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Even the most ardent wonks will concede that city council meetings can be extremely dull at times, but that certainly wasn’t the case in Vaughan for about two weeks back in April.

There were hints before-hand something big was brewing.

The Citizen learned and reported April 9 that Integrity Commissioner Suzanne Craig would be tabling findings from an investigation into a code of conduct complaint against Deputy Mayor Michael Di Biase.

But it wasn’t clear what she’d uncovered.

Then, on April 10, Craig released a damning report containing preliminary find-ings from a four-month inves-tigation stemming from a code of conduct complaint filed by Di Biase’s longtime political rival Richard Lorello in December 2014.

The report, posted on the city’s website late on a Friday, stated Di Biase used intimida-tion and abusive language to pressure city staff who opposed his interference in the tender-ing process to secure munici-pal projects for local construc-tion firm, Maystar General Contractors, identified in the report as company A,

(Craig didn’t investigate Maystar and there’s noth-ing in her reports to indicate the company did anything wrong.)

Her report described Di Biase, a longtime councillor and former mayor, as a sea-soned politician who openly defied the city’s code of con-duct, repeatedly tried to obtain confidential tendering information in direct contra-vention of city procurement rules, and used his authority to intimidate staff who pushed back.

“I find that when city staff responded to the respondent’s requests for information . . . by advising him that there is a process that must be followed, they were met with defiance, abusive language and intimi-dating actions,” Craig wrote.

The report focused on con-tracts for the Father Ermanno Bulfon Community Centre and the Civic Centre Resource

Library (CCRL) where Maystar did not pre-qualify for con-struction contracts.

Craig interviewed 32 city staff or board members and included comments from 14 of them in her report.

According to the report, one city staffer said: “I was approached by Regional Councillor Di Biase at (a meet-ing) and he asked me about the CCRL. When I told (Di Biase) there was a procure-ment process that had to be followed, he told me to stop wasting time and don’t be a troublemaker and cause prob-lems.”

Many staffers took their concerns to the Commission-er of Strategic and Corporate Services and the city solicitor, both of whom abruptly parted ways with the city in February — while Craig’s investigation was ongoing.

According to Craig’s report, Di Biase was told numerous times by the city solicitor and others about the “risk to the city” when a councillor inter-venes in the procurement process.

Moreover, the report states, Di Biase sent emails contain-ing confidential information to a private citizen, and used the information he received back almost verbatim to criti-cize two competitors bidding on the project and the pro-curement process.

He later tabled a motion at council, essentially written by the outside party, to review the pre-qualification process, the report says.

National media outlets, relatively scarce around here since the Linda Jackson-era ended, pounced on the story.

It became clear that April 14, the day Craig was to offi-cially present her preliminary report to council would be filled with drama.

Di Biase hired high-profile lawyer Morris Manning to defend him.

Manning argued passion-ately that, among other things, Di Biase wasn’t given a “fair and reasonable” opportunity to respond to the allegations in Craig’s report.

Manning said Di Bias should be given the names of all the people interviewed, copies of their statements and any documents they provid-ed.

“You cannot respond to allegations unless you know who made them and what the exact details of the allegations are,” he said. “That’s funda-mental to our system, it’s been fundamental for a hundred years, and it was breached by the integrity commissioner in this instance over and over and over again.”

He called on councillors to halt the probe and hand the matter over to an “indepen-dent person.”

Craig shot back that she fol-lowed the rules laid out in the Municipal Act and Vaughan’s complaint protocol, which require her to protect the iden-tity of people she interviews.

Councillors, who’ve wit-nessed many controversies at city hall over the years, were stunned by the findings.

“This is not one of Vaughan’s finest hours, at least not since I’ve been mayor of the city,” Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said at the time.

Thornhill Councillor Alan Shefman, meanwhile, called the report “extraordinary, shocking and disturbing.”

In the media scrum that followed, Manning had little to say, but Lorello called for a judicial inquiry to dig deeper into goings-on at city hall.

A week later, Craig present-ed her 97-page final report with a recommendation to dock Di Biase’s pay for three months, the maximum pen-alty allowed under the Munic-ipal Act.

Councillors unanimously supported her.

It didn’t end there.A week later, The Vaughan

Citizen revealed police were investigating contracts signed off by city officials during Di Biase’s 24 years in office, including his time in the may-or’s chair.

That probe is ongoing, OPP recently confirmed.

Di Biase, meanwhile, has applied to the courts to have the integrity commissioner’s findings quashed and to over-turn the penalty imposed by council.

Manning’s argument is similar to the one he made to city council, according to a factum filed in early Decem-ber.

The matter is expected to be heard in the spring, accord-ing to Craig.

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It really makes me angry to hear more about poor Syrian refugees when half the people living in this province are looking for work. I can’t get full time work and I’m not sure how long my short-term assignment is going to last.

What about Canadians who are out of work with little hope of finding jobs? Many have no money and are perhaps waiting to find decent housing, with a 15-year waiting list in our region for subsidized housing?

Why is it up to Canada and our taxes to provide help? What about us, here, in our own country?

My generation doesn’t have full-time employment, which, therefore, will make it hard to save for retirement.

Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should start observing more about what’s around him in his own country.

Mr. Trudeau: I understand social media is so important to you, judging by all your

selfies, but what is going to happen to Canadians?

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Tax refund request a nervy onerother, can you spare a dime?

That appears to be the tune our Ontario Liberal government

is singing these days after it was reported by the Toronto Star’s Rob Ferguson that the Grits are encour-aging any and all interested citizens to put their tax refunds toward the province’s nearly $300-billion debt. Having already flipped over the couches at Queen’s Park in a desperate search for spare change — not to mention starting the sell-off of the revenue-producing Hydro One and hiking a variety of taxes and fees over the years — the province is crossing its fingers that a few extremely generous ratepay-ers, or suckers as the case may be, will come forward and render unto Caesar a bit more than he deserves.

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

And you thought the Green Energy Act was about the environ-ment.

Premier Kathleen Wynne and her government face a Herculean task when it comes to slaying the aforementioned deficit and righting the province’s finances as interest on the debt alone — costing $11.4 billion annually — has ballooned to become Ontario’s third-largest expense just behind health care at $50.8 billion and education at $25.2 billion. You can certainly under-stand why the premier might be hoping for a Wynne-fall.

That’s not, of course, to say that some people don’t fork over their tax refund to the government each year. According to Ferguson’s piece, the Ontario Opportunities Fund was created by former Progressive Conservative premier Mike Harris to help pay down the province’s

debt 19 years ago. To date, it has raised $2.8 million.

Last year’s haul was just more than $135,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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As we look ahead to a new year, we can be proud here in Vaughan and King of the effort we’re making to bring Syrian refugees to our area.

Already we’ve seen Syrian refugees arrive in Vaughan, thanks to the efforts of some hard-working volunteers and King For Refugees is working full out to bring a family or two to the town-ship in the new year. King For Refugees is meeting Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the King Seniors Centre at 7 p.m. for anyone interested in volunteering to help in the cause.

So, 2016 promises to be a year free from refugee camps in Lebanon or Jordan and far from the ravages of war-torn Syria for the lucky families who’ve made it to Canada.

Not every Canadian sup-ports or is comfortable with the plan to fast-track 25,000 refugees to this country by March 1. For context, con-sider Germany, a little over twice Canada’s population

but much smaller geographi-cally has taken in a million Syrian refugees this past year alone, 40 times the number Canada will receive. Surely, one-fortieth Germany’s total is a number we can handle in this big country of 35 million. Thorough secu-rity checks have been done before the refugees have been granted the opportu-nity to come to Canada.

Contrast our attitude and our prime minister’s wel-come of the refugees with the bile and vitriol directed toward them by those run-ning for the Republican nomination for president. Donald Trump wants to ban

all Muslims from travelling to the United States. Ben Carson wants to cut off any federal funding that would help them settle in the U.S. Marco Rubio would turn them away, so would Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee. Rand Paul would block their visas. Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush would only allow Christian Syrians in, not Muslim Syr-ians.

Even though Syrian refugees had nothing to do with the Paris shootings or the San Bernardino shoot-ings, Republican candidates are suggesting they should be denied entry to the U.S. when other countries are opening their doors. It sug-gests a country gripped by fear and ignorance.

We can celebrate our val-ues and freedoms in Canada as we happily welcome and embrace Syrian refugees to our nation. Because it’s 2016.

Tim Kelly is a reporter with the York Region Media Group. Reach him at [email protected]

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Former Conservative MP Julian Fantino’s loss to rookie Liberal Francesco Sorbara in October’s federal election was considered an upset, but there were signs early on that victory might elude the for-mer top cop.

More than a year before the election, Fantino’s office distributed flyers throughout the community slamming Liberal leader Justin Trudeau for admitting to smoking pot and promising to legalize it.

It seemed odd given Fan-tino appeared to enjoy solid support in his Vaughan rid-ing and the Grits were a third place party with only 34 seats in the House of Commons.

That was just one of the early signs that Conservatives were worried Vaughan vot-ers could switch back to sup-porting the Liberals, which had held the riding for more than two decades before Fan-tino took the seat in a hotly contested 2010 byelection.

Of course, since then Fan-tino had been shuffled out of two cabinet posts – associate minister of national defence and minister of international cooperation – after highly publicized gaffes.

And things weren’t going much better for him as min-ister of veterans affairs.

His ministry had come under fire from the veterans’ ombudsman, who said the government wasn’t providing sufficient compensation to former soldiers.

Then came the announce-ment that veterans affairs planned to shutter eight regional offices.

When a group of angry veterans travelled to Ottawa to confront Fantino about

the decision, he arrived more than an hour late for the meeting and then left abruptly following a few fiery exchanges.

That touched off a wave of outrage among some veter-ans who vowed to topple the Tories in the 2015 election.

Months later, he was spot-ted by the media in Ottawa reportedly snubbing from the spouse of a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.

She’d come to confront him about why his ministry boosted its advertising bud-get by $4 million for ad cam-paign about its efforts to help vets transition into civilian life while many veterans were struggling to get the help they needed.

Then came revelations that his department allowed more than $1 billion of its budget to lapse and return to the federal treasury since 2006.

Following outcry by veter-ans and the media, Fantino was ultimately shuffled out of Veterans Affairs in January.

He returned to his previ-ous post as associate minister of national defence.

Soon afterward, Laureen Harper, wife of then Prime Minister Stephen Harper, accompanied Fantino to a few carefully scripted events with local business people, seniors and parents of ele-mentary school age children.

By this point, it had been widely reported the Con-servatives were putting her front and centre as part of the party’s campaign strategy because her husband’s popu-larity was waning.

During her visit, she bris-tled at the suggestion her appearance alongside the embattled MP had anything

to do with electioneering.“Even when there wasn’t

an election, I come any-ways,” Ms. Harper angrily told a reporter. “Maybe you didn’t notice when I came out before, but I’ve always been out. So I always take issue with that statement because I think maybe you’re just figur-ing it out ... I’ve been coming to Vaughan for a long time.”

Once the writ dropped Aug. 2, there appeared to be growing concern amongst Fantino’s supporters that he might lose in the newly formed Vaughan-Wood-bridge riding.

It soon became evident why.

As the election wore on, pundits shifted from calling it a sure bet for Fantino to a race that was too close to call.

On election night, Fantino like many of his Tory col-leagues in Ontario, was swept out of office by the red wave that propelled the Liberals to a strong majority.

He lost by nearly 2,500 votes.

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But when it came time to speak to the media, he appeared less than happy.

Fantino answered just a handful of questions before a teary eyed staffer whisked him through the crush of reporters and out of the ban-quet hall.

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Fantino not immune to red wave; toppled in Vaughan-WoodbridgeThen-Vaughan-Woodbridge Conservative MP Julian Fantino speaks to supporters at Fonta-na Primavera Event Centre in Vaughan in October on Election Night. Fantino, former police chief and OPP commissioner, was ousted by first-time Liberal can-didate Francesco Sorbara in the federal election.

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The Const. Garrett Styles trial remained acrimonious from the day it began in April until it ended in November.

Legal arguments settled very little and since the end of the eight-month trial, the status quo has remained in terms of the lives of those involved.

The Newmarket teenager, left a quadriplegic after the crash, is still living at home

with his parents, albeit under the supervision of the author-ities.

The Styles family remains broken hearted.

It did succeed in one respect, there is now further legal precedent to suggest that anyone who kills or plays a part in a police officer’s death, is more likely to receive a first-degree murder charge.

The jury found the teenag-er, whose name is still under a publication ban because he was 15 at the time of the crash,

guilty of first-degree murder.However, he received no

prison time due to his age at the time of the crash and his ongoing medical predica-ment.

This decision clearly upset the police and his family, both of whom put out statements questioning the decision.

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was inappropriate.“I always think that it

should have been the other way around,” the teenager said, explaining that he often thinks he should have died and wishes Styles had sur-vived. “I never in a million years wanted what happened that night to happen.”

He then chose not to apol-ogize when given another chance before his sentence was read out.

The teenager has set up a website for those suffering

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

It was on Sept. 27 that Edward and Jennifer Neville Lake lost their three children and their grandfather, Gary Neville, after Muzzo’s Jeep T-boned the family minivan in Vaughan.

Muzzo, an heir to a bil-lion-dollar development for-tune, was later slapped with a variety of charges, includ-ing impaired driving causing death.

The public reaction was fierce.

There were thousands of messages seeking judicial and even vigilante revenge on Muzzo.

Videos and photographs of him and his family were dug up from the past, people began tweeting family secrets and social media pages

began popping up slamming the 29-year-old King resident as “entitled”.

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

Some voices have been calling for a less caustic reac-tion, saying this is another, – albeit major and destructive – human mistake.

But those have been large-ly drowned out by those put-ting their faith in the courts, hoping to see him serve a lengthy sentence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neville-Lake has not responded to the story, but continues to use her Face-book page to encourage oth-ers to appreciate the special lives around them.

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The mob has been a prob-lem in Vaughan for years, but there’s evidence that the problem is worsening.

Although York Regional Police took steps to bulk up their intelligence bureau, the issue seems to be much larger than anticipated.

Earlier this year, RCMP Supt. Keith Finn called Vaughan the epicentre of the ‘Ndrangheta.

Antonio Nicaso, a mafia expert, said it’s widely known on the streets that the South-ern-Calabrian mob is buying up bars to set up illegal gam-bling sites.

This is even more troubling because of what occurred on June 24 at Woodbridge’s Moka Cafe. During morning rush hour traffic, police allege that Jason Hay, from Mississauga, walked into the business and shot four people, two of whom died.

He is awaiting a first-degree murder trial. Both of the deceased are presumed to have been innocent bystanders to what occurred.

The other two shot include Rocco Di Poala and another man, whose identity is being shielded by police.

Police say the cafe was an illegal gambling den.

Since 2013, there have been eight shootings that appear to be linked to mafia and gang violence.

Police have also made several high-profile arrests involving a number of Vaughan residents, allegedly involved in illegal activities including drug dealing, guns and extortion.

Investigators say the ‘Ndrangheta has long since become the major player in the GTA, dealing in drugs, guns and extortion and rival-ling the Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, in Montreal.

Then there was Project Forza in which a number of men were arrested for drugs, extortion and stock market manipulation.

However their alleged leader, Daniel Ranieri, left for Cuba before the move.

Police are seeking an international warrant for the arrest of Ranieri, from Bolton,

who doesn’t necessarily have ties to Montreal mobsters, but, according to police, was associated with Juan Ramon Fernandez, a now deceased gangster with ties to the Riz-zuto crime family.

In all, there have been eight murders and 10 shoot-ings in Vaughan associated with the mafia or gangs since 2013.

In June of 2013, Sam Calautti and his associate, James Tusek, were gunned down while in their vehicle outside a banquet hall.

Carmine Verduci, who police said was involved in one of the two ‘Ndrangheta cells they were investigating, was also murdered.

Also shot and killed have been Ritesh Thakur, who was killed outside the Home Sense, at Hwy. 7 and Weston Road, in May 2014 and Sar-had Sadiq, of Nobleton, who was shot outside a cafe on Woodstream Boulevard the following month.

Next it was Gul Moham-med Alakoozi, who was shot at a home on Via Borghese, in Vaughan.


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An historic merger between Unit-ed Way Toronto and United Way York Region was formalized June 25.

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Immediately following the for-malities, the new alliance announced it will be investing $86.3 million through 2016 in social service agen-cies and programs that support people throughout Toronto and York Region.

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By Simone [email protected]

obert Arbuckle was rarely idle.

When daughters Roberta or Adrienne vis-

ited their father, he always seemed to be doing something.

He would be practising music, or trying out a new recipe. Robert was always trying to improve — in music, cooking and baking.

He never stopped learning, according to Roberta.

Robert bought a mandolin about two years ago and was teaching himself to play. He loved baking and was forever on the Internet, looking for new recipes. He was continually challenging himself to come up with ways to keep busy, Roberta said. Cooking was definitely one of his passions.

A case in point: He could be out cutting grass or in the middle of gardening. When the Canadian cooking show Urban Peasant came on, he would drop whatever he was doing, stop, watch the show, write down the recipe of the day and try it out.

Robert grew up outside of King City. At age 11, he started violin lessons and would later go on to become a renowned fiddler. He learned his first songs from his par-ents, also fiddle players.

By age 14, he was already play-ing at square dances around his hometown of Laskay, Ontario.

Robert, or “Bob” as he was also known, played with various groups

Fiddle champion Arbuckle was devoted husband, fatherR

over the years, including Art Celsie and the Singing Plainsmen, who had a weekly radio show on CJRH Richmond Hill and later a TV show on CKVR Barrie during the early 1960s.

Robert met his wife Ginny Sher-ratt while playing with a group in Aurora and they later had their own group from 1965 to1970.

Ginny was a singer/guitar player from the U.S. She played with singer/accordionist/arranger Joan Fairfax.

Ginny’s parents were both well-known Toronto musicians during the 1930s and ‘40s. In her last year of high school, she joined a local band called The Country Squires, where she met Robert.

The couple would go on to play music for dances at Musselman’s Lake.

The family lived in Oak Ridges for about 20 years. Robert coached for the Oak Ridges Minor Ball Asso-ciation and also served as presi-dent of the association.

The Arbuckle family also lived in Cedar Valley, near Newmarket.

Roberta and Adrienne have happy memories of spending time together as a family tapping syrup from trees and making maple syrup. Their parents flooded the back yard so anyone could skate on the homemade rink. The family also enjoyed cross-country skiing on the property.

Later, Robert and Adrienne ended up performing on the first Friday of every month at a seniors centre in Newmarket, with Robert

playing the fiddle and Adrienne playing the piano.

Robert and Ginny started fid-dler and step dancing competitions at Black Creek Pioneer Village and competed at the Royal Winter Fair. The couple ended up competing in step dance and fiddle competitions throughout the province, eventually graduating to judging the competi-tions.

When Ginny went back to school at age 40 to become a legal secretary, Robert took over duties around the house.

“He was a nice guy and a true gentleman,” Roberta said.

Not surprisingly, when Ginny battled cancer for 2-1/2 years, Robert supported her and put his own life on hold to help her.

“It was amazing the time and effort he put in to look after her,” Roberta said. “It was a tireless effort. It was what he wanted to do. He was dedicated and devoted.”

Ginny died in August of 2010. Robert missed her terribly since they had been partners both in love and in song, performing as a duo across York Region and Toronto.

Robert died suddenly of a heart attack Nov. 22, 2015 and funeral ser-vices were held at Richmond Hill’s

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“He leaves behind many memo-ries of kindness, gentleness, wis-dom, great tunes and great playing. His life touched hundreds of people in a positive and encouraging way. His contribution to the fiddle world has been highly significant”.

Robert Arbuckle (inset and at right) and beloved wife Ginny were accomplished musicians, making music together throughout York and across Ontario.

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By Simone [email protected]

obert Arbuckle was rarely idle.

When daughters Roberta or Adrienne vis-

ited their father, he always seemed to be doing something.

He would be practising music, or trying out a new recipe. Robert was always trying to improve — in music, cooking and baking.

He never stopped learning, according to Roberta.

Robert bought a mandolin about two years ago and was teaching himself to play. He loved baking and was forever on the Internet, looking for new recipes. He was continually challenging himself to come up with ways to keep busy, Roberta said. Cooking was definitely one of his passions.

A case in point: He could be out cutting grass or in the middle of gardening. When the Canadian cooking show Urban Peasant came on, he would drop whatever he was doing, stop, watch the show, write down the recipe of the day and try it out.

Robert grew up outside of King City. At age 11, he started violin lessons and would later go on to become a renowned fiddler. He learned his first songs from his par-ents, also fiddle players.

By age 14, he was already play-ing at square dances around his hometown of Laskay, Ontario.

Robert, or “Bob” as he was also known, played with various groups

Fiddle champion Arbuckle was devoted husband, fatherR

over the years, including Art Celsie and the Singing Plainsmen, who had a weekly radio show on CJRH Richmond Hill and later a TV show on CKVR Barrie during the early 1960s.

Robert met his wife Ginny Sher-ratt while playing with a group in Aurora and they later had their own group from 1965 to1970.

Ginny was a singer/guitar player from the U.S. She played with singer/accordionist/arranger Joan Fairfax.

Ginny’s parents were both well-known Toronto musicians during the 1930s and ‘40s. In her last year of high school, she joined a local band called The Country Squires, where she met Robert.

The couple would go on to play music for dances at Musselman’s Lake.

The family lived in Oak Ridges for about 20 years. Robert coached for the Oak Ridges Minor Ball Asso-ciation and also served as presi-dent of the association.

The Arbuckle family also lived in Cedar Valley, near Newmarket.

Roberta and Adrienne have happy memories of spending time together as a family tapping syrup from trees and making maple syrup. Their parents flooded the back yard so anyone could skate on the homemade rink. The family also enjoyed cross-country skiing on the property.

Later, Robert and Adrienne ended up performing on the first Friday of every month at a seniors centre in Newmarket, with Robert

playing the fiddle and Adrienne playing the piano.

Robert and Ginny started fid-dler and step dancing competitions at Black Creek Pioneer Village and competed at the Royal Winter Fair. The couple ended up competing in step dance and fiddle competitions throughout the province, eventually graduating to judging the competi-tions.

When Ginny went back to school at age 40 to become a legal secretary, Robert took over duties around the house.

“He was a nice guy and a true gentleman,” Roberta said.

Not surprisingly, when Ginny battled cancer for 2-1/2 years, Robert supported her and put his own life on hold to help her.

“It was amazing the time and effort he put in to look after her,” Roberta said. “It was a tireless effort. It was what he wanted to do. He was dedicated and devoted.”

Ginny died in August of 2010. Robert missed her terribly since they had been partners both in love and in song, performing as a duo across York Region and Toronto.

Robert died suddenly of a heart attack Nov. 22, 2015 and funeral ser-vices were held at Richmond Hill’s

“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to defl ect the praise heaped on her.”

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Your community newspaper is celebrating the achievements and contributions of everyday, ordinary people, who have affected the lives of others in extraordinary ways. Leaving a lasting impression on the community, our award-winning journalists will write a fitting tribute in memory of those who have a special story to share. Through your community newspaper and LifeNews.ca, we celebrate those no longer with us and remember the memories we share.

Celebrate a life well lived!

Paul Futhey.....

Marshall Funeral Home. The weekend he died, he had

attended a bluegrass awards event in Huntsville.

“He had a great weekend,” Roberta said. “He was doing some-thing he enjoyed.”

Karen Reed knew Robert through the fiddle contest circuit, posting an online condolence message:

“He leaves behind many memo-ries of kindness, gentleness, wis-dom, great tunes and great playing. His life touched hundreds of people in a positive and encouraging way. His contribution to the fiddle world has been highly significant”.

Robert Arbuckle (inset and at right) and beloved wife Ginny were accomplished musicians, making music together throughout York and across Ontario.

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PokerWafersAssorted Varieties150g

Mastro

MortadellaRegular

Made From ScratchFrom Our Chef

MeatLasagna1.7kg

Made From ScratchFrom Our Chef

Penne ina TomatoSauce1.2kg

From our Hot Table

Veal CutletSandwich

Made From ScratchFrom Our ChefHomemade

Meatballs1kg

Fresh Deli-SlicedLilydale Oven Roasted

TurkeyBreastAssorted Varieties

Fresh Deli-SlicedMastro

ProsciuttoCotto Ham

Fresh Deli-SlicedMastroMild or Hot

GenoaSalami

Fresh Deli-SlicedCayer, Creamy

HavartiCheeseAssorted Varieties

Product of ItalyGigi or Cataldi

Olives,Eggplant or Lupini1L

CataldiGreenLentils750g

Oasis

JuiceAssorted Varieties1.65 - 1.75L

Rudolph’sAssorted

Rye Breads500 - 680g

D’italianoWhite, Whole Wheator Sesame ToastBread675g

Fresh From ScratchCFM Fresh

8”Cakes

Baked From Scratch

Lobster Tails

Product of Italy

GranaPadanoCheese

Santa LuciaHalf or Whole

CaciocavalloCheese

ImportedSanta Lucia

Sette FetteProvoloneCheese

Tre Stella

MozzarellaBalls

Saputo Mini

FriulanoCheese

Cucina Foods

AranciniAssorted Varieties500 - 600g

349/lb

7.69 kg

199/lb

4.39 kg

599/lb

13.21 kg

99¢/lb

2.18 kg

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799/lb

17.61 kg

199/lb

4.39 kg799

/lb17.61 kg

999/lb

2.20 / 100g

199ea

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“Nitrate Free”

299/lb

6.59 kgCentre Cut 3.99

999/lb

2.20 / 100gGrated 10.49 lb

129/lb

2.84 kgMinced 1.59

2/$5

2/$4

2/$5

2/$5

199/100g

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199/100g

199/100g

799/lb

1.76 / 100 g

999/lb

2.20 / 100 g

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