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2 lines on track in York RegionBY LISA QUEEN

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With last weekend book-ended by two major subway events headlined by heavy-weights from Queen’s Park, public transit in

York Region has taken a big step forward in the last week, the president of the region’s transit corporation says.

“We are now finally seeing the long-term strategy and dream fall into place. It is the underpinning of our growth strategy,” Mary Frances Turner said after Premier Kathleen Wynne’s visit to Vaughan Monday morning.

Her visit came just three days after Trans-portation Minister Steven Del Duca announced funding for engineering and design work for the future extension of the Yonge subway line from Finch to Richmond Hill.

Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, chairper-

Subway finally breaking through?

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UNIONVILLE FESTIVAL

Huron Heights Warriors catcher Billy Gilles puts the tag on Daniel Torrice of Markham’s Bill Crothers Colts at home plate as the squads met to decide the York Region high school boys varsity baseball championship Monday. Final score: Crothers 4, Huron Heights 3. See page 25.

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Join us June 17 & 18 to enjoy the 2016MarkhamVillageMusic Festival!

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By AmAndA [email protected]

Markham residents can expect to receive an updated property assessment from the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. in the mail next week.

The assessment will be used by the city to calculate property taxes for 2017 to 2020.

The city has sent out the final tax bills and if your property value has increased more than the city average, you can expect to pay more on your property taxes.

And if the value is less, expect a reduction. According to the city, Markham home-

owners can expect an average 11.4 percent increase from 2016 to 2017.

Condo owners can expect to see a 4 per

cent increase on average in property value.Properties are assessed using a formula of

recent home sales in the community com-pared to a checklist of more than 200 factors.

Five factors – age of the property and any major renovations, square footage, location, lot size and quality of construction – account for about 85 per cent of a home’s value.

Other factors include size of garage, shed or inground pools, driveway and parking lay-out, how many bedrooms, bathrooms and if there is air-conditioning, a deck or patio.

MPAC is assessing more than 5 million properties over the course of the next few months. The last provincewide assessment was in 2012.

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Monday, June 139 a.m. - General Committee MeetingTuesday, June 142 p.m. - Development Services CommitteeCommittee Meeting7 p.m. - Council Meeting

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Study OverviewThe City of Markham isundertaking a Municipal ClassEnvironmental Assessment tostudy potential improvementsto Victoria Square Boulevard toenhance the community, includingbut not limited to:• Continuous sidewalks;• Cycling Facilities;• Roadway infrastructure; and• Preserving heritage features.

You’re Invited to anOpen HouseThe City of Markham is hosting aPublic Open House to present theinitial study findings and potentialsolutions that address problems/opportunities in the study corridor.

When:Monday, June13, 2016Visit anytimebetween6:00p.m.and8:30p.m.Where:VictoriaSquareCommunityCentre2929ElginMills RoadEastMarkham,ONL6C0H7We encourage you to attend thisevent, share your experiences andprovide comments on the materialpresented. Project teammemberswill be available for one-on-onediscussions.

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By Chris [email protected]

If you’re planning to buy a house in the Greater Toronto Area, be prepared to go to war.

As demand in the local housing market increases substantially on an almost monthly basis, so, too, does the number of bidding wars.

Graham Jones, a Re/Max Hallmark agent who has worked in the industry for 25 years, just sold a house in a bidding war that netted his clients a substantial profit.

Their Richmond Hill bun-galow was listed for $899,000. There were nine bidders and the property sold for $1.43 million.

He compares the sale to “winning the lottery” for his clients. “It was underpriced a little bit to set up the bidding war, but still, it set records all over the place,” Jones said.

“We had three bidders that were just beating the living daylights out of each other. We didn’t know where they were going to stop. It’s a nice home, but it’s a 65-year-old, 900-square-foot bungalow on a 50-foot lot. They (sellers) are so happy. They’re retiring and going to buy a piece of property up north and build a house. They got way more money in their pocket than they expected. They’re abso-lutely thrilled. Every deal I’ve done in the past two years has been multiple offers.”

It seems this story is becoming commonplace.

The Toronto Real Estate Board reported a 12.6-per-cent increase in home selling prices in April, when com-pared to the same period last year. The average home sold for $766,472 in Toronto in April, compared to $690,658 in April 2015. Across the GTA, average prices also increased from $605,336 in April 2015 to $724,235 this year.

The increase is blamed on several factors. Interests rates are at or near record lows, the Canadian dollar lags behind other world currencies and, historically, GTA real estate is a relatively safe investment gamble.

“Our real estate, in world dollars, is still much cheap-er than in Washington or London,” Mark Weisleder, a partner in Vaughan’s Real-EstateLawyers.ca LLP firm, said. “Even if it’s increased, it’s a good investment for

foreigners.”Immigration does play a

role in the market. The Ontar-io government estimates about 100,000 immigrants move into the province each year. Many of those people settle in the GTA.

Between Aurora in York Region and Innisfil in Simcoe County, there appears to be an influx of Chinese buyers.

“They can move their family here while still find-ing affordable housing,” said Royal LePage sales represen-tative Wasim Jarrah, working out of an Aurora office. “Chi-nese buyers are savvy. They like to negotiate and feel like they’ve got a good deal. It’s the same thing that hap-pened to Markham, and for the Italians in Vaughan. It’s a very healthy real estate mar-ket. Even when people are purchasing in multiple offers, they’ll realize a profit if they stay in their properties for up to three years. The (current) sellers are making a sizable profit as well.”

There’s also a significant lack of inventory — a combi-nation of slowly progressing new construction sites and an apparent unwillingness by aging Baby Boomers to sell their homes and downsize.

“If you look at the number of housing starts compared to population growth, we’re just not building homes fast enough,” Joe Asensio, of the Brampton-based JN Asensio Realty, said.

“You see homes going up everywhere, but they’re all

sold before they even build them. I’m on the tail end of the Baby Boomers; this will sound terrible, but we’re just not dying fast enough. People need somewhere to live; there just isn’t enough affordable housing available. This trend will continue for a long while. The real estate market is going to stay nuts for a long time yet. I don’t know whether there’s a need to slow it down.”

Asensio is involved in mul-tiple-offer scenarios daily. He watched 51 offers roll in for a property in Brampton recent-ly and admits the number of bids on homes in the area will often enter double digits.

Jones agrees that Asian buyers, low interest rates and short supply have driven the housing market. However, some sectors are in higher demand than others. For example, townhouses and condominiums are not gen-erally seeing the same per-centage increases in value as freehold homes.

“People don’t have a lot of options,” Jones said. “It’s impossible to tell whether it’s foreign or domestic money, but there’s certainly a lot of Asian buyers who are des-perately trying to get free-hold properties in the GTA. Condos and townhouses still sell, and you might even get the occasional bidding war ... but it’s not what’s driving the market.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORUntended grass irks

Re: State of some lawns is embarrassing, letter, June 2.

Thank you Mai Edgar! I couldn’t agree with you more.

I purchased a home in Cornell six years ago because of the beauty of the develop-ment. It was clean, quaint, well kept homes.

In those six years the area, specifically the prop-erties, have fallen drastically. Some lawns and gardens are truly disgusting.

On my next walk I will gather the street names and house numbers which need to be reported to the city.

For the past two years this issue has really irked me.

For those of us who take pride in our homes/prop-erties, why should we have to be impacted by others’ sheer laziness and disregard for others?

If you take pride in your property it only takes an extra few minutes to cut the grass on the other side of the sidewalk. The city sure won’t cut it for you!

Speaking about the city ... they, too, six years ago were always prompt in getting out and cutting the boulevards etc. We pay good taxes ... yet now those areas end up growing weeds and dandeli-ons just as tall as the homes/properties left unattended.

Perhaps that’s why there is NO response or action from the city. They are not keeping up with their responsibilities. Sad — and in an area close to our hos-pital and new Cornell Com-munity Centre.

Being so close to the hospital there are City of Markham staff driving around in trucks daily mon-itoring illegal parking.

Why can’t those same staff report properties and serve owners with notice?

Sandy MontgoMery MARKHAM

Chopped tree a lossI’m saddened to see

another large tree in my neighbourhood cut down.

A neighbour is destroy-

ing a giant, more than 150-year-old black walnut tree because apparently it’s too close to their bungalow.

I have two mammoth black walnut trees on my property. The bane of my existence, they’re the source of my severe pollen allergy, they’re messy and drip sap, spread pollen and drop wal-nuts everywhere (especially on my car and in my pool).

Those dirty, drippy trees are the last to leaf out and the first to drop their leaves. Those green walnut hulls stain my fingers when I col-lect them.

And, those two majestic walnut trees also shield our house from the summer sun, protect that same car during hail storms and those wal-nuts have fattened up gen-erations of neighbourhood squirrels. Their loss would be devastating.

Losing another mature tree in a heritage neigh-bourhood is a crime against nature. Seriously.

tina MartinMARKHAM

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Yes, we’re Baby Boomers; no, we’re not selling our home

ur local newspapers have been publish-ing the stories for years now and the headlines all start to

sound the same: “Record sales in May keep York’s housing market hopping” (way back in June 2007); “York’s housing market stays hot” (Nov. 2011); “York house values highest in GTA: MPAC” July 2012; “York house values continue to rise” (July 2012).

I could go on, but you get the general idea.

Those headlines about prices climbing and our hot housing mar-ket are interspersed with headlines like these: “York housing supply fails to meet needs” (May 2012) or “Housing tops York seniors’ wor-ries “(May 2013).

It’s something everyone is talk-ing and worrying about, which is why we’re publishing the latest series of stories — Through the roof; a Metroland special report.

As we all know, the escalating housing market, ridiculous bidding wars and sky-high prices aren’t just happening in York Region, but across the GTA.

We know this issue is touching a chord with you, from letters to the editor and social media conversa-tions — and plain old over-the-back-fence discussions going on in every York Region community.

Take my own street in Rich-mond Hill — a microcosm of the housing market. On any given week, there are several homes up for sale or lease — and yes, some bear the “sold over asking” words on the signs.

The home directly beside my home was sold by longtime neigh-bours in December 2014, and a family lived there for about a year. Then they were gone, and appar-ently the house was advertised again for sale online, yet no tradi-tional realtor sign was seen.

The house has been empty for months now. I mow the dande-lion-filled grass just so it doesn’t make our adjoining front yard look bad. The backyard of the house is pretty overgrown and prospective families troop in and out of the

home on weekends taking a look, I presume.

Another neighbour across the street had contractors working on her home, and speculation ran rampant — is she moving? Renting? Or maybe just renovating?

And I’m getting those calls, too. I answer our home phone and

hear: “Hello, are you interested in selling your house?” No introduc-tory “How do you do, I’m so and so...” just straight to the point: “You selling”?

“No” is our answer. And here are some reasons why.

My husband and I love our home, the short walk to the theatre, grocery and drug stores, parks and other amenities, and while incredi-ble selling prices of other homes on our street give us pause for thought, we’re not ready to move for many years yet.

Yes, we’re Baby Boomers, and yes we’re staying in our homes as long as we can handle the stairs and the yard work.

My husband has had more than his share of health challenges, and depends on and greatly appreciates his doctors in our community — and our hospital. We hear stories about people moving to other plac-es in Ontario having trouble finding a doctor — even a family doctor.

That’s one good reason we’re staying put. Another is our son, 24, living at home. Although he has a full-time job, there’s no way he could afford an apartment in Richmond Hill with the high rents, much less enter the crazy housing market — even sharing a home purchase with friends.

So, hot housing market or not, we’re not selling.

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son of the transit corporation’s board, called the two transit events in the region within days of each other a significant acknowledgment of York’s transit needs and growth projections, especially after years of different governments at Queen’s Park failing to acknowledge those requirements.

Wynne was at the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station at Hwy. 7 to mark the completion of track work on the extension of the Toronto-York Spa-dina subway.

The six-station extension is to open in 2017.While the track completion is a significant step, the

subway extension has faced challenges.York officials found out in January the region would

be on the hook for another $160 million as the project was yet again over budget, this time to the tune of $400 million. Toronto’s share was $240 million.

A year earlier, York had to pitch in $92 million in additional funding.

The cost of the subway extension is now expected to be $3.2 billion, up from a forecast of $2.6 billion.

Cost overruns have been blamed on a variety of reasons, such as start-up delays, poor performance by some contractors and scope and design changes not originally budgeted for.

Del Duca was at the Richmond Hill Centre transit station Thursday to announce $55 million from the province for design work for the extension of the Yonge subway.

Extending the subway up along the Markham-Vaughan border through Thornhill and then up to Richmond Hill will be “transformational” to the region’s transit network, Turner said.

Residents and other officials also weighed in on news of the province’s investment.

“Fifteen years to build, which we will pay through our tax dollars. In the meantime, how many more con-dos and cars will be on Yonge Street?” resident Dave Slotnick posted on Facebook. “It’s a nice move, but, really, 20 years behind the times!!”

Thornhill MPP Gila Martow applauded the exten-sion of the Yonge subway, but also raised concerns.

“We need to stop wasting time and money on low-priority bus lanes, like the project at Bathurst and Centre, and focus on transit that will benefit tens of thousands of commuters versus a couple of hundred.”

Martow questioned how long it will take for the proj-ect to be completed.

But the announcement means the Yonge subway extension is now officially in the works, Scarpitti said.

“This was an incredible (announcement) and we finally have the funds now to start the design of the Yonge subway. This is the No. 1 project in York Region. It is critical for transportation. It is also critical for the growth plans the province has for this area. This is one of the urban growth centres and you can’t have urban growth centres without rapid transit,” he said.

“This is significant. The train is frankly leaving the station when it comes to the Yonge subway. Now, all eyes are turned to the federal government. We have seen the province of Ontario come and fund 15 per cent of this project. When we were in Ottawa a few months ago, we made a specific ask of the federal government to kick in another 15 per cent of the engineering costs. That’s 30 per cent of the engineering costs, which would allow us to go out and be tendered. So, all eyes have turned to the federal government. The pressure is on.”

Scarpitti blasted Toronto officials who have criti-cized the Yonge subway extension because they argue a downtown relief line should take priority.

“That is just a smoke screen,” he said, adding the province has announced funding for the relief line and said other improvements will ease congestion on the subway in downtown Toronto.

“This (Yonge subway extension) is the most justifi-able subway project in recent history.”

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What is E-waste?Electronic waste (e-waste) is anyelectronic equipment in your homethat no longer works and cannotbe repaired. E-waste should notbe thrown in the garbage as theseitems contain materials that haverecyclable parts or hazardousmaterials that should be disposedof properly.

• Cell phones, telephones,pagers, fax machines

• Computer towers,laptops, modems,keyboards and mouse

• Cameras

• Monitors, printers,scanners and typewriters

• Televisions(limit of 2 per visit)

• VCRs, DVD players, radios,stereos and speakers

Examples of e-waste include:

E-waste may be brought to any York Region HouseholdHazardous Waste (HHW) Depot or CommunityEnvironmental Centre. Disassembled electronics willnot be accepted. Some retailers also accept electronicsto be recycled.

For more information on electronic waste and depotlocations visit York.ca/hhw or call 1-866-665-6752

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A Markham man has been sentenced to six years in jail and must pay a fine of nearly $150,000 in the wake of a fraud conviction related to federal tax refunds.

The Canada Revenue Agency said Lawrence Watts was sentenced in the Ontar-io Superior Court of Justice in Newmarket to six years and a court-imposed fine of $149,129.

On Oct. 22, Watts was found guilty by jury of one count of fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code.

A 28-month CRA inves-tigation revealed that Watts, owner and operator of Fis-cal Arbitrators, claimed false business losses on income tax returns he prepared on behalf of 240 clients.

The fictitious losses enabled clients to receive or attempt to receive approxi-mately $10 million in federal tax refunds.

Through Fiscal Arbitra-tors, Watts promoted the incorrect notion that Cana-

dians do not have to pay tax on income they earn, and counseled clients on how to restructure their affairs to evade payment of income tax, the CRA said.

The preceding informa-tion was obtained from the court records, the CRA said in a media release.

SyStem ‘fair’

“In order to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the tax system, the Canada Revenue Agency pursues those who prepare fraudulent returns,” said Vince Pranjivan, Assistant Commissioner of the Ontar-io Region in a media release. “Canadians have to trust that our self-assessment system is working and that it is fair.”

The CRA warns all Cana-dians to beware of “tax pro-testers” who try to convince you Canadians do not have to pay tax on the income they earn.

Courts have repeatedly and consistently rejected

arguments made in these tax protester schemes.

For those involved in tax protester schemes, the CRA will reassess income tax and interest, and charge penal-ties.

In addition, if convicted of tax evasion, the court may fine them up to 200 per cent of the tax evaded and sentence them for up to a five-year jail term. More information on tax protester schemes is available at www.cra.gc.ca/alert.

If you have ever made a tax mistake or omission, the CRA offers a second chance to make things right through its Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP).

If you make a valid dis-closure before you become aware that the CRA is taking action against you, you may only have to pay the taxes owing plus interest.

More information on the VDP can be found at www.cra.gc.ca/voluntarydisclo-sures.

Man gets 6 years, $150K fine in income tax refund fraud

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An injection of cash from the province will allow York Region paramedics to con-tinue providing treatment at the homes of patients.

The province announced more than $220,000 to con-tinue the Expanding Para-medicine in the Community (EPIC) program, which start-ed in 2013, to improve care for seniors and patients with chronic conditions.

It was started with the intention of freeing up hos-pital beds for acute patients and reducing emergency room visits.

“Being able to quickly address a minor issue before it becomes a major problem reduced the need for further intervention and hospital-ization,” said Chief of Fam-

ily Medicine for Markham Stouffville Hospital, Dr. Alan Monavvari.

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“The program is a smart way to leverage the skills and training of paramedics to help serve not just those in acute crisis, but those who have chronic conditions in our community,” said Oak-Ridges Markham MPP Hel-ena Jaczek.

“As a physician, I know this kind of care can help to reduce emergency room vis-its and hospital admissions.”

Through the program, paramedics will help patients with a range of services, including ensuring patients are taking prescribed medi-cation properly, referring patients to local commu-nity services and educating patients on how to manage chronic disease.

“Delivering good care takes a team approach and truly can’t be done by one organization,” Monavvari said. “When we are able to work together, we are able to really address the needs of our patients and provide the right care in the right set-ting.”

In total, the province is investing $4 million to con-tinue the paramedicine proj-ect in 23 communities across the province for another year.

Investing in care at home

is part of the province’s Patients First action plan with a focus on connecting patients with the right care and increasing home and community care.

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community paramedicine program helps seniors and other patients live indepen-dently longer,” York Region chairperson and CEO Wayne Emmerson said.

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first 10 municipalities to pilot the project in 2013, providing more than 1,300 home visits to more than 300 patients.

Since 20014, the province has invested more than $7 million in EPIC program.

Paramedics helping treat patients in their homes

MPP Dr. Helena Jaczek and MPP Chris Ballard speak about funding for the Community Paramedicine program in York Region.

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Share your vision of more inclusive York Region

You can help make York Region a more welcoming place.

In a series of focus groups called You are Different Like Me, I am Dif-ferent Like You, the region is inviting you to share ways to make York a more inclusive community.

The groups are being held throughout the region.

In Markham, the group will meet June 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd.

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JUNE 11HOME, GARDEN SEMINAR SERIESLearn how to go green with York

Region’s Greener Home and Gar-den Seminar series. Environmentally friendly tips and techniques will help you transform your property. Discover how your property will blossom using water conservation techniques – and how beautiful gardens can be achieved with minimal effort. From 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Markham Museum, 9350 Highway 48. For seminar infor-mation including locations and to register, please visit york.ca/seminars or call 1-888-967-5426. All semi-nars are free; advance registration is required as space is limited.

CHURCH YARD SALEUnionville Alliance Church Yard

Sale, 9 a.m. to noon. More than 20 vendors of toys, clothing, sporting goods, furniture, dishes, more. Drop by to shop and say hello at 4898 16th Ave (east of Kennedy Rd). Visit www.uachome.org

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sical toad house Sunday, June 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. for your garden. This charming garden addition keeps your toads in the shade while they keep the bugs away. The toads will thank you for it. Cost is $30 for one child and one adult, additional participants $25 each to a maximum of 2 addi-tional participants. For ages 4 and up. Includes all supplies and firing. Call

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NOAH’S 3K WALKCome join Noah’s 3k walk through

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JUNE 13SPEAKER AT UVA

Unionville Villagers Association meets at 7 p.m. at Historic Train Station on Station Lane in Union-ville. Special guest speaker City of Markham’s Peter Wokral, explaining the Heritage Grant process and how Markham heritage property owners can apply for grant funding.

JUNE 15CRUISE NIGHT

Check out classic cars at Markham Classic Cruisers, every Wednesday at Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd. 6 p.m. to dusk. Info: [email protected].

JUNE 16 ACROBAT- U2 TRIBUTE

World-renowned Acrobat treats Thursday Nights at the Bandstand to outstanding music of Bono and U2, 7:30 to 9 p.m, at Unionville’s Millennium Bandstand at the corner of Main Street and Fred Varley Drive. For details, go to www.unionvillepre-sents.com.

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Markham Village Music Festival for great music, great food, and great fun. The Festival will take place June 16 to 18. Carnival rides in Morgan Park (Parkway Ave.) from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 16. Entertainment on 5 stages on Main St. Markham from 6 to 11 p.m. on June 17. Petting zoo, farmer’s market, kid’s zone, and more on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit www.markhamfestival.com for information or vendor registration.

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Come and try a social, fun activity to do in the summertime. Markham Lawn Bowling Club is always look-ing for new members. Open house 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 28 Franklin St. near Franklin Street Public School and Morgan Park. Info: Wolf Von Kal-ben 905-294-6211, Peter Wong 905 -471-4894, Shelley Gram 905- 294-5584, or markhamlawnbowling.com.

JUNE 18 & 19CHARITY BBQ AT GARDEN BASKETCome out and help Garden Basket

celebrate 87 years in business with a charity barbecue in support of Sick-Kids 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Garden Basket, 9271 Markham Rd. Free face painting and balloon sculptures on June 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

JUNE 19DAD’S DAY TREE HAND PRINT TILES

Bond with Dad and make a one- -of-a-kind hand print tile at Markham Museum’s Pottery Studio (9350 Markham Rd.). Spend your afternoon, Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m. Create a

memorable keepsake together that can be hung on wall for whole family to enjoy. Cost $30 for one child, one adult, additional participants $25 each to a max. 2 additional partici-pants. For ages 4 and up. Includes all supplies and firing. Call 905-305-5970 to register.

JUNE 22MSH LEADERS NIGHT AT THE RACES

Sixth annual Markham Stouffville Hospital Leaders Night at the Races. Get in on the action at Woodbine Racetrack. Guests will enjoy din-ner, a track-side view, auction, raffle and networking opportunities with business and community leaders. Tickets $125 each. Register online at www.mshf.on.ca/natr or contact [email protected] or 905-472-7373 ext. 6970.

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CONNECTed JUNE 23CRIME PREVENTION - WARD 2

Councillor Alan Ho partners with York Regional Police for Crime Preven-tion Session. Learn how to protect your home and community. Victoria Square Community Centre, 2929 Elgin Mills Rd. E., 7 p.m. For ques-tions email [email protected] or visit www.markahm.ca.

JUNE 26STIVER MILL FARMERS’ MARKETRe-opening for 7th year, 10 a.m. to

4 p.m., every Sunday until Thanksgiv-ing. Local fresh fruit, veggies, baked goods, meats, honey plus crafts, entertainment, Farmers’ Wives’ Table of donation articles. Bargains. Station Lane at Main Street Unionville. Visit www.unionvillestivermillmarket.com for more information.

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York Regional Police found a two-year-old boy wandering alone on a street near his home at 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday.

The street is in the area of 16th Avenue and Ninth Line in the city’s east end.

The toddler was discov-ered by neighbours near

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Someone then got in touch with police.

The boy was reportedly given a teddy bear and offi-cers did a house-to-house door-knock to try to find the boys’ parents.

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ily, who were reportedly “shocked” to have found he had made it outside the home alone.

The parents said they had put the child to bed earlier Wednesday and had no idea he had made his way out of the home.

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Several York Region communities made a list of the top 219 places to live in Canada, according to MoneySense, a magazine with a focus on managing personal finances.

While no York communities cracked the top 10 on the overall list, there were four in the top 30.

Aurora came in 19th, with Vaughan at 20th hot on its heels. Newmarket made the list at 24th and Richmond Hill came in at 27th.

A bit further down the list, Whitchurch-Stouffville was at 76th and Georgina placed 149th.

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But, boy, did we ever have a strong show-ing in the richest places in Canada.

Vaughan came in fifth, with an average household net worth of $1.068 million.

Whitchurch-Stouffville was sixth with an average household net worth of $1.026 mil-lion.

Richmond Hill was seventh at $993,258.Markham came in ninth at $980,611 and

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Carly Bryden has thrived through special education programs, including the close relationship she has with her “best buddy” Zeph-ania Gangl, and she wants York Region’s Catholic school trustees to know it.

Carly, a Grade 11 student with special needs at Aurora’s St. Maximilian Kolbe Catho-lic High School, was part of a group pleading with the York Catholic District School Board not to cut special edu-cation funding as trustees look to chop about $12 mil-lion from their $568.8 million budget this month to avoid an illegal deficit.

“I have been a very fortu-nate student over the years. I have been on school trips with classmates to Ottawa, Niagara Falls and (a camp),” she said, adding she has given many presentations to her peers and participated in school activities.

“Thanks to my business class and my school laptop, I am good at writing and sending emails to family and friends. My (functional life

skills) class has taught me a lot about money and healthy food choices.”

Her successes would not have happened without sup-port from her school, teach-ers, educational assistants, special equipment and pro-grams, Carly said.

The board’s special edu-cation budget was already cut significantly last year and supporters of the pro-gram are hoping to prevent any further reductions, Paul Whittam, former chairper-son of the special education advisory committee, said.

At the same meeting, about 200 parents and officials, including Italy’s ambassador to Canada, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, pleaded with trustees to save an Ital-ian language and culture program offered during an extended school day model at more than 20 schools in Vaughan, despite a shortfall in funding from a benefac-tor.

While those programs and others are valuable, trustees have to cut $12 mil-lion to bring in a balanced budget or risk being taken

over by the province, Trustee Elizabeth Crowe, vice-chair-person of the board, said.

“Hopefully, we can file a compliant budget by the end of the month. I am confident we will achieve that goal,” she said, adding trustees don’t expect to cut programs that will directly affect spe-cial education students in the classroom this year.

The board will look at potential cuts at its meetings June 14, 21 and 29.

This is not the first time the board has faced tough financial circumstances. In 1994, faced with a $32-mil-lion deficit, trustees chose to slash costs rather than have Queen’s Park take over con-trol of the board, Crowe said.

She’s confident trustees will make the necessary cuts, pointing out the deficit two decades ago represented 10 per cent of the board’s bud-get at the time, while today’s is only about 2 per cent of the current budget.

There’s no denying the board is facing “challenging” financial times, Crowe said.

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Catholic board eyes cuts amid $12M shortfallboard, including losing up to $3 million a year for special education.

In addition, the province is paying sal-ary increases negotiated under the last labour set-tlements, but is not pick-ing up increased costs in other areas, such as ben-efits, Crowe said.

The negotiation model prevents boards from finding benefits savings with their unions in local negotiations, she said.

The lower loonie means spending more ordering new school buses from the U.S., Crowe said.

The crunch has left trustees searching for ways to cut, including closing eight schools over four years, beginning with Holy Family Catholic Ele-mentary in Thornhill in 2017, not renewing prop-erty leases, cutting bus-ing, reducing plowing and grass cutting and imple-menting a hiring freeze.

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What is Lyme disease?Lymedisease is an illness caused by theBorrelia burgdorferibacteria that isspread through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (deer tick). Lymedisease does not spread from human to human.

What are the symptoms?A circular rash referred to as a bull’s-eye rash could be one of the earliestsymptoms of an infection. If you develop a bull’s-eye rash, fever, chills orextreme fatigue or feel like you have the flu, see your health care provider.Be sure to tell them if you have been active outdoors. If left untreated, Lymedisease could lead to more serious symptoms affecting the central nervoussystem, brain or heart.

Treating Lyme diseaseLyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. Getting treatment in the earlystages of the disease is critical for full recovery.

What are ticks?Ticks are small bugs, the size of a sesame seed, which feed off the blood ofanimals and humans. They are generally active through the spring, summerand fall. They can be found on tall grasses and bushes and can attach

themselves to people or animals. Ticks do not fly andmove slowly. Most tick bites are painless. Ticks feedslowly and will attach themselves for 24 to 72 hours.They are most likely to spread infection after beingattached for 24 hours or more. Not all ticks are infectedwith the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, therefore, not all

tick bites will spread Lyme disease.

Where are blacklegged ticks found?The risk of Lyme disease is usually much greater in tick endemic areasbecause the probability of bites from infected ticks is much greater.In Ontario, blacklegged ticks are more commonly found in areas alongthe north shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.Blacklegged ticks have also been found in York Region. York Region Public

Health will continue to conduct tick dragging at various locations across YorkRegion’s nine towns and cities.While the risk is low, it is possible to be infected with Lyme disease from thebite of a blacklegged tick almost anywhere in Ontario.Other established blacklegged tick populations and Lyme disease endemicareas include parts of British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick,Nova Scotia, Northeast and upper Midwest United States and central Europe.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #2407 Transitway - Kennedy Road to Brock Road – Regional Municipalities of York and Durham

THE PROJECT

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is proposing a 18 km segment of a transitway facility along the Highway 407 corridor through YorkRegion and Durham Region, from east of Kennedy Road in the City of Markham to east of Brock Road in the City of Pickering (407 Transitway). The407 Transitway includes Markham Road Station, Ninth Line Station, Donald Cousens Parkway Station, Whites Road Station and Brock Road Station;and three protected sites near McCowan Road, York-Durham Line and Rossland Road. Subject to the outcome of the study, the 407 Transitway will beimplemented initially as bus rapid transit (BRT) with the opportunity to convert to light rail transit (LRT) in the future.

This 18 km segment forms part of the 150 km long high-speed interregional facility planned to be ultimately constructed on a separate right-of-way thatparallels Highway 407 from Burlington to Highway 35/115, with stations, parking and access connections. This transitway is a component of the officialplans of the stakeholder municipalities and of the Province’s commitment to support transit initiatives in the Greater Golden Horseshoe through theMetrolinx Regional Transportation Plan.

THE PROCESS

The environmental impact of this transit project will be assessed according to the transit project assessment process as prescribed in Ontario Regulation231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. As part of the transit project assessment process, an Environmental Project Report (EPR) will beprepared. The Notice of Commencement for the Transit Project Assessment Process and release of the EPR will be published in this local newspaper inthe future. All information produced as part of this project is available at www.407transitway.com.

Members of the public, agencies and other interested parties are encouraged to participate actively in the transit project assessment process byattending consultation activities or contacting staff directly with information, comments or questions. A Public Information Centre (PIC) was held inApril 2015. It presented information on past studies, need and justification, existing conditions, objectives, station sites and route alternatives, and thetechnically preferred station sites and route alternative to the public.

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE (PIC) #2

PIC #2 will be held in two different locations:

Date: June 22, 2016Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Location: Claremont Community Centre

Lions Room4941 Old Brock Road, Claremont, ON L1Y 1A9

Date: June 23, 2016Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Location: Markham Museum

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PIC #2 will consist of an informal drop-in centre. The technically preferred route alignment and stations, impacts and mitigation measures will be presentedat this PIC. MTO staff and their consultants will be on hand to answer any questions and to receive your input.

COMMENTS

We are interested in hearing any comments that you may have about this study. Comments and information regarding this study are being collected toassist the study team in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom ofInformation and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If you wouldlike to be added to our project mailing list or have project-related questions, please contact:

Graham DeRoseMTO Project ManagerMinistry of Transportation, Central RegionPlanning & Design Section159 Sir William Hearst Ave., 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M3M 0B7tel: 416-235-5255fax: 416-235-3578e-mail: [email protected]

Khaled El-Dalati, P.Eng.Consultant Project ManagerParsons625 Cochrane Drive, Suite 500, Markham, ON L3R 9R9tel: 905-943-0505fax: 905-943-0400e-mail: [email protected]

Larry Sarris, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.MTO A/Senior Environmental PlannerMinistry of Transportation, Central RegionEnvironmental Section159 Sir William Hearst Ave., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON M3M 0B7tel: 416-235-6701fax: 416-235-3446e-mail: [email protected]

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A cycling Markham optometrist will be hitting the road later this month to brighten the future for people with vision impairment.

Cycle for Sight 2016 runs June 18 from Toronto to Blue Mountain. The ride raises funds for the Founda-tion Fighting Blindness and vision research.

More than one million Canadians are living with blinding retinal eye diseases.

“Help brighten the world by rev-ving up your fundraising engines – it’s a terrific event that could help restore hope and sight for many,” says Dr. Kevin Anderson, who is ped-alling toward a $300,000 target.

“Sight is a gift and once it’s gone, it’s permanent and devastating. We want to change that and eradicate incurable blindness but it requires research and awareness,” adds Anderson, co-chair of the Toronto cycleforsight.ca event which raised $220,000 in 2015.

Cycle for Sight offers different dis-tances for riders, starting at 75 km, so everyone is invited to participate whether a cycling enthusiast or lei-sure rider, riding single or tandem.

Anderson will be going the dis-tance – 160 km – alongside some of the 300 expected participants, some blind, others vision impaired.

Anderson is inviting others to become a Cycle for Sight Champion – which means raising over $1,500.

The fundraising minimum is $600, and gets participants a launch party, exclusive Cycle for Sight jersey, gift bags, and a finish line celebration party with complimentary food and drinks, plus fundraising prizes and awards.

The Foundation Fighting Blind-ness invests millions in innovative sight-saving research across Canada, which has led to hundreds of new discoveries and therapies.

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The second was black, 5 ft. 10 in. tall, with a thin build, armed with a handgun, wearing a blue jacket with green sleeves, blue running shoes and a white scarf covering his face.

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Four Markham youths are showing that when it comes to workplace safety, men-tal health should be top of mind.

Markville Secondary School students Raagavi Ramenthiran, Jaclyn Chiu, Morgan McKay and Jessica Gu created a video for their Grade 10 careers class about workplace health and safety on a topic of their choice – stress and its impact on mental health.

“When you talk about workplace safety, everyone talks about physical inju-ries,” Gu said. “Mental health is just as important. Stress affects everyday life.”

According to Statistics Canada, 1 in 4 working Cana-dians are stressed on a daily basis, with 60 per cent saying work is the culprit.

Stress impacts everyone, regardless of income, citizen-ship, employment, education and household makeup.

The video, called Break-down, took about a month to create and was filmed on a smartphone.

The video follows a stu-dent as she goes to school and then work.

As time goes by, the stu-dent gets more and more stressed – with declining grades and increased prob-lems at work.

All the while, the piano music picks up tempo, as

less time is left to sleep, eat or function.

“We wanted the music to depict how someone feels in the situation,” Ramenthiran said. “All the small things can amount to something big, to an emotional breakdown.”

Stress not only affects adults, but students as well.

And the video was made to send a message to other teens about stress.

“Stress is not only about work,” Ramenthiran said. “Sports, clubs, extracurricu-lars, school work and family, all take time. There needs to

be balance.”The video was entered

into a provincewide contest run by the labour ministry.

Their entry beat out doz-ens of other high school vid-eos.

Breakdown also came in

second in the national, It’s Your Job video contest.

The students received $3,500 and Markville was awarded a matching $3,500 to help improve the guid-ance department’s focus on mental health issues.

STAFF PHOTO/SUSIE KOCKERSCHEIDT

Markville Secondary School students Jessica Gu (left), Morgan McKay, Raagavi Ramenthiran and Jaclyn Chiu have won top prize for their video on workplace mental health in a contest held by the Ministry of Labour.

Students’ video highlights stresses of work, school, life

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Led by Maestro Kristian Alexander, patrons can look forward to works by beloved com-posers Nielsen, Dvorak, and Shostakovich.

Carl Nielsen described his Helios Overture as, “Silence and darkness. The sun rises with a joyous song of praise. It wanders its golden way and sinks quietly”.

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But when the NHL’s annual lottery takes place, the 18-year-old Markham resident now in his second season as a forward with the Peterborough Petes hopes he might hear his name called sooner.

Ang was among 114 draft eligible players who went to Buffalo to take part in the NHL’s combine last week to help make that happen.

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Member of Board of Directors for‘MergeCo’Markham Enterprises Corporation is recruiting independent candidates foran appointment to the Board of Directors of ‘MergeCo’, the temporary nameof the entity resulting from a proposed merger of three utility companies(PowerStream, Enersource and Horizon Utilities) and the acquisition ofHydro One Brampton. In addition to the City of Markham, the shareholdersof MergeCo include the municipalities of Barrie, Hamilton, Mississauga,St. Catharines and Vaughan, as well as Borealis, a division of the OntarioMunicipal Employees Retirement System. The initial Board term will bethree years.

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KEELE & Major Mac - 1 bed basement +den. Storage, small computer room. No smoke/ pets. Parking, laundry, internet. $900 incl. Avail July 1. 647-875-2341 or 647-703-1146

MUSSELMAN’S LAKE area. 1 bedroom basement, open concept, separate

entrance, laundry, parking. No smoking. July 1st. $875 inclusive. 416-684-4373

HWY#7/ MCCOWAN- 2 bedroombasement, 4 appliances, a/c,

separate entrance. Non-smoking/ pets. Available July 1st. First/last.

$1100 inclusive. 416-453-0102

NEWMARKET- BESIDE Upper Canada Mall. Modern 1 bedroom walkout w/ensuite,

separate entrance, laundry, parking. Suit one professional. $975. inclusive.

905-717-7681

STOUFFVILLE- SENIOR apartments, bachelor & 1 bedroom apartment both on ground floor w/patio, available in building

with elevator. Stove, fridge. Parking available. Available now. 905-640-4677

16TH & 48 - Markham 2 bedroom basement apartment for rent, appliances included. No pets, no smoking. Sin- gle or couple preferred. Rent can be negotiated. Call 416-268-0136

IN THE Heart of Thornhill- New penthouse condo, 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, large

balcony overlooking Yonge. 2-parking. Locker. 5mins from Hwy#7 & 407. $2100. August 1st.

No pets/smoking. Yolanda 905-881-2800

YONGE/HWY#7 - 3 bedroom condo, 5 appliances, wrap around balcony, freshly

painted & carpeted. $1700 includes utilities, cable, parking. Minutes to amenities.

416-223-8331

HWY#7 & WARDENNew 2 bedroom +den condo for rent. Parking, locker. Available immediately.

$2000. 647-200-0498

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BEAUTIFUL HOUSE for rent House, 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms Near McCowan & 14th, with finished basement, double garage and hardwood throughout, close to shopping, school and transit. $2,500 Per Month 416-571-7529

MCCOWAN/ STEELES3 bdrms up, 2 bdrms bsmt, 2.5 bath, 2-storey new reno llink house. 1700sqft. Single garage. No pets. No smoking. Available immediately.

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STOUFFVILLE, LARGE bedroom with ensuite bathroom on second floor of new 3000 sqft home. $650 includes parking, cable, internet, utilities. non-

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HOUGHTON, SylviaIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sylvia Houghton on June 2 at the age of 72, at Markham Stouffville Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She will be missed by her loving husband of nearly 50 years and best friend Bruce, her 2 sons David (Christine) Derek (Kerry) and by her 6 grandchildren, Meaghan, Alexandra, Macleod, Tyler, Adam and Chase. She will also be missed by her siblings Linda, Janice and Denis, the real estate community and the many friends and clients she touched and was committed too.

Sylvia leaves behind a great legacy in Markham Real Estate and the community.Visitation will be held at Dixon Garland Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 15th from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. A celebration of Life will be held at a later date for close family and friends.

POPOWICH, Thomas William “Tom”Peacefully at Markham-Stouffville Hospital on June 5th, 2016 at the age of 69.

Loving husband and best friend of Brenda (Bean) for 40 years. Much loved father of David (Kendra) and Stephen (Alison). Proud gramps of Westen and Samantha. Survived by his siblings Michael (Predeceased) Sharon, Charles (Karen), Trudy (Duro) and Tony (Josie). Cherished uncle to many nieces and nephews. Special “brother” to Judy (Larry). Predeceased by his parents Michael and Carmel and in-laws Willis and Mary Bean. Will also be dearly missed by all of the extended family and many close friends.

Special thanks for all the compassionate care from Dr. Solow and the wonderful staff at the Chemo Clinic and 3C.

Friends will be received at Dixon- Garland Funeral Home, 166 Main St. North (Markham Rd.) Markham on Thursday, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, June 10th at St. Patrick’s Parish, 5633 Highway 7, Markham. Cremation will follow.

Donations may be made to the Markham-Stouffville Hospital Chemo Clinic or to a charity of your choice.

ALFSEN, Andrew Suddenly at home on June 5th, 2016 in his 77th year. Co-proprietor of Alfsen House Books Store with his brother Adam and longtime Main St. Markham resident.Predeceased by his father and mother John and Marion, both well established artists in the Toronto area. Greatly appreciated by his brother Adam, Andrew was a lover of books and was also involved in painting, sculpture and an occasional movie actor.

Friends will be received at Dixon- Garland Funeral Home, 166 Main St. North (Markham Rd.) Markham on Tuesday, June 14th from 2 p.m. until time of service in the chapel at 3 p.m. Reception will follow. Donations may be made to the Christian Blind Mission, 3844 Stouffville Road, PO Box 800, Stouffville On. L4A 7Z9.

MILLER, Frank Matthew Bruce

Passed peacefully at home in his garden on June 2, 2016.

Lovingly remembered by his surviving brother Don and brother-in-law Wes Botham. Predeceased by his siblings Willis, Godfrey, Ruby, George, John, Eric, and Betty. Will be sadly missed by David Miller, Terry Stachel, Susan Marsh, and all his other nieces and nephews.

Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date.

Condolences may be left at www.dixongarland.com

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ext time you drive by Taylor Park in Aurora, you should stop and take some time to remem-ber Jane MacCarl Marek. The 52-year-old Aurora resident died

without warning from sudden cardiac arrest in February.

The park is where MacCarl Marek took dozens of children from her home care over the years to play. She provided care to children in Aurora for close to 20 years.

One of those former home care children was Katy Lemaire. The 18-year-old Aurora resident lived next door to Jane and was the same age as her son, Lucas. “She basi-cally was like a second mom,” Lemaire said.

Even as she got older, Lemaire would continue to go over to spend time with Jane.

“She was a really genuine person. She

was always there to listen. You genuinely wanted to be around her,” Lemaire said.

While MacCarl Marek loved kids, her mother Mary Tripp MacCarl said she was approachable for everyone. “She was real people person. She kept in touch with everyone,” she said.

Like many others, Lemaire was shocked to learn of Jane’s death in February. Because it happened so suddenly, she felt something needed to be done to help the community grieve.

Lemaire thought it would be nice to plant a tree in memory of Jane at the local park where she spent so much time. So she started a Facebook group and added Jane’s Facebook friends and was able to raise $1,400 for the cause.

That ended up being more than enough money for a tree, which Lemaire organized through the Town of Aurora. They were also able to get a bench refurbished in memory of Jane.

On May 20, a ceremony was held at Tay-lor Park with dozens of community mem-bers to unveil the maple tree and bench in Jane’s memory.

It was a touching moment for Tripp MacCarl, who said many of the children her daughter took care of over the years were there.

“It was wonderful to see the kind of commitment to the community Jane had and the commitment the community had for her,” Tripp MacCarl said.

It was no surprise to Tripp MacCarl that her daughter ended up working with little children. Growing up in Toronto, MacCarl Marek would spend her summers babysit-ting kids.

Before moving to Aurora more than 20 year ago, MacCarl Marek lived in Toronto and was a veterinary technician. Those skills weren’t lost in Aurora as she shared her love of animals with the community, too, Lemaire said.

MacCarl Marek cared for children in Aurora for decades

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