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A knife-point robbery specialist has escaped attempted murder charges against two York Regional Police officers after he almost ran them over trying to escape a rolling block.

Instead Judge Cory Gilmore convicted Ricky De Sousa, 37, of Toronto, of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of attempting to evade police.

Although the officers weren’t badly injured, the 2010 incident resulted in De Sousa’s passenger being left with severe brain damage, having been shot in the head.

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Amanda Knegje (left) and Alex Leonard pose for a photo on their Vaughan street late last month.

Knegje has decided to run 20 half-marathon and marathons this spring, summer and fall to raise at least $10,000 to help Leonard with expenses associated with his multiple sclerosis.

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Report unearths cemetery woes While there appears to be sufficient cemetery lands to accommodate York Region’s needs in the next 25 years, lack of space in Toronto will put significant pressure on the area, according to a consultant’s report

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Back in 1867, the year of Confederation, when residents would take a horse and buggy to the outskirts of their small town to bury a loved one, it must have seemed like the 18 acres of the new Newmarket Cemetery would last forever.

But on this chilly spring day as a funeral procession arrives, cemetery board secretary Dave Evans wonders if there will be enough time to find land, get approvals in place and develop a new graveyard before the existing cemetery on Main Street North runs out of room.

The cemetery is 10 years or so away from not being able to service any more casket burials, although it would still be able to accept cremation interments, said Evans, a softspoken man with a quiet sense of humour.

“In terms of our planning, (it is a growing concern) because it takes 10 to 15 years to be able to buy a site and get all the approvals and open it…We’re very close if we can’t do something and get ourselves started,” he said.

“We’re infilling areas. By just leaving the ring road and taking out the smaller roads and taking out some old pathways where horse and buggies went through, if we maximize it, if we don’t get a plague, (we can extend the life of the cemetery as much as possible). More people are going to cremation, so that makes it longer.”

Newmarket tops the list of York Region municipalities in urgent need of new cemetery land, according to study by consultant LEES + Associates Architects and Planners.

The need will also soon reach a critical stage in Georgina, East Gwillimbury, Aurora and Richmond Hill, according to the report, which some in the cemetery industry are praising as the first comprehensive municipal cemetery needs analysis in Canada.

“In my mind, York Region is the first region to even recognize the problem and to reach out to the

industry to understand the problem, so my hat’s off to York Region for doing this,” said Glen Timney, vice-president of corporate development for the Mount Pleasant Group, which owns a number of funeral homes, cemeteries and mausoleums, including Elgin Mills Cemetery in Richmond Hill.

In addition to a lack of cemetery land in certain areas of the region, there is also an impending need to provide more dedicated graveyard space for some religious and cultural groups, most notably Roman Catholics.

Also, the industry is growing increasingly worried about the fact Toronto is running out of cemetery land and more of the city’s residents are looking to surrounding communities to bury their dead.

“In isolation, some areas of York Region have sufficient land. Other areas of York Region will be running out of cemetery land. But the major issue is the city of Toronto will be out of cemetery space in 20 to 30 years and there is no more land available in the city of Toronto for cemetery space,” Timney said.

“So, the regions around Toronto, and Mississauga will be in the same situation and we have to be prepared to have sufficient cemetery space to accommodate Toronto and Mississauga. That’s the major issue. That bridge has never been crossed anywhere in Canada before.”

Evans has long family ties to the Newmarket Cemetery, a non-profit, non-denominational graveyard.

His grandfather, Arthur, was once president of the volunteer board, as was Evans’ father, Harold.

His son, Matt, is carrying on the family tradition as a director on the board.

Many of Evans’ family members are buried at the cemetery, including his nine-year-old son, Christopher, who died of leukemia, his stillborn daughter, Elizabeth, and his uncle, Stephen, who died fighting in the First World War. Our society doesn’t like to think about death and the need for cem-

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David Evans is a third-generation member of the board of directors at the Newmarket Cemetery. eteries, Evans said.

Avoiding dealing with needs of the dead is often no different for government leaders, he believes.

Municipal planners and politicians appear more likely to address the housing, recreational and employment needs of growing communities than requirements for cemetery plots.

Besides, cemeteries don’t pay annual property taxes or development charges when they build new graveyards, meaning municipalities aren’t exactly rushing to welcome them, Evans said.

The average homeowner in York pays $2,223.19 in regional property taxes and that doesn’t include their local municipal or school board property taxes.

Regional development charges on a single-family home are $41,920, while on a multiple-unit dwelling, such as a townhouse, they are $36,673.

“They (municipalities) don’t want us because we represent no taxes. It’s

something they don’t want to think about, but this document tells them they do (need to) and they need to remove obstacles,” Evans said.

Anticipating the future need for cemetery land in the 1950s, the Newmarket cemetery board bought 37 acres on Leslie Street, north of Mulock Drive.

But after realizing in 2010 that the site would not provide enough land for the next 100 years — cemeteries tend to plan for 50 to 100-year time frames — the cemetery sold all but 10 acres to developer Forest Green Homes.

The cemetery wanted to use the 10-acre wooded area for a “green burial site” while it looked for a larger plot of land for a new cemetery outside of town in East Gwillimbury, northern King or WhitchurchStouffville.

The town dismissed the green burial site idea, although Evans said the cemetery board would like to revisit the plan.

Overall, there are sufficient cem-

etery lands in the region to accommodate the 232,000 York residents who are expected to die between now and 2041, even as the region’s senior population increases by 148 per cent during that time.

But lack of graveyard space in Toronto will put significant pressure on York, the report said.

Toronto residents already account for 33 per cent of cemetery sales in the region. That could skyrocket to as much as 66 per cent as Toronto and other communities run out of cemetery space.

“York Region will not have enough cemetery land capacity for 25 years of resident demand and non-resident use if the proportion of non-resident use increases to 66 per cent in the future,” the report said.

Although Queensville Cemetery general manager Jeff McIntosh has enough land to service the community for decades to come, he said the region was prudent in studying the cemetery requirements in communities across York.

The cemetery has 15 acres of land left. Last year, it used 1/10th of an acre.

“A hundred years from now, we’ll still have space, particularly with (more people turning to) cremation,” he said.

The region has heard the concerns of the cemetery industry and is working to come up with policies to address them, Sandra Malcic, the region’s manager of planning and environment in long-range planning, said.

At the same time, jurisdiction on some issues, such as the ability to accommodate the industry’s longer planning horizons and allowing new cemetery space on low-quality agricultural lands, would rest with the province, although the region may make recommendations to Queen’s Park in those directions, she said.

“We’re going to have a lot of consultation with the industry and the province because they’re really key in the discussions. But the hope is that we can develop a pretty proactive policy,” she said.

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Vaughan’s Bilyk sets sights on Raising Expectations Former Degrassi star’s new show debuts Sunday

By Tim Kelly

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You may well know Vaughan’s Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres from Degrassi: The Next Generation where he starred for five years, but now the 21-year-old is hitting the small screen in a brand new show.

Debuting Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on Family Channel, Raising Expectations tells the story of a pair of “multiexceptional parents” raising four “multi-exceptional children” and one not-so-exceptional child. Laughs and some life lessons ensue.

The series stars Canadian veteran actor Jason Priestley of Beverly Hills 90210 and Call Me Fitz fame as well as Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) who play the parents.

Bilyk is the oldest child in

the family, Adam Wayney.

“I play the star protégé child, a biology major, who my father almost wants to be in a sense, who almost lives vicariously through me,” said Bilyk during a recent phone interview.

“It’s great because you get to see a family working together through all of the different problems that we have through each and every episode,” he said.

Bilyk who was born and raised in Vaughan and lived in the same house for 21 years, just moved to Los Angeles recently to pursue his film career. He has two movies in post-production – one called F*&% the Prom or Text Me When it’s Over “about a group of misfits who have a horrible time in high school and who get back at the popular kids at prom,” the other called Kiss and Cry, “a true story about a girl named Carly Allison, diagnosed with cancer at age 19 who passed away a year later. It stars Sarah Fisher who was in Degrassi with me

and is a story about living life to the fullest, not letting any moment slip through your fingers.”

The young actor said it was great to work with veterans like Priestley and Ringwald especially since they also began working in television as very young actors.

“I’ve looked up to Jason Priestley as a mentor and I learned so much from the both of them; how they handle social media, talking about their experiences, especially since I starting growing up at 14 years old on such a giant show (Degrassi).

There were a lot of things to relate about.”

Bilyk takes as his motto a quote he attributes to his biggest inspiration, Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio: “I want to be remembered for the roles that I’ve done and the people that I’ve touched through my roles.”

He said, “If I could steal that quote, I would do it right now.”

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Raising Expectations debuts on Family Channel Sunday, with Vaughan’s Luke Bilyk (far left) playing the oldest child in the family. The series also stars Jason Priestley and Molly Ringwald.

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Re. Thornhill church opposes right-to-die bill, News, April 28 What all churches (Catholic or other denominations) and society at large need to understand is that the right-to-die bill was not passed to inflame or placate their religious beliefs.

There is much misinformation and fearmongering ever since the Supreme Court made it law.

First of all lets understand - this is NOT like your early winter flu shot - people will not be lining up at the corner pharmacy waiting their turn.

Secondly, and let’s get this straight - this Bill is being passed to honour and respect an individual’s right to end his/her life due to extenuating circumstances This is a very private and personal decision which the individual makes after much deliberation with the support of their family in many instances.

Church and community have no part in this decision making.

Earlier this year a couple of cases were approved for doctor-assisted suicide. Think for a moment of their families who watched their loved one waste away in intense discomfort and pain and begged to be relieved. If the masses haven’t walked in their shoes they have no right to be judge and jury.

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Mr. Trudeau, please don’t be pressurized to ‘water down’ this Bill - it is long overdue.

Parishioners, a good idea would be to go to confession and ask forgiveness for being smug and self righteous. It is nobody’s business to make decisions for others.

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Vaughan’s ethics watchdog is getting a budget boost to address, in part, the rising demand for her services.

The city’s finance committee approved Integrity Commissioner Suzanne Craig’s request to transfer $52,700 from reserves to her office budget this year to cover a projected shortfall.

That decision is expected come up for Vaughan council approval at a May 17 meeting.

That transfer brings the integrity commissioner’s 2016 budget to $248,000 from $195,300 The committee also signed off on a request to boost her budget to $257,100 and to $257,900 for 2018.

Craig is primarily responsible for investigating complaints, both formal and informal, that city councillors may have violated Vaughan’s code of ethics and behaviour.

She is also charged with

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Suzanne Craig providing advice to elected officials related to code of conduct issues and handling inquiries from the public, city staff, councillors and others on issues that may or may not relate to Vaughan’s code of conduct.

From 2011 to 2015, there’s been a 40 per cent increase

in the number of inquiries passing through the integrity commissioner’s office, according to a report presented to the finance committee Monday.

In the 2014/15 reporting period, Craig received five formal complaints - the first time since 2011 that she’s had any.

That year Craig investigated allegations against Deputy Mayor Michael Di Biase that ultimately led to a scathing report and his being docked 90-days pay.

Di Biase is seeking a judicial review to quash the integrity commissioner’s investigation report, which found he created a “culture of fear” at city hall and interfered in the procurement process, and to overturn the penalty imposed by his council colleagues based on her findings.

The matter is slated to be before the divisional court in Toronto later this month.

Kleinburg man faces fraud charges

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Another York Region resident has been arrested in a fraud investigation in relation to private “addiction treatment” centres.

OPP has now charged a Kleinburg man with drug trafficking and fraud in relation to his operation of centres in Burk’s Falls and Caledon.

John Derek Haines, 51, CEO, director and founder John Derek Haines of Addiction Canada, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 — totalling an alleged $6.1 million against users of his addiction centres — money laundering and proceeds of crime and drug trafficking.

Investigators also said he was charged with fraud for submitting $11,000 worth of claims to Ontario’s drug benefit plan.

When reached by phone yesterday morning, a receptionist said Haines was “not available”, adding when cli-

ents go into treatment facilities, they sign confidentiality agreements.

Addicition Canada released a statement later that day.

“In response to the charges and allegations against Mr. John Haines, Addiction Canada asserts that all medical personnel presently working in the Addiction Canada treatment network are qualified, licenced and registered with their respective provincial colleges,” said Seth Fletcher from Addiction Canada head office in Aurora at 125 Edward St. “Addiction Canada is an organization where all lives matter. We continue to operate and we believe that we provide the very best in addiction services for our clients.”

This is not the first time the centre has hit the headlines.

Residents in Utopia, just west of Barrie, grew concerned in October 2015 after Addiction Canada purchased the former Renaissance Academy, erecting a sign outside.

A Kijiji advertisement for the addiction centre in Utopia said it is an “elite facility”

with courses led by “industry leading professionals”.

On Haines’ LinkedIn page, it indicates he has worked as an “extreme interventionist” in Canada and the United States, adding that as a former addict himself, he’s helped “thousands” get on a sober path.

Experts say these kinds of instances show how poorly the industry is regulated and potential clients need to be very careful before spending thousands on treatments.

Haines is also the director of the Vita Novus Treatment Centre in Muskoka. On the website, it claims to offer 45, 60 and 90-day treatment programs and boasts a 65- to 85-per-cent success rate.

Also charged was Richard Tucker, known as Dr. Tucker, 30, from Waterloo, and Richmond Hill’s Munish Malik, 46 Tucker and Haines will be in Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville June 30. Tucker is facing charges of fraud under $5,000 and trafficking of controlled substances.

The OPP believe Tucker and Malik were hired by Haines and worked at the Caledon addiction centre.

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Toronto FC II drops second straight Host Richmond in re-match May 11 Toronto FC II were beaten for the second week in a row dropping a road match 1-0 to the Richmond Kickers in United Soccer League play Saturday evening.

The defeat left TFC II with one win, two draws and two losses on the season, five games into the 30-game

league schedule.

Richmond scored the game’s lone goal just 10 minutes into the match with Brian Ownby beating Reds keeper Alex Bono.

The game marked the season debut of Woodbridge’s Luca Uccello, who hasn’t played due to injury yet this campaign. He came on in the 76th minute as a substitute for Sal Ber-

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Toronto FC II were scheduled to play their third home game of the season last night against Louisville FC. The team then returns for another home match on Wednesday, May 11, for a special school-day match when they’ll have a chance to get revenge on Richmond in an 11:30 a.m. start.

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Sentencing in De Sousa case to take place June 8 Police cornered De Sousa on Dec. 10, 2010 after suspecting him of conducting some 13 knife-point robberies throughout Vaughan and other parts of the GTA. After spotting his licence plate during one robbery, to which he’d eventually plead guilty, along with others, police began surveillance on him.

In December 2010, police used four unmarked cars during their surveillance of De Sousa as he drove “aimlessly” around empty Toronto streets in the early hours of the morning.

De Sousa would eventually pick up friend Antonio Da Silva.

After making a number of stops at gas stations in the Weston Road and Black Creek area of Toronto, police became worried the men were “casing” the locations in preparation for a robbery.

Eventually, police attempted to use their unmarked vehicles to block in De Sousa’s car.

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However, that quickly changed as officers approached, one of whom broke the driver side window with the butt of his pistol.

De Sousa then gripped the steering wheel of his mother’s Dodge Caravan and drive forward and backward repeatedly trying to escape.

As the smoke and noise from his spinning tires filled the air, the vehicle’s inertia grew so intense that it broke loose, speeding away from

the damaged police cars.

The van side-swiped Det. Frank Abreu and almost hit another officer, Det. Doug Bedford, who managed to jump out of the way.

More than one officer then opened fire on the men in the vehicle.

De Sousa lost one of his ring fingers.

Da Silva was shot in the head and is now suing York police for millions of dollars.

After breaking loose, De Sousa drove down the street in his damaged vehicle, which was quickly caught by police.

When officers got to the door, police said the men continued to resist arrest, resulting in punches to their faces and later kicks to their abdomens.

One officer said Da Silva repeated over and again upon capture, the words: “he’s a f****** crazy driver”.

Judge Gilmore said that although De Sousa did endanger the officers’ lives, the Crown was not able to prove his intent to kill the men beyond a reasonable doubt.

However, she further noted that De Sousa’s intention was to escape

the block “at any cost”, even if it put officers’ lives in danger.

De Sousa’s defence argued he didn’t know the investigators were police and that officers had colluded before the trial, however the judge ruled against them.

De Sousa has been in prison since the incident, about 5-1/2 years.

It’s unclear how much time Crown attorney Jennifer Gleitman will request at sentencing.

De Sousa was prosecuted in front of a judge rather than a jury after two juror’s wrote notes

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One juror was married to a retired police officer and had a son currently serving on a Canadian force.

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Guido Masutti, 79, a former labourer who was a member of Bricklayers Local 2 from 1960s to 1980s was there to mark the event that honours all those workers who have been injured or killed on the job.

“The working people always pay the price for everything. In 2016, the gap between the worker and the owner should be a little smaller,” said Masutti, a longtime Woodbridge resident.

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Discovering Vaughan’s Hidden Green Gem: A walk through MacMillan Nature Reserve and MacMillan Farm WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Meet at Marc Santi Blvd and Dufferin Street, 9605 Dufferin St. CONTACT: Mark Stabb, 905862-2642, mark.stabb@natureconservancy.ca COST: Free A walk through the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s MacMillan Nature Reserve and the City of Vaughan’s MacMillan Farm property. Part of the 10th Annual Jane’s Walk Festival!

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“To really see the effects of MS on Alex and to know him before his diagnosis and see him now – it’s quite significant,” said Knegje.

“All of the mobility he’s lost and yet he never complains.”

She said Leonard is like the chosen uncle for her son.

“He’s such a powerful individual. You have people in your life like Alex and you just really want to do something for them. His family

is paying out of pocket to have a daily life for Alex and I just felt so compelled to do something,” she said.

Leonard, who lives two houses away from Knegje, said he his condition is “top of the line worst,” and it is only getting worse he says.

“I walk with a walking stick but for longer distances, it’s easier to use a walker or wheelchair.”

He said he used to be very active in sports and used to work outside in landscape and construction but

MS “took that away from me. I have to take it day by day. It was a lot rougher in the beginning… but now I realize it’s nothing I can change.”

He said the help he’s being provided by Knegje is fantastic.

“I was speechless when I first found out, it threw me for a loop.

I said, ‘You’re really doing this for me?’ And I realized she was like 145 million per cent down for it,” he said.

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Knegje’s next race is the 25-km Seaton Soaker in Pickering at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 14.

To support Leonard and Knegje, you can donate to the cause through a Scotiabank Account at 800023131289 or email advancingalex@gmail.com. For more information on Alex Leonard and for updates you can visit his Advancing Alex Facebook page.

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If there’s such a thing as the sophomore jinx, Vaughan resident Justyn Knight would be quick to say it’s just a myth.

Especially after the campaign the 19-year-old, a second-year Syracuse University student, experienced as a member of the men’s cross-country and indoor and outdoor track teams.

As proof, when Syracuse University’s athletic department handed out the hardware honouring their top student athletes during their annual Cuse Awards Monday, Knight was bestowed with the honour of being the school’s Male Athlete of the Year.

“Oh my God, this is just been a tremendous experience,” he said of the honour bestowed upon him on a Syracuse University athletics’ department video. “I’m so blessed to be nominated.

Syracuse University has been so great to me. It means a lot.”

What Knight accomplished was not something that transpired overnight.

In fact it began prior to enrolling at Syracuse University where he was a Canadian junior cross country champion and was undefeated during his senior year with the St. Michael’s College Kerry Blues cross-country team and won an Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association title in 2013.

A sign of things to come for Knight at Syracuse transpired during his freshman term in which he was named the school’s male athlete Rookie of the Year.

After concluding the 2015 outdoor track season when he was the Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor 1,500 metre champion last spring, Knight carried that momentum into the 2015-16 academic year last fall when he was the National Collegiate Athletic Association Northeast Region Cross Country champion.

During the NCAA cross country championships later that season in Louisville, Ky., Knight played an integral role in propelling the Orange to the 2015 NCAA men’s crosscountry title, their first since 1951, at the championships held in Louisville, Ky. Knight led the Orange’s drive to the top after being the fourth runner overall to cross the finish line with a time of 29:46.1.

While happy with what he did on an individual basis, to win that coveted team title was something Knight dreamed of being a part of.

To that, he was quick to credit Orange head track coach Chris Fox, who instilled a positive framework for the team.

“It was great, it was something we dreamed of at the start of the year. On a lot of our runs we talked about the possibility of winning. We knew what we had to do and we got it done,” he said dur-

ing the Cuse Awards.

When the 2016 indoor track campaign commenced, Knight continued to excel as he captured the 3,000 and 5,000m races at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Boston from Feb. 25-27.

In winning those events, Knight was named the ACC Indoor Championship Most Valuable Performer.

What Knight accomplished in cross country along with the 2016 indoor and 2015 outdoor campaigns, Knight was chosen by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as a first-team All American.

Having tasted what it feels like to be part of an NCAA championship squad, Knight hopes it’s not the end before he graduates from the Syracuse, N.Y.-based school.

If anything he would like to improve on his fourthplace individual result to go along with helping the Orange hang a few more championship banners.

“I want to win a couple more NCAA championships,” he revealed. “Hopefully a couple more individual titles. That would make my day.”

Knight’s feats over the last two years at Syracuse University have also reverberated north of the 49th parallel as Athletics Canada recently anointed him as the recipient of Eric E. Coy Junior Athlete of the Year for the second straight year.

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Committee approves hiring of building inspectors for new hospital construction Ensuring Vaughan’s longawaited hospital gets built properly is expected to cost more than $1 million.

The city’s finance committee approved a staff recommendation Monday to hire three, full-time building inspectors, “with specialized expertise in Ontario Building Code plans review and field inspections, for three years at a projected cost of $1.1 million.

That works out to about $120,000 per inspector plus $72,000 for“initial set up costs,” according to a staff reported presented to the committee.

Council will consider the item for ratification at its May 17 meeting.

The report says the full cost of hiring three inspectors is expected to be covered by the building permit fees, which are charged to the province, meaning the cost will be borne by all Ontario taxpayers not just property owners in Vaughan.

The final price tag will be revealed in a few months once the consortium charged with designing, building, financing and maintaining the hospital is selected.

Some officials have suggested it will cost in the range of $1 billion to build what’s been billed as a “state-of-theart” health-care facility.

The province is picking up 90 per cent of the construction costs, while the community is expected to cover the remaining 10 per cent as well as the cost of equipment and furnishings.

To meet that obligation, the Mackenzie Health Foundation has embarked on a $250million fundraising campaign dubbed Exceptional Care Belongs Here.

There’s no place like home.

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er winters have survived and we’re witnessing the effects,” he said. Other results of the warm weather, have been healthier and stronger raccoon populations.

“Raccoons used to be hidden away all winter, dealing with food scarcity, but now they are able to get food in the winter,” he said. “We used to see litters of four or five, but now we’re seeing six or seven in one litter.”

Sajad Ahmad from Vaughan’s 24/7 Pest Control agreed, noting it’s likely the growth in raccoon and skunk populations that is driving the rise in distemper.

“It’s population control, like in any species,” he said. “When the population rises, more disease will come. Also it spreads faster because raccoons are territorial, so they get in many fights, scratching one another.”

In 2015, after a 10-year hiatus in Ontario, a case of rabies was discovered in Hamilton.

The penetration into the Golden Horseshoe has raised warning flags at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as officials are concerned it might spread to other communities. However, that hasn’t occurred, according to one scientist who is studying the disease throughout Ontario.

Chris Davies said he has sampled close to 3,000 animals and nothing has been found in York Region yet.

Last week, Toronto launched its new “raccoon-proof” garbage bins.

Vaughan council will consider its options in June. Other municipalities did not respond by press time.

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The number of distempered skunks and raccoons having to be “dispatched” by police in York Region has ballooned so much that the service has stopped the practice.

In 2015, police euthanized 80 animals with their firearms, a 175-per-cent rise from 2014 when 29 were put down.

It’s not only an inefficient use of the service’s resources, according to York Regional Police, but also a safety risk, considering officers are often having to shoot the injured animals with shotguns in urban areas around highly populated areas.

Thornhill, specifically, has seen two incidents where people felt at risk near officers while they destroyed animals.

Last November, a 78-year-old man received injuries to his head after police shot a seriously injured deer in the Henderson and Proctor avenues area.

The special investigations unit is investigating that incident.

Then, in March, a postal carrier reported feeling fearful when police shot a skunk with him nearby — the officers waited several hours for the distempered animal to meander its way to a safe area so that it could be shot.

That same day, police were called to another nearby site to help out with another skunk.

In this case, the animal was bleeding from its eyes and had other festering body parts.

As a result of the police decision, each municipality in the region has now been

Think these racoons are cute? Not if they’re carrying distemper or rabies. advised that as of Sept. 1, police will no longer be fulfilling this role and they will have to figure out their own methods.

In a letter sent to each town and city, police said they will only be responding to animal complaints when it’s been caused as a result of vehicle collisions.

“Police firearms are not meant to be used as primary tools for wildlife management,” the letter states.

Distemper is a viral disease also found in dogs and mimics the affects of rabies, however only rabies is transferable to humans.

It can result in animals appearing discombobulated, wandering in circles and unafraid of humans and can also lead to paralysis and

brain damage. Dogs should be vaccinated against the disease as a precaution.

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The annual Richview Manor’s Strides for Strokes in support of Mackenzie Health is a family affair for the Vetteses.

As both an organizing committee volunteer for Mackenzie Health Foundation and a participant, Richmond Hill’s John Vettese is passionate about supporting his local hospital and giving back to his community.

More than 70 members of extended family and friends, partners and employees are on the Little Morello Vettese Segreto law firm team and ready to take to the streets at 8 a.m. this Saturday, May 7 to run and walk five kilometres to meet their goal of raising $4,000 for Mackenzie Health.

“We love the event,” Vettese said. “It’s a wonderfully inclusive atmosphere.

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He encourages others to become involved with Mackenzie Health because it is their community hospital.

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A real estate agent with a long history in the business will likely be a full-time agent as well. Prospective buyers should look for a full-time agent, which is not as common as some buyers might think. Many agents work part-time, and buyers could receive less attention as a result.

DON’T PLACE TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON AGENCY SIZE. Real estate agencies come in all shapes and sizes. When it comes to ability, the size of the agency should not factor in. A smaller independent agency can be just as qualified and reliable as one of the major franchise agencies. Buyers who find someone they trust should go with that person, regardless of how big or have previously purchased a home might small their agency is. already have a strong relationship with a GET A REFERRAL. real estate agent. But for those moving out of their current location or buying for Friends and family members who have been through the buying the first time, finding the right real estate process before might be great resources. Buyers looking in “Town agent requires some effort. Those in the X” who have friends or family already living there should consult market for an agent to help navigate the those friends or family and ask for any agent referrals. Those relocating because of work should ask their company to refer an home buying process should consider agent. Chances are companies have relocated employees in the the following tips. past and might have a strong relationship with an agency in town.

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Words have meaning, words have power Many years ago I entered an elevator in a downtown office building and, as the door closed, I acknowledged the gentleman beside me who was catching up on the news on a screen that was situated above the door.

“Good morning,” I said in a cheery voice, while noticing that his eyes never left the screen as he replied in kind.

Not one who likes to be ignored, I continued, “How’s your day today?”

He glanced in my direction and said, “I’m surviving.”

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With his eyebrows raised, he now turned toward me. But before he could reply, I blurted out, “It means to avoid death!

So, when I asked you how your day is going, you answered me by telling me you’re avoiding death.”

“I guess I did,” he replied.

With a smile I said, “Maybe you could do better than that today?”

And as the door opened to his floor, he smiled and replied, “Yes, maybe I could.”

Timothy Barlow It’s All Good Perhaps it was the excitement of being downtown and seeing a new client or that I was simply feeling cheeky that day, but it was clear to me that my new friend was not conscious of the words he was using.

In his poem, The Little Gidding, T.S. Eliot wrote: “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language, and next year’s words await another voice.”

It’s an interesting notion to consider if the words we use simply come from how we’re feeling, or if our ability to consciously choose our words is what ultimately dictates how we feel.

If we want to be happier in life, do we always need to feel it

before we say it, or is it possible that saying it can actually lead us in the direction of feeling it?

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But if that were the case, then wouldn’t it suggest that we could change at least half of our feelings by simply being more aware of the words we use?

How many of us typically answer with OK, not bad or surviving when asked how we’re doing, not knowing the effect those words has on us each day?

It’s true that you can’t control everything that happens in your life, and some days it doesn’t matter what words you use, bad things will happen.

But on most days, I believe it does matter. It’s important to choose words that are in alignment with who you want to be and where you want to go, and practice makes perfect.

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Timothy Barlow is a perspective coach who lives and works in Vaughan.

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Scott will be fondly remembered by his Aunts and Uncles: Ronald and Elizabeth Craig (Bradford), Doug Craig (Woodbridge), Jim Haines and Joanne Christie (Durham) and by his cousins: Paul Haines, Peter Haines, Emily Craig, Madeleine Craig, Jonathan Craig, and Aaron Platt. Scott was an outstanding athlete in a variety of sports. He enjoyed skiing, fishing, and cooking for his family. He particularly enjoyed canoeing and golfing with his father.

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Statue will pay tribute to Markham firefighter

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J

ason Churchill was a man well ahead of his time.

Several years ago, Jason – a firefighter with the city of Markham for close to three decades – started tinkering with drones.

The drones weren’t very sophisticated, even for the time.

His hope was to dispatch drones ahead of fire trucks to assess the fire.

“He was trying to get this drone to work,” said fellow Markham firefighter Michael Stevens, who started around the same as Jason.

“He was always looking to what’s coming. And this was four or five years before drones were even on the table.”

Jason had a reputation for thinking ten steps ahead, how to make firefighters safer so they can do their job protecting the public.

When he looked into something or tried something new, no one thought he was nuts. Instead, those around him thought he was on to something, Stevens added.

“When he tried it out, we knew it was because he thought about it,” he said. “It was only a matter of time before we would hear people say, ‘Ok, now we have drone problems.’”

Jason died last June from cancer at the age of 50. His death was

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Jason Churchill was a Markham firefighter. A statue made in his image will be unveiled next month. classified as a line of duty death.

It was that forward thinking attitude that led him to push for firefighter safety with equipment as well as with benefits.

Safety for firefighters was a top priority for Jason, even when there was plenty of pushback at the

beginning, said long-time friend Ron Larson.

“He ended up saving a lot of lives,” Larson said. “And not just the public but other firefighters, too.”

Jason also played an important role in the Markham Professional

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.”

Fire Fighters Association.

“If there was something wrong, he did what he could to make it right,” said Markham fire platoon chief Scott Daniel.

“He was always fighting for the little guy. People don’t realize, all of the things we have Jason

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.

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pushed for them.”

The acquiring of equipment such as fire truck lights, foam trucks to fight chemical fires, fire retardant bunker gear, airplane crash and rescue training and post-fire rehabilitation and decontamination can be traced back to Jason’s efforts.

“His thinking was, ‘If we needed it, we’re gonna get it,’” Stevens said. “It was all for us.”

To commemorate Jason, a statue was commissioned not only as a tribute to him but also as a memorial for all firefighters who died in the line of duty.

Vancouver artist Dean Lauzé carved Jason’s profile into clay using old photos.

The 7-ft. tall statue, titled Undaunted, will be cast in bronze and placed on top of a black granite block, putting his head and helmet some 9-feet in the air, Larson said.

“It will just feel heroic,” he added.

The black granite base is inscribed in gold leaf the words, “Brothers who stand together cannot fall alone”.

“He as 100 per cent about the brotherhood,” Stevens said.

An unveiling ceremony for the Jason Churchill memorial statue will take place June 29 at 4 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. To RSVP for the unveiling, email RSVPChurchill@gmail.com

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