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The Regional Municipality of York

NOTICE OF COMPLETION Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study

Elgin Mills Road Town of Richmond Hill

The EA Study identified the following recommended solutions for Elgin Mills Road: • Widening from three lanes to five lanes including a shared centre-left turn lane • Narrower lanes to encourage lower speeds • Culvert improvements to accommodate the widening • Wide boulevards for tree planting and streetscaping • Cycling lanes and continuous sidewalks on both sides of the road

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The Regional Municipality of York has completed a Schedule C Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for improvements to Elgin Mills Road between Bathurst Street and Yonge Street in the Town of Richmond Hill. The planned improvements to the road will help address existing and future traffic demands within the study area.

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York Region intends to proceed with design and construction of the project following the completion of the EA Study. An Environmental Study Report (ESR) documenting the study process, consultations and the recommended plan has been prepared.

This Notice of Study Completion places the ESR on the public record for a 30-calendar day public review period. The ESR can be downloaded from the York Region website at york.ca/ea and copies have been made available at the following locations during regular business hours:

Accessible formats of materials are available upon request. This notice was first issued January 26, 2017.

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The Town of Richmond Hill

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Clerk’s Department 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1

Clerk’s Department 225 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4

1 Atkinson Street Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5

We invite you to read the report and direct written comments to: Jackson Marin, P. Eng. Project Manager, Transportation Services The Regional Municipality of York 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket , ON L3Y 6Z1 Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75131 Email: roads.ea@york.ca Fax: 905-895-7735

If concerns cannot be resolved through discussions with York Region, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change issue a Part II Order for this project. A Part II Order request must be received by the Minister at the address below no later than February 26, 2017.

The Honourable Glen Murray Minister of Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto, ON M7A 2T5

Copies of any Part II Order request must also be sent to: • The Regional Municipality of York Clerk’s Department 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1 • Kathleen Hedley Director, Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5

Personal information submitted (e.g. name, address, phone number) is collected, maintained and disclosed under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for transparency and consultation purposes. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public, unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.

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RACHAEL WILLIAMS & IAN ADAMS RachaelWilliams@metroland.com iadams@simcoe.com A culture of secrecy exists among major rail carriers and the federal government regarding the transportation of hazardous materials, despite widespread demand for greater transparency. “There have been incremental changes along the way, but railways largely set the rules for themselves,� said Mark Winfield, York University professor and rail safety expert.

With the public bearing the risk of any potential disaster, that’s a huge problem, he noted.

That risk was never more evident than the 1979 Mississauga train derailment, where a CP Rail train skidded off the tracks on Mavis Road, causing the release of deadly chlorine gas, and forcing the evacuation of 250,000 residents.

Emergency responders determined there were hazardous materials on the train after the derailment occurred, but the cars were piled on top of each other and the identification placards were not visible. “They just saw the whole thing burning,� said Willson McTavish, lead counsel for the Grange Inquiry, which was formed under Ontario Appeal Court Justice Samuel Grange to investigate the derailment.

It brought to light the lack of knowledge about deadly chemicals passing through municipalities and the inadequacy of rail safety regulations.

The results of the Grange Commission were increased emergency management procedures, detailed chemical cleanup plans and improved safety of rail cars.

Fast-forward 34 years, when an unattended 74-car freight train carrying crude oil derailed in Lac-MĂŠgantic, Quebec, leaving 47 people dead and half of downtown destroyed.

This propelled a flurry of reaction from municipalities and the province calling for increased transparency on the shipment of dangerous goods. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) rail safety advisory panel demanded the federal government equip and support local first responders and keep them informed of the type of dangerous goods being shipped through their communities. “Railways, transportation companies and federal, provincial and territorial agencies cannot plan for emergencies alone,� said FCM president Clark Somerville. “Municipalities play a key role as well.�

The only people in possession of the information are the municipality’s emergency responders, who are trained to look for the placard and identify the hazardous materials, then deploy a HAZMAT team if required.

Mark Ormond, assistant chief operations and communications for the City of Mississauga, said informa-

tion is more transparent now than in the past. Resources such as AskRail, a Smartphone app that provides first responders access to timely data about what type of hazardous materials a railcar is carrying, and CANUTES, the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre, have been steps in the right direction. “But the bottom line is trains loaded with dangerous goods still travel through the heart of the most densely populated communities in Canada,� said Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, who is fighting to divert freight traffic off the Milton GO Line and free up space for commuter rail.

In 2015, 144 rail-related accidents occurred involving dangerous goods in Canada. The five-year-average is 140.

Transport Canada, Ottawa’s transportation regulator, mandated rail companies to post the top 10 dangerous goods transported across each province.

Petroleum crude oil topped the list in 2015 for CN and CP, reporting shipments of 28 per cent and 29.2 per cent respectively. Other items included sulphuric acid, sodium hydroxide and ethanol-gasoline mixture.

Real-time data raises legitimate security concerns, Winfield noted, but more detailed aggregate data on a quarterly basis would give the public a better sense of what is crossing through their communities. “It’s a culture of nontransparency. They (rail companies) don’t want to panic the public. Yet, it’s the public being exposed to the risk by the movement of materials.�

Rail remains the preferred method to transport dangerous goods for this very reason - lack of oversight, critics argue. “Trucks, on the other hand, get stopped all the time,� Winfield said, including at inspection sites on the highway and at the border.

The most recent available data was from a 2012 Statistics Canada survey which found over 107 million tonnes of goods moved by truck that year were dangerous materials. “With four million more people coming to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in the next 25 years, the situation will grow more urgent,� noted Crombie.

And with Canada’s transportation network the backbone of the national economy, appropriate policies with improved safety measures regarding the movement of hazardous goods are critical.

Pictured, from top: a warehouse blaze in Mississauga.; Sunrise Propane explosion aftermath

Disasters over the years s /CT A faulty pipe explodes in a gas line beneath Malton. One dead, 20 injured. s .OV Mississauga train derailment, 200,000 people evacuated, potential for chlorine cloud. s *ULY During a four-day fire at Hamilton recycling facility, burning refuse releases carcinogenic toxins. s !UG Sunrise Propane in Downsview explodes in a residential neighbourhood. Two dead, thousands evacuated. s *AN A propane tanker and 20 rail cars derails in Severn Falls in Muskoka, collides with parked train on an adjacent track. Twelve homes evacuated. s *ULY An unattended 74-car freight train carrying crude oil crashes and explodes in Lac Megantic. Forty-two killed, five missing and presumed dead. s !PRIL Five firefighters injured when a wall collapses while they battle a warehouse blaze in Mississauga. Crews unaware of chemicals being stored onsite. s -ARCH Crude oil from derailed CN train near Gogama spills into soil and Mattagami River, triggers twoday blaze. s &EBRUARY CN derailment and fire in Gogama, between Sudbury and Timmins, spills one million litres of bitumen.

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225 East Beaver Creek Road

Upcoming Meetings Monday, January 30 – Council – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 31 – Budget Committee of the Whole – 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 1 – Council Public Meeting – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, February 6 – Committee of the Whole – 4:30 p.m.

Agendas for all meetings are available on the Town’s website under Mayor and Council section – Council Calendar. 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.

Notice of Proclamation The Council of the Town of Richmond Hill hereby declare that January 30 to February 5 be proclaimed as “Richmond Hill Winter Carnival Week” and February 1 to 7 be proclaimed as “Eating Disorders Awareness Week”

Employment Opportunities The Town of Richmond Hill has the following employment opportunities currently available: • Fitness Instructor • Lifeguards & Swimming Instructors • School Crossing Guards • Human Resources Generalist 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.

Road Closures Mill Street will be closed between Trench Street and Leisure Lane at 12 p.m.

Friday, February 3, 2017 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Wood Lane will be closed between Mill Street and Altamira Road on Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and only if Mill Pond is not frozen. ”Emergency No Parking” signs will be posted during the Richmond Hill Winter Carnival starting 12:00 p.m. on Thursday February 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Temporary barricades with “Road Closed” signs will be placed on Mill Street between Trench Street and Leisure Lane. Wood Lane will have barricades placed between Mill Street and Altamira Road.

Streets affected are: No Parking “Both Sides”

No Parking “One Sides”

• Mill St. - from westerly limits of Sugar Maple Lane (east leg) to Lucas St.

• Emerald Isle Crt. - all of street (north side).

• Trench St. - from Mill St. southerly to Richmond St. • Starlight Cres. - from Mill St. to 50 metres South of Mill St. • Libby Blvd. - from Rumble Ave. to Mill St. • Wood Lane - from Mill St. northerly to Rumble Ave.

• Altamira Rd. - from Wood Lane to Libby Blvd (north side).

• Leisure Lane - all of street (east side).

• Richmond St. - from Trench St. westerly to Leisure Lane (south side).

• Sugar Maple Lane - all of street (inside of crescent).

• Sugar Maple Crt. - all of street (east side).

• Tyneview Lane - all of street (south side).

• Starlight Cres. – from 50 metres south of Mill St. to Tareyton Rd. (west side)

Public Notice

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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: D02-16043 & D03-16014 Town Planner: Ferdi Toniolo, Planner II Telephone: 905-771-2442 Email: ferdi.toniolo@richmondhill.ca

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Public Notice A request from Carval Homes (Maple Grove) Inc. to amend the Zoning By-law and for approval of a Plan of Subdivision for lands described as Lot 117 and Part of Lots 116 and 118, Plan 202 and municipally known as 28, 30 and 32 Maple Grove Avenue. The applications seek tto permit a draft Plan of Subdivision comprised of twelve single detached lots on a public street.

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 AM and 4:30 PM during regular business days at the Town’s Planning & Regulatory Services Department, located at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

Dated this 26th day of January, 2017

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION UNDER THE PLANNING ACT The Town of Richmond Hill has received the following application under the Planning Act: Inquiries Refer To: Town File: D02-14031 Town Planner: Ferdi Toniolo, Planner II – Site Plans Telephone: 905-771-2442 Email: ferdi.toniolo@richmondhill.ca A request from Brookside Castle Corporation to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as Part of Block A and Part of Lot 3, Plan 1642 and municipally known 24 Brookside Road.

The application seeks to permit a seven (7) storey Medical Office Building with ground floor retail on the subject lands.

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that a “complete” development application has been received by the Town of Richmond Hill pursuant to the Planning Act. The application has 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 this application, 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 this application is also available for inspection between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM during regular business days at the Town’s Planning & Regulatory Services Department, located at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

Dated this 26th day of January, 2017

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION UNDER THE PLANNING ACT The Town of Richmond Hill has received the following applications under the Planning Act: Inquiries Refer To: Town File: D01-16006 & D02-16042 Town Planner: Ferdi Toniolo, Planner II – Site Plans Telephone: 905-771-2442 Email: ferdi.toniolo@richmondhill.ca A request from 2500470 Ontario Inc. to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for lands described as Block 43, Registered Plan 65M3786 and municipally known as 1335 Elgin Mills Road East. The applications seek to permit a common element condominium townhouse development comprised of twenty-three (23), three-storey townhouse units on the subject lands. 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 AM and 4:30 PM during regular business days at the Town’s Planning & Regulatory Services Department, located at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

Dated this 26th day of January, 2017

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Concerning Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan Pursuant to the Planning Act A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, to report back to the Committee of the Whole on the comments received on the Draft Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan, dated January 2016, and to make recommendations to Council on the adoption of the Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan.

Inquiries Refer To: Town File: D10-DO-STU Town Planner: Michelle Dobbie, Senior Planner - Policy Telephone: 905-771-2467 Email: michelle.dobbie@richmondhill.ca Subject Lands: The Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan applies to the area bounded by Harding Boulevard in the south and Levendale Road in the north. It includes properties on the east and west sides of Yonge Street.

Purpose and Effect: The Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan is a land use planning document that has been initiated by the Town and is intended to help guide future development in the Downtown area. The Town’s Official Plan (OP) sets out the vision for the Downtown Local Centre, which is intended to function as a mixed-use centre to serve adjacent neighbourhoods and represents the historic heart of Richmond Hill. The Secondary Plan will implement the broader principles and policies of the OP and establish area-specific policies for the Downtown.

The OP is proposed to be amended to add the Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan to Part II of the OP. Lands Containing Seven (7) or More Residential Units: A copy of this notice must be posted by the owner of any land that contains seven (7) or more residential units in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

Any person may attend the meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the Secondary Plan.

Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be mailed/faxed/e-mailed to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill to be received no later than 12:00 PM noon on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary.

Official Plan Appeal: If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the Secondary Plan is adopted 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 decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill in respect of the adoption or refusal of the Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan (Town file number D10-DO-STU), you must make a written request to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Notice of Collection: Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 and may be contained in an appendix of a staff report, published in the meeting agenda, delegation list and/or the minutes of the public meeting and made part of the public record. The Town collects this information in order to make informed decisions on the relevant issues and to notify interested parties of Council’s decisions. It may also be used to serve notice of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing. Names and addresses contained in submitted letters and other information will be available to the public, unless the individual

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Public Notice expressly requests the Town to remove their personal information. The disclosure of this information is governed by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.56. Questions about this collection and disclosure should be directed to the Office of the Clerk at 905-771-8800 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Additional information: For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the Office of the Clerk at 905-771-8800 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Questions respecting the information and recommendations contained in the staff report regarding the Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan should be directed to Michelle Dobbie, Senior Planner – Policy at 905-771-2467or by e-mail at michelle.dobbie@richmondhill.ca. The Downtown Local Centre Secondary Plan is available for inspection in the Planning & Regulatory Services Department between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor. Alternatively, a digital copy can be downloaded from RichmondHill.ca/Downtown Secondary Plan. The Staff Report will be available at the Office of the Clerk, Ground Floor of the Municipal Offices, on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 after 3:00 PM. The Staff Report will also be available on the Town’s website RichmondHill.ca/Meetings. To find it, select the Calendar and click on the relevant meeting for a list of items.

Stephen M.A. Huycke, Town Clerk Town of Richmond Hill 225 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 Telephone: 905-771-8800 Fax: 905-771-2502 E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca Dated This 26th Day of January, 2017

COUNCIL COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE

2018-2022 TERM OF OFFICE Richmond Hill is seeking to appoint five citizens to its Council Compensation Review Committee, two of which are business representatives from within the business community.

The Committee’s mandate is to produce an independent report with recommendations regarding the total compensation for Members of Council for the next term of office, which commences following the 2018 Municipal Election. The term of the Committee will expire upon Council’s acceptance of the Committee’s final report, which must be completed on or before November 30, 2017.

Applications, complete with qualifications and applicable experience, must be submitted to the undersigned no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Eligible applicants will be interviewed and appointed by a staff panel consisting of the Commissioner of Corporate & Financial Services, the Director of Human Resources and the Director of Council Support Services/Town Clerk. No appointments to the Committee will be made by members of Council.

A copy of the Terms of Reference for this Committee is available from the Office of the Clerk and on RichmondHill.ca/CouncilCommittees.

For more information, contact Gloria Collier, Deputy Town Clerk, at 905-747-6363.

Personal information received in response to this notice is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act. S.O. 2001, and will be used to determine eligibility for appointment.

Stephen M.A. Huycke, Town Clerk Town of Richmond Hill Fax: 905-771-2502 225 East Beaver Creek Road E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4 DATED THIS 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017

Community Information

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Street parking during plowing operations at any time of the day is prohibited. You could be ticketed and/or towed if you do.

Please do not shovel snow onto the road.

Please lend a helping hand by shovelling your sidewalk as soon as possible after a storm. And if you can, please help your neighbours, too.

Wear proper footwear so you don’t slip and fall.

Local roads and facility parking lots and entranceways are cleared in sequence. Visit the website to learn about the order and to sign up for winter maintenance activity emails.

Please be patient. Staff work as efficiently and safely as possible to ensure your roads, sidewalks and entranceways are clear.

Visit the website or call the Snow Information Line at 905-771-2525 for winter maintenance activity updates. Questions? Call 905-771-8800.

RichmondHill.ca/WinterUpdates ATTENTION COMMUNITY FESTIVAL/EVENT PLANNERS: We would like to hear from you!

We will soon be holding information session/workshops to help you plan your events. To better understand your needs, please complete the survey on our website by January 27, 2017.

We are looking forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions.

Visit RichmondHill.ca/EventServices to complete the survey and to view additional resources such as Festival and Event Resource Manual, Community Planning Guide and an Event Planning Tool Kit.

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Information, funding needed for rail safety

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Rail carriers are working under a shroud of secrecy, putting Ontarians at risk every day.

Information regarding what hazardous materials are shipped through our communities remains elusive. At any given moment, emergency responders and local governments have no idea what, exactly, is being transported through municipalities across the province. Yet they are the ones tasked with keeping the populace safe in the event of a disaster.

The continued secrecy is putting the public at unnecessary risk and it is not a theoretical risk. The danger is very real.

In 2015, 144 rail-related accidents occurred involving dangerous goods in Canada. The five-year-average is 140.

One need only look to the disaster at Lac-Megantic to see how very real and devastating such disasters can be. When the unattended freight train derailed, it left 47 people dead and half of the community’s downtown destroyed.

That train had previously passed through the densely populated GTA. The disaster prompted renewed calls from municipalities and the province for increased transparency on the shipment of dangerous goods.

There have since been improvements to informationsharing, but has it gone far enough?

Emergency responders in municipalities have access to historic data of what has come through their community.

From that they can undertake disaster planning.

The burden - and cost - of preparing for these potential disasters falls squarely on the shoulders of municipalities.

Not only must our towns and cities prepare without knowing when, how often and what materials companies are transporting, they must also find a way to pay for managing the dangers these private rail carriers pose.

For security reasons, real-time information is not available. And what information is shared with select municipal officials is not intended to be shared with the public. No one wants to tip off a potential terrorist about the exact location of specific chemicals. And the rail carriers don’t want to panic the public.

Not only are emergency responders faced with a lack of information, the public remains largely in the dark about what dangerous goods are rolling through their communities.

This culture of secrecy does not allow residents to make informed decisions or adequately prepare for possible disaster scenarios.

More information is needed. The public needs to have general data regarding what is regularly transported through their backyards. Municipalities need more up-to-date information about what dangers their first responders might have to battle. And those first responders need adequate funding to defend against the worst case scenarios.

Rail lines are an important part of this country’s economy, but the dangers they pose need to be better managed. It shouldn’t take another Lac-Megantic to bring about these much-needed reforms.

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Many choices needed on electoral reform Re: Let’s get on with electoral reform, Dec. 15.

In mid-December, the Liberal published an editorial on electoral reform. If we are to reform our elections we need more than two choices: the existing and only one pathetic new choice.

We need several choices to be educated about, how each would work and who will benefit or lose in each and how each will benefit the country and economy as a whole.

One such choice not yet given much exposure is "weighted ballots" where those contributing more to the country by hard work (including hard work before retire-

• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • l GET CONNECTED Have a comment on these or any other community issues? Email us at newsroom@yrmg.com ment), and paying taxes instead of just recycling other people’s taxes, would have a greater say in how their hard-earned monies are being spent or wasted. It is only fair that if someone who is providing the money, resources or benefits is assured the rest of us are deserving of them and will not waste them.

Those habitually not contributing, not working and living an entire life on social assistance due to their laziness should have a reduced say in how the country is run, since they are not paying real new taxes.

This includes people who had a chance to make

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something of their lives but were just too selfcentred and threw away their opportunities. This group would also include those who have votes in other countries whose economic policies could hurt Canada. Far too many people capable of contributing have chosen not to work and that is a downside of excessive socialism we have today.

A third category in the middle would be for average people doing OK, contributing at an average level and such.

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Political parties would have to define ahead of time how they would work out the details, but such a system is as realistic as any other.

Over time, computerized results of people’s contribution could provide more defined levels of weighted ballots.

The Liberal should research the provincial and federal political parties and see what other options they would promote and how they would work. We the public deserve better choices than just proportional representation, which is just another way to reward sore losers.

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AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com Ring in the year of the rooster with several events taking place in Markham and Newmarket.

According to Chinese traditions, the year of the rooster will bring efficiency, integrity and hard work.

Rooster years are good years to invest, get married, get pregnant and move up in your career.

But overthinking and complicating things can ruin the good fortune of 2017.

Handing out red envelopes stuffed with new crisp bills is a popular Chinese New Year tradition - a symbol of passing along good luck, happiness and good fortune.

Fill your plate with fish (representing prosperity), dumplings and spring rolls (representing wealth), sweet rice balls (representing the family), noodles (representing longevity and happiness), rice cakes (re-

Markham’s Pacific Mall hosts an annual Chinese New Year celebration. presenting a higher income or high position), and tangerines or oranges (representing fulfilment).

New year festivities are not complete without the traditional Chinese lion dance.

Celebrate the new year: Jan. 27, 10 p.m. - Opening Ceremony and New Year’s Eve countdown bash Pacific Mall, 4300 Steeles Ave., Markham.

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Chau and Sheldon Lo. There will also be live performances New Year’s Day, Jan. 28 starting at 2:30 p.m.

Jan. 28, noon - New year celebrations Markville Shopping Centre, 5000 Hwy. 7, Markham.

Enjoy large, eye-catching lantern displays, traditional lion dance ceremony and face-changing performances. The God of Fortune will be handing out lucky red envelopes with chocolate coins.

Feb. 4, 12:30 p.m. - annual lion dance Pacific Mall, 4300 Steeles Ave., Markham. Be dazzled by one of the largest lion dances held in the GTA, featuring hundreds of dancers going door-to-door throughout the mall.

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Celebrate the new year with a traditional lion dance, martial arts and Chinese folk dancing demonstrations, as well as children’s games and activities.

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Racial slur should be cause for trustee dismissal: parents TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com Parents are calling for the resignation of York Region District School Board trustee Nancy Elgie.

The Georgina trustee was recently the subject of an investigation into calling a black mother the Nword. Following the conclusion of the investigation, Elgie emailed apologies to all of the parties involved.

However, a petition of more than 1,000 signatures is calling for her resignation points to parents believing a letter is not enough.

"If YRDSB has a zerotolerance policy for discrimination, how can they allow Ms. Elgie to represent them?" the petition states. "Thus, we are calling for the immediate resignation of Ms. Elgie for her violation of (policy 240), her complete disrespect of a Black parent and our community and her

blatant use of the racist and violent slur ’n-----’."

Newly appointed board chair Loralea Carruthers has heard the parents, but points out YRDSB staff and trustees don’t have the authority to make Elgie resign, not even under the trustee’s code of conduct mandated by the province.

"We are limited because she is an elected official and our code of conduct doesn’t have the teeth to force anyone to resign," she explained. "Basically, people will have their say at the ballot box."

YRDSB Education Director Philip Parappally made the decision to investigate the incident under the respectful workplaces and learning environment policy and not the board’s code of conduct. It couldn’t be both. Carruthers says that, if she had been chair at the time, she would have dealt with things a little differently and in a more transparent manor.

"I have asked her how she wants to proceed because it is now up to her, but I have yet to hear back from her," Carruthers said.

While she agrees there is no excuse for what happened, she also points out Elgie is the longest serving trustee currently on the board and she has a long track record of being a good trustee.

"In my experience working with her, this isn’t indicative of her everyday behaviour," Carruthers said.

In the apology letter, Elgie accepted full responsibility for her slur and stated she will be attending the upcoming equity training the board provides trustees.

"As soon as my brain registered what I had said, I was overcome with shock and dismay," Elgie wrote in the letter. "I felt heartsick and deeply ashamed to have said something so

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To Grant, this is the larger issue. She says that if a student was to utter the same language in a classroom, there would be an automatic suspension or even expulsion.

Grant’s concerns reported by the media.

Grant feels the letter falls short of a long-term solution to what she refers to as "systemic racial issues" happening on the board’s watch. She is also questioning why disci-

hurtful - even unintentionally and so foreign to the values I have held throughout my entire life."

She also claims the Nword was not directed at Woodbridge parent Charline Grant but rather that she was trying to explain

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According to a recent analysis from Point2 Homes, after Vancouver, Richmond Hill buyers get the least amount of space for their money than any other municipality in all of Canada.

If you have $300,000 to spend, you will get approximately 367 square feet of house space in Richmond Hill - that’s the equivalent of a tiny bachelor’s pad and much less than the average Canadian house of 2,000 square feet.

For the same amount of money, you could get 2,041 square feet in Sherbrooke, QC or 1,435 square feet in Windsor, Ontario. (And if you wanted to cross the

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Prices in Canada’s major cities are among the highest in the world and Richmond Hill is one of the hottest markets in the country.

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"There’s direct access to the city via highways (as slow as they are) and the GO train ... and it cuts through the Oak Ridges moraine."

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"I was nauseated and so dizzy it was hard to move from sofa to chair. It felt like I was on a boat. I’ve kind of lost hope in prescription medications. The side effects make life downright miserable."

Last month she stopped all but a few of the pills and feels somewhat better, but the pain remains and she wonders if marijuana, if it was tolerated and controlled like other medications, might help - as it has helped her 80-year-old friend who takes it for pain related to his cancer.

She plans to attend Bennett’s event to learn more about costs, coverage and what type of cannabis she might require.

There will be an opportunity to talk to health care providers and to register with a licensed provider, but no pot on site. Bennett says she plans to focus on the medical aspects of the drug.

"The focus will be on education. Richmond Hill is in the dark on this," she says. "People think they have to smoke it, or worry they’re going to get high. A lot are afraid they will become addicted, but they won’t. And they need to know they won’t get arrest-

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"A lot of places have been popping up on Yonge Street that are illegal ...

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The panel will tackle myriad issues such as affordability, insurance coverage and how to navigate the prescription process and Bennett hopes the event will help erase the "stoner image."

Mona Belczowski is eager to learn more, hoping marijuana will make her golden years less painful years.

"They say old age is not for sissies. You have to put up with a lot of bad things happening to your body," she says "If this can make it a little easier, to take the edge off, then I am willing to try."

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Belczowski plans to attend a public information workshop this month to see if medical marijuana is right for her.

The event is being organized by Sherry Bennett, a Richmond Hill resident and owner of the personal assistance company Bayview Concierge.

Bennett, too, had little exposure to marijuana growing up, but recently tried cannabis to help with her long-term PTSD. The effect was impressive: her nightmares, flashbacks and extreme anxiety disappeared. Now, she wants to share what she has learned about the controversial substance with others through an e-book she wrote and an event she has planned for later this month.

"There are so many myths out there. Education is crucial," says Bennett, who organized Medical Cannabis: It’s High Time We Learned the Facts to be held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.

The event, set for Jan. 29, brings together a panel of medical practitioners, patient advocates and researchers to discuss the current and future state of medical cannabis in Canada.

Since first investigating the world of pot, Bennett has discovered many others with health challenges who are interested in its medical benefits - but who are afraid to ask questions because of the stigma.

Many were seniors like Belczowski, suffering with extreme or chronic pain that has not been helped by mainstream medicine.

Belczowski says she has had many health issues over her lifetime including a hip replacement in 2000 that resulted in a "dropped foot" that put her in a wheelchair, insomnia, acid reflux and ongoing pain in her leg and lower back.

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At the end of last year, council received Richmond Hill’s first Asset Management Plan. The plan describes what we’re currently doing to manage our assets, how well it’s working and what steps we need to take to manage them for the long term in the most costeffective way.

Assets are the facilities, items and systems that we own and use to provide services. Richmond Hill owns

DAVE BARROW MAYOR’S COLUMN and maintains more than 41,000 infrastructure assets,

such as roads, sidewalks, arenas, swimming pools and community centres, as well as 43,000 street trees and 700 hectares of natural forest.

Richmond Hill’s assets include $1.85 billion in infrastructure and $87.6 million in environmental assets.

The largest asset classes are the roadway system ($618.1 million), buildings ($436.2 million) and the stormwater network ($339 million). To-

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Other asset classes include the water network; wastewater network; parks and outdoor recreation; vehicles and equipment; parking lots; information technology; and environmental assets.

This gives you an idea of how many ‘moving parts’ there are in ensuring Richmond Hill continues to oper-

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In Richmond Hill, we are currently in a good position because much of our growth happened over the last four decades, which means that many of our assets are relatively new. Presently, 61 per cent of our assets are considered to be in good or very

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tance is up by about 20 per cent, Pinksen said.

There are a number of reasons for the decrease, Pinksen said, including retaining volunteers, maintaining kettle locations and failing to spread the word earlier in the year.

Pinksen plans to dissect all aspects of the 2016 kettle campaign, as well as take a careful look at programs.

While Richmond Hill and Vaughan numbers decreased, donations in Central York have increased.

Early counts brings the 2016 donations to about $225,000, compared to about $201,000 raised in 2015, Brian Bishop of the Salvation Army Central York.

That does not include donor support, walk-in, mail-in or online dona-

AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com The Richmond Hill and Vaughan Salvation Army had hopes of expanding its programs to meet the growing needs of the community.

But with a decrease in donations, those dreams may be dashed.

"We’re going to have to evaluate our programs, look at those that are financially viable," said Danny Pinksen, with the Richmond Hill and Vaughan Salvation Army division. "We may have to cut."

Based on preliminary numbers, donations are down about 35 per cent compared with 2015, which raised about $165,000.

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Not to mention, the Salvation Army Central York was fresh in the community’s mind, since the Northridge Community Church opened earlier this year in Aurora, Bishop said.

Donations to the Markham and WhitchurchStouffville area also increased compared to 2015.

This season, the Markham district raised more than $82,000, beating 2015 by $100, Harney added.

The lack of accessible cash is a challenge for the Salvation Army kettle campaign across the board.

This past holiday season, the Salvation Army in the United States started a pilot project where debit and credit machines were attached to the kettles testing whether donations

increased with the option of debit or credit.

There are discussions of bringing this technology north of the border something the local agencies anxiously await.

For information on services or to donate, contact: The Salvation Army - Richmond Hill Community Church Ministry Centre Serving Richmond Hill and Vaughan, 55 Newkirk Rd., Richmond Hill 905-737-0496 salvationarmy.ca rhcconline.ca

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Local filmmaker unveils inspiring movie about figure skater KIM ZARZOUR kzarzour@yrmg.com What do you do if you’re a father of three girls and you’re disappointed with the paucity of good female role models on the big screen?

You find one and share it with the world, of course.

At least, you do if you’re Sean Cisterna, a film director who has worked in the industry for more than 15 years.

Next month, the film he created - featuring a real-life role model worthy of his own daughters’ emulation - is being screened in Richmond Hill.

Kiss & Cry is based on the true story of Carley Allison, a promising 18year-old figure skater and singer who made medical history in her fight against a rare type of throat cancer. She died

in 2015.

Cisterna, who lives in Oak Ridges, heard about Carley through Sarah Fisher - a Canadian actress who’d befriended Carley when they attended North York’s Bayview Glenn High School.

Cisterna had directed Sarah in Full Out, the story of gymnast Ariana Berlin’s stunning comeback.

"I trusted Sean completely," Sarah recalls, "so I said to him, ’I have the best story you’ll ever hear’."

When Carley was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable cancer, the 17year-old’s fighting spirit inspired everyone around her. Sarah told Cisterna he should consider making his next film about her good friend.

The Town of Richmond Hill got the ball rolling with a $2,000

grant from the Mayor’s Endowment Fund for the Arts.

The more he learned about Carley, Cisterna says, the more he discovered this teenage girl was anything but ordinary.

She was an artist, an athlete, a warm and generous young woman and, above all, he says, she was an optimist.

"It was important that we capture Carley’s lightness. Even when she was fighting the killer inside her, Carley insisted that those around her practised her motto - always smile."

Kiss & Cry premiers in Toronto on World Cancer Day Feb. 4 and Feb. 7 in Richmond Hill.

Scenes were shot in locations meaningful to Carley - her school, skating rinks, the Princess Margaret Centre, at a Leafs game at the Air Canada Centre and, most

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Richmond Hill producer Sean Cisterna works with Canadian actress Sarah Fisher on the set of Kiss and Cry, a romantic drama about figure skater Carley Allison. importantly, her home.

Her real friends appear on screen as extras and occasionally Carley speaks to the camera using Sarah’s own words from the 200-page blog

she wrote during her cancer journey.

"She was an outlier gifted, fearless," says singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, who plays Carley’s mom. "There is

much to learn from this young woman about never getting stuck in what’s wrong, about remaining engulfed in what’s right."

Carley’s mother, May Allison, hopes the film will give people the courage to live boldly.

Cisterna, who has a six-year-old daughter and two-year-old twin girls, hopes so too.

"Maybe I’m getting softer as I get older but I want to leave something powerful for my daughters. I wanted to make a movie . that is familyfriendly and treats women with respect."

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WHERE: Elgin Barrow Arena, 43 Church St. S. CONTACT: Andrew Caldana, 905-771-5526, councilevents@richmondhill.ca COST: Free Learn more about your Ward and join Councillor Muench and fellow residents of Ward 2 in Richmond Hill for a 2017 New Year’s Levee.

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O Thursday, February 2 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Group (York Region), est. 2004 WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church Auditorium, 10295 Yonge St., at Dunlop Street CONTACT: www.fibrosupport.weebly.com, foreveryoung235@hotmail.com COST: Free Monthly meeting of original support group for residents who suffer from the often disabling conditions of FM/CFS.

O Friday, February 3 Richmond Hill Winter Carnival 2017 WHEN: 12 a.m. WHERE: Mill Pond Park, Mill Street and Trench Street CONTACT: 905-884-8887 COST: Free Midway, competitions, food, games and more. See web site for all the details. Online registration is open for volunteers.

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of York Region, 21 Dunlop St. CONTACT: Jamal Gharavi, 905770-7040 Ext.237, jgharavi@ ccsyr.org COST: Free Money Matters, an eight week workshop to improve financial knowledge and money management skills for clients in need.

O Saturday, February 11 MPP Reza Moridi’s Annual Chinese New Year Celebration WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Langstaff Community Centre, 155 Red Maple Rd. CONTACT: Marina Loo, 905-884-8080, mloo@ liberal.ola.org COST: Free Enjoy an afternoon of cultural performances and light refreshments.

O Sunday, February 12 We Can Change the World Day 3 WHEN: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St. CONTACT: Mariette Lee, 905512-0393, mariette@lifenoteswisdom.com COST: $20 HST plus applicable fees A two-hour show for youths and their families. The event celebrates our youths’ global citizenship.

5 things to do this weekend O Saturday, January 28 Family Fun Science Workshops WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd. CONTACT: Markham Museum, 905-3055970, www.markhammuseum.ca, museuminfo@markham.ca COST: $18 for one child and one adult From pulleys and gears to slimy experiments, we will explore the science behind some of our favourite things.

New Year’s Levee and free community swim WHEN: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Angus Glen C.C., 3990 Major Mackenzie Dr. East CONTACT: Dr. Helena Jaczek, MPP constiuency office, 905-2944931 COST: Free Celebrate the new year at the News Years Levee hosted by Dr. Helena Jaczek, MPP for Oak Ridges-Markham hosts a New Year’s Levee.

STEMfest WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St. CONTACT: Aurora Public Library, 905-727-9494 COST: Free

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Science, technology, engineering, math. Hour of Code, Raspberry Pi, First LEGO League Jr. and 3D printing.

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Richmond Hill Hoot ‘n Howl WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Swan Centre for Conservation, 1229 Bethesda Side Road CONTACT: Katie Biddie, 416-2750160, kbiddie@trca.on.ca COST: Free Enjoy a short presentation on owls

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There are three pet stores in the municipality that sell dogs, cats and rabbits. Two of those stores spoke to councillors about their concerns regarding impact on their businesses.

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The amendment proposed to the Committee of the Whole Jan. 23 requires pets stores that sell dogs, cats and rabbits source those animals from registered humane societies, municipal animal shelters and registered rescues.

The proposed amendments also makes specific

requirements for the care of pets awaiting sale and for the premises for housing those animals.

A 12-month grace period would be allowed for pet stores to sell the animals already in their stores.

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