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TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com Parents are calling for the resignation of York Region District School Board trustee Nancy Elgie. The Georgina trustee was recently the subject of an investigation into calling a black mother the Nword. Following the conclusion of the investigation, Elgie emailed apologies to all of the parties involved. However, a petition of more than 1,000 signatures is calling for her resignation points to parents believing a letter is not enough. "If YRDSB has a zerotolerance policy for discrimination, how can they allow Ms. Elgie to represent them?" the petition states. "Thus, we are calling for the immediate resignation of Ms. Elgie for her violation of (policy 240), her complete disrespect of a Black parent and our community and her

blatant use of the racist and violent slur ’n-----’." Newly appointed board chair Loralea Carruthers has heard the parents, but points out YRDSB staff and trustees don’t have the authority to make Elgie resign, not even under the trustee’s code of conduct mandated by the province. "We are limited because she is an elected official and our code of conduct doesn’t have the teeth to force anyone to resign," she explained. "Basically, people will have their say at the ballot box." YRDSB Education Director Philip Parappally made the decision to investigate the incident under the respectful workplaces and learning environment policy and not the board’s code of conduct. It couldn’t be both. Carruthers says that, if she had been chair at the time, she would have dealt with things a little differently and in a more transparent manor.

"I have asked her how she wants to proceed because it is now up to her, but I have yet to hear back from her," Carruthers said. While she agrees there is no excuse for what happened, she also points out Elgie is the longest serving trustee currently on the board and she has a long track record of being a good trustee. "In my experience working with her, this isn’t indicative of her everyday behaviour," Carruthers said. In the apology letter, Elgie accepted full responsibility for her slur and stated she will be attending the upcoming equity training the board provides trustees. "As soon as my brain registered what I had said, I was overcome with shock and dismay," Elgie wrote in the letter. "I felt heartsick and deeply ashamed to have said something so

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Charline Grant, left, previously launched a human rights complaint over alleged discrimination her son suffered at his Woodbridge school. Sources say Grant was the target of a racial slur allegedly uttered by trustee Nancy Elgie (shown at at her home) after a recent school board meeting. hurtful - even unintentionally and so foreign to the values I have held throughout my entire life." She also claims the Nword was not directed at Woodbridge parent Charline Grant but rather that she was trying to explain

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Information, funding needed for rail safety Rail carriers are working under a shroud of secrecy, putting Ontarians at risk every day. Information regarding what hazardous materials are shipped through our communities remains elusive. At any given moment, emergency responders and local governments have no idea what, exactly, is being transported through municipalities across the province. Yet they are the ones tasked with keeping the populace safe in the event of a disaster. The continued secrecy is putting the public at unnecessary risk and it is not a theoretical risk. The danger is very real. In 2015, 144 rail-related accidents occurred involving dangerous goods in Canada. The five-year-average is 140. One need only look to the disaster at Lac-Megantic to see how very real and devastating such disasters can be. When the unattended freight train derailed, it left 47 people dead and half of the community’s downtown destroyed. That train had previously passed through the densely populated GTA. The disaster prompted renewed calls from municipalities and the province for increased transparency on the shipment of dangerous goods. There have since been improvements to informationsharing, but has it gone far enough? Emergency responders in municipalities have access to historic data of what has come through their community. From that they can undertake disaster planning. The burden - and cost - of preparing for these potential disasters falls squarely on the shoulders of municipalities. Not only must our towns and cities prepare without knowing when, how often and what materials companies are transporting, they must also find a way to pay for managing the dangers these private rail carriers pose. For security reasons, real-time information is not available. And what information is shared with select municipal officials is not intended to be shared with the public. No one wants to tip off a potential terrorist about the exact location of specific chemicals. And the rail carriers don’t want to panic the public. Not only are emergency responders faced with a lack of information, the public remains largely in the dark about what dangerous goods are rolling through their communities. This culture of secrecy does not allow residents to make informed decisions or adequately prepare for possible disaster scenarios. More information is needed. The public needs to have general data regarding what is regularly transported through their backyards. Municipalities need more up-to-date information about what dangers their first responders might have to battle. And those first responders need adequate funding to defend against the worst case scenarios. Rail lines are an important part of this country’s economy, but the dangers they pose need to be better managed. It shouldn’t take another Lac-Megantic to bring about these much-needed reforms.

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Many choices needed on electoral reform Re: Let’s get on with electoral reform, Dec. 15. In mid-December, the Liberal published an editorial on electoral reform. If we are to reform our elections we need more than two choices: the existing and only one pathetic new choice. We need several choices to be educated about, how each would work and who will benefit or lose in each and how each will benefit the country and economy as a whole. One such choice not yet given much exposure is "weighted ballots" where those contributing more to the country by hard work (including hard work before retire-

• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • l GET CONNECTED Have a comment on this or any other community issues? Email us at newsroom@yrmg.com ment), and paying taxes instead of just recycling other people’s taxes, would have a greater say in how their hard-earned monies are being spent or wasted. It is only fair that if someone who is providing the money, resources or benefits is assured the rest of us are deserving of them and will not waste them. Those habitually not contributing, not working and living an entire life on social assistance due to their laziness should have a reduced say in how the country is run, since they are not paying real new taxes. This includes people who had a chance to make

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something of their lives but were just too selfcentred and threw away their opportunities. This group would also include those who have votes in other countries whose economic policies could hurt Canada. Far too many people capable of contributing have chosen not to work and that is a downside of excessive socialism we have today. A third category in the middle would be for average people doing OK, contributing at an average level and such.

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LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com While it may create a few headaches with staff scheduling, a new York Region food-handler bylaw is being welcomed at Newmarket’s Leslie Street Daycare, director Tammy Cho says. "I think it’s nice that everyone is going to be on the same page, everyone is going to know the proper way to handle food, especially when serving it to vulnerable people, especially children," she said. Of the 10 staff at the centre, four employees including Cho have their food handler’s certificate. Because the bylaw requires a certified food handler in the kitchen at all times plus a supervisor who does not always have to be on location, Cho has to juggle staff shifts to comply, but says it’s worth it. In 2015, the region adopted a mandatory food handler certification bylaw, said

Becky Hester, manager of health protection. The region’s 971 high-risk premises, such as daycares, long-term care centres, banquet halls and some restaurants, were given a year to comply. Enforcement began Jan. 1, with fines ranging from $100 to $250. The region’s 2,831 medium-risk premises have to comply beginning January 2019. Low-risk establishments selling only prepackaged foods are not included. "The goal of the bylaw we put through in 2015 is to help prevent food-borne illness or food poisoning in York Region. It’s one of our mandates under the Ministry of Health, so it’s to help assist with that mandate," Hester said. "It’s to make sure that the food that is going out to the public is safe to eat." York Region is one of nine public health units out of 36 in the province to have a mandatory bylaw, Hester said.

At Markham’s Union Villa Long-Term Care centre, executive director Debra Cooper Burger and Samdai Jagai, manager of food services, applaud the bylaw. "We serve a very vulnerable population, so safety and food handling is very important to us," said Cooper Burger, adding the facility has required kitchen staff to complete food handler and food service worker training programs for at least 10 years. "We have 160 long-term care residents. We serve them three meals and two snacks for 160 people a day. All very specialized diets. So, it’s very important in terms of making sure that we’re handling the food properly, preparing it properly, serving it properly." Trained staff can also use their knowledge to educate their families about food handling and preparation at home, Jagai said. As a moderate-risk restaurant, Mount Albert’s Zucca’s Ristorante and Pizzeria

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• Continued from page 1 help her cope. And she’s had enough. Belczowski plans to attend a public information workshop this month to see if medical marijuana is right for her. The event is being organized by Sherry Bennett, a Richmond Hill resident and owner of the personal assistance company Bayview Concierge. Bennett, too, had little exposure to marijuana growing up, but recently tried cannabis to help with her long-term PTSD. The effect was impressive: her nightmares, flashbacks and extreme anxiety disappeared. Now, she wants to share what she has learned about the controversial substance with others through an e-book she wrote and an event she has planned for later this month. "There are so many myths out there. Education is crucial," says Bennett, who organized Medical Cannabis: It’s High Time We Learned the Facts to be held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The event, set for Jan. 29, brings together a panel of medical practitioners, patient advocates and researchers to discuss the current and future state of medical cannabis in Canada. Since first investigating the world of pot, Bennett has discovered many others with health challenges who are interested in its medical benefits - but who

GOOD TO KNOW It is legal in Canada to use cannabis for medical purposes. The new Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, announced August 2016, allows "reasonable access" to cannabis for Canadians who have been authorized to use it for medical purposes by their health care practitioner. Patients can purchase quality-controlled cannabis from one of the producers licensed by Health Canada. Selling marijuana is illegal unless you are a large-scale producer licensed under Health Canada’s medical marijuana regime. The federal government is expected to table legislation in the spring to legalize pot for recreational use.

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An assortment of canniis oil bottles, eye-droppers and lockable plastic leaf or capsule containers. are afraid to ask questions because of the stigma. Many were seniors like Belczowski, suffering with extreme or chronic pain that has not been helped by mainstream medicine. Belczowski says she has had many health issues over her lifetime including a hip replacement in 2000 that resulted in a "dropped foot" that put her in a wheelchair, insomnia, acid reflux and ongoing pain in her leg and lower back. The nine prescription pills she was prescribed caused debilitating side ef-

fects. "I was nauseated and so dizzy it was hard to move from sofa to chair. It felt like I was on a boat. I’ve kind of lost hope in prescription medications. The side effects make life downright miserable." Last month she stopped all but a few of the pills and feels somewhat better, but the pain remains and she wonders if marijuana, if it was tolerated and controlled like other medications, might help - as it has helped her 80-year-old friend who takes it for pain

related to his cancer. She plans to attend Bennett’s event to learn more about costs, coverage and what type of cannabis she might require. There will be an opportunity to talk to health care providers and to register

with a licensed provider, but no pot on site. Bennett says she plans to focus on the medical aspects of the drug. "The focus will be on education. Richmond Hill is in the dark on this," she says. "People think they have to smoke it, or worry they’re going to get high. A lot are afraid they will become addicted, but they won’t. And they need to know they won’t get arrested if they go through the right channels, the legal channels. "A lot of places have been popping up on Yonge Street that are illegal ... They could be laced with contaminants, pesticide or mould. You must use pharmaceutical grade." The panel will tackle myriad issues such as affordability, insurance coverage and how to nav-

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igate the prescription process and Bennett hopes the event will help erase the "stoner image." Mona Belczowski is eager to learn more, hoping marijuana will make her golden years less painful years. "They say old age is not for sissies. You have to put up with a lot of bad things happening to your body," she says "If this can make it a little easier, to take the edge off, then I am willing to try."

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MP named ambassador to China AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com Long-serving Markham MP John McCallum was shuffled out of cabinet. In the coming weeks, the outgoing immigration, citizenship and refugee minister will be stepping down from his federal post to become the new Ambassador to China. "It is no secret Canada is

the greatest country in the world in which to live, learn and grow," he said. "I look forward to representing our nation’s interests as best I can on the global stage. McCallum, who also served as defence minister and veterans affairs minister, released a statement on his Facebook page thanking Markham residents for their continued

support. "This is a bittersweet moment for me as the last 16 years have been an incredible experience," he said. McCallum was first elected in 2000. During his tenure as immigration minister, Canada welcomed close to 40,000 Syrian refugees, something he claims is a highlight in his political career.

Vaughan Business-to-Business Expo runs Feb. 1 ADAM MARTIN-ROBBINS amartinrobbins@yrmg.com The Vaughan Businessto-Business Expo returns for its 15th instalment next month. The event, hosted by the Vaughan Business Enterprise Centre (VBEC) in partnership with the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs, takes place Feb. 1 at

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Chinese New Year Celebration WHEN: 1 p.m. to WHERE: Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd. CONTACT: Markham Civic Centre, 905-477-7000 COST: Free Enjoy traditional Chinese music and celebrate the year of the rooster.

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Offers available from January 4 – January 31, 2017. **$2,200/$2,980/$2,000/$2,180 No Charge All-Wheel Drive upgrade is available on new 2017 Rogue (excluding S FWD and SV special edition FWD)/2017 Pathfinder (excluding S 4x2)/2017 Murano (excluding S FWD)/ 2016 Juke (excluding SV FWD and NISMO) models purchased or financed with NCF at standard rates and delivered between Jan 4-31, 2017. Offer consists of a discount that can only be used at the time of initial purchase/finance and applied towards: (i) the purchase of an All-Wheel Drive system from an authorized Nissan dealer; and/or (ii) the purchase price of the vehicle. ~Standard rate finance incentive of $10,000 applicable, on approved credit, when financing a new 2017 Titan Crew Cab SV through Nissan Canada Finance Inc. (“NCF”) at standard rates. Incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. Incentives cannot be combined with lease rates, subvented lease/finance rates or with any other offers. Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. *Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2017 Rogue S FWD/2017 Sentra SV CVT/2017 Murano S FWD/2017 Titan Crew Cab S. 0.99%/1.99%/3.49%/3.79% lease APR for 60/60/60/24 months equals monthly payments of $258/$214/$405/$390 with $1,495/$0/$0/$1,250 down payment, and $0 security deposit. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,952/$12,859/$24,309/$10,602. Lease Cash of $500/$2,275/$0/$6,500 is included in the advertised offer. Models shown $38,024/$28,029/$46,474/$59,026 Selling price for a new 2017 Rogue SL Platinum (PL00)/2017 Sentra SR Turbo CVT Premium (RL00)/2017 Murano Platinum (AA10)/2017 Titan PRO-4X (AA00). All Pricing includes Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,600/$1,795/$1,795) air-conditioning 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. ©2017 Nissan Canada Inc.