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Town seeks downtown parking solutions
BY CHRIS [email protected]
ain Street’s old fire hall will remain standing for a while longer.
It appears Newmar-ket will not demolish
the aging Main building. Instead, council is expected to
vote on a more encompassing draft parking plan for the downtown area — which includes a recommendation to keep the fire hall structure intact — during a meeting Monday night.
Under the proposal, up to 33 new parking spots will be built at the Fairy
Lake lot for about $150,000, while a maximum of 22 will be constructed in the municipal space behind Cachet restaurant. The town will also develop a parking plan for Old Town Hall.
“We need to give a little thought to the Old Town Hall opening,” Regional Councillor John Taylor said.
“This will be a very popular venue. I’m thinking something that looks at some of the surrounding areas. This provides us with a great opportunity to add some parking spots.
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Town alters plans for arena proposal
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t’s still too early to determine if plans for a redevelopment on the current Hollings-worth Arena site are feasible, Newmarket Mayor Tony Van
Bynen said.The municipality expects to
receive detailed drawings and plans from San Michael Homes Developments, the builder who says it wants to purchase the site as part of a $130-million redevel-opment project near the Davis Drive and Patterson Road inter-section, within the next few weeks.
But in a candid interview with The Era Tuesday, Van Bynen and recreation and culture director Colin Service noted the town is taking a ‘wait and see’ approach toward the development.
“We need the level of detail we’re comfortable with,” Van Bynen said. “It’s not an easy deci-sion for us to give any consider-ation to entering into an agree-ment that involves municipal property. Our first objective is to have a good understanding of what is being proposed and to have that proposal developed to
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f you’re planning to buy a house in the Greater Toronto Area, be pre-pared to go to war.
As demand in the local housing market increases substantially on
an almost monthly basis, so, too, does the number of bidding wars.
Graham Jones, a Re/Max Hallmark agent who has worked in the industry for 25 years, just sold a house in a bid-ding war that netted his clients a sub-stantial profit.
Their Richmond Hill bungalow was listed for $899,000. There were nine bidders and the property sold for $1.43 million.
He compares the sale to “winning the lottery” for his clients.
“It was underpriced a little bit to set up the bidding war, but still, it set records all over the place,” Jones said.
“We had three bidders that were just beating the living daylights out of each other. We didn’t know where they were going to stop. It’s a nice home, but it’s a 65-year-old, 900-square-foot bunga-low on a 50-foot lot. They (sellers) are so happy. I can’t even begin to tell you. They’re retiring and going to buy a piece of property up north and build a house.
They got way more money in their pock-et than they expected. They’re absolutely thrilled. Every deal I’ve done in the past two years has been multiple offers.”
It seems this story is becoming com-monplace.
The Toronto Real Estate Board reported a 12.6-per-cent increase in home selling prices in April, when compared to the same period last year. The average home sold for $766,472 in Toronto in April, compared to $690,658 in April 2015. Throughout the rest of the GTA, average prices also increased from $605,336 in April 2015 to $724,235 this year.
The increase is blamed on several factors. Interests rates are at or near record lows, the Canadian dollar lags behind other world currencies and, his-torically, GTA real estate is a relatively safe investment gamble.
Newmarket woman, 25, died in crash Sunday night
Celebration of life Saturday for Lauren Mueller
BY JEREMY [email protected]
celebration of life will be held Saturday in mem-ory of Lauren Elaine Mueller, the young woman who died in a single-vehicle collision
in Holland Landing.Mueller, 25, from Newmarket,
was discovered by police at Old Yonge and Yonge streets at around 11 p.m. Sunday after her pick-up truck left the road and ended up in a ditch.
Police remain unsure as to what occurred in the lead up to the crash.
A number of people left tributes
to Lauren on the Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home.
“We are so very sorry for your loss,” Steve and Jessica Rattray wrote.
“You have our sincerest sympa-thies and concern.”
“We were so sorry to hear about Lauren,” wrote Anita and Allan Fletcher.
“All our love and prayers to [you].”
Others expressed their sorrow at Mueller’s untimely passing.
The celebration of life is at the East Gwillimbury Sports Complex, on Mount Albert Road, in Sharon on Saturday between 1 and 2 p.m. with a small service at 2 p.m.
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The 40th edition of the Upper Canada Mall Easter Seals Run/Walkathon attracted hundreds Sunday at Riverwalk Commons in Newmarket. Since its inception in 1976, the event has raised more than $3 million for Easter Seals Ontario and money raised has bene� tted local children. Team ‘Amazing Emily’, friends and family of Emily Kerr, celebrate the achievement. For the story and more photographs, follow this link: bit.ly/1P5tIuW
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Town taking ‘wait and see’ approach toward arena development until o� cials have a ‘good understanding’ of what is being proposed by builder San Michael Homes Developments.
Old � re hall to remain intact, more spaces sought
the extent that we can bring that message to our community, so our community feels like they’re getting good value. We’re taking the time to get it right.”
San Michael has said it hopes to begin construction by March 2017. The developer unveiled its proposal for the Hollingsworth site about a year ago.
The interview comes days after town staff revealed negotia-tions between the municipal-ity and Pickering College on a potential replacement for Hol-
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Parking plan for Old Town Hall in the works as the town seeks new downtown options.
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Careless smoking is to blame for a house fire on 143 Maurice Crt. in Newmarket early Sunday morning, according to Central York Fire Ser-vices.
CYFS chief fire prevention officer Ryan Schell said the fire started on the exterior of the property.
“When smoking, use large, deep ash trays that can’t be knocked over,” he said of how to prevent a similar occurrence.
Schell said there were a lot of items on the outside deck where the fire started.
While some neighbours said they heard propane tanks exploding, Schell said the noise they heard was likely just the sound of the fire.
The occupants of the house had working smoke alarms and were able to get out unharmed.
According to Schell, a neighbour saw the fire and went over to bang on the home’s door to alert the occupants.
York Regional Police received a call at 3:53 a.m. Sunday to attend the house fire.
Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea is the Friday night headliner for the 28th annual Magna Hoedown.
This year’s Hoedown will take place Sept. 16 and 17. Once again, 15 York Region charities and com-munity groups have been selected as recipients of the Hoedown proceeds. On Sept. 16, Doyle will headline.
The actor, producer, newly-minted best-selling author and best known as lead singer for Newfound-land’s Great Big Sea, has released his second solo album, So Let’s Go.
“I always want people to have the greatest night of their life when the house lights go down,” Doyle writes in his bio.
During the official Hoedown kickoff event last month, organiz-ers announced Paul Brandt at the Saturday night headliner. Described at the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history, his 1996 debut RIAA certified gold album Calm Before the Storm went on to sell one million albums internation-ally, propelled by the No. 1 single, I Do.
His most recent single hit No. 7 in Canada with the hit, I’m An Open Road, featuring two-time CCMA Female Artist of the Year Jess Moska-luke.
Brandt’s current recording proj-ect is a limited edition vinyl EP and digital bundle called Frontier.
Organizers have just announced that tickets to the 28th annual Magna Hoedown are now on sale.
Tickets include a full Texas-style barbecue dinner, door prizes, pros-pector’s raffle with a grand prize of $75,000, activities area, cash bar and more.
Tickets for Friday are $50 each and for Saturday are $70 each.
This year, you can purchase your event tickets online and still sup-port the charity of your choice in the same way if you had bought a hard copy ticket from that organization.
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“Our real estate, in world dollars, is still much cheaper than in Washington or London,” Mark Weisleder, a partner in Vaughan’s RealEstateLawyers.ca LLP firm, said. “Even if it’s increased, it’s a good investment for foreigners.”
Immigration does play a role in driv-ing the market upward. The Ontario gov-ernment estimates about 100,000 immi-grants move into the province each year. Many of those people settle in the GTA.
Between Aurora in York Region and Innisfil in Simcoe County, there appears to be an influx of Chinese buyers.
“They can move their family here while still finding affordable housing,” Royal LePage sales representative Wasim Jarrah, who works out of an office in Aurora, said. “Chinese buyers are savvy. They like to negotiate and feel like they’ve got a good deal. It’s the same thing that happened to Markham, and for the Ital-ians in Vaughan. It’s a very healthy real estate market. Even when people are purchasing in multiple offers, they’ll real-ize a profit if they stay in their properties for up to three years. The (current) sellers are making a sizable profit as well.”
There’s also a significant lack of inven-tory — a combination of slowly progress-ing new construction sites and an appar-ent unwillingness by aging Baby Boom-ers to sell their homes and downsize.
“If you look at the number of housing starts compared to population growth, we’re just not building homes fast enough,” Joe Asensio, of the Brampton-based JN Asensio Realty, said.
“You see homes going up everywhere, but they’re all sold before they even build them. I’m on the tail end of the Baby Boomers; this will sound terrible, but we’re just not dying fast enough. People need somewhere to live; there just isn’t enough affordable housing available. This trend will continue for a long while. The real estate market is going to stay nuts for a long time yet. I don’t know whether there’s a need to slow it down.”
Asensio is involved in multiple-offer scenarios daily. He watched 51 offers roll in for a property in Brampton recently and admits the number of bids on homes
in the area will often enter double digits.Jones agrees with these assessments
that Asian buyers, low interest rates and short supply have driven the housing market. However, some sectors are in higher demand than others. For example, townhouses and condominiums are not generally seeing the same percentage increases in value as freehold homes.
“People don’t have a lot of options,” Jones said. “It’s impossible to tell whether it’s foreign or domestic money, but there’s certainly a lot of Asian buyers who are desperately trying to get freehold proper-ties in the GTA. Condos and townhouses still sell, and you might even get the occasional bidding war, but it’s two offers or three. Condos have gone up, but it’s not what’s driving the market.”
Prime market conditions are leading to high demand for houses.
Jarrah says any York Region prop-erty, for example, currently listed at an appropriate market value, will likely fetch $50,000 to $100,000 more than asking price, if there’s an offer presen-tation date attached. That date is key because it forces all potential buyers to make blind bids on the property.
“It creates an atmosphere of competi-tiveness,” Jarrah said.
“No one really knows what that offer price is or what the conditions are. I don’t know what the offer is, but if I want that house, I’m going to put in a lot more money and take out condi-tions for inspection and financing and everything else. Given there’s a shortage of housing on the market, people want to get into the market and they have to compete.”
Of the more than 120 houses that were listed in Newmarket in early May, for example, nearly 110 had offer dates attached, Jarrah said.
However, the hot market is creat-ing some unintended consequences. With prices jumping so quickly, banks are having difficulty accurately gauging property values. So lenders are start-ing to ask purchasers to come up with larger down payments, to make up for the significant difference between the assessed value of the home and its pur-chase price.
“Every home has a reasonable limit
to what it’s worth,” Asensio said. “We’ve had a couple of scenarios where we’ve actually turned down offers because they were so high you can’t finance to these levels. We’ve turned offers away that were astronomical for the value of the area. That’s a hard decision. The need and the greed of the seller factors in.”
Bidders also often exclude some standard conditions from their offers, including home inspections. The deci-sion is putting purchasers at risk.
“It’s a scary thing,” Weisleder said. “The pressure is high to put in an offer without conditions, in order to win the bidding war. When you put in an offer without conditions, you could have all kinds of serious problems with the property condition after closing, which could cost who knows how much money to fix.”
The market is also forcing first-time homebuyers to look for cheaper prop-erties farther north, in municipalities such as Barrie, Georgina and Innisfil.
“Newmarket is not a first-time homebuyer community anymore,” Jar-rah said, noting the market should stay hot for another 12 to 18 months.
Others aren’t sure the market will slow down by then.
“Are we overpriced?” Asensio said “Realistically… not really. We’re still one of the most affordable areas in the country. I don’t believe we’re in a bubble and I don’t foresee that prices are going to drop anytime soon.”
While rising home values may excite potential sellers, they need to remem-ber that other houses are also jumping in price. So, the hike may negate some of their gains when they try to purchase another property.
Sellers should consider buying the next house first, before listing their current property — a decision that will ensure a smoother transition between homes.
Buyers, meanwhile, are advised to stay within their means, even if that forces them to walk away from a bid-ding war.
“Don’t sacrifice everything to make that mortgage payment,” Weisleder said.
BIDDING ADIEUto the home of your dreams
Graham Jones brokered the deal that made $180,000 extra on this property at Mill Pond Court and Rumble Avenue in Rich-mond Hill. The property was listed at $899,000 and sold for $1,080,000.
Compared to other world currencies. Right now, our dollar is trading at about 80 cents against the American greenback. The British pound and the Euro are also highly valued against our money. That allows foreign investment in the GTA market. “They’re purchasing a $300,000 property for $220,000 US,” Royal LePage sales representative Wasim Jarrah said. “To them, that’s a great deal.”
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We’re not building new homes fast enough to support demand. Also, Baby Boomers are choosing to stay in their homes, rather than downsize.“If you look at the number of housing starts compared to population growth, we’re just not building homes fast enough,” Joe Asensio, of JN Asensio Realty Inc., said.
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They’re helping to stabilize the economy and make home purchases much more appealing, Asensio said.“The real estate market is going to stay nuts for a long time yet,” he said. “I don’t know whether there’s a need to slow it down.”
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In northern York Region and some areas of southern Simcoe County, for example, Chinese buyers are bid-ding amounts substantially above asking price. Wasim Jarrah estimates Chinese bidders account for 60 per cent of people placing bids in multiple-offer situations in the area. According to the Ontario government, about 100,000 immigrants enter the province each year.
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Instead, Newmarket could be eyeing an extra ice pad at Ray Twin-ney Recreation Complex. Though the numbers are preliminary, a new ice pad at Ray Twinney may cost between $8 million and $12 million to construct. The Pickering arena could have cost about $11.5 mil-lion, according to preliminary floor and site plans, but the expense would have been split between the college and the municipality.
Pickering, a private educational facility on Bayview Avenue, is cur-rently in the midst of a $50-million expansion that includes a new the-atre and teaching and residential area renovations.
“It would be essentially the same cost to build an ice pad at Ray Twinney as it would at Pickering,” Service said.
“There isn’t a discernable dif-ference in the capital cost between the two. Pickering isn’t in a financial position to do that. To talk about an addition at Ray Twinney, it’s a little bit early. This is a back-up plan in the event we do sell Hollingsworth. We have to see what happens with the development application before us. Staff has concluded that the most fiscally responsible alternative for the town is to build on already owned town land. Staff intends to
proceed with gauging public input with respect to a potential addition-al ice pad at Ray Twinney, to replace Hollingsworth in the event that the town does proceed with approval of the San Michael development application.”
The change of plans could also have longer-term repercussions for the municipality, given the age of the current Pickering arena, he said.
Van Bynen says an arena would have been too much of a burden for Pickering to shoulder at this time.
“If we have capacities in our arenas, and if they want to use that, everybody still wins,” he said, of an eventual closure of the current Pickering arena. “We always had a back-up plan; now we’re finding out the back-up plan may be the solution.
“We’ve reached the point in negotiations with Pickering that, although we were both striving for a win-win situation, we weren’t able to achieve that. Pickering has a very significant capital project. The arena couldn’t be one of their priorities. They have a number of commitments they wanted to see through. We needed to make sure the arrangement would be in the best interest of our taxpayers. They were very positive, constructive discussions. In the end, everybody agreed it wasn’t going to work out in the best interest of both parties.”
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Stuart Scott hosts fun fair June 10
Jump in a bouncy castle, meet exotic animals and play carnival games at Stuart Scott Public School next Friday.
On June 10, the commu-nity is invited to participate in the school’s Fun Fair. The
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Proceeds benefit the school council’s efforts to enhance the facility.
The school is at 247 Lorne Ave. and the event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. The rain date has been set for June 17.
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SACRED COMES TOGETHERSacred Heart Catholic High School smashed its previous Relay For Life fundraising record.The Newmarket school collected $186,377 during its Relay event last week, crushing the $151,030 and $143,634 earned in 2012 and 2014, respectively. During each of those previous efforts, the school was recognized as top fundraising high school and university for Relay — a feat likely reached again this year, student event chair Aaron Zhang said.“At Sacred Heart, Relay is more than a fundraiser,” he said. “It brings together my entire school for a common cause, cancer, which affects everyone in some way.” Since 2009, the school has raised about $600,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Relay is a non-competitive, 12-hour walk that raises funds for the society’s cancer research and community support services.The Sacred Heart event began with an opening ceremony and a community survivor walk. It included games and activities for students and concluded with a luminary ceremony that recognizes residents affected by cancer.For more information on Sacred Heart’s Relay efforts, visit relayforlife.ca/sacredheart
Emma Marston, Cassie Tessier and Ginette Kofigah team up and hold the baton used in the walk.
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BOTTlE DRiVE fUnDRAisER - HElP A CADET VisiT VimYJune 2, 6:30 to 9 p.m.Optimist Hall of Newmarket, 56 Forhan Dr. Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 221 Patriot asks you to donate bottles and cans to help send a cadet’s trip to France, for the 100th anniversary of Canada’s capture of Vimy Ridge. Drop off times: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Call 905-895-3038 to arrange for a pickup.Info: www.eftours.ca/educational-tours, 221partiot-118carinthia.weebly.com, www.gofundme.com/cadetsvisitvimy or 647-893-3499.
GiRls inC. PROjECT BOlDJune 2, 6 to 8 p.m.Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.Girls ages 8 - 11 years. Please register. In a fun, hands - on approach, girls learn self-defense skills and strategies to lead safer lives in their homes, in relationships, in their communities, and online. Presented by Girls Inc. of York Region. The cost is $2.Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.
AlZHEimER sOCiETY Of YORk REGiOn: wHEn sOmEOnE YOU knOw HAs DEmEnTiA BOOk siGninGJune 2, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Alzheimer Society of York Region, 2-240 Edward St.The Alzheimer Society of York Region presents an evening with the inter-national dementia expert and author of best-selling books for families liv-ing with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Professor June Andrews RMN, RGN, FRCN. Register online at aurora.snapd.com/#/events/view/947061 Refreshments will be served. Books available for purchase and signing.Contact: Wendy Creasey, [email protected], 905-726-3477.
DAn Hill in COnCERTJune 3, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.Trinity United Church, 461 Park Ave. in Newmarket.Welcome Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Dan Hill back to Newmarket for an exclusive event June 3. Proceeds from this concert will support the re-settlement of a Syrian Refugee in Newmarket, sponsored jointly by the parishioners of Trinity United Church and employ-ees of the NewRoads Automotive Group. Tickets are $35.Contact: Mark Szczucinski, [email protected], 905-895-5747.
BinGO wORlD nEwmARkET GAminG CEnTREJune 3, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.Bingo World Newmarket, 1230 Kerrisdale Blvd.Bingo World Newmarket has undergone a Charitable Bingo and Gaming transformation and is now offering new products and technologies - like electronic bingo, Tap Tix and more - delivering a new entertainment expe-rience to you! Customers can kick back with friends in a welcoming, com-fortable environment and have some fun! Come & have some fun, a bite to eat & participate in the electronic games of chance you love in your own community, all in support of 33 local non-profit organizations! Must be over 18 years of age. Government- issued identification may be required.Contact: [email protected], 905-836-4861.
GUERRillA GARDEninGJune 3, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.Ages 6+. Please register. Use guerrilla tactics to spread flowery cheer! Come and make a batch of flower seed bombs to use in hard to reach areas around your house.Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.
fREE sEminAR - 20 EAsY PlAnTsJune 3, noon to 1 p.m.Southlake Regional Health Centre - Medical Arts Building, 581 Davis Dr.Does your brown thumb limit you to growing pink lawn flamingos? Dis-cover 20 easy plants anyone can grow. This year, make your garden dazzle with no fuss and little effort.Contact: [email protected], 1-888-967-5426.
HAVinG fUn wiTH COlOURJune 3, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St.Ages 6 - 9. Cost $2. Register Do you have a favourite colour? Do you know what happens when you mix two colours together? Learn about primary and secondary colours through experi-ments, crafts and more!
TAsTE & lEARn - AsPARAGUsJune 3, 1 to 2 p.m.Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave.Taste & Learn is a FREE class series offered by Sobeys Dietitians. Each class is focused on a particular food (this month is asparagus). During the class, you will receive some background information about the food (eg. how to store it, how to cook it and information on the nutritional value). The dietitian will also prepare a recipe for everyone to taste! You will leave the session with new knowledge, a few free recipes and will know what the food tastes like! Contact Sobeys Dietitian Colleen to register. Register early to avoid being placed on the waiting list.Contact: [email protected], 905-726-3397.
BRUsHBOTs!June 3, 2 to 3 p.m.East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St.Ages 6+ Cost: $3. Please Register Can you build a robot to conquer both the race-track and the wrestling ring? What new challenges lay in store?!
YARD sAlEJune 4, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.RCL Branch 426, 707 Srigley St. in Newmarket.Ladies Auxillary Yard Sale. In case of inclement weather we will be inside.Contact: Linda Nolan, [email protected], 905-235-3209.
ADVEnTURE CAmP OPEn HOUsEJune 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Adventure Camp, 19794 Hwy. 48 in East Gwillimbury.The summer day camp is for children 5 to 12 years of age. Come tour the camp, sample programs and meet the counsellors!Contact: Victoria, [email protected], 905-841-1314.
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sPRinG flinG wiTH THE nEwmARkET CiTiZEns BAnD AnD THE UPPER CAnADA CHORDsmEn CHORUsJune 5 at 3 p.m.Trinity United Church, 461 Park Ave. in Newmarket.Come for some of the best toe-tapping tunes, big band hits and stirring marches. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens.Contact: [email protected].
TwEnTY fiRsT AnnUAl AURORA CHAmBER sTREET fEsTiVAlJune 5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Yonge Street in Aurora.Annual Aurora Chamber Street Festival The Aurora Chamber Street Festival is held annually on Yonge Street between Wellington Street and Murray Drive. A section of Yonge Street is closed to traffic, allowing vendors and visitors full access to the street. The Festival is family-friendly and fun for all ages. There are over 500 vendors on Yonge Street, fantastic “street perform-ers,” musical entertainment and so much more. The event happens rain or shine and parking and admission are always free! Be sure to attend York Region’s largest community event!.Contact: Sandra Watson, [email protected], 905-727-7262.
A BUDDHisT PERsPECTiVE wiTH GEn kElsAnG sUmAJune 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m.St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St. in Newmarket. This series of classes is a practical guide to understanding one’s mind. You will learn how to recognize and reduce painful ways of thinking and to replace these with meaningful and beneficial views. Although part of a series, each class is self-contained, and consists of guided meditation, a teaching and a discussion. The cost is $10 per class or 5 classes for $40.Contact: Betty Whitehouse, [email protected], 705-733-5255.
sinG & siGnJune 7, 1:30 to 3 p.m.Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.Ages 5 - 12 months. Please register. Introducing American Sign Language for hearing infants and toddlers, this program uses songs and games to help you include signing in everyday routine. It is wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby while supporting language development. Pre-sented by Early Years, North York.Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.
sHOUT sisTER CHOiR YORk/nEwmARkETJune 7, 1 to 3 p.m.St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St.Choir always welcoming new members! Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. They do not audition and they sing a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues. Members learn from recorded tracks so they require no reading of music. The method is fresh and fun and we are a warm and welcoming community. You are welcome to attend a practice with no obligation and new members are welcome at any time. Contact: Oriole Claxton, [email protected]: www.shoutsisterchoir.ca
fAmilY sTORYTimEJune 8, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St.Join us for fun with stories, rhymes, and songs. Special Guest for Mount Albert Library - Sparky & EG Fire Services - June 15. Ages 0-5. Free.
mEn wAnTED wHO lOVE TO sinGJune 8, 7 to 9:30 p.m.Sharon Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie St.Experience the joy of singing four-part a cappella harmony in the compa-ny of friends, while supporting our communities through various events.Contact: Dave McCaffrey, [email protected], 289-648-6300.
AURORA CHAmBER HR wORksHOP sERiEsJune 9, 8:30 to 10 a.m.Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 14483 Yonge St.The Aurora Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Williams HR Con-sulting presents a series of nine seminars and workshops designed to help employers skillfully navigate even their most challenging people issues. This series will focus on how to build high-performance teams to drive overall performance and growth of your business while reducing potential risks and exposures. During the ninth seminar on managing terminations and resignations you will: determine legal considerations when terminat-ing, detect costs and impact on the organization and its people when terminations are dealt with poorly and more. Register by June 8.Contact: Dave McCaffrey, [email protected], 289-648-6300.
mAkE YOUR Own BABY fOODJune 9, 1:30 to 3 p.m.Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave.Join Sobeys Dietitian, Colleen and Wellbeing Counsellor, Nicole to learn all about the basics of starting your little one on solids. A great class for moms-to-be and moms of little ones who are nearing 6 months of age, who are thinking about starting solids and aren’t sure where to start. Babies are most welcome for this casual session. Be sure to register early to avoid the wait list!Contact: 905-726-2530.
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Not necessary to print address where crime occurred
Re: Mother of Ty Wint, 2, shares story of boy’s father sentenced in boy’s death: bit.ly/1spiL2o
Was it really necessary to publish the address in this article about the death of Ty Wint and that the death took place in a basement apartment? When a young man in New-market suffered a psychotic episode and killed his mother and seriously wounded his father on London Road you never pub-lished that address in Ward 4 and when a person was recently shot and killed in a house on Kingston Road you never published that address in Ward 4 either: I could go on.
Was the paper trying to impress upon your readers that that’s typical behaviour for peo-ple living in the neighbourhood? People driving along Davis Drive will remember when they see in big letters, the Longford Viva station.
John DowsonNewmarket
Gun search turned seniors away from Newmarket Ribfest
Last Saturday, my wife and I, both in our 70s, (me a little further in than her), decided to go for lunch at Ribfest on Leslie Street in Newmarket and got there about noon.
On entering the enclosed area, we were approached by two young men about 18 or 19 years old. One of them reached for my wife’s purse and advised her that he was going to search her purse and search me before we would be permitted to enter the event.
My wife, of course, objected, refusing to let him have access to her purse, at which time he told her that they were looking for guns and knives and that if she had nothing to hide, she would not object to being searched. Needless to say, we did not stay for ribs and all the good things they advertised.
Am I missing something or do we have an epidemic of senior citizens going around town shooting and stabbing people?
Just wondering.
Anthony whittockNewmarket
Disappointing Liberals wavering on election reform
I am very disappointed that the federal Liberals are wavering on an election promise for elec-toral reform.
In the 2015 election, Justin Trudeau promised “2015 would be Canada’s last election under first-past-the-post” and that
Wint CAS case needs independent probe
“every vote would count”. Three other federal parties
supported those statements except the Conservatives, who are content with FPTP.
Trudeau promised legislation on electoral reform within 18 months of forming government or in April 2017.
All this has been thrown into question with statements from Liberal MP Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institu-tions, at the Liberal Convention in Winnipeg.
With statements such as, “… Canadians can rest assured that unless we have their broad buy-in, we’re not moving forward with any changes,” and “The Liberals will abandon their plans to overhaul Canada’s electoral system if they don’t have wide-spread public support.”
There are only a few weeks left before the House of Com-mons breaks for summer recess. If a committee is not struck before the break, I’m afraid we will not see electoral reform in time for the next election.
This is a classic maneuver used by many previous govern-ments when they wanted to avoid fulfilling election promises.
In the last election, 52 per cent or more than nine million votes were wasted: these voters did not elect anyone.
This is one of the prime rea-sons Canadians need a fairer electoral system that makes every vote count.
As Swiss philosopher Ernest Naville summarized it in 1865, “The right of decision belongs to the majority, but the right of rep-resentation belongs to all.”
If we do not have a committee and do not get electoral reform in time for the next election, we will continue to have more than half of the votes go unrepre-sented.
DAn DessonFair Vote CaNada - York regioN
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Tower re-development plans should be embraced
Enjoy the past by securing the future, letter to the editor by Jackson Withrow, May 26: bit.ly/1sZ03zb
I wholeheartedly agree.The big danger in focusing on
the past — which is more likely to be the past as we imagine it rather than the past as it really was — is that you end up with a museum, stuck in some type of time warp, little more than a curiosity.
Pioneer Village and Upper Canada Village are museums, lovely places to visit, but not somewhere you’d want to live. Vibrant communities need peo-ple, first and foremost, and Main Street could easily absorb a lot more residents.
Those who want to preserve Main seem to have forgotten
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ith the trial of New-market father Mario Wint having recently concluded with a guilty plea of man-
slaughter in the death of his two-year-old son, Ty, questions are, quite rightly, being raised about how the youngster could have ended up in the care of someone, parent or not, with a history of domestic abuse.
While unable to speak to the spe-cifics of the Wint case due to con-fidentiality, Susan Carmichael, the executive director of Simcoe Musko-ka Family Connexions, formerly the Simcoe Children’s Aid Society and Family, Youth and Child Services of Muskoka, acknowledged that some-one with a history of domestic vio-lence is considered high risk when it comes to putting children in his or her care, but also noted “we are in the business of believing people can change.”
There are currently no rules against putting children in the cus-tody of those with domestic violence convictions.
Carmichael went on to explain the approach is to help caregivers capitalize on their strengths and guided by a belief that families should remain together. That said, she stressed that the child’s safety is always the primary concern.
It’s never a “perfect science” she said. After the death of a child in the care of a CAS organization, the first step is typically an internal review and a pediatric death review to make formal recommendations that can be tracked internally.
Others, such as provincial chil-dren’s advocate Irwin Elman, are saying that doesn’t go far enough and are calling for an inquest.
Despite concerns about the potential cost of such a move, an inquest seems wholly appropriate where a child’s death is concerned.
After all, this isn’t the first time in recent memory that a child has been placed in the care of someone who could do them harm by either the courts or a well-intentioned agency. In the case of Jeffrey Baldwin in 2002 and Katelynn Sampson in 2008, the error had tragic consequences.
An objective, third-party exami-nation into why a child’s death occurred is the best course to answer the lingering questions and determine what we can do to avoid such tragedies in the future.
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one key fact: Main has been in a constant state of change, certainly over the past 60 years, and probably for most of its existence. Although I no longer live in Newmarket, I did spend many years living and working there and I still feel very con-nected to the town.
As a child, more than 60 years ago, I lived for several years in an apartment on Main. At that time, Main was Newmarket’s key shopping district. Within the now designated heritage district, there were butchers, (two in fact), and a baker, but no can-dlestick maker. There were sev-eral grocery shops, a great little gift shop (called Marigold), two hardware stores, three pharma-cies, a furniture store, men’s and women’s clothing shops, a book and stationary store, several shoe shops, four banks, music shop, camera shop, several res-taurants, two law offices, pool hall, bowling alley and a cinema.
How many of these are still there today?
Does anybody really think that particular era could be re-created?
Of course not. Additionally, during this
60-year period, several “original” shops have been demolished, in one case after a devastating fire, only to be rebuilt in a more modern style.
Almost every storefront has been altered, often in such a way as to obscure many of the original architectural details in the building.
The point here is that Main has never been frozen in time, nor should it ever be.
Districts like this are a non-stop work in process — each change adds new possibilities, new business, new people and new ideas, new vibrancy.
The Clock Tower re-develop-ment plan should be embraced.
Jeremy FrApeaurora
New pot laws need expediting
hen I was growing up, my parents would employ some crazy young family manage-ment practices, like
put it out to the whole clan, “We’re having takeout, what would you like to have for dinner?”
This was the type of thing you did when you didn’t have the Internet or 500 TV channels.
You let your kids entertain you.In the case of impromptu takeout
nights, there was a catch. We were buying the dinner from one place. We just needed a consensus on what that place would be.
The O.J. Simpson jury probably did less wrangling. Again, takeout is being legalized for this evening and this evening only as far as this week goes. Just come together on what form that takeout will take and let us know. Or at least show us you have a majority vote.
Eventually, through some debat-ers making a strong case (“We had burgers last time!” “You always want subs!”) we’d end up with an X-large pizza or bucket of chicken and of the five kids in the family (yes, five kids... those were the days) two were happy, one was indifferent, one sulked as he chewed on a crust (or chicken bone) and one went up to her room and did not eat. She’d slam her bedroom door to make her point.
Meanwhile, my dad refried some potatoes that were in the fridge, and smiled, as if he enjoyed nothing more than his evening of UN-style family government.
What all this accomplished I was never sure.
Pure, live entertainment, yes.Or it preserved the illusion a family
is a democracy, when, in fact, the par-ents have the majority vote.
I wondered why one of them didn’t just come walking through the door with a couple of big pizzas. “If you don’t like it, have a bowl of cereal.”
I think of these times in the wake of the fiasco related to the pot dis-pensaries in Toronto that were busted this past week, the same way a couple of identical pot dispensaries in York Region were busted months ago.
Police, at the apparent urging of the city’s mayor, endeavoured to enforce the laws as they apparently exist (you need to use a lot of appar-entlys here, because apparently a lot of people are very confused about what the rules are — even those intimately involved). Why are they confused (or leaping to fill a vaccuum amid the apparent confusion)?
A government with a young leader who admits to having smoked mari-juana as an MP, runs on the promise to legalize marijuana. That govern-ment is elected to a majority. Months and months pass.
Finally an announcement is made that they hope to have the legislation passed, at some point (hopefully) next year — 1-1/2 years after being elected.
A long time, considering how prevalent the use of this stuff already is, whether we like it or not.
York police use something called a “crime map” on their website. If you set it to show you all the drug-related crimes (90 per cent of which appear to be possession of marijuana) between when the Liberals were elected and today, the map lights up with literally hundreds and hundreds of charges.
The other day, I saw a driver in a BMW as we crawled along 16th Ave-nue, holding a marijuana joint out the window (so as not stink up his nice car) between puffs.
York police recently pulled over a driver who was spotted smoking a bong behind the wheel.
I doubt smoking up while driving is going to be allowed under the com-ing legislation.
But in the wake of no new legisla-tion, people are doing whatever they please, it seems to me.
I wish those in charge — in this case, our government — would just order the large pizza, metaphorically speaking, and get on with it.
When it comes to the haze of pot laws, clarity is needed.
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Juli Playter — Newmarket is quite land-locked but, remember, many moons ago, Newmarket citizens had to travel to Richmond Hill to do major shopping. It never changed the spirit of the town. Thanks to local community members who voluntarily contribute their time and effort making Newmarket one of the most desirable places to live. As it continues to grow due to rising housing costs, East Gwillimbury requires local access to the same amenities as New-market once did. That doesn’t take away from the town of Newmarket, it would only make it known for paving the way for a stronger community. We see this every day online, everyone is more than generous enough here to give where is required.
Eric — EG has capitalized on Newmar-ket’s mistakes in the job creation front, and will continue to. Its commercial rent is far lower. Combined with the evacuation of retailers on Davis, EG’s job growth is good, while Newmarket’s is dismal. Places to Grow was supposed to stop sprawl, but it clearly has not, as more viable farms become subdivi-sions. Our Moraine, it’s potable water, and sewage control, is at max now. The future does not bode well.
Regarding article Mother of Ty Wint speaks out: bit.ly/1spiL2o
Wendy Lorraine Mete — How disgusting. CAS should be charged as well. Do they really believe what they
did was for the better? I feel for this woman. She has dealt with so much, but she also should have stayed away from this idiot. God bless her and give her strength
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‘We’re victim of our own success’ on MainThe southern end of Main has
always been tight Taylor said, add-ing patios and new restaurants are making the area boom and demand for parking in on the rise.
“We’re never going to provide all the parking needed. Sometimes, it’s a challenge to find a parking spot. It’s going to get tougher. This will go a long way to making sure we’re doing everything we possibly can to address the needs in the area.”
No specific cost has been pro-vided for the Old Town Hall park-ing plan or the expansion of the Cachet lot.
For Old Town Hall, the town could consider enlisting the help of a valet service for large events, or entering into a parking agreement with a nearby church, for example, Taylor said.
Old Town Hall is expected to open within the next few months. When asked why the town waited until now to create a parking plan for it, Mayor Tony Van Bynen admits unanticipated pressures have popped up since the munici-
pality conducted a downtown parking survey years ago. Simply put, the dynamics of the down-town have changed.
“The survey showed us we’d be able to accommodate that,” he said. “Since that survey, we’ve had a lot of successful restaurants. There’s lots of additional activity. At the time, we had information that told us the parking would be adequate. We’re a victim of our own success.”
Staff will also be asked to pre-pare a report on the heritage, planning and economic aspects of the fire hall within the next four months. The facility, at 140 Main St. S., opened in August 1952, but closed once the Davis Drive fire hall opened in 1971. It re-opened as the original home of the Elman W. Campbell Museum in 1982 and has also been used by the Upper Canada Chordsmen and York Highlands Chorus. However, the building has sat vacant for several years and is currently used for stor-age.
Councillor Dave Kerwin has pushed for the building’s demoli-tion in recent months, suggesting
the property could be redeveloped as a parking lot.
“The fire hall had been sitting there for five years,” he said. “It has to be used. Right now, it’s costing us money. You can’t just keep a building that’s costing us money. Let’s look at the efficiencies.”
Residents will get an opportunity to provide
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public information session before the end of June.
Only nine parking spaces could be created on the fire hall property and the lot would likely cost more than $110,000 to build, engineer-ing services director Rachel Prud-homme said, in a report to town councillors.
“There are economic oppor-tunities to be explored prior to deciding the fate of the building,” she said. “Options could vary from renting or leasing the building, repairing and upgrading for future
sale or putting on the market for sale ‘as is’ and letting an inter-ested business owner conduct the repairs to fit their needs. The economic value of renting or sell-ing the building far outweighs the parking considerations, especially when staff could focus on attract-ing a very complementary use that would benefit the entire down-town.”
The extra parking near Cachet should alleviate some of the park-ing concerns expressed by the neighbouring St. Andrew’s Pres-byterian Church congregation. Their lot is often used by restaurant patrons. The move also shows confidence in the Cachet property, which the restaurant leases from the town, Taylor said.
“Cachet is our asset,” he said. “If I had a business that held
200 people, I would invest in more than 18 parking spots. That busi-ness is our tenant. It’s our responsi-bility to do what we can there. This can be done with minimal impact. The church has been very patient and very frustrated with us for a long time.”
However, Van Bynen urged council members to slow down and get a better understanding of the total price tag for the plan. Staff actually advised council not to expand the Cachet lot — it was the former site of a hydro station and there are some environmental and heritage concerns.
“Why would we spend money to benefit one business?” he said. “Why don’t we wait to see what the effects of those 33 spaces are? We should investigate the feasibil-ity of the costs; the report makes some mention of the previous use of the land. When we did Old Town Hall, once you start digging around the foundation, there were things there we were unhappy with, but those were things you couldn’t discover until you got under the ground. The $150,000 investment may not be appropriate. I had some concerns. There are a lot of unknowns.”
Residents will get an opportu-nity to provide feedback on the proposed parking plans during a public information session before the end of June, Van Bynen said.
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Decorate and add personalized touches. Bring the indoors outside with colourful pillows, candles and even a rug. An upcycled antique door or window looks great propped up or mounted on a fence. Get creative!
Design the gardens with sustainable pol-ish. Make your vibrant garden a focal point of the backyard with earth-friendly and beautifully designed products made with recycled Ontario tires. Manufacturers Multy Home and New Rubber Technologies produce robust and environmental-ly-friendly items for the home, including garden edging, flooring and stepping stones made right here in Ontario. You can find them now at local home improvement stores for a quick sustainable makeover on any outdoor space.
Give your plants a boost. Don’t forget, plants need food to grow too – and there are many different types of fertilizer available at your local
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No matter whether you’re out to create a lush garden or a relaxing patio area, check-out more creative backyard solutions in the Fresh Home Ideas e-guide, available at RethinkTires.ca.
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achieve a minimalistic look. Go through outdoor furniture and don’t be afraid to get rid of the items that don’t serve a purpose. Throw out patio chairs, tables or accessories that are old and clunky. Use only a few select varieties of flowers in the garden and keep garden accessories to a minimum.
Go contemporary with pops of colour: Although designers often share their favourite neutrals, it’s crucial to strategically add pops of colour to any space. Light, airy shades and dynamic jewel tones are the go-to palettes this year. Incorporate these trendy colour
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Outdoor living continues to evolve, as Canadians are expanding their living spaces into the front and backyards at an increasing rate. Design enthusiasts are always looking to industry experts to discover what’s new and hot in outdoor design. Here to share some of this year’s latest outdoor design trends is Sharon Grech, a colour and design expert for Benjamin Moore.
Bring indoor luxe outside: Glamour-ous, multi-functional and classic are all key traits to keep in mind when updating the interior of the home, and the same applies for outside. “Outdoor
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(NC) The first summer evening on the patio is often accompanied by the arrival of mosquitos. Rather than retreating indoors, consider your op-tions to create a bug-free area with a screened-in patio or porch.
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ike any parents wait-ing for their eldest child to leave the nest, Markham’s
Imelda and Ray Lim have mixed emotions thinking of the day in the not-too-distant future when their son will leave home.
Their feelings are all the more dif-ficult because 30-year-old Jonathan suffers from severe disabilities.
He has cerebral palsy, the result of an injury at birth that deprived him of oxygen. He is also clinically blind.
His parents feel his illness was exacerbated after Jonathan received a pertussis vaccine, leaving him with seizures that were worse when he was younger.
Jonathan is non-verbal and requires round-the-clock care.
He has a caregiver for eight hours a day and another two hours of daily support through the Community Care Access Centre, an agency that helps residents live independently at home.
While Jonathan attends a day program, his parents provide the rest of their son’s care.
Now, like any young man, Jona-than, who loves music and food, is preparing to leave home, thanks to funding announced by Community and Social Services Minister Helena Jaczek in Aurora last Thursday.
York Region will host one of six new housing initiatives for adults with developmental disabilities, the Oak Ridges-Markham MPP said at a media conference at York Support Services Network.
“Everyone here is committed to building a more inclusive province,” she said.
The network, along with York Region Lifetime Independent Facil-itators and Montage Support Ser-vices, is launching a pilot program called York Region Why Wait? Collab-orative Demonstrative Project.
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One option will allow room-mates to purchase a home through a rent-to-own approach.
Another uses technology to support three residents with safety in their apartment.
Jonathan and a roommate will own a condo, likely in Markham or Richmond Hill, with round-the-clock support from caregivers.
“I think the announcement is great. It is something I didn’t expect was going to come this soon, but it’s a great opportunity for people like Jonathan and us, as well as an opportunity for all other applicants in this project,” Imelda said.
As they age, Imelda and Ray realize they won’t be able to care for
Jonathan at home forever.“We are aging and we can’t real-
ly look after him — maybe another 10 years. It will break our hearts, definitely (for Jonathan) to leave home. We are still able to look after him now, but we can also feel our age kicking in.”
Ray is thrilled there will be a transition period when Jonathan moves in his new home.
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“So, we’re actively participating and we are also able to see how he adapts and help others coming into services.”
Moving to his own home will benefit Jonathan, who needs more independence from his parents, Imelda said.
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one the same age as him.”Finding housing for adults
with developmental disabilities is a challenging and costly process, according to the network.
As of March 31, there were 945 people in the region with imme-diate housing needs and another 1,152 who will be seeking services in the future, the agency said.
Both numbers are expected to increase, it added.
Jaczek announced $2 million over two years for the six projects across the province, adding the funding is part of the province’s three-year $810 million investment to help transform and modernize developmental services.
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Minister of Community and Social Services, Helena Jaczek, along with Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard, announced $2 million in funding over two years for six housing projects across the province for people with devel-opmental disabilities. Benefitting from the announcement is the Lim family of Markham: Ray (left), his son, Jonathan, and wife, Imelda.
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Region leads Canada in technology businesses, chambers hearBY LISA QUEEN
t’s not easy being invisible.Although York Region has
a $3-billion annual budget and provides a number of crucial services, it’s the level
of government many people don’t give a second thought about, regional chairperson Wayne Emmerson said at the first regional chair’s lunch, hosted by the Aurora, Newmarket and King chambers of commerce Monday.
Ask residents what their local municipalities do and many will be able to rhyme off parks and recre-ation, fire services, libraries, local planning and dog licences.
But ask those same residents what the region does and you’re likely to get blank looks, even though the upper-tier municipal government is responsible for police, paramedics, public transit, regional roads, water and sewage, regional planning, emergency planning, court services, public
business
health and waste management“However, I have made it a per-
sonal priority to inform everyone about what we do at York Region,” Emmerson said at the event at the Manor in Kettleby.
‘Our claim to fame in York Region is that we are the Toronto area’s and, in fact, one of Canada’s leading
technology hubs. We know that tech-savvy businesses
are located throughout this region.’
“It’s not only good to know, it’s important. Consider this: approxi-mately 50 per cent of every local tax dollar goes to funding regional services. The region’s overall bud-get is just shy of $3 billion. That’s billion with a ‘B.’ It is significant.”
Speaking to the business crowd, Emmerson said the region is focused on promoting York’s eco-nomic interests.
“Economic vitality is a strategic priority of regional council. Busi-ness growth and job creation are common threads that are weaved through everything we do,” he said.
“As political leaders, we sup-
port business development in four ways: by fostering an environment that attracts, grows and maintains business, by supporting the devel-opment and retention of a region-wide workforce, by focusing on networks and systems that connect people, goods and services and by ensuring optimal locations for business and employment growth are available.”
The region is a magnet for tech-nology companies, Doug Linde-blom, the region’s director of eco-nomic strategy, told the audience.
“Our claim to fame in York Region is that we are the Toronto area’s and, in fact, one of Canada’s leading technology hubs. We know that tech-savvy businesses are located throughout this region,” he said.
“On a per capita basis, York Region has more information and communications technology (ICT) firms than anywhere else in Canada, and that includes Toronto and places like Waterloo that we’re always hearing about.
“And, in fact, we’re on par with
some of the biggest technology clusters in North America, particu-larly in the United States.”
Across the region, there are more than 4,400 ICT firms.
“(That includes) start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses and some of the biggest and best known global brands. Our com-panies, they sell all over the world and we export more than $4 billion in goods and services annually,” Lindeblom said.
“What makes our economy strong is the diversity of busi-ness clusters. It’s not just about information and communications technology. We’re very strong in life sciences and health care, finance, insurance and business services, clean technology, automotive and auto parts, consumer products, agri-business and engineering and construction.
“Many of these businesses, though, are here and flourishing because they’re supported by that strong information, communica-tions and technology cluster.”
While there are many big name companies in the region, the larg-est portion of the business com-munity is made up of small and medium-sized enterprises of fewer than 100 employees, Lindeblom said.
“That’s the real strength of our economy, where we’re seeing inno-
vation and growth really happen-ing,” he said.
Overall, the region’s top pri-orities include securing approvals and funding to extend the Yonge subway north from Finch station in Toronto to Richmond Hill’s Lang-staff urban growth centre, complet-ing the final four Viva rapidway public transit bus routes, increas-ing the region’s range of housing options, developing new affordable housing, building the Upper York Sewage System to accommodate growth in East Gwillimbury, New-market and Aurora until 2031 and expanding public sector broad-band initiatives throughout the region, Emmerson said.
“I have an idea what you might be thinking at this point. These are very expensive projects and what sort of tax increases can we expect in the future?” he said.
“We are pushing the federal and provincial governments to pick up 100 per cent of the costs of these projects or as close to 100 per cent as possible. Time will tell if we are successful.”
When it comes to regional prop-erty taxes, the region’s first four-year budget has meant tax hikes of 2.97 per cent last year and 2.85 per cent this year and projected increases of 2.69 per cent in 2016 and 2.35 per cent in 2017, Emmer-son said.
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Climate change one of our ‘biggest challenges’BY LISA QUEEN
bout 150 York Region residents helped get the conversation start-ed on climate change at a town hall meeting
in Newmarket last Tuesday night.Hosted by the region’s Liberal
federal politicians, Newmarket-Aurora MP Kyle Peterson, King-Vaughan MP Deb Schulte, Rich-mond Hill MP Majid Jowhari and Vaughan-Woodbridge MP Fran-cesco Sorbara, the event is part of a national discussion launched by the federal government.
Ottawa has pledged action on the growing concern of climate change, Peterson said.
In March of this year, after meeting with First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined the vision and principles that will guide Can-ada as we move toward sustainable and clean economic growth, he said.
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but also one of the greatest opportuni-ties.”
The national conversations are giving residents in the region and across Canada the opportunity to share their ideas as Canada develops its plan for encouraging clean growth and tackling climate change, Peterson said.
“Our government believes that the feedback from Canadians,
such as yourselves, generated at town hall discussions across the nation, will contribute to Canada’s approach on climate change, an approach that will help our coun-try to meet or exceed international emissions targets and ensure a more sustainable and prosperous future for Canada,” he said.
Amanda Harvey-Sanchez, a member of a national grassroots campaign called People’s Climate Plan, called the meeting a signifi-cant initiative.
“I think tonight we have a really unique opportunity where the federal government has said that they actually want to hear from citizens and we’re here to demand that citizens want bold climate action and bold climate action means we need to respect climate science that says we need to keep the majority of fossil fuels in the ground,” said the 20-year-old, who is also a national organizer with environmental group 350.org
“We need to begin the transition to a 100 per cent renewable energy economy, creating over a million clean and safe jobs for Canadians. And we need to ensure justice for indigenous communities and for workers and those most impacted by climate change.”
Change is needed not only to protect the environment for gen-erations to come, but Canada must prove it is a leader on the global stage, Harvey-Sanchez said.
Residents from across the
region who attended the meeting said climate change is an impor-tant issue needing action now.
“I care about the issue because I’m very concerned that we’re destroying the planet in many ways and climate change has been one of them. Climate change is the most dire way we’re destroying the planet,” Susan Sheard, a resident of Willow Beach in Georgina, said.
“I’m concerned about what’s going to happen to our fresh water as a result of climate change, what’s going to happen to our wildlife.
“I’m concerned about sea levels rising, all of those catastrophes that are happening as a result of climate change. When I received the email inviting my input, I feel it’s my responsibility to give some input because if we want to see change happen, we have to tell our politicians, our leaders, that we want to see change happen. We can’t sit at home and complain about it, we have to let them know how we feel.”
Vibeka Ball, of King, said she has been concerned about the environment and climate change for a long time.
“Nature, we need to support nature, right?” she said.
“You can see the extremes in the weather everywhere, whether it’s the drought in California or the fires in Fort McMurray. It’s a real concern.”
Climate change is something that affects everyone on the planet,
Nobleton resident Susan Lloyd-Swail said.
“We need to have action on the individual level. I think it’s great we are asked if we want to have input. So, I came out tonight to have my say,” she said.
“Climate change is going to affect all of us. It’s affecting us now with severe weather, flooding, insurance costs are going up, there are all kinds of problems that affect people in a day-to-day way and it’s going to get worse going for-ward. So, if we can have an impact and encourage spending federal (money) in ways that are going to change and reduce greenhouse emissions going forward, that’s really important we have that say and make the changes that are necessary.”
Governments need to provide incentives to help seniors on fixed incomes convert their houses to more energy efficient homes, said Thornhill’s Marisa Roque, a real estate agent and green broker who helps her clients find solutions in their homes that are gentler on the environment.
“I care about the environment passionately,” she said.
Norm Beach, who is moving from North York to Richmond Hill, said he has felt strongly about nature for a long time.
“What concerns me is the nature we have enjoyed for so long is under threat and it is under imminent threat. I’m very pleased
to see so many people from the region come out sharing my con-cerns,” he said.
“I want our elected representa-tives to know this is a top of mind issue. I believe it is the issue of this century. So far, politicians have not paid close attention to it. We’re dealing with all of these issues that are day-to-day concerns and we’re missing this groundswell of problems that are being created by an invisible enemy. Essen-tially, climate change is the thing we won’t recognize until it has totally changed our way of life. It is already changing it and I don’t want to see worse impacts in the future.”
Canada needs to make sure the environment and the economy are growing together rather than against each other, Schulte said.
“Climate change is real. Climate change is going to bring very sig-nificant changes to the water cycle, to temperature, to invasive species, to more severe storms,” she said.
“These are real issues that we’re going to be dealing with, which are going to drive up costs. We know that we have to do our part. We know that continuing to burn fos-sil fuels and increasing fossil fuel emissions are going to add to the problem.
“It doesn’t make sense to keep adding to the problem so we need to change the model of how we move forward and we need to find creative ways to do that.”
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NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF DETAIL DESIGNLloydtown-Aurora Road Interchange Reconstruction and 16th Sideroad
Bridge Replacement, Highway 400 – G.W.P. 2085-13-00
THE PROJECT
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained MMM Group Limited, a subsidiary of WSP Global, tocomplete the Detail Design and environmental assessment for the reconstruction of the Highway 400/Lloydtown-Aurora Road Interchange and replacement of Highway 400/16th Sideroad Overpass Bridge (G.W.P. 2085-13-00). Thelocations of the sites are shown in the key plan. The project includes:
• Reconstruction of the Highway 400 Lloydtown /Aurora Road interchange and replacement of theunderpass structure;
• Reconstruction and widening of Lloydtown-AuroraRoad to accommodate the new interchange
• Replacement of the Highway 400 / 16th Sideroadoverpass structures;
• Widening of Highway 400 within the project limitsat Lloydtown-Aurora Road and 16th Sideroad toaccommodate the future 10-lane cross section;
• Drainage and stormwater managementimprovements;
• Culvert replacements and/or extensions;• Modifications to entrances; and,• A new commuter parking lot at Lloydtown-Aurora
Road.
THE PROCESS
This project is following the approved planning processfor Group B projects under the Class EnvironmentalAssessment (Class EA) for Provincial TransportationFacilities (2000). This Class EA includes publicconsultation, an assessment of the potential effectsof the proposed project and identification of measuresrequired to mitigate any adverse effects. A DesignConstruction Report (DCR) will be posted for a 30-dayreview at the end of the project to document theprocess and results. A separate public notice will bepublished at that time advising the public of the startof the review period and locations where the DCR willbe available for review.
HOW TO COMMENT
We are interested in hearing your comments regarding this project. With the exception of personal information, allcomments will become part of the public record in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection ofPrivacy Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.F.31.
If you would like to have your name added to the mailing list, or to provide comments, please contact:
Mr. Behnam Sadooghi, P.Eng.Consultant Project ManagerMMM Group Limited100 Commerce Valley Drive WestThornhill, ON L3T 0A1tel: 905-882-1100, ext. 6678fax: 905-882-0055e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Heather Glass, P.Eng.Senior Project EngineerPlanning & Design, York Simcoe Engineering Office, Central RegionMinistry of Transportation, Ontario159 Sir William Hearst Avenue4th Floor, Building D, Toronto, ON M3M 0B7tel: 416-235-5521fax: 416-235-3576e-mail: [email protected]
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ost people will say thank you to their teachers for a good year and for helping them understand subjects a little bet-
ter. I’m one of the people who will write an apology letter for all of the stupid and annoying things I did. I also congratulate my teacher for being able to survive the school year without taking a day off from me because of my stupidity.
At the end of each school year, I feel so bad that I wish I could send my teacher on a vacation for the whole summer.
Oh, wait, they do get the whole summer off — bonus.
In the halls he wants to bodycheck me into a locker
but can’t because it’s against school rules.
In class this year, my teacher always had a bag of ice on his head because of a major headache: me. He goes home and can’t sleep from his headache and every time he is reminded of me he feels sick.
In the halls he wants to body-check me into a locker, but can’t because it’s against school rules.
I’ve annoyed him so much that he tells his friends about me.
Trust me, they are never positive comments.
Thank goodness he doesn’t play basketball, because if he did he would get a ball in the face because he was distracted by thoughts of my antics. He’d be like the Golden
State Warriors’ Steph Curry — Google it. I bet, if he could, he would trade me to another teacher for any other student in the grade. Then, the other teacher would trade me for someone and every hour I would be in a different class.
Thankfully, I get to stay in one class for the whole year, so I can annoy the lucky teacher who gets me as a student.
Every year, my homeroom teacher chooses my following year’s teacher wisely — he or she chooses a teacher with the most patience and tolerance for migraines. At the end of the year, students write a thank you letter and give the teacher a small present. I write an apology letter and I give my teacher a present bigger than a hippo.
All of the teachers that have had to deal with me deserve a big pres-ent — quality stuff. LCBO gift cards.
So, here’s my official apology as I leave Grade 7 and move on to Grade 8: Mr. Rainsford? They say that what doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger.
You’re welcome.
OPINION: DIARY OF A WITTY KID
Apology letter to my homeroom teacher
MWyatt Savage
A kid’s point of view
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BY JOHN [email protected]
Dragan Stajic scored a game-high 12 points as Kitchener-Waterloo Vipers edged Brantford Hawks 42-41 in the Division 1 championship game of the Ontario Basketball juvenile championship game Sunday afternoon at the Magna Centre in Newmarket.
The clash marked a showdown of undefeated teams from round-robin pool play featuring the top eight teams in the province.
Chris Bullock had 11 points for the Hawks.
Meanwhile, the host York North Aveng-ers reached the final with wins in two of their three pool play games in Division 6 before bowing 61-56 to Etobicoke Thun-der.
Delroy Masawi notched 24 points to pace the Etobicoke offence. Nicholas Cutaia had 15 points for the Avengers.
A total of 56 teams from across the
province competed for seven division titles during the three days of competition in Newmarket, Aurora and King City.
Log on to basketball.on.ca/results for the full results.
Deak, Hanus make big splash to pace host Newmarket Stingrays
Michelle Deak raced to victory in seven events and Danielle Hanus won six gold medals to pace the efforts of the host Newmarket Stingrays at their long course swim meet held on the weekend in Markham.
Competing in the girls division for 12-year-olds, Deak won the breaststroke and butterfly events at 50 and 100 metres. She also captured the 100 and 800 free-style and 200 individual medleys.
Hanus won the backstroke and breast-stroke at 100 and 200 metres in addition to the 100 butterfly and 200 IM events.
On the boys side, Anthony Hoalga (10 & under) and Alexander Axon (12 years) both won five events.
For more results, go to our on-line Sportsboard at yorkregion.com.
i For complete results, visit basketball.on.ca
North York Avengers player Nick Cutaia looks for two during play against the Bayan Thunderbolts in the Under-17 boys Basketball Ontario championships held in Newmarket, Saturday. Bayan won 46-43 in a close match.
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Bushwood Golf ClubHEAD PRO: Jelana DuncanSTATUS: PublicSIGNATURE HOLE: No. 16The yardage sign at the tee box provides a key clue to the smart way to play this 358-yard challenge which signals the start to a demanding conclusion to the round.A well-earned par just might be in store for the player who heeds the hint to not be overly zealous off the peg.Stepping up, we are informed a large pond is anywhere from 230 (back tees) to 160 yards out.The farther left the drive, the longer the play over the pond. A narrow passage on the extreme right is the only waterless pathway to the green but there really is no advantage to showing off unless you are pin-point accurate with your driver. Even then it seems like a sucker’s play.Weighing little reward against big risk, play it smart up to the hazard and challenge the green from there.TROUBLE AWAITS: Shot placement on the front nine is critical.The back nine is a bit more forgiving but water comes into play on three of the final four holes, making it a potentially wet finish. The 18th, a waterless 168-yard, par-3 from the white tees, seems benign enough, but a miss left or right can sully a good scorecard.“You always have to be alert for what you have to do,” said teaching pro Jelana Duncan. “It’s not a straightway course so you have to place your drives.”CURSE OF THE COURSE: Forced carries off several tees and from the fairway keep the round interesting especially for first-time visitors.Honourable mention: There are only three par-3s on the course but each brings a challenge.The closing 18th plays gradually uphill over 168 yards to a bowl-shaped green.Note to self: No. 13, another par-3, plays to a sizeable green with extreme tiering. Depending on pin place-ment, it is best to be on the same level as the flagstick.GIMME A LIFE MEMBERSHIP: Bushwood has a Bubba Watson memorabilia collection at its 19th hole, affectionately known as the Caddyshack, combining two of panel member Mr. Wiggedy Whack’s favourite golf topics.As a PGA Tour rookie, Watson set the still-standing course record by shooting 11-under 61 during a pre-Canadian Open round in 2005.FUN FACT: Name change to Bushwood in 1995 is inspired by insider’s take on the golf industry and com-edy movie, Caddyshack, by the Evelyn family, which has operated the facility since 1973.CLUB-TOSSING TIME: Bring your best pitching game to Bushwood.
From Bubba Watson to Caddyshack, Bushwood brings game
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RIGHT: The view looking down the eighth-hole fairway at Bushwood.
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“Your game into the greens has to be sharp,” says Duncan. “I don’t think it is a particularly long course for men, but if you have a three-quarter shot you have to know the length of your shot.”Honourable mention: Hardly a revelation, but you pay a price for missing the fairway often buried deep in thick rough.PANEL’S PICK: A little course knowledge would come in handy at No. 5.A creek cuts across the fairway of the top handicap hole on the course. Though hidden from the second shot on this 450-yard test, the choice is to lay up or pick a long enough club to fly the creek. A false front protects a green which plays uphill from the front end.THE PRO’S VIEW: “It is not just straight up and down,” says Duncan of the Rene Muylaert-designed course which plays up to 6,520 yards from the back tees. “It’s a nice little test. There is subtle stuff there, whether it’s the green or on the way to the hole itself. You’re not going to go out and beat it in your first round.” Unless you’re Bubba Watson, of course.GENERAL INFO: Situated on 188 acres of farmland, the property also includes a nine-hole executive course that opened in 1959 as private Markham Golf & Coun-try Club with Canadian legend Al Balding as head pro-fessional. It is also formerly known as the John Evelyn Golf Centre and The Willows.LOCATION: 10905 Reesor Rd., MarkhamWebsite: bushwoodgolf.com Telephone: 905-640-1233.
– compiled by John Cudmore
ABOVE: Pro shop attendant Troy Kent points out a Bubba Watson display in the Bush-wood Golf Club’s 19th hole, a� ectionately known as Caddyshack.
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ric Cella claims there will be a different Newmarket Hurricanes hockey team that operates during the 2016-17 Ontario Junior
Hockey League season. That goes for the on-ice prod-
uct, too.Many long-time followers
soured by a growing trail of mid-dling ownerships, may be excused if they are not excitedly rubbing their hands in anticipation of something new. Their disillusion-ment is recorded in the vanishing number of folks to trek over to the Ray Twinney Complex on Thurs-day nights.
Once the beacon of light on the OJHL beachhead, the Hurricanes have progressively become a shell of their former selves. So, when Cella says something new is afoot, no doubt Hurricanes fans can be excused for the skepticism.
At this point, he’s not sure how different things will be in the win-loss column.
“There’s a lot of stuff in place and a lot of good players coming back,” said Cella, who is hoping to impose his real-life experience as a manufacturing operations manager into operating a Junior A hockey franchise the right way. “If returning players are not on board, they can move on.”
He is confident they won’t opt out once they get a feel for what he is planning starting with the imminent appointment of a new hockey operations team, including a new coach, any day now, and will
Expect different Hurricanes team this season, Cella says
E embrace the new approach.Entering the third full season of
ownership by his brother Anthony Cella and Tony Comparelli, the Hurricanes’ general manager talks in terms of a three-year plan to turn around the fortunes of the Hurricanes franchise. It starts with a new mindset.
The Hurricanes conducted a spring camp, or combine, as Cella prefers to say. He said no player commitments emerged from that experience with main camp due to start in mid-to late-August. He wants people hungry for success and eager to work for it.
Cella noted that recently dis-missed coach Brent Punchard brought along at least a half-dozen members of his national midget championship-winning Toronto Young Nationals midget team to the Hurricane. At best, the optics were iffy. Sure, coaches and GMs, as Punchard was at the time, have their comfort zones with certain players. Cella felt it was a case of overkill and created an unhealthy atmosphere.
“The biggest issue in competi-tive sports is no one tries out for teams anymore,” he said, conced-ing he has lost potential players
seasons after practically owning those sources for years.
He is vowing three main tenets to successful programming at this level - winning, development of players and business success for the organization.
“We’re coaching and playing to win but people also will come to our team if they feel they can develop,” he said. “(In recent sea-sons) we haven’t done a good job of advancing players. I want the best kids that want to progress in hockey.
“To me, it has to be in the abil-ity of the coaching staff to develop good players into better players. There has to be a balance between winning and development. We need to have a team where people want to come to play.”
Firebirds’ Oulahen hiring a new OHL link to Newmarket
When former Hurricane Ryan Oulahen was named recently head coach of the Flint Firebirds it added another connection for the Ontario Hockey League to Newmarket.
Ironically, the Firebirds, who went through a goofy 2015-16 sea-son which focused on ownership stupidity, hired George Burnett as general manager earlier this month.
Burnett, the former Edmonton Oilers head coach, played for the Newmarket Flyers at the Junior A level in the 1976-77 season before moving on to play three years for
the London Knights then McGill University.
Oulahen, 31, played for the Hur-ricanes during the 2001-02 season, compiling 35 points in 49 games as a 16-year-old. He advanced to play for the Ontario Hockey League’s Brampton Battalion for three seasons and the American Hockey League Grand Rapids Grif-fins for four seasons. For the past six seasons, Oulahen has been an assistant coach with the Battalion in Brampton and North Bay.
Connery signs with NWHL’s Connecticut Whale franchise
Nicole Connery is skating to the pro ranks.
The graduating senior from Quinnipiac University earlier this month signed a one-year contract to join the Connecticut Whale in the National Women’s Hockey League for the 2016-17 season.
Preparing for its third season, the four-team U.S.-based league includes the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts and New York Riveters.
Connery, a Newmarket resident and graduate of Huron Heights Secondary School, is one of three members of the Bobcats’ program which won the ECAC regular season and tournament titles for the first time to sign pro contracts since the end of the NCAA season. She had career highs in points (37) and assists (24) and became the fourth Bobcats’ player to surpass 100 career points.
to other organizations willing to make early commits. “It’s a sense of entitlement. Kids need to learn how to make teams. We didn’t have a lot of hunger or people wanting to play for Newmarket last season.
“Watching the last two years in Newmarket, I believe I know what needs to be done,” said Cella, also the general manager for the Toron-to Titans triple-A program in the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
“My goal is to get bums in the seats and I have got to remove the perception of (player) bias. I’m hoping to go a little younger and make a push to local kids and we are intending to move toward local players.”
That’s a battleground for tal-ent – whether York Simcoe Express or St. Andrew’s College Saints – on which the Hurricanes have per-formed poorly in recent recruiting
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York Region champion Bill Crothers Colts and finalist St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs are both top 10 seeds for triple-A boys varsity rugby championships starting today at Fletcher’s Field in Markham.
The Colts secured the No. 6 slot in the 16-team tournament by roping the Mustangs 23-12 in the regional final played Thursday in Newmarket.
The Mustangs, who finished atop the YRAA standings, are seeded ninth.
The three-day tournament concludes Saturday.Meanwhile, Dr. J.M. Denison Huskies are seed-
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Cardinal Carter Celts’ Balogh powers way to pair of Central Region gold medals
Just call Cardinal Carter Celtics’ Denise Balogh a double dipper.
The student at the Aurora school captured gold medals in the girls discus and javelin at last week’s Central Region track and field championships in Oshawa to emerge as the top senior age category performer to watch among northern York Region schools headed to this week’s provincial high school championships in Windsor.
Balogh, a gold medalist in 2014 for the junior discus, won with a 37.66-metre effort. She also won the javelin in 37.12 metres during the qualify-ing meet for the OFSAA championships starting today in Windsor.
Fellow Celtic Spencer Guglietti won the boys senior shot put at 15.04 metres.
Other double winners at the Central meet include Sacred Heart Crusaders’ junior Matt Kiati-pis, who won the 200 and 400 metres and Aurora Eagles’ Cameron Ormond, who won the girls midget 1,500 and 3,000 metres.
Log on to trackdatabase.com for a complete list of results from the Central Region meet.
Aurora High School Eagles play the field, claim YRAA lacrosse championship title
Three goals in the fourth quarter led the top-seeded Aurora Eagles to a 7-5 victory over Bill Crothers Colts in the final of the YRAA boys varsity field lacrosse championships last Wednesday.
Hat tricks by Andrew Sutherland and Devlin Kauffeldt keyed the victory for Aurora which broke a 4-4 tie after three quarters and went unbeaten in seven regular season and playoff games.
The Eagles are ranked 10th among 16 teams competing at the OFSAA championships which started Wednesday in Georgetown.
Colts, Mustangs gallop to OFSAA rugby championships
St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustang Cole Johnson gets tied up by Dean Rayner and Cameron Wingrove of the Bill Crothers Colts during the regional rugby final at the J.M. Denison Secondary School field in Newmarket. The Colts went on to win 23-12.
STAFF PHOTO/SUSIE KOCKERSCHEIDT
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Classifieds Lifenews.caDIENO, David Ralph (Dave)
Passed away at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, on Sunday, May 29th, 2016. Loving husband of Brenda Fletcher. Beloved father to Anthony Dieno. Beloved stepfather to Melissa Savio and her husband Adam Savio and Robert Heikkila and his fiancé Holly Witherspoon. Brother of Sandra Legault, husband Rene Legault and Donna Hoover and husband Gerry Hoover. Loving son of Bernice Dieno. Dear son of the late Ralph Dieno. Loving uncle to Breanne Hoover and Chris Legault.
Dave loved life and lived it that way. He loved to snowmobile and ATV. He loved theatre, he loved live music and he loved his family and friends. Dave was a hockey coach, a baseball coach and a loving father and husband. Dave worked hard as a heavy machinery mechanic and owned his own business for many years.
Friends and family are invited to attend the funeral service in the chapel at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Saturday, June 4th at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Celebration of Life at the Holland Landing Community Centre from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Special thanks to Cindy………PSW and owner of We Care For You, for her loving and sincere dedication and professional care.
Family suggests, if desired, donations in lieu of flowers to Walk It Off Spinal Cord Recovery and Wellness Centre, 1235 Journey's End Circle, Unit 2, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 8T7. www.roadhouseandrose.com.
DUGUAY, Roland (Rolly)
On Monday, May 30th, 2016, Rolly, long- t ime owner o f Ro l ly ' s Auto Service in Aurora passed away at the age of 76 with his family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer.
He leaves behind his loving wife Irene Forbes and her family. Loving fa ther and grandfather to Danny (Kim) Chris, Vicky & Melissa. Rheal ( R a q u e l ) J o n a t h a n , S h e r i l y n , A n d r e w & S t e p h a n i e . H e l e n e Johnston (Paul) Amanda, Kel ly & Lisa. David (Kendra) Kirra & Carter. Richard. Michael Nikk i & Jordan F o u r n i e r . G r e a t G r a n d p a t o Ben jamin and many more grea t grandchi ldren. He wi l l be great ly m issed by a l l o f h is fami ly and friends.
V i s i t a t i o n w i l l b e h e l d a t t h e Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Monday, June 6, 2016 from 12 noon - 2 p.m. followed by a funeral service in the chapel.
Online condolences may be made to www.roadhouseandrose.com
ROBINS, Bill (Longtime owner of Robins
Pharmacy, Main Street, Newmarket)
Peacefully at Amica, Newmarket, on Friday, May 27, 2016, at 90 years of age. Beloved husband of the late Joan and dear father of Susan, Steve (Karen) and Anne (Chris). He will be l o v i n g l y r e m e m b e r e d b y h i s grandchildren Claire, Will, Alexandra and Alicia.
A celebration of Bill's life will be held at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket, on Friday, June 3, 2016, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Memorial donations to the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
On-line condolences may be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com
THOMPSON, Vern "Bud" Harold
Died peacefully, with his family by his side,
at Southlake Regional Health
Centre in Newmarket on Saturday, May 28,
2016 at the age of 84 years.
Bud, beloved husband of Jean (nee Kn ights) . Lov ing fa ther o f Steve (Brenda), Laurie (David Barry), Doug (Teresa), and Lisa (Jason Lewis). Cher ished "Papa" of Josh, Caleb, Rebecca (S teve Dueck) , Aaron , Ja c o b, Sa ra h , B ro o ke , Jo rd a n , Braydan, Hudson, Connor and Riley. Dear brother of Shirley (late husband Harry Coates), Fred (Evelyn), and of the late Ruth and Carl Melbourne. He will be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews, cous ins, re la t ives and ne ighbours. The fami ly rece ived friends at the M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490 The Queensway South, Keswick, Ontario on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a Funeral Service in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Interment at Mount Albert Cemetery, Mount Albert, Ontario. In memory of Bud, donations to the Hospital for Sick Children would be appreciated. Sign an online book of condolences
at mwbeckerfuneralhome.com
BRILLINGER; MURRAY ORVILPassed away at Leisureworld Creedan Valley Creemore, on Tuesday, May 24th, 2016, in his 90th year. Murray, beloved husband of the late Ruth (2015) for 57 years. Loving father of Paul, John and his wife Cathie, and Bonnie-Joy. Dear grandpa of Diana, Wayne, Gary and great-grandpa of Kaleb, Hanna, Lukas, and Gavyn. Dear brother of 9. Sadly missed by many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held at the Sixth Line Brethren In Christ Church, Clearview Township, on Saturday, May 28th, 2016, from noon until 1pm followed by a funeral service at 1pm. Interment at the Sixth Line Cemetery. Donations to the charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to CHATTERSON FUNERAL HOME.
www.chattersonfuneralhome.com
CARGOE, RichardPassed away suddenly at Toronto Western Hospital on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Son of Glenn Cargoe and late Roberta Cargoe. Brother of Ron, Terry & Sherri. Friends called at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St . , S. , Newmarket on Tuesday, May 31st, 7-9pm and June 1 s t , 1- 3 p m . I n te r m e n t Ke t t l e by Cemetery. Donations to Neurosurgical Unit, Toronto Western Hospital.
FRANCZYK, JohnIn loving memory of a dear husband,
father, grandfather, and great grandfather, who passed away
June 7th, 2003.
My Dearest Jasiu,We hold you in our dreams at night,We think of you at dawn,And then we have to tell ourselves,That you are really gone.Today recall the memoryOf a loved one gone to rest,And those who think of you today,Are those who loved you best.When the family chain is broken,Nothing seems to be the same,But as God calls us one by oneWe shall link that chain again.Forever loved and sadly missed by your wife, Kazia, children: Wanda,
Nelly, Robin, Henry, Walter, Ted and their families.
Rest in Peace Hon xoxo
JOHN JOSEPH LAUZONOctober 28th, 1949
- June 6th, 2015
I know that we never lose the ones we love, even in death. Your gentle spirit is always with me. The scent of your Cherry tobacco speaks volumes of your presence and even from the other side, you still give me "goose bumps." Our vows remained sacred and although we pledged "until death do we part," eternity was open ended,
"See you on the other side darling."
Jude
MUEHLHEIM,Christine (Tina)
In loving memory of a dear wife,
mother and grandmother who
passed away June 3, 2003.
May the winds of love blow softlyAnd whisper so you can hearWe will always love and miss youAnd wish that you were here.
Lovingly remembered by your husband Fritz, daughter Ricky,
grandson Marty and family, grandson David and family and
grandson John and family.
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By Ali [email protected]
f you take a look at Lionel Purcell’s life, you’ll learn it’s impossible to find someone he didn’t help.
Whether it was serv-ing his country, engaging in his community or helping his fam-ily, Lionel had a heart that never lacked room for anyone in need. His candle burned long and bright before his passing on May 12 at the age of 95.
He’s survived by his wife of 59 years, Rita; and their four children, Carrie, Mark, Blair and Holly; four grandchildren, Blake, Kathryn, Andrew and Christo-pher; and his brother Vernon.
Blair Purcell said
his father taught his
family the importance of
giving. “There was good
in giving” he used to tell
them.
Following his memorial service last month, Lionel was taken on a final ride through the Highland Hills cemetery in Gormley. Fittingly, two ponies pulled the carriage.
Beyond his family, Lionel is remembered for his tireless volunteer work across Scarbor-ough and Markham, and for his Whitchurch-Stouffville farm that brought endless joy for thousands of children and their families.
Lionel and his wife Rita started Lionel’s Pony & Petting Farm in 1963 at their then Scar-borough farm, near Birchmount Avenue and Steeles Avenue. In 1981, he and his family moved to McCowan Road in Stouffville and continued Lionel’s Farm operations.
His farm served as a fun learning experience for people of all ages who would learn everything about agriculture
Lionel Purcell loved his ponies and people
Lionel Purcell’s son Blair, with Lionel’s wife Rita, steers two shetland ponies around the diveway at Highland Hills Funeral Home and Cemetery, in Gorm-ley, following a memorial service for Lionel last month. The family operates a popular pony farm and petting zoo on McCowan Road. Lionel was well known throughout the GTA for his volunteer work. He was 95.
Ifrom processing grain to brush-ing a pony. As part of his legacy, Lionel’s Farm is still owned and operated by his family today.
“He was a man before his time,” said his son Blair. “Some of the things he’d done with school programs back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s was similar to things in the modern curricu-lum today.”
Things such as getting chil-dren to clip a pony’s hooves, or strip the grain off the stock and remind them that’s the source of their oatmeal breakfast they had in the morning. His hands-on approach left parents and chil-dren alike walking out of classes amazed by what they’d learned.
“Mr. Purcell had the unique skill to teach just about anyone about animal agriculture,” said Whitchurch-Stouffville Mayor Justin Altmann. “He was respect-ed and admired by our commu-nity members and his famous farm has provided thousands of people near and far with the opportunity to experience agri-culture.”
Before opening his farm, Lionel worked as a realtor, fol-lowing the footsteps of his father. He would often sell plots of farms in Scarborough and Markham, including the land for the Markham Fairgrounds. At 17 years old in 1937, Lionel was the youngest person at the time to receive his real estate licence in this area, Blair said.
But shortly after receiving that licence, Lionel enlisted in the Canadian army’s armoured regiment. He taught shooting, first in Canada, then in Europe shortly after D-Day. He went through Holland, Belgium, France and Germany before returning to Canada to continue his tireless efforts to help others.
“He found enjoyment in being involved in the commu-nity,” Blair said. “That’s why he joined all these organizations, it was important to him to follow the lines and steps of people who laid the foundation before him and hoping people would
carry on after them.”His volunteer work stretched
across countless organizations. The Scarborough Lions Club, Scarborough Historical Soci-ety, Rouge Valley Foundation, Scarborough planning board, Markham Fair, Canadian Pony Society, Canadian Livestock Records and Royal Agricultural Winter Fair were some of the organizations he volunteered with.
Lionel became known in Scar-borough and York Region for tak-ing in animals others didn’t want.
And he would help others in the community if they needed anything.
“He was always willing to sup-ply carriages, animals, ponies and horses to various events in
Stouffville, Markham and Scar-borough,” said his daughter, Holly.
Lionel was interested in ponies ever since he had his first one at the age of three. He bred them throughout his life.
His work with the Cana-dian Pony Society and Canadian Livestock Records reflects his meticulous care and concern for animals.
“He got involved with orga-nizations that governed his ani-mals,” Blair said. “He was always one for proper rules and regula-tions, it meant a lot for him.”
Blair said his father taught his family the importance of giving. “There was good in giving” he used to tell them.
“He was never one to say no,”
Blair said. “It was never about receiving anything.”
Lionel achieved much in his life; the Scarborough Walk of Fame named him citizen of the year in 2003 for his work with the Scar-borough Historical Society. He was one of five people recognized that year.
Lions Clubs International awarded Lionel the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for his dedica-tion to humanitarian services. Lions was an organization Lionel greatly cared for but his family always came first.
“He was a family man, loved his family, but he was passionate about the farm. He said ‘if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life’ and that fit him to a T,” Blair said.
LIONEL PURCELL
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Eagles cycling club puts best pedal forward for women
BY JOHN [email protected]
Get on those bicycles and ride, ladies.The Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club is
introducing group rides for women this season, with the intention of making the sport more female-friendly. The female branch – eGALS – is scheduled for its initial spin June 1 and is open to the public.
A male-dominated sport, cycling can be intimidating in a co-ed setting, acknowl-edges Eagles president Dean Robertson
Of the Eagles club’s approximately 200 member riders, only 30 per cent are women, “and a low percentage are into group riding,” said Roberston.
“I was blown away by the response,” he said of the eGALS. “We approached women in the group and they were all over it.”
“Many women are intimidated riding among men,” said Robertson. “Our rides
are testosterone-fueled and sometimes aggressive.”
Robertson cited a Thunder Bay–area club that adopted the theory that female-oriented programming could popularize their sport. Women now exceed men in that club’s membership.
The women-only rides will be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from June through August, starting at the Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot at Bayview Avenue and Stonehaven Road in Newmarket. Start time is 6:30 p.m.
Rides are expected to initially be in the 25-to-30-kilometre range.
The intent is to instruct and inspire female cyclists of all abilities in a fun and informative manner. Riders will receive cycling and maintenance tips.
Visit newmarketeagles.com to learn more.
Fleury Park set for Timberlane reunion
When Timberlane Athletic Centre closed its doors at the end of 2015, members were sent scattering to clubs across York Region.
In some cases, it meant severing bonds of friendship that had been developed over many years at the Aurora-based club.
Enter Bill Maron, the former tennis pro at the Aurora facility, and owner of Total Tennis. Maron has arranged for an unofficial Timber-lane tennis reunion on Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for former adult club members.
“You have to realize at Timberlane a lot of people saw each other every day for years,” said Maron, who has the tennis courts at Fleury Park set aside for the homecoming. “It
was home for many people.“I had an eight-year tenure there and that
was among the least of the staff. Given they have been away from each other for almost six months, it is a long time.
“First, it’s an opportunity for people who love their tennis to play tennis and through this; they get to do so with their friends.”
Earlier, a fun day for players less than 18 years of age is available. Coaches will be on hand to provide tips and instruction and for games for the session slated from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
The cost is $5 per player for juniors and $10 for adults.
Email Maron at [email protected] for additional information.
—John Cudmore
Warriors step up to plate at OFSAA
The Huron Heights Warriors entered the OFSAA East Regional baseball playoff tourna-ment as the fifth seed among 10 teams when play started Wednesday.
The Warriors, who will face the Bill Croth-ers Colts in the York Region final, delayed until June 6, will square off against No. 4 seed Oakridge London at 9 a.m. at Lambert Wilson
Park when the 10-team double-knockout tournament gets underway.
Other diamonds in play for the tourna-ment include Stewart Burnett Park in Aurora as well as McKnight Field and Whipper Wat-son Park, both in Newmarket.
The tournament concludes this afternoon with the top two teams going head-to-head at McKnight Field. Game time is 3 p.m.
Two teams will advance to a four-team final tournament next week in London.