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Members of Flag Flyers, a volunteer group based in Thornhill and dedicated to raising awareness of our country’s flag, prepare for National Flag Day Monday, Feb. 15. Headed by Marga van den Hogen (left side of flag) and supported by Thornhill Councillor Valerie Burke (beside her), patriotic volunteers get flags ready for distributuion to schools and other groups. They urge everyone to wear or display a Canadian flag on Family Day; for more go to flagflyers.ca.
Sinking loonie boosts York’s tourism BY LISA QUEEN
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York Region’s tourism hotspots are thanking a Canadian loonie wavering in the 70-cent U.S. range for a surge in business. “The lower Canadian dollar is definitely a help for us in the tourism business,” Hugh Sibbald, general manager of The Briars Resort and Spa on Lake Simcoe just east of
Jackson’s Point in Georgina, said. The resort is starting to take more summer bookings from Americans looking for couples, family and family reunion getaways, he said. Canadians tend to book their summer vacations last minute, but already some are calling to say they will be shying away from U.S. destinations this summer and are scouting out prices for staycation
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spots, Sibbald said. Meanwhile, despite the lack of winter weather, The Briars, which traditionally offers activities such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sleigh rides, ice fishing and nature walks in the snow, has seen visits this season from residents of the Greater Toronto Area, who would normally have headed south. “It fills my heart with joy,” Sib-
bald laughed. “It (the low Canadian dollar) is good news because when you think about tourism, we’re essentially an exporter, an exporter of business to the States. Like the manufacturing (industry), when the dollar goes down, we tend to get more people coming up this way. And, of course, we get more See WONDERLAND, page 7.
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SomeYork Region hockey players (above) showed up at 120 Adelaide Street W. in downtown Toronto Sunday to show off their skills on a 100 x 45-ft rink, built 32 floors up. The rink is part of Molson’s #Anythingforhockey ad campaign. The group was to play Jan. 31, but the game was rained out. Feb. 7 was the final day to play on the rooftop rink; 70-something Jim Barry (left) throws on his aging shoulder pads. He’s part of the 70-Plus Senior Division of the York Oldtimers Hockey League. The league started in 1975 and is going strong, with 32 teams in four adult age divisions; league founder and chief organizer, Alex Ansell (bottom from left), jokingly massages the shoulder of goalkeeper Dave Rumble, while stretching prior to the game; Gerry Franklin, of the Write Offs, glides beside three-goal-scorer Bill Marks and goalie George Sheridan takes a breather.
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Vaughan city manager headed back to Ottawa BY ADAM MARTIN-ROBBINS
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Vaughan’s top staffer is leaving his post after less than a year, to take the helm in his hometown of Ottawa. City Manager Steve Kanellakos moved into the corner office at Vaughan city hall last May. He came here after serving for more than a decade with the City of Ottawa in various posts, including deputy city manager of operations. Kanellakos is heading back east to become Ottawa’s city manager, effective May 2. He is replacing his former boss, Kent Kirkpatrick, who announced his retirement last fall. Kanellakos could not immediately be reached for comment, but wrote in his resignation letter, obtained by The Liberal: “I never came to Vaughan with the intention to depart at this time. When I left the City of Ottawa in April of 2015, I wanted to lead a dynamic municipality. The opportunity to do so was not available for me in Ottawa, as the current City Manager had renewed his contract. I did not anticipate that the opportunity to return would arise, let alone arise so soon after my departure.” Kanellakos was born and raised in Ottawa. He holds an undergraduate and a master’s degree in public administration
STEVE KANELLAKOS from Carleton University. Prior to serving with the City of Ottawa, he spent 15 years in municipal police services with the Gloucester Police Service and the OttawaCarleton Regional Police. Kanellakos took over the reins in Vaughan from Barbara Cribbett, a former treasurer who retired after serving as Vaughan’s interim city manager for two years, following the abrupt departure of Clayton Harris in April 2013. During his tenure in Vaughan, Kanellakos oversaw a restructuring of the city’s senior management team and the swift completion of the 2016 budget. He implemented a new strategic plan targeting 16 priorities for this term, including improv-
ing the road network, supporting development of the new hospital, attracting investment and job creation, and establishing a lobbyist registry. “My quality of work life in Vaughan has been exceptional and I have immensely enjoyed working in this great city alongside so many outstanding people,” Kanellakos, a married father of three, wrote. “My challenge has been a personal one. My family and parents remain in Ottawa. I found it difficult to be without them, however, I was prepared to continue my tenure because I enjoyed the work and the people I worked with so much. It wasn’t until the opportunity to return to work in Ottawa arose that these two dimensions in my life converged. It became apparent that an outstanding work life does not outweigh being away from one’s family.” Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua was unavailable for comment Monday afternoon, but issued the following statement: “On behalf of council, the administration and the citizens of Vaughan, I want to express my sincerest gratitude for all that he has been able to accomplish over the past year. He has made a positive and meaningful contribution to our city,” he wrote. “I wish Steve and his family much success in all their future endeavours. The task of city-building continues in Vaughan and I am confident that we have a bright future to look forward to.”
Water rate hike anticipated in Vaughan The cost of drinking a cold glass of tap water, washing a load of laundry and flushing your toilet is slated to spring up by nearly 10 per cent this year in Vaughan. City council is poised to approve a combined water and wastewater rate increase of 9.8 per cent. That works out to a hike of about $89 a year, just more than $7.40 per month, bringing the total bill to $994 for the average homeowner who consumes roughly 267 cubic metres per year. “Our objective is to ensure financially viable and sustainable water, wastewater and storm water services in both the short term and the long term,” Vaughan’s treasurer Laura Mirabella-Siddall told a recent finance committee meeting. The overall increase is largely driven by the Region of York, which gets 73 per cent – $93.7 million — of the funds generated through water and wastewater bills, she noted. That goes to purchase drinking water from Toronto and Peel, as well as sewage treatment costs, maintenance of watermains and reservoirs, among other things. To cover those costs, the Region pumped up its portion of the bill by 9 per cent. The remainder of the increase is driven by the city, which is responsible primarily for the distribution of drinking water to and collection of wastewater from 78,000 homes and 3,100 businesses. The increase is expected to kick in April 1.
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The close-knit former student community of St. Theresa Lisieux Catholic High School gathered together Monday night to celebrate the life of Gianluca Cellucci, who was stabbed to death in Vaughan over the weekend. Some 250 people, including family, former students and school staff packed the Richmond Hill school’s chapel, overflowing into the theatre arts room, to remember “brother, friend and teammate” Cellucci. This is not the first student to have passed away at the school, the class suffered through another death as the result of a car crash in 2011. But school principal Joe Servidio said the event was the “toughest moment” in all his 24 years of teaching. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the room,” he said. “It was very subdued, with plenty of sadness and sorrow to see a life come to an end so uselessly and senselessly. We were in shock. I saw that shock in his mother’s eyes.” Servidio said Cellucci, 22, from Richmond Hill, was one of those teenagers who always had a smile on his face and who other students
away a life like that… Breaks my heart:(” Cellucci’s good friend, Rob Cammelleri, who helped organize the event at St. Theresa Lisieux, expressed his emotions about just how much Cellucci meant to him. “He was a friend, brother, son and teammate who was loved by all,” Cammelleri wrote on his Face-
book page. York Regional Police announced the arrest of Richmond Hill native Nick Bagherzadeh, 20, in Toronto Monday. He faces second degree murder charges. An Aurora man, 22, was taken to hospital with serious wounds as a result of the same weekend altercation.
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respected and loved. “He always saw the bright side of life and that’s why everyone loved him and loved to be around him,” he added, noting his love of rugby. Servidio explained how one of the most touching moments of the event involved Cellucci’s three best friends rising to speak and each one saying it was Cellucci, more than anyone else, they wanted to be like. “They all wanted to be like him, that really touched his parents,” he added. “These students have love and a connection and have built and remain a cohesive unit since leaving the school.”
Online there were plenty of comments of both sadness and anger at the events of Saturday night outside a number of bars and restaurants at 120 Interchange Way, in Vaughan. “This is just disgusting and sad,” wrote the account of Sahar Aurang Akbari. “How can someone take
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ave you heard the news? No, not about the Jian Ghomeshi trial, or the price of oil or even negotiations for peace in Syria. News about the new Barbie line — specifically, the doll’s shape — the first time in 57 years the staple toy for girls is having a facelift and reflecting modern times. Yes, apparently Mattel is coming out not just with Barbie dolls with black and brown skins, almond eyes and petite and tall versions — all wonderful and long overdue, in my opinion — but also a “curvy” Barbie. I have to admit I had to scour the new fashion line of Barbies pretty carefully to pick out the so-called curvy model, but there she is — a little wider in the hips and thighs than her other smiling cohorts. All I can say is‚ it’s about time. For many generations, girls have thought that the perfect body — exemplified by the first doll they dressed, played house with and pretended was their friend — was measured by absolutely impossible dimensions. I read somewhere that her body was supposed to represent the “perfect” woman’s body back then: 36-inch bust, 24-inch waist, and 36-inch hips. Supposedly the perfect “hourglass figure”. But other than most models and some — not all — movie stars, what ordinary women, or mothers of girls through the decades, really looked like that? Apparently, those who have crunched Barbie’s numbers say her unrealistic figure actually would equal a 36-inch bust, yes, but 18-inch waist, and 33-inch hips! And tottering around on impossibly small feet, as well. Yet, like millions of other little girls, I was oblivious to all that and loved playing with my Barbie and her sister Skipper (if anyone remembers her). I still own both dolls, and the actual Mattel box Barbie came in, which my husband tells me
Marney Beck might be worth a small fortune some day (he’s been watching far too many episodes of Antiques Roadshow). My Barbie and Skipper are certainly not in mint condition, especially after I gave them to my own daughter to play with when she was age 6 or 7. It was fun and a little nostalgic to see her enjoy dressing the dolls with clothes I, too, had played with. I have no idea if Barbie’s impossible ideal warped my own view of beauty or body image. After all, Barbie is only a small slice of the cultural ideal of women, presented in the movies (think Scarlett O’Hara and her corseted, coveted 17-inch waist), comic book figures (such as the voluptuous Betty and Veronica) and advertisements for everything from washing machines to underwear. Boys have had similar impossible ideals to grow up to. Barbie’s boyfriend Ken had an unrealistic body, and I don’t recall G.I. Joe having a flabby tummy. That’s why I think along with Barbie getting a dose of reality, it’s almost as good news that Lego has come out with a figure of a child in a wheelchair. For the millions of children who have a disability, or are in wheelchairs themselves, now there’s a toy that looks like them — that mirrors their reality. Again, I say it’s about time. The children of 2016 may not realize what a seismic shift this is in toys, but I’m betting millions of parents are happy to see toy companies such as Mattel and Lego reflect the realities of real children and real adults.
I commend the Government of Canada for helping the refugees from Syria get away from the murder and violence there, to make their homes here. As far as peace in the Middle East, where Canada is trying to play a more active role, I am saddened with Canada’s reaction to the daily stabbings and terror in central Jerusalem and in Israel. I believe Canada can influence the area. If Canada is serious about peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I suggest they demand that the incitement and violence coming from the Palestinian leadership must stop. That schools stop teaching little children to hate. The millions of dollars Canada gives should be contingent on a zero tolerance for violence and incitement. Canada should demand a stop to the Palestinian leadership paying salaries to those murdering Israeli civilians. Israel tried the two-state solution by giving away Gaza, and instead of peace, they get tens of thousands of rockets on them. There cannot be any solution and negotiations when
there is incitement and murdering of Israelis. And for those to blame it on “settlements” is unfair and just not true. The Palestinian leadership has not accepted the existence of Israel anywhere. The only solution is for Israel to be strong and Canada should help Israel be strong. That will benefit both Arabs and Israelis. Let’s stop being politically correct, but stand up for the truth. I hope Canada will stand with Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East.
Rabbi Yirmi Cohen Thornhill
Trip unacceptable Re: City OKs funds for India trade mission, yorkregion. com Originally last year two were approved to go on the trade mission to India and be covered with the taxpayers funding through the budget — Mayor Scarpitti and Councillor Chiu. Council members Armstrong and Li were going to pay their own way. Recently, Collucci expressed interest in going. This is the third mission to India since 2012. Why the need for three in four years? One of the motions put
SEND A LETTER: Email your letters to the editor to mbeck@yrmg.com forward was providing extra funding of $8,900 to be split among the three councillors paying their own way. (Regional Councillor Joe Li NEVER takes any monies, he does not even claim expenses.) Extra councillors who wish to go should pay 100 per cent of the costs. Why do five elected officials have to go along with two staff members, making a contingent of 17 in total? The other motion the mayor put forward was to cancel all meetings whilst they were away. The trip covers Jan. 29 to Feb 10 — four meetings cancelled. We have had a handful of meetings since Dec. 15 to Jan. 25 and now none until after Feb. 10. This is disgusting — trade mission to India, but no business meetings in Markham due to concern regarding quorum. Totally unacceptable.
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Canadians staying here and we’re also beginning to see that as well.” Although Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan doesn’t open until May 1 on weekends and daily beginning the Victoria Day weekend, the low loonie has the amusement park looking forward to a busy season, Dave Phillips, vicepresident of marketing and sales, said. The majority of the park’s visitors come from the GTA, but Wonderland will boost efforts this year to entice U.S. visitors north, he said. “For 2016, we’re actually increasing our social and digital plays on a lot of the U.S. border cities from New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. We usually do speak to those markets, but we’re certainly enhancing our presence and it’s strictly because of the U.S. dollar and the exchange rate,” he said. “We typically don’t advertise a lot in the U.S. because we have such a great market in Toronto and Ontario, but because of the U.S. dollar and they can get $1.30, $1.35 on the (Canadian) dollar, it goes a lot further (here).” Wonderland also expects to see more Canadians who are spending their vacation cash close to home, Phillips said. U.S. visits to Canada and Ontario have seen a “measured increase” over the last year, spawned in part by the low Canadian dollar and cheap gas prices, Chuck Thibeault, executive director of Markham-based Central Counties Tourism, said. Central Counties is a provincially fund-
ed, non-profit organization supporting and promoting tourism in York Region, Durham Region and the Headwaters tourism region, which includes Caledon and Orangeville. Central Counties, York Region and other stakeholders plan on capitalizing on favourable conditions to entice Americans in border states north to discover the tourism attractions we have to offer, Thibeault said. “York Region has an incredible amount of attractions, accommodations and events that we are actively partnering with to develop compelling itineraries and packages that will motivate our U.S. neighbours to visit,” he said in an email. “We are confident the region will see increase visitation and spending this summer. We’re going to do our best to keep the momentum going, despite ups and downs of our dollar.” Central Counties also believes there will be an increase in Ontario residents looking for more to do at home this year, Thibeault said. “It’s a win-win situation,” he said. Although Wonderland and the renowned McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg draw visitors from far and wide, York Region doesn’t have the same number of iconic tourism attractions as Toronto and Niagara, the region’s director of economic strategy, Doug Lindeblom, said. As a result, the majority of the region’s tourists are “friends and family” visiting from the GTA and southern Ontario, he said. Low gas prices could also draw a broader domestic audience this year, Lindeblom said.
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Work to start this year on York University’s Markham campus BY AMANDA PERSICO
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York University’s Markham campus is taking shape. The end goal is a “living, breathing campus,” said Bud Purves, president of York University Development Corporation — the development branch of the university. But there are still many steps ahead of the proposed 2020 opening. Purves provided a road map for what lies ahead during a recent Markham university committee meeting.
The university is currently testing the soil, looking at the area water table and conducting a traffic study of the five-acre property on the south side of Enterprise Boulevard, just west of the Markham Pan Am Centre. All this will help determine the best location for the building at the site, Purves added. The university is also exploring the option of a building a site office in Markham in the fall. “York (University) wants to have a presence in Markham prior to
opening,” he said. “We’re not going to build a building, then open the doors and say, ‘We’re here.’” The site office would be an extension of the current Innovation Centre, which is the commercialization and industry liaison office for York University. The Markham office could also house the Markham campus design team and be a place the community can turn to find out what’s happening, Purves said. It’s also a nod to the province that York University is serious about its
Markham campus. “This is our toe in the water,” he said. “This is our way to tell the province we’re here, we’re now and we’re in business.” The university met with Infrastructure Ontario and made a submission to the Ontario Treasury Board, Purves said. “We’re hoping the province will give a us a financial nod in the 2016 budget to start the structure,” he said. The university is waiting to see if the new facility will be a separate
line item in the province’s budget, due out next month, or if it will be grouped with other colleges and universities. After a budget announcement, at the end of March, the university plans to start the designing process in April. The first phase of the project will see about 1,000 students per year, over four years, at the new campus. Phase two would see an additional 2,000 students. More than 9,000 students are expected in the third phase.
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Metrolinx, a provincial government agency coordinating improved transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, is holding public meetings to explain plans to electrify trains to provide vastly improved train service, including 15-minute service on most corridors.
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• Feb. 17 at St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School at 278 Wellington St. E. in Aurora. • Feb. 22 at Unionville High School at 201 Town Centre Blvd. in Unionville. • March 2 at Stouffville District Secondary School at 801 Hoover Find out more about improved Park Dr. in Stouffville. GO Train service All meetings run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Want to know more about plans to improve GO For more information, visit gotransit.com/electification or call 416-869-3200. Train service?
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The Crown and defence came to an agreement last week to release King resident Marco Muzzo on a $1-million recognizance until Feb. 23, when he will re-enter custody and await sentencing. Muzzo pleaded guilty Feb. 4 to drunk driving causing the death of the three Neville-Lake children and their grandfather in a Vaughan crash. He also pleaded guilty to injuring Neriza Neville and Josephina Frias. The facts of the case involve Muzzo getting off a private jet in Toronto Sept. 27 after his bachelor party in Miami. He then jumped in his Jeep Cherokee to drive home to King. In the lead up to the crash, Muzzo was driving 85 km/h, slowed to 54 km/h and then 43 km/h, removed his foot from the brake and then T-boned the Neville-Lake’s Caravan 3.7 seconds after first applying the brakes, according to data recovered from the vehicle. He slowed, but did not stop at the stop sign, even though conditions were ideal for visibility, according to witnesses. After the crash, Muzzo’s vehicle then collided with a white Mercedes. After the Neville-Lake vehicle ended up in a ditch, a number of witnesses said Muzzo wasn’t acting “normal”, suggesting his eyes were glossy and he was stumbling. Police said Muzzo had urinated himself and couldn’t understand basic directions. An initial breath test indicated he had 192 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood. A second test showed 204 mg., which is nearly three times the legal limit. By the time his breath sample was taken, all the children had died, the court heard. Muzzo’s mother, Dawn, and Richard and Dina Hampton, who are the parents of his fiancé are his surety for bail. He is not allowed to drink, drive or approach the Neville-Lakes. He must be inside his mother’s Kleinburg residence between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., outside of medical emergencies. Outside the courthouse, Jennifer Neville-Lake held up pictures of her deceased children and talked about her emotions surrounding the day. She said it was somewhat of a relief to hear the guilty plea, if for nothing else so that she could now officially call him a “drunk driver”. However, she further noted that it was “horrifying” to hear her kids’ names read out in courts, such a “formal” setting. “These are my babies,” she said. — Jeremy Grimaldi
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“It had to be done.” With that as the opening sentence, young adults 22 and younger are invited to write their best prose for the sixth annual short story contest hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women. The competition, co-ordinated by the federation’s Aurora/Newmarket chapter, is open to aspiring scribes in York Region and Bradford West Gwillimbury, writing contest committee chairperson Adele Matsalla said. While creative writing can be a solitary and challenging task, the contest rules are simple. Submissions must be accompanied with a $5 entry fee and can be no longer than 750 words, so ensure you do a word count. The deadline for
contestants is Feb. 15, 2016. Cash prizes for first, second and third places are $400, $300 and $200 respectively. Winners will be announced in April and the top story will be reprinted in the Newmarket Era and Aurora Banner newspapers. This year, award-winning Canadian author and playwright Jennifer Dance will be the celebrity judge. The Stouffville resident has a passion for justice and equality as well as a great love for the North American wilderness and the animals who call it home. She is the author of
Paint, Red Wolf and Hawk. Her profile can be read at jenniferdance.ca. The Aurora/Newmarket chapter’s goal is to promote literacy and encourage young writers and is part of a national organization. The local club, comprised of about 250 women, is both a service and a social club. As one of its mandates is education, the club provides awards of $9,000 annually to students in York Region. To download an entry form and rules, visit cfuwauroranewmarket.com and click on Writing Contest.
HELP PLAN TRANSIT IN YORK REGION Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is working to transform the way the region moves by building a seamless, convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). We have organized open houses for you to learn more about integrated transit planning and provide your feedback on key projects and studies underway.
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• Electrification of the GO Rail Network: Electrification of Metrolinx-owned rail corridors ELECTRIFICATION will enable more frequent and faster train service. OF THE GO RAIL NETWORK • New Stations on the GO Rail Network: Today 64 GO train stations serve thousands of customers and six more are under way. We NEW STATIONS would like to add even more stations so more ON THE GO RAIL people can access transit. NETWORK INTEGRATED TRANSIT FARES REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN REVIEW
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Son faces murder charge in Richmond Hill man’s death York Regional Police on Monday charged Jacob Veltheer with first-degree murder of his father, Robert Veltheer, age 77. Police that morning said the son, age 30, was not a suspect in the Sunday evening murder in Richmond Hill, but later arrested and charged Jacob, found walking on Hwy. 48 in East Gwillimbury. He was placed under arrest without incident. Members of a York Region group fighting for housing for those with serious mental illness are reeling over news that their founding president was found dead
in his Richmond Hill home. “We’re just devastated Bob is gone,” said Kathleen Mochnacki, vice-president of Home on the Hill, a not-for profit organization working to providing supportive housing and a lecture series/support group for families helping individuals with mental illness. Veltheer founded the organization about five years ago with a group of parents and family members who were grappling with critical gaps in the health care system. “Loved ones don’t get the treatment they need and parents don’t get the partnership and collaboration they need from the health care system,” Mochnacki said this week. Veltheer organized with other families
in the area to create badly needed housing for their loved ones in units that were safe, supportive and stable. “Bob was adamant that we get the message out to politicians that we need to have more hospital beds for those with serious mental illness, in addition to more supportive housing for this population.” Appointments had been set in coming weeks with MPP Stephen Del Duca in Vaughan, Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi and Richmond Hill MP Majid Jowhari to communicate this message. Mochnacki said Home on the Hill was on the verge of success, working with the Region of York and others to establish units in the local area for those with seri— Kim Zarzour ous mental illness.
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Friday, Feb. 12 Join Mosaic Home Care in Thornhill for Game Time Feb. 12 at Shops on Steeles at 404 shopping centre, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., (lower level by Centre Court) from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Play board games, card games, or other brain activities and socialize to improve brain health and memory. No charge; free parking; refreshments provided. For details, call 905-597-7000 or visit mosaichomecare.com
Saturday, Feb. 13 Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd., offers Family Snowshoeing Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for a basic introduction to snowshoeing, group activities/games and free time to explore the 25-acre museum grounds. Snowshoes provided; wear warm outdoor clothing, including winter boots. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost $16.95 per person. Pre-registration required; call 905-305-5970. Mardi Gras North & Love Train Revue comes to the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Feb. 13. Celebrate Mardi Gras, Carnival, Valentine’s, Black History Month and Family Day with the Love Train Revue; party starts at 6:30 p.m. with Bourbon Street buskers; show is 8 p.m. Wear Mardi Gras costume or formal wear, sample whisky or bourbon, enjoy Dixieland music with George St. Kitts and more. Portion of sales from beads or masks goes to charity. Tickets: $49.99 for students/seniors or $54.99 for adults; http://bit.ly/LoveTrainRevue or call theatre box office 905-787-8811. Spend quality time with family at a Feb. 13 pottery workshop, Ceramic Family Frames, at Markham Museum’s pottery studio (9350
Community Calendar Markham Rd.) Picture frame keepsakes will be a lasting memory to hang in your home. Runs 1 to 3 p.m.; cost $60 for 1 child and 1 adult. Preregistration required; call 905-305-5970.
Sunday, Feb. 14 Enjoy Valentine’s Pottery Date Workshop at Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd., for an afternoon of creative fun and romance Feb. 14 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Instructors will outline a simple project, or you can make your own creations. Cost $67.80 for two adults. Preregistration required; call 905-305-5970. All are invited to a Valentine Tea & Bake Sale Feb. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Church Hall, 15 Church Lane, Thornhill (just east of Yonge). Home baking, gifts, raffle and more; proceeds to children’s charities. Temple Har Zion, 7360 Bayview Ave., Thornhill, presents an adult education program, From Couscous To Kasha, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. Dr. Seymour Epstein will discuss his work with the Joint Distribution Committee, which took him around the world to North Africa, France and Siberia. Admission: members $3; community guests $6. For more, go to templeharzion.com
Monday, Feb. 15 Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, Yonge and Carrville, is open on Family Day, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; for details, visit hillcrestmall. ca. Promenade Mall at Centre and Bathurst in Thornhill is also open for Family Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with activities for the entire family; visit cfshops.com/promenade for details.
Celebrate Family Day at Markham Museum’s Winterfest, 9350 Markham Rd. Feb. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last admittance 3:30 p.m.) Explore the science of snow, try snowshoeing and ice block building, plus crafts for children, music, and food. Cost $3 per person (children under 2 free). For details, call 905-305-5970.
Wednesday, Feb. 17 A free lecture — 5 Proven Ways to Avoid and Reverse Heart Disease — is offered Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at York Family Chiropractic, 7670 Yonge St., Unit 10, Thornhill. Naturopath Ali Ipchilar will offer healthy alternatives to the typical poor diet of too much sugar and not enough omega fatty acids. Register at 905-695-2291 or email info@yorkfamilychiropractic.com Canadian Federation of University Women, Markham Unionville chapter, hosts meeting Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 143 Main St., Markham. Guest speaker Dr. Hans Martin, an atmospheric physicist, has studied bees for 35 years and will share his struggles to keep alive these remarkable creatures. Products available for sale. All welcome. The Thornhill Garden & Horticultural Society meets the third Wednesday of each month, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Ave. at John St., with social at 7:30 p.m. Cameron Richardson from Toronto Region Conservation Authority will speak about bird gardens. Annual membership $20 (single) or $25 (family). Guests always welcome; for details, contact Bernadette at 647-527-6948 or lbburns711@rogers.com
Thursday, Feb. 18 The Friends of Markham Museum presents David Robertson, senior archeologist, Feb. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd. His presentation will review the evolution of Toronto’s harbour as reflected in archaeological projects, including the 2015 discovery of remains of early 19th-century schooner. Complimentary appetizers. Cash bar. Tickets $30; all proceeds benefit Friends of Markham Museum; call 905-477-5530. Enjoy free French language conversation group in Richmond Hill, Feb. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Covernotes Tea and Coffee House, 10268 Yonge St., beside Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Adults from York Region welcome to put French conversation skills into action (from francophones to beginners). For details, go online to http://bit.ly/partagez_conversation or email Partagez.York@yahoo.ca Prostate Cancer Canada Network’s Newmarket Support Group meets Feb. 18 at Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr., Newmarket for meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 to 9 p.m., with speaker, Dr. Padraig Warde, radiation oncologist at Princes Margaret Hospital, discussing latest advances in treatment. All welcome. For details, call 905-8951975 or visit newmarketprostatecancer.com
Friday, Feb. 19 All invited to Rock Shabbat Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Kol Ami, 36 Atkinson Ave., Thornhill. Sing and dance your way into Shab-
bat with SHTYX, Kol Ami’s live band. Potluck Shabbat dinner follows. Members and guests welcome. RSVP to jaykowal@gmail.com for dinner only. For more, visit kolami.ca
Saturday, Feb. 20 Join in Family Fun Science Workshop: Simple Science at Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd. Feb. 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Complete a series of challenges using simple machines; inclined planes, levels, wheel and axles and pulleys. Cost $18 for 1 child and 1 adult. Preregistration required; call 905-305-5970.
Sunday, Feb. 21 A benefit presentation of The Vagina Monologues set for Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St. Readings from Eve Ensler’s award-winning play performed by inspiring women; proceeds support Sandgate Women’s Shelter in York. Mature content; tickets for adults $30; students $25; call box office at 905-7878811 or visit rhcentre.ca. Vaughan’s WinterFest takes place Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Vellore Village Community Centre, with a free pancake breakfast. For details, visit vaughan.ca/WinterFest. The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcoming events from non-profit community organizations. Every effort is made to include all submissions; there is no guarantee of publication. E-mail items to mbeck@yrmg.com Did you know you can add your own items to our online calendar? Visit: www.yorkregion.com/yorkregion-events/
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Thornlea coaches get all-star treatment BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA
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When Nizam Alkins played basketball at the YMCA when he was around eight years old, he recalled his father gave him some words of encouragement, saying he would some day get an opportunity to be in a NBA All-Star Game. How prophetic those words turned out. Alkins, who currently teaches and coaches the junior boys basketball team at Thornlea Secondary School, will be involved in this year’s annual extravaganza in Toronto this weekend. While Alkins will not be on the Air Canada Centre hardwood court with the likes of LeBron James or Kobe Bryant when the game tips off Sunday at 8 p.m., he will be on the floor in one of the auxillary events to be held at the Enercare Centre, Friday starting at noon. Along with fellow Thornlea Secondary School teachers and senior boys basketball coaches Shane James and Mo Saleh, the trio were among 40 coaches selected to take part in the Junior NBA Day. During the event, the coaches will oversee some 2,500 students coming from across Ontario, ranging from grades 4 to 8 that will take to a series of 40 half courts. Under the direction of one head coach and four assistant coaches on each court, some 40 youngsters will work at honing their hoop skills at four stations, including dribbling, passing, shooting and defence for
about one to two hours. Along with the event, Alkins said James will facilitate a basketball workout session with 40 youngsters and Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry. “We want to promote basketball and junior development of the game,” Alkins said. “It’s like a basketball field trip for the kids.” Alkins was quick to credit James, a Milliken Mills High School graduate who when not teaching and coaching basketball at Thornlea, is a director and coach of a nonprofit club basketball organization called Canada Elite. With Canada Elite having a connection with Under Armour, who are one of the event sponsors, James was asked to select some coaches. First receiving word of this event in early January, Alkins and the trio received clearance from the York District School Board and their school principal to take part. In looking ahead to his participation in this event, Alkins feels honoured. “For me, it’s a highlight. An event like this (NBA All-Star Game) doesn’t come to Toronto that often and it might not even return in my lifetime. It should be an exciting weekend in Toronto,” he said. Alkins noted that during their instructional session with the youngsters, they will be joined by a NBA, WNBA or NBDL all-star player. They’ll find who, the day of the event.
Thornhill native excited about NBA All-Star weekend By DAVID LI
Like many basketball enthusiasts, Thornhill’s Nicole Pollock is excited about the National Basketball Association hosting its All-Star game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto this weekend. The 29-year-old former member of the Toronto Raptors’ Dance Pak is the co-owner of Cotton Candy Events Staffing and very involved with various events linked to the NBA All-Star weekend. Just some of the key, fun events running from Friday to Sunday include a celebrity basketball game, a skills challenge, and a rising stars basketball game, to name just a few. It all culminates in the 65th annual NBA All-Star game at the Air Canada Centre Sunday evening, Feb. 14, featuring the best players from the NBA’s Western conference against the best from the Eastern Conference. “Cotton Candy has lots on the go, as we will be providing brand ambassadors for events including fashion shows and charity functions,” said the Westmount Collegiate and York University graduate. One of the high-profile functions her firm is backing is an NBA superstar’s charitable foundation. “Cotton Candy staff will support and raise awareness at Dwayne Wade’s private charity event in support of Wade’s World Foundation and the ONEXONE charity organization,” she revealed. Cotton Candy Events is a regular at the Air Canada Centre, with promotional staff on site for all Toronto Raptors home games. “We’re working with Canada Goose, who will be having the Cotton Candy team on site at all games as an extension of their brand to connect with the fans,” Pollock added of her company’s connection to both the Toronto Raptors and the NBA. On Sunday, the Toronto Raptors will have
two All-Stars — DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry — taking part in the big game, joined by some of the NBA’s brightest stars, such as Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. With the game’s best players coming to Toronto in just days, the longtime basketball enthusiast says the buzz and excitement in the city is undeniable. “Hosting the game here is an opportunity to show just how unique, diverse and passionate this city is,” said Pollock. “I’m so excited for the energy, enthusiasm and talent NBA AllStar Weekend will bring to our city.” For more on the game, visit NBA.com. — David Li is a Thornhill freelance writer
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Former Raptors dancer Nicole Pollock now runs Cotton Candy events firm, which will be involved in this weekend’s NBA All-Star activities.
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JOB TITLE: Pocket Feeder- Casual Part- Time BUSINESS UNIT: Aurora, ON THE OPPORTUNITY: York Region Media Group, a division of Metroland Media Group, is currently looking to fill a casual part-time Pocket Feeder position for the Aurora Warehouse, working Wednesdays and Fridays from 6am-4pm. Reporting to the Machine Operator, the Pocket Feeder is responsible for feeding flyers into pockets of the Alphaliner machine. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Lifting flyer bundles to machine pockets • Preparing flyers from insertion into pockets • Feeding flyers into machine pockets • Maintain a clean work area • Hours fluctuate seasonally based on insert/flyer volume • Perform physical material handling • Other duties as assigned WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately and thoroughly, with minimal errors • Able to remain alert and maintain a high level of concentration • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team • Attention to detail • Have their own transportation If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to esmyth@yrmg.com by February 14, 2016.
Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview. Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Established General Contractor working in the ICI sector seeks a permanent, F/T, working foreman. Candidate with carpentry skills & experience is preferred. The successful candidate will be detail oriented with excellent communication skills. A min. of 5 yrs. experience is essential. Salary and benefit package commensurate with experience. E-mail resume to: resume.foreman@gmail.com
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ASST. PROPERTY MANAGER This “in training” position will be working towards a management position as part of a management team responsible for a large condominium property in Markham. If you thrive on hard work and have your eye on a new challenging career opportunity; send a personal resume and WOW us. Email at: resumeycc@gmail.com Candidates of interest will be contracted.
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Apartments for Rent
Apartments for Rent
THORNHILL- furnished 1 bedroom basement, bright, a/c, separate kitchen, fridge. Washer/ dryer. Cable/ internet. No smoking or pets. Parking. Separate entrance. Suitable for student. $575. 905-881-7780
BAYVIEW/ ELGIN Mills - 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, parking, laundry, A/C. Close to amenities & schools. $850+. Available immediately. 905-883-5990 BAYVIEW/ ELGIN Mills - 4 bedroom main floor, hardwood floors, 2 parking, laundry, A/C. Close to amenities & schools. $1400+. Available immediately. 905-883-5990. BRIMLEY/DENISON- Lovely, spacious 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, appliances, utilities, laundry, parking, cable, WIFI, near amenities/YRT. $950 inclusive. No smoking/pets. Immediate. 905-479-9070, 416-996-7644
WESTON/LANGSTAFF- Large 1 bedroom basement, separate entrance, parking, own laundry, suits couple or mature single $900. Call or text 647-529-1013 HWY 50/RUTHERFORD Gorgeous 1 bedroom basement apartment, European style, European owner. No Smokers. $1000 per month. Please call, 647-537-7637. YOU MUST SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT! NEWMARKET, Fully renovated and very clean 1 bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, 1 parking. Available immediately. $900 per month. Call Eli, 416-402-6037. RICHMOND HILL Apts. 15 Baif Blvd. Stunning 2 & 3 bdrm suites, GREAT INCENTIVES! LVP flooring, great views, UPGRADED AVAIL! Pool, social rm w/ events, car wash, GREAT LOCATION! Office open daily, DROP IN! (905)883-4994 richmondhillapts.com YONGE/BONSHAW, BEHIND Walmart. Large 2 bedroom walkout basement apartment, laundry, 1 parking, $1200 inclusive. Non-smoking/pets. Available March 1st. First/last. 905-252-1171, 289-221-5517.
AURORA CENTRAL, 1 bedroom, $1100 inclusive. March 1st. AC, parking, laundry. No smoking/ pets. 905-841-1060.
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Apartments for Rent
Apartments for Rent
Houses for Rent
Houses for Rent
BRADFORD -HOLLAND/WEST PARK, detached 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, double car garage, fenced, immaculate. April 1, 2016. $1795+ utilities. 905-551-1758. stephensona@rogers.com
LOVELY 2 bedroom apartment. Very clean. Historical Main Street, Markham. Sorry, no pets, no smoking. Available immediately. Can be used as office. Thank you 905-642-4429
Peter Rupert/Major Mackenzie,very spacious 2 Bedroom walkout basement, 1 parking spot, use of 1 garage. New large kitchen, appliances. Near schools, shopping, transit, and parks. $1300/month inclusive. Available February 2016, If interested, please Call John at 647-907-0209.
RICHMOND HILL Bayview/ Major Mackenzie 1 bedroom apt in building. References a must. Available March/April Call 905-883-0544 between 9am-8pm RICHMOND HILL, Yonge/Major Mac, Newly renovated 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, parking, laundry, utilities. Avail immediately. No smoking. 647-746-6727. YONGE/HWY#7, 1 Bedroom ground level apartment in newly renovated semi-detached house. 4 Appliances, parking, $1050 inclusive. First/last. 905-881-4568.
DOWNTOWN RHMD HILL Beautiful two bedroom apt. avail. April 1st $1,450 incl. heat, water, central air & 5 appliances. 905-224-3264. RICHMOND HILL- Mill Pond- 2 bedrooms, 4 piece bath, livingroom, appliances, C/A, C/V, laundry, separate entrance, near transit/shopping. $1195 inclusive. Immediate. 647-960-0052 YONGE/ MAJOR Mackenzie- Very clean, large 2 bedroom in triplex. Heating, hydro, A/C, parking included. Laundry facilities on-site. No pets/ smoking. Available March 1st. $1350, first/ last. Must have references. 416-414-4538.
Condos for Rent
Condos for Rent
YONGE/HWY#7/Royal Orchard. Large, bright, 1200+ sq.ft. 3 bedroom condo, master w/ensuite, ensuite laundry, freshly painted, wrap around balcony facing southeast. Minutes to shopping, transit, 407,401. Parking, cable. $1700 inclusive. 416-567-0635
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LOOKING FOR professional male/female to share home. 1 bedroom, all inclusive, internet, cable, backyard, washer, dryer, parking, etc. $600. 416-992-1951. NORTH FAMILY Home 4 bd 2 bth Walkout to fenced backyard, garage, walking distance to school & all amenities. Avail now. $1,650/ mth m3g@rogers.com THORNHILL WOODS- 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 5 appliances, double driveway, main floor laundry and 1 bedroom self-contained basement apartment with separate entrance. Close to schools. $2100. 905-889-0338
Shared Accommodations
Shared Accommodations
NEWMARKET- DAVIS /Yonge St. $600. Share home, laundry, internet. No smoking or pets. First and last. Available immediately. Call 647-688-9558
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Doris Sturgeon was strong, loving role model By Brea Bartholet
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s Doris Sturgeon took her first steps off of a coach bus into the heart of Bradford in 1948, she knew she was in a differ-
ent town. She was embarking on a new adventure and eager to begin a position with Bell Telephone as a chief telephone operator, having worked for the company in King Township since she was 16. Born on May 26, 1922 in King Township to Edward Milton Payne and his wife, Christena Ferguson, Sturgeon was the couple’s third of four children. Growing up during The Great Depression and coming of age during the Second World War, the young woman dealt with many trials and tribulations in her time. Aside from spending many Christmases not knowing whether there would be enough money for a gift under the tree, she spent her 11th birthday — and the six weeks following it — in hospital recovering from a broken femur. One of the family’s farm horses had stepped on her leg, an injury from which she never fully recovered. At 16, she applied to the telephone company in Woodbridge and Vaughan as a switchboard operator and was accepted for her first job at the telephone exchange in King Township. Her husband, Bob Sturgeon,
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Doris (fourth from left) at the Bell Telephone Company in Aurora during a brief stint there in the mid-1940s.
Doris Sturgeon says she often recalled that she had saved up her first month’s pay to purchase her very own bicycle, an item the Sturgeon family still has to this day. After arriving in Bradford, she spent her next few years dedicated to the job with Bell, located where Evans de Vries Higgins LLP is now. In 1951, she witnessed a major part of Bradford’s history when the Boyd Gang robbed the CIBC, which is now the site of a popular café, Coffee Culture. Sturgeon quickly locked the door of the office and watched as gunfire
was exchanged between the gang and OPP officers. But the most significant time in her life may have been in 1949, when she met her soulmate, Bob. “I first laid eyes on her during a softball game. Later that night, I saw her at a dance in Beeton after a friend introduced us. It was love at first sight. It was instant,” Bob said. From that point on, they were inseparable. As a way of showing how they fancied one another, they began giving each other chocolate bars, a tradition they carried on until the week before Sturgeon passed away. In October 1950, they two were married. Five months later, they purchased a parcel of farmland in West Gwillimbury, situated between where Holy Trinity Catholic High School and Canadian Tire now stand. If Sturgeon wasn’t working on the
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“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to deflect the praise heaped on her.”
farm, she could be found helping others in the community or tending to her two young girls, Carolee and Heather. Or baking. Or laughing. Or just enjoying the little, everyday joys of life. “Mom was always on the run. She was busy, busy, busy,” Carolee. “She wasn’t much into sewing or knitting, but she was incredibly artistic and just loved helping or being around people.” Sturgeon was able to enjoy more than 40 years of retirement, which eventually included selling the farm in West Gwillimbury and moving to a home along the 14th Line in Innisfil, where Bob still resides. Carolee says that while her mother ensured the two girls were always well taken care of, she also ensured others were as equally fortunate, too. “She had her route. She would visit certain seniors every week
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and take them shopping or to their appointments or just drop in to make sure they were OK,” Carolee said. “This wasn’t through any care service, that was just my mom.” Her mother was also well known for her involvement with the Bradford United Church as a volunteer with children in Sunday school and church events. Both Carolee and Heather know just how good they had it with such a strong, loving mother as a role model. “Although she was sometimes a bit anxious, she would let us wander our farm grounds in West Gwillimbury. She would pack us lunches so we could wander to the pond,” Heather said. “We probably were never out of her sight, but we felt like we had that freedom.” In her 92nd year, after a longlived life filled with laughter and joy, Sturgeon passed away peacefully at Bradford Valley Care Community in September 2014. Bob, who had been married to his wife for 64 years, knew the time was near when he offered her a chocolate bar, but she said she didn’t want it. “It wasn’t like her to say no to that,” he said. “I knew the time was coming.” Though her singing can no longer be heard throughout the house, Sturgeon’s memory lives on through everyone who so fondly knew her.
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