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THE ROAD AHEADAs we prepare to celebrate the holidays and bid a fond farewell to 2015, our writers and

editors have compiled a series of reports on issues and topics and the people and organiza-tions that will undoubtedly be a major part of the conversation in the New Year.

York Region is a burgeoning and welcoming network of communities. We look at growth and diversity. We examine the challenges faced by our regional and municipal leaders. How will Canada’s new federal government and MPPs factor into the region’s goals. We follow and forecast issues involving health, infrastructure, seniors, recreation, transportation, gridlock and more on The Road Ahead.

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

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

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

The kids interviewed attend public and Catholic elementary schools through-out the area.

Here’s what they had to say:

L Interviews by Simone JosephPhotography by Nick Iwanyshyn

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

– Daniel Ponte, 4

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

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

– Shyam Sridhar, 6

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

– Dylan Patel, 5

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

– Charlotte Rosset, 6

HANUKKAH

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

– Radhika Sharda, 4

HOLIDAY PLANS

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

– Shyam Sridhar, 6

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

– Charlotte Rosset, 6

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

– Lucas Julhasz, 5

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

– Chloe Kim, 8

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

– Eric Shen, 6

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

– Nina Thompson, 8

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

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

– Eric Shen, 6“We are going to California when it is Christmas.”(Question: Have you been to California before?)“Not every day.”

– Daniel Ponte, 4

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

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Bradford’s 17th annual BWG Carrot Fest was deemed, as it usually is, a big success.

The family-fun weekend filled with hun-dreds of vendors, live entertainment and food annually features the CarrotFast 5km charity run, pro wrestling event, Ontario

DockDogs competition and much more.With such a popular event bringing in

people not only from Bradford, but other surrounding areas as well, Carrot Fest was voted one of the top 100 events in the prov-ince by Festival & Events Ontario for the fifth year in a row.

Though many of us are used to the main

festival taking place on a Saturday, organizers decided it was time to shake things up a bit.

Earlier this summer, council agreed to extend Carrot Fest into a main two-day event, adding Friday night to the roster. The change brought on a unique feel to Carrot Fest, allowing sponsors of the festival to set up booths near the Village Inn after 6 p.m. The extra day also featured live entertain-ment, the always-popular beer garden and a midnight madness sale — encouraging downtown businesses to keep their doors open late.

So what will happen next year? Will Friday night maintain itself as the opening event for Carrot Fest?

Of course, says organizer Joe Lotto.“Friday was a great success for us. We

didn’t really know what to expect since it was the first time we had done it,” he said.

“We tried to make sure to program a lot of local talent for that day and it worked out very well. We plan on continuing Friday’s events next year and for years to come.”

Lotto also says there will be a few more exciting changes coming for Carrot Fest, though he can’t share a complete list just yet — a few things will stay under wraps until the New Year, when details are finalized.

But, he did give The Topic a peek into what he is certain will be brought forth in 2016.

“We definitely are trying to change a few things up on the Saturday, but we will also be keeping a lot of the same things,” he said.

“We are working on different forms of entertainment to keep things fresh. One thing we’re adding is a second stage-like space for the local art community, to con-tinue to highlight local talent. That will be in the courthouse parking lot.”

Though the downtown revitalization com-mittee maintained the midnight madness event, which was not something Lotto was involved in, he says it would be a welcome idea in the years to come if businesses would like to take part.

As for the amount of vendors, Lotto says he would like to keep the number – roughly 300 – around the same, though it could be a little less next year depending on space needed for added entertainment.

His goal, however, is much bigger than just two days of Carrot Fest.

“I’m always hoping that one day it can be three days, but you never know when that could happen,” he said.

“It may be sooner than we think.”

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The 2015 federal election marked the changing of guard on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Gone are the Harper Conservatives and in are the Trudeau Liberals.

While York-Simcoe MP Peter Van Loan didn’t suffer the same fate as many of his Conservative colleagues, he will spend the next four years in opposition without the perks of being in cabinet.

Even though Van Loan won the riding, he says he has felt a sense of loss from the campaign. He had to move out his office and say good-bye to several staff members that opposition MPs aren’t afforded.

For years, Van Loan has been one of Stephen Harper’s key lieu-tenants, holding important posi-tions in cabinet including Minister of Public Safety, Minister of Inter-national Trade and house leader, so it wasn’t a surprise when he was tabbed as critic for Canadian Heri-tage and National Historic Sites.

Van Loan cited Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations and the future of the victims of com-munism memorial as important issues he will be focused on in the next year.

It remains to be seen what role Van Loan will play in the upcoming Conservative leadership race. He said this contest will be much dif-ferent than the 2004 race that saw Stephen Harper named leader.

“I think it will be a good dynam-ic race,” he said. “The more disap-pointed contests are the ones that

are coronations.”Aside from his critic portfolio,

Van Loan said he will have an eye on the Liberals’ handling of the economy and taxes in the years to come. He cited the income tax hike to individuals making more than $200,000 and reduction in the annual deposit limit in Tax Free Savings Accounts as Liberal policy changes that, he says, will have an impact on many of his constitu-ents.

Changing demographics in York-Simcoe also might present a challenge to Van Loan in the next election.

The outgoing house leader was one of the few Conservative MPs in the 905 area to hold on to their seats. He defeated Liberal challenger Shaun Tanaka by 6,000 votes.

“The 905 is very much a swing vote. The suburbs of Toronto and Vancouver are critically important in deciding elections,” he said.

The Conservatives were white-washed in Mississauga and Bramp-ton and only managed three seats out of 10 in York Region.

While Van Loan said the sup-port at the door was similar to prior elections, the biggest differ-ence this year was some residents declined his overtures with greater enthusiasm than usual.

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RUMMENIE, James Allan “Jim”

Joined Lorna, his wife in Heaven, on Friday, December 18, 2015 at

the age of 76.

Beloved father of Nancy-Jean and Cindy-Ann. Jim was a member of the First Baptist Church of Aurora. He was one the #1 Voluntold of the Aurora Food Pantry for many years. He enjoyed travelling with his wife, singing, playing games and was always willing to help others.Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 27, 2015 from 2-5 p.m. at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, (at Yonge St.) Aurora, Ontario 905-727-5421. Funeral Service to be held on Monday, December 28th at 12 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Aurora, 33 Wellington Street East, Aurora, Ontario. Interment Goodwood Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, donations to Heart & Stroke, Canadian Cancer Society, The Gideons International Bible or The Canadian Bible Society would be appreciated by the family.

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BANDY, Lynda Diane (nee Dickinson)

68, of Aurora, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 14, 2015 at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket.

She is survived by her loving husband Daniel Bandy. Mother to Ann (Dave) Christie, Samuel Duplessis, Daniel (Carol Ann) Bandy Jr., Pamela Bandy, and Denise Bandy. Grandmother to Teri-Ann Kimber, Michael (Kristan) Kimber, Glenn Bandy, Jaspar Christie, Christina Bandy, Jordyn Christie, and Kaitlynn Bandy. Great-grandmother to Mariah and Cashton Kimber. Sister to Marie Collett (Peter), Sandra Tomlinson (Roy). Sister-in-law to Dianne (Fred) Dyck. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her son Alexander Bandy, mother Bessie Dickinson, brother David Dickinson, and mother-in-law Helen Embury.

The family sincerely thanks the ICU staff at the Southlake Regional Health Centre and Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home for their loving care.

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Passed away peacefully, at the Dorothy Ley Hospice, on December 13th, 2015 at the age of 79. Cherished husband of Marlene.

Loving father of John (Diane) and Gordon. Beloved grandfather of Carl, Sean and Matthew Fisher. Dear brother of Anne and Ralph (Diane). Jon will be sadly missed by many other family members and friends. At Jon’s request, cremation has taken place.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. If so desired, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Dorothy Ley Hospice would be appreciated by the family.

DITTMAR, Wiltraud Margarete October 4, 1927 - December 21, 2015

Passed away suddenly at home on Monday, December 21st. Beloved wife and companion for 63 years to Klaus Dittmar of Aurora. Loving mother of Stefanie and her husband Arthur Lee of Aurora. Loving Omi of David and Caroline Lee. Dear sister of Eberhard Knoll and his wife Sue of Germany. Cremation. A private family service will take place at a later date. If desired, donations to World Vision or Plan Canada would be appreciated.Arrangements entrusted to the Thompson Funeral Home, Aurora, 905-727-5421

www.thompsonfh-aurora.com

WRIGHTSON, Janet AnneAt Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, December 20, 2015.Loving wife of William Wrightson and dear mother of Paul (Erin), Christine and Michael (Kelly). Grandmother of Sean, Michael, Anders and Heather. Predeceased by her brother Jim Olender. Visitation will take place at the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket, on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 from 1-2 p.m. Funeral service in the chapel at 2 p.m., followed by burial at St. John’s Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a memorial donation to the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation.

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

WHITE, Reece Andre Unexpectedly passed away at home on Monday, December 14, 2015. Reece White of Cookstown at 20 years of age. Beloved son of Kim and Terry White. Loving brother of Brandon. Cherished grandson of Patrick and Leotta Lawrence and Purcell and Yvonne White. Reece will also be lovingly remembered by his aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Friends may call at SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for visitation on Sunday, December 27, 2015 from 2-5 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Bradford Community Church, 9265 9th Line, Bradford on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. In Reece’s memory, donations may be made to Sick Kids Foundation, Toronto.

EVANSIn loving memory of our dear mother, wife, sister, grandma and great grandmother,

Iva GertrudeDecember 14, 1929 - January 8, 2010

In loving memory of our son, brother, father and grandfatherMichael William (Mike)

December 30, 1959 - December 22, 1989

Our lives go on without you bothBut nothing is the same,We hide our heartache,

When someone speaks your name.

Sad are the hearts who love youSilent are the tears that fall,

Living our life without you, Mom and Mike,Is the hardest part of all.

You both did so many things with us and for us all.Your hearts were kind and true,And when we needed someone

We could always count on either of you

The special years will not returnWhen we were all together,

But with love and pride within our hearts,You will walk with us forever.

Mom, you would be happy with all your little great grandchildren.There will be 14 when Laura has her baby girl Rylee (due in January).

She is due on New Year’s Eve.

Mike, your 3 little grandboys are so cute!Baby Hayden (#3) looks a little like his handsome grandpa!

Still loving and missing you both so very much.With all our love and affection,

George, Mary, Connie, Dianne, Bryan, Donna, Jim, Terry,Sarah, Ken, Leah, Kaitlyn, Taylor and Mackenna, Amy, Mike R., Brooks and Evan,

Allyson and Shawn, Melissa, Andrew, Dexter and Jack, Gillian, Kristin, Mike L. Carter and Hayden, Jeffrey, Sera and Brayden, Laura, Greg

and Rylee, Mike P., Erin and the darling twins Levi and Tyson.

Elva Jean MorrisonApril 3, 1944 – December 26, 2014

In loving memoryof a dear sisterand loving aunt

We watched you suffer day by day

And could not help in any wayBut just stood by and saw you pass

Into the saviour’s arms at last

In our hearts foreverMarlene,

Robert, Toddand their families

Earl Claughton

In loving memory of my dear husband who passed away October 28, 2015.

Forever in my thoughts, No matter where I go.Forever in my heart,Because I love you so.A special smile, a special face,And in my heart a special place.No words I speak will ever say,How much I love you every day.

Sadly missed and deeply loved by wife Dianne.

Lovingly remembered by your childrenMark, Connie, Cindy, Teresa

And their families

Elva Jean MorrisonIn loving memory of a dear mother

Who passed away December 26th, 2014

Those special memories of youWill always bring a smile

If only I could have you backFor just a little while

Then we could sit and talk againJust like we used to do

You always meant so very muchAnd always will do too

The fact that you’re no longer hereWill always cause me pain

But you’re forever in my heartUntil we meet again

Les & Hazel WilsonChristmas thoughts are bitter sweet

But so lovely to recall

For Mom & Dad it’s times like this

You’re missed the most of all.

LuvTrish & Alan

PAUL PEGGDecember 30, 2011December 30, 2011

Gone are the days we used to share.But in our hearts you’re still near.

We miss your smile, laughter and cheer. But most of all just having a beer.But most of all just having a beer.

Gone but not forgotten. Love Dennis, Doris, Tanis and Drew

Gary William Robinson April 22, 1948

to January 1, 2013

In memory of a loving husband to Gail, and

father to Ken (and Keelan) Robinson and Catherine (and Mark) Zavagno and

his adored 6 grandchildren Tyler, Spencer, Griffi n and Emery Robinson;

and Mitchell and Robert Zavagno.

We are grateful for everyday that we had, treasuring every memory.

We miss our husband, dad, grandpa and father-in-law every day.

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