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David Dunlap Observatory land is set to become a destination park that embodies discovery, education, sustainability and inclusion.

A ‘treasured place’ to celebrate stars, nature Council approves plan for destination park on David Dunlap Observatory land Kim Zarzour

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Richmond Hill councillors gave the green light to a master plan they hope will turn the David Dunlap Observatory lands into a fourseason destination park.

The plan for the 40-hectare site, located northwest of Bayview and 16th Avenue, focuses on astronomy, the environment and cultural heritage and includes walking paths, an amphitheater and a self-illuminating pathway.

The project is expected to cost approximately $54 million over 15 to 20 years, with construction to begin in a few years.

The DDO park will be a “treasured place”

in the GTA, Mayor Dave Barrow said, one that embodies discovery, education, sustainability and inclusion.

‘People will come to visit Canada’s historic observatory, celebrate the stars and enjoy acres of natural parkland.’

“People will come to visit Canada’s historic observatory, celebrate the stars and enjoy acres of natural parkland.”

Key features of the master plan include minimizing impact to the natural areas and higher intensity areas with tennis courts, a skating trail and a central fountain plaza.

In creating the master plan, town staff heard from more than 275 people through a community consultation process that included workshops, interviews and surveys.

Plans approved by councillors this month call for a trail system, a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the CNR rail line and a self-illuminating “Star Path” (using phosphorescent aggregate that glows at night and won’t cause light issues for the observatory). There will be a See page 12.

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PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Since I have started my wills practice, I have done many wills for couples with young children. One couple, in particular, had such an impact on me that I decided to write an article about what parents with young children need to know about wills.

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While I was taking notes in our first meeting, the wife looked at me and said “we have been wanting to do this for so long, but we put it off, and now I can finally sleep at night.” The husband then said “since our first child was born, we’ve always been worried about what would happen to our children if we were in a catastrophic accident. We feel so much better that this is being done.”

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What happens if you pass away without a will leaving young children?

Firstly, there is no executor in place to look after your estate on your death.

Secondly, there is no guardian named who can look after your children. In fact, there could be a custody battle between your family and your spouse’s family over who should raise the children. As far as inheritance, your children will inherit everything you own at the age of eighteen. Remember how you were at eighteen. Do you think you could have handled a large inheritance?

By law, your children would automatically receive their inheritance at eighteen regardless of their level of maturity. These are only some of the issues that occur, if you pass away without a will. No parent wants to leave a mess for their family.

When making a will what are some things you should consider?

First, who should you appoint as your executor? You can appoint your spouse as your primary executor. In fact, this is what is usually done. What about the back up executor? Who will look after your estate in case your spouse is not alive when you die? You can appoint someone else you trust like your parents or siblings.

You should also consider whether the person you are appointing as executor has the time to take on the task. An executor may be trustworthy, but he or she may be unwilling to accept the appointment. Executors have the right to decline the appointment at the outset when they find out that they have been named. It is advisable to obtain your executor’s consent.

What about the guardian?

If you have minor children your will should appoint a guardian to look after them in the event that you and your spouse both pass away before your children reach the age of majority. Be careful about appointing a married couple as guardians. You should feel very confident about their ability to get along together before concluding an appointment of this nature. If they get separated or divorced, who will have custody of your children? For example, if you appoint your brother and his wife as guardians, and after your death they separate, will there be a custody battle for your children? To solve this, it might be prudent to appoint your brother alone.

Your parents are not always the best choice as guardians because they may not out live you, and if they do, they may be elderly and unable to act.

I would be pleased to offer a free will consultation, if you do not have a will and do not know where to start. I also offer a free will review for those that have a will and want to make sure it is up to date and not a recipe for a family disaster.

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By Kim Zarzour

Majority not in favour of gender changes, opponent says

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welve-year-old Aiden was shopping with his dad in a toy store when he noticed most items in the craft section were pink. He pointed it out to his father, then decided he needed to speak to someone about why this bothered him.

Aiden is straight and his parents are both male. He is also part of a new generation that appears ready to reinvent how we view gender, and that makes his father Paul Woods, a York Region principal, incredibly proud.

“Kids are ahead of us in so many ways. They recognize that gender binary is not important, the person is, and they move on.”

Studies back that up. According to Fusion’s poll of 1,000 young people aged 18 to 34, half of all millennials believe that gender exists on a spectrum and shouldn’t be limited to categories of male and female.

Thanks, in good part, to these open-minded youth, traditional gender rules and stereotypes are waning. The impact is profound and, to some, it’s disturbing.

Phelpston’s Mike Harper, for example, worries gender-neutral washrooms could invite “perverts” of the opposite sex with “toe cams”.

Others worry about lone females needing to go into a public toilet downtown, late at night, discovering a male is in the washroom, too.

But proponents say there real are safety concerns on the other side. Statistics show shockingly high levels of sexual abuse and assault against transgender people.

Sawyer Arnold of Oshawa identifies outside of the gender binary.

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Not so fast, says Gwendolyn Landolt.

A member of the board of directors for transgender relations with PFLAG Durham (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Sawyer’s androgynous looks often earn “dirty looks and sneers” in public bathrooms.

Last year, in a men’s washroom, “a guy side-eyed me, then pushed me,” Sawyer said, adding the reaction was based on fear and lack of understanding.

“It takes a while for behaviour and attitude to catch up to laws.”

Jen Anderson Shattuck has also encountered some backlash.

“Why are we jumping on this bandwagon?

I’m not sure the public is as accepting as some people seem to hope.”

The spokesperson for REAL Women of Canada — a pro-family conservative women’s movement — said opinion polls show the public is not behind gender changes such as re-wording lyrics to the national anthem.

“You can artificially change things by legislation, but you’ve got to bring the public with you. These gender-erasing decisions are being made from the top down and don’t reflect what the public is asking for.”

Changes to driver’s licences and passports that remove gender identification are coming from “elite sources – activists, media, academics,” Landolt said, adding she worries such moves will lead to more problems.

‘We are called to be brave and open-hearted so our children might learn to be brave and open-hearted, too.’

Shattuck’s three-year-old son, nicknamed Roo, sometimes likes to wear a tutu. A stranger told the Massachusetts mom it was child abuse to allow her son to dress that way. Her impassioned Facebook response went viral, with more than 60,000 shares.

“Roo may not always want to dress this way, but we hope that he’ll remember that, when he did, he was loved,” she wrote. “We are called to be brave and open-hearted so that our children might learn to be brave and open-hearted, too.”

Senior lecturer at Harvard Business School Jill Avery suggests the gender divide remains firm for some consumers.

Society’s blurring boundaries makes gendered consumption more important today than it was in times when gender roles were more strictly defined, she said.

Avery studied what happened when Porsche launched the Cayenne SUV, the first non-sports car in its 70-year history. Porsche fans — overwhelmingly male — unleashed fury at the feminine “contamination” of their brand.

“Despite the claims that we are living in a postmodern era of gender experimentation, the men in this study continue to value and protect the masculine identity meanings of their brands,” she said.

“Census forms will be a jumbled mess and we’ll have problems like what happened recently in a women’s shelter in Vancouver.”

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A Massachusetts mom was accosted by a stranger last month who said allowing her three-year-old son nicknamed “Roo” to wear a tutu was child abuse. Her impassioned Facebook response went viral: “Roo may not always want to dress this way, but we hope that he’ll remember that, when he did, he was loved,” she wrote.

Michele Donnelly, assistant professor of sport administration at Kent State University, said most sports remain firmly segregated.

International Track and Field competitions have a long history of inspecting and testing women’s bodies for chromosomes, testosterone and other signs of femininity.

“They are still trying to enforce a line where a line doesn’t exist in nature,” said Donnelly, who worked with colleagues at the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto.

“I think we are far away from gender-neutral competition. I would like more openness and awareness of the limitations of our binary categories … We have a lot more work to do in recognizing the line is not as easy to draw as our language says it should be.”

“It’s time to change the way the world thinks about athletes — both

straight and gay,” said Patrick Burke, co-founder of You Can Play — an organization set up to challenge the culture of locker rooms in sport.

“Talent, work ethic and character are all that matter when evaluating a player.”

York University faculty of education associate professor Jen Gilbert believes teachers can help foster a more gender-tolerant next generation.

Schools are a place to invite confusion, to think about gender as a question; today’s teachers-in-training are encouraged to shun gender stereotypes, said Gilbert, who specializes in LGBTQ issues.

“We’re at an important moment in history, when the trans folks are saying, ‘it’s important to us’ and the rest of us need to step up and meet that challenge with generosity. Sure it takes effort, but why wouldn’t we?”

In the 1990s, a transgender woman filed a human rights complaint against Vancouver Rape Relief after the shelter excluded her as a volunteer peer counsellor, saying she did not have the proper life experiences as a woman from birth would.

Landolt referred to a statement released last month by the American College of Pediatricians that calls transgender ideology “child abuse.”

Disorders of sex development are exceedingly rare, the society said, and “a person’s belief that he or she is something they are not is, at best, a sign of confused thinking. When an otherwise healthy biological boy believes he is a girl, or an otherwise healthy biological girl believes she is a boy, an objective psychological problem exists that lies in the mind not the body, and it should be treated as such.”

“We have to wonder, what on earth are we doing to these people?” Landolt said.

“They need care and in-depth counselling … Why are we so quick to change everything to accommodate people who are troubled?”

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Upcoming Meetings Thursday, October 13 – Council – 4:30 p.m.

Monday, October 17 – Committee of the Whole – 4:30 p.m.

Monday, October 24 – 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.

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.

Proclamation The Council of the Town of Richmond Hill hereby declare That the month of October be proclaimed as “Canadian Library Month” and “Occupational Therapy Month” and October 7 as “Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day”

Employment Opportunities The Town of Richmond Hill has the following employment opportunities currently available: • Lifeguards & Swimming Instructors • School Crossing Guards • Fitness Instructor • Senior Planner – Subdivision • Senior Planner – Site Plans • I.T. Intern • Supervisor II – Challenge Course • Instructor III – Outdoor Recreation Program 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 NOTICE OF EXTENTION OF ROAD CLOSURE HILLSVIEW DRIVE

Between BAYVIEW AVENUE and CN RAILWAY To facilitate the installation of new municipal services and road reconstruction for the new subdivision on the north west corner of 16th Avenue and Bayview Avenue by Corsica Development Inc., a closure of Hillsview Drive from Bayview Avenue to CN Railway is scheduled as follows: From 7:00 a.m. Friday, September 30, 2016 To 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 Through traffic is provided. Access to local properties and emergency traffic will be maintained. If further information is required, please contact: Access Richmond Hill (905) 771 – 8800, or access@richmondhill.ca

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NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – MADISON ROAD Please be advised that MADISON ROAD will be temporarily closed to traffic from Monday October 17 at 7 a.m. to Friday, November 11, 2016 at 7 p.m.

Access to local properties and emergency access will be maintained. Local traffic will be diverted around this closure by the above indicated detour route. The closure is to facilitate safe and efficient construction of municipal infrastructure upgrades to the Parker Land Developer Inc. subdivision on Madison Road.

If further information is required, please contact Access Richmond Hill at 905-771-8800 or at access@richmondhill.ca.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAWS BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill passed By-laws Nos. 94-16 and 96-16 on the 26th day of September, 2016 under section 34 of the Planning Act, R. S. O. 1990.

AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the Zoning By-laws may be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the Town Clerk of The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 26th day of October, 2016.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Zoning By-laws and maps showing the locations of the lands to which the amendments apply, is set out below. The amendments were processed under Town file numbers D02-15041 and D02-16004 respectively.

Council in making its decision on these matters took into consideration all written and oral comments received on the applications.

A Notice of Appeal Will: (a) set out the reasons for the appeal; (b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act in the amount of $300.00 payable by certified cheque or money order in Canadian funds to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. Certified cheques are not required when the cheque is from a law firm; (c) be accompanied by the processing fee prescribed under By-law No. 10615 in the amount of $306.00 payable by certified cheque or money order in Canadian funds to the Town of Richmond Hill. Certified cheques are not required when the cheque is from a law firm; and (d) be addressed to the Town Clerk at the address noted below.

Who Can File An Appeal: Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a Zoning By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the By-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Obtaining Additional Information: Additional information about the applications may be obtained by contacting the Planning and Regulatory Services Department: for By-law 94-16, Melissa Morgan, Planner I at 905-771-2413 or e-mail at melissa.morgan@richmondhill.ca and for By-law 96-16, Katherine Faria, Planner I at 905-771-5543 or e-mail at katherine. faria@richmondhill.ca. Contact can also be made by fax at 905-771-2404.

DATED THIS 6th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016.

Stephen M.A. Huycke, Town Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill 225 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 Fax: 905-771-2502 E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca

EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW NO. 94-16 By-law No. 94-16 affects lands described as Part Lot 28, Plan 136 (112 Bond Crescent).

By-law No. 94-16 proposes to rezone the subject lands to “Single Detached Five (R5) Zone” under By-law No. 313-96, as amended in order to facilitate the future creation of two (2) additional building lots, and to implement site specific development standards for the future construction of three (3) single detached dwelling units.

EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW NO. 96-16 By-law No. 96-16 affects lands described as Part of Lot 33, Plan 136 and municipally known as 104 Bond Crescent.

By-law No. 1275, as amended of the former Township of King, presently zones the subject lands “Residential Urban (RU) Zone”. Uses permitted under the “Residential Urban (RU) Zone” include single family residential uses, municipal uses, parks and playgrounds, golf courses, churches, schools and medical offices.

By-law No. 96-16 will have the effect of rezoning the subject lands to “Single Detached Four (R4) Zone” under By-law No. 313-96, as amended, in order to establish site-specific development standards for the lands shown on Schedule “A” and to facilitate the creation of two (2) additional building lots. Two (2) lots are to have frontage along the southerly property boundary at Newbridge Avenue and one (1) lot is to have frontage along the easterly property boundary at Bond Crescent. Permitted uses within the “Single Detached Four (R4) Zone” include a single detached dwelling, home occupation, private home daycare, and group home.

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT The Town of Richmond Hill has received the following applications under the Planning Act: ITEM 1 INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILES: D02-16025 and D03-16008 Katherine Faria, Planner I 905-771-5543, katherine.faria@richmondhill.ca A request from MAJESTY DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC. to amend the Zoning By-law and to approve a draft Plan of Subdivision for lands described as Lots 51 to 58, Plan 133 and municipally known as 51 Prince Arthur Avenue. The application seeks to permit five (5) single detached lots to be established on the subject lands and the extension of Prince Arthur Avenue and Merton Street.

ITEM 2 INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: D02-16026 Katherine Faria, Planner I 905-771-5543, katherine.faria@richmondhill.ca A request from KING EAST DEVELOPMENTS 396 INC., KING EAST DEVELOPMENTS 404 INC., and KING EAST DEVELOPMENTS 416 INC. . to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as Part of Lot 39, Plan 202 and Lots 58 and 59, Plan M-807 and municipally known as 396, 404 and 416 King Road. The application seeks to permit site-specific provisions to facilitate proposed changes to the lot orientations and one additional building lot for a related draft Plan of Subdivision.

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 (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

DATED THIS 6th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016.

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Community Information Volunteer for richmond hill’s cultural leadership council help shape culture in our community!

We are accepting applications for the 2017-2018 term of the Cultural Leadership Council (CLC) and invite you to volunteer your time and experience.

The CLC connects the community, businesses and Richmond Hill to achieve the goals and recommendations of Richmond Hill’s Cultural Plan. The CLC is composed of community members from various sectors including artists, arts and cultural community groups, citizen members from diverse populations, creative industries and youth.

Application forms are available at the Office of the Clerk at the main Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road and at RichmondHillCulturalPlan.com.

The deadline for submission is monday october 17, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.

To be eligible, you must be a Richmond Hill resident and/or a property owner, a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age or older, and not employed by the municipality or local board. For more information, please contact Karin Ash, Manager of Cultural Services at 905-508-7012, ext. 225 or at karin.ash@richmondhill.ca.

road Watch committee Richmond Hill is accepting applications to fill citizen and business representative vacancies on the Road Watch Committee.

Join this dedicated group of volunteers to help make the community’s roads safer by promoting awareness, increasing education and aiding in the enforcement of road safety. road Watch committee The Road Watch Committee’s mandate is to work as a community-based Committee of appointed citizens and business representatives, with the assistance of the York Regional Police and staff from the Environmental & Infrastructure Services Department, to undertake various initiatives to help make Richmond Hill a safer place to work and live in respect of public highways and similar roadways.

As a Road Watch Committee member, you will be required to attend a Committee meeting once a month during evening hours and to volunteer to support Road Watch at various community events.

To be eligible you must be a Richmond Hill resident and/or a property owner, a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age or older, and not employed by the Municipality or local board. Application forms are available through Richmond Hill’s Office of the Clerk and on the website, RichmondHill.ca. the application deadline is friday, october 14, 2016.

More information about the Committee’s mandate and meeting times is available on the website. For information about these citizen appointments, contact Gloria Collier, Deputy Clerk, at 905-747-6363 or gloria.collier@richmondhill.ca.

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

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Come check out the outstanding work of 45 talented artists in 19 locations throughout Richmond Hill.

The doors to their studios and homes will be open, while others will be exhibiting in town venues or at local galleries.

Bring your friends and family to meet the artists, watch demonstrations and purchase some exceptional artwork.

Pick up your brochure at any of our community centres, arenas or libraries. Admission is free!

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ork Region council is once again considering live video streaming and archiving its council and committee meetings. Such a move, if acted upon this time, would be long overdue.

Council last considered video streaming of its meetings in 2013, but balked at the costs and ultimately decided to live stream audio of its meetings only, with no archive of the recordings. Audio was first live streamed in May 2014 and because the region made use of existing equipment, the only added expenditure was $65,000 for secure gateway hardware and new software.

Now, the idea of video streaming and archiving the recordings is back on council’s radar. Although the cost to move forward on the proposal remains high — about $125,000, according to a regional report — it’s not a lot of money for a region with a multi-billion dollar budget to spend in order to make its business more accessible to the public it serves.

Suggesting video streaming and archiving aren’t worth pursuing because people might not watch is akin to saying that council meetings shouldn’t be open to the public because so few citizens attend.

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The majority of York’s local tier municipalities are already video streaming and making some form of archive available. Of the hold-outs, Markham offers only a live audio stream of its meetings and WhitchurchStouffville makes a live audio stream and archive available, while East Gwillimbury and King have neither audio nor video streaming in place.

Looking a little further, the regions of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel and Waterloo all offer video streaming and an archive in some capacity, so it begs the question: why isn’t York doing it?

No one expects that regional council meetings will be a ratings hit. The majority of the local-tier council meetings draw a dozen or so users — with the exception of Whitchurch-Stouffville, which had 170 people tune in for its first streamed meeting — so they could hardly be said to qualify as “must see TV.” However, unlike many local-tier council and committee meetings, the region meets primarily during the day when the majority of residents are at work. Live video streaming and archiving the recordings would at least give people the option to view and review what council is considering and the decisions that are made.

Isn’t that what democracy is all about?

Suggesting video streaming and archiving aren’t worth pursuing because people might not watch is akin to saying that council meetings shouldn’t be open to the public because so few citizens attend.

We have the technology to make these meetings more open and accessible for the public. It’s past time for York Region to move forward on this.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘Delighted’ by town hall decision Re: Town hall moving back to downtown, Sept. 15.

I am absolutely delighted to see that Richmond Hill council has finally, after all these years of promises, voted to put town hall back where it belongs.

For several years prior to my retirement as regional councillor, we negotiated with a development company for the donation of land at the corner of Major Mackenzie West and Yonge Street. There was to be land available for a library, cultural centre, theatre and a new town hall.

That land was donated and the library was built. Town records and front page stories of The Liberal will substantiate that.

Unknown to me, there were negotiations to sell the building that now houses the current town offices.

This agreement was concluded in 1981, which confirmed my decision to resign at the end of the council term.

To the best of my memory, the

council vote at that time was 8-1.

There was a lot of press about the decision; guess who the one vote against was?

Lois Hancey Retired regionaL councillor, Richmond Hill

History lectures hidden gems Re: Historic Richmond Hill: 4 places where history lies beneath your feet, Sept. 8.

I was delighted to see the article

by Kim Zarzour about the archaeology in York Region lecture series offered at Richmond Hill Central Library.

This little known, but very worthwhile, mini-series of lectures provides valuable insight into the people and heritage of York Region and I have always been surprised at the poor attendance.

Over the past few seasons, we have learned about medicine, disease and death in 19th century York County and been introduced to the professional writings of Dr. Langstaff, as he recorded his day-

to-day medical activities in the area — and how that reflected the practice of medicine at the time.

Among many other topics, we have gained insight into education in Ontario, complete with photographs of various schools and, on one occasion, the recounting of the very early teaching experiences of well-known author Dorothy Duncan to really personalize our learning.

On another occasion, we were invited to visit the Quaker Meeting House in Newmarket for a presentation; part of the Religion in 19th Century Ontario series.

There have been very meaningful presentations on a variety of topics around the themes of First World War, women in 19th century Ontario, land ownership in 19th Century Ontario and crime and punishment in 19th century Ontario, to name but a few.

These programs are well-hidden treasures to those interested in the history and genealogy of Richmond Hill and York.

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FROM THE NEWSROOM: Impaired driving, are we doing enough?

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n many ways, journalism is as much about asking the right questions as it is getting the right answers.

In our newsroom in recent days, we’ve been asking a lot of questions surrounding our coverage of impaired driving.

Last Tuesday marked one year since of the deaths of the NevilleLake children, Daniel, 9, Harrison, 5, and Milly, 2, and their grandfather, Gary Neville, 65, at the hands of drunk driver Marco Muzzo.

Should we report on this anniversary? What story do we tell?

As reporters Jeremy Grimaldi, Lisa Queen and Tim Kelly began combing through the news stories and police reports of the past year, it became clear the story was not about one tragedy, but of a pattern.

Despite the public attention and outrage over those deaths one year ago and despite the 10-year sentence Muzzo received, the incidents of drunk driving in York Region are disturbingly high.

If the current trend continues, we could see charges top 1,500 this year. York Regional Police statistics show there was a 43-per-cent

increase between 2012, when there were 877 charges, and 2015, when there were 1,255 charges. So far in 2016, there have been 1,188.

Why don’t the police provide names of people charged with impaired driving when they do for nearly every other criminal offence? And why don’t we, as reporters and editors, ask them to?

Mother and daughter Jennifer Neville-Lake reacted to these grim statistics with this plea: “To be honest,” she said, “I can’t stop anyone from driving impaired. Our story is one fading afternoon and is darkening with time. I can share with you how hollow and desolate my life is because someone chose to drink and drive on a Sunday afternoon. I can probably make you cry imagining what it is like to be

Lee Ann Waterman me existing in an empty and dead house. But I can’t stop you from drinking and driving. My shattered heart can’t. My dead dad can’t. My dead children can’t. Only you can. I hope you choose life.”

In recent weeks, we also learned of Toronto cop and York Region resident Andrew Ford, who pleaded guilty to impaired driving in East Gwillimbury and was demoted after a disciplinary hearing.

We don’t typically publish the names of people charged with impaired driving.

Unless the accused are facing additional charges, such as impaired driving causing bodily harm or death, police don’t release

the names to the media. Instead, we get general descriptions: sex, age and place of residence. And we don’t push for names.

Should we treat this man, who was off duty when he was pulled over while driving erratically, any differently? Do we apply a different standard to a police officer who admits to committing a criminal offence than we do the average citizen?

We did run this story on yorkregion.com. And I think we were right to.

But that discussion led to more questions.

Why don’t the police provide names of people charged with impaired driving when they do for nearly every other criminal offence?

And why don’t we, as reporters and editors, ask them to?

Is it because there is no victim?

Often, police lay charges during a RIDE stop or after they’ve observed someone driving erratically. While the driver may have endangered the lives of the dozens of people they encountered on the road, there are no bruises, no broken bones, no death, no damage.

Are we allowing them to avoid public shaming because the worst didn’t happen?

Or is it simply because we’ve always done it this way? And, if so, is it time to change?

In the past 30 years, governments, law enforcement and nonprofit organizations such as MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) have spent considerable time, effort and dollars to educate the public about the devastating impacts of drinking and driving and demand personal accountability.

But you only have to look at the above statistics to see that the message isn’t reaching everyone.

What role does the media and, particularly, community journalism play in getting that message out? Are we doing enough?

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. Send us your comments to newsroom@yrmg.com.

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Christmas and Halloween may get top billing when it comes to holiday movies, but the top 5 Thanksgiving films that best convey a cornucopia of reasons why we love our families - and all the dysfunction that sometimes goes with them - are no turkeys and deserve a go-round like the stuffing dish at the Thanksgiving table every year.

1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles John Hughes’ 1987 classic is, by all accounts, the handsdown reigning champ of Thanksgiving movies. Cursing and cuddling duo John Candy and Steve Martin in the road trip to end all trips make the trip home ... finally .... for Thanksgiving in constant hilarity and surprisingly endearing charm featuring two great performances.

2. Home for the Holidays A top-notch cast, including Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning and Holly Hunter, lends acting chops to the 1997 Jodie Foster directed biting comedy that explores some common “stressors” that should ring familiar to those gathering with one’s family during the holidays. Think family dysfunction at its best without submerging into dark Thankskillings.

3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving The 10th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, this 1973 classic animated Emmy-winner tops the list for sentimental fun ... and buzzkill ingrate Peppermint Patty inviting herself and a bunch of friends over to Charlie Brown’s house only to complain about the meal he and Snoopy had slaved over all morning. Sound familiar?

4. The Ice Storm Definitely not for viewing when you’re looking for lighter fare, this acclaimed feature film directed by Ang Lee explores a seemingly wholesome family that begins cracking at the seams over the course of a Thanksgiving break. Cast includes Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Tobey Maguire and Katie Holmes in her screen debut.

5. Hannah and her Sisters Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, the 1986 Woody Allen film takes neurotic family situations and relationships between sisters to the next level - all surrounded by the drama bookended between two Thanksgiving holidays. Diane Wiest and Michael Caine took home Academy Awards for supporting actress and actor for their meaty parts in the film.

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If you’re a gardener, Ken Brown has some advice for you. “Don’t be so busy growing your roses that you forget to take the time to stop and smell them.”

The horticultural consultant, writer and photographer was speaking at last week’s annual Richmond Hill Blooms gala at the Centre for the Performing Arts.

Brown showed gala guests photographs of tiny flowers hidden behind the leaves of an elm tree. Just 1/8th of an inch in size, they were only visible when he zoomed in his camera.

In the same way, Brown said, garden beauty is waiting to surprise you everywhere in Richmond Hill.

“If we just slow down, and really look, we can see these hidden gems.”

Some of those gems – named the town’s top gardens of 2016 - were on full display at the gala held Thursday evening.

Throughout the summer, gardening enthusiasts were asked to nominate their favourite gardens. About 1,500 great gardens were submitted for the annual contest, which

aims to encourage residents to play an active role in making Richmond Hill beautiful.

After being shortlisted, three gardens per ward were selected as first-, second- and third-place winners.

Brown shared tips for gala guests on how we can all improve our lives by spending time “dallying in the dirt”.

Dirt, he noted, is not really the correct term.

“Dirt is the stuff on your kitchen floor.

In your garden, it’s soil and it needs to be nourished or it doesn’t matter what you do, nothing’s going to grow.”

The best soil contains a balance of clay and organic matter, (how-to’s are available in books or online) and he advised gardeners to avoid disrupting the earth.

“In the old days, everyone owned a rototiller and that was the thing to do. We thought you had to turn it over so it would be nice and fresh. We’ve realized that may make it light and fluffy, but we’re destroying biological activity.”

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Give yourself more time to be thankful this weekend.

Thanksgiving means family gatherings, which means feasts that have to be prepared, and there is nothing worse than trying to find out what’s open and what’s not at the last minute.

This list will help you prepare ahead of time so you have more time to enjoy your family.

All LCBO and Beer stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, Oct. 10.

Richmond Hill: - Municipal offices, operations centre and public libraries are closed on Oct. 10.

- The Elgin West Pool will be open for a lane swim from 6:30 to 8 a.m., fun ‘n’ fit swim from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and leisure swim from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Markham: -Civic Centre and most public facilities are closed on Oct. 10 but the customer service line remains open, 905477-7000.

- Markville Shopping Centre is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Pacific Mall is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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municipal offices, including Vaughan City Hall and the Joint Operations Centre, will be closed for Thanksgiving.

Offices will reopen on Oct. 11.

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-Vaughan public libraries will be closed on Oct. 9 and Oct. 10.

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-Waste collection will not be affected.

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Markham’s five-acre York University campus remains on target to open for the 2020-21 school year.

About 4,500 students are expected to attend the new campus located at Enterprise Boulevard and Rivis Road during the first school year. That is expected to increase to about 9,300 by the third year.

“Things are moving forward and we’re excited,” said York University Development Corporation (YUDC) president Bud Purves, during a recent Markham campus committee meeting.

Signs will soon be posted on the site and the innovation and community engagement hub is currently under construction, located above the retail lobby of 169 Enterprise Blvd. in downtown Markham.

Technology and business are the two major themes intertwined in the new programs offered at the campus.

“Business is huge,” said York University academic vice-president and Provost Rhonda Lenton.

“We heard this broadly: this campus had to include business.”

The “locked in” faculties include: arts, media, performance and design, education, environmental studies, liberal arts and professional studies, engineering, and science.

Several other faculties are interested in joining the Markham campus later on.

The campus will also host post-graduate and Seneca College programs, Lenton said, creating easier transitions between college, university and post-graduate studies.

“This will be a very comprehensive campus,” she said.

York is also seeking opportunities to share services with the city and developers, such as public library use, broadband Internet connectivity, recreational use of the Pan Am Centre and YMCA, and hosting lectures in the nearby movie theatre.

York is moving away from library stacks and toward digital materials and a limited reserve of textbooks.

“We don’t want to replicate the problem of collections,” Lenton said. “Most universities are moving their collections to storage facilities. We can’t afford space in libraries for collections.”

Students need the space to study and for computer labs, she added.

Students at the Markham campus will have access to York’s main library delivery service.

York will also offer continuing education and professional studies for people looking to change careers or add or improve skills, Lenton said.

The Faculty of Education is also building a relationship with local school boards to foster student innovation at the Innovation and Community Engagement hub.

Student housing needs were discussed

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An influx of students provides more incentive to create rooming houses, Purves said, which is not the university’s plan.

Instead, YUDC wants to find student housing solutions within the plethora of condos in the area.

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Fire department open house Mom Dana Turculet photographs her kids Sophie and Matthew on the front of the fire truck at the Major Mackenzie Drive fire hall during the annual Fire Prevention Week open house Saturday. The event included live entertainment, games and prizes, a pancake breakfast, barbecue lunch and demonstrations by firefighters.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Free Employment Law Workshop for Newcomers and Refugees WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: Welcome Centre Immigrant Services, 9325 Yonge St. CONTACT: Silvana Fejzolli, 905508-5018, mailbox@clcyr.on.ca COST: Free Free Information on Employment Law for Newcomers and Refugees provided by Community Legal Clinic of York Region (CLCYR).

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Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain/ Fatigue Group (York Region) est.

2004 WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: St. Mary’s Catholic Church Auditorium meeting room, 10295 Yonge St. CONTACT: foreveryoung235@hotmail.com COST: Free Safe, confidential and inclusive peer support group for residents who suffers from these often disabling conditions.Come to the monthly meeting for refreshments with people who understand you and your issues.This group’s mid-month coffee time socials are cancelled — this is the only meeting. Be part of the decisions and discussions.

Thursday weekly meditation classes WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Richmond Hill Central Library, 1 Atkinson St. CONTACT: Chandra, 416-762-8033, info@kadampa.

ca COST: $12 per class or $40 for any 4 classes Suitable for everyone, these dropin classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our lives and develop inner peace.

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No need to pre-register.

Friday, October 7

The Art of Remixing Dreams WHEN: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Boynton House, 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E. CONTACT: Rafael Derchansky, 905-780-0018, www.rhdera. com, mirexca@rogers.com COST: Free Introducing a new local artist. The exhibition presents oil paintings by Rafael Derchansky.

Saturday, October 8

Meditation Class WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Cham Shan Temple, 7254 Bayview Avenue, Ksitigarbha Hall 2nd floor CONTACT: Tom, 647984-0068, , tomcheung88@gmail. com COST: Free A free meditation class for beginners which is organized by Cham Shan Temple Managing Work Stress Session WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Green Pastures Counselling Services, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., Suite 222 CONTACT: , 905-5971282, info@gpcounselling.com COST: Free

In a safe and supportive atmosphere, you will share with others the effects of work-related stress on your health, work performance and relationships with family. The facilitator (a registered psychotherapist and family therapist) will help you develop new coping strategies and stress reduction techniques.

Please call early to register.

Let’s Talk Over Coffee WHEN: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Second Cup Hillcrest Mall, 9350 Yonge St. CONTACT: Soraya Mangal, (905) 707-9701, www. mpjowhari.ca, majid.jowhari@parl. gc.ca COST: Free People say the best conversations happen over a nice cup of coffee.

It has been great meeting with you over the Summer and now that we are into the Fall Season, and the House has reconvened, I would like to pick up from where we left off.

Our next “Let’s Talk Over Coffee” gathering will be a very special one, as we will be heading over to Canadian Blood Services after our meeting to donate to those who need it most.

Forgotten Ones Cat Rescue and TRUpet Thanksgiving Adopt-athon and Bake Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: TRUpet, 10520 Yonge St. CONTACT: Wayne Chow, wayne_chow@ hotmail.com COST: Free to attend, adoption fees vary.

Come fill your hearts with lovable

cats and kittens, and your tummies with tasty treats and more. For adoptions from Forgotten Ones, we recommend completing the application available on our website beforehand for pre-approval.

Tuesday, October 11

Are you afraid of public speaking, need to present at work? We are here to help!

WHEN: 7 to 8:15 p.m. WHERE: York Regional Police 171 Major Mackenzie Dr. W. CONTACT: Tina Gaisin, 416-509-2600, Tina@ FillTheRoom.ca COST: Guests are free there is a cost to join Inclusive Toastmasters helps people who want to improve their speaking abilities personally and in business! Join us and learn from great mentors on how to be better communicators and better leaders.

Erev Yom Kippur - Humanistic Service WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: The Avenue Banquet Hall, 1600 Steeles Ave. W. CONTACT: Roby Sadler, 416-385-3910, info@ oraynu.org COST: $90 Adults $45 Students Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism invites you to attend our secular humanistic Yom Kippur service. Come be inspired by readings, poetry and music, rather than prayer. Kol Nidrei soloist – Lenka Lichtenberg.Niskor – memorial reading of names. Suitable for ages 10 and older.

Wednesday, October 12

Free, Confidential Refugee Law Advice WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Welcome Centre Immigrant Services, 9325 Yonge St. CONTACT: Silvana Fejzolli, 905508-5018, mailbox@clcyr.on.ca COST: Free Syrian refugees will be interested in free, confidential legal advice provided by the Community Legal Clinic of York Region (CLCYR).

Interpretation is available. Call for an appointment.

Yom Kippur - Humanistic Service WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Avenue Banquet Hall, 1600 Steeles Ave. W. CONTACT: Roby Sadler, 416-385-3910, info@ oraynu.org COST: $70 Adults $35 Students $20 Children Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism invites you to a secular humanistic Yom Kippur observance. Come be inspired by powerful readings, evocative poetry and wonderful Jewish music. Adult service, children’s program and babysitting offered.

Richmond Hill Senior Citizens’ Club, No. 35 - Members’ Regular Meeting WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: M.L. McConaghy Centre, 10100 Yonge St. CONTACT: Ron Walmsley, 905- 883-1267, rwalmsle@rogers. com COST: Free with Club 35 Membership

Club 35 holds its Members’ Regular Meeting. Doors open at 12:30 p.m..

Arduino: What’s it all about?

YLAB OPEN HOUSE NIGHT WHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: ylab maker space at the David Dunlap Observatory, 123 Hillsview Drive CONTACT: http://ylab.ca, contact@ylab.ca COST: Free Come out and see what Arduino and the ylab maker space are all about. Please note: 18 year+ event.

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Living Life Co-Dependents Anonymous Meeting WHEN: 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. WHERE: Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Arts, 120 New Kirk Road Unit 12 CONTACT: Troy, 416-837-0031 COST: Free Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

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EVENTS 3A forklift picks up some of the entries during the Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth Competition, part of last year’s Woodbridge Fair.

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Pick of the Week:Woodbridge Fair The annual Woodbridge Fair is the place to spend Thanksgiving weekend.

Celebrating its 169th anniversary, the fair runs Oct. 8, 9 and 10 at the Woodbridge Fairgrounds, 100 Parter Ave. and is chock-full of fun for the whole family.

There is something for everyone at the fair, including midway rides, live entertainment, giant vegetables, straw mazes, petting zoo, crafts and baked goods.

This year’s theme is Ferris wheels and wagon wheels.

Keeping with the wheels theme, this year’s fair will also include a classics, customs and exotics car show Sunday.

Take a step back in time with farming equipment from the 19th and 20th centuries on display in the pioneer building.

Children can learn what it takes to be a farmer as they try to peddle a tractor, pick apples and dig for carrots and potatoes.

Learn the art of blacksmithing from blacksmith Dennis Johnson in his authentic-style shop.

Don’t miss fan favourites such as the giant pumpkin competition, annual cow milking contest and the Woofjocks canine all-stars dog show.

For more information, visit woodbridgefair.com.

—Amanda Persico Pick of the Week features area entertainment, cultural and community events. Send your ideas to newsroom@ yrmg.com.

I Am Known

Visit your local Shoppers Drug Mart from September 10 to October 7, 2016 and join our annual campaign to Grow Women’s Health. 100% of the proceeds will support local Women’s Health initiatives in your community.

When you make a donation, you can add your own colourful leaf ($1), butterfly ($5), apple ($10), or bird ($50) to the Women’s Health tree proudly displayed in your store’s front window.

All those colourful additions to the tree really add up – since 2002, you’ve helped us raise over $29 million. Please help us continue to Grow Women’s Health in your community again this year.

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Upper School (Grades 7 to 12) 500 Elgin Mills Road East Oct. 22 @ 11:00 am

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Town gets funds to build lake-to-lake trail Kim Zarzour

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Construction is set to begin next year on the first phase of Richmond Hill’s portion of the GTA’s proposed lake-to-lake bike and walking trail.

The town has been awarded $325,000 in provincial funding to help pay for the route, which will eventually link Lake Simcoe with Lake Ontario.

The first stretch passes through Richmond Hill along Leslie Street from Hwy. 7 to just north of 16th Avenue and, in phase two, extends north to Elgin Mills Road.

The Lake to Lake Cycling Route and Walking Trail will be an on- and off-road path connecting six municipalities in York Region (Georgina, East Gwillimbury, Newmarket, Aurora, Richmond Hill and Markham) and the City of Toronto.

The town’s estimated budget for the first 2.5-km stretch that passes through Richmond Hill is $1.78 million, according to Maria Flores, manager of environment strategy and sustainability.

The funds granted by the Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program will help pay for construction of phase one and

is jointly funded by Richmond Hill and York Region, with each municipality contributing an estimated $890,000 towards the project, Flores said.

Flores said the town will apply for further funding from the province to help pay for phase two.

The Richmond Hill portion of the Lake to Lake route is envisioned, for the most part, to be an in-boulevard (separated from the road) multi-use path along the west side of Leslie Street and Hwy. 7 in the south to Bayview Avenue and Bloomington Road in the north.

While the majority of the route runs along Leslie Street, 19th Avenue and Bayview Avenue, specific portions of the route will also connect or run through sections of the North Leslie greenway lands, the Oak Ridges Corridor Conservation Reserve and the West Gormley neighbourhood, Flores said.

Phase one construction is expected to begin in 2017 and is expected to be complete in spring 2018.

The 121-km Lake to Lake Cycling Route is proposed to run for 92 km in York Region and 29 km in Toronto.

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NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION

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Lisa Queen

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There is overwhelming concern among municipal leaders in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area with the provincial government’s proposed aggressive population density targets, according to a summit of municipal leaders, led by former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, in York Region on Friday.

“It was absolutely amazing the consistency of the positions taken by the municipalities. It was really consistent,” McCallion, an adviser to Premier Kathleen Wynne on issues facing the GTHA, said at a media conference following the closed door summit.

“They are concerned about the density. They are concerned about lack of sound planning rather than planning by numbers. They are concerned about the lack of economic plans to back up the growth plan. They are concerned about no financial plan. They are concerned about the jump from one density to a much higher density. And they clearly indicated one plan does not fit all.”

But environmental groups are urging the province not to back down.

“It’s not surprising that Hazel McCallion is the one calling for a stop to a more progressive idea about growth in the province. She is the architect for urban sprawl, which (Markham Mayor) Frank Scarpitta has taken an example of,” said Sony Rai, director of Sustainable Vaughan, adding municipalities don’t want to give up development charge fees that come with new housing developments.

Higher density projects are needed to support investments in public transit and are a planning approach supported by younger generations as opposed to the old guard of municipal leaders, he said.

Another four million people will be added to the Greater Golden Horseshoe over the next quarter century.

The province is looking to accommodate the additional people as it updates the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Niagara Escarpment Plan.

But the province’s approach could fill communities with skyscrapers and other high-density housing as residents are crammed into relatively small parcels of land, in some cases in communities with-

cerns,” Scarpitti said, adding that while municipal leaders endorse the idea of increased densities and protecting greenspace, the province is pushing too much intensification too fast and not always in the right areas.

“We need to press the reset button.”

Emerson agreed municipal leaders have serious concerns.

“I wouldn’t say they are freaking out, but they are worried. There is a consequence to these (intensification) numbers. It’s going to cost us a lot of money and where is that number coming from? In the plan, there is no funding,” he said.

While the province has indicated it wants to pass legislation on the growth plans next spring, McCallion called on Queen’s Park to stop ramming through the plans.

This should not be rushed because this is an opportunity for Wynne to get it right, to get the growth plan right for the GTHA, MCCallion said. If it’s going to take extra time, then take it. It’s got to be done right.

“You don’t rush a policy that has such major impact on municipalities and then on the lives of residents within the municipalities.”

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Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion and York regional chairperson Wayne Emmerson hold a media conference following a summit at York Region’s headquarters in Newmarket, where municipal leaders discussed concerns with provincial growth plans for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. out the necessary transit and other services to support them, McCallion, Scarpitti and York regional

chairperson Wayne Emmerson said at the media conference.

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Action on elected regional chair coming soon, MPP says Lisa Queen

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Queen’s Park will act on York Region elected chair by end of 2016, Liberal Newmarket-Aurora MPP and Minister of Housing Chris Ballard says.

While a private member’s bill to make York Region’s chair an elected official is dead, Queen’s Park will take action by the end of the year to make sure voters have the right to choose the region’s top political job in time for the next municipal elections, NewmarketAurora MPP Chris Ballard says.

“I believe by the end of this year, I will be able to report exciting things, not only to the constituents of Newmarket-Aurora, but all the voters and all the people of the Region of York,” he said.

“I can just beg of you to stay tuned, it’s not dead.”

Ballard’s private member’s bill, which must be put forward by backbenchers, died when he was promoted to housing minister in June.

Meanwhile, even though all Liberal bills that died when the legislature was prorogued last month are expected to be reintroduced, no other York Region Liberal MPPs can move a private member’s bill because they are all cabinet ministers.

But a more powerful government bill could be introduced by the end of the year, Ballard suggested, perhaps as part of a wider review of regional representation.

“If you can convince a government to adopt your position and make it its own, you are much more assured that that bill will go through,” he said.

“I can’t say it will be a government bill, but I think we will see some good things...All I can tell you is stay tuned, this concept of an elected regional chair is not over, we just have to wait for due process.”

Last spring, York Region councillors once again rejected the idea of an elected chair, now held by Wayne Emmerson, although they did agree to a future review of the region’s governance structure.

Former Thornhill Liberal MPP Mario Racco has been told by provincial politicians that the government will soon act on ensuring York has an elected chair.

But he’s worried, given how many times the issue has been raised and died at Queen’s Park over the years.

“Quite frankly, until it does

happen, I’m not going to accept it and the reason is that we have a history on this matter. If you go back in memory, you will find that it was started by (former Newmarket-Aurora MPP) Frank Klees.

After Frank Klees, it went to (Richmond Hill MPP) Reza Moridi, from Reza Moridi it went to (Oak Ridges-Markham MPP) Helena Jaczek and from Helena Jaczek it went to Chris Ballard.”

“We (the public) may need to put a bit of pressure or pay attention to what is happening because the last thing I would want to see happen is that they nobody is looking at it and they have other priorities.”

Ballard said the government will take action on the issue before the end of the year.

“There are a whole bunch of people who will be very disappointed if we don’t act on it this time around, including the local MPPs,” he said.

“If the government is going to go ahead, let’s have it in place by early 2017 so anyone who is interested in running for regional chair knows what the ground rules are.”

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On Wednesday, October 26 we will be hosting our Celebration of Character Luncheon honouring Ian Proudfoot, newly retired Publisher of Metroland Media.

Ian has demonstrated his compassion for his community for over 30 years. Even after his retirement he continues to give his time and expertise to many organizations across York Region.

Ian Proudfoot demonstrates “Character in Action” and serves as an excellent role model for anyone wishing to learn how to give back.” Steve Hinder, Chair CCFYR, Board of Governors.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit charactercommunity.com or call (905) 895-5155 ext. 134.

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Thank you, Vic De Zen & Family, your dedication to community is bringing exceptional care here

The extraordinary leadership and generosity of Vic and Angelina De Zen, sons Sergio and James and family will inspire community-wide support of the Exceptional Care Belongs Here campaign to help build Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.

Vic and Angelina De Zen and their family’s gift pledge of $10 million to the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is inspired by a passionate commitment to community building. With this exceptional act of generosity, Vic De Zen and his family are solidifying a legacy of extraordinary entrepreneurial success by helping to build a world-class hospital in a city for which they have enduring civic pride.

Exceptional happens when vision, innovation, commitment to community, and kindness come together. Mackenzie Health is profoundly grateful to Vic and Angelina De Zen and family for their transformational gift of $10 million.

In recognition of their inspirational leadership and generosity, the main lobby at Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital will be named the Vic De Zen Family Welcome Centre.

Exceptional care belongs here

Mackenzie Health Foundation’s Exceptional Care Belongs Here campaign will raise $250 million to help build and equip Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, Canada’s first “smart” hospital, and enhance care at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital.

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Mayor Gives Blood

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Richmond Hill Mayor David Barrow is all smiles as donor care associate Elena Vass takes blood from his arm Tuesday at the Canadian Blood Services faciltiy at Hillcrest Mall. Barrow kicked off the Mayor’s Character Blood Donor Drive for the month of October. One in 20 of all eligible new donors actually give blood and 100,000 new donors are needed every year to meet demand.

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Staging your home doesn’t have to be complicated — clean up, depersonalize and keep it feeling light. Your potential home buyer will feel right at home in no time with these four project ideas that’ll get you the look for less.

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drawer fronts. And don’t forget about hardware as this simple switch can change your look and pull together the room’s style. Add, or update lighting, as it will make all the difference in the overall viewing of the space. Buy-

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Available now. ABSOLUTELY NO PETS. $1400 INCLUDES UTILITIES 905-715-8945 RICHMOND HILL, Elgin Mills/Yonge, one beautiful large bedroom basement apartment, newly renovated, parking, laundry, cable, no smoking/pets.

Available Nov 1. $925/month all inclusive 905-737-8824 NEWLY RENOVATED, semi-furnished 2 bedroom basement apartment, Bayview/16th private entrance/ laundry, Fibe T.V. internet, suitable for working couples/ ladies. No smoking/ pets.

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Dimma, James and Faith (nee DeVita) are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Kaitlyn Elizabeth 5 lbs 13 oz. on October 3, 2016.

Proud grandparents are Bryan and Sandra Dimma and Peter and Donna DeVita.

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WOOD, Clare Elizabeth Peacefully at Cedarvale Lodge, Keswick, Ontario on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the age of 94 years. Beloved wife of the late Alex Wood (1999). Loving mother of Stephen of Richmond Hill, Colin (Debby) of Newmarket, Jeff of Alcona, Brendan (Karen) of Vancouver and Phil (Letty) of Keswick.

Cherished Grandma of Jennifer, Brian, Joel, Krista and Matthew and Great-Grandma of Isabella and Lila. The youngest of nine children, Clare is predeceased by her siblings Carmel Ryan, Patrick, Francis, Gervais, Aloysius, Wilfred, Rita Ryan, and Mary. She will be greatly missed by many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. A Graveside Service will be held at the Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Ontario at a later date.

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LegaL Notice To Anyone Who Attended: The Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf (formerly the Ontario School for the Deaf, Milton); The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf (formerly the Ontario Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb; and/or The Ontario School for the Deaf), the Robarts School for the Deaf Or are the Family Members of Someone Who Did

A Lawsuit May Affect Your Rights. Please Read this Notice Carefully this notice is to advise of a lawsuit brought as a class action relating to the ernest c. Drury School for the Deaf (formerly the ontario School for the Deaf, Milton) (“Drury”), the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf (formerly the ontario institute for the education of the Deaf and Dumb and the ontario School for the Deaf) (“Sir James Whitney”), and the Robarts School for the Deaf (“Robarts”), collectively referred to as the “Schools”. it involves anyone who was a student at Drury since 1963 to the present, Sir James Whitney since 1938 to the present, and Robarts since 1973 to the present and certain of their family members. If you know a student of the Schools who cannot read this notice, please share this information with them. if you are within this group, you have a choice of whether to stay in the class or not, and you must decide this now.

What is this case about? the lawsuit says the Province of ontario failed to properly care for and protect people who attended or resided at the Schools. the lawsuit says that students were emotionally, physically, and psychologically traumatized by their experiences at the Schools. the Province of ontario denies these claims. the court has not decided whether the Plaintiff or the Province of ontario is right.

Are you included?

You are included in this lawsuit if: • you attended or resided at Drury at any time between 1963 and august 23, 2016 and have not otherwise released your claim • you attended or resided at Sir James Whitney at any time between 1938 and august 23, 2016 and have not otherwise released your claim • you attended or resided at Robarts at any time between 1973 and august 23, 2016 and have not otherwise released your claim • you are the parents, spouses, children or siblings of someone and who is included in the lawsuit and who attended or was in residence at one of the Schools between 1978 and august 23, 2016 • you are an estate trustee for a person who was a student or family member of a student who is included in the lawsuit and that person was living on or after august 10, 2013 Who are the lawyers who represent the class?

Koskie Minsky LLP are the lawyers for the plaintiff and the class. You don’t have to pay Koskie Minsky LLP for this case.

instead, the lawyers will be paid only if there is recovery of money or other benefits for the class. if there is success, the lawyers would either receive a portion of recovery or be paid by the Province of ontario.

What are your options?

Stay In the Class Action: You do not have to do anything to stay in the class action. You will be legally bound by all orders and judgments of the court, and you will not be able to sue independently the Province of ontario about the legal claims in this case. if money or benefits are obtained, you will be notified about how to ask for a share.

Staying in this Class will not impact the residence or services and supports received by class members from community based agencies which are funded by the Province of Ontario.

Get Out of the Class Action: if you want to keep your independent right to sue the Province of ontario over the claims in this case or if you do not wish to be bound by the orders and judgments of this case, you need to opt out or remove yourself. if you remove yourself, you cannot get any money or benefits from this lawsuit. to ask to be removed, send a letter to School abuse class action administrator, c/o crawford & company inc., 3-505 133 Weber St. N., Waterloo oN N2J 3g9 or go to www.Schoolsforthedeafclassaction.ca. the letter should say that you want to be removed from Welsh v. ontario class action and must include your name, address, telephone number and/or email address, and signature. the deadline to opt out is September 1, 2017.

More Information? go to www.Schoolsforthedeafclassaction.ca, call toll-free 1-855-823-0656, ttY: 1-877-627-7027 or write to: School abuse class action administrator c/o crawford & company inc.

3-505 133 Weber Street North Waterloo oN N2J 3g9 Schoolabuseclassaction@crawco.ca Getting information to people who can read.

We ask for the help of family members, caregivers and friends of students in getting information to students who have trouble reading. More information about this lawsuit is available at www.kmlaw.ca/Schoolabuse or by calling the toll-free and ttY numbers above. Please show this notice to people who are impacted by this lawsuit or their caregivers.

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