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New retirement home rules in
effect next weekBY DAVID [email protected]
A new age is dawning for retirement homes as they prepare to get in line with provincial regulations aimed at protecting seniors.
By July 3, every retirement home in Ontar-io must apply for a licence under the Retire-ment Homes Act as part of an effort to ensure seniors are safe and comfortable and treated with dignity and respect, Minister Responsible for Seniors Linda Jeffrey said.
“I think it’s a good piece of consumer protec-tion,” Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust COO Karen Sullivan said, add-ing there was no downside from her perspec-tive.
The Mississauga-based company operates more than 180 locations across Canada, includ-ing 103 in Ontario.
Their local retirement residences include Newmarket’s Barton, Aurora’s Park Place Manor, Thornhill’s Constantia, Vaughan’s Valley Vista, Woodbridge’s Pine Grove Lodge and Markham’s Rouge Valley.
A lot of the ideas in the legislation and regu-lations are things that were already being done voluntarily, she said.
The Ontario Retirement Communities Asso-ciation accredits about 80 per cent of the prov-ince’s homes already and, as a publicly traded company, Chartwell tried to maintain the same standards across its operations, no matter the variations in provincial legislation, Ms Sullivan said.
Though she has mixed feelings about the new legislation, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly CEO Judith Wahl thinks provincial licensing is a step up from the lower, industry-regulated retirement communities association standards.
“It will get the retirement homes out of the closet,” she said, noting the regulations are well short of the more stringent legislation governing
What’s next for observatory settlement?BY ADAM MC [email protected]
A May 7 Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing could mark the finish line in the latest race to preserve the David Dunlap Observatory lands.
This meeting will serve as an opportu-nity for the provincial OMB to examine any objections from parties yet to sign off on last week’s settlement, which would preserve 99 acres of the 178-acre main parcel of the dis-puted observatory site.
The development application settlement would also reduce the number of housing units to be built by landowner Corsica by 300 units, with roughly 530 homes expected to
A large and long concrete barrier has crossed Gretel Drive for 16 years and now its fate is dividing residents across the wider neigh-bourhood. Town council has decided to remove it and residents on affected streets — some without sidewalks — worry about traffic and safety of their children. See the story on page 17.
See ‘STEP’, page 30.
BARRIER DIVIDES NEIGHBOURS
STAFF PHOTONICK IWANYSHYN
Observatory Hill Homeowners Association and Richmond Hill Naturalists — have until April 30 to file an objection.
Should an objection be deemed valid by the OMB, the settlement reached through mediation becomes void and the original Corsica application for 833 units will move forward through the hearing process.
Should all parties approve the settle-ment, the May 7 pre-hearing could instead become a settlement hearing.
This meeting is to start at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 7, at the Town of Richmond Hill offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Rd. and is open to the public.
For more, visit richmondhill.ca
be built, primarily on the eastern half of the property along Bayview Avenue.
The date for the hearing was announced this week by the land tribunal.
Two of the five mediation parties — York Region and Toronto Region and Conserva-tion Authority — are expected to ratify the settlement within the next week.
Three parties that didn’t participate in the board-ordered mediation — CN Rail,
Reacting to deal For reactions of our MP, MPP and residents,
see story on page 9.
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BY KIM [email protected]
When Avital Pearlston smelled skunk one morning recently in her Thornhill neighbourhood, she didn’t think much about it. That kind of thing happens occasionally, even in her urbanized neighbour-hood near Bathurst and Centre Streets.
Then a neighbour drew her attention to a skunk stumbling between their houses.
“It looked like it was limping and in pain,” she said. “We realized right away something was wrong.”
From their windows, and even-tually from their front yards, she and her neighbours watched the creature with their hearts aching as it lurched and lay on lawns and the sidewalk, at one point laboriously crawling across the road.
Ms Pearlston called a local wild-life company and learned it would cost her between $200 and $400 to have it removed. (While she did not know it at the time, it is actually not legal for wildlife removal com-panies to rehabilitate or euthanize wild animals, according to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.)
The company suggested she could save some money by calling 311 and have the city take it away.
WRONG CITY
But it was the wrong city.She discovered, when she dialed
311, that the animal control service only applies to Toronto residents — five minutes away, south of Steeles.
She tried calling her own city, Vaughan, and found she was out of luck.
“Vaughan is a really, really huge problem,” said Nathalie Karvonen, head of Toronto Wildlife Centre, Canada’s busiest wildlife centre.
Ms Karvonen said Vaughan is the only municipality in the GTA that does not provide some level of wildlife response and she will be addressing the problem with coun-cillors later this month.
She says other York municipali-ties including Richmond Hill are also not handling their problems well.
“Your residents are frantic for help and the situation is now very serious,” she said in a letter to Vaughan council. “We can not do your animal control work for you.”
“People are begging us for help and we’re not able do anything,” said Ms Karnoven. “It’s heartbreak-
ing for everyone involved.”While the City of Toronto has
its own service to deal with injured wildlife, and Markham, Aurora and Richmond Hill have contracted the service to the OSPCA, Vaughan has opted to bury its head in the sand and ignore the problem altogeth-er, she said. It causes trouble for services like hers that depend on charitable donations.
It’s especially troubling this spring. Experts say a mild winter has led to more wildlife encounters. When winter is warm, sick animals that would normally not make it through the cold can survive and the Ontario Humane Society reports a substantial increase in calls.
Complicating matters, Oak Ridg-es Friends of the Environment in its April newsletter advises that those who find an injured animal should call the Toronto Wildlife Centre and should consider donating to the charity, even though Richmond Hill budgets $520,000 for the OSPCA to deal with wildlife.
When residents in Richmond Hill, Markham or Aurora encounter a sick or injured wild animal on their property, they can call their
municipality and be directed to the OSPCA. In Vaughan, no such ser-vice exists.
City staff advise Vaughan resi-dents to contact the Toronto Wild-life Centre and/or Ministry of Natu-ral Resources for more information. The ministry, however, can only refer people to licensed wildlife rehabilitators, and there are none in York Region, Ms Karvonen said.
Vaughan will also provide con-tact information for private wildlife removal companies but that’s not a valid option either, Ms Karvonen said, because those companies can-not legally rehabilitate or euthanize wild animals.
In some cases, said city spokes-person Gloria Leonardis, the Toron-to Wildlife Centre or Ministry of Natural Resources may come out to retrieve the animal.
That’s not likely, Ms Karvonen said. “I’ve never heard of a situation when the ministry has responded on scene in York Region to retrieve sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.”
DISTEMPER EPIDEMIC
Making matters worse, this spring, is an epidemic of distemper
that is hitting Vaughan especially hard.
Distemper is viral, contagious and fatal; there is little wildlife reha-bilitators can do. City animal ser-vices should be providing humane euthanasia, Ms Karvonen said.
“In Vaughan, unfortunately, where there’s absolutely no recourse, we are getting a half a dozen des-perate calls a day. We have to spend time with them, assessing the ani-mal, talking about the options of which there are virtually none.
“What it comes down to is if we spend donation dollars that are hard to raise performing animal control for another municipality, if we pick up an animal only to bring it back and euthanize it for them, then that’s another animal we have to turn away that could have been rehabilitated.”
The Wildlife Centre has asked Vaughan for donations in the past but “we pretty much hit a brick wall”, she said. They also asked Vaughan to include wildlife in their planning for city animal services.
“It’s a little unfair to be expecting a charity in another city to do your work.”
This leaves the Ministry of Nat-ural Resources, but the ministry provides a number for the OSPCA which plays a recorded message saying it is closed to wildlife admis-sions and to call Ontario Provin-cial Police or Ministry of Natural Resources. The OSPCA closed its wildlife centre shortly after getting the wildlife services contracts in York Region.
The ministry also suggests con-tacting Ontario Wildlife Rehabilita-tion and Education Network, but that agency’s answering machine is full and the website advises contact-ing the ministry to locate an autho-rized wildlife custodian — of which there are none in York Region.
The website says that for 12 years it has been asking the ministry to provide a central database to help assist wildlife but Ontario remains one of the few in North America that does not do this.
Left helpless, Ms Pearlston and her neighbours watched the sick skunk struggle until she finally called a wildlife company and asked them to take it away. It cost her $209; she has no idea what happened to the animal.
“It was so stressful. We didn’t want the poor thing suffering like that. We wanted someone to take the skunk out of its misery.”
She was grateful her neighbours chipped in to help her pay for the service and predicts more troubles with the warm weather this spring.
Watch for part two on issues facing the OSPCA.
WHAT TO DOIf you see what you think may be sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, don’t remove it from its natural habitat. The bird or animal may not need assistance and you could do more harm. For advice, visit www.ontariowildliferescue.ca, the Minis-try of Natural Resources info web pages http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_168419.html, the Toronto Wildlife Centre 416-631-0662 or the OSPCA’s hotline 1-888-668-7722 x386. Nuisance animals or dead wildlife on private property are considered a homeowner responsibility, call a private wildlife company. Keep people and pets away from sick/injured or dead wildlife.
Neighbour Marla Miller (left) points to where a sick skunk struggled for life on Avital Pearlston’s front yard. Unlike other municipalities, Vaughan does not offer services to help. The animal lay dying on her lawn so she was faced with paying more than $200 for a wildlife company to take it away. Richmond Hill is among several York municipalities which struggle with what to do with wildlife.
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The Council of the Town of Richmond Hill hereby declares that hat the month of April be proclaimed as“Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge Month”
and that April 15 to 21 be proclaimed as “National Volunteer Week
and that April 23 to30 be proclaimed as “Pitch-In Canada Week.
BULLETIN225 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill ON L4C 4Y5
Monday, April 23 – Council – 7:30 p.m.Monday, April 30 – Committee of the Whole – 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 2 – Council Public Meeting – 7:30 p.m.
Agendas for all meetings are available on the Town’s Website under the Council section “Meetings and Agendas” tab. Council meetings will be held at the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 1st floor.
Effective April 22, 2012 York Region Transit (YRT)/Viva is adjusting select services operating in the Town of Richmond Hill.
HUNT STREET / LUCAS AVENUEPlease be advised that there will be a temporary road closure and some lane restrictions in the area of Hunt Street and Lucas Avenue from Monday, April 9 to Sunday, June 17. This is to facilitate construction of new sewer and sanitary drain systems in connection with the development of new homes (Manors on Hunt & Lucas).
Local access will be made available to residents and school-related traffic
ROAD CLOSURE/LANE RESTRICTION DATESLucas Avenue – Full Road Closure – Friday, April 20 & Saturday,
April 21* *Rain date: Saturday, April 28.
Hunt Street – Occupancy Lane Closure – Monday, April 9 to Sunday, June 17** **Hunt Street will be reduced to one lane between Lucas Avenue and Yonge Street. LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY.
Tubro Contracting will notify residents of any interruption to water/sewer. We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience and thank you for your patience.
RED CARDINAL TRAIL between Brightview Drive and Mallard Marsh Crescent
To facilitate the construction of new municipal services within the right of way of Red Cardinal Trail by Bathurst Bloomington Investments Ltd., a temporary closure of Red Cardinal Trail from Brightview Drive to Mallard Marsh Crescent is scheduled a follows:
from 7:00 a.m. Tuesday April 24 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday May 8, 2012
Through traffic is to follow the detour routes shown. Access to local properties and emergency traffic will be maintained.
If further information is required please contact the Planning and Regulatory Services Department –
Development Engineering Section via (905) 771- 8800.
ACCESS RICHMOND HILL EXTENDED HOURS
Access Richmond Hill (located on the ground floor at 225 East Beaver Creek Road) will be extending its business hours to accommodate payments for the second installment of property taxes, due on May 1, 2012. The hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the following days:
All services, including payments for building permits, water bills, and parking tickets will continue to be provided for customers during the extended hours. Regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will recommence on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
As a reminder, tax payments may be paid at your bank branch, through your ATM or through your bank’s online and telephone systems. Alternatively, payments by cheque may be placed in the drop-off boxes at the Operations Centre at 1200 Elgin Mills Road East or at the Municipal Office at 225 East Beaver Creek Road before midnight on May 1, 2012.
Inquiries related to your property taxes can be made at 901-771-8949.
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If you have any question or concerns, call Maren Builders Inc. Ltd. at 647-427-8596 during regular business hours.
Please note that this work is being undertaken by Maren Builders Inc. Ltd. (construction), 647-427-8596 and Tubro Contracting (sewer & sanitary), 416-676-3763.
RICHMOND HILL FIREWORKS BY-LAWRichmond Hill’s By-Law #77-10 requires permits for the sale of fireworks to ensure they are properly displayed and safely stored at authorized retail outlets. The By-law, which came in to effect January 2011, states that fireworks may only be sold by vendors to which a permit has been issued. Applications to obtain a vendor’s permit to sell fireworks are available at RichmondHill.ca/fire or from Fire Prevention, located at 1200 Elgin Mills Road East. Completed applications must be submitted to Fire Prevention. It will take approximately 30 days from when the permit application is received to when the vendor’s location is inspected.
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van, trailer or motor vehicleFor more information about the Fireworks By-law,
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on Tuesday, May 22. Come and explore all that the
Oak Ridges Community Centre has to offer.
Please check the website, RichmondHill.ca/ORCC regularly for updates and details.
Come discover recreation, culture and fun for the 21st century.
RICHMOND HILL PUBLIC ART POLICY A public Open House event will be held on the evening of Thursday April 26, 2012 at the McConaghy Centre (10100 Yonge Street) in the Dining Room from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Following an extensive community consultation process and background research, the Open House will present key directions and findings, and will also give the community an opportunity provide feedback.
The Public Art Policy Directions Report is will soon be available on the Town’s Website at RichmondHill.ca/PublicArt.
We hope to see you there!
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COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETINGWednesday, May 16, 2012
Concerning Proposed Zoning By-law Amendments
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, to notify the public and receive comments on the following applications that have been received by the Town.
ITEM 1 INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: D02-12004Katie Pandey, Planner I,
905-771-2470, [email protected]
A request from ANNETTE & GIOVANNI ALEANDRO and LINA & NICOLA SPINA to amend the Zoning By-law for lands known as Part Lots 40 and 41, Lot 42, Plan 203, and municipally known as 45 Lake Avenue.
The subject lands are located on the south side of Lake Avenue east of Yonge Street and have a lot area of 0.279 hectares (0.689) acres). The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the subject
1703, as amended, to “Single Detached Six (R6) Zone” under By-law
additional building lot with appropriate development standards.
ITEM 2 INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: D02-11033
905-771-2413, [email protected]
A request from FADY ELZOKM to amend the Zoning By-law for lands known as Part of Lot 8, Plan 5509, municipally known as 14 Long Hill Drive.
The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the subject lands from ““Rural Residential
68, as amended to “Single Detached Six (R6) Zone” and “Single
in order to facilitate the creation of two new building lots fronting onto Long Hill Drive as well as the creation of two future lots to front onto the future extension of Escapade Drive.
verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments. Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be mailed/faxed/e-mailed to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary. The personal information accompanying your submission will become part of the public record.
the public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the By-laws are passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Municipal Board.
the public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the By-laws are passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
By-law Amendments are available for inspection between 8:30 a.m.
COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETINGWednesday, May 16, 2012
Concerning Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, to notify the public and receive comments on the following applications that have been received by the Town.
ITEM 1 INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILES: D01-09002 & D02-09006
Andy Karaiskakis, Planner II 905-771-2412, [email protected]
A request from JA’FARI ISLAMIC HOUSING CORPORATION to amend the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law for lands known as Part of Lot 53, Concession 1, E.Y.S., municipally known as 138 Yorkland Street. The subject lands are located at the intersection of Silverwood Avenue and Yorkland Street and have a frontage of 36m (118.11 ft) onto Yorkland Street and an area of approximately 40,104.9 m2 (431,685.55 ft2).
The proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications would establish site-specific development standards to facilitate the construction of a five-storey seniors’ affordable apartment building comprised of twenty-eight (28) units on the subject lands.
meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments. Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be mailed/faxed/e-mailed to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary. The personal information accompanying your submission will become part of the public record.
the public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Municipal Board.
the public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
the public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Municipal Board.
the public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill before the By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
IF YOU WISH to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the Official Plan, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek
and Zoning By-law Amendments is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Planning and Regulatory Services Department, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor (telephone: 905-771-8910). The Staff Report will be available for pick-up at
Wednesday May 9, 2012 after 3:00 p.m. The Staff Report will also
be available on the Town's website www.richmondhill.ca/meetings.
Donna L. McLarty, Town Clerk Town of Richmond Hill Tel: 905-771-2529 225 East Beaver Creek Road
E-mail: [email protected]
DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF APRIL 2012.
and 4:30 p.m. at the Planning & Regulatory Services Department, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor (telephone: 905-771-8910). The Staff Reports prepared in respect of these items will be available from the Office of the Clerk on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, after 3:00 p.m. The Staff Reports will also be available on the Town’s website www.richmondhill.ca/meetings.
Donna L. McLarty, Town Clerk Town of Richmond Hill Tel: 905-771-2529 225 East Beaver Creek Road
E-mail: [email protected]
DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF APRIL 2012.
COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETINGWednesday, May 16, 2012
Concerning a Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision
16, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road to notify the public and receive comments on the following application that has been received by the Town.
ITEM 1 INQUIRIES REFER TO TOWN FILE: D03-12002Andy Karaiskakis, Planner II
905-771-2412, [email protected]
A request from BAIF DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED to approve a draft Plan of Subdivision for lands known as Block 296, Registered Plan 65M-3792.
The proposed draft Plan of Subdivision is comprised of a total of fifty-one (51) single detached lots and the construction of a new road connecting to Alamo Heights Drive.
and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the proposed Plan of Subdivision. Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be mailed/faxed/e-mailed to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary. The personal information accompanying your submission will become part of the public record.
public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill in respect of the proposed Plan of Subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft Plan of Subdivision, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Municipal Board.
public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill in respect of the proposed Plan of Subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft Plan of Subdivision, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
IF YOU WISH to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill in respect of the proposed Plan of Subdivision, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond
Subdivision is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Planning & Regulatory Services Department (4th Floor), 225 East Beaver Creek Road (telephone: 905-771-8910). The Staff Report
of the Municipal Offices, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 after 3:00 p.m. The Staff Report will also be available on the Town’s website www.richmondhill.ca/meetings.
Donna L. McLarty, Town Clerk Town of Richmond Hill Tel: 905-771-2529 225 East Beaver Creek Road
E-mail: [email protected]
DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF APRIL 2012.
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Numerous times in this editorial space over recent years, our words have exhort-ed, even begged: all parties should work together to save the observatory.
Now after many years, we can cel-ebrate a partial resolution to the fight — and it has been a fight — over the 189 acres that are the precious David Dunlap Observatory.
Is everyone satisfied? Of course not.When you have people lining up as
polar opposites, no compromise settle-ment that sees 56 per cent saved as town greenspace will make everyone happy.
Corsica, the legal owner of the lands that the developer bought from the Uni-versity of Toronto for $70 million in 2008, wanted to build 833 housing units on the greenspace.
On the other side were the environ-mentalists and many of you — ordinary residents — who urged preservation of the entire site, complete with heritage astronomy telescope and buildings and vital greenspace in our urban landscape.
“It’s private property” reminded the signs along Bayview and 16th Avenue.
“It’s a park” disagreed many small signs pitched on residential front yards.
Caught in the middle of these two sides were previous and current town council-lors. And while many officially or unof-ficially believed the province or even the
federal government should help fend off development by providing funds to save it, frequent entreaties to do this fell on deaf ears from higher-level cash-strapped governments.
So the Town of Richmond Hill, and its planners and lawyers, armed with your tax dollars, fought the good fight and tried to prevent the lands from being paved over completely by houses.
Did the town win? Some would say no, they didn’t get enough.
Did environmental groups such as the DDO Defenders get what they want? No, but they deserve credit for shining a spot-light on the lands, watching over every tree and building and galvanizing resi-dents to show concern for the site.
Our mayor and councillors say the fight’s not over yet, that there is more negotiation needed with the landowner to secure the 12-acre “panhandle” that juts down to 16th Avenue and currently houses Elvis Stojko Arena.
So stay tuned for more discussion on this important site.
And to those who say the town gave away too much, remember, the home your family lives in was probably once sit-ting on a vacant field and developed by a company such as Corsica.
In a good settlement, our entire com-munity wins.
We all win in compromise
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Spotlight shines on deserving volunteersThis week the national spotlight is on
volunteers and their indelible mark on our communities. Richmond Hill was ahead of the game by staging the 50th anniversary Volunteer Awards last week.
What an inspiring evening. Just 13 of the town’s most amazing volunteers were honoured in different spheres of influ-ence, from high school student Shannon Wong just starting to make her mark on her town and her world, to senior citizens such as Ruth Coxford, who has literally given of herself to York Central Hospital for five decades and helped get Hill House Hospice off the ground.
I was a proud guest at the recogni-tion event held at the theatre, as I helped nominate one of those in the spotlight, Patty Carlson.
Having camped, sang and sold cook-ies with her through Girl Guides, I know first-hand about her dedication to the youth organization. Along with co-nom-inator Jennifer Pyke of the horticultural society, I was proud to outline Patty’s many years as a Brownie and Pathfinder leader and her many volunteer roles.
Those lovely flower boxes lining the downtown and at public buildings also have her personal touch, not to mention her time judging residents’ efforts in the
front garden recognition program. As I wrote in my nomination letter:
“She is one of those leaders who cer-tainly ‘walks the walk and talks the talk’. She doesn’t just encourage others to give of their time, she is always giving of her-self at events and activities to make this community a better place.”
And that is certainly the case for the other volunteers honoured last week.
Volunteers such as Warren Collier, who was recognized for a decade of sup-port to the York Central Hospital board, similiarly taking on various roles such as treasurer and chairperson, and even giv-
ing up his own normal life — as presenter Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora noted — when he was quarantined for 10 days during the SARS epidemic of 2003. Talk about making personal sacrifices.
Kent Todd volunteers through Road Watch to keep us safe. Councillor Greg Beros outlined many ways Mr. Todd sup-ports the citizen safety organization, not-ing he flies the Road Watch flag at public events such as Heritage Day, the Santa Claus parade and Oak Ridges Fair.
Lois Anderson was honoured for her resident ambassador role at Del-manor retirement home. Mr. Spatafora described how she welcomes new resi-dents and introduces them to the many programs offered at Delmanor.
She has also volunteered at York Cen-tral for an impressive 44 years, helping especially to train student volunteers.
Mayor Dave Barrow took to the micro-phone to praise recipient Karen Harding, who has been involved and supportive of the arts in our town since 1987.
He outlined many organizations that have enjoyed her artistic touch, such as Arts Richmond Hill, the Sculptors’ Soci-ety of Canada and Richmond Hill Public Library’s art committee, also founding the Youth Art Festival and co-ordinating
major art exhibits at Old Town Hall. In an unusual twist for top Toastmas-
ter Karim Premji, he stood silent on stage while Councillor Godwin Chan waxed eloquent at the mic on his two-decade contribution to the international public speaking organization and our town.
He has delivered more than 100 speeches and lead dozens of workshops to help others conquer their fears of pub-lic speaking. He also volunteers through the Ismaili Muslim community and an after-school program, already having earned a provincial volunteer award.
These are the people who literally make our neighbourhoods better places. Feeling you should emulate them? Give a little of yourself and your expertise to make Richmond Hill a richer place?
The sky’s the limit for you to do just that. Your child’s school parent coun-cil would love your help; their soccer coach or dance school, too. What about Hill House Hospice; CHATS (Community Home Assistance to Seniors); your par-ent’s retirement home; the list is endless.
There’s even a website to help you hone in on what kind of volunteer you’d be and the best fit for you; check out getinvolved.ca
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Richmond Hill business student Tracy Leparulo received a Dennis Mock Student Leadership Award Tuesday from Ryerson University President Sheldon Levy (left) and Dennis Mock, former Ryerson vice-president, academic. She was also featured last week at the Town of Richmond Hill awards in a video presentation, as a previous Enbridge Youth Volunteer award winner. At school she has impressed staff and students on the board of governors and as president of Ryerson’s Students in Free Enterprise, helping to launch student entrepreneurs in Canada and around the world.
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Stuart Tinkler is used to living on a quiet street and spotting the odd deer or coyote roaming about the meadows across the road from his home.
He lives on Hillsview Avenue. Across the road sits the untamed David Dunlap Obser-vatory lands.
For 18 years, Mr. Tinkler has enjoyed the natural view from his front porch, but that view could change soon.
The town agreed to a development settle-ment plan last week, born out of Ontario Municipal Board mediation, which could bring 530 homes to the land, some of which will sit directly across the street from Mr. Tinkler.
The settlement would bring 300 fewer houses and allow for more greenspace, than the Corsica developer’s initial plan, but some Hillsview residents have trouble endorsing the compromise agreement.
“This is a horrible idea. I hope all of their backsides fall off for agreeing to this deal,” commented Mr. Tinkler from his front door.
“Why would they mettle with this? We have this beautiful space and now they are going to put their crummy little houses on it,” he added, motioning to the former University of Toronto campus.
Next door, Richard Rozmahel has lived in his home for almost two decades and he also rejects the deal reached between the town, developer and other mediation parties.
Admitting his disappointment with the settlement plan, Mr. Rozmahel said his objec-tion has more to do with the increased traffic and problems that the additional streets will create on Hillsview.
His main concern is with the existing Kirsten Street, which runs north off Hillsview
and the settlement plan’s “Street M”, which would run south off Hillsview to form two three-way intersections, roughly 50 metres apart.
Resident Michael Nam believes some development on the land is only fair for own-ers Corsica, but said he would have liked to see the density of the proposed neighbour-hoods lower to preserve more of the present aesthetics.
Further west along Hillsview, Melina Hoe-cke said while she had hoped for full preser-vation of the site, she was happy 56 per cent could be saved.
Ms Hoecke won’t be as directly affected as some of her neighbours, as her house faces observatory property that would remain wooded, under the settlement.
“This 56 per cent will be a benefit not just for us, but for everyone in the community, the whole town and country. This land is a jewel and I credit the (DDO) Defenders for working so hard and fighting for it,” she added.
On the other side of the disputed site, resident Renu Duggal admitted to “mixed feelings” on the settlement.
Her home backs onto the southern bound-ary of the observatory and she is a former president of the Observatory Hill Homeown-ers Association.
“Once that 44 per cent of greenspace is gone, we can’t go back. And with another 530 units, the traffic will increase that much more on Bayview and 16th Avenue. I’m hopeful the mayor and others can still do something to work towards securing 100 per cent,” said Ms Duggal.
While the Defenders fought for 100 per cent preservation, residents and the town may now look to the provincial and federal
Nearby residents not keen on observatory settlement
See POLITICIANS, page 10.
Visual comparison of Corsica’s original development application for 833 housing units (above) shows that last week’s settlement plan (below) preserves almost all of the western half — or 56 per cent — of the entire David Dunlap Observatory site.
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governments to address the remain-ing 44 per cent in Corsica control and slated for development.
Both upper tier governments have turned deaf ears to the town’s past pleas for help and Mr. Tin-kler doesn’t have much faith in help arriving from those governments.
“Ha! The government help out, that’s a laugh,” he scoffed at the notion.
Conservative MP Costas Men-egakis said federal interest is no laughing matter, adding he’s ready to collaborate with the appropriate parties.
“If something can be done in the manner of a land swap or buy-out which is agreeable to the landown-er, perhaps these are things that can be explored,” said Mr. Menegakis this week.
Mr. Menegakis said he intends to speak to the federal minister of environment, Richmond Hill MPP
Reza Moridi and Mayor Dave Bar-row, to see if there is shared interest in preserving the remaining land.
Mr. Moridi concurred, and the Liberal MPP plans to follow through on plans for observatory talks which he pledged following his provincial election win last year.
“Once all parties have ratified, it will be important to contact the mayor and discuss with all levels of government to decide what’s next,” he added.
An OMB pre-hearing meeting is scheduled for May 7 and this meet-ing could also serve as a settlement hearing, should all parties agree to ratify.
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Politicians agree to discuss observatory
MP COSTAS MENEGAKIS: ‘Ready to collaborate’ and ‘explore’ options.
MPP REZA MORIDI: ‘Once ratified, it will be important to discuss with all levels of government’.
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A York organization has run its way to an award.
The after-school social recre-ation program Girls on the Run, geared toward girls in grades 3 to 8, meshes training for a non-com-petitive five-kilometre run with developing self-esteem and strong values.
The organization is one of eight recipients of the 2012 great grants award.
The award, given by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, recognizes charitable and non-profit organiza-tions that have had an exceptional impact in their communities.
“We are honoured to receive this exceptional award,” Girls on the Run council director Rina De Donato said. “We feel valued and blessed to be recognized.”
Specifically, the organization has been awarded the sports and recreation award by Ontario Tour-ism, Culture and Sport Minister Michael Chan.
The Great Grants Awards rec-ognize remarkable organizations across Ontario whose efforts have a profound positive impact on the people and communities they serve, Mr. Chan said, adding the organizations contribute to arts
and culture, sports and recreation, social services, environmental ini-tiatives, job skills and youth engage-ment throughout the province.
The program relies on mentor-ing relationships and delivers phys-ical and life skills training through an active collaboration with stu-dents, parents, schools, volunteers, staff and the community.
The organization continues to gain popularity throughout the province, changing girls’ lives one kilometre at a time. It has more than 70 schools signed on for the 2012 program.
The program is generally run out of schools. Seven from the York Catholic District School Board and 25 from the York Region District School Board have registered for the spring program.
York Region continues to be the largest participant in the program, brought from the United States to York by Ms De Donato in 2004.
Award recipients were cho-sen from about 4,500 groups that received Ontario Trillium Founda-tion grants in recent years.
Girls on the Run received a com-munity grant of $123,100 over three years in 2007.
For more information, visit girl-sontherun.ca
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Mom caught in theatre ticket crunchBY ADAM MC [email protected]
When Natalie Phillips was told she had to purchase a $35 theatre ticket so her eight-month-old daughter, Violet, could watch a bal-let recital, the mother of four couldn’t believe her ears.
Ms Phillips insisted Violet wouldn’t be in her own seat, but sitting in her mom’s lap to watch a performance by an older sister.
Still, $35 and a ticket would need to be handed over, otherwise, no baby at the ballet performance.
“I have to pay $35 for my baby to sit on my knee, while I watch my two year old in a ballet performance. I feel like I’m being gouged for my money here. I don’t understand this at all,” Ms Phillips said last week.
“I have been to the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts before, and there, it was kids
under 2 are free,” she said, initially thinking the town-owned and operated Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts was to blame for the ticket “gouging”.
Ms Phillips’ daughter’s performance is scheduled for June and Ms Phillips called the Richmond Hill theatre to inquire about the ticket policy and was told all patrons in the auditorium, regardless of size or age, need a ticket, as per provincial fire codes.
The Richmond Hill Fire Department public education officer Monica Hadden, confirmed that each theatre must follow code regulations on occupancy, but whether or not a cost is attached to each ticket is irrelevant under fire codes and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office.
This was confirmed by theatre manager Michael Grit.
“Yes, even eight-month-old babies need a ticket, but we as a theatre don’t set the prices. That is up to the organizers or company that is producing the event,” he said.
“We have had shows here where children under 4 have been free or all the tickets are complimentary. We follow the pricing instruc-tions we’re given,” he added.
So, whether you are watching your child’s ballet recital for $35 or paying $75 to see Gram-my winning singer Sheena Easton May 3, don’t blame theatre management.
In Ms Phillips’ case, the ballet school Soul in Motion, attended by her daughter, set the ticket pricing.
Local groups or companies that use the venue, including ballet companies, school boards and theatre groups, are within their rights to charge whatever price they wish.
Upcoming shows include a York Region School Board presentation of the Richmond Hill Quartet of Schools June 5, with tickets cost-ing $18 regardless of age and the Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra’s April 20 concert, where babies could be charged the student/senior rate of $26.
Mervish Theatres in Toronto don’t allow children younger than 2 to attend shows.
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Mom Natalie Phillips wasn’t pleased when told she had to buy a ticket for eight-month-old daughter Violet at a Richmond Hill theatre event.
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in legislatureBY KIM ZARZOUR
Ontario PC education critic Lisa MacLeod has called for an immediate investigation into apparent spending abuses by York Region’s public school board.
The MPP for Nepean-Carleton grilled Education Minister Laurel Broten Tuesday over York trustees and staff taking “lavish trips around the world” at taxpayer expense.
“Why is she not making sure her ministry officials are making sure education dollars, which are scarce, are actually going into classrooms instead of people’s passports?”
During question period in the legislature, Ms MacLeod read through a list of school board trips uncovered through a Freedom of Information request by a Markham father, Todd Silverman, including two trips last May by 36 staff to Finland for $72,000, two trust-ees to Finland again for $42,000, a trip to England by 21 staff in July for $50,000, four staff members and a trustee to Finland for $92,000 in October, two trustees to New Zea-land in November for $10,000 and another trip planned next month for $35,000.
‘They’ve spent almost a quarter of
a million dollars ... this is the most
blatant waste of taxpayer dollars
I’ve seen to date.’
“They’ve spent almost a quarter of a mil-lion dollars and we’re not even talking about meals and their flights,” she said. “This is the most blatant waste of taxpayer dollars I’ve seen to date.”
Ms MacLeod asked the minister to ban international travel by all school boards in Ontario during a time of austerity.
In response, Ms Broten said she shares concerns of York Region parents and, in a “very frank and direct conversation” with York chairperson Anna DeBartolo March 15, asked her take a close look at how the board’s budget is spent.
“Following that, York Region put in a six-month moratorium on international travel.”
As for a provincewide ban, the minister said all boards have been advised to be pru-dent in terms of travel spending and “further administrative or regulatory compliance mechanisms” should not be necessary.
Toronto’s public school board announced its own moratorium on travel recently, but went further than York, invoking a one-year ban.
“We looked closely at what is ‘nice to have’ and what is a ’must have’,” director Chris Spence said in his letter to staff.
York’s Catholic board has not placed a moratorium on study trips because the
board does not organize large professional development international group trips for staff and trustees, said spokesperson May Moore.
Public board doing cost-benefit
analysis and travel has been ‘well
justified’.
York public school board spokesperson Licinio Miguelo said the board has been forthcoming with information and travel has been “well-justified” in the professional development budget.
The board’s six-month ban on travel will be used to conduct a cost-benefit analysis, said director Ken Thurston, but added the moratorium is regrettable.
“In a province and country known for its excellence in public education, we would be shortsighted not to learn from other juris-dictions in the world who are achieving success.
“This moratorium on international learn-ing is in recognition of the challenging finan-cial times which have become most evident in our province and in public education over the past two months,” he said last month when announcing the ban.
That statement which implies economic troubles are a recent concern is an insult, Ms MacLeod said.
“Ontario residents are smarter than that. The manufacturing sector has been in decline since 2005/6 and here we have trust-ees going on trips that any taxpayer could never dream of doing.”
‘It’s just not appropriate
to be travelling to Finland
four times a year’
If boards believe they should be learning from other jurisdictions, she said, “there are other ways of doing that with technology,” she said, “When we’re talking about ending the victory lap, looking at whether we can afford full-day kindergarten, reducing class sizes and laying off teachers, it’s just not appropriate to be travelling to Finland four times a year.”
Todd Silverman, meanwhile, said he was not surprised at the firestorm he unleashed after spending $420 to find out about his school board’s travel.
“My true surprise is that no one has raised this concern before,” he said. “I believe it is clear that this local issue only scratches the surface of this type of expense province-wide.”
‘Surprised no one has raised concern before,’ says Markham father
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TOP SPELLERS COMPETEClockwise from top left: Alicia Zhang spells a word during a regional Richmond Hill and Thornhill spelling bee last Saturday at Century Montessori School in Richmond Hill. Tamara Bocian pronounces a word before the contestants begin to spell it. Navid Fattahi smiles after winning the junior spelling bee as Kayley Ting looks on. The winners head to the provincials in Toronto.
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Instead of throwing away used children’s items, Joyce Wong, a Richmond Hill mother of four, invites you to join the first Earth Day Mom-to-Mom Sale this Sunday, April 22 to help the environment and families in need.
Everyone attending the sale can pur-chase used toys, books, equipment, etc., at a fraction of original purchase price.
The Mom-to-Mom Sale will be held at the agricultural building at Richmond Green, 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E. at Leslie.
The sale will run from 1 to 4 p.m.The idea for the sale came from her
child, who suggested that the family doesn’t need some toys and items that could be used by other families and diverted from landfill.
“The sale promises to be loads of fun and we’ll be helping the environment on Earth Day, too! Come and meet my amaz-ing family and friends,” invites Ms Wong.
A $1 charge of admission per person will go towards an environmental charity.
Volunteers are needed at the door and other vendors are welcome; contact Joyce Wong at 647-225-0614 or e-mail [email protected] for further details.
Families are invited to Mom-to-Mom Sale on Earth Day
EARTH DAY: Picking up litter, selling toys to divert from landfill
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Since 2002, the centres have deliv-ered a wide range of programs and services for families with children ranging from a few months old to 6 years of age, supporting healthy development, assisting with early identification of developmental con-cerns, providing referrals to special-ized services and community sup-ports, enhancing parenting skills and prepare children for school.
All families are invited to join the Richmond Hill celebrations Tuesday, April 24 from 4 to 8 p.m. at 10610 Bayview Ave., just south of Elgin Mills Road East.
Crafts, story telling, cake and books will be provided to the first 50 families.
“Early Years Centres connect par-ents to other parents and families to their communities so that children are able to thrive,” said Susan Morris of the YMCA in the Oak Ridges area.
“By offering holistic programming in a child-friendly, family-focused environment, Ontario Early Years Centres are able to make an impor-tant contribution to ensuring every child reaches their full potential.”
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Concrete road barrier divides communityBY ADAM MC [email protected]
The battle over a concrete barrier has divid-ed residents in a Richmond Hill neighbour-hood.
After 16 years in the middle of Gretel Drive, two concrete embankments blocking through traffic have been ordered removed by town council.
This decision came last week after 14 resi-dents addressed council on the issue. The bar-rier removal is to be carried out immediately.
About 800 additional cars will travel through Gretel Drive daily once the barrier is removed, a town staff report states.
With the increased traffic and barrier removal expected any day, concerned resi-dents say they will become more vocal in asking council for traffic calming measures to ensure children’s safety, said nearby Trayborn Drive resident Carol Phillips.
“This will make things on our street just hair raising,” said Ms Phillips, whose son and eight-year-old granddaughter live two doors down from her.
‘WALK IS SCARY NOW’
“If my son is working that morning, I will walk my granddaughter to school and with the sidewalk right up against the road, the walk is scary enough now. I cringe to think of what’s to come,” she added.
The barrier prevented traffic from driving through Gretel, between Trayborn Drive to the south and Hidden Trail Avenue to the north.
Trayborn runs west off of Yonge Street, just south of Elgin Mills Road, while Hidden Trail runs east off of Regent Street, also south of Elgin Mills.
Once the barrier is open, Gretel and Hid-den Trail will become a key thoroughfare for residents looking to avoid the intersection of Yonge and Elgin Mills, residents say.
Before the barrier removal, travel across Oxford Street, north of Hidden Trail and south of Elgin Mills was the only available Yonge-to-Regent connection.
Now the barrier battle has split opinions, depending on which street residents live. Hid-den Trail residents and those living south of the barrier favour the barrier, while Oxford Street residents oppose it.
Many residents considered the barrier an effective traffic calming tool since several roads
around Trayborn don’t have sidewalks, forcing students who attend nearby St. Mary Immacu-late Catholic Elementary School and MacKil-lop Public School, to walk on the street.
The barrier had been in place since 1996 at the request of residents, before any side-walks had been built along Lucas Avenue and Trayborn and before other roads, such as Ire-dale Drive had been lengthened and linked to Oxford.
A feasibility study was carried out regarding a cul de sac bulb at the north end of Gretel, but the area was deemed to be too narrow.
The barrier had fallen into obscurity out-side the immediate community, until the issue was recently raised by Oxford Street residents.
Council decided the barricade had served its purpose and, since Gretel is an assumed road, the town intentionally blocking the street could cause liability issues.
“This is like the town dropping a barricade across Yonge Street and saying, ‘This makes things safer’,” said Councillor Carmine Perrelli.
Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora also voted to have the barrier removed, adding it was never intended to be permanent.
“If there was a fire, or an ambulance needed to get through and the barrier held them up, the town is in a liable position,” warned Mr. Spatafora. “Safety is a concern for all of us, but the barrier puts the greater community at risk.”
DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
Mr. Spatafora hailed a second point initially brought up by Ward 1 Councillor Greg Beros that the town sets a dangerous precedent by allowing the barrier to remain.
“You could easily have other residents and other neighbourhoods saying, ‘That sounds good, why not turn my crescent into a cul de sac’,” he added.
Many councillors in favour of the removal said an anticipated 800 cars being added to the neighbourhood’s daily traffic wasn’t all that much.
Ms Phillips disagrees, claiming the addi-tional traffic will be too much for the small resi-dential streets to handle, regardless of council’s opinion or statistics.
“Who knows how many accidents that bar-rier has prevented? If you are taking it away, there needs to be calming discussions and a plan in place for the whole neighbourhood.
“If traffic on Oxford is a problem, remov-ing this barrier is simply creating a second problem. I worry about the quality of coun-cil’s decision on this,” she added.
Council voted against equipping all the streets with sidewalks before the barrier is removed. However, this year’s capital bud-get calls for sidewalks to be added to most
nearby roads.Maintaining a safe neighbourhood also
impacts Oxford Street residents, wanting to see the barrier gone.
“I hear about safety on Trayborn and safety on Montiel, but what about the safety of us on Oxford Street?” asked Tomas Pacitto.
A second Oxford resident stated regardless of safety, the Gretel barrier doesn’t respect the equality of the town’s taxpayers.
“To have a barricade here is not fair for everybody else in town. Are we all supposed to get barricades and turn Richmond Hill’s streets into a maze?” asked Oxford Street resident of 50 years, Carolina Forli.
“Why does one corner of town get a barrier? We all pay taxes, we all have to deal with the traffic. With the barrier gone, now traffic will spread out like water,” she added.
Ms Phillips expressed sadness residents in the neighbourhood have been pitted against one another and said the two sides should come together and build a safer community.
“We need to end the animosity between residents. We all have our traffic issues and together, we need this addressed properly with the help of the town, but ... council’s main con-cern has been the barrier and not our children’s safety,” she added.
“Now it’s up to us to act and get this issue addressed. Just because the barrier is being removed, it doesn’t mean our voice for a safe neighbourhood will be removed too.”
Along with the barrier removal, sidewalks will be constructed on Gretel.
Joining Mr. Spatafora, Mr. Perrelli and Mr. Beros in approving the motions, were Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg and Councillor Nick Papa.
STAFF PHOTO/NICK IWANYSHYN
Jonathan Price holds a protest sign dur-ing a community gathering at a barrier on Gretel Drive, which is being removed.
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York Regional Police is searching for a man who committed an indecent act in Richmond Hill late last month.
The man was seen committing the act while sitting on a Viva bus at about 3 p.m. March 28, police said.
The man boarded the bus at Richmond Hill Centre at Yonge Street and Hwy. 7 and exited the bus at Enterprise Station, near War-den Avenue and Hwy. 7.
Police are looking for an Asian man, 20 to 25 years old, five-feet, seven-inches with a medium build and dark hair.
He was wearing dark glasses, a button-up sweatshirt with white shirt underneath, jeans with rolled-up cuffs and dark shoes.
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Man charged in $2.3M Thornhill fraud
Clients who had more than $2.3 million stolen from their credit lines at a Thornhill bank branch could have done little to safeguard themselves, York Regional Police said.
Between September 2011 and April 2012, money was withdrawn from the lines of credit of eight customers by an employee at the TD Bank branch at 100 Steeles Ave. W., police said.
The employee, working as a small business advisor, identified wealthy clients with large lines of credit and, using bank authorizations, manipulated the accounts by changing infor-mation, investigators believe.
A client inquiry led to an investigation, police said.
But, despite the large amount of money believed to be involved, the clients did not suf-fer personal losses, Det. Fred Kerr said.
“The bank has taken the loss,” he said.This week, police arrested a 27-year-old
man at a Barrie home. He is charged with fraud exceeding $5,000 and theft exceeding $5,000.
The man was released on bail and is to appear in Newmarket court again May 25.
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BY DAVID [email protected]
Keep your eye on your local bus schedule as a series of service changes, agreed to last year, come into effect Sunday.
The driving force behind the changes is providing more accurate travel times so there are fewer buses running less often, but more on-time than they were before.
Major changes include:• Schedule adjustments to Viva purple,
pink, orange and green;• Route 10 will travel along Blue Willow
Drive; • Route 58/58A midday routing will be
adjusted to travel along Davis Drive to the Newmarket GO bus terminal to provide direct connections to the 404 Town Centre, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Tannery Mall and Upper Canada Mall;
• Route 20 resumes daily service to Cana-da’s Wonderland;
• Route 760 provides weekend connec-tions between Finch GO bus terminal, Rich-
mond Hill Centre terminal, Vaughan Mills and Canada’s Wonderland starting May 6;
• Route 165A resumes weekend service to Canada’s Wonderland starting May 6;
For a full list of changes, visit yrt.ca
2013 CHANGES
The region is also in the midst of garner-ing public input for planned 2013 changes, including:
• Discontinuing GO shuttles due to low ridership as well as several high school spe-cials;
• Creating a new Route 80 bus along Elgin Mills Road, connecting the Elgin West Com-munity Centre in Richmond Hill to Cathe-draltown in Markham;
• Improving rush hour service on the 22/22A bus to York University;
• running less frequently during midday on the Yonge 99 bus — every 32 minutes rather than 24 minutes and;
• Discontinuing the last two weekday morning Viva Green trips from Don Mills station.
You can still make your voice heard by e-mail-ing [email protected] or attending one of the remaining public meetings:
• April 23, 5 to 7 p.m.
Lebovic Leisure Community Centre, 30 Burk-holder St., Stouffville
• April 25, 4 to 7 p.m.
Richmond Hill Centre Bus Terminal, 8675 Yonge St.
• April 26, 5 to 7 p.m.
Georgina’s Keswick Public Library, 90 Wex-ford Dr.
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Poverty and homelessness are a reality in York Region. Walk with other local residents May 12 at the Walk Against Poverty to increase awareness of poverty in York Region, while bringing together communities of various faiths to build on local grassroots efforts.
Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold and Saint Vincent de Paul have organized this inaugural walk, which will feature a complimentary barbecue and entertainment. Prizes will be awarded for the most pledges raised.
The walk will take place at Richmond Green Sports Centre & Park, 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E. in Richmond Hill.
Registration for the event will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the walk will kick off at 9 a.m. to fol-
low a designated five-kilometre route.Mosaic is an interfaith organization which
provides emergency shelter, meals, cloth-ing, medical care and support services to the homeless and those in need in York Region and Toronto during the coldest months of the year.
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society has been serving the poor in Ontario since 1850, with various parishes sending volunteer members to conduct home visits to people of all reli-gious denominations offering assistance with emergency food, clothing and beds.
Visit miotc.ca, or call 416-958-6682 to learn more, register, or donate.
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A key to how well the new system works will be the independent regulatory board now being set up, Ms Wahl said.
The Retirement Homes Act was passed in 2010. While regulations are being phased in, those in effect next week include:• Requiring all retirement homes to acquire a licence;• Posting, in each home, a residents’ bill of rights; and• Training staff about abuse issues, fire-prevention and other safety measures.
There are about 40,000 Ontario seniors in 700 such homes, according to the province, and by 2017, there will be, for the first time, more residents older than 65 than younger than 14.
York Region’s population is generally younger than the provincial average, but make no mistake: the “silver tsunami” is set to wash ashore here as well.
York’s 92,000 seniors accounted for 10 per cent of the population in 2006.
However, by 2031, the region projects 312,000 seniors will call York home, about 22 per cent of the population.
Moreover, about 100,000 to 150,000 York Region baby boomers are expected to retire in the next 10 years.
On one hand, the act’s shortfalls render it “terrible”, Ms Wahl said, but, on the other, it’s a step in the right direction.
“We need to go further than this. This is the economy model,” she said.
You can learn more at ontario.ca/retirementhomes
‘Step in right direction’ says advocate
From page 1.
Ending workplace bullying
A free seminar on ending workplace bullying will be held May 5 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., Richmond Hill.
Speakers include Ana Nair, founder and president of Anti Bully Support Group and Glen French, CEO and president of Canadian Initiative on Work-place Violence.
There will be presentations and group discussion with par-ticipants; come and lend your voice and ideas.
Learn more on freewebs.com/bul-lyandyou or e-mail [email protected]
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BY MINGY XU“One of the challenges for today’s youth
is that there’s so much pressure to get high marks compared to 10 or 15 years ago,” says Langstaff Secondary School co-op teacher, Teresa Godin. “It pushes them even more towards academics and less on other things that employers are looking for.”
Having worked in the field for 12 years, Ms Godin cannot stress enough the impor-tance of being a well-rounded student.
She believes that extra-curricular activi-ties and work experience should be viewed as equally important to test scores.
The co-operative education program is a course offered across Ontario in grades 11 and 12 that gives students an opportunity to experience hands-on learning, explore
an occupation of their choice and develop essential skills and habits required in the workplace.
Hinna Hafeez, a former co-op student from Langstaff, completed her pediatrician placement at Mount Sinai Hospital’s mater-nity ward last fall.
She thinks she has grown emotionally and is intellectually more prepared after spending four months interacting and com-municating with patients.
“School and work are two different things. What I learned from taking this course is not something you can get out of a textbook,” said Ms Hafeez.
She was expected to show up on time, be prepared and dress in appropriate attire. She not only represented her school, but the organization where she worked.
It was a different kind of responsibility, she noted.
Co-operative education placements are available in all sorts of work settings from courthouses, banks, classrooms, offices and even labs.
A journalism placement at The Liberal last semester allowed Bayview Secondary Grade 12 student Shirley Cao to widen her skills and interests through “real-life situa-tions and demands”.
“I loved engaging in collaborative part-nerships with other journalists, editors, and interviewees through the interviewing and editing process to weave together a story,” she said. “It was an immensely enriching and rewarding venture.”
Cassandra Chan, a Grade 11 co-op stu-dent from Langstaff recently received feed-
back from her supervisor after working at Bayview Animal Hospital for a month and a half.
Ms Chan said at her placement she is cur-rently assisting veterinarians, walking and feeding animals, cleaning, and observing various medical procedures and appoint-ments.
Her next step is to work towards improv-ing her communication and interpersonal skills by speaking up and asking more ques-tions.
“I hope to become more confident work-ing around people before the end of the semester,” she said.
Mingy Xu is a Grade 11 co-op student from Lang-staff Secondary School volunteering at The Liberal.
Taking co-op in high school gives students an edge
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The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcoming events from non-profit community organizations. While every effort is made to include all submis-sions, there is no guarantee of publication. E-mail items to [email protected]
FRIDAY, APRIL 20Connect Hearing is providing a free hearing
clinic at Mosaic Home Care & Community Resource Centre April 20 from noon to 4 p.m. (by appointment only). RSVP to Mosaic, inside Shops on Steeles at 404, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., Thornhill, at 905-597-7000 or visit mosa-ichomecare.com
Join friends at Temple Kol Ami April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Kabbalat Shabbat for a special evening as Rabbi Micah Streiffer is officially installed, with guest speaker Rabbi Judy Schindler, senior rabbi of Temple Beth El in Charlotte, North Carolina, and daughter of Rabbi Alexander Schindler, who led the Reform movement for years. Location: 36 Atkinson Ave, Thornhill. Visit templekolami.ca
Beth Radom Congregation invites you to Kabbalat Shabbat Live April 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at North Thornhill Community Centre, 300 Pleasant Ridge Dr. Join Cantor David Rosen to celebrate family service with music and song. Refreshments served. No registration or admis-sion. Call 416-636-3451 for info.
Earth Day tree planting will be held April 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Richmond Green, 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E. Join Town of Richmond Hill celebration to plant a tree, learn about water and quality and waste management. Equipment and gloves provided. Dress for weather with sturdy footwear, hat, sunscreen and snack. To register: visit [email protected] or call 905-771-8800.
St. Volodymyr’s Parish presents a Ukrainian pierogy dinner April 20 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Enjoy meal of borscht, (beet soup) pierogies, sauerkraut, sausage, homemade dessert & beverage. Bring containers for take-out if desired to reduce waste. Frozen pierogies also available. Location: 15 Church Lane, Old Thornhill (1 block east on John at Yonge). Cost: adults $10,
students $5, children 7 and under free; take-out orders $9; funds support maintenance of heri-tage church. Call 905-889-0187 for details.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21One Parent Family Association’s Aurora/
Richmond Hill dance takes place April 21 at 8 p.m. at the Aurora Legion, 105 Industrial Park-way N., Aurora. Tickets are $17, available at the door, includes light buffet. Bring a friend.
Holy Trinity Church, 140 Brooke St. in Thorn-hill (near Yonge and Centre streets) will hold its Spring Rummage Sale April 21 from 9 a.m. to noon featuring a large selection of clothes, household items, linens, books, games, toys, jewelery and much more at great prices. For information, call 905-889-5931.
St. Matthew’s United Church, 333 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill, presents a breakfast meet-ing April 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. called Straight Talk about Arthritis, with guest speaker, Dr. Michael Sugai, rheumatologist. Freewill offer-ing. Call 905-884-3606 to register.
Enjoy a pancake breakfast April 21 of pancakes with maple syrup, fruit, whipped cream plus scrambled eggs, sausages, juice, tea or coffee, all for just $8 in Wallace Hall of Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., from 9 to 11 a.m. Baked goods and book table also available. Ample parking; hall is wheelchair accessible.
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Richmond Hill Seniors Club 35 present a euchre April 23 at 7 p.m. at McConaghy
Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Ticket costs $5, includes prizes, refresh-ments. For info call Bert at 905-884-1815.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24A free English Conversation and Scrabble
Group will meet April 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill Central Library’s second floor (Yonge/Major Mackenzie). Adults 18 and over, for whom English is a second language invited to this fun way to build vocabulary and meet others; play with assistance of volunteers and practise English conversation. No registration required. For info, call 905-884-9288 ext. 321 or visit rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/RHPL/
A free Craving Change Workshop on chang-ing your relationship with food to better man-age diabetes will be held April 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Vaughan Community Health Centre, 9401 Jane St., Suite 106. Session pro-vided by registered dietitian and social worker; healthy snacks provided. Also offered May 1; to register and find out more, call Natalie at 905-303-8490 ext. 137.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25Two meetings of the Richmond Hill Lyme
Disease Support Group will be held April 25 at Richmond Hill Central Library, second floor, southwest corner of Yonge and Major Macken-zie. Afternoon meeting will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. with evening meeting in same location from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost $5; for additional information, visit danceintherain.ca or e-mail [email protected]
Enjoy free Recipe Night at York Family
Chiropractic, 7670 Yonge St. in Thornhill, April 25 at 7 p.m. Bring food item to share from our healthy recipes and learn how to prepare healthy, nutritious meals and the risks of the standard North American diet. Call 905-695-2291 to reserve seat; for details, visit yorkfami-lychiropractic.com
A free Lunch and Learn program will be held at St. Matthew’s United Church, 333 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill, April 25 at noon on breast, cervical and colon cancer awareness with guest speaker Norma Possor, RN, of York Region Public Health. Freewill offering. Call 905-884-3606 to register.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26A free Epilepsy Awareness & Education ses-
sion will be offered April 16 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Mosaic Home Care & Community Resource Centre in Thornhill. Provided by Epilepsy York Region, learn about the psychosocial aspects on children and seniors, plus nutrition and mediation. Refreshments provided. Mosaic is inside Shops on Steeles at 404, second floor, 2900 Steeles Ave. E. Register early at 905-597-7000 or visit mosaichomecare.com
Naturopath Rahim Habib will speak April 26 at 7:30 p.m. on Autism - The Whole Child Naturopathic Approach at Four Seasons Natur-opathic Wellness, 305 Carrville Rd., Richmond Hill. Free session will highlight testing, nutrition, digestion, immunity and environmental toxicity factors, to improve child’s cognitive and social development. Participants must RSVP at 905-597-7201; for more visit FamilyNaturopath.ca
ABOUT YOUSingers of the Cantabile Chorale of York Region have two musical events on tap this spring, starting with Tea for Two Pianos Saturday, May 5.
It’s an afternoon of piano music, presented by Bob and Lona Richardson, director and accompa-nist of the chorale, at their Thornhill home.
There will be three sittings (1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.) with a suggested donation of $10 per person, as the musical afternoon is a fundraiser for the chorale, which features many singers from Richmond Hill and Thornhill.
Refreshments served, call 905-731-8318 to book your time.
Just a few weeks later, June 11 and 12, is the highly anticipated annual Strawberries and Song, presented by Cantabile Chorale.
The cabaret spectacular presented both evenings at 7:30 p.m. at Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre St., will feature music from Broadway shows, golden oldies, solos, audience singalongs, raffles, and, of course, strawberries and ice cream.
Tickets: adults $20, children $5; call 905-731-8318 or visit cantabile.ca
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There’s no irony in this week’s milestones of two impor-tant charters, one national and one local, for York Region Food Network executive director Joan Stonehocker.
“It’s serendipity,” she said gleefully of the 30th anni-versary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms coinciding with the birth of the York Region Food Charter Tuesday. “We’re thrilled and excited.”
Prior to hosting a food charter working group at the network’s new facility in Aurora, United Way of York Region community investment director Janice Chu was on hand to announce strength investments funding valued at $40,000 for the network.
The visit is the first of five for United Way, which, earlier this month, announced the continuation of its transfor-mational initiative with funding for five community proj-ects in York Region.
The food charter is the first recipient, Ms Chu said.The funds will help develop the definitive blueprint
that will guide community, enterprise and government to work collaboratively to identify and promote local food priorities, programs and food security across the region.
The network and United Way have been intertwined for a long time, Ms Stonehocker said, adding the funds allow for the hiring of a part-time employee to get the proj-ect off the ground in an organized manner, culminating in a healthier food system for the region.
United Way’s strength investments this year total $150,000, Ms Chu said. Other recipients include Alliance for a Better Georgina’s rewilding young entrepreneurs project, Aurora’s Charles Darrow Co-operative Housing’s community development in action phase two, Vaughan’s Enterprise Promotion and Innovation Centre’s forging empower access transformation project and People First Markham Chapter’s advocates for healthy and diverse communities project.
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The 2012 investments are diverse and cover the region from north to south, Ms Chu said.
In addition to funds, United Way supports recipients by leveraging resources, contacts and expertise.
The cash infusion is timely, Ms Stonehocker said.In 2011, York Region food banks served 52,000 clients,
40 per cent of whom were children.The need and numbers continue to climb in a fragile
economy hobbled further by the recent provincial budget, she said.
“In the last budget, social assistance was frozen,” Ms Stonehocker said. “Really, it’s a cut, because food prices continually go up. This impacts people who are in deep poverty.”
The network’s food charter is a work in progress, she said.
The first draft was written March 1.A group including United Way knowledge mobilization
officer Jane Wedlock convened Tuesday to advance and enhance the language of the document. As it becomes a polished work, the network plans on additional public forums for input and recommendations.
Ms Stonehocker will seek endorsement by all of the region’s nine municipalities before it is formally published in 2014.
It’s a solid process, Ms Chu said.“We want buy-in from the region and municipalities,”
she said. “This also creates awareness about the issues and spinoffs such as food security, health, food packaging and waste.”
The food network’s staff will soon grow from four to six. Its new offices, in the same building as the Aurora Food Pantry, provide more room, all next to a flourishing com-munity garden where 55, 200-square-foot plots are used to grow fruits and vegetables.
Ms Stonehocker enthusiastically detailed an expanded commercial kitchen that will be completed by June.
Funded with $70,000 from the federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy, the kitchen will support the network’s breakfast drop-in and community kitchen programs.
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Participants will be able to cook in quantity and take healthy meals home.
Strength investments support projects that extend
GOOD TO KNOWFor information or to offer support, visit yrfn.ca and york.unitedway.ca
Network creates York food charterbeyond the formal programs and services United Way traditionally funds and build upon the civic muscle that already exists among voluntary, community-based networks across the region, Ms Chu said.
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It’s a long way from the Salvation Army Junior Hockey League in Richmond Hill to the elite levels of Jr. A hockey in Canada.
But that’s where Richmond Hill residents Andrew Doyle and Robert Rawlins find them-selves.
They’re friends and teammates on a Stouffville Spirit team that is in Thunder Bay this week for the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, the Cen-tral Canada Jr. A championship tournament.
The Spirit is 1-1 at the four-team event, after defeating the host Thunder Bay North Stars 2-1 Tuesday and losing 5-2 to the Wis-consin Wilderness yesterday.
They play the Soo Thunderbirds this after-noon. The top three teams make the playoff round that begins tomorrow night.
Doyle is the third-year captain of the Spirit, a big forward with a knack for scoring timely goals.
“It’s been a great fit in Stouffville,” said Doyle, who is in his final year of junior eligi-bility.
Like Rawlins, his AAA experience is lim-ited.
Doyle is three years older, but the pair first played the game in the Salvation Army loop, which encourages a Christian atmosphere. Rawlins father, Ian, runs the league.
“Everybody in the neighbourhood played in the league,” Doyle said. “Robert was always one of the better players, even as a younger kid. Without body contact, he could really move.”
“Our families have always been friends, so it’s cool to be doing this together.”
Rawlins thanks Doyle for helping get him to the Spirit from the York Simcoe Express midget team. Other Jr. A teams, including Newmarket, Aurora and Vaughan, were also interested.
“Andrew’s help made it a smooth tran-sition,” Rawlins, 18, said. “You hear about junior hockey and think you’re going to get destroyed. He was a big help.”
After making the Ontario Junior Hockey League semifinals last year, the Spirit thought it was in rebuilding mode this season.
Not so. They capped a four-round run through the OJHL playoffs, winning their first league title in overtime in Whitby Friday.
“I thought I was coming to a development team,” said Rawlins, who is in Grade 12 at Holy Trinity School. “Then all of this hap-pened. It’s crazy.”
The winner of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup advances to the RBC Cup nationals in Sas-katchewan next month.
For updates, go to yorkregion.com
S t o u f f v i l l e Spirit captain Andrew Doyle (top right) hosts the OJHL cham-pionship trophy Friday. Fellow Richmond Hill resident Robert Rawlins (right) carries the puck in the champi-onship game in Whitby.
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Bed chores are not worth parental warsYou wonder why something that
requires as little physical effort as lifting, shaking and smoothing out a duvet cover would warrant as much nagging effort on your part every morning.
Yet each day you play out the same tired old scenario. You walk past your child’s bedroom while he or she is downstairs eating break-fast to see the bed covers rumpled from the night before and pyjamas on the floor.
You know that it would be so easy to tidy up, to restore order in only a few minutes, but you resist the temptation, remembering what you know about doing for your child what he or she is quite capable of doing.
So, instead you shout down a reminder – “Before you leave for school, please remember to make your bed!”
But this has nothing to do with remembering. This has to do with priorities and your child’s priorities, when it comes to order and bed making, are likely entirely different to yours.
“What’s the big deal about hav-ing to make my bed, anyway?” she might ask. Or he might say he doesn’t see the point of making the bed when he’s only going to get back into it later that day.
So, who really owns this problem
and is it worth fighting over?Most parents say “yes”. Some say
that it is the only daily chore they ask of their children. That they see an unmade bed as a sign of being lazy, disrespectful, uncaring, slov-enly.
Some say that unmade beds make them feel the whole house is in a state of chaos, while a nice-ly made bed reminds them of the sanctity of a hotel room – with crisp, white linens and blankets tucked in at the corners. Neat, organized, clean – just the way most parents like it.
Most kids, however, are legiti-mately perplexed by this. They can’t see the relationship between an unmade bed and disrespect. Many point out that they are not lazy in other parts of their day and that they really do care. They just cannot understand why you’re getting so
worked up about an unmade bed.So, what choice do you have? Well, you could continue to
keep reminding your child about something he or she already knows all too well.
You could refuse to give your child a ride to school until the bed is made.
You could deduct a dollar from her allowance every day that she doesn’t respond to your request.
You could share why the sight
of his unmade bed distresses you so and hope that empathy for your plight will override his desire not to make his bed.
Or, you could just close his or her door, make sure that the rest of the house is in the order you’d prefer, and accept that this is one issue most children and adults just don’t agree upon.
My choice most recently has been to close the door. I’ve come to realize that yelling downstairs
about an unmade bed is not worth any more of my time or breath.
Sara Dimerman is registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and provides counselling from her Thornhill office to individuals, couples and families. She is the author of two parenting books, ‘Am I A Normal Parent?’ and ‘Character Is the Key’. Find out more at www.helpme-sara.com
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MINOR ATOM AA WINNERSThe Richmond Hill Stars topped all other minor atom AA teams in the 100th annual King Clancy Tournament at the MasterCard Center April 14, beating the Mississauga Jets 6-1. Proud coaching staff included head coach David Arblaster, manager/assistant coach Jason Bannerman, assistant coaches Ken Heinrich and Darrin Ewacha and trainer Kelvin Chantiam. Players were: Christian Simmons, Ryan Bannerman, Jacob Ewacha, Mason Shearer, Hayden Heinrich, Tommy Sotirakos, Liam Chantiam, Jacob Ardagh, Evan Arblaster, Alex Mark, Braedon Kwan, Ethan MaCartney, Thomas Todd, Julia Cuc-cia and Ethan Yee; with goalies Sam Shearer and Griffen Hosford (absent).
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KING CLANCY TOURNEY WINNERSThis proud Richmond Hill Atom A team won the 100th annual King Clancy Tournament at the MasterCard Center April 14, beating the Markham Waxers 3-1, to end their season. The team was coached by Anthony Lambie, Larry Valeriati, Matthew Cipriani, Scott Chalmers and Marco Cipri-ani. Players included Owen Walker, Paolo Richichi, Niko Chilakos, Lucas Ewacha, Andre Youssef, Jonathan Cot, Dane Salayka, Matthew Sgromo, Lucas Chalmers, Justin Lambie, Patrick Lucey, Alex Petrisor, Josh Valeriati, Jackson Sequeira, Jack Graham (absent Gabriel Sorrentino) with goalies Jon-Marco Capoccia and Michael Canale.
Lightning’s Hurren earns best defence nod
The Richmond Hill Lightning concluded its participation at the 2012 National Ringette League championships with a 7-5 win over the Manitoba Jets in Burnaby, B.C. Friday.
Jessica Jones scored twice for the Lightning, who jumped out to a 6-3 lead after one period. Karen Duguay, Erika Kiviaho, Shelly Stinson, Samantha Hodgson and Megan Gibson added singles.
With the victory, the Lightning concluded round-robin play with a 3-4 won-loss mark and finished the championships in sixth place.
The Lightning’s Beth Hurren was chosen as the Best Defenceman, when the league handed out its annual awards during the event.
During the tournament, Hurren, 30, was the Lightning’s top scorer with six goals and seven assists in seven games. In regular season action, Hurren had 31 goals and 19 assists in 30 tilts.
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YONGE/ Hwy.#7 (Hunter's Point)- Executive, self- contained, fully furnished 1 bedroom, approx. 1200sq.ft., 5 appliances, separate entrance, gas fireplace, 2 parking. $1150 inclusive. Non-smoking/ pets, suit single/ couple. Immediately. Cell: 416- 984-6496 Business: 416- 222-0551 Brian
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THORNHILL- New West- minster/ Centre. Bright fur- nished room, own bath- room, share kitchen, no smoking/ pets. Female, $650. Immediate. 905-731- 3270
RICHMOND Hill- Yonge/Baiff beside Hill- crest Mall. $700 inclusive. Laundry. Room in 2 bed- room apartment to share. Suits professional/ student. 416-802-1852.
12'6" Aluminum boat, 20HP outboard motor, new utility trailer. Sold separate or together. Cuyuna 428cc engine. Best offer. Includ- ing reduction drive. Bill 905-884-7949 anytime.
ARE you tired of being lonely? Misty River Intro- ductions can find you someone to share your life with. Peel's traditional matchmaker. 416-777- 6302www.mistyriverintros.com (no computer required)
MOMMY HOMECAREYears of experience, excellent program.
Before/ After School Program. Yonge/ Gamble. Kathy@ 905-508-7903
Math, SAT, Chemistry, Biology, English, French, Spanish,
After School Program.From $15./hr
Highschool credits. 905-787-9720
www.quantumacademy.ca
310 ArticlesFor Sale
CEDAR trees for hedging 3' to 8'. Pick up or deliv- ered. Planting Available. (705)432-2237 Canning- ton.
HOT TUB/SPA2012 model, fully loaded,
full warranty. New in plastic. Cost $8,000
Sacrifice $3,900. Call: 416-779-0563
CONTENTS sale- includes furniture & household items. Richmond Hill, 91 Carrville Rd. Apr. 21st. 8am-4pm
CONTENTS! Barn, work- shop, garage,. Antiques, collectibles, tools, con- struction materials. Bar- gains. 9am Saturday, April 21st, 273 Jefferson Side- road, Richmond Hill (Yonge/ Stouffville Rd.)
EARTH Day Mom-To-Mom sale. 1-4pm. Sunday, April 22nd. Poultry Barn, Rich- mond Green, Elgin Mills/ Leslie. Shop, sell, volun- teer $20/ vendor. (647)225-0614
GARAGE & Content Sale- April 21st & 22nd, 8am. 310 Browndale Crescent, Richmond Hill.
HUGE Sale- 20 Honey- wood Rd, Thornhill. Sun- day, 22nd. Early birds wel- come. 7am-noon. Toys, housewares, +more!
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$300 to $1000- Dead/ Alive.
Cars/ trucks/ vans. Fast Free towing.
We sell parts. 416-500-5050
WE pay $300-$2000 for your scrap cars, vans and trucks. Free towing 24/7. 416-825-3360.
A Crystal Cleaning experi- ence- Homes, Offices. In- sured/ bonded. Supplies provided. 15% discount. (647)500-2260 for details.
All Green Cleaning Services.We clean with green.
Safe for family.Insured/ Bonded.
Discount.(647)295-4485
ABSOLUTELY best clean- ing ladies available. Hon- est & hard working, atten- tion to detail, insured/ bonded. 416-897-6782.
EUROPEAN Cleaning Lady- Experienced, re- liable, thorough, great ref- erences. Call Ida, (647)707-6039
EXPERIENCED cleaning lady available, w/car. Re- liable. Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Concord. Woodbridge. References. Anna, (905)553-6133, 416-779- 2004
SPRING Cleaning- Profes- sional household cleaning, organizing, decluttering. Complementary in-home estimate. Call today! 416- 473-8416, 905-471-4568. [email protected]
TINA'S House Cleaning Services- Experienced and reliable. Satisfaction guar- anteed. 416-200-1328.
WE clean with love, care. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Professional, well experi- enced. You'll be happy! (416)704-4586
A-HANDYMAN-New kitchen & cupboard,
custom kitchen,bathroom reno,
plumbing, flooring & more.
Call 416-845-1556.
ALL your masonry needs: Brick, blocks, stonework, chimney repairs. 28 years experience. Call Paul (416)732-0802
CERAMIC INSTALLATIONS.
Professional tile/ marble setting. Kitchen/ washroom
tile renovations. 21yrs. work experience.
416-570-3575
Decks, Shed, Concrete/ Stone walkway.
Hardwood/ Laminate floors25 years experience.
416-522-8034, 905-787-0236
http://fifieldconstruction.wikispaces.com/
MR. Fix-it-"All"Repairs anything!
Bathroom/ Kitchen renova- tions. Plumbing. Ceramics.
Backsplash. Ceilingspraying, Crown Moulding. Flooring. Garage Openers.
Appliance repair/ installations.
(905)669-4658
MR. King's Junk Removal- Fast, reliable, same day pick up. Why spend more somewhere else? Seniors Discounts! Call Vincent 647-216-KING (5464)
EMERGENCY- Clogged drain, leaky pipe. 25 years experience. Licensed/ insured. Credit card ac- cepted. James Chen 647- 519-9506
SKILLED Handyman- Ex- perienced, 30 years Paint- ing, drywall, tile repairs, crown mouldings, carpen- try, bathrooms & base- ments. Wayne: (905)508- 9823
ABSOLUTELY amazing painters at bargain prices! Winter special $100/ room. Quick, clean, reliable. Free estimates! Second to None Painting 905-265-7738
A-PARRIS Movers- Long/ short, big/ small,
residential/ condos/ com- mercial. Quality service. Affordable/ reliable. 905- 758-2848, 416-677-2848
BEAUTIFUL cedar hedge- key in gro-best gardens on google search and click on photo gallery to evergreen hedging. (416)741-1407
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WE NEED TO BUY YOUR CAR.Yes, you saw correctly, we are in need of quality used
vehicles as we are running out of new and used inventory!!We are willing to buy your vehicle with no strings attached!
Want a better offer? How about sweetening the offer with a$500 coupon which can be redeemed within 30 days on the purchase
of any new vehicle within the ALTA Group. This coupon is fullytransferrable and must be presented at the time of the sale.
It is the spring season and there is no better time to sell or buy a vehicle. Visit ourshowroom today, our lineup of new and used inventory will show you why we are The Performers!
—The ALTA Group
$10,500CASHREBATESon selectedvehicles
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