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BY MICHAEL [email protected]

With the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England just around the corner, Karen Cockburn thinks she’s ready to go for the gold in the wom-en’s trampoline competition.

That elusive gold is something the 31-year-old Stouffville resident would love to add to the two silver and one bronze medals from three prior Olympic appearances — in what’s probably her Olympic swan song.

But based on her last two World Cup events prior to the Olympics, Cockburn is riding the crest of a wave, winning bronze in an event in Albacete, Spain and silver in Arosa, Switzerland last weekend.

Making the silver medal even more rewarding, Cockburn said, was finishing behind Canadian team-mate Rosie MacLennan of King City to make it a 1-2 finish for Canada.

More significantly though, Cock-burn and MacLennan finished ahead of competitors she said could be her main Olympic adversaries, Shanshan Huang and Li Dan from China.

“It went so well,” Cockburn said of her last two World Cup perfor-mances. “To win bronze and silver I

BY SANDRA [email protected]

Tears that were held back throughout the hour-long funeral mass for Sara Girard yester-day, flowed freely when the 17-year-old’s body was escorted out of St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church to a soloist singing Sarah McLaugh-lin’s In The Arms of an Angel.

Her parents, Joanne and Wayne, clung to each other as they followed their daughter’s casket, which was draped in a white and gold cloth, out of the church as hundreds of other mourners openly wept.

“It’s hard to put words into such a loss, tragedy,” said Councillor Richard Bartley, who attended Sara’s funeral on behalf of the town.

“We still have a great, great community. Unfortunately, it takes tragedies to reassure us,” he said of those who attended the funeral mass.

The large crowd spilled into the church basement, where mourners watched the pro-ceedings on closed-circuit TV.

Immediately following the service, Mr. Bartley, who has three daughters, called one of them to tell her he loved her.

“As a parent, of course this is your worst nightmare. You think about it every day,” he said. “Appreciate what you have because in a blink of an eye, your life changes.”

Sara, 17, died Monday afternoon when the van she was riding in was involved in a single-vehicle rollover on Hwy. 11 north of

Car crash victim’s death‘worst nightmare’: councillor

Overflowmass says

bye to Sara

See COCKBURN, page 10. See CRASH, page 5.

Three-time Olympic trampoline medallist Karen Cockburn of Stouffville speaks at an event in Ottawa as gymnasts nominated to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team were announced.

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Traffic congestion on Hwy. 7 in Markham and Richmond Hill is no laughing matter these days, but road construction there and across the region will proceed full steam ahead this summer.

“We know it’s messy and dis-ruptive,” York Region Rapid Transit Corporation chief engineer Paul May said of the Hwy. 7 rapidway under construction.

“We think the end result will justify the disruption,” Mr. May added.

The $235-million vivaNext project to transform Hwy. 7 into a rapidway for Viva buses is “a very large and complex project to undertake”, with “a lot of anticipa-tion of the end product,” Mr. May said.

“It will be unique in York Region,” he said.

While work being done impacts nearby businesses, there is posi-tive feedback, too, transit corpora-tion chief communications officer Dale Albers said.

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“They recognize the need for rapid transit,” he said.

Once complete, Viva vehicles will travel 40 per cent faster in a dedicated rapidway lane, while regular traffic will continue to be

congested, Mr. Albers said.“They’ll have the same condi-

tion as before,” Mr. May added.While similar construction is

being done on the Davis Drive rapidway in Newmarket, other road improvements are happening as a part of York Region’s 30-year transportation master plan.

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Several are growth projects aimed at increasing capacity for all users, including transit, cyclists and pedestrians, said Brian Tith-erington, the region’s director of roads.

While local residents are always concerned about road construc-tion and the potential disruptions that come along with it, the objec-tive is to create a footprint that is multi-use and will increase mobil-ity, Mr. Titherington said.

For example, on Ninth Line in Markham, sidewalks and a cycling facility are being added.

A project typically takes five to seven years to complete and involves working with conservation authorities to take into consider-ation the existing wildlife, he said.

Mr. Titherington and Mr. Albers encourage you to join them on Facebook and Twitter for con-struction updates and notices of road closures.

“We want to be very open and transparent,” Mr. Albers said.

Are you ready for road work season?Stouffville Road from Hwy. 404 to McCowan Road

Type of work: widening from 2 to 4 lanes

Duration: expected to be complete by summer of 2013

Construction cost: $23 million

Ninth Line from Donald Cousens Parkway to Major Mackenzie Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive from Donald Cousens Parkway to Ninth Line

Type of work: widening from 2 to 4 lanes and bridge work

Duration: expected to be complete by summer of 2013

Construction cost: $6.4 million

Bloomington Road from Bathurst Street to Hwy. 404

Type of work: widening from 2 to 4 lanes and watermain work

Duration: expected to be complete by end of 2014


16th Avenue at Reesor Road Intersection Improvements

Type of work: intersection jog elimination and bridge work

Duration: expected to be complete by end of 2012


Hwy. 27 from Major Mackenzie Drive to Hwy. 7 and Islington Avenue from Hwys. 7 to 407

Type of work: microsurfacing

Duration: expected to be complete by fall


Woodbine Avenue from Stouffville Road to south of 19th Avenue

Type of work: asphalt resurfacing



Davis Drive rapidway, Yonge Street to just past the Southlake Regional Health Centre

Type of work: widening to make room for Viva bus stations in the centre

Duration: expected to be complete by the end of 2014


Bathurst Street from Davis Drive West to Green Lane, Green Lane from Bathurst to Yonge and Bayview Avenue from Stouffville Road to Bloomington Road

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In addition, there are eight other resurfacing projects, an asphalt patching contract and a crack-sealing contract on road-ways throughout the region.

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Add NHLer Stephen Weiss to the rosters being written for next month’s second annual Hockey Night in Stouffville.

The Florida Panther joins fellow Markham native Cody Hodgson of the Buffalo Sabres as early headliners for the game Aug. 23 at the Stouffville Arena.

Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Gartner will also suit up. The Richmond Hill resident played 1,432 games in the NHL.

Markham-Oak Ridges MP Paul Calandra is hosting the event in support of Markham Stouffville Hospital and the Whitchurch-Stouffville Minor Hockey Association.

Last year’s game raised $45,000.Keith Acton of Stouffville, who was recently named an assistant

coach of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, will also play again. So will Ethan Werek (Portland Pirates), Mike Zigomanis (Toronto Marlies) and former Pittsburgh Penguin Dennis Owchar.

Tickets are $10 and being sold by members of the Stouffville Clippers novice AA, AE and atom AE teams and through the minor hockey office. Call 905-642-2835 or e-mail [email protected]

For more information on the event, call Mr. Calandra’s office at 905-640-1125.

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On Wednesday July 11th 2012, The ALTA group,part of Zanchin group, will be holding a greatevent at Vaughan Mills. This event gives you thechance to be the first person driving the all new2013 Nissan Altima.

The 2013 NissanAltima is not yet at dealerships,but you can be one of the first to drive thisexciting new vehicle, and learn more about itsinnovative technologies that make driving bothsafer and more fun.

Altima is currently the top selling mid-sizeJapanese sedan in Canada, ahead of ToyotaCamry. Key to the new model is styling, drivesatisfaction and technology – and, of course,fuel economy, which Nissan claims is the newbenchmark in the mid-size segment.

The 2013 Altima is available in six models,powered by a proven 2.5-litre, four cylinderengine, and by Nissan’s award-winning 3.5-litreV6. Although these engines pack plenty ofmuscle (the 2.5-litre delivers 182 hp; 3.5-litredelivers 270 hp), they are highly fuel efficient.

Check out these Transport Canada ratings:7.4/5.0L/6.3L/100 km city/highway/comb. for

the 2.5-litre; 9.3/6.4/8.0L/100 km city/highway/comb. for the V6.

Aiding fuel economy is Nissan’s next-generationXtronic CVT. For 2013, some 70 per cent ofits parts have been redesigned, with internalfriction reduced by up to 40 per cent. It alsofeatures new control logic and expanded gearratios, which also help reduce noise.

The spacious interior of the new mid-size Altimafeels more like a full-size sedan. And premiummaterials, like available wood trim inserts, adda luxury touch.

Technologies include NissanConnect withNavigation, with turn-by-turn information,along with Blind Spot Warning, Lane DepartureWarning, Moving Object Detection and more.

There’s still much to talk about, including theAltima’s “zero-gravity” seating, so drop by onJuly 11 to fully experience the 2013 Altima –and check out Nissan’s interactive display. Visitwww.nissannext.ca to book your test drivetoday and when you register your name will beentered in a draw to win $5000 OFF your new2013 Altima. Visit www.altagroup.ca for details.

BE THE FIRST TO DRIVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAADVERTORIAL

CORRECTION NOTICEIn the Thursday, July 5th editions of the Richmond Hill and ThornhillLiberals, Vaughan Citizen and Stouffville Sun-Tribune, the ad forAlta Nissan Richmond Hill, Alta Nissan Woodbridge, Maple Nissanand Stouffville Nissan had a print error in it.

The ad read: “Register and your name will be entered for a chanceto win $5000.00 OFF a new 2013 Altima.”

The ad should have read: Come to Vaughan Mills and fill out a ballotfor your chance to win $5000.00 OFF a new 2013 Altima.

The York Region Media Group apologizes for this error and anyinconvenience it may have caused.

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Huntsville.Sara, along with fellow Stouffville resident

Meghan Timewell, 18, and Allison Neville, 17, of Markham, were on their way home from a post-graduation weekend at a family friend’s cottage.

Sara died at the scene, while Meghan and Ms Timewell remain in hospital.

“She touched a lot of hearts, especially mine. I loved her like a sister,” said Jody Martin, Sara’s cousin, through tears as Sara’s mother held her.

“It’s going to be hard on everyone,” she said noting Sara loved children, animals and nature.

Ms Martin was the only member of Sara’s family to speak during the service.

For the past two summers, Sara volun-

teered at local day camps for autistic chil-dren, according to Father Michael Hughes, who conducted the service.

“She was a quiet, laid back girl by nature who was growing in confidence,” he said.

‘She touched a lot of hearts,

especially mine. I loved her

like a sister.’

A statement released by Meghan Timewell’s family Thursday night reads: “The Timewell family is truly humbled and grate-ful for the tremendous support of friends and the community of Stouffville. Their grief over this tragedy and the loss of Sara is immense and their thoughts and prayers are also with the Girard and Neville families”.

A funeral mass was held

yesterday for Stouffvillle’s Sara Girard,

who died in car crash Monday.

PHOTO COURTESY GIRARD FAMILY

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On Wednesday July 11th 2012, The ALTA group,part of Zanchin group, will be holding a greatevent at Vaughan Mills. This event gives you thechance to be the first person driving the all new2013 Nissan Altima.

The 2013 NissanAltima is not yet at dealerships,but you can be one of the first to drive thisexciting new vehicle, and learn more about itsinnovative technologies that make driving bothsafer and more fun.

Altima is currently the top selling mid-sizeJapanese sedan in Canada, ahead of ToyotaCamry. Key to the new model is styling, drivesatisfaction and technology – and, of course,fuel economy, which Nissan claims is the newbenchmark in the mid-size segment.

The 2013 Altima is available in six models,powered by a proven 2.5-litre, four cylinderengine, and by Nissan’s award-winning 3.5-litreV6. Although these engines pack plenty ofmuscle (the 2.5-litre delivers 182 hp; 3.5-litredelivers 270 hp), they are highly fuel efficient.

Check out these Transport Canada ratings:7.4/5.0L/6.3L/100 km city/highway/comb. for

the 2.5-litre; 9.3/6.4/8.0L/100 km city/highway/comb. for the V6.

Aiding fuel economy is Nissan’s next-generationXtronic CVT. For 2013, some 70 per cent ofits parts have been redesigned, with internalfriction reduced by up to 40 per cent. It alsofeatures new control logic and expanded gearratios, which also help reduce noise.

The spacious interior of the new mid-size Altimafeels more like a full-size sedan. And premiummaterials, like available wood trim inserts, adda luxury touch.

Technologies include NissanConnect withNavigation, with turn-by-turn information,along with Blind Spot Warning, Lane DepartureWarning, Moving Object Detection and more.

There’s still much to talk about, including theAltima’s “zero-gravity” seating, so drop by onJuly 11 to fully experience the 2013 Altima –and check out Nissan’s interactive display. Visitwww.nissannext.ca to book your test drivetoday and when you register your name will beentered in a draw to win $5000 OFF your new2013 Altima. Visit www.altagroup.ca for details.

BE THE FIRST TO DRIVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAADVERTORIAL

CORRECTION NOTICEIn the Thursday, July 5th editions of the Richmond Hill and ThornhillLiberals, Vaughan Citizen and Stouffville Sun-Tribune, the ad forAlta Nissan Richmond Hill, Alta Nissan Woodbridge, Maple Nissanand Stouffville Nissan had a print error in it.

The ad read: “Register and your name will be entered for a chanceto win $5000.00 OFF a new 2013 Altima.”

The ad should have read: Come to Vaughan Mills and fill out a ballotfor your chance to win $5000.00 OFF a new 2013 Altima.

The York Region Media Group apologizes for this error and anyinconvenience it may have caused.

Huntsville.Sara, along with fellow Stouffville resident

Meghan Timewell, 18, and Allison Neville, 17, of Markham, were on their way home from a post-graduation weekend at a family friend’s cottage.

Sara died at the scene, while Ms Neville and Ms Timewell remain in hospital.

“She touched a lot of hearts, especially mine. I loved her like a sister,” said Jody Martin, Sara’s cousin, through tears as Sara’s mother held her.

“It’s going to be hard on everyone,” she said noting Sara loved children, animals and nature.

Ms Martin was the only member of Sara’s family to speak during the service.

For the past two summers, Sara volun-

teered at local day camps for autistic chil-dren, according to Father Michael Hughes, who conducted the service.

“She was a quiet, laid back girl by nature who was growing in confidence,” he said.

‘She touched a lot of hearts,

especially mine. I loved her

like a sister.’

A statement released by Meghan Timewell’s family Thursday night reads: “The Timewell family is truly humbled and grate-ful for the tremendous support of friends and the community of Stouffville. Their grief over this tragedy and the loss of Sara is immense and their thoughts and prayers are also with the Girard and Neville families”.

A funeral mass was held

yesterday for Stouffvillle’s Sara Girard,

who died in car crash Monday.

PHOTO COURTESY GIRARD FAMILY

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Crash victim volunteered at camp

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Busting unions wrongIn arguing for “labour flex-

ibility”, Conservative Leader Tim Hudak suggests employers would create more jobs if they didn’t have to pay union rates, hire under closed contracts or force all employees to pay dues in unionized workplaces. Eliminating such practices, he says, would bring to Ontario the “right to work”.

I, too, believe in this right, but for vastly different reasons. Work should not be defined only by pay, but also by whether it is socially productive and mean-ingful. Labour’s dignity is its contribution to society, which comes from volunteer work, as well as paid work.

My rebuttal to Mr. Hudak’s view, that employers would cre-ate more jobs by paying their workers less than unionized rates, is as follows.

Since employers could enjoy higher profits, what besides unions would encourage them to treat their employees with

respect, dignity and even gener-osity for their hard work? Moral suasion? Fat chance.

Besides pesky labour laws, unions are quite simply one of the few brakes on the head-long race to the bottom.

When many of us are out-raged others are actually suf-fering less than we are (except for corporate executives), a case can be made that unions are needed more than ever. If Mr. Hudak busts them, in a flash he will take us back to the 1840s, let alone the 1940s.

Readers should be reminded that getting rid of compulso-ry union dues eliminates col-lective bargaining, which is a very effective way of correcting the fundamental imbalance of power between employers and employees – between the 1 per cent and the 99 per-centers.

With a long line of job-seek-ers at the door, are you ready to negotiate one-on-one with your boss? Good luck with that.

Salvatore (Sal) amentaSTOUffVILLE

eople who know me at all, know that the Olympics are a bad time for me.

I don’t enjoy the Games as much as I should.

Instead of revelling in the amazing feats of human athletic ability, I find myself secretly wishing I had somehow stuck with events I was good at in my youth, so I might now be the best in the world at them.

What events might those be?Riding my bicycle around and

around the block or walking really fast or maybe ping-pong come to mind, so that, with training, dedication and the support of others! (I’m talking to you, family members!) — I’d find myself standing on the medal podium for the whole world to see, crying and getting some of the words wrong during O Canada, after winning gold in speed walking or sailing. Or maybe fencing or equestrian.

If they knew what was best for me, the people who loved me would hide my old grey Adidas track pants and white Walmart kicks (my sons’ term for my no-name brand running shoes) and emphasize that, at age 49, it is indeed too late for me to come out of retirement and begin rigorous (as opposed to rigor mortis) training

Olympics hard to watch for armchair athlete

to pursue my Olympic dream.Unless, of course, amateur garden-

ing, lawn furniture staining and repair or weekend laundry folding are ever sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee as official sports.

As it stands, I don’t have a chance, so I am left to watch, cheer, love the drama of it all and be envious.

I am also forced to listen to endless commentary by the commentators won-dering aloud if Canada has spent enough money on its athletes, if Canada has done enough to win medals, if Canada has not embarrassed itself on the world stage by being beaten out by some run-of-the-mill communist dictatorship in a sport where we really shoulda, woulda,

coulda been a contender, if only we had poured more resources into the thing, done something differently, taken it all more seriously “as a nation”.

More money for athletes, better coaching, more corporate sponsorship, more money from taxpayers.

To me, it always sounds a little desper-ate, as if the measure of a country is how well it does on a sports field and not how peaceful or prosperous or free it is.

I don’t really get the equation.If fewer Canadians reach the pinnacle

of athletic success as compared to a poor or oppressed country where sports are a way out of poverty or where the govern-ment picks the athletes from a young age and more or less forces them into a life of sport (then has secret agents keep an eye on them through the duration of the Games so they don’t defect to the West), it doesn’t bother me in the least.

That’s how it should be.If we have super-high participation in

youth soccer, on par with the rest of the world, that’s great. There’s no need for a royal commission because we didn’t qualify for the Games in soccer.

I think most Canadians feel the same way — except, it would seem, during the two weeks of the Olympics every two years. Then we lose all perspective.

We’ve heard much around here about

PBill Crothers Secondary School, the pub-lic high school built for the region’s top young athletes and those who hope to make a career in sports.

We could well see a future Olympian from this Unionville school — I’d say it’s only a matter of time, which is great.

Nevertheless it does not come without a price — the school’s very existence has impacted the high school sports scene across York Region, and not necessarily for the better.

While BCSS opened four years ago, in the mould of arts or gifted schools, now it seems the pendulum has swung back (as pendulums tend to do) and there is a push to scale back specialty program-ming, to make what is offered closer to equal at all schools.

Will this impact BCSS? It seems doubtful, considering the school’s name-sake is a former Olympian who served as trustee.

But it is one of the first schools of its kind around here and could end up being the last — at least until a former BCSS student becomes a household name in sport and the commentators rave about how he or she got there.

Stouffville resident Bernie O’Neill is a York Region Media Group editor.

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Consider it your road map to the future, a time machine owners manual, and it’s yours for the asking.

Ground-breaking Vision 2051, a document two years in the making and designed to guide us four decades forward, is a fascinat-ing vision for York Region’s future, containing bold and innovative actions that promote our health and well-being and the liveability and sustainability of our communities.

The 32-page report, endorsed by regional council, has special meaning for head of Stra-tegic Initiatives Karen Antonio-Hadcock, who led the four-member in-house research and production team.

“We’re incredibly proud and excited for the region,” she said, referring to recently retired long-range and strategic planning director John Waller, planner Trish Elliot and graphic designer Ingrid Roberts. “This is probably the most rewarding project I’ve completed in my professional career.”

Distilling input from more than 2,000 res-idents, community organizations, regional government and businesses, the document expresses what people want York Region to be like in 40 years.

A living document, Vision 2051 updates Vision 2026 as the region’s primary long-range plan and will influence regional staff decisions while guid-ing council, Ms Antonio-Hadcock said.

The new survey is a companion to the

region’s strategic plan that is set up in four-year horizons, corresponding with the terms of regional council.

A view to the future required a look to the past for the research team. Offering a retro-spective to 1971 when the region was created, Vision 2051 documents York’s spectacular growth to date. In 40 years our population grew from 169,000 to almost 1.1 million. By 2051 it’s estimated York will have 1.8 mil-lion residents. Of this citizenry, 23 per cent will be over 65 and six of 10 residents will be newcomers to Canada. The 322,000 house-holds today will double in 40 years, the report predicted. The majority will be located in Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham and New-market along main corridors including Hwy. 7 Yonge Street and Davis Drive.

Our current 516,000 jobs will grow to more than one million in 2051. Technology will play a critical role in daily lives, water and waste will be critical resources and our native and nature green spaces will be preserved, the report foreshadowed.

Amongst the myriad of findings and projections, Ms. Antonio-Hadcock found it interesting that issues facing the region 1971, including growth and diversity, continue to challenge planners today and into the future.

Vision 2051 is posted on york.ca and is available through Facebook and Twitter. Vision 2051 will be distrib-uted widely to local municipalities, community partners and stakeholders. Print copies are available by visiting york.ca/vision2051 or calling 905-830-4444, Ext. 1530.

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Aurora pitcher and Stouffville resident Paul Koert limited the Mennos to four hits while strik-ing out nine to earn the win.

Dale Boadway collected two of the Mennos’ hits and drove in one run.

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Trailing 1-0, the Mustangs tied the game late in the first half on a goal by Alvin Mathew.

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To help introduce more children to the game of golf, they can take to the Rolling Hills Golf Club’s Challenge and Classic courses for free when accompanied by an adult, Clu-bLink announced Wednesday.

Anyone 18 years of age or younger can golf for free Monday through Friday until Aug. 31 when playing with a paying adult 19 years of age or older. The program also extends to junior guests of ClubLink members who are 19 or older. The offer is limited to one junior per paying adult or ClubLink member.

To launch the program, there will be a free junior instruction clinic hosted by PGA of Canada teaching professional Ben Gross at nearby Station Creek Golf Club Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. To register for the clinic, call 1-866- 801-5366.

Sear qualifies for provincials

Stouffville’s Ben Sear has earned a berth in the Golf Association of Ontario Junior Boys Championship.

The 15-year-old Stouffville resident was one of 21 players to make the cut at a regional qualifying event at Bushwood Golf Club in Markham Tuesday.

A member of York Downs Golf and Country Club in Unionville, Sear shot a one-under-par 71 to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Finishing first was Sam McNulty, a Port Perry resident who golfs out of the Gran-ite Golf Club in Stouffville, who had a two-under 70.

The GAO Junior Boys Championship will be played at the Mandarin Golf Club in Markham July 17 to 20.

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