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Magna founder Frank Stronach helped hundreds of Louisiana residents after Hurricane Katrina — the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States — destroyed their homes. He built them houses on a horse farm he owned, so they could start a new life. It is the 10th anniversary of this disaster — Aug. 29, 2005.

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Reflecting back on this story, 10 years later, I was struck most by the gratitude and positivity displayed by this group of displaced New Orleans residents. Some may have lost everything, including loved ones.

No one would have faulted them had they been angry or frustrated. Instead, we were greeted by an upbeat, at times enthusiastic, group of people, happy to share their sto-ries with the media and grateful for some help.

Frank Stronach, the billionaire founder of Magna International, has been described in some circles as bold, a rebel, even arrogant. But on this assignment, I encountered a charming, down-to-earth Stronach who genuinely cared about this small group of hurricane victims he was able to help.

I remember thinking how surre-al it was when he was immediately embraced by this group, with whom

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So he didn’t need a team of experts or consultants to advise him on a piece of Louisiana farm-land that could become home to more than 1,000 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina during a trip to the United States to visit some of the victims last week.

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“Oh yeah, that’s good soil,” he said under a sweltering setting sun.

And with that, the wheels were set in motion to finalize a $2 mil-lion deal for 1,000 acres of land, about 145 kilometres north of Baton Rouge, LA.

Before heading to the belea-guered state last Friday, Mr. Stronach travelled from York Region to Florida, aboard one of Magna’s private jets, to visit more than 200 New Orleans residents, staying in apartments at his Palm Beach horse-racing training facility.

About 260 displaced New Orleans residents were transported to the site Sept. 4, where they can stay until the end of October, when the training site is once again needed.

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Magna is committed to invest-ing as much as $20 million into the community, which may also include a trade school for its resi-dents.

The company would sponsor residents living there for up to five years.

“We feel responsible for the evacuees. They’re our adopted community,” Mr. Stronach told local representatives in Louisiana.

After surveying the land, Mr. Stronach and Dennis Mills, executive vice-chairman of Magna Entertainment, met with two of the county’s elected officials.

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Residents at the temporary community would be expected to help farm the land in return for free accommodation and meals, Mr. Stronach said.

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Meanwhile, B’nai Brith awarded their annual award of merit to Mr. Stronach in Toronto Tuesday.

It is the highest recognition from the Jewish community in Canada, given to individuals who have demonstrated business, polit-ical, social or academic leadership.

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Trump missed mark on healthcare We hope you enjoy Our Sunday Best editionSUNDAY FORUM

s is often the case in U.S. politics, Canada’s health care system was raised during the recent Republican debate as a

functioning alternative to the U.S. model.

But when front-runner Donald Trump described Canada’s health-care system as working just fine, he was out of step with the facts.

Canada’s high-cost healthcare system delivers only modest per-formance across most measures of healthcare. Put simply, it is not something to be emulated but rather avoided.

In terms of cost, Canada’s sys-tem is among the most expensive among the OECD countries that provide universal access to health-care, after adjusting for age. This latter point is important, since demographics are a key driver of healthcare costs. Data for 2011, the most recent year available, shows that Canada’s healthcare system was the second most expensive (measured as a share of the econ-omy) among 27 OECD countries with universal access.

The cost of Canada’s healthcare system would be less worrying if it was deemed to be high-perform-ing. On measure after measure, however, Canada’s performance is middling at best.

A central problem in Canada’s healthcare system and a driving force for reform are wait times for medical procedures. The latest data for waiting lists indicates that in 2014 Canadians could expect to wait 18.2 weeks for treatment after seeing a general practitioner, which is 96 per cent longer than they had to wait in 1993.

Such wait times are three weeks longer than what physicians con-sider clinically reasonable.

In a comparative sense, Canada’s wait lists are among the worst in developed countries. According to the Commonwealth Fund, Canada ranked dead last on most measures of timeliness

of care (behind 10 other countries, including the U.S.). Only 41 per cent of Canadians were able to get an appointment the same day (or next) when sick, compared to 76 per cent in Germany. Further, 29 per cent of Canadians waited two months or more for a specialist appointment while only 3 per cent reported such waits in Switzerland and the Netherlands.

There are also worrying statis-tics regarding Canadians’ access to medical doctors and technology. For instance, among OECD coun-tries with universal access, Canada ranked close to the bottom of the pack for availability of practising doctors per thousand population (25 of 27), and below the OECD average for availability of MRI scan-ners per million population (16 of 24).

Health care reform is a central policy consideration for most industrialized countries both because of its cost to government and citizens and perhaps more importantly because it is a highly valued, personal service that citi-zens care deeply about. Successful reforms are premised on accurate information.

Contrary to Trump’s claims, Canada’s healthcare system is nei-ther high-functioning nor provided at a reasonable cost. Rather than a model for reform, it is an example of what to avoid.

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t was a decision that came with many mixed emotions to end publication of our Sunday newspaper.

For years, we have delivered this scrappy north York Region paper

to readers in Bradford, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Newmarket and Aurora and it gave our writers and photographers an opportunity to capture more of your stories and community photographs that we have shared with you every weekend, in addition to our jam-packed Thursday papers.

It was a chance to focus more in-depth on high school sports, to tell those bigger- picture stories that often cross and affect all our communities, yet Sunday’s paper still allowed us to play a softer role where we shared community events, milestones and, sometimes, tragedies.

After many discussions with readers, advertisers and community groups over the past year, however, York Region Media Group made a decision to bolster our already solid distribution and readership for Thursday’s editions.

To bring our communities even more of what they have come to expect, we are rein-vesting in Thursday’s package.

We have added 4,200 more homes and 7,000 new readers to our award-winning package that delivers excellent local edito-rial content and brings you the best local retail deals, real estate options and classi-fied sections that resonate with readers.

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As part of our commitment to readers, we will continue to bring you even more compelling daily content to our website — yorkregion.com — which is growing by leaps and bounds every month.

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Once the thick foliage covered our path, this section of Aurora appeared lost in an earlier time.

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There are many elaborately decorated headstones in the now overgrown cemetery, some with ornate stone carvings of birds, dogs and other animals. Other less promi-nent stones are partly covered with dirt or hidden under fallen tree branches and plants.

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brush, darkened by the trees. It was a unique adventure and one that

sticks out in my memory of The Banner’s Sunday edition. At the time, I had worked as a York Region Media Group journalist for less than a year, and was still — often literally — finding my footing in town. Learning the per-sonality and character of a community can take time for a writer new to a post.

So, when I was given the opportunity to visit one of Aurora’s historic treasures, a place in which many current residents have never seen in person, my interest was quickly piqued.

I loved watching the reaction of council-lors, town staff, heritage advisory commit-tee members and longtime Aurorans who took the hike. Many bent down and had to brush off dirt and debris to read headstones. Their eyes widened as history was dusted off before them. Some spoke very little.

I had also done several weeks of digging into this story and with a representative from The Banner’s competition, The Auroran, in attendance, I feared I’d lose my scoop. Pressed for time, photographer Nick Iwany-shyn and I filed our content by early after-noon and the piece was online within hours.

Together, our team worked hard to publish a quality, intricate story on a tight deadline. I learned plenty about the history of Aurora that day; I hope we helped inform you, as well.

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Early that New Year, Poverty Action for Change Coalition chairperson Tom Pearson alerted our newsroom about two homeless men, a father and son, forced to live in an unheated tent deep in a vein of northern Newmarket wilderness.

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application had stalled due to his reticence to be treated for a medical condition. Still, while they traversed the system, eking a living with odd jobs and bottle collecting, they rarely had a warm shelter.

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The men’s story renewed dialogue within the region and the social service sectors entrusted to help our marginalized neigh-bours.

The two features won several professional newspaper awards, but more importantly, the coverage won two vulnerable people a second chance.

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Edward Oxtoby, left, and son Damian unpack sleeping bags and warm clothing from public donations in this 2011 file image.

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I was so excited to be part of the The Ban-ner’s celebration of Aurora’s 150th anniver-sary.

In September 2013, our newspaper com-memorated the milestone with the release of a 48-page special supplement. Months of planning went into the tribute, which was a defining moment for the longest-serving newspaper in the town.

Everything about the supplement seemed to turn out right, from the timeline that ran along the top to Aurora’s honour roll and the purposely weathered look of the paper. There were congratulatory messages from dignitar-ies and companies inside and I remember hearing people discuss the edition weeks after it was distributed.

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journalist writing for The Banner at the time, I was asked to team up with veteran sports writer John Cudmore and Sean Pearce to produce editorial content for the supple-ment.

I spent a few full days sorting through Aurora Historical Society documents and photographs, to better understand early residents such as John W. Bowser, Thomas Herbert Lennox, Charles Doan and Joseph Fleury, who did their small part to change the world.

Local historian John McIntyre was kind enough to spend several hours explaining aspects of the town’s history to me, from the origins of the municipality’s name to the significance of many heritage properties like the Aurora Railway Station, the post office, Church Street School and Hillary House.

There was a Then & Now photograph section, which compared older pictures of Aurora landmarks to current ones, to show exactly how the properties have changed over the years.

But perhaps the most intriguing thing about the supplement was the perspec-tive it revealed. Because for all the changes that have taken place in the area, and for the large-scale plans that lie ahead, much remains the same as it did in the late-1850s. Back then, our ancestors argued, called each other names and discussed topics still relevant today — wildlife sightings and the role of a local fire department could be seen in a copy of The Aurora Sun, the town’s first

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items are the swipes the paper takes at other publications of the day,” Pearce writes, in a review of the copy, dated Sept. 21, 1858, which is held by the AHS. “It labels the Richmond Hill Tribune as a “hypocrite” and refers to the Newmarket Era as its “miserable confrere” and calls it a “rag”.”

Maybe we’re not moving as fast as we believe. It’s comforting to know that, like many of the architectural treasures in Auro-ra, some terms and topics rarely change.

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Nothing warms the heart more than watching a community embrace a family in need.

As a journalist, I have seen my fair share of tragedies, including fires, car accidents and crime. It’s sometimes difficult to ignore the evils of the world in my role, but if ever there was a story to renew my faith in humanity, it is that of Emma Hill.

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But I continued to struggle because I felt the story wasn’t complete, having never spoken directly to the family. That was until I got a phone call from Christine Hill, Emma’s mother, who called to personally invite me to Emma’s homecoming.

The street to Emma’s house was lined with students carrying welcome home ban-ners who cheered as the van Emma was in passed by.

It was a scene that tugged on the heart strings, but even more touching was the excitement of the little girl when her wheel-chair hit the pavement of her own driveway.

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The community had raised $12,000 and local businesses volunteered to retrofit the home to make it accessible for Emma.

I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if people had done so much for my family, nor how I would begin to say thank you.

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Emma Hill (middle) poses for a photograph with classmates Heather Hartzog (left) and Kennedy Paul (right) during her homecoming celebration in February 2012.

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When I dreamed about being journalist I relished the unexpected nature of the job.

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That is what happened to me March 29, 2013. I had just gotten in my car after a predictably grim Good Friday service at my church when I got a call from my editor.

He told me a house fire in Sharon had killed Kevin, Jennifer, Robert and Cameron Dunsmuir and asked if I could go cover it.

I will never forget pulling on to Howard Avenue that day. The street looked like the site of a movie shoot. Every satellite truck from every major news outlet in the GTA was there filming the scene in the front yards of the Dunsmuirs’ neighbours and friends. It wasn’t right.

“Welcome to the circus,” a Toronto Star reporter told me. I was disgusted.

As media, it is our job to relay informa-tion to the public and the public has an unhealthy appetite for tragedy.

It was my job to tell readers what kind of people the Dunsmuirs were and what went so wrong that Good Friday morning, but I’ll be honest: I wanted no part of that job in the media feeding frenzy that was happening on Howard Avenue.

I didn’t want doors to be slammed in my face or phones hung up on me as I tried to cobble together enough information to write a story. I didn’t want to be so selfish that my need to write a story became greater than neighbours’ and friends’ need to grieve.

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It became very clear the Dunsmuirs were special people in the community. They were your lawyer, your teacher, your goalie coach, your neighbour, your classmate, your enter-tainer.

That evening, I went to an impromptu vigil held at Robert and Cameron’s school, Sacred Heart Catholic High School, in New-market. Hundreds of classmates and com-munity members crowded the sports field to share stories about their lost friends.

It was powerful and heartbreaking. I got home late after filing my story and cried my eyes out to my wife. I told her “life is not fair” and that “I don’t know if I can do this kind of reporting.”

A week later, I had to write a story about the Dunsmuirs’ funeral. It was tight turn-around for the Sunday paper as the funeral was on a Friday afternoon and our press deadline was at 5 p.m. Friday.

More than 1,000 people came to pay their respects at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish. There was a special room set aside for the media, but I sat in a crowded backroom where you couldn’t see anything. No visuals were need-ed to appreciate the eloquence of the eulogy given by David Dunsmuir, the lone surviving member of the family.

I still can hear him saying, “Their legacy does not continue through just me but every-one here and everyone they have touched.” And it is impossible to forget the image of 32 pallbearers carrying out the four coffins. I had to race back to office to finish my story with my editor breathing down my neck.

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It’s an address I will never forget and I trust the community continues to remember the people who lived there.

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Some of Georgina’s most compelling sto-ries and watershed moments have been told through the Advocate’s Sunday editions.

Many chronicle long-standing issues in Georgina, including the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance’s first tentative steps toward mobilizing a community against develop-ment in an environmentally sensitive area and the 35-year saga of holding the province accountable over the abandoned and pol-luted former Thane Smelter site in Keswick.

Some of its front pages have recorded breaking news, such as a Canadawide war-rant being issued for a shooting suspect after a Church Street incident in Keswick in 2012.

Others documented political milestones, such as former mayor Rob Grossi’s run at an unprecedented sixth term for the municipal-ity’s highest office in 2014.

But they also include stories of a com-munity coming together in remembrance, such as after the death of Baldwin’s Marie Wardell after a fatal accident at Hwy. 48 and Ravenshoe Road.

“I can barely walk down the street with-out someone coming up to me to pass on their condolences,” Wardell’s heart-broken sister, Beth Wardell, told the Advocate, over-whelmed at the outpouring of support for the woman she described as “a vivacious, loud and outspoken woman” who loved the outdoors and “roughing it” with her beloved nephews.

Georgina also rallied in record fashion for a Sutton family left homeless after a 2013 fire only one week before Christmas.

“It’s just incredible. We can’t believe it,” Rhonda Myers said as she loaded up her van with blankets, clothing, toys for the kids and even small appliances outside the local Alzheimer Association office only days after the fire.

“So many people wanted to help,” recalled the association’s executive director, referring to the numerous offers of generous dona-tions, including from a single mom and an elderly couple on a fixed income who “just had to do something to help”.

The efforts of emergency services and ordinary citizens working together reached epic proportions after a devastating $1.8-million fire four years ago at the 36-unit Dal-ton Park Quality Living townhouse complex in Sutton.

Co-ordinated efforts right across the board provided short and long-term shelter and supplies for the 100 people left homeless, a mountain of donations and a Medal of Brav-ery in March of this year for James Slatcher and Courtney Porter, who not only pulled the smoke alarms and banged on every door to alert occupants, but also helped evacuate many people and pets from the three-storey building just before 3 a.m. on that July morn-ing four years ago.

It was the quick actions of Slatcher, Porter and emergency and fire crews that prevented

injuries, Fire Marshal Ted Wieclawek said, adding a quick response was critical in the Sutton blaze, helping everyone to get out safely even though the fire was spreading quickly.

Sunday editions have also chronicled the passing of some of this municipality’s and country’s most renowned and respected individuals.

Dr. Robert Elgie, longtime Island Grove resident and husband of York Region District School Board trustee Nancy Elgie, was one of them.

The Advocate’s April 7, 2013 edition pro-vided an opportunity to recount the impres-sive legacy left behind by the man, politician, lawyer, neurosurgeon and educator credited for framing proactive changes to labour and human rights policies in the province dur-ing his distinguished career and in planning decisions at the local level.

“His vast array of talents made him a fascinating man and an unparalleled public figure,” then-Ontario Progressive Conserva-tive leader Tim Hudak said.

But at the heart of it all was a loving hus-band and father, who instilled his passion of relearning, achievement, mutual respect and a set of values in his tight-knit family.

The Advocate’s Sunday pages have also recorded inspiring tales of courage and forti-tude in the face of incredible personal adver-sity.

Sunday edition chronicled Georgina’s watershed moments

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• Georgina woman recounts airplane’s crash landing, April 5, 2015

• Grossi runs for 6th term, Aug. 10 2014• In-house seniors care program extended

by one month, March 23 2014• More jobs on way for Georgina, Feb. 16

2014• Trash talk over OFL contract, Jan. 19.

2014• Community rallies behind homeless fam-

ily after fire, Dec. 15 2013• Sister shares special visit, tells story of half-

brother Trooper Jack Wright, after gravesite visit in France, Nov. 10, 2013

• Baldwin’s Marie Wardell remembered, Nov. 10, 2013

• Launch of third York Regional Police ves-sel, June 16 2013

• Passing of unparalleled public figure Dr. Robert Elgie, April 7 2013

• Confederfate flag ban angers some Sut-ton students, Feb. 24 2013

• YRP command post set up to search for missing resident, Jan. 20 2013

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Despite the traumatic and scary ordeal of being one of 133 passengers on board Air Canada Flight 624 that crash-landed in Halifax in March, Keswick resident Monica Lockie summed up the experience as “it is what it is” with remarkable fortitude.

She had neither the desire to amplify the tragedy nor downplay its seriousness.

She didn’t dwell on the fear, but rather the simple, but often overlooked, acts of human kindness between traumatized, exhausted, but gratefully alive, people.

“Every day is an opportunity to do some-thing that matters — either for yourself or

From page 20. for those close to you,” Lockie said. “We all have some sort of purpose in life. The most important thing is to be true to yourself and do what you need to do and what gives you joy.”

A newspaper, at its best, should record and comment on what matters to its com-munity — whether political, social or human interest.

It should inform and illuminate, but, at times, can also inspire.

It is thanks to the people, however, who share their frank opinions, go on the record, share their personal stories, take a stand or offer an opinion in all shades of grey that tell the myriad stories of a community behind the black and white of a headline.

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We hope you were inspired

Keswick’s Monica Lockie was one of 133 passengers on board Air Canada Flight 624 that crash-landed in Halifax in March.

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Alex Dennis was featured in our April 2013 story about an employment program at Inn From the Cold.

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eekends became school days for the sports department.

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our high school sports stories. It worked out as the ideal spot to search out high school sports coverage — the timing enabled us to look back at the last week and peer ahead at what was in store for the next few days.

When we launched our Sunday editions years ago, a concern was filling the sports pages. The answer was rather simple since between communities in the northern end of York Region, we had several high schools and a burgeoning York Region Athletic Asso-ciation that now includes 50 high schools at our fingertips.

For years, we have chronicled the achievements, experiences and results for teenaged student-athletes in these pages. Additionally, issues impacting high school sports received attention they normally would not experience.

Interacting with teens at the sporting events in which they compete is a refreshing experience. It is one of the cooler aspects about this job because of the unpredictable nature of the participants.

Interview responses typically range from outbursts of the giggles and shyness to pro-viding a stern game face and unique take on an event that just finished.

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It isn’t always the case, but high school athletes usually offer a pure, unfiltered take on what just happened on the field of play. Few have experience talking about their games and certainly have had little chance to be media trained.

Sports in the high school mode are like nothing else.

At its roots, high school sport is a throw-back to school spirit and being true to school colours. It’s a chance to play along-side neighbourhood buddies, an opportuni-ty not always available through community-based programs.

Check out championship day for vol-leyball or basketball on a Thursday or Friday night, a St. Andrew’s College opening night of the MacPherson hockey tournament or maybe a football championship day with

the final under the lights. School spirit lives!It is indisputable that high school sports

has mushroomed over the past three decades under my watch at the sports desk. More sports are being played by more stu-dents than ever before.

In my early days, the coverage of high school sports was primarily of the football season in the fall and maybe one sport per season, but as the number of sports avail-able to students grew — thanks in no small part to community programs that widened the spectrum — high school sport has become meshed into the fabric of the com-munity.

Scholarship athletes — think of the hun-dreds of thousands of dollars that have been handed out to kids in area schools — have

been chronicled in the Sunday sports pages. Championships, with winners and losers, have been recorded for all time.

All of which is not to say high school sports will not be prominent in our future offerings. More like on the move, as we will continue to provide a forum that helps students to demonstrate their skills and tell their stories. The only real difference will be in the fact that it will be storytelling in our Thursday edition and online at yorkregion.com.

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Holland Marsh flood made 2013 a wash-out for some farmersBy Brea [email protected]

It’s something Bradford West Gwillimbury residents won’t soon forget.

Something that looked so calm and serene at first glance had, in fact, initiated a state of panic for three families and three landowners within the Holland Marsh.

On May 25, 2013, disaster struck, bringing a swath of BWG’s farming community to a standstill.

Mere hours after farmers, located just south of the Bradford GO station, had been out observing their newly seeded land, large amounts of water began to flood in rapidly due to a breached dike. The depth of the water reached 12 feet in some areas.

Come Monday, daily commuters who regularly took the GO train arrived to the platform with a new sight to behold. No longer were they gazing upon thousands of acres of freshly seeded land, but at what, instead, looked like a man-made lake.

Social media, naturally, heightened awareness of the incident — mixing in a wide range of rumour, fact and worry about the farmers and families involved in the sud-den flooding.

Photos began circulating among Face-book groups, honing in on just how serious the situation had become. Residents began offering their services, money and condo-lences as BWG’s farming community began to band together in the hope of salvaging

what the flooding had taken away from them.

At that point in their season, it was possi-ble to re-fertilize and re-seed the land – if the water could be drained within a few weeks of the initial dike breach. Fortunately, things were looking positive, as the town brought in excavators and barges to begin the drain-ing process. In mid-June of that year, council declared the affected lands as a disaster area, reaching out to local federal and provincial politicians to seek financial aid from the gov-ernment.

But as the lengthy recovery process trudged on, devastation struck again on June 16. A mere 50 feet south of the original break, the existing dike crumbled under pressure. As the original break was believed caused by higher-than-normal water levels, the second breach, unfortunately, came as no surprise.

And that was it. The farming season for the landowners and families affected was over.

A total of about $1 million worth of crops was taken from the marsh. John Marques, one of three farmers involved, says he had never seen anything like it during his 32 years in the business.

Losing roughly 95 acres of crop, Marques knew there was no longer a chance to save the season; the breach had completely wiped it away.

Looking into the history of our agricul-

tural past, it has been decades since flooding was a common occurrence in the marsh. The most memorable instance dates back to 1954 when Hurricane Hazel hit most of southern Ontario, flooding the marsh in its entirety.

Now, with such a sudden and over-whelming loss behind them, farmers and

landowners alike are taking more time to ensure the stability of dikes surrounding their crops are always up to par.

The marsh continues to thrive, despite the fateful day on May 25, producing more than 60 different crops for distribution and proudly representing BWG as one of Cana-da’s most prized agricultural areas.

A dike breach in 2013 flooded thousands of acres of farmland in Bradford West Gwillim-bury. Some areas were covered in as much as 12 feet of water.

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For 196 years, the Aurora United Church served as a sacred place of worship and peace for numerous Aurora residents. It was the oldest of its kind in the tight-knit com-munity.

Located at the corner of Yonge and Mos-ley streets in the heart of town, the elegant and beautiful structure was a focal point of the area’s history, used not only by church members, but by numerous couples from around the province wishing to get married within its walls.

But the Aurora United Church is no longer a visual representation of the com-munity.

On April 11, 2014, during routine main-tenance on the building’s roof, billows of smoke became visible from the top of the church. What first seemed like a controllable situation very quickly turned into one of Aurora’s biggest historical losses.

As fire crews and police arrived to shut down a portion of Yonge, a large crowd began to gather. For hours, residents and business owners stood in sorrowed silence as the realization began to hit that the situa-tion had become dire. Everything Aurorans so greatly admired about the church’s elegance and welcoming atmosphere was slowly disappearing before their eyes.

Tears streamed down the faces of long-time members, many of whom had been part of the church for more than a decade. The day of smoke and fire is one many will never be able to erase from their memory.

But with tragedy came a light at the end of a long tunnel in the form of an immense outpouring of community support.

Just a few hours after word spread of

the scene downtown, surrounding church groups and individuals began to reach out, offering the use of space at their own facili-ties.

Eventually, Trinity Anglican Church became a central location for Aurora United Church staff as they tried to determine their next steps.

Chairperson of the Aurora United Church, Rod Johnson, announced the church would be utilizing space for worship within the walls of Trinity to continue con-gregation on Sundays at 11 a.m.

Precious items also emerged from the rubble in the days following the fire, includ-ing eight cases of bronze hand and chime bells used by the church’s choir.

For weeks afterward, questions began to surface as to whether or not a new church would be rebuilt on the same land.

Though council with the Aurora United Church was unsure of what to do in the immediate months following the fire, it was eventually decided that a new building would replace the old.

A rebuild of the 1818 historical building will take time, of course, but will undergo careful design and consideration through two phases; the determination of a vision for the new location and the physical construc-tion itself.

“Before we rebuild, we needed to deter-mine who we are and who we want to be,” Johnson explained in a previous interview with The Aurora Banner.

The new and improved site will be an inclusive facility capable of inviting the com-munity into spaces that honour their pres-ence and various needs, including physical, mental and spiritual considerations, accord-ing to a mission statement provided by the Aurora United Church.

Though such a tragic series of events led to the demolition of one of Aurora’s oldest landmarks, community faith and support have led to a new chapter in life for the Aurora United Church.

‘Before we rebuild, we needed to determine who we are and

who we want to be.’

Historic downtown church was destroyed in April 2014 blazeFire crews battle the blaze at the Aurora United Church in this 2014 file image.


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Please contact Vikki Manning, Branch Manager

[email protected]

WAREHOUSE AND PRODUCTION

Location: Vaughan, Ontario. Job Duties:

- Plastic parts cleaning - General System Mainte-

nance - Part sanding - Part finishing

- Part painting - General warehouse mainte-

nance Call: 905-738-1779, ex 111

Is looking for staff for our Cafeteria and Tim Horton’s at Southlake Region- al Health Centre. Cashiers, General Help, Baker’s & Food Assembly.

Please send resume to: [email protected]

Simpson Windows and Doorsrequires

Window and Door InstallersExperience with siding and eavestrough an asset. Minimum 5 years experience. Must have valid drivers licence and be able to work independently. Start immediately.

Phone 905-853-2159,fax 905-830-1690, or email:

[email protected]

Full time DENTAL ASSISTANT

required for Busy practice. Digital imaging,

various office duties, paperless experience an asset.Ortho experience also an asset.

Email resume [email protected]

Enjoy working Outdoors?Utility service provider looking for Full Time meter readers in York Region. Outdoor work, physically demanding. Training and uniforms provided. Must have reliable vehicle. Paid by piece rate. If hired, need to provide a clean Criminal Background Check and clean Drivers Abstract.

Please apply online: www.olameter.com

Busy auto repair/tire shop requires an

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FREE PROFESSIONAL appraisal and/or purchase of your collectibles. Let us help you realize today’s prices for your valuables. Old toys, collectibles, music memorabilia, trading cards. One piece or large collection. Online and international sales expertise. Established in York Region since 1989. Vern Strom 905-252-8376, [email protected]

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VehiclesWanted/Wrecking

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PORTUGUESE CLEANING lady available,

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HANDYMAN No job too big or too small. Certified electrician, plumbing, tiles, hardwood, laminate, ceramic. Call Alex 905-252-0804, 905-252-0388 Office.

Domestic Help Available

Mortgages/Loans Mortgages/Loans

Electrical Electrical

Flooring & Carpeting Flooring & Carpeting

Home Renovations Home Renovations

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSAll claims against the estate of Brydon Gilpin Grant, late of Newmarket, Ontario who died on or about the 12th day of December, 2013, must be filed with the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of September, 2015, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Executor then shall have notice.DATED at Newmarket, this 23rd day of August, 2015.Rebecca Grant,PO Box 21508 Upper Canada Mall,Newmarket, ON L3Y 8J1

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MECHANIC required for Gwillimdale Farms in Bradford.

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Yonge & King Road in Oak Ridges

LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Has full time seasonal labour positions, 2-3 months. GTA area. Must provide own transportation.

Submit resume to: [email protected]

Only applicants selected for an interviewwill be contacted.

Full TimeGENERAL LABOURERS &

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Sharon

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Keswick Office Seeking PART-TIMEEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: 20-30 hrs/wk. Related post secondary education an asset. Proficiency in the use of word processing, databases, spreadsheets, social media, and web based technology is essential. Candidates should be ethical, effective communicators, problem solvers, and be organized with strong planning skills and self motivation. Email cover letter, resume, and references to:[email protected]

Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

OFFICE ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST

Full-time position foroptometrists’ office in Aurora.

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Call 905-640-2692, or email:[email protected]

FIRE ALARM TECHNICIANRequired for busy service company in Newmarket. CFAA Registered. Self -motivated, positive, team player with min 3 years experience. Thorough knowledge of applicable codes and standards. Valid Drivers Licence with clean abstract. Competitive wages based on experience and qualifications. Benefits available after probation period.

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HOARE, John Robertin his 69th year.

Dearly loved partner, best friend and playmate of Andrea Beal, doting father of David (Heather) and Graydon; stepfather to Tania (Walter), Annelise (Kevin) and Roger. Adored grandfather of Rissa, Cheidre, Logan, Jaeden, Maya and Silas. John will be sadly missed by his sister, Linda (David), and a large extended family. John’s generosity of spirit, zest for life and joy in his family will remain with us forever as will the memories of his excellent roast beef dinners. Thanks to the Southlake emergency staff, and the medical teams in the ICU at Toronto General. Their caring, professionalism and dedication was much appreciated.The family will receive guests at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Sunday, August 30th from 7-9 pm. A celebration of John’s life will be held on Monday, August 31st at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: The Stephen Lewis Foundation, Habitat for Humanity or a charity of your choice.

POTTAGE, Stephen Willis(Member of the Rowland Lodge No. 646)

Passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday August 25th, 2015 in his 59th year. Loving husband of Tanis (nee Pyle) and proud father of Brandon and Letitia. Dear grampa of Kahler, Logan and Joseph. Stephen will be sadly missed by his sister Cheryl (Mark) and Brothers Michael (Trish) and Mark. Much loved son of Aubrey and the late Lois. Friends may call at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Monday August 31st, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday September 1st, 2015 at 11 a.m. followed by interment at Queensville Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

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Apartments for Rent

BRADFORD- 3 bedroom main floor apartment. Laundry, garage. No smoking/ pets. Available October 2. First/ last. $1400+ utilities. 905-251-0474

Main St., Newmarket3 bedroom, 1 computer room.

Large livingroom, kitchen and bathroom.$1200+ utilities. August 1st.

For information call after 6pm 905-939-7110

NEWMARKET2 bedroom apartment. First & last. No pets. Suits clean and quiet professional

couple. Please call after 5pm 416-740-4695

90 GURNETT Street. Renovated 1 & 2 bedroom available from $1250-$1450 and up. Close to transit, GO, shopping, restaurants. Miles of

hiking trails within 5 minute walking distance. 905-727-5361 or 905-862-8387.

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NEWMARKET- LARGE 2 bedroom walkout basement, living/ dining-

room, appliances, laundry, parking. Backyard. $1200+. (416)721-6001

NEWMARKET- 3 bedroom upper with beautiful oak kitchen. Laundry, cable, parking. Walking distance to hospital and school. $1495 inclusive. No pets/ smoking. October flexible. Andrew 905-830-4159.

NEWMARKET - LARGE 4 bedroom upper, livingroom, diningroom, 3 bathrooms, laundry room, garage parking, $1800+

416-721-6001

AURORA- EXECUTIVE professionally renovated, bright 1 bedroom basement, private entrance, laundry, parking, suits

single, non-smoking/pets. $850 all inclusive. Immediate. 1st/last/references. 905-841-3359

NEWMARKET- HOSPITAL/ Gorham- Beautiful 2 bedroom+ office, $1285 inclusive. Suits professionals. 2 car parking, laundry, shared garden. References/ credit check. No pets. Immediate. 905-726-0350

BRADFORD- 1 bedroom, $950 and up. In building. No pets. Hydro

included. $35 parking. 647-321-5931

BRADFORD- MAIN floor large 1 bedroom apartment. Close to shopping and transportation. $900 inclusive. Available October 1st. 905-775-7179

APARTMENT FOR Rent-3 bedroom upper. Newly renovated.

Separate entrance. Yard and parking. Walk to GO Station. No pets/ smoking. $1600

available immediately. 905-727-8046 ext 22

AURORA- 90 Temperance St. 1 bedroom apartment available immediately. Clean,

quiet building, near amenities.$1150 inclusive. No smoking/dogs.

Oct/Nov. 1. 647-321-5930

AURORAYonge/ Wellington

Large 2 bedroom, ensuite laundry. Securebuilding. Parking. Appliances. Non-smoking/

pets. Sept-Oct. $1275+. 905-780-0057

Apartments for Rent

HOLLAND LANDING- 1 bedroom apartment. No smoking, no pets. Separate entrance. Laundry available. $780+ 1/2 hydro. Suits one. Immediately. (905)478-4124

NEWMARKET- East of Yonge Street on Davis Drive. Clean building. Very large 2 bedroom apartment. Parking. Laundry in building. 416-436-8591 or

647-799-0950

NEWMARKET. Excellent 2+ bedroom basement, 1 bathroom. Utilities, 1 parking space included. Separate laundry. 1 year lease. No smoking/ pets. $1100. 905-853-7535

NEWMARKET- Hospital/ Leslie. 3 bedroom duplex, main floor, upgraded. NO PETS.

Large yard. Parking. Close to schools.Immediate. $1450+ hydro. 752 Greenfield

Cres., Newmarket. 1-403-282-8800

NEWMARKET -ONE bedroom walkout, close to Upper Canada Mall, separate entrance, parking, fridge, stove. No smoking/pets. $990 inclusive. Available September 1st.

905-235-6852 between 12pm-8pm.

STOUFFVILLESenior apartments, bachelor apartment

available in building with elevator. Stove, fridge. Parking available. Available now.

905-709-2300

AURORA- 1 bedroom, furnished.Suits single professional/ student.

No smoking. No pets. $950.Available September 1. 416-564-4330

BRADFORD- 2 bedroom, walkout to backyard, laundry, 2 parking, non-

smoking/ pets. Available October 1st. $950+. 905-252-3714, 905-775-3213

KESWICK LAKEFRONTTwo 1 bedroom apartments available

$850 inclusive and $800+. Cable. Parking. 1st/security. No pets.

905-989-2469

NEWMARKET- 2 bedroom central Newmarket high rise condo.

$1400. Tony Mendes 905-715-4951

Houses for Rent Houses for Rent

NEWMARKET- BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom houses (2 available), $1277.00 VIP cable included (First 2 months of cable are free $1235.00),

utilities not includedH.O.P.E. Co-op, family-oriented community,

steps to amenities. NO SUBSIDY AVAILABLE. Visit www.hopecoop.ca for further info/to

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Viewings arranged for pre-qualified applicants only.

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NEWMARKET Brand new 2 bedroom lower level,

fridge, stove, laundry hook-up, September 1st. $1150+. 905-717-2977

AURORA (Leslie/ St. John’s Sdrd)Brand new 2 storey 4 bedroom house, double garage. Available September 15th. $2000 +utilities. 905-726-5965

KESWICK- WATERFRONT, 2 bedroom, appliances, gas fireplace,

parking, $1,100+ utilities, non-smoking/ pets. Oct. 1st. First/ last.

(905)476-4137

MT. ALBERT- Furnished or unfurnished rooms for rent. Private bathroom, wifi, laundry. 15 mins to Newmarket. Bus at door. Parking. $400 & $550 inclusive

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