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Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua touted the hospital and subway as among Vaughan’s most notable achievements during his address to a large crowd of residents gathered at city hall last Thursday. “I’m really overjoyed by what has transpired in this city,” he said. “This is an experiment that has gone right.”

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A quarter of a century ago, Vaughan made the leap in status from town to city and in celebration of that milestone municipal

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hashtag #Vaughan25. “What a journey this city is undergoing,” Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said during a 25th anniversary launch event at city hall Thursday. “We start off as a small town with small-town values, but we always had within us a deep sense of citizenship; a deep sense of wanting to reach higher heights, to go forward, to move faster, to build a commu-

nity that speaks to those values rooted in humility, optimism and hope. All those values that have made this great city the great city that it is.” Thursday’s event — attended by residents, city employees and a host of dignitaries from all levels of government — was just the first of many slated to take place

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Event: JeSuisHijabi Organizer: Hira Muneeb (AMJ, Vaughan East) When: Saturday, Jan. 16, from 3-6 p.m. Where: Activity Room 1, Maple Community Centre, 10190 Keele St. Join the conversation on Twitter: #JeSuisHijabi

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It’s just a piece of fabric — in this case, a smooth, shimmery swath of olive-green. But in today’s world, it has come to mean so much more. And so when Hira Muneeb wraps a hijab over my head, around my neck and across my chest, the simple rectangle transforms itself — and seems to transform me, too. In the mirror and to strangers, suddenly, who I am and what I stand for totally changes. Not really, of course. I still am who I am, but to the outside world, the hijab-wearing me is either an oppressed and brainwashed female or an independent and spiritual woman. It is a sign of our troubled times that a religious practice as innocuous as the donning of a headscarf has become a flashpoint for censure, confusion and outright hostility. It is why Canadian Muslim women have embarked on a campaign to lift the veil on the veil, so to speak, to shine light on the hijab and those who wear it. And it is why I — a Caucasian, non-Muslim — am venturing out of my comfort zone to experience a bit of life while wearing a hijab. This Saturday, as part of the #JeSuisHijabi national campaign, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community invites women to the Maple Community Centre to learn about what it means to be a Muslim female — and try on the hijab. It can be a disconcerting experience, as Muneeb herself will attest. The Vaughan resident decided to begin wearing a hijab as a 21-yearold University of Toronto student. Like other Muslim women, she says it was a free choice, made after much introspection and research of religions. Now, as a gregarious mother of a newborn baby, she laughs about that first time she saw herself in the mirror wearing the scarf. Even though she was raised a Muslim and dressed modestly as part of her faith and culture (she was born in Pakistan), it was the first time she had covered her head in the traditional way. “It was really strange. My image

changed, there’s no doubt about it. I couldn’t relate to what I saw. It was very alien. But inside, I was the same person. I didn’t change.” The olive-green scarf has much the same effect on me. At the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at national headquarters in Vaughan, Muneeb demonstrates the various ways the hijab can be worn. Some prefer to have no hair showing or cover the lower face, others, like Muneeb, wear it more loosely. It’s less about covering the hair, she says, and more about covering the chest. “A woman’s beauty is more about her figure, so it’s more about hiding that, to reduce temptation... In the holy Koran it says ‘cover your bosoms and draw it over your head’. The way you do it is your choice.” My first thought when I look in the mirror? I should have put some eye makeup on this morning. My face is poking through the fabric like a potato, all jowly and wrinkly. I look decidedly unattractive. But then I check myself. Isn’t that the point? The hijab, Muneeb says, is intended to cover the most attractive part of women to prevent temptation. “Islamic teachings are that the two sexes should not intermingle freely unless they are part of fam-

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Reporter Kim Zarzour wears a hijab to malls in Richmond Hill and Newmarket, and in the wider community. Women across York Region are invited to find out more about hijabs and Muslim women Saturday as part of the JeSuisHajibi campaign.

ily or your husband... It’s basically to preserve family structure.” The teaching of modesty is not just aimed at women, she adds. “A lot of people don’t realize that there are injunctions in the holy Koran regarding segregation and it talks about men before it talks about women. They’re asked to lower their gaze and not stare at women.” It’s the stares — from men and women — I worry about most when I leave the mosque on Jane Street and venture out wearing my hijab. Will people treat me differently? Driving is a challenge. I haven’t figured out how to wear the covering to retain peripheral vision, but beyond that, my hijab really hasn’t changed anything as I stop at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill and my favourite local cafe, one of many women in headscarves on a blustery day. I have a similar experience in northern York Region where the population is less diverse. I spend 45 minutes with a staff person trying to fix my laptop in a bustling Apple store in Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket. I don’t see anyone else wearing a hijab, but no one is staring. I confess my masquerade to the man helping me. “Doesn’t make any difference to me,” he says, shrugging. “I treat

everyone the same.” I keep my hijab on that evening when we entertain guests in Aurora. It generates great conversation about our own prejudices and reactions. By the end of the night, other women are eager to try it on, too. Why, we wonder, do we view a person in a hijab differently from someone who is bundled up in a hooded parka? Why do we want to be attractive to others outside our family? Why, when other religions wear head covering too, is this scarf synonymous with Islam? Multicultural York Region may be more accepting than other North American communities, but still, these are difficult times times to be Muslim, Muneeb says. There is a constant need to prove to others that you are not what they think you are. “You can read people and the way they look at you. You’re always defensive. You hear people talk about ISIS and say we do certain things, but it’s not who Muslims are,” she says. “They should not judge a book by its cover. They should come to know us before they make assumptions.” When she started wearing a hijab, she says she felt people were judging her, “but once they started speaking with me, it was a different story. I was initially hurt by this behaviour when

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mid news of the plummeting value of the loonie and the skyrocketing price of groceries, I’ve been reading articles about how to save at the supermarket. Sadly, they all seem to include the same tips I’ve heard before and have a hard time following. Other than the tried and true method of just staying home and, whenever you get hungry, having a glass of water, there are not many ways to avoid buying food. However, if you know of one, let me know, as in our household we can spend as much as $200 a week on groceries, which puts us in the $10,000 a year range, which kind of makes me lose my appetite whenever I do the math. As with most of life’s necessities, like breathing, there is not much that can be done here except grin and bear it and keep shopping, with these tips. 1. “Eat before your shop”. Better yet, eat while you shop! I’ve seen this several times and wonder if the people who are snacking and grazing their way to the checkout pay for all they have consumed. You almost think they just push the cart around for a while, eat a bit of this, a bit of that — they always look like a connoisseur, sampling the goods to ensure they are up to their very high standards — and then leave the cart near the front and walk out. Perhaps there needs to be a weigh-in of this type of customer. “Sir, we’ve been watching you, and by our estimation you’ve eaten two pounds of four varieties of grapes and a pound of peanuts from the bulk section. Please sit on this produce scale and we’ll tally it up.” 2. “Skip the bottled water.” Your point being? That bottled water is tap water, just tap water from a town other than your town? So, why pay for it while also creating plastic waste? OK, fine. But! Bottled water allows us to entertain a certain conspiracy theory, in our own very small way, about government incompetence and/or hidden health hazards created by Big Water. OK, fine. 3. “Price match; use coupons.” Good idea. However, I think there should be special aisle for people who use coupons and flyers and do price matching, as they always seem to be holding up

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Bernie O’Neill the show. Not that we don’t love these people, and respect and even envy them. It’s just some of us have this thing about using coupons or doing the price matching thing. Call it pride. Call it foolishness. Call it impatience. Call it what you will. We just aren’t doing it. Seems we’d rather lose everything and live in a shoebox at the side of the road than go to the cash and hold up the competitor’s flyer and say, “See! See! See this deal on pomegranate juice at your competitor’s? What’s wrong with you people!” 4. “Look down, since stores place the most expensive items at eye level.” I have a hard time believing this is true, however if things keep going the way they are going, and you see a tall guy crawling through the store on his knees some time in the not-to-distant future, that will be me. 5. “Avoid checkout temptations.” As in the opportunity to buy any three gossip magazines for just $10, all featuring a Kardashian on the cover! I’d rather go home and stare at the ceiling. 6. “Shop with a plan.” Despite the shopping apps to make our lives easier, provide us with lists and reminders and point us toward deals, the majority of people I see are still wandering aisle by aisle armed with a list scribbled on the back of an envelope. This is how it should be! We mosey in there, grab a cart and start browsing around, using the same route we used last week. I mean, have a plan, a route? Where’s the fun in that? We are adventurers, explorers, hunters and gatherers, searching for our prey, seeking out our hidden gems. Too much planning takes the sport out of it. — Bernie O’Neill is editor of the Markham Economist & Sun

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Residents of a quiet Woodbridge neighbourhood, near the Kortright Centre, appear unfazed following a violent home invasion Wednesday morning. York Regional Police were called to Via Avellino, in the Pine Valley Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive area, shortly after 9 a.m. to investigate a report of two suspicious men, wearing masks, banging on the door of a home. Police say two men forced their way in through the front door, demanded cash and assaulted a male, who was inside the home at the time, before fleeing the area in a blue BMW. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the attack and was taken to hospital, according to police. The suspects’ vehicle was last seen travelling on Pine Valley Drive. Police are appealing to the public for help identifying the suspects who are described as male, white, wearing black masks. Gino Mazzotta, who lives a street over from where the incident took place, wasn’t concerned. He said these types of things happen in larger communities, such as Vaughan, noting

he knows of at least two break-ins that happened recently in other parts of the city. “I moved to Maple 20 years ago and nothing happened, now it’s different,” said the retiree who moved to the area six years ago. “What are you going to do?” Fabio Quattrociocchi, who lives just around the corner from where the home invasion took place, had a similar reaction. “It could happen anywhere,” said the 24-year-old while out walking his dog Wednesday morning as police canvassed the area hoping to speak with potential witnesses. Quattrociocchi said he lived in Brampton before moving to Woodbridge and something similar happened in his old neighbourhood. According to police, these types of crimes are on the rise in southern York Region. York Regional Police received reports of 445 break and enters in Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill during a three-month period from October to December 2015. So far in January there have been 44 break and enters. The majority of these crimes occur during the daytime or evening hour with thieves ringing the doorbell of the home and when no one answers, forcing open the front door and stealing jewelry, cash and electronics, police said in a news release.

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The Regional Municipality of York NOTICE OF FILING OF ADDENDUM MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY WEST VAUGHAN SEWAGE SERVICING CITY OF VAUGHAN The Regional Municipality of York (York Region) completed a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study in 2013 to identify and evaluate practical sewage servicing alternatives for the West Vaughan area. The Class EA Study was conducted under Schedule ‘C’ of the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process (October, 2000, as amended) approved under the Environmental Assessment Act. The Environmental Study Report (ESR), completed as part of the Class EA, identified a 14-kilometre sewer route from the Kleinburg Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) to the Humber Sewage Pumping Station as the preferred solution for future sewage servicing in West Vaughan. During the design phase, it was determined that a significant number of shafts could be reduced by using a different tunnelling methodology for the northern section of the sewer route. The alignment from Highway 7 to the Humber Sewage Pumping Station has been revised to avoid potential issues with respect to existing and future bridge crossings. The alignment was originally planned to travel along Legion Road and is now proposed to follow a City of Vaughan right-of-way, just west of Wallace Street. The proposed modifications will reduce potential disruptions to the community and minimize potential impacts to the natural environment. This review is complete and an Addendum has been added to the ESR, which includes details of modified alignment and shaft locations, as well as the amended construction schedule. Only the Addendum is open for review and subject to any comments; York Region intends to proceed with the design and construction as presented. This Notice places the Addendum on the public record. The Addendum is available for public review for 30 calendar days from January 14, 2016 to February 12, 2016 at the following locations during regular business hours of each location:

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throughout the year culminating in a “signature” celebration in the fall. The city, named after British diplomat Benjamin Vaughan, has experienced a number of highs and lows during the last 25 years. But its roots date further back in history. Vaughan as it’s configured today — a suburban community made up of an amalgamation of former villages including Concord, Kleinburg, Maple, Thornhill and Woodbridge — emerged in 1971. That was the year Vaughan Township, founded in 1850, merged with the Village of Woodbridge, which had its own municipal government since 1882, to create the Town of Vaughan. Twenty years later, in 1991, with its population at just more than 100,000, the town applied to change its legal status to become a city. Since that time, Vaughan’s population has soared to more than 320,000, making it one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. And with that type of growth has come traffic congestion, the loss of trees and green space as well as poorer air quality, among other challenges. The municipality has also seen its share of political scandals over the years, too, although city officials, led by Bevilacqua, have worked hard, with some success in the past few years, to try to rehabilitate Vaughan’s image. Over the last 25 years, the city has also captured its fair-share of honours including landing the first subway outside of Toronto. The 8.6-kilometre, six-stop addition to the Spadina line is expected to open at the end of 2017 in the emerging downtown, dubbed the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), near Hwy. 7 and Jane Street. Speaking of the VMC, Vaughan reached new heights in July 2014 with the completion of the 37-storey Expo City condominium, which is York Region’s tallest building.

Of course, Vaughan also boasts Canada’s first Legoland Discovery Centre, which opened in 2013. It’s also home to the country’s tallest and fastest roller coaster — Leviathan, which started rolling at Canada’s Wonderland in 2012, stands 93 metres tall and reaches a top speed of 148 km/h. Vaughan can also boast about being the hometown of two of the best athletes Canada has produced in the last 25 years. Top-ranked tennis star Milos Raonic spent hours smashing balls on the court near his family’s home in Thornhill. The hard-serving 25-year-old made history in the spring of 2015 by placing fourth in the ATP tennis rankings — the highest ranking ever by a Canadian singles player. And, of course, there’s Basketball phenom Andrew Wiggins, selected first overall in the 2014 NBA draft. The towering 20-year-old, with the incredible vertical leap, also hails from Thornhill. Vaughan celebrated another sporting milestone in January 2015, landing its first professional soccer team – TFC II, a farm team for Toronto FC. One of the most highly anticipated developments in the city’s maturation, the opening of Vaughan’s first hospital, is still a few years away. The Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is slated to open at the northwest corner of Major Mackenzie Drive and Jane Street in 2019. But there’s been major progress in the last couple of years after roughly a decade of waiting fraught with political infighting and wrangling. Bevilacqua touted both the hospital and subway as among Vaughan’s most notable achievements during his address to the large crowd of residents gathered in the atrium at city hall Thursday afternoon. “I’m really overjoyed by what has transpired in this city,” he said. “This is an experiment that has gone right.”

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The city is taking a second look at what to do about a crumbling, century old bridge that provides access to just one home, but is in desperate need of repair at a projected cost of at least $800,000. Councillors voted Monday to spend as much as $34,500 to have AECOM re-assess a range of options previously considered for dealing with the deteriorating single-lane, concrete arch bridge on Humber Bridge Trail, a dead-end road off Hwy. 27 near Major Mackenzie Drive with three houses on it. Two of the houses are on the west side of the Humber River, so those residents don’t need the bridge, built in 1914, to access their properties, but it is needed to access the home on the east side of the river. AECOM undertook an environmental assessment a few years ago to determine the best course of action for the city to take. At the time, a slew of options were explored ranging from extensive rehabilitation of the existing bridge, at an estimated cost of just more than $800,000, to building a new concrete bow arch bridge, the most expensive option, at a cost of about $1.7 million. The contractor recommended rehabilitation, as it was the least expensive option and preserves the bridge’s heritage value. But as was standard practice at the time, AECOM’s recommendation only considered the initial construction costs, not full lifecycle costs, such as operating expenses, maintenance expenses, and potential disposal costs, said Jack Graziosi, Vaughan’s director of infrastructure delivery. Conducting a more extensive cost analysis, including those factors, is the new standard for the city, so staff have recommended going back and taking another look at the options to determine if rehabilitation is still the best route. “Because these types of assets last for decades — 50 to 100 years — those future costs can be significant in terms of decision making,” Graziosi said.

“It’s not that we have an intention of changing the recommendation, but we want to ensure that the investments that we recommend to council, on behalf of citizens, are comprehensive and look at that big picture,” he added. Asked if the city considered purchasing the property served by the bridge, Graziosi said: “We have had conversations with the resident and the resident has indicated they have no intention of selling their property. Certainly, if the homeowner had intentions of selling, that was an option we might consider.” He added that expropriation isn’t an option in this case because the city doesn’t require the property for another use. Graziosi also said that as part of this project, the city will look at creating an access point to a cycling and pedestrian trail being planned for the west side of the Humber River. “This is a perfect opportunity to take a piece of infrastructure that’s being planned and incorporate some other elements, so it’s not just serving one purpose for one resident, but it can become a piece of infrastructure that provides access to other residents to other natural features within the city,” he said. Maple/Kleinburg Councillor Marilyn Iafrate, who represents the area, said while it’s a costly undertaking the city has “no choice” but to provide access to the home. “At the end of the day, the bridge has to be built (or repaired),” she said. “We’re legally bound to do.”

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How do you want your Thornhill community to look? The corner of Yonge Street and Uplands Avenue may be changing with proposed development. A community open house has been scheduled for Thursday (today), Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Thornhill Public School at 7554 Yonge St. The owner of the property at the southwest corner of Yonge and Uplands Avenue, south of Hwy. 407, is preparing an application to the City of Vaughan to allow mid-rise

Corner of Uplands Avenue and Yonge Street in Thornhill is site of proposal.

and low-rise residential buildings at 8178 and 8188 Yonge St. and 5 Uplands Ave. Ward 5 Thornhill Councillor Alan Shefman is alerting area residents to the open house. It will give residents a chance to learn about the development proposal. After a short presentation, you can discuss the project with the consultant team. For more information or any questions about this meeting, contact 905-738-8080 ext. 241 or rguetter@westonconsulting.com — Simone Joseph

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A 55-year-old Toronto man died at the scene yesterday afternoon after the car he was driving collided with a dump truck in Vaughan. The crash occurred around 2:30 on Hwy. 27 south of Major Mackenzie Drive. The driver of the dump truck wasn’t injured. York Regional Police is looking for witnesses to the accident.

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Four Vaughan-based non-profit organizations collectively received a $444,900 cash injection from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Human Endeavour, based in Maple, landed the biggest grant at $334,100 over three years. The organization will use that money to “expand and replicate” its highly successful Enterprise Promotion and Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Bradford West Gwillimbury.

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DANI, a Thornhill-based organization that assists young adults with physical and/ or cognitive challenges, landed $75,000 for a project aimed at determining the challenges facing, and opportunities for, disabled youth when it comes to finding employment. Weston Mathematics and Music Community Centre scored $18,300 to organize a music and drama festival for youth in York Region. Chabad of Maple Inc., meanwhile, drummed up $17,500 to help revive seldomheard Chasidic music from the pre-Second World War era. The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grants were announced last week as part of $53.5 million in funding being handed out to non-profit organizations across the province to help support 326 projects. “The Ontario Trillium Foundation is ready to see the outcomes of its investments in communities,” Ontario Trillium Foundation CEO Andrea Cohen Barrack said in a new release. “We have streamlined our process so that we can better support organizations to lead change that matters. We’re also using an evidence-based approach to create measurable, positive impact in communities. There are lots of wonderful initiatives to look forward to through these investments.”

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Construction is now complete on Markham’s new Cat Adoption and Education Centre, located in the Thornhill Community Centre and Library, the city said this week. The official opening ceremony will take place Feb. 23. The “storefront” adoption and education centre model was approved by Markham city council in June. It provides a solution towards reducing cat euthanasia rates in the region with the goal of facilitating more than 200 cat adoptions each year. The CAEC will also provide education services and awareness programs on animal care and wellness. Facilities in Welland and Niagara Falls have experienced great success with the similar storefront models. The CAEC will house 17 cats on a regular basis in what the city says is a convenient, accessible location for adoption and education services. All the cats will be in excellent health, spayed or neutered, have up-to-date vaccinations and will be ready for “on-the-spot” adoption, the city says. Currently, the closest adoption facility in York Region is the Newmarket branch of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“Markham’s innovative and holistic approach to the new CAEC, will also include pet education tools and children’s reading therapy programs,” Scarpitti added. “The children’s reading program, designed in conjunction with Markham’s library service, is a unique reading development program to enhance children’s reading skills through pets.” Other community programs planned for the CAEC will include anxiety therapy programs, a Junior Vets program and educational involvement with local schools including students enrolled in Veterinary Technician Programs along with volunteering opportunities for Seniors’ and community groups. For those who have never taken in a pet, the centre will offer a variety of education and information tools about choosing the right pet for their family and the many aspects of animal care. “With the integrated experience the centre provides, the goal is for more local families to experience the joy of opening their homes to healthy, vaccinated and well-adjusted cats in need of a new “forever home”,” said Ward 1 Councillor Valerie Burke, an animal care committee member. The daily operation of the CAEC and care of cats will be managed by the OSPCA and trained volunteers under the direction of City of Markham staff.

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York Region is planning for the future and wants your feedback The Regional Municipality of York continues to plan for future water and wastewater servicing 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 Water and Wastewater Master Plan. The Water and Wastewater Master Plan ensures water and wastewater systems meet current and future demands and are able to provide safe, cost-efficient and reliable services to the Region’s communities.

Your community, your say. Since the second round of the public open houses held in June 2015, the Region has completed the evaluation of water and wastewater servicing strategies and alternatives. Study findings, staff analysis and community input have helped us to determine a preliminary recommended water and wastewater servicing solution. These results will be presented to the public for feedback at the third and final round of open houses in January: Municipality

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Euro companies bring new cars from the Old World Story and photos by Rob Beintema Metroland Wheels DETROIT, MI: For Euro car companies, coming across the pond to North America’s biggest automotive show in Detroit has always been as important an audience as the Geneva, Frankfurt and Paris debuts. And even though a few of the brands - namely Bentley, Jaguar Land Rover and MINI - had nothing new to take onto the stage this January, there’s no shortage of new entries from the old world. Let’s touch on a few of the highlights:

PORSCHE Porsche unveiled two new 2017 sports cars - the 911 Turbo and the 911 Turbo S. Minor changes include new door handles, new fascias, new taillights, modifications only true aficionados would notice. But those diehard fans will appreciate Porsche always managing to find a few extra horses, this time bumping 3.8-litre twin-turbo engine power up to 540 hp in the 911 Turbo and 580 hp in the 911 Turbo S. Sign me up if my lotto numbers come in.

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MERCEDES-BENZ Mercedes replaces two icons with a new 2017 SLC roadster and the new 2017 E-Class executive sedan. The SLC takes over from the SLK with two flavours - the SLC300 and the AMG SLC43 high performance variant, both reconfigured in a sleeker, smooth style with substantial suspension upgrades, new technologies and cosmetic tweaks inside and out. The SLC300 starts with the company’s 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine making 241 hp and 273 lb/ft of torque. The AMG SLC43 ups the ante with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 instead of its predecessor SLK55’s big old 5.5-litre V8. But don’t despair sport enthusiasts, because the new V6 roars forth with a

Porsche unveiled two new 2017 sports cars at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 11 - the 911 Turbo (left) and the 911 Turbo S.

potent 362 hp and 384 lb/ft of torque. The 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was an open secret with pics and details leaking out (probably on purpose) weeks before the show. This new executive sedan is lighter and longer. The squared-off design cues of the past are long gone and this latest E-Class evolution brings the sleek styl-

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NISSAN Nissan Design America took its finalist for North American Truck of the Year and made it even more badass. The Titan XD has gained three inches in height to accommodate four 37-inch high offroad tires, six inches in width to house its long-travel suspension, and was fitted with a pile of exterior, interior and offroad mods to become the Titan Warrior Concept. It’s 20 feet long, nearly seven feet at the roof, and over seven feet wide – so the vehicle makes a statement. As do its flared fenders, functional hood vents, menacing front grille and headlight treatment. Power comes from the same Cummins 5.0-litre V8 turbo diesel that powers the conventional XD: 310 hp and 555 lb/ft of torque. Continued on page 28

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Mercedes’ smart division revealed the new 2017 smart fortwo cabriolet to follow up on the latest 2016 smart fortwo coupe.

BMW has been no slouch either in developing new sustainable technologies, adapting their lineup with hybrids and electric vehicles. But the bottom line in Bavaria has always been performance, perfectly illustrated by two new M treatment debuts - the M2 and X4 M40i. The 2016 M2 trims a little mass off the already sporty 2 Series Coupe while adding muscle with the latest twin-scroll turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine, boasting 365 hp and 343 lb/ft of torque. Stand on the gas and an overboost function will pump in an additional 26 lb/ ft when you really need it, contributing to a 0-100 km/h time of under 4.5 seconds via a standard six-speed manual or the even quicker DCT auto tranny. The 2016 X4 M40i adds the M treatment to BMW X4. They can call this a “coupe” until the cows come home but it is still just a fastback four-door grand touring version of the X3, although this uber X4 certainly gains performance oomph with added M components and the same twin-scroll turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six, making in this case, 355 hp and 343 lb/ft of torque.

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The third-generation Q60 Coupe receives not only a makeover inside and out, but also a big boost in available power. Engines start with a 2.0-litre turbo four that produces 208 hp, and more importantly, 258 lb/ft from a low 1,500 rpm. The twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 kicks it up several notches with 300 hp and 295 lb/ ft of torque, and the high-output version delivers 400 hp and 350 lb/ft of torque, starting at 1,600 rpm. The new exterior includes Infiniti’s signature design cues – like the double-arch grille and crescent-shaped C-pillars – along with LED headlights that resemble a human eyelid, and more aggressive grille. The Canadian market will get AWD models starting late summer.

SCION Scion’s C-HR concept appeared in Detroit for the first time since its global debut in November. It’s a design targeting young urban creatives, with a production version expected to be shown later in 2016.

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Just before Christmas, a 39-year-old homeless veteran living on the streets of York Region and struggling with post traumatic stress disorder after serving three tours of duty in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan, committed suicide. The death of the soldier who served his country for 20 years is a tragic indication of the considerable but often hidden problem of homeless veterans, Dave Gordon, executive director of the Aurora-based Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command, said. “They served our country, they served for our country. They wrote a blank cheque to our country and said we’ll serve our country. Our country expects folks to come forward. They did. Men and women have come forward, many of whom have given their lives. The veterans have created the peace we have in Canada today,” he said. “A lot don’t come home. They have the Highway of Heroes. Their last trip in Canada was down the Highway of Heroes.” Canada should be ensuring veterans, many of whom are discharged for medical or mental health concerns, don’t live their lives on the streets or couch surfing with friends and family, assistant executive director Pam Sweeny, said. “The atrocities they have seen (while serving overseas) and then they come home and to think we’re not, as a country, equipping them with the ability to deal with what we put them through, so to speak, it’s the least we can do,” she said. “There is no reason they should be living under these condition, just because they offered to put themselves out there for our freedoms.” Information released last week suggested that for what is believed to be the first time ever, the federal government has estimated the number of homeless veterans in

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