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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

It’s the ‘reason for the season’ — a live nativity scene tell the story of the birth of Jesus under the star of Bethlehem during a Christmas at the Farm family event, hosted by Summit Community Church at its Richmond Hill property near Hwy. 404. Families enjoyed wagon rides, seasonal music and crafts in the barn, and accepted dona-tions to support elemen-tary school breakfast programs.To find out about Christ-mas church services and pageants, and New Year’s Eve celebrations, see page 24.

BY LISA [email protected]

Two years after a holiday season ice storm left hundreds of thousands of Ontario residents with-out power and caused extensive damage, final cheques are in the mail to reimburse municipali-ties for their costs.

The provincial government, which promised to pay 100 per cent of municipalities’ eligible expenses, is paying 58 towns, cities and conser-vation 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

municipalities that put in claims.The funding is shy of the almost $23.9 the

region and the municipalities 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.Richmond Hill is getting almost $1.9 million,

rather than the $3.25 million it requested.

Town gets $1.9 M for ice storm damageHowever, some on Richmond Hill council

hope more funding will still come from the province.

“Although the province announced that this is the ‘final’ payment, discussions continue between town staff and the province regarding the claim,” said Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg, “and there is a possibility that the pay-ment amount to Richmond Hill will increase.”

She noted the town spent $7 million in total to respond and recover from the ice storm.

Eligible costs for provincial funding includ-ed: incremental costs of immediate emergency

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New Richmond Hill MP Majid Jowhari speaks with enthusiasm about his first weeks in Ottawa — busy days of learning the ropes on Parliament Hill — and opening a constituency office on Leslie Street. During his first days in the House, he posted a photo to Facebook showing his seat (far left) alongside other MPs, including Ahmed Hussen, Angelo Iacono and Bernadette Jordan.

By Kim [email protected]

It was a whirlwind two weeks in Ottawa for Richmond Hill’s new mem-ber of Parliament — days crammed with learning new procedures, logis-tics and policies — but Majid Jowhari says he is still focused on one item above all: getting the subway to Rich-mond Hill.

Jowhari has spent the last few weeks learning the ropes in Ottawa.

He and the other rookie MPs — who make up the bulk of the new Liberal government — underwent a crash course in early December in what it takes to be a federal represen-tative; understanding parliamentary procedures, duties, protocol and how the House of Commons operates.

He learned what his role will be, where his Ottawa office is located, hired staff, connected with various committees and government affair groups and learned the logistics of setting up a constituency office.

Now he’s back in Richmond Hill in his new digs on Leslie Street, until government business calls him back to Ottawa in the new year.

Were there any surprises?

‘GREAT TO BE THERE’

“Everything is new,” Jowhari said in an interview last week. “We are the luckiest bunch. Everything is great and everything’s an opportunity to learn more. It’s surprisingly, amaz-ingly lovely and it’s great to be there.”

Jowhari is enthusiastic about the transition from candidate to elected politician, saying he now embarks on a very different lifestyle after two and a half years of campaigning to get elected.

His family is settling back into routines, with son, Meilaud, back in classes at Jean Vanier Catholic High, daughter, Nickta, in the midst of final exams at university, and Homeria, his wife, working at her own job.

He hopes they can come together again over the holidays as a family.

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“This was a two-and-a-half year journey, when the whole focus of the family ... was how to make sure we could earn the privilege of being able to represent Richmond Hill.”

Jowhari said it was hard on them and now he hopes the family can have some time to “sit down and really spend some time together”.

The parliamentary schedule will be demanding; most weeks he will be in Ottawa between Monday and Thursday and in his constituency office, located at 9140 Leslie St. unit 407, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

He and his family will become

more community-focused, he said, with hopes they can take part in local events around Richmond Hill.

It will be a change from the days before he entered politics, when Friday was pizza and movie night, Saturday for attending community events and Sunday was home-base day.

“I used to get up early in the morn-ing, make the breakfast, set the table, my wife would come down and we’d have coffee, sit and talk before the kids woke up. Then we’d wake the kids, have breakfast together and the rest of the day was for chores. It was

our family day, a time to catch up.”Now, he said, it’s “a bit confusing

for them all”. His son and daugh-ter were a major part of the elec-tion campaign and are keen to know what’s going on, but he has been in the nation’s capital, trying to stay in touch by texting.

Mastering Facebook, Skype and social media is next on his to-do list, so he can keep connected.

Jowhari has put his name forward to sit on four parliamentary com-mittees: infrastructure (a priority with the local need for solutions to traffic and transit), immigration and citizenship (in light of the diversity of Richmond Hill), innovation (in keep-ing with his passion for education and entrepreneurship) and foreign affairs (also related to diversity).

Each MP sits on a minimum of two committees and MPs will find out which committees they are part of in the new year.

SUBWAY TOP PRIORITY

Infrastructure and transit are Jowhari’s key focus, he said.

He had identified five priorities during the election: transit and traf-fic, jobs, housing, healthcare, and the economy.

“But what I’ve learned is if you go there with five priorities, you’re not going to get any of them. You have to say ‘I’m going in, day in — day out, every caucus meeting I have, fighting for the one thing you want them to know about Richmond Hill’.”

And he has decided that one thing is the need for the subway.

“The good thing is infrastructure is one of the biggest commitments this government has made, especial-ly when it comes to the GTA.

“We need to get the subway from Finch to Hwy. 7. Everything else will come together ... It’s not going to be easy, but we need to keep focused on that.

“We need to turn Richmond Hill from a semi-bedroom community into a very wide-breadth metropoli-tan area around a core downtown.”

As for the controversial stagnation in downtown, he said Richmond Hill should maintain its cultural heritage in the core with amenities related to a strong metropolis surrounding it.

“I think we need some out-of-the-box thinking, but I’m sure it’s in very good hands when it comes to the municipality,” he said of council. “Our job is to ensure that once it’s resolved, we have the infrastructure piece to support that vision.”

Meantime, he is taking a breather at home, looking forward to explor-ing Ottawa beyond the restaurant district near Parliament where he has been meeting and getting to know other new MPs.

“When you actually are in Ottawa and you walk in the House and you see that you’re part of 338 individu-als who have earned the trust of their community, that’s just an amazing feeling,” he said.

“It’s unbelievable, being in that House, such an honour and privilege to be there.”

Want to reach your MP?Majid Jowhari, House of Commons,

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 (no postage required)

(613) 992-3802

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E-mail: [email protected]

Wondering when your recycling will be picked up over the holi-days and when pools and library branches are closed or open?

Here’s what you need to know about Town of Richmond Hill facili-ties over the next two weeks.

Town hall offices on East Beaver Creek Road will close early, at noon, for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and are closed Christmas Day, Dec. 25 and Monday, Dec. 28.

Town offices are open Dec. 29 through 31 on reduced hours for limited services, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., then closed for New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

All library branches will close early Dec. 24 at 1 p.m. All library branches and all pools and com-munity centres will be closed Dec. 25 and 26, for Christmas and Box-ing Day.

Library branches will also be closed Sunday, Dec. 27.

Libraries and pools will be closed New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, and all librar-ies will close early New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m., with pools closing early as well, at various times (visit richmondhill.ca for details).

During the weeks of Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, if your usual waste collec-tion date is Friday, your waste will

be picked up one day later.And if you’re wondering what

Christmas tree collection dates are this year — when you’ve taken the decorations and tinsel off your tree — you can put it out for pickup either Monday, Jan. 4 or Monday, Jan. 18.

To report emergency situa-tions such as flooding, watermain breaks, blocked sewers or downed trees, call the operations centre at 905-884-8013.

For full schedule and all holiday closures, visit richmondhill.ca and click on “Holiday Service Sched-ule”.

Town modifies waste pickup, pool openings for holidays

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BULLETIN225 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill ON L4B 3P4

Upcoming MeetingsUpcoming MeetingsMonday, January 18 – Committee of the Whole – 4:30 p.m.Monday, January 25 – Council – 7:30 p.m.Agendas for all meetings are available on the Town’s website under theCouncil section “Meetings and Agendas” tab. Council meetings will beheld at the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 1st floor.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMFor meetings held in the Council Chambers, the Town of RichmondHill offers an assistive listening system. Should you require the useof this system, please advise the Office of the Clerk in advance bysending an e-mail to [email protected] or by speaking withClerk’s Office staff before the start of the meeting.

Employment Opportunities

Community Information

The Town of Richmond Hill has the following employment opportunitiescurrently available:• Lifeguards & Swimming Instructors• Parks Operations Summer Students• Water Wastewater Operations Summer Students• Roads & Traffic Operations Summer Students• Summer Camp Integration Director• Courier – Summer Day CampsFor detailed information about these and other positions, includingapplication instructions, deadlines and file numbers, please visit theTown’s Website at RichmondHill.ca/Employment or view the publicbulletin board at any one of the Town’s community centres.

• School Crossing Guards• Fitness Instructor• Summer Camp Counsellor• Summer Camp Supervisor• Summer Camp Director• Integration Camp Counsellor

RIcHMoNd HILL SMALL BuSINESS ENTERpRISE cENTREWINTER 2016 SEMINAR SERIES:

1. 3 Simple Steps to Social Media SuccessJanuary 6 from 10 am – 12 pmPresented by: Sarah ZeldmanRichmond Hill Central LibraryCall 905-771-2546 or visit our website at BusinessRichmondHill.ca to register.

2. WEBINAR - How to Grow Your Business in 2016January 21 at 6:30 pmPresented by: Andrew PatricioCall 905-771-2546 or visit our website at BusinessRichmondHill.ca to register.

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The Town of Richmond Hill has received the following application under thePlanning Act:ITEM 1 INQuIRIES REFER To ToWN FILE:

d02-15043Derek Lau, Planner II905-771-2479, [email protected]

A request from SEYEd MoHAMMAdSHAMS ANd LIdA SHAHI to amend theZoning By-law for lands described as Partof Lot 21, Registered Plan M-807, andmunicipally known as 13029 BathurstStreet has been received to permit a daynursery on the subject lands.The purpose of this notice is to advisethe public that a “complete” developmentapplication has been received by theTown of Richmond Hill pursuant to thePlanning Act. The application has beencirculated to Town departments andexternal agencies for review and comment. A Council Public Meeting will bescheduled and held at a later date, with formal notice being provided pursuantto the statutory requirements of the Planning Act.If you wish to express your views with respect to this application, pleaseforward your comments in writing to the assigned Planner noted above. Thepersonal information accompanying your submission will become part ofthe public record. Additional information related to this application is alsoavailable for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. during regularbusiness days at the Town’s Planning & Regulatory Services Department,located at 225 East Beaver Creek Road, 4th Floor (Telephone: 905-771-8910).

DATED THIS 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2015.

Public Notice

$We’ve introduced an interactive Citizen Budget tool so you can showus how you would prioritize services and spending in 2016. It onlytakes ten minutes with this easy-to-understand budget simulator. AllCitizen Budget responses received by February 12 will be tabulatedand shared with Council as they undertake the budget deliberationswhich will result in the 2016 tax rates.

Visit RichmondHill.ca/Budget for more information& the Citizen Budget tool.

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You can also:• Email your thoughts to [email protected]• Join us at one of our Information Sessions:• Residents: Saturday, January 23, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hillcrest Mall• Business Owners: Tuesday, January 19, 7:30 - 9 a.m., Municipal Offices• Attend Budget meetings – or watch online• Contact your Ward Councillor


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Bernie O’Neill

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.

What 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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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

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York Regional Police’s homicide unit investigated a death in Richmond Hill last Friday afternoon, arresting one person at the scene.

Police were called to a house in the area of Bayview Avenue and Hwy. 7 for an injured person call.

However, by the time police arrived to the home on Valleymede Drive, they found Richard Da Costa deceased, a result of blunt force trauma, as determined in a post mortem conducted over the weekend.

Ari Da Costa, 20, was arrested at the scene and charged the next day, Dec. 18, with the first-degree murder of his 62-year-old father.

Ari is expected to appear before the courts Jan. 6.

Anyone with informa-tion is asked to contact the homicide unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865, or email the unit at [email protected], or call Crime Stoppers anony-mously at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Man, 18, stabbed in Vaughan street robbery

An 18-year-old man was stabbed during a street rob-bery early Monday morning in Vaughan.

York Regional Police say the victim was wounded in the abdomen in the incident that occurred round mid-night on Kimber Crescent near Rutherford and Weston roads.

The man’s injuries were non-life threatening in the attack that took place when a suspect demanded the victim’s wallet, then stabbed him.

There has been no arrest and police haven’t released a description of the suspect.

Shooting victim checks himself into hospital

Shots fired outside a Vaughan bar early Satur-day morning resulted in a 25-year-old man showing up at Toronto hospital with a gunshot wound to his left leg.

The victim was listed in non-life threatening condi-tion on the weekend.

York Regional Police were called to the bar near Weston Road and Steeles Avenue at around 3 a.m. after shots were heard, but officers were not able to locate any victims there.

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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.

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

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

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“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.

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and Occasional Teachers also rati-fied 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

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Urgent Care Centre in Vaughan open every day over holidays:

reminds Mackenzie HealthNo 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 emergen-cy 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.

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

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Visit holidayaccess.central-healthline.ca for local non-emer-gency medical services, including local urgent care centres and com-munity clinics.

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[email protected]

There is life in the old post office again.The heritage building, located on the

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streets, was once a busy hub for the com-munity, but has been quiet in recent years as the town sought tenants to fill the newly renovated building.

Now a new enterprise, Ellicott Realty Inc.,

has leased the structure for use as profes-sional business offices and is undertaking interior restorations to prepare the space for use, according to town spokesperson Libbi Hood.

The two-storey building, constructed in 1936 by the federal government before there was door-to-door mail delivery, is consid-ered architecturally significant because it represents the first introduction of art deco elements on an official building in Rich-mond Hill.

It was designated by the town under the Ontario Heritage Act in 2001 and became one of a few such properties in the village district owned by the town.

In 2010, council directed that the building should be saved and in 2011, the town used a portion of its Canada’s Gas Tax Fund to assist in the restoration.

The town then embarked on a prolonged, and sometimes-controversial, search for an “appropriate” tenant, focusing on a “niche retail or smaller format boutique business” that was pedestrian-friendly and transit-oriented, in keeping with the vision for the village core.

Construction equipment and activ-ity could be seen on the site throughout last week.

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A large dumpster is on the proper-ty of the historic downtown Rich-mond Hill post office, as a new tenant works on the interior before moving in. Ellicott Realty Inc. will soon be taking occupancy of the downtown building.

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GOOD TO KNOW:Aurora claimed $293,809 and is get-ting $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.

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

The Toronto Region Conservation Authority is being reimbursed $212,246.

Georgina did not submit claim.

Town still pressing province for $3.25M: Hoggresponse; clean-up of debris to protect public health and safety; making safe any pub-lic infrastructure; incremen-tal costs incurred to provide essential services; incremen-tal costs of staff for overtime; repair or replacement to pre-disaster condition of infra-structure; and incremental costs of appraising and esti-mating damage.

Hogg noted the town’s claim submission to the prov-ince is 97 pages and the sup-porting documents total 2,700 pages.

For Ward 4 Councillor David West, who was two weeks into his job as a new councillor, it was baptism by ice.

“The ice storm hit the Mill Pond area especially hard and I was brand new to the job as councillor. I had no heat in my own home and was trying to look after my neighbours,”

he recalled.He admitted he is “very

disappointed” that town staff worked so hard on the claim to the province, yet didn’t get the full amount claimed.

“The real cost will go on for years and the province can’t put exceptional, monumental events like this on the backs of the municipalities. There may be more due to climate change — how will munici-palities survive if the province won’t back us up?” questioned West.

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 municipalities claimed ineli-gible 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 funding.

“Our government is com-mitted to helping communi-ties that were severely impact-ed by the ice storm,” Rich-mond Hill MPP Reza Moridi said in a statement.

“We will always remem-ber the extraordinary impact of the 2013 ice storm and the equally extraordinary response effort made by our local governments and car-ing neighbours,” Markham-Unionville MPP Michael Chan said.

The sentiment was echoed by Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Helena Jaczek and Vaughan MPP Steven Del Duca.

- with files by Marney Beck

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Ice-laden trees and broken branches littered streets and downed power lines in the December 2013 ice storm.

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While this holiday season won’t be an easy one for Danielle Small and her daughter, Molly Rae, the Richmond Hill residents will find comfort in knowing the memory of their late father and grandfather will live on through the 500-plus teddy bears they’ve help collect and

donate to the Hospital for Sick Children and four Toronto women’s shelters in his honour.

“It’s awesome and it’s in memory of my Papa,” said 12-year-old Molly Rae last week, while packing stuffed animals into large bags inside the lobby of 55 Division police station.

“I love him and this is a nice thing to do for the kids at Christmas.”

Const. Barry Small, a life-long Scarborough resident who worked the majority of his 40-year career at the east-end Toronto police division, died of lymphoma Aug. 3 at age 67.

For 20 years, Small handed out thousands of teddy bears to hospitalized children and seniors during the holiday season. The initiative was known as Barry’s Bears and he was affection-ately known as the “Teddy Bear Police Officer.”

Shortly after his death, officers and staff from 55 Division collected and donated about 150 teddy bears to Sick Kids on his behalf.

In early November, Small’s former colleagues and friends at the police station launched a sec-ond teddy bear drive in his memory to comple-ment the efforts of his daughter, Danielle.

It’s the least 55 Division could do, said Const. Christian Emond, who helped co-ordinate both teddy bear collections.

“For Barry’s funeral (and visitation), I sug-gested people bring a teddy bear in his honour. It was just an idea to take care of one of our own,” Emond explained.

“This helps Danielle and Molly Rae get through a tough time of the year. Just seeing them smile today means we’ve done our job,” said Emond, who had worked with Small on C Platoon and, like many at 55 Division, was both shocked and deeply saddened by his death.

Richmond Hill family continues Barry’s Bears effortsSupt. Barbara McLean, 55 Division’s com-

mander-in-chief, was also on hand for the teddy bear packing.

“This is just a small example of the heart and soul of this division. I’m so proud of them,” said McLean, who challenged her team to fill up a large wrapped box in the station’s lobby with teddy bears in Small’s honour.

“This box is a symbol of all of the things that are amazing in this building and it all started with Barry. We’ve got amazing people who work here and want to help out.”

For the last five months, Danielle has been working to raise funds and solicit teddy bear donations from companies and organizations

in her father’s memory.“I’ve probably collected about 300 (stuffed

animals) on my own. It’s been a lot of work,” she said during a recent interview, thanking Richmond Hill’s My Gifted Child, Mastermind Toys, PetSmart, TJX as well as scores of indi-viduals for their donations.

“Even to get just two teddy bears donated takes a lot of running around and effort, but it’s to remember my dad. He used to do 3,000. I don’t know how he did it.”

Anyone interested in supporting the Barry’s Bears Foundation can email Small at [email protected] or search for Barry’s Bears on Facebook.

Richmond Hill’s Danielle, left, and Molly Rae Small, daughter and granddaughter of the late Const. Barry Small, deliver gifts for children at Sick Kids Hospital.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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. 31Everyone is invited to celebrate First night —

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

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until 4 a.m. Check out the holiday service changes now in effect at yrt.ca

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.

Community CalendarRemove all decorations and nails and place tree at curb by 7 a.m. Trees frozen into snow cannot be collected and collection crews are not permitted to climb snowbanks. If you miss both collections, trees can be dropped off at the Yard Waste Drop-off located at 1351 Bloomington Road.

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]

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Legion, 233 Centre St. E., presents a saturday night euchre Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. All invited; for details, call Betty at 905-884-5397.

7th Richmond Hill Scouts holds a Jan. 9 electronics recycling fundraiser between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., at 108 Briggs Ave., south of 16th Avenue, running east of Valleymede Drive. Electronics such as TVs, DVDs, phones, tablets, stereos, batteries, etc. accepted free for environ-mentally responsible recycling. For details, email [email protected].

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By KIM [email protected]

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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