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The province is pedalling forward with its Cycle On program — a 20-year vision to encourage cycling across the province — and was in Markham last week for the announce-ment.

York Region will receive $1.3 million in

cycling infrastructure funding, which will be shared with Markham, Richmond Hilll and Newmarket.

The announcement was made at Markham’s Summit Cycle bike shop, by Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca.

“We want to make Ontario the place for cycling,” said Del Duca. “Cycling is a healthy,

sustainable way to get around all of our com-munities.”

Minister Del Duca was flanked by local MPP and Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade Minister Michael Chan, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Richmond Hill Regional

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Time is money, says a Markham ward council-lor, when it comes to sitting around the Markham Enter-prises Corp. (MEC) table.

If councillors do the work, they should be compensat-ed.

That was the basis of a motion tabled during this week’s council meeting.

City council approved a compensation formula for MEC directors.

MEC – a holding company set up by the city that owns all of its PowerStream shares and 100 per cent of Markham District Energy (MDE) – direc-tors would receive $5,000 per year in addition to $325 per meeting to a maximum of 16 meetings, including sub-committee meetings.

MEC’s chairperson would receive an additional $2,500 and vice-chair $1,000.

Compensation will only be for those MEC directors who are not compensated by other boards such as Power-Stream or MDE.

Councillor Don Hamilton argued if you sit at the table

and do the work, you should be compensated.

“Time is money,” said Hamilton, who nevertheless voted against the motion.

Hamilton is listed, along with the rest of council, as an MEC director. He also sits on the MDE board along the Mayor Frank Scarpitti and deputy mayor Jack Heath.

The mayor along with regional councillors Joe Li and Jim Jones sit on the Pow-erStream board.

That leaves the remain-ing eight council members to benefit from the new remu-neration rules.

“(MEC) requires a signifi-cant commitment,” Scarpitti said, noting sitting on other committees is “part of our normal duties.”

Just as independent board members are compensated, so too should councillors who sit on the board, he added.

“I consider everyone’s time here just as valuable,” he said.

Hamilton went so far as to ask to be excluded from “any further remuneration from MEC”.

“Any remuneration I

receive, after tax, will be given to a charitable or non-profit organization,” he said.

Li argued the same could go for him, since he hasn’t claimed any expenses since first being elected.

“I can take expenses paid to me and turn it over to charity so I can look like a hero, too,” he said. “I’m a private person. I don’t stand on a GO Train platform and announce it.”

Residents argued the real decisions are made at the PowerStream or MDE boards.

These are “rubber-stamp-ing festivals,” said Robert Mok, a Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government director.

However, others argued MEC board members have a fiduciary responsibility to work in the best interest of the corporation and the shareholders.

In this case, MEC share-holders are the taxpayer.

“I don’t feel comfortable to just raise my hand in a 15-minute meeting,” said Councillor Karen Rea. “There

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Markham Stouffville Hospital doctors finding new ways to connect

InnovatIon ExplaInEd:Here are some of the other innovative ideas that will be showcased during Innovation Ex 2016:

• Automated medication dispensing – Mackenzie Health;

• Real time feedback on hospital care using auto-mated phone calls within 48 hours of discharge – Mackenzie Health;

• Memory Care, specialized and ongoing care for patients with dementia – Michael Garron Hospital;

• Hospital-based pediatric dental surgery program for children whose family cannot afford major dental surgery – Michael Garron Hospital;

• Using analytics to predict busy times in the emer-gency department to help with resource planning, staffing and scheduling during busy periods – North York General Hospital;

• Early palliative care involvement to patients and families with advanced heart failure – North York General;

• Reducing emergency wait times by eliminating the waiting room, introducing physician navigators and scheduling physicians around patients – Southlake Regional Health Centre; and

• Electronic health plans for patients with complex needs that can be accessed by about 10 healthcare service providers – Southlake Regional Health Centre.


othing beats an actual face-to-face conversation.

But when time, space and dis-tance are an issue, many of us turn to the likes of FaceTime or

Skype. Markham Stouffville Hospital is taking

that basic need to connect in person and adding it to the package of care for the hos-pital’s tiniest patients.

Daily rounds, which usually take place around 9:30 a.m., while convenient for phy-sicians, nurses and other hospital care staff, might not always be the best time for par-ents.

Through NICU Connect, parents who cannot physically attend can now take part digitally in rounds and connect with the entire health care team for their infants.

NICU Connect is one of two innovations Markham Stouffville Hospital will showcase at the third annual Innovation Ex 2016 this week.

Innovation Ex is put on by the Centres for Transformative Health Care, a collaboration between six GTA hospitals with a focus on innovation.

This year’s event, hosted by Markham Stouffville today, will highlight a dozen dif-ferent innovations aimed at making patient care and hospital staff more effective and efficient.

With the use of donated tablets, parents are ‘skyped in’ at the beginning of rounds.

“Parents are part of the healthcare team,” said NICU professional practice leader Kellie Stajer. “But 9:30 a.m. might not be a great time for parents.”

Having parents be a part of rounds ensures physicians and parents are on the same page and share the same goals when it comes to medical care, Stajer added.

This also allows parents to ask questions and receive answers and information in real time, she said.

Not only does the program connect par-ents and doctors, it also connects siblings or grandparents who may not be able to visit the neonatal intensive care unit.

Sometimes, siblings could feel lost at home, hospital child life specialist Julie Atkinson said.

“The little one at home can see where mom is going. They can see the baby and its ten little toes.”

There have also been instances where siblings make a craft or sign for the infant

and are overjoyed to see the craft in the back-ground when FaceTiming, she added.

Markham Stouffville will also present research that looks at the benefits to the doctor-patient relationship when the physi-cian asks the patient about their pets.

Other innovations include specialized dementia care, patient satisfaction and phy-sician scheduling patterns.

Other best practices showcased at this year’s Innovation Ex include: eliminating the spread of C.difficile infections; reducing the number of C-sections through patient awareness, reporting and hospital policies; reducing unnecessary tests and treatments; and preventing workplace violence.

For more information, visit innovationex.ca

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Dr. Navneet Sharma and nurse Nazila Mazhari work with an iPad in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Markham Stouffville Hospital. NICU nurses and doctors have been using iPads to face time and skype with parents while they do rounds.

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You are invitedPUBLIC INFORMATIONMEETINGManaging Growth inMarkham to 2041This public information meeting is your opportunity to learnabout the growthmanagement exercise being undertaken bythe Region of York, and to share your views on how the City ofMarkham should grow.

Monday, April 11, 2016 • 7 p.m. (Presentation)MarkhamCivic Centre – Council Chamber

101 Town Centre BoulevardMarkham Council recently adopted a new Official Plan which willaccommodate expected population and employment growthto 2031. The Region of York is now planning for growth to 2041.Population and employment growth to 2041 has been assigned tothe Region through the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater GoldenHorseshoe. The Region must amend its Official Plan with a strategy foraccommodating this growth by 2018.

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The black market for ille-gal wildlife products is thriv-ing in York Region, according to experts at a symposium on illegal animal poaching.

In 2014, two Richmond Hill men traveling home from Blind River in North-ern Ontario were found to be transporting 27 pounds of sturgeon fish eggs and four pounds of sturgeon meat.

Sturgeon eggs for caviar can fetch as much as $200 an ounce. The pair were fined $20,750 and prohibited from fishing in specified areas for five years.

Also in 2014, an Alberta trucking company and a Markham truck driver faced a $75,000 fine after illegally transporting 6,350 kilograms of live bighead carp.

In 2012, multiple agencies working on an undercover operation involving a Toron-to man and a Markham business discovered 228 live snakehead fish had been illegally sold, exported and commercialized.

The penalty? A $70,000 fine and 60 days in jail.

Even as far back as 2003, a Toronto man, stopped on a routine traffic patrol by York Regional Police, was found with 123 live bullfrogs, 10 snapping turtles and two Midland painted turtles in his car. He was fined $10,000 for illegal transport.

While many may think of the black market animal trade as happening in for-eign countries, it is happen-ing here, Paula Norlock, a provincial enforcement spe-cialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and For-estry’s enforcement branch, told the symposium hosted by Crime Stoppers York Region at the Newmarket Theatre last Thursday night.

“We’re really trying to bring that home, that it’s not just the elephants and rhinos. It’s all the species around the world that are collected and traded,” she said.

“I acknowledge all of our species here are not as impressive and big and fluffy and cute as panda bears and rhinos and elephants, but all species…if you learn about food webs and how every-thing is connected, every

time we lose a species, we may not even know what it offered us for medicinal or even its intrinsic value. When those connections are bro-ken, they’re gone forever.”

People are also import-ing animals and plants that could threaten Ontario’s ecology, Norlock said.

Robert Baxter, an opera-tions manager with Envi-ronment Canada’s wildlife enforcement branch, agreed. “The Greater Toronto Area has a tremendous appetite for endangered species from around the world. They are coming into the GTA on a daily basis,” he said.

Estimated to be worth about $30 billion a year glob-ally, wildlife poaching is the fourth most lucrative crimi-nal activity in the world, behind narcotics, counter-feiting and human traffick-ing, David Forster, president of the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers and Canadi-an representative on Crime Stoppers International, said.

“The issue with environ-mental crimes is they often go undetected. There’s huge financial gain, but when

enforcement is typically looking for the illegal trade of guns and drugs and things like that, which pay huge returns to criminals, crimes with (an) environmental basis are often not given that same attention or are able to be hidden by these perpe-trators, if you will, but they show the same kind of gain,” he said.

Norlock said some do it for personal reasons, such as adding to their own private collections. Others sell wild-life and wildlife products to people for pets, collections, food, aphrodisiacs, medi-cines, trophies and jewelry.

Ontario wildlife, includ-ing birds, moose, bears, fish

eggs and reptiles, can fetch from a hundreds of dollars to thousands, Norlock said.

A common snapping tur-tle can sell for between $75 and $175 online.

A mounted moose head can sell for $3,500.

A large female sturgeon can carry up to 100 pounds of eggs, meaning one fish could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“No species is immune to poaching. Anything that is worth money or is collected, it’s going to happen,” Nor-lock said.

While many express frus-tration with the lack of stiff penalties given to convicted poachers in Ontario, the

experts said they have been increasing over the years.

Baxter said he has seen fines triple and quadruple over the past 15 years.

Judges used to ask why this “turtle case” was even in their courtroom, but are now appreciating the seriousness of wildlife poaching, accord-ing to Lonny Coote, regional director with Environment Canada’s wildlife enforce-ment branch.

Residents who suspect poaching near their homes or farms can anonymously call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry tip line at 1-877-847-7667.

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Sunshine List should start at $150K

As someone who has spent his career working as a compensation specialist within the field of human resources management, I would like to comment on recent stories on the provin-cial Sunshine List.

While I cannot speak to the issue of why earnings in excess of $100,000 were set as the benchmark in 1996, reasons other than aware-ness of salaries being earned by peers have to do with the increase in salaries over the past 20 years.

First, inflation in and of itself has had a significant impact on increases.

As pointed out in one article, if the $100,000 threshold had been adjusted for inflation, only workers earning more than $142,000 would be included in the 2016 report.

More importantly, most organizations maintain sal-ary ranges for their posi-tions. Typically, salary scales increment each year owing to two factors: inflation or

“economic” increase and to remain competitive with the compensation structures of competing organizations.

This means irrespec-tive of what their peers are earning, most employees can expect year-over-year increases based on salary range movement only, as long as a worker’s level of performance remains at a fully competent level from year to year.

On top of such increases, employees in a merit-based system can expect addition-al increases if warranted by above average or superior performance.

I agree providing the public with salary disclosure is a good idea. However, other than providing earn-ings information for a much greater percentage of public servants, maintenance of a $100,000 benchmark makes little sense, if the goal is to highlight “high earners”. I would suggest government give serious consideration to a $150,000 threshold, adjusted annually by an inflationary factor.

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Ban places that sexualize women

Re: What’s on the menu, meals or sexy attire? Column by Marney Beck, March 17.

I would go one step fur-ther and suggest the Ontario Human Rights Commission should be empowered if it is not already and should close any restaurant or bar with sexualize dress codes that discriminate against female employees.

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Thanks for radio readRe: Radio? I like the sound of that, column by Bernie O’Neill, March 24.

Thank you for printing this column. In a world that is complicated and filled with every gadget you can imag-ine, it was refreshing to read about the simplicity of the radio. I, too, have a kitchen radio and enjoy it very much. It’s good to know I am not alone or “outdated”. Thanks for a pleasant read.

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was listening to a radio show years ago about people who get rich with million-dollar ideas.

It boiled down to com-ing up with something that filled a need, made people’s lives easier.

And I thought about a task where I struggled, one so chal-lenging I sometimes wondered how I was even able to survive.

You guessed it. Grocery shopping.This was at a time when I had

to do all the grocery shopping all by my lonesome and unfortu-nately I was one of those people who wandered the aisles on a bit of a scavenger hunt, list in hand that was a recycled envelope with a couple of words scribbled on it.

Sometimes I couldn’t even read it myself. “Does that say ketchup? Catsup? Catnip? Wait, the cat died. Must be carrots.”

It wasn’t until I was on my way home, or maybe in the process of cooking dinner, that I remem-bered that key item I forgot.

Not that I had not been think-ing of it all week ... that one thing. What the heck was it?

Oh ya! Taco sauce.“Saturday Taco Night With

Your Sons” is not going to be so swell without taco sauce, now is it, genius. Should have put it on the list, but again I had that “grocery item mental block”, well known in the world of psychology (I’m just making that up but, you know what I’m talking about). That’s what stopped me from just writing it down.

Or else it’s because I am male.Which is how I came up with

my elaborate plan for — you guessed it — a website, mygro-ceryaccount.com, or something like that, which would do all the grocery list compiling for me.

I go shopping, swipe my “reward meals” card after I’m done and it records everything I have purchased.

After a couple of visits to the grocery store the website has a pretty good idea of what I pur-chase on a regular basis and is able to draw me up a list of what I likely want to buy.

Bought mayo two months ago? “Check the fridge, you are probably running low.”

Buy chips every week? “This

store has them on sale, with new, crazy flavours— guacamole and blue cheese! Use your points!”

I log in to my page on the web-site and print it out, or maybe it emails me my list, was my think-ing. It was all very sophisticated, in terms of analytics and target marketing. (I see you nodding, ya, he’s on to something.)

Non-grocery advertisers could target us based on our purchases, since what’s in a grocery cart would say a lot about a person.

Did you buy one of those “star” magazines at the checkout that reveals the lives of the young and beautiful, their fashions, friends, exercise routines?

Why not take out a member-ship in the Liberal Party of Cana-da and follow JT’s latest exploits!

Did you buy steak, bacon and sausage again this week, for the fourth week in a row?

Perhaps you’d be interested in some life insurance!

Did you buy the Survival Guide to Parenting Problem Teens? Tyle-nol is on sale in our pharmacy section. And we now sell alcohol!

Of course, people pointed out to me there were already grocery shopping apps and I was not the first person to think of this kind of thing. Years later, every grocery store now has their own website and rewards card.

Oh well. Need another million-dollar idea. (Like a lottery ticket.)

And yet? People still wander the aisles with flyers in hand, lists written on envelopes, or just a general plan between their ears as they go on their weekly scavenger hunt. And they like it just fine like that.

Since maybe we’re just hunt-ers and gatherers at heart. And wanderers. Or we’d rather our existence not be summed up by a computer generated grocery list.

Solving the grocery list dilemma

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In keeping with our excitement about baseball,we'll be baking in blue, with a bit of white!BaSeBall CakeS – These are a whitepart of our ad! We make these in half-rounds,the inside is red velvet, and it's filled withganache and cream cheese icing, finished withwhite icing, red stitching and a Jay's logo.Reg. $18.95BlueBeRRy MOuSSe CakeS – Theseare made with three layers of vanilla spongecake filled with white chocolate mousse,and finished with white shavings and freshblueberries. Reg. $24.95 eachBlueBeRRy-leMOn MuffinS – Theseare like a mini lemon loaf; you can actuallytaste the butter, fresh lemon juice (andzest), and they're generously studded withblueberries. Reg. $2.29 eachBlueBeRRy CuStaRD CakeS – Theseare a fairly dense butter cake with sliced applesand blueberries baked in, and when partiallybaked, we pierce them and pour in liquidcustard, and bake them till they are sufficientlydecadent. When they cool, we brush themwith apricot glaze and add a few more blues.Reg. $18.95 eachBlueBeRRy BRûléeS – These haveswirls of puréed blueberry baked into lemoninfused white chocolate custard. Our brûléesare extra-delicious because we only use creamrather than milk! Reg. $4.50 each (whichincludes a deposit on theramekin)all theSe iteMS willBe featuReD at

At risk of offending the nomenclature police, this is now known as SweetPickled Boneless Pork loin, or something close, but if you labelled it assuch, you would confuse everyone and when you travel in the SouthernStates, this is considered ‘Canadian Bacon’.We just think of it as a normal country breakfast, or lunch if you rise late!One of our customers asked me last week why our bacon doesn’t give offa lot of pan juice. The answer is that it’s not ‘tumbled’ or ‘seasoned’, amanufacturing process whereby the meat gains weight (water mostly) andthen loses it in the pan, and only after you’ve paid for it! Ours doesn’t, andit’s well-trimmed, as a bonus. One thing to be mindful of is that the sale is for

whole pieces – you’ll need todo the slicing. If your knife isdull, bring it in for a tune-up.If it’s one from here, that willbe free. Reg. $6.99/lb.

Let’s begin with our salad feature, which willbe Chickpea Salad this week. Along with thepeas will be red onion slivers,cucumber, Roma tomato cubes,rice, cumin and lemon. This isa tasty and refreshing salad.Reg. $1.99/100g, and it will befeatured atNext in the lineup will be our Roasted RedPepper Soup. To make this we use roasted sweetredpeppers, tomatoes, sweetonions, carrots, celeryand potatoes (no kidding) along with cream andchicken stock. This is a pretty smooth and fillingsoup, and contains most of therecommended food groups!Reg. $8.95/900ml, featured atNext will be Jumbo wings, done either of 3 ways;Cajun Spice, Jack Daniels B.B.Q and LemonPepper. They are fully cooked already, and willrequire an easy warming. Reg.$8.99/container of 8-10 pcs.featured this week atBatting clean-up will be our Bacon-wrappedPork tenderloins — smallerin size for sure, but nicelyfinished with a maple-limeglaze. featured atOur sous-vide dinner for this week will be Kulam'sversion of a Baseball Steak... It's a Bacon-wrapped Beef tenderloin with a PeppercornSauce. “If you can boil water, you can have greatsteak”. Just follow the package directions, andput it in boiling water, bagand all, for the suggested time.Very simple…and very good!featured atLastly, our salad dressing ofthe week will be blue, as inBlue Cheese. This is greatwith my Grilled RomanianeHearts. featured at

If you are available Tuesday morningsthroughout the summer, are over 55,have any degree of skill, and wouldlike to play in a fun group, come joinus. Games are played at Centennialdiamond. If you are interested, contactus at [email protected].

You'll need some nibbles to watch the game(s), sowe'll have a few to choose from...Blue Corn tortillas – we've got Blue going on,and the bag is big at 300g, regular retail $3.99(Neal Bros.)nacho Chips – these come frommyMadMexicanbuddies, are a 200g pack, and are GOOD!Regular is $4.99/pkSalsa – also from my Mad Mexican buddies, it'savailable in very hot and mild. Regular retail is$6.99/250ml A bit of late breaking news is thattheir Guacamole will be available as well – samedetails.Beer nuts – there is a variety here... Almonds,Pecans and Peanuts. Basically, Almonds andPecans are Regularly $5.99/pkg and Peanuts areRegularly $3.99.Our whole assortment ofsnacks noted above will befeatured this week at

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York Region school kids aren’t using their legs to get to and from school.

They are among the least active students in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in getting to and from class, meaning they are more likely to travel by vehicle than walk or cycle.

“York Region has one of the highest automobile mode share values in the GTHA for 11- to 13-year-olds and the highest automobile mode share for 14- to 17-year-olds,” a report released Tuesday by Metrolinx, the agency responsible for transportation planning across the sprawling region, said.

“The decline in (walking and cycling to school) in York Region has implications for the health of children as the risk of overweight, obesity and vehicle occupant and pedestrian injury increases with automobile use.”

The study used data from the Transportation Tomorrow Survey to examine changes in school trans-portation in the GTHA from 1986 to 2011.

Metrolinx has a goal of having 60 per cent of kids walk or cycle to and from school by 2031, with hopes the habit will stick with them as they become adults.

In 1986, 41.1 per cent of York children aged 11 to 13 and 25.7 of teenagers aged 14 to 17 walked to school. That compared with 55.5 per cent of younger children and 38.4 per cent of teenagers in the GTHA.

CyCling drops for young ones

By 2011, 35.1 per cent of younger children and 24.2 per cent of teenagers in York walked to school. That compared to 39 per cent of younger students and 28 per cent of teenagers in the GTHA.

In 1986, 14.7 per cent of younger York students and 21.7 per cent of teens got to school by car, compared to 11.6 per cent and 16 per cent in the GTHA.

By 2011, 34.1 per cent of younger York students and 45.6 per cent of teenagers got a ride to school, com-pared to 30.8 per cent and 35.1 per cent in the GTHA.

Cycling to school had dropped from 2.1 per cent of younger York children in 1986 to 1.1 per cent in 2011, compared to 1.8 per cent of GTHA children in 1986 and 1 per cent in 2011.

Cycling increased among York teenagers. In 1986, 0.9 per cent rode their bikes to school, which increased to 1.3 per cent by 2011. In the GTHA, 1 per cent of teenagers cycled to school in 1986, which climbed to 1.2 per cent in 2011.

Despite improvements to public transit over the last several years, most York students aren’t relying on a municipal bus to get to class.

In 1986, 3.5 per cent of younger York children got to school by public transit, compared to 8.8 per cent of children across the GTHA.

By 2011, that had dropped to 0.9 per cent of young-er York children and 4.5 per cent of younger children across the GTHA.

Among teenagers, 8.7 per cent of York teens took public transit to school in 1986, which had climbed to 11.8 per cent in 2011. In the GTHA, transit use among teenagers dropped from 29.9 per cent in 1986 to 21.6 per cent in 2011.

While many more York students used to rely on school buses than the GTHA average, the numbers are now more in line.

In 1986, 37.4 per cent of younger York students got to class on the school bus, compared to 21.2 per cent across the GTHA. That had dropped to 28.2 per cent of York children and climbed to 24.3 per cent of GTHA children by 2011.

In 1986, 42.6 per cent of York teenagers jumped on a school bus, which dropped dramatically to 16.6 per cent in 2011. That compares to 15.6 per cent of GTHA teenagers in 1986 and 13.7 per cent in 2011.

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With children barely past their toddler years dealing with psychological stress chal-lenges, York Region’s Catholic school board held its first mental health symposium for elementary students Friday in Aurora.

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While virtually every student entering school for the first time struggles with adjust-ment issues, some youngsters as young as junior kindergarten are dealing with high anx-iety problems.

“Some of us cried a little bit at the begin-ning (when we started school) and then we got familiar with the environment and it became part of our routine. But some students, some children, don’t have the resiliency skills that allow them to bounce back and it takes them longer,” Malvestuto-Filice said.

Some students get to the point where school is so uncomfortable, they avoid going, Malvestuto-Filice said.

In addition to anxiety, some elementary students are dealing with mental health chal-lenges such as bullying, depression, eating disorders, self-harming and attempting sui-cide, she said.

The event featured speakers and work-shops with activities promoting mental well-being such as art, drum fitness, journaling, healthy eating, drama, yoga and design and invention.

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is still a lot of background work to be done.”Discussion soon turned to councillor salaries and

benefits.“Regional council salaries do not need topping up,”

argued Eileen Liasi, a director with Markham Citi-zens Coalition for Responsive Government. “They are extremely well paid already.”

Markham’s regional councillors are among the high-est paid in Canada, she said.

It is the ward councillors who are front and centre, said Unionville resident Michael Gannon.

“Their work is very visible,” he said. While council and staff salaries are adjusted annu-

ally, a review has not been done in more than a decade, Scarpitti said.

Except for an escalation in pay for the mayor and deputy mayor, both ward and regional councillors take home the same pay, about $75,000 in salary plus about $20,000 in benefits.

Regional councillors are also paid by the region. “It upsets me to hear (it said) regional councillors do

nothing,” Regional Councillor Jim Jones said. Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong agreed,

saying regional councillors have dual roles, doing the same amount of work for both the Markham and regional government, which meets in Newmarket.

There was also the argument regional councillors do not communicate with residents on the level ward councillors do. Regional councillors do not receive a communications or newsletter budget, Jones noted.

Residents called for a review of councillor salaries by a third party or an impartial citizens committee along with a clearly defined salary cap.

“This is a slippery slope,” Liasi said during her dep-utation. “A cap will help avoid runaway salaries.”

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Public Notice

Notification of Application to Participate inNational Energy Board Public Hearing

TransCanada PipeLines LimitedEastern Mainline Project

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The National Energy Board (Board) previously received an application from TransCanadaPipeLines Limited (TransCanada) for approvals needed to construct and operate the proposedEastern Mainline Project, which would consist of approximately 245 km of new gas pipeline and relatedcomponents and would be constructed in four sections, in Ontario, beginning near Markham andfinishing near the community of Iroquois (Application). TransCanada’s Application and a description ofthe Eastern Mainline Project are available on the Board’s website at www.neb-one.gc.ca.

TransCanada filed the 17 December 2015 amendments to address the agreement reached with threelocal distribution companies in Eastern Canada and to reflect the project changes. The new capacity forthe Project, will be 2,714 TJ/d, an increase from 2,546 TJ/d as set out in the original Application. As aresult of the amended scope and route adjustments, the overall length of the Project has increased byapproximately 34 km to approximately 279 km.

The Board is opening a supplemental Application to Participate (ATP) process. The supplementalApplication to Participate process is meant for those who may be directly affected by the amendments,or who may have relevant information or expertise related to the amendments.

Participation in the Hearing

If you previously applied to participate, you need not apply again. Your original Application toParticipate remains valid and will be considered by the Board.

Those who wish to participate in the hearing for the Eastern Mainline Project must apply to participateusing the ATP form. Persons who apply to participate must clearly describe their interests and howthose interests relate to the issues on the List of Issues. You must also describe how you are directlyaffected or have relevant information or expertise. The revised List of Issues for Eastern Mainline canbe found on the Board’s website. Those individuals or groups who demonstrate, to the satisfaction ofthe Board, that they are directly affected by the proposed Project will be allowed to participate in the

hearing and those determined to have relevant information or expertise may be allowed to participate.

The Board encourages persons to collaborate or form a group with those who share similar interests orviews or will present similar evidence. Groups should complete one ATP form on behalf of their group,identifying the individual(s) who will speak on behalf of the group.

The online Application to Participate form will be available on the Board’s website for a period of threeweeks, starting 30 March 2016 and ending on 20 April 2016 at noon, Mountain Standard Time.All deadlines must be adhered to.

To access the ATP form, select “View all major applications” from the Quick Links menu on the left hand sideof the Board’s main page, then select “TransCanada Pipeline Limited – Eastern Mainline Project”. A link toApply to Participate will be visible in the center menu of the Eastern Mainline Project webpage.

Process Advisory Team

The Board’s Process Advisory Team will provide general information and a step-by-step overview of thesupplemental ATP process through technology-based (online) sessions. The ATP forms and the schedulefor information sessions are available at www.neb-one.gc.ca along with information on the Board’shearing process and participant funding.

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Councillor Brenda Hogg. The investment will improve on-road

cycling lanes, off-road cycling paths, cycling-specific traffic signals, walking and cycling bridges and bike racks.

Markham will construct three new bridges in Milne Dam Conservation Park and upgrade two kilometres of cycling and walking paths.

There will also be a new pathway con-nection from Hwy. 7 in Markham to the existing East Don River cycling trail, creat-ing a continuous route more than 40 km in length.

In total, the province is investing about $10 million over the next two years in the

Cycle On program.Cycle On is a provincewide program

aimed at improving the cycling route net-work, boosting cycling tourism and pin-point needed cycling infrastructure, Del Duca said.

“More than three million Ontarians hop on their bike once a week,” he said. “The uptake for cycling is not only strong already, it’s growing.”

The investment in cycling infrastruc-ture follows of a slew of cyclist safety legislation introduced last year, including increased fines and demerit points for dooring — where a motorist opens his door in front of a cyclist.

This announcement goes hand-in-hand with the province’s regional express

rail plan that will see 15-minute, all-day, two-way rail service along the Stouffville GO line, Mayor Scarpitti said.

“We have to utilize every piece of infra-structure and every mode of transporta-tion to get people to where rapid transit is,” he said. “Today is about infrastructure, it’s about mobility and sustainability.”

Scarpitti also noted the natural con-nection for an improved cycling network is the extension of the Yonge Steet subway line into York Region.

The subway extension is part of the province’s next wave of transportation plans, where a more regional approach is needed, Del Duca said.

For cycling information, safety educa-tion and maps visit york.ca/cycling

New connections in Markham in bicycle plansFrom page 1.yorkregion.com

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York Police launch website aimed at solving cold cases

Yvonne Leroux. Albert Peacock. Van Boa Nguyen.

Those are just three of the names of murder victims in York Region

whose killers have never been brought to justice.

Now, you can find out more about all of York Regional Police’s cold cases, and perhaps even help solve one, through a new website.

“The new website is designed to inform and engage citizens about

unsolved homicides and miss-ing person investigations in York Region,” states a media release from the police. “Each of the incidents profiled, the oldest of which dates back to 1956, features an overview of the case, as well as previously-unseen photographs and mapping

of key points related to the investi-gation.”

The website (yrp.ca/coldcases) also includes links to connect people who may have information on the cases with investigators or Crime Stoppers. People can also submit their tips online.

Users can navigate the site by the decades in which the crimes took place, or by an alphabetical list of the victims’ names.

With information from the public and more advanced forensic tech-niques than in the past, investigators hope they can still solve the crimes.

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McDonald’s franchisees at the Warden & Hwy. 7 restaurant, Marcia and Todd Finlay-son show off the new Create Your Taste menu, which enables guests to build their own custom burgers. Guests can choose from a list of 30 ingredients, including guacamole, blue cheese and sriracha.

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It might be the same familiar place, but McDonald’s is getting a whole new taste.

And Markham is leading the way.“It’s not a new McDonald’s,” said Marcia Fin-

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“It’s something new for McDonald’s.”That something new is the Create Your Taste

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You even have the option to customize the classic Big Mac by adding more special sauce or fewer pickles and onions.

Markham’s Warden and Hwy. 7 location is one of the first in Ontario to offer the new customiz-able menu, which is cooked separately from the everyday, traditional items.

McDonald’s is evolving, said Marcia, who oper-ates the restaurants with her husband, Todd.

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“There is consistency in the preparation. What you order, how it’s cooked and how it’s delivered, all that attention to detail is consistent,” Marcia said. “But the condiments are up to you. You’re in

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The change is part of the company’s “restau-rant of the future” vision that will be rolled out across the province in the coming months and nationally by 2017, just in time for the golden arches’ Canadian golden anniversary next year.

The restaurant of the future experience also includes touch-screen kiosks, a new line of McCafe bakery items as well as guest experience leaders who help diners order through the new kiosks and provide table service.

Self-serve order kiosks are another way McDonald’s is customizing.

The kiosks are not just for burgers and fries. You can order your coffee just the way you like it – milk, cream and/or sugar.

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APRIL 8‘UP, UP & AWAY’ SKATING SHOW

Markham Skating Club presents bi-annual 2016 skating show, ‘Up, Up and Away’. Head-lined by 2016 Canadian Senior Pairs Bronze Medalists Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovich, with more than 200 of skating club’s finest skaters. April 8 at 7 p.m.; April 9 at 1 and 7 p.m.; April 10 at 1 p.m. at Markham Village Arena, 6041 Hwy. 7. Tickets starting at $15. Call 905-472-6982 or email [email protected]

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APRIL 9POTTERY GIFT FOR MOTHER’S DAY

Tell mom or grandma you love her with a handcrafted clay picture frame. Enjoy a family outing at Markham Museum’s pottery studio, 9350 Markham Rd., and create that perfect keepsake. Workshop runs 10 a.m. to noon. Cost $30 per one child and one adult. For ages 4 and up. Additional participants $25 each to a maximum of 2 additional participants. Pre-registration required. Call

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APRIL 13-17SPRING VISUAL ART SHOW & SALE

Markham Arts Council members host Spring Visual Art Show & Sale at McKay Art Centre (197 Main St. Unionville). Come for a visual treat of paintings and photography! Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Grace Church, 19 Parkway Ave., Markham Rummage Sale 8:30 a.m. to noon. Cloth-ing all sizes, linens, household goods, small appliances, books, toys. 905-294-3184.

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Experiment with wax, acrylic, watercolour and ink to create vibrant paintings on a variety of specialty papers. Play with line, shape, colour and texture, to produce representational or abstract paintings and collages. Varley Art Gallery (216 Main St., Unionville). 1 to 4 p.m. $30, members 10% off.

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APRIL 24B-STRONG WALK

5th annual B-Strong Walk for Brain Tumour Research at Markham Museum noon to 3 p.m. Get involved at www.bstrong.ca

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Village Voices community choir’s Faces of Love concert 7:30 p.m., Markham Mission-ary Church, 5438 Major Mackenzie Dr. at McCowan. Program includes For the Beauty of the Earth, by John Rutter, The Ground by Ola Gjeilo and O Salutaris Hostia by Eriks Esen-valds, popular songs such as Embraceable you, Stormy Weather and a West Side Story medley. Guest artists sopranos Mira Solovianenko and Natalya Gennadi Matyusheva and violinist Oleksandra Fedyshyn. Tickets $25 adult, $10 students, children under 12 free. For informa-tion, check www.villagevoices.ca

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Time to let it go? cut the clutter.Growing up too fast?Discover where you can get rid of unwanted stuffusing the Bindicator, a helpful online search tool.Visit york.ca/Bindicator to find out where it goes.

To see the whole story watch our Bindicatorvideos at youtube.com/YorkRegionGovtFor more information visit york.ca/waste orcall 1-866-665-6752

Call for 2017 FundingYork Region Community Investment StrategyThrough its Community Investments Strategy (CIS), York Region providesfunding for projects from not-for-profit agencies that deliver services tolow andmoderate income York Region residents.

Eligible not-for-profit agencies are invited to submit an Expression ofInterest (EOI) for 2017 one-year funding. The call for EOIs opens on April 7,2016 and closes onMay 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. sharp.This is the only opportunity for agencies to apply for 2017 fundingunder the Community Investment Strategy. An application must besubmitted by May 4, 2016 to be considered for funding in 2017.For more information or to download the EOI documents, please visitYork.ca/cis and attend the information session.

Information SessionAttending an InformationSession is strongly encouragedfor any agency consideringsubmitting an EOI, as the EOIprocess has changed.Pre-registration is not required.

April 19, 20161:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Newmarket CommunityCentre - Hall 1200 Doug Duncan Drive,Newmarket, ON

HIGH SCHOOLYork Region Athletic Association

Badminton Zone F Junior Tournament at

Father Michael McGivney Academy, April 5

FINAL RESULTS

TIER 1

GIRLS SINGLES

1. Emi Rosenquist, Markham District DHS.

2. Stephanie Xu, Markville SS.

3. Lindsay Lee, Markham District DHS.

BOYS SINGLES

1. Kelvin Li, Middlefield CI.

2. Isaac Cheng, St. Brother Andre CHS.

3. Thenura Jayasinghe, Bur Oak SS.

GIRLS DOUBLES

1. Maggie Wong and Rini Chiu, Bur Oak SS.

2. Jennifer Lai and Shona Lai, Markville SS.

3. Wendy Li and Evelyn Li, Markville SS.

BOYS DOUBLES

1. Bobby Liu and Zelig Kim, Markville SS.

2. Arnold Chau and Mikey Ho, Markham

District DHS.

3. Jiang Yu Chen and Brian Wong, Markham

District DHS.

MIXED DOUBLES

1. Ella Yang and Kyle Fung, Markville SS.

2. Emeline Wang and Vincent Kong, Bur

Oak SS.

3. Kathy Liu and Joshua Hur, Markham Dis-

trict DHS.

TIER 2

GIRLS SINGLES

1. Katie Chan, Markville SS.

2. Kitty Feng, Bur Oak SS.

3. Natalie Shafik, Bur Oak SS.

BOYS SINGLES

1. Matthew Lo, Bur Oak SS.

2. Dhruva Guruprasad, Father Michael

McGivney CA.

3. Noah Hirji-Gliatis, Markham District

DHS.

GIRLS DOUBLES

1. Sarah Chu and Carly Yiao, Bur Oak SS.

2. Sammi Xu and Belinda Lai, Markville SS.

3. Jessica Lau and Phoebe Chan, Bur Oak SS.

BOYS DOUBLES

1. Rowan Hall and Edwin Chen, Father

Michael McGivney CA.

2. Bennett Lai and Justin Lee, Markham Dis-

trict DHS.

3. Eric Lin and Jeffrey Lei, Bur Oak SS.

MIXED DOUBLES

1. Cindy Liao and Neel Upadhyay, Bur Oak

SS.

2. Amy Lin and Omkar Kolekar, Markham

District DHS.

3. Arathi Sritharan and Jacky Su, Middle-

field CI.

HOCKEYUnionville Minor Hockey Association

Tyke

Playoff games

Kid’s Kitchen 3 (Marcus Yu 2, Spencer Croft)

vs Sylvia Morris Realty 1 (Alex Namiesnio-

wski); Pickle Barrel 7 (James Mezinis 3, John

Li, Luke Zhang, Henry Boudreau 2) vs Sure

General Contractors 1 (Corey Chen); Ruff N

Redi Sports 3 (Kaden Allana, Henry Russell,

Yuehan Ning) vs. Canso Funds 1 (Daniel

Ding).

Championship games

Canso Funds 5 (Nidish Prathaben, Samuel

Chen, Hannah Alvares, Bryant Chen 2) vs

Sure General Contractors 2 (Michael Servin-

is, Julian Tanachian); Sylvia Morris Realty 3

(Adam Namiesniowski, Alex Namiesniowski

2) vs Kid’s Kitchen 0; Pickle Barrel 5 (Ethan

Wang 2, James Mezinis 3) vs. Ruff N Redi

Sports 1 (Sheng Yang).

Novice

Dodge Caravan 7 (Ansel Wong 2, Matthew

Tan 2, Kayla Choo, Ryan Strike, Alvin Yu)

vs J.V. Oak Railings and Stairs 0; Clean Cut

Painting 2 (Tommy Kalogiannis 2) vs. Taco

Bell 1 (Joesh Nijjar); Taco Bell 3 (Joesh Nijjar,

Aydin Alvi, Zia Sarif) vs. Pace Consulting 1

(John Maggirias); Dodge Caravan 3 (Nathan

Zhao, Matthew Tan, Alvin Yu) vs. J.V. Oak

Railings & Stairs 0; Pace Consulting 3 (Ter-

rence Zhu, Markus Kukla Koidl, John Mag-

girias) vs. Dodge Caravan 0; Taco Bell 2 (Zia

Sarif, Benjamin Chow) vs. Clean Cut Painting

1 (Michael Qi).

Peewee

Round-robin

Red Cotton Uniforms 2 {Nathan Ho, Thomas

Guo} vs. Thermal Mechanical 2 {Daniel Poi-

chini 2}; Maxx Industrial 4 {Makaio Lamanna

3, Aswin Sriram} vs. Pace 1 {Daniel Kaichis};

Hydralite 6 {Lief Kolga 3, Matthew Fletcher,

Aaron Bell, Jonathan Schillaci} vs. Gray Wolf

2 {Alex Ventin, William Gougoulias}; Petra 7

{Adrian Yu 3, Jack Newburg 2, Franco Sala-

pare, Alexander Uy} vs. Homewatch Caregiv-

ers 5 {Matthew Trueman 3, Cole Briere, Gary

Sambi}; Cutting Edge 4 {Christopher Graf,

Matthew Kanhai, Kyle Chin, Armaan Syal} vs.

Town Centre Montessori 1 {Liam Hansen}.

Finals

Homewatch Caregivers 8 {Anshul Dhanker 2,

Matthew Trueman, Cole Briere, Mason Lau,

Sam Boudreau, Jonathan Marshall, Anthony

Nguyen} vs. Petra 1 {Adrian Yu}; Thermal

Mechanical 5 {Daniel Poichini 2, Kayden

Jetha, Ethan Ip, Dylan Deluca-Ahooja} vs.

Pace 2 {Andrew Lee, Jonathan Yu}; Gray Wolf

3 {Robin Zhang 2, Alex Ventin} vs. Maxx

Industrial 1 {William Girdwood}; Town Cen-

tre Montessori 6 {Sebastian Lionetti 3, Bran-

don Manuel, Marco Lamanna, Sam Lionetti}

vs. Red Cotton Uniforms 4 {William Wu3,

Nathan Ho} ; Cutting Edge 3 {JD Li, Dylan

Zielonko, Kyle Chin} vs. Hydralite 2 {Isaac

Choi, Matthew Fletcher} .

BY MICHAEL [email protected]

The Markham Stouffville peewee BB Stars skated off with the bronze medal in their competitive division from the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League’s Champion-ship Tournament with a 2-1 win over the Lakeshore Lightning in North York, Sunday.

Earning a berth in the tournament after claiming the East Division title, the Stars commenced the round-robin portion with a 1-1 tie against the eventual gold medallist Orillia Hawks.

After suffering a 4-1 loss to the Burlington Barracudas in their second outing, the Stars concluded round-robin play with a 3-2 win

over Lakeshore.That set the stage for a rematch against

Lakeshore for the bronze medal.Coached by Steve Mccosker, Dave

Ducheck and Dave Fantini, team members included:

Logan Assinck, Sydney Degraauw, Madi-son DiBello, Zoë Ducheck, Amanda Fantini, Kelsie Fung, Juliana Hill, Isabelle Kastanis, Olivia Mara, Gillian Marsh, Paige McCusker, Jade Morton, Emily Paisley, Amy Soetikno, Ella Sullivan, Mali Tucker, and Reese Wal-lace.

Grace Jung and Gloria Paisley served as trainers while Jennifer Fantini was team manager.

Peewee Stars capture bronze

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The arrival of warmer weather means different things to different people. Some anticipate oppor-tunities for outdoor fun, while others may be con-sidering redecorating or remodelling their homes. For the latter group, home improvement season provides a great opportunity to make homes more eco-friendly.

When planning home improvement projects, it’s best to first choose a project and then look for ways to make the project more environmentally friendly. Such an approach may not only benefit the envi-ronment, but it also may benefit homeowners’ bot-tom lines.

InterIor decoratIng

Longer days and warmer temperatures often translate into wanting to freshen up the interior of a home. Heavy draperies and comforters are put away, and lighter fabrics are taken out of storage. Whenever possible, reuse or repurpose items you already have rather than purchasing new items. Longer drapes can be cut and hemmed to be used as window treatments in other rooms. Making a patchwork blanket out of old T-shirts is a crafty proj-ect that makes use of items that would otherwise be destined for landfills.

When laundering linens, skip the energy-using dryer and let items line dry in the sun and fresh air.

If you decide to purchase some new items, look for products made from sustainable or organic fab-rics. Hemp and bamboo textiles have grown in pop-ularity. Hemp and bamboo plants grow quickly, and their durability makes these materials smart choices.

When replacing items around the house, donate older items to a charitable organization.

Flowers and plants

Spring and summer call to mind beautiful blooming plants. Relying on native, sustainable plants is practical, environmentally friendly and cost-effective.

Sustainable plants are native plants. Native plants sustain local wildlife more effectively than non-native alternatives, so include native plants in your sustainable garden. Native plants also are less reliant on pesticides and herbicides to keep them healthy and viable.

Don’t forget to bring plants indoors as well. Even though you may be opening the windows more, indoor plants can filter and purify indoor air. Cer-tain common indoor plants naturally remove toxic agents such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichlo-roethylene from the air. Efficient air cleaning is ac-complished with at least one plant per 100 square feet of home or office space.

proper dIsposal

Spring cleaning is another tradition for many families come the end of winter and dawn of spring. Many people use spring as a time to go through closets and garages to remove items they no lon-ger use or need. In an effort to clean up fast, some people may dispose of chemical products, paints, treated lumber, and many other items in ways that can be damaging to the environment. Always learn local municipal guidelines for proper disposal of potentially harmful products. Area recycling centres may have drop-off areas for stains and paints, used motor oil and other potentially harmful products.

Before discarding something, see if it can be do-nated or sold. This will result in fewer items ending up in landfills.

Exercise caution outdoors as well. Runoff from cleaning products used on home siding or drive-ways can leach into the surrounding soil or find its way into sewage drains that ultimately direct fluids to public waterways. Choose environmentally re-sponsible products whenever possible.

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Unionville resident Paul Poirier and his partner Piper Gilles cracked the top 10 in the ice dancing competition at the 2016 ISU World Fig-ure Skating Championships after skating their way to an eighth-place finish in Boston Friday.

Poirier, 24, and Gilles, 24, began the competition on an impressive note after finish-ing fifth in the short dance segment, just one placing behind Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, with a score of

70.70 points.In the free dance segment,

Poirier and Gilles finished with score of 102.37 that gave them a total score of 173.07 which was a personal best.

Despite their final placing, Poirier was elated with the progress Gilles and himself have made since forming their tandem in July, 2011.

“We gave it a little too hard at the beginning and we both felt tired at the end,” he said in a Skate Canada news release. “We are so proud how we’ve been able to push the pro-

grams the last few weeks and to finish the season with two personal bests is really excit-ing.’’

Weaver and Poje were the top Canadian tandem after finishing fifth with a season’s best score of 182.01.

Gabriella Paradais and Guillaume Cizeron of France defended their title with a score of 194.46 points fol-lowed by Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States at 188.43 and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., third at 185.77.

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For a first-year rep team, the Markham Unionville Minor Basketball Association major atom girls had their ups and downs during the season. But in the end, they made plenty of progress.

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After opening their tournament with a 36-33 loss to Oakville Vytis, MUMBA battled

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Relegated to the bronze medal match and playing the game with several injured players later that day, MUMBA came out on the short end of a 45-32 loss to Oakville Vytis.

Players on the MUMBA club included: Monika Reid, Aneesa Sharif, Annika Parm-er, Sydney Lake, Rachel Fehintola, Sharangi Vijitharan, Mira Persaud, Kamakshi Sar-uoananthan, Jenna Mezinis, Naki Alonko and Michelle Jiao.

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HEAD ACCOUNTANT/CONTROLLERA well established Markham located Home Décor and Tabletop Company requires a full time head accountant/controller. Position reports to the VP of Finance and Operations.Responsibilities • Monthly,quartelyandannualfinancial statement preparation / reporting• Analysisofmarginsbyproductlines• Managementofacccountspayablestaff

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SALES REPRESENTATIVEBLUE LINE MAGAZINE INC. is looking for a sales representative for multi-platform advertising sales in the Markham area. Responsibilities will include: maintaining a designated sales territory, prospecting for potential clients and managing the entire client relationship through the sales cycle. We are looking for a self-motivated sales person able to work on or off- site and familiar with computerized and web-based contact management systems. The successful candidate will have a good record of sales, management of clients and good closing abilities.

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Fern passed away on March 26, 2016 peacefully in her 86th year at Southlake Regional Health Centre.

Predeceased by husband Morley (2011) and eldest son Brian (2006).Much loved mother of sons Stuart (Heather), Rob (Hester), Gary (Judy) and daughter Suzie (Rob DeVries). Beloved grandmother of Ryan, Colleen, Corinne, Gordon, James, Jacqueline, Libby, Kayla, Devan and Rheagan. Will be sadly missed by all including many great-grandchildren. Loved by her sisters Joyce and Innis along with many nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends.

A proud Markham girl, Fern worked, played and raised her family there untiltogether with Morley she retired to Haliburton in 1988. She spent her last years in Newmarket. A busy volunteer who enjoyed the people around her, she will be remembered.

Cremation has taken place. A service to celebrate Fern’s life will take place at St Peters Anglican Church at 1273 St Peters Rd Maple Lake at 2 p.m. On Saturday April 30, 2016.

Memorial donations can be made to Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation and or Haliburton Hospital Auxiliary.

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storiesifeL A celebration of lives well livedand people well lovedRead more Life Stories on yorkregion.com

By Jeremy [email protected]

ear the end of his life, Fraser Whynott was tracked down by police because he refused to stop breaking the

love of his life out of the nursing home in which she was living.

That’s the kind of man he was — he loved his wife, Beatrice, and others around him intently and adored adventure.

When he was done with adventure, his second passion was telling stories about those adventures.

And by the end of his life, he had become a prolific writer, jotting down between 40 and 50 booklets his son, Ed Whynott, now holds.

“I have to start thinking about getting them published,” he said.

The 93-year-old Fraser passed away in hospital Feb. 24 from kidney failure.

Ed laughed about how his father might have liked telling stories, but wasn’t so keen on hearing them when his family gathered around the hospital bed.

“We were all sitting beside his bed, sisters and brothers, telling ‘remember the time’ stories,” Ed said, giggling to himself. “When all of a sudden, Dad, who had been sleeping, raised his voice and told us, ‘Would you just all shut up, I’m having a sleep and you’re bothering me.’ Those were his last words.”

Fraser’s life began in the tiny Nova Scotia mining community of Molega Mines.

Although his family, made up of nine children, didn’t have much, Ed said his father was an

Fraser Whynott was a true storyteller

Nindustrious young man who ini-tially earned money as a guide, bringing hunters and anglers up from the United States.

‘That was on the coldest windiest March day in

1972. He was in a gondola swinging to reach and then rivet the glass into

place. After that day, he threw his tools into

Lake Ontario.’

“He and his brothers would corral the deer in the woods at Panhook Lake before chasing them into a clearing and forcing them to scatter,” Ed explained. “It was kind of a joke, like shooting fish in a barrel.”

Fraser parlayed this know-ledge into a gig as an exhibitor selling rods, reels and guns at sportsman shows that sound more like circuses.

The shows boasted wood-chopping competitions, contests that pitted a chainsaw against a man with an axe, canoe-tilting jousts, pole-climbing races and log-rolling events, involving one person on each side of the log trying to dump the other into the water.

“His sister used to balance and spin on this giant ball in the water, it was huge,” he said.

Although the profits from the show clothed and fed his fam-ily for a number of years, Fraser would eventually move on to Hamilton, where he helped build houses before packing up

It was in the house at 144 Church St., Markham, at the corner of Sir Isaac Gate, which didn’t have any inside doors or a sink for more than a year, that the Whynott family would build a lifetime worth of memories.

Ed said whenever the family had guests over, everyone would always end up at the foot of his father’s rocking chair.

“Mom would be in the kitch-en and everyone else would be gathered around Dad, listening to his stories,” he said.

Within a year of Fraser’s pur-chase of the land in Markham, Wimpy construction bought all the fields surrounding it.

As for what kind of man his father was, Ed said he was a generous and caring man, who loved his family and the odd yarn.

“My mother was the discipli-narian, the most I’d get from my father was a tongue lashing, and I was a little bugger,” Ed said. “He had a hard exterior, but a soft centre. He was an outdoors-man, a hunter and a fisherman. But what I remember most is the twinkle in his eye. He was a bit of a flirt. He loved pretty ladies, he was quite rugged looking, very handsome, slender and supple right up until the end. He was a ‘holy terror’, but my mother loved him and he was faithful to her.”

Fraser’s ashes will be flown back to Nova Scotia by the fam-ily to sprinkle on the family plot.

He is survived by his children, Ed, Enid Abram, Denise Smith and Warren Whynott, and a slew of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

once more and moving out to Port Moody, where he joined the Air Force.

“He was in search and rescue and was watching out for Japa-nese submarines,” Ed explained. “He found one marooned on the shore and helped capture them.”

When he moved back to Ontario with his family, he began working on the crews erecting the CN Tower.

“He helped put the glass in the sky pod observation deck,” Ed said. “That was on the cold-est windiest March day in 1972. He was in a gondola swing-ing to reach and then rivet the glass into place. After that day, he threw his tools into Lake Ontario.”

Although he was done with construction sites, he wasn’t quite through with handy work.

Fraser built his own home, at night and on weekends, and eventually started doing renova-tions part-time, even building a recreation room for Toronto Maple Leafs great Johnny Bower.

Fraser Whynott

“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to defl ect the praise heaped on her.”

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