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Residents receive Diamond Jubilee medals 14 people honoured for service to community, country BY SIMON MARTIN
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With the London 2012 Olympics hovering in the not-so-distant future, 14 area residents got into the spirit, receiving medals. They weren’t gold, silver or bronze, but Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals presented to the residents by Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees at Queen’s Park Thursday for their service to community and country. “What makes it extra special is through respect and history with the monarchy, (I was) reminded of my roots and heritage,” medal recipient and Aurora resident Steve Hinder said. “I thought about if my parents were still around, how proud they would have been.”
Region won’t consider exemption requests for 8 months BY L.H. TIFFANY HSIEH
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‘I thought about if my parents were still around, how proud they would have been.’
York Region has put a moratorium on applications from retailers wishing to open on statutory holidays. No exemption requests to the province’s Retail Business Holidays Act will be considered until April 2013 to allow Toronto’s public consultation process on holiday shopping regulations to play out. But some councillors are already forecasting the likelihood of more stores opening shop on holidays such as New Year’s, Family, Victoria, Canada, Labour, Thanksgiving and Christmas days, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. “If Toronto decides to open up, we will not handicap our stores,” Markham Regional Councillor Joe Li said. The issue, which regional council discussed in a closed session two weeks ago, followed the
Steve Hinder
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Mr. Hinder is the Stronach Group’s community and government relations director and an avid volunteer, serving with organizations such as the Aurora and Newmarket chambers of commerce, York Region youth justice committee and Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation. He is also a former Aurora councillor. He said he was humbled to be considered in the same class as the other recipients. “It was pretty cool to hear stories of what others have contributed. I was in awe of some of the accomplishments,” he said. Newmarket resident Suzanne Bolton said she was “surprised and humbled” to find out she would receive a medal. “I knew many of the people and they all deserved the honour,” she said. Ms Bolton has worked for Mr. Klees for 14
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Aurora’s Steve Hinder was one of 14 area residents to be presented a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal by Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees.
See TAYLOR, page 8.
See MEDALS, page 8.
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