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arah breaks down in tears as she describes the four hours a day she spends changing diapers, cooking, cleaning, shopping and providing other care for her 80-year-old ailing mother as they wait for a long-term care bed. “Terrible, terrible. It’s terrible for her, too, because she knows it’s too much for me and it’s too much for her,” said Sarah, who doesn’t want her or her mother’s names published because she fears it will affect her mom’s treatment in the system. Her mother, Mary, receives home care about 10 hours a week, but it is far from enough for someone suffering from a number of health problems, including severe osteoarthritis, heart disease, incontinence and significant pain. While the elderly York Region woman’s mind remains alert, she now has anxiety and mood swings as she tries to cope with her deteriorating health and
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watching her daughter struggle to care for her. Mary had been on a waiting list for a long-term care bed since last fall and about four weeks ago was upgraded to crisis status by the Central Community Care Access Centre, an organization funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care that connects residents to health services in the community.
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Armitage Village Public School students Jessica Pernicky, 13, (left) and Leah MacDonald, 12, show off their cards they made on Wellness Day. The focus this year is on coping strategies for students to learn how to deal with anxiety and stress. Some of the workshops featured are taekwondo, yoga, healthy eating, painting and more. This is a full-day event that all students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 will have an opportunity to participate in. For the story, see page A8.
This week, Sarah learned her mother was being offered a longterm care home bed. Sarah, whose husband has cancer, has cut back her hours as a health care worker to care for her mother. While she is applauding an announcement last week by associate health and long-term care minister Dipika Damerla at Bloomington Cove Care Community Centre in WhitchurchStouffville that will see the province upgrade more than 300 longterm care facilities across Ontario
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A single word changes man’s life forever Couple lauds quality of care at Southlake’s cancer centre
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to a refreshing blonde ale and a crisp, slightly bitter copper. Co-owner Suzie King serves me four sample glasses from the other side of a wooden counter. She runs the facility with husband, Billy, and three staff mem-
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COUNCIL WORKSHOP April 18, 2016 at 9 a.m. at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) (Strategic properties – closed session)
LEARN ABOUT NEWMARKET’S COMMUNITY ENERGY PLAN
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE April 18, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) (Includes 2017 Budget Plan)
Stop by the Municipal Offices on Tuesday, April 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. for a drop-in Public Information Centre about Newmarket’s Community Energy Plan (CEP). Please note, there will be a short presentation from 5:30 to 5:45 p.m.
COUNCIL MEETING April 25, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive)
The vision for the CEP is to create a sustainable community whose energy future is efficient, secure, reliable and environmentally progressive. The draft CEP is available for public review and is subject to approval by Newmarket Council.
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For more information, please visit www.newmarket.ca/CEP or call 905-895-5193.
SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE Site Plan Review Committee meetings will only proceed if an application has been received. Contact the Planning department at 905-895-5193. PROCLAMATION April 4 to 17, 2016 as “Stop the illegal and illicit trade of wildlife in York Region weeks”
If you see or know of a significant pothole, please report it to the Town by calling 905-895-5193, emailing info@newmarket.ca or submitting it through our My-WasteTM app.
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WHAT’S ON SPRING FOOD DRIVE The Town of Newmarket invites all residents to donate to the annual Spring Food Drive, which runs from Monday April 11 until Sunday May 1. Donations of baby diapers (size four to six), baby formula, baby food, toiletries, canned fruits, fruit juices, soups, stews and other non-perishable items can be dropped off at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive), the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex (100 Eagle Street West) and the Magna Centre (800 Mulock Drive). The Newmarket Food Pantry is also accepting donations of fresh produce. They will pick up items daily. To arrange a pick up, please contact 905-895-6823. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY AT THE NEWMARKET SENIORS’ MEETING PLACE Come out and dance the night away at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place (474 Davis Drive) on Friday, April 15 from 8 to 11 p.m. Purchase your tickets at the door; $5 for members and $6 for non-members. WARD 2 DROP-IN Councillor Dave Kerwin invites Ward 2 residents to drop-in for a one-on-one meeting on Sunday, April 17 between 1 and 4 p.m. on the lower level of the Newmarket Public Library (438 Park Avenue). Come and hear about what’s happening in your ward. For more information, please contact Councillor Kerwin by phone at 905-895-8969 or email dkerwin@newmarket.ca KEYNOTES SENIORS’ CHOIR, FEATURING THE NORTH YORK TEMPLE BAND OF THE SALVATION ARMY Put a little spring in your step on Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. for an afternoon of music performed by the Keynotes Seniors’ Choir featuring the North York Temple Band of the Salvation Army. The concert takes place at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place (474 Davis Drive). There will be a freewill offering and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 905-953-5325. WARD 5 MEETING Councillor Joe Sponga invites Ward 5 residents to a ward meeting on Wednesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive). Come and hear what’s happening in your ward. For more information, please contact Councillor Sponga by phone at 905-953-5323 or e-mail jsponga@newmarket.ca WARD 6 DROP-IN Councillor Kelly Broome-Plumley invites Ward 6 residents to drop-in for a oneon-one meeting Wednesday, April 20 between 7 and 9 p.m. at the Newmarket Public Library (438 Park Avenue). Come and hear what’s happening in your ward. For more information, please contact Councillor Broome-Plumley by phone at 905-953-5323 or e-mail kbroome-plumley@newmarket.ca
DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE NIGHT: LOFTY THE MAGICIAN Looking for a way to clown around for an evening? Join us at Newmarket Riverwalk Commons (200 Doug Duncan Drive) on Tuesday, April 26 from 6 to 7 p.m. to be entertained by Lofty the Magician. Lofty combines an amazing magic show and hilarious clowning for a fun and interactive performance. Please bring a lawn chair. In the case of inclement weather, the event will relocate to inside the Newmarket Community Centre & Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Drive). Admission is free. LOVE: AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF COMMUNITY BUILDING How do communities engender love for children growing up in foster homes, and those children and adults in the care of social services agencies? Join us on April 26 from 7 to 8:45 p.m. at the Newmarket Public Library (438 Park Avenue) in the multipurpose room to engage with a panel of speakers as they relate their experiences in helping love flourish in York Region communities. For more information and pre-registration, please call 905-953-5110, ext. 4770. TRIVIA PUB NIGHT AT THE NEWMARKET SENIORS’ MEETING PLACE Come out for a night of fun with friends on Friday, April 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. to listen to music from the 50s and 60s, enjoy some pub food and test your memory with a trivia game. Prizes are available to be won! You can play as a team or individual. The bar opens at 7 p.m. and the trivia game begins at 8 p.m. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Register ahead of time at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place (474 Davis Drive). For more information, please call 905-953-5325.
ROAD CLOSURE The Town of Newmarket will temporally close the following streets during designated times for rail track and road repairs: •
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Friday, April 15 to Saturday, April 16: Water Street between Prospect Street and Doug Duncan Drive will be closed from 5 p.m. on Friday, April 15 until 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 16. Saturday, April 16 to Sunday, April 17: Timothy Street between Prospect Street and Doug Duncan Drive will be closed from 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 until 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 17.
Vehicle traffic will be detoured during the closure. For more information, please contact the Town of Newmarket at 905-895-5193.
PUBLIC NOTICES NEW CHARGES APPLIED TO PROPERTY TAX ACCOUNTS Please note there will be two new charges applied to your property account when the following services are provided. These charges will come into effect on April 15. • •
$10 charge for Tax Bill Reprints $20 charge for New Ownership Maintenance
As part of the annual business planning and budget schedule, all rates and fees were reviewed in accordance with the Annual Budget Review Process and application of the Service Pricing Policy. The Town passed the applicable by-laws for fees and charges under the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Planning Act and took effect on January 1, 2016. For more information, please email finance@newmarket.ca or call our Tax department at 905-953-5300, ext. 2140. USED CLOTHING DROP-OFF Due to the recent closure of some Goodwill locations, the Town of Newmarket asks residents and visitors to refrain from dropping off their donations to Goodwill located at 20 Davis Drive. We encourage you to donate your used/unwanted clothing to a local charity of your choice or drop-off your items at a donation box located around Town in accordance with the Clothing Donations Bin By-law 2013-22. For more information, visit www.newmarket.ca/donationbox or call the Town at 905-895-5193.
BID OPPORTUNITY To view a complete list of Town of Newmarket tenders, quotations and proposals or to register as a bidder with the Town, visit http://bids.newmarket.ca
Street sweeping will begin Monday, April 18. During this time, we ask residents to refrain from parking on the street between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more, please call 905-895-5193 or visit www.newmarket.ca
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BRIEFLY Jessica Mulroney named face of Upper Canada Mall’s Gorgeous campaign A well-known Canadian fashion stylist is now the face of Upper Canada Mall’s Gorgeous campaign. Jessica Mulroney, who recently styled Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, the wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will be in the spotlight for the mall’s spring/summer Gorgeous campaign. The campaign celebrates personal style and moms who do it all.
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On April 24, Mulroney will attend the Gorgeous Shoebox Project event at the mall. Women are invited to bring a female friend to fill shoeboxes with key personal items and an inspirational note for a homeless or at-risk woman. The event will benefit The Shoebox Project for Shelters – a concept created by Mulroney and her three sisters-in-law. Mulroney will also treat one duo to a style makeover and pampering session. “I’m thrilled to be the face of this season’s Gorgeous campaign, that recognizes the beauty and power of on-the-go women, and to partner with (the) mall on a heartwarming event for a charitable organization that’s close to my heart,” Mulroney said.
Historic Main preservation topic for architect The importance of preserving historic downtown cores will be discussed by a prominent Ontario architect in Newmarket Thursday. Catherine Nasmith, of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, will show a slide presentation on the need to respect downtown heritage at Trinity United Church, 461 Park Ave. Everyone is invited to attend and admission is free. The event begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call Heather Burling at 905-895-2618.
John Howard Society opens new office The John Howard Society of York Region has opened its doors with authority. As part of a recognition and ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked the opening of the society’s new office, the organization also announced it has received a $60,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant
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for youth programming in the region. The money will allow the society to run a new youth program in partnership with 360°kids. The Healthy Youth Preventative Education (HYPE) program will focus on the development of youth emotional and social skills. The office is at 16600 Bayview Ave., Newmarket. John Howard provides cost effective services aimed at reducing crime and repairing related social harm.
Easter Seals run/walk enters 40th year It’s time to sign up for the Upper Canada Mall Easter Seals Run/Walk. The annual event will mark its 40th anniversary May 29 at Newmarket Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. It features five and 10-kilometre runs, a 5 km family walk and a 1 km kids walk. Since its inception in 1976, the event has raised more than $3 million for Easter Seals Ontario.
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The event was founded by East Gwillimbury Councillor Joe Persechini and his now late wife, Rosalia, and originally consisted of 37 participants. “I thought there should be an event that gave back to kids with physical disabilities,” Persechini said in a recent article, noting the inaugural run raised $2,076. “The support I received from community leaders and residents was astounding.” The event is York Region’s largest fundraiser for children and youths with physical disabilities. More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend. This year’s event will also feature a retro running outfit contest. The runner with the best retro suit will win $100. Organizers want participants to sign up as soon as possible, in order to maximize their fundraising efforts.
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bers. Anyone can come in to sample the product and enjoy use of the upstairs lounge that overlooks the brewhouse, she says with a smile and an Arch promotional t-shirt on. “Brewing is new to us, but I’ve been in the beer business for two years,” she said. “This is an eight-year project. It was a lot of talk at home. To finally have this be real and not just conversation anymore is really good. We’ve put our minds to it and made it happen. “If people want to learn about it, they can see where it’s made.” As I chat with King at the bar, there’s a television behind me on the wall playing an episode of The Office and piles of brewing ingredients and kegs sitting on skids underneath it. A large refrigerator with bottles of beer for sale is near the front door. We walk up the stairs and into the lounge and we take a long look at the brewhouse with its silver-coloured kettles and stacks of aluminum cans ready for distribution. It takes about 1.5 weeks to brew a batch. Since Arch still tinkers with a few of its ‘specialty’ recipes, the brewing process can be risky and a true labour of love. “When it’s ready, the fermentation is complete and it’s reached the alcohol level we’re looking for,” King said. “When you drink craft beer, there’s more to it. I like to know where my beer comes from; I tend to enjoy it more when I’ve been to the brewery. People want the back story.” In the future, expect Arch to incorporate peaches, raspberries and other fruits into some unique brews, King said. Arch is the only brewery currently in operation in Newmarket and one of a handful in the York Region area. So far, business has been hopping and Arch is receiving support from the community. “People are pretty excited that we’re here,” King said. “It’s a lovely industry. It’s not just a business; it’s a culture and lifestyle. There’s a huge creative drive and a lot of art into it. There’s the (brewing), the advertising and even what you call the beer. I’d say there are more variations of beer than wine; you can have a beer that tastes like lemonade all the way to chocolate and coffee. There’s a huge range of colours and tastes. “The industry is really co-operative; we don’t
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Keynotes seniors celebrate 20 years By Chris Simon
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It’s a sunny Friday morning at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place where the Keynotes Seniors’ Choir is practicing and preparing for a set of upcoming performances — most notably the A Spring in Your Step concert scheduled Sunday (April 17.) They warm up by humming, then work into renditions of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Walkin’ To Jordan. In the case of the latter, they break into a chorus of clapping partway through the song. “We’re going to increase your lung capacity,” choir director Keith Profit said, jokingly to the members, as he flips through sheet music. Several rows of singers are in attendance and they range in age from 55 to well over 80. There have even been members in their 90s — though that’s not the case at this moment. The grey hair is prominent and most wear glasses as their eyes scroll through songbooks. Everyone wears a nametag. “My husband and I have sung in choirs since we were little children,” original member Beverley Brown said. “It gives you a nice feeling. It’s a healthy habit for people of our age.” The choir was created more than 20 years ago. Profit has been around for most of that time, and was asked to join to help provide direction to what was a fledgling little group. “They need some help,” Profit said. “When I started, I think there were
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Suzie King, co-owner of Arch Brewing Company on 110 Pony Drive in Newmarket, raises a glass. To check it out, visit the store during its grand opening tomorrow at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome. Call 905-895-0990 or visit archbrewing.ca see each other as competition. We’re in competition with the big guys.” King admits this is a good time to get into the craft brewing business, since the Ontario government is loosening the rules around beer distribution in the province. Specifically, the move to offer beer in grocery stores could help Arch significantly. “The more sales channels, the better,” she said. “We have five channels we can sell through now. It’s great to see the support. I don’t see that suddenly stopping.” The name was selected because an arch is a classy and stable structure that represents independence and a doorway into the future, she said. The owners are also paying homage to WWE wrestler, The Rock, and his infamous People’s Eyebrow. “We were 90s wrestling fans, for sure,” King said, laughing. The brewery also has an Oatmeal Red IPA called Dinner Jacket, which is available at local LCBO locations. The brewery is at 4-110 Pony Dr. For more information, including hours of operation, call 905-895-0990 or visit archbrewing.ca.
seven (of us). By the end of the year, we were up to 25 or 26 and it took off from there. The original premise of the choir was that people just wanted to get together to sing, but they didn’t want to do karaoke stuff. There were no auditions and that’s the way it’s been ever since. It wasn’t long before other people wanted to hear us. We started with a few concerts and it has grown.” Keynotes now has 51 members, though they are always looking for more recruits. They practice Friday mornings at the meeting place, from 10 a.m. to noon, and do several concerts throughout the course of the year — many at retirement homes. To join, you must be a member of the meeting place, he said. “My husband played badminton here and I heard there was a choir; I decided to give it a try because I love to sing,” choir president Kathy Myles said, of her reason for joining a few years ago. “A lot of it is socialization. You’re able to do something you love without any sort of pressure or criticism. You can do exactly what you want. It’s very relaxing most of the time.” The April 17 performance takes place at the meeting place, 474 Davis Dr., at 3 p.m. The Salvation Army’s North York Temple Band will be featured and refreshments will be served. A freewill offering will be accepted and half the proceeds benefit the Salvation Army. Keynotes will also host a concert at the meeting place May 15 at 3 p.m. For more, call 905-953-5325.
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It also notifies the visitor of the free public showers and laundry facilities available at the nearby Trinity United Church. Library CEO Todd Kyle says the letter is not meant to specifically target the many homeless or at-risk people who often use the library facility. However, he admits a local organization that deals with homeless and at-risk people was consulted before the letter was drafted. He also notes many other patrons have openly complained about the financially disadvantaged library users who often stay at the facility all day. In fact, some people have suggested to staff the homeless should not be allowed into the facility at all. “I’ve had people comment to me that it’s too bad we have human rights laws, otherwise you could kick them out; I don’t have a response to that,” he said. “I understand the concern in the community; it runs both ways. Some people are concerned about the library and other public facilities being open to everybody that needs it. Other people are concerned about the presence of people that might make them
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uncomfortable. We try to balance that.” Kyle insists the letter can be distributed to anyone with a strong smell — whether that’s due to body odour or an excessive amount of perfume. About two letters have been given out so far, he said. “The way we’ve always managed behaviour that might bother others or (cause) a safety or health issue has been to deal with people on a one-on-one basis,” Kyle said. “We have the legal power to ask people to leave and ban them for a period of time. When it came to this issue, we found it’s a very difficult situation for the staff member and the library user to have to verbally pass on the message. This gives us the opportunity to not have to embarrass them, (as well as) preserve their dignity and get our message across without having to put our staff at risk. It’s a creative solution to an issue. This was an attempt to get that message across in the most dignified way possible. There’s a number of different instances where we might need to comment on a person’s odour.” Kyle says several other libraries do kick out patrons for excessive odour — but he feels that measure is inappropriate.
However, at least one local homeless advocate is calling the notice “degrading”. “Wow. I’m speechless,” Tom Pearson said, after being shown a copy of the letter. “It’s as degrading an experience as I can only imagine one having to go through in a spot they’ve used to socialize and get warm in for many years. A person in a wheelchair may only get access to (a) shower twice a week — would they be cited too? There are plenty of places with perfume type policies but they are certainly not rolled out in this manner. If you ask me, it’s also discriminatory.” Workplace scent policies have become fairly common in recent years, out of respect for sensitivities and allergies related to chemical exposure. The Ontario Human Rights Commission acknowledges health problems ranging from headaches and difficulty with concentration to skin irritation and upper respiratory symptoms can occur when someone with sensitivity is exposed to strong scents. However, that usually refers to reactions from chemicals in products such as shampoo, lotion, deodorant, cologne or cosmetics in, not a natural odour.
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The letter specifically mentions “complaints received” about “persistent, noticeable odour from your person that is affecting other users’ enjoyment of library facilities”. However, anyone given the notice is not immediately asked to leave. Patrons are only kicked out of the library for behavioural reasons such as harassment, violence, excessive noise or anything that makes other users feel ‘unsafe’. Any ban handed out is temporary, Kyle said. When asked whether receiving a letter with the aforementioned wording would be embarrassing to the point of dissuading a person from returning, Kyle admits “that is possible”. “All it is is a way of asking people for their co-operation and providing them with alternatives,” Kyle said. “It makes it clear they’re not being asked to leave now and they’re welcome to continue using (the library) in the future. We have to balance the rights of everybody in the community.” Several people have expressed concern about the library’s letter on social media over the last few days, suggesting it appears to unfairly target some of the town’s
most vulnerable citizens. Kyle has taken a “hiatus” from his @nplceo Twitter handle as a result of the criticism and notes none of the people who took issue with the library’s stance contacted him through more direct platforms, such as email or telephone. “I’m a little puzzled by the method by which some people brought their concerns forward,” he said. “Social media is not the place to have those kinds of discussions. If people really wanted to solve the problem, this isn’t necessarily the way they would go about doing it. Nobody has asked questions in a more formal format. “The people we’re hearing from are not professionally dealing with the homeless. If anyone has a concern and wishes to sit down and talk about it, I’m happy to do so.” Kyle said the library does regularly provide a number of services to homeless and at-risk people. They can use computers and telephones to search for jobs and access social services. Staff will also connect visitors to Inn From the Cold and other York Region social services, but he stresses it’s not the library’s role to find long-term solutions to homelessness issues.
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But just as comforting, was the support the couple received from the community.
‘We were both impressed with the access to care we had right here in Newmarket. With all the countless worries a devastating diagnosis brings, travelling for treatment was not one of them.’ A close friend organized Team Pete, in support of his struggle,
to participate in the annual Run or Walk for Southlake. The team quickly turned into a small army of 150 participants and raised more than $18,000 by race day. “The support we have received has helped us keep things positive and continue to fight every day,” Bales said. “Words cannot describe the amazing feeling of having that kind of love, friendship and show of support behind you. “It truly was an amazing day.” The couple checked the progress of Team Pete daily and considered it a pick-me-up to see so many of their loved ones raising funds to help the local hospital and cancer centre keep up with
new technologies, treatments and therapies to help patients like himself. “Stories like this remind us just how important it is to hold this event every year,” Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation president and CEO Neila Poscente said. “The event is so special, not only because it raises money for our hospital, but because it gives people an opportunity to physically demonstrate support for their loved ones.” The 2016 Run or Walk for Southlake, presented by Nature’s Emporium, will be held May 1 at the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex. Individuals and teams can register at runforsouthlake.ca.
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Networking Breakfast with the East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce April 19, 7 to 9 a.m. Pheasant Run Golf Club, 18033 Warden Ave. R.R. #1. Bring your business cards & network. This month’s sponsor: For All Occasions Gift Baskets & Gifts. Presentation by Matthew R.Lawrence on developing your 30 second infomercial. More details at www.egcoc.org. Contact: EGCOC Office, egcoc@egcoc.org, 905-478-8447. Infant Massage April 19, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Birth - 6 months. Please register. Learn the benefits of infant massage in this interactive program. It is a gentle way to connect with your baby and with other parents in a supportive environment. Topics include crying, sleep, and stress management. Presented by Early Years North York. Contact: Heather Alblas, hablas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.
Renowned Speaker on Heritage Buildings April 14, 7 p.m. Trinity United Church, 461 Park Ave. in Newmarket. Catherine Naismith, President of the prestigious Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) is to speak in Newmarket. Plan to attend, all are welcome.
Tomorrow
Bye Bye Snow Craft & Vendor Spring Show April 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Spend a fun day shopping, while supporting over 40 local vendors. Spice up your wardrobe, buy new jewelry, get your body summer-time-ready with some beauty products, or sample some goodies. Free entry, free goodie bags, free parking and free pictures with Superman. Also, be sure to bring clothing or small items to be donated to Salvation Army. Contact: Carmela Bourassa, beuniqueevents@outlook.com. Spring Book Sale April 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St. in Aurora. Aurora United Church Women are holding a book sale at Trinity Anglican Church. Choose from a wide selection of used adult & children’s books at low prices. Stock up on your summer reading! Contact: Helen Roberts, ivorhelen@sympatico.ca, 905-713-1597. Minecraft Building Competition Finale April 16, 10:30 to 11:27 a.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 8+. Please register. Complete the finishing touches on your constructions from March Break, put in a late entry, or show off your work! Contact: Heather Alblas, hablas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492. 2016 Aurora Chamber Home Show April 15, 4 to 9 p.m., April 16, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex, 1400 Wellington St. W. The Aurora Chamber Home Show offers visitors new and innovative products for the home, plus industry-expert advice from financial planners, realtors and health and wellness professionals. After browsing, visit the Chamber Pub & Grill, where the Aurora Optimist Club will offer refreshments including barbequed hamburgers, hotdogs and peameal bacon on a bun. Admission is $5. Kids 6 and under free. Contact: s.watson@aurorachamber.on.ca , 905-727-7262.
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HR Workshop Series - Developing Your Talent April 19, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 14483 Yonge St. The Aurora Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Williams HR Consulting, is pleased to present a series of nine seminars and workshops designed to help employers skillfully navigate even their most challenging people issues. This series focuses on how to build high-performance teams to drive overall performance and growth of your business while reducing potential risks and exposures. Cost: $20 members, $30 for non-members. Contact: Sandra Watson, s.watson@aurorachamber.on.ca, 905-727-7262.
BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY April 14, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Optimist Hall of Newmarket, 56 Forhan Dr. Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 221 Patriot asks you to donate bottles and cans to help send a cadet’s trip to France, for the 100th anniversary of Canada’s capture of Vimy Ridge. Drop off times: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Call 905-895-3038 to arrange for a pickup. Info: www.eftours.ca/educational-tours, 221partiot-118carinthia.weebly. com, www.gofundme.com/cadetsvisitvimy or 647-893-3499.
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Babytime April 19, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Share our simple stories, songs, and interactive play with your little one while learning about early literacy for babies.
PARTAGEZ le français - Newmarket April 14, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tim Horton’s (Gates of York Plaza), 17310 Yonge St. Group for people (francophones to beginners) looking to put their French language conversation skills into action. The meetings are unstructured and depend on the initiative of the participants. Francophones and stronger speakers are encouraged to share their French language skills with less strong speakers. Those needing a helping hand are encouraged to actively seek a helping hand. Participants move between tables to reinvigorate the conversations. Hopefully this group can be a place to express and give value to the enthusiasm toward the French language, and at the same time be a place where neighbours can meet neighbours. Please participate to share/celebrate/improve your French, have fun, and meet new people! Contact: partagez.york@yahoo.ca
Brasil Guitar Duo April 15, 8 to 10 p.m. Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. The Great Artist Music Series presents The Brasil Guitar Duo in a concert “Acoustic Artistry”. A varied program of classical pieces adapted for guitar, and Brasilian songs. Final in the three-concert Great Artist Music Series. Enjoy timeless music in the intimate surroundings of Brevik Hall, in a beautifully restored 1886 schoolhouse. Tickets are $34, $28 for seniors/students. Contact: Jane Taylor, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca, 905-713-1818.
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Reader Andrej Baca sent us this Your Shot of a group of Canada geese perched on a store’s roof at a plaza in Newmarket. Send us Your Shot. The ongoing theme is Nature & Wildlife. Email your high-quality jpegs to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com. Tween Scene April 16, 11 a.m. to noon. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. It’s Poetry Month! Learn and create styles of popular poetry including haiku, book spine poetry, and black out poems. Run to Quit: Information Day April 16, 10 a.m. Running Room Aurora, Unit 1, 25 First Commerce Dr. Run to Quit is a new 10-week program that helps participants to stop smoking while building their way up to being able to walk or run 5 km. Running Room and Canadian Cancer Society have partnered together with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to deliver this innovative new program. A pilot study hosted in Ottawa found people were 7 times more likely to quit when they paired running with quitting smoking than when they tried quitting by itself. Don’t miss the free information day. Contact: Kaylyn Sutcliffe, ksutcliffe@ontario.cancer.ca, 416-323-7046. Free Seminar on Nichiren Buddhism April 16, 2 to 3 p.m. Newmarket Public Library, 438 Park Ave. How can I change my destiny? Buddhism has a unique perspective. Come attend a free seminar on Nichiren Buddhism. Contact: Chuck Ander, sgicnewmarket@gmail.com. Lorne Lofsky Benefit Concert April 16, 7:30 to 10 p.m. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket. Canadian jazz guitarist Lorne Lofsky will be performing a benefit concert at St. Paul’s Anglican. Performing with Lorne will be bassist Kieran Overs and drummer Robin Claxton. There will also be a wine and beer bar! Cost: $15. Contact: admin@stpaulsnewmarket.org, 905-853-7285. Newmarket Legion Military vendors show April 17, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Newmarket Legion, 707 Srigley St. The legion presents it’s 2nd annual military vendors show Vendors trade, sell & barter their military artifacts and paraphernalia. Cost: $5 at door. FLK Taoist Tai Chi April 17, 10 a.m., April 20 & 22, 9:30 a.m. and April 18 & 25, 7 p.m. Newmarket Branch, 355 Davis Dr. Tai Chi is one of the top 5 exercises you can ever do according to Harvard
University’s Medical School. Take the first step in improving your overall health and balance. Come check out our beginner class today. Contact: newmarket@taoist.org, 905-836-1219. A Spring in Your Step April 17, 3 p.m. Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr. The Keynotes Seniors’ Choir featuring North York Temple Band of the Salvation Army present a concert of gospel music at the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place. Refreshments to follow. Freewill offering. Contact: smedland@rogers.com.
Next week a Buddhist perspective with Gen Kelsang Suma April 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket. This series of classes is a practical guide to understanding one’s mind. We will learn how to recognize and reduce painful ways of thinking and to replace these with meaningful and beneficial views. Although part of a series, each class is self-contained, and consists of guided meditation, a teaching and some time for discussion. The cost is $10 per class or 5 classes for $40. Contact: Betty Whitehouse, epcjampaling@gmail.com, 705-733-5255. Ones & Twos April 19, 11 to 11:30 a.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Join our interactive program that stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books and songs for toddlers. Shout Sister Choir York/Newmarket April 19, 1 to 3 p.m. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. Choir always welcoming new members! Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. They do not audition and they sing a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues. Members learn from recorded tracks so they require no reading of music. The method is fresh and fun and we are a warm and welcoming community. You are welcome to attend a practice with no obligation and new members are welcome at any time. Contact: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir.ca. Information: www.shoutsisterchoir.ca
Cactus in the Snow plus NGC 90th Anniversary Celebration with Anna Mizzen April 19, 8 to 10 p.m. Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Monthly meeting of the Newmarket Garden Club. Contact: 647-517-3473. Lego Club April 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Get creative with Lego. Themes include City Scrapers and Monster Trucks. Men Wanted Who Love To Sing April 20, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sharon Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St. Experience the joy of singing four-part a cappella harmony in the company of friends, while supporting our communities through various events. Contact: Dave McCaffrey, info@uccchorus.com, 289-648-6300. Earth Week Fair in Aurora April 20, 5 to 9 p.m. Aurora Armoury, 89 Mosley St. Enjoy Earth Week-themed crafts and games. Learn how to green your commute, eat local and save money on your energy bills. Looking for ways to get involved? You can chat with individuals and groups already making a difference who welcome new people. Contact: Mel James, meljames@rogers.com. WILLY WONKA JR. presented by Wavestage Theatre April 20, 7 to 8 p.m. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory--or suffer the consequences. Tickets are $18. Contact: Sarah Langford, info@wavestagetheatre.com. Preschool Storytime April 20,11 to 11:30 a.m. Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Age: 30 months - 5 years. Drop-in. Enjoy books, music, puppets and more. Contact: Heather Alblas, hablas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.
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Library letter to those whose odour may offend is respectful Marney Beck
THE ISSUE: Newmarket library hands letter to visitors with bad odour suggesting places to clean.
What will it take to stop scourge on our roads?
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s a society, we have a common, widely understood code of ethics and behaviour. Some of this is directly stated in written laws, but some is what is usually referred to as common sense, passed on, at times unintentionally, between generations or through social interaction. While there is some variation in the code based on social status, much of it is shared by all. We learn to say ‘please’ when asking for something, and ‘thank you’ when it is received. We learn to be kind and compassionate to others. We learn personal grooming. If someone strays too far from these rules, they risk making others uncomfortable or, in extreme cases, doing them harm. Sometimes, it’s not easy to tell someone they aren’t living up to societal expectations, but, for the good of society, we must do it. Such is the case with the letter Newmarket Public Library staff has handed to a small number of patrons informing them of complaints about their odour. The letter is very respectful in tone, and clearly targeted at people with no home or very limited financial resources, as it offers suggestions as to where the recipient can go to access free shower and laundry facilities. The letter does not ask the person to leave the library and welcomes them to return. It simply asks that they try to mitigate the odour before returning. Handing out this letter is the best way to deal with a difficult situation. If someone with a strong, bad odour frequents the library, other patrons will become uncomfortable. If patrons decide to leave and not return due to the smell, it could result
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in declining library use. Also, while it’s not pleasant to talk about, if someone smells foul, they are likely not clean, meaning they could be carrying viruses or bacteria. Personal grooming isn’t just about being polite and fitting in – it’s about being healthy. Undoubtedly, receiving a letter telling you others think you smell bad would not be a pleasant experience, but it’s infinitely preferable to library staff telling you verbally, so others can hear.
The letter is discreet and as polite as possible. The letter is discreet and as polite as possible. Some might argue the person who smells bad may not have the resources to clean themselves up, but the letter plainly states where people can go to get cleaned up for free. It’s important to note that, according to library CEO Todd Kyle, staff has handed out very few of these letters. Regardless of life circumstance, most people manage to maintain, at the very least, a presentable level of personal hygiene. Perhaps this suggests for some people who don’t, there are mental health issues that may be behind the reason they are not bathing. In those cases, the polite letter from the library suggesting places to clean up might not spur them to action. It’s a public space, after all, and we all have to be respectful of each other when sharing close quarters. However, the fact those people find themselves in difficult life circumstances tells us something else: we, as a society, need to do more to help our most vulnerable.
BOTTOMLINE: It’s not inappropriate to remind offenders politely that the public space is shared.
T LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Two student stories definitely connected Re: More students get to school by car in York than GTHA average (bit.ly/1SLjEb6) and Board hosts mental health symposium (bit.ly/1qmcwLu), April 7. Well done, putting these two stories side by side. They are definitely connected.
Terry Kelly Aurora
A tax could deter developer contributions Ban developers’ contributions from election campaigns: expert, April 7: bit.ly/1T1GiPh If we are concerned about developers contributing some of their wealth to political campaigns, we should be equally concerned about the conditions that create that wealth in the first place. In the article, York professor Robert MacDermid explains how a developer’s investment in farmland returns many-fold after the land is rezoned as “residential” and then subdivided. He states, “It is the acts of council that create profit for developers.” But what creates the huge increase in land value that makes farmland so attractive and makes profits so high? It is largely the appearance of amenities and infrastructure — roads, sewers, community centres, public transportation, etc. — that boosts the value of undeveloped land. In other words, a lot of public spending goes into creating the conditions for private, unearned wealth. So, while we consider the fairness of developers’ campaign donations, we should look seriously at the conditions that provoke and enable them. Some form of a land-value tax could help temper these conditions, not to mention the skyrocketing real estate prices and lack of affordable housing in the region.
The Meeting House. I don’t think I’m interpreting this unfairly, since Giorno, in his letter to the editor, seems to have interpreted it in a similar manner. I find this amusing, to say the least. The Meeting House is not a restaurant. The Meeting House is a church. It’s the church I attend every Sunday morning in Newmarket. We meet in the SilverCity at Green Lane and Yonge Street. At the church, I volunteer in many capacities: I am a member of the musical worship team, a mid-week meeting leader, a youth meeting leader and a dishwasher at our monthly community dinners. Once a month, we rent one of the event halls at the Lions Hall in Riverwalk Commons and cook a spaghetti dinner (complete with salad, rolls and desserts) for anyone in the community who would like to get together for a meal. We have a team of volunteers who does all the cooking, serving and cleaning. Ordinarily, we serve roughly 200 to 230 meals at one of our community dinners, where people from various walks of life get together to share a meal and conversation. Kerwin has helped our community dinner by offsetting the cost of the rental of the hall. As I understand it, the $367 spent in 2015 helped to cover a number of the rentals, not just one meal. He certainly wasn’t buying himself a luxury serving of pasta, as your article implies. Giorno is skeptical that our community dinner “has improved our community or its relationship with anyone.” I would extend an invitation to Giorno and anyone at York Region Media Group to come down and meet fellow community-minded people from Newmarket at our next dinner, which is happening April 17 at 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lions Hall. In fact, I think we ordinarily have a small notice that runs in The Era during the weeks leading up to the meals.
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Spaghetti expense for community church Re: Newmarket releases council spending expenses, March 24: bit.ly/1SMZt0X and Expenses need to reflect economic climate, letter to the editor by Luigi Giorno, March 31: bit.ly/1qmdRSA While I cannot speak to most of the expense report, there’s one line item I, most definitely, can speak to: Councillor Dave Kerwin’s $367 expense on “a spaghetti dinner at The Meeting House”. Perhaps this newspaper does not have the resources or time to investigate everything it publishes, which is certainly understandable, but the wording of this expense is misleading and misinformed. The wording implies Kerwin bought for himself a nearly $400 meal at some restaurant called
Thanks for making blues festival a success On behalf of the Aurora Winter Blues Festival organizing committee, we’d like to thank Aurora residents for their continued support of this annual event. Our milestone fifth annual festival, held March 5 to 12, was our most successful event thanks to incredible performances, attendance, supporting community events and the increased awareness and support for our charitable benefactors. We are thrilled to share with you that $24,500 was raised for Blue Door Shelters, Community & Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS), plus the blues festival Youth In Music program, which brings our total fundraising to $64,500 over five years. The continued growth and
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success of the festival, recognized as one of the Top 100 Festivals in Ontario, would not be possible without the support of our many sponsors, local business donations, media partners and volunteers — to all of you, we extend our much appreciated thanks for your time, effort and generosity. We’d also like to express our gratitude to Highland Automotive Professionals — hosts of the 2016 AWBF BluesBash Festival Kickoff — plus the Aurora Public Library, Aurora Cultural Centre, Theatre Aurora, The ARTS Music Store and our local bar partners (King Richard’s and Aw Shucks) along with all their great staff, for the support they have given the festival and the joint programming to showcase many of our talented, local youth musicians/bands. A final thank you to the organizing committee, a special group of 14 individuals who believe in giving back to the community and make it all happen. Enjoy the many live music events this spring/summer in town, plus the festivals supported through the York Region Festival Alliance.
Jamie MacDonald founder and artistic director Aurora Winter Blues Festival
On Builder waiting since ‘14 to open Hwy. 48 Tims: : bit.ly/1Vk3ls3 I am assuming that the property spoken about is on the east side of Hwy 48. If that be the case there is a lot more to think about than traffic safety. Until Bruce Rolling built his sawmill on that piece of land it was all swamp. Will there be any way to put in sewer and water services when digging down will hit the swampy ground. Also I would be very worried about summer traffic trying to go in from both directions on hwy 48. Left turning traffic on a busy summer weekend would almost certainly cause accidents. After years on commuting and seeing upteen dozen close calls with people blinded by what their next errand is and not thinking of their driving I totally agree with the Ministry about the danger of this proposal. One option to eliminate part of the danger is to put a barrier down the center of the highway from Mount Albert Road to Princess St. Not the best solution but one that might have some effect. Not to good for people needing gas but there is a gas station on the north side of the road just north of Princess street at least the last time I was up there. Your not going to die if you don’t have your Timmy’s only if you are careless and turn into on coming traffic. Marina Westgarth Abbott
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he anger and disgust in the room is palpable. Every monthly meeting of the York Region chapter of madd — Mothers Against Drunk Driving — an officer from the OPP and another from York Regional Police update members and volunteers on impaired accidents, charges laid and courtroom decisions. Every single time, as we listen to details of wrong-way drivers, people swerving off highways or into other drivers, driving with open liquour in vehicles, or driving impaired with innocent children in the car — mouths drop open, heads shake sadly and sometimes faces get flushed or eyes tear up. You see, for many members of the madd York group, impaired driving is not just a faceless crime — it’s very personal. It’s a crime that has destroyed their family, maimed or killed a loved one, caused real pain and suffering. But every month, the cycle just gets repeated again; different details and different drivers — but the same carnage and destruction. I drive home from the meetings each month worried about drivers on the roadway beside me, wondering if they are taking chances with their own lives or mine. If you’re a sensible, responsible driver, you probably thought it was sad and ironic that as the trial finished up for the King man found guilty of impaired driving causing the death of three children and their grandfather, another 13 drivers on York Region roads Easter weekend were caught by police and face impaired charges. Now add to that another 13 drivers facing impaired charges from this past weekend — April 8 through 10 — and you may begin to feel the frustration of both police and madd members. Frustration? Maybe I should say fury... And don’t think these incidents are all young drivers joyriding in their parents’ vehicles. Don’t think they are all men, either. In November of last year we had a nine-year-old boy forced to call 911 to report his mom driving drunk with him in the vehicle. Fortunately, they were pulled over by police in Newmarket and no lives were lost. In mid-March of this year a Newmarket mother was charged with impaired driving after a long investigation into a January two-vehicle crash, where another young driver was killed, and two of her children and one of their friends were sent to hospital, as they had been in her vehicle. Just days later, a Georgina man was charged with impaired driving after an ATV collision injured his fiveyear-old son. Capping off this litany of woe is this past weekend’s near tragedy. A Toronto woman, 58, was driving the wrong way on Leslie Street in Richmond Hill, so intoxicated and oblivious — police say — that she didn’t even notice the police cruiser with sirens and lights activated. The officer was forced to box in the vehicle to stop it, after the driver narrowly missed colliding head-on with another vehicle. Breath readings after her arrest showed she had twice the legal limit of alcohol. What’s going on here? Are more citizens calling 911 to report suspected drivers and thus more are being arrested by police? Are more drivers thinking it’s socially acceptable to drink and drive? When are we — as a society — going to say enough is enough of this scourge? — Marney Beck is editor of the Thornhill/Richmond Hill Liberal newspapers.
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Clements It’s officially spring when the Aurora Home Show rolls around and this year it’s bound to be a doozy! I can’t wait to share the fruits of the Home Show committee’s many months of planning and labour. We are very grateful to our new Signature sponsors Keller Williams Realty Centres and Backyard Pool and Patio for their generous support. Keller Williams is excited about its upcoming expansion into the heart of the Aurora community, while Backyard Pool and Patio is celebrating its recent move to a new location in town. Drop by to speak with representatives about the exciting news for their respective companies and find out how they can help
you with your home and property investments and projects. This year’s feature is a walk-through home designed by yours truly, complete with kitchen, living room, garage and more! I will be hosting the feature space, which was built by Jack Roeleveld and the entire team from Jack’s Landscaping. Jack and I will be happy to personally show you all the wonderful work by the local contributors in this year’s feature. Again this year, we are grateful to Lifestyle Oasis and Aurora Home Hardware for their critical and generous contributions to the show. Just as they are central businesses in our growing region, they are equally important to the success of this annual exhibit. Aurora Overhead Doors was an eager contributor to the feature with its wonderful contemporary garage door solution. Our model home came to life with stylish pieces from Niche Décor! For the first time ever, custom cabinetry in the feature kitchen will be supplied by carpenter extraordinaire Ali Seif of Seif Designs. His meticulous attention to detail and pride in craftsmanship allows him to deliver exceptional kitchen, bathroom
and household cabinetry designed specifically to meet your needs and to fill the functional storage void in any home. I’m particularly excited that Latitude Countertops will be contributing to the feature kitchen this year with stone counters direct from their remarkable “Remnant Program.” If you’re looking for a stone counter but fear “full slab” pricing, be sure to drop
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Works, who will be displaying a breathtaking live edge dining table that is not to be missed. Talk with Mathew in booth #186 to see how he can help you with a custom piece of furniture tailor made for your home. See what’s new in eye-catching paint colours from Sherwin Williams, who is not only the official paint supplier of the show feature, but also a valuable show exhibitor in booth #256. Pick up paint chip samples and discuss your own home improvement projects with the experts at Sherwin Williams. This year we’re especially excited to include work from the team at Harmony Fabrics who add some wonderful custom made window coverings to our model home. I encourage you to drop by booth #251 to meet this first time exhibitor and check out some of the beautiful, unique window covering solutions they offer. Harmony Fabrics is a new local workroom eager to help you make the windows in your home or business look their very best. I am personally eager to drop by booth #159 to speak with the team at A Women’s Touch Cabinet Painting to discuss their valuable painting services in an effort to provide my clients with alternatives to
replacing cabinetry in their homes. The Aurora Chamber Home Show Committee welcomes back this year Re/Max Hallmark Lind Group Realty, Apollo Glass & Mirror, Hudeck Contracting and many more local businesses including the delicious Fraktals Chocolates, who I plan on visiting in order to throw a wrench into my diet! The Aurora Home Show helps support the growth and retention of local businesses, while keeping your community vibrant, prosperous and productive. I hope you get the opportunity to drop by and introduce yourself to me at the feature or to pay a visit with my husband Wayne at booth #202. We would love to meet you to discuss your personal design questions and dilemmas or to discuss any of your real estate needs! See you there! Cheers! Janice
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Province only ‘went halfway’ for senior care From Front Page
over the next nine years, Sarah is disappointed there was no mention of creating new long-term care spaces. “There are so many people waiting. The system is terrible. I don’t think our government has given enough to long-term care. I really do think they are in crisis,” she said, adding the government also needs to add more staff highly trained in geriatric care. “The staff from the (home care) agencies that come in, they do a great job, great job. But I think the system is really bad for the people who really need to get in (to longterm care). I’m basically told, ‘OK, now (my mother’s) in crisis, within a month she will get in because she really is in crisis’ and I’m told another time when I speak to the case worker that there are others in crisis, she has to wait her turn.” The government continues to monitor the need for long-term care beds throughout the province while also ensuring the needs of residents in existing facilities are being met, Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Dr. Helena Jaczek, also minister of community and social services, said. “We want to make sure that residents of all long-term care homes throughout the province, such as those residing at Bloomington
Cove, have facilities that are up to current standards and feel as much like home as possible,” she said in an email, adding more than 30,000 beds in the 300 facilities will be upgraded. That means making improvements to things such as wheelchair accessibility, air conditioning and room for rehab and physio programs, as well as improving the overall comfort and design of longterm care spaces, she added. Facilities approved for redevelopment will receive a construction subsidy, which involves receiving funding per bed, per day for 25 years, starting with admission of the first resident meeting applicable conditions, Jaczek said. The fact the province is investing in existing long-term care facilities and thinking about seniors is fabulous, said Tazim Bhanji, program manager for seniors programs with Markham-based Social Services Network, a charitable organization providing programs for the South Asian community. But the announcement is not enough to address the ballooning senior population, she said. Between 2011 and 2031, York Region’s senior population will increase by 148 per cent, almost four times faster than the overall population, according to a report called Towards a Seniors Strategy, released by the region last year. Seniors will make up 21 per cent
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of York’s population in 2031, up from 12 per cent in 2011. What’s more, York seniors are living longer than the provincial and national averages, thanks, in part, to the region’s high quality of life. Life expectancy in York is 84.1 years, compared to 81.5 years in Ontario and 81.1 years in Canada. “We are not really ready for the population that is going to be facing us in the next decade. The important issue here is, in the next 10 years there will be more seniors requiring services. So, how are we going to take care of the seniors who are not accessing the services at present?” Bhanji said. “Absolutely, the government should be creating (new) longterm care beds and affordable housing and independent living. The government should be looking into those aspects, I don’t want to say instead of (renovating existing facilities) but in addition to. It’s absolutely not enough because the government has to be cognizant of what is coming in the next decade.” Loren Freid, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of York Region also praised the government for investing in existing infrastructure, but is frustrated the province failed to address other needs of the growing senior population. “I think what the province did, they went halfway. It’s important to provide investment into existing long-term care in order to ensure standards are met and we’re all in favour of that and that’s great,” he said. “The other side of the coin to that, there needs to be an investment into more beds and more dementia-specific beds. And if we’re talking about dementia, more programming right across the board — programming that would help to mitigate the progression of the disease and to slow down people going into long-term care.” With the growing senior population, action is needed now, Freid said. “In 10 years, there will be more people in the province over the age of 65 than under the age of 15. And nowhere do we see that situation more pronounced than in York Region,” he said. “People age generally well and dementia is not a normal aspect of aging, but age is the most signifi-
The province should be creating new long-term care beds, affordable housing and independent living for seniors, experts agree.
cant risk factor for dementia. We need to see a greater investment in all kinds of dementia programing.” Gila Martow, Conservative MPP for Thornhill, isn’t impressed with the government’s announcement. “This announcement is actually a re-announcement because they announced last year they were renovating some long-term care beds in the province. This is only 300 (facilities being renovated). We have 24,000 people on a waiting list for a bed and this isn’t new beds, this is renovating beds and it’s over nine years,” she said. “We need to see the beds renovated and we need to see new beds. It’s not enough.” She believes the government made the rosy announcement “out of the blue” to overshadow a week of public thrashing over the Liberals’ fundraising tactics. “Those of us who are down at Queen’s Park day after day, you sort of see these things, that there’s a horrific press day and the next day there is an announcement on something sunny, completely off topic, to try and change the channel,” she said. “I don’t want to say that these beds are not going to be renovated, but nine years is an awfully long time just to renovate 300 (facilities)….I think we could do a lot more and I think we could do it a lot faster and a lot better.” Not providing enough longterm care beds results in bottlenecks in hospitals when seniors
remain there rather than being admitted to a nursing homes, Martow said. Despite Martow’s criticism, the province is focused on the 30,000 long-term care beds that are in serious need of redevelopment and bringing them up to current standards to improve safety and quality of life for residents, Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard said. The province is also examining broader long-term care needs of Ontario residents and is committed to assisting seniors age at home and age along a continuum of care before they require longterm care homes, he said. “When we look at York Region, we have built about 300 new beds since 2003. So, it’s not like nothing has been done in York Region. There’s 300 new beds and there are a number of beds that we’re looking at refurbishing… You can’t build new facilities while the old ones crumble,” he said. “This is top of mind for a lot of residents in Newmarket and Aurora... I will stay on top of that to make sure Newmarket-Aurora gets its fair share of redevelopment and new beds as we move forward.” Funding is coming from a $160-billion investment in public infrastructure over 12 years. Since 2003, 10,000 new spaces in long-term care homes have been created and just more than 13,500 older long-term care spaces have been renovated.
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United Way, McMaster study examines impacts of precarious employment BY LISA QUEEN
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enee McKnight and her husband, Lloyd, had high hopes for their future when they moved to York Region from New Brunswick five years ago. Instead, McKnight, who has a college diploma in office administration, and Lloyd, a trained carpenter, have struggled as they cobbled together jobs to keep a roof over the heads of their family of four. More than once, they have had their utilities cut off or restricted at their rented Newmarket townhouse because they haven’t been able to pay their bills.
‘I always say we’re a paycheque away from homelessness because if we, for whatever reason, run out of work and we can’t find something immediately, then we could be on the street no problem.’ McKnight has had eight jobs in five years, including a four-week contract, running a day care from her home, which she gave up because she didn’t have enough clients to make the venture economically viable, part-time minimum wage retail jobs where her bosses declined to give her hours flexible enough to accommodate a second part-time job and a coffee shop that required she work split shifts early in the morning and late at night. Lloyd’s employment has been somewhat better and he now has a job doing piecework as a subcontractor. McKnight is now working with her husband as a general labourer. They earn less than $50,000 a year combined and pay almost See page B4.
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hree Georgina pharmacists are encouraging York Regional Police to launch a fentanyl exchange program in a bid to stem the tide of abuse that one says has “ravaged” the community. Keswick pharmacist Ron Coovadia said the situation in her community has grown so “delicate” that people are now openly walking into her pharmacy offering her money for just one hit of the drug. “I inherited this problem, but, to be honest, it’s more like a nightmare,” she said. “I refuse to break. They keep asking me for more, but I won’t break. My attitude is that if they’re addicted, it’s an illness, it’s not criminal. These people need help. You can see it in their expression, they are thin and shaking, they speak quickly and are shaking. You can tell who is in withdrawal. They are not hard to find.” Her comments come a week after York Regional Police busted a fentanyl trafficking ring involving a Toronto doctor allegedly working with dealers to ship and sell patches in Sudbury. During police searches of multiple properties, investigators seized nearly 300 patches, at an estimated worth of $120,000.
Keswick pharmacy technician Lisa Miles holds a Fentanyl package.
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FEATURE SERIES: TO THE BETTER END
Hospice offers more than end-of-life care
Art therapy programs help newly-diagnosed, caregivers, bereaved BY TERESA LATCHFORD
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enise Carl had heard of the Doane House Hospice, but never fully understood its purpose. In 2007, the former fitness instructor and mother of two was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that disrupts the nervous system. After the birth of her second child, her condition became worse as she began to have balance issues and was unable to walk safely. “It has been hard and sometimes I feel like a burden,” she said, reaching for her husband Mike’s hand. “It got to the point where he was carrying me to bed every night.”
What most people would consider the easiest tasks, such as leaving the house, have become more complicated and require much more preparation just to make a destination or appointment on time, she explained. “Mike is a man of few words and never really complains,” she said. “But I know sometimes it is very hard.” To help families continue to benefit from programs at Doane House, donations can be made at gofundme.com/doanehouse.
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The family of four moved into a bungalow, which not only eliminated stairs for Jenise, who now uses a scooter, but is also across the street from Ashley and Emma’s school. “My children have become very independent, which I don’t necessarily think is a bad thing,” she added. “But sometimes it is hard to explain why we can’t go to a ball game and why they have to make their own lunches.” After a recommendation from a friend, the Carl family visited the Newmarket-based hospice to explore programs and services they could utilize as a family. They decided on the art therapy program. The hospice art therapy program uses a non-directive approach, meaning clay, paint and pastel creations are those of the clients that express how they feel at that moment in time. While grief and loss are serious, playfulness and creativity are encouraged throughout the
therapy process. The program, led by professionally trained art therapists, offers individual and group sessions for tots to seniors that are grouped into three categories: newly diagnosed, caregiver and bereaved clients. “Art therapy really helped me on my spiritual journey,” she said. “And it really brought a lot out of my children and support for my husband. Despite what people think, the hospice isn’t just for end-of-life situations.” While her daughters expressed their emotions, frustrations and fears through art creations and chats with the art therapist, Jenise and Mike both found comfort in being able to chat with others about their challenges, hopes and frustrations.
“It made us feel less alone,” Jenise said. “Just venting about little things I can’t talk to Jenise about and sharing similar stories was very comforting,” Mike added. “I would definitely recommend it to others.” This program and others offered through Doane House Hospice rely on the generosity of others to continue. In the past, local organizations
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This is part 2 of our series, To the better end, about Doane House Hospice. The hospice helps people with life-threatening illnesses, and their loved ones, live every day to the fullest. To read part 1, visit bit.ly/1VmZx9X.
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Precarious employment affecting people in many industries From page B1.
$20,000 a year in rent and utilities. Without benefits, the couple has, at times, struggled to provide
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cost of living is so high versus the wage. We’re just floating. That’s what I say, we’re just floating on water. If we step too far, we’re going to sink,” McKnight said. “At the moment, we go paycheque to paycheque and the paycheque fluctuates. I always say we’re a paycheque away from homelessness because if we, for whatever reason, run out of work and we can’t find something immediately, then we could be on the street no problem.” The family is not alone, according to a report from the United Way of Toronto and York Region and McMaster University being unveiled Friday at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The study looks at the impacts of precarious or insecure employment on individuals, households and communities in York Region. Drilling down on York information builds on a six-year study and two previous surveys conducted across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. With more than 40 per cent of York residents surveyed living with some degree of unstable job
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Just three months prior, an armed man entered Ben’s Pharmacy on Dalton Road in Sutton, where a pharmacist was forced to hand over the drug after being threatened at knife-point. But Coovadia is not the only one speaking out. Pharmacists in Pefferlaw and Sutton have told yorkregion.com that the problem is growing out of control and are urging police to get involved in a ‘Patch-4-Patch’ program similar the one to be launched in Barrie this
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things like that. Those people are precarious indeed. But it is actually spread across the manufacturing industry, the knowledge sector and the service sector, as well as the non-profit sector.” Among the findings, the report shows levels of precarious employment in York are in line with the GTHA average, more than half of York workers earning low and middle incomes are suffering from anxiety that is interfering with their personal and family lives and 63.6 per cent of precariously employed workers in the region are having trouble securing child care, which is limiting their ability to work. On the other hand, although a small sample size limited the researchers’ ability to draw firm conclusions, York workers appear more likely to have work pensions than the GTHA average and, in some areas, York workers in precarious jobs are earning 10 per cent more than average.
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‘Only thing worse than waiting ... is to wait for nothing’ From page B1.
(IBI) and Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA). With the new funding, 16,000 more children will receive the critical interventions they need each year, according to Peter
Spadoni, with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. But while the Liberals are pumping more money in, they are bumping older kids out, and the Ontario Autism Coalition, a nonprofit advocacy group, is campaigning to force the government to reverse the decision.
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Under the new plan, children who are turning five between May 1, 2016 and March 31, 2018 will dropped from the IBI wait list. That’s because clinical evidence shows children with Autism Spectrum Disorder benefit the most from intensive services at an early age, Spadoni said. Families with older children still on the wait list will receive $8,000 in one-time funding to purchase other services and supports. That money, said Richmond Hill mom Danna Schaubel, is a drop in the bucket. “I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but it really doesn’t do much. It just pays for one and a half months of full time therapy.” Schaubel said she “battled red tape and jumped through hoops” to have her daughter, Melanie, deemed eligible for IBI. “We waited patiently for our turn and the last we heard we were number 92 on the list. But she turned five in November.” Under the new program, Melanie is no longer eligible. “Not one board-certified behaviour analyst — the people who administer IBI — was on the government committee that reviewed and assessed programs and deemed IBI not
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Male gymnasts brush off taunts, aim to shatter stigma BY JOHN CUDMORE
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When it comes to gymnastics, backflips pinch hit for the home run. So, you’d think a young man capable of such an impressive move from a standing position would be the envy of just about everybody in the crowd. For male gymnasts, that’s not necessarily the case. In fact, longheld perceptions often leave a stigma attached to the sport, an issue gymnastics clubs have battled seemingly forever as they struggle to attract and keep boys and men in the sport. The six disciplines of men’s gymnastics demand physical conditioning and skills possibly beyond any other sport. Still, it doesn’t hurt to have a tough layer of skin. The latter attribute is important for athletes in a sport where stereotyping often prematurely chases young males to the sidelines. It’s no real surprise that less than 10 per cent of the gymnastics population is male. Nick Mallia, 21, has an eye on the 2020 Olympic Games. A national stream athlete, he’s endured teasing and taunting since he was a young boy, but stuck with his sport of choice. “I’ve been competing all my life,” said Mallia, who trains at Pulsars Gymnastics in Newmarket and is qualified for national championships in Edmonton next month. “I just kept liking it and was good at it. “Growing up, I was made fun of all the time,” he said. “When you’re young, it’s insulting and I didn’t like it. I never understood why, but whenever I told someone I did gymnastics, they’d say, ‘Why not try a real sport?’ Now, I tell people and they think it’s awesome and won-
der why they didn’t get into it.” It is an issue gym operators understand very well. They make the bulk of their business from children at a recreational level and young women at competitive levels and sense a potentially large market for the guys that is not so easy to tap. For instance, at Pulsars, about 100 of 1,200 registered for programs are boys. Of that total, perhaps 35 to 40 are in competitive streams. “Ever since I was young, I was teased in school for gymnastics,” said Ray Wood, a competitive level coach. “It still goes on for boys, but not so much, but there still is a stigma and a negative attached to it. The stereotypes are still there, but toning down.
‘I never understood why, but whenever I told someone I did gymnastics, they’d say, ‘Why not try a real sport?’ Now, I tell people and they think it’s awesome and wonder why they didn’t get into it.’ “I can’t see why there is a stigma, but maybe the only way to break the stereotype is to start in our own little area. Most of the boys take it well. We talk to them and look at the possibility of bullying. “When I was younger, I didn’t have many boys to compete against. There are far more (boys) now.” Yet, there could be even more. It’s been nearly 12 years since Kyle Shewfelt won a gold medal in floor at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Many sports would have experienced an uptick in popularity with such a result. It didn’t happen in Canada. “There was a ripple effect and registration went up a bit, but then it dived off,” said Wood. Part of the problem is the lack of opportunities to make money in
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Nick Mallia trains on the rings at Pulsars Gymnastics as coach Ray Wood looks on. gymnastics, he said. “Once (athletes) get to the end of high school or college and realize there is no payout to this sport, that they’re not getting anything back except internal reward, it doesn’t keep you in the sport.” The sport has grown up since Wood started coaching 28 years ago, shortly after a back injury ended his competitive career. “It’s the difficulty of skills,” he said. “Boys now at provincial levels are doing lots more than when I was going for nationals. The quality of coaching is so much better.“ Likewise, and like any sport at an elite level, time spent training is significant. “It takes a lot to be in this sport and train 15 hours per week,” said head coach Sean Heaslip of Aurora’s Evolution Gymnastics. “There is a lot of work, commitment and things you have to give up.
“Too often, kids train so hard, it becomes work and they find they don’t like coming to the gym. I encourage the boys to do other sports as well. There is a passion required for any sport, but (gymnastics) helps with strength, balance, agility. It’s a well-rounded sport.” “For boys growing up, there’s not too many who think of gymnastics as a sport to get into,” said Heaslip. “It’s not promoted too well, especially considering you see hockey promoted 24/7 on television.” Because males are far in the minority, those in the industry can only muse at what might have been. “It’s always been that way and likely will be,” said Wendy Gilles, owner of Kids SuperGym in Aurora. “The big thing is the stigma. Most little guys want to be in hockey where it’s rough and tumble. We
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Bases loaded for youth baseball following Jays’ success
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aseball is swinging a big bat again. The Toronto Blue Jays’ 2015 resurgence can easily be linked to an increase in youth baseball registration sweeping the province, and likely Canada, for the coming summer. Not since the golden era of the early 1990s, when the Blue Jays won consecutive World Series titles has there been such excitement in domestic sandlot dugouts. Resurging popularity brings the issue of finding facilities for kids to play. The Aurora King Baseball Association has already established waiting lists for its four house league divisions, ranging from senior rookie to bantam. Last season, the house league program fielded 520 youths. Already, 820 have registered, complementing 84 rep team players. It’s resulted in an effort to squeeze every possible hour from the Town of Aurora’s facilities, or face the prospect of turning away disappointed kids. “We anticipated a 20 per cent growth and we’re way beyond that,” said president Allen Wilson. “Kids want to play baseball and just can’t. If we can get diamonds approved by next year, we can maintain our numbers and go beyond.” The former house leagues vice-president for seven seasons notes typical annual growth averages six to eight per cent. The Blue Jays’ playoff run last season ended a drought of more than 20 seasons between post-season appearances, clearly prompting a new generation of kids to try things with a bat and glove. “I checked the numbers with Baseball Ontario for 1993 and 1994 and they said it
was a 30 per cent increase in house league registrations around the GTA,” said Wilson. The Town of Aurora came into the season short on playing fields for youth baseball. Aurora director of parks and recreation Al Downey declined a request for comment. In Newmarket, registration is up an impressive 28 per cent, which will take the program over the 1,000-player threshold. “We haven’t had to cap it yet,” said NBA president Tim Boswell, whose program boasts 21 rep teams. “Our policy is to try to get all registrants in. That’s our plan. I think we have enough diamonds.” The biggest growth area is at the impressionable peewee (11 to 13 years) age group. “We’re limited in the number of parks, no doubt about it, but we can work around it with the number of games we’ll schedule,” said Boswell. There’s potential for overcrowding for older age groups in which a pitching mound is required.
Express stress The predictable aspect of player drafts is their unpredictablity. The draft process is an inexact science, impossible to prognosticate precisely what players and teams are thinking. One general manager’s buried treasure is another’s bluechip prospect and yet another selector’s later round filler. Kid A won’t report to Team B if selected, or Player C might opt to pursue a scholarship in the United States unless he is picked by Team D. Perceptions, gut feelings, hunches and late-round favours all play roles in draft day.
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Silver Stick, OMHA playoffs and OHL Cup — this season, the Express roster was overlooked during the first-round. Finally, at 28th, forward Cameron Hillis made the first dent in the draft for the local program, followed by defenceman Carter Roberston (30th) and forward Rhys Forhan (33rd). It’s hard to know what to make of it, especially in a hockey community that values team play resulting in championships. “I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed, but the kids, I think, were ripped off a little bit,” said Express head coach Rob Shilton, who has acknowledged team depth over star power as a key success factor. “I really think our kids got punished a bit for being so good and that (OHL) teams undervalued the performance of some of our guys. “At the end of the day it is a treat just to get drafted, but now you’re just another guy.” He notes that a draft slot is rather meaningless for most players beyond the first, maybe second round, once they step onto the ice for their new teams.
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Tigers’ Ham opts for NCAA Clarkson Golden Knights scholarship were pushing hard for their sixth-round pick defenceman from the 2015 priority draft. “It was a really hard decision,” said the 17-year-old resident of Newmarket, who played last season for the Aurora Tigers in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. “Growing up in Ontario it’s all about the OHL and that’s all you hear since you’re six years old and you get excited by that.
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For Liam Ham, choosing 1A over 1B was no easy matter. On the one hand, the United States college route beckoned with a full-ride scholarship offer from Clarkson University Golden Knights. On the other, the more familiar Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs
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Aurora Panthers atoms claim 3rd straight provincial hockey title Sooner or later, something had to give. In this case, it was not the extraordinary run of success for the Aurora Panthers atom double-A hockey team. Ultimately, a goal by Mikayla Cranney in the final minute of the third period proved the difference, as the Panthers edged the Clarington Flames 1-0 in the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association goldmedal game Sunday afternoon in Mississauga. Cranney broke up a goalless duel when she scored with 36 seconds remaining to back the fifth shutout in six games for netminder Jalyn St. Louis as the Panthers capped a perfect six-win weekend in a showdown of previously unbeaten teams in the tournament. It marked the third straight OWHA provincial title for the core of the Panthers team. Aurora advanced to the final on the strength of a 4-0 semifinal win
over the Barrie Sharks, as Kalista Kurtes notched two goals. After sweeping through three preliminary round games without surrendering a goal, the Panthers topped the North Halton Twisters 5-1 in quarter-final action behind a four-goal performance from Abby Lunney. The triumph marked the fifth tournament title claimed this season by the Panthers squad.
Evolution’s Heaslip secures gold at provincials Kieran Heaslip topped a field of 28 competitors to win gold overall at the Ontario provincial stream boys gymnastics championships last weekend in Mississauga. Heaslip, a member of Evolution Gymnastics Aurora, claimed gold on the floor routine and vault and placed second on rings on the way to topping the Level 3 field for 12 and 13 year olds.
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Swann named Seneca Sting soccer team’s top rookie Defender Kendra Swann of Newmarket was named top female rookie for Seneca College Sting as the school’s 49th athletic awards banquet held Wednesday night. The first-year veterinary technician student appeared in 10 of 14 women’s soccer games last season helping the Sting to a silver medal at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association championships. The Sting posted an 8-3-3 overall record, which included a 4-1 loss to Algonquin College in the Ontario final.
Shenderey’s Turza, Janiki claim Team Ontario berths Jessica Turza (pictured) of Shenderey Gymnastics had firstplace marks in floor routine and bars to solidify gold all-around in her category at the Ontario provincial stream gymnastics championships in Mississauga last weekend. Competing at Level 7 for the 16-and-older age category, Turza also placed second on the beam and third on vault, to capture top spot and claim a berth on Team Ontario for the Eastern Canadian championships May 5 to 9 in Quebec City. Clubmate Samantha Janiki won vault in Level 8 (ages 10 and 11) to also clinch a berth on the Ontario squad. Shenderey also celebrated overall gold, as Rowan Bradley won the Level 7 category for nine-year-olds, while Daisy Allain topped he field in Level 6 at the same age category.
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On Monday, April 18, 2016 From 1:00pm - 8:00pm We are looking for General Labourers, must be flexible for any of our 3 shifts~$16.55 to start 75 Reagens Industrial Parkway Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4 905-778-7900 Please bring in your resume and references We look forward to meeting you! If you are unable to attend please forward your resume to: rose.dipalma@ventra.com Flex-N-Gate Bradford is a Tier 1 Automotive Supplier. Our operation is light assembly. Visit us at www.flex-n-gate.com
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Dave Joslin was friend and inspiration to many BY KIM ZARZOUR
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hen Dave Joslin passed away Feb. 21 at age 75, many residents of Richmond Hill felt the town had lost a good friend. The eulogy by Mayor Dave Barrow brought mourners to tears. “Jozzy�, the mayor said, was one of the best friends anybody could have. “We all have a piece of Dave in our memories. Keep it there and think of him when you need a friend.� Dave was a kind, gentle soul who loved life and loved his community and according to his sons, Jeff, Mark and Paul, he was following in the footsteps of his father, Herbert Joslin, a hero to the community 54 years ago. Herbert died while trying to stop an explosion that nearly flattened much of Vaughan and Richmond Hill in 1962. Herbert had worked as a store clerk for Superior Propane and was a volunteer firefighter in Vaughan. He’d rushed to the scene of a gas leak, shutting of a valve at the plan to save countless lives. Seven houses were demolished that day but damage could have been much, much worse.
Knowing his father died a hero (awarded, post-humously, the Queen’s congressional award for bravery) impacted Dave deeply. He and his twin sister, Peggy Viverette, carried on Herbert’s legacy, striving to be a good human beings, respected, loved and giving to the community. He raised his own children and grandchildren Derek, Brett, Jamie, Kyle and Charlotte the same way, Paul said. For the five grandchildren it was simple: “Our great grandad was a hero and our grandad was a legend.� Today, his family remains well-known in Richmond Hill. Daughter-in-law Darlene Joslin is director of the town’s parks and recreation department, Paul is a firefighter for the town and another son, Mark, is a professional hockey trainer/coach in town. Judy, his wife of 54 years, was the love of his life and family was everything to him. Their life together revolved around the boys’ games and tournaments and Dave volunteered as coach, convener and cheerleader. Even after the boys grew older and could drive themselves to games, Dave and his wife Judy could be found perched in the stands, cheering them on — a tradition they carried on with their grandchildren. “I don’t think that he realized
Dave Joslin passed away at age 75, with family and friends offering tributes to the man as a goodwill ambassador in hockey arenas and ball diamonds, on the golf course and in the wider community of Richmond Hill. Even the downtown theatre wasn’t large enough to accommodate all those wishing to pay their respects. how he was positively affecting 13 kids — making us feel like all stars,� said Mark Tullock, one of the athletes Dave coached. “That encouraged me to want to coach myself using Mr. J’s method — fun first, winning second.� When the time came to plan
for the celebration of life and as tributes and condolences poured in online, it became clear the facilities at Marshall Funeral Home would not be large enough. The service was held instead in the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts on a Friday morning, March 4.
Even that large venue couldn’t contain all the well-wishers who wanted to celebrate Dave’s life, leaving standing-room only to hear sister-in-law Jackie Richardson and nieces Kim Richardson and Cori Byberg sing, the mayor eulogize and friends reunite and reminisce. “Every time I and everybody else turned around, we were running into people that we haven’t seen in a long time and we had stories to share with each other,� Bill Neilson, family friend, said. “He was a friend to Richmond Hill.� And he was a friend to many who frequented nearby Eagles Nest golf course, where Dave spent the past 12 years as the club’s best known, most respected greeter/starter. “He truly was a goodwill ambassador, not only for the golf course, but for mankind,� said Ron Nicholson. April 29, opening day at the course this year, will also be Dave’s birthday and it will be bittersweet, as golfers learn about Dave’s passing, and friends and family take his place at tee-off to greet them and offer tributes to a man well loved.
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Ronald, beloved husband of 57 years to Donna McKay (nee Rutledge). Loving father of Constance 'Connie' McKay of Georgina and Sheryl and her husband Stephen Schweinberger of Mount Albert. Cherished 'Gramps' of Katelynn, Samantha, Rebecca, and Alexander. Dear brother of Patricia (Peter Christian) of Victoria, B.C., Diane (Chris Toogood) of Hockley Valley and of the late Gordon and his surviving wife Vee of Unionville. Ron will be greatly missed his by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A very special 'Thank you' to all of the doctors, nurses and staff at Southlake Regional Health Centre for all their wonderful care and support. Visitation was held at the M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490 The Queensway South Keswick, Ontario on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 2 to 4 p.m. followed by a Funeral Service in the Chapel at 4 p.m. Cremation. Donations to Southlake Regional Health Centre or the Ontario Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Sign an online book of condolences at mwbeckerfuneralhome.com
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It is with great sadness, the family announces that Frank Windhager, just shy of his 100th birthday passed away quietly at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket on April 11, 2016. He is survived by his beloved wife of 75 years Erna, his grandchildren, Stephen and Lindsay, great grandchildren, Tlaloc, Zyanya, Diana, and Alexander, and daughter-in-law Becky. He will be sadly missed by his relatives living in Germany and he will be reunited with his late son Dieter. Frank worked as a skilled cabinet maker in Germany from a young age, and after moving to Canada in 1953 with his family, he continued his craft, building furniture in Newmarket until retirement. He continued to create beautiful pieces for the family after his retirement. When he wasn't in the workshop, he would be outside tending the beautiful garden, or having an animated discussion about world politics. Frank was a vibrant, passionate man, with a kind and generous spirit, he will be truly missed. We love you Grampa! Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket for visitation on Thursday, April 14, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. John Church, 432 Ontario Street, Newmarket on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. followed by interment at St. Johns Cemetery. Memorial donations Canadian Cancer Society. Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com KOOY (KOOIJ), Leendert A.R.C.T., Director of the Ontario Christian Music Assembly for 55 years. "Safe in the arms of Jesus", peacefully at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto on Thursday, April 7, 2016, of Toronto at 76 years of age. Beloved husband of late Maria. Father of Bill & Marg Kooy - Will (Emily), late Lisa, Sandra (Joe), Brandon (Kim); Rick & Monique Kooy - Daniel, Matthew; Johanna & Julio Alburquerque - Jireissy, Jifreissy, Julio Jr.; Harry & Sharon Kooy - Bradley (Laura), Katelyn (Jordan), Stacey (Jon), Jason; Jackie & Paul Dykxhoorn - Joel (Rachel), Joshua (Erika), Jesse (Shannon); Francy & Karl VanderVeen - Maria (Ryan), James (Jamie), Justin (Wendy), Rachel, Sarah; Len & Carrie Kooy - Felicia (Johan), Andrew (Kendall), Thomas, Darren (Alyssa), Evan (Megan); Albert & Mary-Ann Kooy - Peter (Jillayna), Timothy, Rebecca, Daniel, Michael, Carolyn; Benjamin & Joann Kooy - Alex, Jordan; and 15 great grandchildren. Loving brother of Arie & Nienke Kooy; Annie & Klaas Streutker; Kees & Alice Kooy; late Jan & Diane Kooy; Adrian & Willie Kooy. Special thanks to the staff at Sunnybrook Hospital, especially, Dr. Emmenegger and Nurse Sima. Friends called at the Springdale Christian Reformed Church, Bradford for visitation. Memorial service was held at the Church on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 2 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, Bradford.
AYLETT, Thelma Grace (nee Joel) 1920-2016 Peacefully into the arms of her Saviour on Monday, April 11, 2016 in her 96th year at Bradford Valley Care Community. Beloved wife of late Edward (2012) for 68 years. Loving mother of Lynda (Lloyd) and Paul (Jane). Cherished nany of Sean, Kelly (Kevin), David and Matthew (Amanda) and great nany to Tyler, Nathan, Emma, Liam, Noah and Brooklyn. Predeceased by her brother Donald. Fondly remembered by nieces and nephews. Friends may call at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2940 10th Sideroad, Bradford for visitation on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 10 a.m. until the time of a funeral service in the Church at 11 a.m. Interment Aurora Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff at Bradford Valley for their wonderful care over the past 7 years. Donations would be appreciated to Gideon Bibles or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, Bradford. BOWLES, Raymonde (nee Torrent) Passed away peacefully at the Southlake Regional Health Centre on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the age of 87. Loving wife to Ernest John for almost 68 years. Cherished mother to Kenneth, the late Keith, David, Ted (Marian), Carolyn (Dave) Gore, and John. Proud Nana to Melissa (Rob), Christine, Sarah, Michael (Tracy), Paul (Jenn), Ryan, Brian, and Vanessa. Great Nana to Gavin, Madelyn, Isla, Brooklyn, ZoĂŤ, and Amelia. She will be missed by many relatives and friends. In keeping with Raymonde's wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorial visitation at Taylor Funeral Home Newmarket Chapel, 524 Davis Drive NEWMARKET (905-898-2100) on Friday, April 15th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 16th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. A memorial service will take place in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. For those who wish, donations made to the War Amps would be appreciated by the family. Please sign the online book of condolences at www.taylorfh.ca
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JONES, Roy June 25, 1948 - April 16, 2015
Remembering Roy Jones, who passed away suddenly on April 16, 2015. Roy is sadly missed by his sisters Wendy (Lang) of Keswick and Patricia (Adamson) of Toronto, brother Blake of Aurora and mother Audrey of Richmond Hill. Roy's happiest days were lived in Aurora, the place he always considered home. Roy is remembered for his kindness and generosity to friends and family, was a thoughtful son to his mother and loved to share a brew with his friends at Baldwins. We miss him every day. Wendy, Pat and Blake.
FISHER, Allan In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away April 15, 2012 Beautiful memories Are wonderful things, They last till the longest day. They never wear out, They never get lost, And can never be given away. Someday we hope to meet you, Someday we know not when, To clasp your hand in the better land, Never to part again.
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Beloved husband of Beverley. Dear father of Bill (Lorraine), Ken (Luanne), David, and Donna. Will be sadly missed by his grandchildren Heston, Warren, and Joey. Gerald was well known as the "Furniture Man" for Home Furnishings Charitable, Aurora. He made a difference in the lives of everyone who knew him. A Celebration of Gerald's Life will be held on Friday, April 22nd from 1-3pm at Cedarview Community Church, 1000 Gorham St., Newmarket. LACHANCE, Zita January, 17th, 1964 - April, 18th, 2009
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In loving memory of a wonderful husband, father and best friend who left us on April 12th, 1999. We love you, we miss you. Always remembered and respected. Debbie, Matthew and Jennifer
7 years have passed since you were taken away. We say your name often so no one forgets. We miss your voice and your laughter. We miss your touch and your embrace. We miss your guidance and your love. We, just, miss you. Still. We thank God that you were in our lives, And we do remember you. Always. Daniel, Justin & Alyssa
John Ross June 26, 1992 April 13, 2014 We miss our beloved son and brother. His spirit is with us always, in everything that we do and in all that we will become.
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We miss your smile, Your joking ways, We miss the things You used to say. And when old times We do recall, It's then we miss you Most of all. Missing you now, 5 years on, as much as ever. We love you Daddy (and Grandpa), Nancy, Amanda, Nathan, Miles, Gwyneth and Owen.
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THOMPSON, Tom Suddenly passed away at home on S u n d a y, A p r i l 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 . To m Thompson of Newmarket at 80 years of age. Loving dad of Marlene (late Ron), Donna (Johnny), Joanne (David) and Ernie (Christa). Proud Poppa of Patrick, Jasmine; Derica, Colin, Sommer; Billy Joe, Denver; Blake, Bradley and Hugh. Dear brother of Royce (Marg), Doug (Viola), Dalt (Marie), Joe (Barb), late Glena (late Bill), late Jean (late Frank), late Ron, late Howard (late Muriel) and late Harry (Kay). Tom will be sadly missed by his 15 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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Rob Beintema
Metroland Media NEWPORT BEACH, CA: Taro Ueda was leaning into his subject matter. The circle of Canadian and American automotive journalists tightened around him as Nissan’s vice-president of design stretched across the hood of the car using green painter’s tape, started tracing the new styling lines of the 2016 Sentra. He was emphasizing the stronger three dimensional characteristics of the shapes, the crisper edges, the renewed V-Motion familial cues tying this “Smalltima” more closely to its bigger siblings, Nissan’s Altima and Maxima sedans. But lest we submerge too deeply into “design speak”, all you really need to know is that Nissan felt this 2016 Sentra update was important enough for the company to spend three times more than usual on a makeover happening less than four years since this seventh generation B17 Sentra model first debuted. Frankly, the exterior changes are still about as subtle as Sentra styling has always been. But everything from the “A”pillar forward is brand new - new front fascia, hood, V-Motion grille and fenders. The new, sharper edged boomerang-shaped projector headlamps (a la Nissan Z) have a more sophisticated style, with upscale models getting nicely integrated LED signature accents instead of the disco hose light look of the past. In back, a new rear fascia and new taillights, again influenced by the boomerang lighting theme,
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2017 Audi A4 loaded with useful features
Posing on the streetscape of Balboa Island in California is a red 2016 Nissan Sentra SR, made over with a mid-cycle refresh that features 20 per cent new parts, new exterior styling enhancements, new dynamic and connective technologies, and ride and handling improvements.
complement the revisions. New 16and 17-inch wheel choices complete the exterior changes. Slip inside the new 2016 Sentra and you find a new TFT (thin film transistor) LCD flat panel gauge display with crisper resolution and, in higher trim levels, a new 5.0-inch Advanced Drive-Assist display. New available technologies include Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC), Forward Emergency Braking (FEB), Blind Spot Warning (BSW) and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), along with a new NissanConnect
Services system. Some of the changes inside are simpler and more obvious - new soft touch materials usually found on more expensive models, new seats and tactile fabrics, a new console with improved storage, a new shifter knob and a new chunkier, Z-inspired steering wheel. We’re rolling now and you notice that the new steering wheel connects nicely to a crisper steering system with a thicker steering shaft and improved electric power steering controller mapping.
There are a lot of changes you can’t see, like the 500-plus new parts (20 percent of the content) that help make up this new 2016 Sentra. Like a boxed front tunnel stay bracket adapted from the Juke NISMO RS to increase body stiffness. And like the retuned suspension design with 10 percent stiffer springs, adjusted damper rates and stiffer rear bushings that have also helped to reduce body roll and improve driving feel and control. Turn to page W2
LEFT: Seen here in leather-appointed SL trim, the 2016 Sentra cabin adds a new TFT (thin film transistor) LCD flat panel gauge display, new soft touch materials, a new console with improved storage and a new chunkier, Z-inspired steering wheel. RIGHT: With slight engine tweaks to smooth power delivery for the 2016 model year, Nissan’s 1.8-litre DOHC four-cylinder engine with a twin Continuously Variable Timing Control (CVTC) system (similar to the flagship Maxima system) makes 130 hp and 128 lb/ft of torque.
If the 2017 Audi A4 was to be anthropomorphized, it’d be a cheetah in a dinner jacket, powerful, poised, pretty and lightning fast. Newly arrived at HJ Pfaff Audi in Newmarket, the A4s are an amalgam of stunning German engineering, sophisticated technology and soulpleasing aesthetics. The latest A4 line up, be it the Komfort, Progressiv or Technik, offer subtle design changes from their predecessors. These include a bit more height and length, ergonomic door handles that lift up, not out, a frameless review mirror, door mounted side mirrors, a lower hood line, a lighter body and enhanced aerodynamics and visibility. “Sophisticated and silky smooth,” synopsized Apex Driving Team member Jeff McKague, on hand to co-pilot test drives of the Technik in the aftermath of an early April York Region snow storm. The high performance driving pros were a good Pfaff idea, considering the plethora of A4 features most drivers of mortal machines would be unfamiliar with. Slide into the cockpit, be enveloped in the sport seat, push button start the 2.0-litre, 16 valve, turbo charged, inline 4 cylinder 252 hp engine and marvel at the logical digital instrumentation. Ease of use toggle controls on the console and steering wheel allow you to manage all functions safely and efficiently. The new push button shifter engages the automatic 7-speed transmission, or, if you’re in the mood to emulate a F1 speedster, opt for the manual paddles. Turn to page W3
The A4s are an amalgam of stunning German engineering, sophisticated technology and soul-pleasing aesthetics.
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LEFT: New LED taillights complement a new rear fascia on a 2016 Sentra SR model. TOP RIGHT: Automatic on/off halogen headlamps with better-integrated LED daytime running light accents on upscale models trace their boomerang-shaped design to Altima and Nissan Z influences.
Continued from W1 In fact, some of the best features you notice about the Sentra are the ones you don’t notice at all, if that makes any sense. I didn’t really notice the CVT transmission in our upscale testers, which is probably the best compliment you can give when it comes to CVTs. The advanced Xtronic third generation D-Step Shift Logic Control program has been updated for a more natural, crisper shift feel, smoother gear transitions and lowered revs to improve fuel economy and reduce noise. And you also don’t notice much in the way of road noise or engine noise at all in the 2016 Sentra, thanks to new laminated glass with an added acoustic barrier layer, a new high density mass barrier between the dash and engine compartment and new, pillowy Autozorb padding stuffed inside the doors. This is definitely the quietest Sentra ever with the calming ambiance of a larger, more expensive car. And, yes, the doors even thunk nicely when you slam them shut. The Sentra carries over with the same 1.8litre four-cylinder engine with slight tweaks, making 130 hp and 128 lb/ft of torque. This is a quiet, competent and fuel efficient engine but performance enthusiasts should probably shop in a different aisle because about the only excitement you can expect here is getting the timing right on passing maneuvers. Fuel economy is thrifty at 8.0/6.1L/100km (city/hwy) with the CVT, a little better than comparable Toyota Corollas and Hyundai Elantras, a little worse than Honda Civics, but generally in the same ballpark. The four-banger starts with a six-speed manual tranny in lower trim levels or with the aforementioned CVT, optional in entry levels, standard in higher trim versions. Those four trim levels include S, SV, SR and SL with appropriately graded content lists. Cars will start arriving at dealers within the
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Taro Ueda, vice-president of Nissan Design in America, uses green painter’s masking tape to outline styling line changes that sharpen the design of the refreshed 2016 Sentra.
NewRoads Welcomes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Dear Friends, We are extremely excited to announce the addition of NewRoads Chrysler Dodge Ram Jeep to the NewRoads family.
This is an exciting time for us at The NewRoads Automotive Group. Adding NewRoads Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to our other automotive stores strengthens our overall NewRoads brand and enables us to offer another great lineup of vehicles to our customers. Ian MacIver has been serving York Region drivers for over 35 years and has a very loyal following of customers. Although the name will change we will continue to build upon Ian’s commitment to offering a great car buying and ownership experience to the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram drivers of this community. Michael Croxon President The NewRoads Automotive Group
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2017 Audi A4 delivers smooth ride
The Audi A4 boasts a sport seat and push button start. Toggle controls on the console and steering wheel allow drivers to safely manage all functions.
TOP: A ride in the Audi A4 has been described as “sophisticated and silky smooth.” LEFT: The A4 has a 2.0 litre, 16 valve, turbo charged, inline 4 cylinder 252 hp engine. RIGHT: 18” wheels in five-spoke dynamic design add to the Technik model’s elegant facade. Oh hey, you’re looking for the legal, right? Take a look; here it is: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers only valid at participating dealers. Retail offers may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. For factory orders, a customer may either take advantage of eligible raincheckable Ford retail customer promotional incentives/offers available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of vehicle delivery, but not both or combinations thereof. Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). *Until May 2, 2016, lease a new 2016 F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 XLT 5.0L V8 300A with 53A Trailer Tow package for up to 36 months and get 0.99% APR on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit Canada Limited. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease 2016 F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 XLT 5.0L V8 300A with 53A Trailer Tow package with a value of $38,406 (after $2,895 down payment or equivalent trade in and Manufacturer Rebates of $3,750 deducted and including freight and air tax charges of $1,800) at 0.99% APR for up to 36 months with an optional buyout of $23,801, monthly payment is $431 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $198.92), total lease obligation is $18,411, interest cost of leasing is $918 or 0.99% APR. Offers include freight, air tax, and PPSA but exclude administration and registration fees of up to $799, fuel fill charge of up to $120 and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for optional features, license, and insurance. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Some conditions and mileage restriction of 60,000 km for 36 months applies. Excess kilometrage charges are 16¢ per km, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. **Offer only valid from March 1, 2016 to May 2, 2016 (the “Offer Period”), to resident Canadians with an eligible Costco membership on or before February 29, 2016. Receive $1,000 towards the purchase or lease of a new and available 2015/2016 Ford models (excluding Fiesta, Focus, C-MAX, 50th Anniversary Edition Mustang, Shelby® GT350 Mustang, Shelby® GT350R Mustang, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 and Medium Truck, and all 2015 “final settled” models) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Limit one (1) offer per each Eligible Vehicle purchase or lease, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Retail offers may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. For factory orders, a customer may either take advantage of eligible raincheckable Ford retail customer promotional incentives/offers available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of vehicle delivery, but not both or combinations thereof. Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ®Registered trademark of Price Costco International, Inc. used under license. ^Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). †Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR. ¤ When properly equipped. Max. payloads of 3,240 lbs/3,270 lbs with 3.5L V6 EcoBoost 4x2 / 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engines. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs. GVWR based on Ford segmentation. ¥F-Series is the best-selling line of pickup trucks in Canada for 50 years in a row, based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report up to 2015 year-end. ©2016 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2016 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.
Continued from W1 On this particular Audi audition, the streets were a mix of damp and greasy. As we navigated rural routes and the 404, McKague suggested trying the drive select options, including comfort and dynamic. Comfort is as advertised, agreeable and gentle. Dynamic is a the sport setting with a tighter steering response with more feel and feedback from the road. Although the A4 can propel you zero to 100 km in the time it takes to read this sentence and top out at 230 kph, the TFS1 quattro all wheel drive handled the snow patch stretches with secure, controlled aplomb. The new A4s are loaded with elegant features designed to elevate safety and convenience and just down right spoil you. The dual blind side warning lights, the top and rear view camera on the digital display, cross traffic alerts, full airbag complement and parking and lane departure sensors make your journeys secure. The Bang & Olufsen 3D sound system, front and rear climate controls, adaptive cruise control, enhanced sound dampening and the economic engine stop/start system make your time on the road pleasurable. The A4 Technic as tested, retails for $54,420 plus taxes and licensing. Visit hjpfaffaudi.com for more information.
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Ford can’t prevent aggravating traffic congestion, but it’s adding something new to help make traffic less stressful. A new stop-and-go technology available for the 2017 Fusion, which piggybacks on the existing adaptive cruise control feature, can help drivers experience less stress on the road, whether on a long-distance trip or the daily commute. When activated stop-and-go automati-
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AVAILABLE AVA IL A BLE FEATURES FE ATURES INCLUDE: I N C LU D E : • STANDARD NISSAN NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH 8.0-INCH MULTI-TOUCH CONTROL COLOUR MONITOR
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VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER Offers available from April 13 – April 18, 2016. ≈ Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. **Total bonus cash incentives of $500 // $750 // $1,000 // $1,500 // $2,000 applicable on 2016 Micra // 2016 Sentra // 2015 Micra, 2015 Sentra, 2016 Versa Note, 2015 Versa Note, 2016 Altima, 2016 Juke, 2016 Rogue, 2016 Murano // 2015 Altima, 2015 Pathfinder // 2016 Pathfinder. Total bonus cash incentives consist of : (i) $750 // $1,500 My Choice bonus cash; and (ii) a 5-Day Sales Event bonus cash incentive of $250//$500 on 2016 Altima, 2016 Juke, 2016 Murano models // 2016 Pathfinder models”. Advertised offers are before tax deductions. †Representative finance offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). Selling price is $25,874 financed at 0% APR equals 60 monthly payments of $431 monthly for a 60 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $25,874. $1,000 My Choice bonus cash included in advertised offer. ≠ Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Altima 2.5 (T4LG16 AAOO)/2016 Pathfinder S 4 X2 (5XRG16 AA00)/2016 Murano S FWD (LXRG16 AA00). 1.49%/1.49%/1.99%/2.99%/2.99% lease APR for a 60/60/60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $258/$289/$295/$346 with $0/$0/$0/$0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $15,468/$17,330/$17,716/$21,908/$20,748. $1,000 /$1,000/$1,000/$2,000/$1,000 My Choice Bonus cash included in advertised offer. $75/$180 lease cash applicate on 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Altima 2.5 (T4LG16 AAOO). ▲Models shown $37,474/$29,679/$48,924/$45,924 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/2016 Altima 2.5 SR (T4NG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5XEG16 AA00)/2016 Murano Platinum AWD (LXEG16). *◆±≠▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,750/$1,795/$1,795) airconditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. 1The Blind Spot Warning System is not a substitute for proper lane changing procedures. The system will not prevent contact with other vehicles or accidents. It may not detect every vehicle or object around you. 2 Lane Departure Warning System operates only when the lane markings are clearly visible on the road. Speed limitations apply. See Owner’s Manuel for details. 3Parking aid/convenience feature. Cannot completely eliminateblind spots. May not detect every object and does not warn of moving objects. Always check surroundings and turn to look behind you before moving vehicle. MOD operates at vehicle speed below 5 mph. 2016 Murano is recognized as IIHS top safety pick + when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. ^Ward’s Large Cross Utility Market Segmentation. MY16 Pathfinder vs 2016 and 2015 Large Cross/Utility Class. 2016 Sentra/2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. © 2016 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.
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