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Millennials dig deep One couple takes plunge into Toronto’s condo market as first step

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ewlyweds Tripti Ninan and Ryan Perera are millennials.

They wanted to get into the red-hot housing market and purchased their first home in Toronto just under one year ago.

Based on their combined income and down payment they were able to come up with, the couple bought a 700square-foot, one-bedroom-plus-den condo unit in Toronto’s west end near a subway station.

‘And for us, location was key because we wanted to be close to transit. I did not want ridiculous commutes anymore.’

“We knew our first step would be a condo. We wanted to start small and we wanted something low maintenance,” said Ninan.

“And for us, location was key because we wanted to be close to transit. I did not want ridiculous commutes anymore.”

Ninan, a 30-year-old marketing

professional who works downtown, and 27-year-old Perera, an aerospace engineer whose office is near Pearson Airport, understood sacrifices were required to make their dream a reality.

About five years ago, they both started setting aside money for their wedding and future home purchase.

“We were actually planning for quite a few years and saving up,” said Perera.

“We saved for both our wedding and our property even before we knew what kind of place we wanted and how big the wedding would be.”

Ninan, who also paid her own way through college and university, said she was lucky to have taken a few financial courses and had a good understanding of what was involved in getting into the real estate market.

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A Grade 5 class from St. Paul’s Catholic Elementary School assisted the Town of Newmarket’s parks and property services forestry staff on wood chip and mulching techniques for newly planted trees at Quaker Park. Spreading the mulch is, from left, Vanessa Curran, Kalea Lan and Grace Moroney. Is your school or class doing something to help the environment? Email your initiative to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com

CATHOLIC BOARD — EDUCATION

Board eyes cuts amid $12M shortfall Special education funding on chopping block

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arly Bryden has thrived through special education programs, including the close relationship she has with her “best buddy” Zephania Gangl, and she wants York Region’s Catholic school trustees to know it.

Carly, a Grade 11 student with special needs at Aurora’s St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School, was part of a group pleading with the York Catholic

District School Board not to cut special education funding as trustees look to chop about $12 million from their $568.8-million budget this month to avoid an illegal deficit.

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IN PHOTO: Best Buddies: Carly Bryden, Gr. 11 student at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School, gets a big hug from her friend, Zephania Gangl, Gr. 9. They spoke at the Catholic board’s open budget forum May 31.

REMEMBERING LAUREN MUELLER

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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hen police showed up at her door at 4 a.m., Charmaine Mueller was shocked, sure she must have done something wrong, but unsure what.

“Never in a million years did I think they were going to tell me what they did,” she explained, sipping her tea, wind rustling her curly locks.

The news York Regional Police officers shared was dark enough to break any mother’s heart.

Staff photo/Nick Iwanyshyn Her “beautiful” daughter, Charmaine, mother of Lauren Mueller, talks to York Region Media Lauren, 25, had died after her pick-up truck left the road near Group in her Newmarket home about her daughter, who was killed the bend at Old Yonge Street and in a single-vehicle crash in East Gwillimbury one week ago.

Mount Albert Road in East Gwillimbury, just before 11 p.m. on York Region in the early 2000s; open up about the kind of person May 29. first living in Stouffville before Lauren was — a nurturing, funAlthough unable yet to speak settling in Newmarket. As a baby, loving, big-hearted soul. about the details of Lauren’s Lauren was born at St. Michael’s Charmaine said she remembers crash — only days clear of the Lauren growing frustrated, if she Hospital in 1990 and grew up Celebration of Life where 200 in Scarborough with her older people gathered to remember brother, Garrett, before moving to her — Charmaine wanted to See page A13.

Canada on ‘messy road’ toward assisted suicide law As of Monday, Canada without law on issue

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nlike almost 20 years ago when Canada was left without an abortion law after the Supreme Court of Canada struck down legislation on an issue that gripped the country, the federal government will find a way to adopt a law on the extremely sensitive question of doctor-assisted suicide, the dean of York University’s Osgoode Hall law school says.

But that doesn’t mean it won’t be a “messy road” getting there, professor Lorne Sossin said.

As of Monday, Canada is without a law on doctor-assisted suicide.

In a historic move about 16 months ago, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled the ban on physician-assisted right to die leg-

LORNE SOSSIN: Dean of York University’s Osgoode Hall law school says law will have doctors ‘walking on eggshells.’ islation for consenting and severely ill adults was unconstitutional.

It gave the federal government a year to enact new legislation.

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TOWN PAGE JUNE 9, 2016

COUNCIL MEETINGS

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JOINT COUNCIL – LIBRARY BOARD WORKSHOP June 15, 2016 at 5 p.m. at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE June 20, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) COUNCIL MEETING June 27, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE Site Plan Review Committee meetings will only proceed if an application has been received. Contact the Planning division at 905-895-5193.

PROCLAMATION June 2016 as “Seniors Month” June 8, 2016 as “World Oceans Day” June 11 to 19, 2016 as “Pride Week” For a full list of Newmarket meetings, visit www.newmarket.ca/calendar

WHAT’S ON WARD 3 MEETING Councillor Jane Twinney invites Ward 3 residents to a ward meeting on Tuesday, June 14 at 7 p.m. at the Newmarket Community Centre & Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Drive). Come and learn about what’s happening in your ward. For more information, please contact Councillor Jane Twinney by phone at 905-806-5258 or email jtwinney@newmarket.ca VENDORS NEEDED FOR THE KANATA SUMMER FESTIVAL The Kanata Summer Festival: Canada Day Event is happening on Friday, July 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newmarket’s Riverwalk Commons and Fairy Lake Park (200 Doug Duncan Drive).

This is a final reminder that vendor applications are due by Friday, June 17.

Please visit our website for event details and the vendor application form at www.newmarket.ca/events AUTHORS AT THE ELMAN W. CAMPBELL MUSEUM THIS SUMMER Meet us at the Elman W. Campbell Museum (134 Main Street South) for a series of Saturday afternoon lively readings, chats and discussions from 1 to 2 p.m. While more authors will be announced, the following are scheduled for the corresponding dates: • Patricia Watson on June 11 • Stephen Gilbert on June 18 • Sobel Warren on July 23 Admission to these events is free.

Please R.S.V.P. early as seating is limited.

For more information, please call 905-953-5314 or email elmanmuseum@rogers.com CUBEIT: SPEED CUBING COMPETITION The Town of Newmarket is proud to host the canadianCUBING speedcubing competition, CubeIT, on Saturday, June 18 at the Magna Centre (800 Mulock Drive) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. This event features competitors from across the GTA racing to solve the Rubik’s Cube 3D puzzle in the fastest time possible.

Events include solving the Rubik’s Cube 2x2x2, 3x3x3 and 3x3x3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb and Megaminx.

CubeIT also features NewMakeIt, family-friendly activities such as Blox, Robotics 101, Minecraft, 3D printing and STEM demonstrations presented by the Newmarket Public Library, STEM Minds Corp. and Kids Great Minds.

This event is free for kids of all ages to attend. To compete, you must register online at www.canadiancubing.com for a $15 fee by Tuesday, June 15. For more information, please contact Janis Luttrell, Recreation Programmer at the Town of Newmarket, at 905-953-5300 ext. 2715 or jluttrell@newmarket.ca KEEPING OUR HOMES AND STREETS SAFE IN WARD 7 Ward 7 residents are invited to attend an information night to learn about community and traffic safety on Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. in Lounge One at the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex (100 Eagle Street). Learn how to keep your home and neighbourhood safe with York Regional Police and town staff. For more information, please contact Councillor Christina Bisanz at 905-953-5323 or cbisanz@newmarket.ca

RAIN GARDENS

Rain gardens are beautiful landscape features that collect rain water from downspouts and allow water to slowly soak into the ground, replenishing groundwater sources. Rain gardens also help keep lakes and streams clean by filtering run-off.

Here’s how you can build your own rain garden: For more information, please visit www.newmarket.ca/LID

NEWMARKET SENIORS’ MEETING PLACE GOLF TOURNAMENT The Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place invites you to join their golf tournament on Tuesday, June 21 at Mill Run Golf and Country Club - Highland Course (269 Durham Regional Road 8, Uxbridge).

Tee-off time is 9 a.m. Registration is $60 for members and $70 for non-members.

Registration includes 18-holes, cart, tees and a barbecue lunch at Mill Run. For an additional $17 per person, spouses and friends are welcome to join you for lunch.

Dress code is in effect. Please call the Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place for more information or to register at 905-953-5325.

DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE NIGHT Join us on Tuesday, June 28 for an evening of family fun and discovery. This night will feature a spectacular sciencethemed show, Mad Science. Be amazed and entertained at this interactive show from 6 to 7 p.m. at Newmarket’s Riverwalk Commons (200 Doug Duncan Drive).

Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy this evening in comfort. In the case of inclement weather this event will be relocated indoors to the Newmarket Community Centre & Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Drive).

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE: LIONS PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS Residents are invited to drop-in to learn about Lions Park (D’arcy Street) drainage improvements on Thursday, June 9 at the Town of Newmarket Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) inside the Council Chambers from 6 to 8 p.m. The purpose of this PIC is to review and gather feedback on existing area conditions and evaluate and review alternate solutions for the drainage system at Lions Park. Project drawings will be on display and representatives from the Town of Newmarket, Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority and the Town’s consulting Engineer, AECOM, will be available to answer inquiries. For more information, please contact Jen Slykhuis, Senior Environmental Coordinator at 905-953-5300 ext. 2506.

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE: WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN Drop in to the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) inside the Council Chambers from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 to learn about the Town’s Water and Wastewater Master Plan. The Master Plan will help us identify the required improvements and expansion to the Town’s water distribution and wastewater collection systems to support existing and proposed growth within the Town to help meet servicing demands to the year 2041. The purpose of this PIC is to provide information on the existing conditions, alternative solutions, evaluation approach, recommend servicing upgrades and next steps and provide an opportunity for the public to provide feedback regarding the Study’s process and findings. Representatives from the Town of Newmarket will be available to answer inquiries. For more information, please contact Gord MacMillan, Acting Manager of Capital Projects at 905-953-5300 ext. 2503.

OOPS STICKER PILOT PROJECT From June 6 to September 2, the Town of Newmarket will be participating in a three month pilot project where Green For Life (GFL) will be using a marker on Oops Stickers, specifying non-compliant items placed in garbage, yard waste, waste, and/ or recycling. The aim of this pilot project is to help residents learn how to properly organize their garbage, yard waste, waste and/or recycling. For more information on Newmarket’s waste and recycling program, visit www.newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling, consult your 2016 Waste & Recycling calendar, download the My-WasteTM app from the App Store on your Apple or Android device or call the Town at 905-895-5193.

FOLLOW THE YELLOW FISH ROAD As a part of Trout Unlimited Canada’s Yellow Fish Road program, the Town of Newmarket has painted yellow fish near storm drains in the downtown area. This initiative, in partnership with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA), aims to remind residents that only rain should go down the storm drains. Water that goes into storm drains flow untreated directly into local watercourses such as the East Holland River. Please remember that only rain should go down the drain.

For more information, please visit www.newmarket.ca/yellowfish REMINDER: PROPERTY ASSESSMENT NOTICE IS NOT YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL Beginning Monday, June 13 residents in Newmarket will start receiving their 2016 Notice of Assessment from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) - an independent, not-for-profit corporation funded by all Ontario municipalities and tasked with assessing the value of all properties in Ontario. This year, these notices will coincide with the Town of Newmarket’s delivery of your final property tax bill. Please note that the Notice of Assessment from MPAC is not your property tax bill.

For more information, visit www.newmarket.ca/propertytaxes PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICE – SAN MICHAEL HOMES DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS The Town of Newmarket encourages residents to drop-in to the Community Centre & Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Drive) on Wednesday, June 22. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.

This Public Information Centre (PIC) is an opportunity for residents to learn about and provide feedback on a potential development concept that encompasses the Hollingsworth Arena site and abutting lands to the south (35 Patterson Street, 693 Davis Drive and 713 Davis Drive, collectively known as the subject lands). It is important to note that no formal application has been submitted to the Town, and this is a non-statutory information meeting that is being led by the proponent.

This PIC will provide residents the opportunity to learn about a potential future redevelopment of the subject lands and offer an early opportunity for residents to provide feedback on the future of their neighbourhood. Preliminary concept drawings will be on display and representatives of the proponent’s consulting team will be available to answer your questions. Should you have questions regarding this meeting, please contact Adrian Cammaert, Senior Policy Planner, Planning and Building Services, at 905-953-5193 ext. 2459 or email acammaert@newmarket.ca SECOND PHASE OF INFLOW AND INFILTRATION REDUCTION STUDY The Town of Newmarket and Civica Infrastructure will be implementing their second phase of inflow and infiltration (I/I) reduction study beginning this week until November 2016. The purpose of the study is to identify and reduce the sources of I/I entering the sanitary sewers. As part of this study, fog and dye testing will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on I/I and a map of the areas where fog and dye testing will occur, please visit www.newmarket.ca/i-ireductionpilotproject

BID OPPORTUNITY To view a complete list of Town of Newmarket tenders, quotations and proposals or to register as a bidder with the Town, visit http://bids.newmarket.ca

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Board to look at potential cuts June 14, 21, 29 From Front Page

“I have been a very fortunate student over the years. I have been on school trips with classmates to Ottawa, Niagara Falls and (a camp),” she said, adding she has given many presentations to her peers and participated in school activities.

“Thanks to my business class and my school laptop, I am good at writing and sending emails to family and friends. My (functional life skills) class has taught me a lot about money and healthy food choices.”

Her successes would not have happened without support from her school, teachers, educational assistants, special equipment and programs, Carly said, adding her school experiences will “benefit me for a lifetime.”

The board’s special education budget was already cut significantly last year and supporters of the program are hoping to prevent any further reductions, Paul Whittam, former chairperson of the special education advisory committee, said.

‘I encourage you to look after the needs of all our students, all our students, including our spec ed students.’

“I think with every special education student we have within this board, we have true leaders in our presence. If you look to their example, you will be truly inspired and motivated. We must continue funding special education,” he said, adding the committee has written to the Education Ministry to fix its “deficient” funding model.

“I encourage you to look after the needs of all our students, all our students, including our spec ed students.”

While the board has tough financial challenges ahead, it must maintain funding for its most vulnerable students, Whittam said.

At the same meeting last week, about 200 parents and officials, including Italy’s ambassador to Canada, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, pleaded with trustees to save an Italian language and culture program offered during an extended school day model at more than 20 schools in Vaughan, despite a shortfall in funding from a benefactor.

While those programs and others are valuable, trustees have to cut $12 million this month to bring in a balanced budget or risk being taken over by the province, Aurora, King and Whitchurch-Stouffville Trustee Elizabeth Crowe, vice-chairperson of the board, said.

“Hopefully, we can file a compliant budget by the end of the month.

I am confident we will achieve that goal,” she said, adding trustees don’t expect to cut programs that will directly affect special education students in the classroom this year.

The board will look at potential cuts at its meetings June 14, 21 and 29.

This is not the first time the board has found itself in similar financial circumstances.

In 1994, faced with a $32-million deficit, trustees chose to slash costs rather than have Queen’s Park take over control of the board, Crowe said.

She’s confident trustees will make the necessary cuts, pointing out the deficit two decades ago represented about 10 per cent of the board’s budget at the time, while today’s possible deficit is only about 2 per cent of the current budget.

But there’s no denying the board is facing “challenging” financial struggles, Crowe said.

Starting in the 2014/15 budget year and stretching over four years, the province imposed funding cuts across the province that continue to haunt the board, including losing up to $3 million a year for special education, she said.

In addition, the province is paying salary increases negotiated under the last labour settlements, but is not picking up increased costs in other areas, such as benefits, Crowe said.

The new negotiation model prevents boards from finding benefits savings with their unions in local negotiations, she said.

The lower Canadian dollar means spending more money ordering new school buses from the U.S., Crowe said, adding York’s Catholic board is among the first to be discovering the issue as it tenders for new vehicles.

The financial crunch has left trustees searching for places to cut, including closing eight schools over four years, beginning with Holy Family Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill beginning in 2017/18, not renewing property leases, consolidating or altering programs, cutting busing, reducing plowing and grass cutting and implementing a hiring freeze.

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THROUGH THE ROOF

Millennials need

REALITY CHECK before buying a home

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Newlyweds Ryan Perera and Tripti Ninan are proud owners of a condo in Etobicoke.

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It also helped that both Ninan and Perera’s parents have purchased a condo in the last five years and they were actively involved in helping their parents navigate the experience.

“We took what we learned from our parents and applied it when the time came to buy a condo,” she said.

The couple sacrificed having a second vehicle to save more money and followed the guidance of their financial advisor, Darlene Wang, who advised them about maximizing their investments and the importance of budgeting.

“We don’t go on crazy shopping sprees at all and we’re smart with our purchases; no impulse buying,” Perera said. “But we’re still enjoying life. Short-term sacrifices mean long-term gains,” added Ninan.

In the next four or five years, the couple said, they’ll likely sell their condo and get a house. Depending on what they want and their needs, they did admit they’d consider moving outside Toronto proper.

••••• Getting into the Toronto real estate market isn’t impossible for Millennials (those ages 18 to 35) but it’s no walk in the park.

Purchasing a property in this city’s hot market requires two things: preparation and the willingness to compromise.

For the last 16 years, financial advisor Darlene Wang has helped scores of young adults to get their finances in order so they can buy their first home in Toronto.

“You have to be realistic in terms of what you want and what you can get. If you have an ego, you can’t play this game,” said Wang, who admitted the likelihood of Millennials purchasing a detached home in the city as their first property is slim.

According to a recent report by Altus Group for the Building Industry and Land Development Association, the average price for a newer detached home in the GTA was $1.05 million, which is more than double what it cost a decade ago and 21 per cent higher than just over a year ago.

“An actual standalone home in the GTA will be near impossible unless you have two steady incomes over $100,000,” Wang explained.

“Millennials have to start with a condo to build equity, a townhouse, or a small bunga-

low, or (purchase) not in the GTA.” To help her clients get ready to get into the Toronto market, Wang, who works for Investors Group, helps future homebuyers sort out their priorities and come up with a plan of action to maximize their finances in a set time frame.

Getting “house ready” as she put it requires a change of mindset, a new way of living.

“You need to sacrifice more than ever and make smart decisions,” said Wang, adding understanding what’s involved in reaching your goals helps avoid disappointment.

Wang said Millennials aren’t usually thinking about getting their finances in order and saving up for a down payment on a property.

“In their head it’s “pay back me” time,” she said, noting most Millennials in the 18 to 30 age range are in school or just finishing up their first post-secondary degree or diploma, usually carry school debt, have no kids, and want to travel and party.

Under her guidance, Wang has helped her clients to get “house ready” by tracking their spending, making small adjustments to their budget, investing wisely, and being realistic about vacations and big purchases.

“Incomes have nowhere near increased the way real estate has increased. You must learn to do more with less,” she said.

Real estate broker Frank Leo, who has been serving clients in Toronto and the GTA for 28 years, said for Millennials the biggest thing is the pressure of being “squeezed out of the market.”

Leo, of RE/MAX West Realty Ltd., advises young buyers to avoid jumping into the market before doing their research, specifically knowing exactly what they want and can afford.

“A good representative on your side helps keep your emotions in check,” he said.

“If a property isn’t what you need or want then don’t buy it.”

He added those between the ages of 18 to 35 who want to purchase a property in Toronto need to take a close look at their needs and based on their budget a good realtor will be able to help find the right home to buy.

“If you buy well, that’s a good investment.

If you buy poorly then you’re in trouble. You want to make sure you have someone who knows their stuff to give you the best advice,” he said.

Leo also said Millennials need to realize it’s not likely they’ll be buying the home of their dreams the first time around.

“Often, the first property is a stepping stone that fits your current needs and one that will get a good return,” he said.

“Real estate is all about understanding value and getting the best property for your money.”

Meray Mansour, real estate agent with Royal LePage Estate Realty, agreed noting getting into a smaller “first-step home” like a condo or a small bungalow for a few years is what will help first-time homeowners build equity for their dream home.

With 18 years of experience in Toronto’s real estate market, she said bidding wars for anything in the $550,000 to $700,000 range are to be expected.

“There’s so much demand and very low stock. I advise my clients to understand bidding wars are a reality but to not be discouraged,” she said.

“And because today’s market is so hot, being too emotional can lead to irrational decisions. You need a realtor that’s going to advocate for you in this type of market.”

She encouraged Millennials to go for it if they do have enough money saved up to get into the market.

“Don’t wait because the market is so hot,” she said.

“Often, the first property is a stepping stone that fits your current needs and one that will get a good return.”

“We knew our first step would be a condo ...

And for us, location was key because we wanted to be close to transit. I did not want ridiculous commutes anymore.”

Tripti Ninan

Costs for $1M home Here are some of the costs associated with buying a $1-million home (average cost of a new detached house in the GTA) in the city, according to real estate agent Meray Mansour.

Down payment (20 per cent) to avoid mortgage insurance premium

$200,000

Land transfer tax

$32,000

(subtract about $6,000 for first-time homebuyers in Toronto who qualify for rebate)

Legal fees

$2,000 Property tax

$350 per month ($4,200 per year)

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BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER - HELP A CADET VISIT VIMY June 9, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Optimist Hall of Newmarket, 56 Forhan Dr. Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 221 Patriot asks you to donate bottles and cans to help send a cadet’s trip to France, for the 100th anniversary of Canada’s capture of Vimy Ridge. Drop off times: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Call 905-895-3038 to arrange for a pickup.

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a Buddhist perspective with Gen Kelsang Suma June 13, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket.

This series of classes is a practical guide to understanding one’s mind. You will learn how to recognize and reduce painful ways of thinking and to replace these with meaningful and beneficial views. Although part of a series, each class is self-contained, and consists of guided meditation, a teaching and a discussion. The cost is $10 per class or 5 classes for $40.

Contact: Betty Whitehouse, epcjampaling@gmail.com, 705-733-5255.

Teen Advisory Board June 9, 7 to 8 p.m.

East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Volunteer to have a voice for teens and kids in the library to help develop services.

Sing & Sign June 14, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St. Ages 5 - 12 months. Please register. Introducing American Sign Language for hearing infants and toddlers, this program uses songs and games to help you include signing in everyday routine. It is wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby while supporting language development. Presented by Early Years, North York.

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

An Evening of Art June 9, 7 to 9 p.m.

Salon Decorum, 16945 Leslie St. Unit 24 in Newmarket.

Salon Decorum will be holding an evening of art. Refreshments and appetizers will be served. People can mingle, chat with the artists and take a look at all the pieces done by Liz Lasky and Sheila Grosso. A portion of the proceeds from art sales will be donated to Doane House Hospice.

Contact: contact@salondecorum.com.

Shout Sister Choir York/Newmarket June 14, 1 to 3 p.m.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. Choir always welcoming new members!

Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. They do not audition and they sing a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues. Members learn from recorded tracks so they require no reading of music. The method is fresh and fun and we are a warm and welcoming community. You are welcome to attend a practice with no obligation and new members are welcome at any time.

Contact: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir.ca.

Info: www.shoutsisterchoir.ca

Tomorrow Fun Fair at Stuart Scott Public School June 10, 5 to 8 p.m.

Stuart Scott Public School, 247 Lorne Ave. in Newmarket.

Come for a fun-filled evening for families at reasonable prices! Here are some of the activities; bouncy castle and slide, Zoo to You with exotic animals, reptiles you can see up close and hold, carnival games with prizes, a barbecue with salads, popcorn and other treats, a silent auction, bake sale and basket raffle. All proceeds from this event go to school council to enrich our school and for the benefit of the students. Rain date is June 17.

Contact: Jackie Paolucci, vsgirl@rogers.com.

This weekend FREE ZUMBA at the River Walk Commons in Newmarket June 11, 8 to 9 a.m.

River Walk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Open to the public this is a free event at the Newmarket Farmers Market starting this Saturday...no need to sign up just come out and have fun.

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

ST. PAUL’S PLANT/GARAGE/BBQ/BAKE SALE June 11, 9 a.m. to noon.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket.

Make it your first stop for a bacon-on-a-bun breakfast and the best selection of all the goodies! Great deals, too!

Contact: admin@stpaulsnewmarket.org, 905-853-7285.

CAR WASH FUNDRAISER June 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mount Albert Public School, 5488 Mount Albert Rd. The Grade 8 graduating class of Mount Albert Public School has organized a car wash fundraiser. All funds raised will be used to support the graduation activities for the class. Put some teenagers to work - stop by and let them wash your car. Donations and support from Mount Albert Home Hardware and Mount Albert Firefighters.

Contact: Diane Emery, emerydiane@hotmail.com, 905-473-6239.

Our Dreams Matter Too: Support First Nation children & families June 11, 10 to 11 a.m.

Aurora Town Park, 49 Wells St. A walk and letter campaign to show support and advocate for equal Newmarket Farmers Market June 11, 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, flowers, etc.

Contact: info@newmarketfarmersmarket.com, 905-830-8983.

Gerry Markhoff sent us this Your Shot of a mink hanging out on a riverbank in Newmarket.

Send us Your Shot. The ongoing theme is Nature & Wildlife. Email your high-quality jpegs to editor Tracy Kibble at tkibble@yrmg.com.

David Tomlinson and contains more than 1,500 different plants.

Contact: 905-727-8979.

funding for First Nations Communities. Community members are invited to write a letter addressed to Parliament advocating for equitable resources for First Nations communities such as education, housing, food security, mental health services, health care, and more! Children or youth are encouraged to write letters expressing their support to the First Nation youth. We will include a sample letter for you to use but feel free to write your own. If you would like to write a letter but are unable to participate in the walk please contact us and we will be more than happy to mail it along with ours. We will be walking to be visible and show that WE CARE! Please come and join us! This is a family friendly and pet friendly walk.

Contact: Lisa, ourdreamsmattertoo@outlook.com, 905-727-2439.

We’ll Meet Again Community Sing-Along June 14, 2 to 4 p.m.

Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. Raise your voice in song in tribute to the men and women who sacrificed for our freedom, with a tribute of songs from the past 100 years An annual sing-along tradition, featuring the beautiful Aurora Silver Star Singers, under the guidance of David Griffith. Join us for this free event, which includes a complimentary cake and coffee reception following the event.

Fully accessible building; elevator at north glass doors.

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

Discovery Days for Kids June 11, 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. in Aurora.

Join the Aurora Historical Society for our summer children’s program Discovery Days for Kids! Each day will consist of a kid-friendly tour of Hillary House National Historic Site followed by a fun heritage craft or activity.

Programs include Medical Detectives, Nature Seekers, Arts and Craft, Back to School, and our ever-popular Dig It! See aurorahs.com for full details.

Contact: Leigha Cooney, leigha.cooney@aurorahs.com, 905-727-8991.

Authors at Elman W. Campbell Museum June 11, 1. to 2 p.m.

Elman W. Campbell Museum, 134 Main St. S in Newmarket.

Come visit the Elman W. Campbell Museum for a Saturday afternoon of lively readings, chats and discussions with Patricia Watson, author of Princes in the Wilderness. A historical fiction of our area. Free admission.

Please RSVP early as there is limited seating.

Contact: Beth Sinyard, bsinyard@newmarket.ca, 905-953-5314.

Push For Your Tush1K/5K Walk & 10K Run June 12, 9 to 12:30 p.m.

Lambert Willson Park, 135 Industrial Pkwy. N in Aurora.

Push for Your Tush is Canada’s largest colon cancer-focused event series in the country. With communities nationwide, Push for Your Tush has raised $4.9 million dollars to date and continues to grow to support research, education, awareness and patient support. Held annually, the community oriented event provides a fun, family friendly atmosphere where survivors are celebrated, the lost are honoured, and supportive communities grow all while raising vital funds for both local initiatives and national research.

Contact: 416 785 0449.

GranAurora Afternoon Tea and More June 11, 2 to 4 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Church, 32 Mosley St. in Aurora.

Come out for afternoon tea. Browse the array of crafts, jewelry and toys.

Prizes to be won! All proceeds go to the “Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign”, Stephen Lewis Foundation. Tickets are $25 each.

Contact: Kate @ 905-726-4125 or Pat @ 905-830-4975.

AHS Speaker Series: Holly Stewart June 14, 7 to 9 p.m.

Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. Join AHS and Holly Stewart as she takes us through the history of the mysterious Casa Loma.

Contact: Leigha Cooney, leigha.cooney@aurorahs.com, 905-7278991.

Men Wanted Who Love To Sing June 15, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Sharon Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St. Experience the joy of singing four-part a cappella harmony in the company of friends, while supporting our communities through various events.

Contact: Dave McCaffrey, info@uccchorus.com, 289-648-6300.

Tween Scene June 11, 11 to noon.

East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St. Ages 8 - 11 years. Free Drop In May: Do you have what it takes to be a super spy like James Bond? Come to Spy Day for fun Spy activities. June: Come for a fun and action-packed game of Library Bingo. Win prizes too!

CHATS Walk for Wellness June 12, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Upper Canada Mall, 17600 Yonge St. in Newmarket.

June is Senior’s Month. Celebrate the seniors in our community by participating in the Walk for Wellness. By raising pledges through family and friends, you will help CHATS provide our 7,300 clients, living in York Region and South Simcoe, with much-needed services. Then join Walk Hero, four-time Olympian Brian Stemmle on June 12 for a fun morning walking Upper Canada Mall while celebrating and supporting local seniors. The fee to register and participate is $25.

Contact: Yolanda Mol Amelink, YAmelink@chats.on.ca, 905-713-3373.

Merlin’s Hollow June 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Merlin’s Hollow, 181 Centre Cres. in Aurora.

David and Dierdre Tomlinson invite you to visit their English flower garden, Merlin’s Hollow, which is open to the community annually rain or shine.

You can visit on June 11, July 2, July 10 and during Doors Open Aurora on Aug. 20. The 3/4-acre garden was started in 1981 by landscape architect

The Aurora Community Band presents “Oh Canada!”

June 12, 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St. in Aurora.

A concert to celebrate the work of Canadian composers and arrangers.

Enjoy Robert Buckley’s “Portraits of the North”, along with Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, and much more. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 seniors & students.

Contact: auroracommunityband@gmail.com.

Taste & Learn - Asparagus June 15, 7 to 8 p.m.

Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave. Taste & Learn is a FREE class series offered by Sobeys Dietitians. Each class is focused on a particular food (this month is asparagus). During the class, you will receive some background information about the food (eg. how to store it, how to cook it and information on the nutritional value). The dietitian will also prepare a recipe for everyone to taste! You will leave the session with new knowledge, a few free recipes and will know what the food tastes like! Contact Sobeys Dietitian Colleen to register. Register early to avoid being placed on the waiting list.

Contact: colleen.miller@sobeys.com, 905-726-3397.

Newmarket Historical Society presents: Cars, Cars, Cars June 15, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Dr. Members are putting on a celebration of cars, featuring the many changes that happened in moving from horse and buggy to the automobile.

Contact: Robert Buchan, buchan@rogers.com.

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Rowan’s Law first step in creating brain injury awareness climate

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That the Ontario provincial government would see fit to pass legislation that will help deal with, although certainly not eliminate concussions in young athletes in Ontario, is a step long overdue.

MPPs across all parties voted Tuesday to pass Canada’s first concussion-related law designed to help create awareness and safety measures toward brain injuries for child athletes. However, the vote is merely a starting point in an issue that seems to be increasingly impacting young athletes.

The legislation was prompted by the death of Rowan Stringer, a Nepean-area teen whose death on Mother’s Day in 2013 has been linked to at least two concussions, and possibly a third, she suffered in the span of a week, while playing high school rugby.

The legislation was prompted by the death of Rowan Stringer, a Nepeanarea teen whose death on Mother’s Day in 2013 has been linked to at least two concussions, and possibly a third, she suffered in the span of a week, while playing high school rugby.

The death of the 17-year-old triggered a coroner’s inquest that probed deeply into youth sport concussion protocols in Canada which fall far short of standards practised in the United States.

Ontario, for instance, is the first province to identify and address the problem. In the U.S., 50 states have protocol programs in place.

Rowan’s Law is calling for governments to gather experts to examine an inquest jury’s 49 recommendations to ensure youth sports are governed by concussion protocols and to ensure coaches, parents and players are educated about the perils of head trauma.

However, what passes on the floor of the Ontario legislature may be very different from what goes on at the fields of play in countless towns across the province.

It is inherent now upon individual organizations to step up and create solid policies toward prevention and post-concussion

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treatment, and most important, education. And it’s not as simple as it sounds.

At ground level very few sports are completely immune from injury due to on-field activities. Even a collision between teammates on the field or a slip and fall in a gym or pool deck can result in serious injury.

More startling, however, is that for a wide variety of reasons, many organizations still do not have an official protocol policy in place.

Drew Laskoski, president of Ontario Athletic Trainers Association for 10 years, has been named to sit on the committee Rowan’s Law will create in the coming months. Laskoski, who founded Upper Canada Sports Medicine in Newmarket, spoke last week to the judiciary committee, recommending sports groups participate in the education and application of protocols for concussion-related issues.

“I don’t know if you can police it,” said Laskoski. “All you can do is provide the information and how to operate. Sporting groups need to be involved to make this fly.”

Laskoski believes the battle starts with getting to those most at risk: student-athletes.

“Education will become mandatory in schools,” he said. “Laws are fine but if you don’t educate kids... . You only get one brain so you should do whatever you can to protect it.”

Baseline testing would seem to be one of the key starting points for all organizations with high-risk of head injuries. In particular, sports such as hockey, soccer, rugby and football are viewed as sports most prone to head and brain injuries.

However, time, cost and manpower for parents and organizations are factors which make it difficult to ensure guidelines are followed.

Dr. Karen Chrobak plays for a women’s team in the Aurora Barbarians rugby program and serves as the club’s medical and safety officer.

A chiropractor and emergency medical responder, Chrobak notes recent mandates have been put in place by World Rugby but it remains the responsibility of individual clubs to put policy into

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Rowan’s Law calls for governments to gather experts to examine an inquest jury’s 49 recommendations to ensure youth sports are governed by concussion protocols and to ensure coaches, parents and players are educated about the perils of head trauma. place. Unfortunately, not all clubs are the same in terms of infrastructure and ability to conform.

“We have guidelines to follow, but unless the people are in place it is tough to do and track,” said Chrobak. “The Barbs want to be the first club in Canada to have a policy and baseline testing policy in place.”

Chrobak, who works with athletes in several combat-style sports ranging from rugby and Junior A hockey to MMA, wrestling and boxing at her SportSide Medical Services in Etobicoke, concedes cost and time are factors impeding the implementation of policy. Then there is the matter of awareness.

“There are still people in organizations who don’t understand the problem,” she said. “There has to be accountability and awareness.

“It will definitely change perspective by having (Rowan’s Law) in place. It will effect organizations more from the top end and down.

They will have to have things in place for when players are injured and when they can return to playing.

“Maybe organizations will realize it is necessary to have baseline testing for their teams. It would at least show a proactive process in is place.”

That Canada is lagging in the area of concussion protocol is alarming. Perhaps it is the litigious climate in the U.S. that has pushed action in the area of sports safety.

“In the U.S. they are finding sport organizations are more compliant and that this has more teeth,” said Lasksoki. “If you don’t follow protocols, I think you are opening up your group to lawsuits.”

It is a fine-line between overlegislating and turning children away from physical activity because there might be risk of injury.

Dave Lovegrove, president of

York Simcoe Bucs football, is sensitive to the portrayal of his sport.

He also points out the concerted efforts to teach proper tackling and safety techniques in an effort to lessen the risk faced by players.

The Bucs program pays for a doctor to be on the sidelines at its games and for each game hires a certified trainer. If a player is suspected to be concussed, his helmet is taken away so he cannot return to the field of play.

The player is then monitored for symptoms and not permitted to return to the field until passing testing.

“It was a very unfortunate event,” said Lovegrove, of the death of Rowan Stringer.

“I would hope that all organizations take their precautions without being legislated to do so. The trouble with legislation is that you are always legislating yesterday’s problems. It makes me sad to think there has to be a law for this.”

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Newmarket, Aurora make top 30 on best places in Canada to live list How does it feel living among the best communities in Canada?

Because you are.

Several York Region communities made a list of the top 219 places to live in Canada, according to MoneySense, a magazine with a focus on managing personal finances.

While no York communities cracked the top 10 on the overall list, there were four in the top 30.

Aurora came in 19th, with Vaughan at 20th hot on its heels.

Newmarket made the list at 24th and Richmond Hill came in at 27th.

A bit further down the list,

Whitchurch-Stouffville was at 76th and Georgina placed 149th.

No York communities came in the top 10 in the categories of best places to retire, raise children or be a new Canadian.

But, boy, did we ever have a strong showing in the richest places in Canada.

Vaughan came in fifth, with an average household net worth of $1.068 million.

Whitchurch-Stouffville was sixth with an average household net worth of $1.026 million.

Richmond Hill was seventh at $993,258.

Markham came in ninth at

$980,611 and Aurora placed 10th at $965,813.

The richest place in Canada was West Vancouver, with an average household net worth of $3.51 million.

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Contentious issue could be batted back, forth for days or weeks From Front Page

With the change of governments from Stephen Harper’s Conservatives to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, the court provided an extension to June 6.

The government has proposed legislation, but many members of the Senate, who have began debating the issue, have said Bill C-14 doesn’t go far enough.

They are likely to amend the bill to include adults suffering from grievous and incurable illnesses, rather than limiting doctor-assisted suicide to adults who are

near death.

The contentious issue will likely take days or weeks to be batted back and forth between the Senate and House of Commons, with Canada left without legislation in the meantime, Sossin said.

The dynamic of a government determined but unable to bring in legislation by a Supreme Court-imposed deadline on such a significant issue appears to be unprecedented, he said.

“Things did change (this week).

We had a law against assisted suicide and that no longer exists.

That’s significant,” he said.

“I can’t think of another case where the government said we did intend to legislate in this area and couldn’t get it done in time. This is definitely unprecedented, certainly in my memory.”

Staked credibility’ The Liberals have staked their credibility on enacting a law on medically assisted suicide, Sossin said.

Unlike abortion, where a large number of Canadians and politicians believed the decision should be left between a woman and her doctor, there isn’t a constituency

that feels Canada should be left without a law on the doctor-assisted right to die issue, he said.

While doctor-assisted suicide will now begin to happen, there will not be a rash of immediate cases, Sossin said.

“Something did happen on June 6, but it’s not open season,” he said.

For example, doctors will look to their medical colleges for direction.

No doctors will be forced to perform assisted suicides.

Those who theoretically agree with the practice will likely initially

refer patients to a limited number of doctors who strongly advocate for the practice and have a history in palliative care, Sossin said.

Those who perform assisted suicides will make sure they jump through many hoops to ensure they did everything correctly and can’t be accused of taking advantage of vulnerable patients, he said.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t anxiety in the medical community during the uncertainty, Sossin said.

“I think these physicians (willing to perform doctor-assisted suicides) will be walking on eggshells,” he said.

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EDITORIAL

Climate change rollout plan needs to be handled carefully

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he provincial government has launched an ambitious new offensive in its efforts to combat climate change.

The Ontario Liberals’ plan, released yesterday, puts forward various measures, including means of encouraging motorists to transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric ones and subsidies for home charging.

Increasing the availability of lower-carbon fuel — such as natural gas and propane — to entice truck drivers away from diesel and ensuring that all new homes are carbon neutral by 2030 are also among key components in the strategy.

Recently, some opposition MPPs had stoked fears the plan would ban the use of natural gas for home heating and though the document proposes no such measure, it does include incentives for those who switch to alternative energy sources.

According to a story by Keith Leslie of the Canadian Press, the plan envisions spending up to $8.3 billion over the next five years to help counter climate change, with much of the funding expected to come from the $1.9 billion the province hopes to raise annually through the auction of emission credits once it joins a cap-and-trade market with Quebec and California next year.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray told CP the plan will hike home heating bills by about $5 per month and add 4.3 cents per litre to the price of gas.

The overall goal is to bring down the province’s emissions by 15 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020 and, ultimately, slash them by 80 per cent by 2050.

And while it’s good to see the government taking climate change seriously, the rollout of the plan needs to be handled carefully.

It’s great to provide incentives to reduce one’s carbon footprint, but not everyone can afford to take advantage of them and fork out the upfront bill for retro-fitting their home or purchasing an electric car —especially if they’re pummelled with additional costs in the interim.

Generally speaking, we all want to do our part in the fight against climate change and have our homes and vehicles operate as efficiently as possible.

Let’s make sure we don’t unfairly punish those who may struggle to afford the initial investment needed to take the next step.

Don’t forget, we’re in this together.

Let’s avoid leaving anyone behind.

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O LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Can’t build vibrant downtown by adding more parking Re: Newmarket seeks downtown parking solutions, June 2.

No matter how much concrete, pavement and money you pour in, you cannot build a viable, lively and attractive downtown by adding more parking for cars.

Council and the downtown BIA need to work together to develop plans showing the kind of vision that gave us Riverwalk Commons, with a focus on getting visitors in and out of downtown without their cars.

Part of that might see zoning to encourage business growth northward along Main Street, rather than the problematic concentration of restaurants in the south end.

Dave Kempton and Peggy Stevens Newmarket

Canadians among world’s highest energy consumers

not exist.

For example, wind and solar simply cannot provide the reliable base load power that our grid demands and there is no method currently available to store massive amounts of excess renewable electrical energy generated during periods of low demand.

Electric cars are suitable for short journeys, but cannot be relied upon for long-distance treks.

Without a miraculous increase in the energy storage ability of batteries, they simply cannot be used to power transport trucks and passenger airplanes making cross-country trips.

A “100 per cent renewable energy economy” is not possible now or in the forseeable future.

When it comes to climate change, politicians want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want growth but think growth and climate change are unrelated. Instead of dealing with root causes.

The political solution to climate change is simply to tax us to death.

Mike Murphy

Climate change one of our biggest challenges: York Region residents, June 2.

The subject of climate change is rife with hypocrisy.

The prevailing view is that the climate is warming and that humans are the cause of it.

So, if humans cause climate change, surely adding more humans would cause more climate change.

Due to our huge distances and extreme weather, Canadians are among the world’s highest per-capita energy consumers.

So, anyone emigrating to Canada instantly consumes more energy and, therefore, emits more “carbon” than they did in their country of origin.

However, our new prime minister has just increased immigration to Canada from 260,000 to 305,000 per year. So, does Justin Trudeau really believe humans cause climate change?

The answer lies in the one thing that will always be more important than dealing with climate change: economic growth.

Every second word that comes out of politicians’ mouths is “growth”.

And population growth ensures economic growth. But economic growth causes an increase in energy consumption, creating more “carbon” emissions.

Politicians, such as our prime minister and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne want the population and economic growth, but don’t want any of the bad side effects that come with it.

They fantasize about “transitioning to a low-carbon economy”, but such a thing does

Newmarket

Why can’t car show be moved to another venue?

Re: No more cruisin’ hot rods Saturday at civic centre, June 2.

It was with a mixture of anger and disgust I felt while reading the closure of the Sharon car show due to false accusations from one rookie councillor.

This show and the dedicated people who ran it did so much to create a special event that was free for the baby boomers to take our grandkids to show our roots.

Sadly, of the entire council, only our mayor had positive words for the massive efforts of the show committee. How about supporting a relocation to a place away from the construction, such as the Sharon arena parking lot, Anchor Park or the Lowes parking lot to keep this important social and charitable event alive?

It would seem the toughest job is reforming the committee that had years of hard work steamrolled by one politician.

Tom Magiera Holland Landing

Sad to see kangaroo so far away from his mates Re: Aurora residents raise animal welfare concerns around petting zoo at street festival, June 2, yorkregion.com I’m a Canadian who has lived in Perth, Australia for more than 20 years.

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com of the kangaroo at the petting zoo in Aurora is no different to the kangaroos sleeping in the hard dirt in 40C at the Armadale Reptile Park (local zoo) near where I live.

They are always sleeping and unresponsive. Temperatures in Perth from November to May range from 35C to 40C. Up north, it can reach 48C. Kangaroos are adapted to extreme heat and little water.

What bothers me more is that this kangaroo is all alone so far from home.

I think I might start a petition to bring Skippy home.

Marilyn Shortt Perth, Australia

Why aren’t Davis Drive lights synced?

My colleague from Brazil recently gave Newmarket the worst criticism you can give in regards to traffic. He said to me, “You guys are as bad as we are in Sao Paulo, which only has a population of 10.7 million people. Why don’ they just sync the traffic lights?”

It was then I paid attention and he was correct. We would sit at a red light as there was no traffic in front of us for about one kilometre. The traffic lights going north and south were green, but had no cars going through them, but we were lined up (behind us) as far as the eye could see.

As I continued on my 20-minute drive (stopping at every single red light) to travel a total distance of 3.2 kms from Huron Heights to Yonge Street and Davis Drive, I realized my guest from Brazil was right.

Much of the issue with the overbudgeted waste of money called Davis is now simply traffic lights.

Funny how all that work and money spent on Davis was supposed to attract more people to use it and I will do anything in my power not to go near it. Time is money.

Sean Gravelle Newmarket

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ur local newspapers have been publishing the stories for years now and the headlines all start to sound the same: “Record sales in May keep York’s housing market hopping” (way back in June 2007); “York’s housing market stays hot” (Nov. 2011); “York house values highest in GTA: MPAC” July 2012; “York house values continue to rise” (July 2012).

I could go on, but you get the general idea.

Those headlines about prices climbing and our hot housing market are interspersed with headlines like these: “York housing supply fails to meet needs” (May 2012) or “Housing tops York seniors’ worries “(May 2013).

It’s something everyone is talking and worrying about, which is why we’re publishing the latest series of stories — Through the Roof; a Metroland special report. See the front page or read the series online at yorkregion.com

The escalating housing market, ridiculous bidding wars and sky-high prices aren’t just happening in York Region, but across the GTA. As we all know, the escalating housing market, ridiculous bidding wars and sky-high prices aren’t just happening in York Region, but across the GTA. We know this issue is touching a chord with you, from letters to the editor and social media conversations — and plain old over-the-back-fence discussions going on in every York Region community.

Take my own street in Richmond Hill — a microcosm of the housing market. On any given week, there are several homes up for sale or lease — and yes, some bear the “sold over asking” words on the signs.

The home directly beside my home was sold by longtime neighbours in December 2014, and a family lived there for about a year. Then they were gone, and apparently the house was advertised again for sale online, yet no traditional realtor sign was seen.

The house has been empty for months now. I mow the dandelionfilled grass just so it doesn’t make our adjoining front yard look bad. The backyard of the house is pretty overgrown and prospective families troop in and out of the home on weekends taking a look, I presume.

Another neighbour across the street had contractors working on her home, and speculation ran rampant — is she moving? Renting? Or maybe just renovating? And I’m getting those calls, too.

I answer our home phone and hear: “Hello, are you interested in selling your house?”

No introductory “How do you do, I’m so and so...” just straight to the point: “You selling”? “No” is our answer.

And here are some reasons why.

My husband and I love our home, the short walk to the theatre, grocery and drug stores, parks and other amenities, and while incredible selling prices of other homes on our street give us pause for thought, we’re not ready to move for many years yet.

Yes, we’re Baby Boomers, and yes we’re staying in our homes as long as we can handle the stairs and the yard work.

My husband has had more than his share of health challenges, and depends on and greatly appreciates his doctors in our community — and our hospital.

We hear stories about people moving to other places in Ontario having trouble finding a doctor — even a family doctor. That’s one good reason we’re staying put.

Another is our son, 24. Although he has a full-time job, there’s no way he could afford an apartment in Richmond Hill with the high rents, much less enter the crazy housing market — even sharing a home purchase with friends.

So, hot housing market or not, we’re not selling.

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Newmarket traffic statistics ‘amaze’ regional councillor

By Chris Simon

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tatistically speaking, Newmarket is one of the safest communities for pedestrians in this area of York Region, council heard Tuesday night.

York Regional Police No. 1 District commanders Mark Brown and Paulo DaSilva delivered an intriguing deputation on one of the most talked about subjects within their jurisdiction —traffic enforcement — at Tuesday night’s council meeting. They noted there were about 2,485 collisions reported in the district last year. In total, 428 of those crashes led to injuries and six people died.

Specifically, in Newmarket, there were 1,109 collisions reported in 2015. Of those, 950 involved

property damage and 158 were personal injury accidents. One pedestrian death was also reported during that time.

“Traffic collisions devastate more Canadian families and inflict more physical hardship than all other crimes combined,” DaSilva said. “Every hour, there is a collision within the region. Just about all the collisions I’m speaking about are completely preventable.”

YRP’s No. 1 District includes a population of about 200,000 people and serves Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury and the northern sections of Whitchurch-Stouffville and King Township.

The statistics “amazed” Regional Councillor John Taylor, who notes that while Newmarket’s population accounts for about 45-per-cent of the district’s coverage area, only a

small percentage of serious collisions occur on town roadways.

“We have a significant number of intersections, the key to fatalities and collisions,” he said. “When it comes to personal injury collisions and persons killed… we’re ranging between five and 10-per-cent… even though we (have) 45-percent of the population, which is astounding.”

The highest number of fatal collisions in the district took place in East Gwillimbury last year, likely due to the number of open, rural roads that can lead to higher vehicle speeds, Brown said.

“When you live in town, the opportunity for high speeds is significantly reduced,” he said.

Across the region, one person is injured in a collision every four hours. A pedestrian is struck every

two days, while a cyclist is hit every four days. Meanwhile, one fatality occurs, on average, every 17 days, according to the 2014 York Region Traffic Report, DaSilva said.

There were 14,697 reportable vehicle collisions across the region in 2015. Of those, 19 were fatal, 3,137 were personal injury and 11,541 were property damage collisions.

“Driving is a privilege, not a right,” DaSilva said. “Ignore your smartphone device and make driving a priority. Choose not to drink and drive. A lot of individuals live within the communities (where they offend). You have to take ownership and accountability and make sure you obey the laws when you get behind the wheel of a car.”

Distracted, impaired and aggressive driving and lack of

seatbelt compliance are the four main causes of road safety issues, DaSilva said.

In No. 1 District, for example, there were large increases in the number of impaired driving related charges laid, he said.

The presentation comes weeks after the release of a Town of Newmarket information report on local traffic safety efforts, where engineering services director Rachel Prudhomme admitted the municipality is having a difficult time getting speeding under control on most of its roads.

YRP have implemented a number of initiatives aimed at cracking down on these offences, including RIDE checks and the Road Watch online reporting program.

For more information on local enforcement initiatives, visit yrp.ca

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Local gala for Camp Ooch raises $100K in Haddan Eby’s honour

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local gala has raised $100,000 to help children living with cancer or affected by the disease attend camp.

Camp Oochigeas, affectionately known as Ooch, has been providing camp experiences for children with and affected by childhood cancer at no cost since 1983.

Ooch is the only overnight camp in the province to offer onsite IV chemotherapy treatment and blood transfusions.

It also offers year-round programs in Muskoka, at The Hospital for Sick Children and other pediatric hospitals and regional healthcare centres.

Locally, the Haddan Eby Endowment Fund was created to honour Haddan, an eight-yearold from Aurora who lost her battle with cancer in May 2010.

It was designed to help provide sustainable funding for future programs and to give other children the magical and joyous

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For more information about Ooch or to donate, visit ooch.org

experience Haddan had at the camp.

“I remember thinking I was crazy letting my seven-year-old go away for two weeks,” Haddan’s mother, Kim Plato-Eby said.

“But when I went to pick her up, she told me to go home because she didn’t want to leave.

“This shy little girl went to camp and had become a completely different child.”

Funds for the camp are raised through a bi-annual gala organized by the endowment fund, the most recent of which was held at the Magna Golf Course June 3, with 88 cents of every dollar going to help Ooch expand, redevelop the existing 400-acre site and increase camper enrolment by 50 per cent.

The current camper count is 1,200 children.

But the Find The Joy, A Night at Camp fundraiser wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of

the volunteers who organize and run the event or the generosity of local sponsors, such as NewRoads Automotive Group, according to Plato-Eby. “We are thrilled to, in our small way, be a part of it,” NewRoads owner/president Michael Croxon said.

“We try to give our guests a little taste of the experience these children have at this camp,” Plato-Eby said. “Everyone says it’s the best gala they have ever been too.”

The décor has a distinct camp feel, guests are given friendship bracelets, camp volunteers sing a grace dinner song and games are played before settling in to dinner. The 200 guests in attendance were also treated to live music, an auction and a presentation of what Ooch is along with a video of the campers.

“I like to watch the guests watch the video, to see their reaction,” she admitted. “My favourite part of the night is the presentation about the camp when guests get to see how big of an impact it has on these children’s lives.”

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Find the Joy, A Night At Camp fundraiser celebrates Aurora resident Haddan Eby’s life by making sure that every child with cancer gets that same fantastic opportunity she had to attend an overnight camp. Founded in 1983, Camp Oochigeas (Ooch) has been providing magical camp experiences for children with, and affected by, childhood cancer for more than three decades. Alex Robertson, CEO Camp Oochigeas, left, joins the Eby Family, Kim, Carter and David. NewRoads Automotive Group is a sponsor of the event.

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“She would always put her cheek against mine. She wanted love and I wanted to give it to her. It made me so happy.”

Prior to moving to Newmarket, Charmaine recalled her daughter shocking everyone present at one latenight gathering with talents no one ever knew existed.

“We were sitting around playing guitar, we were laughing and singing and playing, but Lauren was hesitant to join in. She didn’t know anyone too well, but she had a guitar her daddy had given her,” she said. “She eventually came in and played and the voice that came out of her! She was great, she lit up the entire room. We just couldn’t believe how talented she was.”

The guitar circle would not be the last time Lauren wowed people with her voice, making everyone cry with renditions of Jewel’s Who Will Save Your Soul and her mother’s favourite song, At Last, by Etta James, at Charmaine’s birthday last year.

“She got up on stage in front of everyone and just started singing. No one could believe it. No one knew about her talent, I knew, but no one else did,” she said.

“She loved singing and dancing and being crazy and silly. We used to laugh so much together. Always sending texts to one another to make the other giggle.”

Charmaine recounted how her daughter’s vocal abilities inspired her own attempts, recalling the hours she spent learning Hush Little Baby, before, one night, sitting on Lauren’s bedside and breaking out into the lullaby.

“She just said to me, ‘Oh, mommy’,” Charmaine added, tears welling up in her eyes.

At her Celebration of Life, her friends remarked about one particularly fond memory of Lauren at work when she dumped her lunch on the road to capture and then release a mouse deep into a nearby field to ensure its survival, also remarking on her “huge heart” and the sparkle in her eye.

“She was a huge animal lover. She always had to have one to look after,” she said, remarking on the care she put into tending to her two dogs, Butters and Bonnie. Charmaine recounted how, on that final night before Lauren left her home, she had not wanted her to go. “When you see your child and you give them a big kiss goodbye, you never think it’s going to be the last time,” she said. “You think, ‘Oh, she’s got her whole life ahead of her’. I want to tell people to hug your kids, because you never know, I didn’t think it was going to happen in a million years.”

Lauren’s brother, Garrett, put it best, according to Charmaine, when he wrote in Lauren’s memory card: “Intense is a word often used to describe Lauren,” he wrote. “She was an indescribably beautiful person with a passion for life and a spark that caught everyone’s attention. She loved and fought fiercely. Everything she did, she did it with every ounce of herself, the way she taught, the way she stood, the way she spoke and the way she hugged like she was never letting go.”

York Regional Police announced alcohol was a contributing factor in the single-vehicle accident, which came as a shock to Garrett, who said it is something he finds contradictory to her character.

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Two subway lines on track in York Region ister of transportation, this is the largest single investment the province has made with respect to this particular project,” he said.

The Yonge subway extension is part of Metrolinx’s next round of future transit projects, Del Duca said.

Extending the subway to Richmond Hill will be “transformational” to the region’s transit network, Turner said.

Residents and other officials also weighed in on news of the province’s investment.

“Fifteen years to build, which we will pay through our tax dollars. In the meantime, how many more condos and cars will be on Yonge Street?” resident Dave Slotnick posted on Facebook.

“It’s a nice move, but, really, 20 years behind the times!!”

Thornhill MPP Gila Martow applauded the extension of the Yonge subway, but also raised concerns.

“Expanding the Yonge subway north will benefit residents in Thornhill, Vaughan, Markham, Unionville, Aurora and Newmarket, while getting many commuters off of downtown streets,” she said.

“We need to stop wasting time and money on low-priority bus lanes, like the project at Bathurst and Centre, and focus on transit that will benefit tens of thousands of commuters versus a couple of hundred.”

Martow questioned how long it will take for the project to be completed. “(On June 1), the provincial government announced it will take at least 14 years before the

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ith last weekend book-ended by two major subway events headlined by heavyweights from Queen’s Park, public transit in York Region has taken a major step forward in the last week, the president of the region’s transit corporation says.

“We are now finally seeing the long-term strategy and dream fall into place. It is the underpinning of our growth strategy,” Mary Frances Turner said after Premier Kathleen Wynne’s visit to Vaughan Monday morning.

Her visit came just three days after Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca was in Richmond Hill to announce funding for engineering and design work for the future extension of the Yonge subway line from Finch to Richmond Hill.

Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, chairperson of the transit corporation’s board, called the two transit events in the region within days of each other a significant acknowledgment of York’s transit needs and growth projections, especially after years of different governments at Queen’s Park failing to acknowledge those requirements.

Wynne was at the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station at Hwy. 7 to mark the completion of track work on the extension of the Toronto-York Spadina subway.

The six-station extension is scheduled to open in December, 2017.

“With this investment, we will provide subway service that moves beyond regional boundaries for the first time,” Wynne said.

“We are confident Ontario’s

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Provincial and municipal officials celebrate last week’s funding announcement in Richmond Hill for the Yonge North subway extension. record investments in infrastructure will pay off for people in their everyday lives and will also help our economy grow and create jobs.”

While the track completion is a significant step, the subway extension has faced challenges.

For example, York officials found out in January the region would be on the hook for another $160 million as the project was yet again over budget, this time to the tine of $400 million.

Toronto’s share of the cost overrun was $240 million.

A year earlier, York had to pitch in $92 million in additional

funding.

The cost of the subway extension is now expected to be $3.2 billion, up from the original forecast of $2.6 billion.

Cost overruns have been blamed on a variety of reasons, such as start-up delays, poor performance by some contractors and scope and design changes not originally budgeted for.

Despite the challenges, Del Duca, MPP for Vaughan, called the completion of the track work a major step forward for the subway extension.

“We know how important public

transit is to managing congestion, curbing emissions and building communities,” he said.

“Another important milestone has been reached for the TorontoYork Spadina subway extension that will enable people to spend less time commuting and more time with their friends and families.”

Del Duca was at the Richmond Hill Centre bus station Friday to announce $55 million from the province for design work for the extension of the Yonge subway.

“It’s a significant step. Certainly in my last two years serving as min-

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JUNE ANDREWS: Author and director of the Dementia Serices Development Centre at the University of Stirling, Scotland.

“York Region is ground zero for what is about to come — and for what has become.”

Those were the words of warning from Loren Freid, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of York Region, as he introduced a special guest speaker Thursday night to mark the society’s 30th anniversary.

Dementia is expected to increase by more than 40 per cent across the province over the next seven years — but in York, it’s pre-

dicted to grow by more than 57 per cent, Freid said.

That’s because the region’s senior population is mushrooming — and aging is a key risk factor when it comes to dementia.

The CEO was addressing an audience of about 100 people who had come to hear from respected dementia expert June Andrews, director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling, Scotland.

Andrews, author of When Someone You Know Has Dementia, said

those who have the disease often experience a quick decline until they are extremely dependent on others for care.

Those years of dependence are expensive for the state and individual, she said.

“It’s quite clear our society can’t afford [sufferers] to be in care for even as long as they currently are now.”

While it is not possible to cure dementia (whether caused by Alzheimer or other diseases) it may be possible to prevent it, or at least

slow its progression, she said.

With her quick wit and a lilting Scottish accent, Andrews shared her knowledge with families and caregivers at the Aurora headquarters of the Alzheimer Society, warning against biased news and headlines that aren’t backed up by real science.

“There’s a real moral problem when people are having their hopes raised by quasi results,” she said.

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Funding ‘small step’ toward getting Yonge subway extension built From Page B1

downtown relief line will be ready for riders. How long will it take for this project (Yonge subway extension), 20 years?” she said.

“How can we trust Metrolinx to get this right after what we’ve seen with the Spadina line? The residents of York Region can’t afford more delays, poor management and outrageous cost increases.”

But the announcement means the Yonge subway extension is officially in the works, Scarpitti said.

“This was an incredible (announcement) and we finally have the funds now to start the design of the Yonge subway. This is the No. 1 project in York Region.

It is critical for transportation. It is also critical for the growth plans the province has for this area. This

is one of the urban growth centres and you can’t have urban growth centres without rapid transit,” he said.

“This is significant. The train is frankly leaving the station when it comes to the Yonge subway. Now, all eyes are turned to the federal government. We have seen the province of Ontario come and fund 15 per cent of this project. When we were in Ottawa a few months ago, we made a specific ask of the federal government to kick in another 15 per cent of the engineering costs. That’s 30 per cent of the engineering costs, which would allow us to go out and be tendered.

So, all eyes have turned to the federal government. The pressure is on.”

Scarpitti blasted Toronto officials who, in recent days, have criticized the Yonge subway extension

because they argue a downtown relief line should take priority.

“That is just a smoke screen,” he said, adding the province has just announced funding for the relief line and said other improvements will ease congestion on the subway in downtown Toronto.

“This (Yonge subway extension) is the most justifiable subway project in recent history.”

Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow hopes the Yonge subway extension will open by the mid2020s to relieve traffic congestion.

“There are 2,500 buses that leave here every day taking people to the Finch subway station,” he said.“So, this is a big deal from the point of view they are announcing they are giving us more money.

Not all the money we need at this point in time to finish all of the design work and all of the engi-

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York Region chairperson Wayne Emmerson called the funding a major first development in the long journey to building the subway extension.

“This is a great announcement.

This is great for the region of York and it will help immensely with our growth coming, for the future of York Region,” he said.

“We know this is a small step, but it’s a critical one. This is the one that really means a lot. Once you start the designing and the planning and engineering of the Yonge subway, it’s going to be really be great. Now, we have to go to the federal government to make sure they ante up what they said they

will do. We will be shovel-ready probably in a couple of years.”

The funding may not provide a large amount of money, but it sends a clear signal that Queen’s Park is moving forward “in an incremental manner,” said Godwin Chan, one of three York councillors who formed the Yonge Street North Group several years ago to lobby to get the 7.4-km extension built.

“I view it as a small step forward...a kickoff for more funding and progress on this muchneeded project,” he said.

Chan ran into federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi on Friday and urged him to secure further funding from Ottawa.

Chan has been vocal about the need for the subway extension, along with Markham Councillor Valerie Burke and Vaughan Councillor Alan Shefman.

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ever, that some things can be done to protect your brain or slow down its decline: • Exercise – If you exercise moderately, even in middle age, you can protect your brain, slow down cognitive decline and reduce the risk of mini-strokes that cause vascular dementia.

• Take care with alcohol — Women who drink even “in moderation” increase their risk of mild cognitive impairment. Binge drinkers, male and female, are also more at risk. But research shows those who enjoy one glass of red wine a day (or champagne) may experience beneficial results. Green tea and coffee may also help.

• People who have had untreated or uncontrolled depression are more likely to go on to develop dementia.

• Having a higher level of education (or being bilingual) won’t protect you from getting dementia, but it will help you cope with the damage that happens inside your brain, if you do develop dementia.

• Choosing a Mediterranean diet — rich in nuts, fish and vegetables with less high-fat dairy and red meat — may make you less likely to develop dementia. Increasing your fiber intake can also help protect you.

• Enjoy games and puzzles that make you think and challenge yourself with something new, every day. Explore, read, volunteer, join a club or take a class. Research shows social stimulation can help your brain.

• Work on getting quality sleep and try meditation, slow walking or other relaxation techniques to help you get a handle on stress.

Doctors used to think it wasn’t a good idea to tell people about a dementia diagnosis because there wasn’t anything that could be done, Andrews said.

While it’s true the disease can’t be cured, there is much that can be done to help cope with the symptoms and much of it has to do with adapting environment and lifestyle, she said.

Andrews recommends creating a “dementia-friendly” home that considers the person’s special needs — choosing less reflective surfaces to help with vision, for example, and kitchens with open cupboards to help with memory. There’s even something called a “magic plug” that will drain a sink if the tap is accidentally left on.

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about the use and abuse of anti-psychotics in dementia care. Anti-sedative medication, with its severe side effects, is particularly problematic when there is no ongoing measurement to determine whether it’s making a difference, she said.

Some problem behaviours that lead to medicating (such as agitation, anxiety, aggression, depression, hallucination, sleeplessness and wandering) can be avoided with changes to the person’s environment and lifestyle.

“In most places, [anti-psychotics] are used too much, used too often, used too long and not used appropriately,” Andrews said.

“Ninety per cent of people in care homes have dementia. You’d actually be better building a non-dementia wing,” she said.

“Once people move into a dementia wing, they become more calm because staff there have been trained in how to prevent problem behavior.”

Increasing the amount of light in a room, for example, or decreasing noise level can reduce stress for the person with dementia.

Music, pets and aromatherapy can help with anxiety and depression To help with sleepless troubles, Andrews recommends daylight early in the day, regular exercise, and a room that is quiet and dark at night. A warm bed, cool room, and in care homes, staff wearing pajamas at night can all help a person with dementia get a good night’s sleep, she said.

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4 overdoses on drugs in Georgina in 5 days All four people have recovered in hospital Four people in Georgina overdosed on illegal drugs within a five-day span earlier this month.

From June 1 to 5, York Regional Police responded to the incidents, in which people accidentally overdosed on what they believed was either heroin of cocaine.

Each of the four people were taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, but each has since recovered.

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The substances involved were sent to Health Canada for further analysis.

Illegal drugs not only pose deadly health risks themselves, but they can also be laced or contaminated with other harmful substances, police warn.

Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact YRP No. 3 District at 1-866-8765423, ext. 7340, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, by leaving an anonymous tip online at 1800222tips.com, or by texting the tip to CRIMES (274637), starting with the word YORK. —YRMG staff

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Riding to remember Const. Garrett Styles The 6th annual Garrett Styles Memorial Ride took place June 5.

Cyclists started their rides from the York Regional Police Community Safety Village at Bruce’s Mill in Stouffville.

• photography by Steve Somerville •

York Regional Police Deputy Chief Tom Carrique leads the riders on the 70-km trek through the region.

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The father of Garrett Styles, retired Staff Sgt. Garry Styles, wishes riders luck as they embark on 70-km, 45-km and 20-km rides throughout York Region.

Zanotti named incoming York/Toronto United Way CEO

By Lisa Queen

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DANIELE ZANOTTI: Takes over as CEO of United Way of Toronto and York Region as of July 4.

Daniele Zanotti, the CEO of the former York Region United Way, has now been named leader of the merged United Way of Toronto and York Region, the organization announced Thursday.

He replaces outgoing CEO Susan McIsaac, who earlier this year said she’s leaving the organization to focus on spending time with her family.

He will take over his new role July 4.

Currently the senior vice-president of resource development, Zanotti served as

CEO of the former York organization from 2007 to 2015.

He plans to build on the United Way’s strategic plan to help more young people launch careers, build stronger neighbourhoods, strengthen community services and drive the organization’s ongoing evolution toward developing smart solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing the region.

“Over the past years, United Way has transformed from a traditional fundraiser into something even more meaningful — a collaborator, an innovator and a true agent of change,” Zanotti said in a statement.

“As CEO, I’m committed to driving even greater convergence — bringing together all the right people and unifying all of our efforts in a single common purpose: building a community where everyone has a fair chance at a good life.”

Zanotti’s 20-plus years working in the public and non-profit sectors make him the ideal person to lead the United Way going forward, board of trustees Vince Timpano said.

“He knows our work, he understands our region and he has all the right skills and leadership qualities required to take our organization to the next level,” he said.

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York Regional Police has re-arrested and laid additional charges against a 51-year-old personal support worker in relation to the alleged sexual assault of multiple elderly female patients he cared for at Richmond Hill’s Mackenzie Health hospital and a senior citizens’ apartment complex in Aurora.

On Dec. 19, police received information from a female victim, who was a patient at Mackenzie Health, regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred sometime between August and October 2015. At the time of the offence, the victim was being cared for by a man at Mackenzie Health, police said.

During the investigation, multiple production orders were served on Mackenzie Health to obtain information about the accused’s identity and the incident that had been reported. As investigators worked through the information received as a result of the production orders, further victims that were patients at Mackenzie Health were discovered, as was the identity of the accused.

Police believed that there may be additional victims not at Mackenzie Health as in December 2015, the accused began employment as a personal support worker with

Community and Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS) and worked at various other facilities.

After his arrest on Jan. 31, 2016, investigators released a picture of the accused and, subsequently, two additional victims who were clients of CHATS and residents at a seniors’ apartment complex, located in the area of Yonge Street and St. John’s Sideroad in Aurora, came forward.

On June 7, Soja Zadeh, 51, of Newmarket, also known as Shojaadin Mohammad-Zadeh, turned himself into police and has been charged with five additional counts of sexual assault and one count of assault.

The investigation is ongoing.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about this matter is asked to contact the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigation Bureau at 1-866876-5423, ext. 7441, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips. com, or text your tip by sending TIPYORK and your message to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK. —YRMG staff

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Gallop to Richmond Hill for Polo for Heart fun Polo matches, pretty hats, divot stomps June 16 to 19 benefit Southlake Get ready to experience three action-packed days of horses, thrills and family entertainment at the Polo for Heart Festival on June 16, 18 and 19 in Richmond Hill.

Join in on the thrill of polo at the Gormley Polo Centre, 13404 Leslie St. north of Stouffville Road, and see North America’s top polo players and horses take to the turf for non-stop action.

Matches go twice daily, plus pre and half-time shows, along with an after-game mix and mingle with riders and horses, offering a mix of sport, fashion and fun in the country that everyone will enjoy.

Come for Polo Under The Stars on Thursday, June 16 and enjoy two polo matches, a champagne divot stomp, dinner and dancing under the stars, combined with a black and white theme. The fun goes from 5 p.m. to midnight.

On Saturday, June 18, dine with Polo For Heart in the Afternoon Lunch In The Country. In addition to two polo matches, watch the half time entertainment, including the

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Canadian Cowgirls and skydivers, and champagne divot stomp. Lunch can be purchased in the Ritz-Carlton Polo Pavilion or the Mallet Lounge & Grill.

The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Horses and Horsepower is offered Sunday, June 19, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition to the two polo matches, indulge in the half time entertainment and champagne divot stomp, as well as a new segment this year — more than 100 vintage and exotic cars to admire. Lunch can be purchased in the Mallet Lounge & Grill.

Each day will include a BMO Kids Zone, silent auction, boutiques, art walk, and contests — such as the daily Best Picnic and Best Hat contest where guests can compete to bring a themed picnic or wear a pretty or unusual hat.

Tickets each day are $15 online in advance, or $20 at the gate. Children under 12 are admitted free.

All proceeds go towards the Heart & Stroke Foundation, and Southlake Hospital’s Regional Cardiac Care program.

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Horses and Horsepower are on offer Sunday, June 19, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition to the two polo matches, indulge in the half-time entertainment and champagne divot stomp, as well as a new segment this year — more than 100 vintage and exotic cars to admire. Lunch can be purchased in the Mallet Lounge & Grill.

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Lyme Disease FIGHT THE BITE!

What is Lyme disease?

Lyme disease is an illness caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that is spread through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (deer tick). Lyme disease does not spread from human to human.

What are the symptoms?

A circular rash referred to as a bull’s-eye rash could be one of the earliest symptoms of an infection. If you develop a bull’s-eye rash, fever, chills or extreme fatigue or feel like you have the flu, see your health care provider.

Be sure to tell them if you have been active outdoors. If left untreated, Lyme disease could lead to more serious symptoms affecting the central nervous system, brain or heart.

Treating Lyme disease Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. Getting treatment in the early stages of the disease is critical for full recovery.

What are ticks?

Health will continue to conduct tick dragging at various locations across York Region’s nine towns and cities.

While the risk is low, it is possible to be infected with Lyme disease from the bite of a blacklegged tick almost anywhere in Ontario.

Other established blacklegged tick populations and Lyme disease endemic areas include parts of British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northeast and upper Midwest United States and central Europe.

Protect yourself and your family It is important to protect yourself each time you are in a wooded or brushy area. Follow these simple tips to protect yourself: • Wear long pants and long-sleeved tops that are light-coloured to help spot ticks • Tuck your pants into your socks • Use an insect repellent containing DEET and apply according to manufacturer’s directions • Search your body for ticks

Ticks are small bugs, the size of a sesame seed, which feed off the blood of animals and humans. They are generally active through the spring, summer and fall. They can be found on tall grasses and bushes and can attach themselves to people or animals. Ticks do not fly and move slowly. Most tick bites are painless. Ticks feed slowly and will attach themselves for 24 to 72 hours.

They are most likely to spread infection after being attached for 24 hours or more. Not all ticks are infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, therefore, not all tick bites will spread Lyme disease.

• Pay special attention to the groin, scalp, underarms and back

Where are blacklegged ticks found?

• Place the tick in a moistened paper towel and put in a screw-top container such as a plastic pill bottle or a plastic sealable baggie

The risk of Lyme disease is usually much greater in tick endemic areas because the probability of bites from infected ticks is much greater.

In Ontario, blacklegged ticks are more commonly found in areas along the north shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

Blacklegged ticks have also been found in York Region. York Region Public

• Remove attached ticks from your body as quickly as possible

Removing a tick • Remove it by grasping the tick with a set of tweezers as close as possible to the skin and pull it straight out • Do not squeeze the tick • Do not put anything on the tick or try to burn it off • Disinfect the area with rubbing alcohol

• Store the container in a refrigerator or freezer until the tick can be submitted to your local health unit for testing • Call York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653

For more information about Lyme disease or submitting a tick for identification visit york.ca/lymedisease

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Aurora Eagles’ Cami Ormond earns OFSAA record in 3,000 metres

By John Cudmore

jcudmore@yrmg.com

Cami Ormond did her homework. Then she turned in an A-plus assignment.

The Grade 9 student at Aurora high school claimed her second gold medal in as many days Saturday by winning the girls midget 3,000-metre race at the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association track and field championships in Windsor. Er, make that at the expense of a 30-year-old record for the event.

Ormond shattered a mark set in 1986 by Jennifer Armstrong as she clocked in at nine minutes, 43.59 seconds to eclipse the previous standard (9:44.67) by more than one full second. Her goal was the win but she wasn’t going to overlook an opportunity for the record when it was within reach.

“I was looking at the records

beforehand, but I didn’t think I could break it,” said Ormond, one day after the meet from her home in Aurora. “I wasn’t thinking that at all. But starting the final lap I saw that I was on pace to break it, so I sped up. It was good that I knew it or I might not have sped up.”

Undefeated in her age group this season at the high school level, the 14-year-old Ormond took on an open field at the John Rowland Games in Etobicoke. She finished fourth but used the event to gain valuable experience.

“It’s my first year in the 3k so I wanted to get a feel for it,” said Ormond, who won the 1,500 metres on Friday.

It would seem she got her money’s worth.

“I only thought the record was three years old so I was surprised when I found out it was 30,” said Ormond, who turns 15 later this

month.

It has been a successful first year to her high school career. In the fall term, she won the girls midget OFSAA cross-country title.

On Friday, she also won the 1,500 metres in a relatively close race.

“I was pretty confident. I didn’t have a lot of people that close to me at other meets,” said Ormond.

“At Centrals and OFSAA I thought people could push me and that would improve my time.”

She was right for the 1,500, at least, winning by less than one second, crossing the finish line in 4:31.49. Toronto Northern’s Alexandra Weir was close behind at 4:31.98.

Ormond now turns her attention to club competitions as a member of the Newmarket Huskies Track Club for the next few weeks with the Athletics Ontario championships looming in July,

also in Windsor.

Meanwhile, the final day of the three-day meet saw Cardinal Carter Celtics’ Maya Antoine claim her second medal with a secondplace showing in the girls junior 200 metres. She also won bronze Friday in the 100 metres.

Country Day School’s Wilson O’Neill was also a double medalist as he finished third in the boys midget 300 hurdles and 100-metre sprint.

Defending champion Ross Benn of the St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs finished second in the boys senior pole vault while Nick Mota of Newmarket Raiders was second in the boys midget 1,500.

Crothers Colts rope Warriors to glove diamond title John Champion’s run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth

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inning broke a tie and led the Bill Crothers Colts to a 4-3 victory over the Huron Heights Warriors in the YRAA boys varsity baseball championship game Monday at Whipper Watson Park in Newmarket.

Champion drilled a single to left field to snap a 3-3 tie and send Crothers to its fourth regional title in the past five years.

Huron Heights rallied in the top of the inning to erase a 3-1 deficit on a ground out by Aaron Canham and an infield hit by Billy Gilles.

After the Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a single by Cody Bond, the Colts took the lead with three runs in the third inning as Andrew Katz and Mike Palandra hit run-scoring singles and Chris Evans as hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Both teams participated at OFSAA regional tournaments last week, posting 1-2 records.

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PICKERING COLLEGE Congratulations to our 2016 Graduating Classes!

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Who’s your pick to win?

The 2016 Euro, featuring 24 teams, kicks off later this week. Here are 8 teams we feel have the best chance of winning

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Germany: Pre-tournament favourites and reigning World Cup champions, they will be the team to beat in France.

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Belgium: Enter tournament ranked No. 2 in the world behind No. 1 Argentina. Strong squad but haven’t proved themselves at highest level – yet.

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France: Home country will have advantage of playing in front of tremendous support with very good club. Will be tough to beat.

NHL player and Newmarket native Connor McDavid helps launch Jumpstart Games at the Ray Twinney Complex Monday.

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Connor McDavid is accustomed to being in the spotlight and cheered on by adoring fans.

So, for a change, he was happy to deflect it toward children just happy to be playing games.

Sure, the spotlight was still on, but not with the white-hot intensity to which he has become accustomed in recent years as a can’t-miss superstar in waiting. Instead, he was serving in his role as an ambassador and surprise guest for Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart program for approximately 450 elementary-school-aged children on the grounds of the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex in Newmarket.

For McDavid, 19, who grew up just a few blocks away and attended Sir William Mulock Secondary School, it was a chance to lend support to a program that raised $63,700 and helped 420 in-need children up to the age of 18 participate in sports programs in Newmarket last year.

“Last year, I was just excited to be part of it,” said the Edmonton Oilers star. “They are always doing different things and I try to get involved as much as I can. Today I’ll just try

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to get around and speak to some of the kids here.”

The event, which included a wide variety of hockey-related games and activities such as Noodle hockey, an obstacle course and skills and drills, was held last year with Town of Newmarket summer camps tapped for participants. The idea this time was to involve schools across town for the event.

“We wanted to make it bigger and reach more kids, so we approached the schools,” said Newmarket Canadian Tire store dealer Wayne Ford, gesturing toward the activities stations to which students rotated throughout the day. “It’s a great event not only for the sports, but an event like this reaches lots of kids and creates positive memories.”

It is the 11th year for the Jumpstart program in Canada. In that time, more than $23 million has been raised and 200,000 kids have benefitted. The local relationship with McDavid started nearly two years ago at the world junior hockey championships, during which he led Canada to a gold medal on home ice.

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Memorable Ali truly was the greatest in many ways Legendary boxer an athlete who ‘brought flair to sport never seen before and unlikely to be seen again’

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he Champ never crossed paths with sport in York Region so there are no first-hand account of Mohammed Ali tales to tell from this desk.

However, the Louisville Lip is one sports figure whose legacy may live forever for sports journos, at least, and not so much what he said but how he said things.

Though his brash trash-talking ways are a long-lost art form that it seems unlikely any athlete would dare dream of replicating in this age of big money and image. Put it this way, Ali wasn’t known as the Louisville Lip for being pouty, that’s for sure.

Imagine, a modern-day athlete allowing media into his hotel room to ask any question at all. Or boasting, using poetic form, to predict how he would conquer his next opponent.

Bold and brash. Confident and clever. In-your-face and opinionated in a smashmouth kind of way, you loved or loathed him. Self-promoting, to be sure. A lot of things from a black man from the U.S. south at a time when America was in the throes of dissent and turmoil both politically and socially.

Yet Ali, or Cassius Clay before his conversion to the Muslim faith, transcended so many areas that were once taboo. Let the social reporters handle all that as they have the days since his death at 74 years last Friday.

Even though you may not be

and never were a fan of boxing, it is difficult to imagine sports fans of a certain vintage not aware of the style Ali brought to sports coverage. Aided by, but certainly not the exclusive domain of broadcaster Howard Cosell, Ali did what no other athlete did to his extent before nor afterwards – he spoke his mind on any issue. He bragged.

He boasted. He taunted. Be it his next fight or refusal to fight in Vietnam, Ali spoke up.

‘Bold and brash.

Confident and clever.

In-your-face and opinionated in a smashmouth kind of way, you loved or loathed him.’

It is a quality that for more than 30 years was silenced, progressively, by the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease. Yet, in his day, he was the yappiest, yippiest and most confident athlete of them all and more often than not, able to back up his words.

Imagine in today’s sports climate, where pro athletes are scripted and schooled by their handlers for everything they say, to be as in your face as Ali. Good lord, getting a pro hockey player to speak on anything beyond putting pucks in

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the net, skating harder and playing their game is viewed as a minor victory for sports fans.

Can anyone imagine Sidney Crosby, Tom Brady or Stefan Curry bringing such talk to their game?

Not hardly.

We frown when Jose Bautista flips a bat or some wide receiver dances a bit too much in the end zone after a touchdown. How would Ali view the modern-day athlete? Probably with a verbal poke in the nose, that’s how.

A few years ago, looking on from our field level seats in the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Ali was wheelchaired out to midfield as an honourary Sugar Bowl captain for the University of Louisville Cardinals football team.

The building, though not packed but certainly festive in the spirit of

NCAA sports, went into something of hushed, reverent mode as the former heavyweight champion, long a mere shadow of his heyday form, was introduced for the coin toss.

It was a moment not spent in the company of greatness albeit from 70 yards away.

Aside from watching late career fights on television and closedcircuit TV, there are now only videotapes of Ali’s finest moments inside a ring.

Ali was the self-proclaimed greatest of all time in his sport, perhaps even beyond that realm.

He was flawed, to be sure. Maybe he was the best boxer of all time, maybe not.

My thinking is, no matter what else he may be remembered for in terms of sport, he was the greatest champion of all time. He certainly brought flair to sport never seen before and unlikely ever to be seen again.

To whom else would we compare?

Free golf sells To golfers, there are few sweeter words than free golf. Most would trade a couple of birdies, at least, for a crack at a no-charge 18 holes.

Never mind that other facilities might be turning green with envy, particularly when operators are encountering tough times to turn a buck.

Lebovic Golf Club has been

handing out free golf for several weeks. The promotion is to allow golfers a first visit free to the Lebovic course in Aurora, which opened its doors earlier this season. Sure, the intention is to fish for potential members. So what?

Ultimately, the 18-hole course is destined to become a private facility. Likely by the 2017 or 2018 season. For now, however, it is pure public.

“It was pretty over the top,” said head golf pro, Ken Hamilton, who estimates close to 2,000 free rounds will be played by the time the offer expires on June 14. “I’d say 98 per cent of the times booked are because of this.

“We expected it would last until the end of the month (of June) but we are full from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m..”

From a marketing standpoint, what better way to get the word out than with a free sample.

Certainly other businesses have been known to provide free product to potential customers. Why not golf?

“I’ve never heard of any course opening and saying come play for free.”

Using social media and a blurb on the golfers forum , Toronto Area Golf Nuts, Hamilton and Lebovic have been a minor sensation to golfers able to take advantage of the offer.

“It’s just been unbelievable. The word got out and spread. Word-ofmouth still works.”

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Former CFL kicker re-united with long, lost Rough Riders’ jersey beyond a few team photos from his CFL days.

“Nothing like helmets or jerseys,” said the 50-year-old elementary school teacher at Northern Lights Public School in Aurora. “I don’t know why I never kept anything. Now I’m thinking it would have been nice to keep something.

I’d love to have my jerseys from Edmonton.”

A group of mainly present and past colleagues at Northern Lights Public School in Aurora pooled their efforts to retrieve at least one item, presenting him Friday afternoon with his sweater from a brief tenure with the Rough Riders.

Leading the retrieval effort was fellow teacher and friend Jay Major who arranged to buy the jersey

By John Cudmore

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Ray Macoritti may have been kicking himself for years.

Given the scope of the memorabilia and collectibles industry, that a former professional athlete wouldn’t have at least some item on his mantle to remind him of his playing days seems unlikely. Surely, somewhere along the line a guy must have tucked away a chinstrap or bootlace into his kit bag.

Well, now you can cross the former punter and placekicker with Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Rough Riders in Canadian Football League from 1990 to 1993 off that list, though he is at a loss to explain why he has no memorabilia

from a sport memorabilia collector.

“I had talked to Ray a number of times about his playing days and found it interesting that he didn’t have anything,” said Major. “I’m always curious when I speak to expros and wonder what they have.”

Macoritti scored 334 career points in his two seasons and part of a third, including 186 points in the 1990 season when the Eskimos went to the Grey Cup only to lose 50-11 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He contributed a field goal, convert and single to the Eskimos cause in the championship game.

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Macoritti was surprised to learn a collector had his Rough Riders’ jersey. But he wasn’t willing to pay the asking price for the Rough Riders jersey bearing his number, 99.

Major, a collector of game-worn memorabilia, arranged a deal with the collector to trade for another Ottawa players’ jersey and cash.

With contributions from about 30 respondents, mainly present and past Northern Lights staff, he was able to make the purchase. He also tracked down an action shot from a photographer.

“I’m not sure how (the collector) would get his hands on that other than maybe when the Rough Riders went under they may have sold off jerseys and everything else,”

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The project took about three weeks. “(Jay) put time into it,” said Macoritti. “That’s the kind of guy he is. We’ve been good friends for a while, since we both started at the school around the same time (1994). It was super cool. Nobody said a word so it was a total surprise, a shock.”

It is the second time Major has tracked down memorabilia on behalf of an ex-pro athlete. A few years ago he found the Winnipeg Jets’ jersey worn by another friend, ex-NHLer Tim Trimper.

Next assignment for Major: hunting down an Eskimos jersey worn by his friend.

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High ceilings, look out, sep ent & laundry.

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Articles for Sale

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Condos for Rent

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Houses for Rent

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Shared Accommodations

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

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STOUFFVILLE - Main St. Location for a small used car sales business for rent. $400/month. Call 905-642-5460

Reasonable rent. Executive home $2400. Granny flat brings $1200-$1400, you end up with reasonable rent, $1200 for 3 bedroom home. 905-478-4590, 905-252-2624

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS In the estate of Sunanda Pushkar a.k.a. Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, Property Owner, Deceased All persons having claims as creditors against the estate of the above mentioned, late of the To w n o f N e w m a r k e t , i n t h e Regional Municipality of York, who d i e d a t t h e s a i d To w n o f Newmarket, on January 18, 2014, are required to file proof of same with the undersigned on or before July 27, 2016.

After that date the Public Guardian and Trustee will proceed to distribute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which s/he then shall have had notice.

Anyone having knowledge of a Will or next-of-kin of the above mentioned is also requested to contact the undersigned.

DATED at Toronto on May 25, 2016.

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Sat. & Sun. June 11 & 12 9am - 2pm Furniture, home decor, glassware, electronics, queen size bed frame, movie theatre style popcorn machine, double lockers and more great items!

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Sat., June 11 8:30am - 2pm

133 BOLTON AVE

St. Paul's Fun(d)raiser, Newmarket Perennials, annuals & everything gardening +huge assortment of garage sale items + home baking.

Saturday, June 11th ~ 9am-12pm 227 Church Street Corner of Church & D'Arcy (1 block W. of Main/1 block N. of Eagle).

Come for breakfast and/ or lunch, serving peameal bacon on a bun.

Indoors in the event of rain. www.stpaulsnewmarket.org

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sat., June 11th 8am-12pm Menczel Cres (Yonge/ Mulock) Lots of Bargains

Rain or Shine!

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Sat June 11 8am - 1pm

Something for everyone, even the kitchen sink!

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behind Winners (Yonge/ Muray).

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Sat. June 11 8am - 12pm

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Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm • 905-853-2527 • Toll Free 1-800-743-3353 • Fax 905-853-1765 • For delivery questions, please contact 1-855-853-5613 HANDS, Mary "Maisie" Passed away peacefully at Royal Victoria Hospital on June 6th, 2016 in her 103rd year.

Loving wife of Alex Hands for 59 years. Beloved mother of Donna (Nigel) Hilliard, and the late Robert and Ted (Kathy). Proud grandmother of Sandy, Heather, Lex and Kevin.

Great-grandmother of Kaitlyn, Myles, Ainsley, Brenna and Julia. Sister of Cathy, and the late Margaret, Neil, Angus and Roddy. Dear daughter of the late Mary (MacTaggart) and Neil McArthur.

She came from Scotland in 1920.

L o v i n g a n d d e v o t e d m o t h e r, grandmother and great grandmother.

The family would like to thank the caring staff of Amica at Swan Lake, Heatherdale and the staff at Royal Victoria Hospital.

Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket on Saturday, June 11th at 11 a.m. followed by a reception.

I n t e r m e n t a t S a l e m C e m e t e r y, Pickering, Ontario.

If desired, memorial donations can be made to a charity of your choice.

On-line condolences at www.Roadhouseandrose.com

MARWOOD, Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Mortson) It is with deep sorrow that our family announces the passing of Betty on June 5, 2016 in her 72nd year.

Predeceased by her devoted husband, Ken Marwood. Cherished mother of Kory and Laura Lee (Gary). Loving Nana of Katie, Connor, Braeden and Gavin. Dear sister of the late Jim Mortson and Len Mortson, dear sisterin-law of Joan Mortson, Marg Mortson, Jean and the late Scott Clarkson, Fran and the late Ross Atkinson, Hazel and the late Os Harris, the late Reta and Jim Higgins, the late George and Dell Marwood, the late Dave and Joy Marwood, Ron & Judy Marwood and the late Bruce Marwood. Betty will be missed by her many nieces and nephews.

A special thank you goes out to Dr. We n d y W i l l i a m s a n d t h e s t a ff a t Thorne Mill on Steeles who took excellent care of Mom. There will be a Celebration of Life held at WaterStone Estate and Farms, 17900 Dufferin Street (just north of Hwy 9) on Sunday, June 12th from 1 pm - 4 pm. All are welcome.

If desired, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a charity of your choice.

HOLDER, Gary John Passed away at the Brantford General Hospital on Sunday, June 5, 2016.

Beloved son of John (Jack) and Violet Holder. Dear brother of Joan (Jack) Patterson, foster brother of John (Cindy) Beard and Frank (Holly) B e a r d . U n c l e o f J o h n ( Ly n d a ) Patterson and James (Mereta) Patterson. Great-uncle of Michael, Ardin, Vanessa, Liam, Sean, Amanda, Brian, Melanie and Paul. Great-greatuncle of Navaah.

Gary was a long-time employee at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre.

The family will receive friends at the "THORPE BROTHERS' FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL", 96 West Street, on Friday, June 10, 2016 from 1-2pm followed by a Memorial Service in the chapel at 2pm. Cremation has taken place and Gary will be buried with his parents in Aurora Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at www.thorpebrothersfh.com.

In loving memory of Vivien Janette Brown March 29, 1957 - June 14, 2011 Always a smile, instead of a frown, Always a hand, when one is down; Always true, thoughtful, and kind, Wonderful memories she left behind.

You were always loving & always loved.

Missed by all her family.

In loving memory of a dear husband, father and Opa who passed away on June 8, 2014.

Gone but not forgotten, Never will your memory fade, Loving thoughts will always linger, To the place where you are laid.

Forever in our hearts, Your wife Doreen, daughters Barb & Rosaline, son Paul Jr. and their families.

Muriel Preece June 13, 1986 My beautiful wife.

Forever loved.

Love Art

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MacCarl Marek cared for children in Aurora for decades

By Simon martin

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ext time you drive by Taylor Park in Aurora, you should stop and take some time to remember Jane MacCarl Marek. The 52-year-old Aurora resident died without warning from sudden cardiac arrest in February.

The park is where MacCarl Marek took dozens of children from her home care over the years to play. She provided care to children in Aurora for close to 20 years.

One of those former home care children was Katy Lemaire. The 18-year-old Aurora resident lived next door to Jane and was the same age as her son, Lucas. “She basically was like a second mom,” Lemaire said.

Even as she got older, Lemaire would continue to go over to spend time with Jane.

“She was a really genuine person. She was always there to listen. You genuinely wanted to be around her,” Lemaire said.

While MacCarl Marek loved kids, her mother Mary Tripp MacCarl said she was approachable for everyone. “She was real people person. She kept in touch with everyone,” she said.

Like many others, Lemaire was shocked to learn of Jane’s death in February. Because it happened so suddenly, she felt something needed to be done to help the community grieve.

Lemaire thought it would be nice to plant a tree in memory of Jane at the local park where she spent so much time. So she started a Facebook group and added Jane’s Facebook friends and was able to raise $1,400 for the cause.

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money for a tree, which Lemaire organized through the Town of Aurora. They were also able to get a bench refurbished in memory of Jane.

On May 20, a ceremony was held at Taylor Park with dozens of community members to unveil the maple tree and bench in Jane’s memory.

It was a touching moment for Tripp MacCarl, who said many of the children her daughter took care of over the years were there.

“It was wonderful to see the kind of commitment to the community Jane had and the commitment the community had for her,” Tripp MacCarl said.

It was no surprise to Tripp MacCarl that her daughter ended up working with little children. Growing up in Toronto, MacCarl Marek would spend her summers babysitting kids.

Before moving to Aurora more than 20 year ago, MacCarl Marek lived in Toronto and was a veterinary technician. Those skills weren’t lost in Aurora as she shared her love of animals with the community, too, Lemaire said.

Through organizing the tree dedication, Lemaire said her warm perceptions of Jane were confirmed by meeting all the people she had touched in various ways. “She just took everybody under her wing,” she said.

The children will still be playing at Taylor Park this summer and while MaCarl Marek might not be there to watch, her spirit is on hand.

A tree in her name gives them clean air to breathe and a bench in her name gives the children a quiet place to rest or, better yet, their caregivers.

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Rob Beintema Metroland Media This time it was getting personal.

With the lease on our 2012 Hyundai Elantra ending this summer, a springtime test drive of its potential successor, the all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra, seemed timely indeed.

The previous generation Elantra would be a hard act to follow, after its eye-catching design set a new dramatic precedent in the family sedan segment.

“Because that fifth generation Elantra won millions of fans,” designer Peter Schreyer once said, “and it ably demonstrated the optimism of Hyundai.”

Well, the brand remains pretty optimistic with the launch of the new 6th generation 2017 Elantra that has already gone on sale at dealers across Canada.

Inevitably, the “fluidic sculpture” styling of the past couldn’t really get any more radical. So when the old and new models are parked side by side, it’s easy to see that the designers dialled back the styling impact of the new car to a more sophisticated, more grownup look with the new familial Hyundai hexagonal grille, straighter horizontal influences, a pulled-back windshield, narrower headlights, unique vertical LED daytime running lamps and softer, less delineated character lines.

And the new look works just fine, the exterior styling complemented by a new palette of colours including bold shades like Fiery Red, Phoenix Orange and our as-tested Marina Blue.

But of course, most of the changes

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- out with the old, in with the new?

The sixth generation 2017 Hyundai Elantra, seen here in Limited trim and in the new trademark Marina Blue is parked next to a fifth-generation predecessor for comparison.

are under the skin.

The Elantra starts with a lighter, stronger foundation, a “SUPERSTRUCTURE”, as Hyundai likes to capitalize it, with 53 per cent high-strength steel compared to 21 per cent in the previous model. This results in 30 per cent stiffer torsional rigidity and increased bending strength, also enhanced by 40 times more structural adhesive application points, revised suspension geometry, and a Motor-Driven Power Steering system that instantly adjusts

to changes in driving conditions.

The new 2017 Elantra rides on the same 2,700 mm wheelbase but it is marginally longer (+20 mm), wider (+25 mm and taller (+5 mm). And although Hyundai still treats the Elantra as a compact, it has technically grown enough to meet EPA mid-size measurements.

The uptick in size allows for a little more elbow room, more shoulder room, and the interior layout has been adjusted, compromising a bit of front

leg room for the sake of more passenger room in the second row. Trunk size is down slightly, probably due to the revised rear suspension, but at 407 litres, the boot is still roomy enough to swallow an assortment of bags and baggage.

The cabin is comfortable and quiet with good ergonomics, added soft touch surfaces and an uptick in quality that brings the Elantra closer to Sonata levels of sophistication.

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LEFT: The 2017 Elantra harnesses a 2.0-litre Atkinson Cycle four-cylinder engine for a little more power and marginally better fuel economy -147 hp (+2 hp) and 132 lb/ft (+2 lb/ft) and 8.3/6.4L/100km (city/hwy). RIGHT: Vertical LED daytime running lamps complement automatic headlamps and 17-inch alloy wheels.

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Four-door luxury Italian style The 100-year plus history of Maserati culminating with this week’s tester, the 2017 Quattroporte S Q4, reads like a Hollywood thriller.

From repeated boom-to-bust and back again, Maserati is one of the names steeped in the romance of the origins of motorsport that has all but been erased by emotionless computers on four wheels we see today at Indianapolis and in Formula One. For the few of us who still remember, seeing Juan Manuel Fangio in the Maserati 250F holding off the might of Ferrari at the Nurburgring in 1957, there is no F1 drive that can ever approach it.

Fangio was up against Ferrari driving his 250F. Running on a half-tank of fuel to be lighter, Fangio was told if he could build up a 30-second lead, he could come in change tires, add fuel and maybe just win.

But it went wrong in the pits and Fangio came out 51 seconds down - a lifetime in F1.

Then he dug in.

“I believe I was inspired that day. I never drove quite like that before and I never drove quite like that again,” he said later.

With just two laps left, he caught and passed the second-place Ferrari and then the leading Ferrari and won on the last lap.

That’s the heritage that comes with the name Maserati and why the cars are still so sought after today.

From the start of the company more than 100 years ago with the six Maserati brothers, the Neptune Trident, the symbol of Bologna where it all started, has had a cache few other car companies can claim.

All of this can be found in the in the 2016 Quattroporte S Q4 tested here.

Although the Quattroporte goes back to 1963, the current model and its more powerful sister, the GTS, were introduced at this year’s Toronto auto show.

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2017 Elantra boasts new level of refinement

Continued from W1 Under the hood is a brand new 2.0-litre fourcylinder engine based on the Atkinson cycle, which tends to benefit fuel economy at a slight cost of engine torque, mitigated, Hyundai engineers assure us, by improved intake and valve timing modifications.

The new 2.0-litre is rated at 147 hp and 132

lb/ft of torque with a fuel economy rating of 8.3/6.4L/100km (city/hwy) compared to the previous 1.8-litre base engine that produced 145hp and 130 lb/ft of torque with a fuel economy rating of 8.8/6.4L/100km (city/hwy).

Under real world test conditions in the 2017 Elantra Limited, I averaged 8.1L/100km (comb).

The 2017 Hyundai Elantra lineup comes in six

trim choices including L ($15,999), LE ($18,499), GL ($20,349), GLS ($22,699), Limited ($26,249) and Ultimate ($28,799).

Okay, forget about the L with steel wheels, no A/C and a manual shifter, although you have to give Hyundai points because even the base car comes with 7 airbags, heated seats, ABS with Electronic Brake Force Distribution and Brake Assist, Stability and Traction Control systems, heated power mirrors, keyless remote, six-way adjustable seats and USB/AUX ports.

All other trim levels upgrade to a standard six-speed automatic with a drive mode selector (Normal, Eco, Sport), along with graduated levels of content.

A majority of Canadians will opt for the middle ground with the GL, which this year appeals even more with a heated leather-wrapped steering wheel, Blind Spot Detection with Rear CrossTraffic Alert, a 7.0-inch touchscreen with Android Auto and rear view camera, LED daytime running lights, 16-inch alloy wheels, LED side mirror signal repeaters, cruise, auto headlamps, a 3.5-inch TFT gauge display and satellite radio.

Which would probably suit me just fine, even though our Elantra Limited tester adds leather seats, 8.0-inch touchscreen with navigation, Rear Parking Assist and other goodies.

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portion and using electric mode for part of the route, the Volvo turned in a number of 4.5 L/100 km— quite amazing for a spacious seven-seater that has a Natural Resources Canada rating of 10.1 L/100 km city and 8.8 highway.

Finally on Day One, I jumped into a 2016 Chevrolet Volt, recently named AJAC’s Green Car of the Year. Chevrolet calls the Volt an extended range electric vehicle that can reach up to 85 km in EV range before the 1.5litre DOHC gasoline engine kicks in.

The route took us from Cobourg to Belleville, our stop for the night and at the end the fuel reading was 3.4 L/100 km.

Next morning, I was in pickup country, piloting the Chevrolet Colorado diesel along rural roads from Belleville to Kingston. Rated at 12/6.2 L/100 km city/highway, I managed to coax a quite respectable 6.6 L/100 km out of the 2.8-litre turbo diesel.

Next up on the Kingston to Brockville leg was pure luxury as I hopped into the most expensive vehicle in the fleet, a $133,250 Mercedes-Benz S 550e plug-in hybrid. With a total system output of 436 hp and 479 lb/ft of torque and a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds, this luxury cruiser put in an impressive number of 7.1L/100 km over the 84 km leg.

Finally, we made our way to the finish line at an Ottawa-area hotel after a short stop at city hall for a few speeches and where all the vehicles were staged for photographers.

Fortunately for me, I had the luck of the draw on this leg and took it home in one of the most fun sports cars on the market, a Mazda MX-5 GS, recently named World Car of the Year for 2016.

With the soft top up for better fuel economy, I managed a reading 5.3L/100 km on the 126 km leg of both city and highway travel.

So how did we do compared to the NRCan numbers? Across the board, drivers bettered the posted numbers for each of the vehicles, in some cases by a huge margin.

For example, the NRCan fuel efficiency rating for the Colorado Diesel is 10.3L/100 km and the journalists finished with an average of 7.1.

In my case, I bettered the NRCan rating with every vehicle I drove and learned that it’s not what you drive, but how you drive it that really matters.

While I didn’t win the coveted “green” jersey, I hope to be back again to give it another go.

For more on EcoRun, including a video and the fuel consumption summary, visit www.ajac.ca and click on EcoRun.

Lorne Drury

Metroland Media As an auto journalist I often get an opportunity to test eco-friendly and fuelefficient vehicles.

But driving seven of them back-to-back over two days as I did during the recent Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) EcoRun from Toronto to Ottawa June 1-3 was a very interesting and unique experience.

This year marked the fifth running of the annual event and brought together 27 vehicles ranging from one pure electric car (Nissan Leaf SL), to plug-in gas-electric hybrids (Volvo XC90 T8, Ford CMAX Energi, Mercedes-Benz S550e, Hyundai Sonata plug-in hybrid), and conventional hybrids (Toyota Prius, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, Lexus 450h and Lexus CT 200h).

The rest of the entries included fuelefficient gasoline vehicles (Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Cruze, Fiat 500 1957 Edition, Ford Focus 1.0-litre, Smart fortwo cabriolet, Honda Civic Touring, Honda HR-V EX, Mazda CX3, Mazda CX-9, Mazda MX-5, Kia Optima LX Eco Turbo, Porsche Carrera, Nissan Altima 2.5 SL, Subaru Impreza) and the lone diesel entry, the Chevrolet Colorado pickup.

Rounding out the field was the Toyota Mirai, an exciting fuel cell car built in Japan and now sold in California.

This year’s fleet ranged in size from subcompacts to the full-size luxury 2016 Mercedes-Benz S 550e plug-in hybrid sedan and even the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado diesel pickup truck.

Throw in a 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera high-performance sports car and you have quite a mixture of vehicles that all have a “green” side to them if driven properly.

The purpose of the EcoRun is to give real-world fuel economy numbers to consumers and showcase some of the alternative options available to them.

The exercise also demonstrates how driving smoothly and efficiently can pay dividends when it comes to fuel economy.

And you don’t have to have a vehicle with all the fancy new technology to better your fuel economy.

Hints such as easing up on the speed, accelerating and braking smoothly and

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anticipating traffic situations ahead of you to prevent unnecessary stops can all help.

While it is not a competition, the drivers vie for the coveted “green” jersey for the best results adhering to fuel-efficient driving techniques.

But can you really achieve the numbers advertised by the manufacturers using laboratory testing by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)?

Our aim was to find out.

Over the two days, I was assigned seven vehicles to drive, starting with a 2016 Lexus CT 200h for a 35.2 km first leg from a Toronto airport-area hotel to the Evergreen Brickworks, just off the Don Valley Parkway.

The world’s first luxury hybrid hatchback, the CT 200h is a nimble little compact that

took me to our first recharging station with an average of 3.5L/100 km of fuel consumption.

Next up, was the cute little Fiat 500 1957 Edition subcompact that used 5.5 L/100 km to do the 61 km second stage to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). At UOIT we got a glimpse of ACE (the Automotive Centre of Excellence), a multi-purpose testing and research centre that showcases a massive climatic wind tunnel and other research chambers.

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OFFERS END JUNE 30TH • VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER Offers available from June 1 - 30, 2016. ≈ Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. †Representative finance offer based on a new new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). Selling price is $25,874 financed at 0% APR equals 60 monthly payments of $431 monthly for a 60 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $25,874. $1,000 Finance Cash included in advertised offer. ≠ Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG56 AA00)/2016 Murano S FWD (LXRG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder S 4 X2 (5XRG16 AA00).

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ENGINE: 3.0-litre twin turbo V6 (404 hp, 406 lb/ft) FUEL ECONOMY: (Premium) 15.1 /10.2/ 12.9L/100 km city/highway/comb.

PRICE: $121,400; Grigio Maratea paint, $2,450; Zegna Rosso interior, $7,900; GTS 20-inch wheels, $4,900; heated wood steering wheel, $700; red calipers, $880; black piano interior trim $3,050, ventilated front seats $1,300; all season tires, $520; power foot pedals, $450; total $143,550 not including shipping and PDI

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each traveller. “When you attend the ‘Audi R8 in Sonoma’ trip, we’ll arrange for you to tour some of Northern California’s best wineries and experience the best cuisine in the area,” says Christopher Pfaff, President and CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners.

Availability is limited for each trip so Pfaff encourages travellers to book early. For example, they only take five couples along to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix each year.

For pricing and further details on the Pfaff experinces please visit www.pfaffauto.com/ travel.

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Inside you don’t really hear the “brapp” crackle of the dual-path sport exhaust system – but others do and that’s the point.

The Quattro Porte tested here starts at $121,400 and with all the options topped out at $143,550 not including shipping.

For those wanting the ultimate in Italian panache, there is the custom silk interior fashioned by Ermenegildo Zegna. Available in three colours, these silk interiors are specially outfitted and woven, much like a fine Italian suit.

The Quattroporte also includes leading edge safety and amenities like engine start-stop technology, blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert, power trunk with hands-free feature, standard premium Harman Kardon 900watt audio system or optional Clari-Fi with the optional 1,280-watt Bowers & Wilkins sound system and SIRI Smart Personal Assistant.

Put it all together and the Quattroporte S Q4 is the culmination of Italian style with Maserati exclusivity.

Queensway S.

Continued from W1 The S Q4 (Q4 for all-wheel-drive) uses a Ferrari-sourced 3.0-litre twin turbo V6 with 404 hp and 406 lb/ft of torque with an eight-speed transmission with a top speed of 383 km/h (175 mph) and a 0-100 km/h time of 4.9 seconds.

More than five meters long (5,262 mm) with a wheelbase of 3,171 mm, this is a full-size sedan in the fullest sense with gorgeous lines from the low wide open mouthed grille with Trident, to the arch over the rear wheels giving it it’s muscular haunches look, all in an optional ($2,450) Grigio Maratea grey just right to set off the optional ($4,900) 20-inch GTS wheels and blood red calipers ($880).

Inside, its Italian leather with liberal use of real chrome accents with huge leather front seats which a friend of mine raved about, saying she could fall asleep in, puts it in an Italian class all its own.

The test car came with the optional ($7,900) Zegna leather package in a deep red (they call it Rosso) with piano black highlights all in real double stitching throughout.

What a wonderful change from the coal bin like interiors of German sedans of the same calibre.

The Quattroporte was effortless in gobbling up more than 200 Highway 401 km surprising me with average fuel consumption of 8.5L/100 km which is about what I would expect from a CUV, not a super sedan.

All this changes when you put the Quattroporte in manual gear selection and activate the sport suspension mode.

The steering wheel mounted paddles are large and exquisitely styled. It work of art in itself, it would look great mounted on a piece of marble or carbon-fibre as a mantle decoration.

Hit the gas and the Quattroporte vaults forward, the throttle blipping on each up and down shift.

The big brakes coupled with the manual down shift haul the Quattroporte down like popping a drag chute – all very impressive for a big sedan weighing in at 1,920 km (4,233 lb).

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For other locations call Ontario’s Drive Clean 1-888-758-2999 or visit www.driveclean.com

TOP: The 2016 Maserati Quattroporte (S Q4 model shown) is at once a premium luxury sedan with supercar performance and handling.

RIGHT: The optional Zegna leather package with dark red leather inserts.

You’ll always remember the first time you got behind the wheel. Maybe you were a natural, or maybe your dad was just as nervous about teaching you as you were learning.

Father’s day is fast approaching, and if your dad is the type who prefers fast cars to ties, its the perfect time to create new memories together — like that first time behind the wheel — with Pfaff Automotive Partners.

The Canadian automotive retailer has long been offering exclusive travel experiences for their clients, and now they are opening up the experience to the world. From ‘Porsche Driving School’ in Atlanta to ‘Behind the Scenes at McLaren’ in Surrey, England, there is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for every father who loves great vehicles.

Travellers get to drive luxury automobiles around world-renowned race tracks. They attend exclusive events, are given access to VIP hospitality areas, and stay in world-class hotels such as the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells in Palm Springs, the Carneros Inn in Sonoma, or the Hotel Place d’Armes in downtown Montreal.

Pfaff takes care of the details to make these experiences special and unique for

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LMPP offer balance is transferable (transfer fee may apply) if the vehicle is sold (Canadian plans cannot be transferred to US customers). Offer is not raincheckable. Some exclusions may apply, see your Lincoln Dealer for full details. ^Offer only valid from April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with a Costco membership on or before March 31, 2016. Use this $1,000CDN Costco member offer towards the purchase or lease of a new and available 2015/2016/2017 Lincoln vehicle, excluding Ford vehicles, Limo and Livery models and 2015 final settled vehicles (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory‐ordered from your participating Lincoln dealer within the Offer Period. Offer is only valid at participating dealers, is subject to vehicle availability, and may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. ©2016 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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FINANCE† FROM

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