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Youth gravitate to individual volunteer efforts SIMONE JOSEPH sjoseph@yrmg.com Practically his whole life, Mike Barker was expected to become a Lion. "It was inherited, in the family, this is what you did," said Barker, past-president of the Newmarket Lions Club. Barker’s father was president of the club twice. At age 28, Barker joined too. But, since then, Barker has observed what he considers to be a troubling trend. "We are attracting retirees, not youth," Barker said. "That’s an increasing challenge in service organizations. We don’t have a huge percentage of younger members," he said, pointing out that his club has two members in their 40s while the rest are in their 50s or older out of a club of about 35 people. So, why this thinning of youth among the service clubs’ ranks? "In my personal opinion, there are lots of demands on young people," Barker said. "Service work is not put high on their priority list. They would rather spend time with their family, walk at Fairy Lake versus spending time with a service club. People are working more, commuting to and from jobs . they don’t have time." Barker believes the service clubs’ woes really date back to the ’80s and ’90s when the clubs did not do a good enough job of promoting themselves, of making it clear to the public what service clubs do. "We were not in the forefront of people’s thoughts and minds," Barker said. Peter Szoke too has seen a decrease in the number of youth in The Richmond Hill Rotary Club. "In North America, a lot of the service clubs have older memberships than a few decades ago,"
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(Above) Newmarket Lions Club past-president Mike Barker stands in front of the Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall at Riverwalk Commons; (Below) Mednick, 9 (left), started The Swim For Bubbie charity event with dad Avi, mom Jessica Leinwand and sister Amy, who volunteered and helped organize. It has raised more than $7,000 for the Creative Arts Program at Baycrest. said Szoke, director of public relations and marketing and co-chair for the Rotary club’s Richmond Hill craft beer festival 2017. But Barker and Szoke have also noticed young people making important contributions elsewhere. Take Thornhill resident Rachel Mednick for example. Rachel, 9, organized a charity swim event, Swim For Bubbie, June 25 at the North Thornhill Community Centre. Her grandmother Fern Mednick, 67, suffers from a rare form of Parkinson’s (PSP - Progressive supranuclear palsy) and has always loved making art. Mednick lives at Baycrest’s
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Apotex Centre, a long-term care facility. Baycrest is a research and education hospital on Bathurst Street in Toronto. The highlight of Fern Mednick’s days is the creative arts program where she has created bowls and vases, tie-dyed scarfs, and beaded bracelets. The fundraiser was meant to add to the creative arts programs budget and help pay for supplies for a weekend program. Rachel has also participated in the art program including the family creative arts pilot program on Sunday mornings with her younger sister, Amy, 5, and her
cousins. In addition to art, Rachel’s grandmother also loves swimming, so Rachel decided to organize Swim For Bubbie to raise money for Baycrest’s Creative Arts Program. Rachel, a competitive swimmer, swims with Markham Aquatic Club. Thanks to Rachel’s efforts and that of her family, she raised more than $9,000 for the creative arts Program at Baycrest. Of course, Rachel is not alone in her charitable efforts. Ben Adams, a 32-year-old Thornhill resident, embarked on his own mission this summer - a
mission that would have seemed impossible four short years ago. Back then, Adams was 400 pounds and far from tackling a 200-km bike-riding fundraiser. His journey to better health started when he got more and more involved in playing hockey. He was a goalie and wanted to stop more pucks. He thought he could achieve this if he lost weight. Today, Adams is 275 pounds. On June 10 and 11, he rode his bicycle between Toronto and Niagara Falls in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, raising $2,400 for personalized cancer medicine at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The bicycle ride held special meaning for him because both his aunt and his partner fought cancer. But while swim and bicycle fundraisers are obviously worthy endeavors, Barker believes the younger generation are losing out by not being part of a Lions or rotary club. "I don’t think you can get the warm, fuzzy feeling you get anywhere else than at a service club," he said. You can find yourself helping the Salvation Army one day, then find yourself helping a family in need at Christmas time. "It’s not isolated to one avenue... With Rotary or Lions, there’s a little of everything.You get to do a bit of all of it without focusing on being in one area," Barker said. But service clubs are making strides to attract young people. The Richmond Hill Rotary Club, for example, has a program called interactors which are programs for school- aged youth. There are three such programs running in the Richmond Hill area. The club also runs a Rotaractor program which targets people in university and college. The interactors and Rotaractors programs is the group’s attempt to instill that desire to get involved in service clubs at a younger age, Szoke said.
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Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion Transit Project Assessment Process Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is working to transform the way the region moves by building a fast, convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Simcoe County. Over the next ten years, Metrolinx is transforming the existing GO rail system to deliver a whole new rapid transit experience to your community. Part of this plan is to bring frequent and reliable service to communities along the Barrie rail corridor. With more frequent train service you’ll have more options to get you where you need to go. The Project Current plans include electrified, all-day, two-way service every 15 minutes to Aurora as well as peak, midday, evening and weekend GO Train service to Allandale Waterfront GO Station. The service increase will be phased in over 10 years while Metrolinx builds additional infrastructure. To support this service increase, Metrolinx is proposing the following: • Provision of a second track between Lansdowne Avenue in the City of Toronto to Allandale Waterfront GO Station in the City of Barrie; • Upgrades to existing GO Stations along the corridor: Rutherford, Maple, King City, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Bradford, Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront; • Upgrades to existing structures within the corridor including bridges and culverts; and • A new train layover facility within the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury for overnight storage of trains. The Process Metrolinx is assessing the environmental impacts of the Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion (BRCE) Project in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act). As part of the TPAP, an Environmental Project Report (EPR) is being prepared and will be filed documenting any potential environmental effects and mitigation requirements of the Project. Viewing locations for the agency and public review of the EPR will be published in the Notice of Completion. All information produced as part of this project is available at www.metrolinx.com/RERBarrie. Consultation We thank everyone for their feedback to date. As we have formally commenced the TPAP, we encourage our neighbours, agencies, Indigenous communities and other interested persons to actively participate in the TPAP by visiting www.metrolinx.com/RERBarrie and contacting staff directly with comments or questions at RERBarrie@metrolinx.com. If you have any project-related questions, would like to be added to the Project’s mailing list or would like to provide input at any time, please contact: Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion Project c/o Georgina Collymore Senior Advisor, Environmental Assessment Communications & Community Relations 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-202-4921 e-mail: RERBarrie@metrolinx.com Comments and information regarding this project are being collected to assist in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in section 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact Georgina Collymore (contact information above) or the MOECC Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-212-8912. Metrolinx is working to provide residents and businesses in the GTHA with a transportation system that is modern, efficient and integrated. Find out more about Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan for the GTHA as well as GO Transit, PRESTO, and Union Pearson Express, divisions of Metrolinx, at www.metrolinx.com. This Notice first published on May 11, 2017. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416-869-3200 ou le 1-888-438-6646.
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Mother of six Aisha Francis wasn’t sure what she’d do when her husband Dave was sentenced to seven years in prison back in 2004. A professional woman on maternity leave at the time with children ranging in age from five months to 12, Francis was "devastated." She said she "kicked into survivor mode and I went through the motions." Dave got out of jail in 2008 but the experiences Francis went through with her husband and children inspired her to start Project Restore FIBI (Families Impacted By Incarceration), which seeks to reunite those freed from jail with the families they left behind and vice versa. The firsthand experience Francis had gave her intimate knowledge of the ups and downs of a loved one’s life behind bars and the adjustment needed once back into the family unit again. She worked hard to make sure her children wouldn’t fall into the trap her husband had. All six are either in school or have graduated. The four oldest are graduates of or in post-secondary school and the two youngest are at home in high school. "They’ve done exceptionally well," she said. And Dave, who runs a home-renovation business now, is also doing well. But Francis said her research shows 70 per cent of children who have a parent that is incarcerated will end up in the system or have other behaviour problems. She started Project Restore FIBI as a nonprofit in January 2014. The organization has eight volunteers and a board of directors and is working hard to help families who need it throughout the GTA. "We provide tools for families to be more supportive. I’ve done a presentation on how to manage stress for wives and mothers because communities are only as strong as the families within them," Francis said. For information, visit restorefibi.com.
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For evidence of just how inadequate our roads network in the GTA can be, all one need do is bear witness to the chaos that ensues any time a major highway is closed. Take, for instance, the incident July 20 that saw a tractor trailer spill flammable liquid on a portion of Hwy. 400 shortly before 1:30 p.m. The resulting hazard shuttered the vital north-south artery in both directions between Hwy. 9 and Hwy. 88 for about 11 hours and turned ordinarily sparsely travelled country roads into parking lots for miles around. A number of motorists, trapped on the highway or ensnared by horrendous congestion on overloaded backroads, ran out of fuel and abandoned their vehicles. According to media reports, some drivers were mired in the Hwy. 400 backlog for eight hours or more. Anyone who relies on that highway as part of their daily commute could no doubt regale you with tales of the havoc that occurs during a closure - disruptions in the winter are commonplace - but it begs the question: is this the best we can do? In their communications about the closure both to the media and via their online channels, the OPP advised motorists to avoid the area and/or plan alternate routes to their destinations. How does one living in this part of the GTA, where commuting to and from work is a fact of life, avoid an area smack dab in the middle of the route to home or work? What alternate routes exist that can handle the traffic from a closed Hwy. 400 when most of the roads surrounding it through rural Vaughan, King and Bradford are woefully ill-equipped for such a massive volume of vehicles? While we can’t take fault with the desire to protect the public from a potential hazard, why isn’t more done to help those caught up in the wake of an incident get around it? This isn’t the first time the highway has been disrupted and it won’t be the last so why haven’t various levels of government over the decades moved to improve the road network so it can at least function to some degree. The long-promised missing link between Hwy. 400 and Hwy. 404 certainly would have been useful last week. Sure, upgrading the capacity on existing roads or building the much-ballyhooed 400-404 link will come with a cost, but with so much growth in the forecast for our region, the alternative is to sit back and accept that our area will grind to a halt every time a highway is incapacitated for one reason or another. What is the cost associated with the status quo? There’s no easy answer, but let’s resolve to do better.
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Presto problems need to be solved I purchased a seniors Presto card to travel the Markham area as well as Toronto. I went on the 14th Avenue route bus on July 4, 2017, at 9:20 a.m. I got off from the bus at the 14th Avenue and Markham intersection. Then I took the 102D TTC bus. I tapped my presto card on the presto machine; it was not working. The driver asked me to pay the fare, so I explained my situation. He allowed me to travel on the bus. By tapping one time, normally you as the passenger are allowed to travel for up to two hours. Why is the presto machine not working? That is not my fault.
• LETTERS & COMMENTARY • l MORE ONLINE Read all our published letters at yorkregion.com Normally, I buy a monthly pass, which makes it very easy to travel. The next day, I went to 14 route bus again. I explained the incident from the previous day, and asked the driver to offer a transfer. He did not give me a transfer and asked me to pay the fare. Again, I explained this matter to the 102D bus driver, whose name is Bob and allowed me to travel on the same bus. Why is YRT creating this simple problem? Could I explain this situation all the time? Why you are giving a headache to seniors? The people who do not speak English, how can they travel on your buses?
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Diversity should be embraced by all Re: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, July 6. I would like to say I totally agree with everything
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David Ferguson’s younger brother nearly drowned when they were children. After that, the entire family became skilled in life-saving techniques.
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dicating everybody who goes on the water should wear a life-jacket. And he said he particularly finds 17-34-year-old men seem to have no fear of the water. "Just because you’re a good swimmer, doesn’t make you safe," he said. Ferguson is a huge believer in mandatory swimming lessons for every child. "If you lived in Australia, every kid has to be able to swim there. We’re almost surrounded by water in Ontario and other than California, we have more pools and waterfronts than any place in North America. We should have mandatory swimming lessons for children," Ferguson said. He said the Red Cross and Lifesaving Society both have school programs. "If we could find commercial sponsors," that would really help, he said. "Maybe we need to get to the mothers and educate them; the mothering instinct is so strong," Ferguson said, perhaps remembering how it all began so long ago when his little brother nearly drowned, prompting his whole family to get swimming lessons.
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He still sees his little brother’s big blue eyes looking up at him just under the water’s surface, blond hair fanning out like weeds. The six-year-old stands up on the shore watching the scene as his three-yearold brother bobs helplessly just below the river’s edge. He doesn’t know what to do. Time stands still that hot summer day, then panic sets in. "This young girl comes flying out of nowhere and lies down on her stomach and reaches in the water and grabs him and pulls him out," said David Ferguson about the event that defined his life more than five decades ago. "Everybody freaked out. I didn’t know it then, but she had performed a proper reach-and-assist. She was about 10, and she said, ’I learned that in swimming lessons.’" Those were all the words Ferguson’s relieved mother needed to hear. "She got us into swimming lessons really quick," Ferguson said after his little brother, Douglas, was
saved in the nick of time from drowning. Luckily, Douglas hadn’t inhaled any water and turned out just fine. Ferguson said the brothers weren’t swimmers because his parents simply didn’t know any better at the time. "My father wasn’t a good swimmer, but we were always going to places to picnic where there was water," recalled Ferguson, who said his mother, "floated. She could lie on her back. She could put little kids on her back and she bobbed around like a cork, but I don’t think she realized everybody wasn’t buoyant," Ferguson said. What happened to the Fergusons in the years to come made a difference in many lives. All four Ferguson brothers did indeed take swimming lessons, went on to become lifeguards and instructors, and David Ferguson even made his living for a time as aquatics director at his local YMCA. But what he has found over his many years in water safety is that many people don’t understand the power and danger of water. "You don’t know what you don’t know," he said in-
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Lake Wilcox - The largest kettle lake on the Oak Ridges Moraine, located off Bayview Avenue south of Bloomington Road in Oak Ridges, offers fishing from the shore or in a boat for a range of species including black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch.
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Milne Dam Conservation Park - This park, at 8251 McCowan Rd. just south of Highway 7, is bound by thick forest on the southern and eastern edges with the Rouge River flowing through the middle. You’ll find a variety of fish lurking in the waters including brown trout, Chinook salmon, largemouth bass, pike and rainbow trout.
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TIM KELLY tkelly@yrmg.com For as long as he remains in Canada, Syrian refugee Mazen Khalaf will do "anything he can to repay this wonderful country." As he and his wife, Dina Al Sayed and three sons, Mohamad, 13, and twins Yousef and Ibrahim, 9, sit in a spacious heritage home in the Village of Thornhill, it’s a far cry from the bombing the family endured in Homs, Syria, or the four years they spent living in a small tent in a refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon. Since the family arrived at Pearson International Airport earlier this month, they’ve celebrated the warm embrace of a Canadian welcome in their new homeland. "It’s my dream," Mazen says through a smartphone Arabic-En-
glish translator. He speaks a bit of English, but is more comfortable conducting an interview with the help of a translator. He tells a harrowing tale of five years of pain and suffering leading up to the family’s arrival hear weeks ago. It all started in 2012 when, while working as a salesman in Homs, Syria, hostilities broke out in the Middle East nation. "Anybody who wanted freedom, the government (of Bashar al-Assad) tried to kill them. I protested and went into the street," Mazen said. His home was one of many in Homs bombed by government forces, one of his twin sons, Yousef, suffering chest and head injuries. He said for a year the city was surrounded by government troops with no one allowed to leave or come in and food was very scarce.
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Syrian refugee family Mohamad Khalaf (left) his mother Dina Al Sayed, twins Ibrahim and Yousef Khalaf and father Mazen Khalaf are now guests of Shahram Heidari. Finally, in 2013, the family escaped, traversing 50 kilometres by foot over dusty roads to Tripoli - Lebanon’s second-largest city after Beirut. Mazen and his wife, Dina, carried 5-year-old twins Yousef and Ibrahim the whole way while 9-
year-old Mohamad walked alongside. They spent four years living in a small tent in the 150-family refugee camp in Tripoli. They couldn’t leave the camp. Mazen built a small school for the kids to attend.
But Yousef and Ibrahim had suffered post traumatic stress disorder from the bombing and wouldn’t leave the tent for any length of time. The family was brought to Canada through the hard work of Sybille Hahn, Richard Chomko and their New Life Sponsorship Group. They were connected to Mazen through Syrian immigrant Anwar Alomar who had met Mazen via Facebook. In order to qualify to sponsor the refugee family, the New Life group had to raise $32,000 to look after the family’s needs for a full year. They are currently arranging housing in York Region and are helping Mazen look for a full-time job. They are asking if anyone can donate a decent used van for the family’s use. If you can help, contact Sybille Hahn at sybille.hahn@gmail.com or call her at 905-763-8408.
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l Friday, July 28 Language Cafe - Friday WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: The Bridge Church, 5440 16th Ave., Markham CONTACT: Radhika Chellaiah, 905-2946716, info@newtomarkham.com, http://newtomarkham.com/ language-cafes/ COST: These are informal drop-in opportunities where you can enjoy a beverage and snack while practicing English with fluent locals and other newcomers. l Saturday, July 29 Markham Farmers Market 2017 WHEN: 8:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m WHERE: Main Street Markham, 132 Robinson St., Markham CONTACT: Markham Village BIA, 905-472-2462, info@mainstreetmarkham.com, http://www.mainstreetmarkham.com/farmersmarket COST: Freshness straight from the farm. A great place to shop, and live entertainment, too, starting at 10 a.m. New musicians this year. Come and see who is playing.
Free Art Classes (Space is Limited) WHEN: 10:00 a.m WHERE: Winged Canvas Art Hub, 185 Bullock Dr., Unit 1, Markham CONTACT: Michael Yue, 905-
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Unionville Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market 2017 WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Stiver Mill, 9 Station Ln., Markham CONTACT: stivermillmarket@hotmail.com, http:// www.unionvillestivermillmarket.com COST: Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market in Unionville offers local fruits, veggies, meat, baked goods,
crafts, entertainment and the market grill. Concert Sunday Series - Markham Concert Band WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Millennium Bandstand, 146 Main St. Unionville, Markham CONTACT: Yuki Kitamura, 647835-6850, marketing@mcband.ca, http:// www.mcband.ca/concerts/ COST: Markham Concert Band is again hosting local concert bands for your entertainment. Join us for the grand finale with Markham Concert Band. l Tuesday, August 1 Language Cafe - Tuesday WHEN: 6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m WHERE: The Bridge Church, 5440 16th Ave., Markham CONTACT: Radhika Chellaiah, 905-2946716, info@newtomarkham.com, http://newtomarkham.com/ language-cafes/ COST: These are informal drop-in opportunities where you can enjoy a beverage and snack while practicing English with fluent locals and other newcomers.
5 things to do this weekend l Saturday, July 29 BBQ Fest WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: The ROC, 26479 Civic Centre Rd., Georgina CONTACT: janetbraithwaite11@gmail Barbecue and beer tent, slo-pitch tournament, sidewalk sale, concert featuring Fresh Horses from 7 to 9 p.m., kids zone, Zoo to You.
Artists in Residence WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Mill Pond Gallery, 314 Mill St., Richmond Hill CONTACT: 905-770 7449 Each week different RHGA members will turn the front room gallery into a studio, with original artwork in various stages of completion as artists demonstrate and create. Completed work will also be on display and for sale. l Sunday, July 30 Anthony Espresso’s Summer Tasting Event WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Anthony’s Espresso, 80 Carlauren Rd., Vaughan CONTACT: 416-899-5319 Our second annual BBQ and Espresso event is to fundraise
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Camp without the mosquitos with virtual camping at Bathurst Clark Resource Library July 30.
money for the Angel Foundation for Learning. This charity provides support for underprivileged children. There will be a bouncy castle, face painting and visits from the Paw Patrol. Virtual Camping WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Bathurst Clark Resource Library, 900 Clark Ave. W., Thornhill CONTACT: 905-653-7323 Go camping without worrying about mosquitoes! Explore the
night sky in our planetarium, take a VR trip through the woods, sing songs around the campfire and so much more. Summer Jukebox Fest WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Berczy Park North, 447 The Bridle Walk, Markham CONTACT: leann.ling@rogers.com, Live performances to demonstrations, balloons to henna, and most importantly - free food. Activities/prizes for all ages.
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A class of adults get down to business of learning the art of Chinese brush painting taught by Hera Cheng foreground seen here with some of her students at Swansea Town Hall. Cheng will be giving a demonstration at Ontario Chinese Artists Association at 3838 Midland Avenue on October 18th 2pm to 4pm.
Chinese Art Association hosts artists’ show SIMONE JOSEPH sjoseph@yrmg.com Arouse the interest of the younger generation in the traditional Chinese arts, and awaken people to Chinese arts’ potential to meld with other visual art forms. These are among the goals of the Ontario Chinese Artists Association. In keeping with these goals, the association presents the Ontario Senior Artists Art Show, an exhibition running Aug. 5-11 at the
Great Hall of Markham Civic Centre (101 Town Centre Blvd., Hwy 7 and Warden Avenue). The show honours senior artist members who are not only passionate about the arts, but have also achieved mastery and acclaim. The opening ceremony will take place Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Council Chamber of Markham Civic Centre. All are welcome. Contact 416-586-9837 for more information or go to http://www.ocaa.info/wp/
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