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By Danielle Milley
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DURHAM — Durham’s Liberal
MPs voted against extending Cana-
da’s mission in Afghanistan during a
controversial vote Wednesday.
Both Pickering-Scarborough
East MP Dan McTeague and Ajax-
Pickering MP Mark Holland voted
against the government legislation
that would keep Canadian troops in
the war-torn country until February
2009. Troops are currently commit-
ted until February 2007, and the
vote passed by the narrow margin of
149-145.
Mr. Holland said there were three
reasons why he voted against the
legislation.
“The first being that we would
make a decision of this magnitude
on 36 hours notice with only six
hours debate,” he said, adding that
gave no time to ask questions or
consult with constituents.
“The second is, there was no clear
definition of mandate... If we’re
going to make a change (in our role)
there should be more debate than
can be allowed in six hours,” he said.
“Thirdly, we have to ask what is the
role of our military and peacekeep-
ing efforts. We have to ask to what
degree do we want to be invested in
Afghanistan.
“If we invest ourselves entirely in
Afghanistan, we not only can’t be
of assistance in Darfur, but if other
situations arise we wouldn’t be able
to go there as well.”
Mr. McTeague said his vote was
not one against Canadian troops,
but against the motion.
“The decision to commit an ad-
Pickering MPs
vote ‘no’ on
Af ghanistan
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CLAREMONT — A 19-
year-old Havelock man died
instantly when his vehicle
was crushed by a truck that
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Durham Regional Police
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ditional two years, when the
current mission expires 10
months from now, was pre-
mature,” he said.
He too was concerned with
only having 36 hours notice
and six hours of debate.
“There was no opportunity
for the people of Pickering-
Scarborough East to put their
position forward,” he said.
Mr. McTeague said he
spoke to two families of sol-
diers currently deployed
in Afghanistan and they
conveyed to him that they
thought it was premature
to extend the mission right
now.
While Mr. McTeague is
supportive of the mission and
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cation for the extension.
“I’m willing to do that, but
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Liberals were allowed a
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Man killed in crash
Pickering MPs against extension
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Entrepreneur’s career
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By Izabela Jaroszynski
Staff Writer
PICKERING — A role model, a great
entrepreneur, a shrewd businesswoman,
an inspiration.
Elaine Minacs was all of these things
to the friends and colleagues who today
are mourning her early death.
The founder and chief executive of-
ficer of one of Oshawa’s most successful
business ventures, Ms. Minacs passed
away early Wednesday morning in her
home after a long battle with cancer. She
was 61.
Until her death, she remained at the
helm of Minacs Worldwide Inc., a com-
pany she started a quarter century ago
as a temporary staffing agency. Over its
25-year history, Ms. Minacs used her
strong business sense to grow the com-
pany, including the strategic decision to
re-direct the business into the burgeon-
ing customer relationship management
(CRM) services industry.
To day, the international company
employs more than 5,000 people world-
wide, including 1,700 in its Oshawa and
Pickering locations.
Norman Betts, the lead independent
director of the Minacs board, said Ms.
Minacs will be missed by everyone at the
company.
“We are saddened by this passing of
an extraordinary woman and an excel-
lent leader,” he said. “Today, we recog-
nize Elaine’s contributions to this orga-
nization, as its founder, its driver and its
inspiration.”
As CEO, Ms. Minacs led the company
as it continued
its growth spurt
throughout the
1980s and 1990s.
She took the
company from
a privately-held
corporation re-
porting revenues
of $35.9 million in
1998, to a public-
ly-traded compa-
ny with a record
revenues of $275-million in 2004. Under
her leadership, the company received
the 2002 Supplier of the Year award from
General Motors.
But Ms. Minacs was an inspiration
beyond the confines of her company. As
a friend and colleague of Ms. Minacs’s for
more than 18 years, Gary Polonsky saw
first-hand the contribution she made to
the Durham community.
Mr. Polonsky, the out-going president
of UOIT and a board member of Minacs,
said she will be remembered as a role
model who often took time to reach out
to youth as a convocation speaker at
Durham College.
“I am very sad today,” he said. “Os-
hawa has produced a number of cham-
pions and Elaine is right up there in that
league.”
Her commitment, involvement in the
community and generous charitable
contributions to many organizations,
including her long-time support of the
Kids Help Phone, made her the recipient
of the Diamond Award in 2001.
Her professional accomplishments
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“Canada has just lost one if its greatest
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EDITORIAL
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Elaine Minacs was
a Durham giant
Durham Region shines just a little less brightly today after
the death of Minacs Worldwide founder and chair-
woman Elaine Minacs on Wednesday. Ms. Minacs, who
was in her early 60s, had been ill with colon cancer for a number
of years. She died peacefully in her Toronto home. What a legacy
she leaves behind.
The dynamic Oshawa native started out small back in 1981,
with just four employees as a temporary staffing agency. But, she
saw an opportunity to move her company in a different direction
and got into customer service and contact centre management,
inking a deal with General Motors in 1987 to be the company’s
sole provider. But she was far from done. Ms. Minacs kept push-
ing her private company forward, looking for new locations
and an ever-expanding business niche. She opened an office in
Pickering and started into business process outsourcing. Minacs
Worldwide eventually expanded to 20 locations in Canada, the
United States and Europe. Minacs went public in 1998 and saw
its revenues skyrocket from $35.9 million in 1998 to a whopping
$275 million in 2004. Minacs had 5,000 employees this past year
and was continuing to expand. In 2002, the company built a $15-
million head office adjacent to its biggest client’s headquarters,
General Motors of Canada.
Ms. Minacs was extremely well-respected and admired in
the Canadian business community and was a special example,
especially for young women intent on getting into the business
and corporate world. She provided a true, vivid picture of some-
one who had a bright idea and the brains and determination to
succeed. Ms. Minacs also leaves behind a shining illustration of
community involvement and charity work, including being hon-
oured by the Toronto and Durham YWCA branches as a Woman
of Distinction. She was inducted into the Canadian Professional
Sales Association’s Hall of Fame in 2001. But more than her glit-
tering resume, Ms. Minacs leaves us with warm memories of
a graceful, intelligent person who had time for everyone. Her
courage these last few years revealed incredible strength and
character. She will be sorely missed.
McTeague defends his bill to political opponent
To the editor:
Re: ‘McTeague bill will only benefit the well-off,’ letter to the
editor, Gary Dale.
I am glad the NDP candidate for this riding in the last
election is fully aware that there is a financial crunch facing
Canadian families trying to pay for a post-secondary educa-
tion for their children.
I also hope he finds it equally unacceptable that only one
in four families even has an RESP. We all would love for post-
secondary education to be free for every student. The Liberal
government certainly made its commitment known in the
last campaign. We were going to assist all families in having
an opportunity for higher learning. We already had made it
easier for low-income families to access more Canada stu-
dent loans and grants. That of course would be the same Lib-
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the Kelowna Accord, Kyoto, a real child-care strategy, and
one with an ideological history not known for an affinity to
giving breaks to low-income families.
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Dan McTeague, M.P.
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A/P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, MAY 19, 2006 durhamregion.com
I t’s an invariable, unshakable and
irrefutable truth.
There’s simply no denying it. Com-
muting -- particularly the kind that
involves the hellish, soul-destroying
experience of sitting behind the wheel
of your vehicle and shuttling between
lanes at a top speed of 25 kilometres
per hour sucks big time. I’m sorry, but
there’s got to be more to life than get-
ting up in Durham while it’s still dark in
order to be in Toronto or Mississauga
on time for a morning meeting.
While similar travel woes may be
found elsewhere in the outlying re-
gions of the Greater Toronto Area,
those in Durham may feel the pain a
little more. That can be attributed to
any number of factors, but most nota-
bly the one that has the powers that be
seeing the GTA’s eastern border lying
somewhere in Pickering and following
road construction plans accordingly.
Look, I know more people live west of
To ronto but have you seen how many
roads there are there? Would Durham
have to look like that in order to cope
with a burgeoning population?
Yo u’ve got to think people don’t re-
peat the exercise 10 times a week be-
cause they want to; I’m sure some real-
ize how grossly inefficient the whole
thing can be.
The full parking lots at GO Train
stations suggest alternative travel ar-
rangements are welcomed and ap-
preciated. It’s not like anyone looks
forward to getting stuck in traffic -- be
it the kind caused by a collision, con-
struction or simply too many vehicles
on not enough roadway.
In the meantime, if sitting and
brooding behind the wheel is your only
option to get to your day job, well, you
could do the following to pass time.
Look at your fellow motorists. Try
and find 10 vehicles with more than
one occupant. This should take the
better part of an hour.
When encountering road construc-
tion, call the information number. Po-
litely ask what’s taking so long and if
they’ll be done in the next 15 minutes.
Gaze longingly at the relatively open
lanes going in the opposite direction.
Then again, don’t do that. They’ll be
filled with your vehicle and everyone
else’s nine hours later.
Paul Futhey is an assistant editor with
the Metroland Durham Region Media
Group. E-mail pfuthey@durhamregion.
com.
T r ying to find answers to
the commuting conundrum
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THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 19, 2006 PAGE 7 A/Pdurhamregion.com
Want low-income
program saved
from federal
chopping block
By Erin Hatfield
Staff Writer
DURHAM — With a Ca-
nadian low-income energy
efficiency program facing the
chopping block, a Durham
non-profit agency is taking
up the fight to see it live on.
An initiative of the Cana-
dian Mortgage and Housing
Corporation and Natural
Resources Canada’s Office
of Energy, the EnerGuide for
Low-Income Households
(EGLIH) program is designed
to help low-income residents
permanently reduce their
energy bills by an average
of 30 per cent, and cut indi-
vidual household emissions
by three to four tonnes annu-
ally.
“I don’t even know why
they cancelled it,” Maggie
Robertson said. “Did they do
it to pay for something else?”
Ms. Robertson is a widow
living in Pickering on a fixed
income. Through EGLIH she
qualified for a $3,500 grant to
make her home more energy
efficient.
She learned about the
program through a tax form
she received in the mail. Her
home was built in 1964 and
the furnace was aged so she
decided to go through the ap-
plication process. An energy
adviser come to her home,
tested its efficiency and got
the necessary estimates for
the recommended improve-
ments.
“But just before I mailed
them off I got a call from the
office in Peterborough saying
the program had been can-
celled because of the federal
government’s budget,” Ms.
Robertson said.
Angela Wheeler, execu-
tive director of the non-profit
Durham Sustain Ability
(DSA), said the decision to
cut the EnerGuide program
is a great loss.
“We may lose this great
program and that is a shame,”
Ms. Wheeler said.
DSA is a member of Green
Communities Canada (GCC).
The national organization is
a network of organizations
from across the country and
is the delivery agent for the
EGLIH program.
An open letter released by
GCC calls on Prime Minister
Stephen Harper to confirm
the federal government’s
commitment to the program.
The letter came after GCC
received indications from
federal officials that the new
$500 million, five-year pro-
gram may be cancelled.
Dan McTeague, MP for
Pickering–Scarborough East,
has taken on Ms. Robertson’s
cause, bringing it up in the
House of Commons on May
10.
“This is a program to pro-
mote energy efficiency, yet
almost 50 cents of every dol-
lar goes to inspections and
administration and never
reaches the homeowner,”
Gary Lunn, minister of nat-
ural resources, said in the
House on May 10. “That is
not in the taxpayers’ inter-
est. It is not economically ef-
ficient. It is not environmen-
tally efficient and that is why
this program has to end.”
However, Mr. Lunn did say
Ms. Robertson will receive
her grant as she applied be-
fore the program was can-
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durhamregion.comP PAGE 8 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 19, 2006
Pickering woman, group fight for energy program
THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 19, 2006 PAGE 9 A/Pdurhamregion.com
Durham man returns from
Africa a changed person
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
DURHAM — Mark Simmons is back in
Durham after spending six months in Africa,
but he’s not sticking around for long.
The 30-year-old enjoyed experiencing
another culture so much he’s decided to
teach English in South Korea for a year or
two. Last September, Mr. Simmons began
a five-month internship in Accra, Ghana at
the West African AIDS Foundation (WAAF).
Organized through Canadian Crossroads
International (CCI), he went to set up a
computer network at the WAAF office and
teach staff how to use computers to make
their jobs more efficient.
While he did a great deal during his time
in Ghana, Mr. Simmons finds it hard to
fathom he was gone six months.
“Time always seems to go by fast, but it’s
hard to believe,” he said.
“I’ve seen and done so much in such a
short amount of time.”
He made such strong connections and
enjoyed his time there so much he extended
his stay from five to six months, but had to
return home in March to complete a two-
week placement at WAAF’s Canadian part-
ner agency, the AIDS Committee of Lon-
don.
In London, he was involved in a lot of
public engagements, including presenta-
tions at a church and at the University of
Western Ontario.
“I know that I had an experience few
people get to have and I got to see the work
an HIV organization is doing in Africa first-
hand,” he said. “It’s important for me to
share that with as many people who want to
listen.”
Back at his mother’s Courtice home, Mr.
Simmons shared what he learned while in
Africa and how the trip changed him.
“I find I have a different view on things
and I look at the world in a different way
than before I left,” he said. “I look at different
cultures much differently now. I don’t see
it as us and them, but just us. I realize how
similar people halfway around the world are
to myself and other Canadians.”
While he knew spending that much time
in Africa would have an effect on him, he
just didn’t realize how big the change would
be.
Spending six months in an exotic country,
far away from home, affords one the op-
portunity to learn about a different culture,
taste new foods and see unbelievable sights,
he said, but it was the people who left the
biggest impression.
“Definitely the people,” Mr. Simmons
said. “There were people there that really
amazed me in the dedication they showed,
like Eddie (executive director of WAAF) and
(Dr.) Naa Ashiley (Vanderpuye), who’ve
given up what would be a very comfortable
life in the West to help their fellow Ghanians
who are living with HIV.”
While much of his time was focused on
computers during his placement (he was
nicknamed Mr. IT), he did get to meet many
people living with HIV or AIDS, which also
taught him a lot.
“The biggest lesson is to not think of them
as numbers -- there are 30 million people
living with HIV/AIDS in Africa -- because
each of those people are individuals,” he
said.
Looking back on his time at WAAF, Mr.
Simmons feels he made a difference.
“I know that they are more comfortable
and better with computers than when I got
there,” he said. “I think the volunteer work
I still plan to do is going to help them as
well.”
Even though he isn’t in Accra anymore,
Mr. Simmons wants to continue to help
WA AF. He is going to try and get new com-
puter equipment, find medical volunteers
and secure financial support.
Mr. Simmons has advice for anyone con-
sidering a volunteer placement in another
country.
“They should do lots of research, especial-
ly around keeping themselves healthy and
safe. They should be prepared for a chal-
lenge -- physically, mentally, emotionally,”
he said. “Most importantly, they should do it
because it can completely change their life.
“The person has to have an open mind
and patience, but as long as they have those
two qualities I think they’ll do fine.”
He also suggests living with a host family,
if the option is available.
“It was a great experience,” said Mr. Sim-
mons. “I’d definitely recommend living with
a host family to anyone who is going to do
this because I learned more about the cul-
ture and language than I ever would on my
own.”
While he was looking forward to com-
ing home and seeing people and places he
hadn’t for six months, he does miss WAAF
and Ghana.
“(Leaving) was bittersweet. There were
things I was looking forward to coming
home for, but there were things and people
I knew I would miss. But I reminded myself
I could always go back,” he said.
Mr. Simmons may not be going back to
Ghana just yet, but he is leaving on his ad-
venture in South Korea in a few months.
“It had been an idea even before I want to
Ghana and in some ways Ghana was a test to
see if I could do it for a year or a few years,”
he said.
“It was just such an amazing experience
in Ghana, I just knew I had to do it.”
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Among his many excursions, Mark Simmons visited Ghanian Independence Square in Accra on
March 6.
It is the people Mark Simmons will remember the most from his six-month volunteer placement at the West African AIDS Foundation in Accra, Ghana.
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More dollars
for home and
community care
By Erin Hatfield
Staff Writer
DURHAM — Local home-care and
community services are receiving a
provincial funding boost.
The McGuinty government an-
nounced additional money to improve
home care and community support
services on May 1.
An extra $13 million in funding will
go to community services, volunteer
hospice services, palliative care con-
sultation services, acquired brain in-
jury and assistive living services in
supportive housing.
The Central East Local Health Inte-
gration Network (LHIN) is receiving
$746,650 of the $13 million. Among the
organizations in line for funds are: the
Head Injury Association of Durham
Region ($44,200); Four Counties Brain
Injury Association ($51,300); St. Paul’s
L’Amoreaux Centre ($37,200), and
Community Care Durham ($45,700).
Durham Access to Care will receive
nearly $5 million in additional fund-
ing of the $12.3 million given to the
Central East LHIN for home-care ser-
vices.
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service delivery plans in light of this
added funding to ensure we are pro-
viding the best possible care to our
clients,” said Shauna Curtis, Durham
Access to Care’s communications
manager.
It is entirely government-funded
through the provincial health and
long-term care ministry, providing in-
home care, long-term care placement
and information.
THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 19, 2006 PAGE 11 A/Pdurhamregion.com
Mike Pochwat/ News Advertiser photo
A silver anniversary
PICKERING — The Orchard Villa Retirement Home recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, with Louise Par-
sons and Marjorie Shedwick presented with gifts for being Orchard Villa residents for the past 25 years. The
founder of Orchard Villa, Fred Lafontaine, was on hand to share in the celebrations.
Keeping
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youth can feast on a festival of activ-
ity.
YOUthFest 2006 is Friday, May 26
at the Pickering Recreation Complex
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Yo uths 13 to 19 years old can take
part in a number of activities, includ-
ing golf, basketball, inflatable obsta-
cle course and volleyball, summer
job hunting help, netball, pickleball,
lacrosse and a skatejam. All activities
are free.
Each participant receives a ham-
burger or hotdog, a slice of pizza
and a drink. Additional food can be
bought at a nominal price.
Transportation is provided from
Ajax to and from the venue. Buses
leave all Ajax high schools and the
McLean and Ajax community cen-
tres between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m. The
buses will return to the community
centres only at about 8:15 p.m.
The event is hosted by the Town
of Ajax, City of Pickering, The Youth
Centre and the YMCA.
The recreation complex is at 1867
Valley Farm Rd., south of Kingston
Road.
For more information, call 905-
619-2529, ext. 7243.
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durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 12 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 19, 2006
Leafs O’Neill
has Irish
eyes for Ajax
AJAX — Jeff O’Neill is leaving the
rink for a field of green.
O’Neill will be signing autographs to
help kick off the Durham Gaelic Foot-
ball Club’s season on Saturday, May
27, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ajax
Sportsplex.
The club is offering free Irish football
lessons between 10 a.m. and noon for
kids aged five to 18 every Saturday at
the Sportsplex, from May 27 to June
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