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Trail Mix series looks at Kortright PAGE 3

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Angela Orricco and her two children, Mikayla and Ethan (foreground), Melinda Tagliarino and her son, Benjamin, at Vaughan’s Maxey Park. Orricco and Tagliarino would like to see more kidfriendly options available at the park. See story on page 14.

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‘We’ve narrowed our focus’ Police renew award for information leading to arrests in murder of Manuel Desa By Jeremy Grimaldi

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The first homicide case Det.-Sgt. John Braybrook ever worked was that of Manuel “Manny” Desa, a Vaughan contractor stabbed to death in his driveway by two men who had

been waiting for him on the home’s front porch in 2000. “It’s OK Manny, it’s me, Chris,” the victim’s wife would hear one of the men say on that fateful Sunday night in June. But it didn’t take long for her to realize it wasn’t OK.

After a brief struggle, the 33-year-old lay dying on the ground with stab wounds, as the two men fled in a vehicle that likely had a getaway driver behind the wheel. See page 22

Vaughan is pressing ahead with plans to regulate lobbying activity in a bid to increase transparency and accountability at city hall. But it could take two years before a full-fledged, mandatory lobbyist registry is in place, if that happens at all. Councillors voted Tuesday to begin the process of developing a mandatory lobbyist registry complete with a definition of what constitutes lobbying, a lobbyist code of conduct, an online portal to record lobbying activity, as well as exploring the need for a lobbyist registrar to monitor the registry and potential penalties or sanctions. “When it comes to the issue of transparency and accountability, I’d rather lead, not follow,” Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said. “I don’t want this city to be the 10th city, the 20th city, that is going to establish a lobbyist registry. I want to be ahead of the curve, not behind it.” Lobbyist registries are designed to provide a public record of the people who meet with senior bureaucrats and councillors to influence decision-making and to

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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Trails of varying degrees of difficulty, green energy demonstrations, maple syrup, fall colours, wetlands — Vaughan’s Kortright Centre has plenty to offer BY ADAM MARTIN-ROBBINS • PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK IWANYSHYN

he Kortright Centre for Conservation is arguably best known as prime stop on the school field trip circuit, but it’s also a popular year-round destination for hikers, and increasingly for trail runners, who flock to the lush oasis of wilderness in the bustling suburb of Vaughan. There’s a good reason for that, according to park manager Adrian O’Driscoll. “We have quite a diverse trail network system,” he said. “We have wide, flat limestone screened trails to more technical, single-track trails that are quite hilly.” The park, located at 9550 Pine Valley Dr., between Major Mackenzie Drive and Rutherford Road, offers about 16 kilometres of trails including the long and winding Perimeter Trail, the looping Marsh Trail, the more challenging Forestry Trail and the “unique” Power Trip Trail. Many of the trails that wind through the 555-acre park are ideal for novices, being fairly flat with some gentle slopes. Exceptions are the northwest section of the Perimeter Trail and the Forestry Trail, which features a steep wooden staircase, lots of tree roots and some hilly sections. The Perimeter Trail, which winds past the park’s creeks and meadows, is not only Kortright’s longest; it also offers some of the top highlights. Among them is Spring Peeper Pond. Located just north of the Kite Field, you

can follow a boardwalk out to a lookout at the edge of the pond and soak up the tranquility offered by this massive urban park. Another spot not to be missed on the Perimeter Trail is the stretch dubbed Coyote Alley. It’s essentially a long, shaded tunnel formed by the branches of towering trees lining both sides of the trail. Walking along it, you feel drawn toward the opening at the other end. Not to get too sappy, but another of the park’s sweetest hiking routes is Maple Sugar Bush Trail, a short loop trail behind the Visitor Centre, connected to the Marsh Trail. Those who visit in March and April can stop and sample real maple syrup.

Those who lean green will likely get a charge out of the interactive, 1.6-kilometre Power Trip Trail; home to numerous demonstrations of how the sun and wind can be harnessed to generate power. It’s also one of the most alluring locales in the fall, when the thick green canopy transforms into vibrant reds, oranges and yellows. The Forestry Trail, with its rolling hills and narrow, single-track sections is among the more challenging routes. It also affords visitors great vistas overlooking the cool, clear waters of the East Humber River, which flows through the park. Those who lean green will likely get a charge out of the interactive, 1.6-kilometre Power Trip Trail; home to numerous dem-

Kortright Centre for Conservation manager Adrian O’Driscoll looks out onto the trails at the facility.

onstrations of how the sun and wind can be harnessed to generate power. Visitors can learn about and, in some cases, try out an array of green technologies including the Archetype Sustainable House, a solar shingle roof system, wind turbines, solar hot water heating systems and two bicycle-powered generators, which require participants to pedal to produce the equivalent amount of power generated from nearby solar panels. Of course, there’s plenty of wildlife to encounter at Kortright, too, including wood ducks, geese, barred owls, peregrine falcons, Cooper’s hawks, white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbits, eastern coyotes and red foxes. Trees in the conservation area include sugar maples, basswood, eastern hemlock and endangered butternut.

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You might spot the odd bride and groom during wedding season, as Kortright is becoming an increasingly popular spot for “green weddings,” O’Driscoll said. Those looking to add an element of treasure hunting to their hiking adventure can bring along their GPS and spend the day trying to locate the more than 25 geocaches hidden throughout the forest. The Kortright Centre is open yearround, except the week from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., although extended operating hours apply to many workshops and evening programs. Entry costs $6.50 for people 15 and older and $5.50 for seniors.

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ith all the craziness in the world, I had to check in on my new neighbour the other day, who hadn’t been out of the house in days. I was getting worried. In fact I’d been over a couple of times to ring the doorbell. No answer. It finally dawned on me the doorbell might not be working, so I went by again and knocked. Finally, someone came to the door. Neighbour: “Hi,” he said, opening the door only slightly at first. “What’s up?” Me: “Hey! Well, you’re alright! I haven’t seen you come out of the house since last week. I was just a little worried. Your car hasn’t moved.” Neighbour: “Oh, the SUV. I don’t drive it.” Me: “You don’t? Why?” Neighbour: “You know,” he looks around. “Global warming.” Me: “Global warming?” Neighbour: “It’s not electric! I can’t afford to have some global warming crusader running me off the road.” Me: “Hey, I’m sure that would never happen. Besides, they seem like nice people, just supporting a cause.” Neighbour: “They do?” Me: “Anyway, don’t you have to go to work?” Neighbour: “I work from home. If people just stayed put they wouldn’t produce so much CO2, I am told. Besides, traffic around here is terrible.” Me: “CO2, eh? I see. But don’t you have to get out sometimes, buy groceries?” Neighbour: “I am growing my own fruits and vegetables now, in the basement. Hydroponics. Much healthier than what’s in the stores. I don’t want anything that’s genetically modified.” Me: “I’m sure what’s in the store is safe. Hydroponics? I thought that was for growing marijuana.” Neighbour: “Ahem, I grow that, too. Justin got elected and legalized everything.” Me: “Um, I don’t think he’s legalized anything yet.” Neighbour: “Just a matter of time.”

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Changes planned to a number of Vaughan bus routes Viva orange among those being extended By Adam Martin-Robbins

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Changes are coming to more than a half-dozen bus routes in Vaughan next year in a bid to improve service and boost ridership. Among them is an extension

of the Viva orange route, which travels between Martin Grove Road and York University, primarily along Hwy. 7, with weekday rush hour service to the Downsview subway station, according to Adrian Kawun, York Region Transit’s manager of service planning. That route will be getting an additional branch to the Promenade terminal at Bathurst Street and Street, along the Hwy. 7 rapid-

way, which will operate all-day, Monday to Sunday. Route 20/20 A Jane Street, which currently runs weekdays between Teston Road and York University, will no longer wind through the Concord industrial area, between Hwy. 407 and Langstaff Road. That move is expected to shave about 10 minutes off travel time along the entire route,

Kawun said. The Concord industrial area will be served by TTC route 35 D Jane, which will be extended to run along Interchange Way. Route 28 Huntington, which currently runs between Rutherford Road and Steeles Avenue, all-day during the week, is being extended into east Brampton. But service is also being reduced to during rush hour only

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Eager for improvements to Vaughan’s Maxey Park Swings, monkey bars, fire pole, basketball court on wish list By Tim Kelly

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It’s time for some minimal improvements to Maxey Park, say parents who just want a place for their kids to play. The Woodbridge neighbourhood park, located off Riverside Drive and Willis Road in the middle of a dense, residential area, has five outdoor bocce courts and two screened-in tennis courts, but not much for young children other than a

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there, there is not much he can do other than the slides,” said Tagliarino. She said it would be nice if the park had a swing set or other amenities, but has been told, “there is no money in the (city’s) budget… to improve Maxey Park.” For Orrico, Maxey Park isn’t even a consideration any more. “My kids don’t want to go to that one. There’s nobody there ever, so they can’t interact and socialize with other

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kids,” she said of the park. Orrico and Tagliarino signed a petition that includes 41 residents who live in the vicinity of the park, asking for improvements to come in the next year or two. Included in the wish list are swings, monkey bars, a fire pole, various climbing apparatuses, a basketball court and a walkway area from the parking lot to the existing park area. They would also like the existing playground area changed from sand to “sponge surfacing.” Franca Porrenta, a longtime area resident whose children are now in their 20s, is helping the parents push for park improvements. Porrenta said while it’s well past time when her own children could benefit from Maxey Park kid-friendliness, she wants to see younger parents and their kids reap the rewards of development. She said she has been encouraged to take her wish

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with resurfacing of the tennis courts and a plan to add more parking spaces. “That’s a park that’s very much on my radar and has been for the last years,” he said. Carella said the concerns of residents have been noted by staff. With imminent action unlikely, based on what they’ve heard so far, Porrenta, Tagliarino and Orrico don’t plan to stand still and wait for the city to take action. Porrenta suggested the kids may pool their resources together to raise cash and other funding sources may be searched out. “So much is going on, so many new younger families with kids have moved in and (Maxey Park) still hasn’t been touched,” said Orrico. “They say it’s going to be reviewed between 2017-25, may look at it between those years,” said Orrico, who wants to see improvements well in advance of the proposed time frame.

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Caritas’ My Second Home in need of a funding source By Adam Martin-Robbins

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An “enormously successful” mental health program, dubbed My Second Home, will be shuttered unless a funding source can be found, says the head of the organization who started it. “We don’t want shut the program down, at the same time we can’t afford to keep running it on the basis that we have to fundraise for it,” said Michael Tibollo, chairman of the Caritas Foundation and Caritas School of Life, which created the drop-in program after recognizing a growing need for mental health services among its clients. “As it is, right now, for us just to run our addiction program, because we don’t get enough funding from the provincial government, we’re having to fundraise close to a third of the cost of our operation and our budget is $1.2 million a year.” Caritas, a non-profit agency offering support services to those aged 16 and up struggling with addiction and mental health issues, launched My

Second Home in January as a six-month pilot project with a $65,900 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The plan was to run the program until June to gauge the need for its services including life-skills training, career help and counselling.

❚ Additional referrals Early on, My Second Home served about a half-dozen or so clients on a regular basis out of Caritas’ facility on Hanlan Road in Vaughan. But as word spread more people started showing up, many referred by area doctors and hospitals, Tibollo said. At its peak, there was a core group of about 25 people regularly getting help through My Second Home and about 100 more dropped in from time to time for a total of more than 1,000 visits, he said. Based on those numbers, Caritas officials concluded the program was desperately needed and used fundraised dollars to run it until the end of December. In the meantime, they

applied for a $100,000 grant from the Region of York through its funding program for local non-profit agencies dubbed the Community Investment Strategy. “We thought York Region would be very interested in having the program running because it was, in effect, helping other service providers deflect some of the less serious cases,” Tibollo said. But, late last month, Caritas was informed My Second Home is not among the projects approved for funding by regional councillors based on a recommendation from municipal staff. “For some reason, the bureaucrats at York Region wrote a report and basically said they didn’t think the program was worthwhile, that it was too expensive to run the program for what it was delivering in terms of benefit to the community,” Tibollo said.

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oversees the Community Investment Strategy, said the funding program is “highly competitive” as the region gets far more requests than it can support. “We’re always oversubscribed,” she said. “We already know there’s about $35 million to allocate. … We’re very clear with the agencies, up front, to really diversify their funding options because the region’s program is no guarantee, it’s highly competitive.” Gonsalves noted the Community Investment Strategy provides funding to agencies for programs that meet certain criteria including being community-based, fostering innovation, improving collaboration between agencies and organizational development. Back in the spring, the region received 97 “expressions of interest” from local agencies requesting more than $9.4 million in one-year funding, she said. Those requests were reviewed against the criteria and whittled down to 57 projects totalling $5.4 million. Caritas made it through

the first round of evaluations, but, in the end, regional staff did not recommend My Second Home as one of 34 projects that regional staff recommended for a grant. “Basically, those projects that most closely align with the outcomes the region is looking for; have identified a need and a gap and have a very strong and clear work plan and a budget that’s feasible and reasonable — those are typically the projects that get through,” Gonsalves said. “If we could fund them all or help them all we would love to, but the funding is capped.” She noted that regional staff offer to work with organizations that don’t receive a grant to strengthen their applications and help them connect them with other potential funding agencies. Regional councillors approved the staff recommendation to fund the 34 projects Nov. 19.

❚ Writing to chairman In response to that decision, Tibollo wrote a letter to

Regional Chairman Wayne Emmerson expressing his disappointment and asking council to overturn its decision and provide funding to My Second Home. “I’m going to do what I can to try to keep the doors open because I really believe that people need this service,” he said. “There’s people in our community that are suffering because they don’t have access to a program like this.” Tibollo is hoping to get support from Vaughan’s four regional council representatives – Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, Deputy Mayor Michael Di Biase and regional councillors Gino Rosati and Mario Ferri. Di Biase said in a phone interview he’ll speak with Emmerson and the commissioner in charge of the funding program to see if it’s possible to allocate some money to My Second Home, but he’s not optimistic. “It’s kind of difficult because councillors are not prepared to make changes,” he said.

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The advice offered in this column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice.

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The Vaughan Citizen is delighted to launch our Beary Merry Christmas Campaign. This year, our staff will deliver teddy bears to children spending holidays in our local hospitals. As you can see below, many of our community partners have generously purchased a bear for a little trooper this season! We thank all of our partners for helping us put smiles on so many faces! Wishing everyone a Beary Merry Christmas, wherever they happen to be!

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New Catholic chair elected for first time in 17 years

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By Teresa Latchford

York Region is planning for the future and wants your feedback The Regional Municipality of York continues to plan for the future of transportation and is looking for your input. York Region is expected to grow to 1.79 million people and 900,000 jobs by 2041. To accommodate this growth and be at the forefront of best practices, York Region is reviewing and updating its Transportation Master Plan. The Transportation Master Plan establishes the vision for transportation services, assesses existing transportation system performance, forecasts future travel demand and defines projects and strategies to address road, transit and active transportation needs.

Your community, your say. Study findings, staff analysis and community input have helped develop draft recommendations addressing transportation needs and opportunities. These draft recommendations will be presented for feedback from residents and businesses at the third and final round of open houses in December:

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For the first time in 17 years, the York Catholic District School Board has elected a new chairperson. Markham trustee Carol Cotton was unanimously elected as chair of the board by her fellow trustees during the inaugural board meeting held last week. She has been a Catholic board trustee since 1993 and has previously served in the vice-chair role. She was nominated by the board’s former chair, Aurora-King-Whitchurch-Stouffville trustee Elizabeth Crowe, who has held the position for nearly two decades. “I could always rely on Carol to be a voice of reason at the board table and a trusted sounding board when I needed to discuss a challenge,” Crowe said. “I believe that it is time for new leadership at this board and Carol’s strength of character, her intelligence and her strong grounding in her Catholic faith will serve this board well.” Cotton predicts the board will face many challenges this year, but the solution will lie in building stronger partnerships inside the

CAROL COTTON: Markham trustee has been on Catholic school board since 1993. school board and with the community. Crowe was elected vice-chair and is looking forward to spending more time in the schools she represents and taking a more active role in the discussions around the board table.

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City of Markham

Angus Glen Community Centre 3990 Major Mackenzie Drive East

December 3, 2015 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

City of Vaughan

Vellore Town Hall 9541 Weston Road

December 8, 2015 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Finding Them Homes Meet and Greet WHEN: 12 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Pet Valu Woodbridge, 5731 Hwy. 7 CONTACT: Susan, www.findingthemhomes.com COST: Free Pet Valu on Highway 7 is hosting a meet and greet for Finding Them Homes Rescue. We are a charitable organization that rescues dogs and puppies from Northern First Nation Communities. We will be showcasing a few dogs/puppies that are up for adoption. Father Bressani CHS Grease Production WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: YCDSB Arts Centre at St. Elizabeth Catholic High School, 525 New Westminster Drive, Thornhill CONTACT: Rita Giancola, 416-937-6407, COST: $10 Experience the iconic play “Grease” with a spin! Bring the family to enjoy a night of laughter, song, and dance put on by our talented Father Bressani drama students! Purchase tickets at the door for only $10 each.

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Do YOU know ……- What causes knee and foot pain?- Foot pain may correlate to knee problem? - Flat feet? Bunion? Tips to improve these problems?- Tips and exercise for knee and foot care?

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Winter Solstice Celebration! WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Amica at Villa Da Vinci, 7371 Martin Grove Road CONTACT: Angela Giusto, 904-264-9119 Ext.226, COST: Free Celebrate the Winter Solstice! Join us for refreshments and live entertainment.

❚ MONDAYS UNTIL JAN. 18

Positive Parenting Program for South Asian Parents WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Vaughan Community Health Centre, 9401 Jane St., Suite 206 CONTACT: Bushra Upal, 647-224-2083, COST: Free Positive Parenting Program is a system that emphasizes the development of positive attitudes, skills and behaviour. It helps prevent problems from arising and fosters good relationships between parents and their children.

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Made for Christmas WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Ave. CONTACT: , 905.893.1121, www.mcmichael. com COST: $18 This House Was Made for Christmas celebrates the art of Christmas greeting cards, which were designed by seminal Canadian artists of the twentieth century. Several members of the Group of Seven, including Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, and A.J. Casson, and their contemporaries, as well as aboriginal artists of Canada are represented with works drawn from the McMichael art and archival collections as well as private holdings, some of which have never been displayed before. The inspiration for this exhibition stems from Pierre Berton’s 1956 article “The House That Was Made for Christmas” (Canadian Homes and Gardens magazine), which featured the foundation for the McMichael gallery—the actual home of the founders—as a special place of Christmas spirit. This exhibition will reflect on the gallery’s tradition of homeliness and neighbourly gathering for holiday joy.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Ave. CONTACT: , 905.893.1121, COST: $15-$18 This show tells the story of Jamie Cameron and Christopher Bredt and their passionate commitment to art from Canada’s Northwest Coast, showcasing work by twenty-seven of the region’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Among the exhibition’s featured works—which have been gifted to the McMichael’s permanent collection—are bentwood boxes, rattles, blankets, and several works on paper, all by well-known artists, as well as many examples of an object important for its expressive qualities—the mask.

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Public consultations scheduled for January and February From front page

document the issues or projects they’re meeting to talk about.

In Ontario, only a handful of municipalities have such regis-

tries. They each have different definitions of what constitutes a lobbyist or lobbying activity and different regulatory processes. Toronto, for example, requires lobbyists to register with the municipality and outline what they want to discuss before talking to any public officials. Then they must update the subject matter after the discussions take place. A lobbyist registrar in Toronto oversees and maintains the registry and investigates complaints about alleged violations of the rules. In Ottawa, by contrast, lobbyists don’t have to register in advance instead they must disclose lobbying activities within 15 business days of communicating with a public official. Ottawa’s integrity commissioner oversees the registry. The two other municipalities with lobbyist registries are Hamilton and Brampton.

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Vaughan staff are recommending creating a registry similar to Ottawa’s where lobbyists would be required to disclose lobbying activities within a certain number of days after communicating with senior bureaucrats or councillors. Regional Councillor Mario Ferri spoke in favour of implementing such a registry. “I think it’s an important document to help with transparency, but I want it to work effectively and I want it to work for the right reasons, so I just wanted to stress the importance, from my standpoint, of the education and training component,” he said. But not all Vaughan councillors are convinced a lobbyist registry is necessary, at this point. “I’ve gotta tell you, I have a real bias against spending our money on one regulation system after another regulation system after another regulation system,” Thornhill Councillor Alan Shefman. “I definitely see the value in some, but how many layers do we need in this city to manage our responsibility?” He suggested the city start by putting in place a code of conduct for lobbyists to lay out the rules and monitor that for a couple of years to determine if a more comprehensive regime is needed. “I’m very concerned about assuming a lot more responsibilities at a time where we’re being very, very careful about our budget and we’re under huge pressure for any expenditure whatsoever,” Shefman said. Concord/Thornhill North

Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco expressed similar concerns about the potential cost and said she hasn’t heard from residents who want tax dollars spent on accountability and transparency measures. The cost of setting up and operating a lobbyist registry varies depending on the model. Hamilton, which has a similar system to the one being considered for Vaughan, spends about $115,000 per year to administer its registry, according to City Clerk Jeffrey Abrams. By contrast, the lobbyist registrar’s office in Toronto has eight full-time staff and a $1 million budget. “Everything that’s new always seems to be burdensome, but I think, at the end of the day, we can’t put a value on public trust and this is just another part of that component to build public trust and retain public trust,” Maple/Kleinburg councillor Marilyn Iafrate said. “For me, if this enhances public trust then I think it’s hugely important for me to buy into this. Can we do it in cost effective manner? I think we can.” Woodbridge West Councillor Tony Carella raised a number of concerns including the challenge of determining what type of communication constitutes lobbying.

❚ Phase-in suggested He suggested if the city goes ahead, there should be a one-year phase-in period where there are no sanctions. “I think we need a whole cycle of the year in order to get familiar with it and know what our responsibilities are. That’s what really concerns me,” he said. “I have no problem with the lobbyist registrar, I simply want to make sure that we are fully cognizant of what is happening, what is changing here and what, potentially, could come back to bite us.” His colleagues welcomed that suggestion. The plan, at this point, is for public consultations to take place in January and February. A draft proposal for a code of conduct as well as recommendations for a registrar as well as potential sanctions and projected costs is expected to be before council in March. If those are approved, it’s estimated the online portal would be in place by fall 2016 and a registrar would be appointed by early 2017. Given that, a 12-month phasein period means a full-fledged, mandatory lobbyist registry with sanction and penalties wouldn’t be implemented until 2018.

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Roman Sadovsky’s performance on the ice during the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit this season earned him a ticket to Barcelona, Spain this weekend. While there, the 16-yearold Vaughan resident will once again take to the ice with the hope of skating off with the men’s title at the ISU Junior Grand Prix final which runs from Thursday and concludes Sunday. A member of the York

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For Edith Sanders it was an answer to her wish. Since the birth of her two children, Aiden, 8 and Leah, 4, the Thornhill mother and her husband have been looking for a way to further ingratiate their children to Hanukkah, which they celebrate alongside Christmas each year. “On our way here, we were listening to Christmas music and my son asked when they were going to play a Hanukkah song,” she said. So, when Sanders arrived at Thornhill’s Promenade Mall to find the centre’s first ever Hanukkah celebration, called the Festival of Lights Celebration, she was excited. “It’s great, to do both,” she added while the children munched on the dreidel-shaped shortbread they had decorated with sprinkles and icing. “It’s just so great to see both (celebrations) side by side. They get very excited for Christmas, so we’re trying to build up Hanukkah.” “But they did ask to see Santa after,” she added with a chuckle. More than 300 children, alongside their parents, spent the first day of the Jewish holiday spinning dreidels, making holiday themed Lego and decorating pastries underneath a six-foot Menorah, which was lit on Sunday evening along with each of the eight days of Hanukkah, ending on Dec. 14. One of the organizers, Jared Golberg, said he was expecting crowds, but was surprised by the sheer number that wanted to get involved. “We have one of the largest Jewish communities in the city and we wanted to do something special

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this year,” he said. “We thought, why not bring everyone together in one place, where we can have Hanukkah right beside Santa.” Another part of the activities, which ran from 1 to 4 p.m., included the Varsity Jews, a University of Toronto-based a cappella choir. Ann Kahn and Sheila Reiken, both of whom have lived in Thornhill for about five years, said they thought it a wonderful chance for people to learn and engage with each other’s religions and holidays. “It’s special, they should have this for all the people of Canada, all the different races,” said Kahn, as she listened to the music. “It just brings us all closer together.” “It’s wonderful, not only for Jewish kids, but so many others, joining in, listening and having fun,” added Reiken. In regards to why the mall decided to throw the celebration, the general manager, said she felt it was about time they include the holiday. “This year, we wanted to pay homage with the menorah lighting,” said Ilene Klein, general manager of Cadillac Fairview’s Promenade.

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Professor: spend time with children piece of us wants to make sure that kid loves you. We know in our heart that it has nothing to do with what you buy them, it’s how you make them feel. It’s hard to keep reminding yourself of that. You want them to be thrilled when they open their gifts.” With the holidays approaching and commercials everywhere promoting the notion that children’s festive joy comes mainly through receiving perfects presents, now is an appropriate time for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends to ask how much is too much when it comes to gift-giving, York University psychology professor Gordon Flett said. Director of the university’s LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research and affiliated with a province-first pilot project being developed through the York Region District School Board promoting resilience among children, Flett is an expert on perfectionism, procrastination and other personality-related issues. While determining the right amount to give isn’t an exact science, the focus should be on making children feel they matter, Flett said. “I believe a lot of people, parents, with very good intentions, usually buy into the image of what is the perfect Christmas or holidays and the question to me is how much is too much and how do you define that. But also why are you doing it?” he said. “If it is just simply you want to see the look on the kid’s face and make him or her happy, that’s great. That’s probably the only really good reason why, but if you are trying to make up for something, that’s when

it becomes problematic. Is it because you aren’t spending enough time with him or her? That you are holding yourself up to some high standard and see that you are not making it so you are trying to compensate for that? So, if that parent is eager to go on some shopping spree, the first thing they should probably ask themselves is, ‘Why am I doing this? Is it because I feel I have to matter more?’” Parents in today’s highpressure world often feel they have to put on the perfect holidays with the perfect presents, Flett said. But what children remember most is spending time with people who care about them, he said. Children who are given every material thing they want without feeling they truly matter are at risk of having little sense of resilience when things go wrong in their lives, Flett said. “A key sense to build in a child is a sense they matter, they are important. Parents need to feel they matter, too,” he said. “The key is not the gifts. Gifts are nice. A couple things the kid really, really wants if the family can afford it. But what they most want is that connection.” Thornhill psychologist and parenting expert Sara Dimerman agrees. “Consider the benefit of spending more time, rather than money, as a family over the holidays. Often, experiences can be more valuable than material gifts, Memories will last a lifetime, but gifts will soon be put aside or forgotten about,” she said. “If you maintain a consistent message at home about

time and experience being more important than material possessions and model this rather than only preaching about it, the message will be perceived as more genuine and meaningful.” It’s easy to get caught up in the commercialization of the holidays because nobody wants to deny children’s wishes, Dimerman said. But make sure you stick to your budget and consider giving homemade personal gifts instead, she added. If your kids are younger, try not to set a precedent of going overboard with presents, Dimerman said. “Keep in mind that the more children get, the more they want. If you don’t set clear limits early on, there will be little appreciation for what they get,” she said. In Munich, Germany, a nursery school concerned with the amount of playthings children have in their lives, takes toys out of the centre for three months of the year. Youngsters have only tables, chairs and some blankets in their classrooms and are urged to use their imaginations. Der Spielzeugfreie Kindergarten, or the Nursery Without Toys, has caught on with other daycare centres in Germany. But toys are important to children’s development. Bernice D’Alessandro, manager of the Aurora Mastermind store, said. “People are always, ‘I spoil my children or I spoil my child and I buy too much.’ I don’t think spoiling is the word. Children learn through play. Whether it be a train or an educational piece or a doll,” she said, stressing toys don’t have to be expensive or elaborate.

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Anyone who enjoys good food usually understands the value of patience. There is a reason organic, vine-ripened fruit is so sweet and juicy and why that homemade pasta sauce you love tastes so good. Whether it’s how the food is prepared or how it is grown, there are no quick solutions to manifest quality. Wisdom is no different. It cannot be void of necessary ingredients like time and patience. Many of my clients this month have expressed a desire to acquire more patience, whether it’s at work, with their kids or doing their Christmas shopping. There are some who will tell you that patience is about willpower and strength, a conscious choice to act a certain way in a certain situation. I would respectfully disagree, as that would be like interchanging kindness with trying to be polite. The choice to be polite is usually a very conscious one, often fueled by some outside influence or circumstance while kindness is simply a way

Timothy Barlow It’s All Good of being. Patience is also a way of being, an innate belief that there are reasons for the obstacles we are experiencing at a given time and a faith that everything will work out as it should, even if we can’t see how in that moment. Although challenging in the beginning, this notion is not as difficult to grasp as you might imagine. Think of one thing you appreciate right now. It might be a new relationship, career, or even a friend that you now have in your life. Feel how much you appreciate it. Now think back to a time in your life when you expe-

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One class at Baythorn Public School packs hampers based on a family profile. Richmond Hill’s Holy Trinity School has been a big supporter with its gift drive of new toys. Last year, it took three trips (with two vans) to collect all the food and gifts. Community centres, banks and seniors groups have all donated to the program. Once a year, the program makes deliveries to people in need that don’t have transportation. Families are referred to the program often through social workers. People helping out with this program sort, pack and distribute from Thursday, Dec. 17 to Saturday, Dec. 19. Saturday is the day a fleet of drivers delivers directly to the recipients. “We want the people of Thornhill to know how grateful we are for the donations that many have given over the years and we look forward to their donations and of course to the volunteers to help us out once again this year,” Macartney said.

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now, it will be collected in the future.” But York University professor James McKellar, director of the real estate and infrastructure program at the Schulich School of Business, argues the drop in development charges isn’t merely a cyclical pattern. Young people today are choosing to live in condos in downtown Toronto, close to jobs and entertainment and recreation attractions. “I think it’s a structural shift. There’s no evidence of it being cyclical. I think there is a definite change in consumer preference, demographics, etc.. They can wait (for development charges to rebound) but it will be a long wait,” he said. “It’s all created by the labour force, where the jobs are going, where the jobs are being created. There is an old adage that jobs follow people and what we see is a tremendous migration of people. Certainly, people want to be in the city today.” For about 50 years, young families flocked to the regions outside Toronto and while there are still many people who still do, more and more people want to be in the city, McKellar said. Hughes agreed more younger adults between the ages of 25 and 44 today are choosing to live in condos in downtown Toronto than have in the past few decades. “What’s unclear is what will happen in the future as they start to form families. Will they still prefer to be in Toronto or will they move out to the 905s? We don’t know,” he said. The region is responding to the demand for different types

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Janet Walker Berton: a ‘local hero’

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er husband Pierre is considered a national treasure, but Janet Walker Berton, in the words of their son Paul, was a “local hero”. Mother of eight, grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of one, Berton was also extremely involved for many decades in the Vaughan, Woodbridge and Kleinburg communities. She died Nov. 6 at the age of 95. “She was all the things you would expect in a great mother. She was a great citizen as well, a community member and a great host. She was really a unique person in a hectic world,” said Paul Berton, editor-in-chief of the Hamilton Spectator. Born in Fernie, B.C. in 1920, Janet Walker attended the University of British Columbia in 1938 and began work as a journalist at the Vancouver Daily Province in 1941, right after university graduation. It was while working for the Province that she met Pierre Berton, a rival reporter for the Vancouver Sun, and the two married in 1946. Pierre became assistant editor at Maclean’s in 1947 and the couple moved east, eventually settling permanently in Kleinburg in 1959. Berton was heavily involved in many different groups as a volunteer throughout her long life before she moved into a retirement home in 2004, the year of

Pierre’s death. She was a member of the Heritage Vaughan Committee, an executive member of the Kleinburg and Area Ratepayers’ Association (KARA) and the Kleinburg Binder Twine Festival. Berton was past president of the University Women’s Club of North York, a vice-president of the University Women’s Club of the –Paul Berton Town of Vaughan, editor of the national chronicle of the University Women’s Club of Canada and co-edited the 60-year history and 75-year history of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Berton also helped found HELP, an information and referral service in Vaughan. She volunteered for children’s home Dellcrest, the Kleinburg Home and School Association and Kleinburg United Church.

‘She was really a unique person in a hectic world.’

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She received a Volunteer Service Award for her outstanding contributions in 1992. Paul Berton said his mother taught him, “how to cope with all kinds of different situations. “She taught me to try and look on the bright side of life, to get the most out of every minute of life, to really be helpful and be good to people whenever you could.” While Canadians became wellacquainted with his father Pierre, TV star of the long-running CBC show Front Page Challenge and author of 33 books, most of them bestsellers of popular Canadian history such as The Last Spike, The National Dream and celebrated children’s novella The Secret World of Og, it was Janet who was right by his side. “He (Pierre) was a great adventurer, but I’m sure most people who knew her would say that she was as great or greater as an adventurer for going along with it and always making the best of any situation,” said Paul of his mother. “He was the famous person and he was a great Canadian, but my mom was the true hero of the family and really the true hero of the community. She was very involved in Kleinburg and Vaughan and really cared about her neighbours and the neighbourhood and the community,” he said, characterizing his mother as a “local hero”. Paul Berton said one of his mother’s sayings was, “Aren’t we lucky in life?” “No matter what our challenges are, she would have wanted people to remember that. She was well aware of the hardship in the world and indeed some of the hardships

Celebrate a life well lived!

“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.”

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Above, Janet Berton at Kleinburg’s Binder Twine Festival. Left, she and her husband, Pierre, on their wedding day in 1946. we went through, but she would say they’re small by comparison.” A celebration of Janet Walker Berton’s life was held at the Board Your community newspaper is celebrating the achievements and contributions of everyday, ordinary people, who have affected the lives of others in extraordinary ways. Leaving a lasting impression on the community, our award-winning journalists will write a fitting tribute in memory of those who have a special story to share. Through your community newspaper and LifeNews.ca, we celebrate those no longer with us and remember the memories we share.

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