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By Simone [email protected]
The word vanguard means a position at the forefront of new developments. It can also mean cutting edge, avant-garde, trailblaz-er, trendsetter — but whatever the term calls to mind, The Vanguard building is coming to Thornhill.
The 25-storey condo building will be in a prime location at the corner of Yonge Street and Grand-view Avenue in Markham, just north of Steeles Avenue.
The builder says the condo at 7089 Yonge St. will be home to a
theatre room, library and multi-purpose rooms with access to an outdoor terrace, as well as a host of other features.
People have reacted favourably to the future high-density home with its larger than average, family-sized units, said Pouyan Safapour, Devron Developments’ chief opera-tions officer.
“The community response to The Vanguard has been very posi-tive and they’ve been supportive of some key aspects of this devel-opment and how it fits into the neighbourhood,” said Safapour, a Thornhill resident.
While the development may sound ideal, the chairperson of a local residents’ association is not so positive and is worried about the condo’s impact.
Ricardo Mashregi is concerned that in the race between develop-ment companies’ desire to build and Markham’s quest to plan its land use, residents will end up on the losing end.
“The private sector is forging ahead. They are not waiting. We need a plan,” said Mashregi, chair of the Grandview Area Residents Association.
Among Mashregi’s fears: “piece-
meal development” and the pros-pect of the development bringing increased traffic and noise.
“We’re getting pieces of devel-opment here and there,” Mashregi said.
He complains of Markham’s “poor urban planning”, saying the condo plan is developer-driven.
“Residents will pour into (these condo) units via cars,” he said, “meaning more pollution, poor planning, the onslaught of traffic. No one wants to live in this kind of mess,” he said.
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Ricardo Mashregi is chairperson of the Grandview Area Residents Association on the Markham side of Thornhill. He stands in an empty parking lot at Yonge and Grandview, just north of Steeles, where yet another condo is slated to be built. He and the local council-lor have concerns it and other proj-ects are examples of ‘poor urban planning’.
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Question: Why should youreview your will?• If you have a will, it isimportant to review it on aperiodic basis to make sure itis up to date and reflects yourcurrent life situation.Ask yourself these questions:• Did you know that marriagerevokes a will?• Are your beneficiaries stillalive?• Are your Executors stillalive? If they are, are they stillthe right choice?• Does your will have a specialclause which protects yourchild’s inheritance in casehe or she separates or gets adivorce?• Have assets changed sinceyou made your will?• If you made a homemadewill or filled out a will kit, didyou fill it out correctly? Willit create a nightmare for yourfamily once you have passedaway?
• Did you know that separationdoes not revoke a will?The law firm of Fish & Associateswill review your existing will forfree. They will sit with you andgo through your will to makesure that it is up to date and nota potential recipe for a familydisaster.They have found many tickingtime bombs and minefields inwills that they have reviewed.They have documented some ofthem in their latest book The WillsLawyers: Their Stories of Money,Inheritance, Greed, Family andBetrayal.Here are a couple excerpts:A) Her will read, “I leave to myson any car that I own.” When Iasked her what kind of car sheowned, she responded, “Last year,I traded my car for a motor home.”I told her that her son may bechallenged, if he tries to take themotor home, as the interpretationof “car” might be too narrow toinclude a motor home.
B) When I examined his will, Isaw that his entire estate was leftto his only child, his daughter,and if she predeceased him, herchildren would inherit in herplace. He said that he did notlike his son-in-law, and did notwant his son-in-law to get a “redcent” of his estate. I suggested tohim that if his daughter inheritedhis estate, and was later involvedin a marriage break down, therewas a real possibility that hisson-in-law would be able tobenefit from money made fromher inheritance. He asked me ifthere was a way to avoid this.I said that in our jurisdiction,there is a clause, often referredto as the “family law clause”,which protects the income madeby a married child’s inheritancein the event of separation ordivorce. However, that clausewas missing from his will. Hewas determined to make anamendment to his will to includethat clause.
Thornhill wills lawyers Barry Fish and Les Kotzer have co-authored four booksentitled The Family Fight, The Family War, Where There’s An Inheritance andtheir latest book TheWills Lawyers which has been recently excerpted by ReadersDigest. Their books have been featured in media across North America, includingThe Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, The National Post, The Toronto Star,USA Today and The New York Times. Les Kotzer is a regular guest on the BarbDiGiulio Show on CFRB 1010. He has also appeared on CNN (visit leskotzer.com to watch the CNN interview), CTV News and Breakfast Television.Michelle Kotzer, has recently joined the firm as a wills lawyer with her practice
restricted to will and power of attorney preparation.
To contact Fish & Associates for a free will consultation or free review of your existing will andpowers of attorney, call 905-881-1500 or visit thewillslawyers.com or willappointment.com
Contact Les Kotzer at [email protected] or Michelle Kotzer at [email protected].
If you need help with probate or other estate administration matters,you can contact Barry Fish at 905-881-1500 Ext. 15.
Fish & Associates is located at 7951 Yonge St. (south of Highway 407)
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Barry Fish Wills lawyers Les Kotzer and his daughterMichelle Kotzer who recently joined the firm
Barry, Les & Michelle are pleased to inform you that they will be writingarticles over the next year providing you with important informationabout wills, powers of attorney, probate and estate planning.
The law firm of Fish & Associates has been protecting estates since 1973.
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Young hero, founding champions honoured at York Character AwardsBy LyREL ROBINSON
A princely wave from a 10-year-old hero, plus a group “selfie” of longstanding champions of charac-ter were poignant moments at the 10th annual York Region Character Community Awards in Richmond Hill last Wednesday.
Some 15 individuals, schools, groups and business leaders across York Region were in the spotlight at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts for demonstrat-ing exemplary character attributes such as compassion, perseverance, respect, honesty and optimism.
Two special honourees this year are the Donald Cousens Award winner, Kathleen Redmond of East Gwillimbury, and the Community Hero winner, Maddox Blair-Hart-wick, age 10, of Georgina (see front page inset photo).
Redmond is a past Character Community Foundation member and last year helped develop and deliver a series of workshops, Cre-ating a Character Culture, to help organizations, businesses, cultural groups and charities grow healthy, effective workplaces.
An author and corporate trainer, she founded the Centre for Char-acter Leadership in 1993. She has worked with York municipalities, and national and international companies, and volunteers as a director with Routes of Georgina.
Redmond told the audience at the ceremony she is “honoured and humbled” by the Don Cous-ens award, and that Cousens is “an inspiration to me”.
Maddox earned the hero award for exhibiting quick thinking in a time of medical emergency. He and his mother were dog-sitting for a friend in a home in Keswick. His mother, Melissa, lost consciousness and collapsed.
Maddox called 911 on her cell phone, but as he didn’t know the address of the home, ran to a neigh-bour, who gave emergency person-nel the response address. In the meantime, he put two dogs in the home in a separate room, so they would not interfere with EMS per-sonnel and was able to give details about his mom’s medications and medical history to help in her care.
His award was presented by York police chief Eric Jolliffe, who leaned down to tell the boy to acknowledge the heartfelt applause from the crowd, which he did with a princely wave.
The Elementary Citizen of Character award was given to Mya Cheung of Markham. Mya and the students in the Milk Bag Club at All Saints Catholic Elementary School passionately demonstrate their concern for the poor. Under Mya’s direction, their combined efforts
have produced close to 100 sleep-ing mats in the last 18 months. These milk bag mats went to help the homeless in Toronto, as well as throughout Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa and the Philippines.
There are two winners of the Adult Citizen of Character award this year. One is Kathy Proud-
foot from East Gwilimbury, in her second term as a director on the Southlake Hospital board and pre-viously chair of the Community Counts campaign for the hospital. A cancer survivor herself, she vol-unteers with both the Cancer Soci-ety and Southlake’s regional cancer centre. For 14 years, she has also been involved with the Nin Os Kom
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Bruce Croft of Sinton Landmark presents Markham’s Mya Cheung (above) the Elementary Citizen of Character award at last week’s York Region Char-acter Community Awards. Co-winner of the Adult Citizen of Character award was Michael Delaney (below) of Markville Secondary School.
Tin organization, raising cultural awareness and rekindling relation-ships between aboriginal peoples and other cultures within York, plus she supports the Ranji Singh Foun-dation, promoting social and cul-tural integration.
Michael Delaney of Markham also earned the Citizen of Character award. As a custodian at Markville Secondary School, Delaney always shows care for staff and students by consistently lending a helping hand. He frequently goes beyond the call of duty in his support of all school ventures and participates in many after-school events and func-tions — showing warmth, compas-sion and respect.
The School of Character Pub-lic Board Award goes to Thornhill Secondary School. Student leaders exhibit their caring and inclusive-ness by ensuring incoming Grade 9 students a smooth transition and supporting the school’s booming English Language Learners popula-tion, along with mental health pri-orities. The school’s Hand-in-Hand Club collaborates with staff, stu-dents, board representatives and community members to promote a spirit of respect, understanding and cooperation to help newcom-ers adjust to school life in Canada.
The School of Character Catho-lic Board Award goes to All Saints Catholic Elementary School in Markham. Many of the students, parents, staff and other partners are actively involved as ambas-sadors for numerous community initiatives outside of school and on their own time. Key initiatives include raising awareness for bul-lying prevention, greater sensitivity to mental health concerns and a celebration of differences among students at the school. Energy con-
servation and recycling efforts are also exhibited through the school’s eco-committee.
The Character Through the Arts award was presented posthumous-ly to Merlene Samuel-Cephas, director and founder of Arts Spot-light Theatre School in Newmar-ket, and accepted by her emotional husband, son and daughter, as the audience offered a standing ova-tion.
Her compassion, integrity and dedication to youth and the arts community were demonstrated for 30 years, especially through her cre-ation of the Voice Impact Project, a not-for-profit performance group that gave youth a voice through original stories of friendship, com-passion and respect. She passed away in November, and former and current students offered trib-utes about how she changed their lives and inspired them. Her legacy offers youth a way to create change in their lives and better their com-munities through the arts.
Instead of honouring one Char-acter Champion this year, organiz-ers decided to honour the found-ing members of the York Character Foundation 15 years ago, and those helping to start the annual awards evening 10 years ago.
A large group came to the stage to be applauded for helping to honour 208 award winners over 10 years, among 1,330 impressive nominees.
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York Region District School Board director Philip Parappally (left) applauds Thornhill Secondary School for earning the School of Charac-ter Award for the public board.
Don Cousens Award winner calls award namesake ‘an inspiration’
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FORM 6 | Municipal Act, 2001
SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDERTHE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MARKHAM
Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase ofthe lands described below and will be received until 3:00p.m. local time on June 8, 2016, at the Clerk’s Department,City of MarkhamMunicipal Office, Main Level, 101 TownCentre Blvd., Markham Ontario.
The tenders will then be opened in public on the same dayas soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the City of MarkhamMunicipal Office, 101 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.
Description of Lands:Roll No. 19 36 020 136 60640 0000; PIN 03047-0723(LT);Block 70, Plan 65M3459; Markham; File No. 14-32
Minimum Tender Amount: $8,291.57
Roll No. 19 36 020 111 24000 0000; Steelcase Rd W,Markham; PIN 03004-0024(LT); Parcel S-1 Section M1707;Block S Plan M1707; S/T MA90250; S/T LA603664 Markham;File No. 14-70
Minimum Tender Amount: $8,566.49
Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form andmust be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a moneyorder or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bankor trust corporation payable to the municipality andrepresenting at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.
Except as follows, themunicipality makes norepresentation regarding the title to or anyother matters relating to the lands to be sold.Responsibility for ascertaining thesematters restswith the potential purchasers.
This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 andthe Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. Thesuccessful purchaser will be required to pay the amounttendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and therelevant land transfer tax.
The municipality has no obligation to provide vacantpossession to the successful purchaser.
For further information regarding this sale and how toobtain a prescribed form of tender, visit:markham.caor if no internet access available, contact
MirandaMiluzzi,Managerof TaxandCashManagementThe Corporation of the City of Markham101 Town Centre Blvd., MarkhamON L3R 9W3905-477-7000 Ext. 4726 |[email protected]
PLEASE NOTE:Tax Sales are not typical real estate transactions. If youare considering participating in a tax sale, it is highlyrecommended that you seek independent legal advicefrom a lawyer licensed to practice in Ontario and in goodstanding with the Law Society of Upper Canada.
In addition, it is not permitted to enter upon a propertythat is advertised for tax sale. These are not typical realestate transactions. Entering upon a property advertisedfor tax sale proceedings is considered to be trespassing.
Police will soon stop responding to urban animal callsBy Jeremy [email protected]
The number of distempered skunks and raccoons having to be “dispatched” by police in York Region has ballooned so much that the service has stopped the practice.
As a result of the police decision, each municipality in the region has now been advised that as of Sept. 1, police will no longer be fulfilling this role and they will have to fig-ure out their own methods.
In 2015, police euthanized 80 animals with their firearms, a 175-per-cent rise from 2014 when 29 were put down.
It’s not only an inefficient use of the ser-vice’s resources, according to York Regional Police, but also a safety risk, considering offi-cers are often having to shoot the injured animals with shotguns in urban areas around highly populated areas.
Thornhill, specifically, has seen two inci-dents where people felt at risk near officers as they destroyed animals.
Last November, a 78-year-old man received injuries to his head after police shot a serious-ly injured deer in the Henderson and Proctor avenues area.
The Special Investigations Unit is investi-gating that incident.
Then, in March, a postal carrier report-ed feeling fearful when police shot a skunk with him nearby — the officers waited several hours for the distempered animal to meander its way to a safe area so that it could be shot.
That same day, police were called to anoth-
er nearby site to help out with another skunk.In this case, the animal was bleeding from
its eyes and had other festering body parts. In a letter sent to each town and city, police
said they will only be responding to animal complaints when it’s been caused as a result of vehicle collisions.
“Police firearms are not meant to be used as primary tools for wildlife management,” the letter states.
Distemper is a viral disease also found in dogs and mimics the symptoms of rabies, however only rabies is transferable to humans. Distemper can result in animals appearing discombobulated, wandering in circles and unafraid of humans and can also lead to
paralysis and brain damage. Dogs should be vaccinated against the disease as a precau-tion.
York Region is not alone in its struggles with distemper. Toronto has seen a marked rise in the number of skunks with distemper, along with other parts of the GTA, Waterloo and throughout Ontario.
Bill Dowd, owner of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, who works in many jurisdic-tions across the GTA, said he’s seen a 20- to 30-per-cent rise in the number of distemper cases in many communities.
“We’re seeing warmer weather and, as a result, everything is more active, the animals that would have died from distemper in cold-
er winters have survived and we’re witnessing the effects,” he said. Other results of the warm weather, have been healthier and stronger raccoon populations.
“Raccoons used to be hidden away all win-ter, dealing with food scarcity, but now they are able to get food in the winter,” he said. “We used to see litters of four or five, but now we’re seeing six or seven in one litter.”
Sajad Ahmad from Vaughan’s 24/7 Pest Control agreed, noting it’s likely the growth in raccoon and skunk populations that is driving the rise in distemper.
“It’s population control, like in any spe-cies,” he said. “When the population rises, more disease will come. Also it spreads faster because raccoons are territorial, so they get in many fights, scratching one another.”
In 2015, after a 10-year hiatus in Ontario, a case of rabies was discovered in Hamilton.
The penetration into the Golden Horse-shoe has raised warning flags at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as offi-cials are concerned it might spread to other communities. However, that hasn’t occurred, according to one scientist who is studying the disease throughout Ontario.
Chris Davies said he has sampled close to 3,000 animals and nothing has been found in York Region yet.
Last week, Toronto launched its new “rac-coon-proof” garbage bins.
Vaughan council will consider its options in June. Other municipalities did not respond by press time.
Think these raccoons are cute? Not if they’re carrying distemper or rabies.
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Warning needed for warningsust like those ads on TV for prescription drugs (some-times the warnings are so startling you feel like they should warn you that they are about to give you the
warning) do you ever feel like ads for your favourite sports team should come with some kind of warning?
Watch the Toronto Blue Jays*, tonight! On Sportsnet. (* Warn-ing: Watching the Toronto Blue Jays may cause feelings of anxiety, mood swings, confusion, dizzi-ness, high blood pressure, hallu-cinations, wakefulness, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, or depression. Followed by sud-den elation and eurphoria! Do not watch the Toronto Blue Jays if you find yourself speaking loudly to your TV set, saying things like, “Gibby, why are you bringing in the reliever!” In the event of loss of consciousness, call your doctor.)
Catch the Raptors*, tonight... We the North!
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Of course there are other things that should probably come with a warning.
Vote for Donald Trump*, and make America great again!
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Donate to the Ontario Liberal Party* !
(* Warning: Donating to the Ontario Liberal Party may cause a sudden windfall. Do not donate to the Ontario Liberal Party unless you are prepared to experience weight gain, drowsiness, easy access to alcohol, rich foods and a sedentary lifestyle often associ-ated with the securing of large government contracts, despite the government’s incredible debt lev-els. After dealing with the Ontario Liberal Party, shred all documents.
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Buy this townhouse for just* $1 million!
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JDrunk drivers should pay, for lifeRe: What will it take to stop scourge on our roads?, col-umn by Marney Beck, April 14.
At the end of her col-umn, was this rhetorical question: “When are we — as a society — going to say enough is enough of this scourge?”
As a society, there is very little we can do about such [drinking driving] behav-iour. Humans are endowed with free will, which means we can make choices. Some are so full of themselves that they truly believe rules are made for others.
I know one individual personally who was caught speeding at over 200 km/hr. A few weeks later he was caught speeding again (at about the same speed), by the same police officer! How can we explain such idiotic behaviour?
Another example of our self-destructive behaviour is smoking and taking so-called recreational drugs. We know they are harmful and yet some of us believe we have the right to do whatever we want, even if the harmful second-hand smoke will cause illness in others.
Education may help, but for those with an inflated opinion of themselves, they would just look at the rest of us as stuffed shirts and keep on causing misery to others.
One suggestion I have been advocating is to assess a monetary penalty, on top of the prison sentence, on the convicted offenders for life.
Should the victims or their families not want this “blood money,” then they can ask the court to order the offenders to donate money to a charity or chari-ties of their choice.
In addition, convicted offenders should be ordered to make public speeches to young people for the rest of their lives on the evils of
SEND A LETTER: Email letters to [email protected]
impaired driving. A 10-year sentence for
killing four people is hardly a deterrant, no matter how we measure it.
The reality is that our parole system will effective-ly reduce that sentence to three or four years.
It is not a matter of being vengeful, it is a matter of finding effective means to minimize such carnage.
When a person makes a choice, s/he should be held responsible for its outcome — for life.
Their victims do not have that choice.
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Using sidewalks as bike lanes great ideaRe: Bikes on our sidewalks? City takes idea for a spin, yorkregion.com.
I was thrilled to read that the City of Markham is con-sidering permitting cyclists to ride on sidewalks.
I love to cycle for exer-cise and pleasure, but rarely ride in Markham because I do not feel safe riding on
Markham roads and there isn’t a good off-road path system for cyclists.
I sometimes go for a ride in the ravine (always giving the right-of-way to pedestri-ans and dogs) but it can be a pain having to constantly stop/start, slow down/speed up.
My personal view is that it is a waste of money to create bike lanes on the road unless there is an actual physical divider that prevents cars from coming into the bike lane.
However, the idea of turn-ing our sidewalks into multi-purpose trails is a fantastic idea!
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Thornhill man, heating company, fined for failing to pay wages
A Thornhill man and the company for which he is the director were fined a total of $25,000 for failing to pay an employee after being ordered to do so.
JSI Mechanical Inc., a heating, ventila-tion and air conditioning business, failed to pay wages, vacation and public holiday pay of $6,131.97 when a Ministry of Labour employment standards officer ordered it to
do so on June 9, 2014.The director, Paul Iori of Thornhill, was
ordered to pay $5,574.52 on Aug. 22, 2014, and failed to comply.
Justice of the peace Cornelia Mews imposed the fines in Newmarket court April 29.
The court also ordered JSI Mechanical to pay the wages owing.
41% of commercial vehicles checked taken off road in blitz
Nearly half of the vehicles inspected dur-ing a two-day commercial vehicle safety blitz last week were taken out of service for mechanical defects and safety violations.
The blitz, conducted last Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 and 28, saw 138, or 41 per cent, of the 334 vehicles inspected taken out of service, according to York Regional Police.
The operators of those 138 vehicles received a combined 283 provincial offences notices for Highway Traffic Act violations.
Some of the violations included insecure loads, improper tires, improper braking sys-tems and documentation offences.
The blitz was conducted in Vaughan at a Canada’s Wonderland location by the York Regional Police Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Unit and Ontario Ministry of Trans-portation.
Also partnering in the safety blitz were Toronto Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Peel Regional Police, Waterloo Region-al Police Service, South Simcoe Police Ser-vice, Barrie Police Service, Halton Regional Police Service, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, York Region Public Health and Vaughan bylaw enforcement.
Ministry of Transportation enforcement officer Samantha Sarasin checks a big rig driver’s documenta-tion during a two-day commercial vehicle enforcement blitz last week in Vaughan.
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Ward 1 Thornhill Councillor Valerie Burke has similar con-cerns.
She worries about potential cumulative traffic in the area.
Burke, along with Markham councillors, voted against the condo development in 2012, back when Frangian Holdings Lim-ited owned the development. (A holding company often refers to a company that does not produce goods or services itself, but owns shares of other companies to form a corporate group).
Burke voted against the devel-opment because there was and is no subway for all the potential condo dwellers to use.
“The province mandates the municipalities to accommodate increased population, but has not provided necessary transportation infrastructure,” she said via email.
“I am concerned about the con-gestion, lack of subway extension, lack of parkland. I am also con-cerned that the businesses being established at grade [level] will not be … conducive to making the street interesting and pedestrian friendly,” Burke said.
But, Markham does have a plan — its 2014 official plan, Burke said. It is just not being used right now
to control development because the 2014 plan has been appealed at the Ontario Municipal Board level.
Instead, provisions from an older plan from 1987 are being applied now.
The 2014 plan is meant to pro-tect residential areas and plan new communities that support taking transit or walking.
Building and home development in Markham must follow the city’s approved official plan, which sets out guidelines for future land devel-
opment and growth.Burke also pointed out that
Markham has the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Study that outlines rules for growth and the development of the Yonge/Steeles area.
We can’t keep building the way we have in the past, Burke said.
“We don’t want to see every resi-dence with two cars,” she said.
She suggested the developer could encourage transit use by giv-ing free transit passes when resi-dents move in.
Burke has a definite vision for what she would like to see in the area.
“I would like to see more pedestri-an-friendly retail to enhance Yonge Street,” she said. Burke believes we need more landscaping to beautify the area and soften the look of all the glass, concrete and hard surfac-es. “Landscaping would help cool the area and provide oxygen.”
She also believes the area needs more signs at the pedestrian-level rather than at the driver level.
“Electronic signs are popping up along Yonge Street and creating additional light pollution and eye-sores. This is certainly not the vision for Yonge Street that I have heard residents (want).”
Mashregi says his ratepayer group is waiting to see the final rec-ommendations from a committee made up of city staff, consultants and local residents considering the Yonge Steeles Corridor Transporta-tion Study. Work has been ongoing for two years, with the last meeting slated for this month.
“We hope to find out how to manage intensification and mitigate traffic infiltration,” said Mashregi, noting that lengthy discussions were required due to overlapping juris-dictions of the Region of York, City of Toronto and cities of Markham and Vaughan.
Markham’s new official plan under appeal at OMBFrom page 1.
An empty building currently sits on the future site of The Vanguard proj-ect (see artist rendition) at 7089 Yonge St. at Grandview in Thornhill.
GOOD TO KNOW:• The Vanguard is a mixed-use building, condo units will sit on top of 12,000 sq.-ft. of retail space with office space on the second floor.
• It will feature amenities that cater specifically to children, which is notable since condos are rarely designed as child-friendly spaces. It will include: a custom playroom featuring an interactive sculp-tural element, with a 3D tree making the space a unique environment for kids. As part of the rede-velopment, the Grandview neighbourhood will see a new public park placed between the tower and the adjacent residential community.
• The condo will feature an underground parking garage on Yonge. It will also have a 7,000 sq.-ft. outdoor terrace, community vegetable gardens, an outdoor culinary centre, dining space, open lawn, and a screen of trees to provide privacy. The outdoor space is meant to be a focal point for the project, creating a sort of communal backyard overlooking the park.
• The condo will be home to Tesla Destination Chargers, installed on the ground floor. Devron will also install six additional electric vehicle chargers to accommodate other makes of electric vehicles.
• The condo’s sales centre is scheduled to launch this summer.
WANT MORE?• The Vanguard, go to vanguardto.com
• Markham, go to Markham.ca
• Councillor Valerie Burke, e-mail [email protected] or go to Markham.ca
• The Grandview Area Residents Association, visit www.thornhillgara.com
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Share your story of recovery at Celebrating Patients Day
In celebration of their patients, Mackenzie Health is asking for patients’ stories of recov-ery to be featured at the healthcare provider’s first-ever Celebrating Patients Day: Your Sto-ries Inspire Us event.
Every day, the healthcare team is inspired by the strength and perseverance of recover-ing patients. Celebrating Patients Day will rec-ognize the efforts of both the staff and those who have been positively affected by them.
If you or a loved one has been a patient at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital in the past five years, you can submit your health story to be shared on the day of the event, hosted by Dale Curd, from CBC’s new television show Hello Goodbye.
“People are amazing and they have the ability to triumph and overcome many chal-lenges. For many people having a serious ill-ness or major medical procedure and subse-quently regaining their health is their greatest achievement,” says Curd, known for his sensi-tive, respectful conversations with friends and family meeting arriving loved ones at Pearson International Airport, or bidding them fare-well.
“I am looking forward to being a part of this evening to celebrate the strength and resilience of the human spirit.”
To submit your story, there is an online survey that allows individuals to answer a few
questions about their healthcare journey.Submissions are required before the May
15 deadline. Entries which have been chosen for the evening of personal story telling by patients will be contacted to arrange their participation.
Celebrating Patients Day: Your Stories Inspire Us will take place May 30, from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Hospice in ThornhillEvergreen Hospice hosts its annual Hike for Hospice:
Evergreen Blooms event Sunday, May 15.The event is at the Charlton House, 220 Charlton Ave.
in Thornhill. Registration for the walk begins at noon and the walk
begins at 12:30 p.m., with a dove release just prior to the walk. A barbecue and memorial planting in Evergreen’s Serenity Garden will also be part of this event.
Hike for Hospice is a national fundraising event hosted by palliative care providers across Canada, rais-ing funds and awareness of palliative care needs in par-ticipating communities.
Funds raised will ensure more Canadians receive the end-of-life care they wish for. Local residents will walk a short route for which they have gathered sponsorships, and the funds will go to Evergreen’s support programs.
Evergreen Blooms will also offer gardening advice, annuals and seed sales, free mulch for your garden, and fun activities for children. A silent auction and door prizes will also be available.
At 2 p.m. Frank Ferragine, known as Frankie Flowers of Breakfast Television fame, will speak about gardening and then sign his new book, Food to Grow.
Look for Evergreen’s Fill our Green Boot campaign in local businesses around Thornhill. The green painted boots are a reminder that every bit of help is a step towards excellence in end-of-life care and is important to everyone.
Evergreen Blooms is supported by the Thornhill Hor-ticultural Society, the City of Vaughan, and its presenting sponsor, Beechwood Cemeteries.
Evergreen Hospice provides community-based, sup-portive services to individuals and their families in Markham, Stouffville and Thornhill, who are living with a life-threatening illness or coping with the death of a loved one. It is a non-profit, charitable organization that depends on donations and limited government funding in order to provide support at no charge to the client.
For more details about the event, contact 416-499-2185 or visit www.evgcares.org
- Simone Joseoph
Thornhill eateries part of Kosher Restaurant Month promotion
You may find kosher food just got a little bit cheaper.Canada’s largest kosher certification agency has des-
ignated May as Kosher Restaurant Month.Twenty-four participating kosher restaurants in the
GTA are offering 10 per cent off their regular menus to encourage people to support their local kosher eateries. Restaurants range from falafel and laffa spots to fine dining.
Participating Thornhill restaurants include: Ba-Li Laffa (7117 Bathurst St.); Café Sheli (7700 Bathurst); Cookoos (7241 Bathurst); Dr. Laffa (441 Clark Ave. W.); D-Lites (441 Clark Ave. W. ); Famous Laffa Kosher (Prom-enade Mall); Golden Chopsticks (7000 Bathurst); Howie T’s Burger (7000 Bathurst, #C3); Jacobs Deli (1470 Centre St. Unit 12B); King David Laffa Grill (11 Disera, Unit 20) and King David Pizza (11 Disera).
Visit KosherRestaurantMonth.com to see the full list of participating restaurants. You can download the cou-pon needed for the 10 per cent off promotion.
Kosher Restaurant Month is the initiative of COR-Kashruth Council of Canada. This council has certified nearly 1,000 companies in Canada and around the world.
Visit cor.ca for more information.— Simone Joseph
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Family and friends of a young Markham woman are in mourning after police say she was collateral damage in a shooting over the weekend.
Cynthia Mullapudi, 24, died after a hail of bullets pierced the Honda Pilot she was seated in at the Parkway Mall LCBO in Scar-borough after 10 p.m. Friday.
She and Joseph Anzolona, 26, were killed while the other two people in the vehicle remained safe from harm.
Her parents, Dr. John Krupavaram and Shoba Thalluri, are in mourning and her uncle, Victor Rampogu, spent much of Sat-urday night driving up from his home in Pennsylvania, where he runs the Vision and Mission Ministries church.
He took to social media to display multi-ple pictures of Cynthia, including one of her
recent baptism into his church, noting she had accepted Christ into her life six months ago, stat-ing: “My life is peaceful and I am happy with it”.
Cynthia came to Canada 16 years ago from Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India,
according to news reports.She and her family are members of the
expat Telugu community in the GTA.According to two friends, Alex and Katrina
Ferro, Cynthia worked hard at school and had just graduated and landed her “dream job”.
Markham family mourns daughter’s death in Scarborough shooting“I’ve never had a greater connection to
someone — she was the sweetest human being, and we were mentally and spiritually on the same level,” Alex told the Toronto Star. “She was always the first to help anyone in need — that’s just her character. A brilliant, beautiful mind was taken from the world too soon.”
The suspect and another man fled the parking lot in a silver car and went south on
Victoria park.Toronto Police said Anzolona was the
intended target of the shooting and that the suspect was an alleged gang member.
Harris Nnane is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He was arrested at 7:30 p.m. Sunday “as a result of a collective investigative effort,” Staff Insp. Greg McLane of Toronto Police’s homicide squad said.
- with files by Andrew Palamarchuk
Police seek dangerous driver seen in dashcam recording
York Regional Police are seeking a dan-gerous driving suspect based on a private citizen’s dashcam video.
The incident took place Monday, April 18 between noon and 1 p.m. near St. Brother André Catholic High School in Markham.
The video shows what is believed to be a beige or grey, four-door Toyota Corolla travelling eastbound on 16th Avenue, east of Markham Road, at a high speed.
The vehicle drove through a red light and continued eastbound in the westbound lanes, narrowly missing two cars stopped at the light.
Officers are seeking public assistance to help identify the vehicle and its occupants.
Anyone with information is asked to con-tact the York Regional Police #5 Community Oriented Response Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7523, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, by leaving an anonymous tip online at 1800222tips.com.
To see the video, go to yorkregion.com
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If Canada only has two seasons, winter and construction, then Happy Traffic Jam Time!
Road work will be taking place across York Region this year, according to a recent presen-tation by Salim Alibhai, the region’s director of capital planning and delivery in the transpor-tation services department.
The presentation only dealt with regional projects and did not include any construction also taking place on local roads or provincial highways.
Commuters better brace themselves for a whole lot of traffic woes, regional councillors warned.
“We’re going to be under construction this year, the whole of York Region,” Markham Councillor Jack Heath said.
The region is investing $2.4 billion on capital road, transit, bridges and intersection projects over 10 years to address the transpor-tation needs of the growing region, transpor-tation commissioner Daniel Kostopoulos said.
“Transportation continues to be the top issue for our residents and this council has shown a lot of leadership and support in approving more funding for transportation capital improvements and capacity increases in the network than in any other term of council,” he said.
Of the 10-year, $2.4-billion transporta-tion capital budget, the region is spending $700 million on transit buses, garages and terminals, not including funding spent on bus rapidways on Yonge Street, Davis Drive and Hwy. 7, Alibhai said.
The other $1.7 billion is earmarked for roads, bridges, intersections, illumination, maintenance yards and technology.
This year, the region will invest $112 million in new roads to accommodate the region’s growth, Alibhai said.
York’s current population of almost 1.2 million will increase to almost 1.8 million by 2041.
SEVEN MAJOR PROJECTS
The growth construction plan will include continued work on seven ongoing major
contracts and three new contracts, including the $69-million widening of 2nd Concession/Main Street North between Bristol Road and Queensville Sideroad; the $30-million wid-ening of Leslie Street from Wellington Street to Mulock Drive in Aurora; the $5.1-million roundabout at Keele Street and Lloydtown/Aurora Road; the $86-million widening of Major Mackenzie Drive from Pine Valley to Hwy. 400 in Vaughan; the $40.9-million widening and redevelopment of Hwy. 7 from Town Centre Boulevard to Sciberras Road in Markham; the $32.7-million reconnection of Bathurst Street from Green Lane to one kilometre north of Morning Sideroad; the $37-million widening of Bayview Avenue from Elgin Mills Road to Stouffville Road and 19th Avenue from Linda Margaret Crescent to Bayview in Richmond Hill; the $50.9-
Spring construction across York will involve much more than just filling potholes. Seven major road projects are underway.
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million midblock crossing of Hwy. 404 north of Hwy. 7 in Markham; and the $50.2-million widening of St. John’s Sideroad from Bayview to Hwy. 404, including a structural rehabilita-tion required by the Ministry of Transporta-tion at the highway.
MarkhaM PrOJECTS• Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation: 14th Avenue Little Rouge Creek Bridge - 870 metres east of Reesor Road; Construction Starts: July 2016; Construction Ends: Octo-ber 2016
• 14th Avenue Road Resurfacing from McCowan Road to Markham Road; Construction Starts: September 2016; Construction Ends: November 2016
• 16th Avenue - Main Street to Peter Street; Extending the median; Construction Starts: summer 2016
• Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation: 16th Avenue bridge - 180 metres east of Highway 48; Construction Starts: July 2016; Construction Ends: November 2016
Vaughan PrOJECTS• Dufferin Street Road Resurfacing from Kirby Road to south of King Road; Construction Starts: May 2016; Con-struction Ends: July 2016
• Highway 27 CP Rail Bridge Replacement; bridge replacement 300 metres south of Rutherford Road; Con-struction Starts: 2017
• Highway 50 at Gore Road; Intersection Improvements; Construction Starts: 2016
• Highway 7 – Interchange Way/Edgeley Boulevard to Bowes Road; VivaNext bus rapidway construction; Con-
struction: underway; Expected completion: 2016
• Highway 7 – Pine Valley Drive to Edgeley Boulevard and Bowes Road to Yonge Street; VivaNext bus rapid-way construction; Construction starts: 2015; Expected completion: 2019
• Jane Street Intersection Improvements at Rutherford Road; Environmental Assessment Study; Construction Starts: 2018
• Keele Street from Steeles Avenue to Highway 7; Road widening from 4 to 6 lanes, including Transit-HOV lanes
Assignment A: Construction Starts: Beyond 2025
Assignment B: Construction Starts: 2017
• Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation: Keele Street - 310 metres north of Teston Road; Construction Starts: July 2016; Construction Ends: October 2016
• Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation: Major Mackenzie Drive Bridge - 480 metres east of Highway 400; Con-struction Starts: July 2016; Construction Ends: November 2016
• Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation: Major Mackenzie Drive Bridge - 550 metres east of Highway 400; Con-struction Starts: July 2016; Construction Ends: November 2016
• Pine Valley Drive and Rutherford Road; New traffic control signals at intersection; Construction Starts: sum-mer 2016
• Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation: Dufferin Street - 1.4 km north of Rutherford Road; Construction Starts: June 2015; Construction Ends: May 2016
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Public Delegation Meeting
York CatholicDistrict School Boardwww.ycdsb.ca/par@ycdsbOurSchools
May 10, 2016 at 7 p.m.Catholic Education Centre (CEC)
320 Bloomington Road West, Aurora, ON
Parents & community members are invited to give feedback on the Vaughan ThornhillPAR Final Staff Report (Report 2) through public delegations to the Board of Trustees.
Registration tomakeadelegation canbecompletedonline atwww.ycdsb.ca/par/vaughan-thornhill/delegations.htm or in person at the CEC onMay 10th before themeeting.
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Patricia PrestonDirector of Education
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Artist Elaine Hoffman presents her third exhibition, Increments, May 12 through 15, at the J.E.H./Thoreau MacDonald House, 121 Centre St. in Thornhill.
Forty-five paintings will be on display at the historic home once occupied by a mem-ber of the Group of Seven painters.
Using abstract compositions, the exhibi-tion shows Hoffman’s exploration of the evoc-ative principles of colour and vignettes that evoke emotions and sensations.
“The process of creating paintings is very seductive for me,” Hoffman said.
“Using bold shapes and saturated colours, I feel a strong impulse to capture illusive emotions... Inspired by my personal experi-
ences as a mother, partner, art educator and community member, my abstractions offer a multi-layered engagement ranging from a purely visual experience into a deep philo-sophical reflection.”
Hoffman studied studio art at York Univer-sity and the University of Guelph and worked for 17 years in education at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg.
A portion of the sales will be donated to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Odette Cancer Centre, in memory of Lorraine Wald-man, a friend and supporter of the artist.
The opening reception is Thursday, May 12, from 7 to 10 p.m. The show continues Fri-day, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
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YOUTUBE EXPERT AT MUSIC WEEKCanadian superstar Jus-tin Bieber is shown in a YouTube clip with guitar-ist and former Thornhill resident Dan Kanter. The latter is speaking about YouTube singers he has worked with in a panel discussion at this week’s Canadian Music Week events. For full story, go to yorkregion.com
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Thornhill’s Marner scores OHL outstanding player trophy
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Mitch Marner’s play on the ice with the London Knights during the 2015-16 Ontario Hockey League campaign drew plenty of atten-tion.
When the media were asked to select this year’s OHL’s Most Outstanding Player, the 18-year-old Thornhill resident and third-year Knights’ forward topped all vote getters, the OHL announced Tuesday, making him the recipient of the OHL’s Red Tilson Trophy.
A first-round draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the fourth player chosen overall in the 2015 National Hockey League entry draft, Marner finished third in OHL scoring with 116 points (39 goals and 77 assists) in 57 games and eclipsed the century mark for the second straight season.
He also recorded a plus-45 rating which tied him with the fourth best mark in the league.
In receiving the award, an elated Marner was quick to note it was not all about him.
“It’s a big award and an honour, but it wouldn’t have happened without my team-mates,” the Knights’ co-captain said in an OHL news release.
“Building upon the three years with the whole coaching staff and without the guys on the team this wouldn’t have happened. It’s a great award, but we still have a way to go.”
With Marner playing on a line with Chris-tian Dvorak and Matthew Tkachuk, the trio amassed 344 points (111 goals) this season as the Knights led the league with 319 goals and finished second in the OHL with 51 wins and 105 points.
Marner registered a point in 52 of his 57 games played, including 31 multi-point per-formances, highlighted by a trio of five-point efforts. His 21-game point-streak from Oct. 17 to Jan. 9 was tied for the longest in the OHL this season.
Marner’s offensive abilities not only dazzled fans, but made an impression on Western Con-ference coaches, who voted him Best Playmak-er and Best Stickhandler in the annual regular season poll.
Knights’ general manager Basil McRae con-tinues to be amazed at what Marner brings to the table each game.
“It has been fun to watch Mitch develop into the player he is today and also mature as a young man who has embraced the role of a leader and captain,” he said in a news release. “The exciting part is I believe Mitch is just scratching the surface of how good he can be and will be as he continues to grow and work on his game.”
The Red Tilson Trophy is the most presti-gious individual award presented by the Ontar-io Hockey League.
First presented in 1945, the trophy is named in honour of Albert “Red” Tilson, who was killed in action in Europe during the Second World War. Tilson was the OHA scoring champion for the 1942-43 season after scoring 19 goals and 38 assists for 57 points in 22 games with the Oshawa Generals.
Accredited media were asked to select their top three choices from the 20 nominees sub-mitted by all 20 member clubs.
Players received five points for a first place selection, three points for second and one point for a third.
Marner received 186 points in the voting process ahead of Kevin Labanc of the Barrie Colts, who finished second in voting with 167 voting points, followed by Mike Amadio of the North Bay Battalion who had 99.
The trio of Marner, Labanc and Amadio received close to 80 per cent of all submitted votes.
Marner will be formally presented with the award at the OHL’s Awards Ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto June 7.
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23Friday, May 6Rotary Club of Richmond Hill presents rotary
Smile Guyana Caribbean Night Out interna-tional Gala & dance May 6 at Le Parc Banquet Centre, 8432 Leslie St., Thornhill. Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing to music of the George St. Kitts band at semi-formal event in support of dental health services in Guyana and support both local and international literacy projects. Tickets $100; call Glen Waugh at 905-884-2900 or Gord Vandyke at 647-400-4725 or visit www.richmondhillrotary.com.
Saturday, May 7The third annual Jane’s Walk in thornhill is
presented May 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. by The Soci-ety for the Preservation of Historic Thornhill and leader/guide Adam Birrell. Meet at southeast corner of Yonge and John streets to learn about “Early Industry, Commerce and Transportation in Thornhill”. For more, visit janeswalk.org; jane-swalk.org/canada/markham or thornhillhistoric.org
Thornhill Garden & Horticultural Society’s annual spring plant sale is May 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) at the Thornhill Community Centre parking lot, northwest corner, facility at corner of Bayview and Green Lane. Annuals, perennials, shrubs, houseplants, garden books and tools available. For details, email [email protected]
Kindred Spirits Orchestra presents some of music’s most memorable melodies in its May 7 concert, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Kristian Alexander, conductor; Leonid Nediak, pianist; and Alexa Petrenko, host at 8 p.m. at Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd. Pre-concert chat, intermission discussion, post-concert champagne reception. Tickets $15-$35; call 905-305-7469 or visit markhamtheatre.ca.
Richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural Soci-ety’s annual Plant Sale is May 7 from 9 a.m. to noon at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St. (at Arnold Cres.). Buy society’s 100th anniversary com-memorative rose, Garden Sunshine, as well as a wide range of herbs, vegetables and flowers grown from seed by society members — every-thing from heir-loom tomatoes to hibiscus. Perennials plus pottery, plant markers, flower themed cards and candles from Richmond Hill’s L’Arche Daybreak community. Cash only; for more, visit www.rich-mondhillgardensociety.org
North American Native Plant Society pres-ents the annual spring Native Plant Sale at Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd., (Hwy. 7 and Warden Ave.) May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annual sale of wildflowers, ferns, grasses, trees and shrubs; tips attracting birds, butterflies and other pollinators; choosing the right plants for your location. Free parking and admission; visit www.nanps.org
The Markham Garden and Horticulture Soci-ety presents its annual Perennial Plant Sale May 7 at 8:30 a.m. at 19 Parkway Ave., next door to Grace Anglican Church. Come early for best selection; baskets of violas/pansies avail-
able in time for Mother’s Day gift giving.
SuNday, May 8Join families May 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at
Markham Museum’s pottery studio, 9350 Markham Rd., for a Mother’s day Jewelry dish workshop for ages 4 and up. Make the perfect jewellery dish. Cost $30 per one child and one adult. Additional participants $25 each to maximum of 2. Includes all supplies and firing. Pre-registration required; call 905-305-5970.
Explore the amazing cultures of Asia at the asian Heritage Month Community Celebra-tions at Langstaff Community Centre, Gym A, 155 Red Maple Rd., Richmond Hill May 8, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Embrace diversity, experience culture, celebrate heritage through food, clothing and dance. Free admission; all welcome.
MONday, May 10Learn structured writing strategies every
Monday, starting May 9, facilitated by Howard Noah Lesnoff, retired YRDSB English/literacy teacher. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Welcome Centre Immigrant Services Markham North (840 Woodbine Ave. Suites 102-103) To register: 1-877-761-1155, ext. 3645 or email register@welcomecentre
tueSday, May 10The daytime Speaker Series at Temple Har
Zion, 7360 Bayview Ave., Thornhill features Steve Paiken, TVO host, May 10. Award-winning
interviewer, journalist and author will discuss politics from a Canadian perspective. Bring your lunch for noon, with program commencing at 12:30 p.m. Light refreshments offered. Mem-bers: $3; guests: $6.
WedNeSday, May 11Richmond Hill Retirement Residence, 70
Bernard Ave., Richmond Hill presents retired police officer Sgt. Bob Patterson May 11 at 2:30 p.m., on scam prevention and natural disaster emergency kits. RSVP to 905-770-4704 or www.verveseniorliving.com
Enjoy free French language conversation group in Richmond Hill, Wednesday, May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Covernotes Tea and Coffee House, 10268 Yonge St., beside Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Adults from York Region welcome to put French conversation skills into action (from francophones to begin-ners). For details, go online to http://bit.ly/partagez_conversation or email [email protected]
The Bayview Watercolour Society, based in Richmond Hill, holds its annual art Show “Luminosity 2016” at the McKay Art Centre, 197 Main St., Unionville, May 11 through 15. Paintings by experienced, award-winning artists from York Region on display, plus gift shop for art-related items such as cards, reproductions and prints. Support local talents; admission free. For details, visit www.thebayviewwaterfront.blogspot.com
Community CalendarSaturday, May 14
doors Open richmond Hill takes place May 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. when some of the town’s most unique and intriguing heritage sites and cultural and religious buildings open their doors to the public for free tours and glimpses inside. For detailed map with all sites and more information, visit richmondhill.ca or call 905-737-1818, ext. 6007.
In conjunction with Doors Open, a pancake breakfast is hosted by Mission and Outreach Committee at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St, May 14, 9 to 11 a.m. Includes pancakes with toppings of berries or whipped cream, scrambled eggs, sausages, juice, tea or coffeefor $8 (adults) $4 (children 12 and under). For details, call church office at 905-884-4211.
information & Health Fair is held May 14 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church auditorium, 10295 Yonge St. (at Dunlop), Richmond Hill, hosted by various Fibromyalgia Association memberships across the GTA. A diverse range of vendors will provide informa-tion on various conditions such as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Health representatives may email Alison at [email protected] to confirm participation.
The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcoming events from non-profit commu-nity organizations. Every effort is made to include all submissions; there is no guaran-tee of publication. E-mail items to [email protected]
Did you know you can add your own items to our online calendar? Visit: www.yorkre-gion.com/yorkregion-events/
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THOMAS, Carol Arlene (Nee: Ferguson)
December 25, 1931 - May 02, 2016
After eight years of being lovingly cared for at Port Perry Place and surrounded by family, Carol peacefully passed away in her 84th year. Carol was predeceased by her cherished husband Ron as well as her parents William and Elsie Ferguson and is survived by her sisters Wilma, Donna and Kaymary. She will be remembered with much love, especially by her children David and Kimberley as well as grandchildren Tyler, John, Jesse, Carly, Robert and Madeline.
A celebration of her life will be held on Monday May 9th at 11:00am at Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge Street. As expressions of sympathy, contributions in Carol’s memory can be made to Community Living Newmarket Aurora at www.clnad.com.
BATTAGLINI, Jackie (nee Brookes)
In loving memory September 29, 1962 - May 5, 1997
A little tribute small & tenderJust to say we still rememberForever loved, sadly missed,
always remembered by Mom, Dad & sister Carolin,
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Payments include freight and fees. lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $9,084. $1,000 My Choicebonus cash included in advertised offer. †Representative finance offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). Selling price is $25,874 financed at 0% APR equals 24 monthly payments of $1,078 monthly for a 24 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0for a total obligation of $25,874. $1,000 My Choice bonus cash included in advertised offer. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG56 AA00)/2016 PathfinderS 4 X2 (5XRG16 AA00)/2016 Micra 1.6 S MT (S5LG56 AA00). 1.49%/1.49%/1.99%/2.99%/4.99% lease APR for a 60/60/60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $258/$289/$189/$374/$149 with $0/$0/$0/$0/$0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, downpayment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $15,468/$17,330/$11,359/$22,445/$8,966. $1,000/$1,000/$750/$1,500/$500 My Choice Bonuscash included in advertised offer. $200/$80 lease cash applicate on 2016 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG56 AA00)/2016 Micra 1.6 S MT (S5LG56 AA00) included in advertised offer. Models shown $37,474/$24,329/$48,924/$18,719 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/2016 Sentra 1.8 SR CVT (C4SG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum 4x4 (5XEG16 AA00)/2016 Micra 1.6 SR AT (S5SG76AE10). Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,600/$1,795/1,600) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’srebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers exceptstackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. ^Ward’s Large Cross Utility Market Segmentation. MY16 Pathfinder vs 2016 and 2015 Large Cross/Utility Class. Resale value based on 48-month ALG residual valuesfor the 2016 model year. ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data. See www.alg.com. 2016 Sentra/2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. See your participatingNissan retailer for complete details. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.
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FEATUrING: • ALUMINUM-ALLOY WHEELS• HEATED FRONT SEATS & MORE
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MOREPER WEEK$8
LEASE≠ FROM $258 MONTHLY WITH $0 DOWNTHAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY
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APR FOR 60 MONTHS1.49%
LEASE PAYMENTSINCLUDE FREIGHT AND PDE
≈WEEKLYON 2016 ROGUE S FWD$59
INCLUDES $1,000 MY CHoICE BoNUS CASHAVAILABLE FEATUrES INCLUDE:• SIGNATURE LED HEADLIGHTS• FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING
• NAVIGATION• INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL
LEASE≠ FROM $149 MONTHLY WITH $0 DOWNTHAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY
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APR FOR 60 MONTHS4.99%
LEASE PAYMENTSINCLUDE FREIGHT AND PDE
≈WEEKLYON 2016 MICRA1.6 S MT
$34SAFETY CoMES STANDArD:
SAFETY STANDARD WITH NISSANADVANCED AIRBAG SYSTEM(TCS)
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LEASE PINCLUDE FREIGHT AND PDE
$
SAFETY C•
INCLUDES $750 MY CHoICE BoNUS CASH
INCLUDES $500 MY CHoICE BoNUS CASH
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APR FOR 60 MONTHS1.99%
LEASE≠ FROM $189 MONTHLY WITH $0 DOWNTHAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY
LEASE PAYMENTSINCLUDE FREIGHT AND PDE
≈WEEKLYON 2016 SENTRAS M6
$44
SENTRA® NEWLY REDESIGNED
APR FOR 60 MONTHS2.99%AT
PATHFINDER®
%LEASE≠ FROM $374 MONTHLY WITH $0 DOWNTHAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY
LEASE PAYMENTSINCLUDE FREIGHT AND PDE
≈WEEKLYON 2016 PATHFINDERS 4X2
$86AVAILABLE FEATUrES INCLUDE:• CLASS EXCLUSIVE EZ FLEX SEATING^• CLASS EXCLUSIVE INTUITIVE 4WD^
INCLUDES $1,500 MY CHoICE BoNUS CASH
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