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Public speaking certainly isn’t for every-one, but for five brave and charismatic stu-
dents in Bradford, it seems to be their call-ing.
Domenic Tavella of St. Angele Merici Catholic School, Jamie White of Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Jaclyn White of Mother Theresa Catholic School, Kaleb Christopher-son of St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School and Diago Santos of St Charles Catho-lic School took centre stage at the Lions Club Effective Speaking Contest district finals on April 2, in Thorton.
Jaclyn, 11, placed first in her division for her speech on the life and experiences of being short. Her unique and humorous twist on the subject won the judges over. Jaclyn’s sister, Jamie, placed third in her division for her speech regarding people’s perspectives and whether the glass is half empty or half full.
Tavella’s historically based speech on Martin Luther King Jr., Santos’ informative talk about skiing and Christopherson’s spin on being a redhead were well-presented and received by judges as they proudly repre-sented Bradford.
Because of her first place finish, Jaclyn will advance to the provincial championships in Ottawa from May 6 to 8.
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Hospice is about living before the endBy Brea [email protected]
he prospect of losing a loved one can be a difficult pill to swallow, but it’s a reality most of us will face.
Death has become a symbol of sadness, pain and immense loss. Quite frankly, it’s a topic of conversation we often attempt to avoid. But among the negativity, a light of hope, love and support exists — you just have to know where to look.
That’s where Doane House Hospice comes in.
Though the quaint-looking home is located in plain view at the intersection of Eagle Street and Yonge Street in Newmarket, it is often overlooked – even recently having been mistaken as a hostel for local travel-lers.
The idea of hospice care was introduced to the area in January 1989 during the offi-cial grand opening of Hospice Newmarket, originally located out of Green Acres on Eagle Street.
In 2001, the historical building was relo-cated to its current site, where it continues to serve Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillim-bury and Bradford.
Though hospice care is intended to sup-port individuals who have been diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses and their family members, there are still a number of misconceptions surrounding what the term hospice truly means.
Executive director Juliet Irish, who has been with the non-profit organization since 2002, says she hopes to change people’s impression of hospice care.
“Many people see it as being the end of life, when it’s really about living before the end,” she said.
“Here we see a lot of laughter, smiling, friendship and camaraderie.”
Run by a handful of health care profes-sionals and a large number of dedicated volunteers, Doane House Hospice offers numerous workshops and programs including caregiver support, art therapy, a bereavement program and direct volunteer visits to clients’ homes.
“We really build programs to suit needs. A big change we’ve seen in recent years is the complexity of people’s illnesses,” explained Irish.
“Many people think we only deal with cancer patients, but that’s not the case. We
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also see clients with ALS, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis and end of stage cardiac.”
Among those clients, many are within a younger demographic than you might think. Doane House has become a very family-focused support system, with the average age of clients being 56 years old.
As a community-visiting hospice, Doane House is a haven of recovery and under-standing. Whether a client is able to recover or dies due to his or her illness, the organiza-tion is committed to providing a comfortable and accepting atmosphere.
“When someone is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, they can feel like their world is tumbling beneath them. We want to
make them feel confident, while helping them rebuild their life,” Irish said.
Accredited through Hospice Palliative Care Ontario since 2006, Doane House was the inaugural recipient of the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce’s Not-For-Profit of the Year Award in 2008. In 2011, it enhanced the learning process for volunteers by offer-ing online training.
With all services free of charge, Doane House continues to be the light at the end of the tunnel for many patients dealing with life-altering illnesses. The non-profit organization must fundraise $250,000 each year to keep operations up and running, so volunteers host a number of fundraisers, including the upcoming Hike for Hospice Palliative Care on May 1 at Fairy Lake in Newmarket.
“We live in a great community. Every-thing in the Doane House has been donat-ed through the generosity of others,” said Irish.
“It’s an absolute joy to be able to work in this community and connect with our clients.”
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• Doane House must raise $250,000 every year to maintain operations, not including the 20 per cent funded by the government.
• On average, the hospice supports 550 clients each year, not including family members of those clients.
• It is a community-visiting hospice and not residential, meaning there are no beds, only supportive workshops and programs.
• Doane House has a bereavement program open to anyone in the commu-nity who may be experiencing a loss.
• There are 39 residential hospices in Ontario and 70 community-visiting hos-pices.
• In 2013 and 2014, hospice volunteers in the province made more than 182,000 visits and provided more then 760,000 hours of care to more than 20,000 indi-viduals at home.
Doane House Hospice executive director Juliet Irish wants to change how people see hospice care.STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT
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Blue was the colour to wear on April 2 dur-ing World Autism Awareness Day in Bradford West Gwillimbury.
The eighth annual event, which connects autism organizations from around the world, celebrates the importance of educating the public while raising awareness of autism.
Nicole Kim, one of BWG’s strongest advo-cates in raising awareness and money to support local autism groups such as Kerry’s Place Autism Services, rallied a big group of supporters in front of Bradford’s court service building Saturday morning.
“I just want to thank everyone for com-ing while we raise the flag to support World Autism Awareness Day,” she said.
“It’s so wonderful to see so many people here in support of autism.”
Kim’s son, Ethan, 11, was diagnosed with autism when he was just 15 months old.
“He was showing the classic signs of autism, like lining up his cars in a particular order, flapping his hands and loss of some speech,” explained Kim.
Kim says she and husband Ian both had different reactions upon hearing of their son’s diagnosis. While she felt scared and fell into
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denial at first, Ian maintained a more relaxed demeanour, wanting to know more about how to move forward.
Though Kim admits there have been some tough times as Ethan has grown older, she says support and understanding from her family and community have been a great help.
Ethan’s behaviours have also been a great learning curve for the couple, too.
“We have really learned to look at the world in a whole new perspective,” she said.
“He sees things literally and emotionally. He has taught us to stop and smell the roses and taught me to have more patience in life.”
Kim hopes to continue spreading the word about autism as more children become diagnosed.
“The more awareness we can bring, the better it will be for our children to be com-fortable in the world.”
Autism awareness supporters raise a World Autism Day flag April 2.STAFF PHOTO/BREA BARTHOLET
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Sunshine List should start at $150K
Re: Rising salaries overshadow Sunshine List, March 31: bit.ly/1W6oh55
As someone who has spent his career working as a compensation specialist within the field of human resources man-agement, I would like to comment.
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 awareness 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 the article, if the $100,000 threshold had been adjusted for inflation, only work-ers earning more than $142,000 would be included in the 2016 report.
More importantly, most organizations maintain salary ranges for their positions. Typically, salary scales increment each year owing to two factors: inflation or
EDITORIAL
Citizens should drive political shiponey talks and, in the case of munici-pal elections, one could argue that all of those cheques,
banknotes and e-transfers going toward funding the war chests of various candidates have the poten-tial to speak very loudly.
For example, a report examin-ing campaign finances in the 2014 municipal election released earlier this week, entitled If It’s Broke, Fix It, found that 25 per cent of the 297 candidates studied — from 13 municipalities in the Lake Sim-coe watershed, including Aurora, Bradford West Gwillimbury, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, New-market and Whitchurch-Stouffville — reported contributions from the development industry. What’s more, such candidates were twice as likely to win their elections com-pared to candidates who did not take donations from developers.
Campaign Finance Ontario, the non-profit organization behind the report, hopes to raise greater awareness of how many municipal election campaigns are financed, while also calling for an outright ban of corporate and union con-tributions in local elections across the province. The problem, the group says, is that with candidates receiving developer donations more likely to win their municipal bids for office, it not only gives companies operating in that sec-tor a disproportionate role in the election, but also puts those who focus on protecting heritage, the environment and, generally, any concerns that don’t align with cor-porate interests, at a disadvantage in terms of resources.
Over the course of its examina-tion of campaign financing, the group discovered there exists a relationship between high election contributions from developers and councils that push for more growth. In one example the organization used on its website, campaignfair-ness.com, winning councillors and mayors in Halton Region received a mere 12 per cent of their campaign funds from developers and went on to propose a natural heritage system in an effort to protect more than one third of the region’s devel-opable land, whereas winners in Durham, who received 41 per cent of their campaign contributions
from developers, used overblown growth and population numbers in an effort to justify development deemed unnecessary by the prov-ince.
Another related finding is that higher developer contributions were seen in areas with more devel-opment activity going on, whereas development industry funding was lower in municipalities with the lowest building permit totals. With much of this money flowing in from outside of a given municipality, the report warns of the potential that decisions are being made to the benefit of corporate donors, which may not line up with what’s best for the community.
That’s not even touching on the issue that development firm own-ers can donate the $750 maximum both corporately and as individu-als, up to a total of $5,000 each, in any local election in as many areas as they like.
“Corporations cannot vote or run for office, they are not citizens and do not hold the rights of citi-zens,” said Robert MacDermid, an associate professor of political studies at Toronto’s York University and one of the report’s authors. “They should not be allowed to ... contribute to candidate cam-paigns. Moreover, allowing citizens who own or control corporations to give once in their own name and again in the name of a company or companies is blatantly unfair.”
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced changes to the Municipal Elections Act are coming, including allowing municipalities to ban corporate and union donations voluntarily. That’s a start, but a ban should not be optional.
Municipal government is the level that most impacts our daily lives and, as such, a greater effort should be taken to ensure it is the general public, and not just the wealthy and development firms, who are steering the ship. Banning corporate donations, as has been done in Toronto and for munici-pal elections in other provinces, may not have much effect on the election apathy — demonstrated via the combination of low voter turnout and virtually non-existent campaign contributions from aver-age citizens — but it’s a necessary measure for democracy.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
“economic” increase and to remain com-petitive with the compensation structures of competing organizations. This means that irrespective 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 compe-tent level from year to year. On top of such increases, employees in a merit-based system can expect additional increases if warranted by above average or superior performance.
I agree that providing the public with salary disclosure is a good idea, if only to reveal where tax dollars are going. However, other than providing earnings information for a much greater percent-age of public servants, maintenance of a $100,000 benchmark makes little sense, if the goal is to highlight “high earners.” I would strongly suggest government give serious consideration to a $150,000 thresh-old, to be adjusted annually by an infla-tionary factor.
Colin GuentherAurorA
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Bradford resident Nick Molnar submitted this photograph of the beauty that came from last week’s ice storm. If you have a photograph that depicts life in Bradford West Gwillimbury and you want your chance at front page fame, email it to [email protected].
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Pins were falling left, right and centre at Bradford Underground Bowl during the annual Bowl for Kids Sake event on April 3.
In support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of York, the popular bowling fundraiser wel-comed 11 teams and 50 bowlers, consist-ing of South Simcoe Police officers, auxiliary members, BWG staff, York Regional Police, Bradford Lions Club members, Royal Cana-dian Legion members and many more.
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trator Neil Haggarty, the event raised $7,170, with all funds to go directly toward mentor programs within BBBSY.
President and CEO of BBBSY Sarah Dame says the impact Bowl for Kids Sake has on York Region children is extremely important.
“It’s a way anyone can support the Big Brothers Big Sisters vision, that all children achieve success in life,” she said.
“We know not everyone may be able to serve as a mentor for a child, but by partici-pating in the event as a bowler, team captain or sponsor, anyone can help start a child on the right path.”
Bradford Bowl for Kids Sake raises $7K
ore than a year into my job as mayor, one of the things that I have come to better appreci-ate is how little some residents might know about the other
half of my job title. I am honoured to serve as Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury. I am equally honoured to be a Simcoe County councillor. I think the role of the county and county council, in particular, is less well known than perhaps it should be.
They say that municipal government is the level of government closest to people’s day-to-day lives. I think that’s true. In a “two-tier” system like ours, town council shares many responsibilities with the county. For instance, the county is responsible for waste management and collection, long-term care and child-care facilities, county roads and bridges, affordable housing and county-wide economic growth.
As you can see, these are important areas of public policy that impact our town and our goals.
One of my challenges as mayor is that our town is not directly responsible for waste collection. I think over the past year we have gotten better at communicating and directing residents to county staff when something goes wrong and I try to act as an advocate and intermediary to ensure quality services.
An early success as mayor was working with the county to ensure the Barrie Street daycare facility remained open. I know that we need to work with the county, school
board and province to ensure our growing community has the childcare spaces we need.
The same need is clear with seniors’ and affordable housing. We are making progress on seniors’ housing with a private-sector, assisted-living facility in the works, but I am equally committed to ensuring we have the range of housing options we need to ensure housing for all. That means working with the county—and with the province and federal government—to secure funding and pro-mote our sites and potential initiatives.
And, finally, economic development is huge, with the county taking a lead in large-scale promotion.
Over the March Break, Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall hosted free public skates in local municipalities, including ours. It was a small way of demonstrating the big-picture co-operation I am so pleased to see between our town and the county on these important issues.
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Rob Keffer
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By Brea [email protected]
Commuters using Bradford West Gwillimbury’s Taxi-to-GO service can rest assured that their access to the GO station will be maintained for at least one more year.
The service, which has been in operation for almost two years, has seen a steady increase in com-muters. Taxi-to-GO was designed to accommodate commuters with the need to travel by GO train dur-ing morning and evening hours.
Anyone unable to reach the station by his or her own means can schedule pick up and drop off times by calling Town Taxi, the current provider of the service. The shared ride service is very similar to local transit by bus, as anyone using a taxi must be picked up at a designated transit stop.
In its first year, Taxi-to-GO ser-viced nearly 3,500 riders. By its second year in operation, that number jumped to 7,500.
Councillors were happy to know that the service has been so greatly utilized by local residents.
“I look forward to things down
By Brea [email protected]
Bradford West Gwillimbury councillors have accepted a friendly challenge brought on by Southlake Regional Health Centre to participate in the upcoming Run or Walk for Southlake on May 1.
Under the mayors and munici-palities challenge category, Mayor Rob Keffer and council have agreed to try to raise more money than our neighbouring municipalities. Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe and his council are currently holding on to the trophy before it’s back up for grabs in three weeks.
“I think this will be a great opportunity for us to get out and get some exercise in support of Southlake. Their services go above and beyond to help patients every day,” Keffer said.
The hospital, founded in 1922 as York County Hospital, started with six rooms and two nurses
the road,” said Deputy Mayor James Leduc.
“I hope we can extend the hours of service, as I’ve had a lot of resi-dents ask me about that.”
Mayor Rob Keffer expanded on Leduc’s comments, saying how
truly fortunate the town is to have a GO train station so conveniently located in town for commuters. “Taxi-to-GO has been a great help in allowing residents to utilize train services. I’m pleased to see its use increasing.”
Bradford West Gwillimbury’s Taxi-to-GO service will be maintained for at least one more year.
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for a community of 4,000 people. Now, it boasts more than 3,000 employees and is home to seven regional programs, including car-diac care, cancer and eating dis-orders.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, Southlake has plans to make some improvements to its care, includ-ing the addition of 10 residen-tial bed units for hospice care, the replacement of 24 anesthesia machines and the replacement of nearly 350 beds.
Money raised through the Run or Walk for Southlake, being held at the Stronach Aurora Recre-ation Centre, will go toward such improvements.
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Bradford resident Federico Palacios submitted this photograph of the aftermath of last month’s ice storm. If you have a photograph that depicts life in Bradford West Gwillimbury, email it to Topic editor Ted McFadden at [email protected].
Canadians will celebrate the country’s 150th birthday in 2017. As a tribute to the occa-sion, the Bond Head Women’s Institute is sponsoring the Greatest Events in Canadian History – since 1867 – cal-endar. Winners will have their entry featured in one of the 12 months of the calendar. Send entries to [email protected] by July 1.
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Are you looking for something fun to do with you significant other? Dreamwinds Equine Assisted Learning Centre is hosting a date night from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for couples only. The unique way of learning how to communicate with horses can help build a stronger relationship. For more information, call Tracey Evans at 289-231-6775.
BWG’s annual Community Clean-up Day will take place, starting at 9 a.m. Participants will meet at the Bradford and District Memorial Community Centre before being taken to a new location to help clean up garbage. For more information, call 905-775-5359.
The Tec-We-Gwill Women’s In-stitute will host a workshop at the Newton Robinson Hall April 19 at 7 p.m. on repurposed junk for your front entrance, garden and home. The cost is $10 for non-members. Call Gladys at 905-778-0319. Cof-fee and tea will be provided.
Canadian Blood Services will be back to host a blood donor clinic at St. John’s Presbyterian Church April 26 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. New donors are needed. To register, visit www.blood.ca.
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Future of Bradford Spring 2 Life show in doubt following low turnout
Nearly 100 local arts and crafts vendors lined the inside of the Bradford and District Memorial Commu-nity Centre on April 2 and 3 for Bradford’s first Spring 2 Life Arts & Crafts Show.
The event showcased the unique work of local and provincial artists including paintings, baked goods, jewelry, bath and body products and much more.
Unfortunately, despite ongoing promotion within recent months, attendance was much lower than what event organizers Michael and David MacDonald of ACE Productions had been hoping for.
The brothers, who have more than 30 years experi-ence in special events, do not plan on bringing the show back to Bradford next year.
— Brea Bartholet
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Ontario says it is investing in the qual-ity of long-term care for seniors.
Associate health and long-term care minister Dipika Damerla announced Monday a long-term care facility in Whitchurch-Stouffville will be getting an upgrade.
More than 30 resident spaces at Bloom-ington Cove Care Community Centre will be upgraded as part of the province’s plan to upgrade more than 300 long-term care facilities across the province over the next nine years.
“The area being upgraded is Cottage House, home to 31 residents, and I’m delighted it’s started and we’re well on our way,” said Janet Iwaszczenko, executive director at Bloomington Cove. “Our resi-dents are so deserving of a lovely home with all its conveniences.”
Long-term care facilities provide senior adults with daily activities and 24-hour access to nursing and personal care.
The upgrades will include creating a home-like environment in the dining area as well as additional space for rehab and physiotherapy, increased wheelchair access in bedrooms, bathrooms, showers
and doorways and more private work-spaces for facility staff.
Bloomington Cove, a for-profit facility, is home to 112 residents and is the only licensed long-term care centre dedicated to dementia, Iwaszczenko said. It is locat-ed at Ninth Line and Bloomington Road.
“This is a very special long-term care home, I have a real appreciation of the superb care Bloomington Cove gives its residents,” Damerla said.
The province’s long-term care plan also includes provisions for increasing long-term nurse practitioners from 18 to 93 over the next three years.
Long-term care boost begins in province
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WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR• Experiencewithoutboundphonecallsanasset• Strongtelephonepresentationskills• Excellentverbal,writtenandlisteningskills• Strongcomputerskills• Solidorganizationalandtimemanagementskills,withtheabilitytomulti-task• Abilitytoworkinafast-paceddeadlineorientedenvironment• Abilitytoworkindependentlyaswellaspartofateamenvironment
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WOOD, Paulette (nee Wright)Deceased, April 2, 2016 at the age of 82, Mrs. Paulette Wood (nee Wright) of Aurora Ontario. It is with great sadness that we announce her passing. Mother to Jim (Nancy), Paul (Lin), Debra, Chris (Gail) and Ann (Bruce). Step-mom to Rick (Judy), Dan, Nancy (Jim) & Jaime. Grandmother to Jenny, Samantha, Amber, Erica, Marcy, Kendra, Brianne, Justin, Kyle, Kolton, Isabella, Mark, Heather, David, Daniel and Eric. Great-Grandmother to Josie, Rachael, Adalynn, Cayla, Steven, Sophia, Darren, Nolan, Sydney, Nia and Trishna.
Born in Ottawa of French Canadian parents with roots dating back to the early colonization of Lower Canada she grew up in Ottawa with her brother Rene (deceased) and is survived by her sister Louise of Vancouver Island. Paulette lived in the Ottawa Valley, working at the EB Eddy Company and for the federal government until 1965. She and her husband (Jim Wright) along with their fi ve children moved to Weston and after two years settled in Aurora in 1967. Paulette commenced working at Sterling Drugs from which she retired after many years. Shortly before retirement Paulette re-married to James (Jay) Wood and they were inseparable for twenty-fi ve years until his recent passing. She was looking forward to entering the Kingdom of God and meeting all her lost loved ones. Until we meet again, we will all miss you. There will be no funeral service in keeping with her fi nal wishes. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in lieu of fl owers would be appreciated.
McGILLIVRAY, AnitaAnita Ada McGillivray of Zephyr passed away peacefully from pneumonia at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in her 94th year. Wife of Murray McGillivray who passed away February 8, 2003. Anita and Murray were married March 14, 1942. Anita was born September 20, 1922, near Island Lake in Uxbridge Township to George W. Wagg and Helena Inman. Mother of Allan (Caroline), Colin (Mary), Edward (Gail), Donna (friend Bob), and Glen. Sister of Doreen (late Buster) Nesbit, late Ron (late Ruby) Wagg and late Dan (late Lillis) Wagg. Eleven grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. Anita and Murray moved to live on a farm just east of Mount Albert in 1947. Later they lived on an adjoining farm where Anita helped to milk cows. She was caretaker of No. 7 Scott School. Anita and Murray moved to Zephyr in 1972. Anita was caretaker of the Zephyr School and the new Zephyr Hall. She joined the Zephyr Seniors Club, and belonged to the Zephyr Women’s Institute. In more recent years, she joined the Mount Albert Seniors Club, and enjoyed attending euchre games at the Ross Family Complex in Mount Albert. When they retired, Anita and Murray took bus trips to California, British Columbia, Labrador and Newfoundland. A celebration of life for Anita and Murray will be held at Mount Albert United Church, 41 Alice St. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11 a.m., with visitation taking place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Donations may be made to Southlake Regional Health Centre or Children’s Wish Foundation. Arrangements entrusted to Skwarchuk Funeral Homes.
TURNER (née NEWTON), Rose Irene Passed away peacefully on February 14, 2016 in Nanaimo, BC at the age of 97 with loving family at her side. Born in Reading, Berks, UK. Survived by daughters June and Wendy (Bruce); sisters Ada and Olive; grandchildren Peter, Iyeshka (née Wendy), Stuart, Ian, Beric (Diane), Alison; great-grandchildren Jocelyn, Shaughnessy, Geoffrey, Hunter, Christopher, Beric, Rowan, Jenna, Gareth; and many extended family members in Canada, the UK, and Australia. Pre-deceased by beloved husband Len; brothers Albert, Ronald, and Howard; son-in-law Cliff.
Together with Len, her true love and husband of 68 years, Rose lived an adventurous, pioneering life. She took chances, worked hard, made and kept dear friends, recounted wonderful stories, and helped build a life of opportunity for her family. She will be forever loved and missed.
Rose’s family wishes to express heartfelt thanks to all who offered their care, support, and loving kindness, including close friends, Dr. Pienaar, hospice volunteers, and staff at NRGH Palliative Care, VIHA, and Longlake Chateau.
A funeral service will be held at St. Philip-by-the-Sea Anglican Church in Lantzville, BC at 1pm on Saturday, April 16th, 2016, the 78th anniversary of Rose and Len’s wedding. Rose’s ashes will be interred at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of fl owers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Nanaimo Community Hospice Society or Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Foundation, directed to Palliative Care.
MORECROFT, Ellen (nee Blain)
Peacefully surrounded by
her family, at her home in Aurora, on Tuesday, April
5, 2016 at the age of 65 years.
Ellen, beloved wife of Robert Morecroft. Loving mother of Dennis and his wife Elizabeth “Betty” Leduc, Tammy and her husband Albert Stewart, Tanya Mehagan, and Robert Wayne Jr. Morecroft. Cherished “Grandma” to Raymond, Raine, Adam, Antonio, Nicole, Collin, Olivia and Ellandra. Dear sister of Peter Blain and Susan and her husband Ron Ward. She will be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Visitation will take place at the M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490 The Queensway South, Keswick, Ontario on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., followed by a Funeral Service in the Chapel at 1:00 p.m. Cremation.In memory of Ellen, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Sign an online book of condolences
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NICHOL, Clare Teresa
Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in her 92nd year.
Loving mother of Paul (Elizabeth), Stephen (Norma), Marie (Ray), Monica, and Brian (Moira). Predeceased by her husband John Stanley, daughter Joan, son David and grandson Kyle. Proud grandmother of 21 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by her many extended family members and friends.
Friends called at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket for visitation on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. John Chrysostom Church, 432 Ontario Street, Newmarket on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11 a.m. followed by interment at St. John’s Cemetery, Newmarket.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Michael’s Hospital or The Heart & Stroke Foundation.
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Passed away suddenly at Willow Estate, Aurora on Sunday, April 3, 2016, a few days before her 70th birthday.
Loving wife of Stanley. Proud mother of Richard (Grace) and Scott. Beloved grandma to David, Steven and Lauren. Sister to Donna (Keith) and the late Bob. Step-sister to Enid (Wayne), Mary, Michael (Paula), Gord (Linda), Tommy (Linda) and the late Gina. Daughter of Jack (the late Dorothy) and the late Marjorie (Gino). Special grandma to puppy Tucker. Lifelong friend of Barry and Pauline. She will be lovingly remembered by her aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
A celebration of Joan’s life will be held at a later date.
A special thank you to family and friends for all of their love and support and to the staff at Willow Estate for their compassionate care through the years and their overwhelming support in their time of need.
Donations in Joan’s memory may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
HEIDER, Jewell Shirley Ann (nee Heeley)
September 23, 1928-March 19, 2016
After a long life, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, aunt and grandmother, Shirley Heider in her 88th year.
Daughter of Julia and Edward Heeley, wife of Robert Heider, mother to Robin Heider (Pam) of Toronto, Renee Wood (Bernie) of Cookstown and Rolland Heider (Tami) of Newmarket and much loved grandmother of Sam and Hank.
Shirley lived much of her life in the village of Elgin Mills before moving into the Newmarket community in the early 1980’s. Shirley is predeceased by her brothers Ed, and Mathew Sisters Grace, Jean, Peg, Bernice, and Ruth.
Thank you all who have touched Shirley’s life.As per Shirley’s wishes. a cremation has taken place. Family and friends will be received at a service followed by a reception at Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home (157 Main Street South, Newmarket, Ontario) on Friday, April 8th at beginning at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of fl owers, donations to CHATs would be appreciated.
GRIMWADE, Charles (Chuck)Passed away peacefully at home on April 1st, 2016 in his 90th year. Son of the late Edward and Beatrice. Loving husband of Kathleen. Loving father of Ed, Steve, Cathy and Tim. Beloved grandfather of Kimberlee, Jordan and Paige. Proud Naval Veteran of WWII, and proud life-long member of Sheet Metal Union Local 30. Special friend to the Murphy and Walker families, his shipmates at the Naval Club of Toronto and all who knew him. Special thanks to Shirley and Albert for their unfailing care and support plus the Palliative Care team at Southlake Regional Health Centre. Friends may call at the Church of the Nazarene, 79 Main Street South, Newmarket for visitation on Thursday, April 7th, 2016 from 12-1 p.m. followed by a funeral service. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made to the Palliative Care Unit at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket.
BARCLAY, Cora Lorraine(Retired teacher with the Etobicoke School Board)
Peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 86 years of age.
Beloved wife of the late Donald and dear mother of Kirk (Dorothy), Carl (Wendy), Scott (Shelley) and Neil (Margaret). She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Private funeral service to take place, followed by interment at Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto.
In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
On-line condolences may be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com
DRAKE, Betty Marie
Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Friday, April 1st, 2016 at 86 years of age.
Predeceased by husband Gordon Drake. Beloved mother of Donna Surette. Proud grandmother of Michael and Shannon (Jeff Lauzon). Great-grandmother of Abby and Shelby. Sister of Bradley and Lynne McInnes and aunt/great aunt to many.
Special thank you to the caring staff at Southlake Palliative Care.
A private family memorial service will take place at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation Palliative Care.
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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 oth-ers around him intently and adored adventure.
When he was done with adven-ture, 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 kid-ney 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
Fraser Whynott was a true storyteller
Nhaving 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 industrious young man who initially earned money as a guide, bringing hunt-ers 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 cor-ral the deer in the woods at Pan-hook Lake before chasing them into a clearing and forcing them to scat-ter,” 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 cir-cuses.
The shows boasted wood-chop-
moving out to Port Moody, where he joined the Air Force.
“He was in search and rescue and was watching out for Japanese 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 work-ing on the crews erecting the CN Tower.
“He helped put the glass in the sky pod observation deck,” Ed said. “That was on the coldest windi-est 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.”
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 even-tually started doing renovations part-time, even building a recre-ation room for Toronto Maple Leafs great Johnny Bower.
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 fam-ily would build a lifetime worth of memories.
Ed said whenever the family had guests over, everyone would always
ping 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 family for a number of years, Fraser would eventually move on to Hamilton, where he helped build houses before packing up once more and
end up at the foot of his father’s rocking chair.
“Mom would be in the kitchen and everyone else would be gath-ered 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 gener-ous and caring man, who loved his family and the odd yarn.
“My mother was the disciplinar-ian, 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 outdoorsman, 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 look-ing, 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 family 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-grandchil-dren.
Fraser Whynott
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