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MPs Majid Jowhari of Richmond Hill (left) and Leona Alleslev, representing the Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill riding, get their flu shots together Saturday, from Said Jacksi, (far left), and Akil Dhirani at Uptown Apothecary in south Richmond Hill.

To see why each feel it is important to get the shot every year, see page 3.

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New BIA office more accessible, has big plans for downtown

‘Not moved by fear,’ say refugee aid groups

BY LISA QUEEN

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Stouffville Cares started out in May as a handful of people getting together to brainstorm ideas on sponsoring a family from the Middle East to come to Canada.

By fall, the movement to bring in a United Nations-registered family captured the hearts of dozens as images of seemingly countless desperate refugees from Syria and other countries fleeing the horrific conditions of their homelands were shared around the world, including photos of the lifeless body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi lying on a beach following a failed attempt to escape to Europe.

“What that photo did was put a face to the

suffering. It raised awareness throughout Canada and the world, no doubt about it — a threeyear-old little boy,” said Rev. Joan Masterton, minister at Stouffville’s St. James Presbyterian Church, spearheading Stouffville Cares.

“We had people walking in off the street (after seeing images of the plight of refugees throughout the summer). I had people emailing me. I had strangers walk in off the street with cheques.”

The compassion embraced by Stouffville Cares was mirrored in communities across York Region and the country, as Canadians scrambled to find ways to help, even making the plight of refugees a key issue in the federal election campaign.

“And then Friday night happened,” Masterton said.

Last Friday, terrorists killed 129 people and injured more than 350 during a series of co-ordinated attacks in Paris that left millions around the world reeling.

In Canada, the attacks have left some questioning the wisdom of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s election promise to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the new year.

While Canadians appear to want the country to open its arms to refugees, some worry the rush of bringing thousands of displaced people to our shores within the next six weeks could override our ability to conduct adequate See ‘RIGOROUS’, page 19.

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The Wills Lawyers

Teen who killed officer has ‘already paid price’, justice says

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Barry Fish

Les Kotzer

Michelle Kotzer

Thornhill wills lawyers Barry Fish and Les Kotzer have co-authored four books T entitled The Family Fight, The Family War, Where There’s An Inheritance and their latest book The Wills Lawyers which has been recently excerpted by Readers Digest. Their books have been featured in media across North America, including The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, The National Post, The Toronto Star, USA Today and The New York Times. Les Kotzer is a regular guest on the Barb DiGiulio Show on CFRB 1010 and Goldhawk Fights Back on AM 740. He has also appeared on CNN (visit leskotzer.com to watch the CNN interview), Fox News, CTV News and Breakfast Television. Michelle Kotzer, has recently joined the firm as a wills lawyer with her practice restricted to will and power of attorney preparation. The law firm of Fish & Associates has been protecting estates since 1973.

Question: What happens if a nightmare for your family once you car for a motor home.” I told her have passed away? that her son may be challenged, if he person dies without a will?

• Ontario Law decides who gets the • Did you know that separation does tries to take the motor home, as the interpretation of “car” might be too things that you worked so hard for. not revoke a will?

• There is no guardian appointed • Second marriage will planning: narrow to include a motor home. have you received advice on how C) His will left $5,000 to “each of for your minor children.

• There is no protection for your to protect your new spouse and the my buddies at work”. I asked him who they were? He replied that children’s inheritance in case they children of your first marriage?

The law firm of Fish & Associates they knew who they were. My are separated or divorced.

• If you are separated, your will review your existing will for response was that this wording was separated spouse may inherit from free. You can call the office to make too vague, because anyone who a free will review appointment. was an employee of his company your estate.

• Your children will get their During your appointment, they will could claim to have been one of inheritance at the age of 18, sit with you and go through your his “buddies”. To avoid a serious regardless of their level of will to make sure that it is up to estate problem, he decided to name maturity. date and not a potential recipe for a of each of the “buddies” by name in his new will.

The law firm of Fish & Associates family disaster. offers a free will consultation for They have found many ticking time D) When I examined his will, I saw those who want to make a will but bombs and minefields in wills that that his entire estate was left to his do not know where to start. they have reviewed. They have only child, his daughter, and if she Question: Why should you review documented some of them in their predeceased him, her children would your will? latest book The Wills Lawyers: inherit in her place. He said that he • If you have a will, it is important Their Stories of Money, Inheritance, did not like his son-in-law, and did not want his son-in-law to get a “red to review it on a periodic basis Greed, Family and Betrayal. cent” of his estate. I suggested to to make sure it is up to date and Here are a few excerpts: reflects your current life situation. A) He left all his “memorabilia” him that if his daughter inherited Ask yourself these questions: to his son, and the rest of his his estate, and was later involved in • Did you know that marriage personal possessions to his a marriage break down, there was a revokes a will? daughter. I told him that the word real possibility that his son-in-law • Are your beneficiaries still alive? “memorabilia” lacks definition, would be able to benefit from money • Are your Executors still alive? could mean different things to made from her inheritance. He asked If they are, are they still the right different people, and could require me if there was a way to avoid this. choice? a court interpretation of the word I said that in our jurisdiction, there • Does your will have a special if a dispute breaks out between his is a clause, often referred to as the clause which protects your child’s children. He responded, “My kids “family law clause”, which protects inheritance in case he or she will know what I mean. They will the income made by a married separates or gets a divorce? never fight over that or anything child’s inheritance in the event of • Have assets changed since you else!” separation or divorce. However, made your will?

B) Her will read, “I leave to my son that clause was missing from his • If you made a homemade will any car that I own.” When I asked will. He was determined to make or filled out a will kit, did you fill her what kind of car she owned, she an amendment to his will to include it out correctly? Will it create a responded, “Last year, I traded my that clause.

There was anger on one side, but little joy on the other Monday after the sentencing of the quadriplegic youth convicted of the firstdegree murder of Const. Garrett Styles.

In his judgment, Justice Alex Sosna decided to avoid a custodial sentence altogether and give the youth, only identified as S.K., a nineyear community supervision order, in which he can remain at his family’s Newmarket home.

“My wife and family are very disappointed in regards to Justice Sosna’s decision,” Styles’ father, Garry, said in a release issued by York Regional Police. “The sentence to us means nothing. It appears to us that a police officer’s life means nothing in the eyes of justice.

“As a former police officer, I find the sentence imposed to be lacking and opening the door to further tragedies involving police officers just doing their sworn duty.”

Although the Crown was requesting that S.K. be placed in an open-custody residence in Milton for five years, the judge said he was not satisfied the facility could properly care for the 19-year-old’s significant medical needs.

“A custodial sentence will not make him more accountable,” he said, noting just how precarious S.K.’s medical condition is. “He’s a prisoner in his own body and is already serving a life sentence.”

The trial has been a contentious one since the beginning, not only because of the circum-

stances of the crash that led to Const. Styles’ death, but also the age of the offender and the condition in which S.K. was left.

It was on June 28, 2011 that both families’ lives would be altered forever.

After organizing with acquaintances over social media to go out together that night, S.K., then 15, would take his parents’ minivan and pick up three friends.

The four ended up joyriding around Newmarket. Hours later, S.K. decided to drive home the only female passenger. While on their way to her East Gwillimbury home, at 4:30 a.m., the car was stopped doing almost 50 km/h over the limit.

Styles approached the van and advised S.K., who had been caught illegally driving the minivan by police before, that it would have to be impounded.

After initially giving a false name and address and then begging the officer to let he and his friend go, the youth and the van took off, with Styles on S.K.’s lap and the door wide open.

The vehicle veered into a ditch, flipped, rolled and landed on Styles, killing him.

In the front seat was S.K., who was left a quadriplegic, with some movement in his arms, but little in his hands.

About the sentence, Sosna said he took the view that S.K. had paid a plentiful price for his actions already.

“By his own folly, he was rendered a quadriplegic, that will continue for the rest of his life.”

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To contact Fish & Associates for a free will consultation or free review of your existing will and powers of attorney, call 905-881-1500 or visit thewillslawyers.com or willappointment.com Contact Les Kotzer at les@leskotzer.com or Michelle Kotzer at mkotzer@fishlaw.ca.

If you need help with probate or other estate administration matters, you can contact Barry Fish at 905-881-1500 Ext. 15.

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Want to know more about your neighbours and your community?

A new study released by the Town of Richmond Hill paints a picture of a booming multicultural metropolis in the midst of change.

The 2015 Socio-Economic Study released last week contains much good news, according to Mayor Dave Barrow.

“It highlights the diverse, welcoming community that we are so proud of. Over half of our population is comprised of immigrants. We boast a great mix of age groups and our economy is thriving, based on small and mediumsized businesses.”

On the down side, traffic and housing affordability remain key concerns, said the mayor.

The study, which looks at demographic, economic, transportation and housing information, reveals a community that is growing, diverse

and highly-educated.

Among the highlights: • Visible minorities make up 52.9 per cent of Richmond Hill’s population.

• Richmond Hill has the highest proportion of Farsi-speaking (8.8 percent) and Korean-speaking (2.4 per cent) residents in the Greater Toronto Area.

• More than 77 per cent of Richmond Hill residents aged 25-64 have completed some form of postsecondary degree.

The median household income in Richmond Hill is higher than the national average. Median family income in Canada is $76,000. That compares to $87,388 in Richmond Hill where 43.6 per cent of households reported incomes higher than $100,000.

While almost 86 per cent of residents are homeowners and most homes are single-detached dwellings, there is a shift towards townhouse and high-rise apartments,

the study showed.

At the same time, house prices continue to rise. Between 2006 to 2011, prices rose 41.7 per cent and that increase continued from 2012 to 2013.

A Royal LePage report released last month showed Richmond Hill and Vaughan had the highest jump in house prices in the GTA. The shift toward higher density housing in Richmond Hill, in the form of townhomes and high-rise buildings, should provide more choice to residents in the future, the study release said.

The study also shows transit use is growing. The number of residents taking public transit rose from 12.8 per cent in 2001 to more than 16 per cent in 2011. One in six residents use public transit, an increase from one in eight in 2001.

The local economy seems to be doing well, compared to other communities.

Richmond Hill’s unemployment

rate of 6.9 per cent is lower than the Ontario average of 8.3 per cent.

More than 6,400 new jobs were created in Richmond Hill between 2006 and 2011.

The most common occupations have shifted in the last five years.

Sales and service is now the top occupation in town, at 20.5 per cent.

Education, law and social, community and government jobs are increasing fastest, replacing trades, transportation, and equipment operators among the top five.

Also growing over the past five years are jobs in the finance and insurance industry, while the manufacturing industry has declined from 10.5 to 7.9 per cent.

Nearly as many Richmond Hill residents leave the municipality to work (74.4 per cent) as outsiders come in to Richmond Hill for their jobs (72.7 per cent).

“The study helps us focus our knowledge of Richmond Hill so that we can determine the right

GOOD TO KNOW Top countries of birth of immigrants in Richmond Hill: • China (14.9%) • Iran (14.2%) • Hong Kong (12.5%) • Italy (4.3%) • Russia (4.2%)

• South Korea (3.9%) steps to move our community forward,” Barrow said.

Sources used for the 2015 SocioEconomic Study include Statistics Canada census documents, 2011 National Household Survey, Transportation for Tomorrow surveys, York Region Employment Survey and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The complete study is available on RichmondHill.ca.

More accessible BIA has big plans to revive downtown

BY KIM ZARZOUR

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At the official opening of the re-located BIA are BIA board member Ali Vakili (from left), Mayor Dave Barrow, Connect Fortune Financial’s Mike Jiao, BIA board member Farah Aghajani, BIA chairperson Mehrdad Sabouhi, MPP Reza Moridi, Councillor David West and chamber of commerce’s Elio Furlan. theatre.

Sabouhi said the BIA spent the past six weeks compiling a database of businesses in downtown Richmond Hill.

There are more than 340 active businesses in 96 commercial buildings in the main and side streets extending from Yonge and Major Mackenzie north to Crosby Avenue.

Many are occupied by top surgeons and lawyers, along with businesses and services that work locally and internationally, he said.

However, there are still 38 units in the village core that remain vacant

and some longtime businesses, such as Cafe En Passant, have closed or moved away.

Sabouhi said the BIA hopes to attract businesses to the area with a variety of strategies, including free websites and marketing plans.

“Many businesses are old school, have been here for many years and don’t even have emails. We were able to talk to them, face to face, and for the first time ever, connect with them.”

As well, there are plans for streetscape improvements, a new website to promote the area and spe-

cial events.

The BIA has established a partnership with the Centre for the Performing Arts to show videos featuring the downtown in advance of shows at the theatre.

“There’s 600 people sitting there, a perfect time for us to promote the village. They should be entertaining, though. Kids should laugh and enjoy the video.”

The videos may also be posted to Facebook and members’ websites and will be sent as promotional material to real estate agents.

As well, the BIA plans to print 20,000 “Village Pages” books — a spin on Yellow Pages that include a directory, maps of parking, cafés, photos of old Richmond Hill and a village history.

This week’s launch included Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi, Mayor Dave Barrow, Chamber of Commerce board chairperson Hon. Bryon Wilfert and Ward 4 Councillor David West.

“This will bring more feet on the street and a more vibrant downtown that people will choose as a destination to shop,” Barrow said.

Moridi, too, expressed optimism for a renewed downtown.

“The village area is the jewel in the crown and the amount of energy and investment here ... will improve the face of our town,” he told those gathered for the BIA opening.

The new theatre and artwork such as the Terry Fox statue enhance the area, he said, “and if town hall moves back, that will make an enormous difference, too.”

For more, visit villageofrichmondhill.ca

NEWS IN BRIEF GET YOUR FLU SHOT Liberal MPs Leona Alleslev and Majid Jowhari feel it’s important to get immunized, and they’ve got some advice for their constituents too.

“If this convinces one more person to get a flu shot, I’m very happy to get one. I always get one, I think it’s very important,” said Alleslev, who brought her two children and husband along to Uptown Apothecary Saturday to get their shots, too.

“It gives everybody a fighting chance in flu season. I think anything we can do to overcome the fear of getting the flu shot, the better it is for all of us,” added Alleslev.

Her son got the flu mist, a new option this year. It’s available for children who would rather avoid the flu needle.

For his part, Jowhari said he gets a flu shot every year.

“I notice since I started getting the shot, the length of the time it takes me to recover from a cold and the severity of them is also reduced. I believe everybody should take the flu shot and we should do a little bit better job of educating people about getting it.”

- Tim Kelly For full story, go to yorkregion.com

GREEN TEAM CHALLENGE St. Mary’s Anglican Church’s Green Team held an interactive workshop Sunday on climate change, lead by climate reality leader, Monica Woodley.

She challenged listeners to take climate change seriously, and do their part locally, as world leaders prepare for the Paris United Nations Climate Summit.

The goal is to raise awareness about the issue through local, grassroots events and encourage people to push the political and economical systems.

- Teresa Latchford For full story, go to yorkregion.com

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The “jewel” in Richmond Hill’s crown may need a little buffing, but the town’s new Business Improvement Area is up for the job.

At this week’s grand opening of the BIA offices on Yonge Street, chairperson Mehrdad Sabouhi said his organization’s innovative new strategies will help bring life back to the village core.

“The BIA has ambitious plans,” he said. “We have new ideas and a bright vision. We are very excited for the future.”

The BIA is a non-profit community organization dedicated to the wellbeing of the historic village of Richmond Hill.

The organization unveiled its new storefront location at 10097 Yonge St., in the Tridel Renaissance building, just north of Major Mackenzie Drive, and fresh plans to improve the downtown at an event Tuesday evening.

As the crowd milled on the Yonge Street sidewalk sharing treats from nearby businesses, including cupcakes from Ginger’s and Persian desserts from B.B. Café, Sabouhi outlined plans underway to revive the village core.

“I’m proud to say that for the first time, the BIA has an office on street level facing Yonge Street, allowing wheelchair access for the public and better visibility in a prime location.”

Until it moved this month, the 10-member BIA, composed of local residents, business leaders and town councillors, had been based out of a second floor unit in an older building opposite and a little south of the

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Monday, November 23 - Council - 7:30 p.m.

Monday, November 30 - Committee of the Whole - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 8 - Council - 7:30 p.m.

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

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION UNDEr THE PLANNING ACT The Town of Richmond Hill has received the following applications under the Planning Act: ITEM 1

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Notice of Proclamation The Council of the Town of Richmond Hill hereby declare that November 23rd be proclaimed as “Walk for Values Day”

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

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905-771-5543, katherine.faria@richmondhill.ca A request from TUPELO INVESTMENTS LIMITED to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as Lot 1 and Part of Lot 2, Registered Plan 1883 and municipally known as 33 Roseview Avenue to facilitate the future severance of the subject lands. The application seeks to permit the creation of two (2) additional building lots 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 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. during regular business days at the Town’s Planning & Regulatory Services Department, located at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

MOrGAN BOYLE PArk CANADA 150 rEVITALIzATION PrOjECT (See map for park location) The proposed design includes the renewal of the existing senior/junior playgrounds, the addition of a new Canada 150 themed splash pad with shade structure, and updates to the parking lot and existing sport facilities.

Town Staff will be on-hand for informal discussions.

Tuesday, December 1 6 – 8 p.m.

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DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2015.

Road Closure SANTA CLAUS PArADE TEMPOrArY rOAD CLOSUrE COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE 2016 CAPITAL BUDGET Richmond Hill Town Council intends to adopt the 2016 Capital Budget at the Council Meeting scheduled on Monday, November 23, 2015.

This meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 1st Floor, 225 East Beaver Creek Road.

The supporting Staff Report and proposed By-laws will be available for pick-up at the Office of the Clerk, Ground Floor of the Municipal Offices, on Friday, November 20, 2015 after 3 p.m. The Staff Report will also be available on the Town’s website www.RichmondHill.ca/meetings.

If you wish to address Council regarding the 2016 Capital Budget, please submit your request in writing by 12:00 noon on Monday, November 23, 2015. You may send an e-mail to clerks@richmondhill.ca or fax your request to (905) 771-2502. The personal information accompanying your submission will become part of the public record.

Questions and comments can be submitted prior to the meeting to the address below or to budget@richmondhill.ca.

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Complete budget information will be available on the Town’s website at www.richmondhill.ca/budget within 24 hours following the adoption of the 2016 Budget and will also be posted in the Bulletin Board in the Liberal newspaper the following week.

Gloria Collier, Acting Clerk Tel: 905-747-6363 Fax: 905-771-2502 E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca

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Yonge Street will be closed between Elgin Mills Road and Harding Boulevard for The Richmond Hill Santa Claus Parade on Sunday, November 22, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. temporary ‘No Parking’ signage will be posted on Yonge Street the day before this event.

Barricades will be assigned to the following locations: East of Yonge St. West of Yonge St. • Elgin Mills Rd. E & Enford Rd. • Yonge St. & Elgin Mills Rd. • Yonge St. & Industrial Rd. • Yonge St. & Oxford St. • Yonge St & Crosby Ave. • Yonge St. & Trayborn Dr. • Yonge St. & Bedford Park Ave. • Yonge St. & Levendale Rd. • Yonge St. & Dunlop St. • Yonge St. & Hunt Ave. • Yonge St. & Centre St. East • Yonge St. & Benson Ave. • Yonge St. & Lorne Ave. • Yonge St. & Wright St. • Major Mackenzie Dr. E. & Church St. • Yonge St. & Richmond St. • Yonge St. & Elmwood St. • Yonge St. & Centre St. W • Yonge St. & Arnold Cres.

• Yonge St. & Major Mackenzie Dr. W. • Yonge St. & Harding W. Other Locations • Major Mackenzie Dr. W & Arnold Cres.

• Major Mackenzie Dr. W & Atkinson St. • Atkinson St. south of Library entrance • Addision St. (entrance to wave pool and residential highrise) • Addision St. & Harding Blvd. W. • Hopkins St. at wave pool entrance

For more information, please contact Samuel Ng at 905-747-6463 or samuel.ng@richmondhill.ca

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Community Information ViCtorian ChriStMaS tea Join us for a step back in time to a more genteel era when we enjoyed the repast of a Victorian Christmas Tea. You will be served finger sandwiches with delicious holiday treats and our exclusively blended teas. You will also be invited to the craft room to create a lovely craft from this eclectic period.

Date: Saturday, December 12 Sittings: 12, 1:30 & 3 p.m. location: The Richmond Hill Heritage Centre, 19 Church Street North Cost: $12 Reservations are strongly recommended. Please call 905-780-3802 to reserve your seat today!

holiDaY SPiCe tea Enjoy a touch Holiday spice with everything nice at the Heritage Centre. Bring a friend to relax over tea and enjoy a specially prepared spice cake and our signature mulled cider.

Date: Tuesday, November 24 Sittings: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. location: The Richmond Hill Heritage Centre, 19 Church Street North Cost: $8 Reservations are strongly recommended.

Please call 905-780-3802 to reserve your seat today!

Mingle, Jingle & Jazz Join Councillor Greg Beros on Friday, November 20 at the Oak Ridges Community Centre for an evening of live jazz music, refreshments and Christmas cheer.

This free event runs from 7p.m. to 10 p.m. and all are welcome.

For more information, please contact Mandy Taylor at 905-771-5506 or by email at mandy.taylor@richmondhill.ca.

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Date: Friday, December 4 time: 1 p.m. location: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge Street Cost: FREE to all Richmond Hill Seniors 60+ What a wonderful way to start the holiday season! Teresa Marchione will provide a delightful afternoon of entertainment.

Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis at the McConaghy or Oak Ridges Community Centres. You will require identification that confirms you are 60+ and a Richmond Hill resident. Each senior may pick up a maximum of two tickets; identification will be required for both. For further information contact the McConaghy Centre at 905-737-1818.

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No belief or cause justifies Paris attacks

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ust 10 months ago, there was worldwide outrage at the slaughter of 10 journalists and two police officers at the Jan. 7 Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.

Now, again, renewed and stronger global condemnation and revulsion have been provoked by the Paris attacks last Friday, with a massive and tragic death toll of at least 120 people, with many more innocents mortally wounded.

What does that mean for ordinary Canadians and, besides Tweeting our sympathies, what can we do?

I’ll tell you what we should not do — we shouldn’t do as Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is doing — to fan the flames against all Muslims around the world and, specifically, against all refugees.

He sent a letter this week to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau airing concerns about “fast tracking” refugee claims and asking for the plan to be “suspended”.

This despite our new Markham MP in charge of immigration and refugees, John McCallum, repeatedly assuring that the Liberal government will ensure proper screening of all refugees coming to Canada and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, repeating similar assurances about “robust” screening after the Paris attacks.

As French and international police do their work and uncover the names and backgrounds of the evil ISIS perpetrators, it’s becoming clear that many of them were born in France, or nearby European countries.

Like some of our own Canadian youth, they were likely radicalized and fell under the spell of the ISIS killing machine.

So it’s facile and ignorant to suggest — as some social media commenters do — that all Muslims are potential terrorists or they should all be “sent back to Syria”.

If ordinary Canadians who care want to know what to do, there are intangible and tangible actions they can take.

An intangible, emotional

Marney Beck response is urged by the French Ambassador to Canada, Nicolas Chapuis, working hard in Ottawa Friday as the tragedy unfolded in Paris — only alerted when his own son sent him an email “I am safe”.

Chapuis states that the horrific events will not affect France’s policy to help Syrian refugees, and urged Canada to continue, as planned, to welcome refugees.

“This should not stop us from opening our arms and helping those who are seeking our help. It is part of our humanity,” said the ambassador.

“Let’s not be mistaken. France has always been a land of asylum, like Canada,’’ he said. “The people who are seeking refuge are not the barbarians. They are fleeing the barbarians.’’

As for the tangible help, you can get involved with one of the many churches, synagogues and outreach groups working to bring refugee families to Canada.

A Whitchurch-Stouffville group called Stouffville Cares is working to welcome a family. Mennonite churches in York Region and Kingbased United Churches are doing the same.

Temple Kol Ami in Thornhill Vaughan is presenting a session called Syrian Refugees – How You Can Help Nov. 27.

Aurora United and Trinity Anglican churches have joined forces with the Newmarket Islamic Centre to help Syrian refugees.

Let’s fight terror with our typical Canadian response: opening our hearts and our doors to the persecuted and oppressed, as we have always done for decades.

I join with the Islamic Network Group (ING) of America and its affiliates nationwide and the global chorus of voices praying for and offering our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the horrific, ongoing terror attacks in Paris, France.

No belief, cause, or grievance justifies the kind of gratuitous and senseless violence employed by the attackers in Paris. Such inhuman behavior accomplishes nothing and flies in the face of both natural ethics and the commandments of God. We pray that the perpetrators are found and quickly brought to justice.

In the face of such tragedy, it is heartening to see people in Paris and around the world responding with acts of love and service, such as Parisians opening their doors to anyone in the city seeking shelter and safety for the night, co-ordinated through social media, and taxi drivers across the city offering rides at no cost.

As Muslims, people of other faiths, and leaders

across the world swiftly and fully condemn these attacks, we reaffirm the following values and principles that we have previously emphasized: We affirm and uphold the sanctity of all human life, the taking of which is among the gravest of all sins.

We affirm the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and speech.

We affirm the right to security in one’s livelihood, profession, and residence.

We believe that God created us with all the diversity of race, religion, language, and belief to get to know one another, not to despise or hate one another.

We believe that Islam is, above all, a religion of peace and mercy, and that Muslims are obligated to model those traits in their lives and characters and to work for the good of our homeland and society, wherever that might be.

Raza Kara Richmond Hill

Dog poop situation even disgusts dogs Through some very sophisticated algorithms,

SEND A LETTER: Email letters to mbeck@yrmg.com JOIN CONVERSATION: Be the first to comment at yorkregion.com developed for software engineers, I have had the honour of being able to speak to dogs. It has opened up new pathways of communications for the four-legged creatures.

The dogs have intimated to me that they are absolutely disgusted with their owners for not picking up their poop, which litters the sidewalks and lawns not belonging to their masters.

When asked if the same horrible habits exist in their homes, the reply was “yes”. I guess, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Can we not send the masters to some kind of school whereby proper toilet training could be taught?

Not for the dogs, but their masters?

Now you know.

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York Regional Police has charged a 52-year-old woman from Newmarket, after receiving a 9-1-1 call from her son, age 9. advising that his mother was drinking and driving with him in the car.

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, just before 4:30 p.m., police received a 9-1-1 call from a mobile phone. There was no voice contact, but there were sounds indicating the call was coming from a vehicle.

The emergency call taker phoned the mobile phone back and spoke to a boy who answered the phone.

He told police that he was in a van with his mom, who was drinking and driving. The boy sounded scared, but was able to tell the call taker his name, that he was age nine, where he was, the description of the van and where he lives.

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that she had just one drink, that she was fine, before hanging up the phone.

Police were able to determine that the van had driven from King Township to the area of Columbus Way and Mulock Drive in Newmarket, where it was stopped by officers.

The driver was placed under arrest for impaired driving. Her son was turned over to his father and Children’s Aid Society was also contacted.

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Not quite a crossover, and a little more than a sedan, the Volvo S60 Cross Country offers a 65 mm (2.5 in) increase in ride height, with the same AWD underpinnings.

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Cross Country offers S60’s sporty driving dynamics Continued from page 8 The Cross Country gets a lift instead of more muscle, with the key difference between it and its S60 siblings being a 65 mm (2.5 in) increase in ride height, although working with the same AWD underpinnings.

This may not seem groundbreaking, as their V60 wagon already gets a Cross Country version, and allwheel-drive sedans are nothing new.

But ‘crossover sedans’ are a road less travelled, and yet another blurring of the lines between segments.

Perhaps the closest rival would be the BMW X4, which is still more crossover than car.

The Cross Country slots nicely between the S60 sedan and XC60 CUV. At 201 mm (7.9 inches), you get nearly the ground clearance of the latter – along with front and rear skid plates for added off-road security.

But this increase in stature doesn’t mess with the S60’s taut driving dynamics. CC’s corner carving is on par with its lowered sibling, as is its punchy performance with the 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder (250 hp and 266 lb/ft of torque at 1,800 rpm) taking it from rest to 100 clicks in only 6.6 seconds.

Not bad for a family sedan.

In Canada, the S60 Cross Country comes with only one powertrain – the 2.5-litre mentioned above with AWD and six-speed automatic – and a single Platinum trim level at $49,450.

Content includes heated front seats with memory for the driver; automatic climate control; seven-inch infotainment screen; rear parking assist with camera; navigation; Harman Kardon audio system; pushbutton start; power sunroof and more.

Standard-equipped power folding headrests may seem gimmicky, but with many of today’s vehicles having poor rear visibility, flopping forward these big chunks of foam makes a difference.

And my daughter loved it when I pushed the button and inadvertently bonked my teenage son in the head. Good thing she’s still tiny and can’t reach the controls.

Even full-sized passengers have decent head and leg room in back, and if you opt for the $1,350

Climate package, they’ll have heated seats as well.

Heated steering wheel and windshield are also included.

Seating, overall, is double stitched and upholstered in leather, with large bolsters in front to really grab you in the corners.

The interior is lined with loads of soft-touch surfaces, with aluminum inserts and trim to break up a surplus of gray. I’d choose the two-toned “beechwood” leather instead, which was stunning in the V60 Cross Country tested earlier.

One Volvo feature I still like is the floating centre stack. Angled towards the driver, it makes the layout of knobs and buttons easier to access.

Some have argued there are too many of these on the touchpad, but I’ve always preferred direct inputs for commonly used features rather than finding my way through layers of menus and submenus.

Still, if you like the digital experience, you’ll not be shortchanged via the infotainment display, which isn’t a touchscreen. Archaic, you might say, but the multifunction scroll knob works just fine, and the display itself would be a long reach for most drivers.

My early fall week with the S60 Cross Country had me wondering how well it would handle heavy snow. My guess is the added ride height would make it a star in the S60 lineup – at least in our market.

Or perhaps the V60 Cross Country wagon, which provides all of the above with significantly more cargo room.

Either way, Volvo offers something beyond the mainstream – thinking outside of the box yet again.

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Friday, November 27th, 2015 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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GIVING BACK

With special guests Patty Sullivan and Bookaboo Activities and workshops for all ages.

Register online www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca

The fifth Halloween Haunt for Hunger, organized by Ken Samells (above, blue shirt), beside Richmond Hill Food Bank operations manager Brenda Ewart, raised $120 and 50 shopping bags of food donations.

Author Neil Katz Life is a Metaphor (Mental Health and Wellness) Free Lecture and Book Signing Wallace Rm

Tues Nov 24th 7:30-9pm Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church 10066 Yonge St

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Richmond Hill Pathfinders Danielle, Lauryn and Natasha are seen with veteran Joan Preston from Sunnybrook hospital, at the Nov. 15 luncheon for Sunnybrook veterans, hosted by the Richond Hill Legion.

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Enjoy Festival of Lights Friday evening; Santa Claus Parade Sunday afternoon All Richmond Hill residents are invited to the 23rd annual Festival of Lights this Friday, Nov. 20, courtesy of the Alliance Veterans Alliance Les Amis and Arts Richmond Hill.

The tree-lighting event outside the M. L. McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., is supported

by various organizations and local businesses and volunteers.

There will be music outside, provided by local performers, bands and groups, starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. The official ceremony, with members of council and provincial and federal politicians, will com-

mence at 6:50 p.m. with the lights to be turned on at 7 p.m.

Afterwards, celebrations go inside the McConaghy Seniors Centre.

Families are invited to enjoy visits with Santa and refreshments, crafts for children, with donations being accepted for the food bank.

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During the Festival of Lights, participants will honour and celebrate our veterans and all those who serve to guard and protect our nation.

The tree-lighting ceremony announces the festive season has begun, and is just prior to the annual Santa Claus Parade, set for this

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Decorate gingerbread with Santa at Hillcrest Longo’s and Hillcrest Mall present a fun activity for children at the mall, decorating gingerbread with Santa.

Children of all ages are welcome to design their own gingerbread cookie with Santa. There will be four sessions of 15 minutes each, over three dates at the mall’s centre court: Thursday, Nov. 26 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 29 from 11 a.m. to noon; and Saturday, Dec. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m.

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PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA As well, there will be two sessions of the popular Pet Night with Santa, Monday, Nov. 23 at Hillcrest’s centre court and Monday, Nov. 30, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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You’d think with horrific stories such as that of the Neville-Lake family, who had their three children and their grandfather wiped out in one blow by alleged drunk driver Marco Muzzo, the statistics around impaired arrests would be dropping.

Instead, police are witnessing a resurgence of significant proportions.

In 2015, the service has already made 1,500 arrests for impaired, which is up 200 from the same time last year.

The numbers came into sharp focus as police delivered a sobering message to hundreds of Sacred Heart high school students at school assembly in Newmarket Tuesday.

Teenagers attending the York Regional Police’s Enhanced Festive Season RIDE Program kickoff, were also met with a vehicle wreck as they exited the school’s front doors.

The destroyed Kia was involved in a fatal car crash after it collided with a GMC Acadia, which crossed the centre line. The 23-year-old woman driving the car was killed. The male driver was later found guilty of impaired driving causing death and is awaiting sentencing.

For York Regional Police deputy chief Thomas Carrique, the message he wanted the students to hear was simple: “Drunk driving is the No. 1 criminal cause of death in the country.”

He said police are trying to change the mes-

saging, making it less about statistics and more about the loss of human life and the individuals who suffer as a result.

“We’re trying to connect to the people at the greatest risk,” he said, referencing the students present. “Until we stop looking at it simply as a responsible choice and option and look at it as a crime, we won’t change behaviour.”

As part of the program, police will set up a RIDE check somewhere around the region every night until after New Year’s Day. The theme behind the Red Ribbon kickoff, with a strong presence from MADD York Region chapter members, is the social media hashtag #ImTHATPerson. The aim is to encourage young people to not only speak out against impaired driving, but to take steps to ensure it doesn’t happen.

That includes suggesting anyone attending a party where there will be drinking to take a cab, to ensure no one ever drives home after drinking and to call police should they ever witness impaired driving occurring.

Grade 11 student Christine Barnes said she respects police for speaking directly to teens.

“They are trying to get all these young people to understand what’s behind drunk driving ... the consequences and what can happen.”

The 16-year-old added that although she has never witnessed impaired driving, she has attended parties where the host has ensured anyone drinking would be staying over.

‘Rigorous’ checks promises McCallum

Jean Vanier Catholic High School The Jean Vanier C.H.S. community would like to invite you to attend our Advanced Placement admission information session.

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A candlelight vigil for Paris was held in Markham Monday. ing most Syrian refugees are women and children living in desperate conditions.

The Paris attackers were apparently from Belgium and if European-based terrorists are determined to come to Canada, they could get visitors’ visas much more easily than going through the scrutiny UN-sponsored refugees face, she said.

“What we’re focusing on is trying to get these kids and families out,” she said. “People are living in dire straits. There is not enough food. The (UN) World Food Programme has had to cut back its funding, so it is not a good situation.

Not only do we need to meet

the first 25,000 commitment we made, but, in my view, we need to plan for the next 25,000 and ... keep going until the crisis is abated.”

Earlier this fall, Canadians showed a willingness to help alleviate the suffering of Syrian refugees, Immigration Minister John McCallum, the MP for Markham-Thornhill, said.

That hasn’t changed in the wake of the Paris attacks, although the government is committed to properly screening refugees, he said.

“The government is committed to a rigorous, balanced and compassionate response to this humanitarian crisis,” McCallum said in an email.

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security and health checks.

While his former Conservative government brought in 25,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq since 2009 and was committed to bringing in 20,000 more over the next year, Thornhill MP Peter Kent slammed the Liberals’ ambitious time frame.

“I would hope the events in Paris will drive home to Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet that blind fulfilment of unwise promises in an unwise timeframe is not only unwise, but I think it’s unacceptable to most Canadians,” he said.

Moving too quickly could leave Canada vulnerable to security risks, Kent said.

York University professor Susan McGrath, who this week was presented with an award by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for innovative work leading the Refugee Research Network and in 2014 was awarded the Order of Canada for her contributions to refugee rights research and policy, said the Paris attacks shouldn’t change Canada’s approach to bringing in Syrian refugees as quickly as possible.

“Absolutely nothing has changed, other than people being anxious,” she said, add-

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MADD York Region chapter president Kathy Mitchell (left) smiles at some of the lighter moments of the RIDE/Red Ribbon kickoff, such as antics

by Breakfast Television host Kevin Frankish, taking a selfie to show his pledge to fight impaired driving.

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Celebrate Incredible.

Help us recognize the junior citizens who make our communities better. Nominate someone age 6–17 for a 2015 Ontario Junior Citizen Award!

Annaleise Carr, 2012 and 2014 Ontario Junior Citizen, Simcoe, ON At 14, Annaleise Carr was the youngest person ever to swim across Lake Ontario. Two years later, Annaleise swam across Lake Erie. Combined these efforts raised awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for Camp Trillium, a family camp for children with cancer.

Her book, Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer, inspires others to take on great challenges and help their fellow citizens.

Do you know someone who is involved in worthwhile community service, is contributing while living with a limitation, has performed an heroic act, demonstrates individual excellence, or is going above and beyond to help others? If so, nominate them today!

Nominations are open until November 30, and nomination forms are available from this newspaper, and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at www.ocna.org or 905-639-8720 ext. 4439.

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You’re not imagining it: York’s commute is longest

BY LISA QUEEN

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Feel like you spend way too much time in your car driving to work?

It’s not your imagination.

York Region has the highest car ownership rates and the longest commute times in the Greater Toronto Area.

“We like to own our cars in York Region.

We have the highest car ownership of the five municipalities in the GTA,” Brian Titherington, the region’s director of roads and traffic operations, told a committee meeting Nov. 5.

The average York household owns 1.86 vehicles. That tops Toronto, where the average household owns 1.12 cars; Peel Region, where the average is 1.67 cars; Halton Region, with an average of 1.78; and Durham Region, where the average is 1.79.

York residents also spend the most time commuting to work in the GTA, Titherington said.

The average York employee spends 32.1 minutes getting to work, compared to only 23.6 minutes in Durham, 27.8 minutes in Toronto, 30.3 minutes in Peel and 30.5 minutes in Halton.

LONGER COMMUTE, SHORTER DISTANCE York commuters spend the most time getting to work even though their average travel distance is only 21 kilometres, putting the region ahead of Toronto’s 13.2 kilometres and Peel’s 19 kilometres, but less than Halton’s 26.4 kilometres and Durham’s 30.1 kilometres.

Public opinion surveys indicate traffic congestion is the No. 1 concern of York residents, according to Newmarket Chamber of Commerce president Debra Scott.

Through funding from Metrolinx, York Region and the Town of Newmarket, the chamber runs Smart Commute Central York, one of 13 transit management associations in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, including associations in Markham-Richmond Hill and north Toronto-Vaughan.

The associations encourage sustainable transportation choices such as carpooling, transit, walking and cycling, to decrease traffic congestion.

Data shows in the last 12 months, initiatives promoted by Smart Commute Central York, which takes in the region’s Northern Six municipalities, have reduced single-vehicle trips by more than 25,000, which would be enough cars to fill the parking lot at Upper Canada Mall five times, Scott said.

“Traffic congestion certainly has health impacts on people not fortunate enough to work close to where they live and I think communities are impacted as well, in that people don’t have as much time to volunteer and get involved in their local communities,” she said, adding congestion also negatively affects a business’ ability to move goods.

“It has far-reaching effects, whether it’s on (commuters’) health or their lifestyle. And we can’t always look to government to solve all of our problems and (we can’t) continue to pave over greenspace.”

York’s rapid growth and intensification is contributing to the region’s traffic headaches, but the region is taking steps to address the

issue, Canadian Automobile Association government relations specialist Caroline Grech said.

She applauded a proposal that would see the region boost its fees to $450, up from $110, for those who block road lanes for construction or community events such as parades.

“I think the region is prioritizing congesting,” she said. “There (also) needs to be a culture shift and that will come with improved transit in the region, more frequent GO service.

But now, it’s a very car-focused area.”

86 % OF US DRIVE TO WORK Proving how reliant we are on our cars, 86 per cent of York employees get to work in private vehicles, with only 13 per cent getting on public transit and a miniscule 1 per cent walking or cycling.

About 108,100 of us drive to work in Toronto, while 59,200 residents make the reverse trip to work.

About 50 per cent of York work trips, or 132,700, are made within the region’s boundaries.

Traffic volumes are increasing 2 to 3 per cent a year, with York drivers racking up more than 15 million kilometres travelled this year, Titherington said.

About 40 per cent of traffic congestion can be blamed on bottleneck areas, while 25 per cent is caused by collisions, 10 per cent by construction, 15 per cent by weather, and 5 per cent each can be blamed on signal timing and community events, Titherington said.

The region is taking steps to reduce congestion, including replacing 100 traffic signal controllers a year over this term of council, he said.

Heading to Mars? Astronomers share facts, fantasy in lecture series You might want to take that opening scene in the hit movie The Martian with a grain of salt. Or maybe a grain of sand.

That big sandstorm that supposedly left actor/astronaut Matt Damon stranded on Mars? Not likely, say Richmond Hill astronomers Ian Shelton and Tuba Koktay.

The rest of the movie is spot-on though, which is why astronomy teachers are thrilled to see it soaring to the top of box office charts.

“I’m glad people like the movie,” says Shelton. “It’s nice to have science properly portrayed, especially since supposedly, in the next 40 or 50 years, we could actually be there.”

The astronomers will be talking about the science behind the movie next week in the first of a four-part lecture series Astronomy in the News.

The lecture, set for Nov. 25 at Langstaff Community Centre, will explore the possibility of living on Mars, looking at current technology and what is needed to make Mars a home for humanity.

The lecture series will be held Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Langstaff Community Centre, 155 Red Maple Rd., Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 8 and 16.

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Town gets ready for winter long before the snow flies Winter comes every year. Sometimes it’s late.

Sometimes it’s early. One thing for sure is that it’s coming.

That said, it’s funny how many people get caught off guard when the snow starts to fall.

We all know, winter weather can be severe and quickly disrupt our daily lives. That’s why it’s important that we make plans now for what is inevitably going to arrive ... that four letter word — snow.

Believe it or not, we at the Town started to get ready almost as soon as the summer ended.

We start by cleaning and repairing streets, clearing away leaves from catch basins, tending

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Months before there is any sign of snow, our staff are busy reviewing winter maintenance protocols and standards. They update maps, review routes, undertake staff training and ready our equipment (trucks, salt, sand).

In November, as we get closer to the inevitable, we become focused on monitoring incoming weather conditions using GPS and other weather tracking tools.

Several hours before an expected storm, we apply an anti-icing/brine to bridge decks and primary roads, which inhibits ice formation and helps to make it easier for us to clear the

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Once the weather is upon us, it’s time to move our clearing activities into full swing. It takes us about three to four hours to salt all town roads and after 5 cm we start to plow most roads. It takes us about 10 to 12 hours to clear the snow, depending on the intensity of weather.

You might be wondering what we do with all that snow.

Well, in some cases we remove the snow, taking it to our storage facility where it later goes through a separator to remove impurities as it melts, so it can be safely returned to the environment.

It’s also worth noting that we take special care with the use of chemicals, including salt. Products like Thawrox allow us to use 20 percent less salt, which is better for the environment.

There are several things you can do to help us when the wintery weather hits: • Be patient during a snow event. Richmond Hill may seem like a small municipality compared to others, but it takes time to clear the roads and sidewalks.

• Do not park on the street during a winter storm.

Doing so impedes our emergency response capabilities and equally important, it’s against the law. We can and will issue tickets and/or tow vehicles, if necessary.

Do not park your vehicle overhanging from your driveway, as it impedes our ability to clear the snow from sidewalks.

• Remember you and those you contract to clear your snow CANNOT dump snow on the streets.

• Keep sidewalks and fire hydrants clear of snow.

The most up-to-date information will be posted on our website at RichmondHill.ca during snowstorms.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, too.

Last, but certainly not least, don’t forget to have an emergency kit for your home and car ... and most of all, drive carefully and be safe.

Did you know that…

• Our winter maintenance budget for 2014 was $3.25 million?

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Home on the Hill Lecture Series presents Dr. Rustom Sethna on the Symptoms of Psychotic Illness Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at St Mary’s Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge St. Richmond Hill.

Dr. Sethna is the chief of psychiatry at Markham Stouffville Hospital, providing services to individuals suffering from severe persistent mental illnesses.

He is a fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has

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Home on the Hill Supportive Housing focuses on the need for supportive housing in Richmond Hill and York Region for people living with serious mental illness, and raises awareness about mental health needs.

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Scottish curlers compete in Richmond Hill A Scottish invasion took place this week on the ice surface where a contingent of 24 women curlers from Scotland took part in competition against teams representing the Bayview Golf and Country Club, Richmond Hill Curling Club and Thornhill Golf and Country Club as part of the 2015 Scottish Women’s Curling Tour to Central Canada.

Having launched their hectic three-week tour in Montreal Nov. 8, the Scottish contingent played members from the host Bayview Golf and Country Club in Thornhill Monday, then Richmond Hill Curling Club Tuesday.

The touring Scottish group will conclude their York Region visit by playing members from the host Thornhill Golf and Country Club on Sunday.

Linda Marshall, a Bayview Golf and Country Club spokesperson, noted the Scottish women’s tour is not new.

It was launched in 1955 and operates on a five-

year rotational basis in which Canadian curlers visit Scotland, followed five years later by Scottish curlers visiting Canada.

There’s plenty at stake, as the Scottish and Canadian teams are competing for the Muriel Fage Trophy.

Named in honour and memory of Fage, who participated in the 2005 Scottish visit to Dartmouth, N.S. and was a past director of the Canadian Curling Association and board member of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, the trophy is awarded to either the Canadian or Scottish contingent, based on a cumulative score of the games played at the different clubs during the tour.

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Richmond Hill U-14 boys capture charity match

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The Richmond Hill Lightning under-14 boys concluded their Ontario Player Development League season on a positive note by defeating Ottawa South United 2-0 to capture the Under14 OPDL Charity Shield Match at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan Saturday.

Richmond Hill opened the scoring when Jahdea Paterson broke down the right side and sent the ball to Mackenzie Cobel, who was positioned at the top of the box.

Cobel controlled the pass and placed the ball just beyond the arms of the outstretched goalkeeper Zachary Barwick.

Just 15 minutes later, Cobel was presented with another scoring opportunity, when he took a shot from the edge

of the box that Barwick easily turned 25 away.

The Lightning added some breathing room just before the 50-minute mark, when Cobel gathered a rebound left by Barwick and scored to stake them to a 2-0 lead.

Ottawa South had an opportunity to pull themselves back into the game when they were awarded a penalty kick in the 58th minute.

Daniel Assaf took the shot, but was thwarted by Lightning goalkeeper Francesco Tosini, who recorded the shutout.

The Charity Shield was designed to celebrate OPDL licence holders for their achievements, as well as contribute to charity organizations in Ontario.

The winners of the Charity Shield donate the money raised from the event to a charity of their choice. More than $1,500 was raised Saturday.

The Richmond Hill Club donated their portion to the Sick Kids Foundation.

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Saturday, Nov. 21 Holy Trinity Church, 140 Brooke St. in Thornhill (Yonge and Centre streets) holds its Festival of Christmas Nov. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Get a head-start on your holiday shopping with selection of hand-made gifts and decorations.

Bake sale and festive luncheon also available.

For details, call 905-889-5931.

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Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., holds its annual Joyous Christmas Bazaar Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring baked goods, jams and jellies, white elephant, crafts, books and more. Spud Lunch is served 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; adults $10; children (12 and under) $5.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 each, which include pastries, sandwiches, coffee, tea.

The choirs and instrumentalists of Thornhill United Church, 25 Elgin St. (at Dudley Avenue) Thornhill, present their annual concert of lighter music, November Delights, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Freewill offering; refreshments to follow concert. For details, call 905-889-2131.

Sunday, Nov. 22

A Richmond Hill Community Spaghetti Dinner is set for Nov. 21, 4:30 to 6 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors’ Centre, 10100 Yonge St. Everyone invited to enjoy a delicious pasta meal where neighbours can get to know each other without cost being a limiting factor. $1 suggested donation.

All are invited to a FunRaising Gala Nov. 21 — Unlock the Potential for Kids With Autism — at Bayview Golf and Country Club, 25 Fairway Heights Dr., Thornhill, main ballroom, from 7 to 11 p.m. Enjoy silent auction, raffle prizes, live music from Thornhill rock and roll band Start The Car, cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $25 at door or call 905-881-2181; make a donation at Zammit.com/GiantSteps The Catholic Women’s League of St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 10295 Yonge St. (corner of Dunlop) in Richmond Hill presents its annual Tea, Poinsettia and Craft Sale Nov. 21 from

Join in the excitement of the annual Richmond Hill Santa Claus Parade Nov. 22 marching south down Yonge Street starting from Industrial Road (south of Elgin Mills Road) at 1:30 and ending at Hopkins Street, just south of the Richmond Hill Central Library. Bring letters to Santa for collection, as well as food items to be collected by representatives from The Liberal newspaper for the food bank.

Singles in the Park, a group for single, widowed, divorced Jewish men and women over 55, presents author and lawyer Philip Slayton, Nov. 22, 7 p.m., at Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St., Toronto. He will speak on his book, Mayors Gone Bad, and share stories about unique mayors, in Toronto and across Canada. Cost $10 if you pre-register; $12 at door; free parking and refreshments. RSVP to debbygo@rogers.com or call 416-631-0005.

Monday, Nov. 23 Richmond Hill Senior Citizen’s Club 35 presents Euchre Night Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., Room 107. Cost $5 per ticket, includes prizes, refreshments. For details, call Ron at 905-883-1267.

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First Link Memory Café is offered Nov. 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at Mosaic Home Care Services & Community Resource Centre, inside Shops on Steeles and 404, mall concourse level, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., Thornhill. Share your stories about memory related issues and socialize with others diagnosed with dementias and their care partners. No charge; to register, call 905-597-7000 ext. 223.

TMJ Society of Canada holds its next York Region support meeting Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at the foodcourt inside Hillcrest Mall, 9350 Yonge St, Richmond Hill. For details, email tmjscanada@gmail.com or visit www.tmjscanada.ca St. Matthew’s United Church, 333 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill presents a free Lunch & Learn Nov. 25 at noon, focusing on Medication Safety in the Home and Medicine Cabinet Clean Sweep, with speaker Roxie Khosroshahi, of Rexall Pharmacy. Luncheon sponsored by Richmond Hill Retirement Residence. Freewill offering. Call church office to register 905-8843606; St. Matthew’s is a fragrance-free facility.

Hot Chicks/Menoclawsal Mavens present a happy, healthy holiday event at Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Arts, 120 Newkirk Rd., Richmond Hill Nov. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. Learn practical and easy solutions to keep in budget for gifts and meals, how to eat healthy and exercise, and reduce stress. Speakers include registered dietician Sulana Perelman, and financial advisor Janine Purves, co founder of The Joy of Aging. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hot-chicks-presents-happy-healthyholidays-tickets-19278073236

Thursday, Nov. 26 Enjoy free French language conversation group in Richmond Hill, Nov. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Covernotes Tea and Coffee House, 10268 Yonge St., beside Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Adults from York Region welcome to put French conversation skills into action (from francophones to beginners). For details, go online to http://bit.ly/partagez_conversation or email Partagez.York@yahoo.ca

Wednesday, Nov. 25 Home on the Hill Lecture Series presents Dr. Rustom Sethna on the Symptoms of Psychotic Illness Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at St Mary’s Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge St. Richmond Hill. Dr. Sethna is chief of psychiatry at Markham Stouffville Hospital, provid-

Annual Richmond Hill Beaded Art Fall Show & Sale runs Nov. 26 through 29 at Boynton House inside Richmond Green Park, 1300 Elgin Mills E. at Leslie. Hours Thursday are 3 to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6

p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Handmade necklaces, earrings, pendants, etc. Free admittance, free parking; a portion of proceeds goes to Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold program.

For more, visit www.rhbeadart.ca or call 416432-2887.

Friday, Nov. 27 Temple Kol Ami, 36 Atkinson Ave,, Thornhill, presents a session Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. on Syrian Refugees – How You Can Help. Lisa Kisel from Jewish Immigration Aid Services will speak during Kabbalat Shabbat service about ways to help Syrian refugees. For more, go to kolami.ca or call 905-709-2620.

Saturday, Nov. 28 Anglican Church Women of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge St., in Richmond Hill (entrance and parking off Major Mackenzie Dr. W.) host annual Christmas Bazaar & Luncheon Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Christmas gifts and décor, baking, knitting, jewellery, white elephant, books, puzzles, church calendars, cards, cookbooks and raffle prizes. Hot lunch and dessert offered for $10 per person. For more, visit saintmaryschurch.ca or call 905-884-2227.

Christmas Bazaar will be presented at Christ The King Dietrich Bonhoeffer Lutheran Church, 149 Bay Thorn Dr. Thornhill, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. bake sale, crafts, gifts, lunch and much more. For details, email office@ lutheran-church-thornhill.org 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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John McCracken gave to country, community

BY SANDRA BOLAN

sbolan@yrmg.com

‘H

e was a little guy, but a big man,” is how Joan McCracken described her husband of nearly 50 years, John.

John Sr. died in May at 78, just months shy of the couple’s golden anniversary. However, before his death, he was already planning something special. He sent away for a congratulatory certificate from the prime minister. It arrived shortly after he died.

“We almost made our 50th, but he had to leave before that happened,” Joan said, remembering all those years they shared.

John Sr. wasn’t very good at sitting still.

As a kid, he played soccer, rugby and hockey. Around age 17 he joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a submariner.

“He wanted to see the world.

Join the navy, see the world,” said his son, David, 49.

He also wanted the challenge, according to son, John Jr., 47.

“Not too many people get into the submarine service,” he said.

John Sr. was a leading seaman engineer’s mate first class and is one of a handful of people who have crossed the Atlantic Ocean three ways — by air, boat and under the water.

In 1962 he was honourably discharged from the navy.

Joan, 84, and John Sr. met in an east-end Toronto bowling league in 1963. Two years later, they married.

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“We just melded. That was it,” she said.

Despite now having a wife and two sons — John Jr. and David — John Sr., they admitted, wasn’t home all that much.

John Sr. worked for the TTC for 17 years while also running his own plumbing business.

“I was the man around the house,” Joan said matter-of-factly and without an ounce of bitterness. “He was always on the go. Short legs, but boy could he move.”

‘He wanted to see the world. Join the navy, see the world.’

John Sr. helped anyone who needed it, no matter the time of day.

But he also wasn’t opposed to getting a little help from his family.

Joan recalled one night, while they still lived in Scarborough, John Sr. called her around 11 p.m. and asked her to make dinner for five guys who were all still working on a plumbing job.

She managed to pull together a feast and brought it over.

John Sr. was also noted for telling people on the job: “We’d get a lot more done if you didn’t have to stop every four hours to eat,’” John Jr. recalled.

While working for the TTC as an inspector, John Sr. asked Joan to knit him a scarf to keep him warm while he stood outside

verifying route schedules.

His co-workers liked the scarves so much, which were TTCcoloured, they asked for one, too. “’My wife can do that for you,’” she recalled him saying on this occasion and many others. Joan knit between 15 and 20 scarves that winter.

It just wasn’t Joan who was called in to help. ‘”I need a hand, you’re coming with me,’” John Jr. recalled of how he was hauled out to plumbing jobs with his father.

The family moved to Musselman’s Lake in 1968 to a house John Sr. built beside his mother’s home. Joan still lives there.

John Sr. spent four years in the navy and never forgot them. He was a life member of Stouffville’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 459.

John Sr. held executive positions at the legion, including president and past-president.

“Dedicated,” is how current legion president Judy Bond described John Sr. Even as his health was failing last year, he attended all of the meetings and the Remembrance Day service, she said.

“As sick as he was, he still tried to carry on as best he could,” she said. “He was bound and determined to do it.”

At legion dances it wasn’t uncommon for Joan to be without her dancing partner. That’s because her husband could often be found behind the bar helping out.

That’s what he did — helped everybody and anybody who needed it, according to his family.

Celebrate a life well lived!

“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to deflect the praise heaped on her.”

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A celebration of lives well lived and people well loved

“He’s a hard guy to replace.”

David said.

“You don’t get too many people who step up like that anymore,” John Jr. added.

John Sr. was also a member of the Kinsmen Club of Stouffville and a charter member of the Ballantrae and District Lions Club.

“He was a joiner,” Joan recalled.

Your community newspaper is celebrating the achievements and contributions of everyday, ordinary people, who have affected the lives of others in extraordinary ways. Leaving a lasting impression on the community, our award-winning journalists will write a fitting tribute in memory of those who have a special story to share.

Through your community newspaper and LifeNews.ca, we celebrate those no longer with us and remember the memories we share.

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John McCracken at a Remembrance Day service at the Royal Canadian Legion in Stouffville and (inset) in 1956.

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