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Eye surgeon sounds alarm on OHIP cuts Average billing jumped 60 per cent, Liberal MPP says BY L.H. TIFFANY HSIEH
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BULLY BILL LEAVES DEEP DIVIDE Students raise one ‘Voice’ to stop bullying while parents, religious groups ponder impact of Bill 13 BY KIM ZARZOUR
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Ontario may have shown strong leadership in passing anti-bullying legislation Bill 13 this week, but
Bill Belsey, founder of one of the world’s top anti-bully organizations, says that’s not enough. “The government of Ontario could come along and write a cheque to York Region for a mil-
lion dollars, but that by itself won’t change anything. In addressing bullying, small is big. It’s the small stuff that makes a difference.” And by small stuff, he means students not politicians — those
on the front lines of the bully battle, the ones who can make little dayto-day changes in behaviour, can think before they speak, can stand up for victims and spread the word See STUDENTS, page 26.
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Some patients could lose their eyesight under new regulations imposed by the provincial Liberal government, a Markham eye surgeon speaking out against health care funding cuts warned. “That’s just not what we do, we try to prevent patients from going blind,” said Dr. Jeff Martow, chief of ophthalmology at Markham Stouffville Hospital who also runs a private practice on Church Street. Dr. Martow called a recent announcement made by Health Minister Deb Matthews to slash the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) fees the province pays for hundreds of services that doctors perform an “unanticipated effect on patient care”.
HUNDREDS OF FEES TARGETTED Changes to the OHIP fee schedule target hundreds of services provided by cardiologists, radiologists and ophthalmologists. While the government says the move would save $338.3 million this year, doctors like Mr. Martow believe there are other ways to save money without negatively impacting patient care. Talks between the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), which represents 25,000 physicians, and the ministry broke down in April
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Shia Cooperman (left) and Joey Harendorf play in the gym during the grand opening of the Health, Fitness and Aquatics facilities at the Schwartz Reisman Centre on Sunday. See story, page 14.
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WHAT WE MEAN BY FUNDRAISING IN THIS METROLAND SPECIAL REPORT
Fundraising is defined in this report as an activity in the school community conducted by parents, students and/or staff to raise funds for the benefit of the school and students.
PART 1 of 3 BY KRISTEN CALIS, JESSICA CUNHA AND ROSIE-ANN GROVER
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n an affluent neighbourhood in the nation’s capital, a school the prime minister’s children once attended is flush with cash. The money comes from serious fundraising that brings in $60,000 just in pizza lunches and a well-attended book fair. Rockcliffe Park Public School — a kindergarten to Grade 6 school with a large proportion of children from area embassies — does not disclose the total it brings in through fundraising by its heavily involved parents, students and teachers. But school council minutes show it had more than enough to spend $12,000 on hiphop and drumming sessions for the arts program, a cricket skills tune-up and new equipment for the gym. Funds from the book fair covered the $5,000 for this year’s author workshop. It brings writers such as Alphabeasts sensation Wallace Edwards, a Governor General’s Award winner, to the school for — as the website puts it — “the extraordinary experience to have the opportunity to converse with an author of a book you have just read and loved!� Five kilometres away, at Queen Mary Street Public School, celebrated author visits just don’t happen. This school, where the majority of students are from homes where English is a second language, is lucky if it raises $500 in a year, says Chris Ellis, who sits on four Ottawa school councils. Any fundraising proceeds that do come in go to the deficit-ridden milk program or subsidize field trips for families struggling on an average parent income of $29,000, compared with $155,000 at Rock-
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Playground equipment is a popular fundraising goal for provincial schools. Others include computers and field trips. cliffe Park (figures from the Fraser Institute). An Arabic and Somalispeaking multicultural liaison officer visits Queen Mary twice a week. “Most schools I’m directly involved with are schools that all struggle to raise funds,� Mr. Ellis said. “They’re dealing with communities that don’t have the capacity to raise funds, which is the irony of it; schools that are most challenged — and you could arguably say have the greatest need for additional resources — are the very schools that find it hard to raise funds.� Similar disparities exist across Ontario, where the top 10 per cent of fundraising schools bring in the same amount of money as the bottom 75 per cent combined, according to People for Education’s 2012
report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools. “You can see in that way how big the gap is,� said Annie Kidder, executive director of the parent-led organization. Society, not just parents, needs to be concerned with the gap. “It’s the next generation of society that’s being educated,� she said. “It will have an impact on everybody.� It means schools with the ability to raise large sums can significantly enrich their students’ education with high-tech learning aids such as laptops and SMART Boards. But in many schools, fundraising isn’t just for the frills. It’s for classroom basics such as air conditioning and books or breakfast programs.
A survey of 28 school boards turned up fundraising gaps as large as $500,000 between schools in the same board. It also underscored how firmly money from bake sales, car washes and other fundraising has become entrenched in the education system. Concern is growing about the overuse of fundraising — and the disparities it creates — at a time when public money is tightening under the McGuinty government’s austerity drive. And despite the province’s introduction last month of the first fundraising guidelines, no formal rules, in the form of province-wide regulations, to govern the vast amounts of money collected. How much money do Ontario schools fundraise? Many boards
Go to yorkregion.com to read the full story in our Hot Topics. don’t want to say. Metroland surveyed 28 English public and Catholic school boards and found more than half were reluctant to provide financial information. Fundraising is a sensitive issue, especially when disclosure of inequities is possible. In Waterloo, a public board representative declined to provide a breakdown of funds raised, saying it would allow the public to see disparities. In Hamilton’s public board, teachers and principals were given scripts on how to respond to Metroland reporters. Only 11 of the 28 school boards surveyed provided their fundraising total. Fundraising in those boards pumped $26 million into their 788 schools. The remaining 17 boards provided only a broad figure that includes fundraising, but is mixed in with other revenue. In boards that provided schoolby-school breakdowns, there are significant gaps in money raised. In Halton’s public board, $500,000 separates White Oaks Secondary in Oakville, which raised $511,000 last year, from Acton District High School, which took in just $8,000. In York, more than $125,000 separates two elementary schools within the same separate board. Woodbridge’s St. Clare Catholic School brought in $131,000. In a less affluent area in Markham, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School raised just $4,000. Richmond Hill’s Bayview Hill Elementary School council, fearful of an initiative forcing them to share the wealth, discussed a strategy at a school council meeting Nov. 28. Minutes posted on their website state, “We have an opening balance of $142,000 from last year and we must use this money before the province moves to level the playing field and distributes the money amongst other schools.� School council co-chairperson Wendy Steinberg credits the 800 students, dedicated parent volunteers and successful weekly pizza lunches for the school’s successful fundraising numbers. “We’re all for inclusivity and diversity,� she said, “but we worked hard for that money.� She feels funds should stay in the school community with an average parent income of $117,800.
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School fundraising unfair
School fundraising may have started in the early 1990s to help schools with playgrounds, band equipment and arts supplies, but has spiralled into a multimillion-dollar cash boon that props up our public education funding system. In our three-part Metroland investigative report, entitled Fundraising Fever, we discovered some Ontario children, depending on where they live and how much money their parents make, enjoy very different educational experiences. School fundraising efforts, however noble and successful, have become an unfair Ontariowide two-tier network that pits rich against poor and allows more affluent communities to plump their children’s school experience with frills and trips while others do without. Parent councils can be a powerhouse of cash, depending, of course, on which side of the tracks you live. The problem is that the public system is dependent on parents’ fundraising schemes and many schools in less fortunate communities are getting the short shrift. How to solve the problem, however, is far more complicated. School fundraising is a sensitive and protective issue for school boards — many of which try hard to keep their profits from the public. That’s because there’s such disparity and widening funding gaps between
schools in neighbouring communities, proof that Ontario’s public school system is anything but universal, equal and fair. This warrants immediate attention by the Education Ministry that allowed the system to get out of control in the first place. Should wealthier communities be able to lavish their children’s schools with bells and whistles not available to children of lesser means? Should a public system, which touts equal opportunity for all students, allow adults with higher incomes to compensate for a lack of provincial money if others can’t get those same privileges? Some critics say all fundraising should be banned, forcing the ministry to rethink how it funds schools on a more even keel. Others would suggest pooling all fundraising dollars that would then be evenly distributed by the province across the board to all schools. Concern, too, is growing about the overuse of fundraising and, despite the province’s introduction last month of its first fundraising guidelines, there are no formal rules or regulations to govern the vast amounts of money collected. It’s time to enact formal rules. Something needs to be done before our public system becomes completely eroded. Let’s leave it up to our highly paid education experts to figure it out — and fast.
Ontario taking steps to make adoptions work ometime when I was still in grade school, my parents sat down me, my two brothers and two sisters for one of those family chats we had every once in a while that usually involved something momentous. Like we were buying a camper trailer and trekking cross-country to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. Or someone important to our family had died and our parents were breaking it to us, gently, all together. Or my grandmother from Timmins was moving in – taking my bedroom – and we were having the basement finished and I would sleep down there. Or we were getting a new car. Or the cat had died. Or you name it. Usually it was pretty big stuff, or so it seemed, subjects that merited a tribal powwow with all present. One of those big conferences involved my parents’ announcement of their attempt — it was more like a mission — to adopt two brothers who had been featured in our church bulletin as being in need of a home. Everyone seemed excited. I personally was excited because it said they liked sports and I liked sports and was always looking for someone to play catch with or road hockey and the two brothers I had just weren’t that
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Bernie O’Neill into either. Our house was big and, even with all the kids, it always seemed to be clean and in order with lots of food in the fridge and lots of activity. For my father, who himself was one of seven children, I think he thought he easily had the means to support more children and it seemed a shame these brothers didn’t have a permanent home. Somebody needed to step up and do something. I don’t know how to put it other than that my parents both felt they had a lot more to give to the world. People who were involved with the adoption visited our home, talked to my parents, took references, asked to
see their bank statements and so on. My father didn’t seem to enjoy the grilling, follow-up phone calls, a visit to his office, or questions about his personal life, how much beer he drank, who his friends were, what he read or watched on TV, what he did in his spare time. I think they were almost offended they had offered to adopt without reservation and were being put through a grilling worthy of a CSI episode (or in those days it might have been Starsky and Hutch). But they just smiled and hoped for the best. I don’t really know what the reason was in the end, other than the obvious, that they already had five kids and on some days that seemed like three or four too many. And even if you did own a “big” house, you can never have enough bathrooms. (Never mind the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee — if you’ve ever waited for your turn with all those brothers and sisters, the words “60 years on the throne” take on a whole new meaning). My parents were hurt, but respected the decision of the powers-that-be and assumed things would get better for the boys – that something was being done to improve their situation. It was several years later my par-
ents brought home a similar bulletin, featuring the same two boys, still living in foster care and seeking a permanent, adoptive family. The boys looked decidedly older now, in their early teens. We all just shook our heads and wondered what could have been. Ontario announced this week it will provide more financial help to families that adopt children who are age 10 or older. As it stands, very few children in this age category are adopted. What astonished me about the report was that there are thousands of children out there who are candidates for adoption in Ontario, meanwhile people travel to China or Eastern Europe to adopt. I am sure people are working in earnest to find homes for these kids and always do what’s best for them. But clearly something is wrong with this picture, whether it is restrictions on adopting a child who is not of your own cultural background — something I’ve never understood or agreed with, we are a multicultural society after all, we can have multicultural families, too. Or it is financial challenges, or red tape or simply lack of awareness. I’m sure we can do better. Anything we can do to give these children a family, stability and a loving home is a step in the right direction.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Beth Radom Congregation invites everyone to Kabbalat Shabbat Live June 8 at North Thornhill Community Centre, 300 Pleasant Ridge Dr. Join Cantor David Rosen in music and song in this family service. Refreshments served at 6 p.m.; service 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. No admission fee. Call 416636-3451 details. St. Volodymyr’s Parish, 15 Church Lane, Thornhill (John and Yonge streets) invites you to a pierogy dinner June 8 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Enjoy borscht, (beet soup) pierogies, sauerkraut, sausage, homemade dessert and beverage. You can bring containers for takeout to reduce waste. Frozen pierogies also available for sale. Cost: adults $10; students $5; children 7 and under free; takeout orders $9. Funds support maintenance of heritage church. For details, call 905-889-0187.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Enjoy fourth annual charity bake sale/lemonade stand for Make a Wish Foundation, hosted by Noah, Lauren and Jordyn Black and friends June 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mosswood Park, 641 Thornhill Woods Dr. (near Rutherford), featuring baked goods, refreshments, activities and other surprises; all proceeds to Make a Wish. Bethel Canadian Reformed Church, 11251 Bayview Ave., presents a multi-family garage sale and barbecue June 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Church is located one stoplight north of Elgin Mills on the east side of Bayview. All proceeds to the
refugee sponsorship fund. Beit Rayim Synagogue invites you to welcome our heroes, Israeli disabled veterans sponsored by Beit Halochem Canada, an organization helping 51,000 Israeli disabled veterans and victims of terrorism, June 9 at TanenbaumCHAT Lebovic campus, 9600 Bathurst St., Vaughan. Shabbat services begin at 9 a.m., program at 10 a.m., followed by Kiddush lunch at noon. For more, visit beitrayim. org; to RSVP call 905-889-0276 ext 31. During Heritage Village Day June 9, the Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club will hold a heritage open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come learn how the club is part of the town’s heritage and try lawn bowling. The club is located at the north end of the Elgin Barrow Arena parking lot on Vern Dynes Way at Church Street (a block east of Yonge and three blocks north of Major Mackenzie). Visit rhlawnbowling. com for more. Sacred Heart Church, 14485 Jane St., King City, presents a yard sale and bazaar fundraiser June 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Outdoor barbecue and tea room is hosted by the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Women’s League. Household items, face painting, plants, baked goods, books and draws. Donations appreciated; e-mail sacredheartchurch@zing-net.ca or call parish at 905-8331161.
MONDAY, JUNE 11 Temple Har Zion’s adult education committee presents historian and lecturer Gerald Ziedenberg June 11 at 7:30 p.m., on The Jews of Mauritius at 7360 Bayview Ave., Thornhill. Cost for temple members $3; guests $5. For more, call temple office at 905-889-2252.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 Richmond Hill Senior Citizens’ Club 35 presents a luncheon meeting at 12:30 p.m. June 13 at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St. Guest speaker will be from Camp Big Canoe, one of the charities the club supports. Cost to members $13; guests $16. Bring a friend; for tickets contact G. Bly at 905-770-1448.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16 A free Eco-Economics Fair will be presented June 16 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge St. (north of Major Mackenzie). Want to save money and help save our environment? Workshops will show you how to save while using greener energy sources, which green cars are most cost-effective, solar renovations and more. All ages welcome, visit rhuc.org
SUNDAY, JUNE 17 Free Seniors Appreciation Breakfast to be held June 17 from 10 a.m. to noon, hosted by Thornhill Councillor Howard Shore, sponsored by AMICA Mature Lifestyles, at the Thornhill Community Centre’s fireside lounge, 7755 Bayview Ave., in Thornhill (at John). Enjoy bagels, danishes, coffee and tea and conversation with Mr. Shore; register by June 14 by e-mail to lccolangelo@markham.ca or call 905-305-5990. Everyone in Thornhill is invited to the annual MP Peter Kent and MPP Peter Shurman Family Barbecue June 17 from noon to 3 p.m. at Gallanough Park, Arnold and Yonge behind Thornhill Public School. Free gifts for fathers, free entertainment and food (dietary laws observed).
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You can help Courtney Render fight for life at a Concord fundraiser in her name.
A fundraiser for a courageous 22-year-old university student is taking place June 13 at 7:30 p.m.at the Avenue Banquets, 1600 Steeles Ave. W., Concord. The Cure For Courtney will raise funds for a stemcell procedure in the United States for Courtney Render, who has battled Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since 2009. All other treatments in Canada and the U.S. have contributed to her survival, but her family believes this is her best chance to win the battle for her life. However, the treatment itself costs $600,000. Tickets of $118 per person include hors d’oeuvres, music, silent auction and door prizes and can be purchased online at courtney. eventbrite.ca All proceeds go The Cure For Courtney.For tickets or more information visit thecureforcourtney.com or call Jennie Dale at 416-809-7976. If you can’t attend but wish to mail a donation; it can be directed to“Courtney Render in Trust,”the Jewish Youth Network, 8700 Bathurst St., unit 5, Thornhill, ON, L4J 9J8.
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MONDAY, JUNE 11 The Cantabile Chorale of York Region presents its popular Strawberries & Song 2012, Monday, June 11 and Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. both evenings at Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre St., Thornhill. Cost is $20 for adults; $5 for children. For tickets, call 905-731-8318 or visit cantabile.ca. Some tickets may be available at the door.
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Hope helps frail seniors A new adult day program known as Hope provides activities in a group setting for eligible ethno-cultural and South Asian frail seniors with cognitive, physical and communicative impairments. If you are 55 and older and meet the admission guidelines, you are eligible:
- Has a valid Ontario Health Card - Resident of Vaughan/York Region - Not resident of a long–term care centre. The program runs Mondays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A daily minimum fee based on a client’s income will be charged. The program is held at the Vaughan Community Health Centre, ground floor, 9401 Jane St., Maple. For information., e-mail hope.adp@ humanendeavour.org.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Of Blue Hills Child & Family Centre Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 5:00 pm 402 BLOOMINGTON RD.WEST AURORA
12,000 illegal election signs in Vaughan Vaughan has been trying hard to shake off its image as the city above the law, but when it comes to heeding election sign rules it seems the shoe still fits. Despite the large number of candidates running on a platform of cleaning up city hall during the 2010 municipal election, city and region staff pulled down a total of 12,021 illegally erected signs, according to a newly released report. City staff removed 6,016 signs erected in violation of Vaughan’s sign bylaw, which prohibits placement of signs on municipal road
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allowances and on city property. York Region staff hauled away an additional 6,005 signs that contravened regulations governing the placement of signs at regional road intersections where signs are permitted with tight controls. It wasn’t just municipal election candidates who flouted the law. City staff removed 1,676 signs during the provincial election, 1,245 in the spring federal election, and 350 during the federal by-election in Nov. 2010.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION CENTRE #2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE NO. 2
MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY WEST VAUGHAN SEWAGE SERVICING City of Vaughan
MASTER PLANS FOR URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN VAUGHAN
The Regional Municipality of York (York Region) completed the Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update in November 2009. At that time, the need for additional sewer servicing capacity for the West Vaughan area (the Project) to meet the future anticipated growth demands until the year 2051 was identified.
The City of Vaughan is conducting studies to direct the ongoing development of the City’s urban water infrastructure systems that support our communities. These systems include water distribution, wastewater collection and storm water management.
York Region has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment study (Class EA) under Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, as amended in July 2011). The Class EA study will identify and evaluate feasible servicing alternatives for the West Vaughan service area, illustrated on the map below, including a sewage servicing plan. A Notice of Study Commencement inviting initial public input was published in March 2011 and the first Public Consultation Centre (PCC) was held on April 27, 2011.
These studies are following the Municipal Servicing Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment (MPCEA) process and will support the City’s new Official Plan which was adopted by Council in September 2010. The studies will consider the vision for Vaughan to the year 2031 with sustainability as a key underlying theme.
York Region will host a second PCC to provide a project status update and present results from the evaluation of the short-listed servicing solutions carried forward from the first PCC. The short-listed sewer routes are shown on the map below. A recommended servicing solution(s) with a recommended sewer route(s) will be presented at the meeting.
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MASTER PLAN CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS The City has awarded contracts for the following Master Plan studies to be undertaken concurrently: • City-Wide Storm Drainage / Storm Water Management Master Plan (Cole Engineering Group Limited); and, • City-Wide Water / Wastewater Master Plan (The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. and Fabian Papa & Partners Inc.). The MPCEA process includes public and review agency consultation, an assessment of the problem and opportunities (Phase 1), evaluation of alternative solutions, assessment of potential effects on the environment, and identification of reasonable measures to mitigate the adverse effects. The preferred solution(s) will be determined based on engineering requirements, environmental considerations, public input and information gathered during the studies (Phase 2). Subsequent Municipal Class Environmental Assessment work will be required at a later time for the ultimate implementation of the preferred solutions. PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE DETAILS A second joint public information centre (PIC) has been scheduled to present the selection of the preferred solutions for water servicing, wastewater servicing, and storm water management. The PIC will provide stakeholders with an opportunity to review and comment on the study information. The PIC has been scheduled for: Date: Time: Location: Address:
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Vaughan City Hall Multi-Purpose Room, Level 100 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive, Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
Following the PIC, the material presented at the meeting will be posted on the City of Vaughan’s Infrastructure Planning website at www.VaughanInfrastructure.ca. For further information, please contact: Michael Frieri, C.E.T., Manager of Engineering Planning & Studies Development / Transportation Engineering Department 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive, Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1 Tel: 905-832-8585 Ext. 8729 / Fax: 905-832-6145 E-Mail: Michael.Frieri@VaughanInfrastructure.ca Please note that information related to these studies will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments received will become part of the public record and may be included in study documentation prepared for public review. Thank you for your interest in these studies.
Consultation with, and input from the public and government review agencies is a vital component of this Class EA process. Members of the public and review agencies are invited to provide comment for consideration into the overall planning and preliminary design of the Project. Comments received at the PCC will be considered in the decision-making process for selecting a preferred servicing solution(s) and in developing evaluation criteria for selecting a preferred design concept. At least one additional PCC is planned over the course of the Class EA before a preferred design concept for the preferred solution is selected. All those with an interest in the Project are encouraged to attend. The Public Consultation Centre (PCC) will be held on: Wednesday June 20, 2012 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Presentation: 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Le Jardin Conference & Event Centre Victorian Salon 8440 Highway 27, Woodbridge If you require assistance to fully participate in this meeting, please contact York Region at 905-830-4444 ext. 5124 to advise of any specific requirements. Written comments are also invited for further consideration and for incorporation into the Project record. Please forward your questions and comments to the project manager listed below: Shu He, P.Eng.,PMP Senior Project Manager The Regional Municipality of York Environmental Services Capital Planning and Delivery 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1 Phone: 905-830-4444 ext. 5124 Fax: 905-830-6927 Email: shu.he@york.ca Project website : westvaughanea.ca
ANDREW PEARCE, Director of Development/Transportation Engineering, City of Vaughan
Thank you for your participation in this study.
This Notice issued June 07, 2012
Comments and information regarding the Project are being collected in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Other than personal information, all information received may be included in the Project documentation which will become part of the public record.
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Bank robbed, 2 men sought
Sale of Land for Tax Arrears By Public Tender
York Regional Police are searching for two men following a bank robbery in Vaughan Saturday afternoon. Police were called to the CIBC at 800 Steeles Ave. W. after two men went into the branch at about 2 p.m., approached a teller and demanded cash. The first man has a medium complexion and is about six-feet tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black balaclava, sunglasses, brown leather jacket, hooded sweatshirt, black trousers and white and grey gloves. The second man also had a medium complexion and is six-feet tall with a thin build. He was wearing a white camouflage jacket with a hood, black balaclava, black trousers and white and grey gloves. If you have information, call 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, leave a tip online or text YORK and your tip to CRIMES (274637).
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MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF VAUGHAN TAKE NOTICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00:00 p.m. local time on June 21, 2012 at the Purchasing Services Department, main floor new City Hall , 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive, Vaughan, Ontario, L6A 1T1.
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Tender Number: T12 - 259 Description of Lands: Tax Roll No. 19 28 000 214 64500 0000 10525 Keele St, Vaughan PIN 03343-1860 (LT) Pt Lot 24 Conc 3 Vaughan, Pt 1, 64R3035 Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York (No.65). Minimum Tender Amount: $2,291,780.68 Tender Number: T12 - 261 Description of Lands: Tax Roll No. 19 28 000 214 65000 0000 10533 Keele St, Vaughan PIN 03343-0323(LT) Pt Lt 24 Conc 3 Vaughan as in R262588; Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York (No.65) Minimum Tender Amount: $58,923.98 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, penalty and interest, the relevant land transfer tax and H.S.T., if applicable, plus any additional tax sale costs. The successful purchaser will be responsible for their own legal fees and use their own lawyer to complete the transaction. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact:
For Tender Packages
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John De Santo Property Tax Supervisor Financial Services Department Tax Office The Corporation of the City of Vaughan 2141 Major Mackenzie Dr Vaughan, On, L6A 1T1 Telephone 905-832-8585 Ext 8406
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Call now, if you or someone you know is: • Over the age of 18? • Treating diabetes with insulin (with or without oral medications)? All eligible participants will receive study related medications and supplies at no cost for the duration of the research trial. Compensation for travel is available. Call the Diabetes Specialists at:
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What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is an illness caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that is spread through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (deer tick). Lyme disease does not spread from human to human.
What are the symptoms?
Locations with established blacklegged tick populations infected with the Lyme disease agent, include: Long Point Provincial Park, Turkey Point Provincial Park, Rondeau Provincial Park, Point Pelee National Park, Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area, Wainfleet Bog Conservation Area and in the St. Lawrence Islands National Park area. While the risk is low, it is possible to be infected with Lyme disease from the bite of an infected blacklegged tick, almost anywhere in Ontario.
A circular rash referred to as a “bull’s-eye” rash could be one of the earliest symptoms of an infection. If you develop a “bull’s-eye” rash, fever, chills or extreme fatigue or feel like you have the flu, see your health care provider. Be sure to tell them if you have been camping, fishing or have been active outdoors. If left untreated, it could lead to more serious symptoms affecting the central nervous system, brain or even the heart.
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Treating Lyme disease
f Wear long pants and long sleeved tops that are light coloured to help spot ticks
Lyme disease can be treated with several antibiotics. Getting treatment in the early stages of the disease is critical for full recovery. Lyme disease can develop into chronic illness that can be difficult to treat if it is not recognized in the early stages.
What are ticks? Ticks are small bugs, the size of a sesame seed, which feed off the blood of animals and humans. They can be found on tall grasses and bushes and can attach themselves to people or animals. Ticks do not fly and move quite slowly. Most tick bites are painless. Ticks feed slowly and will attach themselves for 24 to 72 hours. They are most likely to spread infection after being attached for 24 hours or more. Not all ticks are infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, therefore, not all tick bites will spread Lyme disease.
Where infected ticks are found in Ontario In Ontario, blacklegged ticks are more commonly found in areas along the north shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
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PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST
It is important to protect yourself each time you are in an area where infected ticks have been found. When traveling to areas with infected ticks, follow these simple tips to protect yourself:
f Wear closed footwear and tuck your pants into your socks f Use an insect repellent containing “DEET” and apply according to manufacturer’s directions f Search your body for ticks f Pay special attention to the groin, scalp, underarm areas and back f Remove attached ticks from your body as quickly as possible
Removing a tick f Remove it by grasping the tick with a set of tweezers as close to the skin and pull it straight out, gently but firmly f Do not squeeze the tick as this may cause the infection to be introduced into your body f Do not put anything on the tick or try to burn it off f Disinfect the infected area with rubbing alcohol f Place the tick in a moistened paper towel and place in a screw top container such as a plastic pill bottle f Store the container in a refrigerator or freezer until the tick can be submitted to your local health unit for testing f Call York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653
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If you’re looking for community, the new Schwartz Reisman Centre may be your onestop shop. From eating kosher to getting fit, playing, painting, seeing the doctor or going for a dip, the centre is designed to do it all under one roof. The new health, fitness and aquatics centre, located at Bathurst Street and Rutherford Road, officially opened its doors to the public this weekend. Executive director Sherry Kulman said the facility will be the central community centre in York for health, wellness, social and recreational programs including a daycare/ preschool with York Region’s only “eco� natural playground — a play area with natural elements that teaches creativity, imagination and responsibility to the environment. It’s the newest Jewish community centre in the GTA, part of the community service building of the 50-acre Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus. Funded by UJA Federation of the GTA, program revenue, donors and government funding, the centre will provide opportunities for intellectual and spiritual growth for the entire community, Ms Kulman said. While people of all ages, abilities, affiliations and means are welcome to use the facilities, the Schwartz Reisman Centre is expected to be a hub for one of the fastest growing Jewish communities in North America. The state-of-the-art, 95,000 square foot building is expected to act as the heart and soul of Jewish life north of Steeles Avenue. The centre’s mission includes Jewish continuity — increasing personal and collective association
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Atid (left) and Rakia Yaacov work on a craft at the Schwartz Reisman Centre on Sunday. with acts of being and doing Jewish — and a connection between Jewish life in the GTA and Israel. It holds a fitness and conditioning centre, three salt-water pools (one outdoor and two indoor) accessible by wheelchair, nine classrooms to accommodate more than 160 daycare and preschool-aged children, a playground, family resource centre, community arts centre with studios for dance, ceramics, painting classes and more, and a special program suite for Reena’s adult day program. Additional programming includes children’s fun fit classes, holiday programming, photography and bridge classes, book clubs, Mah Jongg, and the largest Jewish day camp in Toronto. A community services pavilion is projected to be completed by fall with communitybased health and wellness services staffed by full-time general practitioner physicians, nurse practitioners, visiting specialists and other allied health care providers. The Leo and Sala Goldhar Conference and Celebration Centre is also expected to be completed this fall.
BY DAVID FLEISCHER
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It’s getting easier to be artsy in York Region, thanks to a $185,000 grant from the Trillium Foundation. The provincial grant, to be spread over three years, will be used to launch a new arts-themed website and bring a two-day conference to the region in November. “The arts spark dialogue, help us talk to each other and open doors for us,” the foundation’s Savi Singh told the crowd at a launch event hosted by the Arts Council of York Region at Markham’s Seneca College campus last Thursday. Launching within the month, yorkscene.com is a collaboration between York Region, the council and Metroland Media Group, parent company of York Region Media Group.
TOURISM MINISTER “It will be a significant boost to the arts and culture community, raising awareness and appreciation of, as well as demand for, our diverse array of cultural assets,” council executive director Nancy Bodi said. The revamped site is designed to be a comprehensive source of arts event and marketing information. “As much as our mandate is to be a dominant provider of news and information in York Region, we also feel it’s necessary to make a positive difference in the communities we serve and part of that is arts and culture,” York Region Media Group automotive, real estate and community development manager Neil Moore said. But that’s only one of the two unprec-
edented initiatives cited by Ms Bodi. The other is the second annual Arts Exposed Conference, set to take place at the college over two days in November. Keynote speakers such as Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, journalist Chantal Hebert and National Ballet School executive director Jeff Melanson will discuss opportunities for growing the local arts and culture scene. The Pan Am Games are set to take place across the GTA in 2015, including events in Markham, and will be a major event around which the arts community can rally. Tourism and Culture Minister and Markham-Unionville MPP Michael Chan was also on hand to talk about the “competitive, creative community right here in York Region”, the funding helps foster. Local singer Jully Black, who joked she lived close enough to rollerblade to the gig, concluded the launch, regaling the crowd in the college’s atrium with several songs, including her hit version of Seven Day Fool.
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905 real estate sales outpace Toronto BY DAVID FLEISCHER
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Strong home sales in the 905 region drove the market in May and outpaced Toronto. Across the GTA, 10,850 homes changed hands last month, up 11 per cent over last year. But the fastgrowing 905 municipalities saw sales up 13 per cent while Toronto’s growth rate was less than half that. While lower average prices are a factor, recent polling suggests Toronto’s land transfer tax has also prompted buyers to look outside the city, Toronto Real Estate Board president Richard Silver said. Every Ontario resident pays a land transfer tax on house purchas-
es, but the board has long stood opposed to an extra tax imposed in Toronto, generating about $300 million a year for the city. More importantly for prospective buyers is news the long-constrained market could finally be loosening up. New listings in May climbed to 19,177, a 20-per-cent increase over the same month last year. If that trend continues, the rate of growth seen in housing prices should start to slow, board senior manager of marketing analysis Jason Mercer said. As of May, the average price of a GTA house rose 6.5 per cent from May 2011 to $516,787.
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VAUGHAN 2011 population: 288,301 % of people 65 and older: 11.2 2006 population: 238,866 2001 population: 182,022 MARKHAM 2011 population: 301,709 % of people 65 and older: 12.3 2006 population: 261,573 2001 population: 208,615 The plan helps define the region’s role in supporting our elderly, she said. “It shapes what’s appropriate, our relationships with non-profit agencies and hospitals and identifies any gaps,” she said. “It will let us know where to direct or redirect funds so we clearly know where we need to be going and what’s right for us. “It’s important because not all seniors are the same. They have different needs and challenges.” The new figures offer a snapshot of who we are, Statistics Canada Demography Division analyst Jonathan Chagnon said. Expected trends were melded with interesting findings. The proportion of seniors in Canada was among the lowest of the G8 countries, just slighly ahead of the United States and Russia, he said. There were 5,825 centenarians, people 100 and older in Canada, up 25.7 per cent since 2006. The gender of our nation is roughly split between men at 49 per cent and women at 51 per cent. Canadian’s median age is 40.6 years. Seniors, by region, has Ontario with 13.9 per cent while Nova Scotia has the highest proportion with 16 per cent. The fewest seniors live in Nunavut where three in 100 people are 65 or older. It’s projected one in four Canadians will be 65 and older by 2061. While the ranks of Canadians aged 65 and older increased by just over 609,810 between 2006 and 2011, the number of children aged 14 and under grew by just 27,505, a rise of just 0.5 per cent. The numbers reveal where Canadians are working and retiring. Parksville, on Vancouver Island, and Elliott Lake, Ont., had highest proportion of seniors, capping 35 per cent, double the national average. Climate plays a role with seven of the 10 municipalities with the highest proportion of seniors being in British Columbia. The statistics show retirement communities taking root in Ontario with Cobourg, Tillsonburg and Collingwood all boasting high percentage of seniors.
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With more people getting ready to retire than the number entering the workforce, providing programs and services for seniors will be a major challenge, York Region Community and Health Services Commissioner Adelina Urbanski said. Seniors, 65 and older, now account for a record 14.8 per cent of Canada’s population according to 2011 census data released Tuesday. For the first time, there were more people aged 55 to 64, the age when people typically quit jobs, than those 15 to 24, when people join the work force. There are 5 million Canadian seniors, a 14 per cent spike since the last StatsCanada census in 2006. Statistically, more than 130,000 of them live in York Region where 12.4 per cent are 65 and older. The census detailed the citizenry in our nine municipalities. Markham has the largest population with 301,709, 12.3 per cent of whom are seniors 65 and older. King, our least populated area with less than 20,000 residents, has the region’s highest 65-plus cohort with 14.5 per cent. Whitchurch-Stouffville had the largest population surge since 2006. The municipality’s 37,628 citizens, 14.1 per cent of whom are seniors, represents a 54.3-per-cent hike in five years. Aurora, with an 11.7-per-cent population jump to 53,203 since 2006, has the least number of seniors with one in 10 residents being 65 or older. The first of four census data installments to be released in 2012 didn’t surprise Ms Urbanski. In fact, the numbers confirm what the region has been tracking and preparing for, she said. A seniors strategy, a work in progress, is in place to augment the region’s existing and ranging services for the aged. Planning includes enhanced partnerships with senior-centric agencies including Community & Home Assistance to Seniors, the Central Local Health Integration Network and Community Care Access Centre. Exiting programs, such as senior housing in-home care and adult day care, will need to be ramped up to accommodate the influx of older residents, she added. Ms Urbanski anticipates York Region EMS will also be impacted by an aging population, particularly by the needs of people well beyond retirement. Citing emergency transport records from 2009 to 2011, EMS annually transports 5 per cent of the region’s population. Each year 27 per cent of residents aged 75 and over have been transported by our EMS while 10 per cent of those aged 65 to 74 were transported by EMS.
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“People try to be very nostalgic most of the time when they watch Italian movies,” said Mr. Magnifico. “They want to see Toto and Fellini. It’s beautiful, beautiful stuff, but it’s stuff that is very old. We’re trying to get people to know what Italy is all about nowadays.” The inaugural event is composed of 16 films screening at AMC Interchange 30 in Vaughan, TIFF Bell Lightbox and the Royal Cinema in Toronto from Tuesday, June 26 to Sunday, July 1. Ranging from documentaries to political dramas to light-hearted comedies, films include A Beautiful Day by Gennaro Nunziante, A Flat for Three by Carlo Verdone and The Vanishing of Pato by Rocco Mortelliti. “We’re not going to show only the contemporary Italy, we’re also going to show the contemporary, ItaloCanadian or other sources of Italian trends or ways of thinking,” Mr. Magnifico said. One of those films is Woody Allen’s To Rome with Love. Another, Pizza Bagel, has a strong Vaughan connection. Local actor Michael Pillarella has a starring role in the short film, alongside Canadian comedian Carla Collins and American actor Gino Cafarelli. The 21-year-old co-wrote the script and shares the executive producer role with director Joe Mari. Mr. Mari said they turned down several other opportunities to screen the film, including an invitation to be part of a premiere event in California for the new Hollywood blockbuster film The Avengers, because they didn’t want to jeopardize their chances of landing a spot in the Toronto International Film Festival, which looks less favourably on previously screened movies. But when the opportunity to be part of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival came up they just couldn’t say no. “A big inspiration for making Pizza Bagel was the influence that our communities had on us growing up, so what better way to showcase the film than by showing it to the people who inspired us,” Mr. Pillarella said. Pizza Bagel is a comedic tale about a single, Italian father (Mr. Cafarelli) who is tasked with hosting a kosher dinner for his son Tommy’s (Mr. Pillarella) girlfriend and her mother (Ms Collins). “We poke fun at Mediterranean cuisine, a lot of which is shared between the Mediterranean cultures of Israel and Italy. And we also poke fun at, what we refer to as, the unabashedly patriotic soccer celebrations,” Mr. Mari said. “So we mishmash the cultures together and it’s just a little slice of a day in the life of two modern, contemporary families.” Mr. de Florentiis said the film is a perfect fit for the festival, which aims to highlight contemporary Italian culture as it exists in Italy and abroad. “It was very well done,” Mr. de Florentiis said. “Speaking about two communities, the Italian community and the Jewish community, of course, in a funny way, I think that was great in fitting the purpose and philosophy of the festival.” The Italian Contemporary Film Festival grew out of monthly film screenings organized by L’Altra Italia, a Toronto cultural organization formed in 2002. Those screenings began with a small group of about 50 people, but eventually blossomed to more than 500. “When we noticed there was all these followers, we thought Toronto doesn’t have an Italian film festival. So, in a city where there are many, many festivals and, especially, the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) we thought there was a void created because there was a film festival that folded in 2009,” Mr. Magnifico explained. With monthly screenings already taking place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, it was a natural fit as a venue. The decision to screen films in Vaughan stemmed from the fact that a large percentage of the club’s members hail from north of Steeles Avenue, Mr. Magnifico said. The plan is to show five films at AMC Interchange 30 from five different regions of Italy including Veneto, Apulia, Basilicata, Sicily and Lazio. Tickets for those screenings cost $20, but that gets you access to a cocktail event with food from the region represented by the film.
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. will be moving to a new location in Richmond Hill this fall after 40 years at its Gordon Baker Road location in North York. Currently under construction at 9130 Leslie St., the brand new facility is being built to epitomize Volvo’s global Next Face program being implemented in showrooms around the globe. It seeks to create a singular visual identity that expresses Volvo’s Scandinavian heritage and its position as a premium automotive brand. The three-floor, 7,500 sq.-ft. facility will feature a state-of-the-art training facility for technical specialists. Said Jeff Pugliese, president and chief executive officer of Volvo Cars of Canada: “This new workspace will not only represent our global brand identity, but it will also accommodate our future growth plans.” For more, visit volvocars.ca
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that bullying is not the norm. Mr. Belsey, a Calgary middle school teacher and founder of the internationally recognized bullying.org website, was the keynote speaker at yesterday morning’s Our Voice student-led conference in Richmond Hill, bringing together more than 500 students
from 197 York public schools. While the rest of the province was distracted by controversy over the passing of Bill 13 and the ensuing debate over Catholic funding and gay-straight alliances in schools, these students were talking about what’s really happening and what they think can be done about it. The students, chosen because they have
had direct experience with bullying, spent the day in workshops at the Richmond Hill conference offering suggestions for the school board’s anti-bullying strategy. Despite the media headlines focusing on gay victims, these students came from all walks of life, many bullied for a variety of reasons — for learning or physical disabilities, size, hair colour, glasses, braces, social skills and gender identity. Director Ken Thurston, wearing a symbolic pink shirt along with one of the pink bracelets distributed to participants, told the students they are a “major force of change. “As students you have an essential perspective to share. I know that you are full of the big ideas.” Students were encouraged to switch on their digital devices during the conference to tweet their thoughts into cyberspace because, as Mr. Belsey said, “we want movement and momentum and a critical mass of like-minded people and that means we
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time,” Ms Jaczek said, adding the move was aimed to maintain the envelope of doctor fees at the same level. “It makes sense, it’s logical,” she said, pointing out average billing from eye surgeons has increased by 60 per cent since 2003. “The average ophthalmologist bills $666,000 a year,” Dr. Jaczek said. She acknowledged overhead expenses for physicians, but said the ministry made cuts to anesthesia services because it was felt doctors have all the training to do local anesthesia. Likewise, cuts to cataract surgery were related to technological improvements. Surgeries that used to take two hours now take 15 minutes, she said.
even though physicians agreed to wage freeze, said Dr. Martow, husband of Progressive Conservative Thornhill Riding Association president Dr. Gila Martow. “It wasn’t a true negotiation,” he added. “It’s unfortunate that these imposed changes have been made without consultation from representative physicians.” However, Dr. Helena Jaczek, Liberal MPP for Oak Ridges-Markham, said changes to the OHIP fees were first communicated to the OMA in February. She said Ms Matthews has met with OMA leaders twice since last week about getting back to the table. “We are living in a different economic
“So now they get $397 (as opposed to $441) for 15 minutes,” Dr. Jaczek said. As for cuts to optical coherence tomography (OCT) testing — used to diagnose and follow the progress of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma — Dr. Jaczek said OHIP will now cover four times a year instead of six because the test has become widely available and costs have gone down. Dr. Martow, who purchased his own OCT machine at about $90,000, doesn’t see eye-toeye with this claim. He said the 80-per-cent cut imposed puts reimbursement for this test well below the actual cost of providing it. “I’m not shutting it down at this point, but if it were to break down...I’d think twice,”
Dr. Martow said, adding many eye doctors have reduced their staff because the new fee doesn’t cover staff to run the machine. On top of that, further cuts to anesthesia services will force many facilities to lose anesthesia coverage for cataract surgery and leave small facilities with no eye surgeons to perform eye surgery or participate in emergency on-call services, Dr. Martow said. He said these cuts, which are retroactively to April 1, will have significant impact on patients, and in some cases, result in preventable vision loss. “I hope the government will reconsider its position and consult physicians, so that together we can find fiscal solutions that won’t negatively impact patients,” he said.
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TICKETS: Prime $59, Regular $54, VIP $100 A founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career, beginning with A Singer Must Die, a collaboration with the Toronto chamber music group Art of Time Ensemble and continuing with his latest solo release, Page One, with a sound that is immediately familiar but undeniably fresh. Page has also scored three plays for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the last 5 years. Over his 10-album career with Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page has been blessed with myriad international awards and nominations while in the process selling over 12 million albums.
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Sponsors The Frank Scarpitti Charitible Foundation Inc.
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