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News editor Jay Gutteridge was one of the rst journalists on the scene of a bear that climbed a tree after wandering his neighbourhood. Police shot the animal after the minis-try failed to show up in time. This started a storm of controversy from residents, outraged the bear wasnt tranquilized and set free in the wilderness.

Residents outraged after bear shot from tree

wildlife

BY CHRIS [email protected]

or a few days in June, Newmarket was gripped by a bear.

Remember when the black bear spotted running through back yards in the north end of town was shot

and killed by York Regional Police? It happened June 1, made national

headlines and prompted the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to review

its response protocol for these types of inci-dents.

Newmarket council also sent a letter to the ministry, York Regional Police and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cru-elty to Animals asking for changes.

The shooting also prompted several thousand people to sign a petition asking for changes to the way wildlife is handled.

We always look at things like this. Typi-cally, you look at it and go, Is there anything else that can be done? ministry spokesper-son Jolanta Kowalski said at the time.

I think we followed our processes and... this was one of the quicker responses over the past number of years in urban areas,

but were always willing to look at stuff and see if there is something that can be done better.

The 200-pound black bear, believed to be a juvenile male about two to three-years-old, was shot while it was in a tree in the backyard of 36 London Rd., east of Yonge Street.

Ministry officials arrived on the scene just a couple of minutes after the animal was killed.

The shooting of the bear, which had been spotted several times in the com-munity over the weekend, prompted many people to question if authorities responded in the best way possible. It was the most commented on story The Banner has pub-lished in recent history.

Police suggested the bear was shot because it posed a potential public safety risk.

The bear, likely stressed and possibly dehydrated, had been in the tree for a couple of hours when it started climbing down. Police shot at the bear and it had scampered back up the tree before being fatally hit.

While police had been in contact with the ministry over the weekend and on the following Monday morning, officers didnt know officials were just moments from arriving when the bear was shot, police said.

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justice

Acrimonious murder trial settled little

BY JEREMY GRIMALDI [email protected]

he Const. Garrett Styles trial remained acri-monious from the day it began in April until it ended in November.

Legal arguments settled very little and since the end of the eight-month trial, the status

quo has remained in terms of the lives of those involved. The Newmarket teenager, left a quadriplegic after the

crash, is still living at home with his parents, albeit under the supervision of the authorities.

The Styles family remains broken hearted.The trial did succeed in one respect: there is now

further legal precedent to suggest that anyone who kills or plays a part in a police officers death is more likely to receive a first-degree murder charge.

The jury found the teenager, whose name is still under a publication ban because he was 15 at the time of the crash, guilty of first-degree murder.

However, he received no prison time due to his age at the time of the crash and his ongoing medical predica-ment.

This decision clearly upset the police and Styles fam-ily, both of whom put out statements questioning the decision.

Although the convicted teen attempted to apologize to the Styles family at one point during his testimony,

politics

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Newmarket-Aurora MP Kyle Peterson celebrates last Octobers big win with his wife, Andrea.

Kyle Peterson topples 2-term MP Lois Brown

BY CHRIS [email protected]

yle Peterson rode into power on a red wave this year.

Newmarket-Auroras new Liberal MP has been in the news plenty of times over the past few months.

He stood beside now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during local federal election campaign stops, only weeks before toppling two-term incumbent MP Lois Brown.

He has since been sworn-in at Parliament Hill in Ottawa and has already voted in favour of the govern-

ments middle class tax cut plan. Its been exciting; a little overwhelming, Peterson

said, noting hes in the process of opening two offices and hiring staff.

You have to learn your way around Parliament Hill and figure out where things are in Ottawa. Its like drinking from the fire hose for the first few weeks. Theres lots to do. Our agenda was so big and broad.

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health & wellness

Scars healingBY CHRIS TRABER

fter a turbulent summer fraught with volunteer and staff resigna-tions, relentless

rumours and the glare of public scrutiny, Southlake Regional Health Centre

Foundation is repairing and rebuilding relationships, hospital president and CEO Dr. Dave Williams said.

Southlake Foundation president and CEO Neila Poscente and Williams reflected on the challenges

Life getting back to normal for Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation after a tumultuous year of board in- ghting and miscommunication.

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Keep in mind the past, so as to gain from it pearls of wisdom as you make a fresh new beginning in 2016

Have a Healthy, Happy New Year

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The story was one of most read, commented on in recent history

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Ottawa and has already voted in favour of the govern-

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Police mourn the loss of Const. Garrett Styles in 2011. His murder trial ended this year.

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By Teresa [email protected]

Joe Gorman supporters can rest easy as he has landed on his feet.

The former priest of Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church in Aurora gained instant support from thousands of people when he was asked to step down and take time away from the parish.

An online petition collected 2,000 signa-tures asking that Gorman be reinstated.

At first, Cardinal Thomas Collins and the Archdiocese of Toronto were tight-lipped about the reason Gorman was being asked to leave, stating irregularities relating to the financial administration of the parish and serious civil and ecclesiastical irregularities concerning the celebration of the sacrament of matrimony.

The vagueness of the statement allowed rumours to run rampant on social media, comment boards and among members of the congregation.

A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Toronto later clarified accounting proce-dures were not followed by Gorman and claim Gorman had also married a couple where one of the individuals was already married and had not had it annulled.

There were also claims he performed a wedding ceremony for two Catholics from

his parish in an Anglican chapel after being told it wasnt permitted.

In April, Gorman announced he was leav-ing the priesthood.

This journey we have been on, and I say we because it has affected all of us, has not been easy, Gorman said in a letter left for parishioners at the church.

After a lot of prayer, thought and family support, I have decided to leave the priest-hood.

In the same letter, he stated his love for the parish and how he has enjoyed being part of it. He also mentioned his admiration of how members have ministered each other.

Life is a gift that is meant to be lived with great love and faith and always with hope, his letter continued.

My hope for you is that you will continue to live your life in faith and love and care for one another as you always have.

The final line in the letter assured the community it wouldnt be the last people would see of him.

He can be seen around town still work-ing to support local charities such as Rose of Sharon and Southlake Regional Health Centre.

He is also found a new use for his talents as the Chief Operating Officer of Torontos Humber River Regional Hospital.

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Joe Gorman, a former priest at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church in Aurora, left the priesthood after the Archdiocese of Toronto asked him to take time away from the church.

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5Jeff Dennis is one of many residents along Sharon Boulevard who was upset about the standing water in the ditch maintained by the town at the front of his property. You can see more of our coverage of the issue at bit.ly/1PvcRDm.

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Justin Trudeau was arguably Canadas biggest newsmaker in 2015, and he made stops in Aurora5 and Newmarket6 before and during the federal election campaign, respectively.

6Anthony Konstantopoulos, 6, who has autism, attends school in Newmarket and lives in Keswick. His mother, Robin, battled York Region District School Board, which had been transporting him to his therapy sessions but decided not to do so anymore at the end of the last school year. Read our story on the situation at bit.ly/1mgtE3R.

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An Aurora resident made headlines when he mailed his garbage to the towns collection company, Green For Life.

In January, Jeff Ketelaars name made the paper when he packed up trash the waste management company didnt pick up from the curbside and sent it in the mail to make a point.

I boxed it up and paid $65 to ship my garbage to four different GFL locations with a letter explaining the situation, he told The Banner at the time.

His account of the situation was that the company contracted by the Northern six York Region municipalities to collect curb-side waste failed to collect his streets garbage.

But it wasnt that his trash got missed that made him angry but, rather, the response he received when he called the GFL customer service line to report it.

He was told his garbage was not curbside by the required time.

His outdoor security camera shows his recyclables, garbage and green bin neatly arranged at the curb and a garbage truck passing by without stopping.

However, the town later pointed out that the time stamp on the footage shows he

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missed the 7 a.m. stipulation and that the garbage truck was most likely using his street to get to the next street on the pick-up sched-ule.

Auroras director of infrastructure and environmental services Ilmar Simanovskis responded to Ketelaars complaint. He point-ed out Ketelaars video clearly shows him set-ting out his garbage at 9:39 a.m. GPS tracking of GFL trucks also confirm his street received collection at 7:30 a.m.

I boxed it up and paid $65 to ship my garbage to four different GFL locations with a letter explaining

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Ketelaars still maintains he didnt miss collection and still has an issue with account-ability, despite the town offering to pick up his items to resolve the issue.

To top off the entire experience, he posted a humorous video on YouTube describing his experience, showing the surveillance footage and his retaliation.

At the time, Ketelaars did confirm that the town offered to collect his garbage but he had already shipped the package.

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ArT AT The mAnor 2015Ongoing until March 31.Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. in Aurora.Fourth annual exhibit showcases pieces by local artists who are influenced by the world around them. Visit aurorahs.com to find out more. Features works by Claire DAurore, Deborah Campo and Christine Valentini. Contact: Erika, [email protected], 905-727-8991.

BoTTle DriVe funDrAiser - help A CADeT VisiT VimyDec. 31, 6:30 to 9 p.m.Optimist Hall of Newmarket, 56 Forhan Dr. Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 221 Patriot asks you to donate bottles and cans to help send a cadets trip to France, for the 100th anniversary of Canadas capture of Vimy Ridge. Drop off times: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Call 905-895-3038 to arrange for a pickup.Info: www.eftours.ca/educational-tours, 221partiot-118carinthia.weebly.com, www.gofundme.com/cadetsvisitvimy or 647-893-3499.

Town of AurorA fAmily firsT nighTDec. 31, 6 to 9 pm.Aurora Family Leisure Complex, 135 Industrial Pkwy. N.Lots of family fun, including swimming, skating, crafts, games, magic show, reptile show, rock climbing and lots more.Contact: Lindsay McGuire, [email protected], 905-727-3123.

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BoTTle DriVe funDrAiser - help A CADeT VisiT VimyJan. 2, noon to 6 p.m. and Jan. 3, noon to 4 p.m.John Graves Simcoe Armoury, 215 Industrial Pkwy. S in Aurora. The Queens York Rangers Army Cadets are asking you to donate your bottles and cans from your holiday cheer to support their trip to France in 2017 for the 100th Anniversary of Canadas victory at Vimy Ridge. You can either drop off during the above times to the armoury or call 905-726-8600 to arrange for a pick-up. Learn more at www.vimybound.ca.

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ChATs CAregiVer supporT groupJan. 13, 7 to 9 p.m.CHATS - Aurora Office, 240 Edward St., Suite No. 1.Are you caring for an aging parent, spouse, relative or friend? Take some time for you! - Take a break, get out and meet other caregivers with similar concerns - Share stories, strategies and strengths - Find new ways to cope with caregiver challenges - Learn about valuable community resources.Contact: Josie Capobianco, [email protected], 905-713-3373.

newmArkeT AnD AreA newComers CluBJan. 13, 7 to 10 p.m.Various, call for details.Ladies, want to enjoy a night out and an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends?Contact: 905-841-4094.

hr workshop series - onBoArDing employees - DriVing proDuCTiViTy in The firsT 90 DAys Jan. 15, 8:30 to 10 a.m.Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 14483 Yonge St.The Aurora Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Williams HR Consulting, presents a series of nine seminars and workshops designed to help employers skillfully navigate even their most challenging people issues. This series will focus on how to build high-performance teams to drive overall performance and growth of your business while reducing potential risks and exposures. During the fourth seminar on onboarding new employees you will: define onboarding, identify the importance of having a meaningful and robust onboarding program in your organization, realize the common traps that derail an organizations ability to onboard

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posTCArD ComeTs: TrAVelling CompAnions ConCerTJan. 15, 8 to 10 p.m.Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St.Songwriter David Partridge returns to the centre with songs, stories and musical guests from his 10 years of making music as Postcard Comets. Dont miss it! Enjoy a coffeehouse-style setting, with complimentary tea & coffee. Tickets available over the phone with a credit card or in person at the centre. All ticket sales are final; no refunds or exchange. Tickets are $20 each.Contact: Jane Taylor, [email protected], 905-713-1818.

Join piCkering College for An open house!Jan. 16, 10 a.m. to noon.Pickering College, 16945 Bayview Ave. in Newmarket.Meet students, staff, faculty and parents. Learn more about Pickering Col-leges specialized programming and go on a personal tour of the historic campus. At Pickering College, students (JK to Grade 12), faculty and staff live the values that have guided our school since 1842 in a stimulating col-legial environment. Teachers focus on the whole child, so students develop confidence, social conscience and acquire skills and knowledge for success.Contact: 905-895-1700.

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roBBie Burns DinnerJan. 23, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 385,105 Industrial Pkwy. N in Aurora.White Heather Pipes and Drums present their annual Robbie Burns Dinner. An evening of Bagpipes, Scottish Music, and Dancing. Enjoy a delicious dinner of Haggis, Roast Beef, Tatties and Neeps, and Yorkshire Pudding and entertainment by White Heather Pipes and Drums and classic rock band, Delayne Drive! The cost is $50.

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Mayors salary may not be only one to question

Mayor, political science expert defend Newmarket mayors sal-ary, Dec. 17: bit.ly/1JoVijZ

This newspaper asked why this issue is important to me. The main answer is that I believe this information should be available for all Newmarket residents. Fur-thermore, I am concerned Mayor Tony Van Bynen may very well be being reimbursed out of propor-tion to mayors of other much larger cities.

I find it interesting that he says, This isnt about money for me. I do this for the betterment of the community.

I think it is also important for us to have access to the salaries of our ward councillors. The mayors salary may not be the only one that might raise questions. Unfortunately, when I access the towns website, I am unable to find any of this information despite The Eras statement that it is available. I would appreciate more specific information on how to find these details.

Harry L. Carter Newmarket

Editors note: Here is a link on the Town of Newmarkets website listing the remuneration scale of mayor, deputy mayor and coun-cillors: bit.ly/1mf2sle

Mayors pay drop in bucket to some cops pay

Re: Mayor, political science expert defend Newmarket mayors salary, Dec. 17: bit.ly/1JoVijZ

Why does unsuccessful regional councillor candidate Darryl Wolk worry about New-market Mayor Tony Van Bynen being one of the highest paid mayors in Canada?

Its a drop in the bucket to what we pay for our police force and, I dare say, some police offi-cers made as much as the mayor, what with their overtime and perks.

My point is that Wolk should have gone after York Region councillors with the same zeal before the police budget was qui-etly rubber stamped.

Good luck with that.

Gerard reynoLdsNewmarket

Trudeau should help those already here

Re: Season of giving can be modest, priceless gifts, opinion by Marney Beck, Dec. 17: bit.ly/1OGkrbq

It really makes me angry to hear more about poor Syrian refugees when half the people living in this province are looking for work.

I cant get full-time work and Im not sure how long my short-term assignment is going to last.

What about the Canadians who are out of work with little hope for finding jobs, and many of whom have no money and are

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Wynne Liberals have nerve asking

for tax refunds

perhaps waiting to find decent housing, due to a 15-year wait-ing list in our region for subsi-dized housing.

Why is it up to Canada to help and our taxes to provide? What about us, here, in our own country? My generation doesnt have full-time employment, which, therefore, will make it hard to save for retirement.

Perhaps Prime Minister Jus-tin Trudeau should start observ-ing more about whats around him in his own country than beyond him.

Trudeau: I understand social media is so important to you, judging by all your selfies, but what is going to happen to Canadians?

K. sedGwiCKNewmarket

OLG, beer sales not synonymous

Re: ID for smokes? Im 59, Dec. 17: bit.ly/1lUay3o

This same store refused to sell me a lottery ticket without my ID.

Im 55 years old and look it. Oddly, the store cashed my winning ticket and gave me the money. You need to be of legal age to redeem. Theres an obvi-ous lack of training of the staff.

The store manager told me it was because they are going to be selling beer.

The OLG and beer sales are not synonymous.

david wetmoreeast Gwillimbury

There were no flames from nostrils

Re: Cricket match organizer furious Town of East Gwillim-bury wont fund event, Dec. 10: bit.ly/1ZajT50

Given that the town has yet to communicate a decision to us is reason to hope for a mutual solution.

It is amazing how easily intent can be lost in translation there is what was said, what was heard, what was written and what was read. I hope to, respectfully, repaint the tone of bitterness that the article seems to infer.

There were no flames from the nostril. I was, indeed, dis-appointed, not furious, at the decision relayed by The Express, especially in light of the encour-agement received from council during my deputation in May.

In the discussion with a reporter, I lamented at the deci-sion, no accusation intended. I understand and respect coun-cils need to make choices and decisions in the face of compet-ing priorities.

The funding discussed is for the use of the park and facili-ties. If we are required to pay for the park, we cannot ignore the significantly lower rate available to non-profits in neighbouring Newmarket.

Regardless of location, we still must expend all organizing

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rother, can you spare a dime?

That appears to be the tune our Ontario Liberal government is singing these days after it was reported by

the Toronto Stars Rob Ferguson that the Grits are encouraging any and all interested citizens to put their tax refunds toward the provinces nearly $300-billion debt. Having already flipped over the couches at Queens Park in a desperate search for spare change not to mention starting the sell-off of the revenue-producing Hydro One and hiking a variety of taxes and fees over the years the province is crossing its fingers that a few extremely generous ratepayers, or suckers as the case may be, will come forward and render unto Caesar a bit more than he deserves.

Given the time of year, the Ontario government may have better luck whipping off a quick letter to Santa Claus with fingers crossed the big guy in red will make a second trip in his sleigh to drop off a few billion dollars to put toward the provinces bloated $10.3-billion deficit, particularly if it wants to break out the black pens in time for the 2018 election, as it has repeatedly promised. Somehow, one thinks, so large an ask would make even the jolliest old elf a little less fes-tive, especially when one considers this governments Grinch-like behav-iour when it comes to skyrocketing hydro rates.

And you thought the Green Energy Act was about the environment.

Premier Kathleen Wynne and her government face a Herculean task when it comes to slaying the afore-mentioned deficit and righting the provinces finances as interest on the debt alone costing $11.4 billion annually has ballooned to become Ontarios third-largest expense just behind health care at $50.8 bil-lion and education at $25.2 billion. You can certainly understand why the premier might be hoping for a Wynne-fall.

Thats not, of course, to say that some people dont fork over their tax refund to the government each year. According to Fergusons piece, the Ontario Opportunities Fund was cre-ated by former Progressive Conserva-tive premier Mike Harris to help pay down the provinces debt 19 years ago. To date, it has raised $2.8 million.

Last years haul was just more than $135,000.

Not surprisingly, opposition MPPs have taken a dim view of the govern-ments suggestion that taxpayers hand over their refunds, with PC finance critic Vic Fedeli saying that such largesse would yield an amount too small to make a dent in the prov-inces tab, while NDP Leader Andrea Horwath suggested the majority of citizens who surrender their refunds are simply doing so because the amount owed is paltry. Reversing corporate tax cuts would be a more sensible solution, in her opinion.

The reality is, no single option will deal with Ontarios debt woes and, to be fair, theres no way the province is banking on a sudden influx of tax refunds to balance the books. That said, we find the suggestion from a government with such a shoddy track record on fiscal responsibility distasteful, to say the least, and it also sends a perplexing message.

Ontarians work hard for their money and if theyre entitled to a refund at tax time, that means the government has collected more than its owed; its an interest-free loan. If you feel so strongly about the prov-inces debt and trust in the current government to make good use of it, by all means tick the box on your tax return that turns any refund over to Queens Park, but do it because you want to not because theyre urging you to.

Otherwise, take the money (if you get some) and run. Spend it, invest it, save it, do whatever you will with it. After all, its your money.

This may be the festive time of year, but its perfectly acceptable to respond with a Baah humbug! to this particular request for charity.

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and logistical effort, costs and time.

We are very appreciative for the towns past support and remain hopeful that the rela-tionship will flourish.

We still wish to keep the annual cricket in East Gwil-limbury and intend to explore mutual solutions with the town.

ranji sinGHCaribbeaN & sOuth asiaN

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Aurora Rotary Club helps rural village in Ghana

Its time to share some sun-shine news. Dekpor School Development Organisation would like to publicly thank the Rotary Club of Aurora for its very generous $4,000 donation. We do our important work in Dekpor, Ghana, a rural village where everyone lives below the poverty line and it is a daily struggle to survive.

This donation, along with others, allows us to make a sub-stantial extension to our library. Right now, there is no space in the village where large groups can meet, safe from malaria-car-rying mosquitoes and equipped with lights in the evening for after the sun has gone down and farming work is done.

There are many areas in which we want to further educate and inform people. We already have plans to have nurses, agricultural department representatives, inspirational speakers, financial advisers and guidance counsellors come to share their knowledge.

There are countless topics that will make an impact: from teaching people the importance of hand washing to nutrition, from crop rotation to immuni-zations.

There are many experts who can share information to benefit the people of Dekpor. Due to supporters, such as the Rotary Club of Aurora, we are excited to further help the people of Dekpor. We are so grateful for its help.

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n the card game euchre, the trump card is a card you hold back and use to win if nothing else works. Premier Kathleen Wynne seems to have found her trump card and its green.

Whenever shes cornered with clear facts of a failed policy, she throws down her green trump card and claims a moral high ground over her critics.

Take for example, the recent scath-ing report from the auditor general. The auditor general found the Ontario governments Green Energy Act poli-cies have resulted in consumers pay-ing an extra $9.2 billion for electricity over what they would have paid under previous programs. Consumers have been paying far above market rates for 20-year contracts for wind and solar energy. Instead of committing to fix the problem, Wynne rushed to defend this policy. In fact, she has said she is happy to defend the extra billions of dollars her government has forced consumers to pay, because green energy is worth the extra expense.

The auditor general was not criticiz-ing green energy itself. There is noth-ing inherently wasteful about wind or solar power. The auditor generals point was that this particular energy the government had contracted to buy was overpriced.

Wynne used her green trump card again when she came under fire for winter road maintenance contracts that appeared to have the government purchasing plow equipment instead of hiring contractors who already owned the equipment. The auditor general found in her 2015 special report on winter highway maintenance that the government accepted the lowest bid for the road service, even though the contractor did not have sufficient equipment. The government spent millions on new plows and sanders as a result.

While the issue was clearly one of waste why would the government hire a contractor who did not already own the equipment Wynne deflect-ed to climate change. She responded to the criticism by stating, We are seeing the effects of climate change across this country. It is very important to have the right equipment.

Of course its important to have the right equipment, but who pays for that equipment and who owns it at the end of the day is the issue. Wynne somehow turned the issue of a flawed procurement process into a debate about global warming.

The green trump card even works in the most tenuous of circumstances. Take Wynnes Environment and Cli-mate Change Minister Glen Murrays use of an unprecedented drought as the explanation for the destabilization of Syria. In this governments view, the root cause of the displacement of millions of Syrians is climate change. Not ISIS, not Assads barrel bombs. Its really about global warming. Talk about co-opting a tragedy in the name of your own political agenda.

And of course, green policy is used to justify policies designed to bring rev-enue to Wynnes government, which is facing debt levels approaching $300 billion and which spends $11.3 billion a year on debt interest.

Cap-and-trade is a revenue plan couched in green language. It is a complex scheme that involves the gov-ernment creating financial products called carbon credits, which it then forces industries to buy and trade. Of course, it requires the establishment of an enormous bureaucracy. The plan is projected to raise $2 billion in revenue for the government each year.

Likewise, the recently announced high occupancy toll lanes are a meth-od of squeezing revenue out of Ontar-io drivers. But Wynne should be wary. A trump card is a powerful tool, but in euchre, you can only use it once. Wynne has played it multiple times. If she keeps playing her trump, she will find that it will stop working. And, eventually, Ontarians will see these policies for the waste and cash-grab-bing that they truly are.

Christine Van Geyn is an Ontario director of the Canadian

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the Crown eventually put an end to his state-ment, saying it was inappropriate.

I always think that it should have been the other way around, the teenager said, explaining that he often thinks he should have died and wishes Styles had survived. I never in a million years wanted what hap-pened that night to happen.

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spawned by the abrupt mass resignation of a majority of the foundations board of direc-tors June 30.

The exodus, according to former founda-tion board member Jim Alexander, was in protest to a directive from the hospital board to replace Poscente.

The duo also discussed remedial responses to negative perceptions caused by staff departures, including that of former foundation philanthropy and engagement vice-president Dora Boylen-Pabst and foun-dation print communications and media co-ordinator Jenn Rae.

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Things happen in large organizations, he said. Sometimes we stumble. We came to understand that there was a breakdown in communications that led to a breakdown of relationships.

The drama swirling around the hospital was worrisome, admitted Poscente, whose

foundation is the hospitals fundraising wing.No doubt that what happened had an

impact on our community and the commu-nitys trust in the organization, she said.

In damage control mode, she and Wil-liams have been meeting with major sup-porters to reassure them the organization is moving forward.

The two administrators are applying les-sons learned, they said.

It was a highly pressured chapter for Southlake.

In October, highly regarded facilitator Graham Scott met with numerous donors, physicians and former and current founda-tion board and hospital board members to understand their perspectives on what led to the relationship breakdown between the boards this summer.

Through meaningful dialogue at the meeting, the attendees, all deeply committed volunteers, reaffirmed their common mis-sion to the betterment of health care for the residents of York Region, a hospital release stated.

Accordingly, the foundation announced four former members and one new mem-ber were elected to the foundation board of directors, bringing the total complement of directors to nine. Returning members are Steve Hinder, Barry Stock, Dr. Charmaine van Schaik and Dave Wattling. Dr. Julius Toth, a highly regarded Southlake surgeon, is also on board.

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In one of the closest races in the Greater Toronto Area, Peterson defeated Brown 25,513 votes to 24,059. New Democrat Yvonne Kelly finished third with 4,806 votes, while Green Vanessa Long earned 1,331 and Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter received 762.

Peterson campaigned on an economic platform that promised to bring infrastruc-ture investment and job creation to the area. But the government got to work quickly in other areas upon taking office, implementing planks of its platform that included Syrian refugee immigration and measures to fight climate change.

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Its a testament to the type of campaign we ran, Peterson said of being named a Newsmaker.

Im the name on the ballot but it was a good team effort. The award is recognition of the names we had around us.

About 56,471 people cast ballots in the riding, or nearly 68 per cent of eligible voters.

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Nationally, the Liberals formed a majority government by capturing 184 seats, com-pared to 99 for the Conservatives, 44 for the NDP, 10 for the Bloc Quebecois and one for the Greens.

Peterson moves into a constituency office at 16600 Bayview Ave., Newmarket the same plaza as Browns old office. For more information, email [email protected].

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Emotional roller-coaster Our photographers captured celebrations,sadness and everything in betweenPhotography by Nick Iwanyshyn, Steve Somerville and Mike Barrett

Emma Perlaky shares a moment with her husband, Laszlo, in theirThornhill home. Read their story and the rest of our three-part series on senior citizens in York Region at bit.ly/1YM8efT.

Community leaders join members from LAssociation des francophones de la rgion de York for a vigil in support of the people of France at the Markham Civic Centre a few days after the November attacks in Paris.

Jane Philpott speaks to the crowd at 19 on the Park after winning the position of MP for Markham-Stouffville. She was later named minister of health.

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By Lisa [email protected]

With the real possibility of an elected regional chair on the near horizon, Wayne Emmerson may serve as Yorks last chair selected only by a majority of mayors and regional councillors.

In the meantime, Emmerson, who oppos-es having the chair elected by voters an

Emmerson points to Regions successes in 2015issue coming before council in February says hes busy taking care of business.

Now, with a year as the regions top politi-cal dog under his belt, he said hes pleased with the accomplishments the region made in 2015 and is looking forward to continued progress in 2016.

I think the first year went very well. I think weve all adjusted to a new chair because Bill

(Fisch, who retired as regional chair in 2014 after serving in the role for 17 years) was here for a long time, he said.

I think council is really working well together and Im hoping they say the same, which (is what Im hearing) from them.

Emmerson pointed to several achieve-ments by the region in 2015, including mov-ing for the first time to a four-year budget forecast that set out a financial and policy blueprint for the entire term of council.

The four-year forecast includes tax increas-es of 2.97 per cent for 2015 and 2.85 per cent for 2016, now approved, and projected tax hikes of 2.69 per cent in 2017 and 2.35 per cent in 2018.

We set a four-year budget, which is a big undertaking to make sure we know the numbers, so we can continue with the pro-grams we want to do and the infrastructure, Emmerson said.

Council launched three task forces on transportation, seniors and broadband in 2015 to address top priorities facing the region, he said.

With residents identifying traffic conges-tion as their top concern, the region is invest-ing more in roads than ever before, Emmer-son said.

The region is spending $721 million on roads from 2015 to 2018.

Meanwhile, the region continues to invest in public transit, Emmerson said.

For example, the vivaNext bus rapid-way on the section of Hwy. 7 from South Town Centre Boulevard to Warden Avenue in Markham opened in 2015, joining previous sections from South Town Centre to Warden, which opened in 2014, and from Hwy. 404 to

Bayview Avenue, which opened in 2013.Still under construction is the rapidway

from Hwy. 400 to Bowes Road in Vaughan. Part of the section is on target to open next year.

Meanwhile, the rapidway on Davis Drive in Newmarket was completed in 2015, although some landscaping will take place in the spring. The rapidway for Yonge Street south of Davis moves from preliminary work to the heavy construction phase in 2016.

Social housing, another key priority identi-fied by council, was addressed in part through the opening in the fall of Belindas Place in Newmarket, the regions first and only shelter for homeless single women, Emmerson said.

The Richmond Hill Housing and Com-munity Hub, the only facility of its kind in the region providing mixed-income housing and services for youths in the southern part of the region, is expected to open its doors to residents in February.

Emmerson admitted the region took heat from some municipalities for suddenly defer-ring a number of major sewer projects, espe-cially from East Gwillimbury councillors who were upset with delays to the Upper York Sewage System.

The UYSS is needed to accommodate growth in East Gwillimbury, Newmarket and Aurora until 2031.

But the region is waiting for provincial approval for the project, Emmerson said.

They were blaming us, but its the prov-ince that needs to tell us we can go ahead with it, he said.

Its the most environmental sewage plant, if not in Canada, very definitely for Ontario. Its state-of-the-art.

York Region chair Wayne Emmerson speaks at the opening of Pefferlaws $1.3-million EMS station in May.

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BY LISA [email protected]

In a year often dominated by escalating labour conflict on the education front, David Polegato, David Clegg and Elena Di Nardo emerged as public voices of the conflict in York Region.

Fortunately, the labour strife came to an end in the fall when the province reached deals with unions representing teachers and education workers but not before tensions had intensified.

David Polegato is Grade 8 student at Fair-wood Public School in Keswick.

In sharing his frustration about the esca-lating work-to-rule campaign launched in the spring and the withdrawal of extra-cur-ricular activities, he expressed the feelings likely felt by thousands of students, and par-ents, across the region.

The school year didnt get off to the start David wanted.

Field trips were cancelled.Things went further downhill when word

came voluntary extra-curricular activities would be suspended.

For David, that meant an end to his vol-leyball team and the prospect of no further sports teams or grad trip unless a settlement was reached.

Its really annoying because thats the one escape from school we kind of have, the one good thing, and now its gone. Everything has already been stripped down, so we really dont have any other reason to go to school than we are forced to anymore, he said in October.

The school day is pretty much get there, do your work, thats about it, nothing else.

Meanwhile, while Premier Kathleen Wynne and Education Minister Liz Sandals expressed the provinces concerns with labour difficulties that dragged on for months, Clegg

and Di Nardo stepped up to the plate as the voices for local educators during the disrup-tions.

Clegg is York Region president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario while Di Nardo is the president of Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2331 rep-resenting education workers such as edu-cational assistants, custodians, secretaries, library technicians, early childhood educa-tors and others.

Both were particularly upset when Wynne threatened to dock the pay of elementary teachers and education workers by Nov. 1 unless they reached settlements, as other unions had achieved by that point.

Childrens lives are being negatively affected. This has got to stop, Wynne said.

But Clegg called the move a crass politi-cal tactic that indicated the province had no intention of bargaining in good faith.

Di Nardo agreed. At the moment, its frustrating, its

extremely stressful with the ultimatum, she said.

Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and, by November, elementary teachers and edu-cation workers had joined other unions in accepting deals without resorting to full-blown strikes.

Workers were thrilled to settle, Di Nardo said.

Were happy that things will get back to normal relatively quickly, she said when a tentative agreement was reached.

I think everybody is going to get back to a regular routine and do all their duties. There is going to be a little bit of transition but we feel its going to be smooth. All of my mem-bers have been so relieved. Tons and tons of emails (have come in) from members saying, Great job, were glad we dont have to go on the picket line because it was that close.

Students, teachers waded through months of labour woes

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Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario York Region president David Clegg was a key figure during education labour disputes this year.

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Expropriations Act

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LANDIN THE MATTER OF an application by The Regional Municipality of York for approval to expropriate an interest in lands in the Town of Newmarket described as follows:

A temporary easement or rights in the nature of a temporary easement commencing on December 8, 2016 and expiring on January 1, 2019, required for the purpose of entering on the landswith all vehicles, machinery, workmen and other material for construction purposes, which may include (1) relocation of existing services and utilities, (2) work that supports the constructionof municipal infrastructure within the Regions permanent takings, (3) staging and storage of materials and equipment, (4) geotech testing, borehole testing, and other investigative works, (5)removal, relocation and/or installation of signage, (6) hard and soft landscaping, paving, grading and reshaping the lands to the limit of the reconstruction of the municipal road fronting thelands herein described, (7) the installation and removal of temporary (i) pedestrian access and walkways, (ii) parking measures including re-striping of aisles, lanes, and parking stalls, (iii)shoring and formwork, (iv) drainage and erosion/sediment control measures (v) traffic signals, (vi) fencing, and (vii) handrails, and (8) works ancillary to any of the foregoing and necessary tothe works to be performed in association with the purpose of implementing road and intersection improvements along Yonge Street, including associated local roads, and to provide designatedlanes for the vivaNext transit system and works ancillary thereto,

For the purposes of implementing road and intersection improvements along Yonge Street from Sawmill Valley Drive/Savage Road to Davis Drive in Newmarket, and to provide designated lanesfor the Viva transit system, streetscaping, boulevards and works ancillary thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate a temporary easement interest in the lands described in Schedule A below.

Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectivesof the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing,

(a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner isserved by publication, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice;

(b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice.

Schedule A1. Part of Lot 90, Concession 1, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,

designated as Part 1, Plan YR20718962. Part of Lot 90, Concession 1, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,




designated as Part 2, Plan YR20719116. Part of Common Elements of York Region Condominium Plan No. 877, Town of

Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated as Parts 5, 6 and 7, PlanYR2071922

7. Part of Common Elements of York North Condominium Plan No. 5, Town of Newmarket,Regional Municipality of York, designated as Parts 1, 4 and 7,Plan YR2071942

8. Part of Block A, Plan M-1509, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,designated as Parts 9, 10 and 11, Plan YR2071954

9. Part of Lot 92, Concession 1, W.Y.S., Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,designated as Part 2, Plan YR2071956

10. Part of Block A, Plan M-9, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designatedas Parts 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20, Plan YR2071962

11. Part of Block A, Plan M-9, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designatedas Parts 5, 6 and 7, Plan YR2074287

12. Part of Lot 93, Concession 1, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,designated as Part 3, Plan YR2071972

13. Part of Lots 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33, Plan 359, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality

of York, designated as Part 4, Plan YR207197714. Part of Lot 28, Plan 359, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated

as Part 3, Plan YR207148415. Part of Lot 27, Plan 359, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated

as Part 3, Plan YR207150316. Part of Lot 26, Plan 359 and Part of Lot 93, Concession 1, Town of Newmarket, Regional

Municipality of York, designated as Parts 5 and 6, Plan YR207150917. Part of Lot 1, Plan 49, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated as

Part 2, Plan YR207397418. Part of Lot 1, Plan 49, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated as

Part 4, Plan YR207151319. Part of Lot 94, Concession 1,Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,

designated as Part 3, Plan YR209238020. Part of Block C, Plan 430 and Part of Block C, Plan 527, Town of Newmarket, Regional

Municipality of York, designated as Part 3, Plan YR207151621. Part of Block 4, Plan 65M-2118 and Part of Lot 94, Concession 1, Town of Newmarket,

Regional Municipality of York, designated as Parts 7 and 8, Plan YR207151822. Part of Block C, Plan 430, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated

as Part 2, Plan YR207151923. Part of Block D, Plan 430, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated

as Parts 3 and 4, Plan YR207152424. Part of Block D, Plan 430, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York, designated

as Parts 1 and 2, Plan YR207152425. Part of Block 3, Plan 65M-2118, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,

designated as Parts 4 and 5, Plan YR207152626. Part of Lot 95, Concession 1, Town of Newmarket, Regional Municipality of York,

designated as Parts 2, 3 and 4, Plan YR2071545

The approving authority is:The Council of The Regional Municipality of York17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 6Z1

The expropriating authority is:The Regional Municipality of York

17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 6Z1

THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORKDino Basso

Commissioner of Corporate Services

This notice first published on the 17th day of December, 2015.

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There are hundreds of fatal car crashes each year in the GTA, but the resulting public anger is rarely, if ever, matched by that felt by suspected drunk driver Marco Muzzo.

It was on Sept. 27 that Edward and Jen-nifer Neville-Lake lost their three children and their grandfather, Gary Neville, after Muzzos Jeep T-boned the family minivan in Vaughan.

Muzzo, an heir to a billion-dollar develop-ment fortune, was later slapped with a variety of charges, including impaired driving caus-ing death.

The public reaction was fierce. There were thousands of messages seek-

ing judicial and even vigilante revenge on Muzzo.

Videos and photographs of him and his family were dug up from the past, people began tweeting family secrets and social media pages began popping up slamming the 29-year-old King resident as entitled.

A variety of photos of him in Ferraris made their way into the media and it was later reported that he was returning from his bachelor party in the United States when the crash occurred.

Some voices have been calling for a less

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caustic reaction, saying this is another, albeit major and destructive human mis-take.

But those have been largely drowned out by those putting their faith in the courts, hoping to see him serve a lengthy sentence.

Although unrealistic, the largest Facebook page, Prison 4 Marco Muzzo, is calling for life in prison.

That sort of debate came to a shuddering halt Dec. 15 and a new argument began after an experienced lawyer told yorkregion.com hes been hearing rumours about a plea deal in the works at the Newmarket courthouse.

He suggested Muzzos lawyer, Brian Greenspan, is using Muzzo funds to set up a foundation and pay the Neville-Lake fam-ily in an effort to get him a reduced prison sentence.

The average sentence would usually be eight to 10 years, but with time served, Muzzo could serve as little as two years in prison, according to the outside lawyer.

One experienced York police officer, who did not want his name shared in the media, said he wouldnt be surprised if Muzzo serves as little as 18 months.

The story appeared to open old wounds and those interested in the case have been bracing themselves for what some have called a two-tiered court system, which allows those with expendable cash to serve fewer days in prison.

Neville-Lake has not responded to the story, but continues to use her Facebook page to encourage others to appreciate the special lives around them.

Fierce public reaction after Marco Muzzo accused of impaired driving

Jennifer Neville-Lake addresses the media outside the Newmarket Courthouse after an appearance by Marco Muzzo, who is accused of impaired driving causing death in relation to the collision that killed Neville-Lakes three children and their grandfather.

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