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Bobby Orr Public School is located in south Oshawa - just a few blocks from the General Motors plant that has shed thousands of well-paying manufacturing jobs in the past decade, leaving many in the area precariously employed. When principal Kevina Morrison enters a Grade 5 classroom, the kids are using laptops and tablets to research animals and are eager to share what they’ve learned. Did she know that Tasmanian devils are nocturnal and were named an endangered species in 2008? asks one student. Another shows her pages filled with notes and diagrams on tree frogs. “What I see from the students are kids that are competitive, that want to be successful, kids that see a future for themselves,” says Morrison of her school. Bobby Orr is in Lakeview, a neighbourhood where more than a third -38.4 per cent - of children under the age of six live in a lowincome household, a rate three times the average in Durham. Early childhood development indicators show twice as many children in Lakeview are vulnerable when it comes to physical health, emotional maturity and language and cognitive development.
Schools step up In 2013, Bobby Orr was one of 12 schools in Oshawa selected to be part of the Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) Make a Difference program. The program takes a broad approach and includes training for teachers, supporting child nutrition through breakfast and snack programs, parent literacy centres, mental health support and oral language programs aimed at young children. Lisa Millar, superintendent of education operations for the DDSB, says it’s no secret education is the great equalizer. “If we begin to address poverty early on, there’s a direct correlation to graduation rates in high school.” Darlene Ciuffetelli-Parker, a professor of education at Brock University, has looked at how schools tackle poverty. Schools that are successful have hero teachers, who spend afterschool hours writing grant requests for playgrounds and breakfast programs, she says. They are schools
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Addressing poverty at an early age means greater success at elementary school and higher graduation rates in high school, say educators.
Growing Up Poor: Child Poverty in Ontario Growing Up Poor: Child Poverty in Ontario is a Metroland Media Special Investigative Series, by reporters Jonathan Zettel, Reka Szekely, Todd Vandonik and Melinda Cheevers, that spotlights child poverty and to looks behind it to reveal problems and identify solutions that respect the dignity of parents and make community connections. “It does revolve around how school communities understand deeply what it means to live in poverty and not to blame students and parents for living in poverty, but blaming the conditions of poverty,” she says. But she cautions schools are
only one piece of the puzzle; poverty is a complex problem that requires a complex solution. “Schools can fix the conditions of poverty only when the students are at school,” she explains.
Beyond the classroom In York Region, 360 Kids Support Services has been supporting youth aged 13 to 26 for more than 25 years. Director of operations Bonnie Harkness explains her organization helps youth in-crisis, many of whom are experiencing poverty because of family breakdown or mental health and addiction challenges. “Youths are still kids, it’s not the 1950s and you can’t pull up your bootstraps and find a job if you don’t have a university education and you can’t get a university education if you don’t have money,” she says. 360 kids supports up to 1,000 youths a year at drop-in centres in Richmond Hill and Vaughan and in early March opened an emergency
shelter that sees 60 youths a day. It offers housing support that gives youth time to develop life and employment skills and slowly work their way up to affording market rate rents. Harkness is now working on adopting the Britain’s NightStop program, which would see community members with a spare bedroom in their home partner with youths who need a place to stay. “It’s really getting the community involved in dealing with the issue,” she explains.
Federal funding Minister of Families, Children and Social Development JeanYves Duclos says the first step to addressing child poverty was introducing changes to the child benefit program earlier this year. The government increased benefits to lower income families, while cutting universally available tax credits like the $150 child fitness tax credit. Under the new formula, a single parent with a child under the age of six earning $30,000 will
receive $6,400 a year, tax-free. “It’s directed to those families that need it most, nine families out of 10 will benefit from that, it’s a very large number of families that will benefit from this change,” Duclos says. The Liberals’ poverty reduction plan will also support indigenous and northern communities, and fund childcare and social housing services through the provinces. But Duclos cautions the government can never fully address the need. “Those resources will never be enough, they’ll be significant, but limited,” he said. “We have to think of a manner in which we can use our resources as effectively as possible.” At Bobby Orr Public School, Morrison naturally has a wish list of things that could further benefit her students, but she’s proud of what has been accomplished to date. “I’ve seen a change in the school in two years, a change for the positive,” said Morrison. “Kids see a brighter future.” EW
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Jenna Bilgic wants children and their families to experience a little bit of Thornhill’s history. Bilgic is marketing coordinator for the Heintzman House Auxiliary, a group that aims to preserve the historic home. “It’s a heritage property. It’s a rare piece of history to find,” Bilgic said. “Seeing it and learning about it makes a lot of sense. It becomes an educational visit as well.” The auxiliary presents its 45th annual Heintzman House Auxiliary Artisan Craft Show Nov. 12 and 13. The show and sale showcases the talents of local craft artisans and fine artists. Organized by volunteers, proceeds from the sale go toward the refurbishment of the Heintzman House. Watch out for people decked out in full loyalist cos-
tume. Loyalist refers to a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution. These “loyalists” will distribute handouts, including information about the history of the house, which was built to provide a respite from city life. Anthony Hollingshead received the deed to the land (a 190-acre property) in 1802. A United Empire Loyalist, Hollingshead was from New Jersey and was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Charles Theodore Heintzman and his wife, Marion, later bought the property (then called Sunnyside Manor) in 1930. In 1959, Sunnyside Manor was sold to real estate developers. Area residents were concerned that the developers planned to demolish the house to make room for a high-rise apartment. Resi-
dents opposed this plan and launched a campaign to save Sunnyside Manor. These residents succeeded in convincing the Town of Markham to buy the property in 1966. The house was renamed “Heintzman House” in honour of the last private owner. In 1984, the Heintzman House received designation as a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act. Today, the house is managed by a board of directors appointed by the City of Markham and it is rented by local organizations and used for business meetings and commercial and film work, wedding parties and receptions. Most vendors at the craft show are from York Region. The craft show and sale has become an annual event for those looking for unusual hand-made crafts and fine art. The show showcases the talents of local craft artisans and fine artists.
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orgive us if you’ve heard this one before. The provincial government has pledged to reform the controversial, unelected, unaccountable Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). Longstanding opponents of this quasi-judicial body, which is empowered to overturn planning decisions made by democratically elected officials, will know reforms have long been promised - typically at election time. Politicians, community groups, environmentalists and others have denounced the OMB as little more than an adversarial mechanism through which developers exert their will on a reluctant community. Just the threat of a lengthy OMB hearing, with its inherent legal expenses, can intimidate a municipality into a settlement the community opposes. Recently, Springwater Mayor Bill French was shocked to learn the county had agreed to allow an additional 3,000 people in a massive project in Midhurst without input from his township. The decision averted an OMB hearing. Was anyone truly surprised? The public perception that the OMB often acts as an arm of the development industry is well founded. In a recent decision, a panel of divisional court judges struck down an OMB directive to the Town of Richmond Hill. The OMB had (astonishingly) set a cap on how much green space the town could demand from condo builders - in essence acting as an agent for the construction industry. A couple of years ago, the OMB overruled an Official Plan that took Waterloo Region eight years to produce. The OMB wanted 10 times more land designated for development than had been allotted. Some cities have tried to extricate themselves from OMB jurisdiction out of sheer frustration. As far as reforms are concerned, the province will consult with stakeholders. Preliminary proposals would limit the OMB’s ability to hear appeals and completely overturn decisions. They would prevent appeals of secondary plans, which are neighbourhood-specific plans, for two years and promote mediation over adversarial hearings. Would that be an improvement? Sure. But, the best solution would be for Minister of Municipal Affairs Bill Mauro to scrap this noxious board once and for all. Let’s hope that’s the message stakeholders deliver to Queen’s Park.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ing, while history shows us that ‘Snake oil’ Trump all immigrants assimilate and add to the vibrancy of society eventupeddling hardly new ally. It also shows us that the first Re: Could Canada elect a Trump-like leader? Sept. 29. Thank you for your editorial on the fears that Canada might elect a Trump-like leader. The snake oil Trump is selling (and being copied by SimcoeGrey MP Kellie Leitch) is not new. Our history includes the Chinese Immigration Act that put a head tax on only Chinese immigrants, in 1910 the Edmonton Board of Trade passed a resolution to limit Black immigrants, immigration from India was banned in 1907 and in 1897 Premier John Herbert Turner of BC talked about “low class Japs” to prevent Japanese immigrants. All of this was based on the same “immigrants don’t integrate” myth as well as xenophobic arguments being used today. Suspicion of outsiders based on religion isn’t new either. Catholic immigrants from Italy and other places were regarded as agents of The Vatican and, of course, the “one is too many” policy for Jewish refugees. We seem to go through the exact same historical fearmonger-
generations always face the same cultural assimilation issues, but by the second and third generation there is only a singular Canadian identity. So the current round of Muslim bashing is a sad rite of passage. What gives me hope is that the great Canadian tradition of accepting and providing opportunities for successive rounds of refugees and immigrants has been far more successful than our less than great tradition of badmouthing them.
Naeem Siddiqi Markham
Trump editorial off base and offensive Re: Could Canada elect a Trump-like leader, Sept. 29. Your comments in this article are off base and an offence to many Canadians (and yes conservatives are Canadians). In it, you are practically equating the banning of women from wearing the niqab when taking
the citizenship oath to banning all Muslims from entering Canada and revoking citizenship from those with dual citizenship convicted of terrorism to “bombing the s*** out of them.” Lastly, that a snitch line to report barbaric cultural practices meant to protect women is, in your mind, wrong. As you noted, the majority of Canadians support such efforts to protect women and keep us safe from potential terrorists, yet you are reassured that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives did not get re-elected. That Canadians, having elected a Liberal government that upholds the citizenship of convicted terrorists, do not seem to care who or what is taking the Canadian citizenship oath and combined with their obvious indifference (since no action is taken) to barbaric cultural practices against women, does not leave me reassured. Trump is no conservative and clearly not a Canadian conservative and your attempts to paint Conservatives in Canada as being Trump-like is absurd and stupid.
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Nine stores in York Region among 67 provincewide allowed to sell wine, beer and cider Adam Martin-Robbins
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The provincial government has uncorked the latest plank in its plan to liberalize laws regulating alcohol sales. As of today, Oct. 28, you’ll find wine alongside beer and cider at 67 grocery stores across Ontario, including nine in York Region, with the bulk of those in Vaughan. “This broader distribution will not only allow consumers to do their shopping in one stop, we’ve also made it possible for a wider selection of products to be available on grocery shelves. You’ll be able to find local Ontario wines, wines from across Canada and wines from around the world,” said Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation and MPP for Vaughan, Friday morning at Coppa’s Fresh Market in Vaughan, one of the locations now selling wine, beer and cider.
“Furthermore, we want to make sure that wine in grocery stores is not only convenient, but also beneficial for local wineries. So grocery stores are required to reserve shelf space for wine produced by small wineries, which creates a win-win-win scenario,” he added. Coppa’s is offering more than 200 different wines at its Vaughan location, according to company president John Louie. “We try to be on the cusp of things so now being one of the first to get wine into grocery stores, it follows the path we want to take ... and it’s very convenient for the consumer, they appreciate it,” he said. “It’s a move that’s long overdue.” The government’s move to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores comes nearly a year after six-packs of beer were made available in supermarkets, breaking the Beer Store’s and LCBO’s lock
on the sale of suds. “It’s been the biggest shakeup to alcohol retailing in our province since prohibition,” Del Duca said, noting there’s more to come. By 2025, 300 of Ontario’s 1,500 grocery stores will be selling wine and 450 will stock beer, he pointed out. But you should be aware that while some grocery stores are open 24/7, you won’t be able to buy alcohol around the clock. Sales are allowed Monday to Saturday between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m., and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Domenic Volza, who was shopping at Coppa’s Friday morning and stopped to check out the wine selection, is definitely pleased. “We’ve seen it in the (United) States for so many years, it makes sense that you can buy a full meal, including your wine, at the grocery rather than having to make two stops,” he said.
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CHOOSING THE ON RIGHT SOME THOUGHTS YOUREXECUTOR EXECUTOR One of the most important estate planning decisions you can make is the choosing of the executor who will look after your estate, when you pass away. Essentially, your executor is the person appointed to make sure that your will is properly carried out. For instance, among other things, your executor is responsible for arranging the burial, making any claims on behalf of the estate, paying legitimate debts and taxes of your estate and satisfying the gifts made in your will. You should choose one or more persons well suited to the duties required. In making this choice, you should consider whether it is advantageous to select one executor, or several co-executors, as the case may be.
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The following are some points you should consider when contemplating the choice of your executor:
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Remembrance Day was formally inaugurated by King George V in 1919 to recall the end of hostilities on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in accordance with armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente (United Kingdom, France, Russia) between 5:12 and 5:20 a.m.
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Pick of the Week: Reel Asian International Film Festival This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Reel Asian International Film Festival, featuring more than 70 films in Toronto and Richmond Hill. The festival runs Nov. 8 to 19 with films and shorts from Belgium, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. One of Canada’s largest Asian film festivals, Reel Asian showcases contemporary Asian cinema. The festival has grown
from 18 films in 1997 to 77 films this year. The festival closes with the premiere of My Egg Boy, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. My Egg Boy is a Taiwanese comedy that looks at freezing time for the pursuit of love and stars actors Ariel Lin and Rhydian Vaughan. The comedy stars some of the smallest leading roles: frozen sperm and eggs, who are also in a battle against time to find the perfect match.
Director Fu Tien-Yu and Rhydian Vaughan will be on hand for a special Q&A session. Other films could be added to the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts lineup. For more information and a complete schedule, visit reelasian.com — Brea Bartholet Pick of the Week features York Region and area entertainment, cultural and community events. Send your ideas to newsroom@yrmg.com.
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Bells of St. Matthew’s English Handbell Choir WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. Matthew’s United Church, 333 Crosby Ave. CONTACT: Joan Plume, 905-884-4535, st.matthewsuc@on.aibn.com COST: Free We are looking for new members to join our English Handbell Choir. No experience necessary. Please contact 905-884-4535 or St. Matthew’s at 905-884-3606. Registration is ongoing.
Friday, November 4
Charity Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament WHEN: 6:15 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Richvale Lions Club, 114 Spadina Rd. CONTACT: Paul, 647-8986499, , ptuenmuk@gmail.com COST: $50 buy-in with $10 bounty chip Registration 6:15 p.m., start 7 p.m. Refreshments available. Hosted by Richvale Lions Club. For more details, call 905-770-1772
Saturday, November 5
Thornhill Presbyterian Church Bazaar WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre St. CONTACT: Sheila Gault, 905-884-6568, www.tpchurch. net, sheilagault@sympatico.ca COST: Free There will be baked goods, pre-
serves, attic treasures, books, jewelry and accessories, hand crafts, artisans, and more. Come, have a delicious lunch or coffee and muffins, and enjoy the shopping. Film Club with Barry Dempster: Food for Thought WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Richmond Hill Public Library, 1 Atkinson St. CONTACT: Anete Ivsina, aivsina@rhpl.ca COST: Free Big screen feasts for those who live to eat. Whether hunger strikes in Taipei or Mumbai or a French patisserie, food is served with wit and sensuality. Come take a trip around the world one dish at a time – watch a film and discuss it with Barry Dempster, poet, novelist, and founder of Southlake Cinemania. Nov. 5: The Lunchbox.
Sunday, November 6
Raising Healthy Kids Workshop WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: The Organic Compounding Pharmacy, 13237 Yonge St. Unit B10 CONTACT: Marco, 905773-8627, info@theocpharmacy. com COST: Free We will talk you through the essentials of children’s nutrition. Bathurst Clark Resource Library Hosts A Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony WHEN: 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Bathurst Clark Resource Library, 900 Clark Ave. W. CONTACT:
Bathurst Clark Resource Library, 905-653-7323, www.vaughanpl. info, librarian.librarian@vaughan. ca COST: Free Join Vaughan Public Libraries (VPL) for A Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony to hear personal testimonials and stories from Holocaust survivors. For ages 12 and up.On November 6, Bathurst Clark Resource Library hosts Mark Lane. Born in Czechoslovakia, Lane was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944. He was forced on a death march to Mauthausen in Austria and to Gunskirchen from where he was liberated.
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November’s Richmond Hill Girly Book Club WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: The Falcon and Firkin, 10300 Yonge St, CONTACT: Clara COST: 5$ Welcome to the Richmond Hill Girly Book Club Meeting. This is a spinoff of the very popular Toronto GBC chapter (which is a spinoff of the London, U.K., chapter). The Girly Book Club now operates over 30 chapters across six countries with 30,000 women. We all read the SAME book at the same time and we’re so excited to have a Richmond Hill chapter. We hope very much you can join us this month. The book for November is ‘The Nightingale’ by Kristin Hannah. New members are always welcome!
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. 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 Doors will open at 12:30 PM. Braingym Hosted by Mosaic WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Mosaic Home Care & Community Resource Centre, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., Suite 218 CONTACT: 905597-7000, info@mosaichomecare.com COST: Free Mosaic welcomes the staff from the Canterbury Place to present at Centre Court at the
Shops on Steeles. We have a fun and interactive afternoon program — Braingym® and more – A Multi-Sensory Brain Stimulation Program. Come dressed in comfortable clothing to participate and have fun.
Thursday, November 10
Thornhill Newcomers and Alumni Association WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Thornhill CONTACT: Terri, 905889-0014 COST: Call Terri Since 1972, the association has been welcoming women recently moved to Thornhill or who have had a lifestyle change. We invite you to join us on every second Thursday of the month for coffee, friendship and interesting activities. Money Matters Program WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Catholic Community Services of York Region, 21 Dunlop St. CONTACT: Jamal Gharavi, 905=7707040 ext.237, jgharavi@ccsyr.org COST: Free Catholic Community Services of York Region (CCSYR) will host an eight-week long program to help adults learn basic financial education concepts. Named Money Matters, this program was specifically developed by the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy to address the needs of many Canadians. Attendees will learn a wide variety of money matters including budget-
ing, income and taxation, saving and investing, borrowing and credit management and more. The Gradual Instant: A Conversation with Anne Michaels WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Richmond Hill Public Library, 1 Atkinson St. CONTACT: Anete Ivsina COST: Free How will the future remembrance of Holocaust be created? Anne Michaels will be interviewed by Joseph Kertes. Books will be available for purchase and author signing. Michaels’ books are published in more than 45 countries and have won dozens of international awards, including the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the Lannan Award for Fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Giller Prize (twice), the Governor General’s Award, and longlisted for the IMPAC Award (twice). Her novel Fugitive Pieces was adapted as a feature film.
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them the best way you can and they also become part of the family. They come into care and you want to give them a better life and the kids appreciate it, they really do.” Balaz said being a foster parent is one of the fulfilling things he’s done in his life. York’s CAS has a serious shortage of foster parents. “I would certainly call it critical. We have just over 300 children in care and a third of those children in care are living outside the region because we don’t have homes in the region,” said supervisor of residential development, Karen Wright. “I think the other piece in terms of our crisis is we are at capacity, such that if we had a call today where a sibling group had to be placed, we can’t keep them together. We’re splitting them up...We have no infant homes in York Region and no teen homes.” York has 111 foster homes, down from about 130 homes 10 years ago, despite the ballooning population. “Also, I think for us, what we feel is, we almost have this generation of foster parents who are aging out and are beginning to plan their own retirement from fostering,” Wright said. While some children placed outside the region land in foster homes in the Greater Toronto Area, others are sent to homes hundreds of kilometres away, meaning youngsters in an already troubling situation find
themselves distanced from family, friends, school and activities, Wright said. The urgent shortage of foster parents is being felt by many Children’s Aid Societies, she said. CAS branches first rely on their own foster families to place children in need but when they are full, they turn to for-profit homes beyond their borders, Wright said. Porter-Balaz and Balaz, who have a grown daughter and two grandchildren, said they are thrilled to know they have made a difference in the lives of so many boys. Porter-Balaz recalled taking in a 16-yearold boy who hated school. After the couple convinced him of the importance of education, the teenager worked to get on the honour roll at high school before going on to graduate from college. “He brought his family back here to thank us for what we have done for him and he told us no one in his family has ever gone beyond Grade 10,” Porter-Balaz said. “I just thought that was an amazing thing, for him to come back and thank us. He was a lovely young man.” The couple also took in two young brothers who came to Canada from Romania. They taught them to speak English before the boys returned to Romania. The youngest, now nine years old, still calls regularly and is teaching English to his classmates.
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What can you expect during construction? The CEC site will remain open to the public during construction and operations will be adjusted as required. Including: • Changes to traffic flow at the facility • Location of bins and/or materials accepted • Extended wait time and onsite line ups • Possible delays and short-term site closures As with any construction project, there may be minor inconveniences which may affect you, however, every attempt will be made to keep these to a minimum. We appreciate your patience while construction is being completed.
Where can I get more information? Staff will be available onsite to answer questions and direct traffic. For more information visit york.ca/wastedepots, follow @YorkRegionGovt or call 1-866-665-6752 Stuart Laughton, trumpet
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Above, Rod Beswick of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 356 Sutton leads the colour party from the cenotaph as Legion MacKenzie Branch 414 hosted its annual Beechwood Parade and Ceremony Sunday to honour all lost sons and daughters at Beechwood Cemetery, and veterans who survived the wars. Below, veterans and dignitaries observe The Last Post.
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Clockwise from top: Paul Merocchi of Br. 385 Woodbridge Air Cadets guards the cenotaph as the Royal Canadian Legion MacKenzie Branch 414 hosted its annual Beechwood Parade and Ceremony Sunday; District E Commander at Ontario Command Bob Ladouceur (left) accompanied by Provincial Parade Commander Ken White lays a wreath; Gary Merriman of The Irish Regiment of Canada Veteran’s Association looks on
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Beginning January 1, 2017, most food establishments that prepare and serve food in the Region must have a certified food handler on-site. Make sure the establishments you eat and buy food at have certified food handlers on-site. Look for the green Proof of Public Health Inspection sign posted by their front door. A sticker on the sign means at least one certified food handler was on-site at the time of inspection.
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Music may have saved Szymon Laks’s life. Rather, the Polish composer’s affinity to musical composition and conducting may have spared him. Laks survived the horrors of concentration camps Auschwitz and Dachau partly because of his rare ability to compose music that still works even if musicians or instruments are missing. As part of Holocaust Education Week, the music of Szymon Laks will be featured in a concert in Richmond Hill Nov. 6. Holocaust Education Week 2016 artist-in-residence Simon Wynberg is the artistic director of the ARC Ensemble, which will perform Laks’s music. Wynberg found out about Laks through a colleague at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “He is a really accomplished composer,” Wynberg said. “The music is interesting and affecting,” he said. Laks’s music is unknown, he said. His music has gradually been republished in the past five to 10 years, Wynberg said. In Auschwitz, Laks was the conductor of the men’s orchestra. “He was able to keep the orchestra running with the SS breathing down his neck,” Wynberg said. Because of his skills and talents, he got better food, clothes and accommodation. But Laks did not have a romantic view of how music sustained him, Wynberg said. “He has an honest, brutal view of the role music played in the Holocaust.” Laks wrote a book called Music of Another World. Wynberg points out that while Laks survived the Holocaust, his music has little connection to it.
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Where: Beit Rayim Synagogue and School in partnership with the Town of Richmond Hill presents this program at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. When: Sunday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Who: The Toronto-based Artists of the Royal Conservatory (ARC) are committed to performing forgotten works of composers who were forced to flee Nazi Germany. The concert is led by music historian, guitarist and artistic director Simon Wynberg. For tickets: Free admission; pre-registration is required. Reserve tickets by visiting musicofanotherworld.eventbrite.ca or by calling 905-771-5526. Who was Szymon Laks? He was a composer, conductor, author and translator. Laks was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1901 to a family of assimilated Jews. He entered the Polish Conservatory in Paris in 1926. He was deported in 1941 and sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1942 where he was imprisoned for more than two years. He survived the Holocaust and died in Paris in 1983.
THE MORE YOU LIVE, THE MORE YOU LEAVE TO REMEMBER. It’s not that we don’t like you. On the contrary. It’s because we want to see you get the very most out of life before you need us.
What: Music of Another World: Szymon Laks, 1901–1983. The concert focuses on the music of Szymon Laks. The evening will feature a pre-concert talk about the life and music of this gifted composer from Holocaust Education Week 2016 artist-inresidence Simon Wynberg, ARC Ensemble artistic director.
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UPDATED BUNGALOW! 0.65 ACRE! INLAW ABILITY! Open House Saturday & Sunday 2-4pm, 19308 Mccowan Road, East Gwillimbury – Just North Of Mt. Albert Rd. To Signs! Open concept plan! Hardwood floor – pot lights – smooth ceilings! Updated baths! Updated ceramic kitchen with custom splash! Nicely finished lower level with separate entrance, 3 piece bath, family room, 3rd bedroom & kitchen area potential!
OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5/6 ~ 2-4PM Beautiful home offered by original owners on a quiet 65Ft court lot in sought after College Manor, 4+2 bedrooms kitchen granite countertop/ backsplash. Professionally finished basement w/2 bedrooms, rec room, family room sauna, Resort like back yard w/in-ground heated salt water pool/jet tub. Thousands $$$ spent in upgrades, freshly painted throughout, Walking distance to schools, close to 404. MOVE-IN READY!
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Vivian Risi
Broker of record
At Royal LePage Your Community Realty,
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SOLD
$1,649,000
Margaret Paterson**
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$699,888
For royal lepage, Based on real estate sales oF Independently owned & operated FranchIses In 2009
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$2,558,000
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SOLD
Gary Roach*
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$435,800
Jo Carroll*
1 + 1 bedroom condo in boutique building where Rosedale meets Yorkville. Steps to Yonge & Bloor and subway line. Yorkville shopping and fine restaurants. Minutes to Don Valley parking. One parking spot. For more info please call Jo Carroll. Jo carroll*
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Marian Bache**
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Nancy Cuda*
Sam Cuda*
Bright & Spacious 3 bedroom in desirable Humber Heights boasting hardwood flooring throughout, custom kitchen w/granite counters, builtin shelving, finished basement with separate entrance and a beautiful private fenced backyard. Close to amenities, transit, schools! sam cuda* & nancy cuda* info@cudarealestate.com www.cudarealestate.com 905-889-9330
histoRy + chaRM in old thoRnhill
Nancy Cuda*
SOLD
$1,175,000
Sam Cuda*
Marjorie Butler*
Rare Yonge St. location with second frontage on Old Yonge St. across from Thornhill Park. Renovate + possible addition.
Marjorie Butler*
905-889-9330
“the suMMit” condo - 7811 yonge st. suite 507
Thinking of Selling? Mary-Lu Johnston*
905-889-9330
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SOLD Marian Bache**
905-889-9330
Prime location for a One bedroom condo apartment, with a four piece bathroom, hardwood floors, kitchen with lots of cupboards, Marian Bache** large laundry room and ensuite storage room, walk out to large balcony with South Exposure. Walk to Starbucks and all amenities on Yonge St. Building has recently been updated, new lobby and hallways. Great value for this location!! mbache@royallepage.ca
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905-889-9330
Rarely available, custom built 2 story 4 bedroom home, renovated kitchen and bathrooms, walk out basement to patio, large Marian Bache** entertainment sized deck overlooking a huge 1/4 acre Ravine lot, beautifully landscaped ensuring privacy and tranquility in your own oasis. Convenient location with a short walk to Steeles and TTC.
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Beautiful 4 bedroom renovated home with gourmet kitchen, main flr fam room w/ 9ft ceilings, elegant principal rooms & finished basement. Manicured grounds, private backyard retreat with pool - truly turn-key! Close to schools, transit, shopping & highways. sam cuda* & nancy cuda* info@cudarealestate.com www.cudarealestate.com 905-889-9330
Magnificent Ravine PRoPeRty, gRandview estates, Bayview and steeles location, 56 alMond ave.
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Carrie Byford*
Rarely available - semi detached - 4 bedroom - private backyard - mature trees, - exceptional location. This house is prime for a renovation. carrie Byford*
Keith Kwan
sales representative/ Manager
scaRlett & lawRence
Court Location. Totally Renovated Award Winning Design In 2011. Spacious Principal Rooms - Open Concept Kitchen, Dining Room & Family Room Overlooking Private Garden! Home Featured In Home & Style - Numerous Extras. gary Roach* garytroach31@gmail.com
Margaret Paterson**
Unique custom built contemporary home in heritage area of Thornhill. This home features 5 bdrms, 2 1/2 bathrooms. Located on gorgeous 70 x 180 south lot surrounded by mature landscaping.
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www.findahousenow.ca
905-889-9330
old thoRnhill
LENARD LIND
Broker of Record/Owner
$1,288,000
Thornhill Office 8000 Yonge Street 905.889.9330
$1,075,000
* sales representative ** Broker
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Carol Banwell
4 BEDROOM / 4 BATHROOM
Charming mint, move in condition home in Markham Village close to High & Elem. Schools, Parks, Hospital & Bus Transit plus Quick access to Hwy 407. 4 bdrms, 4 baths & fin. basm’t. Upgrades to kitchen with b/i applcs, windows, roof +++. Private backyard with i/g pool. A terrific home for a growing family!
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Atom A Waxers capture Kingston tourney title The Markham atom A Waxers experienced a rewarding time in Kingston after defeating the Don Mills Mustangs 3-2 in the championship final of the Kingston Canadians Tournament Sunday. The Waxers reached the final after posting victories over the Duffield Devils 8-0,
host Kingston Canadians 6-0, Mississauga Phantom Wolves 5-0, Ottawa Sting 6-0 and Meadowvale Hawks 6-1 in the semifinal. Coached by Matthew Cleator along with assistants Doug Arsenault, Daryn DeMaeyer and Bill Dimitropoulos, players included: Luc Arsenault, Matthew
Azim, Connor Backhouse, Benjamin Chapman, Evan Cleator, Drew Cousens, Zac DeMaeyer, Christopher Dimitropoulos, Mitchell Fong, Adam Hluchan, Owen Kahl, Matthew Lamanna, Colin Lee, Cole McEwen, Anthony Nivicki and Marcus Quain. Rocco Lamanna served as trainer.
Royals tame Panthers 3-0, extend streak to 6 Marcus Semaio stopped 30 shots to record his first shutout of the season and backstop the Markham Royals to a 3-0 win over the Pickering Panthers in Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Markham Centennial Arena Sunday. All-star O’Hagan, recent-
ly acquired Adriano Leone and Brett Ouderkirk each scored once for Markham, who led 1-0 after the first period and maintained that margin entering the third period before breaking the game open. Markham outshot Pickering 35-30. The win came
on the heels of a 5-3 win over the Newmarket Hurricanes Friday and extended their undefeated streak to six games. Currently in first place in the North Division with a 13-4-0-1-27 mark, Markham hosts the Whitby Fury Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Rebels tackle Junior Ti-Cats 32-6 in OFL bantam semis The Vaughan Rebels bantams advanced to the Ontario Football League final for the third straight year with a 32-6 win over the Hamilton Junior Ti-Cats in their semifinal tilt in Vaughan Saturday. Rebels’ quarterback
Marco Simeone tossed two touchdown passes, including one to Adam Castellano and the other to Malik Graciano. Kienen Daniels and Matthew Faria each ran for one major. Linebacker Adrian Facci-
ponte anchored the defence with 10 tackles while Matteo Frano had nine and Dillon Schoburgh eight. The Rebels will face the first-place Durham Dolphins in the final to be played in Cambridge this Saturday.
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Timberwolves dethrone Patriots to win YRAA cricket title Michael Hayakawa
ed by captain Muaaz Nadeem and vice-captain and wicket keeper Abrar Haque. “They were coached to develop the ability to think on their feet, stay calm and composed, and keep their minds clear in all circumstances. Especially when the pressure was mounting,” he pointed out. “There was a lot of planning involved before the game and during our inschool meetings.” Another key player who played an instrumental role during their semifinal win over Bur Oak, Goel noted, was Salman Mahmoud, who stepped to the front when key players lost their wickets. Other team members contributing to the club’s title run included: Abdul Salam, Osama Masood, Tahir Tahir, Haseeb Virk, Atif Haleem, Ibtisam Ahmad, Sudheer Ahmad, Waleed Ahmad, Muneeb Ahmed, Anas Farooq, Fazal Kahloon and Talha Bajwa.
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To win cricket matches requires more than good playing skills on the pitch. Just as importantly, suggested Maple High School Timberwolves head coach Mukesh Goel, is possessing a sound mental approach. When the Timberwolves faced the defending champion Pierre Elliott Trudeau Patriots for the York Region Athletic Association championship at the McCowan Reservoir in Markham Tuesday, they combined both of those elements to claim this year’s title by eight wickets. It was the Timberwolves’ first title since the 2010-11 campaign and third overall. “During the year our players made some mistakes in the first couple of games and they were advised not to repeat them, and they did not. The team was made to realize that it is a mind game and good skills are only a
part,” said Goel, who also coached the team when they last won the YRAA crown. Saying he was confident their team could qualify for the postseason and proving it by finishing first in the West Division regular season standings with a 4-0 mark, Goel was quick to credit several individuals in winning this year’s championship. They included assistant coach and fellow teacher Bentley Forde, who like Goel, has played cricket while growing up, and was well versed on the game and strategies involved. As well, Goel was quick to credit the leadership provid-
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LARGE 1 bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, parking, cable, a/c. Non-smoking/ pets. Suitable for couple. Close to bus terminal. 905-738-4868 1 BEDROOM basement apt, large, separate entrance, laundry, parking, cable. Major McKenzie/Bayview. Available immediately. $900. month inclusive. No smoking/no pets. 905-508-4403
Chemical Blender
Responsible for industrial chemical blending. Involves physical lifting of materials during transfer to blending vessels. Responsible for maintaining production records and batch numbers. Lift Truck Exp. an Asset. Resumes to: resumes0711@ gmail.com
THORNHILL, BEAUTIFUL bedroom in the basement, very clean, furnished, laundry, 6 appliances, a/c, cable, internet, parking, separate entrance. No smoking/pets. Opportunity Immediately $725. 905-881-7780
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Townhouses for Rent 2 BEDROOM, 2 baths, dining room, rec room, 2 parking, laundry. Fenced yard, Richmond Hill, downtown. $1450 plus utilities, no smoking. Call 905-508-9604
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RICHMOND HILL/ Yonge/ Centre Century Home Furnished bedroom. Parking, cable, laundry, wifi, shared kitchen. Steps/YRT. Females preferred. $440 Available Immediately (905)737-5228 FILIPINO female wanting to share, Richmond Hill/ Mill Pond, bright 2 bedroom apartment in private home. Lots of windows, separate entrance, extra storage space, eat-in-kitchen, appliances including microwave. Large living room, oversize 4 piece bath, central air, central vac, parking. $700/mo. inclusive. 1st & last. Partially furnished. No pets. Available immediately. 647-960-0052. oresi@rogers.com
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THE WOOD GUY FIREWOOD Quality, mixed, seasoned hardwood. 12” & 16” pick up or delivery. Call or text 905-955-5044
WE PAY $250 - $6000 for your scrap cars, SUVs, vans & trucks. Dead or Alive. Free 24/7 towing. 647-287-1704
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ClubLink will be holding a public meeting to present our annual report on Class 9 pesticide use at DiamondBack Golf Club as required by Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act. The annual report summarizes the use of Class 9 pesticides used in 2015. November 23, 2016 at 10 a.m. DiamondBack Golf Club 13300 Leslie Street, Richmond Hill, ON L4E 1A2 For more information please contact Wendy Burgess at (905) 841-7956.
All claims against the estate of Marius Thomas Kelley (a/k/a Thomas Kelley), late of the Town of Richmond Hill in the Province of Ontario, who died on May 27, 2016, must be filed with the undersigned solicitor on or before the 24th day of November 2016; thereafter, the estate assets will be distributed, having regard only for the claims the estate trustee shall then have notice.
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Lyme Disease FIGHT THE BITE!
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? 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 active outdoors. If left untreated, Lyme disease could lead to more serious symptoms affecting the central nervous system, brain or heart.
Treating Lyme disease Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. Getting treatment in the early stages of the disease is critical for full recovery.
What are ticks?
Health will continue to conduct tick dragging at various locations across York Region’s nine towns and cities. While the risk is low, it is possible to be infected with Lyme disease from the bite of a blacklegged tick almost anywhere in Ontario. Other established blacklegged tick populations and Lyme disease endemic areas include parts of British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northeast and upper Midwest United States and central Europe.
Protect yourself and your family It is important to protect yourself each time you are in a wooded or brushy area. Follow these simple tips to protect yourself: • Wear long pants and long-sleeved tops that are light-coloured to help spot ticks • Tuck your pants into your socks • Use an insect repellent containing DEET and apply according to manufacturer’s directions • Search your body for ticks
Ticks are small bugs, the size of a sesame seed, which feed off the blood of animals and humans. They are generally active through the spring, summer and fall. They can be found on tall grasses and bushes and can attach themselves to people or animals. Ticks do not fly and move 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.
• Pay special attention to the groin, scalp, underarms and back
Where are blacklegged ticks found?
• Place the tick in a moistened paper towel and put in a screw-top container such as a plastic pill bottle or a plastic sealable baggie
The risk of Lyme disease is usually much greater in tick endemic areas because the probability of bites from infected ticks is much greater. In Ontario, blacklegged ticks are more commonly found in areas along the north shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Blacklegged ticks have also been found in York Region. York Region Public
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Protect Yourself Against
• Remove attached ticks from your body as quickly as possible
Removing a tick • Remove it by grasping the tick with a set of tweezers as close as possible to the skin and pull it straight out • Do not squeeze the tick • Do not put anything on the tick or try to burn it off • Disinfect the area with rubbing alcohol
• Store the container in a refrigerator or freezer until the tick can be submitted to your local health unit for testing • Call York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653
For more information about Lyme disease or submitting a tick for identification visit york.ca/lymedisease
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Based on full-line brands, on 12 month, year over year rolling unit sales
NOW ALL HONDA, TOYOTA, HYUNDAI, MAZDA AND NISSAN OWNERS
GET EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO OUR
LOYALTY PROGRAM.
GET UP TO A $2,016 LOYALTY/CONQUEST CASH WHEN FINANCING OR LEASING WITH NCF
ROGUE® UP TO
STANDARD RATE FINANCE CASH
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JANE ST. HWY 7 HWY 407
HWY 48
ELGIN MILLS
HWY 404
RUTHERFORD
YONGE ST.
HWY 400
(905) 780-7771
MARTINGROVE
11667 Yonge St. (Just N. Of Elgin Mills)
DAVIS DRIVE
9TH LINE
alta NiSSaN richMONd hill
LESLIE STREET
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HWY 7 HWY 407
Offers available from November 1-30 2016. *Fully stackable clearance cash discount of $3,750 will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and is applicable only to customers purchasing, financing or leasing any new 2016 Sentra S MT (C4LG56 AA00). +Standard rate finance cash discount of $5,000/$6,000 will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and is applicable only to customers financing any 2016 Rogue SL Premium (YDG16 BK00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5XEG16 AA00) through NCF at standard rates. The cash discounts cannot be combined with lease or finance subvented rates or with any other offer. ˆ$14,000 Cash Rebate is applicable on the cash purchase of a 2016 Titan XD Diesel Platinum Reserve (3CPD96 AA00/AA50) models which will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. Cash rebate is not combinable with lease and finance offers. †Representative finance offer based on a new 2016 Rogue SV AWD Moonroof & Family & Tech (Y6CG16 NV10)/ 2016 Sentra 1.8 SR CVT Moonroof Pack (C4SG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG16 AA00). Selling price is $34,324/$23,329/$48,324 financed at 0%/0%/0% APR equals 72/84/60 monthly payments of $477/$310/$805 monthly for an 72/84/60 month term. $0/$0/$0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $34,324/$23,329/$48,324. Includes $500/$1,000/$1,000 special finance cash. **Loyalty/Conquest Cash(“Offer”) is available only to eligible customers who, in the 90 days preceding the date of lease/finance of an Eligible New Vehicle (defined below), have leased or financed a 2007 or newer Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mazda or Hyundai brand vehicle (an “Existing Vehicle”) within past 90-days. Eligibility for the Offer will be determined by Nissan Canada Inc. (“NCI”) in its sole discretion. Proof of current ownership/lease/finance contract will be required. Offer is not transferrable or assignable, except to the current owner’s spouse or a co-owner/co-lease of the existing vehicle (either of whom must reside within the same household as the intended recipient of the offer). Individuals who purchased/leased a vehicle under a business name can qualify for the program provided that the new deal is not a fleet deal and that the individual can provide valid documentation that they are the registered primary owner of the business. If the eligible customer elects to lease or finance a new and previously unregistered model year 2016 Nissan brand vehicle (excluding NV, Fleet and daily rentals) (an “Eligible New Vehicle”) through Nissan Canada Finance Inc. (collectively “NCF”), then he/she will receive a specified amount of NCF Loyalty/Conquest Cash, as follows: (I) 2016 ALTIMA ($2,016); (II) 2016 MICRA/VERSA NOTE/SENTRA ($500); (III) 2016 JUKE/ROGUE ($600); (IV) 2016 PATHFINDER ($800); (V) 2016 TITAN XD ($1,000); (VI) 2017 TITAN HALF TON ($1,000). Loyalty/Conquest Dollars will be applied after taxes. Offer is combinable with other NCF incentives, but is not combinable with the Nissan Loyalty program. Offer valid on vehicles delivered between November 1-30, 2016. Models shown $37,474/$27,029/$49,324 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2016 Sentra 1.8 SR Premium CVT (C4SG16 RL00)/ 2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5XEG16 AA00). All Pricing includes Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,600/$1,795) airconditioning levy ($100), applicable fees, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. Certain conditions apply. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc.