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Wage increase could mean job losses, higher costs TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com The province’s new workplace legislation could produce the opposite effect it was created for, according to one York Region business. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced minimum wage will be bumped to $15 per hour in 2019 from the current $11.40 and paid vacation will increase. As well, claiming sick days will be easier, there will be pay equality for casual and seasonal employees compared with full-time employees, new scheduling rules and modified union certification. Pefferlaw and Newmarketbased Buchner Manufacturing has crunched the numbers and the changes will cost the company an additional $200,000 a year. "This is going to mean more use of precarious employment," Buchner executive assistant MJ Williams said. "These changes are something we can’t ignore and it’s going to be a hard pill to swallow." The company has been around

for 40 years and prides itself on hiring full-time employees, offering good jobs complete with benefits and bonuses. But these changes will impact the company and it will have to respond. "The government is trying to get companies to lean away from hiring temporary workers, but they might find these changes will force us to do the opposite," she added. The Newmarket Chamber of Commerce adds that these reforms could lead to job losses, rising consumer costs and economic hardship. "The province seems intent on implementing these reforms without conducting an economic impact analysis," Newmarket Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Debra Scott said. "Businesses are already under considerable strain due to rising costs and this change will certainly have a negative impact on their ability to compete. In fact, we’ve heard from some of our members that this will impact their ability to operate because the new laws will have a detrimental effect on

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Machine operator Debbie Rundell assembles evestrough hangers at Buchner Manufacturing’s Newmarket location. their costs of doing business." The Richmond Hill Board of Trade echoes the opinion of the local chambers, stating it "strongly objects" to the reforms because

the changes will discourage investment, eliminate jobs and diminish economic opportunities in Ontario, especially among small business owners.

"Our main position is the government should be doing an economic impact study prior to implementing these changes," executive director Elio Furlan said. Businesses will have to generate more revenue to pay employees or those costs will be passed on to the consumer. He dismissed a suggestion a higher minimum wage would help small business because people have more money in their pockets to spend. The Keep Ontario Working Coalition pointed out that only three years ago, the premier’s own minimum wage advisory panel concluded: "researchers have generally found an adverse employment effect of raising minimum wages especially for young workers...typically those studies find that teen employment would drop by 3 to 6 per cent if the minimum wage is raised by 10 per cent." The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is claiming the timing is all wrong for these changes considering costs for consumers and of doing l See CHANGES, page 2

Raw milk supporters protest injunction LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com

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Dairy farmers Marilew Albrecht and Steve Martin protest outside the Newmarket Courthouse in support of raw milk.

Carrying a protest sign outside the Newmarket Courthouse the morning on May 29, Marilew Albrecht wondered why authorities are trying once again to prevent people’s access to raw milk. "You can’t stop this because there’s such a thing as cows, they give milk and we’re going to drink it," said Albrecht, who runs a dairy farm with her husband, Steve Martin, near Clifford in southwestern Ontario. "It’s impossible for you to stop this, so quit trying to stop it. Quit putting energy, time, money wasting people’s time and money

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junction in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against "certain individuals and entities" involved in the continuing sale and distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products. The respondents are Michael Schmidt, Elisa Vander Hout, Markus Christian Schmidt, Agri-Cultural Renewal Co-operative Inc., Nikolaus Alexander Johannes Osthaus, the Christian Community Church in Canada John Doe, Jane Doe and persons unknown. Intervenor status has been given to Our Farm, Our Food Co-operative Inc. It is illegal to sell raw milk in l See IT, page 2

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NEXT CWC/COUNCIL MEETINGS Committee of the Whole Council - June 6 at 10 a.m. Special Council - June 6 following CWC Council - June 6 at 3 p.m.

Electoral Review Update Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 10 a.m. Council Chambers

Agendas will be available at noon on June 1st at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/ agendas. For more information, email clerks@eastgwillimbury.ca.

SUMMER SAFETY REMINDER As summer approaches we encourage residents to get out and enjoy our local parks and trail systems. Please be aware that the use of dirt bikes and ATVs are prohibited along all trail systems including the Rogers Reservoir trail as it can be a safety concern for pedestrians and bikers enjoying the trails.

PUBLIC NOTICE

A report recapping all of the information that Council has received to date on the Electoral Review will be presented to Committee of the Whole Council for consideration. The public is welcome to attend.

Notice of Intention to Remove Holding Symbol An application has been made to remove ± LA HOL a Holding Symbol from lands located in ND LA the Holland Landing West community on IN ND G the east side of Highway 11. A Holding RD Symbol was applied to these lands when SAMUEL development was initially approved LOUNT RD to ensure building permits could not AY GW be issued until adequate water and KIN N O IMS wastewater servicing, and road capacity CR Lands Subject to Hold Removal was available. The removal of the Holding Symbol will allow building permits to be issued. The earliest date on which Committee of the Whole Council will meet to consider passing an amending by-law is on June 6, 2017. For more information contact Robin Prentice, Senior Planner, at rprentice@eastgwillimbury.ca or 905-478-4283 ext. 3862. 0

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NOKIIDAA TRAIL CLOSURE The Town is working with York Region and Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority to extend Nokiidaa Trail along 2nd Concession. This will improve interconnection between Rogers Reservoir, Nokiidaa Trail, and future trail connections to the new Sharon development from Mount Albert Road and Old Yonge Street in Holland Landing. This section of trail will reopen Fall 2017.

let’s get active eg June 1 to 7 drop-in programs and activities:

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Wednesday, June 7

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Family drop-in 6 to 8 p.m. Basketball 8 to 9 p.m.

Adult Shinny 4 to 5 p.m.

Seniors Walking Group 8 to 11 a.m.

Watch the Town Page all month long for programs and activities or visit our website at www.eastgwillimbury.ca to view the full calendar.

ROAD CLOSURE The Regional Municipality of York is replacing Gibney Bridge on McCowan Road. The new bridge will be longer, higher, and wider to meet current standards and provide additional space for pedestrians and cyclists. To complete this work, McCowan Road at Gibney Bridge between Queensville Sideroad and Holborn Road is scheduled to be closed beginning June 5, 2017 and is expected to re-open by December 22, 2017.

Blue Box Reminders  If your blue box tips over or the contents are blown around, please collect the litter and return it to the blue box. Please help up keep our neighbourhoods clean!  Recyclables can be placed out unsorted, saving time and reducing collection costs.  Please don’t put plastic bags, wrap or film in your blue box as it gets caught in the automatic sorting equipment.  Additional blue boxes can be purchased at the Civic Centre. .

SPLASH PADS ARE NOW OPEN! Splash pads are now open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Splash pads are located at the Ross Family Complex, Parkway Park, Holland Landing Community Centre, and Harvest Hills Park.

YOUTH & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FUND The Youth & Community Initiatives Fund has funds available for the 2016/17 funding year. The Application Review Team invites groups, agencies, organizations, and schools to apply for a funding grant by June 23, 2017. Please complete the Grant Funding Application Form available at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/initiativesfund. For more information please contact Gina Casey, Executive Assistant to Mayor and Council at gcasey@eastgwillimbury.ca or 905-478-4283 ext. 1276.

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Mount Albert Sports Day June 1 to 4

SHARON TEMPLE HERITAGE CELEBRATION

June 1 is Community Appreciation Day, all rides are a toonie!

Join Sharon Temple for the Second Annual Heritage Celebration for a night of great entertainment, hors d’oeurves, wine, craft beer, and history. Tickets are $100 each, with the proceeds going to the care and maintenance of the Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum. Purchase tickets online at www.snapd.at/pew3xja.

5 km run, BBQ, midway, slo-pitch tournament. Early bird tickets can be purchased at The Corner Decor & More. www.mountalbertsportsday.com

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON Join the East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Virginia Hackson to hear about the vision, goals, and strategic plans for our Town and how they are shaping the future of East Gwillimbury. Monday, June 26, 2017 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Silver Lakes Golf & Conference Centre, 21114 Yonge St. Tickets are $45 plus HST. Make your reservation today by contacting the East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce at 905-478-8447 or www.egcoc.org.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Senior Traffic & Transportation Technologist - Deadline June 7 Infrastructure Technologist - Deadline June 7 Permit Coordinator - Deadline June 8 Building Inspector - Deadline June 8 Visit www.eastgwillimbury.ca/jobs for submission details.

Full STEAM Ahead! Kids Tech Lab: 3D Printing Edition Explore new tech at this fun and interactive workshop! Ages 6-10 years. Free. Please register.

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business is high and it puts Ontario at a competitive disadvantage. The province has experienced slower growth in GDP and job creation than in the past and drastic reforms run the risk of causing serious damage to the future prosperity of the province. Richmond Hill resident Patrick McCrudden has a history of precarious employment since graduating in 2011. He had to take "voluntary" positions without pay and contract employment before he landed a full-time job with a film distribution company for about $19 an hour. His fiancé earns slightly over minimum wage as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic. His feelings about the increase are mixed. On one hand, he looks forward to his fiancé making more, but, at the same time, he is concerned these changes could mean the cost of living could increase as a result. He also points out that this will do nothing for those who are already earning $15 an hour. But not everyone sees the changes in a negative light. York University political science professor Leah Vosko, who is also a Canada research chair in the political economy of gender and work, believes it makes sense to raise the minimum wage. "About 30 per cent of all nonunionized employees in Ontario are making less than $15 an hour and a $15 an hour minimum wage would mean a meaningful change for many such employees. Look at the cost of living in Ontario. I think it would bring things into greater equilibrium." The situation is "dire" for many people making minimum wage, she added. She wouldn’t comment on whether this will drive the cost of goods up, but other jurisdictions are moving in this direction and she thinks it will provide some of the necessary income support for people in the increasingly large low-wage sector. "I think it’s a fair measure and I think it’s much-needed given the cost of living in the province and I think it is quite consistent with what is happening elsewhere."

ROAD CLOSURES To allow for Mount Albert Sports Day, the following road closures will be taking place this weekend: Friday, June 2 from 4 p.m. until Sunday, June 4 at 7 p.m. • Main Street (from Centre St. on the east to Victoria St. on the west) Saturday, June 3 from 8 to 10 a.m. • Main Street • Centre Street • Doane Road intersection • King Street To allow for the 11th Annual Tour de Speed Youth Bicycle Race, the following road closures will be taking place this weekend: Saturday, June 3 from 8 to 10 a.m. • Catering Road • Boag Road

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Sharon-Hope United Church Wedding Display and Bridal Tea June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 18648 Leslie St. in Sharon. Enjoy wedding attire, customs, and music from throughout the decades. For more information please email bethcowieson@gmail.com. Holland Landing Lions Club Trunk/Boot Sale - June 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sports Complex. If you would like to reserve a vendor spot please contact Rita Wieland at 905-895-6192 or e-mail schimela@rogers.com. Rain Barrel Sale - Pick up your pre-purchased rain barrel on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 93A Industrial Parkway South in Aurora. Purchase online before June 5 at www.rainbarrel.ca/yorkregion. YRP Male Chorus Benefit Concert - June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the United Church 177 Church St. in Keswick. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling Roy Hamilton 905-478-2542. Annual York-Simcoe Naturalist Hike - June 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve. For more information email ysn.naturalists@gmail.com. Girls Inc. Awards - June 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 200 Doug Duncan. Nominate a girl in your area to recieve a Girls Inc. volunteer award. For more information visit www.girlsincyork.org.

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Canada but Ontario allows farmers to consume it when it is produced by their own cows. "The application seeks an injunction order to stop the illegal activities of the involved parties and to ensure the health protection of the community," the region said in an email. "When an individual refuses to comply with a public health order to cease the sale, offering for sale, delivery and/or distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products, the region can take legal steps to stop the activity. York Region uses the legal system as a last resort to ensure compliance." This is the latest legal battle in an ongoing standoff between governments and supporters of raw milk, who want unpasteurized milk to be able to be distributed among members of communityowned farms. Public health officials say raw milk can contain salmonella, E. coli, listeria monocytogenes and other harmful bacteria, which can make consumers very ill. Consumer Sibernie JamesBosch said the demand for raw milk is growing. "The issue is: how do we access the raw milk?" she said. "We can’t have cows in our backyards in suburbia or Aurora, Bradford, Newmarket, we just can’t, but we want it for our health and there’s a lot of different reasons why people want it as well. "But the government is preventing the farmers from supplying it. So, we decided that we want to have cow shares (in a shareholder arrangement) and this is the crux of the matter that has been going back and forth in court all the time: are the cow shares legal, are they not legal? But at the bottom of it all is: who decides what we eat and drink?" - with files from Chris Simon

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Ontario PC nomination results being disputed KIM ZARZOUR kzarzour@yrmg.com Richmond Hill is the latest riding where PC party members are crying foul over how their party is handling the process for nominating candidates. In ridings across the province, including KingVaughan, Mississauga-Erin-Mills, Burlington and Carleton, there are accusations of ballot-stuffing, falsified membership forms, fake and paid-for memberships and other "irregularities". Three other ridings Aurora-Newmarket, Ottawa-Nepean and Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas have filed notices of appeal for alleged rule-breaking. Now the results in Richmond Hill are being disputed. PC party members in Richmond Hill have raised concerns about cheating, and phone calls to people on a local membership list reveal many residents appear to have been contacted by candidate Lara Coombs and registered as members without their knowledge, payment or permission. Coombs would not comment on the allegations. She said she has appealed the results herself, based on inaccessibility of the voting venue - TMS School -

to the disabled, along with other undisclosed issues. "I’d rather not go into detail. It’s in the hands of the party," she said. Rick Dykstra, Ontario PC Party president, wouldn’t comment on the appeals, but said, "It is against party rules to sign up anyone against their will." When Patrick Brown ran for the PC leadership two years ago, he promised a transparent nomination process. But allegations about rigged elections and charges of systemic breaking of the rules have led some to question the transparency. With hopes rising that the party may have a chance at defeating the provincial Liberals, observers say the race for nominations has become a "feeding frenzy". In Richmond Hill, four candidates - Coombs, Ted Leider, Scott Sun and Daisy Wai - ran for the nomination and, in a crowded vote held Mother’s Day, results came down to a tie between Wai and Coombs. That tie was broken by riding president Al Itwar, who cast his vote for Wai. Now, as in other ridings across the province, there are allegations of wrongdoing. Only PC party members

apartments, newcomers to can vote for nominees - and the country and did not that requires payment of a know their names were be$10 annual fee along with ing added to a membership the filling out of an applicalist. tion form with signature "They were pushed into certifying the membership it, feeling threatened befee was paid using their cause they might lose their own funds or those of an status as Canadians. It’s a immediate family member. shame when we are in CanCoombs, a resident of ada that this could happen.. Markham, quickly gathSomething bad in our comered a huge number of new munity is Richmond going on Hill mem- “It’s not and it’s takbers - about canvassing, it’s ing away 1,200 opportuninames. ties for peoJoe Di- deceiving. A lot of ple who Paola, her people are really have a real campaign angry.” passion for assistant their com(and husRichmond Hill PC munity." band of candidate Daisy Wai RichCharity mond Hill McGrath, Coun. Tom winner of Muench, who attended the another disputed race in vote in support of another Aurora-Newmarket), candidate, reported simicalled Coombs "truly the lar concerns. best canvasser in the PC "We have lots of quesParty". tions about who signed But some disagree. their papers for them, "It’s not canvassing, it’s where they live, how memdeceiving," said Wai, "A lot bership numbers could of people are really angry. have grown so drastically." People showed up [at the Yorkregion.com connomination voting site] tacted 31 names on a list of completely bewildered. local PC party memberThey didn’t know why they s. All but one said they were there. They were just were unaware they were on told they needed to come the list, did not want to beand vote for a particular long to the party, did not person." pay $10 and did not fill out Many were vulnerable the membership applicapeople, she said, living in

member. "Nobody was asked for money," she said. Allegations of similar tactics in Aurora-Newmarket by McGrath have led to protests from the local riding association and appeals for the party executive to order a professional audit. DiPaola said some names on the membership list may have been entered in error. "To my knowledge, every member she got had paid $10 and signed their form. Lara was pretty particular about that," he said. "She did have some partially filled out forms that were merely leads that she was going to go back to, to see if they would pay, and they may have been inadvertently added." Brown called in privatesector auditors PwC earlier this month to oversee the nomination process going forward and they were present to validate the Richmond Hill vote. But Les Kobli, former regional vice-president of the Ontario PC Party, said auditors are there to ensure the ballot count is accurate, "nothing to do with checking whether they are actually a member or not, and whether they have paid for membership themselves."

tion or sign it. Most were elderly or spoke English as a second language and recalled that Coombs, or someone representing her, knocked on their doors. Vince Walter remembered Coombs as a "pleasant lady" who asked him to come to the vote. He was disturbed to receive a phone call later from someone informing him he was now a voting member of the Richmond Hill riding. "But I did not pay any money or sign anything and I don’t know who did," said the widower, who is in his 80s. "I’m not going to lay charges - I’m too old for that stuff - but, in my opinion, that’s fraudulent." Avelino DeSousa was also surprised to find her name on the membership list. "No one said anything about membership and no one asked for any money. I just assumed anyone from the public could vote and I thought it was my civic duty, so I did." Anna Drobakha said she is a friend of Coombs and does not want the Liberals to be re-elected, so she volunteered as a scrutineer on voting day and voted for Coombs, although she never paid or signed on as a

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Nomination investigation denied, but audit wanted TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com The Newmarket-Aurora PCs have been denied an investigation into the results of their riding nomination, but members continue to push for an audit. The Progressive Conservative Party riding association board for the Newmarket-Aurora electoral district is protesting and appealing the nomination of Charity McGrath as candidate, according to a letter obtained by the yorkregion.com. A second appeal has been filed, calling on the party executive to order the results be audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. An email from Ontario PC Party executive director Bob Stanley states it has been determined the first appeal does not raise a question that merits a hearing, while the request for an audit of the results has yet to be addressed. "The party’s constitution allows for appeals to be made and they have already denied the claim," McGrath

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An appeal letter obtained by the Newmarket Era shows the Progressive Conservative Party riding association’s complaints regarding the nomination of Charity McGrath Di Paolo as candidate. said. "I am deeply grateful to have obtained the support of the membership and I will continue to work very hard to get our message out to the voters in Newmarket and Aurora." The original appeal, addressed to the chair of the PC provincial nomination committee, claims nomination rules were disregarded by the selected candidate, which have resulted in the party being in "disrepute".

"The nomination process and election has been tainted by a blatant breach of the nomination rules," the letter states. The complaint is that McGrath was given the Newmarket-Aurora Provincial Progressive Conservative Association (NAPPCA) eligible voters list at least two weeks prior to fellow candidates Bill Hogg and Tom Vegh, giving her an advantage to contact supporters before the oth-

ers, which is against nomination rules. This was confirmed by calls received from the candidate and her team by supporters who had never been members of the PC Party. It claims both Vegh’s and Hogg’s nomination applications were submitted before McGrath’s, but were held by party executives until past the membership cutoff date, meaning potential members were not allowed to vote due to outdated or expired memberships. A review of the list revealed 25 to 30 per cent of the memberships listed came from a few buildings in the community, buildings whose residents reported being solicited, which contravenes party rules. Riding president Derek Murray says his own investigations found many residents had not signed up as members of the Ontario PC Party and had not paid $10 for memberships, and that they were being picked up by bus on April 8 to support McGrath at "some sort of meeting."

cause I was trying to prevent fraud." On nomination meeting day, people arrived in buses. "Given the significant number of illegal memberships, these ’members’ easily had the ability to undermine the nomination process resulting in a winner that was not supported by the legitimate members of NAPPCA," the appeal states. The concerns of the "egregious ethical breach", as it was referred to in the appeal, had been voiced by Murray and former MPP Frank Klees. "I’m disappointed the Ontario PC party would condone something like this. If an audit is refused I might have to take this to court," Murray said, pointing out he has been a member of the party for 12 years and riding president for eight. Requests for comment from party leader Patrick Brown and party executive director Bob Stanley have gone unanswered.

A membership is not considered valid unless members sign to confirm that their membership was paid using their own funds or those of an immediate family member without being reimbursed from any other source. Due to ongoing concerns, the NAPPCA board hired Blue Maple Data to investigate the allegations. The phone survey found that of the 287 respondents, 90 per cent had been contacted by a candidate to attend nomination, 60 per cent had not paid for their membership and 50 per cent had not signed an application to be a member of the party. The results of that survey were available to the association three days ahead of the April 8 nomination meeting, but nothing was done to address the concerns, says Murray. "I contacted the party and they didn’t want to talk about it," Murray said. "I was told I had no right to release the list to Blue Maple, but I had every right be-

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Mount Albert gets ready for sports day weekend What were you up to in 1925? That’s when the Mount Albert held its first sports day. Ninety-two years later, the tradition is still alive on well on the ball diamond, at the midway and in the thousands of conversations between old friends that happened on the weekend. While the event is known for bringing the community together, it has also raised thousands of dollars to improve the park. Over the years, the money has helped bring an enlarged addition to the picnic shelter, assistance in creation of the Family Place in the hall, upgrading washrooms, an accessibili-

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The annual Mount Albert Sports Day and Spring Fair runs June 1 to 4. p.m. Thursday, June 1. Other highlights over the weekend include the five-kilometre walk and run Saturday from 7 to 10 a.m., the Soapbox Derby at 11 a.m. on Sunday and the midway. The town is in the process of coming up with a plan for refurbishing the park. The land was acquired by the Women’s Institute and deeded to the

ty ramp, window coverings, stage curtains, horseshoe pits, baseball backstop, netting, ball diamond lights, fencing and bleachers, memorial gate repair picnic tables, basketball nets and backboards, overhead fans and air conditioning in the hall and playground equipment. The gates for Mount Albert Sports Day open at 6

From a sports day perspective, Morton wants to make sure there is enough space in the park for the rides to operate. "It’s not going to work the way it is," she said. There was a consultation last year with the Mount Albert Lions about partnering to develop a skateboard and scooter park on site. That appears to have been a successful exercise. Mount Albert Lions representative Vaughan Moult said the group is committed to help fund a skateboard park that would be part of the new park. "We are essentially partnering with the town to put that facility in. Until we have some plan we don’t know how big it is going to be," he said.

town for a community park. Staff presented a preferred concept earlier this year at a public meeting. The proposal included a baseball diamond, skateboard park, amphitheatre, basketball court, pavilion and a winter skating area. The concept also showed a connection to the Mount Albert Public School grounds located at the southwest end of the park. The plan didn’t come without some disagreement from the community. Mount Albert Sports Day chair Cathy Morton voiced her displeasure with the number of parking spaces on site and the fact that the ball diamond is facing the parking lot which could cause serious damage.

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Mayor Virginia Hackson said being one of the oldest parks in town, it is important for the town to take an in-depth look at what improvements it can make. In the concept plans presented at the first public meeting in 2016, one had completely removed the ball diamond from the park. That caused quite a stir at the public consultation. "People felt very strongly about keeping the baseball diamond on the community centre property," Hackson said. The plans presented by the town were conceptual and Hackson said the future park would certainly contain a baseball diamond. For more information, visit mountalbertsportsday.com.

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Sharon Temple gets set for heritage celebration SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com It’s been a 100 years since the Sharon Temple was saved and restored, and that is cause for celebration. The Sharon Temple Museum Society is hosting its second annual heritage celebration on June 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. on the grounds of the Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum. This year is unique as it is Canada’s 150th anniversary, but it also marks the 100th anniversary of saving the temple and the completed restoration work on the Doan House, one of the site’s oldest heritage buildings.

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East Gwillimbury Mayor Virginia Hackson enjoyed the Sharon Temple’s first annual heritage celebration pictured here beside Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe and the horse guard.

"The Sharon Temple site is an iconic feature of our community," Mayor Virginia Hackson said. "By celebrating the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the site, we recognize a faithful landmark that embodies the values of our community." To honour this momentous year, the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant governor of Ontario, will join the festivities. The evening will feature heritage tours by Pickering College, appetizers from local caterers, craft beer and wine, strolling entertainment from the Shenanigans, and a magnificent concert in the acoustically superior temple.

Tickets are $100 each and proceeds will support the care and maintenance of the Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum. To purchase tickets visit: www.sharontemple.ca. The first event last year brought in $31,000 and was big hit for those in attendance. "Last year’s celebration was the perfect way to celebrate the incredible history we have in our community," Coun. Tara Roy-DiClemente said. "The Sharon Temple continues to give back to us, and provides the ideal setting for us to gather and reflect on our many blessings. This year’s celebration will be even more

significant, given our big national birthday celebrations for Canada’s 150th." She wasn’t the only one in attendance who was wowed by the setting. "This beautiful historical monument presented us with an evening filled with music history and wonderful company," Anita Smeskal, president of the East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce, said. The Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum welcomes over 7,000 visitors a year to Sharon. With 4.5 acres and 8 heritage buildings, the museum provides group tours and educational programs to the community.

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Painted bee hive boxes pay tribute to Canada 150 RICK BEATTY What do honeybees and computers have in common? Both are critically important elements of a value chain. Without them, the value chain would crash. In the case of the computer, the supported business would grind to a halt. In the case of the honeybee, mankind would lose a key pollinator for one third of its food. In short, we crash. Rick Beatty, a 40-year veteran of the fast-moving information technology industry, applies the same proven principles of managing high tech change to his York Region honey operation. "Educating people of the problem and the need for change is only the first stage. There is no shortage of information regarding the fragile state of honeybee

ing and painting hive boxes, and attend beeyard visits," says Beatty. The community interest was overwhelming and the program was oversubscribed. The family-oriented hive box painting project ranked among the highlights of the program. The hive artwork produced a panorama of mosaic of colours in the beeyard that rivals the distinctive streetscape of St. John’s, Newfoundland. This year’s hive box painting theme was Canada’s sesquicentennial anniversary of Confederation. It seemed fitting to highlight the creation of a nation built of a multiplicity of ethnic groups including the early European settlers credited with introducing the honeybee into Canada. With over fifty families, businesses, and public ser-

colonies. Most people now get it. Families, businesses, and community groups are looking well past the honeybee alarm bells. They are looking for projects where they may engage, learn, and participate in being part of the honeybee solution. "In 2016 we piloted the Beatty Honey HiveShare Program to engage the community to participate in a solution to revitalize honeybee colonies in York Region. Beatty’s HiveShare has some similarities to the farm program, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). A CSA member pays an annual subscription fee and in return receives fresh harvest. The HiveShare member pays an annual fee and receives hive products. But this is where the similarities end. The HiveShare members participate in lectures on beekeeping, build-

vice organizations participating the hive box artwork ranged from colourful hand prints from our youngest members to fine needlework-like detail from very gifted members. On May 22, the Hon. Julia Munro, MPP York-Simcoe, and Linda Welch, president of the Society of York Region Artists judged over 80 hive arts of art. It was a challenging task, but Julia and Linda selected three top winners and prizes were awarded. All junior beekeepers received a gift as well. "It was an honour to be asked to judge the Canada 150 HiveShare event. The number of entries, each

with unique designs and colour schemes, made our task quite difficult," Welch said. "I was impressed by the involvement of entire families on this project, the use of colour and symbolism, as well as the degree of thought that went into each design. What a spectacular experience!" The Beatty HiveShare Program has introduced a few million new honeybees in York Region, but, more importantly, it has provided a channel for the community to get involved in a solution. Details on the Beatty Honey Farm HiveShare Program can be found at honey4sale.ca/hiveshare.

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Water theft must be taken seriously While it may not garner the same attention as other crimes, water theft is on the rise in the GTA. Last week, we reported how thieves in trucks in Markham have been targeting municipal fire hydrants, taking their fill - often in broad daylight - and driving away. Close to $30,000 worth of water was stolen in 2016 - or nearly enough to fill three Olympic-sized pools. Even so, just five thefts were reported to the municipality. Last month, a hydrant on Reginald Crescent, not far from Markham-Stouffville Hospital, was stolen from twice within the span of a week, and the theft would have gone unnoticed had it not been reported by a vigilant citizen. Residents aren’t pleased given that municipal water isn’t getting cheaper. The average Markham household, for example, spent about $806 on water last year. The current water/wastewater rate is $3.8555 per cubic metre, and residents there have been soaked for increases of more than seven per cent each year since 2012. Water theft isn’t strictly a Markham problem, either. A Queensville company was convicted and fined $1,000 for taking water illegally from a hydrant in King Township In 2016, and a Stouffville firm was fined $500 after pleading guilty to taking water from a King hydrant in 2015. Fines range from $100 to $50,000. Those thefts pale in comparison to what’s occurred in Durham Region, however, where 672,170 cubic metres of water was illegally pumped from municipal hydrants in 2016, according to a CBC report. That represents enough water to fill approximately 270 Olympic-sized pools and equates to $60,000 in lost fees. Aside from the cost of illegal water taking, which results in higher rates, such thefts can pose a safety hazard given the potential for hydrant failure in a fire emergency due to damage from illegal hook-ups, and there also exists a heightened risk of drinking water contamination. Unfortunately, the response from municipalities has been pretty wishy-washy. The fines imposed have been small and Markham’s response to recent thefts has been to install locking mechanisms in a limited number of high-risk areas only out of concern they could slow down fire response. That may be, but water theft is a serious problem and it should not be solely up to residents to report it. Municipalities must be proactive in preventing thefts, work with police to monitor for illegal hook-ups, and be prepared to prosecute those caught stealing water. Hopefully, we can take a bite, or a gulp, out of this crime.

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A roundup of reaction online The story: Bathurst Street closed north of Green Lane until end of July I hope the contractors and Engineers have their liability insurance coverages all paid up. This repair should be on their dime, not the tax payers. Once the investigation into the cause is completed the City will need to allocate the blame for the poor design / work on the culprit...Make them pay for the repair NOT Your Region taxpayers, we already paid the quoted cost for the road. Adam Werrell SAME thing happened around the ramps of 404/Queensville Sdrd- noticed that was quietly repaired over a few nights- but BRAND NEW renovation that took FOREVER and billions to complete- yet still can’t get it right? Steve Hcirlu This is what happens when you give the job to the lowest bidder... you get what you pay for. Karen Spiers

The story: Toronto council approves plan to link Yonge subway to downtown relief line They agree that someone else should pick up a tab for two projects worth tens of billions of dollars. I wouldn’t count on either happening in the next 20 years. Feds are running massive deficits and the province just got out of the red. We can also all agree that high speed rail should be funded too. Question is where does the $50,000,000,000 come from. All of this depends on the next several provincial and federal elections. Darryl Wolk

The story: New YRP marine unit facility slated for Jackson’s Point harbour 2018 that’s good, as every day in the summer theres some sort of boating accident of people that aren’t aware of the rules of the water , we hear the helicopter go over practically every day rescuing , I have called the police on many incidents and it can take a long time for them to respond so this is a good thing Tanya Preston

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• LETTERS • Education should focus on critical thinking, life skills Re: Climate change: It’s here and not going away, so we must adapt, says expert, May 18. I admire the high school students’ efforts to combat climate change. Given the prevailing intellectual climate, though, there seems little chance of them asking hard questions about the principal assumptions of their time. It’s a shame that neither their elders nor their educators are inclined to do so either. Sadly, it is an opportunity missed. Extreme weather events have always been part of our experience, like the dust bowl droughts of the 1930s in the prairies or the Medieval Warm Period from 950 to 1250, that saw farming in Greenland and Iceland, but was then followed by the Little Ice Age. There is little to suggest that today’s apparent weather extremes are either exceptional or man made. As an older individual, I can recall many cases of ’established science’ that turned out to be based on errors, fraud or misconception: • the 1950s ’crisis’ of dietary fat, leading to the catastrophically harmful consumption of trans fats, which wasn’t reversed until the early 2000s; • the ice age predicted in the 1970s (caused of course by human activity); • the banning of DDT as a result of Rachael Carson’s Silent Spring, a book based on questionable research that led to the needless deaths of millions from malaria; • the Club of Rome’s prediction that we would run out of most critical elements by the year 2000; and • the predictions of mass starvation in the book The Population Bomb, written in 1967. These, and many more catastrophic and ’scientifically’ based warnings, turned out to be false and expensive to public and private health and welfare. If we want to bequeath intelligent civic engagement, financial security and long term happiness and health to our children, we should be teaching critical thinking, proper personal financial management, and proper nutrition. Raised in this way, our young adults would be properly trained to deal with whatever crises confront them, including how to mitigate the possible damages of future climate trends. Mindless, feel-good proselytization into the cult of the environment may seem easier and more socially responsible than the

Have a comment on these or any other community issues? Email us at newsroom@yrmg.com teaching of cursive writing, but I doubt its long term social value or its potential to create happy well adjusted adults. John Rule Aurora

Still much unknown about climate change Re: Climate change: It’s here and not going away, so we must adapt, says expert, May 18. Yellowstone National Park is still recovering from "expert" management of the parks environment as Micheal Crichton points out in his speech "Fear and Complexity and Environmental Management". It is an outline of the countless missteps taken by environmentalist experts of the time, who failed to understand interdependencies of Yellowstone’s environment. The Era’s front-page headline and ensuing article is another "expert"-led crusade that is so focused on a predetermined conclusion that fails to recognize any other valid inputs! The IPCC itself has determined that sulphur hexafluoride, used in electronics, is the world’s most powerful greenhouse gas. It can trap 22,200 times more heat than CO2. GHG hexafluroethane, used to produce semiconductors, stays in the atmosphere for 10,000 years with a heat retention of 9200 times that of CO2. Nitrous oxide is used in rocket fuel and is the fourth leading GHG. Wondering if rocket fuel is used in this article in the data on transportation? I could list more GHGs, some recently discovered, yet the complexities of their impact are poorly understood. The IPCC admits it doesn’t even understand the methane cycle since there are so many natural sources of methane. Without understanding the natural complexities of our environment, the "experts" have lined up to vilify GHG CO2 that is essential to all life on our planet. Pure oxygen is toxic to mankind. CO2 gives us the ability to breath! Higher levels of CO2 have a greening effect on the planet, as in ’the greenhouse effect’. It too has many natural sources. Canada should be celebrated as a world leader in the climate movement. Our boreal forests sequestered far more CO2 then we emit, yet the "experts" ask for more taxes! It is true that climate change is real! There is no doubt that our planet has experienced many ice ages, many extinctions, many sea levels, many land shifts - from rising mountain

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ranges to land reclaimed by the oceans - and many warming cycles. There is also no doubt that every living organism plays a vital role in the balance of our ecosystem. Perhaps mankind is already playing its role in that balance? Yes, I doubt that too! What is clear is that we are a long, long way from understanding the cycles of the Sun, sunspots’ relationship to climate, what GHG levels are good and what are bad, what population levels are sustainable in relationship to the environment, what long line fishing impacts have on the climate. Science is fascinating when we look through a longer lens and explore with an open mind our incredibly beautiful, complex planet. Karin Hamalainen Newmarket

Environmental coverage most appreciated Re: Climate change: It’s here and not going away, so we must adapt, says expert, May 18. I was both surprised and delighted to see the coverage and editorial regarding the environment! Bravo you for championing a sustainable future for the next generations! In my opinion - and others, I may add - this is the greatest challenge of our age and in regard to what it asks of our citizens, it can only be compared to the world wars. We all have to do our bit to ensure that the transition happens sooner rather than later, which will mean far less damage to our planet. To this end, I wonder if I might propose that The Liberal create space for a small weekly interactive column which would invite positive suggestions from people as to small (or big) ways we could help in one way or another, and a look at how people in other countries are contributing to the great turnaround (and they are, in the most surprising, dynamic, and effective ways). I would be happy to discuss this further and any ways I could be of service in this regard. I truly believe it would be an ongoing and positive contribution to the ’green’ conversation, which many feel is important to speed up a successful transition. Looking forward to hearing from you. Janet Bartram-Thomas Richmond Hill

On May 18, the province concluded its first ever review of the Growth Plan and Greenbelt Plan. The consultation and review process was a two-year undertaking. The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation participated in the process and I heard two major themes throughout - people want the Greenbelt to remain permanently protected and people want a prosperous future for themselves and their children. I am pleased to say we got both. The province committed to growing the Greenbelt immediately to protect 21 urban rivers stretching from the Greenbelt to Lake Ontario including the Humber, Don and Rouge, which all have their headwaters in York Region. The province also made clear there would be no caving to pressure from some developers to take lands out of Greenbelt protection. In York Region alone, there were over 200 requests to remove land from the Greenbelt. Beyond this achievement, the province announced a process to consider additional watersheds and hydrological areas to include in Greenbelt. Protecting a clean water supply supports agriculture and ensures the longterm health of York Region. The other big question is affordability and prosperity - how to accommodate growth in a way that is sustainable and affordable. The changes coming to the Growth Plan will help us get there. The province announced that for the first time, the majority of new housing will be built in existing communities. Growing within our urban boundaries means building a range of meaningful housing choices that suit all ages and stages townhouses and condos for empty nesters looking to downsize or young couples starting out; semi-detached and detached homes; and affordable rental. Adding gentle density this way also allows for greater investment in transit and reduces the tax burden on individual homeowners as municipalities deliver services more efficiently. Together, the Greenbelt and Growth Plan are a vision for our future. I am optimistic. The natural landscapes of the Greenbelt provide over $3.2 billion per year in benefits to residents, while farming in the Greenbelt generates $9.1B in economic activity and 161,000 jobs. These benefits can and should carry on for the next generation. Ultimately, the positive outcome of the review is a testament to the outpouring of support for the Greenbelt from the nine out of 10 Ontarians who are in favour of it. It is clear that the government heard the strong message from the 50,000 people who signed petitions and participated throughout the Review to grow the Greenbelt and strengthen the Growth Plan. Burkhard Mausberg is CEO of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and author of The Greenbelt: Protecting and Cultivating a Great Ontario Treasure.

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Hwy. 404-400 link back on table SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com There might be some congestion relief coming for Green Lane in the distant future. The updated provincial growth plan outlined a need for a "highway extension" to connect Highways 400 and 404, formerly known as the Bradford Bypass, to support growth in the area. The plan was released May 18, 2017, after two years of public consultation. A significant public movement was organized in 2016 by Bradford West Gwillimbury, East Gwil-

limbury, York Region and Simcoe County as well as surrounding municipalities to garner support and public feedback for the province in hopes that the link would be added to the growth pan. "This is a great success for everyone involved. We have been lobbying for this core piece of infrastructure for many years," East Gwillimbury Mayor Virginia Hackson said. "Thanks to the power of our municipal partnerships, the province has recognized the need for the connecting link to help alleviate congestion as we grow."

York District Masons celebrate 300th anniversary TERESA LATCHFORD tlatchford@yrmg.com You’re invited to celebrate. The York District Masons are celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry in London, England in 1717. The organization is hosting an open house at the hall located at 441 Millard Ave. on June 3 from 10

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a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to see the displays and enjoy a guided tour of the facility housed in one of the oldest buildings in Newmarket. Formerly known as the Temperance Hall, the Masonic Lodge was purchased in 1958 for a celebration of the organization’s centennial, a celebration some 300 members and visiting Masons attended along with 28 Grand Lodge officers headed by Grand Master M. W. Bro. Harry L. Martyn. For mre information, visit yorkdistrict.ca/Newmarket.

The link will improve east-west connectivity through East Gwillimbury and Bradford West Gwillimbury by providing an alternative path for those travelling from the eastern GTA area to Highway 400. The updated plan did not outline timelines for construction. A provincial environmental assessment has already been undertaken and approved. The new Growth Plan cites the Highway 400-404 link as an element of the infrastructure required to support growth in the area, as well as the province’s strategy for moving goods.

McCowan Road closed for 6 months SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com

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McCowan Road will be closed for six months in East Gwillimbury starting next week as York Region replaces the Gibney Bridge. To complete the work, McCowan Road at Gibney Bridge between Queensville Sideroad and Holborn Road will be closed starting June 5 with a scheduled reopening December 22. The new bridge will be longer and higher to meet

current standards, and wider to provide additional space for pedestrians and cyclists. Local access will be maintained to properties within the closed section. As with other road construction projects, some work may be rescheduled due to weather. York Region will provide notice whenever possible. The region reminds residents to please reduce speed in the construction area and thanks motorists for their patience.

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East Gwillimbury Farmers Market gets started SIMON MARTIN smartin@yrmg.com The wet weather didn’t put a damper on the East Gwillimbury Farmers Market opening May 25. All the usual suspects were in attendance. There was a hum coming from the Niemi Family Farm truck, where fresh baked goods were on offer. Sharon Beekeeper James Murray had stockpiles of local product ready for consumption. If you needed fresh asparagus, a whole host of vendors, including Coopers and Forsythe Fam-

ily Farm, could get you your seasonal fix. There were also a couple of new vendors on hand as well like Tiffany Chan from Humble Roots Organic. Everything at Humble Roots is raw, organic and plant based. They had various baked goods on offer, including coconut macaroons and superfood cookies. "They have everything healthy in them. They’re held together by dates, sweetened with maply syrup, flax seeds, buckwheat, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, goji berries and dried cherries," Chan said.

If the new wave of raw baking isn’t your cup of tea, Sally Shearman might have something you want at her Sharon Creek Farm stand. The massive eggs on the table are hard to ignore. Gigantic goose eggs bring new meaning to the one egg omelette. She also sells duck eggs, "normal" eggs, rhubarb, lovage and fruit cordial. Shearman has planted a variety of fruit on her property on 2nd Concession and is hopeful it stands up through the unseasonably stormy weather. Black currants, gooseberries and raspberries are all

expected to come later in the season. This is her first year at the market and she hopes to stay for years to come. "It is so close to my place," she said. "I just want to be part of the community," Thornbury Bakery had several different varieties of bread, including a delicious leak sourdough. The bakery specializes in gluten-free and vegan treats for customers. The East Gwillimbury Farmers Market runs every Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Lowe’s Plaza on the northeast corner of Yonge

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Driving down Vivian Sideroad in WhitchurchStouffville, there is a clear sign that spring is in full bloom. An unmanned green cooler sits atop a table with a sign that reads: "Asparagus $4 a bunch." It’s a harbinger to the upcoming season of fresh fruits and vegetables that will be available in York Region for scrumptious eating all summer long and well into fall. The excitement of asparagus season is you know you still have strawberry, tomato, sweetcorn, peas, green bean, broccoli, cauliflower raspberry, apple, peach, beet, carrot, and Brussels sprout season in front of you. Eating local seasonal food can be as easy as spotting a green cooler on the side of the road, going to your local farmers’ market, or getting a CSA from a local farm. As a farmer, it’s completely natural to eat what’s in season, Markham farmer Jay Reesor said. He’s getting ready to open his Reesor Farm Market on Ninth Line on June 8 for a 32nd year. "Right now, the rhubarb looks really nice," Reesor said. "It makes an amazing pie and a great crisp." But things don’t really get revved up to full throttle at Reesor’s until midJune rolls around. That’s when strawberry season gets into full gear. Reesor has a pick-your-own strawberry field as well as readypicked berries at his farm store. Strawberry season is typically is around three weeks long in and around the time of the Strawberry Festival in Stouffville. After strawberries, Reesor said green beans are usually ready around July 4 with sweetcorn and tomatoes ready closer to August. The fall is a time when root vegetables flourish, and Reesor also has a pumpkin patch which gar-

With summer on the way, there’s plenty to look forward to: warm days, breezy nights and, of course, fresh produce. York Region is a hotbed of farmers markets and on-farm markets where residents can find fresh and local fruit and vegetables. But that’s not all. The local farmers markets are also a great place to find garden plants and herbs, baked goodies, local eggs, natural honey and handmade crafts. No farmers market is complete without live music and scrumptious food to try. There are a number of year-round markets and on-farm markets featuring specialized produce, such as hard-to-find zucchini blossoms, rapini, radicchio and artichokes. Vaughan is also home to one of the region’s only organic markets, featuring meats, plants, olive oil, vegetables, cheese and yogurt.

Local farmers markets and on farm markets: Aurora: Aurora Farmers Market and Artisan Fair: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 28 Town Park, 49 Wells St., Aurora Bradford: Joe’s Market Place: Monday to Friday 8 .m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 20520 Hwy 11, Bradford,

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Jay Reesor sells local fruits and vegetables, including rhubarb, from his 9th Line farm patch at Reesor Farm Market in Markham. There is a lot of different places you can eat seasonally in York Region this summer. ners much attention. If you think it’s too much work to remember what is in season, joining a community-supported agriculture (CSA) share like Round the Bend Farm in King might be for you. Sue and Brian Feddema offer seasonal vegetables for 22 weeks from June to November for people who sign up to their CSA. "You receive a bin with eight to 12 items that were picked fresh that day," Sue said. With greenhouses on site, the Feddemas are getting set to start their CSA June 8. A bin in June might have asparagus, romaine lettuce, kale, tomatoes, and cucumbers. During the summer and into fall, vegetables included in the share include green & yellow beans, beets, carrots, beefsteak heritage tomatoes, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, green onions, romaine lettuce, Spanish onions, sweetcorn, white and

red potatoes, English cucumbers, garlic, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini. Fruits available are strawberries, blueberries, apples, plums, peaches, nectarines, pears, watermelon, and cantaloupe. Fall vegetables include cauliflower, cabbages, Brussels sprouts, turnips, kale, leeks, celery, cooking onions, parsnips, winter squash, and pumpkins. The great thing about being part of a CSA is you get to know where your food comes from, Sue said. "As one of customers put it: ’I know my dentist; I know my doctor; now I know my farmer’," she said. A full share at the farm costs $30 per week. The star of seasonal eating during the summer might very well be sweetcorn. From late July to early October, Dale Reesor and Sweetridge Farms are selling corn out of the back

of his pickup trucks in Scarborough, Markham, and Stouffville. Although it has been wet this year, Reesor said he’s been able to get good amount of corn planted under plastic to speed up the growing process. It’s no secret what people want in their corn. "They want corn that is very sweet," he said. Reesor grows around eight varieties of corn. While bicolour corn or peaches and cream used to be popular, he said an allyellow variety has become more in-demand in recent years. As for how to cook it to perfection, he recommends to put it in boiling water for five minutes. You can find Reesor’s corn across from Whittamore’s Farm on Steeles Avenue or on York-Durham Line just south of Stouffville Road.

East Gwillimbury: East Gwillimbury Farmers Market: Thursday, 2 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 5 Market Square, in the Fieldgate Plaza located at the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Green Lane, East Gwillimbury Brooks Farms: Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 122 Ashworth Rd., Mount Albert, East Gwillimbury Newmarket: Newmarket Farmers Market: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 7 Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr., Newmarket Georgina: Georgina Farmers Market: Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 29 The Link, 20849 Dalton Rd., Sutton, Georgina King Township: Round the Bend Farms: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 16225 Jane Street Kettleby, King Township Whitchurch-Stouffville: Hulshof Farm Market: Everyday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5538 Bloomington Rd., Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Creek Farm: Starting mid-June to Oct. 31, Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 17471 Woodbine Ave., Whitchurch-Stouffville

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Pflag Canada York Region has joined with the Town of Richmond Hill to host a family-friendly event from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Town Park, at 43 Church St. S. The event aims to share a safe space where families can teach their kids about inclusion, diversity, sexual orientation and gender identity. It will also be host to various LGBTQ-friendly vendors, food, sports, face-

painting, crafts and games. The town has provided support to the annual York Region Pride parade since 2013 and was the first in York Region to proclaim Pride Week. But due to traffic issues, costs to the town, impact on local business and poor attendance, the town informed parade organizers the event could not take place in its usual spot on Yonge Street this year. Instead, the town sug-

gested an alternate location, near the town park. When parade organizers opted to move the event to Main Street in Newmarket, Pflag, a local registered charity dedicated to building a stronger and more accepting community, stepped in with its new Family Pride event. "We are also beyond thankful and honoured to have this exciting family celebration of love, free-

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WHAT’S ON A round-up of events happening in your communities. Visit yorkregion.com/events EVENTS l Thursday, June 1 International Night at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School, 278 Wellington St. E., Aurora CONTACT: Sofia Nardi, 905-727-5652, sofia.nardi@ycdsb.ca COST: This year’s theme, ’The Streets of Toronto’, takes inspiration from local communities and speaks to the great mosaic of faces and culture found within our city. l Friday, June 2 Bannock Bar WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: 905-8366492, info@egpl.ca COST: All ages. Donations welcome. Come to the Library for a special treat: Bannock! To celebrate Canada 150, the Library will be making this traditional First Nations food.

TACT: Christina, 905-841-1314, daycamp@ypce.com, http:// www.ypcedaycamp.com COST: Free Come tour our camp, try the activities and meet the counsellors. Our summer day camp is for children five to 12 years old. The New Beginnings Powwow in Aurora WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Lambert Willson Park, 135 Industrial Pkwy. N., Aurora CONTACT: 905-726-4726, http://www.aurora.ca/powwow COST: Aurora’s first indigenous festival,

featuring traditional dancing and drumming, food festival, marketplace and performers. No dogs, please - service animals excepted. Spectrum 25th Anniversary Recital and Awards night WHEN: 6:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket CONTACT: 289-500-8852, linda@buyandsellwithme.ca COST: Annual showcase, awards and gala. l Sunday, June 4 22nd Annual Aurora Chamber Street Festival

WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Yonge Street, Yonge Street, Aurora CONTACT: Sandra Watson, 905-727-7262, s.watson@aurorachamber.on.ca, http://www.aurorachamber.on.ca/street-festival COST: Free Asection of Yonge Street is closed to traffic, allowing vendors and visitors full access to the street. The Festival is family-friendly and fun for all ages. Free parking. l Tuesday, June 6 York Afternoon Year End Fundraising Concert WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Victory

Baptist Church, 18408 Yonge St., Newmarket CONTACT: 905-8533418 COST: York Afternoon Year End Fundraising Concert l Thursday, June 8 Seniors Information and Active Living Fair WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Aurora Family Leisure Complex, 135 Industrial Pkwy. N., Aurora CONTACT: Karie Papillon, 905-727-3123, kpapillon@aurora.ca COST: More than 30 lifestyle exhibitors, on stage fitness demonstrations, three healthy living seminars, grab

bags, healthy snacks, and a free community barbecue. Sharon Temple Heritage Celebration WHEN: 6:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m WHERE: Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum, 18974 Leslie St., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Megan Houston, 905-4782389, www.sharontemple.ca COST: $100 Commemorating the purchase of the temple by the York Pioneer Historical Society in 1917. Hors d’oeuvres, historic tours, wine and craft beer and musical performance.

l Saturday, June 3 Sharon Public School Car ’Boot’ (Trunk) Sale Fundraiser WHEN: 8:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m WHERE: East Gwillimbury Sports Complex, 1914B Mount Albert Rd., East Gwillimbury CONTACT: Zoe Graham, 905-478-4952, spscarbootsale@hotmail.com COST: Fee for vendors. Free for shoppers. Load up your car and bring your unwanted items along to sell at our Car ’Boot’ Sale fundraising event. Nothing to sell? Just come and shop for a bargain or two.

Newmarket Lawn Bowling Club Open House, 110th Anniversary Celebration WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Newmarket Lawn Bowling Club, 400 D’Arcy St., Newmarket CONTACT: David Wiltse, 905-8951265, NLBC1907@gmail.com COST: Come try the sport of lawn bowling, suitable for ages 11 to 70plus. Free instruction provided. Wear flat-soled shoes or runners. Cake cutting ceremony at noon. Mike Barrett/Metroland

Aurora’s Paws in the Park WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Sheppard’s Bush, 93 Industrial Pkwy. S., Aurora CONTACT: Town of Aurora, 905-7271375, info@aurora.ca, http:// www.aurora.ca/pawsinthepark COST: Enjoy free treats, activities, meet other pet owners and local pet vendors. Learn about the Town of Aurora’s pet bylaws and how to license your pet. Adventure Camp Open House WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Adventure Camp, 19794 Hwy. 48, East Gwillimbury CON-

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York crime reporter Jeremy Grimaldi wins book award TIM KELLY tkelly@yrmg.com It didn’t take long at all for Metroland Media York Region crime reporter Jeremy Grimaldi to make a major mark on the Canadian true crime landscape. Grimaldi, whose debut book, A Daughter’s Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story, was released to solid reviews last fall, announced himself with a bang Saturday night by winning the Canada Crime Writers’ national Arthur Ellis Award for 2017, for non-fiction. In doing so, the Toronto resident beat out a stellar field of nominees, which most notably included veteran National Post columnist and longtime author Christie Blatchford who was nominated for her collection: Life Sentence: Stories from Four Decades of Court Reporting or, How I fell out of Love with the Canadian Justice System. He also won over books written by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, for Shadow of Doubt: The Trial of Dennis Oland; Joe Friesen, for The Ballad of Danny Wolfe: The Life of a Modern Outlaw; and Debra Komar, for Black River Road: An Unthinkable Crime, an Unlikely Suspect, and the Question of Character. Grimaldi was surprised by the win, especially since this was his first book. Published in 2016 by Dundurn Press, Grimaldi’s book tells the story of a young Markham woman’s plot to

kill her parents for love and money, after a lifetime of lies brought on by what she felt were pressures to be the perfect child. Grimaldi spent nearly a year in court covering the Pan, trial then did painstaking research to learn about Pan’s life and the motivation that led her to make up an alternate existence to the one her parents believed she was living. It eventually led to a catastrophic evening that left her mother dead and her father severely wounded. She was convicted of the crime. "This book is a manifestation of two years of my life and more years of police investigation, and I hope it does some good," Grimaldi said. "I just didn’t think I was going to win, there was no way. I was very surprised.... But I think it was a tale of a very private culture, and we got to see child-rearing techniques inside a strict Asian family. We got to see, from Jennifer’s standpoint, what the results were and we got to see something we’ve never seen in Canadian history: a case of a daughter hiring men to kill her own parents," Grimaldi said. A Daughter’s Deadly Deception is broken into several parts dealing with the investigation, the trial and then, perhaps most importantly, Jennifer’s upbringing and the lead-up to the crime itself. The what, where, when, who and how of the crime involving the shooting of Jennifer’s parents is revealed.

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Metroland Media York Region crime reporter Jeremy Grimaldi, with wife Eva, celebrates winning the 2017 Arthur Ellis non-fiction true crime book of the year award Saturday night at the Toronto Arts and Letters club. Grimaldi beat four other authors for his debut book, A Daughter’s Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story, published in 2016 by Dundurn. What Grimaldi tries hard to do is tell the reader why it happened, the most difficult and most interesting thing to do. Grimaldi considers this third section the key to the book. "In so many ways, true

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Lacrosse champ Eagles head to OFSAA as 13th seed JOHN CUDMORE jcudmore@yrmg.com The YRAA champion Aurora Eagles are seeded 13th among 16 teams for the OFSAA triple-A field lacrosse championships running to June 2 in Brantford. The Eagles, who are 5-1 overall in York Region play, including a 10-8 title game win over the Sutton Sabres, opened pool play Wednesday against No. 4 Holy Trinity Titans of Courtice. Action starts bright and early Thursday against the Denis Morris Redcoats of St. Cath-

arines at 8 a.m. before facing the seeded Assumption College (Brantford) Lions. In the YRAA final, Andrew Sutherland notched four goals for Aurora. Devlin Kauffeldt and David Blom contributed two goals each for the winners. Oriale Mandeville had a hat trick for Sutton, while Brett Ashmore chipped in with two goals. Denison Huskies OFSAA-bound Despite bowing in the York Region championship game, the Denison Huskies are OFSAA-bound this week

for boys rugby. The Huskies were blanked 8-0 by the Bill Crothers Colts in a title match played May 25 at the Newmarket school, but still qualify for OFSAA. It was the sixth straight YRAA title for the Colts. Both schools will compete at provincial championships in Ottawa from June 1 to 3. Denison, which finished atop the York Region standings on the strength of a regular season victory over Bill Crothers, will compete at the single/double-A cham-

pionships. Crothers plays in the triple-A series. Seedings were not available as of press time. Triple doubles to OFSAA track Among the field of York Region athletes competing at the OFSAA track and field championships in Belleville this week are three multiple-event winners from Newmarket and Aurora schools. Coincidentally, all three are Central Regions winners at the 1,500 and 3,000metre events. Leading the way is New-

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speed, being aggressive and on pucks and on transition. It took a while, but I learned a lot about teaching this year." *Too many teams risk the mix Baseball Ontario’s intent may be in the right place to establish its own high-performance programs. It’s the setup that seems to have strayed a little too far off base. The idea is to keep kids playing baseball at the community club level by providing alternatives to the many costly alternate programs that dot diamonds across Ontario. The introduction last season of an under-15 program is intended to create a flow to the under-18 program, which first took off three seasons ago. But, as youth soccer did with its Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) program, it may have permitted too many centres to field teams. In the case of the

OHL was not necessarily on his radar. He had been content with his own hockey instruction business - his specialty is skating - and as a member of the Los Angeles Kings’ player development staff. The latter role he surrendered upon being hired as Steelheads head coach. "I never really thought about advancing up to the OHL," said the Richmond Hill resident last week. "When I was at Georgetown, a couple of teams asked, but I wasn’t interested in moving away. Moving up to Mississauga was the perfect location for me. It’s a 30 to 60-minute drive." In his first season as head coach, the Steelheads nearly pulled off a comeback for the ages, only to fall one series short of the Memorial Cup. "We were in last place at Dec. 4," recalled Richmond. "We won Dec. 4 and took off from there. "My game is built on

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