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Back in classSt. Marie Catholic school re-opens after renovation

Ice storm leads to downed trees and power outages throughout

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Cleaning up icy mess

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Twenty people working in Bradford West Gwillimbury have been named to the Gov-ernment of Ontario’s 2015 Sunshine List, four with salaries greater than $150,000.

Town CAO Geoff McKnight was the high-est paid public servant, topping the list at $181,875. Director of finance Ian Goodfellow came in as the second highest paid, sitting at $162,956. Director of corporate services,

Rebecca Murphy and director of develop-ment and infrastructure, Arup Mukherjee, brought in $160,451 and $154,236 respec-tively.

Bradford’s list also included fire chief Kevin Gallant, deputy fire chief Olaf Lamerz, drainage superintendent Frank Jonkman and chief building official Jack Tosta, to name a few.

South Simcoe Police chief Rick Beazley, listed under the County of Simcoe, topped the service’s list at $176,762.

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It’s time to start thinking smart when it comes to water safety.

Bradford West Gwillimbury is pleased to announce the third annual Lifesaving Soci-ety April Pools Day event, being held April 16 from 1:15 to 3 p.m. at the Bradford Lions Aquatic Centre.

Sponsored by the Bradford Lions Club, the free event will offer safety tips and activities to help families prepare for a safe summer in the water.

Emphasis for this year’s event will revolve around swimming as an essential life skill —

an important skill to learn to prevent drown-ing and, in turn, promote physical activity for all ages.

Participants will also focus some of their learning on how to properly use a lifejacket. Though lifejackets can save lives, they can only work if they’re worn properly.

Overall, the goal of the day’s events is for parents and children in the community to learn lifelong water safety skills and to be better prepared for the summer months, when drowning occurs most.

At 2 p.m., there will be a lifejacket relay race competition between BWG lifeguards, the Bradford Lions Club, South Simcoe Police, BWG Fire and the County of Simcoe Paramedics.

Sponsorship fees and money raised throughout the swim will be donated to the Lifesaving Society’s drowning prevention fund.

Staff members at the BWG leisure centre encourage you to join them in the quest to eliminate drowning. For more informa-tion, call aquatic supervisor Teresa Taylor at 905-775-7529, ext. 8401 or email [email protected].

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Thousands of Bradford and Inn-isfil residents spent Easter weekend in the dark following heavy bouts of freezing rain on March 24 and 25.

Hundreds of trees were destroyed, falling onto cars, homes, roadways and power lines. Hydro crews, police officers, firefighters and paramedics worked day and night throughout the region, assist-ing those stuck without power, some for more than 24 hours.

In some cases, residents in BWG bordering Innisfil were without electricity until late Sunday eve-ning.

In an effort to lend a hand, the town of BWG announced on March 26 that any residents without power

could visit the library to warm up and charge their electronics. Other residents offered their homes to one another for hot showers and warm meals.

Now that the warmer weather is back and traces of the ice storm are vanishing, town officials say remaining trees will be cleaned up throughout the rest of the week.

Small tree branches should be left at curb side for pick-up.

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Hundreds of trees were destroyed, falling onto cars, homes, roadways and power lines following heavy bouts of freezing rain on March 24 and 25.

The after-effects of last week’s ice storm created some

interesting natural art pieces.

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Staff and students of St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School were wel-comed back to a renovated building on March 21, after more than 6-1/2 months of being diverted to other local schools.

During construction, 530 students were split between St. Jean de Brebeuf and St. Charles Catholic Schools, while St. Marie of the Incarnation received eight new class-rooms and a kindergarten section with four of its own dedicated classrooms.

The building now also boasts a new chapel and renovated main office spaces, a special education room, study spaces and

handicapped accessible washrooms – each a significant improvement to the school’s learning environment.

Throughout the process, as an added bonus, teachers and parents were given the opportunity to have input regarding design – adding a bit of a personal flair.

Though the school is at capacity, there are still 12 vacant portables on the prop-erty, but the school says they will likely be used in the future as Bradford continues to grow, so they will not be removed.

The inviting space has a more modern and updated feel that staff and students can enjoy now and for many years to come.

Students return to St. MarieStaff and students of St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School were welcomed back to a renovated building after more than 6-1/2 months of being diverted to other local schools.

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Following last week’s ice storm, the Coun-ty of Simcoe advises residents in Essa, Inn-isfil, New Tecumseth, Adjala-Tosorontio and Bradford West Gwillimbury of some special ice storm and waste collection dates.

Starting on April 4 in the harder hit areas of Simcoe, a special brush collection will take place, as resources permit. This collection may not coincide with regular waste collec-tion days, so residents are being directed to place brush at the curb by April 4 for service as soon as possible.

Large branches or trees will not be col-lected. Brush must be cut into manageable lengths, at a maximum of two metres long, while individual branches cannot to exceed 12 centimetres in diameter.

Brush should be bundled and tied in man-ageable packages, at a maximum of 20 kilo-

grams per bundle. Larger pieces may be cut and left out for re-use as firewood by others.

Residents may also self-haul brush to county waste management facilities at no charge.

Any food spoiled as a result of extended power outages may be placed out for collec-tion on the regular collection day in the green bin. Excessive quantities can be contained in compostable bags and in alternate contain-ers marked clearly and set out beside the green bin so that collectors can see that it is intended to be collected with the organics.

All packaging must be removed from food waste in order for it to be collected.

Those who did not receive regular waste collection on March 25 in Clearview, Spring-water, Adjala-Tosorontio and a portion of Wasaga Beach will have double the garbage limit collected on their next scheduled collec-tion day on April 1.

Town helps with storm cleanup


Bradford West Gwillimbury’s annual com-munity cleanup event will take place on April 9, beginning at 9 a.m.

Participants will meet at the Bradford and District Memorial Community Centre first thing in the morning and then taken to a location within BWG to clear and pick up garbage.

At noon, everyone will get together for a pizza lunch, provided by the town.

“This is a great opportunity for the com-

munity to come together and help to make our town beautiful,” said manager of parks and property, Mike O’Hare.

“Students looking to fulfill their commu-nity service hours for high school graduation purposes are welcome to participate and students can have their credit forms signed at the end of the day.”

Reflective vests and gloves will be pro-vided for all the volunteers to borrow while participating in the event.

For further information, call O’Hare at 905-775-5359 ext. 5201 or email him at [email protected].

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The campaign’s goal is to inspire youth to volunteer, develop new skills and broaden their awareness of community service orga-nizations.

In South Simcoe, CONTACT Community Services and ChangeTheWorld, are hosting car washes throughout local communities from April 23 to May 14.

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How can drinking raw milk be crime?

Re: Raw milk drinkers protest outside court house, March 17: bit.ly/21DWloF

The normal farm-to-consumer rela-tionship would be considered a crime if the injunction goes through because of the current Ontario Milk Act and York Region’s Health Protection and Promotion Act, (HPPA) which is tied to it.

However, this milk is not made avail-able to the public. It’s not a public health issue.

How can it be a crime for a farmer to feed people when the people ask for the food under a private contractual agree-ment and when no one has gotten sick in 22 years?

That particular farm should be held up as a model for how to do raw milk right, not crushed under an injunction.

In January 2010, cow shares were ruled legal. In the United States, that would have been the end of the case and everyone would have peacefully gone about their business.

Unfortunately, the Ontario government appealed the ruling. In the six years since, has milk proven to be dangerous? No. Did anyone get sick? No. Did anyone die? No. Six years later, farmers and cow share members find themselves facing a pos-sible injunction. Why?

Some cow share members depend on this milk for their health.

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Radio? I like the sound of thatbought a radio this week.

For our kitchen and those who spend time there.

It’s a wooden box, really, smaller than a shoebox, with

a very good speaker. Simple, with a couple of dials. Just as the online reviews prom-

ised, the sound is amazing, with rich bass and a sort of texture I had not heard in years.

It almost made me sad to think we’d gone without these kinds of sounds in our kitchen for so long.

Our old kitchen radio was made of plastic, which I guess was strike one.

Before it died last year, a speak-er had fried, so it played one side of songs recorded in stereo.

You heard parts and instru-ments you’d never really heard before.

Which is kind of fascinating at first.

Later on, it’s just weird.And, of course, move around a

bit in the kitchen and your body interfered with the signal and then some oldies station turned into “alternative pop” or a fact shared on a newscast was drowned out by static.

Enjoying this song? Don’t move! “This just in to the news

desk....”? Everyone freeze!The new radio tunes precisely.

In the last couple of days, I’ve tried a jazz station, a classical station, classic rock, an all-news station, CBC, an AM talk radio show.

All sound great, even if the golden age of radio is long past. Don’t tell them that.

When you’re an iffy cook, like myself, and it’s your turn to whip up some grub, you spend a lot of time in the kitchen getting your masterpieces sauteed and fried and boiled and whipped and strained and mashed — and the dishes cleaned.

You start cooking at 5 and din-ner is ready at 7:20 and you’re not sure where the time went and how everything turned out just sort of “OK” rather than wunderbar the way it does when your wife or just about anyone else you know cooks. And how did I dirty so many pots and pans?

So it’s good to have a good radio there with you, to listen to music, the news, baseball games. Then your time in the kitchen was not

spent in vain.Until last year, when the Jays

had their run, I kind of forgot how great it is to listen to a baseball game on a radio broadcast, as you let your mind fill in the blanks, draw the pictures, of your hero at bat with two men on and down two strikes and he belts one into the left field seats.

Or the pleasant surprises of just listening to what someone else has chosen to play, rather than what you’ve chosen thanks to “bluetooth options and wireless streaming of your favourite music,” which was offered on another radio I chose not to buy.

People say they don’t like listen-ing to the ads, but I don’t mind. Ads are the price you pay for listening to a lively radio broadcast for free, the same way ads pay for what we read in a newspaper or see on TV (after the cable charge) or our computer screens (after paying for Internet).

I write about this, I guess, because I surprised myself. People still buy radios?

It wasn’t somebody’s birthday. Christmas is long past. I just want-ed it, for my family. For myself.

There are a lot of ugly things going on in the world right now and it’s nice to have something you can just turn on that’s beauti-ful and listen in for free. And listen with someone else, share the expe-rience, instead of standing there alone with headphones or earbuds and “your” songs.

The radio actually looks like a larger radio we had when I was a kid. Maybe it’s designed to look that way — old school, with new technology inside, playing the sounds of more carefree times.

You kind of wish you could tune in and hear times are good, and there is peace and prosperity in the world. But then it’s a radio, not a time machine.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The raw milk issue, which is actually a much bigger food sovereignty and food security issue, is merely the tip of the ice-berg and will grow over time.

It ties in with agriculture versus agri-business, natural health, disease preven-tion versus disease management, con-stitutional rights (who owns your body, who decides what you eat and drink), lab science versus real life experiences, risk perception, reality, what’s public, what’s private, reasons why laws were originally enacted, when does a law need to be reformed, government boundaries, gov-ernment waste of taxpayer dollars, corpo-rate influences, appropriate enforcement responses (start with a phone call instead of a farm raid) and a host of other topics.

It’s all poured into the glass that holds the intriguing story of raw milk in Ontario and Canada.

Sometimes, something that’s wrong can be repeated for so long that it becomes accepted as right.

There’s only one way to find out what’s what in this debate.

Go visit a raw milk farm that produces milk for human consumption, not des-tined for pasteurization. There’s a differ-ence.

Ask the farmer about herd care and anything else you want to know. Spend time with the lovely cows.

Most of all, take along an open mind, open eyes and an open heart.

Sibernie JameS-boSchAurorA

Bernie O’Neill


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The family of 23-year-old James Franck-zyk is one step closer to purchasing a new, wheelchair accessible van.

Franckzyk, who suffers from hydrocepha-lus and cerebral palsy, must use a wheelchair to get around. For 16 years, the family has used the same van, which has seen better days.

Having known the Franckzyks for a num-ber of years, local resident Theresa Worthing-ton decided it was time to step in and help out by hosting an online Easter dessert auc-tion.

From March 24 to 27, an array of sweet treats from Sweet B’s Catering and Confec-tionery, along with various other donated items from local businesses, was auctioned off to raise money to go toward a new van.

Each day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., residents were invited to take part in the live online auction through Facebook. Dozens of bids poured in, raising more than $1,400 by the

end of the weekend.Worthington was overwhelmed by the

amount of support that came through for the Franckzyks, saying it’s been hard to find the right words to thank everyone.

“For all of us to come together to help James get a new van so he can live a life like we all do is wonderful,” she said.

“All of the people who donated to the Easter dessert auction, I personally want you all to know from the bottom of my heart that I am, and always will be, so grateful for the support I received to do this.”

Worthington says a big thank should also be directed at Bonnie Agiuar of Sweet B’s for the donated desserts, as well as to Michael Gutta of Ad-Dictive Designs for the donation of flyers and posters.

“I don’t know where to even begin to thank all the amazing local businesses that came forth and offered me so many amazing items,” Worthington added.

“Thank you so much to all of you good-hearted people for your donations. It sure was a big help in raising funds for James.”

Dessert auction raises $1,400

James Franckzyk is one step closer to getting a new, wheelchair accessible van after an online Easter dessert auction raised $1,400.

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Bradford resident Susanne Artichuk submitted this photograph of the aftermath of last week’s ice storm. If you have a photograph that depicts life in Bradford West Gwillimbury, email it to Topic editor Ted McFadden at [email protected].

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of York will be back at Underground Bowl in Bradford for their annual Bowl For Kids Sake event at 1 p.m. For more information about how to participate or make a dona-tion, visit www.bbbsy.ca.

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority will offer its family maple syrup program Tap into Spring at Scanlon Creek Conservation Area. The popular program offers families a chance to visit the Nature Centre and learn about the history of maple syrup in Canada. Registration is $9 for adults and $6 for children. Pre-registration is required at www.lsrca.on.ca.

Dreamwinds Equine Assisted Learning Centre is hosting a date night, April 16, 7:30 to 9 p.m. for couples only. The unique way of learning how to communicate with horses can help build a stronger relation-ship. Call 289-231-6775.

BWG’s annual Commu-nity Cleanup Day is April 9, starting at 9 a.m. Meet at the Bradford and District Memo-rial Community Centre before being taken to a new location to help clean up garbage. Call 905-775-5359.


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y the end of his short life, Jonathan Leitao had trav-elled to 15 countries.

His father, Vince Leitao, remembers the

time his family — he and his wife Espy, son Jonathan and older son Matthew — took an excursion on a submarine during a Caribbean vacation.

Leitao remembers how excited Jonathan was by the visu-ally stunning displays and all the other trips the family took together.

Unfortunately, young Jona-than was also forced to travel a journey no parent wants his or her child to take.

Jonathan began feeling sick in October of 2013. After that, he endured tests, surgery and hospi-tal admissions.

In May 2014, he was diag-nosed with a type of untreatable liver cancer that is extremely uncommon in patients under age 25.

Doctors predicted he had four to nine months to live.

For Vince and Espy Leitao, this devastating news was incompre-hensible.

This was their beloved son who loved practising basketball for hours in the driveway of their

Teenager Jonathan Leitao became a source

of inspiration and comfort to his family

within himself that liberated him.”

This teenager became a pillar of wisdom and strength for his family.

“It was a tragedy,” Leitao said. “Our kid was dying, yet comfort was coming from him. He asked me, ‘Are you going to be OK?’ I said ‘no’. He said, ‘You have to accept it, let go, then you will be OK.’ I never taught him that. Where does a 16-year-old get this insight, this wisdom?”

Jonathan was a student at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Ele-mentary School in Richmond Hill and went on to attend St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School.

His obituary explains his final months.

“For the last 10 months he suffered bravely and patiently, prayerfully hoping for a cure. He eventually accepted that he is going home after just about 16 years on this earth, and helped us accept and let go.”

Jonathan wanted to help other sick children, to explain to them the procedures he’d had so they wouldn’t be afraid.

When he became sick, he real-ized he couldn’t do this and was

hoping his father could help such children, instead.

Leitao wrote a self-published book Jonathan, Do You Know Me? From loss of a child to spiritual awakening, published in 2015. It is a personal story of loss and grief tran-scended by a spiritual awakening.

Proceeds from the book are being donated to The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation in honour of Jonathan.

Leitao knows his son would also have been happy to learn of his advocacy for changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. Leitao has lobbied for the introduction of Jonathan’s Law, a bill dedicated to the memory of Jonathan that requests a provision of up to a 52-week bereavement leave for par-ents who lose a child.

Go to www.vinceleitao.com for more information.

Jonathan, Do You Know Me: From loss of a child to spiritual awakening is available at amazon.ca

Grieving father wrote book to honour son’s wishes

Jonathan Leitao (right) travelled to many countries with his big brother Matthew, and parents Vince and Espy, and inspired his family during his tragic journey through cancer and spiritual awakening.

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Richmond Hill home. But when told he was dying,

Jonathan had little anguish, his father said. He cried for about 20 minutes. After that, he spoke like it was an event that was happen-ing and moved on, Leitao said.

“That’s what changed my life,” Leitao said. “Jonathan said: ‘I’m not afraid to die. It’s nothing’,” Leitao said.

“I was amazed, looking at the way he was holding himself (together) and talking. It’s a spirit

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Book Jonathan, Do You Know Me? is personal story of loss and grief tran-scended by a spiri-tual awakening.

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BOULTBEE, Valerie Patricia (nee Ellis)It is with great sadness that the family of Valerie Patricia Boultbee (nee Ellis), announces her passing in Marbella, Spain on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the age of 78. She leaves her husband of 50 years, Alex Boultbee; her son, David Boultbee and daughter-in-law, Arlene Boultbee; her daughter, Amy Boultbee MacKinnon and son-in-law, Greg MacKinnon; her daughter, Ashley Boultbee and son- in-law, Peter Zantingh; and her eight grandchildren, whom she adored. Valerie was born on March 16th, 1938 in

Regina, Saskatchewan to Alfred and Emily Ellis. She attended Western University in London, Ontario, where she was a proud member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She graduated from Western with a Bachelor of Education in 1960. After graduating, Val embarked on her career as a teacher, which spanned 43 years. She was passionate about teaching and education and demonstrated this by continuously taking university courses to further develop her skills. During her career, she worked as a Co-op teacher and served for many years as the Director of the Business Department at Bradford District High School. As an educator, Val went above and beyond, devoting hours of her personal time to impact the lives of many of her students through extracurricular involvement in educational programs such as DECA. Val married the love of her life, Alex on April 7th 1966, and together raised three children, David, Amy and Ashley. As much as she loved teaching, her ultimate joy and focus was her family. She was a loving and supportive mother. She instilled in her children a love of travel and adventure; a passion for learning; a commitment to excellence, and demonstrated the importance of giving back to her community as an active and dedicated member of All Saint’s Anglican Church. Val was also a devoted grandmother who loved to spend time with her grandchildren. She cherished being silly with them and spoiling them with ice cream and gummy bears, but as an educator at heart she always took time to teach and coach them, passing on her love of knowledge and the world. She made a real impact in their lives, creating lasting memories of their loving “Gran”.An opportunity to pay respect to the family will take place on Thursday, March 31st from 2-4 p.m. and again from 7-9 p.m. at Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home at 157 Main Street South in Newmarket. Val’s funeral is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on April 1st at All Saint’s Anglican Church in King City with a reception to follow at her daughter Ashley’s home at 28 Elmwood Avenue in Schomberg. All are invited to attend and celebrate Val’s life. Memorial donations in memory of Valerie Boultbee may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

Online condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

GRAHAM, Malcolm Cameron October 9th, 1947-March 25th, 2016

Malcolm passed away Friday, March 25th after a brief illness at Southlake Regional Health Center in Newmarket.Loving and devoted husband of Mary Beth and adored father of John (Connie) and the late Jeff (Susan) and cherished brother of Anne, George (Marilyn) and Robert (Barb). Beloved grandfather of Mackenzie, Ireland, Conner, Liam, Georgia and Jack. Also loved by many nieces and nephews and cousins.

Malcolm had many true friendships and will be missed by all. He grew up in Blenheim and raised his family in Newmarket and enjoyed all the pleasures of spending summers with family and friends at the cottage in Erieau. Malcolm enjoyed a life long career as a Chartered Accountant in his partnership at Bateman Graham & Fitzpatrick. Over the years, Malcolm cared for and helped everyone he met, what a wonderful and generous community supporter he was, raising awareness and funds for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada and most recently with the Southlake Foundation’s “Love Lives Here” Residential Hospice project through the Jeff Graham Memorial Golf Tournament. Malcolm spent the last two weeks of his life in the CICU cared for by their wonderful staff.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation to the Hospice Love Lives Here fund (http://www.southlakefoundation.ca/give/campaigns/love-lives-here) would be appreciated by the family.

Memorial visitation will be held at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket on Friday, April 1st from 2-4 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. A Memorial Service in celebration of Malcolm’s life will be held at Trinity United Church, 461 Park Ave., Newmarket on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 1 p.m. with visitation beginning at 12 p.m. Cremation has taken place.

A book of memories may be signed at www.roadhouseandrose.com

MOECKING, Elizabeth (née Pawlik)

of Newmarket, Ontario, passed away peacefully at the age of 82, at The Willows Estate Nursing Home on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Elizabeth was born in Paris, France, on September 1, 1933 to the late Daisy (née Busch) and Andreas Pawlik. She grew up in Estonia, Poland, and Germany, immigrating to Canada in 1951 and settling in Toronto. Elizabeth is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Mr. Paul E. Moecking.

She is also survived by her sister, Mrs. Daisy Rucker and was a proud aunt to her nephews and niece: Donald W. Rucker, Janet R. Shaefer (Craig), Thomas G. Rucker (Elizabeth) and Steven P. Rucker (Rebecca), and great aunt to eight nephews and nieces. She will also be missed by her dear friends from Hodgson Drive, Newmarket.

Elizabeth was a longtime employee in the accounting department of Woolco, and also worked for Burroughs Business Machines. She enjoyed travelling and, with her husband, was a member (over 50 years) of the Mohawk Rod and Gun Club. Elizabeth cherished weekends and vacations at the cottage that she and Paul built on Healey Lake in the 1960s. Friends and family recall with fondness Elizabeth’s outstanding culinary skill and the memorable meals of fish and game she prepared. She also passed her time with needlework and sewing, and the many beautiful crafts that she made for family and friends grace their homes as reminders of her kindness and generosity.

The family would like to thank the staff at The Willows Estate Nursing Home in Aurora for their loving care. In conformity with Elizabeth’s wishes, there will be no memorial service. She will be cremated and interment will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

On-line condolences at www.roadhouseandrose.com

CAMERON, Mona Marie At 98 years of age, and surrounded by her children, went to be with her Lord from Bethany Lodge on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Loving wife of her late husband Ken. Beloved mother of Don (Sharon), Ruth (Cliff), Beth (Brian), Kathy (Emo) and predeceased by her children Murray (Lynn), Rick (Carol) and Joy. She will be missed by her many grandchildren, great- grandchildren and her nieces and nephews. Mona drew her strength from her faith, which she gladly shared with others. She had a magical way of connecting to people and holding them close in her heart, her thoughts and her prayers. God bless her.Visitation will take place at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street, S., Newmarket on Thursday, March 31, 2016 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A celebration of her life will be held at the Christian Baptist Church, 135 Main Street S., Newmarket on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 1 p.m. with visitation beginning at 12 p.m. The family would like to thank the staff of Amica Newmarket and Bethany Lodge for all of their support and care.Donations in Mona’s memory may be made to the Bethany Lodge.

On-line condolences can be made at www.roadhouseandrose.com

PRYCE, Sarah R.Peacefully, with her family by her

side, on Wednesday,

March 23, 2016 in her 83rd year.

Sarah, beloved wife of Gord. Loving mother of Linda Richmond and her husband Dave Webster of Newmarket, Susan Patton-Guy and her husband Rob Guy of Aurora, Jimmy Patton and his partner Sylvia Lewers of Aurora, and dearest Gramma of Rachel Guy. Predeceased by her parents Stan and Leila Barradell, and brother John Barradell. Stepmother to Colleen Simpson and step grandmother of Thomas Simpson. Friends called at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora (905-727-5421) on Tuesday, March 29th from 5-8 p.m., and Wednesday, March 30th from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 32 Mosley Street, Aurora on Thursday March 31st at 11 a.m. Interment Kettleby Cemetery. Donations to Cure PSP, www.psp.org would be appreciated.

On-line condolences may be left at www.thompsonfh-aurora.com

ALLEYNE, George

Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket on Friday, March 25, 2016 in his 88th year.

Survived by step-daughter Cheryl (nee Code) and her husband Scott Beeler. Predeceased by wife Dorothy (nee Mitchell) Alleyne, parents John and Flossie Alleyne, sister Margaret Seager and brothers Harry and Charles Alleyne. George will be missed by nieces, nephews and friends.

Friends called at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street S., Newmarket on Tuesday, March 29th from 6-9 p.m. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Wednesday, March 30th at 1 p.m. Interment at Queensville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

KEIR, Ronald Herbert

Peacefully on March 14, 2016.Survived by his wife Carol (nee Simmerson), his children Kim (Murray), Gary (Carol), Lori and Arlene, his grandchildren Shane, Jaimee (Spencer), Stacey (John), Samantha and his great- grandchildren Lucy, Savana, Glenn and Dorothy.Cremation handled by Mangan Funeral Home in Beaverton. Celebration of Life to be held on April 3, 2016 at Udora Community Hall, 24 Victoria St. Udora from 2-5. If so desired, in his memory, donations can be made to Southlake Regional Health Centre for the Heart Function Clinic.

Ronald Beckett - March 27, 1995

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In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed

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You never said I’m leavingYou never said GoodbyeYou were gone before we knew itAnd only God knows why.

In my life I loved you dearlyIn death I love you stillIn my heart I hold a placeThat only you can fill.

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Chuck Case In loving memory of a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away March 31st 2010.

Six years have passed,Time slips by and life goes on,But from our heartsYou’re never gone.We think about you alwaysAnd talk about you too.We have so many memories,But we wish we still had you.

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Those we love don’t go awayThey walk beside us every dayUnseen, unheard, but always nearStill loved, still missed and very dear.Your memory is our keepsakeWith which we will never partGod has you in His keepingWe have you in our hearts.

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SMITH, Roderick (Rick) April 2, 2008

Those who we love remain with us,And cherished memories never

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Missed by family & friends.

Bruyns, RonaldJune 18, 1964 - April 2, 2006

Your life was a blessing,Your memory a treasure.

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