1, THE TOPIC | BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY | Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 LLOYD’S HANDCRAFTED MENNONITE SOLID OAK, PINE & MAPLE FURNITURE FREE DELIVERY! Lifetime Warranty Hwy. 9 & Hwy. 27 • Schomberg 905•939•2899 www.mennonitefurnitureontario.ca Open 7 Days a Week 9 Holland St., East • Bradford 905•775•8031 Trouble Hearing? Hearing Tests Hearing Aids – all models and styles Can you spot the hearing aid? Almost no one can. Government Grant Still Available ($1,000) Audiology and Hearing Aid Centre ALLISTON | BOLTON | BRADFORD | WOODBRIDGE Bradford 905.778.2002 57 John Street West Bolton 905.857.5183 • Alliston 705.435.4356 • Woodbridge 905.417.7255 Dr. Janice Cockburn AuD. Doctor of Audiology 905 775 1234 113 Holland St. W, Bradford DR.SHIVA SHADMAND Certified Orthodontist bradfordorthodontics.com [email protected]170 Artesian Industrial Parkway, Bradford 905-775-4011 � w ww.bradfordprint.com Holiday HiLites 2012 selection of holiday cards is available to view: http://internationalartcrafts.com/IACL/2012_index.html For the busy couple, you can view the Elegant Wedding Album online at: http://internationalartcrafts.com/BLUE/ prior to visiting us to place the order Established 1983 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 $1 INCLUDING GST 44 PAGES THETOPIC.CA Bradford West Gwillimbury INSIDE: GET READY FOR THIS YEAR’S BWG STUDIO ART TOUR - PAGE 3 / LOCAL MPP QUESTIONS TEACHER PENSIONS - PAGE 7 / FIND OUT WHAT’S COMING UP - PAGE 13 T OPIC Bradford Mayor Doug White, Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Dr. Helena Jaczek and Simcoe County Warden Cal Patterson stand next to a plan for an interchange at Hwy. 400 and 5th Line following the announcement that the province will enter into a cost-sharing agreement with the town and county. BUSINESS BY SEAN PEARCE [email protected]You can take the Bradford Giant Tiger off of the endangered species list - for now anyway. Last week, Giant Tiger’s head office announced that they would not be closing the Bradford West Gwillimbury location Sept. 28, as planned, but would keep it open until at least the end of January 2013. In a statement, Giant Tiger’s vice-president of marketing, Lau- ren Moir, said the company has been overwhelmed by the massive amount of support displayed by the community. “We have received over 1,500 let- ters and signatures to date from the residents of Bradford with heartfelt comments,” she said. “This speaks directly to the kind of local grass roots retailing that Giant Tiger is See page 8. Giant Tiger pledges to stay in BWG until early ’13 New 5th Line interchange on way EXCLUSIVELY at thetopic.ca DAILY UPDATES ... Stay on top of what’s happening in your community by visiting thetopic.ca on a regular basis. LATEST NEWS... Join the discussion with YRMG editor Tracy Kibble at twitter.com/ @tkibble FOLLOW OUR TWEETS BY SEAN PEARCE [email protected]Next exit the 5th Line of Bradford. Liberal Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Dr. Hel- ena Jaczek was at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Friday afternoon to announce the province will support the construction of a new interchange at Hwy. 400 and the 5th Line under a cost-sharing partnership with the town and PURPLE HEELS FUNDRAISER the County of Simcoe. Appearing on behalf Bob Chiarelli, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Dr. Jaczek said the new interchange will make travel easier for families and businesses and also stimulate economic growth. “The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury and the County of Simcoe are growing and need infra- See page 5. The Hope in Purple Heels fundraiser will be held at Upper Canada Mall Sept. 29. Last year, it raised $50,000 for Belinda’s Place and the goal this year is $75,000. Check it out at thetopic.ca Store to continue longer if sales reach 2009 levels STAFF PHOTO/SEAN PEARCE
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Bradford Mayor Doug White, Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Dr. Helena Jaczek and Simcoe County Warden Cal Patterson stand next to a plan for an interchange at Hwy. 400 and 5th Line following the announcement that the province will enter into a cost-sharing agreement with the town and county.
You can take the Bradford Giant Tiger off of the endangered species list - for now anyway.
Last week, Giant Tiger’s head office announced that they would not be closing the Bradford West Gwillimbury location Sept. 28, as planned, but would keep it open until at least the end of January 2013. In a statement, Giant Tiger’s vice-president of marketing, Lau-ren Moir, said the company has been overwhelmed by the massive amount of support displayed by the community.
“We have received over 1,500 let-ters and signatures to date from the residents of Bradford with heartfelt comments,” she said. “This speaks directly to the kind of local grass roots retailing that Giant Tiger is
See page 8.
Giant Tiger pledges to
stay in BWG until early ’13
New 5th Line interchange on way
EXCLUSIVELY at thetopic.ca
DAILY UPDATES ... Stay on top of what’s happening in your community by visiting thetopic.ca on a regular basis.
LATEST NEWS...
Join the discussion with YRMG editor Tracy Kibble at twitter.com/@tkibble
Next exit the 5th Line of Bradford.Liberal Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Dr. Hel-
ena Jaczek was at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Friday afternoon to announce the province will support the construction of a new interchange at Hwy. 400 and the 5th Line under a cost-sharing partnership with the town and
PURPLE HEELS FUNDRAISER
the County of Simcoe. Appearing on behalf Bob Chiarelli, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Dr. Jaczek said the new interchange will make travel easier for families and businesses and also stimulate economic growth.
“The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury and the County of Simcoe are growing and need infra-
See page 5.
The Hope in Purple Heels fundraiser will be held at Upper Canada Mall Sept. 29. Last year, it raised $50,000 for Belinda’s Place and the goal this year is $75,000.
Check it out at thetopic.ca
Store to continue longer if sales reach 2009 levels
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Tim Hortons & their guests have historically raised significant funds fortheir communities, and the Bradford Tim Hortons store owners, Jack andPerry Thornton, are hopeful that their guests will help to raise even morefunds this year.
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ARTS: 2012 BWG Studio Art Tour runs Sept. 14 - 16
Fourth annual BWG Studio Art Tour a week awayThis year’s tour to feature 24 local artists, eight studios, three student art venues
It’s nearly here.The 2012 installment of the Brad-
ford West Gwillimbury Studio Art Tour is just over a week away and the excitement is already building. This marks the fourth time the annual art tour will be held, co-organizer Stella Wadsworth said, adding this year’s event involves 24 local artists, eight studios and three student art locations.
“One new thing we have this year is sculptors,” she said. “We didn’t have those last year.”
Including sculptors, the upcom-ing art tour will welcome about a half dozen new artists, Ms Wads-worth said. It’s nice to have people come back, but it’s also important to enlist new artists each year to keep things fresh, she noted.
“This way you get a bit of variety from year to year,” Ms Wadsworth said. “We don’t want it to be the same thing over and over again.”
A total of eight artists will be set up at the Bond Head Community Centre, located at 2892 County Road 27, while six will be stationed at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library located at 425 Holland St. W. For more, including Ms Wadsworth, will be set up at Art in the Barn at 291 Morris Rd.
The remaining six artists will be set up at their own studios located around town.
Visitors to this year’s art tour will also want to check out the artwork from local students that will be set up at the Bond Head Community Centre, the library and Art in the Barn. The works, created by local primary students, will be available for sale as part of a silent auction with proceeds going to local charity Coats for Kids.
Last year’s student artwork auc-tion raised about $500 for Coats for Kids, Ms Wadsworth said, as did the auction held the year before that. She’s hopeful that this year’s silent auction will raise even more money for charity.
That may well happen as this year’s art tour is getting a lot of help from sponsors both old, includ-ing Evans & Evans and the Home Depot, and new, such as TD Canada Trust and Autoremedy. On top of
being sponsors, many companies have also provided some great raffle prizes including an emerald ring, worth $1,800, from Bradford Jewel-lery and Gems and a brand new barbecue courtesy of Canadian Tire, Ms Wadsworth said.
The town has been a big sup-porter of the tour all the way as well, she added.
The fourth annual Bradford West Gwillimbury Studio Art Tour runs from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 and Sunday, Sept. 16 at vari-ous locations around town.
To find out more about the upcoming tour, call 705-435-2378, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.southsim-coeartscouncil.com.
Mayor Doug White presented certificates of achievement to the young artists involved in the local student artwork silent charity auction in support of Coats for Kids.
Artist Vicky Topp shows off some of her jewelry to fellow artist Monika Peczeli during last week’s stuio art tour preview
A: Art in the Barn (291 Morris Rd. in Bradford) featuring Stella Wadsworth, Maureen Joyce, Kathryn Bury and Deb Tucker.
B: 18 Holland St. W, Unit B (entrance from Mary Street) featuring Vicky Topp.
C: 160 John St. W in Bradford featuring Angie Horsley and Michelle Edmond.
D: 77 Gardiner Dr. in Bradford featuring Jean Tranmer.
E: Bradford Public Library (425 Hol-land St. W) featuring Lee Buxton, Ted Nasmith, Monika Peczeli, Ingrid Schien-ke, Jim Woods and Vivian Wallace.
F: 3900 10th Line in Bradford featuring Ruth McLeod.
G: 4529 County Road 27 RR# 4 in Cook-stown featuring Denis Bolohan.
H: Bond Head Community Centre (2892 County Road 27 in Bond Head) featur-ing Echoes in the Attic, George Burt, Jana Caissie, Lora Childs, Martin Grossi, Corrine Donnelly, Judith Mercier and Linda Marsden.
Plan your 2012 BWG studio art tour visit Artist Martin Grossi displays one of his oil paintings.
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structure enhancements such as this,” she said. “This interchange will open up new opportunities for Bradford West Gwillimbury, supporting economic growth and the cre-ation of new jobs.”
Bradford Mayor Doug White called the announcement a great day for the commu-nity and expressed his gratitude to both the county and the provincial government for coming to the table. The new interchange will facilitate the establishment of a new eco-nomic corridor along either side of Hwy. 400, from the 5th Line up to the 9th Line, consist-ing of more than 8,000 new jobs on more than 2,000 acres of land zoned for commercial and industrial development, he said.
“I am thrilled that the province, county and town all share the same vision,” he said. “We all want a complete community and that includes local jobs.”
The creation of a Hwy. 400 employment area is council’s top priority, Mr. White contin-ued, adding that the cost-sharing partnership is the first step on the road to getting there.
“A generation from now, there will be thou-sands of jobs there,” he said. “It all starts with this announcement today.”
Simcoe County’s Warden, Cal Patterson, also greeted the news enthusiastically.
“By working together, we can serve our residents and visitors to our county more effectively and efficiently,” he said. “Simcoe County’s roadways are as irreplaceable and vital as any other infrastructure component. Not only do they link our 16 municipalities to
our neighbours and the world, we use them every day; they are the engine that moves us and fuels our region, both economically and socially.
“I applaud the Government of Ontario for its forward thinking and willingness to invest in Simcoe County and its roadways.”
With the cost-sharing partnership in place, town staff will now work with their counter-parts at the county and the province to final-ize the deal to construct the interchange with an estimated cost of $54 million, Mr. White
said.At this point, construction is anticipated to
start in late 2014 once all of the design work is completed.
Beyond that, the town will also be working to finalize its payment agreements with the development community to foot the bill for the majority of the town’s share of the project up front.
“The partnership is between the town, the county and the province, but 90 per cent of the town’s share will be up-fronted by the development community,” Mr. White said. “Our taxpayers will only be up-fronting about three per cent of the cost.
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‘I am thrilled that the province, county and town all share the same vision...
We all want a complete community and that includes local jobs.’
-Doug WhiteMayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Ontario has greater wage inequity than other provinces
A report on CBC last week talked about changes in Ontario since 1980. While our province was growing, all of our social sup-ports were eroded.
Ontario has a greater level of inequity of wages than any other province, we spend less on hospitals, tuition is higher than any other province, poverty has increased. Essentially, the report said Ontario has gone from a have province to a have-not prov-ince.
At the same time, we have lowered taxes on business and the upper 1 per cent; the result being less business spending than ever. Despite the theory that cutting taxes increases investment, the reverse is true
We need to reassess our belief that growth is good. Here, in Ontario, it hasn’t been. If we don’t do it, who will?
Meade HelManBradford
Soccer club should refund all money if no team formed
I am very upset with the Bradford Soccer Club.
I signed up my daughter to play house league girls U-16, but since not enough girls registered, I asked for a refund. After lots
of runaround and more than five weeks in delays, it was only willing to refund us half the registration fee.
I find that totally unacceptable as the club couldn’t provide us with a team. There-fore, I believe it needs to refund the whole amount.
The club suggested my daughter could join the women’s league, but as a small 15-year-old, she didn’t want to play with adult women.
We also weren’t interested in playing five-on-five: that’s not what we registered for. We would not have signed up had we even known that if the club didn’t get enough girls, it would only refund half our money.
I am totally upset and I feel the Bradford Soccer Club should not be getting away with this.
Carol WrigHtBradford
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If you are passionate and knowledgeable about an issue and can present a good argument,
o you ever won-der if the summer break is, in fact, too long?
As in, after 2-1/2 months of seeing our children around the house, it’s parents considering going back to school or taking a trip around the world because, well, we’d really like to see a lot less of the little darlings by this point, not a lot more.
It surprises me I can even think that sort of thing.
I used to bristle at suggestions year-round schooling was the way to go for our kids, who were having fun and enjoying their freedom, I thought, despite some pretty good arguments.
Arguments such as kids retained more of what they learned if the break wasn’t so long. It was easier on families that only had to find babysitters or summer camps for a few weeks at a time instead of a few months. It offered the opportunity to open up vacations at other interesting times of the year.
Which all sounds very nice, but what about tradition?
It’s a Canadian tradition that students stop learning anything new in early June and spend much of September reviewing everything they learned (or didn’t learn) last year.
It’s a tradition to have a couple of fun weeks at a camp or cottage or on a roadtrip, visiting family and friends, but then the other nine or 10 weeks of summer can get intensely boring and, these days, your household Internet useage is somewhere around the point where, not only is your ser-vice provider sending you warn-ings, so is your bank.
Of course, it was a tradition that we let all the young folks out of school to help harvest the crops on the family farm, get the hay in, fix the fences and repair the barn roof, since 95 per cent of our population lived on farms a century ago.
But, again, that was a cen-tury ago. Now it turns out some high schools are using an altered schedule that supporters argue has kids retaining more and being more involved in school because they haven’t been out of class for so long.
The idea is that high school is divided up into more manage-able blocks, theoretically mean-ing vacation is divided into more manageable blocks, too.
Some say the tricky part about this approach is that, if it’s done at the local high school but not at grade schools, it can be difficult for families with more than one child to set up a schedule or get away together on vacation.
If you can’t wrangle the same time off as your spouse is taking, vacations can be hard enough.
Add to this the possibility that your high-school aged child now has a shorter summer vacation and you can see how summers can get complicated (although, at a certain point, high school kids don’t want to go on “family vacations” anyway — eww).
As it stands, it would be dif-ficult to extend this alternative to many of our grade schools because, unfortunately, the typi-cal classroom is not air-condi-tioned — not even new ones. Say what?
Out of fairness, one would imagine the board can’t very well build new schools with air con-ditioning without having teach-ers and parents from all schools demand the same. And, at least for now, when classes are not in session in July or August, a big savings can be had by forgoing artificially cooled air. New high schools, however, do have air conditioning.
Even though the young people aren’t needed to help out on the family farm, I still think in a coun-try where winters can be tough, we still cherish time off in lovely weather and time together as a family, so we will still champion the long summer break, even if some of its glories are a myth.
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POLITICS: Munro among those seeking more public pension scrutiny
York-Simcoe MPP calling for closer examination on teacher pensions
York-Simcoe MPP Julia Munro has joined the list of spokespeople calling for a closer examination regarding the future of public ser-vice pensions, specifically for mem-bers of the teaching profession.
In May, Ms Munro rose in parlia-ment on two days during question period to query Finance Minister Dwight Duncan about the suspect-ed billions of dollars in unfunded liability in public sector pensions. She said her leader, Tim Hudak, had
asked her to research “retirement security” on behalf of the provincial Progressive Conservative party.
“Who will bear the responsibility of funding deficits of public sector pensions?” she asked.
At the time, Mr. Duncan sug-gested that the PCs read his budget more closely. He admitted a $3.3 billion figure only included pen-sion payments for the next three years. He added that pension valu-ations have fluctuated dramatically in recent years, due to lower-than-anticipated investment income.
More recently, Ms Munro has
taken up the cause again as MPPs debated the issue into the night after being recalled to Queen’s Park by Premier Dalton McGuinty.
“There’s quite a lot of attention being drawn to this issue, in Ontar-io specifically,” Ms Munro says. “In America, there are some very seri-ous issues about unfunded pension liabilities, including some munici-palities in California and the New York City police department. Some people have called this a ‘ticking time bomb.’”
A retired teacher herself, Ms Munro states, “I’ve been very pub-
lic about being a teacher and I can understand the irony of speaking up. I’m not hiding anything.”
Being on a taxpayer-supported pension while serving as a MPP since 1995, is simply “following the rules of the day,” Ms Munro says.
The emerging pension crisis revolves on three factors, she says.
The first is increased life expec-tancy. Teachers who begin their careers straight from college may retire at age 55, giving them perhaps three to four decades of collecting a full pension. There’s also the large demographic bulge of baby boom-
ers who have attained, or are close to retirement age, pushing up costs. Thirdly, actuarial formulas used to calculate payouts were struck in the 1950s and 1960s and are based on more generous investment returns than are generally available today.
“People ask me if all of this couldn’t have been anticipated?” Ms Munro says. “Life expectancy is an unknown factor and no one knows about the investment return on pension plans. Young people are able to buy houses based on our low interest rates. Everything has unintended consequences.”
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instrument25.Volcanic mountain
in Japan26. Bon ____: witty
remarks28. Competitors31. Republic of Ireland32. Late Show host34. Parrot nostril
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original matter45. Head covering46. Classical musical
dramas49. God of war & sky
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thing54. Language spoken
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BUSINESS: Store to have “Grand Staying Open Event” Sept. 29
GT to stay until January 2013 at leastfamous for.
“Community is at the heart of the Giant Tiger brand and when the community of Bradford rallied like this, we were more than happy to listen, adapt and assist in any way we can to help the residents make it work.”
Further to that, Giant Tiger’s president and COO, Greg Farrell, indicated that while the current plan is to keep the store open until the end of January 2013, the company will keep the location going beyond that provided the business is there.
“Mayor Doug White and the council mem-bers for Bradford asked us to postpone the closing so they could show us that retailing in the downtown core is not only viable, but also thriving,” he said. “Therefore, today we are very pleased to announce that we will keep the store opened until the end of January 2013 in order to support the community that has supported us.
“If we see that the customer count and buying patterns are back to where they were in 2009 we will continue to call Bradford home.”
When the initial decision to close was made public earlier this summer, the commu-nity sprang into action. Resident Les Showers led the charge to keep the local store open, pounding the pavement and collecting page after page of signatures for a petition intent on changing the minds of the chain’s corpo-rate executives.
As of the middle of August, Mr. Showers
reported that he’d amassed about 35 pages of signatures and noted that many more peti-tion pages were in the hands of individuals and businesses throughout the community.
To demonstrate how important the store is to the community, loyal customers con-ducted a very successful “shop in” at the local store on Aug. 25,
The week before that, members of town council met with Giant Tiger’s executives while attending the Association of Munici-palities of Ontario conference in Ottawa in the hopes of persuading them to reverse the decision to close the store.
For his part, Mr. White said he his thrilled with the news from Giant Tiger.
“We are very grateful to the senior execu-tives at Giant Tiger who listened to us at our meeting in Ottawa and who listened to the collective voice of Giant Tiger patrons,” he said. “Giant Tiger has responded to our ask, now the town’s residents must do their part to ensure that “The Tiger” is a viable retailer in the long haul.”
Bradford has been a good location to Giant Tiger over the years, the company’s release continued, but noted that sales had “declined substantially” over the past few years. As such, the decision was made to close the store effec-tive Sept. 28.
With the decision to keep the store open into early 2013, the company is encouraging residents to shop at the store frequently and inviting everyone to come join the mayor and other town representatives at a special “Grand Staying Open Event” scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS
The Simcoe County Food and Agriculture Charter isa community-created document that will act as a guide forcommunity leaders and decision-makers in the developmentof local food and agriculture policies, food security programs,
and an overall local and sustainable food system.
A first-draft charter is now available for review. You’re invitedto read the first draft, ask questions and share your thoughts onlineat www.fpa.simcoe.ca, or in person at a public consultation near you.
Thursday September 20, 20125 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Ramara Centre5482 Highway 12, Ramara Township(between Atherley and Uptergrove)
Thursday September 27, 20125 p.m. - 7 p.m
North Simcoe Sports& Recreation Centre
527 Len Self Boulevard, Midland
Wednesday October 10, 20125 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Bradford and DistrictMemorial Community Centre125 Simcoe Road, Bradford
Thursday October 18, 20125 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Wasaga Beach RecPlex- Oakview Centre
1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach
Wednesday October 24, 20121 p.m. - 3 p.m
Southshore Community Centre205 Lakeshore Drive, Barrie, ON
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For more information about this free family event,contact the South Simcoe Arts Council:
Students from Bradford’s local elementary schools willbe joining the art tour as we celebrate local creativity.The student work will be part of a silent auction for alocal children’s charity (Coats for Kids).
Don’t miss this opportunity to brighten yourdecor with unique artwork purchased directly
from the artists.Brochures with map will be available at theBradford West Gwillimbury Public Library.
PUBLIC SAFETY: Three-car collision remains under investigation
The YRP accident reconstruction unit investigates the fatal crash near Holland Landing yesterday morning.
Two killed in foggy Hwy. 11 crash
Hwy. 11 re-opened at 3:30 p.m. yester-day following a fatal three-vehicle crash near Bathurst Street in Holland Landing.
Police were called to the scene at 6:30 a.m. A preliminary investigation has deter-
mined a Ford Windstar, driven by a 27-year-old Aurora man, was northbound on Hwy. 11 south of Bathurst when the van crossed the island median and was struck by a south-bound Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by a 61-year-old Aurora man. The minivan came to a stop in the southbound lanes of Hwy. 11, where it was hit by a Pontiac Grand Am driven
by a 31-year-old Bradford woman.The driver of the Windstar and his 27-year-
old passenger, also from Aurora, were pro-nounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while the Grand Am’s driver was treated at the scene and released.
The collision remains under investigation and police have not said if the heavy fog reported in the area played a role.
If you saw the crash, call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7704 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com or text YORK and your tip to CRIMES (274637).STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT
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From beginner to black belt, Jennings School of Karate offersa variety of classes in traditional karate accommodating anyage and skill level. Students as young as five years old receiveinstruction not only in the fundamentals of the martial art, butalso learn valuable lessons in general fitness and overall health.
Improved confidence and self-esteem are also achieved throughtraining that develops valuable attributes such as discipline,respect, concentration and determination, says Jim Jennings, a7th degree black belt, who runs the Bradford facility with hiswife, Trish, a 6th degree black belt.
Senseis Jim and Trish have been teaching karate in Bradford for18 years and have been at their current location for the past 12.
Teaching focuses on instillinga solid foundation, preparingstudents for their journeytowards their black belt. Butthere is also the option topursue karate as a sport through the Jennings School’s affiliationwith Karate Ontario, the governing body for competitive karatein the province.Jim and Trish are both former national team members,with Jim having 42 years of training and Trish with 35years. Jim is also the head coach for the Ontario karate teamand has coached for Karate Ontario for the past 18 years.Above all, however, the dojo is a place where students enjoy a
supportive family and community atmosphere.Flexible schedules, qualified instructors, modern clean trainingfacilities and focused goals to achieve success are just some ofthe many benefits you’ll discover by choosing Jennings Schoolof Karate.New students will start the week of September 17th.Those interested are welcome to drop in for information or call905-775-1413.
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Thanks this week goes out to reader James D’Anna for this gorgeous sunset image taken in the Holland Marsh one morning. If you have a photograph that captures the flavour of life in Bradford West Gwillimbury and you want your shot at front page fame, e-mail it to Topic editor Tracy Kibble at [email protected].
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TUESDAY
Writers’ Circle The BWG Writers’ Circle is now
meeting socially every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Coffee Cul-ture in downtown Bradford except for the third Tuesday of the month when they meet at the Bradford Public Library. A space is reserved by the fireplace. Come out when-ever you can. To learn more about the group, contact Patricia Miller at [email protected].
First Aid/CPR course
First Aid and CPR save lives. Come out on Sept. 11 and 12 and learn how to administer first aid and CPR properly. A basic one-day session is offered as is a compre-hensive two-day course for those who need training for work or want more information on how to respond to emergencies at home. To find out more information, con-tact Anita Horlings of SIMPLE First Aid at 905-775-8024.
Naturalists meetingThe York Simcoe Naturalists
Group will hold a general meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. The speaker for the evening will be Melissa Williams from LEAF. The meeting will take place in the River Drive Park Community Cen-tre, located at 20 Oak Ave. in River Drive Park (off the Queensville Sideroad, north of Holland Land-ing). Refreshments will be served, but the organizers ask that you lug a mug. For additional information on the York-Simcoe Naturalists, visit www.ysnaturalists.ca or e-mail [email protected].
Clean marine meetThe Nottawasaga Futures Green
Economy Centre and the South Simcoe Economic Alliance are hosting a Clean Marine Workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 from 9 a.m. to noon at The Fork and Plate Family Restaurant, located at 727 Harbour St. in Lefroy. This Ontario Marine Operators Association-approved workshop, presented by Mr. Robert Eaton, will discuss envi-ronmental best practices to help your business while protecting our waterways. There is no charge for participation but space is limited so reserve your seat early. Register by contacting Wendy at 705-435-1540 or 1-800-509-7554 or [email protected].
SEPTEMBER 14
Quilt, rug & craft fair
The Simcoe County Museum is hosting the Simcoe County Quilt, Rug and Craft Fair Sept. 14-16, 2012. The fair will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Sat-urday, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $6 per per-son, per day. There will be quilting, embroidery, spinning, and hand-weaving presented by the mem-bers of the Simcoe County Craft Guilds for display and sale, while the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Association will be displaying and selling various crafts, such as painting, knitting, and beadwork. The crafters will also be perform-ing demonstrations. A concession stand will be open during the event, offering lunch and many varieties of delicious pies and squares. Visi-tors are welcome to explore the Simcoe County Museum’s indoor permanent displays, as well as its
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Photography and musicianship come together in the Library’s latest exhibit: Silent Sound by Bradford photographer Carlos Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson’s intimate and luminous portraits of professional musicians in performance are on display on both floors of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library until mid-September. To find out more visit, www.carlosfergusonphotog-raphy.com/ or contact Carlos via e-mail at [email protected] or by phone 905-778-8478.
SUNDAY
OCC Walk of Hope On Sunday, Sept. 9 Bradford
West Gwillimbury will be host-ing its first annual Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope. This event is the organization’s largest fund-raising event in Canada. Last year, 11,300 people participated in 53 walks across the country. Over 40,000 people donated in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada, raising some $2.6 million. The Bradford walk kicks off with registration at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9 at the Lions Park located at 226 Colborne St. To find
outdoor heritage buildings, as both will be open to visitors during the event. For more information, visit www.museum.simcoe.ca or call 705-728-3721.
Church dinnerYou and your family are invited
to a steak and burger barbecue this month. Hosted by the Zephyr United Church, the upcoming bar-becue will be held at the Zephyr Community Hall between 5 and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14. Come on out and enjoy some steak or a burger along with potatoes, corn and plenty of dessert. The cost is $18 for a steak dinner, $12 for a burger dinner, while children aged six to 12 are $6. Those younger than five eat for free. Tickets are available at the door or call 905-473-3627 to get yours in advance or learn more.
SEPTEMBER 15
First Aid/CPR course
First Aid and CPR save lives. Come out on Sept. 15 and 16 and learn how to administer first aid and CPR properly. A basic one-day session is offered as is a compre-hensive two-day course for those who need training for work or want more information on how to respond to emergencies at home. To find out more, contact Anita Horlings of SIMPLE First Aid at 905-775-8024.
Fresh fish fry St. John’s Presbyterian Church
will play host to a fresh fish fry dinner later this month. You and your family are invited to come out and enjoy some fresh fish, a baked potato, corn, coleslaw and a slice of delicious pie. Dinner will be served
from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the church located at the 8th Line and 10th Sideroad. The cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children under 12. Tick-ets are available at the door or by calling 905-775-7274.
SEPTEMBER 16
Terry Fox RunThe Bradford Terry Fox Run is
coming up fast. This year, the event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 16 and will depart from Bradford District High School. Run, walk, bike, roll-erblade or use a wheelchair along the 2.5 km, 5 km or 10 km route and raise money for cancer research in memory of Terry Fox. Registra-tion begins at 9 a.m. followed by speeches and the run at 10. To learn more, visit terryfox.org or visit Terry Fox Run - Bradford on Facebook.
SEPTEMBER 18
Green biz workshopThe Nottawasaga Futures Green
Economy Centre and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury are hosting an Excellence in Manufac-turing Event entitled Clean, Green and Lean: Sustainable Strategies for Lean Initiatives, Energy Man-agement and Carbon Footprint on Sept. 18th from 8 a.m. to noon at the library in Bradford. Chad Metcalf, president of Value Streams Solutions, will present Applying Green Principles to Your Compa-ny’s Lean initiatives. Scott McNeil-Smith of EMC will focus on the current state of Ontario’s energy market, an outlook on what manu-facturers can expect in the next six to 18 months. To reserve a spot at this workshop, contact EMC’s Bren de Leeuw, senior community development manager by e-mail at [email protected] or at 519-372-6009.
BIGeventSave the date, because the
2012 installment of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Studio Art Tour is rapidly approach-ing. This year, the annual studio tour will feature 24 local artists, 8 studios and three student art venues including the Bradford West Gwillimbury Pub-lic Library and the Bond Head Hall. As with pre-vious years, this year’s event will see talented local art-ists open up their studios in order to showcase their work for the community. It will also feature a silent auction of the student art with proceeds from
Sept. 14The
the sales going to local children’s charity Coats
for Kids. The tour begins Sept. 14 and continues until Sept. 16 at various venues in the community. It runs from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Fri-day and then 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Saturday and Sun-day. For a complete list of artists and sites visit www.southsim-coeartscouncil.com.
Participants in last year’s Bradford Terry Fox Run depart from Brad-ford District High School.
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BRADFORD 3 bedroom, spacious 1-yr old semi, ensuite bath, 6 appliances,
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$1495+ Call Linde Black,
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ADVANCED CARE & Pri-mary Care Paramedics with IV for Wapose Medi-cal Services in Alberta. Must be able to register with the Alberta College of Paramedics to work in Northern Alberta. Flights, camp & food supplied. Send resume: offi [email protected] or apply at: www.waposeems.ca
OPTOMETRIC ASSIST-ANT/ Optician in Newmar-ket. Manage offi ce and dispense glasses as well as work with patient. Full-time fl exible position with some administrative duties to work in two locations. Send resume to: [email protected]
BRADFORD- 2 bedroom ground fl oor with parking. 3 bedroom upper with gar-age; Laundry, a/c, fenced yard with storage sheds, no smoking/ pets. First/ last, references required. Available mid-September. $900+ 40%; $1150+ 60%; respectively. 905-960-4959
BRADFORD- HUGE 1 bedroom, main fl oor. Near shopping. Appliances/ utilities included. $850. Oct. 1st. 905-775-7179
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HOLLAND LANDING- 1 bedroom apt, kitchen, liv-ingroom, parking space, laundry, no smoking/ pets, $900 inclusive. fi rst/ last. 905-853-6676
HOLLAND LANDING- 1 bedroom basement, separ-ate entrance, a/c/ laundry/ parking. Non-smoking/ pets. $1000 inclusive. First/ last. References. 905-898-2578
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HOLLAND LANDING- 1 bedroom main fl oor/ upper. Non-smoking/ pets. Separ-ate entrance/ laundry. $780 inclusive. Suits one. I m m e d i a t e l y . (905)478-4124 after 6pm
HOLLAND LANDING- Spacious 1 bedroom. Pri-vate entrance, appliances, cable, fi replace, parking and laundry. Non-smoking/ pets. $900. inclusive. Oct. 1st. 905-716-1091
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HOSPITAL/ LESLIE- Large, lower 2 bedroom, offi ce, renovated, no pets, ceramic fl ooring, one year lease. Immediate. 975+. 752 Greenfi eld Cres., N e w m a r k e t . 1-403-282-8800
KESWICK- 2 bedroom basement. $1100 inclu-sive. Stove/ fridge/ laundry. No pets, non-smoking. Available October 1st. 1st & last. 905-476-5299
KETTLEBY- 1 bedroom, main fl oor, $950. fi rst/ last. Non-smoking/ pets. (905)727-7790
KING CITY- Jane/ 16th, Bloomington North. 2 bed-room apts. Completely new. $1,000. and 4 bed-room executive estate home. Call for details. (416)856-4371
KING CITY- 1 bedroom walkout basement, separ-ate entrance, all inclusive. Laundry. Parking. No pets. Available immediately. $925. 905-833-3646 or 647-400-7304
MOUNT ALBERT- 1 bed-room, includes hydro, water, heat, parking. New kitchen. $850 inclusive. 416-557-6488
NEWMARKET- Quiet, spacious building, newly renovated, new kitchen, 1 bedroom, near hospital. Parking, laundry facilities. No dogs. $975. inclusive. 905-953-9683.
NEWMARKET- BRIGHT, 1 bedroom basement, fur-nished, separate entrance, parking, deck. Non-smok-ing/ pets. $900+. Suits ma-ture single. Short/ long term. (416)540-5137
NEWMARKET near (hos-pital)- 2 bedroom base-ment. Separate entrance, laundry, 1 parking. Non-smoking/ pets. $1000. in-clusive. Available immedi-ately. 905-535-3436, after 6pm.
NEWMARKET- SUMMER-HILL. 1 bedroom base-ment apartment, separate entrance, clean. Non-smoking/ pets. $800 inclu-sive. Available immediate-ly. 905-716-9850 evenings.
QUEEN/ MAIN St., New-market. Newly decorated. Extra large 2 bedroom, must see! Near all amenities. No pets/ smok-ing. $1150. Available now. 905-715-5106
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AURORA- 3 bedroom house, 2 parking. Close to shopping. Available imme-diately. $1500+ utilities. 647-898-1347
AURORA- BAYVIEW/ St. John's. Detached 3 bed-room, 2.5 bathrooms, dou-ble garage, near 404/ GO, backs to green space $1850+. [email protected]
AURORA (YONGE/ Mur-ray)- Main fl oor 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath laundry, park-ing, a/c. Renovated bath-room. $1450. Available i m m e d i a t e l y . 4 1 6 - 5 2 6 - 6 8 6 5 , 416-919-6865
KESWICK- SMALL 2 bdrm. 2 appliances, large lot. 1st/ last. No pets. $900.+ Ocotober 1st. (905)853-1383
KETTLEBY- 3 bedrooms. Completely renovated. Close to 400. 3 parking. Laundry. $1100+ utilities. Available now. George 905-853-3026
KING CITY (Bathurst/ King), 3 bedroom house, livingroom/ den. 3-pc washroom. New fridge/ stove. Newly renovated. Gerry (416)789-2163, 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
NEWMARKET- LARGE 4 bedroom home- move-in condition- appliances- gleaming hardwood fl oors- fenced yard. $1950+ Tony Mendes 905-715-4951 Century 21
NEWMARKET- SEMI, 3 bedrooms, close to transit and shopping, $1190+ utilities. 905-830-2915
NEWMARKET- YONGE/ Near Walmart. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, 2-story hardwood semi. Parking, garage, laundry, non-smoker/ pets. Reference. $1680.+. 416-835-8523, 647-216-6868
QUEENSVILLE- 3 bed-room chalet style house, landscaped 2 acre lot, fan-tastic view. $1,000.+. Ref-erences please. Available i m m e d i a t e l y . 905-478-4739
NEWMARKET- LONDON Rd. area. Furnished room. Shared washroom/ kitch-en/ laundry. $500 inclu-sive. Female only. Available September 1 (905)955-5783.
NEWMARKET- ROOM for rent. Female only. $500. per month. No smoking, no pets. 905-392-6444
SUTTON- ROOM for rent in spacious townhouse, fi n-ished basement, close to YRT route/ Hwy#48. $500. References required. Available immediately. 905-722-7642
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AURORA- HENDERSON/ Yonge. Bedroom fur-nished, townhouse near amenities. Shared kitchen/ bathroom. Clean. Cable TV/ internet. First/ last. $530. Call 416-301-6938
KESWICK- ROOM for rent. Shared kitchen. Pro-fessional preferred. $600. inclusive. Wireless, cable, parking, a/c, laundry. Available immediately. 905-955-3722
NEWMARKET- DAVIS/ Patterson. Bright, newly painted, unfurnished room. Shared kitchen, din-ing & bathroom. No smok-ing, no pets. $450 inclusive. 289-221-5686
NEWMARKET- ROOM for rent- Bayview/ Mulock. $600+ 1/4 gas/ hydro. Available immediately. 416-822-6615
YONGE/ DAVIS- 1 upper room available in house. Share washroom/ kitchen. Laundry. A/C. Non-smok-ing/ pets. Parking. $500 Immediately 647-853-0838
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LUXURY BONITA Springs Florida Condo (Gulf of Mexico). 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. 905-713-1604 Basilio. 30 day rentals.
ST. PETE'S, Florida- 1 bedroom condo, 2 baths, sleeps 4, beach-front, pool, weekly/ monthly. www.gulfstrand408.com
Industrial/Commercial for Rent/Wanted
CENTRAL NEWMARKET- 800sq.ft. commercial unit. Queen/ Main. Storefront or offi ce. Lots of parking. Immediate. $900+ hydro, heat included. 905-715-5106carolvanbeek60@ yahoo.ca
Articles for Sale (Misc.)
CARPETS- I have several thousand yards of new stainmaster & 100% nylon carpet. Will do living room & hall for $389.00. In-cludes: carpet, pad, instal-lation (25 yards). Steve 289-464-6049www.carpetdeals.ca
Baby Needs,Kids Klassifieds
HUGE SALE- Used clothes, toys & equip. Sept. 8 10am-1pm. 185 In-dustrial Pkwy N. Aurora. Cash Only
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PIANO LESSONS Certi-fi ed a qualifi ed teacher (Moscow, Russia)with 28 years of experience(includ-ing 10 years in Canada)of-fers private piano lessons for children of all levels from 5 years of age. Also teach theory and ear train-ing. Preparing for the ex-ams for all levels. Larisa 4 1 6 - 8 4 4 - 1 4 9 9 , 416-844-1499
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CAREGIVER WANTED- for elderly, disabled couple, live-in, full-time 44 hrs@ $10.56/ hr. Newmar-ket. 1+ yrs. experience. High school or equivalent. Room & board $85.25/ week. Lisa 905-726-8413. 5-8pm.
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MILLARD, Mord Paul
(June 30, 1927 -September 4, 2012)
After a sudden and brief illness, Paul
Millard passed away at Southlake Regional
Health Centre. Beloved husband of Joyce for almost 61 years. Loving father of Jim (Heather) and Mark (Lois Ann). Devoted grandfather of Megan, Morgan and Christine. Predeceased by his parents, Gordon and Edna Millard and brother Charles Millard (Marjorie). In his retirement, Paul was an active community volunteer. He was on the Elman W. Campbell Museum Board, the Friends of the Museum, Cultural Mapping, the Newmarket Historical Society and Heritage Newmarket. He was an active member of the Upper Canada Chordsmen. Paul was always there to lend a hand to anyone who needed it. His Millard ancestors came to Newmarket early in the 1800’s and he was proud of his heritage and became very knowledgeable about the history of the town. Visitation will take place at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012, from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to take place at St. Paul’s Anglican Church (Church & D’arcy Streets, Newmarket) on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012, at 2 p.m., followed by interment at Newmarket Cemetery. Many thanks to the nursing staff of the Coronary Care United & Dr. Fell. In lieu of fl owers, donations in Paul’s memory may be made to the charity of your choice or to St. Paul’s Anglican Church. On-line condolences may be made
at www.roadhouseandrose.com
FAIREY, Roy Adrian (March 8, 1920 - August 30, 2012)
Roy passed away peacefully after a
short illness in Mississauga.
He is missed by sisters Gladys, Stella and Joan, son Rod (Ann) and daughter Cathy (Rick) Harker, grandchildren Jason (Krista), Jennifer (Sean), Ryan (Sharon) and Adam (Lisa) and great grandchildren Joshua and Jacob, Katharine Alice and Olive.At Roy's request, there will be an interment at Pine Orchard Cemetery in Newmarket on Saturday, September 29th. He is with Alice again. Online condolences may be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com
SMITH, Todd Alan (“Mayor of Main Street, Newmarket”) Passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 at 53 years of age. Todd Smith, loving brother of Wendy, Wayne (Gaye), Brenda, Nancy (Scott), Connie (John), Lisa (Mike) and the late Brian. Son of the late Kenneth and Ruth (nee Ramsbottom) Smith of Newmarket. He will be sadly missed by his many nieces, nephews and friends. Friends called for visitation at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket, on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at 1 p.m., followed by cremation. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. On-line condolences may be made
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Passed away peacefully at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre on Sunday, September 2, 2012 with her loving family by her side. In her 88th year.Beloved wife of the late Roy McDonald (2001). Loving mother of Carol Moffat Hill (Don), Brian (Sandy), Roger (Liz), and Marilyn Longfi eld (Howe). Loving grandmother of 10 grandchildren and loving GG of 15 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Edith Smallwood, Edna Wallace, Gladys McLinden, Don Pugh, Walt Pugh, predeceased by Greta Alsop and Percy Pugh. Verna enjoyed a good card game.Friend are invited to visit the family at the Gordon A. Monk Funeral Home Ltd., 127 Bobcaygeon Rd., P.O. Box 427, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 from 12:00 noon until the time of the Funeral Service in the Chapel at 1:00 pm. Interment to follow at the Minden Cemetery. Reception will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 636, (Hwy #35 N and County Rd.#21, Minden).Memorial Donations to the Minden Hospital Building Fund or to the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch # 636, Minden would be appreciated by the family.www.gordonmonkfuneralhome.com
BURGESS, Donna (of Cedar Valley)Peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, in her seventy-fourth year, with her husband Bob at her side, on Saturday 1 September, 2012; loving wife of Bob Burgess; dear mother of Richard (Louise Stephens), Mark (Pat Bush), and the late Gail (Tim Gould); loving grandmother of Sara, Russell, Justin, Ben, Emma, and Sam; and great-grandmother of Alice; survived by her sisters Jeanne Ball and Helen Martin.Donna began her career as an elementary-school teacher in Toronto, was an owner of standard bred horses, and was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi, where she achieved the level of an Alpha Pi Master. She was in addition a long-time volunteer for the CNIB, transcribing and proofreading high-level mathematical Braille. A private celebration of Donna's life has taken place. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a memorial donation to the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation- Cancer Care or the ALS Society of Canada.On-line condolences may be left at
www.roadhouseandrose.com
ISBISTER, Ronald WilliamSuddenly at his home on Monday, September 3, 2012 in his 67th year.Ron, beloved partner of Brenda Laur. Loving father of Raymond and Donna, Athena and Joe, Krystal, and Enver. Cherished grandpa of Bobbi, Kirstin, Ashley, William, Joseph, Harly and James. Dear brother of Sylvia and Stephen, Heather and George. Will be sadly missed by his niece Kristen and Rick, nephews Jordan and Monica, Adam and Bonnie, adopted extended family and many friends. Visitation will be held at Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora, 905-727-5421 on Friday, September 7th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Service in the chapel to follow. Interment Aurora Cemetery.In Ron's memory, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a donation to your local Tim Horton's Camp Day would be appreciated.Online condolences and information
at www.thompsonfh-aurora.com
JACKSON, Margaret NeilsonPassed away peacefully on Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Bethell House Hospice at the age of 73. Beloved mother of Stephen Fyfe (Patty) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, David Fyfe of London, UK, Michael Fyfe (Kerry) of Brampton, Donald Fyfe of Brampton. Cherished Gran of Justin, Devin, Natasha Margaret and 2 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Mary Niven Brown -nee Jackson (Eddie) and their family Daria, Derek (Maureen), Dale (Anne) of Scotland. Lifetime family friends May Ross (Ron) honourary nieces the late Linsey (Tim) and their daughters Jaclyn and Hailey and Brenda (Michael) and their daughters Amelia, Adrienne, Caitlyn and Alex. Family and friends will be received at the Ward Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel" 52 Main Street South, (Hwy 10), Brampton for a Celebration of Margaret's Life on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Bethell House Hospice would be appreciated by the family.
Visit the Book of Memories at www.wardfuneralhome.com.
JOHNSTON, Sheri-LynnPassed away of Sarcoma Cancer at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, on Friday, August 31, 2012 at the age of 41.She was the beloved wife of Mark. Cherished mother of Logan and Bradley. Loving daughter of Lloyd and Darlene Slauenwhite, of Nova Scotia. Sheri-Lynn will be sadly missed by her brother Kevin (Lynn) and family and her sister Lori-Anne (Adam) and family. Dear daughter-in-law of Gary and Alice Johnston, Newmarket and sister-in-law of Tammy of Leaside.Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Sheri-Lynn's Life was held on Wednesday, September 5th at the Alliston Pentecostal Church.
Gone but never forgotten and forever loved.
MARTIN, Aubrey Charles "Pepper"On Sunday, September 2, 2012 at his home with his family by his side, in his 80th year. Predeceased by two angels, his loving wife Grace Lydia, and Brayden Aubrey his great grandson. Loving Dad to Lori Davis (Tim), Penny Pestill (Don), and Randy (Karen). Grandad will be fondly remembered by Kimberly Love, Jennifer Burke (Peter), Adam Trudell, Tyler Pestill (Lisa), Lindsay Pestill, Madison and Keegan Martin, and his great grandchildren Samantha and Emily Love, Ariel, Tori, Karsten, Wyatt, and Daniel Burke. Dear brother of Dennis (Pat), Marlene Patrick (Danny), Vonda Mortson (the late Mervyn), and Wayne (Shirley). Pepper will be remembered by Bob and Linda Henderson, his sisters and brothers-in-law, many nieces and nephews, and all of his many friends.Family and friends may call at the Taylor Funeral Home, 524 Davis Drive, Newmarket, ON, 905-898-2100. on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 4th and 5th, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home chapel Thursday, September 6, 2012 commencing at 1 p.m. Interment to follow, Newmarket Cemetery.If desired, donations to your favorite charity in memory of Aubrey, would be appreciated by his family.www.taylorfuneralhomenewmarket.com
MOWBRAY, WillaPeacefully passed away at the Markham Stouffville Hospital on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the age of 86. Beloved wife of the late James. Cherished sister of Dixie Sellers of Stouffville and Glyn Forrester of Aurora. Willa will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews in particular Debra of Bracebridge.As per Willa's wishes there will be no services. Arrangements have been entrusted to the O'Neill Funeral Home 905-642-2855. If so desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society (Brain Cancer) would be appreciated by the family.
WHITE, Linda
In loving memory of my wife
who went to a better life on
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Wonderful memories woven in gold,This is a picture I tenderly hold
Deep in my heart, a memory is keptTo love, to cherish, never to forget.
Missing you, Johnny
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Elite Dance Corps Competition TeamWins Big in Orlando!!!
From July 2nd - 6th, the competition team fromElite Dance Corps took the stage at the StarpowerNational Championship Finals in Orlando Florida. Here, dance studios from across Canada andthe United States competed for top prizes in front of a large panel of judges.After endless hours and months of training, the EDC dancers came home with amazing results!1st, 2nd, 3rd overall junior small group winners plus 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall junior duet/triowinners...just to name a few! All of our groups scored high marks and came home with tons ofhardware!
Miss Tania and all the instructors couldn’t be more pleased with their dancers. The EDCcompetition team represented our community with the utmost professionalism and pride.Everyone at Elite Dance Corps would like to thank our community for all their support.
Elite Dance Corps is very excited to begin another season of dance! Visit us at 33 Holland StreetEast or call 905-775-1777 to find out how you can become a member of this award-winninggroup of dancers.
The TORONTO MAPLE LEAF Alumniare coming to Bradford in September!
To celebrate our 75TH anniversary, BWGMHA in conjunction with the Toronto Marlies,are pleased to announce that the MAPLE LEAF Alumni will play the BWGMHA coaches
on Saturday September 29TH at the Bradford Leisure Centre.Game time is 7 PM. Tickets are only $25.
And that includes a regular season Toronto Marlies game!There will be a Silent Auction and other events to raise funds for the BWGMHA.
