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t the mid-point of summer and with no labour negotiations scheduled, parents and students should brace themselves for a school year without field trips, teams and clubs and even the possibility of a full strike, experts say.

“I think parents need to understand, unfortunately, it will not be business as usual and may get quite difficult. I have no reason for optimism at this point,” David Clegg, York Region president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, said.

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“Certainly, the potential for a full-out picket line strike should not be ruled out by any means.”

After an acrimonious end to the last school year, which included public high school strikes and back-towork legislation in some communities, including Durham and Halton regions, and public elementary teachers refusing to prepare report cards, many were hoping summer would provide an opportunity for cooler heads to prevail while children were out of the classroom.

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Newmarket’s Peter Orr celebrates after he knocks the ball loose from United States catcher Thomas Murphy to score the game-winning run as Canada beats the U.S. 7-6 in 10 innings to win the gold medal in men’s baseball at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games at President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark Sunday. For more Pan Am coverage, see Your Region section or go to yorkregion.com/ panam CRIME & JUSTICE

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However, it appears every local jurisdiction sets different standards. The Town of Markham and regional council, for example, will not meet again until September.

“We delegate a lot to senior management on the issues, so once we set our budget, the projects … proceed on,” regional chairman and CEO Wayne Emmerson said.

‘Work doesn’t stop; it still has to get done. No one’s lounging about.’

“Residents get pretty upset when we have meetings in the summer because they’re not able to attend. But I can call members of council in at any time, if there’s a need. I won’t bring them in unnecessarily … we won’t bring stuff (forward) just to say we put it through in the summertime. If there was a major tender … union negotiations or any other major issues, we’d bring them in. I’ve sat at the table for 17 years and I (cannot) recall ever having to come in the summertime.”

Emmerson does plan to discuss with staff whether there’s a need for mid-summer meetings, prior to council’s adoption of the 2016 schedule.

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t was a brisk February 2014 morning when Ronidy Roseborough was stabbed to death in an apartment building parking lot across the street from Huron Heights Secondary School.

Another man, 40, was also taken to hospital with stab wounds, but he managed to pull through.

Nearby surveillance would later show a black Infinity SUV flee the scene.

Although details surrounding the 65-year-old Newmarket man’s death were never made public, many people York Region Media Group spoke to in the surrounding buildings hours later said it could have been down to drugs, which citizens insist is a common theme in the sometimes troubled neighbourhood.

A week after those bloody discoveries, John Jansen, who had been on the run, was arrested in a dramatic takedown in Bradford.

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epending in which York Region municipality you live, it may be difficult to catch your council in action over the next while.

Many municipal governments have reduced schedules during the mid-summer months of July and August, often reducing the number of committee of the whole and regular council meetings on their plates when compared to other times of the year.

Elected officials often insist the breaks make sense, given the number of staff and residents on vacation at the time — though critics sometimes relate fewer sitting days in a council chamber to a lack of productivity.

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Councils meet less over summer but town business continues, politicians say.

Newmarket Regional Councillor John Taylor said formal council meetings only represent about 25 per cent of the schedules for most mayors and regional councillors.

So, elected officials and staff are still working diligently, even if they’re not debating policy and passing bylaws in a public setting.

“There are pluses and minuses to both,” Taylor said of a reduced meeting schedule.

“Work doesn’t stop; it still has to get done. No one’s lounging about. Just because we’re having a reduced schedule for council meetings and committee of the whole does not mean we’re not working.”

In Newmarket, politicians will gather three times — there is one regular council meeting, plus “special” committee and council dates planned.

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This is not the first time Dadollahi-Sarab has been in trouble with the law since he arrived in Canada as a teenager from Iran in 1997.

Now, about 1-1/2 years later, two more suspects have been arrested: East Gwillimbury’s Mahyar DadollahiSarab, 32, charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder and his partner, Mariam Rahbary Boroumand, 29, charged with accessory after the fact.

This is not the first time DadollahiSarab has been in trouble with the law since he arrived in Canada as a teenager from Iran in 1997.

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aniela Iurato is trying to save her mother from the effects of a crippling disease.

The Richmond Hill resident, who was born and raised in Newmarket, has launched the Breathe Again campaign through the crowd funding

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website, GoFundMe, in an effort to raise $30,000 for her mother, Maria.

Over the past nine years, Maria has battled pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, a rare disease characterized by the buildup of grainy material in the lungs. This material is composed mainly of phospholipids (a fat-like substance) and protein, and buildup makes absorbing oxygen from inhaled air increasingly difficult for the lungs. This can lead to shortness of breath and cough or, in the most severe cases, respiratory failure.

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Compounding the issue, Maria has also developed immune system issues and a hypersensitive allergy to scented products.

“My mom can hardly go anywhere without being at high risk; every day she considers to be the day she can have a reaction to a scent and potentially die,” Daniela said, noting she’s been forced to give her mom more than 100 EpiPen injections over the past few years.

“Every time my mom goes out she has to wear a mask. My mom has become a prisoner in her own body and it is so difficult to watch.

Her immune system is so poor, any little thing can give her an infection.”

Maria has been intubated several times over the past few years, often under heavy sedation, causing lengthy hospital stays. The disease has forced her to miss important personal events, including Daniela’s university graduation.

“She’s in and out of hospitals,” Daniela said. “She had a job and was working. All of a sudden, she started having lung problems and couldn’t breathe properly. Not many doctors in Canada even know what PAP is. You can go to a hospital and they have to research it. People don’t understand the situation she’s in.

She can’t go for walks or to the mall.”

Maria is being treated with “lung lavage”, a standard therapy measure that temporarily washes out the lungs. It’s not a solution though, stresses Daniela. Instead, the money raised through Breathe Again would be used to send Maria to a specialist in the United States.

Experimental treatments available in the United States could help significantly improve Maria’s quality of life — though they are expensive and not covered by OHIP, Daniela said.

“In general, most of the doctors who know about her condition are in the States,” she said. “Our hope is that, when she goes, there will be something they can do to make (the treatment) more permanent. Our hope is it will fix her completely. But we won’t know until we get there because everybody’s different.”

The campaign has raised about $2,300 to date.

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BRIEFLY Newmarket artist nominated for Salt Spring prize Brendan McNaughton is a finalist for a prestigious Canadian art award.

The Newmarket resident is among 52 finalists for the Salt Spring National Art Prize. Chosen from more than 800 artists and 1,367 works, these finalists will contend for $25,000 in prize money and have an opportunity to gain exposure and industry recognition.

“We are extremely pleased with the number and quality of work submitted by artists from across the country,” prize founding director Ronald Crawford said. “The jury selected works blind to any geographical, cultural or gender information; this has given us an amazing cross section of works for our exhibition.”

The finalists’ work will be on display at Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island for about a month, beginning with a gala opening Sept. 25.

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All skill levels welcome on open roads Exercise, social aspects of cycling result in boom in popularity, reports John Cudmore

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et on your bikes and ride.

With apologies to rockers Queen, that’s a message people seem to be heeding with increasing regularity.

Although numbers are difficult to pin down due to the nature of the sport, cycling groups and clubs in York Region report solid and increasing numbers over the past decade or so based on a simple observation – their riding groups are getting larger.

For regulars in any of the many clubs scattered across York Region, it’s about the social aspect and interacting with others of like interests. Toss in a healthy dose of pedaling through an attractive part of Ontario situated right on our own doorstep and what’s not to like and enjoy?

To understand that cycling is gaining popularity, merely explore some of the secondary roadways on a weekend morning or weeknight in various corners of York Region. It isn’t difficult to encounter a group of cyclists out for a spin.

“There’s a ton more bicycles out there,” says Michael Iacovelli, a director for Team Revolution who also rides for the Woodbridge Cycling Club.

“There’s a lot of clubs sprouting up. Some are smaller and exist just for people to ride.

“The (Oak Ridges) Moraine is a highlight.

Cyclists like to climb and we have beautiful hills for cycling.”

Newmarket resident Greg Kennedy is in his second year with the Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club. The 62-year-old is so enamoured with the sport that he broke off a lifelong engagement with hockey to ride.

“This was the first year I didn’t play hockey because I was so busy,” said Kennedy, who brought a background in mountain biking when he moved to Newmarket from Delta, B.C. in the mid-1990s. “It’s just something I can do relatively easily.”

“It’s a little more of an endurance thing with the distances. I was looking for more of a social thing with regular exercise. You learn different techniques to make it more enjoyable.”

From a fitness aspect, he is working his way toward 100 and 200-kilometre rides.

Already his doctor is impressed with the results.

“It’s funny. I tell people I ride 60 to 70 kilometres and they’re impressed,” he said with a chuckle, noting that he rides three times in a typical week. “To the cycling community, that’s just entry level.”

Prior to joining the Eagles club, Kennedy dabbled in cycling in an unstructured manner.

“I really wanted to get some experience of my own before I joined a club,” he said.

“Riding in a group is safer and you do pick up good habits about road safety and how to ride. My goal is to keep riding as long as I can.”

However, many clubs offer an opportunity for newcomers to try the sport before they commit fully and get into the expense.

‘It’s the new golf.’

“It’s the new golf, I think,” said Vito Barbera, a Richmond Hill resident, who was president of the Evolution Cycling Club that merged with B1 Gruppo to become the B1 EVO Cycling Club serving riders from Richmond Hill and Aurora.

“More people are getting into cycling like they did with golf some years ago.

“It’s just a great way to get exercise, be social and there is a bit of a competitive side, too. We’re noticing on our rides it seems like we’re waving across to other people a lot more, even compared to last year. There’s a boom, for sure.”

Like many clubs, B1 EVO is as welcoming to novices as veteran riders.

For Julie Ingoe, cycling was her favourite leg in triathlons. The opportunity to ride within a group seemed appealing after training largely on her own or in small groups.

“I like to bite off new adventures and see what they bring me,” said the Aurora resident, a former mountain biker, who is in her first year as a member of the Eagles. “I thought I’d like to get into a group as one of the guys.”

She concedes she was initially hesitant, fearing she would be overmatched by more experienced riders. Her fears were soon erased.

“I have a co-worker who tore down the intimidation factor,” she said. “He said it wasn’t just hard-core riders and that some were in my skill range. I was intimidated about not being able to keep up, thinking they were more into racing.”

Instead, she found an accepting group willing to show her the ropes.

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Infrastructure improvements would increase safety It’s a free-for-all out there on the roads.

To that end, the York Region Cycling Coalition was formed to create awareness and promote safety on roads and address a lack of cycling infrastructure.

“We put together a group to be a voice for cyclists in York Region,” said Michael Iacovelli, a Kleinburg resident and president of the YRCC, which was formed early in 2014 and advocates on behalf of several York Regionbased clubs and cycling programs.

“Cycling has really taken off and caught the interest of the general public. Things we notice when we’re riding are that there’s lots more traffic on (main routes), so more traffic is being pushed on to feeder streets and those are being pushed to other roads.

“The result is we’re seeing a lot more conflict between cyclists and cars and safety is compromised. People are being hit by cars as a result of increased traffic and aggressive driving.”

A campaign for awareness including “Share the Road” signs and a YRCC initiative to encourage respect on both sides of the car door are a step in the right direction.

“They make us feel better, but it takes a while to sink in,” said Iacovelli. “We don’t expect it to be an overnight thing or that it will take a short period of time.

“Until we have an infrastructure to separate cars and bikes there is always going to

be conflict. For now, there is a lot of frustration from a lack of cycling infrastructure.

“Therefore, we’re forced to share the road continually and are in vulnerable situations.

We get it; drivers aren’t at fault. We’re all drivers and they’re using what was built for them. There is nothing to provide protection. It’s as much on cyclists to obey the rules, too.”

Iacovelli notes YRCC works regularly with York Regional Police and CAA to create and promote safety and is keen to devise viable policies, including the launch of a safe cycling campaign in May. Governments at the regional and municipal levels are also part of the mix.

To that end, YRCC is encouraging the implementation of paved shoulders for rural roads and bike lane infrastructure on main roads.

“Literally every time you ride, a truck or car tries to scare you,” he said. “Every single ride there is at least one or two cars and trucks.”

A one-metre passing rule introduced last month by the provincial government is a potential start to a solution. Bill 31, or the Making Ontario’s Roads Safe Act, is a step in the right direction.

“They’re playing with people’s lives and it is quite scary,” said Iacovelli.

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In 2008, he was almost deported from Canada because of the record he had amassed, eight offences in all.

Two years after arrival, while he was still a youth, he was convicted with assault with a weapon and then convicted of assault again when he slapped his thengirlfriend.

In 2005, police pulled over Dadollahi-Sarab’s car and found four grams of cocaine and 16 grams of marijuana wrapped in plastic baggies, the document notes.

A year later, he was convicted of using a fraudulent credit card.

In 2008, he was caught by police, once again, with marijuana in his apartment, it continues.

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gration and Refugee Board stayed the removal request that same year as long as he stuck to a number of conditions, including: visiting the authorities on regular intervals and abstaining from committing crimes, owning weapons or selling drugs.

It was on July 30, 2014 — six months after police now say he allegedly planned and committed murder — that the board quashed

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ne August evening in 1932, May Donoghue, a 30-year-old mother of four who lived just outside of Glasgow, went to a café with her friend.

May was treated to a “Scotsman ice cream float,” which is a mixture of ice cream and ginger beer.

After May drank some of her float, she noticed a decomposed snail had poured out of the ginger beer bottle. She became ill and was later diagnosed with gastroenteritis, attributed to the snail.

She sued the company that produced the beer and claimed £500 in damages.

The law, as it stood, was against her.

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lawyers relied on a wellestablished legal defense: May had no right to sue the beer company because she did not buy the bottle of beer directly from the manufacturer and therefore had no contract. They even had a case with similar facts to support them.

The court had recently held that the beer company was not responsible when a dead mouse was found in its beer bottle. To quote Mr. Bumble in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, “If the law supposes that, then the law is an ass, an idiot!”

Undeterred, May’s lawyers took her case all the way to the highest court, the House of Lords, arguing what is now unquestioned: a company should be held legally responsible if, through its negligence, its product causes harm to any consumer, not just those with contracts.

After two days of argument, the House of Lords agreed that May had a right to sue the beer company for negligence, with or without a contract.

The court stated “the rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law, you must not injure your neighbour”. Who is your neighbour? Anyone you reasonably expect that may be injured by your negligence.

As intuitive as this outcome seems in retrospect, at the time it was groundbreaking.

Before Donoghue, a person’s ability to sue

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Donoghue created a new general right for injured people to seek justice, and the case continues to serve as a foundational precedent in the field of personal injury law.

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the deportation order, according to the refugee board.

His then common-law wife, Boroumand, was mentioned in the 2008 refugee board finding as the stabilizing force in DadollahiSarab’s life.

“The appellant has the care and love of his common-law spouse, who has been a positive influence upon him,” the document reads.

“The panel finds that the life of the appellant’s common-law spouse would be significantly dislocated were (he) removed from Canada.

“The appellant is her sole source of financial support… She is carrying the appellant’s baby.”

The panel also found he had a “reasonable possibility” for rehabilitation, especially considering he had not done drugs in the year leading up to the hearing.

“He appears eager to become established,” it continues.

“He looks forward to becoming a father. He is deserved of a

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With just 5 weeks left before a return to school, neither side is negotiating.

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do to resolve the conflict before September.

When asked what the provincial government is prepared to do to ensure there are no labour disruptions for students heading back to school, Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi would only say Queen’s Park wants the parties to resume negotiations.

“We believe that these issues have to be sorted out at the negotiation table, so we encourage all parties to sit down and negotiate, the school boards and also the labour unions, so that is the position of the government,” said Moridi, who is minister of training, colleges and universities.

‘We will meet any time, any place in a free exchange of ideas on how to end the impasse but we’ve never walked away from the table.’

“I understand the concerns of parents.

I’m a grandparent myself. I have two granddaughters who go to school in Richmond Hill, in the Catholic school board, where they attend. So, I understand that but, in the meantime, we encourage all parties to get to the table to negotiate. These kinds of things can only be sorted out properly through negotiation.”

That hands-off approach infuriates York-Simcoe Progressive Conservative MPP Julia Munro, who said the government has abdicated its responsibility to students and parents.

“Obviously, it’s the government’s job to handle the file and, right now, families, parents and students feel like they’re hostages because they’re not at the table,” she said.

“You can’t just pretend ‘(students) are not in school for two months, so I don’t need to do anything’.”

While her party can pressure the government to resume negotiations, it can’t do much else, Munro said.

“It really is, at the end of the day, the responsibility of the government to provide some kind of clear vision and leadership so kids are in school and kids are having the experience they’re meant to have in school,” she said.

“Both sides (the government and unions) have absolved themselves of responsibility but, particularly the government, because they’re supposed to be in charge. Families have every right to be frustrated at the... deafening silence of (Education Minister Liz Sandals).

Clegg blames both the government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association for the “deadlocked” negotiations.

The government is demanding no wage increases while the association wants to strip away teachers’ rights on issues such as prep time, he said.

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chance to prove he can lead a lawful and productive life in Canada.”

Homicide Det. Peter Cheung said it was the public’s assistance that led investigators to the pair after the service released a video of the crime scene at the end of June.

If found guilty of the charges, Dadollahi-Sarab will likely face removal from Canada.

Police would not disclose if the Children’s Aid Society was involved with the couple’s young child mentioned in the documents.

Donoghue also demonstrates how lawyers who are prepared to take difficult cases to trial can make a positive difference for society as a whole.

May was fortunate to have found a group of principled lawyers like that. After all, May could not afford to pay legal fees, and even swore an affidavit stating, “I am very poor. I am not worth five pounds in all the world.”

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month, is not willing to accept such heavyhanded demands, Clegg said.

School board association president Michael Barrett slammed the public elementary teachers union for walking away from the negotiating table unless the association withdraws all of its demands.

“I mean, that’s not negotiation, that’s blackmail,” he said.

The union has also made unreasonable demands but the place to work out a compromise is at the bargaining table, Barrett said.

“We will meet any time, any place in a free exchange of ideas on how to end the impasse but we’ve never walked away from the table,” he said.

“Figuratively, we’re still sitting at the table waiting for someone to talk to.”

‘Obviously, it’s the government’s job to handle the file and, right now, families, parents and students feel like they’re hostages because they’re not at the table.’

Meanwhile, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation provided notice July 14 that provincewide strike action would begin July 20.

The labour action is limited at the moment to teachers not participating in extracurricular activities during the school year.

Ann Hawkins, president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, said she is disappointed and frustrated that the negotiating process broke down.

The union moved closer to a strike when it filed for conciliation last month. It will be in a legal strike position Aug. 17.

The union felt it was making progress in negotiations but walked away when the government came back with “regressive” demands, Hawkins said.

“What we want the public to understand is what’s at stake in these negotiations. It’s about the quality of education in Ontario being sacrificed so the Liberal government can balance the books,” she said.

“We already have teachers doing more with less. We’ve all seen this, the size of classes, the lack of resources. If teachers’ working conditions get worse, it will definitely have a huge impact on our students.”

Catholic teachers understand the negative impact of labour disruptions on students and are committed to negotiating a fair settlement, Hawkins said.

Parents and students can be forgiven for being frustrated watching each side claim to be acting in their best interest as labour strife looms for the new school year, Barrett said.

“Both sides are saying they’re representing and arguing for the benefit and value within the education system but there’s a lot of rhetoric that goes on in negotiations,” he said.

“We’re only five weeks away (from the start of school).”

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Today THE LANDING July 23, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.

Newmarket Community Church, 145 Pony Dr. The Landing is a free, weekly program offered at Newmarket Community Church that aims to equip teens (ages 12 to 17) with the tools needed to overcome life’s struggles.

Contact: admin@newmarketcommunitychurch.org, 905-836-7251, 905-967-4081, www.newmarketcommunitychurch.org.

PASSAGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS; EXHIBITION & SALE

BY ERIKA TAKACS AND MARISSA SWEET Ongoing to Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. The story of Canada’s immigrants is a shared journey of creating a sense of space & place in a new country. With the exhibition Passage Between Two Worlds artists Erika Takacs and Marissa Sweet present courageous interpretations of their personal immigration experiences. Meet the artists at their Opening Reception on Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Exhibition continues through until Sept. 12. Galleries open Tuesdays and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Gallery admission is at no charge. Please note that the galleries are closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Contact: Clare Bolton, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca, 905-713-1818.

MINO MIIKANA BIMAADIZIWIN: THE PATH OF LIFE: EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY DONALD CHRETIEN Ongoing to Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. Solo Exhibition of the works of local First Nations artist Donald Chretien from July 18 to Sept. 12. Large new works in the Great Hall Gallery and small works in Reception Gallery. Meet the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Exhibition continues through until Sept. 12. Galleries open Tuesdays and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Gallery admission is at no charge. Please note that the galleries are closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Contact: Clare Bolton, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca, 905-713-1818.

FAMILY STORYTIME July 23, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Holland Landing Public Library , 19513 Yonge St. This program features stories, crafts, and activities. Ages 0 - 5. Meet special guest Sparky the Fire Dog from the EG Fire Dept on July 9.

Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.

Tomorrow CHRISTMAS IN JULY July 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Royal Canadian Legion - Aurora, 105 Industrial Pkwy. N. Come celebrate Christmas in July with us. Come in for a traditional Christmas dinner in July. Turkey with all the trimmings and decadent desserts will be served. Support your local Legion. Cost is $15 per person.

Contact: Club Room, nancyds@live.ca, 905 727-9932.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER AND DANCE WITH DJ BRAD SNELL July 24, 4:30 p.m. to midnight.

Royal Canadian Legion - Aurora, 105 Industrial Pkwy. N. Join us for pizza and bingo followed by dancing with DJ Brad Snell. We will be hosting a pizza and bingo dinner (3 games, $1 per game and pizza, $2 a slice) from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. followed by the dance.

Contact: Club Room, nancyds@live.ca, 905 727-9932..

This weekend COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW July 25, 10 p.m.

LaserLounge, 18075 Leslie St. in Newmarket.

PAN AM: CELEBRATIONS: AURORA LAWN BOWLING CLUB July 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. Presented in partnership with the Aurora Lawn Bowling Club, this event will feature tennis demonstrations in period costume at Hillary House, as well as lawn bowling and tennis demonstrations at McMahon Park. Held 10:00am – 4:00pm, beer, cider, wine, and BBQ will be served on the Hillary House grounds.

Admission by donation.

Info: Erika Mazanik, erika.mazanik@aurorahs.com, 905-727-8991.

Reader Jenny Adams sent us this great Your Shot of a Canada goose. Send us Your Shot. The ongoing theme is Nature & Wildlife. Email your high-quality jpegs to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com for a chance have your photograph included in our online gallery and published in the newspaper.

Comedy Hypnosis Show with Jeff West. Experience non-stop laughs clean interactive explosive fun! Doors open 9 p.m., show at 10 p.m. Advance tickets: $8. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Contact: mitchelrell@outlook.com, 905-235-7774.

MOVIES IN THE PARK - MOCKING JAY July 25, 9 p.m.

Machell Park, Aurora Heights Drive in Aurora.

The movie will be shown at dusk (approx. 9 p.m.) and is rated PG. A food donation to the local food pantry is appreciated. Food vendors will be on site.

For your seating comfort please bring your own lawn chair.

Contact: Shelley Ware, sware@aurora.ca, 905-726-4762.

NEWMARKET FARMERS MARKET July 25, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Riverwalk Commons, Doug Duncan Drive.

Fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods, food vendors, hand-crafted artifacts and products such as jewelry, furniture, soap, horse and wagon rides, musical entertainment, buskers, fresh flowers, etc.

Contact: pheasanthollowcreations@live.ca, 905-773-9751.

FREE ZUMBA CLASS AT RIVERWALK COMMONS July 25, 8 to 9 a.m.

Newmarket Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Free Zumba Class every Saturday morning in June, July, and August from 8 - 9 a.m. at the Fairy Lake Newmarket Farmers Market, along side the reflecting pool. Instruction will be by The Move fitness and dance studio and will take place weather permitting. Sponsored by Peter C. Geibel, broker - Main Street Realty, and Jerry Montpetit of RBC Insurance. No signup required just come out and enjoy. Like the page if you plan on coming.

Contact: Peter Geibel, pgeibel@live.ca, 416-804-5581.

Next week DIE-WISE - A MANIFESTO FOR SANITY AND SOUL July 27, 7 to 9 p.m.

Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St. Event by Canadian Author, Harvard-Educated Theologian and Spiritual Activist, Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW, who is also the subject of the National Film Board of Canada feature length documentary, Griefwalker, is on the road revolutionizing the way we speak of death and what depression and dying in our midst asks of us, the way we grieve in a griefilliterate society, and the way we live in a death-phobic culture. Tickets: $20 in advance (advance ticket purchase link below), $25 cash at the door.

Contact: David Putnam, Dputnam675@yahoo.ca, 416-432-1831.

THE YOUNG ARTIST STUDIO: BIG & BOLD July 27 to 31, 9 to 11 a.m. for ages 4-6 or 12:30 to 4 p.m. for ages 7-12.

Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. This is our messiest art week - from tie dye and unconventional painting techniques, to learning about Surrealism and Dali! Meet new friends, enjoy a week of fun - and show off your work at the end-of-week art show! $50/week for the ages 4-6 morning program and $80/week for ages 7-12. All materials included in the fee.

Contact: Jane Tayor, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca, 905-713-1818.

Superheroes unite! Using simple supplies and your awesome painting skills, you’ll create these exciting place holders. New colourful superhero bookmarks for all your summer reading! Call library to register. Cost: $9.

Contact: 905-727-9494 et. 280.

TD PRESENTS CONCERTS IN THE PARK: THE WHEAT KINGS July 29, 7 p.m.

Aurora Town Park, Wells St This is a free show but a donation for the Aurora Food Pantry would be appreciated. Food vendors will be on site. For your comfort, bring a lawn chair.

Contact: Shelley Ware, sware@aurora.ca, 905-726-4762.

Info: www.aurora.ca/summerconcerts.

DISCOVERY CLUB July 28, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. This weekly club will get you busy with creative and hands-on projects, games and activities! Ages 6-10. Please register.

Contact: Heather Alblas, halblas@egpl.ca, 905-836-6492.

MAKER MADNESS WORKSHOPS July 28, 2 to 3 p.m.

Mount Albert Branch, East Gwillimbury Public Library, 19300 Centre St. Unleash your creative side at these hands-on workshops. Free Please Register Ages: 4+ July 7 & 21 Ages: 7+ June 30, July 14 & 28.

BE-BOP DANCE July 28, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Mount Albert Branch, East Gwillimbury Public Library, 19300 Centre St. Get Moving! This action-packed program is filled with movement for little ones Age: 2 - 5 Free Drop In. TEEN HOW TUESDAYS July 28, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St. D-I-Y the day away at our drop in makeshops - each week we’ll have a different creative focus. Free, DROP IN, For ages 9-15 years. July 14th: T-Shirt Scarves Bring an old t-shirt that you’d like to use for your scarf July 28th: Découpage Décor Bring household items to use as your base – picture frames, jewellery boxes, etc. August 11th: Sharpie Tie Dye Please bring fabric items: t-shirts, scarves, canvas shoes, pillow cases, etc. August 25th: Washi Tape Wrap Up Bring a household item to use as your base. Ex: light switch, photo frames, coasters, jars etc.

Contact: 905-727-9494.

DISCOVERY CLUB July 29, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. This weekly club will get you busy with creative and hand-on projects, games and activities! Ages 6 - 10 .

PRESCHOOL GYM July 29, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St. Bring your little one in for some fun and exercise with our miniature obstacle course. Circle through the course as many times as you’d like, having fun and making new friends. For ages 2-5 years. Optimist Room.

Contact: Cindy Shaver, cshaver@library.aurora.on.ca.

BEAT THE HEAT : THRILL OF THE GRILL July 29, 7 to 8 p.m.

Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. It’s too hot for using the stove or oven in the summertime. Join Sobeys Dietitian, Colleen as we explore some healthy recipe ideas that use the grill.

Food samples included and recipes will be provided to take home. Register early to avoid being on a waitlist!.

Contact: Colleen Miller, colleen.miller@sobeys.com, 905-726-2499.

SUPER BOOKMARKS July 28, 2 to 3 p.m.

Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St.

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EDITORIAL

Let’s hope this bylaw stays on back burner

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eorgina council sent a proposed bylaw that would allow town officials to sue members of the public for defamation back to the drawing board last week.

Let’s hope it stays there.

Effectively, such a bylaw would permit members of council, local board members and municipal staff to sue citizens with tax dollars if they felt their reputations had been impugned.

Critics of the concept quite rightly questioned this notion, its contradiction of democratic principles and its potential chilling effects on public discourse.

One could easily see how such a bylaw, no matter how well intentioned, could lead to a series of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) especially if someone on the town payroll was particularly sensitive to even legitimate criticisms of his or her performance. Such a situation would cost defendant and plaintiff alike and, either way, the taxpayer would come out the loser.

Certainly, Georgina residents remember when then-mayor Rob Grossi attempted to sue former leisure services director John McLean over critical comments leveled against the municipality’s chief magistrate over the recreational outdoor campus in a pair of letters to the editor and published by the local media. The suit was eventually dropped.

And while a review of the matter by municipal law expert George RustD’Eye failed to find wrongdoing on Grossi’s part, it was still a fiasco and the now former mayor was harshly criticized. Grossi went on to lose the 2014 election.

Aurora has also gone down this road before. On the eve of the 2010 municipal election, then-mayor Phyllis Morris launched a town-backed $6-million defamation suit against three residents over critical comments made on a local blog. Although initially started with public funds, town support for the action was terminated shortly after the election, which Morris lost, although, by then, it had already cost the taxpayers about $55,000.

Just more than two years after it began, Morris discontinued her lawsuit without stating a reason. In its decision to award costs to the defendants, the court found that Morris’ intention was to muzzle critics and described her action as a SLAPP. The idea of public officials suing taxpayers with their own money is by no means a phenomenon unique to York Region. The 2006 ruling in the case of Halton Hills v. Kerouac, where a defamation suit was launched against a citizen over comments made about a municipal employee, stated while public servants have the right to take such action to protect their reputations, a government does not.

An excerpt of the proposed bylaw even contains wording similar to that found in the 2006 decision.

“It is in the public interest that the town be able to attract and retain competent persons of good repute as public servants,” the report said. “It is not likely to be able to do so if these persons may be subject to false, personal attacks without recourse.”

We don’t disagree with that sentiment. We’re not advocating a free-forall assault on the reputations of our municipal officials. Public servants should be free to carry out their duties without being unfairly maligned, but, by the same token, a bylaw that permits municipal officials to take legal action against the public with the inexhaustible resources of the corporation behind them at the sole discretion of the CAO goes too far and runs too much risk of being abused. What’s more, previous cases show heavy handed tactics, such as town-funded defamation actions against taxpayers, do more harm to the reputation of the municipality and its employees than any letter or blog post ever could.

A municipality has many better, more cost-effective ways of countering what it sees as unfair criticisms including, but not limited to, press releases, comments via the media, public statements and advertisements among others.

A town-backed defamation lawsuit should only ever be launched against a member of the public in the most extraordinary, clear-cut cases of libel and/or slander with council’s permission and as a last resort after all other options have been explored. It should not be a simple proposition with the (hopefully) unintended potential to suppress legitimate public debate.

Tracy Kibble

Child ‘benefit’ has me seeing red

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Give editorial heads a shake 19.

Re: Community mourns, July

How is Jonathan Adams’ family’s grief of such compelling public need to know that their pain is splashed on the front page?

The article inside was sufficient. Give your editorial heads a shake. Why is personal privacy and compassion in such situations not a priority in coverage decisions.

The communities thoughts are with the Adam’s family at this tragic time.

MALCOLM WATTS NEWMARKET

Funeral photographs intrusive 19.

Re: Community mourns, July

Jonathan was born in the Newmarket hospital because that’s closest but home base is always Aurora.

He discovered hockey and started his career with the Aurora Minor Hockey Association and never looked back. Other than those few days in hospital, not a single day of his life was lived in Newmarket.

I just received today’s copy of The Banner and I find the photographs intrusive. I didn’t think I had any tears left to cry and then I picked up the paper.

Your story completely missed the mark.

Jonathan was all about making everyone happy, all the time.

Yes, he lost his personal war but what a difference he made to so many in his world with just his smile. On Thursday and Friday last week, I was surrounded by young men and women desperately trying to hold in their absolute grief and not being very successful. It was heartbreaking. I’m sure I am not alone in wondering about what could have been.

The message in your article really should be “Real men do cry and it’s OK.”

KATHY FORGET AURORA

Let’s hire letter writer Re: Town flooding could be your issue next, letter to the editor by Diane Comtois, July 9: bit. ly/1MDhjxE and Newmarket flooding has residents fuming, July 16: bit.ly/1fDdyOx It would appear Comtois has a complete understanding of water flow volumes and how restrictions of land will impede the natural water course resulting in flooding.

Perhaps our town leaders should consider having her on contract to resolve the obvious flooding issues throughout the town.

GORD HILDRETH NEWMARKET

Kudos on senior series Re: Seniors & Boomers, a 3-part series, July 2, July 9 and July 16: bit.ly/1JuNz2E Kudo’s to reporter Lisa Queen for her series on seniors and aging in York Region.

Given my current responsibilities with CHATS — Community & Home Assistance to Seniors — whether you can identify with the situations that are referenced in these articles personally or whether you find yourself as a caregiver for a family member or friend looking for the supports that may or may not be available today, these articles raise the awareness of the growing need and supports that exist today and will only be that much more needed tomorrow.

Aging will affect everyone regardless of who you are. Lisa’s series brings it home. Well done!

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EDITORIAL

Hoover dam took less time than Davis Drive My wife and I were recently in Las Vegas and visited the Hoover Dam. While there, we took the tour offered. It went into great detail about the building of the dam back in 1931, with no power equipment.

It was a really interesting tour and, on our way back to Las Vegas, my wife commented that based on the information provided at the dam it took the people in 1931 less time to build the Hoover Dam, including rerouting the Colorado River, than it has taken to redo Davis Drive in Newmarket.

That must be embarrassing for Newmarket council. Can’t wait until they make a mess on Yonge Street.

JOHN WALKER HOLLAND LANDING

We need true partnership I was born into a family of colonizers from British stock. My family was nice, as colonizers go.

They chose this part of the world, specifically, because of its British institutions and customs. This influence was pervasive and stubborn. My education and growth were decidedly Euro-centric. I never really took the time nor expended the effort to truly appreciate the origins of Canada beyond the traditional European world view of “discovery and settlement”.

Many millions who arrived in Canada share this perspective.

Native stuff was not my stuff. But this perspective has changed, in part, because of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation committee and the Idle No More movement. The outcomes have focused us all on the need to recreate Canada in a way that

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respects and cherishes, as never before, the presence and wellbeing of the indigenous populations with whom we share this part of North America.

Realignment is never an easy task. Our journey is, as yet, unknown. Doubtless, the horizon will alter. What we do know for sure, however, is that it will bring with it profound change and, for some, difficulty.

Ultimately, we will forge a new Canada; a better Canada; one which we will be prouder to hand over to future generations and to present to the world.

Thus, our success as a nation now demands true partnership with our First Nations brothers and sisters. Nothing less will be either honourable or acceptable.

SOCIAL MEDIA Darts and Laurels On Hydro costs bad for business: Newmarket, Aurora chambers of commerce bit.ly/1fMK1BV The Ontario Liberal government that the Teacher, Fire and Police Unions paid for and promoted into power, have literaly decimated our Hydro system.

They stole 1 billion in a scandle that is being hidden by the OPP, that is now our debt. The Hydro 1 is a complete train wreck the has been destroyed by insane pensions and lazy Union workers who, on average work 4 hrs a day. Why would Teachers, Fire or Police even care about Hydro?? They don’t pay Hydro at work. Only the private sector, or the real working people can’t afford it. Why, because we are paying billions to Greedy Union pensions and have no mors money. Does Greece sound familiar??

Roy @Roy...let’s not forget the fact that Chris Ballard is a LIBERAL MPP, so of course he is going to defend the highway robbery. 1 billion for cancelled gas plants, PLUS another billion for eHealth mismanagement, another billion for the Ornge fiasco, not to even mention the MaRS mess...and the fiscal rape of the taxpaying public continues. Yes, hydro rates are driving businesses out of the province, or closing them completely...as is UNION ass-kissing by idiot Liberal politicians in exchange for ignoramus Liberal votes.

Rationale How about politicians STOP finding new and more ways to spend taxes (have developers pay their own way, stop dipping into the public purse for their benefit and profit) and businesses make an effort to use their power to fix everybody’s problems instead of focusing on just their own? More money in OUR pockets means more spending with business - is that so hard to understand?

James The MPP is pimping horse pucks. Businesses trying to get households to pay a higher price. Nobody looking after the citizen.

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ell, if this isn’t a political maneuver reeking of desperation, I don’t know what is.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s expanded Universal Child Care Benefit has me — and I’m willing to bet thousands of other mature Canadian taxpayers — seeing red in more ways than one.

Yes, it’s wonderful to give young families $1,040 — based on a family with two children under six — of their own money. Many of them struggle with the day-to-day high costs of living and can, no doubt, use this one-time, bribery-laden economic infusion.

For some, it can mean buying pricey sporting equipment, paying for that too-expensive camp excursion, sending Joe Average and his family on a once out-of-reach weekend getaway or padding skimpy savings accounts.

It doesn’t even matter if you are wealthy and don’t need an extra $1,040.

You’re getting it anyway. “X” marks the spot or so Harper hopes.

But, once again, a very large (voting) segment of society has been completely overlooked, shunned and excluded from this federal cash pot.

What about the rest of us, Mr. Prime Minister?

What about the many families like mine — the Sandwich Generation — that are faced with huge daily challenges and stresses as we care for our aging or ailing parents and our college and university-aged children.

What about the many senior citizens in this country, many of whom could really use $1,040 in their sagging bank accounts as they see their savings dwindle due to a lack lustre economy your government has arguably had a major hand in creating?

What about them, huh?

Ontario students pay the highest university tuition fees in the country, maybe the world, and face massive debt loads after graduation. Many of these same young people can’t find jobs after forking over tens of thousands of dollars to earn an education in hopes for a better life.

What about them, Mr. Harper?

What about all the 50-something parents, like me, who have had to put savings plans on hold — during these last crucial income-earning years before retirement — to help our struggling students with rent, books, fuel and other costs not covered by the Ontario Student Assistant Program?

A recent York Region study indicates its senior citizen population will explode over the next 20 years and, yet, the federal Conservatives have chosen to ignore this growing, aging community and, instead, give $3 billion of our own tax dollars just to young families.

“Our Conservative government is continuing to make life easier for hard working families,” spouts YorkSimcoe MP Peter Van Loan’s boastful, yet scripted news release.

What about my hard working family, Mr. Van Loan? Don’t I work hard enough for ya?

Just because my children are over 18 does not mean I don’t have to help support them for the next four years or so until they find careers and can stand on their own two feet.

Many young people are forced to return home after graduation, saddled with $50,000 in debt, because there are very few lucrative jobs out there.

And many older citizens are now living with their 50-something children, as well, because they can’t afford to stay in their own homes or because their health or well-being won’t allow it.

My mother lives with me now, and my children will likely return home to the nest, as well, over the next few years.

Wouldn’t we, and our burgeoning grocery bills and shrinking living space, benefit from $1,040? You bet your post-secondary tuition fees we would.

This child-care benefit scheme is just one more blatant attempt to bribe Canadians with our own money a few months before the federal election.

I’m thinking Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s hair is looking better and better every day. And Stephen Harper definitely needs a trim.

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OPINION

#myDavisDrive selfie could earn you $100 Get out there and support your local businesses

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he Viva Rapidway is coming along as we can see from the flurry of activity on Davis Drive. As the transformation starts to unfold, it comes with some challenges such as traffic, construction and businesses that are feeling the pinch.

Great citizens of Newmarket, I’m asking you to get out there on Davis Drive and support your local businesses.

Look for the #myDavisDrive contest from Aug. 17 through to Sept. 20 and by tweeting a “selfie” with your purchase at a Davis Drive business, you could win one of five weekly $100 prizes and some huge grand prizes and really help support our local businesses through this construction project.

For a listing of Davis Drive restaurants, services and businesses, visit www.vivanext. com With the opening of the rapidway this December, the vivaNext rapid transit system will help to transform public transportation in Newmarket. It will also renew and revitalize Davis Drive and Yonge Street through the addition of pedestrian-friendly boulevards, streetscaping and green, open spaces — creating an attractive and vibrant urban destination for us to work, dine, relax, live and shop.

Downtown Newmarket has come a long way from 10 to 15 years ago to today. It’s that type of transformation on Davis Drive that we envision to keep Newmarket vibrant and prosperous.

Our official and secondary plans provide roadmaps that help define how and where development will occur, growth targets, policy around density, green and open space, height, land-use as well as other important planning factors. Changes to our community through this plan will be visible in Newmar-

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Susan Manahan, director of DeafBlind (left), and Colleen Lindberg, owner of Glass Doctor Newmarket, celebrate the Glass Doctor owners’ donation to DeafBlind Ontario Services. “The event we hosted allowed us to bring awareness to the effects of being blind and deaf and it was really an eye opener to all who attended on what it felt like, for a few minutes, to not be able to see or hear” said Lindberg. The company did a fundraiser June 18 at a networking event in support of DeafBlind awareness month in the community. A $500 cheque was presented to the Manahan at the BNI Business Elite networking group last week.

Tony Van Bynen Newmarket Mayor ket as early as this year.

The plan recognizes the importance of creating a complete community where people can both live and work. When we are finished, there should be 32,000 jobs and 33,000 new residents in urban centres in Newmarket.

Southlake Regional Health Centre will be a major community partner, as employment is focused around health care, technology and knowledge sectors.

We recently broke ground on 212 Davis Dr., our first purpose-built rental development in almost three decades. This is a prime example of the kind of managed development that will act as a catalyst and bring exciting opportunities for further growth along our Yonge and Davis corridors.

The York Region Annex on Yonge will also provide opportunities for employment and growth and will assist in transforming our Yonge/Davis corridors into the place everyone wants to be.

Something amazing is unfolding here; I thank you for your continued patience and helping to make this happen.

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Municipalities put off major decisions during summer impacts an area or townwide. The public likes to know they can be a part of it and they’ll receive proper notification. It allows you to make sure the meetings are taking place at a time when they’re most accessible to the public. It allows us to clear some of the backlog, catch up on some of the bigger files, do some strategic work ... and move some issues along that are more resident-focused.”

East Gwillimbury and King council members will meet the more often in July and August, when compared to some of their neighbouring municipalities.

They’ll each hold four meetings (two committee of the whole and two council). Georgina, Aurora and Whitchurch-Stouffville will host three council meetings and Richmond Hill runs two (one committee, one regular council). Meanwhile, Vaughan held two (special

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Taylor said councillors also attend planning and sub-committee meetings and deal with several constituency matters.

Aurora and Newmarket’s joint council committee, which oversees Central York Fire Services, also meets mid-summer, and municipal staff often use the time to shift focus on to large planning or infrastructure projects, rather than preparing reports and documents for council meetings.

And since many residents vacation out of town, municipal governments usually shy away from making major decisions during the summer.

“We continue to meet internally with staff,” Taylor said. “There’s still a fairly robust work week. It’s not ideal to hold meetings where you have a major decision that

council and committee meetings) July 16.

“We’ve got a lot going; we have a lot of growth and need to be on top of things,” East Gwillimbury Mayor Virginia Hackson said.

“People need to take holidays and we’re well aware some staff may not be there at particular times.

We’re building a team, too, so it sometimes gives people an opportunity to step up. If the department head isn’t there, we’re assured the assistant will be available to answer questions. It also allows our residents who are on holidays to find us. We’re able to do it in the summer, as opposed to putting it off until the fall. To be honest, we’re paid for 12 months of the year.”

Since East Gwillimbury only has five council members and a fairly small town staff contingent, it’s relatively easy to co-ordinate holiday schedules around meeting

dates, she said.

King Mayor Steve Pellegrini believes his municipality has found a good balance, which gives staff time off but assures residents with urgent issues do not have to wait two months to be addressed by council.

For Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe, decreasing the number of meetings held is mostly about logistics.

“We’ll wait to see, as we get closer to the second meeting in August, whether we need it; if we apply ourselves and ask the questions we should of staff before we come to the meeting and come prepared to debate the issue, I would think two meetings would be good enough,” he said, of his town’s mid-summer council schedule.

“It’s about being as efficient as possible. We all want to take some vacation, most want to in the summer. You need to make sure you’ve

got people around to generate the reports and carry out the actions.

Much of what comes to council in the summer is routine; we receive reports for information for acts later in the year. It’s setting the deck for the fall.”

In the region’s case, there are often heavier meeting agendas during other parts of the year, to balance out council’s absence in July and August, Dawe said.

“We meet fewer times, but for longer,” he said. “We have longer meetings at the region than we do at local council.” summer meetings

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Aurora’s Carmen Whelan performs her ribbons routine during the Pan Am Games rhythmic gymnastics competition Monday at the Toronto Coliseum. Whelan placed seventh in the event.

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Makes sense in a sport where you’re using a round bat to strike a round ball squarely.

If indeed the Toronto Pan Am Games were Pete Orr’s swan song in international baseball, talk about going out with a clap of thunder and a play to remember. They’ll be retelling of Canada’s winning rally in a 7-6 victory over the United States for decades to follow.

To recap: After an errant pickoff attempt at first base, Orr dashed around the bases with the golden medals in his hip pocket in the bottom of the 10th inning while United States defenders threw the baseball around as if it were a greased apple. It was something you might witness any given night on the sandlots before Orr dove into home plate to end what was destined to be a bizarre finish given the crazy international tiebreaking format.

He also drove in a run earlier in the inning with his third hit of the game.

“You see it all the time, a play like that, but not to end a champi-

John Cudmore Cuddy Shark onship game,” said Orr, in a telephone conversation Tuesday morning from Colorado Springs, where he prepared to join his Triple-A Pacific Coast League SkySox teammates. “If I got picked off, I’d be the idiot.

“You see something new every day. They were a good team and classy bunch of guys. I think a bit of us felt bad for how they lost to us.”

The international tiebreaker deployed for extra innings was a much-discussed topic in the media and among fans afterward. Few, likely, were aware of its existence. In the format, teams place runners on See page B10.

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up. That changed Tuesday morning when representatives of all three levels of government came together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 481,679-square-foot facility, which will store and maintain the region’s fleet of transit buses.

“The government of Canada is proud to partner with provinces and municipalities to support transit infrastructure improvements across the country, including right here in the rapidly growing York Region,” Richmond Hill MP Costas Menegakis said.

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fter something of a false start in April, a new $135-million York Region Transit/ Viva transit facility has officially opened in Richmond Hill.

Transport Canada sent out a press release three months ago trumpeting the completion of the operations, maintenance and storage facility in the Headford Business Park near Leslie Street and 16th Avenue.

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But the Richmond Hill optometrist is trying to get the word out now about Eye See… Eye Learn, a free program available for junior kindergarten students in York Region.

The non-profit program is designed to detect, diagnose and treat children with vision problems, said Chawla, the program lead in York Region and chairperson of the Ontario Association of Optometrists’ children’s vision committee.

Participating optometrists will provide free eye exams and, if necessary, complimentary eyeglasses to junior kindergarten students.

About 80 per cent of learning in classrooms is visual but only 10 per cent of Ontario children have a comprehensive eye exam performed by an optometrist before

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the age of four. The association recommends having children’s eyes tested beginning at six months of age.

Perhaps most staggering is almost a quarter of children have vision problems, which can lead to students being mislabelled with a learning disability, Chawla said.

An untreated eye problem can impede youngsters’ ability to learn, play and socialize, she said.

“Vision health is extremely important for children in all settings, including the classroom, at home and while participating in extracurricular activities,” Chawla said.

“In kindergarten, for example, vision problems can interfere with simple hand-eye co-ordination activities and the ability to perform ‘near’ tasks, such as reading. This See page B2.

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The new, state-of-the-art building York Region Transit/Viva facility in Richmond Hill is twice the size of similar existing facilities in Vaughan and Newmarket.

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The state-of-the-art building, twice the size of similar existing facilities in Vaughan and Newmarket, includes a bus repair garage with 26 bays, storage for 196 buses, a bus wash, administrative offices and training facilities.

It boasts a white-coloured “cool roof” to save on cooling costs and a rainwater recycling system with five rainwater tanks to wash buses.

Showing a flair for the dramatic, York-Simcoe MP and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan said the facility represents both a commitment to public transit in rapidly growing York Region and the Greater Toronto Area and an investment in economic growth.

“At the end of the day, it is about quality of life that matters most of all and a facility like this may not look like much but for every family that gets affected, for everybody who gets home a little bit earlier, for everybody whose commute is a little bit better, that means a little bit better quality of life, a better family life, a better future and it helps cement the place of this community in what I think is the heart of this country, which is the best country in the world. Which is a pretty dramatic thing to say about a bus facility and maintenance facility like this one,” he said, laughing as his speech became more climactic.

The federal government contributed $57 million toward the project, with $60 million coming from York Region and $18 million coming from the province.

It is great to have the facility in the heart of Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi said.

“This state-of-the-art facility will support York Region’s broader Viva Next rapid transit network, which includes the Ontario government’s $1.4-billion investments in York Region Viva bus rapid transit project being implemented by Metrolinx,” he said.

“The Ontario government knows how important public transit is to improving mobility and managing congestion and curbing emissions and building strong communities…. Investing in this facility is yet another example of our government’s commitment to supporting transit investments in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.”

York politicians, including regional chairperson Wayne Emmerson, Markham mayor and chairman of the region’s rapid transit commission, Frank Scarpitti, and Richmond Hill deputy mayor and chairperson of the region’s transportation committee, Vito Spatafora, also praised the facility.

“This building takes a huge step forward in building design and sustainable features, it supports our growing transit system, a transit system that provides choices for people of York Region and surrounding communities in how they get around,” Emmerson said.

“York Region is home to almost 1.2 million residents and will welcome another 400,000 people by 2031. We’re one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario and building rapid transit is one of the ways we’re supporting future growth.”

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TORONTO 2015: Local athletes Nadia Popov holds up her Pan Am rugby sevens gold medal.

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Nadia Popov helped expose the Americas to Rugby Sevens.

The Newmarket resident, 21, was a member of the dominant Canadian women’s sevens team that won gold at the Toronto 2015 Games last week.

That was the first time the sport has been contested at the games, showing it is just beginning to make strong international strides, she said.

“It was a really incredible opportunity for our entire team,” Popov said. “It was a great moment for us and the sport. This was the biggest thing I’ve played for.”

After opening the sevens tournament with a 45-0 win over Argentina, Canada closed out its perfect preliminary round by defeating the United States 34-12. The 5-0 record pushed Canada through to the gold-medal match, where it again beat the U.S., this time by a 55-7 score.

The team played in front of thousands of people at Exhibition Stadium (normally know as BMO Field) in downtown Toronto.

“To do it on home soil was huge for us,” Popov said. “It was such a great way to introduce Canadians to our sport. And it was good for family and friends to be able to watch what we do every day. On the women’s circuit, we don’t necessarily get that many fans in our stands. To have that many people out in Canada, there’s nothing like it.”

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Popov played rugby for the Aurora Barbarians club and attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Newmarket. She first fell in love with the sport after being recruited to the Sacred Heart team by her Grade 9 math teacher.

“I didn’t know what rugby was until I went to high school,” Popov said. “He saw me missing days for hockey tournaments and asked me to come try out for the (rugby) team.

“I love the camaraderie. You need to have a lot of respect for the game to do well. You’re putting your body on the line and if there’s not that mutual respect, it could go very wrong.

“It’s a great game where everyone is important. It’s one of the truest team sports you could possibly play.”

Now, she’s preparing to make the Canadian squad that has already qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite the Pan Am success, she’s not guaranteed a spot in Rio, and she’ll compete against 23 other women for the team’s 12 roster openings.

Popov didn’t have time to savour the Pan Am victory. Still sore and tired, she boarded an airplane to Rio to scope out the city ahead of the Olympics. She returned home Sunday.

“It introduced us to the city so it’s not a brand new experience next year,” she said.

“It takes the nerves away when you’re a bit familiar with the place.”

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Thornhill’s Patricia Bezzoubenko and Aurora’s Carmen Whelan had Canadian Pan Am gymnastics fans on their feet during the individual club and ribbon finals Monday.

While Whelan, who trains in Newmarket, didn’t bring home any hardware, she is grateful for the experience and to show Canada what she can do on home soil.

Whelan never stopped moving in her club routine and displayed an impressive skill of asymmetric movement, having the clubs move in different directions simultaneously.

However, a slight fumble in the routine cost her points. Her score of 14.04 put her seventh.

She was first up for the ribbon finals and while she displayed a variety of moves, including tossing the ribbon upward, tumbling and catching it after losing line of sight, it wasn’t enough to hit the podium. Her final score was 13.73, placing her seventh.

“I think it was good for my first time,” Whelan said. “It was an amazing experience.”

Whelan, 16, began gymnastics at age six and fell in love with the difficulty of rhythmic gymnastics after finding artistic gymnastics wasn’t for her.

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Bezzoubenko, 18, set the bar high Monday, being the first on the mat for the club routines.

Not only was she a crowd pleaser, but the judges awarded her the silver medal, with a score of 15.93.

“I felt a little nervous performing in front of so many Canadians, but I just let go and gave it my all,” Bezzoubenko said after her performance.

While she didn’t rank as high in the individual ribbon performance, taking fourth place with a score of 15.3, she said she is still proud of all of her performances.

Bezzoubenko also won a bronze medal in the all-around competition Saturday, while Whelan placed sixth.

In the hoop event, Bezzoubenko placed 9th and didn’t qualify for Sunday’s final, while Whelan placed 5th.

In ball, which also took place Sunday, Bezzoubenko placed seventh and Whelan, fourth.

There will be no rest for the two York Region athletes, as Bezzoubenko begins to prepare for two more World Cup events in Hungary and Russia and Whelan is training for the World Championships in Germany coming up in September.

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TORONTO 2015: Local athletes

Ed Veal rides to bronze in Pan Am men’s team pursuit

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Queensville’s Ed Veal helped Team Canada win a bronze medal July 19.

Veal was part of the men’s team pursuit cycling team that beat Venezuela for third place.

“It was a relief. It was a real relief,” said Veal. “A lot of build-up, a lot of pressure and when we finally crossed the line, it felt like the weight of the world was off my shoulders.”

It was a close race for the first few laps and Canadian fans were cheering as the cyclists raced around the track at the Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velodrome Sunday evening.

“I didn’t even know there was another team on the track,” said Veal. “We just followed our game plan.”

The thought of losing the race did not cross his mind, he said.

“I never doubted for a second. I honestly took the line and I never once even thought it was a possibility we were going to lose.”

Veal’s biggest fans were probably his family, who were screaming in the stands.

“I lost my voice,” said Veal’s brother, Wayne, adding, “It felt great” when Team Canada won.

Veal said while it was incredible to have his family there to share the moment, they are always with him.

“I have that support all the time,” he said.

“I’m really fortunate. I’ve got an amazing support system with my family.”

Racing alongside Veal were teammates Eric Johnstone, Sean MacKinnon and Rémi Pelletier-Roy.

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The members of the Pan Am Games bronze-medal-winning men’s team pursuit team are Eric Johnstone (from left), Sean MacKinnon, Rémi Pelletier-Roy and Ed Veal.

They finished with a final time of 4:06.005, beating Venezuela, which finished with a time of 4:07.777.

Colombia took the gold with a time of 4:03.310 and Argentina won silver with a time of 4:05.429 “I’m very emotional right now,” said Veal’s mom, Judy, after the medal ceremony. “I’m just thrilled to pieces for him.”

Among the members of Veal’s family in

attendance were his dad, Merv, who held a giant Canadian flag with the words “Real Deal Ed Veal” on it, his girlfriend, Jessica Puddifant, and his son, Evan.

“It felt really, really good,” said Evan about watching his dad race. “I’m happy.”

Evan will start Grade 7 in September and while he said he does not want to brag, he is looking forward to telling people at school his dad won a bronze medal.

Mosquito Hawks set to host 40th Silver Bat tournament Despite four decades of baseball action, there are no signs of tarnish on this tournament.

Newmarket Baseball Association’s 40th annual mosquito Silver Bat Tournament swings into action Friday with 12 teams in the hunt for hardware.

The host Newmarket Hawks will field teams in two of the three four-team divisions for the three-day event, which starts with both teams in action at the Ray Twinney Complex beginning at 5 p.m.

The Newmarket Hawks #1 squad faces the Richmond Hill Phoenix while the Hawks #2 team hosts the Aurora Jays.

Games continue into the evening at the complex and Armstrong Park diamonds and resume Saturday at 10:15 a.m.

The top team from each division plus a wild card advance to the championship semifinals at the Twinney diamonds Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Consolation play will be held at Armstrong Park.

Aurora United to tackle Peru’s Pan Am soccer squad Aurora United FC will host Peru’s men’s under-22 national team in a friendly match to be played Saturday afternoon at Highland Park in Aurora.

The 1 p.m. kickoff pits the Ontario Soccer League’s Central League Central Division leaders against a Peruvian squad that posted a 2-0 victory over Canada on the way to a 1-2 record in the Toronto Pan Am Games.

Peru dropped matches against Brazil and Panama to bow from the tournament after the round-robin series.

Bulldogs clip host Jays in clash of unbeaten squads Something had to give when the Aurora Jays and Georgina Bulldogs squared off in the championship game of the Jays’ minor mosquito baseball tournament Sunday afternoon.

Both sides entered the title match with unblemished records after five games. However, it was the Bulldogs emerging as top dogs on the strength of a 15-6 triumph to cap the 12-team tournament at Lambert Willson Park.

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St. Catharines As stop Lady Redbirds’ gold quest The St. Catharines Athletics rode a second-half surge past the Newmarket Lady Redbirds U-13B for 13-8 victory in the Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse provincial tournament C Division gold-medal game played Sunday in Owen Sound.

Brooke Piper scored five goals and Claire Johnson added two for the Redbirds, who won three straight games to reach the final.

Johnson had a hat trick and Piper scored twice in a 7-6 triumph over Oshawa Blue Knights in semifinal action.

In other action, the Lady Redbirds bowed 16-11 to the Orillia Lady Kings in the under11 bronze-medal match.

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Vic Simon homered and Kevin Holloway scored four runs for the Hawks, who improved their second-place record to 14-61.

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Correction: Brennan enters Canada soccer hall

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Smalley's Produce in Mount Albert requires reliable seasonal warehouse help for the potato harvest season. Must be physically fit, capable of lifting 50lbs, have own transportation, and able to work in a farm environment. Regular hours are Monday to Friday but may include some Saturdays. NOT suitable for students.

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Millard was always first to volunteer

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nyone looking for volunteers never had to look further than the raised hand of M. Paul Millard.

When his sons, Jim and Mark, were boys, he was cubmaster with the 2nd Newmarket Cubs and later volunteered with the 1st Newmarket Scouts under the leadership of Jim Nuttall, who was named Ontario Senior of the Year in 2012 for his six decades of community service.

Nothing unusual about that, parents often get involved with their kids’ activities.

But Millard’s community spirit didn’t end there.

In addition to being an active member of the Upper Canada Chordsmen a cappella chorus, he volunteered on the Elman W. Campbell Museum board, the Friends of the Museum, the Newmarket Historical Society and Heritage Newmarket. “He was always taking on jobs.

So, when he was with the Chordsmen, he wasn’t just there, he was the money guy, he was the treasurer,� Jim said, adding his father was honoured with awards from the town and the province for his volunteerism.

Millard, who died at the age of 85 on Sept. 4, 2012, came by his interest in history honestly, having belonged to one of Newmarket’s most renowned families.

His great-great-great-great grandfather was Timothy Millard, who moved to Newmarket in 1792,

Millard’s son Jim said. “He was not a (United) Empire Loyalist because by the time he got here, he’s a Quaker. He was forcibly emigrated from Pennsylvania,� he said. “He came and got his 200 acres (granted by the government to Loyalists) for services rendered during the American Revolution.

There is some indication he probably fought on both sides, which really wasn’t that unusual.�

‘He had some interesting hobbies.

He was a rock hound.

He would go digging for rocks.’ Several streets in Newmarket’s core are named after the Millard family, including Millard Avenue, which was originally the lane leading from Yonge Street to the family farm, Timothy Street and John Street.

Jim and his brother grew up in a home at 100 Roxborough Rd., which had served as bachelor officers’ quarters during the Second World War. Millard himself grew up on a family farm in the Cooksville area of Mississauga.

He married his wife, Joyce, in 1951 and a few years later, the couple headed off on an adventure. “They were ahead of the curve in a lot of respects,� Jim said of his parents. “They liked travelling. They both quit their jobs and they went

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hitchhiking across Europe for six months in 1954 or something like that.�

The couple settled in Winnipeg before moving to Newmarket in 1963 when Millard was hired as the credit manager of the Office Specialty Manufacturing Company.

After he was laid off in the mid1970s, Millard joined his wife as a real estate agent for about five years before becoming a professional baker, first running a franchise called Bakerman and later opening his own bakery called the Breadman in the Quaker Hill Plaza at Yonge and William Roe Boulevard. “We did breads and pies. A lot of what we did, like butter tarts and that, was the family recipes,�

Jim said.

Millard retired and the bakery closed in 1990.

In addition to volunteering, he liked to keep busy with other pursuits. “He had some interesting hobbies. He was a rock hound.

He would go digging for rocks. It could be like semi-precious stones or whatever,� Jim said. “We would go up north and we camped. That is what we did when my parents went on holidays. We went camping and for the two weeks or whatever, we collected rocks.�

Millard was also casted and painted model soldiers and liked cooking.

What does Jim miss most about his dad? “Probably the stories. He told

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M. Paul Millard was always willing to lend a helping hand to community causes. an awful lot of stories. The historical stuff, which I’m interested in.

He was always there when you needed him,� he said. “He was the guy, if you needed help, he would help you. He wasn’t doing it to get ahead or

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anything, he was just doing it to help people out.�

In addition to his wife of 61 years, Joyce, and sons Jim and Mark, Millard was survived by grandchildren Megan, Morgan and Christine.

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.POEBZ UP 'SJEBZ BN UP QN r r 5PMM 'SFF r 'BY r 'PS EFMJWFSZ RVFTUJPOT QMFBTF DPOUBDU JOHNSON, Donald Gordon Peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Friday, July 17, 2015 at age of 91 years.

ROONEY, Richard Peter Howard

Of Kitchener, Ontario passed away peacefully with his mother Catherine stroking his brow and whispering quietly to him, on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital at the age of 63. He was born on August 26, 1951 to Albert and Catherine Jeffrey Rooney. He is survived by his siblings: Catherine Rooney Cooke (Bill), Darrell Rooney, and Arvella Rooney Marshall (Rick Duncan).

Rick was the fun loving and slightly crazy uncle to: Christopher Cooke (Rebecca) and their children Eliora, Timothy, Sammy, and Leslie Cooke Morris (Jason) and their children Jillian and Tyler, Russell Cooke, Darrell Cooke, Jennifer Westwood (Ron) and their children Justin, Rene, Rebecca, and Jessica Lucas and her daughter Ava, Carlene Marshall and Gord Marshall. Rick will be sadly missed by many aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides of the family.

All our love to "Key-Rick". We will see you on the other side and will play "The Rickey Rooney Show" with you once again. God has blessed us with the years we had with you, especially the last 12. "Bonjour, bon soir Mademoiselle.

Comment ca va? Ca va bien, merci!". We love you big brother.

A Memorial Service to celebrate Rick's life will be held at Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, Ontario (519)749-8467, on Saturday, August 8th, 2015 at 1 p.m. A reception to follow. Cremation has taken place.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the St. Mary's Hospital- ICU would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).

Visit www.henrywalser.com for Richard's memorial.

SIMPSON, Joanne

Passed away on Sunday, July 19th, 2015 at Southlake Hospital.

Predeceased by her husband Ron (2014). Beloved mother of Ronnie Jr. (Mellissa) and James. Caring grandmother to Olivia and AmeliaJoanne. Dearest sister to Gloria, Evelyn, Carol, and sister-in-law Delores. Long-time friend to Margaret.

Visitation will be held at the TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME-NEWMARKET CHAPEL, 524 Davis Dr., 905-898-2100, on Thursday, July 23rd from 2-4p.m. & 6-8p.m.

A Funeral Service will take place in the C h a p e l o n F r i d a y, J u l y 2 4 t h a t 10:30a.m. followed by interment at Sixth Line Cemetery, Innisfil.

Donations in memory of Joanne may be made to the The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

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HUBBARD, Margaret Ann Peacefully passed away at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Sunday, July 12, 2015.

Margaret Hubbard (nee Newton) of Holland Landing in her 75th year.

Beloved wife of John. Loving mother of Brenda (late Ed) Treiber, Cheryl (Greg) Palmer, Frank (Carol-Ann) McFarlane, Laurie Mavor (Lee Dyer) and Marcy Hubbard. Proud grandma of Krystin (Matt), Amber; Kelsey, Brett; Brendan, Justin; Melanie and Jake.

Cherished great grandma of Paige, Lea and Anthony. Dear sister of late Johnny (late Lois), Rita (late Ted) Patterson and Edith (late Tom) Jeffs.

Margaret will also be fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Queensville Holland Landing United Church, 20453 Leslie St., Queensville for a memorial visitation on Friday from 7-9 p.m. Order of the Eastern Star service will be held under the auspices of the Newmarket Chapter #282 at the Church on Friday at 6:45 p.m.

Memorial service will be held at the Church on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11 a . m . I n t e r m e n t o f a s h e s a t Queensville Cemetery.

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Don Johnson, beloved husband of Margery (nee Hall). Dear father of Bart Johnson (the late Elsica), Doug Johnson (Debi), Pauline Franzen (Frank), Mary Ellen Slykhuis (Robert) and Annette Ogaki (Glenn). Loving grandfather of Chris, Kate, Jolene and Greg; Bryan and Jaclyn; Tanya, Erica and Jessica; Robyn, Candace, Lindsay, Dan and Dawn; Kodey and Owenn and great grandfather of many.

D e a r b r o th e r o f A r n o l d J o h n s o n .

Predeceased by his brothers Vic and Neil Johnson. Fondly remembered by his extended family and many friends.

Visitation was held at the Forrest & Taylor Funeral Home, 20846 Dalton Road, Sutton, from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.

Monday. Funeral Service was held in Knox United Church, 34 Market Street, Sutton, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation in the church from 10:00 a.m. Interment, Q u e e n s v i l l e C e m e t e r y. M e m o r i a l donations to the Alzheimer Society or Southlake Regional Health Center would be appreciated by the family.

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She was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Olive Helen (Crabb) Brown besides her parents, o n e s i s t e r, J o y R o o n e y. A t t h e family's request, there will be no service or visitation. The arrangements are entrusted to Humphreys Funeral Home, St. Stephen, N.B. A funeral service will take place at a later date in Ontario.

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Newmarket’s Orr hit .353 in helping Canada claim gold From page B1.

first and second base with no outs and choose their batters.

“I don’t think anyone likes it, but it’s there for a reason,” said Orr. “They don’t want to run into a situation where you play 20 innings and burn up all your pitching.

“I can see that for the round-robin, but once you get to the (medal games), I think you should play it out.”

At 36, the Newmarket native isn’t likely to be active much longer on behalf of Canada.

A combination of age, which ultimately catches up to all athletes, and the growing pool of Canadian talent, will conspire against him sooner than later, but this is one to tell the grandkids some future day.

“It was a wild finish, but awesome,” said Orr, a member of Canada’s fourth-place team at the Athens Olympics in 2004. “It was a great experience. It’s up there.”

There is the possibility he may get another chance on the international stage in November when Canada participates in a World Baseball Challenge-style tournament in Taiwan and Japan.

Baseball and softball were erased from the list of Olympic sports for the London Games in 2012. They won’t be back in time for Rio next year, but are making a strong bid for inclusion in 2020 in Tokyo. Does anyone really think the Japanese are going to host an Olympics without baseball?

‘The final day I heard there were people buying tickets from scalpers. I think it shows baseball does matter.’

Perhaps the Olympic overlords were paying attention.

“People came out. It was fantastic,” said Orr, who would be into his 40s by the time Tokyo rolls around. “The final day I heard there were people buying tickets from scalpers. I think it shows baseball does matter.”

Overall, Canada went 7-1 to repeat as Pan Am gold medal champions, a title earned for the first time in 2011 in Mexico.

Orr finished with a nifty .353 batting

average, including a five-for-10 line in the all-important semifinal and final matches.

Typically, the lifelong Newmarket resident deflected attention from his performance.

“The best part is individual numbers don’t matter,” he said. “The only thing that matters is if you win the game and the gold medal. Nothing matters but that result.

“A lot of guys stepped up. The big thing is that we played our game.”

Cheer the maple leaf If nothing else, these Pan Am Games are providing evidence that under the right circumstances, there are fans of the maple leaf even if it isn’t blue on white and attached to a body at the end of a hockey stick.

It’s always stirring when you watch a Canadian athlete compete and succeed on the world stage, most notably, it seems, when our collective focus turns to the Olympics stage every four years.

To do so in our own backyard, well, it is a unique opportunity. Forget that the Pan Am stage does not carry the same punch as the Olympics, or that many countries are

represented by athletes on their way up, as opposed to at their peak. That pushes our medal count up substantially, of course, but it’s still neat to watch potential sprout and flourish before our eyes, no?

Time off for Jr. A Challenge After a scheduling controversy surrounding the 2014 World Junior A Challenge, the Ontario Junior Hockey League has wisely scheduled around the event being staged in Cobourg and Whitby in December.

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Seriously? A traffic jam in King Township?

Apparently so, according to the morning traffic report. And not just a few cars stuck behind a combine harvester, but an endless conga line on King and Weston roads. It was reminiscent of the throngs seeking Ray Kinsella’s Iowa cornfield in the movie Field of Dreams – fans hoping for a glimpse of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, who had miraculously risen from the grave for a little exhibition ball.

Last Sunday’s hordes, however, weren’t inching their way towards Tim and Brenda Schmidt’s 200-acre farm for a nostalgic peek at the dearly departed. Car culture is alive and well in Ontario. And despite our best efforts to euthanize it through speed traps, crippling insurance rates and electronic snoops to monitor our every move, some still take pleasure in their rides.

But that’s a gripe for another day.

July 19 was all about Tim and Brenda’s fifth Annual Cruise for the Cure, a fundraiser for charities that Tim and Brenda’s Cruise for the Cure raised more than $170,000 for Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer are “close to their heart,” and this Centre. On hand for the cheque presentation were: (from left) Brenda Schmidt, members of the year closer than ever with Brenda Odette Cancer Care team, Dr. Verma and Tim Schmidt. (photo - Lynda Barrie) having been diagnosed with lung cancer just after the 2014 show.

Since 2011, this event has attracted over 39,000 visitors and nearly Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Cen- coming to check out the 1,100-plus wanting a break could check out 3,000 show cars, raising more than tre, one of the top ten in the world. vintage, exotic and high-perfor- the kid’s carnival, 60 vendors, 15 Sunday’s crowd also saw big mance rides, including a selection food trucks, raffles and live music $516,500. This year’s proceeds – exceeding $170,000 – will benefit numbers, with more than 15,000 of tuners, trucks and Jeeps. Those featuring the Carpet Frogs.

My walk among the acres of customized and lovingly restored vehicles, spanning roughly nine decades, brought back fond memories of high school and early adulthood – as it probably did for enthusiasts of all ages.

I’m dating myself, but it was the mid-1960s and early ‘70s muscle cars, and others you could actually work on, that resonated with me.

Mind you, my efforts with sheet metal, body fill and a spray can wouldn’t have landed me here.

“July 19 was a day I’ll never forget,” said Tim Schmidt. “As the Beatles song says, ‘I get by with a little help from my friends.’ Words cannot truly express the gratitude that I have for everyone who gave their heart and soul to Tim & BrenJeeps have been synonymous with offroad prowess, and can look plenty mean when amped up and riding da’s Cruise for the Cure.”

For more information, please visit high on big knobby tires. (photo – Neil Moore) www.timandbrendasplace.com.

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Pushing Jeep design to the edge A recent Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk event also set the stage for a concept demo in Jeep’s natural habitat.

FCA designers and fabricators unleashing their creativity and dipping into the Mopar and Jeep Performance Parts inventory customized these variations on the Jeep theme.

Seven concepts were unveiled earlier in the spring for the horde of Jeep off-road enthusiasts who flock to Moab, Utah every year for the Easter Jeep Safari.

Five of those eye-catching concepts were held over in Moab for journalists to see, feel and, yes, even drive.

Jeep Chief Concept Dude, this ultimate ride for any surfer is my pick of the bunch.

The Wrangler-based Jeep Chief concept gob-smacked me with its exterior tribute to the classic 70’s era, full-size Cherokee, bedazzling in Ocean Blue and white-striped to complement a white, French bread roof.

The Chief accents its retro style with a custom razor grille and chrome bumpers. A tongue-in-cheek “Surf Rated” badge marks the fender instead of the usual Trail Rated badging. The doors and windshield have been chopped two inches and custom parts include a two-inch lift kit with Fox shocks, along with front and rear Dana axles with lockers.

Under the skin, this wagon is pure Wrangler with a 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

Inside, the design gets whimsically Hawaiian with “surfer” blue, white and pink flowered cloth seats edgetrimmed in white leather. A vintage surf sticker motif covers the centre stack and door handles and wood boat decking lines the cargo floor and headliner.

Finishing touches include a tiki god stick shift knob and a classic, kitschy hula dancer doll atop the dashboard. The only thing missing was a surfboard to stick out the back window, but I hear they are hard to find in Utah.

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Volt zaps electric range anxiety Jim Robinson

with the battery good for 61 km, at which point the engine cuts in seamlessly acting like a dynamo and adding backup power for a total of 608 km on the battery/engine combination.

But the trick is the driver can take advantage of regenerative energy recovery when braking or simply coasting, which can then be seen on the large central LCD screen.

The battery can be fully charged in 11 hours using a supplied 5.5-metre corded regulator that plugs into any 120-volt wall socket. The owner can also buy a 240-volt quick charger than replenishes the battery in about four hours.

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Two hundred and two kilometres driven without using a drop of fuel in a 2015 Chevrolet Volt has changed my mind about electric cars.

Regular readers will already know I view all-electric cars with range-anxiety trepidation.

I am not talking about hybrids, which are the right step, but not the final step, towards weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels before they dry up or we kill the planet.

The Volt is actually an electric car running to the beat of a different drummer, in this case called range extending.

So far the Volt is one the only two (BMW i3) mainstream electrics which do away with the fear of being stranded after 60-80 km when the battery goes dead.

Chevrolet’s approach is to base the propulsion system on a huge, T-shaped 17.1 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, supplemented by a The front wheels are driven by a 111 kW 1.4-litre, four-cylinder gasoline engine that (149 hp) electric motor with 273 lb/ft of Chevrolet calls the “range extender”.

Unlike a hybrid, drive is always electric torque that is augmented by a 55 kW (83

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The 2015 Chevrolet Volt is distinguishingly styled with a faux-grille that makes it look more mainstream than other all-electric cars.

hp) generator motor. When called upon, the twin-cam engine (premium fuel required) uses its 83 hp to provide electric propulsion.

The transmission is a continuously variable electric drive unit that acts the same as if it were a streetcar. And like a streetcar, full torque delivery is immediate.

To increase efficiency, the driver can select

between four drive modes – Normal, Sport, Mountain and Hold.

The latter is the most interesting for those on longer trips, where the engine can be used on the highway saving the battery for urban usage.

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Valet Charge and is pointing the way to the future of automated parking.

In the USA especially, convenient valet parking is a big hit: you pull up in your car right outside your destination, valet service personnel park it for you and have it brought around again as and when you need it.

There is no more time-wasting search for a parking place. The V-Charge project picks up on this idea. Its development goal is fully automated searching for a parking space (‘valet parking’) within defined zones, such as in multi-storey car parks.

There are many scenarios that illustrate the advantages of the V-Charge concept.

Take one practical everyday example: a commuter notices that he is possibly going to be late and is thus running the risk of missing

Volkswagen is looking into the near future of automated parking as part of ‘V-Charge’, an EU research project, in which six national and international partners are jointly developing new technologies.

Its focus is on automating the search for a parking space and on the charging of electric vehicles.

The best part about it is that the vehicle not only automatically looks for an empty parking space, but that it finds an empty space with charging infrastructure and inductively charges its battery.

Once the charging process is finished, it automatically frees up the charging bay for another electric vehicle and looks for a conventional parking space. ‘V-Charge’ stands for

an important meeting at his company.

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If it is an electric vehicle, the system additionally prioritizes a parking bay with an automatic charging facility.

Pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles are identified by the cameras and ultrasound sensors integrated within the vehicle.

Therefore, the vehicle is allowed to travel in so-called ‘mixed traffic’. The selected parking area neither has to be an enclosed

domain nor is any complex technical equipment required.

As the electric vehicle nears its destination, the system recognizes via local sensors whether the allocated parking space is taken.

If it is empty, the fully automatic parking manoeuvre begins and positions the vehicle exactly above the inductive charging spot.

When the charging process is complete, the vehicle automatically moves to another parking space, leaving the charging station free for another electric car.

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Wise customers read the fine print: ◊, �, †, ‡, *, �, ¥, ≈, § The Trade In Trade Up Summer Clearance Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected in-stock new and unused models purchased/leased from participating retailers on or after July 1, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended or changed without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695), air-conditioning charge (if applicable), tire levy and OMVIC fee. Pricing excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Financing and lease offers available to qualified customers on approved credit. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. ◊Total Discounts of $3,750 consist of $3,750 Consumer Cash on the 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D). Total Discounts of Consumer Cash/Lease Cash discounts are deducted from the negotiated lease price before taxes. �2.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2015 models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD (24A) with a Purchase Price of $24,495 with a $0 down payment, financed at 2.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $133 with a cost of borrowing of $3,077 and a total obligation of $27,571.64. †0% purchase financing for up to 72 months available on select new models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport (24A)/2015 Jeep Renegade Sport 4x2 (21A)/2015 Jeep Wrangler 2-Door 4x4 (23B)/2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D)/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E) with a Purchase Price of $24,495/$19,995/$20,995/$15,495/$39,395 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 72/48/48/48/48 months equals 156/104/104/104/104 bi-weekly payments of $157/$192/$202/$149/$379 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,495/$19,995/$20,995/$15,495/$39,395. ‡3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D)/2015 Jeep Wrangler 2-Door 4x4 (23B) with a Purchase Price of $15,495/$20,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 3.49% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $85/$116 with a cost of borrowing of $2,286/$3,097 and a total obligation of $17,781/$24,092.43. *Jeep Cash/Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. �4.99% lease financing of up to 60 months available on approved credit through WS Leasing Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster Savings Credit Union) to qualified customers on applicable new 2013, 2014 and 2015 models at participating retailers in Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E) with a Purchase Price of $37,125 leased at 4.99% over 60 months with $4,998 down payment, equals 240 weekly payments of $99.48 with a cost of borrowing of $6,173.80 and a total obligation of $29,637.40. 22,000 kilometre/year allowance. Charge of $0.18 per excess kilometre. Some conditions apply. ¥$2,500 Lease Cash available on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E). Lease Cash is deducted from the negotiated lease price before taxes. ≈Additional $1,000 Bonus Cash applies to the retail purchase/lease of the oldest 10% of 2015 vehicles in retailer inventory from July 1 to 31, 2015 and will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Some exclusions may apply. See participating retailers for complete details. §Starting From Prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g., paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ΔBased on 2014 Ward’s Sport and Cross Utility segmentations. ∞Based on 2014 Ward’s Middle Cross Utility segmentation. √Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. ±Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under license by FCA Canada Inc. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. C

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NEWMARKET

2015 Clearout!

STK# 13125 13,292 kms.

STK# 13189 11,211 kms.

LTD HYBRID 2015 SONATA

$47,555

STK# 13193 8,097 kms.

$26,810

RT - TECH

STK# 13217 12,707 kms.

GLS 2015 SONATA

$24,170

STK# 13242 15,624 kms.

STK# 13237 17,670 kms.

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LS 2015 SONATA G

GLS 2015 SONATA

PR 2015 SANTA FE

$24,596

$28,343

STK# 13247 8,476 kms.

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$24,342

$22,394

STK# 13225 15,231 kms.

STK# 13246 12,206 kms.

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GL 2015 SONATA

$24,223

$30,806

STK# 13205 13,247 kms.

STK# 13213 14,517 kms.

LS 2015 SONATA G

LTD 2015 SONATA

$33,285

$37,251

STK# 13210 14,412 kms.

STK# 13218 6,408 kms.

2.0T - ULT 2015 SONATA

LTD 2015 SANTA FE

$28,860

$23,370

STK# 13192 12,221 kms.

STK# 13198 13,594 kms.

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LTD HYBRID 2015 SONATA

$32,024

$21,083

STK# 13194 7,838 kms.

STK# 13209 12,365 kms.

D 2015 TUCSON LT

HYBRID 2015 SONATA

TECH 2015 GENESIS

$24,123

SPORT 2015 SONATA

STK# 13191 18,349 kms.

$23,825

STK# 13250 14,423 kms.

UPE SE

LS 2015 SONATA G

$20,684

$23,968

STK# 13251 17,164 kms.

XL 2015 SANTA FE

LTD 6 P.

$38,732

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Dealers may charge additional fees for administration of up to $499. Charges may vary by Dealer.

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®/™The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. *Based on the 2009-2015 Global Automakers of Canada (GAC) Sales report. ∆Based on January to July 2015 Elantra Sedan offers available. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services base on a new 2015 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Sonata Hybrid Base with an annual finance rate of 2.9%/0%. Weekly payments are $68/$150 for 96/36 months. $0 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $3,293/$0. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,795/$1,695, levies and all applicable charges (excluding HST). Finance offers exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer.

Financing example: 2015 Sonata Hybrid Base for $23,327 at 0% per annum equals $150 weekly for 36 months for a total obligation of $23,327. $0 down payment required. Cash price is $23,327. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Finance example includes Delivery and Destination of $1,695, levies and all applicable charges (excluding HST). Finance example excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees of up to $499. ΩPrice adjustments of up to $5,000/$4,000/$3,000/$3,832/$7,000 available on all new 2015 Elantra Sedan/Elantra GT/Accent/Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Sonata Hybrid models. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ♦Prices of models shown: 2015 Elantra Sport Appearance Package/Elantra GT SE Tech/Accent 5-Door GLS Auto/Santa Fe Sport Limited AWD are $21,476/$28,527/$21,277/$41,777. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,595/$1,595/$1,795, fees, levies and all applicable charges (excluding HST). Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ▼Fuel consumption for new 2015 Elantra Sport Appearance Package Auto (HW Y 6.3L/100KM; City 8.5L/100KM); 2015 Elantra GT SE Tech (HW Y 7.2L/100KM; City 9.7L/100KM); 2015 Accent 5-Door Auto GLS (HW Y 6.3L/100KM; City 8.9L/100KM); 2015 Santa Fe Sport Limited AWD (HWY 9.8L/100KM; City 12.9L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. †♦ΩOffers available for a limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or see dealer for complete details. ▲Government 5-star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New car assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

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Car show

brings more than 15,000 to King Continued from page W1

Photos by Neil Moore One of many fine vintage automobiles at Tim and Brenda’s Cruise for the Cure, this 1960 Lincoln Mark 5 convertible features red upholstery that pops against its cream exterior.

LEFT: Lowered and sporting a custom paint job, this 1978 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale is powered by a 383 ‘stroker’ pushing out 430 hp. CENTRE: Here’s “The Judge” – a 1971 GTO, resplendent in orange. RIGHT: One of the older rides at Cruise for the Cure: a 1930 Ford Model A, five-window coupe.

LEFT: With its signature gullwing doors, this 1983 DeLorean is looking very “Back to the Future.” CENTRE: The Chevy 2 was a fine family ride from the mid sixties, but could easily be “enhanced” like this blue two-door from 1967. RIGHT: This two-tone Ford F-47 pickup truck was a fine example from the late 1940s.

TO ADVERTISE IN THIS SPACE CONTACT CAROLA MCKEE AT 905-853-8888

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Check out some of the reasons why Nissan is

THE FASTEST GROWING AUTOMOTIVE on full-line brands, on 12 month, year over year rolling unit sales BRAND IN CANADA Based

- IT’S BACK THE THE NISSAN NISSAN

FINANCE† AS LOW AS

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FEATURING OUR AWARD-RECOGNIZED LINEUP 2015 NISSAN ROGUE AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • Intuitive All-Wheel Drive • Nissan Safety Shield with Forward Collision Warning • Around View Monitor with 360° Birds'eye view

MONTHLY LEASE≠ FROM $257 WITH $0 DOWN AT 0.99% APR FOR 60 MONTHS

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MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

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2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • Tri-Zone Entertainment • Class-Exclusive Around View® Monitor^ • Best-In-Class Passenger Room** ▲

Platinum model shown

MONTHLY LEASE≠ FROM $365 WITH $0 DOWN AT 0.99% APR FOR 60 MONTHS

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2015 NISSAN ALTIMA AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • Intelligent Key Push Button Start • Remote Engine Start with Intelligent Climate Control • Zero Gravity Seats

19,998

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INCLUDES

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ON ALTIMA 2.5

MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

0% FINANCING OR FOR 72 MONTHS ON ALTIMA 3.5 SL

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2015 NISSAN SENTRA - #1 COMPACT CAR FOR QUALITY MONTHLY LEASE≠ FROM $158 WITH $0 DOWN AT 0% APR FOR 60 MONTHS

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1.8 SL model shown

THE “HIGHEST RANKED COMPACT CAR IN INITIAL QUALITY” IN THE U.S.

THAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY

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MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

CURRENT NISSAN OWNERS THAT QUALIFY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $1,000†† LOYALTY CASH ON SELECT MODELS VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER • ENDS JULY 31ST Equivalent lease payments of $59/$84/$36 on the 2015 Rogue/Pathfinder/Sentra must be made on a monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for informational purposes only. Offers available from July 1, 2015 to July 31, 2015. 1My Choice Bonus Cash is applicable to customers who purchase, lease or finance a model year 2015 Micra® (excluding S trim)/Versa Note/Sentra/Altima Sedan/Juke®/Rogue/Pathfinder. The $500/$700/$1,000/$1,000/$750/$1,000/$1,500 My Choice Bonus Cash consists of $350/$500/$750/$750/$500/$700 /$1,200 NCI cash and $150/$200/$250/$250/$250/$300/$300 dealer participation which will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. 2“2 monthly Payments on Us” is available to customers who lease or finance any new model year 2015 Micra® (excluding S trim)/Versa Note/ Sentra/Altima Sedan/Juke®/Rogue/Pathfinder through Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. (collectively, “NCF”) and refers to the first two (2) monthly lease payments or first two (2) monthly finance payments. A customer’s first two monthly payments (inclusive all taxes) will be waived, up to a maximum of $225/$250/$375/$400/$375/$400/$600 per month tax inclusive. After two months, the customer will be required to make all remaining regularly scheduled payments over the remaining term of the contract. Customers must be approved to lease or finance through NCF. Cash purchase buyers or buyers who finance outside of Nissan Finance are also not eligible for this choice. 3No charge extended warranty is valid for up to 60 months or 100,000 km (whichever occurs first) from the warranty start date and zero (0) kilometers. Some conditions/limitations apply. The no charge extended warranty is the Nissan Added Security Plan (“ASP”) and is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services Inc. (“NCESI”). In all provinces NCESI is the obligor. This offer includes the Gold level of coverage. Retail value of ASP is based on MSRP $1,200/$1,400/$1,500/$1,500/ $1,700/$1,700/$2,000 for a new 2015 Micra®(excluding S trim)/Versa Note/Sentra/Altima Sedan/Juke®/Rogue/Pathfinder. Dealers are free to set individual prices. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00)/Pathfinder S V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission/2015 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG55 AA00). 0.99%/0.99%/0% lease APR for a 60/60/60 month term equals 60/60/60 monthly payments of $257/$365/$158 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and 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 $15,418/$21,891/$9,488. $1,000/$1,500/$1,000 My Choice Bonus Cash included in advertised offer. Conditions apply. †Representative finance offer based on any new 2015 Altima 3.5 SL CVT (T4SG15 NV00)/2015 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG55 AA00). Selling price is $34,977/$16,199 financed at 0%/0% APR equals 72/84 monthly payments of $486/$193 monthly for a 72/84 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $34,997/$16,199. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. $1,000/$1,000 my choice bonus cash is included in advertised offers. Conditions apply. ◆ $19,998 Selling price for a new 2015 Altima 2.5 (T4LG15 AA00). Selling price for the 2015 Altima 2.5 (T4LG15 AA00) includes $1,000 My Choice Bonus Cash, $4,380 NCI non-stackable cash and $249 dealer participation. Conditions apply. ▲Models shown $36,732/$48,802/$35,977/$26,099 Selling price for a new 2015 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG15 BK00)/ 2015 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG15 AA00)/2015 Altima 3.5 SL CVT (T4SG15 NV00)/2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00). *◆±≠▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,750/$1,720/$1,695/$1,567) air-conditioning 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. Lease 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. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. ††The Nissan Loyalty Offer (“Offer”) is available only to eligible customers who (as of Feb, 1, 2015) lease/ leased, finance/financed or own/owned a 2009 or newer Nissan brand vehicle (an “Existing Vehicle”). Eligibility for the Offer will be determined by Nissan Canada Inc. (“NCI”) in its sole discretion. Proof of current or previous ownership/lease/finance contract will be required. Offer is not transferrable or assignable, except to a co-owner/co-leasee of the Existing Vehicle who resides within the same household as the intended recipient of the Offer. If the eligible customer elects to lease or finance a new and previously unregistered Nissan brand vehicle (excluding NV, Fleet and daily rentals) (an “Eligible New Vehicle”) through NCI and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. (collectively “NCF”), then he/she will receive a specified amount of stackable loyalty dollars (“Loyalty Dollars”), as follows: (i) Micra/Versa/Sentra ($500); (ii) Juke/Altima/Rogue ($600); (iii) Frontier/Xterra/Leaf/Murano/Pathfinder ($800); and (iv) Maxima/Z/Titan, Armada/GT-R ($1000). Loyalty Dollars will be applied before taxes which means they are inclusive of all applicable taxes. Alternatively, if the eligible customer elects to purchase or lease/finance an Eligible New Vehicle (excluding GT-R and Leaf) other than through NCF, then he/she will receive a three-year/48,000 kilometers (whichever comes first) Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan which consists of a maximum of 6 service visits, each consisting of 1 oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and 1 tire rotation. For complete details on the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan, ask your dealer. Offer has no cash redemption value and can be combined with other offers. Offer valid on Eligible New Vehicles purchased/leased/financed and delivered between July 1 – July 31, 2015. For more information see IIHS.org. The Nissan Sentra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 84,367 new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. **Ward’s Large Cross/Utility Market Segmentation. MY15 Pathfinder vs. 2015 and 2014 Large Cross/Utility Class. ^Ward’s Large Cross/Utility Market Segmentation. MY15 Pathfinder and Pathfinder Hybrid vs. 2014 competitors. Offers subject to change, continuation or cancellation without notice. Offers have no cash alternative value. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©2015 Nissan Canada Inc. Nissan Financial Services Inc. is a division of Nissan Canada Inc. ◆

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Five Jeep concepts span work to whimsy Continued from W1

Jeep Staff Car

Jeep Grand Cherokee Overlander

Jeep Renegade Desert Hawk

No, they didn’t actually have these in World War II but every general would have wanted one.

And the Jeep Staff Car certainly passes muster as a salute to the legendary military vehicles of the past. Recruiting the foundation of an Unlimited four-door, the Jeep Staff Car has no “B” pillars or doors, for a pure Jeep, open-to-theelements driving experience. Like real military vehicles, every inch of the Staff Car is painted the same Sandstorm colour.

Styling cues include a “Hungry Horse” canvas roof, retro round headlamps, J8 bumpers, a rear-mounted spare, fender-mounted blackout lamps, a vintage gas can, a WWII-era whip antenna, plain-Jane bench seats and an uncarpeted painted steel floor.

That artillery box in back is actually a cooler that will hold 85 beer cans, plenty of ammunition for you and your friends. The hand grenade shifter knob atop the six-speed manual stick adds a piquant touch.

Grand Cherokees tend to spend more time in paved mall parking lots rather than on bush-bashing off-road trails but the Overlander concept pushes the Grand Cherokee’s already considerable credentials.

And it goes further with front and rear skid plates, oversized wheel flares to accommodate 18-inch milled wheels with BF Goodrich All-terrain T/A tires, an SRT-styled matte black hood, SRT taillamps, off-road rock rails, tow hooks, yellow front lamp covers and an integrated front-winch mounted on the oneoff front fascia.

A 3.0-litre diesel V6 provides plenty of low range rock-crunching oomph, mated to the modern eight-speed TorqueFlight automatic transmission.

To top it all off, Jeep takes the coating usually sprayed on pickup beds and applies it to the Overlander roof, serving as the base for a two-person hard-shell rooftop tent to keep you high and dry.

Based on the Jeep Renegade, the Desert Hawk mixes Mopar and Jeep Performance parts for a desert adventure theme.

A 2.4-litre Tigershark four-cylinder is mated to a nine-speed automatic tranny with Jeep’s Active Drive Low. Off-road rock rails and a skid-plate kit boost the machismo factor along with a Mopar roof rack and trailer hitch receiver.

Inside, the Desert Hawk has been outfitted with Katzkin seat covers, all weather floor mats and body-colour bezel accents to reflect the Desert Tan exterior. A Jeep Performance Parts decal marks the rear haunches and a topographical hood decal shows a map view of the Fins and Things Moab Trail. The Mopar guys told me that the hood decal can be personalized to any map view the customer requests.

And don’t be too quick to pooh-pooh this new Fiat-based addition to the Jeep lineup.

I’ve tested Trail Rated Renegades and they have earned their badging.

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terrains. Off-road enhancements include a four-inch lift kit, Fox shocks and front and rear Dana 60 axles with 5.38 gearing.

The concept also mounts high-top fenders, prototype off-road rock rails, Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition steel front and rear bumpers and 37-inch BF Goodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM2 tires on 17-inch beadlock wheels.

Side cargo boxes and an under floor tray hold the mechanic’s tools as well as a hi-lift jack, dual compressor and air hose, fire extinguisher and other accessories.

Like most of the concepts listed above, a future Jeep pickup seems unlikely but, for now, diehards can investigate the JK8 Mopar kit that converts an Unlimited Jeep into a pickup.

And with 3D printing and other parts manufacturing innovations, maybe future limited productions based on concepts will become a more distinct possibility.

We can only hope.

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TOP: The Desert Hawk mixes a list of Mopar and Jeep Performance parts for a desert adventure theme. Bottom: Rob Beintema test-driving the Jeep Chief concept, a surfer’s sensation, combining classic ’70s Cherokee exterior with a funky Hawaiian aesthetic design on the inside.

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Gas engine makes Volt an ideal daily driver Continued from W2 system, with two interactive screens – a driver information centre where the main instrument cluster would normally be and the upper centre stack 178 mm (7.0 in) screen for secondary usages like the infotainment/ Navi/climate controls and the all-important energy flow depiction.

The driver info screen is large and easy

SPECS AT A GLANCE BODY STYLE: Extended range electric sedan.

DRIVE METHOD: front-engine, front-wheeldrive, continuously variable electric drive unit.

ENGINE: 110 kW primary motor; 55 kW secondary motor, 1.4-litre DOHC inline fourcylinder for a combined 149 hp and 273 lb/ft of torque PRICE: Base price $37,195, as tested $44,050 including $1,600 shipping fee WEBSITE: www.gm.ca

to see at a glance with an icon of a battery level on the left indicating charge level and a green ball on the right that goes up for (battery draw) or down for (battery regeneration) along with total range, fuel consumption (if any) and more.

Because of the sheer size of the battery pack that acts like a central spine, back seating is limited, and I mean limited, to two people but up front, it’s just fine.

Press the blue power button and the Volt hums into “ready” with nothing audible and that’s how the Volt is for the rest of your journey – silent except for the tires on the pavement.

Because you know there’s the engine as back up, it’s possible to travel at the higher speeds of traffic flow without clinging to the inside lane amongst the big trucks trying to conserve the battery.

And because this is an electric car, energy consumption is measured in e-litres.

Thus the Volt on battery alone comes in

at 2.3/2.5/2.4Le/100 km (123/113/118 mpg) city/highway/combined. Using the 1.4-litre DOHC inline four-cylinder, it is 6.7/5.9/6.4 (42/48/44 mpg).

As mentioned above, I did 202 km with no gasoline. If my wife drove the Volt back forth to work (15 minutes), she could drive it for a year without a fill up.

According to NRCan, the yearly “average” cost to operate a Volt would be $514 in electricity and $1,792 in fuel.

The Volt as tested here started at $37,195.

But there were a bunch of options, such as $1,210 for leather and $1,145 for Tricoat white paint, both of which I could live without. But the $795 for MyLink infotainment, $795 for rear park assist, rear vision camera and auto dimming mirror is good value, as is $625 for forward crash alert, front park assist and lane departure warning plus another $685 for the Bose premium sound system for a grand total of $44,050 including a $1,600 shipping fee.

The interior of the Volt is suitably futuristic with two configurable LCD screens.

Sounds like a lot, but Ontario offers an $8,500 cash rebate. Quebec offers $8,000 and B.C. $5,000. Add to that the next generation 2016 Volt is coming soon, so Chev dealers may be inclined to make a deal.

If you’ve considered an electric car, the timing and pricing right now could be enough to put you behind the wheel of a Volt.

RIDE OF THE WEEK MacIver Dodge Jeep 17615 Yonge St., Newmarket 905-898-1900 / 1-800-803-8831 joe@maciverdodgejeep.com To view more pics go to www.maciverdodgejeep.com

2014 Chrysler 300C

BY CHRIS TRABER

With abundant power, performance and sophistication, the Chrysler 300C is a thoroughbred in the fabled stable of the iconic brand’s 300 series of luxury vehicles.

Offered for your consideration by MacIver Dodge Jeep in Newmarket is an immaculate 2014 Chrysler 300C .

The appeal begins with its gleaming tri-coat white pearl exterior contrasted by 18-inch polished aluminum wheels and deep window tinting and power sunroof.

Behind the elegant grill, a 5.7-litre Hemi V8 engine and its FuelSaver Multi-Displacement System await your command. The TorqueFlite 8-speed automatic transmission smoothly delivers 363 horses and 394

crafted with Nappa leather.

The heated leather and genuine wood steering wheel conveniently puts all cruise and audio controls at your fingertips. Six premium speakers with a 276-watt amplifier envelop the cabin in pure, undistorted sound.

Dual-zone filtered automatic air conditioning and under seat and console ducts tailor each occupant’s comfort.

A former Chrysler rental vehicle, this stunning, nimble and urbane 300C has less than 22,500 kms.

Fullyserviced,you’llenjoypeaceofmindondelivery with 3-year / 60,000 km bumper-to-bumper coverage and a 5-year / 100,000 km powertrain warranty.

This Chrysler 300C is listed at $28,495 plus sales tax and licensing.

lb/ft of torque via an all-wheel-drive powertrain. Fuel economy is rated at 9.3 litres/100 km highway and 14.8 litres/100 km city.

The craftsmanship and state-of-the-art engineering continue through to the interior. Classic and lavish, the spacious cabin affords the driver and passengers a plethora of safety and convenience features.

The 300C features side impact beams, dual stage driver and passenger seat mounted side and curtain airbags, tire pressure warning, airbag occupancy sensor, rear child safety locks, rear camera and more.

Serene and inviting, the 300C’s five-person interior is lush and plush.

Driver and passengers find repose with heated cushions and seat backs and on ventilated front seats, all

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See dealer for conditions and limited warranty details. ††2015 Cadillac ATS 1SG, MSRP with freight, PDI & levies: $47,219. 2015 Cadillac SRX FWD 1SD+SLW, MSRP with freight, PDI & levies: $58,494. Dealers are free to set individual prices. 1 Offer applies to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have obtained credit approval by and entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial, and who accept delivery from July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015 of a new 2015 Cadillac: ATS, CTS or SRX. $2,000 (for ATS/CTS) All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Credit will be deducted before taxes. The No Charge All-Wheel Drive (AWD) offer has an equivalent value of up to $2,650 (for SRX). Discount will be deducted before taxes. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. 2 Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Cadillac car, SUV and crossover models delivered in Canada from July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,000 credit available on Cadillac vehicles (except 2015 Cadillac Escalade). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. 3 Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Luxury car, SUV or crossover that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Cadillac car, SUV and crossover models delivered in Canada from July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,500 credit available on eligible Cadillac vehicles (except 2015 Cadillac Escalade). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. 4 $1,000 manufacturer-to-dealer short term sale bonus (tax exclusive) is valid toward the retail purchase, lease or finance of an eligible 2015 model year Cadillac ATS delivered in Canada from July 13, 2015 – July 21, 2015. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice.

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