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With another 700,000 residents making York Region home over the next quarter century, regional council is expected next spring to choose between two possible growth scenarios.

Under the first model, the region is looking at the minimum amount of intensification allowed

by the province, which would per-mit more development to be built on now-undeveloped land.

The second scenario would see more development take place in already established communities, while still allowing construction on undeveloped land.

That would balance good plan-ning policies with market housing demands, the region’s chief plan-ner, Val Shuttleworth, said.

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et’s face it: a big part of the reason many of us go so bonkers for the holiday season is to ensure our children have plenty of time with family, presents and other reasons for joy.

We asked young students, ranging in age from four to eight, about their wishes for the holidays, theories about Santa Claus (how he keeps

busy in the off-season, for example) and other revelations about holiday experi-ences and hopes for this season.

The children interviewed attend Edward T. Crowle and Aldergrove public schools in Markham, St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill and St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School in Maple.

Here’s what they had to say:

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Photography by Nick Iwanyshyn

WISH LISTS“My brother has a big list but I have a little list. Ten things, I think.”

– Daniel Ponte, 4

“One thing… I forget.”– Gabriel Murray, 5

“We make sweets. We do things that makemanners to God.”

– Shyam Sridhar, 6

“First there is God and you have to pray. You have to sit and look at the people dancing. You eat good food. They have beautiful stuff (clothes). We have to stay with them (family) and we see our friends. We play with them.”

– Dylan Patel, 5

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“I light the menorah every day for eight days. The first day of Hanukkah, I have a feast.”

– Charlotte Rosset, 6

HANUKKAH

“We are going on a trip to Deerhurst. There’s a bouncy castle. What’s fun is we bounce on it.”

– Radhika Sharda, 4

HOLIDAY PLANS

“My dad really needs his own laptop. For my mother next Christmas, I have 36 dollars and 36 cents. I’m looking forward to buying a nice iPad for my mom because our old one broke.”

– Shyam Sridhar, 6

“A new Lego set (for my brother). He always says if he had money in his life, he’d have 20 Lego sets.”

– Charlotte Rosset, 6

“I’m giving (my sister) a couple of things. I’m let-ting her borrow a couple of things from my room. My medal I won — two for hockey, two for tennis, one for soccer. I told her she needs to bring them back in three sleeps. She just gets one a day. She borrowed other things, too. I’ll let her borrow a couple of things that are not very delicate so she won’t break them.”

– Lucas Julhasz, 5

“I wish for my brother to go to a good university. He would have a good job because if he has a good job when he’s older, he might have a lot of money and he might marry someone fit for him.”

– Chloe Kim, 8

GIFT GIVING AND HOLIDAY WISHES FOR OTHERS

HELPING SANTA LOSE WEIGHT“He should eat vegetables — broccoli, okra, kale, lettuce and maybe some pumpkin and exercise. He should do running, pushups, burpees, sit ups and should do weight lifting and book reading.”

– Eric Shen, 6

“Instead of flying door to door, he could walk to every-one’s house. Instead of having children leave him cook-ies, he could ask for salad. He could ask the elves to made a treadmill for him so he could exercise.”

– Nina Thompson, 8

St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary student Daniel Ponte, 4, ponders his answer to one of our holiday questions.

HOLIDAY MEAL“Maybe broccoli, cauliflower, pork and some eggs and some chocolate milk, even some okra for my mom and brussels sprouts and a little casserole, and maybe pizza with plump cherry tomatoes and sweet basil, and for dessert, I would want pine-apple and a bowl of ice cream. It is mango, cookies and cream and chocolate — three flavours.”

– Eric Shen, 6

“We are going to California when it is Christmas.”(Question: Have you been to California before?)“Not every day.”

– Daniel Ponte, 4

i To read more kids’ thoughts on the holidays, visit bit.ly/1NC4tz2.

Lily Giannakopoulos, 5, St. Cecilia

‘I saw real reindeer once in the zoo and there were so many that I was scared.” – Lily Giannakopoulos, 5

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While the arrival of planeloads of government-sponsored Syrian refu-gees the last few weeks garnered

loads of media attention, a Vaughan-based organization has been quietly helping dozens of people who fled their war-torn homeland settle in Canada for the past few months.

Humanity First Canada, a humanitarian relief organization headquartered in Concord, plans to bring more than 300 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of 2016.

To date, the organization has helped resettle 60 refugees, with another 50 expected to arrive over the next month.

“They (the Syrian refugees) are extremely happy and pleased with the response,” Humanity First Canada chairperson Dr. Aslam Daud said. “They are full of gratitude that they’ve received a warm welcome by Humanity First, by the Canadian population.”

The refugees have come, primarily, from camps in Jordan and Turkey, but some arrive here from Egypt and other parts of Africa.

“When we saw the Syrian refugee crisis

and that there was a large population going into refugee camps, we started working in those camps back about a year-and-a-half ago, in late 2013,” Daud said. “We started helping out in the camps by providing emer-gency supplies and also, in Jordan, we started a school for children living in the camps. From there, we started requests for sponsor-ships. As we were already sponsoring, at that time, refugees from other parts of the world, we started working on a few cases. Word got out and a lot of more refugees came (to us).”

The number of people seeking sponsor-ship quickly grew from 50 to more than 300, he added.

The first refugees sponsored by Humanity First Canada arrived in June, with a few more arriving in August and into the fall, Daud said. But the numbers really ramped up in Decem-ber with new refugees arriving every week.

To help them get settled as quickly as pos-sible, the organization holds weekly orienta-tion sessions, on Sundays.

“We tell them about what to expect from Canada, what the new life in Canada is like, how to go about doing various things and

what Canada expects from them — what are their rights and privileges as well as their obli-gations to the country,” he said.

The refugees also learn about the educa-tion system, Canadian currency and how to access health care and employment opportu-nities, he added.

Humanity First has been helping refugees get settled in communities across the GTA.

Finding accommodations, furnishings, housewares and clothing hasn’t proven too difficult, Daud said, but the language barrier can be challenging.

A concerted effort is being made to get ref-ugees who don’t speak English into language training programs, he said.

The other major challenge is finding appropriate employment.

“They are very thankful that we have done something and they want to be on their feet as soon as possible,” Daud said.

So far, the organization has been success-ful in finding work for those who arrived in June through September, he said.

Humanity First is still seeking donations and volunteers to support its efforts.

Vaughan organization playing key role in refugee settlement

ONLINE: For more information, visit humanityfirst.ca

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cient growth scenario and, instead, continue 1950s style development patterns, which pave over farmland, shows why we need continued provincial leadership in land use planning,” it added.

But funnelling all those people into already established communities would create high densities that residents who have chosen to make York home wouldn’t want, developers and some councillors argue.

Many residents want to live in York because it offers traditional family housing, said David Stewart, vice-president of TACC Developments.

The region’s move toward choosing a pre-ferred growth blueprint next spring comes amid new recommendations on the prov-

ince’s greenbelt and growth plans from a panel headed by former Toronto mayor David Crombie.

The recommendations are applauded by the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance, made up of more than 117 organizations, because they increase the size of the greenbelt and curb urban sprawl.

“The panel’s call for greater urban den-sities that limit sprawl and enable better transit is a clear, smart solution,” said Envi-ronmental Defence executive director Tim Gray, a member of the alliance’s steering committee.

“It sets the stage for the province to pro-vide transit funding incentives that are con-tingent on growing more compactly and for Ontario to clarify to communities that land cannot be removed from the greenbelt to ensure sprawl is slowed and stopped.”

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Santa, about the weather...ear Santa,

You have not heard from me in a while, I know. I think the last time I wrote, it was in crayon.

Thank goodness technology has advanced and I can email you directly! Since, with lack of practice, my handwriting is now terrible.

Anyway, I know you are a busy person and like people who get to the point.

So, a couple of things. Not my wish list! Too old for that. Just a couple of things I wanted to bring to your attention, as a fan.

1. Fashion Santa. Are you aware of this imposter,

who is doing promotions for an upscale Toronto mall?

This is a man who a) is NOT portly b) is NOT using a fake beard c) is NOT wearing the traditional suit and d) is doing media inter-views and taking selfies with pop stars?!

I thought you had a standard contract with mall Santas? They are not supposed to divert atten-tion away from you and your big day. They quietly stand in for you while you’re polishing up on your piloting skills, practising your rope assisted vertical decent, making sure the GPS is working and so on.

I’d watch out for this guy. Or a) he will steal your job

while you are forced into retire-ment or b) Mrs. Claus will have you on a diet of lichen and berries and hitting the treadmill at North-ern Fitness Centre twice a week. So much for cookies and milk!

2. Red and white, your colours. I used to think, hey, Santa

wears red and white, very patri-otic, since you are Canadian, and the North Pole is in Canada, or we’d like to think it is. So this is what this all about. National pride. Establishing sovereignty.

But now I’m wondering, is this some sort of Liberal Party thing? As in, you are schilling for some sort of government grant? Or is your operation strictly charitable?

I’ve never totally understood the economics of your factory. Are the elves getting at least minimum wage? I certainly hope they are not working for a few months and then going on pogey. We have enough problems like that with

seasonal workers.Anyway, in the interest of fair-

ness, perhaps you should consider switching up the suit every once in a while. A powder blue would look sharp. Maybe an airline company would like to sponsor you.

3. The weather. I know Rudolf made a name for himself “one foggy Christmas Eve”, and the movie White Christmas is about a warm December impacting a ski resort (fortunately Bing Crosby breaks into song and saves the day), but this year is getting kind of ridiculous. Do you have any control over the weather? Perhaps you are trying to save on snowtires for the sled, or just don’t want to endure a frigid night handing out toys, but surely some sort of happy medium would get people into the holiday spirit. I know you are up there with the Pope, Dalai Lama, various Ayatollahs, so perhaps they can put in a word with whoever is in charge on your behalf. A little snow might be in order.

4. Surveillance. I can’t help but wonder if you are aware your movements on Christmas Eve are being tracked by NORAD and now Google. In fact, they broadcast your exact co-ordinates repeatedly throughout the evening, which, considering today’s world, I won-der if it might be better if your whereabouts remained secret so no one who “meant to do harm”, if you get my meaning, will be able to take you out with a drone, frisbee or what have you. If you’ve watched the new Star Wars movie or Harry Potter, maybe some cloaking device is available. Worth checking into.

Anyway, Santa, all the best. No need to bring me anything. Looks like all the family will be at home to gather around the fireplace chan-nel. That’s all I really wanted. Merry Christmas. Ho ho ho.

DWhat about help for Canadians?Re: Season of giving can involve modest, priceless gifts, column by Marney Beck, Dec. 17.

It really makes me angry to hear more about poor Syr-ian refugees when half the people living in this province are looking for work. I can’t get full time work and I’m not sure how long my short-term assignment is going to last.

What about Canadians who are out of work with little hope of finding jobs? Many have no money and are per-haps waiting to find decent housing, with a 15-year wait-ing list in our region for subsi-dized housing?

Why is it up to Canada and our taxes to provide help? What about us, here, in our own country?

My generation doesn’t have full-time employment, which, therefore, will make it hard to save for retirement.

Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should start observing more about what’s around him in his own coun-try.

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Have faith in spirit of ChristmasChristmas time is almost hereEverybody knowsSee the signs of Christmas cheerEverywhere you go.Christmas lights and Christ-mas treesWreaths on every doorWhat a lovely sight to seeOh, that I can be sure.

But there’s one thing on all our mindsA question often askedYou can see it in the children’s eyesThey hope Christmas comes fast.I’ll bet you’ll hear your child say,“Does Santa Claus exist?”Is there meaning in Christ-mas Day?The presents on their list?

If you ask me, I will reply,“Yes, Santa Claus is real.”He’s real and true as true can beAs long as that’s what you feel.Yes, he gives presents to girls and boysWhile riding on his flying sleighHe empties his massive sack of toysIn time for Christmas Day.

Have you ever seen the flightOf the reindeer that pull his sleigh?Rudolph’s nose glows a red lightAs the reindeer fly the night away.You probably haven’t, but show some faithFor the Christmas spirit callsSo children sleep tight, it’s getting lateSanta Claus will come to all!

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Employees with York Region and York Regional Police raised $473,508 for the United Way of Toronto and York Region this year, topping their $450,000 goal by $23,508.

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“Employees once again this year exceeded expectations and dem-onstrated an unprecedented level of generosity.”

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Thornhill girls’ Odd Sox project taking offBy Simone [email protected]

During their one free day off each week, pre-teens Charley Rangel and Carly Goldhar have been visiting homeless shelters and col-lecting socks.

Not the typical way two 10 year olds spend a lazy Sunday.

Sunday is their one day of leisure, sand-wiched between hectic lives filled with school and extra-curricular activities.

The Thornhill girls created the Odd-Sox Project — a sock drive to gather mismatched socks for people in homeless shelters and

outreach centres throughout York Region and Toronto.

To date, the duo have collected 12,000 pairs of socks.

Charley and Carly felt compassion for the homeless people and started the initiative to help.

“We see a lot of homeless people. We feel bad for them,” Carly said. “We always gave them food”, she told The Liberal last month.

The Thornhill youngsters have known each other since they were two years old. They attend the same Thornhill elementary school.

The girls have been collecting odd socks throughout the fall, turning them into pairs.

The initiative has caught on, encouraging people to collect socks for drives at schools, condos and malls.

They’ve donated socks to seven shelters so far.

In fact, interest has grown so much that Carly calls the work she does for the project, such as responding to e-mail, her “full-time job”.

The drive has extended to stores in Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket, Vaughan Mills and Markville Mall.

Two women in a condo at Yonge Street and Clark Avenue were inspired by their story featured in The Liberal and organized their own drive in the building, collecting 650 pairs of socks. The women hugged the girls when they came to pick up the socks, telling the girls how proud they are of them.

People on the west coast want to get in on the action, too. People in California and Vancouver have contacted the two Thornhill families about starting a similar project. And there has been interest from Winnipeg as well.

Both girls have garages filled with socks and they are looking for someone who will donate a storage facility.

“We didn’t anticipate growing like this,” Carly said.

The girls have made a special effort to reach out to schools, creating ambassador positions for students actively involved in

their schools. These ambassadors will go with the girls to drop off donations.

Recently, during a media interview, Carly surprised her mother while answering a ques-tion about their future and next steps.

“I want to be global,” she said.

To help, or for more information, go to [email protected] and odd-sox.org

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Urgent Care Centre in Vaughan open every day over holidays: reminds Mackenzie Health

No one wants to get sick or be injured over the holidays, but if you are, it’s important to remem-ber you have many healthcare options.

While Mackenzie Health’s emergency department in Rich-mond Hill operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, a hospital is not always the most appropriate place for treatment, say emer-gency doctors.

“For patients with serious, but not life-threatening emergen-cies, an Urgent Care Centre is a great alternative to an emergen-cy department and can provide X-rays, casting, stitches or labo-ratory tests if your family physi-cian’s office is closed,” said Dr. David Rauchwerger, chief of the emergency medicine program at Mackenzie Health.

Mackenzie Health’s Urgent Care Centre is located at 9401 Jane St., north of Rutherford Road in Vaughan, and is open 365 days a year.

The regular hours of the cen-tre are Monday to Friday, 4 to 10 p.m., and weekends 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From Dec. 24 through 28, the centre will be open extended hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Dec. 29 and 30 from 4 to 10 p.m.; and Dec. 31 through Jan. 3, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Doctors suggest you make

sure you have enough of your everyday medications and medi-cal supplies, such as blood testing strips and hearing aid batteries, to last the duration of the holiday season.

Visit holidayaccess.central-healthline.ca for local non-emer-gency medical services, includ-ing local urgent care centres and community clinics.

This new easy-to-use, search-able online directory lists in-home and community-based services, managed by the Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC).

Another resource is Telehealth Ontario, a free, confidential tele-phone service to get health advice from a registered nurse.

Telehealth is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-866-797-0000 or TTY: 1-866-797-0007.

York Region Health Connec-tion is a free and confidential health information/education telephone service, offering health information, support and coun-selling Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 1-800-361-5653.

Mackenzie Health emergency doctor says if you have non-life-threatening health issues over the holidays, a Vaughan clinic is one ‘great alternative’.

York’s public board has ratified a deal with its elementary teachers.

On Dec. 15, the York Region Dis-trict School Board accepted a three-year collective agreement. Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Fed-eration of Ontario-York Region and Occasional Teachers also ratified the agreement Dec. 14.

“Our elementary teachers are highly skilled and experienced pro-fessionals and we appreciate the work that they do for and with our students,” school board chair Anna

DeBartolo said. “This agreement will ensure that we continue to improve student achievement and well-be-ing.”

The agreements reached include items bargained locally and, as per the law, will be combined with the centrally bargained terms of the pro-vincial agreement.

“We have reached a local agree-ment that is fair for our teachers,” president of ETFO-YR David Clegg said.

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By Lisa [email protected]

The regional portion of your municipal tax bill will jump by 2.85 per cent next year, after York Region councillors approved the regional and police budgets last Thursday.

The tax hike works out to $63 for the average household with an assessed property value of $547,000.

Due to wide fluctuations of assessed property values across the region, taxpayers in different municipalities will face different average increases on their regional taxes.

The average household in Georgina, for example, will have the lowest average increase at $34, while the average increase in King Township will come in the highest at $76.

The average increase in East Gwillimbury will be $52, the average in Newmarket will be $50, the average in Aurora will be $62 and the average in Whitchurch-Stouffville will be $61.

In the south part of the region, average households in Vaughan and Richmond Hill will see their regional taxes jump $69, while the average increase in Markham will be $64.

The average household in the region now pays $2,223.19 in regional taxes.

The region’s $2.8 billion budget for next year includes $1.99 billion in operating costs for programs and services and more than $780 million in capi-tal expenses, such as roads and water and sewer pipes.

The budget continues to address the region’s

mandate to grow and takes prudent steps to manage future capital needs, finance commit-tee chairperson and Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow said.

The budget addresses a number of initiatives being implemented over the next three years, including adding 52 kilometres of roads, two new transitional/emergency housing facilities and hiring 52 paramedics.

Council also approved the York Regional Police budget of $295.1 million in operating costs and $33.1 million in capi-tal expenses.

The force will hire 17 new officers and

five civilian staff next year.They will be deployed to

district operations, informa-tion services, executive servic-es and operational command.

“In this challenging eco-nomic climate, York Regional Police must maintain its com-mitment to superior quality service in a financially sustain-able and responsible man-ner,” Chief Eric Jolliffe said in a statement.

“This budget gives us the tools we need to address the growth of our region while remaining accountable to our taxpaying community.”

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Region approves 2.85 per cent tax hikeGot a beef with York Region?Council has appointed ADR Chambers Inc.

as its ombudsman, which acts as an office of last resort for the public to bring forward unre-solved complaints when all other processes have been exhausted.

Beginning Jan. 1, the ombudsman, which acts at arms’ length from council, will inde-pendently receive, review and investigate com-plaints, provide periodic updates as a result of investigations and produce an annual report of its activities.

“York Region is committed to providing transparent, responsive and efficient public service. Our track record speaks for itself,” chair Wayne Emmerson said in a statement.

Beginning in 2016, the Ontario ombuds-man’s jurisdiction will include municipalities.

At the same time, councils have the author-ity to appoint their own ombudsman.

“We believe a locally appointed ombuds-man is better positioned to address complaints and recommend a course of action based on the local context of the communities we serve,” Emmerson said.

ADR Chambers Inc. has more than 20 years of experience providing mediation, arbitration and investigation services for the public and private sectors.

It is certified by the federal government as one of two approved external complaint bodies for the financial services sector in Canada.

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Province sends York $20.7M for ice storm

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Two years after a holiday season ice storm left hundreds of thousands of Ontario residents without power and caused extensive damage, final cheques are in the mail to reimburse municipalities for their costs.

The provincial government, which promised to pay 100 per cent of municipalities’ eligible expens-es, is paying 58 towns, cities and conservation authorities more than $131 million for the December 2013 storm.

That includes more than $20.7 million to York Region and eight of the region’s nine local municipali-ties that put in claims.

The funding is shy of the almost $23.9 the region and the municipali-ties requested.

The region claimed $2.3 million and is being reimbursed $2.2 by the province.

Vaughan claimed $10.2 million and is getting almost $9.8 million.

Markham claimed almost $7.09 million and is being reimbursed $6.04 million.

Aurora claimed $293,809 and is getting $173,660.

East Gwillimbury requested $14,424 and is receiving $13,435.

King is getting $226,576, not the $261,531 it asked for.

Newmarket requested $124,424 and is receiving $64,097.

Richmond Hill is getting almost $1.9 million, rather than the $3.25 million it requested.

Whitchurch-Stouffville request-ed $311,542 and is getting $258,255.

The Toronto Region Conserva-tion Authority is being reimbursed $212,246.

Georgina and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority did not submit claims.

Some municipalities received more than they claimed and some got less, Ministry of Municipal Affairs spokesperson Mark Cripps said.

If the ministry determined a town or city had failed to claim an eligible expense, the province covered the cost, he said.

On the other hand, some munic-ipalities claimed ineligible expenses, Cripps said.

For example, some claimed labour costs for workers already scheduled to work, while some claimed clean-up expenses during a time pre-dating the ice storm, he said.

York Region Liberal MPPs praised the government’s ice storm fund-ing.

“Our government is committed to helping communities that were severely impacted by the ice storm,” Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi said in a statement.

“We will always remember the extraordinary impact of the 2013 ice storm and the equally extraordinary response effort made by our local governments and caring neigh-bours,” Markham-Unionville MPP Michael Chan said.

The sentiment was echoed by Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Bal-lard, Vaughan MPP Steven Del Duca and Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Helena Jaczek.

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Out of the Cold program thrives at Thornhill synagogue

By Simone [email protected]

Rickie Glickman’s path to volunteering for the Out of the Cold program was unusual.

Fifteen years ago, she was working as a nursery school director in a reform Thornhill synagogue — Temple Har Zion.

A man on the synagogue’s social action committee suggested bringing the Out of the Cold homeless shelter program to that synagogue.

This idea was controversial, to say the least. The man — Arieh Cohen — had every possible obstacle thrown at him.

“He was determined to bring the program to Temple Har Zion,” Glickman said.

“Arieh, we don’t have money for the pro-gram,” he was told.

So, he found people who would donate to the program.

“People will not come for a once a week program,” Cohen was told. So he approached churches and mosques in the area. They joined forces with him, providing the pro-gram on multiple nights and eventually form-ing the Mosaic Out of the Cold program.

A synagogue employee approached Glick-man and asked, “Rickie, you don’t want the Out of the Cold program, do you? If there’s a problem, we won’t do the program.”

Fifteen years ago, when the Out of the Cold program began, attitudes toward home-less people were different, Glickman said.Being homeless had more of a stigma.

Glickman admits she, too, was scared of homeless people at that time.

But she attended a meeting on the issue and decided she had to help bring the pro-gram to Temple Har Zion.

Today, she co-chairs Har Zion’s Out of the Cold program with Sid Finkelstein.

Glickman doesn’t know the full names of the people she meets each week, but often

gets to know the impact the program is hav-ing on their lives.

Take “Bill L.” for example, one man helped by the program.

“I have to thank you”, he told Glickman. “Because with the boots you got, I got a job”. He also told Glickman about an experience he had at a church’s Out of the Cold program.

One person using the program was speak-ing badly about Jews. Bill, a small man, didn’t think he could stand up to this much big-ger man who was putting down Jews. He watched, amazed, as another large, strong man with tattoos stood up.

“There will be no bad talking about the Jews,” he told the people gathered. “They gave me a place to sleep, food to eat,” he explained.

Another man came in wearing clothes ripped to the point that they exposed parts meant to be covered. Glickman suspected he had a mental health issue and wasn’t able to convince him to change his clothes.

Anyone and everyone can relate to people who are homeless, according to Glickman.

“What separates you from a homeless person?” she asks.

Often, a homeless person lacks support, direction and their family has given up on this person, she said.

“It even happens to people who come from affluent families and make a bad choice.”

Good to Know• For eight Wednesdays each year, volunteers from Tem-ple Har Zion join other volunteers to welcome homeless and socially isolated people for a hot meal and a safe place to spend the night.

• The program usually runs mid-November through mid-January each year.

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Gather Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. for a family cel-ebration of this blessed christmas eve, at St. Matthew’s United Church, 333 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill with Reverend Val Noakes. Or join us at 10:30 p.m. to celebrate Communion during a quieter, more reflective Christmas Eve service. For details, call 905-884-3606 or visit stmatthewsuc.ca

Celebrate christmas eve at Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge St., Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. for service geared to the young and young at heart with carols, candlelight, and Christmas readings; with 10 p.m. service featuring Com-munion with carols and candlelight. For more, visit rhuc.org or call 905-884-1301.

Join Oak R i d g e s B r e t h e r e n in Christ C h u r c h ’ s chr i s tmas eve candle & carol ser-vice Dec. 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 8 Aubrey Ave.,

Oak Ridges. For details, go to mybic.ca

The Community Church of Richmond HIll, 45 Crosby Ave., presents a special christmas eve children’s Pageant starting at 6 p.m. Also Christmas Day service, Dec. 25, starts at 10 a.m. For details, call 905 884-3005 or visit community-church.ca

Christ the King-Dietrich Bonhoeffer Luthern Church, 149 Bay Thorn Dr., Thornhill has three christmas eve services Dec. 24: at 4 and 5:45 p.m. in German, and 7:30 p.m. in English. The church also offers joint Christmas Hymn Sing

service Dec. 27 at 10 a.m. For details, call 905-889-0873 or visit lutheran-church-thornhill.org

Shaar Shalom Synagogue, 2 Simonston Blvd, Thornhill, presents a christmas eve Movie and chinese Food event, Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy night of friends, movie magic and food. Contact office for details at [email protected]

sunday, dec. 27Tim Hortons presents free holiday skate

sessions in Markham at various locations and dates: Mount Joy Community Centre Dec. 27, 4 to 6 p.m.; and Crosby Memorial Community Centre Dec. 29, 3 to 5 p.m.

Monday, dec. 28Free Tim Hortons skating sessions are

offered in richmond hill at various arenas and dates over the holidays. Monday, Dec. 28 at Elgin Barrow Arena from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 29 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Tom Graham Arena; and Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Bond Lake Arena in Oak Ridges from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Free Tim Hortons skating sessions in Vaughan are offered at various arenas and dates over the holiday break, including Maple Community Centre arena Dec. 28 and 30, from noon to 2 p.m. both dates.

Tuesday, dec. 29Richmond Hill Public Library’s Central

branch, Yonge and Major Mackenzie (Atkinson) presents stay and Play drop-in fun for all ages

Dec. 29 from 10 a.m. through to 8 p.m. Play board games and enjoy other activities in the Children’s Department throughout the day. Stay and Play is also offered the next day, Dec. 30, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free; no registration; for details, visit rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca

Thursday, dec. 31For a safe and happy New Year’s Eve, YRT/

Viva offers free transit service Dec. 31, begin-ning at 7 p.m. Late-night service is extended on select routes until 5 a.m. and on Mobility Plus and select TTC routes operating in York Region until 4 a.m. Check out the holiday service changes now in effect at yrt.ca

Everyone is invited to celebrate First night — a New Year’s Eve Family Celebration presented by the Town of Richmond Hill — Dec. 31, 6 to 9 p.m. at Richmond Green Sports Complex, Elgin Mills Road East at Leslie. Family-friendly New Year’s Eve Party features variety of activities and entertainment for the whole family, including free skating at nearby Tom Graham Arena. Count-down at 9 p.m. Free; nominal fees may apply in each interactive area. For details, email [email protected] or call 905-771-5508.

Friday, Jan. 1hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill is open on

New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hillcrest’s $125-million renovation is stil underway, with the updated Hudson’s Bay now open and Sporting Life’s new anchor store set to open later in 2016. For more, visit hill-crestmall.ca. The Promenade Mall in Thornhill, Bathurst and Centre, is also open New Year’s Day, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., visit cfpromenade.ca

sunday, Jan. 3Td Markham Jazz Festival is holding its

Annual General Meeting Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd., Markham (northwest corner of Warden and Hwy. 7) in the Canada Room. All jazz lovers and interested citizens invited to attend, especially those considering volunteering with the 2016 festival committee or wishing to help during jazz festival weekend. Meeting will include presenta-tion of 2015 financial statements, election of 2016 directors, and overview and highlights of the 2015 TD jazz festival. General committee meeting will follow. For details, call Linda Briggs, executive director at 416-200-4306.

Monday, Jan. 4One of only two christmas tree collections

will be held Jan. 4 in Richmond Hill, with the second and last collection Monday, Jan. 18. Remove all decorations and nails and place tree at curb by 7 a.m. Trees frozen into snow cannot be collected and collection crews are

Community Calendarnot permitted to climb snowbanks. If you miss both collections, trees can be dropped off at the Yard Waste Drop-off located at 1351 Bloom-ington Road.

In the City of Vaughan, christmas tree collec-tion will be offered during the weeks of Jan. 5 and 12. Go to Vaughan.ca and click on ‘Holiday Central’ for more details. In the City of Markham, you can put out your tree on the curb on your waste collection day; go to markham.ca for more details.

Thursday, Jan. 7Enjoy free French language conversation

group in Richmond Hill, Jan. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Covernotes Tea and Coffee House, 10268 Yonge St., beside Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Adults from York Region welcome to put French conversation skills into action (from francophones to beginners). For details, go online to http://bit.ly/partagez_con-versation or email [email protected]

Monday, Jan. 11Traditional Persian storytelling for youth

program, presented by Markham Public Library in collaboration with BOOSTAN Multicultural Col-lective, runs Mondays starting Jan. 11, 6:30 to 7 p.m., in the children’s department of Thornhill Community Centre Library, Bayview and John streets., Thornhill. Read books, play games, sing songs, and make friends; free drop-in program that continues until March 7, 2016.

The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcoming events from non-profit community organizations. Every effort is made to include all submissions; there is no guarantee of publi-cation. E-mail items to [email protected]

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Seniors may get a free ride starting in 2016.

York Region councillors will look at the possibility of letting seniors ride YRT/Viva public transit at no cost or for a reduced fare.

The issue is expected to come to council in the spring.

Other municipalities offer fare breaks to seniors and York should look at doing the same, according to Vaughan Councillor Michael Di Biase, who is proposing the plan.

The region’s senior popula-tion is growing, with the num-ber of residents over the age of 65 expected to balloon by almost 150 per cent between 2011 and 2031, he said.

Meanwhile, the region established a seniors’ adviso-ry task force in 2015 to explore opportunities to improve sup-ports and services for older residents, Di Biase said.

One way the region can support the health and well-being of seniors so they can lead healthy, active lives and stay involved in their com-munities is to provide them with more affordable transit options, he said, adding many seniors are on fixed incomes.

“The main thing is, during the day, a lot of the buses in the City of Vaughan are empty and they travel back and forth. Why not give seniors an opportunity to go out of their homes and do some shop-ping or just go to the club?” Di Biase said.

“I think it’s a great oppor-tunity. Why not take advan-tage of it? A number of seniors have made that request because they really can’t afford it and they would like to get out and they can do so during the day.”

Di Biase said there are a number of options the region can look at, including free transit for all seniors or

reduced fares. For example, seniors

between the ages of 65 and 74 could pay $1 per ride ,while seniors over 75 could ride for free.

It will depend on the cost and the region’s financial resources, Di Biase said.

Last March, council approved fare increases that boosted single ticket prices July 1 and will bring another hike next July.

The fare for seniors and children went up 10 cents to $2.10 last summer and will climb to $2.20 next summer.

The adult fare went up 10 cents to $3.40 last July and will increase to $3.50 next July.

Cash fares for everyone remained at $4.

Property taxpayers pay 61 per cent of the fare costs, with riders paying 39 per cent, according to Richmond Hill Councillor Vito Spatafora, chairperson of the region’s transportation committee.

Transit aid for seniors in York in 2016?

THE ROAD AHEADThe Road Ahead is a series of stories on issues and topics and the people and organizations that will

undoubtedly be a major part of the conversation in York Region in the new year. See more at yorkregion.com

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Young gymnast stepping out on world stage

Zareen Husain has been involved in rhyth-mic gymnastics over the last six years.

But last year she elected to move into a rhythmic discipline known as aesthetic group gymnastics.

The Grade 10 student at Thornlea Second-ary School is glad she did.

Training with Kalev Estienne since she began rhythmic gymnastics at the age of nine, Husain is now in her second year as a member of Canada’s aesthetic group gymnastics team and is gearing up to perform on the interna-tional stage at the upcoming World Cup IV and Finals and Challenge Cup IV and Finals in Barcelona, Spain from May 5 to 8.

After that, she will take part in this year’s World Championships in Brno, Czech Repub-lic from June 10 to 12.

“I am very excited to represent my country at such a prestigious international competi-tion,” Husain said.

“However, since it is such a large event, I’m a bit nervous, as well. Not every athlete is fortunate to get this opportunity and so I am grateful to be part of a wonderful team. Com-peting at a World Cup or World Championship is very different from provincial or national competitions. It’s a different atmosphere and there is a palpable excitement — knowing the

world is watching.”During the competition, Husain will take to

the floor as part of a six-member team, com-prised of Sophia Wang, Michelle Qin, Ksenia Judeikin, Olya Lysenko and Zoya Shkotkina and coached by Diana Kwon.

Aesthetic group gymnastics differs from traditional rhythmic gymnastics in that it does not require an apparatus, such as a ball, rope, hoop, ribbon or clubs.

Instead, it’s based more on body move-ments.

“There is more of a dance element to aes-thetic group gymnastics as compared with rhythmic gymnastics,” she explained.

While European countries have dominat-ed competition, Husain was quick to point out Canada has placed in the top 10 the last few years.

“The team would like to ensure we main-tain a strong performance and earn a place at the podium for the upcoming competitions as well to continue with the tradition,” she said.

In earning a berth to compete in this event, Husain pointed out her club, Kalev Estienne, is one of two in Canada registered with the International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics.

As a result, the team is usually formed via invitation from the club.

For Husain, 15, her rhythmic gymnastics

experience was a big reason why she was selected to the Canadian team.

But aesthetic group gymnastics combines all the elements she enjoys.

“It involves gymnastics, dance and per-formance. To be involved in aesthetic group gymnastics has allowed me to compete at higher level competitions,” she explained.

Along with her parents and teammates, she’s quick to credit club founder and head

coach Evelyn Koop as a driving force behind her accomplishments.

“Without her encouragement and faith in my ability, I might have not have considered competing internationally,” Husain said. “In the past, on occasion, we trained with the senior team who were amazing and so tal-ented. That definitely motivated me to stay disciplined, train hard, and push myself so that one day I could be a part of the senior team.”

Husain hopes she can remain actively involved in the sport as long as possible and wouldn’t rule out coaching in the future.

But for now, she wants the sport to gain a higher profile in Canada and to become a top contender in the world.

To do that, though, requires additional support from the provincial and federal gov-ernments, she said.

“At this time, the World Cup and World Championships are the highest level of com-petition in this sport,” she said. “I would like to remain a part of the team as long as I can.

“In the future though, I would still like to stay involved with this sport and advocate for better government level funding, better training facilities and support for the athletes to keep representing Canada. This beautiful sport is not very well known and I would love to coach, spread the word and inspire more girls to discover it.”

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Aesthetic group gymnast Zareen Husain, seen here with her coach Evelyn Koop.

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narly old apple trees line the driveway of the Agg home in Richmond Hill, a silent reminder of Berthe’s

simple pleasures in life: fresh baked pie and sliced apples on toast.

Berthe Agg didn’t seek out the grander luxuries, her husband Joe recalls. Old movies and game shows, fishing, family, friends and a little bit of wine every day were what made Berthe happy.

She was a good housekeeper and an even better chef — her pastry was second to none — but her simple kindness, above all, is what those who loved Berthe will remember.

Berthe passed away under the driveway apple trees from an aneurysm Nov. 7 at the age of 76.

Like her parents before her, she lived a life of quiet generosity, Joe recalls.

Berthe grew up in a remote community about 200 miles north of Quebec City, in a town known to be the coldest in the country, where life was not always easy.

Her father owned a general store and had a reputation far and wide for being a generous man.

“He basically gave away the store,” Joe says. “He felt badly for people who came in hungry and gave them groceries for free.”

That kindness caused him to lose the store, however, and the family — with 13 children — was left with nothing.

“They had nowhere to live and

Trees will grow in name of kind, patriotic Berthe AggG

moved around the Lac Saint Jean area. They would be in these cold, uninsulated houses heated by wood stoves. Berthe and her sisters slept like spoons, trying to stay warm.”

Her nose, she used to say, stayed frozen all winter long.

Berthe’s family suffered more tragedy along the way and deaths long before their time, but kind-heartedness survived.

As a young woman, Berthe and her sister were lucky to find jobs at Bell Canada. She later moved to Toronto where, in the late 1960s, she met Joe on the bus to Rich-mond Hill. She was a beautiful girl — had even won beauty con-tests — but Joe was smitten by her friendly personality.

“There was always a friendli-ness about her,” Joe recalls. “No matter what their status in life, the lowest or highest, she was friendly towards everybody.”

She loved her job at Bell, worked there for 34 years with hardly a day off, and her employ-ees loved her, Joe says.

She also made her mark in Richmond Hill, working with Joe to organize annual trash pick-ups along the town’s waterways.

She called herself “the boss” of the the creek clean-up efforts, overseeing the paperwork and directing volunteers, while Joe focused on collecting the garbage and recyclables.

Berthe touched many in the community, whether it was the coffee clatch at Walmart or her

regular morning chats with Helen, manager of the local Burger King.

Joe has gathered a temporary tribute to Berthe in his dining room filled with memories and memen-toes: an award from Bell, a commu-nication recognition from the town and a ceramic rabbit to remind him of her favourite backyard bunny. Her old school books from childhood are filled with hand-stitchery and neatly handwritten notes on how to be a good Catholic; an old ancestry book outlines how the family came to France in the 1600s.

A gold maple leaf and poppy sit atop the container holding her ashes.

“She was so proud of her national heritage. She did not like to be called French-Canadian. She considered herself a Canadian who spoke French.”

Joe wants folks to know how important it is to get things in order, because that’s what they did — had their wills written up — and it made things much easier. But, he adds, “the one thing that I regret is not properly saying my farewell to her”.

It happened so suddenly. As the ambulance attendants arrived, she joked with them about her appear-ance — just like her to be thinking of how she impacted others, right to

“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to defl ect the praise heaped on her.”

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the very end.She left behind her sons Andre

and Bernie, brother Gilles and sis-ters Miche and Irene.

They planned for about 100 peo-ple at the funeral, but many more came to show their respects.

“They just couldn’t get in the doors. They were lined up.”

It brings to Joe’s mind the mes-sage from Steve Jobs who, on his deathbed, reportedly felt unsatisfied with his life.

“I guess no matter how much money you have, it’s what you leave behind — your family, your good works — that count. She left a string of good relations, a lot of people who looked up to her and cared for her.”

In lieu of flowers, Joe asked for donations to Toronto Wildlife and the Canadian Mental Health Associ-ation. And to those who came to say goodbye, he gave out tree seedlings, 200 in all.

“I wanted them to have some-thing growing, a way for them to say, ‘that’s Berthe’s tree’.”

Joe Agg looks at a photo of his wife, Berthe (and inset), who loved trees, Canada and making a difference in her community of Richmond Hill.

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