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Marco Muzzo’s mother and fiance (above) leave Newmarket court Tuesday after his sentence was handed down. A tearful Jennifer Neville-Lake (right) shows photos of her children and the devastating accident scene. See story page 5.

Meeting on downtown core provokes anger,confusion

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Emotions started out heated then rose to the boiling point at a community meeting this week focusing on what is to happen to Richmond Hill’s downtown core.

The hastily called “downtown revitalization” meeting was hosted by Ward 2 Councillor Tom Muench on the evening of Easter Monday to warn local residents about town plans for the downtown core.

The councillor told attendees he had been delivering flyers “until 2 in the morning”, letting Ward 2 residents know about plans to widen Centre Street, urging them to attend the meeting and sign a time-sensitive petition — or else lose

their chance to have a voice on the matter.

Muench set the stage for an “open and frank discussion”, but the gathering spiraled into a shouting match, as residents voiced confusion and fear over suggestions they could lose front yards and heritage properties.

Dianne Bott was one of several Centre Street East residents infuriated by what Muench told her when he knocked on her door last weekend.

“I’ve lived here for 43 years and never heard anything about this, that they want to widen my street and knock down the church because it’s in the way — and the only reason we know is because Tom showed us.”

Muench advised residents to sign the petition or send an email or letter, (saying he’d created a

template for those who were “too lazy” to write one themselves), before a March 31 deadline.

“If you don’t, you lose the opportunity to have a voice. [Signing] doesn’t obligate you to do anything, but if there are challenges going forward, you may not have a chance to speak out for another 10 years,” referencing provincial law stating municipalities have to update their official plans every 10 years.

More than 60 people — landowners, developers, residents and two uninvited councillors whose wards include the downtown — gathered at the Elgin Barrow Arena meeting room.

What followed was a fiery, freewheeling discussion that veered from the town’s historic

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Before the meeting got underway, Muench introduced several “outside planners” and developers fighting to build higher buildings in the village core who, Muench said, would “answer any questions we have with regards to what’s going on in other municipalities … what are the problems… So if we have an opinion we can have some sober second thought, an open discussion without any bias.

“These planners came out of their way to try and help us and I’d like to recognize them.”

Also in attendance were landowners investing in the area, business owners, non-profit groups, people who want jobs in the area and people who want no changes to the downtown at all, Muench said.

But several attendees pointed out crucial voices were missing — town planning staff and other municipal and regional representatives, prompting some residents to mutter “what a waste of time”.

“We need to get some clarification from the planning department,” said resident Chris Musselman.

Town planners were invited, Muench said: “I did invite staff and I did invite others and there are some people who are team players and there are others who are not.”

“These people are employed by the Town of Richmond Hill and if they’re notified of a meeting, they come to a meeting,” said upset resident Brian Hatt. “If we do not employ the best people, then lets get rid of them and start over.”

“I gave an invitation,” said Muench. “If people don’t come, don’t goddam me.”

Not true, according to Ana Bassios, commissioner of planning and regulatory services. “I can confirm that planning staff were not invited to the councillor’s meeting.”

On Wednesday, Muench told the newsroom that he informed town CAO Neil Garbe about the meeting, and was told that as it was just a community meeting, not a formal council meeting, no planners or town staff needed to attend.

However, Garbe says he wasn’t asked about having staff attend the meeting.

The March 31 deadline was another bone of contention, but Pat-

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Ward 2 Councillor Tom Muench (at left), with wife Joanne (standing), occasionally speaking in his defence, speaks to more than 60 residents, landowners and planners assembled Monday at Elgin Barrow Arena for a discussion of ‘downtown revitalization’. rick Lee, director, policy planning, planning and regulatory services said yesterday that residents will still be able to voice concerns.

“The town requested that public comments be submitted by March 31 to allow for them to be considered for the draft of the Downtown Secondary Plan. Residents are welcome to continue submitting comments before the Downtown Secondary Plan is finalized later this year.”

DEVELOPER HEIGHT CONCERNS Most of the evening was spent discussing residents’ concerns about the potential loss of heritage buildings, widening of Centre Street East and the future of the historic Richmond Hill United Church, along with developer concerns about height restrictions in the downtown.

Muench warned that as population grows, so too will the number of gridlocked drivers taking shortcuts on Crosby and Centre streets.

Under the 2010 Official Plan, Centre Street is designed as a collector road and as such, 26 metres or 13 metres on either side of the middle line can be used to have the road widened, he said.

Murray Evans, of Evans Planning, said the town can legally expropriate land if necessary to widen the street and that extra 13 metres could land in the middle of somone’s home.

“Go to Davis Drive [in Newmarket]. There’s a lot of half properties left,” he said. “Will that ever happen?

Probably not. But there’s the ability.”

That led one man to angrily threaten legal action.

He said he purchased a home on Centre Street East after researching

the area and determining it was a quiet street with protected heritage.

“I planned on bringing my kids to come and live on the street ...

Now you’re gonna turn that around, knock it down… I’m going to go tomorrow door by door on Centre, going to get the names and go after you and go after the city (sic). You’re ruining my investment….I would not have bought this property.”

“Not one of us was ever told what you were planning,” an upset Bott added. “The clown that was councillor before didn’t advise anybody of anything. Nor did the town.”

But Dan Terzievski, town director of development engineering, planning and regulatory services, said yesterday there are no imminent plans for widening Centre Street.

“Some smaller scale improvements to Centre may be required in the long term”, but should applications come forward in the future, residents will be notified as part of the regular planning process.

FIRESTORM OVER CHURCH Muench asked those at the meeting if anyone was concerned about the town “overly protecting” its history and who should be responsible for preservation. He referred to derelict buildings in a downtown that is “not overly vibrant” and a historic church that is struggling financially.

But when he disclosed details about the financial status of the United Church, he was challenged, with attendees shouting “that’s none of your business!”

“A church is a private enterprise; you have no right to comment on

how a business is run. I think you owe it an apology,” said Hatt.

“Centre Street is to be widened,” Muench said. “It’s not going to be taken from the church [side] because the church is a sacrosanct heritage building and so it should be.”

He noted that most municipalities don’t have the money to throw at heritage preservation.

“The town should have gotten involved more [in heritage preservation] and I thought they were going to after I left office,” said former mayor Al Duffy, attending the meeting. “In fact, they took the heart out of the town when they took [town hall] over to Markham and seem to have ignored the downtown.”

Duffy said development charges in York Region are too high “and if you want this Main Street to work, do a study on it and waive development charges so people can afford to build here.”

Developers also complained about the “artificial” five-storey limit on development in the core, intended to keep new buildings from towering over historic church steeples.

That restriction means it’s not economically viable to develop in the village core, the planners present told the gathering.

“There is a cost involved with heritage buildings and the incentive is not there,” Evans said. Underground parking is expensive to build — about $30,000 a space — so “five storeys doesn’t cut it”, he said.

One planner, currently fighting the town at the OMB to build eight storeys on Yonge, said eight is “absolute minimum”.

After the meeting, many residents expressed confusion over what they had heard and lined up to speak with Ward 5 Councillor Karen Cilevitz and Ward 4 Councillor David West sitting quietly at the back of the room.

West said he felt it important to attend, as half of the village core resides in his ward.

“I was there to listen and I was not all that thrilled with how the meeting was conducted.”

There were many valid concerns raised, he said, but it would have benefited from input from town staff to explain what’s envisioned for preserving the heritage.

Cilevitz said she was stunned to hear a fellow member of council give misleading and erroneous statements to residents, creating a forum for developers and unnecessary consternation for residents.

Resident Stacey Johnson admitted she was leaving the meeting with unanswered questions and concerns, but added “I appreciate what Tom did. He got some information out there … but then it kind of went down a rabbit hole.”

Muench blamed those with a political agenda for derailing the meeting, at one point visibly showing anger and pounding on a table and raising his voice.

“I have no skin in the game,” Muench said several times. “I’m concerned our downtown is not being invested upon and if it’s not invested upon it will become worse off. I’m not against heritage and not wanting to tear everything down… Can we please work together, because if not, we might all lose.”

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Marco Muzzo’s 10-year prison sentence was due, in part, to previous driving convictions and a seemingly “irresponsible” attitude toward the “privilege” of driving, court heard Tuesday morning.

Muzzo stood looking straight ahead as Justice Michelle Fuerst read out her judgment.

“I am acutely aware the Neville-Lake and Frias families will...continue to serve the form of life sentence that Mr. Muzzo inflicted on them by his decision to drink and drive,” she told the court before advising him of his sentence, minus eight months for time served.

Jennifer Neville-Lake and her husband, Edward Lake, who were holding hands throughout the trial, removed their glasses and cried and Muzzo’s mother, Dawn Muzzo, looked straight ahead without emotion as the verdict was read.

After the trial, Neville-Lake stood in front of reporters and showed them a collage displaying pictures, including one of two of her children holding hands before they died.

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She also said she has been hearing people have contacted the media in hopes of selling pictures of her deceased children and asked the assembled hordes not to buy them.

“The sentence was 10 years,” she said.

“None of my children saw 10 years.”

Prior to delivering the sentence, Fuerst told the court just how ill-equipped it is to deliver reparations to victims of a tragedy such as this.

“While the criminal justice system can deter and denounce, it is ill-suited to make reparations for harm of the magnitude involved in this case,” she said.

Muzzo, who pled guilty last month, is also banned from driving for 12 years after his time in custody.

After the decision, Crown attorney Paul Tait said he found the decision “eminently fair” and said this is the highest sentence for any drunk driver without a previous record in the criminal justice system.

Defence attorney Brian Greenspan said his client has displayed his remorse about his actions from the beginning.

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Is drinking driving message getting through?

By Jeremy Grimaldi

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Marco Muzzo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for wiping out an entire generation of the Neville-Lake family, but if such sentences don’t help reduce drinking and driving numbers, then what is the point?

This is the conversation that many members of Canada’s judicial community are having in the wake of the sentence Muzzo received Tuesday.

Although this is the longest sentence handed down to an impaired driver without a history of offences in Ontario, police and lawyers are wondering what needs to change outside the courtroom to make a dent in the numbers.

The numbers make for ugly reading.

From 2013 to 2015, the number of drunk drivers caught, rose 43 per cent, from 795 to 1,140, according to York Regional Police.

More recently, just as Muzzo’s sentence was being handed down Tuesday, York police reported a “disappointing” long weekend of impaired driving on our roads.

Thirteen drivers were arrested and charged with alcohol and drug-related criminal offences between March 24 at 11 p.m. and March 28 at 1:40 a.m.

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LOWER BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL The first is that the government needs to lower the drinking level from 0.8 per cent blood alcohol level, which drivers are currently allowed in their systems, to zero.

Goldkind is not the only one who thinks this is the obvious next step for the government.

York police Const. Andy Pattenden said removing the decision about whether to have “one or two” drinks before getting behind the wheel would go a long way toward lowering drinking and driving numbers.

“As it stands, the law gives some people the ability to have some, but others too much.”

Const. Pattenden said the system we currently have is often left up to doubt, relying on citizens to decide whether they have had too much to drink.

But the reality is, there are so many factors that go into deciding — including whether someone has eaten, is hydrated, their weight and height – it’s difficult for anyone to do so, he said.

If hearing and watching the details of Jennifer Neville-Lake’s story doesn’t stop people from drinking and driving, which it clearly hasn’t, in York Region at least, then what will?, he added.

The second suggestion by Goldkind is to threaten each impaired driver with jail.

“The message is not getting through and police don’t have the resources,” he said. “As crude an instrument as jail is, I would say prison is on the table until behaviour changes.”

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Criminal defence lawyer Ari Goldkind, who often works in York Region, said Muzzo is not his main concern. He’d rather focus on the countless drunk drivers who walk into Newmarket courthouse daily before having their “wrists slapped” with a $1,000 fine and a oneyear driving ban.

“What happened to Marco Muzzo was the equivalent of a public lynching,” he said. “We all point our fingers at Marco Muzzo as if he woke up in bed and decided to go out to be Paul Bernardo. But, in reality, the only difference between him and another drunk driver

is he had the misfortune of ploughing into the beautiful Neville-Lake family.”

He said rather than engage in a public show court, as he contends occurred with Muzzo in the media and on “anti-social media”, the public need to shame the “10,000 other drunk drivers” in our court system.

To do this, Goldkind says two things need to happen.

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Beware of hot water tank scams

I’m a retired RN and write this letter to raise awareness on how neighbours can help avoid elderly caregiver burnout.

“It takes a village to raise a child” is a familiar saying to many parents. It recognizes that parents need the help of other parents to raise a healthy young villager.

The same holds true at the other end of life’s spectrum.

It takes a village to help look after aging villagers — or in other words, families need the help of their neighbours to look after their aging parents who wish to remain in their homes.

Often parents have jobs, children and houses to look after alongside their inhome elder family member.

Eldercare at home is a 24/7 labour of love.

Families can’t effectively do it alone and government respite assistance simply isn’t enough.

So what can we do to help our neighbour who is looking after their aging parents?

Simply lend them a hand and an ear. Offer to sit with their aging parents, while they take a break. Pop over a casserole “just because”.

Offer to pick up groceries when doing your errands.

Shovel their snow, rake their leaves, collect their mail/ garbage bins from their driveway, etc.

Or you could offer to go with your neighbour to their aging parents’ long appointments. This way you can assist with wheelchairs/ walkers etc. and provide a much-needed coffee break and a listening ear.

Let’s recognize in practical ways the value of a village working together for the benefit of young and old.

After all, there’s another saying: “many hands make light work” and contribute to a vibrant, healthy village.

Last fall we were approached at least five times by a team of people attempting to gain access to our basement to “inspect” our hot water tank.

They claimed they needed to know the date the tank was made to determine if upgrades were needed.

I told them that Enercare, from whom we now rent the tank, would already have that information. If Enercare wished to conduct an inspection, I was certain they would send us a letter.

I repelled them each time, though they were aggressive enough to wave their photo ID tags at me and remove their shoes and walk right in!

This past week I was approached by yet another team from another organization, designed to look “official”.

They carried ID tags and a binder with a TSSA logo prominently displayed.

They, too, tried to enter forcefully by taking off their shoes.

They stated they needed to check our hot water tank efficiency.

This really looked fishy,

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ome writers might not think it auspicious that a new book be published on April Fool’s Day, but five writers from York Region are thrilled their book, As The Ink Flows, will be a reality on April 1.

The aim of the book is to “inspire writers” according to one of the five, Melony Teague of Oak Ridges.

“It is a rare thing to have writers work together on a project in such harmony,” noted Teague, who has also written columns for York Region Media newspapers.

“We are from different backgrounds and age groups, but have formed a strong bond both as friends and as writers. We all have such different styles, but blend together well.”

The book began life in the home of Newmarket’s Carol Ford back in the fall of 2012, where she started a writers’ group.

One member, Stouffville’s Glenda Dekkema, asked if anyone wanted to join her in a writing contest. Teague agreed, and as the two started working on their creation, they discussed it with the other group members.

Marguerite Cummings of Richmond Hill was inspired to write several poems, and Ford and Claudia Loopstra of King Township added some of their creativity to the mix.

And as fate would have it, the women decided not to enter the original writing contest after all, but to make their collaboration into a book and attempt to find a publisher.

That was a lengthy and challenging quest.

“Our collaboration on the book has given us insight into the multiple stages and challenges of getting a book published. We sent out our book proposal to over 30 publishers listed in a writer’s marketing guide and from that we were offered a publishing agreement from Judson Press,” said Ford.

So, no easy task to write a book or make it a reality of front and

Marney Beck back covers with spine holding together pages of printed words representing hopes and dreams.

The secondary headline of the book is “Devotions to Inspire Christian Writers & Speakers” and that is a key aim of the group.

“The talents, perseverance and faith of my friends in our writers’ group inspire me to become a better writer,” wrote Dekkema, or as Cummings wrote in a similar vein: “To me, this book is all about the power of partnership: partnering with one another at each stage of the book...”

The creative process inspired group members in other ways, as well.

“Being part of a writers’ group spurred me on to complete my memoir. The experience of being with like-minded women expanded my knowledge with respect to the craft of writing,” wrote Loopstra.

If all this hasn’t piqued your interest yet, consider this glowing statement by Laura Alden, publisher of Judson Press: “This book is a testament to the skill of these authors — five of them! — who committed to work together to help others navigate the spiritual ups and downs of becoming and being a writer. The reader is the winner, as the book contains a variety of voices, themes and styles as well as the personal stories of each author.”

As The Ink Flows is available through the publisher or Amazon.

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Eleven York Region leaders will be recognized for their community efforts April 13.

That’s when the seventh annual Portraits of Giving’s opening gala reception occurs at the Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket. Honourees are selected from throughout York Region.

This year’s crop includes East Gwillimbury resident and former York Region Media Group publisher Ian Proudfoot, Newmarket Chamber of Commerce’s Joe D’Addario, Aurora’s Michael Rathke, Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce’s Melanie Delicato, King’s Elsa-Ann Pickard, Markham’s Allan Bell and Vaughan Chamber of Commerce’s Joyce Usher-Mesiano. Joanne George and her dog Smiley are the Stouffville community heroes.

Two new honouree categories, York Regional Police (honoree Gary Miner) and Young Adult (Shannon Wong), have also been introduced. Audio recordings of the honouree stories and 3D portraits, for visually impaired visitors, will also be available.

Organizers Karen Merk and Melanie Teague, of Richmond Hill, showcase the honourees through portraits and stories. The exhibit will tour throughout the region and proceeds benefit local hospitals.

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Ovation show Chatroom staged in Markham A threatrical presentation called Chatroom will be staged Sunday, April 3 at 7 p.m. at Markham Little Theatre Studio, 9350 Markham Rd. near 16th Avenue (on the grounds of the Markham Museum).

Presented by the Ovation! Arts Academy’s senior acting class, the show focuses on five bored, restless teenagers who suddenly find themselves on both sides of a good-versus-evil dilemma online when Jim begins sharing his feelings about deepening depression.

The conversation takes a darker turn, and decisions have to be made; what would you do?

Show recommended for audiences 12 and older; some themes or language may offend.

It stars: Melanie Harris-Lowe, Kaitlyn Henry, Patrick Kinghan, Brooke Madsen, Kayla Pelly and Talia Pitt.

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Town lights the way to savings with LED streetlights Did you know that Richmond Hill operates and maintains an outdoor lighting network of approximately 17,000 street, park and parking lot lights?

This represents a significant portion of the Town’s overall energy consumption and cost.

In keeping with our commitment to manage our resources wisely and protect our local environment, we’re converting our outdoor lighting network to more energy-conscious, cost-effective and environmentallyfriendly LED lighting.

Our research has shown that

• They consume 50 to 60 per cent less energy; • They have a 20-year life expectancy vs a 5-year life expectancy, reducing maintenance costs by up to 80 per cent; • They’re easier to recycle and dispose of because they don’t contain mercury; and, • They have superior light quality, making our community safer for drivers and pedestrians.

In addition, Smart Lighting Controls installed on each light will allow us to monitor electricity consumption more accurately, program cer-

Mayor Dave Barrow Light-emitting Diode, or LED lights are better than the current High Pressure Sodium lights because:

tain operations such as dimming, and receive real-time lights-out or trouble notifications. These features will help the Town save energy and cost, plus improve service levels.

The conversion project will result in an estimated annual energy and maintenance savings of more than $1.5 million. This means that Richmond Hill will be able to pay back the capital cost of the project in six to seven years.

In addition, the LED lights will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our lighting network by 575 tonnes per year — that’s the

equivalent to taking 121 passenger cars off the road.

You’ll notice the first of the new lights if you’re driving along 16th Avenue between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street. Installation of the whole network is expected to be complete by fall 2017.

Converting our lights is just one of the many energy-efficiency projects we have underway. By making a few small changes to how you use energy, you can save money and help protect the environment, too.

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Planners attend Meet The Chiefs gala York Region will be sending several planning leaders to a Meet the Chiefs gala in Toronto next week.

The Urban Land Institute of Toronto hosts its second annual chief city planners event, which brings together public and private sector professionals in the development and land use community to discuss achievements and planning challenges in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

The institute will also unveil Electric Cities, a new initiative focusing on innovative thinking and technology used to advance urbanism across the sprawling area.

Representing York Region will be Transpor-

tation Minister and Vaughan MPP Steven Del Duca, Jim Baird from the Town of Markham, John MacKenzie from the City of Vaughan, Marco Ramunno from the Town of Aurora, Ana Bassios from the Town of Richmond Hill, Nick Pileggi from the Town of East Gwillimbury, Val Shuttleworth from York Region and Mary-Frances Turner from the York Region Rapid Transit Corporation.

The event, which will feature a reception, dinner and panel discussion, will take place April 7 at the Arcadian Court in downtown Toronto.

For details, go to toronto.uli/org - Lisa Queen

Enjoy Seedy Saturday this weekend

Seedy Saturday events take place across Canada at this time of year, co-ordinated by Seeds of Diversity (seeds.ca), a non-government organization that supports sustainable gardening practices.

The York Region Food Network (yrfn.ca) runs community garden programs, lunch, breakfast and food box programs and works on food policy issues throughout York Region.

The Village Market is a year-round organic farmers market, open Saturdays only, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with about 10 local farmers, as well as cafe food vendors, health practitioners and other health and food related vendors (villagemarket.ca).

Seedy Saturday runs 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Village Market, an organic farmers market at the Toronto Waldorf School, is at 9100 Bathurst St., one light south of Rutherford Road.

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This Saturday, April 2, gardeners are invited to Seedy Saturday, held in conjunction with the Village Market, an organic farmers market at the Toronto Waldorf School in Thornhill.

Seed exchange tables and vendors will be set up in the school lobby, with the Village Market downstairs. There will also be seminars in the music room, starting at 10 a.m. Topics will include: seed saving, sustainable gardening, and dealing with the physical challenges of gardening work.

This is the second year Seedy Saturday is taking place at the Toronto Waldorf School in co-operation with the Village Market. It is the fourth year that York Region Food Network has offered Seedy Saturday events in Thornhill.

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The first thing you should look for is ‘fit’ – your child is a beautiful individual with unique strengths and areas for growth, they have interests and a ‘one of a kind’ personality. You have a family culture, values and beliefs. Work hard to find a school that provides a ‘fit’ for both your child and your family. The partnership between home and school is one of the best predictors of success in a child’s growth in learning.

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Finally, while grades are important, they are no longer enough for your child as they enter the world. People are not hired just based on grades but also for having specific personal skills. These skills may include a strong work ethic, the ability to self-regulate, perseverance, creativity and curiosity. In a good school they are incrementally, intentionally and age appropriately cultivated. Every school will tell you they develop these skills, but dig deeper to ensure that the methodology and culture of the school actually weave this work into all they do.

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Seed library and native plants key to happy spring the cultivation of plants that are best suited to our local growing conditions.

In this era of extreme weather and decreasing greenspace, it’s an idea whose time has come, says horticulturalist and landscape designer Charlie Dobbin.

The on-air gardening expert will be speaking about gardening and climate change as part of the seed program’s launch, April 9.

Last week’s ice storm not-withstanding, this has been a good winter for most gardens in Richmond Hill, she says.

Only Valentines Day weekend presented bitterly cold temperatures, but luckily, snow on the ground insulated plants, she says.

“The rest of the year when there wasn’t snow, it wasn’t super cold.”

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This year’s warmer-than-usual winter may have you itching to get digging.

You can get the ball rolling — and the seeds germinating — in early April at Richmond Hill Public Library.

That’s where a launch will be held for the town’s first seed library program, along with a special presentation about gardening in a time of climate change.

What is a seed library?

It’s a repository for garden seeds that members can borrow, plant and at the end of the season, let “go to seed” so they can be returned to the library for others to borrow.

Funded through the library budget, the program will offer 59 different types of plants that are certified organic, including herbs, leafy green vegetables, tomatoes, legumes and flowers. Borrowers will be limited to three different varieties.

TEENS HELPED PACKAGE SEEDS The library’s Teen Advisory Group has been assisting with packaging and labelling seeds, says Carrie Dawber, program organizer.

On April 23, Alia Karim, a library customer and Ph.D student in environmental studies, will help families make seedling pots and in the fall, environmental experts from the not-for-profit Evergreen will present a seedsaving workshop.

Richmond Hill horticulturalist and landscape designer Charlie Dobbin will be the guest speaker at a seed library launch April 9 at Richmond Hill Central Library.

Dawber says borrowers are under no obligation return seeds, but those who save seeds from successful plants will be ensuring the program’s sustainability and promoting

DON’T RUSH PLANTING With less frost in the soil this year, plants are waking up earlier and it’s tempting to just dig in — but don’t rush it, Dobbin warns.

“A lot of times, people just want to get going, but gardening is all about patience.”

Climate change impacts our gardening, but at the same time, we as gardeners can impact climate change by altering what we grow and how we grow it, she says.

“Canada hasn’t changed its growing zones map in a long time, but the United States released a new one a couple of years ago and everyone has moved a full zone warmer,” she says.

With shorter winters and warm seasons lasting longer, for example, it’s important

GOOD TO KNOW WHAT: Gardening Workshops and Seed Library Launch WHERE: Richmond Hill Central Library, 1 Atkinson St. (Yonge Street & Major Mackenzie Drive) WHEN: April 9, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Seed library launch, guest speaker Charlie Dobbin; April 23, 2 to 3:3:30 p.m. - Learn gardening basics and make your own seedling pots.

Online pre-registration required.Visit rhpl.richmondhill. on.ca or call 905-884-9288.

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“Thirty per cent of our food depends on cross-pollination.”

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plants — can be the key to successful gardening, and so can amending the soil.

“Sometimes what happens in gardening is we have disappointments. We plant something and it doesn’t survive and we replace it and try again and it doesn’t survive and we decide we have a black thumb.”

In fact, it’s more likely that we were simply not planting the right plant in the right place, which is why gardeners should know their

plants’ preferences, she says.

Also, know your soil. When you pour water onto the ground, does it drain quickly and disappear, or does it sit there?

Dobbin lives in Richmond Hill where the land is dominated by clay.

That means it takes hours to drain, then hardens into something that resembles concrete. It’s common when builders create subdivisions, putting homes on substandard subsoil with a thin layer of topsoil on top.

Any home built less than 50 or 60 years ago will have that problem,

CLIMATE CHANGE AND GARDENING Extreme weather events, over-exploitation of ecosystems, habitat loss, and a lack of public awareness are threatening plant biodiversity. About 100,000 global plant varieties are endangered today.

Conservation techniques, such as the creation of seed banks and seed exchanges among farmers, gardeners, and even nations, play an important role in preserving ancient varieties of food crops.

When you grow and save your own seeds, you:

* Help develop a public seed collection that is well suited to our climate and landscape. * Save money by growing your plants and saving the seeds for the next season. * Create a culture of cooperation, sharing and community. * Enhance the accessibility of fresh fruits and vegetables in Richmond Hill. * Help cultivate biodiversity in Richmond Hill’s gardens.

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she says, and it’s not something a couple of bags of organic matter from the local garden centre will fix.

It usually takes more — a load of manure or homemade compost or delivery of organic material worked into the ground.

“You can’t be looking for instant results. But when you focus on the process and patience, it can reduce stress. You’re outside, the birds are singing, it’s quiet time for mindless activities where the brain can relax.

And it’s good for the soul to be moving, out in the fresh air getting some Vitamin D.” Moving into the summer months, it’s good time to simply visit with your garden — soak up the tranquility, she suggests, and stay in touch with what’s growing: are there curling leaves, unusual spots on the greenery, insects or disease?

Dobbin says she would often return home from a tiring day’s

work, grab a glass of wine and walk straight out into the garden.

“It’s a very Zen sort of thing, a way to find some peace.”

And as houses grow bigger and yards grow smaller, it’s increasingly important.

Even if you don’t have a large yard, she says, you can still get your green in — and reap the benefits — with garden pots filled with flowers and vegetables.

Studies show it pays off; even the colour green is shown to reduce stress, Dobbin says.

One recent study at Cornell University involved rolling out sod in a library courtyard during exams, resulting in less stress for students studying there.

When you can see and spend time in nature, Dobbin says, research shows workers are more creative, patients heal faster, and quality of life in general is much improved.

The Healthy Yards Program provides information to the public about creating healthy lawns and gardens using native plants, as well as alternatives to using chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The program also provides Richmond Hill residents with the opportunity to purchase subsidized native plants kits and rain barrels in April, which can help improve the natural environment.

Plant kits and rain barrels will be available for pre-order beginning Tuesday, April 5. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, email naturalenvironment@richmondhill.ca.

Native plant is a term used to describe plants that occur naturally and have existed for many years in a given area.

They are adapted to local climate and soil conditions and therefore require less water and maintenance.

They improve local biodiversity by providing habitat and food for birds, mammals and insects.

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Twenty years after former premier Mike Harris introduced the Sunshine List to shine light on top earners in Ontario’s public service, the disclosure act has backfired by driving up salaries, a York University professor says.

“The list has been perverted from what its original intent was,” administrative studies professor Richard Leblanc, an expert in law, governance and ethics, said.

The annual list, launched in 1996, reveals the names of public sector employees, such as those working for the provincial government, municipal governments, hospitals and school boards, with salaries of $100,000 or more.

The initial intent of the legislation was worthy, even as it came with an added perception of embarrassing supposedly overpaid public service workers, because it promoted the idea of pay for performance among top wage earners and encouraged accountability, Leblanc said.

But, in reality, salaries have climbed as workers discovered their peers made the list and they felt they were worthy of earning comparable salaries, Leblanc said.

There were 115,431 workers on this year’s Sunshine List, with combined salaries of more than $14.8 billion.

There were 4,457 workers on the list in 1996. Up until 2000, there were fewer than 10,000. By 2003, that had increased to about

20,000. By 2007, there were about 42,000 on the list and by 2011, there were just shy of 80,000.

“It is negative. It has the undesired effect of ratcheting pay upwards. That’s because when you flick on a switch and have complete disclosure, you have people who use peers to put upward pressure on pay-setters and the regulators, the governments, have not addressed this issue, this notion of what’s called peer benchmarking,” Leblanc said.

“There’s a voyeuristic reason here. It’s not greed. It’s not that ‘I want more’. It’s that ‘I see my contemporary earning more than I am and I (feel I) am more productive than that person’ so you use that as leverage.

“The intent at the time, there was a bit of shaming, but it was also to promote proper prudence, that we’re not over-paying public sector people. Sunshine generally is a good idea. When you want to control something, you throw a bit of light on it. But if the light is too broad, it has undesired effects, which is what has happened over the last 20 years.”

But the 20-year-old benchmark isn’t going anywhere, Premier Kathleen Wynne said.

“I think there are lots of people, many, many thousands of people in this province, who would say $100,000 is still a lot of money to earn. I think it’s still relevant at that rate and that’s why we left it there,” she said.

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The Town of Richmond Hill saw a big bump in the number of employees who made it to the Sunshine List in 2015.

The annually released list of highest-paid public-sector employees showed 221 town staff earned more than $100,000 last year – up from 140 the year before.

Mayor Dave Barrow said the increase may be due to changing circumstances for some employee groups, including the fact that firefighters settled their contract well after it expired and received back pay that tipped them over the $100,000 mark.

In 2015, 83 first class firefighters made the list, compared to just six last year.

Richmond Hill’s highest-level civil servant, former CAO Joan Anderton, once again topped the list, taking in a salary of $290,462 in 2015.

Anderton, who retired last year, earned more than Markham’s CAO Andy Taylor (at $260,000) and Vaughan’s city manager Clayton Harris (at $256,000).

Mayor Barrow pulled in $174,281 plus $3,001 in benefits last year. Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti was the top-earning mayor in the province ($187,130 plus $18,840 benefits). Vaughan’s Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua brought home $176,920 plus $6,168 benefits.

EARNED MORE THAN MAYOR Six Richmond Hill employees earned more than Barrow, as follows: • Commissioner of Community Services Shane Baker - $215,704 plus $8,476; • Commissioner of Planning and Regulatory Affairs Ana Bassios - $206,948 plus $8,316; • Commissioner of Corporate and Financial Services Dave Dexter - $196,429 plus $6,124; • Commissioner of Environment and Infrastructure Services Stephen Fick - $187,653 plus $8,940; • Fire Chief Steve Kraft - $184,448 plus $4,204; and • Platoon Chief Paul Morris - $176,163 plus $675.

“This is a list that has been controversial for some time,” said Barrow of the provincial top wage earners.

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you want the brightest and best working for your town, then those people demand those salaries.”

Barrow said the municipality is constantly competing with both the private sector and public sector to fill management positions.

“Sometimes we are not successful because of our salary levels not being adequate.”

MACKENZIE HEALTH At Mackenzie Health, 10 hospital employees earned more than double the minimum threshold to make the Sunshine List.

The chief nursing executive and chief practice officer, chief human resources officer, vice president strategy and redevelopment, executive vice president and chief operating officer and director of laboratory services joined CEO Altaf Stationwala in earning more than $200,000 plus $14,000 in benefits in 2015, and three pathologists — Sari Lubelsky, Andrew Sue Chue Lam and John Lentz — earned more than $300,000.

A total of 180 employees at Mackenzie Health made the list this year, compared to 133 last year.

YORK REGIONAL POLICE There’s been a 28-per-cent rise in the number of York Regional Police on the province’s Sunshine List.

Last year, there were 898 officers on the list. This year, that number jumped to 1,152, according to official 2015 statistics.

The two top earners are Chief Eric Jolliffe, who earned $279,992, and deputy chief Thomas Carrique at $238,727.

But York Regional Police Association boss Todd Sepkowski said residents may find that although the number of officers earning more than $100,000 is rising, a portion might just be a blip.

“I’m sure that’s in relation to sick bank pay,” he said, noting because their sick bank payout has come to an end, it was the last year for officers to get paid out, which used to be done upon retirement.

Sepkowski noted that police, unlike others in the public sector, are forced to report their paid-duty, including the money they make from private functions such as weddings.

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Building a strong marriage takes more than saying ‘I love you’.

It takes love and respect.

That’s the focus behind the Love and Respect marriage conference April 8 and 9 hosted by a conglomerate of Markham area churches.

The conference is based on the book by renowned public speaker Emerson Eggerichs and his wife, Sarah.

The conference is geared toward couples in every stage of marriage — those thinking about it, those recently hitched and those committed for life.

“Marriage isn’t something taught in schools,” said event co-ordinator and Markham resident Baha Habashy, who is a member of the Cornerstone Community Church.

Habashy has been married for more than 40 years.

“A healthy marriage is the cornerstone of any family and of any community.”

The conference will be held at the Olive Branch Church, a former adult enter-

Practical tips to show her love: • Hold her hand; • Hug her; • Share your feelings; • Tell her something about your day; • Listen to her; • Tell her you can’t do her job; • Admit when you are wrong and say ‘I’m sorry’.

Practical tips to show him respect: • Cheer his successes; • Ask him about his dreams; • Praise his commitment to bringing home the bacon; • Praise the good decisions and minimize the bad ones; • Tell him he’s strong; • Let him fix things and applaud the solution; • Tell him you need a listening ear not a solution.

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Couples are also reminded to spend time on their marriage — have a date night each week where the conversation steers clear of work or kids or plan a weekend getaway every six months or so.

“How to be married constantly changes, people change,” Habashy said. “Differences are what attract you to someone. But at some point, you have to learn to accept those differences, too.”

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A 27+ Acre Quarry In Burk’s Falls That Trails Muskoka. Lots Of Upgrades And Currently Holds An Active Class B (20,000 Metric Tonne A Year) Granite License From The Ministry Of Natural Resources (Estimated At 1 Million Tonnes). Upgraded Machinery With An Estimated Value Of $521,000. Appraised At $3,500,000 In August 2014. 2 Acres Zoned Residential

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$1,298,800

24.89 Acres In Niagara Wine Country Region.

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STRIDES FOR STROKE

Don’t miss these flyers in today’s Liberal!

Earlier this month, Hillcrest Mall and Mackenzie Health Foundation unveiled a new partnership, together promoting Strides for Stroke, coming up May 7. Ingrid Perry, President/ CEO Mackenzie Health Foundation; Joseph Gulizia, chair of the Strides for Strokes campaign (from left), John Vettese and Patrick Ciccolini, vice-chairs, show their enthusiasm for the hospital fundraiser. You can register at StridesForStroke.ca

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York Symphony presents Power of Tchaikovsky York Symphony Orchestra’s next pair of concerts in Aurora and Richmond Hill will feature the Power of Tchaikovsky in some of his most magnificent works.

Maestro Denis Mastromonaco has invited celebrated Toronto pianist Jerry Chen to provide some of the fireworks April 16 and 17, by performing the Russian master’s popular First Piano Concerto with the orchestra.

Chen started playing the piano at the age of 4 and has studied with Nadia Dimovsky, Tanaya Tkachenko and Yaroslav Pugach. Chen has won numerous awards in his piano career including top prize at the Canadian National Music Competi-

ON NOW AT THE BRICK!

PIANIST JERRY CHEN tion in both 2012 and 2013, grand prize at Markham Music Festival and the Peel Music Competition, and first prize at the Toronto Sinfonietta Concerto Competition. In 2015 Jerry performed for the great virtuoso Emanuel Ax as part of a piano workshop.

Chen is currently under the tutelage of Douglas Humphreys, chairman of the piano department at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Also on the program are the beloved waltz from the ballet Sleeping Beauty and one of Tchaikovsky’s symphonic masterworks, the Symphony #4.

The spring concerts are Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church in Aurora, and Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. — an afternoon concert — at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.

Tickets for April 16 (adult $28; senior 23; student $15) may be purchased by calling 416-410-0860; for April 17 (adult $30; senior $25; student $15), call the Richmond Hill theatre box office at 905-787-8811 or go online at www.rhcentre.ca.

Tickets will also be available at the door of both venues. For more on the orchestra, visit yorksymphony.ca

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Don Valley North Collision Repair Centre’s business is growing again.

A division of Weins Canada Inc. (formerly Don Valley North Automotive Group)

In order to keep up with this growth we are accepting applications for:

2 Estimators

(with a minimum of 2 years experience, Reynolds and Reynolds and Mitchell Estimating software experience)

Registered Apprentice Bodyman (must be at least a third year apprentice)

Receptionist (Temporary Full Time) (previous experience of Reynolds and Reynolds and/or Mitchell Repair Center software would be an asset) * A Valid Class “G” Ontario Drivers License is required for all positions * We Offer:

• Long established, respected dealership environment • Competitive compensation package • Group Benefit and RRSP program • Experienced management team • Ongoing commitment to training

Interested applicants please forward a detailed resume with cover letter letter quoting quoting job job#SUN2965 #ME2965 (Estimator), aa cover (Estimator), ME2779 (Registered Apprentice SUN2779 Apprentice Bodyman) or ME3037 SUN3037(Receptionist) (Receptionist) Accommodation will be provided in all parts of our recruitment process as required under ADOA. Please advise us in advise if you require accommodation.

Human Resources: Fax: (905) 479-9753 • Email: hr@weinscanada.com

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL

Hands-On tasks. Start Weekly.

GPS Training. Funding & Housing available. Job Aid. Already a HEO? Get certification proof!

Call 1-866-399-3853 or iheschool.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel is currently recruiting for several opportunities: *Full time Social Media Coordinator *Guest Service Agents (FT or PT) *Reservations Agents (FT or PT) *Full Time Maintenance Technician *Seasonal Banquet Staff *Full Time Sales Coordinator Interested and qualified applicants are invited to send their resume and cover letter to humanresources@sheratonparkway.com or fax to (905) 882-3112 Markham builder requires HANDYMAN/PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PERSON for pre-delivery & after sales service as well as general property maintenance & repair.

• Must be experienced and knowledgeable with all aspects of construction • Must have valid driver’s license with good drivers abstract.

Email/fax resume: Greenlife7800@gmail.com 905-479-2934 or call 905-479-5448

VALUE VILLAGE STORE, RICHMOND HILL Now Hiring for Store Management Become part of a stable, profitable and growing company.

Value Village is part of the Savers family of stores, established over 60 years ago, and is continually opening new stores. You will be part of a team that has experienced positive sales growth every year for over 20 years, and makes the world a better, greener place.

Working here means solid career development, it means feeling appreciated & challenged, and it means positively impacting customers, your community & the environment.

When you work for us, you’re really going places - mostly up! We promote heavily from within, so your career is on the rise from day one.

Quarterly Bonus, Full Benefits!

If you have over 4 years of Retail Management Experience,

Apply at valuevillage.com ALSO email resume to 2056mgr@savers.com Value Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PART TIME SUPER NEEDED in downtown Richmond Hill for a small apartment building.

Accommodations Available.

Experience required.

905-224-3264 or info@tornat.ca

RNC

Preregistration is required

Aurora

Employment Services 222 Wellington St. E. Main Floor

JOB FAIR

April 5 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Contact Christine: judypun@leeli.com.

Licensed Security Guards

Deck company looking for

Aurora, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Stouffville sites. Must have a personal vehicle.

Weekends & overnight shifts. Bring your resume, SIN#, Photo ID, Security License & 3 references.

EXPERIENCED WOODWORKERS Please call 416-684-9132 or email: gary.loader@hotmail.com

JOB FAIR

April 12 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Technical Phone Support - Cable

Richmond Hill Call Centre. Part Time $15.95/hr.

Good communication & computer skills required.

In-Class / Phone Training provided. Job description is online RNCemploymentservices.ca This Employment Ontario service is funded in part by the Government of Canada The views expressed in this publication are the views of this Service Provider and do not necessarily reflect those of the Ministry

905-727-3777

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

Reliable vehicle required Call 1-855-853-5613 ext. 8

• Learn skills • Win prizes • Fun carrier events • Bonus point program

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

Call 1-855-853-5613 ext. 8

Email resumes to lenard@hallmarklindrealty.com

REAL ESTATE RECEPTIONIST

Private Richmond Hill recreation centre seeks N.L.S. Lifeguards.

Part-time evenings & weekends.

Certified to teach lessons an asset.

Email resume to: club66@rogers.com or call 905-883-3662

Required for busy real estate office. Must be able to work flexible day/evening/weekend hours. Reception and real estate experience required. Proficient computer skills and pleasant telephone manner a must. Salary commensurate with experience.

Email resumes to lenard@hallmarklindrealty.com

PICKER PACKER

TELESALES AGENTS

3-10:30pm.

Fill, package and label a variety of book orders in a timely and efficient manner. Some heavy lifting (up to 40 lbs.) is also required. CSA approved Safety Shoes are required.

Part-time days 5+ years experience Promenade Mall Thornhill Excellent bonus structure

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Call 905-886-4187 or email info@ctsassociates.com

Send resume to: resumes@scholastic.ca

CARRIERS NEEDED

FULL-TIME OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/ DEAL SECRETARY required for busy real estate office.

Accounting experience required. Real estate experience and Lone Wolf and Quick Books software an asset. Proficient computer skills and pleasant telephone manner a must.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

LIFEGUARDS

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

Parents’ Helper (NOC6474) Contract Richmond Hill, Bayview & 16th Ave. FT $11.25-$12.00/hr, 44 hrs/week. Assisting parents with child care for 3 children age 7-16 and household duties.

3+years’ relevant experience, completion of college, fluent in speaking/writing English.

FULL TIME WAREHOUSE HELP NEEDED!!

Sentient HR Services

Looking for team members to lead day to day warehouse duties: Inventory management, pick and packing, shipping and receiving, and order processing. Must be self-motivated and a team player.

Experience an asset.

Great Pay!!

Salary easily negotiated with experience.

Send resume to: luca@primalighting.ca

is currently hiring

RECEs and Early Childhood Assistants to supply at various licensed child care centres in the York and Toronto regions.

If interested, please email resume to: kristinel@sentienthr.com

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Houses for Sale

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Houses for Sale

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Apartments for Rent

Apartments for Rent

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

JANE/ TESTON Rd. 2 bedroom basement apt. appliances, laundry, a/c, parking, $1200 inclusive. Immediate.

416-833-8413 NEWMARKET - 1 bedroom + family room, very clean and bright, walk out basement w/separate entrance. Fridge, stove, laundry, A/C, parking.

Non-smoking or pets. $900 plus utilities.

Call Terry 289-500-4321.

RICHMOND HILL Apts. 15 Baif Blvd.

Stunning 2 & 3 bdrm suites. $200 Move-In Incentive. LVP flooring, great views, UPGRADED AVAIL! Pool, social rm w/ events, car wash, GREAT LOCATION! Office open daily, DROP IN! (289)379-7918 richmondhillapts.com SOUTH NEWMARKET, Don’t miss this!

Clean 1 bedroom walkout, sperate entrance, laundry and appliances.

Non-smoking/pets,suits single professional. $900 inclusive. 905-898-8565.

DOWNTOWN RICHMOND Hill 2 bedroom apartment available April 1st. $1450 monthly includes heat, water and 1 parking. Central air & 5 appliances.

905-224-3264 BRADFORD, LARGE, bright 1 bedroom quiet basement apartment. Parking, 4 piece bath, separate entrance, non-smoking/pets.

Inclusive. 905-775-4284 DUFFERIN/ RUTHERFORD- Bright, 1 bedroom basement, separate entrance, laundry, parking, cable, WiFi No pets/ smoking. $875. inclusive.

905-303-8895 MCCOWAN/ HWY#7 - Spacious, clean 1 bedroom basement, separate side entrance, appliances, laundry, parking, cable. Nonsmoking. No pets. $850 inclusive.

Immediate. Near amenities 416-556-3030 MCCOWAN/HWY#7- 1 bedroom basement with full kitchen, washer, dryer, 1 parking.

No smoking. No pets. Walking distance to Markville Mall & transit. $850 inclusive.

Immediately 416-400-3661

NEWMARKET- QUIET building.

Water & heating included.

Large 1 bedroom apts. From $1050.

Non-smoking. 647-704-0220.

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Houses for Rent

416-892-0924

Shared Accommodations

Shared Accommodations

KESWICK ROOMS for rent - starting at $550 Furnished 4 bedroom.

All inclusive. (Incl. wifi!)

416-859-5103 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONS - 2 large rooms in a house. Yonge/ London Road - close to all amenities. Very clean/ bright. $495 incl.

First/ last.

289-231-7642 NEWMARKET- 1 BEDROOM Quiet, new house, Summerhill.

Cable HD TV/ TMN, internet, laundry, amenities. $645 incl.

No parking, no pets. (416) 948-2973.

Cottages for Rent

Cottages for Rent

LAKEFRONT 3 BEDROOM COTTAGE (sleeps 6)

Availabity at DISCOUNTED RATES for the months of MAY, JUNE, SEPT & OCT. (SUMMER sold out).

This pet friendly cottage is situated in Haliburton Highlands, with 4 piece bath, living/dining area, well equipped kitchen and attached screened-in Muskoka room. Well looked after grassy grounds on a gentle slope down to a 300 sq ft dock on a very peaceful NO MOTOR lake. Great swimming, fishing, with 1 canoe, 3 kayaks, a peddalo, lifevests, fire-pit and games. Please email patrick@nemms.ca for rates, full photos and details. 416.564.4511

Travel & Vacations

Travel & Vacations

REAL ESTATE. NW Montana.

Tu n g s t e n h o l d i n g s . c o m 406-293-3714 Industrial/Commercial for Rent/Wanted

Industrial/Commercial for Rent/Wanted

YONGE/DAVIS, NEWMARKET, 1350 sq ft commercial space for rent.

Available immediately.

Would be a great location for convenience store or Nail salon, etc.

Call 905-898-2417

Domestic Help Available

ABSOLUTELY BEST cleaning ladies available.

Honest & hard working, insured/ bonded. 416-897-6782. www.maidforyoutorontoltd.com Domestic Help Wanted

Houses for Rent

KING TOWNSHIP Luxurious Victorian Farmhouse Completely renovated farmhouse on Estate property in Schomberg.

3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms 3200 sq feet, 2 car garage. Suitable for professional couple. $2500/m plus utilities. Available June 1st.

Domestic Help Available

Gorgeous renovated detached family home. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, over 2200 sq. ft. Huge deck O/L premium mature well stocked yard. High demand quiet location, but close to all.

Malcolm Austin,Sales Representative Royal LePage Partners Realty Office 416-229-4454 Cell 416-409-2595

Real Estate Misc./Services

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Articles for Sale

Articles for Sale

Domestic Help Wanted

HOUSEHOLD HELP wanted in exchange for room and board, small salary.

Call 905-883-3691 Mortgages/Loans

Mortgages/Loans

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Bank turn downs, Tax or Mortgage Arrears, Self Employed, Bad Credit, Bankruptcy. We are creative mortgage specialists!

No proof of income 1st, 2nd, and 3rd’s up to 85% BORROW: $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $200,000

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Handy Person

Handy Person

A-HANDYMAN- Kitchen & Bathroom renovations, plumbing, electrical, hardwood/ laminate flooring, granite countertops & more. Excellent quality.

Reasonable price. 416-845-1556.

MOE FIXIT Inc. Handyman. Emergency services. General repair/ maintenance.

Remodelling. Plumbing. Painting.

Installation. Flooring. Drywall. Honey-Do List, etc. Call Moe 416-841-8607

Home Renovations

Home Renovations

CERAMIC TILE Installations. Bathroom renovations. Backsplashes. Wall & Floor Tile. Expert Workmanship. Low Rates.

Call Nino 647-233-3304 Patrick 647-272-7697 www.newstyletile.com HOME RENO. 25 years exp. Basement. Kitchen.

Bathroom. Drywall. Painting.

Call Cam 647-388-1866 www.hongfuconstruction.com

CEILINGS REPAIRED. Spray textures, plaster designs, stucco, drywall, paint. We fix them all! www.mrstucco.ca 905-554-0825 ALL JUNK REMOVALBasements, yards, garages. General cleanups, lawn cutting, small moves, odd jobs.

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ALERT! Do not rip out and replace your sunken concrete, we raise concrete at a fraction of the cost of replacement. Visit www.liftec.ca OR CALL 1-866-280-7770 Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

$100-$10,000

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

Cash 4 Cars

Dead or alive Same day Fast FREE Towing 416-831-7399

WE BUY used and old cars.

Dead or Alive cars . Free 24 hour towing. $300-$6000.

647-287-1704.

WE PAY $325- $3000 for your scrap cars & trucks. 24/7/ Free towing.

705-500-2844 or 905-462-1346 Personals/Companion

Personals/Companion

FEMALE DANCE partner needed between 18-80 for Viennese Waltz and Quick Step.

Learn skills, have fun at McConaghy, 9-10pm, Wednesday, April 13th to Wednesday, June 8th. Town fee is paid. Call 905-884-8688

Child Care Available

Child Care Available

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

Newly renovated.

905-508-7423.

THORNHILL LIBERAL

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Legal Services

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Cleaning/Janitorial

Cleaning/Janitorial

A CRYSTAL CLEANING experience Homes, Offices. Insured/ bonded.

Supplies provided. 15% discount.

(647)500-2260 for details.

Moving & Storage

Moving & Storage

PARRIS MOVERS Long/short, big/small, residential/ condos/ commercial. Quality service. Affordable/ reliable. 905-758-2848, 416-677-2848 www.parrismovers.ca

Painting & Decorating

Painting & Decorating

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING www.roomatatimepainting.com Mike 416 896 3025 25yrs exp. Insured/WSIB mike@roomatatimepainting.com Plumbing

Plumbing

SEMI-RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER. Experienced. Courteous.

No job too small!

Licensed and insured.

Reasonable rates.

416-948-6536

Waste Removal

Waste Removal

ALWAYS CHEAPEST!

All Garbage Removal! Home/ Business.

Fast Sameday! Free Estimates!

Seniors Discounts. We do all Loading & Clean-ups! Lowest Prices.

Call John: 416-457-2154 Seven days

Coming Events

Coming Events

SPEAKERS WANTED

April 29, 30 & May 1, 2016 Markham Fairgrounds Contact: Tyler Duncan @ tduncan@yrmg.com or 905-943-6112

GarageSales

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

CONTENTS SALE Saturday, April 2nd - 11am-5pm 104 Houseman Cres.

Richmond Hill (Bathurst/Major Mackenzie)

Furniture, including solid oak dining table and 6 chairs, buffets, hutches, antique cups & saucers, collectible china & dishes, antique harvest table, electronics, vinyl records, outdoor furniture, and numerous other items.

Rain or Shine

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CREATIVE CUTTERS CAKE DECORATING SUPPLIES

happily announce the birth of their daughter

INVENTORY ADJUSTMENT SALE! *Save 40% off! (Some restrictions apply)

born Feb. 29th, 2016 at Southlake Hospital.

555 Edward Ave., Unit 14 Richmond Hill, ON L4C 5K6 905-883-5638 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm

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KIMMERLY, Bev (nee: Lewis) March 23, 2016

She is welcomed by her brother Kieran Douglas and grandparents Allan & Susie McLean, Norma Gillespie and John & Georgina Bonnell.

Passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Dearly beloved wife of the late Ron Kimmerly. Loving Mother of Craig (Barb), Debbie (Doug), Ronnie and Bruce (Margaret). Grandmother of Derek (Luanne), Cameron (Shelley), Leah (Ted), Stacy (Kelly) Alana (Pat) and Heather.

Great Grandmother of Quentin, Liam, Ava, Nathan, Vanessa, Audrey and Maryn.

We love you more than all the stars.

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Grieving father wrote book to honour son’s wishes

Teenager Jonathan Leitao became a source of inspiration and comfort to his family

Book Jonathan, Do You Know Me? is personal story of loss and grief transcended by a spiritual awakening.

By Simone Joseph

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y the end of his short life, Jonathan Leitao had travelled to 15 countries.

His father, Vince Leitao, remembers the time his family — he and his wife Espy, son Jonathan and older son Matthew — took an excursion on a submarine during a Caribbean vacation.

Leitao remembers how excited Jonathan was by the visually stunning displays and all the other trips the family took together.

Unfortunately, young Jonathan was also forced to travel a journey no parent wants his or her child to take.

Jonathan began feeling sick in October of 2013. After that, he endured tests, surgery and hospital admissions.

In May 2014, he was diagnosed with a type of untreatable liver cancer that is extremely uncommon in patients under age 25.

Doctors predicted he had four to nine months to live.

For Vince and Espy Leitao, this devastating news was incomprehensible.

This was their beloved son who loved practising basketball for hours in the driveway of their

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Jonathan Leitao (right) travelled to many countries with his big brother Matthew, and parents Vince and Espy, and inspired his family during his tragic journey through cancer and spiritual awakening.

Richmond Hill home.

But when told he was dying, Jonathan had little anguish, his father said. He cried for about 20 minutes. After that, he spoke like it was an event that was happening and moved on, Leitao said.

“That’s what changed my life,” Leitao said. “Jonathan said: ‘I’m not afraid to die. It’s nothing’,” Leitao said.

“I was amazed, looking at the way he was holding himself (together) and talking. It’s a spirit

within himself that liberated him.”

This teenager became a pillar of wisdom and strength for his family.

“It was a tragedy,” Leitao said.

“Our kid was dying, yet comfort was coming from him. He asked me, ‘Are you going to be OK?’ I said ‘no’. He said, ‘You have to accept it, let go, then you will be OK.’ I never taught him that.

Where does a 16-year-old get this insight, this wisdom?”

Jonathan was a student at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill and went on to attend St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School.

His obituary explains his final months.

“For the last 10 months he suffered bravely and patiently, prayerfully hoping for a cure. He eventually accepted that he is going home after just about 16 years on this earth, and helped us accept and let go.”

Jonathan wanted to help other sick children, to explain to them the procedures he’d had so they wouldn’t be afraid.

When he became sick, he realized he couldn’t do this and was

hoping his father could help such children, instead.

Leitao wrote a self-published book Jonathan, Do You Know Me? From loss of a child to spiritual awakening, published in 2015. It is a personal story of loss and grief transcended by a spiritual awakening.

Proceeds from the book are being donated to The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation in honour of Jonathan.

Leitao knows his son would also have been happy to learn of his advocacy for changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. Leitao has lobbied for the introduction of Jonathan’s Law, a bill dedicated to the memory of Jonathan that requests a provision of up to a 52-week bereavement leave for parents who lose a child.

Go to www.vinceleitao.com for more information.

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Richvale Lions Club presents a charity Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament April 1 at Bayview Hill Community Centre, 114 Spadina Rd., Richmond Hill, with registration at 6:15 p.m., play starting at 7 p.m., featuring $10 bounty chip included in $50 buy-in. Refreshments availablel for details call 905-770-1772.

Saturday, April 2 The women’s auxiliary to the Richmond Hill Legion, 233 Centre St. E., presents a Saturday night euchre April 2 at 7:30 p.m. All invited; for details, call Betty at 905-884-5397.

The York Region branch of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation has booked all lanes at World Bowl Richmond Hill April 2 at noon and invites members of the community to donate $20 to the fundraiser to help bring a Syrian refugee family to York Region. For details, go to www.d16.osstf.ca/refugeesponsorship.

Sunday, April 3 PJ Library presents Passover 101: Seder Made Simple, April 3 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Neshamah Congregation of York Region, TannenbaumCHAT, 9600 Bathurst St. Thornhill.

Passover program geared for non-Jewish parents who are part of a Jewish family, raising Jewish children. Limited tickets available; children’s program runs concurrently. For details, contact rabbi@neshamah.ca; to register, go to www. neshamahed.eventbrite.ca

Monday, April 4 Ladies 16+ invited to Chabad Flamingo at 8001 Bathurst St., Thornhill April 4 at 7:30 p.m. for Zumba for DANI (Developing And Nurturing Independence of adults with

Community Calendar disabilities). Three teachers help participants move to Latin, hip hop, oldies and more; have fun while raising funds for good cause. Register online at dani-toronto.com or call Susie at 905889-3264 ext. 226.

Maple Rd., Richmond Hill from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Presentation on new technology ORCAM; lunch of pizza, coffee/tea provided; if you have food allergies, please bring own lunch. For details, call Mariam at 905-770-0601.

Club April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Langstaff Community Centre, 155 Red Maple Rd., (corner of Bantry), Richmond Hill. Admission $5; prizes and snacks. All welcome; proceeds support community projects.

Tuesday, April 5

All parents invited to a free seminar presented by Learning Disabilities Association of York Region, April 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bayview Secondary School’s library, Bayview Avenue just north of Major Mackenzie, Richmond Hill, Understanding and Awareness For Learning Disabilities & ADHD. Learn about overcoming stigma and barriers; mental health awareness; stress management; building resiliency; positive advocacy and programs and services. RSVP to http://goo.gl/forms/wa9ubsu5al

Enjoy A Taste of ‘ShabbaToT Together’ at The Leo Baeck Day School, north campus, 36 Atkinson Ave., Thornhill, April 8 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Try taste of ShabbaTOT for PJ Library families with music, arts and crafts; geared to babies and toddlers ages 3 years and younger, accompanied by an adult. For details, contact Cayla Solomon at 905-709-3636 ext. 247 or csolomon@leobaeck.ca; register at www.shabbatot.eventbrite.ca

The Richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural Society presents Denis Flanagan on Tips and Tricks with Annuals April 5 at 8 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors’ Centre, 10100 Yonge St. Former host of HGTVs One Garden Two Looks and The Indoor Gardener, Flanagan will outline new varieties of annuals and how to create a successful and colorful annual garden, with soil preparation, plant selection, design, etc. Open to guests for $5 or become a member; visit richmondhillgardensociety.org

Wednesday, April 6 Pathways to Success, Series 1: Volunteerism and Future Career Choices, a joint program of Markham Public Library and CICS Immigrant Youth Centre, runs Wednesdays, April 6 to June 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. (10 sessions plus one-day event) at Thornhill Community Centre Library, Bayview and John streets. Aim is to support immigrant youth, 15 to 21, to create better opportunities through volunteer and job opportunities. Free; to register call Ophelia Xavier at 905-294-8868 ext. 203 or email Ophelia. xavier@cicscanada.com

Thursday, April 7 Vision Impaired Persons (VIP) meets April 7 at Langstaff Community Centre at 155 Red

April 7 through 10, Richmond Hill Beading Artists present their 4th annual Beaded Art Show & Sale at Boynton House, Richmond Green Park, Elgin Mills Road East at Leslie.

Hours are Thursday 3 to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission and parking; cash sales only; a portion of proceeds goes to York Region chapter of Autism Ontario. For details, go to rhbeadart.ca or call 416-432-2887,

Friday, April 8 Euchre night hosted by the Richvale Lioness

Markham Skating Club presents bi-annual 2016 skating show, ‘Up, Up and Away’ headlined by 2016 Canadian Senior Pairs bronze medalists Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovich, with 200 of club’s finest skaters. April 8 at 7 p.m.; April 9 at 1 and 7 p.m.; April 10 at 1 p.m. at Markham Village Arena, 6041 Hwy. 7. Tickets start at $15; call 905-472-6982 or email msctickets@rogers.com The 105 Gibson Centre presents a Thrift Store Sale at 105 Gibson Dr., Markham, with large quantities of both new and gently-used clothing and accessories for sale starting from $2 and up. All proceeds help run programs such as community meals, youth and seniors programs. Dates and times: Friday, April 8, 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more, visit www.105gibson.com

Saturday, April 9 Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., grade 9-12 students in teams of two will Race Around The Hill, starting at the Langstaff Community Centre to win great prizes. Presented by the Youth Action Committee. Registration accepted on a first-come, first-served basis; cost $35 per team; register at RichmondHill.ca/Teens Pancake Breakfast, hosted by the Mission and Outreach Committee, presented at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St, April 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. Pancakes with berries or whipped cream, scrambled eggs, sausages, juice, tea or coffee; for $8 (adults) or $4 for children 12 and under. Bake sale too. For details, call church office at 905-884-4211.

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A Richmond Hill Community Spaghetti Dinner is present at a new time and location, April 9 from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at Elgin Barrow Arena, 43 Church St. S. (east entrance). All invited for a delicious meal where neighbours can get to know each other without cost being a limiting factor. $1 suggested donation. For details, email RHspaghetti@yahoo.ca

Wednesday, April 13 Songwriters Open Mic Wednesdays start April 13 at Yogi’s Bar and Grill, 1285 Elgin Mills Rd. E., Richmond Hill, hosted by Richmond Hill songwriter-entertainer Derek Christie from 8 to 11 p.m. Bring your songs; play or listen; poets, comics and spoken word artists also welcome.

For more, call Yogi’s at 905-787-9644 or visit derekchristie.com 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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