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Erin Reeder loves playing with balloons, and she and her mom Moo were excited to be among the crowd of people at the grand opening of the new Civic Centre Resource Library on Saturday. Along with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, there were children’s activities offered most of the afternoon.

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Working poor increasing in York Region BY LISA QUEEN

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The growing number of working poor comes as no surprise to the executive director of York Region’s Food Network. “Of course it’s worrisome and we’ve been ignoring it long enough,” Joan Stonehocker said. “I think what we’re seeing from the food end of things is more and

more people are struggling to eat because they are spending more and more on housing. Affordable housing is not getting to the people who need it the most.” Stonehocker was reacting to a new report coming to regional council Sept. 22 on the increasing number of working poor in the region. “For some, having a job is not

enough to pull them out of low income and they can face challenges in making ends meet,” the report by the region’s community and health services department stated. It traces trends from 2006 to 2012 based on information from Statistics Canada’s 2006 and 2012 income tax data. In 2012, 42,930 of residents aged

18 to 64, or 8 per cent, were classified as the working poor. That was up from 31,270, or 6.6 per cent, of that age group in 2002. The region’s working poor are aging, the report said. Residents 30 to 44 years old were the largest age group among the working poor in York Region in both 2006 and 2012. However, the See ‘REGION’S’, page 8.

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t 24, Nick DeRyck has done everything anyone could expect of him as a young adult. After graduating from Newmarket’s Huron Heights Secondary School, he completed a two-year police foundations course, choosing Seneca College’s nearby King campus, in part so he could live at home to save on expenses. While he plans on a career as a police officer, he now works at Cardinal Golf Club in King for his third season, recently wrapped a part-time summer job with a beer company and will once again get a job for the winter, hopefully this time something more careeroriented than the snowplowing jobs he’s had in the past. While he has a couple of hobbies that cost him money — buying guitars, purchasing car parts for his 1986 Firebird and playing goalie on a hockey team — DeRyck has saved about $12,000 towards buying a home. But he wonders if he’ll ever have enough money to move out of the basement of his parents’ semi-detached house, for which he pays $400 a month in rent. While he gets along well with his parents and two siblings, DeRyck is hoping his frugal lifestyle will allow him to buy his own home by the time he turns 30.

‘KIND OF DISCOURAGING’ “I don’t mind (living at home) at the moment, but I definitely don’t want it to be a lifelong thing,” he said while sitting at the family’s kitchen table. “It’s kind of discouraging that the prices are getting ridiculously high. Here in Newmarket, I think the lowest house would probably be, if you’re lucky, around $600,000.” While DeRyck knows past generations had to save and work hard to get their footing in life, he feels today’s sky-high housing market makes it that much more daunting for today’s young people. “The down-payments are ridiculous amounts of money now. Even to get your foot in the door is extremely hard. It just makes you feel like it’s going take forever,” he said. He is left wondering how far away he will have to move to afford a home. ‘OPPORTUNITIES NOT THERE’ DeRyck is far from alone, according to Bradford mortgage broker James McNeill with Centum Mortgage Professionals Corp. “The opportunities are not there. When I graduated school or even when I was going to university, I could work (at a well-paying

need a household income of $165,000. For a semi-detached home, with an average price of $661,760, your household income needs to be a minimum of $117,860. The average priced $603,900 townhouse requires a household income of $108,370. You need a household income of $74,827 to buy a condo, which costs an average of $406,845. For DeRyck, even staying in Newmarket, one of the less expensive communities in York Region, is doubtful at best.

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COMPARISONS ACROSS YORK With the average cost of a home being $761,000, he would need a household income of $134,600 and could expect mortgage payments of $2,725. By comparison, the average price of buying a home in Aurora is $941,000, requiring a household income of $162,740, while in Markham it is $960,100, making a minimum household income of $161,660 necessary,. In Richmond Hill, the average price is almost $1.07 million, necessitating a household income of $179,550, while Vaughan’s average price of $921,700 requires a household income of $156,730 and WhitchurchStouffville’s average price of $920,460 requires a household income of $157,680.

TIPS FOR BUYING A HOME McNeill offered a number of tips for young people considering buying a house: • You can buy a house for as little as 5 per cent down, however the non-traditional mortgage must be insured by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. • Budget properly.Your monthly housing costs should not be more than 32 per cent of your gross monthly income and your entire debt load should not be more than 40 per cent of your gross monthly income. • Save money. Sure, the latest tech toy may look good, but keep your eyes on your long-term goal of home ownership. For example, consider living at home during post-secondary years and even after you graduate. • Keep debt to a minimum. Susie Kockerscheidt/ Metroland • Maintain a good credit rating. Despite his education, holding down a job and saving money, Newmarket’s Nick DeRyck • Consider buying outside the GTA. wonders when he will be able to afford to move out of his parents’ home and get a place of • Consider employment outside the GTA where his own. there are lower housing costs. • Lenders will generally want to see you have two A report released last month by TheRedfactory job) and earn enough to move out of years’ employment history before approving you the house. I moved out of the house at 18,” Pin Brokerage, a Toronto area web-based realty service, shows the dizzying housing for a mortgage. he said. “Right now, that is unrealistic because prices in the Greater Toronto Area. • Set aside 1.5 per cent of the cost of your home for To buy a detached home in the GTA, closing costs such as legal fees. of the cost of living and the opportunity to where the average price is $950,000, you earn is not there, it’s just not there.” EW

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Notice of Completion Environmental Assessment Study Portage Parkway Extension from West of Black Creek to Creditstone Road (Part B) The City of Vaughan has completed the Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the Portage Parkway Extension from West of Black Creek to Creditstone Road (Part B). This Class EA Study, following the City’s Transportation Master Plan – A New Path (2013), advances implementation of the Portage Parkway widening and easterly extension from Applewood Crescent to Creditstone Road, a strategic network improvement supporting the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre area.

An Environmental Study Report for the Portage Parkway Extension from West of the Black Creek to Creditstone Road (Part B) will be available for public review from September 8 to October 11, 2016 at the following locations during regular business hours and on the project website at: http://www.vaughan.ca/projects/projects_and_studies/ environmental_ assessment_studies/Pages/Class-EA-Study-for-Portage-Parkway.aspx. Vaughan City Hall Clerk’s Department 2141 Major MacKenzie Drive Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1

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STUDY PROCESS The EA Study assessed the planned improvements to Portage Parkway from Applewood Crescent to West of Black Creek (Part A) and concurrently for the Portage Parkway Extension from West of Black Creek to Creditstone Road (Part B) as two interrelated parts, the project limits of which were refined through the study. The assessment has considered the technical, environmental, socio-economic and financial criteria in order to establish the preferred design alternative for the overall study (Parts A and B).

If the issue raised cannot be resolved with the City during the review period, the interested person or party may request the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to order the City to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment This study was conducted as a Schedule “C” project following phases 1 through 4 of the Municipal Engineers Act (Part II Order), which refers to individual environmental assessments. Requests for a Part II Order must be submitted Association “Municipal Class Environmental Assessment” (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015). A to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and a copy of the request must be received by the City’s Project problem statement, alternative solutions, and alternative design concepts were presented for review and comment Manager and sent to the addresses below: at two Public Information Centres held on November 25, 2015 and March 9, 2016. Documentation for the interrelated Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Schedule C approved project for the Portage Parkway Widening and Easterly Extension to West of Black Creek (Part A) is the subject of a separate Environmental Study Report (July 2016). Honorable Glen Murray Director, Environmental Approvals Branch 77 Wellesley St. West, 11th Floor 135 St. Clair Ave. West, 1st Floor ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT – PROJECT DESCRIPTION Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 Fax: 416 314 8452 The Environmental Study Report (ESR) documents the process and preferred design alternative for the Portage Parkway Extension from West of Black Creek to Creditstone Road (Part B) as a multi-modal street including the If no Part II order requests are received by October 11, 2016 the City will proceed to detail design and construction. following key elements: Information is being collected under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of • extend Portage Parkway from West of Black Creek to Creditstone Road establishing new street right-of-way with personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. o active transportation facilities (cycle tracks and sidewalks) o 4 general purpose lanes (2 in each direction) with wider curb lanes facilitating transit vehicles and trucks ANDREW PEARCE, Director, Development Engineering and Infrastructure Planning o signalized intersections at the future Maplecrete Road extension and Creditstone Road • Portage Parkway crossing of the Black Creek channel with provision and opportunity for accommodating under This notice first issued September 8, 2016. passage for north-south active transportation linkages and facilities

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House prices? Terrible, right?

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hat do you think of today’s house prices? The answer you might have if you’re a politician, “policy analyst” or parent of twentysomethings is to be outraged simple townhouses are exceeding the half-a-million-dollar mark. “Did you see how much they’re asking for that place? Ridiculous!” you hear a neighbour say, although he or she has a glint in their eye and the calculator is clicking in their head about what their place might fetch some day. The Toronto Real Estate Board says as of September the average price of a detached home in York now exceeds $1.2 million. Wow! So there’s definitely that sentiment that when someone puts a house up for sale, everyone on the street hopes they get the max, there is a bidding war, or a secretive, wealthy person in a foreign land desperate to get their wealth into a safe haven like Canada, will buy the place sight unseen, well over asking price. Which all sounds dandy, except that you have to think it is all going to end badly some day, when our own kids are forced to move to Wawa to find a home they can afford. (Wawa is a nice place — I lived there for a year — a good place to raise kids, they say — you just have to accept that it is very close to fishing and snowmobile trails and far from the ROM, Roy Thomson Hall, the ACC, etc.) Or when businesses in the GTA or Vancouver cannot attract workers because workers can’t afford to live there. Which might drive up wages in the long run, sure. But it might also precipitate an exodus of businesses from large urban centres when, in this digital age, where you work doesn’t matter so much. Of course, there’s the other phenomenon, felt closer to home, and one you hear about, the “kids” who never move away. Which will have a broader societal impact as our beloved sons and daughters spend their 20s and then 30s, single and living in mom and dad’s basement, playing video games or watching Netflix and forever raiding the snack supply as he or she saves up for the required

Bernie O’Neill downpayment that gets bigger every year. They dream the parents will just leave the family home to them, or sell it and “lend” them the huge downpayment dough. But who can sell when everything out there to buy costs so much? So while it may be great for some — homeowners who have built up a lot of equity and are at an age where they could sell and downsize or sell and move to some town that is much cheaper — it could be crippling for others. An infusion of wealth into our economy, sure. But ... A lot of the GTA demand is due to normal growth and lack of supply. With B.C. clamping down on foreign buying, it will add to demand here. Where does it end? Think of it this way — there’s suddenly huge demand for Ontario’s farm products. It’s wonderful at first. Prices shoot up and our grocers and farmers get rich! Great! Until a bunch of us can’t afford to buy food at the new higher prices — and end up at the food bank. Mind you, the great thing about real estate is that it is a “real” asset. Unlike a field of corn, which you cannot really live in (Field of Dreams excepted) you get to live in a house, walk around in your bare feet, let the dog scratch up the hardwood floor, occasionally burn dinner and have the place fill with smoke — because you got distracted when the washing machine overflowed — and someone still wants to give you a million dollars for it! Amazing! For now, I just try to think of our place as “home sweet home,” where the dog comes running to greet me at the end of the day, and not as an investment I will need to make some high-stakes and lifechanging decision about, down the road. I sleep better that way.

Re: Does charging people to recycle get desired results? Column by Bernie O’Neill, Sept. 1. I wholeheartedly agree with this column. We try to keep our city clean, but are going about it in the wrong way. We live directly across from a mailbox and someone had kindly put a blue box beside it to catch all the unwanted mail. It was overflowing until my husband brought the blue box out to the curbside every week for pickup and then put it back beside the mailbox. It seems that the garbage/ recycling collectors are now working to rule and will now not empty a blue box unless it is in front of a house. The box is often overflowing and in a strong wind the papers get blown off all over the street. So now my husband drags the blue box across the road to the curb at the front of our house in order for the garbage men to empty it. I spoke with the waste department and it seems that they only pick up blue boxes in front of houses.

Most people just throw away the unwanted “junk” mail beside the mailbox and this creates a disgusting mess. Surely it is no greater effort for the collectors to empty a blue box at the curb in front of a mailbox as it is to empty to the same blue box on the other side of the street, as they drive past on their collection day. For the amount of taxes we pay, this should be included in their job description.

Linda Garshon Thornhill Vaughan

We should all pitch in Re: Illegal dumping a ‘big problem’ in Vaughan, Aug. 25. I, too, read the article on homeowners in Vaughan illegally dumping their garbage and I have a very different take on it. I give lots and lots of kudos to Duane Booth for getting himself involved. He is trying to clean up Vaughan, but of course he cannot do that by himself. If everyone loves their community and were to pick up one or two pieces of trash a day, the streets would look so much better. We will never be able to convince or deter the hom-

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Take lesson from others Re: Let’s try harder to fight litter problem, yorkregion.com. I was in Cape Breton last month on a golf trip, and I see they give five cents per water bottle and can if you return the empties. I was surprised I didn’t see many cans and water bottles anywhere. It might be something to think about if Vaughan can accommodate this recycling idea. Cape Breton also uses clear garbage bags: if there is something in there that shouldn’t be they will ticket you on the spot — they are really cracking down on this problem. It’s a start in the right direction.

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Why does Mendel, the much-loved pharmacist, feel compelled to sin right before Yom Kippur, the holiday of atonement? The answer and this fable is taken from a collection of short stories about Jewish immigrants who settled in North America after the Second World War, called A Calendar of Northern Fables, by John Syrtash. Syrtash, a lawyer by profession, launched his book, his first work of fiction, in Thornhill Sept. 6. at the BATY Synagogue. Fables in the book follow many of the Jewish holidays and poke fun at the lifestyle, rituals and mythologies brought over from “the old country”. The book takes readers inside the homes and synagogues of observant Jews and explains some of the customs fol-

lowed by this community. What is the reason for the knotted strings dangling from the hips of religious men? How do observant young people date without ever touching each other? A Calendar of Northern Fables is a look at Jewish immigrants in the 1950s and the lives of their descendants today. “Although a lawyer by profession, Syrtash has a penchant for creating vivid images of the modern Jewish shtetl,” says Rabbi Daniel Korobkin of Thornhill’s Beth Avraham Yosef of Toronto, in a testimonial from the book’s media kit. “Reminiscent of the style of Sholem Aleichem, John Syrtash recreates for the reader a world circumscribed by Toronto’s Jewish community — a world of observant Jewry with its beliefs, its traditions and its foibles. Told with empathy and gentle humour, Syrtash’s stories introduce the reader to Yiddish expressions, Jewish history, wise rabbis and adoring but not always wise parents, and the need to celebrate each day,” says author Joan O’Callaghan, an English professor at the University of Toronto, in the media kit. Go to amazon.ca for copies of the book and yorkregion.com for more on this story.

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number of older workers (44 to 64 years old) increased faster and, as a result, made up a growing percentage of all working poor, it said. This trend was likely driven by York Region’s overall aging profile and possibly the impact of the 2008-09 recession on older workers who lost jobs and found it difficult to find new jobs at similar rates of pay as their old jobs. Not surprisingly, the majority of the region’s working poor live in the more dense-

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The Terry Fox Run takes place in more than 9,000 communities across Canada. York Region has 11 locations for the run including Georgina, East Gwillimbury, King City, Newmarket, Aurora, Stouffville, Oak Ridges, Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, Markham-Unionville and Thornhill. If you want to find out more information about your local run, visit www.terryfox.org/Run/Find_A_Runsite

Millions of students from across the country also get involved through their schools, which host the Terry Fox School run every year. Terry Fox ran the equivalent of a marathon a day for 143 days during his 3,339-mile Marathon of Hope. Some schools try to equal that mark through a collective effort of its student body. More than three million students and educators took part in the first national school run day in 2005. A record $45 million was raised that year. This year’s suggested school date is Sept. 29.

In 1981, the first Terry Fox Run was held at more than 760 sites in Canada and around the world. The event attracted 300,000 participants and raised $3.5 million. Thirty-six years later, the run has raised more than $700 million for cancer research.

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There are 14 schools in Canada named after Terry Fox, including Terry Fox Public School in Newmarket. There are 15 roads in Canada named after Fox, including Terry Fox Street in Markham. A nine-foot Terry Fox statue is located in Thunder Bay where Fox’s run ended Sept. 1, 1980. Another statue is located in Richmond Hill at Ransom Park on Yonge Street, that he ran past in his original run. When Terry Fox finally stopped running in Thunder Bay, he left this message for Canadians in his media conference. “That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people… I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try. When I started this run, I said that if we all gave $1, we’d have $22 million for cancer research, and I don’t care, man, there’s no reason that isn’t possible. No reason.”

This weekend, Thornhill will be remembering the man who ran a marathon every day during his quest to cross Canada and raise money to fight cancer. The Terry Fox Run is Sunday, Sept. 18. The route is bicycle, stroller and rollerblade accessible and partially wheelchair accessible. Dogs must be on a leash. You can run or walk 2, 5, or 10 k.m. The fundraiser takes place at Thornlea Secondary School’s track, 8075 Bayview Ave. in Thornhill. There’s a complimentary breakfast, barbecue lunch, and water stations provided. - Simone Joseph

Tims Smile cookies boost charities Monday marked the return of Tim Hortons annual Smile Cookie campaign running until Sept. 18 in participating restaurants across York Region and Canada. During this year’s campaign, customers can purchase a freshly baked chocolate chunk Smile Cookie for $1 plus tax, with the full $1 being donated by Tim Hortons Restaurant owners to support charities, hospitals and community programs. A little smile goes a long way. Funds raised in Richmond Hill, Thornhill and Vaughan go to the York chapter of Autism Ontario, while smile funds in Aurora and

GOOD TO KNOW: Date: Sunday, Sept.18 Registration: 8 a.m. Opening ceremonies: 8:45 a.m. Official start: 9 a.m. Open start for participants: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Contact: E-mail info@terryfoxrun.org Web: www.terryfox.ca/terryfoxrun/thornhill Organizer: Blaine Sikich -- blaine.sikich@gmail.com

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5 things about annual Terry Fox Run Run for Terry in Thornhill

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40th Annual

Markham Reads program celebrates creativity with Let the Elephants Run BY AMANDA PERSICO

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Everyone is creative; you just need to work at it. That’s the message behind this year’s Markham Reads program hosted by the Markham Public Library. The program, in its fifth year, aims to engage and bring the community together in celebration of learning, said community librarian for creative expression, Ange Friesen. “The library is about learning,” she said. “This is an opportunity to engage readers in a conversation.” This is the first year for the program under the Markham Reads banner. Previously the program was called One Book One Markham. “We wanted to shift the focus to a community action,” Friesen said. “Reading can be done all year. You can have more conversation with ‘What are you reading now?’” This year’s choice is Let the Elephants Run

by David Usher, an exploration of the creative potential in everyone. “The book describes creativity like a muscle that needs to be exercised,” Friesen said. “As adults, we’ve lost the creativity we had as a child. Creativity needs to be practised.” There are more than 100 copies within the city’s library system and readers can also download the e-book through the library. Nestled within the pages of the national best-seller are several activities to help boost and inspire creativity. When checking out the book, readers are also given a creativity workbook, which is also available on the library’s website. Here, library staff have curated creative actions found in the book and added several unique-to-Markham challenges, including a photo challenge and establishing a Creative Mantra. “Our’s is, ‘I am a creative force to be reckoned with’,” Friesen said. “This is something

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Ange Friesen, community librarian with the Markham Public Library, holds this year’s selected book, Let the Elephants Run. you can stick on the fridge to engage your creativity every day.” Markham Reads continues to the end of

October, with the second month of the program filled with events that explore creativity. One such event is the How to Build a Blanket Fort workshop, hosted by Crazy Dames, a collaboration of visual art and community and urban planning. Other events include and art social and painting workshop, music workshop and silent group reading. “We often lose that creativity we had as kids,” Friesen said. “We need to bring that home.” Each year, the Markham Public Library hosts a series of events and workshops designed to engage readers with #MarkhamReads main title themes and ideas. ENVISION Mood Board Workshop – Oct. 13, 2 p.m. at the Thornhill Community Centre Library. Learn to reflect, reset and focus on the future through guided creative visualization. For more information, visit markhampubliclibrary.ca

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Come join us and listen to one of Thornhill’s top speakers discuss money and the pitfalls to avoid when saving for your future. Invest just 60 minutes and it could save you and your family thousands.

This event will take place at the Thornhill Golf & Country Club on Thurs. Sept. 22, 2016 between 6-7pm. You will learn: • One Of The Investor’s Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid It • Three Ways To Get An Immediate Increase In Your Income Email: zbuchanan@assante.com • How To Reduce Your Tax Bill On Website: http://www.tmfg.ca/workshops • Do Your Fees Matter? Tel: 905-771-5200 • Do Fund Managers Outperform The Market? Join us, and ask the questions Assante Capital Management Ltd. you want to know. EW

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40th Annual

Thornhill Village Festival turns 40 this weekend BY SIMONE Joseph

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Turning 40 is a major event in a person’s life; so too is it a major landmark in the life of a community festival. The Thornhill Village Festival turns 40 this year. The fun is set for this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, and will be held on both sides of Thornhill, in the cities of Markham and Vaughan. Thornhill Summit Drive will feature midway rides. There will also be local musicians, a kids’ area, activities for teens, the King’s Royal Yorkers, an art walk, a baking competition, Best Buds (dog costume) contest, community booths, a variety of food and a beer garden. On Saturday, the festival will be held on the Markham side of Thornhill, while on Sunday, it will be on the Vaughan side. On the Markham side of Yonge Street, organizers are using four streets for the festival but they are not main arteries. They include: Colborne Street, Church Lane, Elizabeth Street and Thornhill Summit Drive. Both Centre Street on the Vaughan side and John Street on the Markham side will be open to traffic all day. In its 40-year history, this festival has had its share of highs and lows, including bad weather and poor or insufficient funding. The festival was first organized back in 1977 to bring the two parts of the politically divided community together and use Yonge Street as a unifyer rather than as a divider.

Back in 2010, the festival was cancelled because of a scheduling conflict as the event was scheduled to take place during the key Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Part of this year’s event is a Sunday Thornhill Music Festival at the Thornhill Park near the Thornhill Outdoor Pool in the Center Street and Yonge Street area on the Vaughan side. This year’s entertainers will include headliner Pop Cherry who has performed at Massey Hall, Mayfly’s Landing and Man Made Forest, who have just completed an east coast tour of Canada together in support of their new CDs. Local bands, several of which are based out of Thornhill, will be performing: Rockwell, The Ben Crosby Band, The Cunninghams, The King Beez, Happy Jack and the Rainmakers, Castro Radio, Music Box, Pulse in Tempo, The Generations, TREO, and Talking In Our Sleep. The Sound Rehearsal studios are sponsoring a VIP area for volunteers, organizers, musicians, media and select dignitaries. About 10 or 12 groups will perform Sunday on two stages — a City of Vaughan stage and a smaller one. The Thornhill Village Festival is organized entirely by a community volunteer committee. Go to thornhillhistoric.org/ for more information on this society.

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Sunday, September 18th 2016

12 noon - 8 pm

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2 stages with 12 local bands; Beer Garden; Food in Thornhill Park, 26 Old Yonge Street

The Thornhill Village Festival Committee (a committee of community volunteers) would like to thank our Sponsors for 2016 City of Markham City of Vaughan Royal LePage Your Community Realty - Presenting Sponsor Thornhill Liberal - Media Sponsor TD Financial Group Scotiabank CIBC Banking Services Thornhill Corporate Centre Ladies Golf Club of Toronto Thornhill Golf & Country Club Inventive Minds Kidz Academy St Volodymyr’s Church Cobb’s Bakery (Rutherford Rd) EW

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New building to save York Region $26 million over 30 years BY LISA QUEEN

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York Region should save almost $1 million a year over three decades once the new Annex administrative centre is built in Newmarket, corporate services commissioner, Dino Basso, says. Construction of the new $212.8 million building, at Yonge and Eagle streets, adjacent to the regional headquarters, will begin in early 2017 and is expected to take four years to complete.

Doane House Hospice will remain at the corner of Yonge and Eagle. The Annex will consolidate a number of services, including public health clinics, social services, Ontario Works, housing services, provincial offences courts, the York Small Business Enterprise Centre and Access York customer service, under one roof. Housing the services in the Annex will save the region $26 million over 30 years by consolidat-

ing a variety of satellite locations throughout Newmarket, rather than continuing to lease or invest in aging facilities, Basso said Leases at the Tannery Mall at 465 Davis Dr., 520 Cane Pkwy. and 1091 Gorham St. will end when staff from those locations move into the Annex in 2020. The region is still determining the future use of its leased location at 17310 Yonge St. once the Annex opens. Meanwhile, the region is also

determining the future use of properties it owns at 22 Prospect St., 62 Bayview Pkwy., 194 and 55 Eagle St. and the Gates of York plaza at 17310 Yonge. WZMH Architects designed the building and it will be constructed by a builder to be determined after the tender closes in September. In the spring of 2015, 10 months after council endorsed a previous decision to build the Annex adjacent to the regional headquarters, two councillors tried to have the

project relocated. Markham Councillor Jim Jones and Vaughan Councillor Michael Di Biase argued the building should be constructed at Yonge and Hwy. 7, where Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan intersect, because it would serve more people in the more densely populated south part of the region. A few weeks later, they abandoned the idea, saying there was no appetite around the council table to change the location.

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by DUNCAN FLETCHER by KiraDUNCAN Isabella FLETCHER is brightening Canada’s country music scene. is brightening Canada’s country Kira Isabella music To the scene. stage she brings fresh, powerful lyrics, a great sensibility, and apowerful deep connection To themusical stage she brings fresh, lyrics, a great musical a deep connection with her fans. sensibility, She’s feisty.and She’s seasoned. And with fans. She’sOttawa-raised, feisty. She’s seasoned. this her 22-year-old, rising And star this 22-year-old, Ottawa-raised, exudes a solid confidence that rising fuels star her exudes a solid confidence that fuels her artistic core. artistic core. And why shouldn’t she be confident? With looks And why shouldn’t be confident? With looks and a voice that turnsheheads, backed by a career and a voice that heads,albums backed by a career that includes two turn full-length – 2012’s Love that Like includes albums &– 2012’s Love, and full-length 2014’s Caffeine Big Dreams Me That two Me That and 2014’s Caffeinelike & Big Dreams toursLike with country heavyweights Terri Clark, tours with country heavyweights likenominations Terri Clark and Carrie Underwood, awards and and Carrie Underwood, awards and nominations including two JUNO nods, garnering Canadian including two JUNO nods, garnering Canadian Country Music Association awards for Female Country Music for (2012), Female Artist of the YearAssociation (2013) andawards Rising Star Artist standout of the Yearperformances (2013) and Rising Star festivals (2012), and at music and standout performances musicreason festivals across the country, she has atevery to across the country, she has every reason to radiate confidence. radiate confidence. When you dig deeper you discover that her When you digis deeper youbydiscover that and her self-assurance fed, not accolades self-assurance is fed, not by accolades and external hype, but by a quiet, internal external hype,thatbut a exactly quiet, what internal understanding she’sby doing she understanding that– make she’s doing exactlymusic. what she was meant to do and perform was meant to do – make and perform music. For Isabella, that realization of purpose settled in Forthe Isabella, purpose settled in at tenderthat agerealization of seven. of Supported from the at the tender age of seven. Supported from the start by a music-loving family that included a farmstart by a and music-loving family that a farmgirl mom a guitar-playing Airincluded Force dad who girl mom and a guitar-playing Air Force dad shuttled her around the province to play, who she shuttled her up around the province she would pick the guitar and sing to forplay, whoever would pick up the guitar and sing for whoever would listen. But playing wasn’t enough. Isabella would listen. But playing wasn’t enough. Isabella vividly remembers a tingling feeling that came vividly remembers a tingling feeling that came over her as a child while she watched performers over her as a child while she watched performers at a music festival. She remembers saying to at a music festival. She remembers saying to herself, “I want to be up there.” herself, “I want to be up there.”

She confides that even as an adult, being in the crowd makes that her feel but being on in stage She confides evenanxious, as an adult, being the – terrifying to her many is as liberating today as it crowd makes feel–anxious, but being on stage seemed when she was young girl. today as it – terrifying to many – isa as liberating seemed she was ahome young exposed girl. Isabella’swhen music-filled her to classic country music, home including strong her female Isabella’s music-filled exposed to classic country strong female singers like Patsymusic, Cline. including Later on, modern artists singers like Patsy Later on, modern like Shania TwainCline. and Sheryl Crow wouldartists also like Shania Sheryl Crow wouldsound also influence her.Twain Whileand a traditional country influence her. While a traditional country certainly infuses the Isabella experience, shesound notes certainly infuses Isabella notes that diverse poptheacts suchexperience, as Britneyshe Spears, that acts41, such as 182 Britneyand Spears, Avril diverse Lavigne,pop Sum Blink even Avril Lavigne, 41,to Blink 182 and Faint even Michelle BranchSum added the mix as well. Michelle added to the original mix as well. echoes ofBranch their styles touch songsFaint that echoes their styles touch the original songs that Isabellaofpens. Isabella pens. The writing bug, like the performing one, also bit The writing bug, like the one, alsoher bit her early. As a child sheperforming often transformed her early. As a child she often transformed her poems and stories into songs that she would then poems into songs that she writing would then performand for stories her family. For Isabella, has perform for her family. For Isabella, writing that has always been an organic experience always been an organic that allows her to express herself experience yet doesn’t lend allowsto her express No herself doesn’t lenda itself a settoformula. rules.yetEven now as itself to a set formula. No rules. Even now as well-rounded artist, she still tinkers with the methoda well-rounded she still tinkers with the figuring method – sometimes artist, collaborating, sometimes – sometimes sometimes figuring things out oncollaborating, her own – and describes it as things out on herprocess.” own – and it as “an evolving Butdescribes it’s always “an evolving process.” But it’s always authentically Isabella. authentically Isabella. That natural desire to write much of her own That natural to write her own material sets desire her apart from much other of performers. material sets her apart from other performers. But it also ensures that each song – whether But it alsocountry ensures that each song Little – whether traditional laments like 2011’s White traditional country laments like 2011’s Little White Church (written when she was 17), her rousing, Church (written when she was 17), her rousing, barroom-kicker, Shake It If Ya Got It, or her latest Shake I’m It If So Ya Over Got It,Getting or her Over latest barroom-kicker, single, the pop-infused single, the pop-infused I’m So Over Getting Over You – are all pieces of who she is, a compelling You – are all pieces of who she is, a compelling mix of country, city, tradition, modern, quiet and mix of country, city, tradition, modern, quiet and crazy. Though never in a negative way. crazy. Though never in a negative way. She is the real deal. Isabella cites positivity as key She is the real deal. Isabella cites positivity as key

to her outlook and success, hoping that’s part of what take and awaysuccess, from herhoping music.that’s part of to heryou outlook what you take away from her “We do a lot of different music. kinds of songs, but withof a different positive kinds message,” she “We always do a lot of songs, says.always She tackles issues through her bold but withtough a positive message,” she and empowering lyrics.issues “Even (in) her a song says. She tackles tough through bold and empowering (dealing lyrics. “Even song like Quarterback with (in) high a school like Quarterback high isschool humiliation) which I (dealing just had towith do, there still a humiliation) which I of just hope.” had to do, positive message Thethere songis still is a positive message of hope.”date The rape song isanda cautionary tale against cautionary cyberbullying.tale against date rape and cyberbullying. Isabella’s uplifting authenticity has skyrocketed her Isabella’s uplifting authenticity has skyrocketed her career over the past decade, inspired career over the past decade, inspired a surging fan base, and acreated surgingelectrifying fan base, and created electrifying performances. performances. When she When shethe steps into steps intoasthea spotlight spotlight headlinerasonathe headliner on the Flato Markham Flato Markham Theatre stage on Theatre Sept. 30,stage you on can Sept. 30, you can see for yourself why see yourself why Kirafor Isabella is rocking Kira Isabellaworld. is rocking the country the country world. Is she intimidated? Is she intimidated? “No,” she laughs. “This is what I’ve “No,” she laughs. been working for.”“This is what I’ve been working for.” Her show is bound to offer an intense Her is bound an intense and show emotional ride to foroffer her enthusiastic and emotional ride for her enthusiastic fans who often see themselves reflected in fans who often see themselves reflected in her music. her music. “A lot are (females) in their early-to-late 20s,” she “A lot are (females) in their early-to-late 20s,” she explains. “They come with their boyfriends but I explains. “They come with their boyfriends but I see them singing along too.” Fans in their 30s, see them singing along too.” Fans in their 30s, 40s and beyond are also an increasingly large 40s and beyond are also an increasingly large part of an audience excited to experience a part of an audience excited to experience a

healthy dose of positivity, authenticity and energy – human qualities that never go out of style. healthy dose of positivity, authenticity and energy – human qualities that never go out of style. “I just love when people come out and sing along” shejustconcludes. can’t wait seeand them.” “I love when“Ipeople cometoout sing along” she “I can’tThey waitcan’t to seewait them.” The concludes. feeling is mutual. to see her. The feeling is mutual. They Kira can’tIsabella wait to see her. Because without a doubt, is finally Because without a doubt, Kira Isabella is finally “up there.” “up there.”

by by PAULA PAULA CITRON CITRON Choreographer/artistic Choreographer/artistic director director Roberto Roberto Campanella Campanella came to Canada in 1993 came to Canada in 1993 from from sunny sunny Italy. Italy. ProArteDanza is is arguably arguably the the finest finest chamber chamber ProArteDanza contemporary contemporary ballet ballet company company in in the the country. country. Featured at the Flato Markham Theatre Featured at the Flato Markham Theatre on on Nov. Nov. 4 4 Fearful Symmetries Symmetries,, aa world world premiere premiere by by are Fearful are Campanella, Campanella, and and Glumbek’s Glumbek’s acclaimed acclaimed Diversion Diversion.. Arts journalist journalist Paula Paula Citron Citron sat sat down down with with Arts Campanella Campanella to to get get to to know know the the man man behind behind the the dance, dance, and and the the fall fall program. program. You You were were born born in in Rome. Rome. How How did did you you get get into into dance? dance? I come from a simple family. My dad was a bus driver and my mom a housewife. I was always dancing around the house, destroying things as I went. The doors were my partners. My parents were very supportive. When I was 11, they put me in Scuola Italiana di Danza Contemporanea, one of the best dance schools in Rome. I understand that you became a successful professional dancer right from the start? At 17, I joined the school’s dance company,

Compagnia Compagnia Italiana Italiana di di Danza Danza Contemporanea. Contemporanea. When When II was was 21, 21, II auditioned auditioned for for Compagnia Compagnia Aterballetto based in Reggio Emilia, Aterballetto based in Reggio Emilia, the the most most famous contemporary dance company in famous contemporary dance company in Italy Italy with with aa world-wide world-wide reputation. reputation. You You co-founded co-founded ProArteDanza ProArteDanza in in 2004. 2004. How How do do you you account for for the the company’s company’s almost almost instantaneous instantaneous success? success? account First First of of all, all, we we were were able able to to attract attract great great dancers dancers and great great choreographers choreographers from from among among our our and colleagues colleagues in in both both the the ballet ballet and and contemporary contemporary dance dance scenes. scenes. They They believed believed in in our our contemporary contemporary ballet mandate mandate of of fusing fusing the the two two worlds worlds of of dance dance –– ballet performing performing modern/contemporary modern/contemporary movement movement layered over a strong ballet technique. ProArteDanza is a repertory company that attracts talent. Besides your teaching and choreographic careers, you also have what you call your “parallel life”. That’s right. I have found a niche as both a movement coordinator and choreographer for film, television and video games. Since 2003, I’ve worked on series such as The Expanse and The

Strain Strain,, films films that that include include Pompeii Pompeii and and Beauty Beauty and and the the Beast Beast,, and and video video games games like like Silent Silent Hill Hill and and Far Far Cry Cry Primal Primal.. This This keeps keeps me me very very busy. busy. Let’s talk talk about about the the program program ProArteDanza ProArteDanza is is Let’s performing performing on on the the fall fall tour. tour. You’ve You’ve called called the the choreographies choreographies “the “the two two big big monsters”. monsters”. Robert and I usually co-choreograph, Robert and I usually co-choreograph, but but this this time time we’re each showcasing a piece. The company we’re each showcasing a piece. The company usually presents presents shorter shorter works works so so having having just just two two usually big big pieces pieces on on the the program program is is aa new new format format for for us. us. What inspired inspired your your new new piece piece “Fearful “Fearful Symmetries”? Symmetries”? What II love love silent silent movies, movies, especially especially the the films films of of Buster Buster Keaton. I happened to stumble on a video where someone had put Buster Keaton movies together with the John Adams music, and that’s when I realized that the speed and hectic movement of silent films is the life that I live, a life on the run. The piece is characterized by physicality, musicality and drive. It captures the rhythms of an over-busy urban lifestyle. The choreography, inspired by silent movies, is fast and stunt-ish. Robert Glumbek is retooling Diversion for

ten ten dancers. dancers. This This insightful insightful piece piece explores explores the the diversions diversions that that take take our our lives lives off off course course –– the the different different directions directions that that hinder hinder relationships, relationships, the the diversions that lead to loss, isolation diversions that lead to loss, isolation and and loneliness. loneliness. Robert Robert is is aa master master at at expressing expressing humanity humanity through through movement. His work is also incredibly movement. His work is also incredibly physically physically demanding. demanding. The The electronic electronic score score is is by by the the British British ambient-music ambient-music trio trio Marconi Marconi Union. Union. How How would would you you define define the the choreographic choreographic signatures signatures of of both you you and and Robert? Robert? both Robert Robert is is known known for for his his intricate intricate development development of of construction, and and how how his his movement movement patterns patterns evolve evolve construction, naturally naturally out out of of the the group. group. I’m I’m more more architectural architectural in in structure with a more classical aspect. I’m also in your face while Robert is more sophisticated and subtle. Both of us like to take dancers to the upper limit of vulnerability. Because we co-choreograph so often, this program will reveal how much of me is in Robert’s piece, while I have a lot of Robert in mine. (Paula Citron is an arts journalist based in Toronto. www.paulacitron.ca.)

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COMMUNITY INDOOR GARAGE SALE WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Richmond Green Sports Centre, 1300 Elgin Mills Road East - Large Hall CONTACT: Michael Watson, COST: Free Come by and check out all the new and used goods for sale at our event Forgotten Ones Cat Rescue Fall-in-Love Adopt-a-thon WHEN: Sept. 17 and 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: PetSmart, Richmond Hill North, 1700 Elgin Mills Rd East, Unit 1 CONTACT: Wayne Chow, http://www. forgottenones.ca/adoption.html, wayne_ chow@hotmail.com COST: Free to attend, adoption fees vary. It’s cat and kitten adoption time again. Plenty of snuggly kittens and cuddly cats available for adoption. For adoptions from Forgotten Ones, we recommend completing the application available on our website beforehand for pre-approval.

Meditation Class WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Cham Shan Temple, 7254 Bayview Ave., Thornhill, Ksitigarbha Hall 2nd floor CONTACT: Tom, 647-984-0068, tomcheung88@gmail.com COST: Free A free meditation class for beginners which is organized by Cham Shan Temple.

Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month (except November & December) at 8 p.m. at the Thornhill Community Centre. Guest speaker for the Sept. 21 meeting is Wolfegang Bonham, who will talk about “Creating an Interesting & Intriguing Garden”. Flower show also. Guests and new members always welcomed.

Sunday, Sept. 18

York North Lyme disease Support Group Meeting WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Richmond Hill Police Station, 171 Major Mackenzie Drive West CONTACT: Linda, COST: Free You are welcome to join us for our monthly meeting — an opportunity to talk to others who are also experiencing Lyme disease and to learn more about Lyme disease. Please come “fragrance free” to help those with sensitivities. Meet in the Community Room. Parking is only on Hopkins Street, not in the station parking lot. For more information contact: yorknorth. lymegroup@gmail.com

Peace Fur Paws 2nd Annual 5K Walk WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Pet Valu Thornhill, 7355 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Peace Fur Paws, www.raiseathon. ca/pfp, info@peacefurpaws.org COST: $25 Support animals in need by joining our second annual 5k Walk with your friends, family, and of course, your furry friends! Together with Animals Asia and Rescue Angels, Peace Fur Paws is holding this great community fundraising event to help raise funds for animals in need. All funds forwarded to cat rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of cats and dogs in Asia and helping to end bear bile farming. Register online; pets walk for free and treat bags provided.

Wednesday, Sept. 21

Thornhill Garden & Horticultural Society WHEN: 8 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Ave., Thornhill CONTACT: Bernadette Burns, 647-527-6948, thornhillhort@live.com COST: Free

Thursday, Sept. 22

Thornhill federal Liberal Riding Association town hall meeting on electoral reform WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: North Thornhill Community Centre, 300 Pleasant Ridge Ave., Thornhill Vaughan CONTACT: Esther Filer, 416 8013109, https:// www.canada.ca/en/campaign/electoralreform/learn-about-canadian-federal-elec-

toral-reform/electoral-systems-factsheet. html., esther@thefilers.com COST: Free Come out and let your opinions be heard. Community input will be submitted to the federal democratic reform committee by Sept. 30. Guest speaker is Peter Russell, professor emeritus, of the University of Toronto, who is an expert on electoral reform. Richmond Hill Career Fair WHEN: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Richmond Hill Country Club, 8905 Bathurst St., just north of Hwy. 7 CONTACT: Town

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With the new school year and more time spent inside, autumn is the perfect time to make small updates to your home’s decor. Plus, getting your home ready now will save you time down the line letting you focus on holiday entertaining. Fall decor features the warm colours of falling leaves and cozy accessories. Find something you love for your home with these quick tips for a seasonal update that’ll last you throughout the winter. 1. Refresh your white. After a long summer, your bright white walls may be looking worse for wear. Get your home ready for the holidays by swapping a bright white for a soft white such as Coconut Sugar (PF 60) by Para Paints. 2. Cozy up to some comforting layers. Take your space to the next level by integrating darker shades of navy, brown or black. Popular options include dark denim, slate, indigo and grey-blacks. This will not only add dimension to your space but it will create a cozy fall feel. 3. Embrace fall fabrics. Swap out iconic summer textiles like cool cotton and linen for luxurious velvets and thicker textures such as wool, plaid and silk that’ll warm up interiors as it gets colder

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The Thornhill Reds captured the inaugural Greater Toronto Baseball League/Central Ontario Baseball Association senior championship with a 7-0 win over the Erindale Cardinals in the deciding game of their best-of-three series at Etobicoke Centennial Park, Sunday. Reds’ starting pitcher Chadwick Cameron went the distance to earn the win, while Kris Fielding ignited the offence with a home run. Buoyed by Sean Sutton’s four hits and three from Russell McGibbon, the Reds took the first game 6-4 Saturday. Mitch Sutton tossed six innings and allowed just two earned runs for the win, while Eric Wakeman recorded the save. Erindale evened the series with a 4-1 win in the second game later that day. Jacob Hillier collected three hits for Thornhill. Josh Appel took the loss. — Michael Hayakawa

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By SIMONE JOSEPH

sjoseph@yrmg.com

Claude Labuschagne wakes up thinking about dance, dances all day and goes to bed thinking about — you guessed it: dance. Sometimes, his mother needs to remind him that tapping on the third floor of their home at midnight is not great for her sleep. Claude, 14, is a Grade 10 student at Thornhill’s Westmount Collegiate Institute. He is in the Westmount Arts program. He dances at Dance Surge in Thornhill in the school’s full-time competitive program. Claude dances every day, even over the summer when others are taking time off. “He never rests and always sets himself short-term goals to become a better dancer,”

his mother Monica Labuschagne says. Since he was a little boy, Claude loved watching his sister dance. He was always his sister’s biggest supporter. Then, at the age of 12 he decided to give dancing a shot himself and before long, he was hooked. Claude was chosen out of hundreds of dancers to be part of the Canadian national dance team competing in the IDO World Tap Dance Championships 2016 (IDO stands for International Dance Organization), which runs from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. in Riesa, Germany. To get to the competition in Germany, he needs to raise $3,500. Click online on his Gofundme account at https://www. gofundme.com/HelpClaudeGermany for more information on how to support him.

Westmount Collegiate student Claude Labuschange, 14, loves to dance and was selected to a Canadian national dance team, competing in Germany this fall.

|The Thornhill Liberal | Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thornhill teen headed for Germany dance contest

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Buchner Manufacturing Inc. is a major supplier of building products across Canada. Our Newmarket retail warehouse has an immediate opening for a warehouse shipper-receiver. This is a physically challenging position (lifting up to 22 kgs). The right candidate will possess some customer service skills, is detailed oriented and able to work well both independently and as a team player. Forklift experience is required. This is a permanent, full-time position with overtime. In addition, you must be available to work Saturday mornings, during the months of May to December. We offer competitive compensation plus benefits for the right candidate. Applications will be accepted on or before September 30, 2016. Please apply via the careers section of our company website at www.buchnermfg.com, or you can fax / email your resume to with File number SC-WH-0916: Attn: J. Terry, Human Resources Fax: 905-836-1552 Email: jodit@buchnermfg.com

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RICHMOND HILL Bayview/ Major Mackenzie 1 & 2 bedroom apt in building. References a must. Available October Call 905-883-0544 between 9am - 8pm BRADFORD - 1 bedroom Bright, clean, spacious, private entrance. parking. No smoking / no dogs. $925 + Utilities. Immediate. Call 416-751-3368 BRADFORD 3 bedroom, upper, bright clean, spacious, private entrance. Parking. No smoking / no dogs. $1275+ utilities. Immediate. Call 416-751-3368 between 9 am - 5 pm AURORA: BATHURST/ Henderson. Renovated bachelor or main floor, parking, patio, woodlot. no smoking/ pets. $895. inclusive. Possible 1 bedroom also available. 905-503-2007 Ed. RICHMOND HILL/ Mill Pond, bright 2 bedroom apartment in private home. Lots of windows, separate entrance, extra storage space, eat-in- kitchen, appliances including microwave. Large living room, oversize 4 piece bath, central air, central vac, parking. $1400./mo. 1st & last. Partially furnished. No pets. Available October 1 . 647-960-0052.

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Apartments for Rent RICHMOND HILL/ Yonge and King Rd. Large basement apartment in private home. Furnished, Cable , Inter- net, laundry, separate entrance, parking. No smoking/ pets. $1200. 416-816-1092

Apartments for Rent DOWNTOWN RICHMOND HILL - Beautiful two bedroom apartment available October 1st. From $1,495 includes heat, water, 1 parking, c/air and 5 app. 905-224-3264

Concord

Manufacturer’s Warehouse Clearance Sale Saturday, September 17th ~ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 58 Adesso Drive

Wide range of products including: • • • • • •

Accommodations Wanted BAYVIEW / ELGIN Mills House For Rent. 4 Bedrooms, 1 washroom upstairs and two downstairs. No pets. No smoking. Available immediately. $1700. + utilities. 416-561-4836.

APARTMENT WANTED. Impeccable references. Landlord selling. Even home repairs, around $800. call Jim at 647-588-8174

Condos for Rent 1 BEDROOM condo, HWY 7/Yonge, parking, locker, cable, south-side balcony, walk to transit/ shopping/ Silvercity, Avail Immediately. All inclusive. Call Ted 416-662-8426 to discuss details.

1 BEDROOM, basement apartment, Newmarket (Summerhill). Spacious, newly renovated, separate laundry, close to transit/ amenities. Quiet, fireplace. No pets/ smoking. $1000+ 1/3 utilities. 416-843-0882

Houses for Rent

1 BEDROOM plus den condo for rent. Bay- view and Hightech area. available Octo- ber 1. Laundry and parking on site. $1590/month + utilities. No pets. Call 416-890-8091

BASEMENT, 1 large bedroom + den, Young /Ma- jor McKenzie. Richmond Hill. Separate entrance, newly renovated, large 2 BEDROOM basement living room, eat-in kitch- apt, Major Mac and en, parking, $900 inclu- Newkirk Dr, near Go sive. Call 905-884-7965 train. Available immediately. $1000. inclusive. Shared laundry. 1 Park- ing. No pets/ no smoking. 416-432-1396

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GARAGE SALE Sat., Sept. 17th 8 am - 2 pm 40 Ward Avenue Sharon off Leslie

Chairs, Sofa, Side Board, Coffee Table, Kitchen Table, Antique Rocking Chair, Counter Stools/ Lamps/ Cushions/ Pictures/ Mirrors/ Gardening Books/ Dehydrator/ Laser Printers/ Portable Weber BBQ/ Misc Kitchen

Richmond Hill

Community Indoor Garage Sale

YONGE/ELGIN Mills, main floor, newly renovated, 2 storey house, 4 bed, living, family, dining, 2.5 bath, 3 car parking, no smoke/pet, $2650+ 65% utilities call 416-902-0553

1300 Elgin Mills Road East Richmond Green Sports Centre Sat September 17th 8 am - 1 pm

Shared Accommodations

Your junk may be someone else’s treasure. Join us and come check all of the new and used goods for sale.

OLD RICHMOND Hill/ Yonge/ Centre Furnished bedrooms. Parking, cable, laundry, wifi. Steps/YRT. Females preferred. $440/ $550. Available Immediately (905)737-5228

Upholstery Chairs Lamps Tables Bar stools Accent pieces, etc.

A wonderful community event!

Thornhill

Over 30 Homes Huge Community Garage Sale

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(Bayview and Centre) 30T log splitter, bicycles, lanwmowers, books, tools, hardware, household, 4 HP shredder. Richmond Hill

Garage Sale Sat., Sept. 17, 9am - 4pm 31 Lillooet Cres

Appliances, furniture, etc... All items $1, $2 or $5. Proceeds will be matched by owner and go to Ft. McMurray

(Close to John & Leslie) Sun. Sept. 18th @ 8am - Noon Something for everyone! See full list of homes at AboutThornhill.com

Richmond Hill

Annual Bazaar

Sunday, September 18th 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Richvale Community Centre 160 Avenue Road Vaughan

have you read all about it?

H Garage Sale H Fri., Sept 16, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. H 11 & 21 Marcus Court H

(Bathhurst, north of Elgin Mills off of Woodland Acres) Many new and used items, too much to list Want to get your business noticed? Call 1-800-743-3353 to plan your advertising campaign today!

Richmond Hill

Multi Family Sale Sat., Sept. 17th, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 32 Lockport Crescent

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Real Estate Misc./Services

Nannies/Live In/Out

CANCEL YOUR Time share. No risk program. Stop mortgage and maintenance payments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consultation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248

PART-TIME LIVE-IN weekend-end care giver required from Friday night to Sunday night for senior in Richmond Hill. Call 416-457-8098 Domestic Help Available

Firewood

The families of

Mark Ginz and Annette Tang would like to thank everyone who attended the wedding which occurred on September 11, 2016 at the Mandarin Golf Club. Our lives are forever joined now And all our dreams have come true.

ABSOLUTELY BEST cleaning ladies available. Honest & hard working, insured/ bonded. 416-897-6782 www.maidforyou torontoltd.com

THE WOOD GUY FIREWOOD Quality, mixed, seasoned hardwood. 12” & 16” pick up or delivery. Call or text 905-955-5044

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

$100-$10,000

Cash 4 Cars

Dead or alive Same day Fast FREE Towing 647-642-6187

WE PAY $250 - $6000 for your scrap cars, SUVs, vans & trucks. Dead or Alive. Free 24/7 towing. 647-287-1704

Legal Services

NEITZERT, Robert The much loved Robert “Ribsy” Neitzert completed his journey on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8 p.m., surrounded by his parents and siblings. The life-loving and proud uncle Robert will be deeply missed by his parents, Gisela and Fred Neitzert, his siblings, Frank, Monica, Christina and Tanya, his siblings in-law Martha, Donovan, Martin and James, his nieces and nephews Daniel, Ehren, Oliver, Charlotte, Rachel, Mia, Nicholas and Chloé and his amazing caregivers and friends. Robert was born in 1960 with Down Syndrome. Despite the contemporary doctor recommendation of institutionalization, his parents insisted on joining the newer movement of home care and integration. As a result, Robert was raised as part of his loving family, graduated from high school, worked, participated in community life, camped and travelled extensively. He will be fondly remembered for his loving spirit, his independence, his dependability, his love of Anne Murray, and his unique outlook on life. A celebration of Robert’s life will be held on October 1, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Christ the King-Dietrich Bonhoeffer Lutheran Church at 189 Baythorn Drive, Thornhill, Ontario. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Community Living Newmarket/ Aurora district (www.clnad.com) who provided exceptional support and care over the years.

DON’T LITIGATE...MEDIATE! Mediation/Alternate Dispute Resolution Services. Relationship, Divorce, Separation, Neighbour, Landlord/ Tenant, Stress and Employment matters. www.adrmediationnetwork.com or call 647-675-2222. Save time/money not going to court!

Mortgages/Loans

Tutoring WHEN A CHILD CAN READ, morale and performance improve. I can help your child become a better reader!!! I’m a PhD graduate from the UofT, who conducted groundbreaking research into the English reading problems of Cantonese speaking students from Hong Kong. I have a great understanding of all children regardless of language background with English reading problems. I can help your child improve their reading by first conducting a detailed assessment and then devise a program. Please contact: Dr. Anna at 416-357-8027

Mortgages/Loans

CONSOLIDATE YOUR DEBT HOME EQUITY LOANS FOR ANY PURPOSE!! Bank turn downs, Tax or Mortgage Arrears, Self Employed, Bad Credit, Bankruptcy. We are creative mortgage specialists! No proof of income 1st, 2nd, & 3rd’s up to 85%

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Domestic Help Wanted PART-TIME PERSONAL care assistant for young mildly disabled woman. Duties: assist showering and exercising, light cleaning. Must be available Wed and Sat. for 4 hours, late mornings. Must live in Richmond Hill and drive. Call Anita 905-884-7965 PART-TIME personal/domestic female assistant for a young mildly disabled woman. Call Lucy 905-884-7965 CLEANING PERSON needed for 3 days per week, Stouffville area, non-smoker. must provide own transportation. 905-888-9490.

Legal Services

Home Renovations

Tree/Stump Service

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian Record Suspension (Criminal pardon) seals record. American waiver allows legal entry. Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation, peace of mind? Free consultation: 1-800-347-2540

HOME RENOVATIONS PROFESSIONALS

CERTIFIED ARBORIST. Specialized in cedar hedging, trimming/ pruning trees and shrubs. 647-297-8559

Cleaning/Janitorial EUROPEAN CLEANING ladies can clean your house, office or apartment. Lots of experience and good references. Call 647-290-6328

Basement framing, drywall, painting, plumbing (certified), electrical (certified), bathrooms and flooring installation. 647-649-2883

Home Renovations

CARPET AND vinyl. Installation, sales, repairs. Shop at home. Free estimates. Call 416-271-8712. Visit www.cvfflooring.com

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All Garbage Removal! Home/ Business. Fast Same day! Free Estimates! Seniors Discounts. We do all Loading & Clean-ups! Lowest Prices. Call John: 416-457-2154 Seven days ALL JUNK REMOVAL

Home Renovations

Spray textures, plaster designs, stucco, drywall, paint. We fix them all!

www.mrstucco.ca • 905-554-0825 HOME RENOVATIONS 25 years exp. Basements. Kitchens. Bathrooms. Drywall. Painting. Call Cam, 647-388-1866 www.hongfuconstruction.com Landscaping, Lawn Care, Supplies

Waste Removal

Basements, yards, garages. General cleanups, lawn cutting, small moves, odd jobs. (905)832-9655

CEILINGS REPAIRED

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Waste Removal

Landscaping, Lawn Care, Supplies

EXPERIENCED GARDENER Create a garden, Garden/ Fall clean-ups, Hedge Trimming, pruning, edging, weeding, planting. Seasonal contracts. 905-989-0578 905-806-4457 henna@hennasgarden.com

Painting & Decorating

PAINTING AND Repairs. Interior and Exterior. Home and Office. 25 Years Experience. Free Estimates. Call John 416-875-0774

PRO PAINTING 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE! One room for $150 Call/text Pete

905-751-3612 416-878-1806

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DO NOT PAY for 12 Months! Plus Save the HST on all regular priced tables, lamps & accessories!* NEWMARKET 181 Green Lane East (East of Yonge St., Beside Best Buy), East Gwillimbury 289-841-3300

VAUGHAN Hwy 400 at Rutherford Rd. Opp Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre 905-660-0677

ETOBICOKE 1611 The Queensway, East of Sherway Gardens 416-253-0555

MARKHAM 3083 Highway #7 East, East of Woodbine 905-479-0199

KITCHENER 4300 King Street East, At Sportsworld 519-650-4300

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SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Town Centre, Hwy 401 at McCowan Rd. 416-296-9111

MISSISSAUGA/OAKVILLE 2657 Dundas St. W. at Winston Churchill 905-569-0046

BURLINGTON/HAMILTON Power Centre, 1220 Brant Street/QEW 905-331-7600

LONDON 760 Wharncliffe Rd. South, Just North of Southdale Rd. 519-686-1441

WHITBY/OSHAWA NOW OPEN! 1751 Victoria St. East, 905-233-8055

*See store for details. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Pricing shown reﬂects all discounts. Limited quantities on some products. Products may vary store to store. Financing available on approved credit/see store for details. Offer ends September 20th, 2016 or while supplies last.

HOURS: Mon-Fri 10-9 · Sat 10-6 · Sun 11-6

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REDLINECLEAROUT WITH HUGE CASH DISCOUNTS THESE 2016’S ARE GOING FASTER THAN EVER. NOW MORE PEOPLE HAVE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO LOYALTY OFFERS GET UP TO $600 LOYALTY BONUS**! WE’RE SHOWING OUR APPRECIATION TO CURRENT NISSAN CUSTOMERS AND NOW GIVING EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THOSE WHO OWN OR LEASE A TOYOTA, HONDA OR HYUNDAI MODEL.

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Offers available from September 1-30, 2016. **Loyalty Bonus (“Offer”) is available only to eligible customers who, in the 90 days preceding the date of lease/finance of an Eligible New Vehicle (defined below), have leased or financed a 2007 or newer Nissan, Honda, Toyota or Hyundai brand vehicle (an “Existing Vehicle”) within past 90-days. Eligibility for the Offer will be determined by Nissan Canada Inc. (“NCI”) in its sole discretion. Proof of current ownership/lease/finance contract will be required. Offer is not transferrable or assignable, except to the current owner’s spouse or a co-owner/co-lease of the existing vehicle (either of whom must reside within the same household as the intended recipient of the offer). Individuals who purchased/leased a vehicle under a business name can qualify for the program provided that the new deal is not a fleet deal and that the individual can provide valid documentation that they are the registered primary owner of the business. If the eligible customer elects to lease or finance a new and previously unregistered model year 2016 Nissan brand vehicle (excluding NV, Fleet and daily rentals) (an “Eligible New Vehicle”) through Nissan Canada Finance Inc. (collectively “NCF”), then he/she will receive a specified amount of NCF Loyalty Bonus, as follows: (i) 2016 Altima ($2,000); (ii) 2016 Micra/Versa Note/Sentra ($500); (iii) 2016 Juke/Rogue ($600); (iv) 2016 Pathfinder ($800); (v) 2016 Titan XD ($1,000). Loyalty Dollars will be applied after taxes. Offer is combinable with other NCF incentives, but is not combinable with the Nissan Loyalty program. Offer valid on vehicles delivered between September 1 -30, 2016. *Fully stackable cash discount of 4,000 will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and is applicable only to customers purchasing, financing or leasing any 2016 Rogue S FWD (Y6RG16 AA00). ◆Clearout price of $22,998 on 2016 Rogue S FWD (Y6RG16 AA00). ▲Models shown $37,474 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00). Offers include freight and PDE charges ($1,795) air-conditioning levy ($100), applicable fees (all which may vary by region), 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. For more information, see www.iihs.org. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. Certain conditions apply. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc.