prepare for the Ontario Open Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships to be held in Ottawa May 18 to 22.

— Michael Hayakawa

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Bright and clean 3+1 bedroom home in family friendly neighbourhood. New hardwood on main level and bedrooms. Beautifully finished basement with gas fireplace, spare bedroom and lots of storage. 100 ft deep lot.

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Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. E. & O.E. Rendering is artist’s concept.

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Independently Owned & Operated

David Houghton

Sylvia Houghton

Derek Houghton

Sales Representative

Sales Representative

Broker

30 Union st.

A PAge From Better Homes & gArdens, $3,677,000 10 Ft Ceilings On Mn Floor, Stunning Custom Colclo Kitchen With Centre Island & Butlers Pantry Open To Family Room With Cathedral Ceiling Gas Frplce And W/O To Patio. Mn Floor Den With Built-In Cabinetry And Hardwood, Extensive Wainscotting In Hallway And Dining. Main Floor Mbdrm W/Stunning 5Pce Ensuite And Huge W/I Closet, 3 Large Bdrms On 2nd Flr With Ensuites. Partial Fin Bsmnt W/High Ceiling 5th Bdrm 4Pce Wshrm & Huge Workshop, Wine Cellar, 3 Walkouts To Private Yard Oversized 3-Car Detached Garage. Derek Houghton**, 905-471-2121 12 eUcLid st.

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JOB POSTING JOB TITLE: Phone Verifier, Casual Part Time

BUSINESS UNIT: Aurora, ON THE OPPORTUNITY: York Region Media Group, a division of Metroland Media Group, is currently looking for casual part-time Verifiers, working up to 19 hours per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. This position acts as the key liaison between the newspaper and the carrier force which delivers our product. From receipt of a customer/circulation/corporate inquiry, the verification representative must take ownership of the inquiry to ensure the route is verified and results communicated to the appropriate parties.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Successfully conduct verification calls to ensure deadlines are consistently met • Handle a high volume of outbound calls per shift • Ensure that FDSA Policy & Procedures are met on a daily basis WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Experience with outbound phone calls an asset • Strong telephone presentation skills • Excellent verbal, written and listening skills • Strong computer skills • Solid organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline oriented environment • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team environment If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to dlawrie@yrmg.com by May 29, 2016.

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 reasonable 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.

IMMEDIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

with a Markham based global leader in direct sales for is seeking applicants for the following full-time position commencing immediately:

STUDENT ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR Posting closes May 20, 2016

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OFFICE MANAGER 1-2 days per week.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS English + 2nd language in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Japanese or Spanish.

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P/T & F/T experienced Counter Help, Kitchen Help and Dishwasher for day time shift (weekdays). Car needed.

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Global Human Resource Centre is looking for: GENERAL LABOUR/WAREHOUSE, G LICENSE DRIVER, and AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORY INSTALLERS Valid G licence; must drive standard.

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For door-to-door newspaper delivery 1 day per week.

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Clarke Basement systems is expanding again!

You could be our new team member…

We are currently looking to hire Installers who are interested in working towards a foreman’s position. This is not a part time job… it is a full time, year round employment opportunity. We will train the right people.

Full time position available immediately for busy fast paced food distribution company.

Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Monday-Friday and some weekends.

Email resume to: Anna@continentalfoods.ca Markham Industrial & Trade Supplies hiring:

FULL-TIME WAREHOUSE PERSON WITH SOME LOCAL DELIVERIES Tool knowledge an asset.

Please drop off resume to: 7-7701 Woodbine Ave. Markham or email sales@markham-industrial.com

AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANT We are looking for career oriented individuals with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic to join our winning team of Sales Professionals.

Previous sales experience preferred, but not mandatory.

Email resume to: Careers@stouffvilletoyotascion.ca

To qualify for this position you MUST:

• Have a valid G drivers license • Have your own transportation to and from shop (located in the North end of Markham) • Have excellent command of the English language • Be able to lift at least 75 lbs • Be able to work as a team An ideal candidate would be a roofer or landscaper looking for a career change.

To apply send your resume to: clarkebasementsystems@gmail.com or fax it to 905-642-4860

SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS REQ’D IMMEDIATELY

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for Markham clinic. Monday, Tuesday 12-9pm. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30am-6pm. One Saturday per month, own car. Permanent full time.

Immediately. Experience preferred but will train. Sales experience necessary. Salary $14-$22/hr depending on experience.

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Back ups also required @ $20/hr Please call us today at: 905-737-1600

Piano, Guitar Teachers

Looking for Piano, Guitar, Violin, and Voice Teachers for Sept 2016-Jun 2017 at our vibrant and growing music school.

Great work environment, competitive pay rates, ongoing training, well-equipped classrooms.

The Piano Studio, Newmarket & Aurora 905-895-1844

PART TIME ACCOUNTANT

Richmond Hill business requires an experienced accountant for Reconciliation, A/P, A/R, GL, F/S entries; Using computerized systems such as Traverse. Ideal candidate would be a retired accountant looking for 5 hours/day, 3 days/week.

If interested, please send resumes to: Email: jfari@rembrandtawards.com Fax: 905-886-5025

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Investment Properties

Investment Properties

Investment Properties

Investment Properties

JUST LISTED | FOR SALE LARGE FREESTANDING FACILITY IN MARKHAM

Home & Garden

Home & Garden

MUSHROOM FERTILIZER for sale.

Great for gardens! $15/ yard.

Contact Tim 647-521-4673 or Ralph 416-399-2538 5395 19th Avenue, Markham

Mortgages/Loans

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Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

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Cars

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Eva Destunis Principal | Sales Representative 905.968.8006 eva.destunis@avisonyoung.com

Ryan Hood, SIOR Principal | Sales Representative 905.968.8007 ryan.hood@avisonyoung.com Avison Young Commercial Real Estate (Ontario) Inc., Brokerage

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Notice to creditors in the estate of Michaeline Bennet, deceased, late of the City of Markham, in the Regional Municipality of York, who died February 13, 2016. Take notice that all persons having claims upon the estate of the above named must file with the undersigned by June 5, 2016 a full statement of their claims and of securities held by them.

Executors and their contact information: Ollie J. Zern, 58 Victor Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M8V 2L9 (416)251-4839 Susan Bennet, 7 Chemin Wallace, Chelsea, Quebec, J9B 1M9 (819)593-1115.

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Home Renovations

Home Renovations

CEILINGS REPAIRED. Spray textures, plaster designs, stucco, drywall, paint. We fix them all! www.mrstucco.ca 905-554-0825

Electrical

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DO YOU have a disability? Physical or mental.

We can help you get up to $40,000 back from the Canadian Government. For details, check out our website. www.disabilitygroupcanada.com or call us today at 1-888-875-4787

Medical & Dental Services

Medical & Dental Services

Do you Have ASTHMA? Volunteers needed for an Osteopathic Study in Uxbridge and Markham.

If you have mild to moderate asthma, between 40-65 years old - you may be eligible to participate.

For further information, please contact Fran @ 905-862-3383 or e-mail: asthma-feot@powergate.ca Business Services

Business Services

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

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ACCOUNTING, BOOKKEEPING, Payroll, Personal or Business Income Taxes.

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STOUFFVILLE, LARGE bedroom with ensuite bathroom on second floor of new 3000 sqft home. $650 includes parking, cable, internet, utilities. nonsmoking /pets. 647-926-2165.

BAYVIEW/ MAJOR MACKENZIE (Bayview Hills) Spacious, clean, bright 1 bedroom, separate entrance, internet, cable, laundry. $900 inclusive. Available from May 31. 647-740-0801.

HOLLAND LANDING- new 2 bedroom semi, quiet area, near transit, suit couple. $1350 +utilities.

Call 905-715-5565

NEWMARKET- BACHELOR, Main & London.

Newly renovated upper in quiet building, parking, laundry, A/C. Access to treed yard. Bus at door. No smoking/pets. Suits professional single. $830 inclusive. 905-836-7242

1300+ SQ.FT. side split w/1/2 basement, attached garage. 3 bedrooms, living/dining combo and eat-in kitchen. New windows throughout. Gas heat. Large corner lot in Georgina. $1450. First/last. References/credit check. Non-smoker. 905-252-0428

KEELE & Major Mac - Spacious 1 bedroom basement +den. Storage, small computer room. Bright. Parking.

Laundry. Appliances. $950 incl. Avail July 1. 647-875-2341 or 647-703-1146

MCCOWAN/ HWY#7- 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fully renovated, near amenities (Markville Mall, schools, doctors) Appliances. $1650+. Available immediately.

905-479-6502

BUR OAK/ Ninth Line- Large two bedroom corner townhouse. Separate entrance, own laundry, parking, steps to shops and bus, walking distance to community centre, library, hospital. $1450+70% util. Negotiable. 647-293-8637

BRADFORD- 2 bedroom basement, walkout to ground level to driveway. 2 parking. Separate entrance. Laundry. $1100 inclusive.

Cable/internet extra. 416-678-4046

HWY#7/ ROBINSON- 2 bedroom basement, 4 appliances, a/c, separate entrance. Non-smoking/ pets.

Available June 1st. First/last. $1100 inclusive. 416-453-0102

NEWMARKET - CENTRAL Spacious bachelor. Quiet building, close to hospital. Parking.

No dogs. $895 inclusive.

905-953-9683 HWY 7 /Wootten Way N -1500 sq ft basement. 2 fireplaces, lrg bedroom, living rm, sep. ent., laundry, fridge, stove, dishwasher, cable, 1 park, no pets/smoke, $950 incl. 416-670-8568

16TH & 48 - Markham 2 bedroom basement apartment for rent, appliances included. No pets, no smoking. Single or couple preferred. Rent can be negotiated. Call 416-268-0136

Travel & Vacations

Home Renovations To highlight your

HANDYPERSON- Interior paint, hardwood floor, tile, kitchen, bathroom remodel/ design work, all repairs.

JNR 647-228-1712 jnrgeneralcontracting.ca

NEWMARKET, 220 Eagle St. 1 bedroom, ground level, newly renovated, hardwood floors, $875.+hydro. No smoking/ pets. Available July 1st.

905-898-3282

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Lifenews.ca

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 JONES, Lylia (Miller) Peacefully, on May 4, 2016 at Markhaven Home for Seniors, Markham, in her 95th year. Predeceased by her beloved husband Gordon (2000), son Warren (2007), daughter Edna (1956), grandsons Brady Bell (1985) and Kirk Bell (2011). Also predeceased by brothers Norman and Nelson Miller and sister Grace Gibson. Dearly loved mother of Elizabeth Thurston, Phyllis Gray (Dave), Loreen, Lauretta Bell, Marilyn Rydzik (Ken), Reg (Sandy), Glenn (Kelly). Grandmother to 17 grandchildren and GG to 14 great-grandchildren.

Survived by brother Claire Miller (Winnie), sister-in-law Doris Miller, and brother-in-law Ross Gibson, and many nieces and nephews.

Lylia was born on a farm near Elmvale, then came to the big city of Toronto in 1942, where she met Gordon. Their courtship was conducted through many humorous letters after he was stationed in Halifax during WWII. Lylia decided to accept Gordon’s proposal when her employer advised her to “always marry someone who has a sense of humour because when you have nothing else, laughter will get you through the hard times”. After the war ended they moved from Halifax to Fernleigh where they owned and operated a sawmill. They then farmed in Woodbridge, and eventually settled in Markham in 1956. Lylia was a long time member of the Markham Historical Society, the Markham Horticultural Society, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, and a 35-year volunteer with Markham Fair. She won many prizes at the Fair for her flowers, pickles, preserves and baking.

Thanks to the staff of Markhaven and Welcome Homecare for the compassionate care they provided to Lylia over the past three years. The most thanks go to Marion, Lylia’s personal caregiver for her kind and gentle care. Lylia truly appreciated everyone who helped her.

Friends were received at Dixon Garland Funeral Home, 166 Main St. N. (Markham Road), Markham on Saturday, May 7th from 1:00 p.m., with service at 3:00 p.m., and reception followed.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Markhaven Inc., 54 Parkway Ave., Markham L3P 2G4, the Markham Food Bank, 190 Bullock Dr., #11, Markham L3P 7N3, or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Winifred McLeod called Markham home for 51 years before she passed on Monday, April 25, 2016 surrounded by her son, daughter-inlaw and two grandsons. The World War II veteran was 96 years old and coherent during her final moments at the Toronto retirement home where she stayed for the last 10 months of her life. Mrs. McLeod reached the rare milestone of meeting her great-grandchildren when they visited from Costa Rica, the experience was indicative of the fullness to which she lived.

Born the youngest of seven children in High Wycombe, England on March 16, 1920, she touched many lives throughout her nearly century-long journey. She was drafted into the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1940 when she was 20 years old, operating radar in Belgium during World War II as a Lance Corporal. Six years later she arrived in Canada, after marrying builder, Joseph Koblensky, from Manitoba. After he died in 1974, Mrs. McLeod married Roy McLeod of Claremont, who died in 1991. She lived on Savannah Crescent near Markham District High School from 1958 to 1965 and on Dryden Court in the Vinegar Hill area of Markham from 1971 to 2015. Mrs. McLeod was devoted to her family and was an expert Sudoku player well into her nineties.

She is survived by her son, William Paul Koblensky, daughter-in-law P. Rebeca Varela Koblensky, grandsons Mingyur Damien Koblensky, Alexandre Namkha Koblensky and Will Koblensky, granddaughter-in-law Gloriana Brenes, greatgrandsons Sangye Wang and Thuje Koblensky and many nieces and nephews and their families in Canada and England.

WIDEMAN, Mervyn Lorne Passed away peacefully at Parkview Home on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in his 96th year.

Beloved brother of Ruth, Eileen, Ray (late Lois) and the late Clarence (Clara). He will be missed by his many nieces and nephews.

Service was held at Heise Hill Church, Gormley on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment Heise Hill Cemetery.

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

Statue will pay tribute to Markham firefighter

By AmAndA Persico

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J

ason Churchill was a man well ahead of his time.

Several years ago, Jason – a firefighter with the city of Markham for close to three decades – started tinkering with drones.

The drones weren’t very sophisticated, even for the time.

His hope was to dispatch drones ahead of fire trucks to assess the fire.

“He was trying to get this drone to work,” said fellow Markham firefighter Michael Stevens, who started around the same as Jason.

“He was always looking to what’s coming. And this was four or five years before drones were even on the table.”

Jason had a reputation for thinking ten steps ahead, how to make firefighters safer so they can do their job protecting the public.

When he looked into something or tried something new, no one thought he was nuts. Instead, those around him thought he was on to something, Stevens added.

“When he tried it out, we knew it was because he thought about it,” he said. “It was only a matter of time before we would hear people say, ‘Ok, now we have drone problems.’”

Jason died last June from cancer at the age of 50. His death was

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Jason Churchill was a Markham firefighter. A statue made in his image will be unveiled next month. classified as a line of duty death.

It was that forward thinking attitude that led him to push for firefighter safety with equipment as well as with benefits.

Safety for firefighters was a top priority for Jason, even when there was plenty of pushback at the

beginning, said long-time friend Ron Larson.

“He ended up saving a lot of lives,” Larson said. “And not just the public but other firefighters, too.”

Jason also played an important role in the Markham Professional

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.”

Fire Fighters Association.

“If there was something wrong, he did what he could to make it right,” said Markham fire platoon chief Scott Daniel.

“He was always fighting for the little guy. People don’t realize, all of the things we have Jason

Your community newspaper is celebrating the achievements and contributions of everyday, ordinary people, who have affected the lives of others in extraordinary ways. Leaving a lasting impression on the community, our award-winning journalists will write a fitting tribute in memory of those who have a special story to share.

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pushed for them.”

The acquiring of equipment such as fire truck lights, foam trucks to fight chemical fires, fire retardant bunker gear, airplane crash and rescue training and post-fire rehabilitation and decontamination can be traced back to Jason’s efforts.

“His thinking was, ‘If we needed it, we’re gonna get it,’” Stevens said. “It was all for us.”

To commemorate Jason, a statue was commissioned not only as a tribute to him but also as a memorial for all firefighters who died in the line of duty.

Vancouver artist Dean Lauzé carved Jason’s profile into clay using old photos.

The 7-ft. tall statue, titled Undaunted, will be cast in bronze and placed on top of a black granite block, putting his head and helmet some 9-feet in the air, Larson said.

“It will just feel heroic,” he added.

The black granite base is inscribed in gold leaf the words, “Brothers who stand together cannot fall alone”.

“He as 100 per cent about the brotherhood,” Stevens said.

An unveiling ceremony for the Jason Churchill memorial statue will take place June 29 at 4 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. To RSVP for the unveiling, email RSVPChurchill@gmail.com

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