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Deer, trees focus of OMB hearing on observatory

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The David Dunlap Observatory lands should be preserved as a wildlife heritage site to protect both its deer and significant woodlands, according to an ecologist testifying at the ongoing Ontario Municipal Board hearings.

Witnesses for the Richmond Hill Naturalists continued to outline reasons for the group’s rejection of the multi-party mediated settlement for the observatory site owned by developer Corsica, including Robert Willson, a Bracebridge-based ecologist who testified Thursday.

Mr. Willson referenced documentation such as provincial policy statements, a natural heritage reference manual and a York Region significant woodland study to support his opinion that the settlement — hammered out in April by the Town of Richmond Hill, Corsica, DDO Defenders Inc., Region of York and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority — shouldn’t be approved.

Much of Mr. Willson’s argument focused on the loss of what he referenced as 47 per cent of the property’s significant woodlands, under the proposed settlement.

The proposed ratio of tree replanting is too low to mimic the land’s existing ecosystem and the population of deer outlined in the latest Master Environmental Servicing Plan should be examined further, making that area a potential significant wildlife heritage desigSee BLACK HOLE, page 2.

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PROMO PAINT JOB Artist Laura Brant (left) shows off a colourful paint job on a Wilson-Niblett vehicle to Eli Lukawitz (back left) of the Centre for the Performing Arts, John Wilson of Wilson-Niblett and Trevor Kimpton and Wendy Cooper (front right) of the downtown Richmond Hill BIA. It’s a travelling promotional vehicle for next weekend’s 5Senses Festival, showcasing art, music and wine tastings (www.5sensesfestival.org).

20 still sought in staged crash probe

BY SIMON MARTIN

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The York Regional Police major fraud unit has made major inroads in a staged collision operation in York Region.

As part of Project Sideswipe, investigators made 46 arrests and are still tracking 20 other suspects. Charges include conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, fraud under $5,000, fraud over $5,000 and

obstruct police officer.

The police service launched the investigation in March after the Insurance Bureau of Canada conducted an investigation into nine staged collisions in Vaughan.

In two years of investigating insurance fraud, Det.-Const. Kim Tanczos said she hasn’t seen anything of this magnitude.

People were recruited by an orchestrater to either be a driver or passenger in staged

collisions, she said. The cars used were often old and some were in an irreparable state.

When the drivers went to the police, they would say they were the only occupant in the car to avoid investigation, but would tell the insurance company the next day there were five passengers or, in one case, See FRAUDULENT, page 4.

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nation, he stressed.

According to the servicing plan completed last spring, there is a population of roughly 20 to 25 deer on the property, which spreads from just above 16th Avenue north along Bayview Avenue.

During cross-examination by Corsica’s legal counsel, David Bronskill, Mr. Willson admitted the herd is not restricted to the observatory site and could use the rail line lands on the western boundary of the property as a potential greenway connection.

Although there is additional wildlife on the property besides the deer, Mr. Willson said these animals didn’t warrant designation on their own and he could only state that he believed the deer warrant further study.

As the lengthy cross-examination continued, Mr. Bronskill asked Mr. Willson if he had read the definition of “mitigation” found in the Natural Heritage Reference Manual for the hearing.

Mr. Willson said the definition was “irrelevant”, but later admitted the definition did have some relevance in the case, though he had not reviewed it.

The manual’s definition of mitigation includes any action intended to enhance beneficial effects (of an area).

Under the minutes of settlement, signatories, including Corsica, the town and DDO Defenders, indicated that quality enhancements and more specific details concerning areas of the property will be included in potential subdivision draft plans.

Under the settlement, Corsica’s

woodland compensation will see one tree replaced for every 2.12 trees removed during construction of houses.

Proceedings continued yesterday, with Richmond Hill Naturalists’ legal counsels, Virginia MacLean and Paula Boutis, expected to call up to three witnesses.

One of those witnesses is expected to be Dr. Tom Bolton, who once worked at the observatory and discovered the first black hole in 1972, using the observatory telescope.

Dr. Bolton was also instrumental in encouraging the town to adopt a light pollution bylaw to help mitigate impact on the observatory.

He has long objected to the argument that neighbourhood lights surrounding the observatory lands have diminished the research capability of the great telescope.

His testimony and that of others will seek to build the case for the Richmond Hill Naturalists’ objection to the mediated settlement — which would gift 99 acres of green space to the town, but allow for development on 77 acres of property. As agreed in the settlement, Corsica would reduce the number of homes built on the land from 830 to 530.

The Naturalists’ witnesses have been pressing their case, saying the deal does not comply with provincial conservation and heritage policies and the site should be preserved in its entirety.

Should the OMB rule in favour of the Naturalists, the settlement deal will likely be scrapped and Corsica would have to submit a new building application.

Check yorkregion.com for ongoing coverage of the hearings.

Idea for book sprang from counselling session

BY KIM ZARZOUR

child care.”

This may be because women are better at multi-tasking or interrupted-tasking, or men are just driven by different motives.

Men may not see what needs doing or be willfully blind, she says.

“If there was a dead dog on the couch and my husband wanted to watch the football game, he would move the moldering mastiff to one end and sit down at the other.”

While studies show men putting in more hours at their day jobs, women do more work at home. Because that’s where the husband and wife spend most of their time together, Ms Dimerman says, the imbalance hurts the marriage, creating “a tilt that makes love slide right out of the picture”.

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The epiphany came to Sara Dimerman while she was counselling one of the couples seeking her marital help.

The wife was describing her resentment over doing most of the household chores, family organizing, social co-ordinating and child rearing.

Then she raised the issue of sex.

Or lack of. The couple hadn’t hit the hay in years.

“Well, of course you haven’t,” Ms Dimerman said.

“How can you be his lover, when you’re too busy being his mother?”

The wife burst out in laughter and later, tears of relief at the recognition of her role. The husband took a little longer to come around, but he soon realized that this dynamic wasn’t doing him any good either. He wanted his lover back.

And Ms Dimerman, a Thornhill counsellor and parenting expert, realized she’d hit on the crux of the problem for a vast number of marriages in distress.

Thornhill parenting columnist Sara Dimerman and writing partner J. M Kearns have written a book on marriage and how becoming equal partners in domestic and child-rearing chores can put the fun back in the bedroom. She’s appearing this week on numerous radio and TV talk shows in advance of her book launch in Toronto next weekend.

‘Times have changed, but roles at home have not.’

While media plays up statistics showing men are doing more of the household duties than ever before, most research shows women are still stuck with the lion’s share of the work, even if they work outside their home and this, Ms Dimerman says, breeds resentment — and torpedoes romance.

Parent of two girls, author, and columnist — her parenting columns are regularly featured in The Liberal — Ms Dimerman decided to write a book on the topic in collaboration with fellow author J. M. Kearns.

She and Mr. Kearns will discuss their newly published book, How Can I Be Your Lover When I’m Too Busy Being Your Mother?

The Answer to Becoming Partners Again, at the official launch next weekend at Indigo Yorkdale.

The book is getting national

print exposure and she’s doing interviews this week on radio and morning TV shows.

The book looks at the maternal roles women play in a marriage — including caregiver, cleaning lady, schedule keeper and cook — how those roles came to be (tradition, upbringing and gender stereotypes) and provides steps to help couples get back to being equal partners again.

It also explains that statistics, showing modern men and women share household duties, don’t tell

the whole story.

It was much simpler in the days of the popular TV show Leave it to Beaver, when men and women knew their roles, Ms Dimerman says.

“Times have changed, but roles at home have not.

“What the data tells us is that women are still doing two-thirds of the homemaking, and if you look at the ‘core tasks’, which are unrelenting and non-glamourous, the amount is three-quarters or more.

They’re also doing two-thirds of the

‘Women are still doing two-thirds of the homemaking, and also two-thirds of the child care. ... It is the heart of a lot of crises in a lot of marriages today.’

As the wife shoulders the load and struggles to get her husband on board, hubby feels disrespected, bossed around and out of the loop.

Soon, all the fun and passion has slipped away.

“It is the heart of a lot of crises in a lot of marriages today,” she says.

Once men make the connection between domestic tension and trouble in the bedroom, they realize there’s a huge reward in getting their partners back, she says.

Women, too, have work to do.

Sometimes, they have to let go of their role as “gatekeeper” and give up control over household standards because getting the results you want just isn’t worth the price.

The final section of the book provides a guide to negotiate, in a blame-free way, a re-balancing

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of spousal contributions and a return to team partnership.

Writing the book was a twoyear labour of love, Ms Dimerman says.

While she and her co-author, who lives in New Jersey, have only met once, they used e-mail and phone calls to share “edgy, honest and sometimes hilarious conversations” and in the process, helped their own marriages.

Mr. Kearns says he learned how to become a better spouse.

“Every marriage is a work in progress,” he says.

“It can easily slip off course, but people can steer it back if they see the way.”

Ms Dimerman dedicated the book to her mother, Sue Freeman, who passed away while she was writing it.

Her mother was a huge inspiration, she says, and her marriage with Ms Dimerman’s father a clear example of the lover-mother theme.

“I had seen my mother in the role of mother to my father for their 50 years of marriage.”

Aside from its crippling effects on their relationship, she also saw the devastating effects that losing a wife/mother had on her father and his struggle to “grow up” now that she’s gone.

While many of the anecdotes in the book come from her own 26-year marriage to her husband Joey, Ms Dimerman says she knows now, more than ever, how to grow their partnership so they can always feel like equals.

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Kim Tanczos and Insurance Bureau of Canada investigative services vice-president Rick Dubin explain how fraudulent accidents and claims were investigated.

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Fraudulent claims filed From page 1.

seven, she said.

The drivers and passengers would then file false injury claims, police said.

All injury claims related to soft tissue, Det.Const. Tanczos said.

The claims were made for services never rendered through rehabilitation facilities, where doctors’ signatures and information were fraudulently used, according to police.

“We applaud York Regional Police’s commitment to the case,” insurance bureau investigative services vice-president Richard Dubin said. “(The victims) are all of us honest

Ontario drivers.”

The operation is typical of the massive insurance fraud that exists in Ontario, Mr. Dubin said, adding a conservative estimate from KPMG has insurance fraud costing Ontarians from $700 million to $1.3 billion every year.

The next step in the investigation is to more deeply probe the people responsible at the second level, where the suspects sought treatment and people actual directed the insurance claims, Insp. Keith Merith said.

“We expect to have good results,” he added.

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Skateboarders are famous for their gnarly lingo, crooked grinds to noseslides and mctwists.

All these moves and more will be on show at Canada’s Wonderland when some of the best boarders in the world congregate at the theme park for another slickly named event: West 49 Take the Cake.

The cake, of course, refers to the $50,000 in prize money up for grabs during the Aug. 30 and 31 event at the Kingswood Music Theatre.

Competing alongside the 40 amateurs from across Canada will be 40 professionals, including the biggest names in the world outside of Tony Hawk, that include Chris Cole, Sierra Fellers, Torey Pudwill, Brian Sheckler, Ryan Decenzo, Nyjah Huston and Paul Macnau.

According to organizer Andrew Singleton, the skate park’s features will include handrails, ledges, gaps and stairs.

On Aug. 31, the best two or three amateurs will skate alongside the professionals for a winner-takeall event that is expected to draw 10,000 people, making it the single largest skate event in Canada.

“These guys have fully reached celebrity status in the (United) States. Nyjah Huston is earning more than $1 million from skating,

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Ryan Shackler has his own MTV show and Ryan Decenzo won X Games last year,” said Mr. Singleton. “These guys are coming to Canada because this is Canada’s big deal.”

However, he added that, comparatively speaking, the event is rather small in terms of prize money. In the U.S., prizes reach $1.5 million.

A one-day ticket costs $34.99 and a two-day ticket is $45.99. The event is free to guests once they are inside Canada’s Wonderland.

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Choir recruiting across York Shout Sister! Choir is starting a chapter in York Region.

An information meeting will be held Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. at Stouffville United Church, 34 Church St. This chapter will be directed by

stouffville native Cora Ryan Westermann.

Shout Sister! Choir, which is non-reading and non-auditioning, was formed 10 years ago by vocalist Georgette Fry to increase members’ self confidence, while enjoying all the benefits that come along with the experience of singing together in a group.

The choir has more than 700 members, with chapters in Belleville, Brockville, Durham, Haliburton, Kingston, Ottawa, Northumberland, Peterborough, Picton and Toronto.

Public performance was not an original intention for the choirs, but demand has taken them to a number of venues. They have appeared on the Vinyl Café’s Christmas show in Kingston, for Stephen Lewis during his speaking tour and for Tom Jackson’s food bank tour.

They have opened for The Nylons and performed on Parliament Hill. They take their practices to area seniors’ facilities throughout the year.

TUESDAY, AUG. 14 Enjoy free Jazz in the Plaza every Tuesday all summer presented by and at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Yonge at Wright streets. From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 14 enjoy the music of Rob Tardik in the outdoor plaza at 10268 Yonge St. at Wright.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15 Another free Moonlight Movie will be presented Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. at Richvale Community Centre, 160 Avenue Rd. north of Carrville. Movie will be Journey 2: The Mysterious Island by director Brad Payton, starring Josh Hutcherson and Michael Caine about a mission to find a relative missing on a mythical island. Pre movie fun will include coloring and face painting station. In the case of inclement weather, the screening will move indoors to the community centre.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Enjoy a free, 8 km, three-hour Jefferson Forest Hike Aug. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. Tour the new Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) main trail along the edge of one of the largest dry kettle lakes on the Moraine. Meet at the trailhead parking lot on Old Colony Rd., just west of Bayview Ave. For more information, contact hike leader Rhys Beak at 905-2371826 or cell phone on day of hike only 289221-7154. For more on ORTA and hikes, visit oakridgestrail.org A meeting of the Richmond Hill Lyme Disease Support Group will be held Aug. 15 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill Central Library (2nd floor, room C), corner of Yonge and Major Mackenzie. $5 contribution to cover expenses. For information contact: josephine@danceintherain.ca, 905-787-9656 or visit danceintherain.ca

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MONDAY, AUG. 13 Experience the art of laughtercise and meditation techniques through the Richmond Hill Laughter Club Aug. 13, at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., room 201 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Fee: $5 to cover costs. For info, visit www.freewebs.com/rhlaughterclub or e-mail rhlaughterclub@gmail.com

The Richmond Hill Women’s Networking Association meets Aug. 15 at a new location, Mr. Greek at 9218 Yonge St. at Carrville.

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Council bylaw changes undemocratic I am very upset at the state of democracy at Richmond Hill.

Council is asking us in the summer — when both we residents and the politicians are on vacation — to comment on a procedural bylaw that would permit it to hold council committee sessions during the day — when most of us work — starting this October.

If residents then take time off work to make a delegation at the daytime council committee meeting, then we, the public, would not be permitted to speak to the same item or any changes to the item when the revised staff report comes to full council for adoption.

The latter, formal council meeting would be held in the evening.

To bring forward a bylaw amendment like this, especially while we are not paying attention in summer, underlines what appears to be a council that has turned all decision-making over to staff.

A council that no longer cares about Richmond Hill residents’ opinions.

Is it too boring to hear residents twice; once at council committee and again at full council?

It feels like town staff have decided the course of action prior to hearing us the first time.

Why would the main debate — the committee meeting — take place during afternoons when we are working?

Our mayor and councillors should explain publicly why they would float such a public shut-up this summer.

I have tried to stay away from council since leaving office, but to not awaken residents to this would be immoral.

DAVID COHEN FORMER COUNCILLOR RICHMOND HILL

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love how the Olympics remind us of how proud we are to be Canadian and how much we have in common.

Our hearts burst with collective pride when York Region’s own Rosie MacLennan stepped up on to the top podium to lay claim to our nation’s first gold medal of the London Games.

Fists pumped in unison when Olympic bronze medallist Derek Drouin claimed the title as our nation’s first high jump medallist since 1976.

I literally heard the shared jubilation as shouts echoed from homes across my neighbourhood every time our women’s soccer team took the lead in the neck-in-neck game against the United States team Monday.

Then there was the crushing silence when they lost their bid for gold in a heart-breaking overtime loss.

And then our hearts sang with joy when they fought their way to a bronze medal Thursday against their World Cup nemesis, France.

And we all bent our heads, first in consolation for dreams dashed, then

Debora Kelly lifted them high in admiration for Paula Findlay, who finished last in the women’s triathlon, battling excruciating pain to cross the finish line.

In typical Canadian fashion, her first words in the face of her own agonizing disappointment were an apology: “I just want to apologize. I’m really sorry to everybody, to Canada.”

But in Canada, she is no less a hero than our athletes who have achieved the incredible feat of winning a medal that ranks them among the best athletes in the world.

She may even be more of an Olympic hero to some.

In Canada, where our heritage is

steeped in the hewing of wood and drawing of water, where the winters are long, cold and hard — I think so, anyway — and the coffee is from Tim Hortons, it’s all about grit and hardscrabble determination; about giving your all.

It’s about greatness, not only in achieving but in spirit; in believing in a dream, then striving to make it a reality no matter the odds.

Those distracted by bright, shiny things might say our Canadian Olympic spirit that puts more value on the competition — the act of trying your very best — than the medals is sour grapes or consolation for losers.

But we know medals are not what make a country great.

(The exception being Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois, who reacted to the first four of our medals being won by athletes from Quebec by pointing out an independent Quebec would shine on a world stage.)

Sadly, there are those who think our international reputation — if not their own armchair podium validation — rests on our medal count.

They like to write letters to the editors and post anonymous comments on websites every four years,

when they jump on the opportunity to criticize our country because we don’t take our six-year-olds away from their families and banish them to gruelling athletic training camps until they are teenagers.

In Canada, bless our athletes’ hearts, it takes sacrifice and true grit — and the support of generous family and sponsors — to even come close to following an Olympic dream.

In China, only gold medals are celebrated, which is sad.

Knowing it’s different in Canada is one of the things during these Olympic Games — two and three being Rosie MacLennan and Paula Findlay — that has made me feel proud to be a Canadian.

Although I don’t need the Olympics to make me a proud Canadian.

While winning medals is a phenomenal achievement we celebrate — and, yes, lots of medals makes the party even better — most of us are comfortable enough with who we are as a nation to enjoy the Olympics for their true spirit of competition and display of unparalleled athleticism.

(Wow, Michael Phelps.)

Go, Canada, go — keep giving it your all.

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Richmond Hill’s Reid Pernica was an avid pilot who earned his licence at Buttonville and worked at the airport, as well. That will be headquarters for the Aug. 26 Rally for the Cure in his honour, raising money to fight the cancer that cut his life short.

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Rally for the Cure soon takes to skies and roads Participants will be in the skies over York Region and on the roads Sunday, Aug 26, in the third annual Rally for the Cure.

Presented by the Ewing’s Cancer Foundation of Canada, the fun airplane and car rally which starts at Buttonville Airport in Markham, raises funds for Ewing’s Sarcoma research.

The event consists of a rally with a treasure hunt theme followed by a barbecue, silent auction, entertainment and awards ceremony at the airport on 16th Avenue at Hwy. 404.

Organizer Tina Pernica promises “the rally is designed with safety in mind and fun for the entire family; think The Amazing Race, without the race.”

The event — and the foundation — was started to honour her son, Reid Pernica. In 2007, then a 19-year-old pilot who worked at Buttonville and was a student at Bayview Secondary School in Richmond Hill, he lost his life to a deadly, obscure bone cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma.

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Spread the word, the popular, annual Tastes of the Hill is being cooked up on a new date and in a new format.

The eating extravaganza will still be at Richmond Green Park, but outdoors instead of indoors, and will be held Sunday, Aug. 26, instead of the traditional October weekend.

The multicultural festival will offer bigger and better opportunities to celebrate the diverse cultures of Richmond Hill.

It will support local charities, as always, and feature live entertainment, an activity village for children and youth, host a variety of exhibits,

but best of all, tantalizing food stations to enjoy dishes from all over the world. Enjoy the flavours of the Caribbean, Americas, Asia, Middle East and Europe all in one place.

Admission to the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., is free and patrons can pay to eat at any of the many tempting food booths.

Funds raised through sponsorships of the high-profile event and from the participating restaurants and food vendors will support two beneficiaries this year, the Richmond Hill Community Food Bank and the Mayor’s Endowment Fund for the Arts.

The food bank is an independently run, nonprofit agency staffed by volunteers and exists because of the generous support of residents, local churches, businesses, service clubs and Richmond Hill.

The mayor’s fund for the arts supports art activities that take place within Richmond Hill and boosts activities undertaken by individuals and arts organizations in the community.

For more information, visit RichmondHill.ca/Tastesofthehill

Olympians can spend thousands pursuing their dreams

BY CHRIS TRABER

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Consider the $14.5-billion price tag to stage the 2012 London Olympics and the cost of competing in them may seem a bargain.

However, the Olympic dream can be a financial nightmare.

Being an Olympian doesn’t come cheap.

Aside from the years of training, coaching, travel, lost income and personal sacrifice, there’s also the steady expense of equipment. Sure, you can go for diving and swimming glory for the price of $365 aqua-dynamic Speedo Fastskin3 trunks and $100 mirrored goggles, but for some sports, such as equestrian dressage and jumping, you can dole out hundreds of thousands and more.

Although the coveted medals themselves are surprisingly inexpensive, the cost associated with earning the prize can be, well, Olympian.

Deep pockets help when it comes to cycling, be it road racing, time trials or on the oval track.

Newmarket BikeSports owner Tom Zieniski recently sold a new Specialized brand McLaren road bike for $19,000.

Electronic geared, carbon-framed bikes have a base sticker price in the

$10,000 range, he said.

Custom wheel sets go as high as $5,500. Helmets are $400 and shoes and pedals are $450 each.

Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal competed aboard a Toronto-made Cervélo P5 valued in the $15,000 range.

Archery, surprisingly, is a big ticket sport, Aurora archery historian and bow maker Bill Frey said.

A competition bow starts at $1,200 and each arrow runs around $10.

“Add all kinds of sighting and stabilizing systems and you can make it as expensive as you want,” he said.

A Forbes study on the cost of becoming an Olympian said the annual expense for an archer is $25,000 for equipment, travel to competitions, coaching at $100 per hour and range time at $9 an hour.

The survey estimates a table tennis competitor lays out $20,000-plus annually.

Top-flight players train for a dozen years with coaches and sparring partners costing more than $10,000 a year. A quality paddle runs $300.

Fencing rings in at $20,000 per year and gymnastics at $15,000.

Perhaps the priciest sports are Olympic equestrian dressage and show jumping.

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Training, groomers, registration, stabling, veterinarians and a farrier cost about $5,000 per month.

Health certificates, fuel and maintenance for the $100,000 rig one needs to get from competition to competition simply add to the

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Just to transport a Canadian horse to London for the 2012 Games cost $10,000.

What of the medals thousands spend billions to acquire?

Priceless to the recipients, each medal weighs 14.1 ounces.

The gold medal is 92.5 per cent silver and 1.34 per cent gold, with the remainder being copper.

The value of the materials in the gold medal is about $644.

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Oak Ridges player keen follower of Olympic volleyball action

BY MELONY TEAGUE

Rachel Woock, 15, of Oak Ridges was beaming from ear to ear upon receiving a silver medal at the VA Tour Beach Volleyball Championships at Ashbridges Bay Beach.

There were 64 teams attending the Toronto tournament July 28 and 29.

Last year, Woock and her partner, Laura Kong from Newmarket, made it to ninth place in the same championship, so were surprised to make the finals.

‘EITHER WAY WE WIN’ “We decided to play for fun, knowing we are getting a medal now, so either way we still win,” explained Woock.

The two have played beach volleyball together for the last three years, meeting while playing indoor volleyball for the Aurora Storm Bolts Volleyball team, which won the U15 Girls Ontario Championships the past two seasons.

They played in four other tournaments leading up to the

championship, one held in Cobourg July 15 where the girls won gold medals in their division.

Kong is the “setter” for the Bolts team and the two anticipate each other’s moves in beach volleyball play.

Diving for the ball is Woock’s favorite part of playing beach volleyball.

“I get lots of sand in the face, but it’s worth it,” she said with a laugh.

“It’s fun and you have more responsibility when playing beach volleyball. In court volleyball, I am a middle so I tend to be in the back row ... and don’t usually pass, so it’s nice to be able to go for the ball.”

In beach volleyball there are only two players per side, instead of six a side in indoor volleyball.

Playing and running in sand is more demanding and Woock likes the strategy involved.

She was introduced to the sport of volleyball through her older sister, following in her footsteps at age 8. Woock’s younger

sister plays, too.

“My mother is probably my biggest supporter. She takes me to all my practices and goes to all my tournaments,” said Woock, who attends Richmond Green Secondary School and will be entering Grade 10 in September.

‘NO EXPECTATIONS’ “The girls came into provincials ranked 10th, so there were no expectations for them. They just played for fun, so it was a real bonus that they got as far as they did,” said proud mother Sue Woock.

The girls have been following the Olympics and aspire to participate in volleyball at an Olympic level one day.

“They look to be extremely good players,” Woock said, “and I want to be there one day, whether it is beach or indoor. I have been following both.”

“I really hope to get a scholarship for university somewhere, hopefully in Canada, and then on to the Olympics.”

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Beach volleyball champions earn silver

Newmarket’s Laura Kong (left) and Oak Ridges teammate Rachel Woock won silver medals at the VA Tour Beach Volleyball Ontario Championships in Toronto, emulating their Olympic heroes.

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A Richmond Hill brother and sister duo captured their respective age group titles at the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s Ontario Junior Linksters Series event at Whispering Ridge Golf Club near Whitby Thursday.

Entered in the Boys Eight and Under division, Andre Zhu took top honours after shooting a threeover par 36 in the nine-hole event.

Zhu finished one shot ahead of Tyler Dawson of Toronto.

In the same division, Troy Tsai, also of Richmond Hill, finished third at six-over 39.

In the Girls Nine and Under competition, Emily Zhu finished with a one-over par 34 to finish first in the nine-hole competition.

Emily won by five shots over her nearest rival.

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It’s almost registration time for indoor soccer Richmond Hill Soccer Club will soon hold registration for its fall indoor house leagues for children.

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OVAL OFFICE OLYMPIC JOKE This Richmond Hill U-9 Raiders team is excited and proud of Team Canada’s womens soccer performance and sent this photographic good luck wish to boost our athletes in London before their bronze-medal game against France. Back row, left to right: Maya Jabouri, Naomi Edery, Sarah Muxlow and Isabel Ianni; front row: Sasha Chertkow, Hannah Legros, Blake Helkie and Maria Mirkopoulos hold signs of encouragement against a staged backdrop of the American Oval Office, a jab at the gold-medal American team and the officiating after the controversial game featuring Canada vs the United States.

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Call: 416-779-0563 RICHMOND HILL- 1 bedroom basement walkout facing forest/ lake, separ- Pools, Hot Tubs, ate entrance, parking. Suit Supplies single. $850 inclusive.

BEST WiFi, cable. Immediately. POOL-LINERS! prices! Largest selection!

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RICHMOND HILL- 2 bed- Free estimates! Glenn: room basement apartment, 1-800-379-3827 or visit: laundry, cable, 1 car park- dvcpools.com ing. $950. Available September 1st. Non-smoking/ Cars pets. Call 905-787-8687 RICHMOND HILL- 2 bed- 1992 LINCOLN Towne rooms basement apart- Car- 150,000km. Like new. ment, separate entrance, $3800 OBO. 905-773-1449 laminate, bathroom, kitchen, eating area. $900. Reference. (647)808-3662 Vehicles Wanted/

Wrecking THORNHILL- 1 bedroom, open concept, lower level, separate entrance. Furnished. 2 parking, laundry.

Big backyard. Available immediately. $900 inclusive.

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$300 TO $1000Dead/ Alive.

Cars/ trucks/ vans.

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We sell parts.

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ALL IMPROVEMENTSFences, decks, painting, plumbing, waterproofing, concrete. Basements our Specialty.

Established 1979. Seniors 20% off.

(647)607-3604 PILLSWORTHQuality Renovations and Home Improvements: Basements Kitchens, Bathrooms, Decks and Additions.

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Painting & Decorating ABSOLUTELY amazing painters at bargain prices!

Summer special $100/ room. Quick, clean, reliable. Free estimates!

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