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Boundary changes being proposed for York Region’s federal ridings lop off the eastern part of Thornhill to make it part of a new Markham riding, but not every-one is thrilled with the idea.

The new federal electoral map, to be considered at public hearings this fall, shrinks the Thornhill riding to include only the area west of Bayview Avenue.

Overall, the province will gain 15 electoral districts as a result of population growth.

While two of the three proposed additional ridings are in Markham and one is to be shared by Aurora and Richmond Hill, every riding in York is affected.

Four of the region’s seven existing ridings — York-Simcoe, Newmarket-Aurora, Richmond Hill and Markham-Unionville — will keep the same names, but have different boundaries.

The other six ridings proposed are Markham, Markham-Stouffville, Oak Ridges, Vaughan-Thornhill, Vaughan-Woodbridge and Aurora-Richmond Hill.

Voters who live between Bayview and Highway 404 would cast their ballots for candidates in the new Markham riding.

It means residents who live in the area around Ger-man Mills Park will look to the east for their representa-tive on Parliament Hill.

Resident Eileen Liasi calls it a “most unnatural grouping” for east Thornhill residents who are used to working with Thornhill residents to the west.

“Unfortunately, the historic settlement of Thornhill

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“There are some decisions we have to make. I’m in a limbo right now,” said Vicky Yakabuski of Stouffville.

Ms Yakabuski’s daughter, Julia, is starting Grade 9 in Unionville High School’s drama program.

Since arts programs are con-sidered optional, school boards do not provide school buses for those enrolled.

However, there are some exceptions, such as if they live within the school boundary or in a community not served by public transit and are qualified for busing.

By chance, Ms Yakabuski’s husband found out about a Con-cord company that specializes in school transportation for those who don’t qualify for busing with the school boards — by running into one of the company’s bus drivers.

Ms Yakabuski said the school board should make it easier for

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She always wanted to be a singer and her surprise performance at a Bruce Springsteen concert has solidi-fied Halle Tator’s dream.

“I want to be a singer even more — I loved it so much,” she said.

The Thornhill youngster attended the concert Friday at Toronto’s Rogers Centre with her father Sender Tator, her mother, Lisa, and 8-year-old brother, Shayne.

Halle came prepared.She and her mother had made a sign that read: “It

is my first show. I’m Waitin’ on a Sunny Day. Sing With Me.”

Springsteen often picks a child from the audience to sing this song.

The 10-year-old had practised the song with her brother.

The Tator family was in the pit close to the stage and while Halle sat on her father’s shoulders, she was fea-tured on the jumbotron, Mr. Tator said.

Also, when Springsteen sang Hungry Heart, he came over and held her hand. She saw him look at her sign.

Later in the concert, Springsteen made a major effort to get to Halle and pull her up on stage.

She found the experience really exciting.“I was happy when I was singing and everyone was

clapping and waving hands.”Despite the fact Halle was performing in front of

40,000 people, she was not nervous, just excited, she said.

After the song, Springsteen picked her up, kissed her on the forehead and sent her back to her spot in the crowd.

“It worked out amazing. It was surreal,” Mr. Tator said.

Halle’s vocal teacher, Kat Langdon, made comments online about Halle’s run-in with Springsteen: “As her voice teacher I’m over the moon with how she sounded ... she believed in herself enough to see an opportunity and grab it.”

While this was Halle’s first big concert, this was Mr. Tator’s 17th Springsteen show.

The hardcore Boss fan got emotional when he saw his daughter on stage with Springsteen.

“I shed a tear or two,” Mr. Tator said. “I could see she was having so much fun. You could feel her energy. I am shocked I didn’t faint,” he said.

“My friends questioned my sanity taking two kids into general admission where people often have to stand in line hours before the show starts and the show itself is known for its marathon length,” Mr. Tator said.

In the end, Springsteen was worth the wait.

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nown as arrosticini, spiedini or speducci; this traditional Italian barbecue treat features as many different names as ways that it can be prepared.

Arrosticini is little more than meat on a stick, but rich in old-world tradition and brought to Canada by Italian immigrants from the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Not only does arrosticini serve a purpose in sustenance, but the portable and unique barbecue on which it’s traditionally cooked has long carried a social value and impor-tance.

Vaughan resident Joe Mannara and his family have turned their passion into a suc-cessful business, introducing it to all cul-tures.

Oak Ridges resident Johnny Ciccone regu-larly prepares arrosticini as a way to feed hundreds at his Italian social club, all the while sharing a tradition with young Italian-Canadians.

And Richmond Hill’s Max Trotta remem-bers his family often using arrosticini as a social ice-breaker with new neighbours, upon immigrating from Italy to Toronto dur-ing the 1950s.

‘My dad would buy bicycle spokes

and cook the lamb on those. I

wouldn’t recommend that now.’

Arrosticini or speducci are the traditional names for what is essentially skewered lamb or sheep, on what looks like an elongated toothpick.

Traditionally, shepherds would whittle these sticks from branches of trees (similar in variety to willow trees, said Mr. Ciccone) but today, small skewers can be easily pur-chased.

The skewers are then placed over top a stand alone trough-shaped barbecue and depending on your arrosticini preparation rules and whether or not you purchased the barbecue, made it yourself or feel it’s sacrile-gious to let the meat touch a grill, you are in for a tasty treat.

“What makes it appealing is its simplicity,” said Richmond Hill Italian Social Club arros-ticini guru Mr. Ciccone.

“You make it simple, you cook it simple, you add salt and then you eat. You compli-cate and you ruin it,” he added.

Simply put and simply enjoyed, the world of arrosticini can still seem complex in its variety, however.

If you’re planning to give arrosticini a try, there are a variety of meats, barbecues, char-

ily would often attract strange looks from passersby, but the smell of the lamb and his father’s broken English invitations for a sample soon had the Trottas sharing the tra-ditional taste with other Torontonians.

While the Trottas offered an early taste of arrosticini to the area, Mr. Mannara credits his family business with bringing the tech-nology for pre-packaged arrosticini to Cana-da in the 1990s and, in effect, to the cultural masses of York Region.

He said he has seen more interest in arro-sticini over the past 10 years.

“Each year, we have more and more peo-ple of all (cultural) backgrounds asking about spiedini. It’s not just an Italian thing any-more,” said Mr. Mannara,

“It’s social and fun food. If we are having a family gathering; I will do up a box for the kids and before my son’s hockey game I do up a box in the parking lot for all the par-ents,” he added.

Sprinkled with sea salt to coax out the meat’s juice, the meat skewers are best enjoyed straight off the grill, said Mr. Man-nara.

Where Mr. Trotta’s opinion is that arrosti-cini meat shouldn’t touch a grill, Mr. Ciccone said it doesn’t matter.

It’s in these finer details, where the subtle intricacies of the speducci take shape.

Young, old, Italian or not; everyone has the “right way” to prepare arrosticini.

Where the men differ about how to do the grilling, all three agree hardwood charcoal and not briquettes should be used when cooking.

After pouring charcoal into the trough for lighting, Mr. Ciccone motioned to a home-made trough of sheet metal and concrete reinforcement bars that looked like it has spent many years in action.

One of the more arduous tasks of the arro-sticini process is establishing and maintain-ing a good burn on the charcoal.

Mr. Trotta said he remembers as a kid the traditional way to do this was with a hand carved ping-pong paddle-like wooden tool.

However, as old world traditions have spread on to the next generations, it appears that even an arrosticini guru can learn new tricks.

“No, no paddle; I use an electric hair dryer,” said Mr. Ciccone.

“Why would you want to stand there fan-ning it all day? Your arm gets tired!”

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Johnny Ciccone shows off his speducci technique at the Richmond Hill Italian Social Club.

coal, and methods and, of course, a variety of names to become familiar with.

For many non-Italians and even Cana-dians of Italian descent, arrosticini is better known as ‘speducci’, or is simply known as ‘spadooch’.

It’s like a frankfurter, better known as a hotdog in North America, commented Mr. Mannara, owner of Vincentina Fine Foods.

“If you Google ‘spiedini’ you see the real stuff. You Google ‘speducci’, you get a bunch of guys standing around the grill on a drive-way in Woodbridge,” said Mr. Mannara with a laugh.

But no matter what you call it, this unique-ly Italian-style grilling is an attention grabber, possessing the ability to gather friends or neighbours once the charcoal is lit and skew-ers are in place, Mr. Trotta recalled as a young immigrant to Canada.

He fondly remembers spending summer

afternoons at the park, while his father and uncle would cook up arrosticini.

Hailing from Abruzzo, the Trottas were accustomed to fashioning their own skew-ers for the arrosticini, but in Toronto, they couldn’t find appropriate trees.

So, they improvised, recalled Mr. Trotta.“My dad would buy bicycle spokes and

cook the lamb on those. I wouldn’t recom-mend that now. The spokes get pretty hot and who knows what chemicals were on those things,” he added with a laugh.

As new Canadians in Toronto during the 1960s, Mr. Trotta remembers his fam-

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Anna Leibenko, the for-mer Toronto Argonauts cheerleader from Rich-mond Hill stranded in a Croatian hospital, is finally coming home.

Ms Leibenko, 24, was vacationing in Croatia when she fell from a cata-maran Aug. 17, hit her head and fell into the ocean.

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Protestors should pick one country to call home

Re: Rally was not Muslim-only event, by Munir Chagpar and Rally was fight against injustice, by Ali Manji, letters to the editor, Aug. 23.

I take no position for or against the issues raised by both authors of these letters.

But, I do take a position on people like Munir and Ali who support and/or participate in a political action which ignores the conscious attitudes of all other Canadians.

Too many landed immigrants, refugees, illegal and legal immi-grants, bring their political prob-lems to Canada. If this is your only reason for coming to this great country, I suspect we don’t need you here.

Canadian politics has its own problems and growing pains to attend to. You need not add to our burden. Your position should be to improve our Canadian federal and provincial governments.

Canada and Canadians have a long way to go before we become the multicultural nation that really works. As long as people like Munir and Ali and all the others like them

continue to parade their politi-cal problems and hatred openly across Canada, it will only serve to create greater separatism in place of unity.

Unlike Munir and Ali, I do not have another country to call my home. I suggest that all the pro-testers involved with the Canadian Al-Quds protest, pick one country to call your home. Then, apply all your support to your choice.

In short, if you care so much about what is happening in Pal-estine, I suggest you buy a plane ticket to Palestine, join their armed forces and stand a “post” to protect their rights. Just like Canadians did for their country in 1812, 1914, 1939, 1950 and every war since. Then and only then will you understand what it means to have “Canadian pride”, a title and expression that was bought and earned through the loss of Cana-dian lives across this world for the past century.

Regardless of my multiple eth-nic backgrounds, I am a “proud Canadian”. Canada is my only country and I will protect it always.

Karl EllisonTHORNHILL

o you ever wonder if the summer break is, in fact, too long?

As in, after two and a half months of seeing our chil-

dren around the house, it’s the parents who are the ones considering going back to school, taking a trip around the world, or maybe enquiring about the costs of a one-way ticket with that new space tourism service because, well, we’d really like to see a lot less of the little darlings by this point, not a lot more.

It surprises me I can even think that sort of thing.

I used to bristle at suggestions year-round schooling was the way to go for our kids, who were having fun in the sun and enjoying their freedom, I thought, despite some pretty good arguments.

Arguments such as kids retained more of what they learned if the break wasn’t so long. It was easier on families that only had to find babysitters or summer camps for a few weeks at a time instead of a few months. It offered the opportunity to open up vacations at other interesting times of the year.

Which all sounds very nice, but what about tradition?

Time to study up on year-round schooling?

It’s a Canadian tradition that stu-dents stop learning anything new in early June and spend much of Septem-ber reviewing everything they learned (or didn’t learn) last year.

It’s a tradition to have a couple of fun weeks at a camp or cottage or on a roadtrip, visiting family and friends, but then the other nine or 10 weeks of summer can get intensely boring and these days your household Inter-net usage is somewhere around the point where, not only is your service provider sending you warnings, so is your bank.

Of course it was a tradition that we let all the young folks out of school to

help harvest the crops on the family farm, get the hay in, fix the fences and repair the barn roof, since 95 per cent of our population lived on farms a century ago.

But, again, that was a century ago.Now it turns out five York Region

high schools are using an altered schedule that supporters argue has kids retaining more and being more involved in their school because they haven’t been kept out of class for so long. Kids in those schools are already back in class.

The idea is that high school is divid-ed up into more manageable blocks, theoretically meaning vacation is divided into more manageable blocks, too.

Some say the tricky part about this approach is that, if it’s done at the local high school but not at grade schools, it can be difficult for families with more than one child to set up a schedule or get away together on vacation.

Many of us already need to jostle with our co-workers to secure vaca-tion time. If you can’t wrangle the same time off as your spouse is taking, vaca-tions can be hard enough.

Add to this the possibility that your high-school aged child now has a

Dshorter summer vacation and you can see how summers can get complicated (although at a certain point high school kids don’t want to go on “family vaca-tions” anyway — eww).

As it stands, it would be difficult to extend this alternative schedule to many of our grade schools because, unfortunately, the typical grade school in York Region is not air-conditioned — not even the brand-new ones. Say what?

Out of fairness, one would imagine the board can’t very well be building new schools with air conditioning with-out having teachers and parents from all schools demanding the same via ret-rofit. And, at least for now, when classes are not in session in July or August, a big savings can be had by forgoing artificially cooled air. New high schools, however, do have air conditioning.

So will we ever have widespread year-round schooling in Canada?

Even though the young people aren’t needed to help out on the family farm, I still think that in a country where the winters can be tough, we still cherish time off in lovely weather and time together as a family, so we will still champion the long summer break, even if some of its glories are a myth.

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Ms Nittoly encourages everyone to see the musical, “escape from everyday life and be enchanted”.

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It may have looked like they were playing in the dirt, mucking about with garbage and worms, but about 20 York Region residents were actually learning how to cultivate “black gold” — otherwise known as “vermicom-post”.

The worm workshop was part of the “Growing to Give” program hosted last week by Seeds for Change, a grass-roots commu-nity organization partnered with the York Region Food Network to create healthier neighbourhoods through school and com-munity gardens.

Participants brought bins, kitchen scraps and newspapers to the non-profit group’s new outdoor classroom at Bathurst Street and Clarke Avenue in Thornhill for a lesson in Worm Composting 101.

Organizer Lynne Koss said a “multicul-tural, inter-generational” group, ranging in age from 3 to 80, drilled holes in their bins then filled them with egg shells and cartons, shredded paper and soil.

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Seeds for Change is hoping to add 2,015 new edible garden plots to York Region in time for the 2015 Pan Am Games.

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There’s no reason for York Region residents to wave goodbye just yet to the balmy tem-peratures that have blessed us all summer.

The above-average temperatures will con-tinue into the fall, which could put into ques-tion the tried and true fashion rule of no white after Labour Day, according to weather experts.

“If your muscle shirts and tank tops are off-white, go for it,” Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips said.

September will get off to a scorching start, with temperatures pushing the low 30s on the weekend, Mr. Phillips said. He’s predict-ing temperatures in September, October and November will be above average in York Region, which would add to a record streak.

Since March 2011, every month has seen above-average temperatures.

“That’s 17 months in a row that are warmer than normal,” Mr. Phillips said. “We’re on a roll here.”

Temperatures in the fall should continue to be a few degrees above normal, Weather Network meteorologist Dayna Vettese agreed, noting Labour Day weekend is going to be nice and hot.

“I wouldn’t pack away the T-shirts or shorts,” she said, adding it will get cool at night, so sweaters and pants may be neces-sary.

Looking back at the summer and the intense sun, Ms Vettese said the region was lucky to record high temperatures with sig-nificant rainfall.

“The heat of the summer was relentless. It

started early and didn’t go away,” Mr. Phillips said.

The average temperature from May through August was 20.1 C, which is the high-est on average record for the region, accord-ing to Mr. Phillips. The previous highs were in 2010 and 1991. There have been 26 days during which temperatures have broken 30C and Mr. Phillips expects a few more days to be added to that tally.

What’s remarkable for the region is while Niagara and southern Ontario were strick-en with drought-like conditions, the region received above-average rainfall. The readings at Buttonville airport had a precipitation total for the summer at 364 mm.

“There was a lot of rain at the beginning of June and the end of July,” Mr. Phillips said. Also of note for Mr. Phillips is there were 16 smog advisory days this year, compared to just one last year.

Looking further ahead, the question is how bad will the winter be?

While Mr. Phillips said it’s a little early to get into specific predictions, he has heard many people worry we are going to pay the price for last year’s mild winter.

“I’m beginning to think we are getting a little soft and wimpish,” he said. “One thing I’m willing to put a lot of money on is that winter will be longer, snowier and colder than last year.”

That’s music to the ears of ice-anglers and skiers, but, until then, Mr. Phillips encourages you to enjoy fall.

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Cars that are emission-free just got one step closer to being worry-free in York Region with a new charging station located in Thorn-hill.

CAA South Central Ontario has installed the vehicle charging post in the parking lot of the association’s head office at 60 Commerce Valley Dr. E.

Electric vehicle owners can charge up at no cost on the dual level II charger installed this summer by Siemens Canada.

Teresa Di Felice, the CAA director of gov-ernment and community relations, hopes it will reassure those considering buying an electric car that the infrastructure will be there to keep the vehicles on the road.

“Alternative fuel vehicles help reduce the impact of driving on the environment. Hav-ing our own electric vehicle shows our mem-bers we are leading the way in accepting new technologies,” Ms Di Felice said.

Located in an business industrial area near Hwy. 404, the charger will provide peace of mind to drivers who attend meetings in the area, she said.

There are about seven publicly available chargers in York Region, she said.

A map provided by Plug’nDrive Ontario, which is in process of being updated, includes locations at Maple Nissan in Vaughan, Rich-mond Hill town hall, Markham Mitsubishi,

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An app is being created to help drivers find locations across the country with the help of the CAA, Plug’nDrive and Electric Mobility Canada.

The South Central Ontario head office has also added a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle to its corporate fleet to be used by employees for corporate events, conferences and off-site meetings.

A blog, Life-side Connections on the asso-ciation’s website caasco.com, helps electric car drivers understand what it’s like to drive an alternative vehicle, while CAA Insurance offers a 5-per-cent discount to policy holders who own an electric vehicle or a hybrid.

For more information on electric vehicles and a map showing publicly available charging stations, visit plugn-drive.ca

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municipally, with Yonge Street dividing it between Markham and Vaughan, she said. The new federal boundary would divide it even further “with voters east of Bayview lumped in with Milliken, despite being sepa-rated from that community by expressway 404 and a three-kilometre wide strip of non-residential, industrial lands.”

Thornhill residents have few, if any, con-nections politically or otherwise with Mil-liken, she said. “Even the City of Markham recognizes Thornhill and Milliken as two dis-tinct and separate communities.”

Artem Pozdnyakov, president of the newly formed Settlers Park Residents Association, plans to poll residents on what they think of the idea, but said his personal view is that Thornhill boundaries should be kept intact.

“I understand that it can make sense from administrative perspective, but ... when mak-ing such decisions, they need to respect the history and consider feelings and voice of the residents, and I think majority here feel we are part of Thornhill.”

John Orrett, president of the federal Thorn-hill riding of the NDP, suggests a better divi-sion may be north of Langstaff.

The northern part of the riding that joins Richmond Hill has many highrises, while homes to the east of Bayview seem to share common characteristics of those to the west and be more “historically consistent”, he said.

Thornhill’s federal MP Peter Kent has often made use of Thornhill Community Centre, located east of Bayview Avenue, for com-munity gatherings and while he admits that area would no longer be part of his riding, he

believes the changes are necessary.“On first offering, I have no major com-

plaints, other than the fact that we’ll be losing part of a riding that I’ve enjoyed working in and working for.”

The new name for the riding, Vaughan-Thornhill, may not be the best choice, he said.

“Folks here have always proudly worn the Thornhill banner ... and maybe we should keep it at that”, he said, adding some of those residents don’t live in Vaughan at all, but in Thornhill-Markham.

But he said the boundary changes are necessary.

“It’s recognizing the dramatic increase in population in York Region and the fact that people here have been significantly under-represented.”

While it’s hard to draw lines through neigh-bourhoods, he said Thornhill residents have been well served by the region of York and Vaughan and Markham municipal represen-tatives.

Paul Tiefenbach, Thornhill Liberals’ riding president, points out before the redistribu-tion in the early 1990s, Thornhill was part of a much larger riding of York North with a population of 350,000, and with blossoming populations in many nearby communities, boundaries must continue to change.

At first glance, he said, the new riding would not have a major effect on how the Liberal party candidate fares in upcoming elections.

“That area [east of Bayview] hasn’t been all that much an area of support. I don’t mean to be disrespectful of the Liberals who did sup-port us, but there are certain realities.

“We need to see the polling results to see how much effect this will have.”

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It may be all backpacks, binders and ambition this week as families prepare for back to school, but for many students with learning disabilities, it’s less antici-pation, more apprehension.

That’s because these students know that what’s ahead for them will be more of a struggle than for their classmates and the one-on-one help they need to get through the school year is hard to come by.

Learning Disabilities Association of York Region is calling out for volunteers to help shorten the lengthy waiting lists for tutors for students with special needs.

About 250 students have signed on for extra assis-tance from the association, but with only 80 active vol-unteers, the wait list can be up to one year, says Helga Sirola, community development and program volunteer co-ordinator.

About 150 students are currently on the waiting list. Often, they are students who have been flagged at-risk by teachers and their families may not be able to afford to pay for tutoring.

That extra boost in learning is crucial, she says.“Early intervention is key because the more behind

you get, the more difficult it becomes. It affects students’ self esteem, can lead to anxiety and depression.”

Studies show learning disabilites can also be tied to high drop-out rates, leaving students who don’t get assistance more prone to homelessness or low incomes down the road she says.

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“Tutors provide the support teachers can’t give and can mean the difference between school success and failure.”

For more than eight years, the association has co-ordinated a free tutoring program, linking volunteers with students needing extra help in math and literacy.

Stan Rosenblum, 66, is one of them.He has been helping students with the association

since 2006 at the Newmarket Public Library. Each week he brings his “bag of tricks” — games like Cribbage, Set and Quiddler — to meet with a student for one hour.

“I talk with them about what they’re doing in school. Sometimes they’re not too good at communicating or they’re shy, but I like to develop a kind of rapport with them.

“It’s mainly a confidence thing. They don’t think they’re as smart as others. Their grades may be lower on report cards but that doesn’t reflect the reality. Some are very intelligent, some even gifted.”

Volunteer tutors, aged 16 and older, receive monthly training, resources and support in exchange for nine-month commitment to spend an hour each week in the local library with a needy student between Kindergarten and Grade 8.

Jessica Di Meo, 21, signed on for the role three years ago, when she was in her graduating year at her Rich-mond Hill high school. Now, the York University student has plans for graduate studies in behavioural science, but still looks forward to her weekly tutoring session.

“I thought it would be a challenge, but it has been a blessing.

“You need to be open-minded and patient,” she says. “It’s about finding different ways to explain things and never giving up because there’s always a way to teach it.”

Most rewarding, she says, is when a student, who has been struggling, finally gets it.

“Their faces light up like Christmas. They are so grateful that someone has put the time and resources out for them.”

4To learn more, contact Learning Disabilities Assoc. of York Region, 11181 Yonge St., Unit 221, Richmond Hill, call 905-884-7933; e-mail [email protected] or visit ldayr.org

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The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcom-ing events from non-profit community organiza-tions. While every effort is made to include all submissions, there is no guarantee of publica-tion. E-mail items to [email protected]

Saturday, Sept. 1A yard Sale and Barbecue will be held Sept.

1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 10131 Bayview Ave., just north of Major Mackenzie. Come for bargains or rent a table and sell your own items. Hot dog, drink and two cookies available after 11 a.m. for $2. Bake table also offered. For details, call 905-884-6915 or 905-770-1882.

tueSday, Sept. 4The richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural

Society meets at 8 p.m. Sept. 4 in the gym of the McConaghy Seniors’ Centre, 10100 Yonge St. Southbrook Winery’s Bill Redelmeier will speak on operating a family business in har-mony with nature, describing how his operation has evolved from cattle farm to market garden and now to an award-winning winery. Free for members; $5 for non-members. Annual mem-bership $20 for individual; $25 for family. Visit, RichmondHillGardenSociety.org

WedneSday, Sept. 5Mosaic Home Care & Community Resource

Centre in Thornhill offers a knitting group, which runs each Wednesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Shops on Steeles and the 404, 2900 Steeles Ave. E., second floor. All ages welcome; starts Sept. 5; run by volunteers. Come socialize while knitting. Call 905-597-7000 for details.

Does your child love to sing? For the 2012-2013 season, york region Children’s Chorus welcomes interested youth ages 10 to 17 to join rehearsals Wednesday evening Sept. 5 (and Sept 12) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Please bring short piece of music to sing for conductor at break. Rehearsals take place at Redstone Public

School, 235 Redstone Ave. in Richmond Hill (south of Elgin Mills, west of Leslie). For details and to arrange a visit, call 905-731-2371.

Saturday, Sept. 8The Thornhill Garden and Horticultural Soci-

ety’s plant Sale will be held Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Thornhill Community Centre, northwest corner parking lot (Bayview and Green Lane). A great variety of shrubs, perenni-als, garden books and tools available at reason-able prices. For info, contact Graham Duncan at 905-886-3507 or [email protected].

Sunday, Sept. 9Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue

youth present their first youth Fair Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the synagogue, located at 613 Clark Ave. W. in Thornhill. Free fair will high-light youth programming and local businesses and services catering to youth. For details, visit www.bayt.ca or contact Rich Winkler, BAYT youth director at [email protected].

Monday, Sept. 10Shaar Shalom Synagogue, at 2 Simonston

Blvd., Thornhill invites knitters and crocheters of all ages to join its Mitzvah opening session for the season Sept. 10 at 7:15 p.m. If you can’t knit but would like to learn, you are welcome; sessions are bi-weekly Monday evenings. For more, call synagogue at 905-889-4975.

tueSday, Sept 11The non-profit Eating Disorders of York Region

will present a recovery support group for eight weeks, starting Sept. 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 75 Fernstaff Ct., unit 18, in Dufferin and Lang-staff area of Vaughan. Nominal fee. Visit www.edoyr.com or call 905-886-6632.

Friday, Sept. 14Toronto Cat Rescue presents an adopt-a-

thon weekend Sept. 14 through 16 at PetS-mart Vaughan, 7575 Weston Rd. Lots of loving cats and kittens waiting for good home; adop-tion fees reduced to $100, includes first set of vaccinations, spay/neuter, and six weeks of free pet insurance. For details, visit www.torontoca-trescue.ca or call 416-538-8592.

Saturday, Sept. 15north toronto Cat rescue will have a booth

in the Thornhill Village Festival. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. near Yonge and Centre streets, find unique animal-related gift items and enjoy face painting while supporting the only cage-free, no-kill, volunteer-run cat shelter serving the GTA. For info, call Donna at 905-940-2287 or e-mail [email protected]

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there are any existing routes? How do we make others aware?” she said.

Julia has a couple of options. She can take public transit, which takes her to Markham Stouffville Hospital where she’ll have to trans-fer, or she can get a ride from her parents.

However, “We’d rather that she be on a bus”, Ms Yakabuski said. That being said, “She’s only 13, I really don’t want her to take that kind of transit”, Ms Yakabuski said of YRT.

That’s where Tilly Varga of Student Choice Transit would like to come in, as specialized school transportation vehicles come with the same specification as regular board buses and drivers have the same training as those work-ing under a board contract.

Ms Varga has been trying to get viable bus routes off the ground with difficulties getting her message across to parents and families seeking transportation to specialty schools.

She asked for help from the school board, but the board has a policy not to allow adver-tising at schools for for-profit companies.

“We say no to all for-profit companies and we don’t approve everything for all non-profit, either,” said Licinio Miguelo, spokesperson for the York Region District School Board. “We are not stopping the company to provide that service, it’s whether or not it’s appropriate for us to endorse it.”

But Ms Varga argued that even though they are a business, the issue goes beyond making money.

“We are almost an essential service to some families,” she said. “There’s no way to connect with parents.”

Currently, Student Choice runs six buses

into Markham’s Bill Crothers Second-ary School, from Thornhill, Mount Albert/Stouffville, Newmarket/Aurora West, Sharon/Aurora East and Richmond Hill.

Similarly, three routes from across the region are being organized for Baythorn Pub-lic School and St. Michael Catholic Acad-emy in Thornhill — the only elementary arts-focused schools in York under the public and Catholic boards.

Ms Varga said they need a minimum of 20 students per route. Each student is charged $9 per day for the round trip.

A route to Unionville High School had to be cancelled after the number of riders shrunk, Ms Varga said.

Parents drop off of routes for various rea-sons.

Last year, Lisa Thalassinos of Richmond Hill spearheaded a private route to St. Michael Catholic Academy, where her two kids go.

The school was on Yonge Street then and the ride took about 40 minutes.

She said while school principals are gener-ally willing to help spread the word about the private service, the boards won’t get involved.

Ms Thalassinos said the service came with a cost of $3,300 for both kids last year, but it was worth the peace of mind.

The other option was for them to take public transit.

“I’m not comfortable with that”, she said. “I think that’s a problem for elementary school kids — they are too young.”

Ms Thalassinos, who works from home, said she’s decided to drive her kids this year because the school is now on Simonston Bou-levard in Thornhill and Student Choice’s route has changed to include more stops and there-fore takes longer to get to and from school.

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Markham Lightning beat Vaughan for title

The Markham Lightning under-11 girls kicked up a storm during their York Region Soccer Association season by capturing the Tom McGarrigle Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Vaughan Azzurri Char-gers in the recent final hosted by the Lake Simcoe Soccer Club.

With the score knotted at 0-0 at the half, Hanna McKenna scored the game-winning marker early in the second half to propel the Lightning to their first-ever Tom McGarrigle Cup title.

“The girls played like champions and never gave in to fatigue, pain or exhaustion,” head coach George Filntissis said.

In reaching the final, the Lightning defeated defend-ing champion Aurora Stingers in their quarter-final match 2-1 on penalty kicks and then eliminated Klein-burg in their semifinal match 1-0.

Melissa Lamanna scored the lone goal of the match for the Lightning.

Other team members contributing to the club’s cup-winning run included Natasha Filntissis, Vanessa Pasqualitto, Katherine Goldfried, Melissa Lamanna, Faith Simiana, Faith Windebank, Hanna McKenna, Ariana and Elaina Anastasiadis, Taylor Watson, Eliana Borg, Rylee Traicoff, Stacey Speranza, Angelina Leven-tis and assistant coach Angelo Pasqualitto.

Markham Mariners down Thornhill Redbirds

Mark Petrou smashed a three-run homer, his first of the season, to propel the Markham Mariners to an 8-2 win over the last-place Thornhill Redbirds in their final Greater Toronto Baseball League regular season game at Bishop’s Cross Park Friday.

Jason Graham contributed three hits and Andre Steer, two for the Mariners, who finished the regular season in second place with a 16-11 won-loss mark.

Mike Arsenault tossed five innings and allowed two runs to earn the win and improve his record to 2-1.

Alex Bruce followed with three shutout innings of relief and Kyle Lawrence worked a scoreless ninth. Peter Westlake was the losing pitcher for the Redbirds, now 6-20.

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Notice of Public Forum #1 -Kick-Off and Visioning WorkshopSeptember 10, 2012 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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INSTALLERExp. preferred with security, CCTV &

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Call Adam 416-616-7573

Margaret EstherALDRIDGE

Nov. 21, 1953~

Aug. 27, 2012

ALDRIDGE, Margaret Esther (nee Smith) - Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Hospital, Newmarket, on Monday August 27th at the age of 58 after visits from her family and many friends.Loving wife of John Aldridge and mother to Katherine, she is survived by her mother, Jean, brothers Kevin (Shirley), Brad (Donna), sisters Kathy (Warren), Marlene (Roger), brother- in-law Jim (Guylaine), sisters-in-law Ann (Bill) and Jane. She will be fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews, Heather (Brian), Ian (Dale), Stephen, Kathleen, Rob, Alexandre, Etienne, Antoine, James, Liam, Trish (Ryan), Stephen (Mandy), Kari, Meaghan (Keith), Heather (Darrell), Shawn (Jenna), Patrick, great nieces and nephews Alexis, Morgan, Ruby, Parker, Keifer, Avery, Jacob, Emerson, extended family and many close friends.Family and friends will be welcomed at the Fawcett Funeral Home, 82 Pine St., Collingwood on Friday, August 31st from 3-5 and 7-9. Funeral to be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday September 1st at Trinity United Church, 140 Maple Street with luncheon to follow.In lieu of flowers, please forward donations to the Stronach Regional Cancer Clinic, the Southlake Regional Health Center or to the charity of your choice.

Friends may visit Marg’s on-lineBook of Memories at

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In Loving Memory ofJASON BOODRAM

September 2nd, 2008No words we write can ever say

How much we miss you every day

As time goes by the loneliness grows,

Hearts ache with sorrow,And secret tears flow.

We think of you in silence,We often speak your name,

But all we have are memories,And photos in a frame.

No one knows our sorrow,No one sees us weep,

The love we have for youIs in our hearts to keep.To spend one more day

with you,Touch your face, talk a whileShare your dreams, plans,

Hear your laugh, See your smile.

We've never stopped loving you,

We know we never will.Deep inside our hearts

There's a place no one can fill.We love you and miss you,

Our precious Jason.Love always, Mom, Dad,

Alan, relatives and friends

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSIn the Estate of

Shirley Emily Marie MurphyDate of Death May 17, 2012.

I, the undersigned, propose to distribute the assets of the Estate of Shirley Emily Marie Murphy, late of the Town of Richmond Hill in the Regional Municipality of York, Retired Clerk, and will be responsible only for claims of which I have notice and which are received by me on or before the 30th day of September, 2012.DATED at Richmond Hill this 30th day of August, 2012.

Robert H. Blackburn, Estate Trustee, 10800 Yonge Street, 3rd FloorRichmond Hill, OntarioL4C 3E4

Health Care/Medical

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HAWKINS CONTRACTING, Markham seeking: Experi- enced Foreman, 3+ yrs exp. Machine Operator (Excavator and Dozer), 5 yrs exp. Labourer, 3 yrs exp. All req. "G" license, good driving record, verbal comm. Skills. Growth opp's, competitive wages. Send resume: [email protected] For more info: www.hawkinscontracting.ca

PRODUCTION POSITION for Cesaroni Technology Inc. in Gormley. Required to carry out different plas- tics production processes. Good work habits required. Entry level position. Train- ing will be provided. Send resume to: [email protected] or fax 905-887-2375

Apartments for Rent

BASEMENT APART- MENT For Rent 1 bedroom 1 bathroom Private En- trance Walk to Yonge St in RHill Parking. No Pets, No Smoking. Contact 905-884-4945

BATHURST/ CENTRE- Basement apartment w/walkout- own backyard/ garden! Laundry, cable, internet, hydro, parking $770. Great neighbour- hood. 5min. to Promenade. September. 905-707-1297

BAYVIEW/ ELGIN Mills- 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance, laundry, parking, cable. Suits single/ couple Non-smoking/ pets. Immediately. $850. 9 0 5 - 7 7 0 - 8 2 0 6 , 416-358-8559

BAYVIEW/ MAJOR Mack- enzie- 2 bedroom basement, bright, separate entrance, a/c, parking. $1000. inclusive. Joyce 416-726-6832

BAYVIEW/ MAJOR Mack- enzie- immaculate, sunny 1 bedroom side-apartment w/laundry, internet, porch. Parking. Suit single. $1000. inclusive. Non- smoking/ pets. 905-884-3817, 647-688-7774

DOWNTOWN R. Hill – Yonge/ Centre St. new building 2 bdrm apt, available October 1st. central air, 5 appliances $1,400 monthly including heat, water and 1 parking. 905-224-3264.

MAJOR MACKENZIE/ Bayview- Beautiful 2 bedroom basement apartment. Available immediately. $850. everything included. No smoking, no pets. (905)787-8979

RICHMOND HILL- 1 bedroom basement walkout facing forest/ lake, separate entrance, parking. Suit single. $850 inclusive. WiFi, cable. Immediately. 416-728-1440

THORNHILL- IN building, 1 bedroom, $940 including discount +parking +hydro. Heat, water included. 905-707-9862 before 7pm. Immediate & September 1st. www.viewit.ca

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Apartments for Rent

YONGE/ ELGIN Mills- Large 1 bedroom basement, parking, separate entrance. No pets/ smoking. Immediately. $800+ partial utilities. 647-669-5870

YONGE/ MAJOR Mac, Richmond Hill. 4 bedrooms +computer room. $1750. +utilities. Also, bright 1 bedroom basement $750. 9 0 5 - 8 8 2 - 2 7 8 8 , 416-838-9801,

Condos for Rent

LUXURY SPLIT 2 bedroom condo, corner unit, Bathurst/ Centre. Thornhill. Walking distance to malls, schools, transportation. 1,000sq.ft. $1900. 416-725-2728

Townhouses for Rent

YONGE/ OLD Colony- New townhouse, 1700sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, single garage, walkout backyard w/pond. Available immediately. $1850.+ Mark 416-720-9638

YONGE/ WELDRICK- Towhouse 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, 1200sq.ft., 4 appliances, a/c, 2-parking, deck. Non-smoking/ pets. October 1st. $1500+. References. 416-880-0668

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Articles for Sale (Misc.)

HOT TUB (Spa) Covers- Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Col- ours Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper

HOT TUB/SPA2012 model, fully loaded,

full warranty. New in plastic. Cost $8,000

Sacrifice $3,900. Call: 416-779-0563

MOVING- FINE quality furniture. Excellent condition. Thomasville dining suite, Strathroy bedroom suite, etc. Call 905-787-9513E

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Request For TenderTender # Description Closing DateT-12-69 Tree removal, stumping and Tues., Sept. 18, 2012 disposal of emerald ash borer 1:00 p.m. affected trees and Site restoration on Regional road allowances at various locations within the Regional Municipality of York The Region is inviting bids from qualified firms to provide services as stated in the above heading.The tender documents are available for download from the Region's Bids & Tenders website at http://bids.york.ca for a non-refundable fee of forty-one dollars ($41.00) including H.S.T. or a hard copy may be obtained for sixty-four dollars ($64.00) including H.S.T. per set at the Regional Municipality of York, Administrative Center, 17250 Yonge Street, Supplies & Services, 1st Floor, Newmarket, Ontario on or after 11:00am Friday, August 31, 2012. All Bidders must log into their account and register for the RFT before they can download the bid documents. There is no cost to set up an account in the Region's Bids and Tenders System. All Addenda will be issued on the Bids & Tenders website. A bid deposit in the form of a certified cheque for $75,000.00 is required for this tender. In lieu of a certified cheque, bidders may submit a Bid Bond or a Letter of Credit in the approved forms within the bid document as Schedule "E" and "F" respectively to the Bid Form.Bidders' MeetingBidders are advised that a pre-tender submission meeting for all potential bidders will be held on September 11, 2012 at 90 Bales Drive, East Gwillimbury, Ontario, starting at 1:00 p.m. in Boardroom 169. All Queries regarding the tender documents shall be directed to Sarah Power, B.A. (Hons), CSCMP, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Supplies and Services Email: [email protected], Tel: (905) 830-4444 ext. 1651. Please state the document number when inquiring about this contract.Bidders are advised that, unless otherwise permitted by the Region's Purchasing By-Law, no bid shall be accepted from, nor shall any contract be awarded to, any Bidder with whom the Region is engaged in unresolved litigation.All of the Regional Municipality of York's advertisements for RFPQ's, RFP's, RFT's, RFQ's and RFI's may be viewed on the Region's Bids and Tender website at http://bids.york.ca. Tenders will be opened publicly at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2012, in Committee Room "A", located on the main floor, next to the Council Chambers.Sealed Tenders, clearly marked with the Tender Number, Description of the Project, and the Legal Company Name of the Bidder will be received by the Regional Clerk at the address below. Late bids will NOT be accepted.The Regional Municipality of YorkOffice of the Clerk, Information KioskGreat Hall, Ground Floor17250 Yonge StreetNewmarket, Ontario L3Y 6Z1

THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED

BILL FISCH, Regional Chair and CEO

Request For TenderTender # Description Closing DateT-12-82 The supply and delivery of a Tues., Sept. 18, 2012 quantity of Twenty (20) 1:00 p.m. current model pick up trucks

The Region is inviting bids from qualified firms to provide services as stated in the above heading.The tender documents are available for download from the Region’s Bids & Tenders website at http://bids.york.ca for a non-refundable fee of forty-one dollars ($41.00) including H.S.T. or a hard copy may be obtained for sixty-four dollars ($64.00) including H.S.T. per set at the Regional Municipality of York, Administrative Center, 17250 Yonge Street, Supplies & Services, 1st Floor, Newmarket, Ontario on or after Thursday, August 30, 2012. All Bidders must log into their account and register for the RFT before they can download the bid documents. There is no cost to set up an account in the Region’s Bids and Tenders System. All Addenda will be issued on the Bids & Tenders website.Bidders’ MeetingBidders are advised that a pre-tender submission meeting for all potential bidders will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 90 Bales Drive, East Gwillimbury, Ontario, starting at 10:00 a.m. in Boardroom 237.All Queries regarding the tender documents shall be directed to Sarah Power, B.A. (Hons), CSCMP, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Supplies and Services Email: [email protected], Tel: (905) 830-4444 ext. 1651. Please state the document number when inquiring about this contract.Bidders are advised that, unless otherwise permitted by the Region’s Purchasing By-Law, no bid shall be accepted from, nor shall any contract be awarded to, any Bidder with whom the Region is engaged in unresolved litigation.All of the Regional Municipality of York’s advertisements for RFPQ’s, RFP’s, RFT’s, RFQ’s and RFI’s may be viewed on the Region’s Bids and Tender website at http://bids.york.ca.Tenders will be opened publicly at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2012, in Committee Room “A”, located on the main floor, next to the Council Chambers.Sealed Tenders, clearly marked with the Tender Number, Description of the Project, and the Legal Company Name of the Bidder will be received by the Regional Clerk at the address below. Late bids will NOT be accepted.The Regional Municipality of YorkOffice of the Clerk, Information KioskGreat Hall, Ground Floor17250 Yonge StreetNewmarket, Ontario L3Y 6Z1

THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED

BILL FISCH, Regional Chair and CEO

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Cars

2001 Nissan Sentra 191,000 km., one owner,

5 speed manual transmission, runs well, (extra snow tires not on rims) emission test done

but not certified – $1500 or best offer

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VehiclesWanted/Wrecking

$200 TO $1000- Dead/ Alive.

Cars/ trucks/ vans. Fast Free towing.

We sell parts. 416-500-5050

CASH PAID for scrap cars and trucks. We also sell parts. Don Mills Steel (905)887-5821

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Domestic Help Wanted

MATURE PERSON for live-in position- to care for house when owners away, misc. household duties, run errands, and compan- ion duties on full time care- giver's day off. Must have valid driver's license. Please reply including telephone number to: [email protected] or call 905-888-1611

Accounting/Bookkeeping

BOOKKEEPING AND accounting service: Job cost- ing, Payroll, financial statement, financial fore- casts and budgeting. Call 416-824-2060.

Mortgages/Loans

$$MONEY$$ CONSOLI- DATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mort- gage #10969 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 8 2 - 1 1 6 9 www.mortgageontario.com

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Cleaning/Janitorial

A CRYSTAL Cleaning experience- Homes, Offices. Insured/ bonded. Supplies provided. 15% discount. (647)500-2260 for details.

ABSOLUTELY BEST cleaning ladies available. Honest & hard working, attention to detail, insured/ bonded. 416-897-6782.

CLEANING+ ORGANIZ- ING Service- Family business. Residential, offices. High quality. Affordable prices. Bonded, insured. References. Regular, one- time, weekly, bi-weekly. 6 4 7 - 2 8 7 - 1 9 6 4 , 289-466-5419 www.goodstylebyolga.com

PAYLESS4CLEANING- RESIDENTIAL & Commer- cial, bonded, insured, reliable, references. Free estimate, affordable. Lud- mila 647-267-2340

Decks & Fences

DECKS, Shed, Concrete/ Stone walkway.

Hardwood/ Laminate floors 25 years experience.

416-522-8034, 905-787-0236

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Handy Person

M.K. HANDYMANRenovations. Painting.

Flooring. Fencing. Kitchens. Washrooms.

Basements+++. Good prices.

Free estimates. Mehdi 416-300-7071

Home Renovations

A-HANDYMAN-Kitchen & Bathroom

renovations, plumbing, electrical, hardwood/

laminate flooring.Excellent quality.Reasonable price.

416-845-1556.

ALL JUNK Removal- Basements, yards, garages. General cleanups, lawn cutting, small moves, odd jobs. (905)832-9655

COMPLETE RENOVA- TIONS- Additions. Base- ments. Medical Clinics: Dentistry; Vet Clinic; Chiro- practic. Professional. Low price. (416)427-2308 Sean.

HOME RENO. 25 years exp. Basement. Kitchen. Bathroom. Drywall. Paint- ing. Call Cam 647-388-1866www.hongfuconstruction.com

Moving & Storage

A-PARRIS MOVERS- Long/short, big/small,residential/ condos/commercial. Qualityservice. Affordable/

reliable. 905-758-2848, 416-677-2848

www.parrishomesolutions.com

Painting & Decorating

ABSOLUTELY amazing painters at bargain prices! Summer special $100/ room. Quick, clean, reliable. Free estimates! Second to None Painting 905-265-7738

PAINTING- RESIDENTIAL,

Commercial, interior/ exterior renovations,

reasonable price. Job satisfaction. Bonded/

Insured. Free estimate. (416)616-9577

Plumbing

SEMI-RETIRED MASTER plumber. Experienced. Courteous. No job too small! Licensed and insured. Reasonable rates. 416-948-6536

Tree/Stump Service

QUALITY TREE care service. Specializing: tree/ shrub pruning, trimming, mulching, maintenance. I.S.A Certified Arborist. (647)297-8559

Garages Sales

CHARITY GARAGE sale- Great stuff. Saturday, Sep- tember 1, 8:30am-12:30pm. 139 Golf Club Court, Richmond Hill.

CONTENT/ YARD Sale- Furniture, tools, glassware, kitchenware, etc. Sunday, September 2, 9am-3pm. 17 Birch Court, Aurora

Garages Sales

HUGE GARAGE sale. Not to be missed! Saturday/ Sunday, September 1st/ 2nd, 9am-1pm. 158 Stave Cres., Richmond Hill (off Shaftsbury/ Canyon Hill). Electronics, books, toys, clothing, kitchenware and lots more. Something for everyone!

RICHMOND HILL- 404 Weldrick Road East. Sept. 1st+ 2nd. 10am-5pm. Giant Moving Sale. Every- thing goes!

THORNHILL- 202 Bay Thorn Drive. Saturday, September 1st, 9am-1pm. Trampoline, furniture, households, etc.

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WINDOW COVERINGS75% off California Shutters

2" Horizontal Blinds 50% off Crown Moulding

20 years experience.Custom Drapes.

All kinds of repairs.Call Brian (905)770-9363

T & G Landscaping • Interlock Stone • Retaining Walls• Flagstone Walkways• Lift & Re-level Interlock• Garden Installation ~ Top Soil & Seed

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