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The Canadian Railway Troops in France bolt rails to the ties.

Vimy Ridge: Track to battle laid by local soldiers AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com The Battle of Vimy Ridge is a defining moment in Canadian History, where the Canadian Corps fought for the first time under the same banner.

Between 15,000 and 20,000 Canadian troops crept over the ridge around 5:30 a.m. Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. Those soldiers at the front lines had to be fed. "Trucks weren’t used as much during the First World War," said

Ross Toms, an avid history buff and executive at the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Richmond Hill. "The roads were not good. They used a narrow railway." Building those small narrow railroads was left to the Canadian

Railroad Troops, which included the 127th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 127th Battalion consisted of young men from York County, namely the Richmond Hill, Newmarket,

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Housing market in ’crisis,’ builders president warns LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com The Greater Toronto Area housing market is already a perfect storm of unbridled demand and burdensome public policy. It’s going to take significant changes to calm a scenario where the average price of a home has topped $1 million, buyers camp out at sales centres for a chance to purchase a house and families are forced to turn to far-flung communities outside the GTA to buy a home. That’s the message from Bryan Tuckey, the president of the Building Industry and Land Development Association. "Significant declines in builder inventory and record prices for low- and highrise houses, the GTA housing market is in crisis and it’s time for governments to work with us to address these problems," he said. "It’s time to say that housing is

a priority in the Greater Toronto Area. All of your public policy, all of your resources, I firmly believe need to begin to be directed to making it happen everywhere or it will continue. People will go farther afield or the prices will increase." Tuckey pointed to several reasons behind the frenzied market, where the average price of ground-level housing from townhouses to single families home hit $1,081,013 in February, a 30 per cent year-over-year increase. Demand is only going to increase, he said. The GTA, the fastest growing region of Ontario, will see its population increase by 2.8 million or 43 per cent to almost 9.5 million by 2041. Although the provincial government is demanding more intensification to curb urban sprawl and to maximize investl See HOUSING, page 12

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Are Liberals taking taxpayers for a ride? PC critic asks ADAM MARTIN-ROBBINS amartinrobbins@yrmg.com The Liberal government appears to have influenced the selection of multimillion-dollar GO train stations in the ridings of two York Region cabinet ministers despite an expert report slamming the choices, Conservative transportation critic Michael Harris said. Last June, the government and Metrolinx approved the Kirby station in the Vaughan riding of Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and the Mulock station in the Newmarket-Aurora riding of Housing Minister Chris Ballard.

But last month, a newly released consultant’s report, commissioned prior to the approval of the stations, listed numerous flaws with both locations. Harris has significant concerns about how the stations were approved, adding that of the dozen stations approved as part of a GO system expansion, Kirby and Mulock appear to be the only ones approved despite "glaring" challenges in the consultant’s reports. "Something is seriously wrong, obviously, with this scenario when you’ve got Metrolinx approving GO stations in ministers’ ridings when their own studies strongly advise against them. They clearly indicate the loca-

tions don’t meet very basic transportation needs," he said. "So, really, the question is why are we, in fact, are we moving ahead with them? The answer is obvious. Liberals do what they do best and they will use your money to advance their cause, and when it serves them best, they’ll do so, ignoring the experts’ advice, and they’ve done so in this case." Ballard dismissed Harris’s concerns. "Other than bringing forward the community’s desire for a station to Metrolinx’ attention, I had nothing further to do with the process," he said. Del Duca, who rebuffed interview requests and responded

with a statement, didn’t directly address Harris’s concern about any influence that may have been used in selecting the Kirby station. While Harris said MPPs, including cabinet ministers, are supposed to advocate for projects that benefit their communities, he questioned how the consultant’s report was so blatantly disregarded. "When you’ve got high capital costs, negative net present values, longer travel times, costly losses as a potential, why are we moving forward with them?" he said. The report on the $100-million Kirby station found the benefits "are not large enough to outweigh

the anticipated negative impacts to GO Transit and the economy." Among other things, it predicts GO passengers who board "upstream" from the Kirby stop would see their travel times rise to the point where about 3 per cent would jump in their cars and drive instead. That would translate, over a 60-year period, into a net loss of 3.3 million transit trips and the addition of 688.1 million kilometres of car travel, adding to gridlock and pumping more greenhouse gases into the environment, the report says. The cost to transportation usl See DID, page 2

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Town Page CWC/COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS From April 4, 2017 Metrolinx Presentation - Metrolinx staff presented an overview regarding GO Transit service and future improvements that will benefit riders along the Barrie corridor, including hourly all day service by 2025. They are also working towards expanding the current parking lot at the EG GO Station. Construction is expected to begin mid-2018 and will create 500 new spaces. For more information visit www.eastgwillimbury.ca/generalnotices. Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - An application for lands located west of Leslie St., south of Queensville Sdrd. has been submitted. The application proposes the construction of 346 new residential dwelling units, two elementary school sites, a park and a walkway. Notice of the public meeting will be provided. For more information, please visit www.eastgwillimbury.ca/planningapplications Amended Site Plan - An application has been received to modify the Site Plan for the Fieldgate plaza at Yonge and Green Lane with respect to a proposed restaurant. The tenant of the building is expected to be East Side Mario’s. 19267 Centre St. Development - A memo was provided with information regarding public comments on the proposed development. For more information about this development please visit www.eastgwillimbury.ca/projects. EG Trails Day - Committee provided recommendations to Council to declare May 13, 2017, and the second Saturday in May as EG Trails Day. Watch the Town’s social media channels for more information closer to the date.

THE BATTLE OF VIMY RIDGE April 9th signifies the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Battle is a historical moment not only for Canadians, but around the world, as it marked a turning point that helped turn the war in the Allies favour. The Town of East Gwillimbury encourages all residents to take a moment on this day to honour those who have fought so bravely for our freedoms. For more information on this important historical event visit www.veterans.gc.ca

YOUR COUNCIL, YOUR VOTE Resident input is needed to help shape the future Electoral System in East Gwillimbury. Below are four options to consider: STATUS QUO

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Keep the current system which has 4 Councillors elected to represent the Town as a whole.

Keep the current at-large system and add 2 additional Councillors to represent the Town as a whole.

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Introduce a ward system. Wards are identifiable geographic boundaries within the Town represented by a single elected member of Council from that area.

Add an additional role of an elected Deputy Mayor. *This option is in addition to the other options being considered.

With any of the above options the Mayor is still elected at-large to represent all East Gwillimbury residents HOW YOU CAN HELP Attend the upcoming public meeting Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7 p.m. , Council Chambers F Fill out an online survey w www.eastgwillimbury.ca/electoralreview Council recognized the retirements of Helen Parks, Library Collections Support Technician and Patricia Ann Ash, Customer Service Specialist, after 35 years of service to the Public Library. Thank you for your service and best of luck to you both! Upcoming Meetings Growth Management Workshop - April 11 at 10 a.m. Staff will provide a thorough review of growth expected in East Gwillimbury over the next several years. This update will include information on new parks, trails, infrastructure and timing of new developments. The public is welcome to attend. Committee of the Whole Council - April 19 at 1 p.m. Special Council - April 19 following CWC Council - April 19 at 7 p.m. Agendas for the April 11 meeting will be available at noon on April 6 at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/agendas. For more information, please contact the Clerk’s Department at flamanna@eastgwillimbury.ca.

PARKS & RECREATION ONTARIO AWARD The Town of East Gwillimbury along with York Region Community & Health Services and DAC Consulting won a Parks & Recreation Ontario (PRO) Award for the Drop Zone Fair Access Partnership Program.

HAVE QUESTIONS? Contact the Clerk’s Department at 905-478-4283 ext. 3821 or flamanna@eastgwillimbury.ca

Spirit of Success BUSINESS AWARDS GALA Friday, May 5, 2017 at 6 p.m. Celebrate local businesses and commemorate Canada’s 150th Birthday! Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre 21114 Yonge St., East Gwillimbury Visit egcoc.org or call 905-478-8447 to book your tickets. If you y live or work in EG and volunteer for a community or not-for-profit organization you are invited to join us for:

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COMPLETE APPLICATION NOTICE The Town of East Gwillimbury has received and deemed the following development applications complete: • Draft Plan of Subdivision Application at 19368 & 19378 Centre Street to facilitate the Site Plan (SPA.14.18) approved by Council in 2014 for 27 bungalow style townhouses and 2 semi-detached dwelling units on a common elements condominium lane. • Site Plan Application at 18265-18387 Yonge Street to construct a grocery store and three smaller commercial buildings. Now that a complete application has been received, Town staff have begun processing the files in accordance with the Planning Act. Additional information is available at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/planningapplications.

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ers and society would total $374.4 million, the report said. The consultant found the Mulock station supports a few of the strategic, financial and economic criteria required for new stations, and none of the operations and deliverability case criteria. The initial financial case evaluation could result in a negative net-present value of $185.7 million, which weighs the combined capital and operation costs against fare revenue. Other concerns include the site not meeting the minimum requirements for future residential and employment growth, and not having direct connections to other high-order transit. In his statement, Del Duca said with 35,000 people expected to live in the area around the Kirby station, Vaughan city officials, including Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, lobbied Metrolinx for the station. He added that the consultant found "Kirby station ranks high for ease of construction, construction affordability and development potential" and that it supports other criteria such as real estate market demand. While Del Duca cited a figure of 35,000 residents, the consultant’s report put the figure much lower at between 19,000 and 27,000 by 2031. Based on that, the consultant calculated the Kirby stop would only attract 5,100 daily riders, but most of those would be existing GO riders currently using the King City and Maple stations. Metrolinx, meanwhile, declined an interview request to discuss how the stations were chosen given the consultant’s findings. Instead, the agency issued a statement. "Metrolinx has developed a clear process and methodology for assessing locations across the GTHA to support a fair and consistent approach for determining station priorities," spokesperson Kim Johnson said. "All new stations planned are at the very early concept stage and much more study and planning work is required before final decisions are made." She noted the Kirby station "ranked high for ease of construction, construction affordability and development potential" and said it "was chosen because it is within a designated ’new community area’" in Vaughan, and the city recently expanded its planning for the area to include a GO Transit Hub. As for the Mulock station, Johnson said, the expert’s report concluded it meets "a few of the strategic, financial and economic criteria for new stations."

Monday, April 24, 2017 6 to 9 p.m. East Gwillimbury Sports Complex Please register before Thursday, April 13, 2017 online at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/volunteer or by calling 905-478-3826.

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COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Queensville Players “Into The Woods” - Until April 9 at the Stephen Leacock Theatre. For more information or to buy tickets, visit queensvilleplayers.ca. Spring Senior Citizens Academy - Every Wednesday in April from 10 a.m. to noon at the EG Sports Complex. Seniors are invited to meet with York Regional Police to discuss crime prevention, fraud and elder abuse. To register for this program call 905-478-3826 or email leisure1@eastgwillimbury.ca. York Farm Fresh - April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sports Complex. Hear about the results of the York Farm Fresh Marketing Consultation and discuss the next steps and future of York Farm Fresh. Mount Albert Village Association Easter Eggstravaganza - April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Register online www.mountalbert.com/events. Dunsmuir Memorial Hockey Tournament - April 7 to 9 with the finals being held on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sports Complex. Come out to support the local tournament with all proceeds supporting local youth in the EGMHA. For more information visit EGMHA.com. York-Simcoe Naturalists Meeting - April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the River Drive Park Community Centre. This month’s meeting is Bats! The Real Stars of the Night. Mount Albert Children’s Academy Outdoor Community Play Day April 17 from 10 a.m. to noon at Mount Albert Children’s Academy. For more information visit ypce.com. East Gwillimbury Gardeners - April 18 at 7:30 p.m. The topic will be Photography for Gardeners. For more information visit facebook.com/eastgwillimburygardeners.

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Headstones mark fallen soldiers at the Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery near Arras. The Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge was part of the larger battle of Arras.

Vimy Ridge battle took its toll on York AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com This year, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9 to 12, 1917, a defining moment in Canadian history. Enemy forces captured

Private Robert Buckles was born in 1897 in Long Branch, near Etobicoke. He was the youngest of four brothers, had brown hair and blue eyes, and enlisted in 1916 in Toronto. He served with the 38th Battalion Canadian Infantry. His family lived in Newmarket and ran a general store in Long Branch. The 19-year-old farmhand was instantly killed by enemy shell fire during the attack on Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.

Private Frederick Leo Jennings was born in Stouffville in 1892 and served with the 3rd Battalion Canadian Infantry. He was killed in action on April 9, 1917 during the attack on Farbus Wood, a side battle taking place at the same time to capture the woods and secure Arras about four kilometres south of Vimy Ridge. The five-foot-10-inch baggage man with blue eyes enlisted in December 1915 in Toronto - 18 months after his marriage to Lillian Fern Jennings. Private Edgar Albert Bowes was born in 1887 in Concord. He served with the 13th Battalion Canadian Infantry. The 28-year-old farmer enlisted in March 1916 and was killed in action at Vimy Ridge 13 months later on April 9, 1917. According to census records, his

the ridge early in the war and previous allied assaults were unsuccessful. Canadian forces moved to the front lines in late 1916 and spent the winter strengthening communication lines, mining an intricate network of tunnels laced with explosives, and

training rigorously in model trench systems and in mock ridge formations. For the first time, the Canadian Corps divisions fought side-by-side as one united front. Part of the heavily-defended ridge was captured by noon on April 9. Days

later, German forces retreated and the Battle of Vimy Ridge was over. About 100,000 Canadian soldiers fought at Vimy Ridge, resulting in more than 10,000 casualties and close to 3,600 dead, including these eight men from York.

family moved from Concord to Richmond Hill between 1911 and 1921. The 29-year-old with grey eyes and black hair is buried at the Vimy Memorial in France. Private Frederick Alfred Lake, served with the Royal Canadian Regiment and transferred to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He was 37 years old when he was hit in the lung and killed by an enemy bullet while proceeding in the attack at Vimy Ridge. The five-foot-nine-inch mechanical engineer with dark brown hair, brown eyes and a dark completion enlisted in Vancouver on July 8, 1916. He was born in Scott Township, which is now part of Uxbridge, and lived in Sutton West.

Private Herbert Melville Beamish was born in Newmarket in 1894 and served with the 18th Battalion Canadian Infantry. The 21-year-old machinist with hazel eyes and brown hair enlisted in June 1915 in Niagara. The five-foot-eight-inch soldier was killed in action at Vimy Ridge April 12, 1917 - the last day of the battle - at the age of 23 years old. He is commemorated at the Mount Pleasant cemetery in Toronto. Corporal Albert Edward Usherwood, born in Newmarket in 1896, served with the 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles. He enlisted at the age of 19 in Alberta in February 1915. According to his military attestation papers, the 18-year-old horseman had a fair complexion with grey eyes and light brown

hair. Usherwood was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917. "Being with the battalion and seeing a good deal of him, I am able to tell you that Bert was regarded as one of the bravest noncommissioned officers we had. He was a good, steady lad." wrote Chaplin Hon. Major Thomas Augustine Wilson to Usherwood’s mother, Mary. Private Earnest Barber was born in Kent, England in 1887 and died April 10, 1917. He served with the 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles. The five-foot-five-inch tanner with blue eyes and brown hair enlisted in Toronto in 1915. He went missing after action and was reported dead April 10, 1917. Barber and his wife, Florence, lived in Newmarket.

Private Caldwell Eugene Brown, born in Aurora in 1892, served with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. The five-foot-five-inch journalist with the Newmarket Era had grey eyes and light brown hair, and had enlisted in Toronto in December 1915, a month shy of his 24th birthday. Brown, then 25, was reported wounded and missing during the battle of Vimy Ridge. He was later reported killed in action on April 9, 1917. He was in a dugout trench that was blown by enemy shell fire, killing him instantly. His parents, Byron and Elizabeth, lived on Niagara Street in Newmarket.

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Historic renovation about to get a little cheaper The life of an opposition MP can be difficult with legislative accomplishments few and far between. But York-Simcoe Conservative MP Peter Van Loan has nearly shepherded a bill across the finish line. Van Loan’s Bill C-323 would create a tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic properties. Based on a pilot project in the early 2000s, the bill would create a program that balances cost with efficiency. With 2017 being the 150th anniversary of Confederation, there was no more appropri-

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What would a green Mount Albert look like? SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com What would a "green" Mount Albert look like? That’s what a group of University of Toronto graduate planning students set out to find out. After numerous community consultations, they presented their report on behalf of the Friends of the Greenbelt Association to East Gwillimbury council on March 21. According to the students, the benefits of green infrastructure are not only environmental, but also financial. Student Kelsey Carriere told council the main way green infrastructure saves money is through retaining storm water on site. Examples of green infrastructure include green roofs, rain barrels, green walls, retention ponds, rain gardens, permeable pave-

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University of Toronto graduate students made a presentation to East Gwillimbury council on what green infrastructure in Mount Albert could look like. Here is a rendering of Centre Street with green infrastructure changes. ere said. Infrastructure like this contributes to environmental health and resilience by protecting streams and

ment and hedgerows, just to name a few. "It’s highly visible. Much more so than underground servicing," Carri-

habitats, Carriere said. It also helps reduce phosphoros loading downstream. There are many ways the town could incorporate

green infrastructure into Mount Albert. The graduate students pointed to rights of way along the side of the road that currently have drainage ditches. With increased plantings and vegetation, not only would it help the natural esthetics of the roadway, but it would also improve drainage. The same could be said for community parks that have large swaths of open space. The group said the town should look at implementing rain gardens, which would not only provide an added education and recreation feature to the park, but also increase the natural health of environment. This vision could also be seen on Centre Street, where they suggested tree planting, rain gardens and permeable paving. Pairing green infrastructure with downtown revitalization

can help foster a sense of place and enliven the core, Carriere said. In their report, the students recommended East Gwillimbury conduct public engagement in the design, implementation and maintenance of green infrastructure; and provide incentives to developers, homeowners, businesses and farmers to implement green infrastructure projects. Carriere told council that East Gwillimbury should implement a greeninfrastructure-first policy that would require development to incorporate green infrastructure to maximum extent before permitting traditional storm water management. "This is where we should be going," Mayor Virginia Hackson said. The report is available at eastgwillimbury.ca

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20 East Gwillimbury staff make 2016 Sunshine list Mayor Virginia Hackson also made the list, hauling in $124,094.62, with $9,333.62 in taxable benefits for her work as mayor and regional councillor. Other notable names on the list were retired town solicitor Don Sinclair ($176,539.42), general manager for community infrastructure and environmental services’ Mike Molinari ($160,891.33), former general manager for development services’ Carolyn Kellington ($164,362.08) and general manager of parks, recreation and culture Aaron Karmazyn ($157,962.41.) East Gwillimbury had 22 people on the Sunshine List in 2015 and 2014.

SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com Twenty staff from the Town of East Gwillimbury made more than $100,000 last year. The annual public sector salary disclosure, commonly known as the Sunshine List, includes government and provinciallyfunded agency employees who make $100,000 or more in Ontario. It was released March 31. East Gwillimbury CAO Tom Webster made $204,522.88, plus $10,037.12 in taxable benefits last year, the only one of the town employees on the list to crack $200,000.

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More parking spots coming to GO station SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com If you’re hoping for radical improvements to the East Gwillimbury GO station, like a parking garage and grade separation crossing for the train on Green Lane, don’t hold your breath. That was the message Metrolinx director of infrastructure Nick Spensieri delivered to East Gwillimbury council on April 4. While the improvements Metrolinx are making along the Barrie corridor are massive investments, changes at the East Gwillimbury station are relatively minor in comparison to other areas. Spensieri said the current plan was to build another surface parking lot near the station with about 500 new spaces. Construction is expected to begin on the parking lot in 2018. Council members acknowledged the need for more parking spots at the lot, but there was disappointment that there were no imminent plans for a parking garage on the site. "It is time for it now," Coun. Marlene Johnston said. That sentiment was

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Improvements coming to the King City GO station. echoed by Coun. Tara Roy-DiClemente who said surface-based parking doesn’t really mesh with what the future of Green Lane looks like. Spensieri acknowledged that grade separation crossing are what everybody wants, but with 50 level crossings in York Region they will remain part of the network including Green Lane for now. "We don’t have the money. I wish we did but we don’t," he said.

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They’re called all-candidates debates for a reason During an election, it’s not always an easy task for voters to get a handle on who’s running and what they stand for. Busy schedules mean it can be challenging for candidates to connect with citizens at the doorstep, and pamphlets seldom offer more than a selection of partyapproved talking points. Given that, all-candidates events are an important part of the process as they allow voters to not only hear their would-be representatives discuss important issues but ask questions as well. Well, that’s how it’s supposed to work. More and more, all-candidates debates are looking like some-candidates debates. Take for example, what was intended to be an allcandidates debate for the Markham-Thornhill byelection that took place March 30. Rather than learning more about all seven individuals vying to replace longtime Liberal MP John McCallum, who was named ambassador to China earlier this year, those who attended the event heard from just four candidates. Despite organizer John Richardson sending out invitations to the candidates on March 21, neither Liberal candidate Mary Ng nor Conservative candidate Ragavan Paranchothy took part. Paranchothy chalked up his inability to attend to a scheduling conflict, while Ng’s campaign claimed it received the invite too late and that she had a series of roundtables and meetings with residents with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Libertarian Party candidate Brendan Thomas Reilly also didn’t make it. Residents who came to the event couldn’t help but feel slighted. "I feel personally quite insulted," said one attendee in the audience of about 20. "This is an all-candidates debate and I’m not going to get information from some of the candidates." While that’s hardly a big turnout, who knows if the numbers might have been higher if all the candidates had been present. Similarly, we can’t know for certain what, if any, effect the no-shows had on the ballots cast in Monday’s byelection, but it would have been nice to know that voters in the riding had at least a single chance to hear and potentially interact with all of those running before going to the polls. A healthy democracy involves the people, and allcandidates meetings and other such events are an important part of the process. When candidates opt not to participate or otherwise fail to make themselves available to those they wish to represent, it can only serve to breed cynicism and apathy among the electorate.

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A round-up of reaction online The story: Flowers mark spot where Domenic Triumbari was gunned down Pretty easy to say "don’t live in fear" when you live nowhere near the incidents. Rose Donna Tyler Vaughn’s becoming murder city...and few arrests. What’s up with that? Tom Pearson Targeted hits organized crime related perhaps? Gordon L Merrick I live in the area. I’m not in fear. It’s sad to say but I think targeted hit!! Again. Just like the ones from 2 years ago. Just like Moca cafe!! Shawna Lawrence Just glad I’m not living there. Dave Mather

The story: Stouffville’s Earl of Whitchuch Pub breaks record for longest concert Hi my husband Robert and I are ex stouffville residents living in Spain and we were watching this amazing feat happening for days thru the YouTube live feed and we couldn’t be more prouder.. Mercedes Sanchez Congrats to the promoter the Earl, all the volunteers and charities and performers. We had a great time playing and being a part of it. Got the tshirt and the poster!!! Tony Pearce Thank you for making this amazing event happen in our town. I love how everyone pulled together and I enjoyed every moment Suzanne Hallam

The story: Nearly 70% of York cops appear on Ontario government’s Sunshine List Does anyone realize that $100,000 a year means nothing these days ... this threshold hasn’t been in changed in a number of years. Complain about the Stouffville CAO making 400K or the OPG head guy making what he makes. Police earn every dollar they are paid. Remember who YOU call when you’re at your worst. Dawn Marie

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• LETTERS • Open discourse needed on climate change Re: Weather expert predicts York Region will be warmer and stormier in 50 years, March 16. How can you tell a scientist from an activist? I would suggest it is by the language they use. Serious scientists deal with data and facts. They do not engage in ad hominem attacks when the findings of others contradict their own. When David Phillips of Environment Canada calls others "phoneys" and "charlatans" and complains that people don’t give "a rat’s ass" about "skinny polar bears", he is not speaking as a scientist but rather as a climate change activist. Accordingly, we are under no obligation to accept his comments as factual. As even a brief Google search will demonstrate, polar bear populations are increasing, not declining. There is also wide disagreement as to the efficacy of current climate models to forecast future conditions, particularly with respect to regional systems. Our climate is changing, it always has been. However, we do not yet have anywhere close to a full understanding of the impact humans have on climate systems, or in many cases, even fundamental parameters such as the effect of cloud formations. We need a more open discourse on the real science of climate change instead of the madefor-media propaganda from individuals such as Mr. Phillips, who should know better. John Himanen Markham

Story raises questions about police, justice system Re: Family spends thousands, 3 years battling police assault allegations, March 2. The story with the bloodied faces of an elderly father and son shocked many us because it came very close to another Sammy Yatim incident. It raises troubling questions about police training and use of force, and the (in)justice system. Officers arrive in force to a resident’s house regarding a tip from someone about erratic driving. The 67-yearold father tells them his son was tired from working late. Although police "observe no signs of impairment" they are seemingly offended by the "rude" father and the son who runs scared to hide in a washroom. The officer’s feeling this is "the scariest night of his life" (who can refute this?) ran after the son, and after the melee the fa-

ther and son are handcuffed, tasered, left with broken ribs and orbital bone etc., and beaten red/blue in the face. There is no search warrant, no drug/alcohol test done. What was the purpose of the police visit? Police video/audio cameras are off. Why? The victim’s phone, which was recording all this, was found in the toilet. Subsequently one officer pleads guilty to assault and is put on probation, community service etc. while the others apparently did nothing wrong, heard nothing, saw nothing. But the hapless father and son are charged with assault. Who assaulted who? The family is nearly financially ruined, not to mention the hell they must have gone through in defending the assault charges for 3.5 years. This was an open-andshut case from the beginning, but dragged on only to have the charges dropped after a 20-day trial. Justice delayed, justice denied. The delaying behaviour of lawyers and judges responsible is exactly the "cultural complacency" blasted by the Supreme Court last July when it set time limits for cases. This case negates 10,000 heroic acts the police/ Crown probably have done because a simple misunderstanding escalated to such a continuing tragic situation for a family that could easily be any one of us. Praise the family’s courage and wish them justice, and praise the newspaper for the coverage. Looking forward to future reports and lessons learned. Jim Katsios Thornhill

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We approach the hundredth anniversary of Canada’s most legendary military accomplishments; the taking of the Vimy salient. And the questions remain: What did we learn? What did we fight for? The massive Canadian response to the European conflagration is held as a symbol of national achievement. It was a success because of its massive focus of resources and talent. The participants were volunteers, who readily offered (and many gave) their lives in support of imperial solidarity and defence. But what of the issue of service to the British Empire? This once-mighty international league is now dead, survived only by a collection of Englishspeaking, parliamentarygoverned independent countries, which only share their common heritage. So, if we Canadians fought for the survival of

Re: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Use all resources to find health-care solutions, March 15. I was shocked to read what was so obviously an advertisement masquerading as a "letter to the editor" in the March 16 edition of the Stouffville Sun Tribune. Purporting to provide insight and commentary, Kelly Meloche’s letter titled "Use all resources to find health care solutions" provided a mix of unsubstantiated claims and exaggerations to undermine Canadians confidence in and support for the public health-care system. It is surely no coincidence that Meloche is the president of the company International Healthcare Providers, a company whose services were blatantly promoted in her socalled "letter". Surely Metroland missed a great opportunity to sell the author 16 column inches of advertising space. Pamela Courtot Stouffville

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empire, how ironic that motive now seems. Did we fight to subdue a tyrannical regime? This rationale has been used for many subsequent examples of Canadian military deployment. But in this case, Germany was only defending its ally in an arguably questionable territorial dispute. It had no designs on further geographical expansion. Of course, hindsight is always 20-20. Our brave soldiers of the day had little perspective on the geopolitical issues of their time which have become clearer after the "fog of war" lifted. Did we engage in this campaign to support our allies? Yes. Our integrity before and in service to those we pledged to help was certainly important. We are doing that now with a brigade in Europe. We still count Britain, France and Belgium as allies. To our credit, we also count those with whom we were locked in that titanic struggle, Germany, Austria and Turkey, as friends. Since that time we have aided other allies with our armed forces in trouble spots like Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan. Notably, and thankfully, we did not leap headlong with the Americans and British into Iraq. We have learned that empires do not last, but international alliances can. Sometimes they need our help. But we should always cast a ’sober second thought’ before we pledge our involvement. Stephen Harper Newmarket

The Greater Golden Horseshoe must accommodate population growth of 4 million over the next 25 years. It will be up to the municipalities of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) to accommodate this intense growth. How they do so is defined by the land use planning framework established by the Ontario government. The problem is, the province’s proposed amendments to the growth and greenbelt plans are too prescriptive with an unrealistic one-size-fits-all approach, which is not supported by the mayors and chairs of the GTHA. The mayors and chairs held a summit last fall to discuss the proposed amendments to the plans. While the communities they represent are each very different, they voiced the same concerns in a report to the premier. Most notably, that the aggressive intensification and density targets are too much, too fast and do not consider the financial realities required to implement the policies, nor the resulting economic impacts on the municipalities, including affordability of housing and livability of communities. I fully support the principles of the greenbelt and growth plans, as do the mayors and chairs, but the province is not responsible for community planning. Only the municipalities can fully understand what policies they are capable of implementing. For example, the proposed intensification policy requires significant infrastructure capacity, along with human soft services to meet the needs of citizens, or municipalities need the necessary funds to build the supports for intensification. Unless the province funds more than just transit, the policies are simply not achievable for municipalities. As it stands now, people in the GTHA are having a very tough time finding a home they can afford. While everyone weighs in on why house prices are so high and how to fix the problem, it is clear that the consequences of the proposed plans will lead to an even greater housing affordability crisis, by creating ground-related family housing only for the rich, while everyone else will be forced into apartments or condominiums. Unless this is what our premier envisions for Ontario’s future, the Government of Ontario must listen to and work with the local political leaders, who are building the communities where we will all live, work, learn and play. The government must not contribute to the onerous financial burdens already facing Ontarians and must rethink the hurried and ill thought out policies of the proposed greenbelt and growth plans. I am calling on the premier to work with her municipal partners, to get it right. Former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion is ex-officio advisor to the premier on issues within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

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Aurora, Unionville and Georgina Island area, Toms said. The battalion left for England in 1916. "Normally, the battalion would have been broken up and soldiers put in the regular pool," said Toms, who is also a contributor to the Canadian Great War Project, an online database of Canadian soldiers who served and died in the First World War. "But this battalion was

kept together because they knew their stuff," he said of the engineer soldiers who commandeered the battalion. Canadian troops arrived at Vimy Ridge late 1916 and spent the winter months preparing for battle. Along with training for the attack, troops undertook extensive mining operations, where tunnels were dug under enemy lines, lined with large explosives. Another elaborate tunnel system was used by Allied forces lined with

train tracks, piped water, lights and underground bunkers to stockpile supplies, ammunition and food. By noon April 9, 1917 part of the heavily defended ridge was captured. By the end, more than 100,000 Canadian soldiers fought in the battle, resulting in more than 10,000 casualties and close to 3,600 were killed. "Look at the amount of shells used to destroy the barbed wire and ruin enemy trenches," Toms said.

The Canadian forces used small mine cars on railroad tracks to supply ammunition to the troops as well as help carry the wounded soldiers out to safety, he added.

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ments in public transit, there are still countless families who want a ground-level home rather than a condo, Tuckey said. "What’s happening is people can’t find the housing choice that they’re looking for, which in many

ing for relatively fewer ground-level housing will drive prices up, Tuckey said. "It’s not a time for small plans. There are 100,000 people coming to this region every single year. You have to build anywhere from 37,000 to 40,000 homes every single year as families are formed.

cases is on the ground. It’s not necessarily single family, the young families are looking for townhomes. The townhomes have become the new single," he said, adding millennials are turning to communities well outside the GTA to find a house. More residents compet-

It’s time to say we’re going to make it happen," he said. Meanwhile, a cumbersome planning system that has added years to the approvals process combined with a Not in my Backyard (NIMBY) attitude from residents on every new development has depleted the inventory of available newly

constructed homes for sale, Tuckey said. In February, the inventory of ground-level housing sat at 1,001 homes, a record low, he said. A decade earlier, there were 17,304 low-rise available to purchase. That is a 94 per cent decrease. "It’s like having 100 ap-

ples in your store and 1,000 people wanting to buy them," Tuckey said, adding governments are now recognizing the crisis. "We’ve always been there to try to find solutions and make things happen. We’re really pleased that they’re starting to recognize that," he said.

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About 1,000 student from across York Region participate in the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge in France AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com More than 100,000 Canadian soldiers fought during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9 to 12, 1917. There are no First World War veterans left to tell the tale of courage, resilience and success. But that doesn’t mean the stories will be forgotten. About 1,000 student from across York Region are remembering the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge in France. "Ceremonies like this make it much more important to remember," said Keswick High School history teacher Katie Lemmon. "It’s up to this generation of kids to tell those stories." Vimy Ridge made up a good portion the curriculum, outlining battle movements and dates as well as how important the battle was to Canada as a young nation. "Canada was just like a young child and through this battle we gained our independence," Lemmon said. It’s that young aspect that students latch on to, she added. The tactics used during the battle were new and it was the Canadian forces who were willing to try something new and who succeed. Vimy Ridge defined Canada as a nation. After the war, Canada signed the Treaty of Versailles as its own nation instead Britain signing on its behalf. "The maple leaf became synonymous with the Canadian identity, even before it was on our flag," said Lemmon of the maple leaf

stamped on Canadian soldier grave markers. Each participating school has been working on special projects, including researching local soldiers, making poppies, signing banners and writing letters. "This is what makes history come alive," said Brother André Catholic High School history teacher Cynthia Barron-Bilinski. "To walk the path of soldiers and see the remnants of trenches and to be reminded to the sacrifice will be very overwhelming," she said. It is another emotion all together to find the name of a distant relative on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, commemorating more than 11,000 Canadian soldiers who died in France during the First World War. At the time, York County was a small dot on the map, where almost everyone had a connection to the war effort. "Students are finding a connection to someone who sacrificed their life," said Huron Heights Secondary School history teacher Anthony Buono. "The connection is real. They’re finding photos and relics that belonged to a distant relative." Huron Heights students were asked to research and write a letter to a soldier who died at Vimy in hopes that family visiting the memorial will read the letter. Vimy Ridge was a battle of firsts, Buono said. It was the first time Canadian troops fought as one unit, one of the first time a troops participated in a battle dress rehersal using maps and models and one of the first time airplanes were used to communicate enemy positions to ground troops. "The Vimy Memorial is on the $20 bill," he said. "It’s the most widely circulated piece of currency. You get $20 from the bank machine or when kids ask their parents for money for the movies. That shows how important the battle is to Canadian history."

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Brother Andre Catholic High School students Anna McClellan (from left), Alexandria Martin, Nathan Jenkins and Marco Vigliatore sign a banner commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Students will be travelling to France to visit the site on April 6.

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Keswich High School teachers Katie Lemmon (left) and Erin McKnight-Sisco and a group of students show off their handmade clay poppies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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Vimy Ridge: Richmond Hill home to Vimy Oak tree After the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, a Canadian solider collected a handful of acorns from Vimy Ridge AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com The Battle of Vimy Ridge claimed the lives of many soldiers on both sides. The battle also cleared the land of oak trees. After the battle, Lieuten-

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Ridge to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the battle and to distribute commemorative Vimy Oaks saplings across Canada. Since 2015, with the help of nurseries, the Vimy Oaks Legacy has been growing seedlings from cuttings and acorns from Vimy Oaks Farms. A special Vimy Oak planting ceremony will take place at the Royal Canadian Legion Richmond Hill branch, 233 Centre St., east, on April 8 at 1 p.m. Veterans, Legion members, elected officials, cadets and the public are invited to help plant the commemorative Vimy Oak. For more information, visit vimyoakslegacy.ca

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l Friday, April 7 Dunsmuir Memorial Hockey Tournament WHEN: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. WHERE: East Gwillimbury Sports Complex, 1914B Mount Albert Rd., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Stacey Barron, 905-960-2804, staceybarron7@gmail.com, http:// egmha.com/Tournaments/1344/ Dunsmuir_Memorial_Tournament/ COST: The annual Dunsmuir Memorial Hockey Tournament is being held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with the finals being on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

John Sheard presents Lynn Miles in Concert WHEN: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora CONTACT: Jane Taylor, 905-713-1818, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca COST: $30 advance, $35 day of concert, plus HST John Sheard, musical director of the beloved radio show The Vinyl Cafe, and Canadian singer/ songwriter Lynn Miles will perform. Doors open at 7 p.m. l Saturday, April 8 Maple Syrup Festival at Brooks Farms WHEN: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Brooks Farms, 122 Ashworth Rd., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Brooks Farms, 905-473-3246, http://www.brooksfarms.com/ festivals/maple-syrup-festival/ COST: Admission: $9, kids two and younger: free The Maple Syrup Festival at Brooks Farms features sugar bush tours and family activities 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Spring Book Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. WHERE: Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora CONTACT: Andrew Comar, 905-727-1935, andy@auroraunitedchurch.ca COST: Choose from a wide selection of second hand adult and children’s books at low prices.

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Vimy Centenary Evening WHEN: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Legion, 105 Industrial Pkwy. N., Aurora CONTACT: Aurora Legion, https://www.qyrangkitshop.ca/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=91 COST: $60 to $125 Get your tickets for the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Evening sponsored by the Regimental Council of the Queen’s York Rangers.

l Thursday, April 13 Enterprising Careers - A career exploration program for women WHEN: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. WHERE: Women’s Centre of York Region, 120 Harry Walker Pkwy. N., Newmarket CONTACT: Iara Encinas, 905-853-9270, iencinas@wcyr.ca COST: The Women’s Centre of York Region invites you to attend an orientation session for the 10week program (once a week) Enterprising Careers.

l Sunday, April 9 Maple Syrup Festival at Brooks Farms WHEN: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Brooks Farms, 122 Ashworth Rd.,

Amnesty International meeting WHEN: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. WHERE: Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora CONTACT: Renee, 905-713-6713, http://www.am-

nesty.ca COST: Discuss current human rights issues and write appeal letters. Amnesty International’s mission is to stop human rights abuses around the world. l Friday, April 14 Art Heals WHEN: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora CONTACT: Clare Bolton, 905-713-1818, info@auroraculturalcentre.ca COST: An exhibition and sale co-curated by centre curator Clare Bolton and fine artist Allan O’Mara.Group exhibition. Ongoing. l Wednesday, April 19 Toastmasters The Court of Blarney, Newmarket WHEN: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Public Library, 438 Park Ave., Newmarket CONTACT: Jim Chapman, 905 918 0282, j.k.chapman@rogers.com COST: Guests may visit for free Toastmasters can help you increase your confidence in leadership and public speaking abilities in a safe club atmosphere. l Thursday, April 20 Tech Thursdays WHEN: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. WHERE: Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: 905-836-6492, info@egpl.ca COST: Drop in. Have a device that isn’t running quite right? Want to learn a new tech skill? Come for weekly tech help at your local branch. Each Thursday at Holland Landing. l Monday, April 24 TALYR (TALYR.CA) Spring 2017 Speaker Series WHEN: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. WHERE: Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora CONTACT: Barrie Braiden, 905-722-4402, TALYR@rogers.com, www.talyr.ca COST: $10 membership and $50 event series The Spring 2017 Speaker Event Series of six lectures starts. Memberships are required. Register online.

Southlake Cinemania WHEN: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Silvercity Newmarket, 18151 Yonge St., Newmarket CONTACT: Southlake Cinemania, http:// www.southlakecinemania.com/ COST: $10 per film, or $77 for eight films Advance ticket purchase at the Holland Landing or Mount Albert libraries. Last-minute tickets are sold at 6:30 p.m.

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5 things to do this weekend l Saturday, April 8 Easter Fest Egg Hunt at Brooks Farms WHEN: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Brooks Farms, 122 Ashworth Rd., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Brooks Farm, 905-473-3246, http:// www.brooksfarms.com/festivals/ easter-fest-egg-hunt/ COST: Kids $13, adults $9, under age 2 free The annual event features an Easter Egg Hunt, scavenger Hunt, train or wagon rides, Easter basket decorating, colour station, barnyard playland activities including bouncing ponies, duck races, singing chicken show, jumping pillow and jump pad. The event runs April 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At the VeeDu Living Home & Garden Show top quality vendors will offer products & services that will inspire you to take your home to the next level. From landscaping to renovations, gardening and interior designing, you will find an idea at VeeDu Living Home & Garden Show that you can take home with you. Free entrance and parking for all visitors! Live presentations & Do-It-Yourself (DIY) SessionsApril 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.& April 9, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Luminary Lighting Ceremony WHEN: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. WHERE: Newmarket Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket CONTACT: Karen Beaulieu, 905830-0447, kbeaulieu@ontario.cancer.ca COST: Join our community and light a luminary for loved ones touched by cancer.

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on Vimy: 100 Years Later hosted by the Aurora Cultural Centre, together with the Aurora Historical Society and Aurora Museum and Archives. The commemorative collaboration looks at the importance of Vimy Ridge through a culture and heritage lens. The event features songs of the First World War era. "That ties in with how the boys were sent off," White said. "The whole community would send them off with a band and a parade" The event will also showcase newly uncovered artifacts from the Hillary collection such as Stuart’s military papers, cigarette case and photographs he took during the war as well as local cadets in uniform reading some of Stuart’s letters. "The letters are fairly upbeat and positive," said Erika Mazanik, curator for the Aurora Historical Society and Hillary House National Historic Site. "The letters show how little the family actually knew of what was going on." The Aurora Historical

Society recently received a batch of Hillary’s letters from distant family members. "It was an emotional ride, getting to know Stuart from his letters," Mazanik said.

Vimy Ridge commemorative events in York Region: A Reflection on Vimy: 100 years Later April 12, 7 p.m. at the Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St. The free event features songs of the era, artifacts, images and readings of letters from the Hilary Family Aurora cultural centre.ca.

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Gunner R. Stuart Hillary of Aurora died April 4, 1917 two months shy of his 21st birthday.

A Centenary Evening the with the Queen’s York Rangers April 8, 5 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 105 Industrial Pkwy. N., Aurora. The black tie or mess dress event will mark the occasion through song, historical events and poetry. qyrang.ca.

April 9, 7:20 p.m. Parade starts at Market Lane Shopping Centre and continues to the Woodbridge Cenotaph on Wallace Street. The candlelight vigil will start at 7:45 p.m. rcl.br414@gmail.com WW1: The road to Vimy Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aurora Historical Society Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. The exhibit, showcases artifacts, letters and photos from Canadian soldiers, including Dr. Robert Michael Hillary and his son R. Stuart Hillary. aurorahs.com

Vimy Oak tree planting April 8, 1 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 233 Centre St. E., Richmond Hill. The public is invited to participate in planting a Vimy Oak sapling, derived from acorns collected at Vimy Ridge. Richmond Hill Legion

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Newmarket sports hall loses valuable resource in Don Bond The passing last week of Don Bond hits hard in the Newmarket Sports Hall of Fame family. With lifelong standing as a resident of Newmarket, and therefore, an inside knowledge of Newmarket’s sports scene, Bond was a valuable resource for the committee in addition to serving as its chair. "Donny knew everybody and knew all the people involved in sport in Newmarket," said Wayne Bulger, an NSHOF committee member earlier this week. "He was a great resource for the Hall of Fame in that he knew the stories, especially for the old-timers. It was good to have him around." Health issues in recent years hindered the 68-yearold Bond periodically but did not stop the retired pla-

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St. Max Kolbe siblings good as gold on York track JOHN CUDMORE jcudmore@yrmg.com Good things often tend to happen in threes. For the St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs track teams, they will take gold medal triumphs in pairs. In fact, two pairs of siblings accounted for all four gold medals secured by the Aurora school’s track team at the York University Indoor High School Meet on March 31 and April 1.

Senior Justin Graenert and his younger brother Maurice won their 600 metre events at the meet. Meanwhile, twins EJ (girls) and TJ (boys) Boston raced to wins in the combined midget-junior category at 2,000 metres. Both won their races by more than six seconds. On the girls side, EJ Boston won in 7:06.17, while her brother topped the field in 6:09.54. In the boys senior 600,

Justin Graenert clocked in at one minute and 23.44 seconds, ahead of Eastview Secondary School’s Sam Cumming in a field of 25 competitors. His younger brother won in a time of 1:29.12 in a 12-runner field. St. Max junior Breanna Hayhoe claimed silver medals in pole vault and long jump. The York Region indoor championships are scheduled to be held on April 21 at York University.

Blair, Hui fly high in Zone B Newmarket Raiders’ David Blair along with Anita Hui of the Sacred Heart Crusaders captured singles senior titles at the York Region Athletic Association Zone B badminton tournament, held on March 31 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School in Aurora. Blair won the boys title ahead of Aurora Eagles’ Barry Shum, while Hui topped the girls side ahead

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Tigers forward Mel Melconian voted OJHL’s top rookie JOHN CUDMORE jcudmore@yrmg.com In a rather forgettable season for the Aurora Tigers, Mel Melconian was

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Gabby Daleman shows bullies who’s boss with world bronze medal TIM KELLY tkelly@yrmg.com Take that you bullies. Newmarket’s Gabrielle Daleman, bullied as a child for learning disabilities, rose to a World Figure Skating bronze medal on Friday in Helsinki, Finland. "Even though they bullied me, they made me push myself even harder to be the best I could be to prove them wrong and I’m 19 years old and I’m now a world’s bronze medallist," said Daleman Saturday morning by phone from Helsinki. She said she would actually "thank" the bullies since they made her "show people what I can do." And did she ever Friday, skating a near flawless routine to Gershwin’s Rhapody In Blue. Daleman easily executed triple jumps and had no trouble earning a third-place finish. She was only topped by fellow Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond who won silver and Russian superstar and defending world champion, Evgenia Medvedeva. For Daleman, the bronze medal still hasn’t quite sunk in yet 24 hours later. "It may be a few days or a few weeks before it hits, but

I’m ecstatic with how things went. I have a lot more confidence," said Daleman, who skates out of the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in North York and is coached by Canadian skating legend Brian Orser. She gives a huge amount of thanks to her training partner, men’s defending champion Javier Fernandez of Spain, who she said has pushed her all season. "He’s (Fernandez) always there for me... he is so

motivating and inspirational. You see what he does every day and you want to get where he is and it pushes you to be the best you can be," Daleman said. She realizes the Pyeongchang, South Korea Winter Olympics are a little more than 10 months away and that she’ll now be a medal favourite but she isn’t yet focused that far ahead. "I just take it one day at a time," she said. Daleman finished ninth at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

As for what surprises she has in store for this coming season and her plan to go for gold? "You’ll just have to wait and see," she said. As a result of the 2-3 finish for Canada in the women’s event, the country will send three women to South Korea next February for the Olympics.

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