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There are increasing calls for help for families dealing with serious mental illness after the death of a Richmond Hill father and the arrest of his son.

York Regional Police have charged Jacob Veltheer, 30, with first-degree murder of his father, Robert Veltheer, age 77.

Robert Veltheer was found dead in his home with obvious signs of trauma Sunday evening.

The next day, his son Jacob was found walking on Hwy. 48 in East Gwillimbury and he was arrested without incident, police said.

The family has coped with tragedy before.

A son died several years ago at age 23.

Jacob was listed as “missing”

by York police in April of 2015, and eventually located in “good health” and reunited with his family, police said at that time.

Robert Veltheer founded the Home on the Hill organization about five years ago, with a group of parents and family members who were grappling with critical gaps in the health care system.

Now, members of the group fighting for housing for those with serious mental illness are reeling over news that their founding president is dead.

“We’re just devastated Bob is gone,” said Kathleen Mochnacki, vice-president of the not-

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“Loved ones don’t get the treatment they need and parents don’t get the partnership and collaboration they need from the health care system,” Mochnacki said this week.

Veltheer organized with other families in the area to create badly needed housing for their loved ones in units that were safe, supportive and stable.

“Bob was adamant that we get the message out to politicians that we need to have more hospital beds for those with serious mental illness, in addition to more supportive housing for this population.”

Mochnacki said Home on the Hill was on the verge of success, working with the Region of York and others to establish units in the local area for those with serious mental illness.

Appointments had been set in coming weeks with MPP Stephen Del Duca in Vaughan, Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi and Richmond Hill MP Majid Jowhari to communicate this message.

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There was more green grass than snow at the 48th annual Richmond Hill Winter Carnival, but that didn’t stop hundreds of families from having fun at the Mill Pond event. Enough snow was provided to build a hill beside the main parking lot, allowing boarders like Steven Longo (left) to perform high-flying moves.

The horse-drawn wagon ride route stayed on a path around the pond this year, instead of on the unfrozen surface, and entertainers such as The Lizards provided entertainment at the bandshell.

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Brad O’Neill, Canadian Tire North sponsor (left), presents the first place trophy to St. Anne Catholic Elementary seniors team coach, Joseph Teofilo, and team manager, Nickie Rizzi, (far right) at Tom Graham Arena Tuesday after the finals. St. Anne captured the senior division title in the Richmond Hill Winter Carnival Elementary School Hockey Tournament.

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GOLD MEDAL ELEMENTARY TEAMS Canadian Tire’s Brad O’Neill, key sponsor for the 25-team tourney (right), presents the first place junior trophy to Our Lady of the Annunciation coach, Pam Heinrich, capturing the junior division title in the carnival school hockey tournament. Our Lady of Hope teams captured both the senior and junior silver medals, go online to yorkregion.com for more.

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BULLETIN

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225 East Beaver Creek Road

Upcoming Meetings Tuesday, February 16th – Committee of the Whole – 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 17th – Council Public Meeting – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, February 22nd – Council – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, February 29th – Committee of the Whole – 4:30 p.m.

Agendas for all meetings are available on the Town’s website under the Council section “Meetings and Agendas” tab. Council meetings will be held at the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 1st floor.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM For meetings held in the Council Chambers, the Town of Richmond Hill offers an assistive listening system. Should you require the use of this system, please advise the Office of the Clerk in advance by sending an e-mail to clerks@richmondhill.ca or by speaking with Clerk’s Office staff before the start of the meeting.

Employment Opportunities The Town of Richmond Hill has the following employment opportunities currently available: • Natural Environment Intern • Gardener • Engineering Mapping Assistant • School Crossing Guards • Lifeguards & Swimming Instructors • Fitness Instructor • Operations Technical Services Coordinator • Project Manager – IT • Manager, Infrastructure Technology • Facility Attendant I & II For detailed information about these and other positions, including application instructions, deadlines and file numbers, please visit the Town’s Website at RichmondHill.ca/Employment or view the public bulletin board at any one of the Town’s community centres.

Public Notice NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT The Town of Richmond Hill has received the following applications under the Planning Act: INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE NOS.: ITEM 1 D01-15007 /D02- 15036 Bruce Robb, Senior Planner 905-771-5542, bruce.robb@richmondhill.ca

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A request from ELGIN HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, for lands described as Part of Lots 26 and 27, Concession 2, E.Y.S. and municipally known as 1000 Elgin Mills Road East. The applications seek to permit 320 townhouse units within 17 stacked townhouse blocks, having heights of 4 and 5 storeys, and 272 apartment units in two, ten storey apartment buildings. Internal access is proposed from a private lane connecting to Elgin Mills Road East and a future local street to the north. The proposed Gross Floor Area is 58,316 sq. m (627,732 sq. ft.) with a Floor Space Index of 1.51.

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that “complete” development applications have been received by the Town of Richmond Hill pursuant to the Planning Act. The applications have been circulated to Town departments and external agencies for review and comment. A Council Public Meeting will be scheduled and held at a later date, with formal notice being provided pursuant to the statutory requirements of the Planning Act. If you wish to express your views with respect to these applications, please forward your comments in writing to the assigned Planner noted above. The personal information accompanying your submission will become part of the public record. Additional information related to these applications is also available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. during regular business days at the Town’s Planning & Regulatory Services Department, located at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

DATED THIS 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016.

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Public Notice COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Concerning Proposed Zoning By-law Amendments A PUBLIC MEETING is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, to notify the public and receive comments on the following applications that have been received by the Town.

INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: ITEM 1 D02-15039 Katherine Faria, Planner I - Subdivisions 905-771-5543, katherine.faria@richmondhill.ca A request from TUPELO INVESTMENTS LIMITED to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as Lot 1 and Part of Lot 2, Registered Plan 1883 and municipally known as 33 Roseview Avenue.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to facilitate the future severance of the subject lands to create two (2) additional building lots fronting onto Roseview Avenue and Church Street South.

INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: D02-15040 Derek Lau, Planner II 905-771-2479, derek.lau@richmondhill.ca A request from RAIF OZDEMIR to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as West Part of Lot 100, Plan 202, designated as Part 2, Reference Plan 65R6930, and municipally known as 45 Maple Grove Avenue.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to facilitate a future severance to permit the creation of one (1) additional building lot having frontage on Maple Grove Avenue for single detached residential development.

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INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: D02-15034 Derek Lau, Planner II 905-771-2479, derek.lau@richmondhill.ca A request from EBRAHIM REZAIEE to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as Part of Lot 19, Plan 3805 and municipally known as 236 Duncan Road.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to facilitate the development of a three-storey, 667.6 square metres (7,186 square feet) day nursery with associated outdoor play area on the subject lands.

Any person may attend the meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments. Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be mailed/faxed/e-mailed to the Acting Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Acting Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are passed or refused, the

person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Municipal Board and may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If you wish to be notified of the passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments, you must make a written request to the Acting Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill ON L4B 3P4.

Notice of Collection: Personal information collected as a result of this public meeting is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), the Planning Act and the Town of Richmond Hill’s Procedure By-law, and all other relevant legislation, and will be used to assist in making a decision on this matter. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will be made available for public disclosure to members of the public, at the meeting, through requests, and through the website of The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill unless you expressly request the Town to remove it. Questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of this personal information may be directed to the Acting Clerk at the contact information provided below.

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

Detailed information regarding the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments may be obtained by contacting the Planning & Regulatory Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor at 905-771-8910. The Staff Reports will be available at the Office of the Clerk, Ground Floor of the Municipal Offices, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 after 3:00 p.m. The Staff Reports will also be available on the Town’s website RichmondHill.ca/Meetings.

Gloria T. Collier, Acting Clerk Town of Richmond Hill Tel: 905-747-6363 225 East Beaver Creek Road Fax: 905-771-2502 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4 E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca DATED THIS 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016

PROPOSED BY-LAW TO PERMANENTLY STOP-UP AND CLOSE A PORTION OF BAYEL CRESCENT Town of Richmond Hill TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill intends to pass a By-law to permanently stop-up and close a portion of Bayel Crescent, more particularly described as Part of Bayel Crescent, Plan 65M-2827, designated as Part 1, on draft reference plan prepared by Benedict, Raithby Inc. dated December 15, 2015, File S-1512888 and Part of Leno Mills Avenue, Plan 65M-2827, designated as Part 2, on draft reference plan prepared by Benedict, Raithby Inc. dated December 15, 2015, File S-15-12888 and Block 70, Plan 65M-2827, lying west of Bayview Avenue and north of Elgin Mills Road East, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, as depicted in the map below.

The proposed By-law regarding the subject portion of Bayel Crescent to be permanently closed is available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Ground Floor, during regular business hours.

Richmond Hill Town Council will consider the proposed road closure at its meeting to be held on the 7th day of March, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 225 East Beaver Creek Road.

If you wish to address Council regarding this matter, you must submit your request in writing by 12:00 noon on Monday, March 7, 2016. You may send an e-mail to clerks@richmondhill.ca or fax your request to (905) 771-2502.

The personal information accompanying your submission will become part of the public record.

Gloria T. Collier, Acting Clerk Town of Richmond Hill Tel: 905-747-6363 225 East Beaver Creek Road Fax: 905-771-2502 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4 E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca DATED THIS 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016

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Community Information

Holiday Service Schedule RICHMOND HILL 2015 UNITED WAY OF TORONTO & YORK REGION CAMPAIGN

Family Day: Monday, February 15 MUNICIPAL OFFICES

905-771-8800 • RichmondHill.ca Richmond Hill’ Hill’ss Municipal Offi Offices ces (225 East Beaver Creek) and the Operations Centre (1200 Elgin Mills Road East) will be closed on Monday, February 15.

Visit RichmondHill.ca for information about paying water or tax bills and parking tickets.

RICHMOND HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY

All branches closed on Monday, February 15.

For more information, please visit www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca or call 905-884-9288.

COMMUNITY CENTRES, POOLS & ARENAS Please visit RichmondHill.ca/Family Day for special operating hours and details.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

To report emergency situations, such as flooding, watermain breaks, blocked sewers or downed trees, please call 905-884-8013.

FAMILY DAY ACTIVITIES

Take a swim at Bayview Hill Pool, Oak Ridges Pool or the Wave Pool.

Take a glide through the looped trail at Richmond Green Skate Trail. Lace up for a Family Day skate or play some drop-in shinny at Tom Graham Arena. Spend Family Day having fun with family!

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Richmond Hill would like to thank the following people and businesses who contributed to the success of our United Way Campaign. Their generosity helped us to raise an incredible $70,024.19 for our community.

Abruzzo Pizza Aquatech Logistics Inc. Autograph Authentic Avante Mazda Richmond Hill Baton Rouge Restaurant & Bar Blackmore Tennis Club Breathworks Canadian Tire Associate Store 087 Cardinal Golf Club CIMCO Refrigeration Didi Gadjanski D. M. Robichaud & Associates Ltd. Estique Spa Explore Centre Framar Salon Fraticelli’s Italian Grill & Bar Futuresign Multimedia Displays Geptic Limited UK Hakim Optical Hand & Stone Massage & Facial Spa Hart Entertainment iL Fornello Imagimax Promotional Products J + A Cleaning Solutions Ltd. Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill La Rocca Creative Cakes Laser Quest Mad Science of Toronto Maple Downs Golf & Country Club Mar-King Construction Company Limited Martial Arts Training Centre Massage Addict Massage Habit Mastermind Mayor & Council of Richmond Hill Midas Richmond Hill Mon Sheong Foundation Mosey & Mosey Insurance Agency Ltd. Moxie’s Grill & Bar Neptune Technology Group (Canada) Ltd. Nor-Line Plumbing & Mechanical Ltd. Orangetheory Fitness Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts Richmond Hill Character Community Richmond Hill Coyotes Richmond Hill Fire & Emergency Services Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club Richmond Hill Staff Rubicon Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites Snapd Richmond Hill Swish Maintenance Limited Swissmar Richmond Hill Terra Restaurant The Golf Lounge The 3 Brewers The Liberal The Miller Group The Summit Golf & Country Club Limited Tim Horton’s Turtle Jack’s Weir Foulds LLP Wilson Niblett Motors Women’s Fitness Clubs of Canada

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INTERIM TAX BILLS – 1ST INSTALLMENT March Tuesday, March 1 is the due date for taxpayers on the regular Installment Plan. It is also the withdrawal date for taxpayers enrolled in the Due Date Pre-Authorized Debit Plan (PAD) for the Interim Billing and those enrolled in the Monthly Pre-Authorized Debit Plan.

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The next enrolment deadline for PAD is May 31, 2016. Please complete and submit an application to Revenue Services. You are responsible for maintaining your taxes until PAD Enrolment Confirmation is received.

Overdue accounts are not eligible to enroll in PAD.

PENALTIES AND INTEREST Did you know there is no “grace period” for late tax payments? A penalty for non-payment will be added at a rate of 1.25% of the installment amount on the first day of default. In addition, interest will be added to unpaid taxes at a rate of 1.25% per month on the first day of each month the account remains unpaid. Late payment penalties cannot be removed by Council or staff. This policy is applied to all tax accounts to maintain fairness. Overdue notices will include a $3 administration fee effective January 1, 2016.

If payments are made through your financial institution, either at a branch or online banking on the due date, payments may be received by us after the due date. Therefore, proof of your payment may be required to correct the payment date.

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his Sunday is Valentine’s Day (men, consider what I have just told you a public service announcement) which could involve special planning on our part, guys, to make things fall into place as if we have been getting all of this set well in advance, and not since this coming Saturday night, at midnight.

In my case I hope to take my wife skating, then out for dinner.

Not sure why I want to do this, go skating, since I have tried a couple of times recently with no luck.

Guess it’s just a “romantic” and “Canadian” thing to do.

“I don’t have my skates. They’re at my parents’,” she tells me.

“No, they’re not,” I say. “They’re in the front hall closet.”

They have been in the closet for five years.

“But the blades aren’t sharp,” she points out.

As if they’re like razors. They get dull, may as well throw them out.

“We can get them sharpened at the rink,” I assure her.

“I’m not sure they fit,” she says.

Did her feet grow? I’ll have to google that. Significant foot growth in adulthood: causes.

“They’ll fit,” I assure her.

“But I haven’t skated in years,” she says. “I might fall.”

Yes, you might fall. But you might not! You might be zipping around like a regular Connor McDavid (that is, without getting crushed into the boards and breaking your collarbone).

You might surprise yourself.

You might surprise me.

I don’t want her to fall. If she just wobbled a little the first time around, that would be enough to give her something to talk about at a cocktail party.

Don’t fall. But look a little wobbly and then, in the end, stay on your feet. Tadaaa!

“I might break my hip.”

You’re not going to fall and break your hip. You are too young and besides, you are not going to fall, you are just going to wobble.

After that you are going to glide

Bernie O’Neill gracefully and straight and make nice, even turns, like you are a Zamboni.

Meanwhile, your husband is going to show off his skating skills and impress the heck out of you.

Or, better yet, your husband falls! Hopefully he is a gentleman and has practised how to fall if it becomes clear that’s what it will take to make your Valentine’s Day a memorable one, even if it includes a hospital visit.

“What if someone takes a video of me when I fall?”

Is that what this world has come to? Never try something new because you might land on your tailbone as someone else is recording their four-year-old doing pirouettes and you’ll end up as a top #fail video on YouTube?

“No one will videotape us,” I tell her. “And we can skate and have some hot chocolate. Sounds fun, no?”

Despite that incredible sales pitch, I have my doubts that it is suddenly going to work on Valentine’s Day, when it doesn’t work other days. So guys, my second bit of advice, other than to remember Sunday is Valentine’s Day, is to have a plan B, which in my case will be going to the movies.

I guess she just doesn’t have the heart to come out and say, “I don’t like skating.” But that is fine. So long as she still likes me.

I have a long-term contract, just like Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf (go figure, my wife likes Leafs goalie James Reimer; it’s some sort of workplace injustice/sympathy thing). But fortunately for me, under current Ontario law, she is not able to trade me to Ottawa for new players or future draft picks.

We attended last week’s public council meeting on the draft secondary plan for the downtown core of Richmond Hill. The visions of this plan for a community-oriented, heritage-preserving and pedestrian-friendly area are quite encouraging.

Upsetting were the closing remarks of the Ward 2 councillor. Concerning widening of sidewalks and roads, Tom Muench stated specifically that Richmond Hill United Church at the corner of Yonge and Centre was in the way.

He asked: “For those of you who love the church and the look of churches — how many of you go?”

The meaning of this rhetorical question and his following remarks seemed to suggest churches like the United Church are only heritage shells, devoid of inner life and economic viability, a future burden for the public.

Let’s look at the facts.

The congregation of Richmond Hill United has as members 400 households, of which about a third attend, on average, Sunday services.

Many of us participate during the week in active groups, discussing topics not only of faith, but also of general social and political interest, including our community.

Last but not least, we contribute to the social wellbeing of our town and York Region, providing breakfast for school children, supporting the Krasman Centre and 360Kids, helping Syrian families to settle in their new homes, and much more.

We urge Mr. Muench to attend one of our church services and perhaps the annual general meeting of our congregation on Feb. 21 to get a more accurate picture of the churches on the Hill and their contribution to our town.

We hope he will apologize for his uninformed remarks from the spot they were made, from the council bench.

Wilhelm Bleek, Adam de Vita, Lyn May Richmond Hill

I attended the public meeting Feb. 3 to listen to the presentation on Richmond Hill’s downtown area. In general, the secondary plan was clear and well presented by the town planners.

Comments from the public fell into two categories.

There were endorsements of the plan, with clarity and more detail requested on height and density ratios, proposed street widening and angles of sight views to church spires etc.

The second category of comments were from agents for landowners/developers also seeking clarity on technical details of density and height ratios, clearly needed in order to move forward with their investment projects.

Then council members offered their views and also asked clarifying questions on similar technical details.

In general, there was support for this plan, which has taken time and great effort to develop and will move forward for approval with further refinements built in after receiving input from all stakeholders.

The tone was open and collaborative, however, a few notes rang sourly in my ears.

In Ward 2 Councillor Tom Muench’s address on the matter of the churches he asked the rhetorical question of the

SEND A LETTER: Email letters to mbeck@yrmg.com audience: how many of you “go” to those churches?

I found the question offensive and gauche and I took it as an attempt to diminish the importance of those structures in our village core.

Whether I “go” to one or another of those churches or not is a matter of my own faith journey and I didn’t expect an admonishment by a councillor on that matter.

Councillor Muench concluded his address with trite encouragement for us to “dare to dream”... To be fair, if he was trying to highlight the real financial challenge of our town’s churches, he expressed himself very poorly.

My financial support of one or another of those churches is also independent of whether I “go” to them or not. Few people “go” to St. Peter’s in Rome in the way Councillor Muench implied, yet none will doubt the importance of that structure.

I learned from my younger daughter, who explained that the distinguishing highlight of a town is a visible church spire. I believe the secondary plan for the downtown respects this principle.

Iain Switzer Richmond Hill

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“Why not?”

Just those two words — and a love for two wheels — are helping two Richmond Hill lovebirds make their dreams come true.

The first “why not” came into play in the fall of 2014, when Kayla Mazzolin saw a customer walk into the bike shop where she worked.

The manager at Impala Bicycles was captivated by the charming young man wanting to buy a high-end road bike.

He seemed to know just what he wanted and after a quick test-drive, he put down a deposit and agreed to pay for the bike in instalments.

Each time Brian Montgomery, 32, came into the Yonge Street store to make another payment, Mazzolin, 27, liked him a little bit more.

They chatted. They shared interests.

They seemed to have a lot in common and when the day came for the final payment, Mazzolin was reluctant to let him go.

Montgomery, too, wondered how to keep the budding friendship alive.

The Stouffville resident had been smitten from the first day he saw her.

“When I walked into the shop and saw Kayla, I sort of forgot about the bike, to be honest. She was super sweet, a breath of fresh air.”

His parents came with him when he made the final payment.

“I think that salesgirl likes you,” his mom said. “Why don’t you ask her for a date?”

Montgomery shook his head. You can’t just do that.

But Mazzolin wondered if she could do something — and concluded, why not?

She asked him to like the Impala page on Facebook.

That night, he did.

A few weeks later, she wondered if she should go further.

Would it be weird to make a friend request on her personal Facebook page? Why not, she decided, again.

That night, he friended her back.

After a few awkward messages online, they took their relationship offline, with a first date snowboarding at Blue Mountain and a few months later, watching a spring sunset after a ferry ride to Toronto

Island, he asked her to marry him.

Last summer they honeymooned in British Columbia, revelling in their shared love for cycling at a big mountain bike festival.

Wouldn’t it be great, they thought, to share their love for biking with their own bike shop?

On their return, they learned the Impala bike shop was set to close when the lease expired in December.

They looked at each other and said, “why not”?

This winter, they took over the business, moving it to less expensive digs on Bayview Avenue.

They opened in December, Mazzolin running the day-today operation, Montgomery, who is a full-time chef, giving her a hand on Sundays.

Woudn’t it be great, they thought, if we could combine both businesses?

And of course, they decided, why not.

Their next plans include a coffee bar/bistro, run by Montgomery, inside the blossoming little bike shop.

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Calls spread for inquest into death investigation.

“Somewhere along the line, our health system needs to care for the caregivers, as well. They end up doing — at grave risk to themselves — that job which should be wholly undertaken by OHIP and the professionals.

“What happened to Bob, that’s the end result of an almost secret side of this only the family caregivers truly know and experience.”

Family support and access to records and information of adult children should be a prerequisite to integration, home-living and home care, she said.

“If not ... the risk is too high.”

Losing Veltheer, a leader in the community, is an unspeakable tragedy, Cilevitz said.

“His loss is immeasurable.

On behalf of my Ward 5 residents, I extend my deepestsympathies to the Veltheer family. My thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time.”

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him now and I don’t know what we’re going to do.

“Bob had the overview and experience to head up the agency. He had that steady hand and he had a deep passion for justice,” she added.

“He was a strong member of our community, a leader who filled a niche that desperately needed to be filled.

That’s the legacy he’s left.”

Those who knew about the personal struggles faced by the Veltheer family pointed a finger of blame at an underfunded health care system, and called out for better support for families coping with serious mental illness.

Marvin Ross, an author, blogger and mental health advocate who spoke at Home on the Hill meetings, called for a coroner’s inquest or a Royal Commission into the circumstances that led to the death.

“This horrific tragedy could probably have been prevented had Jacob been kept in hospital long enough to stabilize him properly and,

Robert Veltheer, from social media page. if that was not possible, to give him a secure place where he could live,” Ross said, adding the number of psychiatric beds in Ontario has declined “considerably” over the past few decades.

“This is not the first preventable death, nor will it be the last unless we finally start to care,” said Ross.

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Muzzo pleaded guilty Feb. 4 to drunk driving causing the death of the three Neville-Lake children and their grandfather in a Vaughan crash.

He also pleaded guilty to injuring Neriza Neville and Josephina Frias.

The facts of the case involve Muzzo getting off a private jet in Toronto Sept. 27 after his bachelor party in Miami.

He then jumped in his Jeep Cherokee to drive home to King.

In the lead up to the crash, Muzzo was driving 85 km/h, slowed to 54 km/h and then 43 km/h, removed his foot from the brake and then T-boned the Neville-Lake’s Caravan 3.7 seconds after first applying the brakes, according to data recovered from the vehicle.

He slowed, but did not stop at the stop sign, even though conditions were ideal for visibility, according to witnesses.

After the crash, Muzzo’s vehicle then col-

lided with a white Mercedes.

After the Neville-Lake vehicle ended up in a ditch, a number of witnesses said Muzzo wasn’t acting “normal”, suggesting his eyes were glossy and he was stumbling.

Police said Muzzo had urinated himself and couldn’t understand basic directions.

An initial breath test indicated he had 192 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood. A second test showed 204 mg., which is nearly three times the legal limit.

By the time his breath sample was taken, all the children had died, the court heard.

Muzzo’s mother, Dawn, and Richard and Dina Hampton, who are the parents of his fiancé are his surety for bail.

He is not allowed to drink, drive or approach the Neville-Lakes.

He must be inside his mother’s Kleinburg residence between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., outside of medical emergencies.

Outside the courthouse, grieving mother Jennifer Neville-Lake said it was somewhat of a relief to hear the guilty plea, if for nothing else so that she could now officially call him a — Jeremy Grimaldi “drunk driver”.

Heart2Heart comes to Richmond Hill

All proceeds will benefit YouthSpeak, a performance charity on a mission to increase empathy amongst students and staff, improve well-being for students and create awareness to parents about mental health, bullying and addiction.

Tickets are $125 each or $200 for a couple.

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Show off your ‘70sor ‘80s era attire at the Heart2Heart Dinner and Dance set for this Saturday, Feb. 13 in Richmond Hill.

Enjoy a blast from the past plus a threecourse meal, silent auction, door prizes, a live band and free indoor parking at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel, 9005 Leslie St. at Hwy. 7. Cocktails start at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.

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Since its start, Show Us Your Heart has raised thousands of dollars to care for pets all across Canada.

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Storefront windows in downtown Richmond Hill may be empty, but a town hall meeting last week was full to overflowing with residents, business owners and developers who want to change all that.

More than 200 people crowded into council chambers Feb. 3 to learn more about plans for the ailing village core.

The mood was hopeful as councillors and residents listened to a presentation of the town’s draft secondary plan.

Residents who spoke to council expressed approval for the plan they hope will bring life back to the beleaguered business district, but developers and land owners weren’t so sure.

Some warned that the plan’s lower density restrictions in the central part of the village will impair economic viability of their proposed developments.

The town’s official plan calls for three districts in the downtown area. The village core just north of Yonge and Major Mackenzie will have “modest growth,” while the civic and uptown districts, just north and south of the village core, will have more height and density, senior planner Michelle Dobbie said.

The draft secondary plan provides more detail and is designed to “unlock the potential of the downtown” she said.

Town planners want to enhance the walkable “main street character” and unify the area by linking parks and plazas with a system of courtyards and pedestrian areas behind the Yonge Street buildings.

There is currently a healthy supply of parking spaces, but it is “territorial”, Dobbie said, and the town hopes to rectify that with a more urban parking model — beginning with better signage and eventually town-owned public parking structures.

The secondary plan hopes to retain the village character and view of historic church steeples with reduced height and density between Dunlop and Major Mackenzie, but delegations representing developers said last Wednesday

that is a bad idea.

Ira R. Kirshen, a landowner in the designated area, said many property owners in the village won’t be happy with the “short-sighted ... unrealistic development goals and restrictions” that will lead to a slow decay.

“A landlord requires a return on investment and this plan devalues the properties in the village district,” he said. “Keeping the height restriction to five stories all but ensures the lack of financial feasibility to proceed with a development project and would create a dilapidated two-storey village centre bordered by eight- to 15-storey buildings on either side.

“When you moved city hall, you threw the area into a death spiral that we have not dug ourselves out of because of recommendations like this chasing away investment.”

But residents who spoke praised the vision for a revitalized downtown core.

Wilhelm Bleek, a resident of Centre Street West since 1986, described it as a utopia “preserving cultural heritage, community, walkability, it’s all in your plan and it’s amazing.”

Ian McCallum, another village resident, said he sat on the central business district advisory committee several years ago.

Few local business owners took part in the process, he said, “and it looked a lot like herding cats ... It really was a problem”.

The draft secondary plan is an excellent one that engages both long-timers and newcomers, he said, but it should include a process that “gets rid of some of the cats”.

He suggested the town work with other levels of government to put in place a program enabling municipalities to pool investment funds to “buy out some of the cats” [property owners] and make the master plan a reality.

“It’s a perilous investment decision to buy into the central business district at the current time.”

Murray Evans, speaking on behalf of three property owners, added to the metaphor from a different perspective.

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The plan is a complicated one, he said, and requires “not only getting rid of some of the cats, but also making sure some of those cats are happy”.

His clients struggle with what kind of development they can build in the core with proposed density restrictions, he said.

“How do we make it worthwhile?”

Another resident, John Skelton, voiced concerns about the growing number of homes being converted to rental units, with overflowing garbage and multiple cars being parked at the property.

Ward 2 Councillor Tom Muench, who in recent weeks sent out robocalls promoting the downtown core public meeting, said he has heard from more than 250 people concerned about traffic, liveability, walking, biking and safety.

“I hope that we can be unselfish. That’s

hard,” he said. “For those of you who love the look of the churches, how many of you go?”

He warned that some village residents living on Centre Street may find their twolane road becomes a four-lane.

“Those of you that dream of a subway?

In truth, if there’s no density, would you want tax dollars focused on putting a subway up there?”

Some property owners would like to see dense development similar to North York, but the town’s plan calls for a more “villagefriendly community”, Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg said.

“I love this plan — it defines us, it’s unique, it is small. If we build over it, we lose it forever. We are not North York.”

Ward 3 Councillor Castro Liu said compromises may be necessary for a vibrant downtown core.

“A downtown without traffic is a ghost

town. No plan is perfect, it’s not going to make everyone happy, but I thank staff for this wonderful report because to me this is mission impossible and they’re making possible out of possible.”

“This is furthest that we’ve ever come to the remaking of our downtown,” said Mayor Dave Barrow. “It is going to change and that will make it vibrant.”

Last week’s meeting was the first part of the public portion of the downtown revitalization process, Dobbie said. It will be followed by a public comment portion and stakeholder meetings, leading to final endorsement by council in the fall.

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Cyclist dies 1 week after collision with SUV A 76-year-old Richmond Hill cyclist, believed to have suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle Jan. 30, died a week later on Saturday.

York Regional Police say the collision occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Waterhouse Way in Richmond Hill when the victim was struck by a 2010 Nissan Rogue.

The vehicle that struck the man remained at the scene and the driver checked on the condition of the cyclist. The cyclist said he was fine, asked that police not be called and went home, York police said.

The following day, Jan. 31, a family member of the victim contacted York police to report the collision.

Officers went to the victim’s home and took a report, encouraging him to go to hospital to have his injuries examined, which appeared to be minor. He agreed.

Police were advised Feb. 1 the man’s condition had worsened and his injuries were now considered lifethreatening. He remained in hospital and on Feb. 6, he died of his injuries.

Any witnesses or those who may have residential video surveillance systems on Waterhouse Way should call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7704.

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Saturday, Feb. 13 Mardi Gras North & Love Train Revue comes to Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Feb. 13. Celebrate Mardi Gras, Carnival, Valentine’s, Black History Month and Family Day with Love Train Revue; party starts at 6:30 p.m. with Bourbon Street buskers; show is 8 p.m.

Wear Mardi Gras costume or formal wear, sample whisky or bourbon, enjoy Dixieland music with George St. Kitts and more. Portion of sales from beads or masks to charity. Tickets: $49.99 for students/ seniors; $54.99 adults; http://bit.ly/LoveTrainRevue or call theatre box office 905-787-8811.

Sunday, Feb. 14 All are invited to a Valentine Tea & Bake Sale Feb. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Church Hall, 15 Church Lane, Thornhill (just east of Yonge). Home baking, gifts, raffle and more; proceeds to children’s charities.

Monday, Feb. 15 Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, Yonge and Carrville, is open on Family Day, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; for details, visit hillcrestmall. ca. Promenade Mall at Centre and Bathurst in Thornhill is also open for Family Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with activities for the entire family; visit cfshops.com/promenade for details.

The Richmond Hill Historical Society meets Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge, Wallace Hall, for guest speaker, Randy Barber on Winston Churchill, Renaissance Man. Barber is chair of International Churchill Society-Canada and brings some of his extensive collection concerning Sir Winston Churchill. All welcome; guests free. Memberships available; visit rhhs.ca

Community Calendar Three pools in Richmond Hill are open for Family Day fun Feb. 15; Bayview Hill, Oak Ridges and the Wave Pool; regular admission rates apply. As well, enjoy parent and child/tot or children’s drop-in shinny at Tom Graham Arena; full equipment mandatory; $5.25 per player; goalies play free; plus family skating.

For complete schedule, go to richmondhill.ca and click on Family Day.

Tuesday, Feb. 16 Celebrate Heritage Week and an exhibition open house Feb. 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Heritage Centre, 19 Church St. N. Once Upon a Time – A Medieval Exhibit showcases life during years 1000 to 1500 AD, from monks and monasteries to the feudal system, architecture, games, pastimes and the Crusades. Also Logs to Bricks: The Evolution of the Home, an exhibit showcasing how the house has evolved from the early one-room log cabin to an urban home with multiple rooms.

Wednesday, Feb. 17 A free lecture — 5 Proven Ways to Avoid and Reverse Heart Disease — is offered Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at York Family Chiropractic, 7670 Yonge St., Unit 10, Thornhill. Naturopath Ali Ipchilar will offer healthy alternatives to the typical poor diet of too much sugar and not enough omega

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Thursday, Feb. 18 The Friends of Markham Museum presents David Robertson, senior archeologist, Feb. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd. His presentation will review the evolution of Toronto’s harbour as reflected in archaeological projects, including the 2015 discovery of remains of early 19th-century schooner. Complimentary appetizers. Cash bar.

Tickets $30; all proceeds benefit Friends of Markham Museum; call 905-477-5530.

Richmond Hill Naturalists meet Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church’s Wallace Hall, 10066 Yonge St. Speaker is Susan Walmer, former board member of the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust and member of Save the Oak Ridges Moraine and Oak Ridges Trail Association, offering overview of programs and projects that protect the moraine.

Guests welcome; $5 donation appreciated.

Parking free; refreshments served. For details, visit rhnaturalists.ca or call Marianne Yake at 905-883-3047.

Enjoy free French language conversation group in Richmond Hill, Feb. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Covernotes Tea and Coffee House, 10268 Yonge St., beside Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Adults from York Region welcome to put French conversation skills into action (from francophones to beginners). For details, go online to http://bit.ly/partagez_conversation or email Partagez.York@yahoo.ca

fee/juice and treats, without cost being a limiting factor. Suggestion donation $1. For details, email RHspaghetti@yahoo.ca

Prostate Cancer Canada Network’s Newmarket Support Group meets Feb. 18 at Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr., Newmarket for meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 to 9 p.m., with speaker, Dr. Padraig Warde, radiation oncologist at Princes Margaret Hospital, discussing latest advances in treatment. All welcome. For details, call 905-8951975 or visit newmarketprostatecancer.com A free, informative seminar on Crohn’s and Colitis, Naturopathic Treatment Perspectives, is presented Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Four Seasons Naturopathic Wellness, 305 Carrville Rd. Naturopathic Doctor Habib presents new research on inflammatory bowel illnesses and how naturopathic medicine can help. Donations accepted for local food bank. RSVP at 905-597-7201 or at familynaturopath.ca.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Pancake Breakfast, hosted by Christian Education Committee/Youth Advisory Team of Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., served Feb. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Breakfast includes pancakes with toppings of berries or whipped cream, scrambled eggs, sausages, juice, tea or coffee; for $8 (adults), or $4 for children 12 and under. There will also be a bake sale. Bring friends, make new ones. For details, call church office at 905-884-4211.

All are invited to enjoy a Richmond Hill Community Spaghetti Dinner Feb. 20 at new time and location — 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at Elgin Barrow Arena, 43 Church St. S. (east entrance).

Join in meal of spaghetti, salad, bread, tea/cof-

Royal Canadian Legion branch 375, Richmond Hill, presents an Elimination Draw Dance fundraiser Feb. 20 at 8:30 p.m. at 233 Centre St. E., Richmond Hill with D.J. Wayne Jones. Enjoy food, fun and free draw for $25 per couple; call 905-884-7030 for tickets.

Sunday, Feb. 21 All are invited to MPP Reza Moridi’s annual Chinese New Year Celebration Feb. 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Langstaff Community Centre, 155 Red Maple Rd, Richmond Hill. The free event will showcase Chinese performances and feature light refreshments. For more details, call Marina Loo at 905-884-8080.

A benefit presentation of The Vagina Monologues set for Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St. Readings from Eve Ensler’s award-winning play performed by inspiring local women from York Region; proceeds support Sandgate Women’s Shelter in York. Mature content; tickets for adults $30; students $25; call box office at 905-787-8811 or visit rhcentre.ca.

The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcoming events from non-profit community organizations. Every effort is made to include all submissions; there is no guarantee of publication. E-mail items to mbeck@yrmg.com Did you know you can add your own items to our online calendar? Visit: www.yorkregion.com/yorkregion-events/

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Production Technician

We are seeking people with initiative and an attention to detail who will contribute to the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates in our manufacturing areas with a comprehensive on the job training program. You will set-up, operate and clean equipment in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and safety procedures. You are a secondary school graduate or equivalent who can work in a physically intensive environment with chemicals and under a 7/24 continental shift schedule.

Do you love interior design? Do you have an eye for colour and fashion? At Bassett Home Furnishings in Vaughan, , you can turn that talent into a career. Now might be the time for you to consider a career with Bassett Home Furnishings as a Design Consultant What you need: A flair for design, an outgoing personality, a polished image, and an ability to close the deal!

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As a member of the Environment, Heath & Safety team (EHS), you will provide assistance in the development, implementation and monitoring of the site’s EHS programs in order to adequately protect the health & safety of employees, the Community and the environment as well as meet all relevant legislation requirements.

You have proven experience in project management in addition to preparing health & safety documentation. You are a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or hold a post secondary degree in a Safety or Environment discipline along with three (3) years of H&S experience, preferably in a R&D or manufacturing environment. You are results oriented; possess strong initiative, flexibility and problem solving skills.

Piramal Healthcare (Canada) Limited is committed to meeting the needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please contact Human Resources.

If you are interested in contributing to our success, please submit your resume to: Piramal Healthcare, Human Resources, 110 Industrial Parkway North, Aurora, Ontario L4G 3H4 Fax: (905)727-7545 E-mail: resumes.healthcarecanada@piramal.com www.piramalpharmasolutions.com Thank you for your interest in our company. We regret to advise you that we will only be able to contact candidates selected for an interview.

Twin Hills Ford Lincoln Ltd. We are a busy, flat rate Ford dealership located in Richmond Hill and we currently have an immediate opening.

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required for our fast paced service dept. Must have valid and clean drivers license. This position requires strong customer relation skills. Some clerical work involved.

Email resume to: mctwinhills@aol.com Fax: 905-884-0932, or call 905-884-4441 for an appointment.

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February 16th & 20th 11am-2pm

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Smith, Williams & Bateman Insurance Brokers Ltd. We are looking for a Commercial Service Representative, with a minimum of two (2) years commercial experience.

Knowledge of farm insurance and Power Broker is an asset. We have been insuring businesses throughout Ontario since 1949 and are searching for another long term staff member to join our growing team.

Please email your resume to: aseilis@swbins.com SWB Insurance 16700 Yonge St, Box 2005 Newmarket, ON L3Y 6W4 We thank all interested candidates.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

JOB TITLE: Pocket Feeder- Casual Part- Time BUSINESS UNIT: Aurora, ON THE OPPORTUNITY: York Region Media Group, a division of Metroland Media Group, is currently looking to fill a casual part-time Pocket Feeder position for the Aurora Warehouse, working Wednesdays and Fridays from 6am-4pm. Reporting to the Machine Operator, the Pocket Feeder is responsible for feeding flyers into pockets of the Alphaliner machine.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Lifting flyer bundles to machine pockets • Preparing flyers from insertion into pockets • Feeding flyers into machine pockets • Maintain a clean work area • Hours fluctuate seasonally based on insert/flyer volume • Perform physical material handling • Other duties as assigned WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately and thoroughly, with minimal errors • Able to remain alert and maintain a high level of concentration • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team • Attention to detail • Have their own transportation If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to esmyth@yrmg.com by February 14, 2016.

Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview.

Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Established General Contractor working in the ICI sector seeks a permanent, F/T, working foreman. Candidate with carpentry skills & experience is preferred. The successful candidate will be detail oriented with excellent communication skills. A min. of 5 yrs. experience is essential. Salary and benefit package commensurate with experience.

E-mail resume to: resume.foreman@gmail.com

Lawn maintenance company requires full-time experienced

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Remove skids from line, relocate them to the appropriate slots using pump truck and wrap finished product • Follow the job list assigned to count, insert flyers and stacking • Retrieve flyers from surrounding skids • Hours fluctuate seasonally based on insert/flyer volume • Work in a safety-conscious manner as outlined in the Company and department safety policies • Perform physical material handling • To perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment • Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, an asset • Attention to detail • Have their own transportation If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume esmyth@yrmg.com by February 14, 2016.

Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview.

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SALES / DESIGN

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Tutoring

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Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

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Domestic Help Wanted

Domestic Help Wanted

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for child. Full time. $12.40/hr. Location is Richmond Hill. Must have 2yrs. experience with a high school diploma or equivalent. Contact Godfrey 416-540-3761

• Preset Appointments • No cold calling

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Must have own vehicle and fluently speak, read, and write English.

Training provided.

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THE CEDAR BRAE GOLF CLUB requires

For door-to-door newspaper delivery 1 day per week.

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FULL & PART TIME SEASONAL HELP Greens Department • FT/PT seasonal-golf course maintenance University/high school students welcome.

Landscape exp. preferred w/own transportation.

Clubhouse & Golf Services • FT/PT Serving Staff • Individuals to work in the golf department • Cooks & Dishwashers

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CARRIERS NEEDED

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

ASST. PROPERTY MANAGER This “in training” position will be working towards a management position as part of a management team responsible for a large condominium property in Markham.

If you thrive on hard work and have your eye on a new challenging career opportunity; send a personal resume and WOW us.

Email at: resumeycc@gmail.com Candidates of interest will be contracted.

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Child Care Available

Child Care Available

STEEL KIDS Daycare, Richmond Hill has infant and toddler spots available.

Newly renovated.

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Domestic Help Available

Domestic Help Available

ABSOLUTELY BEST cleaning ladies available.

Honest & hard working, insured/ bonded. 416-897-6782. www.maidforyoutorontoltd.com INDEPENDENT RESIDENTIAL cleaner. Insured and bonded. One home per day! Satisfaction Guaranteed! Everything from baseboards, trim, changing linens, making beds and more! Will match or beat competitor pricing. Limited space, filling up fast! Call Cindy today, 647-832-8559.

Painting & Decorating

Painting & Decorating

PRO PAINTING 20 years experience. Room $150.

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Health/Beauty/ Fitness

Health/Beauty/ Fitness

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Business Services

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Mortgages & Loans

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Apartments for Rent

Apartments for Rent

THORNHILL- furnished 1 bedroom basement, bright, a/c, separate kitchen, fridge.

Washer/ dryer. Cable/ internet.

No smoking or pets. Parking. Separate entrance. Suitable for student. $575.

905-881-7780

BAYVIEW/ ELGIN Mills - 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, parking, laundry, A/C. Close to amenities & schools. $850+. Available immediately.

905-883-5990 BAYVIEW/ ELGIN Mills - 4 bedroom main floor, hardwood floors, 2 parking, laundry, A/C. Close to amenities & schools. $1400+. Available immediately. 905-883-5990.

BRIMLEY/DENISON- Lovely, spacious 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, appliances, utilities, laundry, parking, cable, WIFI, near amenities/YRT. $950 inclusive.

No smoking/pets. Immediate.

905-479-9070, 416-996-7644

WESTON/LANGSTAFF- Large 1 bedroom basement, separate entrance, parking, own laundry, suits couple or mature single $900. Call or text 647-529-1013 HWY 50/RUTHERFORD Gorgeous 1 bedroom basement apartment, European style, European owner. No Smokers. $1000 per month.

Please call, 647-537-7637.

YOU MUST SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT! NEWMARKET, Fully renovated and very clean 1 bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, 1 parking.

Available immediately. $900 per month.

Call Eli, 416-402-6037.

RICHMOND HILL Apts. 15 Baif Blvd.

Stunning 2 & 3 bdrm suites, GREAT INCENTIVES! LVP flooring, great views, UPGRADED AVAIL! Pool, social rm w/ events, car wash, GREAT LOCATION! Office open daily, DROP IN! (905)883-4994 richmondhillapts.com YONGE/BONSHAW, BEHIND Walmart.

Large 2 bedroom walkout basement apartment, laundry, 1 parking, $1200 inclusive.

Non-smoking/pets.

Available March 1st. First/last.

905-252-1171, 289-221-5517.

AURORA CENTRAL, 1 bedroom, $1100 inclusive.

March 1st. AC, parking, laundry.

No smoking/ pets.

905-841-1060.

Plumbing

Plumbing

SEMI-RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER. Experienced. Courteous.

No job too small!

Licensed and insured.

Reasonable rates.

416-948-6536

M.T. PLUMBING, New installations + repairs on all models, unplugging drains, residential, commercial.

416-722-5225.

Apartments for Rent

Apartments for Rent

Houses for Rent

Houses for Rent

BRADFORD -HOLLAND/WEST PARK, detached 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, double car garage, fenced, immaculate.

April 1, 2016. $1795+ utilities.

905-551-1758. stephensona@rogers.com

LOVELY 2 bedroom apartment. Very clean. Historical Main Street, Markham. Sorry, no pets, no smoking.

Available immediately. Can be used as office. Thank you 905-642-4429

Peter Rupert/Major Mackenzie,very spacious 2 Bedroom walkout basement, 1 parking spot, use of 1 garage. New large kitchen, appliances. Near schools, shopping, transit, and parks. $1300/month inclusive. Available February 2016, If interested, please Call John at 647-907-0209.

RICHMOND HILL Bayview/ Major Mackenzie 1 bedroom apt in building.

References a must. Available March/April Call 905-883-0544 between 9am-8pm RICHMOND HILL, Yonge/Major Mac, Newly renovated 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, parking, laundry, utilities. Avail immediately. No smoking.

647-746-6727.

YONGE/HWY#7, 1 Bedroom ground level apartment in newly renovated semi-detached house.

4 Appliances, parking, $1050 inclusive.

First/last. 905-881-4568.

DOWNTOWN RHMD HILL Beautiful two bedroom apt. avail. April 1st $1,450 incl. heat, water, central air & 5 appliances.

905-224-3264.

RICHMOND HILL- Mill Pond- 2 bedrooms, 4 piece bath, livingroom, appliances, C/A, C/V, laundry, separate entrance, near transit/shopping. $1195 inclusive.

Immediate. 647-960-0052 YONGE/ MAJOR Mackenzie- Very clean, large 2 bedroom in triplex. Heating, hydro, A/C, parking included. Laundry facilities on-site. No pets/ smoking. Available March 1st. $1350, first/ last.

Must have references. 416-414-4538.

Condos for Rent

Condos for Rent

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Died peacefully, aged 85, at Mackenzie Health on Thursday, February 4, 2016, after two months in palliative care.

Margaret immigrated to Canada from Scotland at age 18. After a difficult childhood, Margaret was determined to live a life of optimism and fulfillment. Her embrace of life in Canada was perhaps most evident in her passionate commitment to her job as a tour guide at Black Creek Pioneer Village, for which she developed, through research, an encyclopedic knowledge of life during the period of Canada’s confederation. She was also an active volunteer at the Richmond Hill Public Library, a Helpmate at the Art Gallery of Ontario and elsewhere. In 1955 she married Leonard Walker, with whom she had her two children Glynis (Elvis) and Craig (Andrea). Sadly, Len died in 1973. Several years later, she met Art Duncan, to whom she was happily married until his death in 1999. In later years, mobility and cognitive issues restricted her somewhat, but she received much joy and comfort from the presence of her two grandchildren, Gavin and Penelope.

For her warmth, her kindness, her generosity, her enthusiasm for art and literature and her vast love for her family and friends, she will be greatly missed.

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s Doris Sturgeon took her first steps off of a coach bus into the heart of Bradford in 1948, she knew she was in a different town.

She was embarking on a new adventure and eager to begin a position with Bell Telephone as a chief telephone operator, having worked for the company in King Township since she was 16.

Born on May 26, 1922 in King Township to Edward Milton Payne and his wife, Christena Ferguson, Sturgeon was the couple’s third of four children.

Growing up during The Great Depression and coming of age during the Second World War, the young woman dealt with many trials and tribulations in her time.

Aside from spending many Christmases not knowing whether there would be enough money for a gift under the tree, she spent her 11th birthday — and the six weeks following it — in hospital recovering from a broken femur.

One of the family’s farm horses had stepped on her leg, an injury from which she never fully recovered.

Doris Sturgeon At 16, she applied to the telephone company in Woodbridge and Vaughan as a switchboard operator and was accepted for her first job at the telephone exchange in King Township.

Her husband, Bob Sturgeon, says she often recalled that she had saved up her first month’s pay to purchase her

very own bicycle, an item the Sturgeon family still has to this day.

After arriving in Bradford, she spent her next few years dedicated to the job with Bell, located where Evans de Vries Higgins LLP is now. In 1951, she witnessed a major part of Bradford’s history when the Boyd Gang robbed the CIBC, which is now the site of a popular café, Coffee Culture.

Sturgeon quickly locked the door of the office and watched as gunfire was exchanged between the gang and OPP officers.

But the most significant time in her life may have been in 1949, when she met her soulmate, Bob. “I first laid eyes on her during a softball game. Later that night, I saw her at a dance in Beeton after a friend introduced us. It was love at first sight. It was instant,” Bob said.

From that point on, they were inseparable. As a way of showing how they fancied one another, they began giving each other chocolate bars, a tradition they carried on until the week before Sturgeon passed away.

In October 1950, they two were married. Five months later, they purchased a parcel of farmland in West Gwillim-

bury, situated between where Holy Trinity Catholic High School and Canadian Tire now stand.

If Sturgeon wasn’t working on the farm, she could be found helping others in the community or tending to her two young girls, Carolee and Heather.

Or baking. Or laughing. Or just enjoying the little, everyday joys of life.

“Mom was always on the run. She was busy, busy, busy,” Carolee.

“She wasn’t much into sewing or knitting, but she was incredibly artistic and just loved helping or being around people.”

Sturgeon was able to enjoy more than 40 years of retirement, which eventually included selling the farm in West Gwillimbury and moving to a home along the 14th Line in Innisfil, where Bob still resides.

Carolee says that while her mother ensured the two girls were always well taken care of, she also ensured others were as equally fortunate, too.

“She had her route. She would visit certain seniors every week and take them shopping or to their appointments or just drop in to make sure they were OK,” Carolee said.

“This wasn’t through any care service,

that was just my mom.”

Her mother was also well known for her involvement with the Bradford United Church as a volunteer with children in Sunday school and church events.

Both Carolee and Heather know just how good they had it with such a strong, loving mother as a role model.

“Although she was sometimes a bit anxious, she would let us wander our farm grounds in West Gwillimbury. She would pack us lunches so we could wander to the pond,” Heather said.

“We probably were never out of her sight, but we felt like we had that freedom.”

In her 92nd year, after a long-lived life filled with laughter and joy, Sturgeon passed away peacefully at Bradford Valley Care Community in September 2014.

Bob, who had been married to his wife for 64 years, knew the time was near when he offered her a chocolate bar, but she said she didn’t want it.

“It wasn’t like her to say no to that,” he said.

“I knew the time was coming.”

Though her singing can no longer be heard throughout the house, Sturgeon’s memory lives on through everyone who so fondly knew her.

‘There wasn’t a dry eye in the room’ says St. Theresa principal

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The close-knit former student community of St. Theresa Lisieux Catholic High School gathered together Monday night to celebrate the life of Gianluca Cellucci, who was stabbed to death in Vaughan over the weekend.

Some 250 people, including family, former students and school staff packed the Richmond Hill school’s chapel, overflowing into the theatre arts room, to remember “brother, friend and teammate” Cellucci.

This is not the first student to have passed away at the school, the class suffered through another death as the result of a car crash in 2011.

But school principal Joe Servidio said the event was the “toughest moment” in all his 24 years of teaching.

“There wasn’t a dry eye in the room,” he said. “It was very subdued, with plenty of sadness and sorrow to see a life come to an end so uselessly and senselessly. We were in shock. I saw that shock in

his mother’s eyes.”

Servidio said Cellucci, 22, from Richmond Hill, was one of those teenagers who always had a smile on his face and who other students respected and loved.

“He always saw the bright side of life and that’s why everyone loved him and loved to be around him,” he added, noting his love of rugby.

Servidio explained how one of the most touching moments of the event involved Cellucci’s three best friends rising to speak and each one saying it was Cellucci, more than anyone else, they wanted to be like.

“They all wanted to be like him, that really touched his parents,” he added.

“These students have love and a connection and have built and remain a cohesive unit since leaving the school.”

Online there were plenty of comments of both sadness and anger at the events of Saturday night outside a number of bars and restaurants at 120 Interchange Way, in Vaughan.

“This is just disgusting and

sad,” wrote the account of Sahar Aurang Akbari. “How can someone take away a life like that… Breaks my heart:(” Cellucci’s good friend, Rob Cammelleri, who helped organize the event at St. Theresa Lisieux, expressed his emotions about just how much Cellucci meant to him.

“He was a friend, brother, son and teammate who was loved by all,” Cammelleri wrote on his Facebook page.

“From the little bit that I knew him, he left a lasting impression,” said Christian Turco of Cellucci.

“The first time I met him it was as if I had been a lifelong friend.

We shared laughs and some great moments. I will never forget him.”

York Regional Police announced the arrest of Richmond Hill native Nick Bagherzadeh, 20, in Toronto Monday.

He faces second degree murder and attempted murder charges and was to be in Newmarket court Tuesday.

An Aurora man, 22, was taken to hospital with serious wounds as a result of the same weekend altercation.

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