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BY SIMON [email protected]

olland Landing residents should get ready for more construction delays.

Crews working on Yonge Street last month encountered what

looked like gasoline byproduct deep in the ground.

Project manager Claudio Micelli said he’s assuming the byproduct came from the closed down gas station across the road.

“Crews encountered the fumes when dig-ging,” he said. “They started smelling gas.”

Construction work has halted as York Region staff is now seeking a disposal site for the soil. Region staff is also waiting to get soil tests back later this week, but Micelli said the gasoline showed up in the water tests, so it is not too big a stretch to think it would also be found in the soil.

According to Micelli, the gasoline byprod-uct appears to be localized near the gas sta-tion, as crews did not encounter similar issues elsewhere during construction, but the extent of contamination is not known at this time.

Region staff is waiting for soil test results before contacting the Environment Ministry about the issue, but in situations such as this, lawyers and insurance companies get involved in deciding who is responsible for the environmental damage.

The owner of the closed down gas station is unknown at this time.

The Bradford Street road closure was scheduled to end in August, but Micelli said

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Rising country star earns CCMA award nomination

BY CHRIS [email protected]

teven Lee Olsen is a rising star on the Canadian country music scene.

The Newmarket-raised singer-songwriter has been nominated for a Canadian Country Music Association rising star award. He is among 34 nomi-nees in eight categories and the awards ceremony will be held in Halifax, N.S. Sept. 13.

“I’ve been doing this for 10 years; being recognized as a rising star just shows how hard it is to make waves in this genre,” Olsen, who moved to Nashville, Tenn. to pursue his musical ambitions about a decade ago, said. “To be recognized for all the hard work I’ve put in is really awesome. This is way too much fun; I can’t believe I get paid for this. Winning this award would be unreal.

“Being able to take that home to my family and team who worked so hard to

Annual Jumpstart Games get kids movingBY TERESA LATCHFORD

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he Jumpstart Games rolled into Auro-ra’s Machell Park last week, bringing with them lots of colourful activities and busloads of area children eager to have fun.

Hosted by Canadian Tire, the event attract-ed more than 800 children from the Greater Toronto Area, who arrived by bus to take part in the annual games day designed to teach children to keep active through play.

Canadian Tire regional manager Freida Rubletz kicked off the morning with a micro-phone in hand as children aged seven to 10 years — all sporting coloured T-shirts to mark

their teams — were eager to get started.“I couldn’t be more grateful to have the

event right here in Aurora,” said Rubletz, an Aurora resident. “Let’s enjoy the weather, get active and have some fun.”

Activity stations were strewn throughout the park for children who might not otherwise get the chance to experience a wide range of ways to enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle.

The teams from various community cen-tres, YMCAs and boys and girls clubs, enjoyed a kickball station at the ball diamond, splash pad station complete with water guns, pool

Federal campaign underway

he federal election campaign is officially on and it’s going to be a lengthy one.

Election day is Oct. 19, meaning the campaign will be

the third-longest in Canadian history at 11 weeks.

So far, the candidates in your riding are:

York-Simcoe:Conservative: Peter Van LoanLiberal: Shaun TanakaNDP: Sylvia Gerl

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Heritage Weekend - August 7 to 9 at the Sharon Temple.Enjoy a weekend celebration. Visit www.sharontemple.cafor more event details.Corn Roast - August 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at North UnionCommunity Centre.EG Gardeners Meeting - August 18 from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. at the Mount Albert Community Centre. Theevening is a celebration of gardens and silent auction.Fire Safety Training Course - September 17 from 8:30a.m. to noon at Ray Twinney Arena. Personal supportworkers and home care providers can register for this freesession. Register by August 28 by calling 905-780-2907 oremail [email protected]. Hosted inpartnership with East Gwillimbury Emergency Services.Cat Adoption Event - August 10 to September 11 adultscats are only $50 at the Georgina Animal Shelter &Adoption Centre. Call 905-476-3457 or [email protected] for more details.

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UPCOMING MEETINGSCommittee of the Whole Council - August 25 at 10 a.m.Special Council - August 25 following CWCCouncil - August 25 at 3 p.m.

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The Town will considerpassing an amending by-law to remove a holdingsymbol from a portion oflands location on the westside of Leslie Street, northof Doane Road.The applicant has request-ed that the holding symbolbe removed from the landsto permit construction of429 dwelling units. The earliest date on which Council willmeet to consider passing an amending by-law is throughCommittee of the Whole on August 25, 2015.For more information, please contact Nick Pileggi at905-478-3828 or visit www.eastgwillimbury.ca.

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YORK REGION SURVEY

By Simon martin [email protected]

Everywhere you look in East Gwillimbury, there is a new sales centre.

Another new subdivision, South Sharon, will bring more houses and another sales centre to town.

Town officials announced York Region representatives have told them the York Durham Sewage System (YDSS) extension could be operational within six months.

Many residents are asking town employees how they are going to handle such rapid growth.

Some answers came at a special council meeting on growth man-agement.

Town staff laid out how many homes have draft plan approval in Holland Landing, Sharon, Mount Albert and Queensville.

The numbers are big.In Holland Landing west, there

is approval for 1,294 homes, with 987 serviced through the YDSS.

In Holland Landing east, there are 1,626 approved units, with 906 serviced through the YDSS.

In Queensville, there are 1,826 approved units, with a YDSS allot-ment of 3,151.

In Sharon, there are 1,974 approved homes, with 1,546 ser-viced through the YDSS.

Finally, in Mount Albert, there is approval for 454 homes that are serviced by the Mount Albert Sew-age Treatment Plant.

In total, that is 7,174 homes in East Gwillimbury that already have draft plan approval. Ideally, town staff would like to have a stable building rate of around 800 homes every year, but that’s not how the market works, CAO Tom Webster said.

‘I just don’t know if we have the horses to do it.’

While homes in Holland Land-ing and Queensville appear to be going forward at a steady rate, that is not the case in Sharon.

With 10 builders in Sharon and sales centres selling out in record time, the town is expecting a huge spike of new home builds in 2016 and 2017, which has council a little worried.

Councillor James Young likened the experience to slowly climbing to the top of a roller coaster and holding on for dear life.

“I don’t know if I have enough Gravol to hang on for the ride,” he said. “I just don’t know if we have the horses to do it.”

With new development come site grading and earthworks, pre-servicing, field review and inspec-tions of site works, roads and side-walks to maintain and plow, water and wastewater to manage, waste management, stormwater runoff and ponds, design, construction and maintenance of parks, trails, sports fields and playgrounds, plan approvals for new building and field review and inspections of con-struction.

All this puts a large amount of stress on town staff.

“I need to know how we are able to facilitate this,” Councillor Tara Roy-DiClemente said. “I don’t have that clear in my mind.”

Councillor Marlene Johnston added there needs to be a clear message for residents to digest.

While the town has plans in place to deal with the pressure of growth, it is hard to know how it will play out until it actually happens.

A huge advantage the town has is that it is debt free, Mayor Virginia Hackson said.

That should give the town added flexibility other municipalities didn’t have. The town will add a host of new employees to deal with the added growth.

Town leaders are planning to hire a building official in 2016, a zoning examiner in 2017, a planner in 2018 and a building inspector in 2019. They are also looking to hire as many contract workers as pos-sible to deal with the large spike of growth projected in 2016 in 2017.

Town staff estimates 1,400 new homes will be built 2016 and 2017, with that rate falling to 800 from 2018 to 2020.

Johnston mentioned the possi-bility of putting a cap on the num-ber of building permits issued in a year.

While staff members have dis-cussed a growth cap, Webster said when caps have been used in other municipalities, they haven’t been very successful.

Town council,

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growthMore than 7,000 homes have draft plan approval

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Canadian golf industry drives for better numbers

BY CHRIS [email protected]

anadian golf is alive and well, according to a state of the game survey from

six National Allied Golf Associa-tions.

Director of golf at St. Andrews Valley Golf Club in Aurora, Rob Pearce, shared his thoughts on the State of Canadian Golf report from six National Allied Golf Associations.

CFor some York Region golf pros and

administrators, however, the operative word is “well” in an industry that yearns for “great”.

The allied group, including Golf Canada, the PGA of Canada and bodies represent-ing course owners, superintendents and club managers, was buoyed by the posi-tive impact of golf and the spike in rounds played in the past 36 months. The group met and compared data last month during the 2015 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville.

Golf play in 2015 to June 1 increased 14 per cent compared to a three-year average and was up 27 per cent over 2014, the group said. Regionally, only the Maritime provinces were down, explained by unusually poor spring weather conditions, while the western provinces led the country with exceptional early-season results.

An economic impact study released last summer said golf accounts for an estimated $14.3 billion of Canada’s gross domestic product. Included in that financial picture are more than 300,000 direct and indirect jobs, $8.3 billion in household income, $1.4 billion in property and other indirect taxes and $2.2 billion in income taxes. Overall, the Canadian golf industry’s value is estimated at $19.7 billion.

“The evidence of golf’s popularity in Can-ada is not surprising to those aware of the sport’s economics, and the good stories don’t stop there,” Canadian Society of Club Man-agers executive director Elizabeth Di Chiara said. “From environmental benefits to the charitable impact and tourism revenues, there are many reasons for the Canadian golf industry to be encouraged.”

There’s plenty to smile about, the group enthused. Some 5.7 million Canadian golfers play approximately 60 million rounds annu-ally. Environmentally, more than 175,000 hectares of greenspace is managed by about 2,308 golf course operators, including 30,000 hectares of wildlife habitat under golf course stewardship.

In 2013, there were nearly 37,000 chari-table events hosted at Canadian golf courses, compared to 25,000 in 2009. Using conserva-tive estimates, these events raise more than $533 million for non-profit causes across Canada.

Golf’s good for tourism. In 2013, Cana-dian travellers spent $2.5 billion annually on golf-related travel within the country. For-eign golfers spent $1.6 billion on golf-related travel and on-course spending. Albeit, visi-tors spent $2 billion in 2009, according to an earlier study.

The recently released Golf Facilities in Canada 2015 report notes that since 2010, 29 facilities have opened in six different prov-inces. During that time frame, 158 facilities have closed. One in five of those closures was located in Ontario.

York Region, with its high concentration of more than 70 private and public courses and numerous retail and practice facilities, is a microcosm of Canadian golf.

In the recent past, we’ve seen favoured courses shuttered. These include Glenway

Country Club in Newmarket, Kleinburg Golf Club, Highland Gate in Aurora and the deci-sion to explore the sale of Unionville’s York Downs Golf Club to developers.

The private Lebovic Golf Course, a sump-tuous track on a freshly minted 75-home development at Leslie Street and Blooming-ton Road in Aurora, is the sole new offering and will open next spring.

While the allied golf associations paint a cheery national golf scene, members of York’s golf trade are a tad more pragmatic.

St. Andrew’s Valley Golf Club director of golf Rob Pearce has issues with the associa-tions’ statistics up to June 1. The Aurora professional agreed conditions were ideal in April and May, however, our near-record soggy June eliminated some 30 per cent of anticipated rounds.

“Due to Mother Nature, there’s a signifi-cant decline,” he said. “The numbers are trending to be flat by year end.”

Weather aside, golf is in flux, said Pearce.“People are conscientious,” he said. “The

spend is on hold. Everyone is looking for sales.”

The prevailing mood of golfers has also led to slightly lower merchandise purchases.

“Golf is experiencing a challenging time right now,” he said. “There’s an over-supply. That will adjust over time and golf will rebound.”

Part of the fix, Pearce believes, is for courses to distinguish themselves, offer value and quality and appreciate existing and new customers. Golf operators must also focus on young people. As such, St. Andrew’s’ 11-week junior golf program is drawing well from the 10-to-16-year-old demographic.

Bushwood Golf Club teaching pro Jelana Duncan agreed. A longtime advocate for involving more women and youths in the grand old game, the former Du Maurier and BMO tour player is optimistic about golf’s

future. “There’s still a lot of competition for the

recreational dollar,” she said. “To grow the game, we need to promote programs for girls and women, bring kids to the course and get school classes involved.

“We’ve got to keep reminding people that the golf course is a wonderful place to socialize, do business and unwind.”

Duncan applauds the Golf Association of Ontario’s NXT program and the PGA of Canada for its youth and junior develop-ment initiatives.

A glass-half-full type, Shayne Dysart is a 30-year golf industry veteran. The longtime PGA of Canada professional and consultant at the Lebovic golf facility, admits the market is tough.

“Golf is holding its breath and it’s holding its own,” the Newmarket resident said.

He views golf course attrition as a positive in that closures help distribute more players among existing venues. In terms of green fees lost to weather, Dysart is confident ded-icated amateurs will find ways to fulfill their annual quota before season’s end.

Course managers hosting golfers are well advised to engage their customers meaning-fully, he said.

From his experience, golf’s demographics are static, with the number of players leaving equalling those coming into the game.

Still, golf clubs aren’t recession-proof, he said. To ensure that golf not only survives, but thrives, it’s imperative to approach the game from a generational perspective.

“It’s most important to drive junior golf and keep families engaged,” he said. “We need to cater to seniors, the cornerstones of the game.

“It’s critical we promote the recreational and competitive streams and make golf fun. We should not overburden the leisure golfer with all those rules.”

‘We’ve got to keep reminding people that the golf course is a wonderful place to socialize,

do business and unwind. ’

Bringing in younger golfers, more women will be vital to grow game, professionals say

• Canada is home to 2,346 public and private golf facilities, ranking it third in the world in total supply.

• Seventy-seven per cent of the total golf supply is in Canada’s four most populated provinces—Ontario, Québec, Alberta and British Columbia.

• While course construction has slowed during the past several years, golf remains extremely acces-sible in Canada. More than 90 per cent of the country’s supply is open to the public.

• Of the 2,126 public facilities in Canada, half are located in Ontario and Québec, which together account for 61 per cent of the country’s total population. Furthermore, the two provinces are also home to 73 per cent of Canada’s 220 private clubs.

• Nine-hole golf accounts for almost 37 per cent of Canada’s total supply. • Canada features nine 12-hole facilities, six of which are in Ontario, and three six-hole facilities.

• Resort golf, though a small segment of Canada’s overall supply, is a significant contributor to tourism in several provinces. Countrywide, 167 facilities, approximately 7 per cent of total supply, are connected to a resort or a resort/real estate operation.

— source: Golf Facilities in Canada Report 2015

CANADIAN GOLF:A SNAPSHOT

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Since then, any highwaytraffic violations, uponconviction,will be forwardedto the offender’s homeprovince. If there are demeritpoints, they will be adjustedas per the home province’srules and regulations. (ie.mph converted to km/h,and demerit points assessedaccordingly).

Similarly, these take effectfor NewYork and Michigan.Any offence(s) received andconviction(s) entered, will

result in your home provincebeing notified of the saidconviction and the offencebeing transferred to thehome province’s rules andregulations.

For example, an offence of20 miles per hour over theposted speed limit, oncetransferred toOntario, wouldbe adjusted to 32 kilometresper hour. This would thenresult in four demerit pointsagainst your licence from theMinistry of TransportationOntario.

These offences will showon your local driving recordas out-of-province offences,and the effect of the offenceis set out per the rules of yourhome province.

As of 2001, the Territoriesand Provinces of Canadatook it a step further toinstill penalties to drivers forfailure to pay fines. Thismayresult in your home provincesuspending your driver’slicense or withholdingyour license or plates uponrenewal.

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With regards to anysuspensions/judgementsrendered from the courts, thefollowingstatesandprovinceshave agreements and mayforward the said informationto one another. Subsection198(1) of the OntarioHighway Traffic Act extendsto and applies to judgmentsrendered and become finalagainst residents by any courtof competent jurisdictionin the following Provincesand States:

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Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Believe it or not, the new French Catholic

elementary school being built on 2nd Con-cession is still on schedule to welcome a little more than 100 students next month.

Smack dab in the middle of the biggest construction site in the town, the exterior and interior of the school appear to be nearly finished.

“So far, so good,” said Réjean Sirois, the director of education for Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.

“If something happens, we have a plan B,” he said, adding if the school isn’t ready, students would go to École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean in Aurora, but he doesn’t think that will be necessary.

The water system has been hooked up to the school, but Sirois said the building will run on a septic tank until it is hooked into the town’s servicing later in 2015.

York Region project manager Mark Nykoluk said the servicing should be ready before construction has to stop for the win-ter.

While the road doesn’t look pretty now, Nykoluk said much of the construction should be finished in the vicinity, including the base course of asphalt, by the end of the

year. The region does have experience navi-gating school traffic on the road with Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School and said it should be a similar situation.

The next job, according to Sirois, is to get road access to the school built from the north.

“It will be built for the beginning of the school year,” he said.

The majority of the students coming to the school will be bused.

With a little more than 100 students reg-istered, Sirois said the building will be well below capacity of 240 students in the first year. With all the new growth coming to the area, he expects enrolment to rise.

There is no official name for the school yet, but that will happen this year with input from parents.

In the meantime, the school will go by École élémentaire catholique East Gwillim-bury.

While Nykoluk said a majority of the con-struction in the area would be finished by the end of this year, he added there will still be overlap between construction and when the school is open.

One can envision children enjoying recess in a cloud of construction dust, screaming to be heard over the noise of heavy equipment.

“It will be a challenge,” Sirois said. “So far, we have overcome all the obstacles.”

Construction of new French school still on track

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The new French Catholic elementary school being built on 2nd Concession

is on schedule to open next month, Conseil scolaire de district catholique

Centre-Sud director of education Réjean Sirois said.

Zoom-Zoom for kids Saturday

It’s nearly time to rally for local kids.The Miata Rally for Kids, which supports

Easter Seals and Shriners Hospital for Children, takes place Aug. 8. That morning, the drive departs from Orillia and ends with a light lunch in Sharon. The afternoon drive leaves from NewRoads Mazda in Newmarket and will cruise through Holland Landing, Bradford and Innisfil before finishing at Moffatt’s Mazda in Barrie.

The event will include lunch, a barbecue din-ner, scavenger hunt and prizes for best funky hat and smartest looking car.

For more information, contact Charlene Myke at [email protected] or 705-797-2675.

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The LandingAug. 6, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.Newmarket Community Church, 145 Pony Dr.The Landing is a free, weekly program offered at Newmarket Community Church that aims to equip teens (ages 12 to 17) with the tools needed to overcome life’s struggles.Contact: [email protected], 905-836-7251, 905-967-4081, www.newmarketcommunitychurch.org.

Passage BeTween Two woRLds exhiBiTion & saLe By eRika Takacs and MaRissa sweeTOngoing to Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St.The story of Canada’s immigrants is a shared journey of creating a sense of space & place in a new country. With the exhibition Passage Between Two Worlds, artists Erika Takacs and Marissa Sweet present courageous interpretations of their personal immigration experiences. Exhibition continues through until Sept. 12. Galleries open Tuesdays and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Gallery admission is at no charge. Please note that the galleries are closed on Sundays and Mondays.Contact: Clare Bolton, [email protected], 905-713-1818.

Mino Miikana BiMaadiziwin: The PaTh of Life: exhiBiTion of woRks By donaLd chReTienOngoing to Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St.Solo Exhibition of the works of local First Nations artist Donald Chretien from July 18 to Sept. 12. Large new works in the Great Hall Gallery and small works in Reception Gallery. Meet the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Exhibition continues through until Sept. 12. Galleries open Tuesdays and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Gallery admission is at no charge. Please note that the galleries are closed on Sundays and Mondays.Contact: Clare Bolton, [email protected], 905-713-1818.

Lego sToRysTaRTeR woRkshoPAug. 7, 2 to 3:30 p.m.Mount Albert Branch, East Gwillimbury Public Library, 19300 Centre St.Build story scenes using Lego to create and print your own comic Lego story. Ages 6+ Please register. Maximum six participants.

Lego & PLayAug. 7, 10 a.m. to noon.Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.It’s time to build! Get creative with Lego. Ages 5+. Drop In.Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.

BuiLdeR’s cLuBAug. 7, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Mount Albert Branch, East Gwillimbury Public Library, 19300 Centre St.Build all kinds of creations from unique and ordinary materials. Ages 5+ Free Drop In

Tween sceneAug. 7, 2 to 3 p.m.Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.Get creative with DIY projects for Tweens. Ages 8 - 11 years. Drop In.

Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.

newMaRkeT faRMeRs MaRkeTAug. 8, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Riverwalk Commons, Doug Duncan Drive.Fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods, food vendors, hand-crafted artifacts and products such as jewelry, furniture, soap, horse and wagon rides, musical entertainment, buskers, fresh flowers, etc.Contact: [email protected], 905-773-9751.

fRee zuMBa cLass aT RiveRwaLk coMMonsAug. 8, 8 to 9 a.m.Newmarket Riverwalk Commons, 200 Doug Duncan Dr.Free Zumba class every Saturday morning in June, July, and August from 8 - 9 a.m. at the Fairy Lake Newmarket Farmers Market, along side the reflecting pool. Instruction will be by The Move fitness and dance studio and will take place weather permitting. Sponsored by Peter C. Geibel, bro-ker - Main Street Realty, and Jerry Montpetit of RBC Insurance. No signup required just come out and enjoy. Like the page if you plan on coming.Contact: Peter Geibel, [email protected], 416-804-5581.

Pan aM/PaRaPan aM ceLeBRaTions: a TasTe of wiMBLedonAug. 8, noon to 4 p.m.Hillary House National Historic Site, 15372 Yonge St. in Aurora.Enjoy traditional Wimbledon-style refreshments (think strawberries and cream, Pimm’s, and sandwiches). Admission by donation. Closing ceremo-nies will be held at 3:30 p.m.Contact: Erika Mazanik, [email protected], 905-727-8991.

haRRogaTe hiLLs Riding schooL 30Th annuaL oPen houseAug. 9, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Harrogate Hills Riding School, 18786 McCowan Rd. in Mount Albert.Come and enjoy interactive games, meet the horses and staff and watch demonstration lessons of varying levels. You can also pre-register for your own FREE mini riding lesson by contacting us at 905-473-3847 or at www.harrogatehills.com Refreshments available. Come and see what

we’ve been doing for the last 30 years!Contact: Pat Gillis, [email protected], 905-473-3847.

BLood donoR cLinicAug. 10, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 17955 Leslie St. in Newmarket.Canadian Blood Services needs about 170,000 additional donors per year to maintain the blood supply. We ask eligible donors to consider booking an appointment by downloading the GiveBlood app or visit blood.ca.Contact: [email protected], 1-888-236-6283.

Read The Book - now whaT do i do?Aug. 10, 7 to 8 p.m.

Sobeys extra Aurora, 15500 Bayview Ave.New books on nutrition are coming out all the time and with so much information, it can be confusing. Join me to discuss a current nutrition book as we uncover what it means, and how it may or may not impact what you do. This month we’ll discuss ‘Got Milked’ by Alissa Hamilton – read it ahead of time and come ready to talk about it.Contact: Colleen Miller, [email protected], 905-726-2499.

young aRTisT sTudio: Mosaic - Pan aM aRT TRiP - ages 4 -6 & Mixed Media Mash-uP - Pan aM aRT TRiP foR ages 7-12Aug. 10 to Aug. 14, 9 to 11 a.m. for ages 4-6 and 12:30 to 4 p.m. for 7-12.Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St.From creating a Peruvian Inti Sun, and folk pastels inspired by the cultures of El Salvador, making Brazilian Carnival masks and more! Meet new friends, enjoy a week of fun - and show off your work at the end-of-week art show! Short week price: $50 for ages 4-6 and $80 for ages 7-12.Contact: Jane Taylor, [email protected], 905-713-1818.

newMaRkeT chaMBeR of coMMeRce - augusT BReakfasT neTwoRking evenTAug. 11, 7 to 9 a.m.St. Andrews Valley Golf Club, 4 Pinnacle Trail in Aurora.Event begins the moment you arrive - networking, hot breakfast buffet, presentations, self-introductions and much, much more. Don’t Forget to Bring Your Business Cards! This is a place where business cards are exchanged and new con-tacts are made. If you haven’t had the chance to make it out to any of our past Breakfast Networking events, come and see for yourself what a great opportunity networking can be! Reservations are required in Advance. Cost: $35 for non-members, $25 for members.Contact: [email protected], 905-898-5900.

discoveRy cLuBAug. 11, 1:30 to 3 p.m.Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.This weekly club will get you busy with creative and hands-on projects, games and activities! Ages 6-10. Please register.Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.

MakeR Madness woRkshoPsAug. 11, 2 to 3 p.m.East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St.Unleash your creative side at these hands-on workshops. Free. Register.

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Holland Landing Public Library, 19513 Yonge St.Read to a friendly dog! Ages 6 - 10.Contact: Heather Alblas, [email protected], 905-836-6492.Be-BoP & danceAug. 11, 10:30 to 11 a.m.East Gwillimbury Public Library - Mount Albert branch, 19300 Centre St.This action-packed program is filled with movement for little ones. Ages 2 - 5 Free Drop-In

Teen how TuesdaysAug. 11, 1:30 to 3 p.m.Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St.D-I-Y the day away at this drop-in makeshop - each week we’ll have a dif-ferent creative focus. Free, DROP IN, For ages 9-15. Aug. 11: Sharpie Tie Dye Please bring fabric items: T-shirts, scarves, canvas shoes, pillow cases, etc.Contact: 905-727-9494.

auRoRa chaMBeR PuB nighT aT syMPosiuM cafeAug. 11, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Symposium Cafe, Restaurant & Lounge, 444 Hollandview Trail.No need to register, just drop in! Aurora Chamber Pub Night features a cash bar and appetizers are typically offered. There is no formal agenda.Contact: Sandra Watson, [email protected], 905-727-7262.

aLexandeR & The TeRRiBLe, hoRRiBLe, no good, veRy Bad day - faMiLy TheaTRicaL PeRfoRManceAug. 12, Two shows: 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St.The To Be Determined Theatre Co. presents a family play based on the popular book by Judith Viorst. Join Alexander as he gets through a very trying day - with surprising results! Pick up your free tickets in advance.Contact: Jane Taylor, [email protected], 905-713-1818.

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Td PResenTs conceRTs in The PaRk: ToM LeadBeaTeR sPiRiT of nova scoTiaAug. 12, 7 p.m.Aurora Town Park, Wells StThis is a free show but a donation for the Aurora Food Pantry would be appreciated. Food vendors will be on site. For your comfort, bring a lawn chair.Contact: Shelley Ware, [email protected], 905-726-4762.Info: www.aurora.ca/summerconcerts.

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Province, not feds making cost of living rise

Re: Child ‘benefit’ has me see-ing red, column by Tracy Kibble, July 23, bit.ly/1gIpCOQ.

I don’t understand why Tracy Kibble is so angry that parents with young children will receive an increase of $1,040 in their expanded Universal Child Care Benefit.

Her statement that if you are wealthy and don’t need an extra $1,040, you’re getting it anyway is misleading, as the amount will be taxed back as taxable income.

Her complaint about Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the cost of tuition also surprises me. Post-secondary tuition comes under provincial juris-diction. The provincial Liberal government has been in power for 12 years and has deter-mined how much tuition fees can increase from year to year or whether or not they will be frozen.

Why is Ms Kibble not worried about our cost of living escalat-ing with the increasing energy bills approaching the highest rates in North America as a result of incompetent manage-ment by the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne Liberals? Just read the last few auditor general reports to see their damning comments about this government’s energy decisions.

It is not Prime Minister Harp-er that Ms Kibble should be so angry at about how expensive it is to live — it is the Wynne pro-vincial Liberal government that has the most influence on us in Ontario.

By the way, you may want to vote for Trudeau because of his hair as you stated, but he does not have any business or finan-cial experience.

Shelley WiSterAurorA

Cartoon disrespectful to prime minister

Re: Editorial cartoon by Nease, July 26.

This cartoon depicts Thomas Mulcair kissing a baby in con-trast to Prime Minister Stephen Harper kneeling behind a woman kissing her rear end with a child benefit cheque in hand.

This is a vulgar and disre-spectful depiction of anyone, let alone our Prime Minister.

This cartoon has reached a new low in journalism and should never have been chosen for display in any newspaper.

There is a significant differ-ence in the frequency of car-toons that target Prime Minister Harper versus those that target Justin Trudeau, Mulcair and Kathleen Wynne combined. The bias against Conservatives displayed by these cartoons and chosen by your editor to

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Long campaign, new rules hurt democracy

promote your political agenda is obvious.

Michael SeMinSkyAurorA

Gospel music festival draws crowd, donations

Aurora’s second gospel music event in our Town Park attracted more than 200 music fans.

Thanks to local talent vol-unteers Daniel Szauter and his mother, Ingrid, Rudi Veltri with Donna Gingrass on violin, Bruce MacNeil, Sam Chefero, The Edwards family: Jim of Aurora, Bonnie from Winchester, Mark from Peterborough and Heather from Brantford and one of our country’s top quartets, The Torchmen from St. Catharines.

An offering was taken and a cheque for $500 was donated to pastors Andy and Lorraine of Aurora United Church.

The two-hour concert began with the Torchmen singing O Canada and ended with David Pilkey singing The Lord’s Prayer.

Many from our community left the park inspired.

As MC and promoter, I hope to continue with this annual event in our town.

JiM edWardSAurorA

Region needs more affordable housing

The Town of Newmarket and York Region have seen rapid growth and change over the past 20 years.

As a young woman, I hope to be able to remain in this com-munity and raise a family of my own.

Unfortunately, the cost of housing in York Region has sky-rocketed to the point where any young individual or couple can-not even look at the list prices of homes without having a miniature heart attack (the mas-sive ones come with discovering the amount above list price the homes are sold for).

In addition, the cost of rent is almost equivalent to a mortgage payment, if not more in some cases.

Along with the growing spread of affluent subdivisions, there is even larger growth in poverty that has created a divi-sion in our community.

As York Region began to rap-idly grow, it seems strategies and incentives to build dedicated rental apartments and afford-able housing units have equally decreased.

There is minimal attention paid to the specific ways in which our community’s vulner-able populations are impacted by this and are at great risk of homelessness. These individu-als may be on limited or fixed incomes and can’t meet the rise in housing costs.

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he race to become Canada’s next governing party offi-cially began Sunday with very little fanfare.

Of course, the fact the writ drop flew under the

radar was predictable, given it came in the middle of a long weekend that falls in the heart of summer.

That’s precisely what the governing Conservatives wanted, as they aim to draw as little attention as possible to the fact this inordinately long, 78-day campaign will cost hundreds of mil-lions more public dollars than a typi-cal election and only benefit them.

The current Conservative govern-ment introduced the changes to the Canada Elections Act that allow for campaign expenses to go up pro-portionately with the length of the election. As a result, a long campaign benefits the party that can raise the most money.

Right now, that’s the Conservative Party.

In a healthy democracy, one person or party should not be able to have their voice heard louder than others simply because they have

more money.

There was a good reason the rules used to place a hard limit on campaign spending, regardless of the campaign’s length. The Conservative Party tradi-tionally appeals to a wealthier demo-graphic than, for example, the NDP, which means the Tories’ supporters, as a whole, have more money to donate to their political party of choice. A typi-cal family with a combined household income of $60,000, for example, is much less likely to donate the $1,500 annual maximum to its party of choice than a family with a combined income of $200,000.

Under the new rules, for every campaign day beyond the traditional 37-day length, the spending limit increases 1/37th, which for this elec-tion, works out to $675,000 per day.

The Conservatives are known to have raised the most money of any party as of the end of last year, and that trend wasn’t likely to change, so the lengthy campaign gives them a spend-ing advantage.

At the local level, Conservative rid-ing associations have more money than the Liberal, NDP, Green and Bloc Québécois associations combined, according to an analysis conducted by the Canadian Press.

The start of the election campaign also places strict limits on third-party campaigning, meaning groups such as Working Families, the coalition of unions that has campaigned heavily against the Progressive Conservatives in provincial elections, won’t be able to buy much advertising. This restriction ensures most of the campaign spend-ing will be done by the parties and can-didates, which benefits the Tories.

To make matters worse, a whole lot of your money will go back to the political parties after the election.

Candidates are eligible to be reim-bursed 60 per cent of their expenses if they get 10 per cent of the vote in their ridings, while parties can get a 50-per-cent reimbursement nationally if they get two per cent of the popular vote.

Therefore, if the Conservatives spend the most on their campaign, which they most certainly will, they will get more of your money back than any other party, giving them a massive financial head start for the next elec-tion.

Plus, public money also funds tax credits of at least 50 per cent for any-one who donates to a political party.

In a healthy democracy, one person or party should not be able to have their voice heard louder than others simply because they have more money.

Unfortunately, our democracy hasn’t been healthy for years and was made sicker by the Conservative gov-ernment’s changes to the elections act.

As a result, you can expect to see and hear a lot more Conservative ads than those of any other party leading up to election day, Oct. 19.

T Sweater, socks typical office attire

have never been known as an icon of fashion, but in summer, especially on workdays, I’m a fashion faux pas personified.

I’m always wearing a suit jack-et or a sweater (sometimes the colour may not match my outfit) and below my desk, on occasion, you may see socks — yes, socks or nylon trouser socks — with shoes or even — gasp! — with sandals.

Keenly aware that I am breaking fashion rules, I don’t care because I’ll do virtually anything to stay warm in my office, which is air conditioned to Arc-tic temperatures. I also depend on hot soup and warming tea every single day.

Every woman reading this column will be nodding her head in agreement and empathy. Some wouldn’t be caught dead with socks, but have resorted to other interesting ways of keeping the blood circulating in their veins.

The manager in the next office to me has a small heater on under her desk. That’s how she solves her temperature problem, while continuing to look fash-ionable.

That works fine, to a point. Once, another female manager in the next office plugged in her heater and it promptly blew a fuse and power shut down for both her office and mine (and our computers!).

At another office, I solved the prob-lem of a cold vent right over my head by stuffing an old T-shirt in the vent. That worked well, until the office manager realized what I’d done, and forced me to remove it, saying it messed with overall heating and cooling in the office.

Once, another female manager in the next office plugged in her heater and

it promptly blew a fuse and power shut down for both

her office and mine.And there’s the rub — the office

manager was a man; standing there in a full suit (and socks and shoes) telling me to put up with the cold.

’Twas ever thus. Most office heating and cooling systems, in my experience, are controlled either by a faceless exte-rior building maintenance for multiple offices, or by a male manager.

Another section of our newspaper office faces south with large windows. The women — and men — in that area were wilting in the heat, while in my section of the office we were freezing.

Thankfully, our health and safety committee got involved, and the situa-tion was resolved with a combination of blinds and re-directed air vents.

That’s the other point about office air conditioning wars — in Ontario there are workplace regulations about temper-atures for workers. In most work envi-ronments, a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius is set, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Yikes! That’s 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit — almost meat locker temperature, as far as I’m concerned.

So no help there for female office workers wanting to wear summery dresses baring legs and arms along with pretty sandals.

I take more comfort from regulations set by the Canadian Standard Associa-tion that suggest in summer, depend-ing on relative humidity, an acceptable temperature range is between 23 and 28 C.

And for those managers who main-tain that there’s better productivity in cooler offices, study after study dis-proves that theory.

Lest anyone think I’m sexist and only care about female workers’ comfort, last winter I helped advocate for better conditions for a male editor who works directly on the other side of my office.

His office has an exit door built into the exterior wall — a very drafty door. Each day in February when we were all moaning about below-freezing outside temperatures, he was wearing sweaters and almost turning blue at his desk.

One week when he was on vacation, our health and safety group — with my encouragement — got our friendly fix-it man to put proper weatherstripping around the door.

After all, guys need comfortable work temperatures, too.

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On Disabled people cannot walk Newmarket’s Davis Drive, senior says: bit.ly/1M9Qsw8I walk there daily to and

from the train station. It is terrible-not only is it uneven and difficult to navigate, it is dirty, sandy and rocky-I have dirt inside my shoes every day from that walk.

Lisa Gleva

On Tracy Kibble’s column, Child ‘benefit’ has me seeing red: bit.ly/1IjePAySo many parents are unaware that they’ll be hit hard at tax time.. :(

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ISSUE: Prime Minister Stephen Harper initiates third-longest Canadian election campaign.

BOTTOM LINE: Allowing parties to wield financial advantages harmful

for democracy in Canada.

Politicians are aware of this issue, as several articles in local papers have included their awareness and their intensions to address it.

Perhaps one of the barriers to actively working on solutions to this issue is a common “not in my backyard” attitude.

In my opinion, the stigma directed toward people in vul-nerable populations is an even larger issue.

In advocating for this social issue to be addressed, I suggest those in government not only look at what per cent of the population is lacking afford-able housing, but also how that percentage will rapidly increase as the cost of housing continues to soar.

This should be studied in conjunction with the lack of community resources available to support people who become homeless or at serious risk of homelessness.

Finally, governments can explore new funding models and locations where affordable housing can be built.

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Young children just want to play, so the soccer station wasn’t about drilling partici-pants, but rather about teaching them a few basic skills and allowing them to apply them on the pitch.

“Too many rules and they will get disinter-ested,” he noted. “Most just want to kick the ball around and be part of the team.”

This is the second year the club has par-ticipated in the event.

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“All my friends went off to col-lege to learn trades; I’ve been out-side of the Canadian country music scene for a long time,” Olsen said. “I’ve hit a milestone. I’m going to keep putting out singles and the goal is to put together some kind of tour. I’ve never done that. I’m hop-ing people will show up and sing my songs with me. I don’t claim to be the life of the party; I’d rather be the host and make sure everybody’s having a good time.”

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