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The Pickering 46 PA GES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 Come See Our New Look! PICKERING TOWN CENTREPICKERING TOWN CENTRE UPPER LEVEL SEARS WINGUPPER LEVEL SEARS WING 905.420.0744905.420.0744$$49499999 Offers are subject to change without notice. Up to 3 music downloads per month for 3 months if supported by your phone. Offer available only on new activations of select 24-and 36-month plans. ™Trademarks of Rogers Wireless Inc. or of Rogers Communications Inc. used under licence. © 2005. Offer Expires October 31/05 MORE MUSIC PHONES, MORE MUSIC FEATURES MUSIC PHONES starting at on 3-year term SAMSUNG P207 MOTOROLA V551 MOTOROLA V635 SONY ERICSSON S710 Loaded with Options: #DJ, MP3 player, RealTrax™ Ring Turnes, RealTrax™ Caller ID rog ers.co m/loud Ask about our "Better Choice Bundles" 376 Kingston Rd., Pickering (NE corner of Rougemount & Hwy. #2) FINE CHINESE CUISINE & DINING LOUNGE For Reservations •OR• Great Take-Out 905-509-9888905-509-9888 ANNANDALE CHURCH ST. AT BAYLY 905-683-3210 Curlers Wanted Mens, Ladies, & Mixed Leagues NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Pay as you Play Available Starting from $215.00/person [ Briefly ] Musician stamped with approval PICKERING — If Pickering gets its way, the godfather of Celtic music will be once again travelling across the country -- but this time it would be on a stamp. Council passed a motion Oct. 3 to request Canada Post honour John Allan Cameron with a commemora- tive stamp to mark his significant achievements. Born in Cape Breton, Mr. Cameron introduced a new brand of music that would become known as Cape Breton music in the 1960s. In 2003, he was honoured with the Order of Canada in recognition of his efforts for more than 30 years in establishing and growing the Celtic music scene in Canada. He has en- tertained Canadian troops around the world and played popular festi- vals across the country. Now residing in Pickering, Mr. Cameron has also received the Pick- ering Lifetime Achievement award. [ What’s on ] Weight help for Pickering teens DURHAM — The Youth Cen- tre wants to help youth be Weight Smart. The free seven-week program for overweight youth runs Oct. 19 to Nov. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Youth Centre, 360 Bayly St. (between Westney Road and Finley Avenue), Ajax. Weight Smart is co-ordinated and led by a professional dietitian and a nurse practitioner who spe- cialize in youth and youth-related is- sues. The program includes learning how to make sensible food choices and how to manage a healthy life- style while having fun at the same time. The program includes individual and group support. The program is open to youth between the ages of 13 to 19 years. Par ticipants are required to make an appointment for a one-on-one as- sessment prior to Oct. 18. Space is limited. For information or to register, call 905-428-1212. [ Index ] Editorial Page, 6 Sports, 8 Classified, 10 Entertainment, 14 [ Call us] General: 905 683 5110 Distribution: 905 683 5117 General Fax: 905 683 7363 Newsroom Fax: 905 683 0386 Pressrun 48,900 infodurhamregion.com ON A WINNING NOTE Pickering woman earns Durham music award Page 14 SATISFACTION KIA winning customers over Wheels pullout PICKERING SITE NEEDS SPACE FOR DEPARTMENTS This is the second in a series of stories looking at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital and the need for expansion. The hospital services the communities of Ajax, Pickering and Whitby. By Danielle Milley Staff Writer DURHAM — “Excuse me” are words heard quite often in the hall of the labo- ratory at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pick- ering hospital. With the dry chemistry machine, the flammable cupboard, carts, and various boxes and files creeping into its lim- ited space, it makes it difficult to move through the busy area if there is more than one person in the path. Not that the rest of the lab is what one would call roomy. Built in 1964 and then expanded in 1976, the lab is too small to accommodate the equipment and staff needed for a hospital the size of Ajax and Pickering. It is just another one of the hospital’s departments bursting at the seams. Staff make do with what they have; they love it here and despite their years of experience and qualifications they chose not to go to a bigger or better equipped hospital. Donna Smeeton has worked in the field since 1979. The medical lab tech- nologist has been in Ajax for three years and is surprised by how much they deal with. “I’m constantly amazed for a little community hospital the range of dif- ficult specimens we get, it’s fairly com- parable to Toronto and we have a third of the space, staff and equipment,” she Hospital’s bursting ✦ See Scary, Page 4 Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo Anne Brenna works in the lab at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital. Hospital staff find space limited for working in a number of labs, a problem that could be allevi- ated they say if plans for redevelopment move forward. Pickering family clings to hope DURHAM — Four people are fac- ing hundreds of criminal charges as a result of a lengthy police investigation into thefts at construction sites across Durham Region. It’s estimated more than $150,000 worth of tools, construction machines and building materials were stolen be- tween July 1 and Sept. 29, when Dur- ham Regional Police executed a search warrant at an address in Whitby. About $40,000 worth of stolen property has al- ready been returned to rightful owners, police said. Police say thieves struck at sites in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa and Bowmanville, breaking into vehicles, site trailers and tool storage bins under the cover of night. Investigating officers closed in on sus- pects early Sept. 29, watching as two men unloaded property from a vehicle Despite losing eviction appeal, Knapps hope to remain in home By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — We sley and Angela Knapp may have lost their eviction ap- peal, but they haven’t lost hope that they’ll be able to stay in the house they’ve called home for decades. The Knapps have lived on Sideline 32 north of Hwy. 7 for 26 years. Their youngest son was born in the room he still lives in today. “In that personal sense it’s become a heritage home for our family,” he said. “We’d definitely like to stay here.” The Ontario Rental Housing Tribu- nal ruled, however, they must leave the house by the end of April. The Knapps were among the dozen tenants of the federal lands in north Pickering to receive an eviction notice in February and they are the first to lose their appeal at the Tribunal. The govern- ment cited health concerns and prohibi- tive repair costs as the reasons for the evictions. Over the last few years, the Knapps thought they were making progress with Public Works (it manages the land on behalf of Transport Canada). They’d al- ready received one eviction notice and come to a resolution. “They were doing quite a lot of work, they’d severed the lot and we could see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Mr. Knapp said. “We were feeling at last the issues were going to be resolved and ARGOS CARRYING BULLYING MESSAGE TO PICKERING A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photos PICKERING — The Canadian Safe Schools Network, Tim Hortons, an the Toronto Argonauts brought the Huddle Up Against Bullying program to Gandatsetiagon Pub- lic School last week. Argo linebacker Randy Srochenski, right, delivered a message to the students, including, above from left, Joseph Tropiano, Tim Ryan, Dwayne Sin- anan, Danielle Davis and Nancy Pye, who did a skit about bullying. Time to assess your home Property values expected to rise across Pickering By Mike Ruta Staff Writer DURHAM — Expect the value of your home to have gone up when your assessment notice arrives in a week or so. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) begins mailing notices to Durham home and business owners Oct. 13. Given rising house prices in Durham, Greg Martino, MPAC’s account manager for Durham and Toronto, says it’s fair to say that, in general, Durham homeowners will see their assessments up from the last period, in 2003. From now on, assess- ment notices will arrive annually. The notice reflects the current as- sessed value of a property as of Jan. 1, 2005. A new feature this year will show the average percentage increase of properties in the given municipal- ity, and the increase/decrease of the property in question from the last time it was assessed. “This is a new initiative we are start- ing this year,” Mr. Martino said. “It’s an attempt to provide the property own- ers with additional information when they do receive their assessment.” He says the property value is deter- mined by reviewing actual sales that have taken place in the area on or around Jan. 1. When property owners receive their notice, Mr. Martino says they should ask themselves if the assessed value reflects a reasonable price they could have sold for on Jan. 1. If the owner believes the assessment is incorrect, or that it did not consider some impor- Four charged in Pickering construction site thefts ✦ See Higher, Page 5 ✦ See Liberal, Page 2 ✦ See Thieves, Page 5 bingo we received an eviction notice. “We could see no reason for it.” The Knapps aren’t alone in their thinking. The couple is part of Land Over Landings, which is trying to pre- vent evictions and demolitions, as well as protect the land from being used for the proposed airport, and Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland is also on their side. Mr. Holland has been working to gain support in Ottawa, making some head- way Oct. 5 when the GTA Liberal Cau- cus unanimously passed a resolution calling for “an immediate moratorium on all evictions and demolitions on the Pickering Airport Lands until there is a transparent and fair process in place to deal with tenanted lands.” Mr. Holland said for most of the mem- bers, the issues surrounding the fed- eral land in north Pickering were new to them. “They’re very concerned with some of the information I provided about the tenants on the land. I don’t know how you can’t be concerned, the situation is not fair,” he said. Although the Ontario Caucus didn’t take an official position, Mr. Holland said it did respond favourably to the resolution. His next move is to meet with Trans- port Minister Jean Lapierre to discuss the evictions, demolitions and manage- ment of the land. “It’s my hope that we can stop these evictions,” he said. “(If there is an air- port), there isn’t going to be an airport there for 10 or 15 years so there is no need to be evicting these people,” This is good news for the Knapps, as Mr. Holland wants to stop even the evic- tions already in progress. “If we’re going to stop the evictions that are already in progress it’s going to need the minister’s intervention,” he said. Mr. Holland acknowledges it would be costly to do all the repairs and so not all homes can be saved, but he also knows many of the homes have been neglected over the years. P PA GE 2 ◆NEWS ADVERTISER ◆OCTOBER 12, 2005 7775 Baldwin Street N. Brooklin (905) 655-8198 2005 Mallard 280BH DRIVE-THRU WINTERIZING WEEKEND OCT. 14 & 15TH Appointments necessary. 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To enter the draw for your chance to win a $1000, $100 or $50 Shopping Spree, just pay your carrier the $6.00 optional delivery charge and send us your ballot which is located on your “Thank You” coupon, before noon on Monday October 24, 2005. Your carrier keeps 100% of what they collect as payment for their delivery. It Pays to Pay your News Advertiser Carrier “SERVICE WORTH PAYING FOR” $1000 WINNER NEWS ADVERTISER Do you have some news to share with our readers? We’d love to hear about it. Please send it to managing editor Tony Doyle at tdoyle@ durhamregion. com NEWS ADVERTISER ✦ Liberal from page 1 A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo Shelving plans PICKERING — The shelves at St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Food Bank are in desper- ate need of restocking and volunteers like Garnet Ferguson are hard at work receiving donations. The annual fall food drive runs until Oct. 15 and Items can dropped off in Pickering at Sobeys, Independent, Price Chopper, Loblaws and Dominion, along with local fire halls. Airport restrictions now in place DURHAM — The airspace in the vi- cinity of the federal lands for a pro- posed airport in Pickering is now ob- stacle-free. The Pickering Airport Site Zoning Regulations officially came into effect Sept. 26. Transport Canada initiated the process in July 1998 when it recognized the need to implement zoning regula- tions. The restrictions apply to certain lands adjacent to, and in the vicinity of, the federally-owned lands in Pickering, Markham and Uxbridge. As an interim measure, a Provincial Minister’s Zoning Order ensured that portions of the lands were protected until the federal regulations were en- acted. Airport zoning regulations re- strict the height of buildings, structures and objects, including natural growth, on regulated lands and protect aircraft from potential hazards such as bird strikes and electronic signal interfer- ence. Transport Canada noted these reg- ulations don’t imply that the federal government has made a decision on an airport at Pickering. A decision is not to be made until at least 2009 when a fur- ther study has been completed on the role of airports in southern Ontario to accommodate future air traffic growth; Transport Canada has completed its due diligence review of related studies; a federal environmental assessment has been completed; and a Pickering Airport Master Plan has been submit- ted to the federal minister of transport. Liberal GTA caucus offers support sportsdurhamregion.com Just one more way to get your sports news Bank accounts set up By Keith Gilligan Staff Writer DURHAM — Atiya Siddiquei con- siders herself fortunate. The Whitby woman has been able to contact family members living near the site of a devastating earthquake that rocked a portion of Kashmir Sat- urday. “I spoke to my brother already. He’s a little way from there,” she says. Her brother, mother, an aunt and uncle live near the earthquake centre. One family “just came out of their home and the home came down. They’re emotional and not able to talk,” Ms. Siddiquei states. It’s “hard to talk to the area. The phone lines are disturbed,” she notes. She’s working with a welfare organi- zation to get relief into the area. “We’re appealing to the people in To ronto area to collect blankets and money. We’ll send it back home,” Ms. Siddiquei says. “We’re raising it for poor families, not just our own family. We want to help all of them.” The death toll from the earthquake could top 40,000, with thousands more injured and potentially millions home- less. The Canadian Red Cross is appeal- ing for monetary donations, says Gor- don Dyck, with the Durham Region branch. “It’s very difficult to get supplies into the area,” Mr. Dyck says. “We arrange to buy it locally and ship it from there. It’s also much cheaper.” Members of the South Asian com- munity have contacted the Red Cross and have “expressed concern” for rela- tives in the stricken area, he adds. The International Red Cross has sent hundreds of volunteers into the area to help with rescue efforts and to assess the situation. Tents, blankets, food and medicines are being distributed and three Red Cross medical teams are heading into the region. The Indian Red Cross has sent in 20,000 blankets and 1,400 tents. Financial donations can be made online at www.redcross.ca, by calling toll free at 1-800-418-1111 or at the Durham Red Cross at 905-723-2933. The toll-free line accepts Visa and MasterCard donations. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian Red Cross, earmarked South Asia Earthquake and mailed to the Canadian Red Cross National Cross, 170 Metcalfe St., Suite 300, Ot- tawa, Ontario, K2P 2P2. Donations of goods are not being accepted. Donations can be made at the Dur- ham Red Cross, at 585 Wentworth St. E, Unit 40, Oshawa. For more information, call 905-723- 2933. Metroland A/P PA GE 3 ◆NEWS ADVERTISER ◆OCTOBER 12, 2005 PICKERING 1410 BAYLY ST., UNIT 1 905-831-8989 Just East of Pickering GO Station Store Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30-8 • Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 11-5 MARKHAM RICHMOND HILL AURORA 905-475-0117 905-763-4205 905-841-3400OTHER LOCATIONS: FRIDAY OCTOBER 15,FRIDAY OCTOBER 15, SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 &SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 & SUNDAY OCTOBER 17SUNDAY OCTOBER 17 Laminate 99¢sq. ft.8.3mm Hardwood $3.49 sq. ft. Carpet $1.79 sq. ft. with installation Many colours & sizes available. 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For information, visit www.dwac.ca/ news/agm2005.html. 8 Page Flyer in LOOK FOR * delivered to select homes Today’s Paper! BOO!BOO! Canada’s Greatest Halloween Superstore says. “Ajax and Pickering have expanded so much but really everything else hasn’t expanded with them.” The working conditions may not be ideal but the people she works with are great, she says. “Sometimes you get a little frustrated but you do the best with what you’ve got,” Ms. Smeeton says. “We try and organize things so they’re quite effective for the limited space.” The switch to flat screen monitors was made to free up precious counter space. In the hematology department an expensive microscope that was once stored on the floor can now fit on the counter beside the sleek screen. Another space-creating measure is the piece of wall that was cut out to make room for the backup analyser, which rests on a cart with wheels for easy portability. “We incorporated any space we could,” says Wendy Mousseau, the laboratory manager. The cramped quarters don’t just mean the 50 people who work in the lab (20 are on during the day shift) get to know each other well, they also pose safety concerns. David Hancock, transfusion safety officer, has worked in Ajax for 14 months. He loves it, but is concerned. When asked how he would describe the difference between Ajax and the other hospitals he’s worked at, he says just one word: “scary. “To me it’s an accident waiting to happen. It’s only a matter of time before someone dies because we don’t have the facilities to do the testing.” The blood bank has enough room for only one person to work at a time, yet, this is an area where urgent testing is done. “My concern is we’ll have two traumas and we’ll only have one person working because we have nowhere else to work,” Mr. Hancock says. In the pathology area where chemicals such as xylene and alcohol are used, staff question the safety of their working conditions. The area has passed all tests. In other hospitals slides are made using au- tomation and there is proper ventilation to remove the strong smells, but there is no room for automa- tion in Ajax so staff work out in the open with the pungent odours. They’ve grown used to the smells others try not to breathe in too deeply. The lab is one of the most important departments in the hospital; 85 per cent of clinical decisions are made here, Ms. Mousseau says. An emergency room can not operate without an on-site lab. Accreditors with the Ontario Laboratory Accredi- tation process were concerned that the physical set up of the lab didn’t meet their requirements when they visited in February. Staff was able to satisfy them by showing redevelopment plans for the hospital. The plans call for a 6,800-square-foot lab, which would be nearly twice the size of the cur- rent 3,600-sq.-ft. setup. The staff all hope the plans they’ve seen on paper materialize, but they’ve been let down before. In 1994, the lab was supposed to be expanded but that never came to fruition. The lab’s neighbour, diagnostic imaging, is in the same boat. DI is so large it can’t fit in one area so it is found on either side of the lab in two wings. The east wing houses ultrasound, general X-ray and fluoroscopy. It is not nearly big enough for the hospital. DI has a fourth ultrasound machine that can’t be used because there is nowhere to put it. It is pushed off to the side in another dingy ultrasound room that used to be able to accommodate both, with two pa- tients separated by a curtain. Under new infection standards that practice isn’t allowed anymore. That stray ultrasound machine is a dedicated prostate ultrasound unit. Now patients have to go to Centenary (adding to the waiting lists there) or undergo a procedure in the operating room. “That’s really causes us a big concern, that they have to be supported in the OR, which is more costly and invasive,” says Andrew Hickey, DI manager. Privacy is an issue in DI. On a recent Friday af- ternoon there are only a few patients in the waiting room and in the hall, but Karen Hayden says that is not the norm. “(This morning) I had people wait- ing out here and in the waiting room and all the way down to emerg,” says the booking clerk. “I had people wiggling though.” The department does 85,000 exams every year, a number projected to rise seven per cent ever year, which is twice the average. “It’s really awful,” says Ms. Hayden of the lack of waiting space. “We had a couple of ladies down there in johnny gowns. There is no privacy.” Another area of concern regarding privacy is the change rooms for ultrasound patients. They are 2.5- by-4-feet stalls that have been constructed at the end of the hall. Behind the scenes, the situation isn’t any better. Although the filing area is overflowing, that’s where Joy Freemantle can be found. “This is the only place we can find to put our of- fice supervisor -- in the files,” Mr. Hickey says. Down the hall in the west wing -- home to CT, nuclear medicine, bone density testing and mam- mography -- staff also make do. “We keep getting promised that things are going to get better and we keep hoping things will get better,” says Betty Walker, a charge technologist of mammography and bone mineral densitometry. Ms. Walker has worked here for 19 years. She says the conditions can sometimes be hard on morale, but staff doesn’t let it trickle down to patients. “We do offer a really good service and that’s why people come back,” she says. She is looking forward to the redevelopment, which will give her more work space and an edu- cation room to train staff or conduct community workshops. “I’m really excited about it because we’ll be able to offer extra services with additional rooms and offer a better service to patients,” she says. In the redeveloped DI department, the two wings would come together in 22,800 square feet of space compared with the 7,400 square feet they have now. The additional space would have many benefits, in- cluding helping improve treatment for the growing cancer patient population. The redevelopment would provide space for a second CT scanner (the current wait for a CT test in Ajax is four to eight weeks, the preferred wait time is one week), a second nuclear medicine suite, and an MRI suite. Mr. Hickey says it isn’t a matter of comfort, it is a matter of safety. “Over the last several years we’ve been growing at twice the average rate of all diagnostic imaging across Ontario,” says Mr. Hickey. “We’ve been able to maintain that service with exist- ing staff and space...We’ve grown to our limit and it is difficult to provide service safely.” newsdurhamregion.com searchkeyword: rougevalleyexpansion A/P PA GE 4 ◆NEWS ADVERTISER ◆OCTOBER 12, 2005 Monday to Friday 9:30am - 8pm (5:30pm in Campbellford), Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm & Sunday 12pm - 5pm 13 Front St. S., Campbellford (705) 653-1188 OR 1-800-561-7573 contact@bennetts.ca 1099 Kingston Rd., Pickering (between Whites & Liverpool) 1-866-646-7833 • durham@bennetts.ca 700 Clonsilla Ave., Peterborough (705) 749-9273 OR 1-888-726-6224 info@bennetts.caInspiring Views www.bennetts.cawww.bennetts.ca TheirTheir entire Homeentire Home FurnishingsFurnishings Collection is reduced!Collection is reduced! UP TOUP TO 55%55%OFF!OFF! 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Wayne Arthurs, Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP e-mail warthurs.mpp@liberal.ola.org Fax: 905-420-5351 Jim Flaherty, Whitby-Ajax MPP e-mail: jim.fl ahertyco@pc.ola.org Fax: 905-430-1840 George Smitherman, Minister of Health e-mail: gsmitherman.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org Fax: 416-972-7686 David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal e-mail: dcaplan.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org Fax: 416-494-9937 Building for the future✦ See Scary, Page 1 ‘Scary’ situation has hospital making do with little space Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photos Space is at a premium with a number of the labs at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital. Laura Kononow, front above, works in the lab, while Joy Freemantle is in the diagnostic imaging department. In redevelopment plans, DI would grow from 7,400 to 22,800 square feet. at an address on Perry Street in Whitby. Cops arrested the men and obtained a search warrant for the property, even- tually recovering a truckload of stolen property. Two more people were busted Sept. 30, police said. Facing hundreds of charges, including break, enter and theft; theft over $5,000; possession of stolen property; posses- sion of burglary tools and mischief under $5,000, are Darryl John Bowler, 23, of Dunlop Street, Whitby; Kevin Lavigne, 23, of Rideau Street, Oshawa, and 48- year-old Gregory Jesse Hill, of no fixed address. In addition, Darla Bowler, 25, of Rideau Street in Oshawa, is charged with break, enter and theft, possession of sto- len property, and breach of probation. tant features of the property, he or she can file a request for reconsideration, a process he describes as “free and informal. “Through that written request iden- tify the reasons why they think that assessment is incorrect,” Mr. Martino says, adding “we will be more than happy to make the necessary changes” if warranted. A request for reconsideration is not the same as an assessment appeal, as the latter is filed with the independent, Assessment Review Board. The fee for filing an Annual Property Assessment Complaint is $75 for residential and $150 for all other properties. A higher assessment does not neces- sarily mean higher taxes in 2006. “What you have to keep in mind is that the assessment is only one part of the equation,” Mr. Martino says, noting the lower- and upper-tier municipal tax rates, in addition to the education component, has to be set. “Until the other two factors are established, it’s difficult to say what the final impact will be.” MPAC’s Durham office is in the Of- fice Galleria, Suite 170, the Oshawa Centre, at 419 King St. W. in Oshawa. The telephone number is 1-866-296- 6722. Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 4, the of- fice will extend its hours from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. to accommodate residents who want to speak to as assessor about their property assessment. For more information, visit www. mpac.ca or www.arb.gov.on.ca. 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Books are one of the few items I have a difficult time get- ting rid of or giving away. They are too much like old friends. They are doubly precious if they happen to be an old friend you shared over and over again with a burbling, pudgy-fingered infant. And so, going back in time through my son’s library quickly became a bittersweet, sometimes emotional journey. The earliest strata revealed items from the “plasticine” era. Small, cardboard-paged, “sen- sory” books, with worn scraps of Borg carpeting glued inside them. Next came the “peek-a- boo” books. Books with holes in them, dog-eared from hours of abuse by saliva-coated, Ar- rowroot-encrusted fingers. Books full of barnyard animals, all happily co-existing with the farmer, blissfully unaware of the fall slaughter fast approach- ing. Then, as time goes by and parental responsibility be- gins to kick in, we begin to see themes emerging. Wherever Suzanne and I happened to be on our own particular evolu- tion is clearly spelled out in our choice of reading material for the kids. Here is our “Cultural Mosaic” period, with such titles as “A Fatwa for Rusty,” “M is for Molotov” and “Nana’s Sweat- shop.” I can see where we began to tiptoe around sexual educa- tion with the introduction of “Farmer Brown’s long lonely night,” and “To think that I saw it in Dad’s magazine!” Further along the line it becomes ob- vious that gender issues were very much on our minds as I discover books like “Todd and Brice pick out a couch,” “Con- nie’s new friend has really short hair,” and the delightful, lift-the- flap version of “What goes with pearls?” I don’t, of course, mean to imply that we’ve been perfect parents. Far from it. Like all new caregivers, we made our share of mistakes along the way. I still cringe when I think of my kids falling asleep to “The Germans started it,” or “Mike Tyson’s Prison ABC’s” or the horrible yet strangely compelling “Too many kittens.” Live and learn I guess. My favorite bedtime reads were the “Carl the Dog” books. Carl, an enormous Rottweiler, gets into all sorts of trouble while babysitting his precocious infant charge. These books had gorgeous illustrations, but no text. I could, therefore, tell these stories in a different way every night. Sometimes Carl was the hero, sometimes he turned on the kid. Either way the story was very entertaining. I’d like to think, as I sat on the floor, surrounded by all these gentle voices of the past, that someday my children will pick up a few of these and read them to their own babies. Or will things have changed too much by then. Will we even be read- ing books anymore? Instead of crawling up into his Mom or Dad’s lap, will the child of the future simply jack himself into his “I-pillow” and nod off to James Earl Jones’s rendition of “Jack and the Bean Futures”? For Carl’s sake, I hope not. Durham resident Neil Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves some of his best lines for his columns. Follow Neil’s BLOG drinfo.ca/croneblog.html Ta x increases could be held down To the editor: We listen to all this talk of Durham property taxes going up double digits. It is the same bluff as any other year, then they come up with an 8 per cent increase and taxpayers say that is bet- ter than what they estimated. Well, it is not better. My pensions and wages do not go up 8 per cent a year. Our property taxes are going up in leaps and bounds every year. The councillors are grip- ing about the police depart- ment costing so much money. Why don’t they do something about it? People are breaking every law in the book and absolute- ly nothing is done about it. The police department could almost be self-support- ing if we had a traffic division that enforced the law and tick- eted the violators. When are these give-our- selves-a-raise councillors going to put two and two to- gether and, maybe with a little effort, come up with four. Len Dunsford Oshawa Smoking law continues to damage industry To the editor: In a recent report by the On- tario Lottery and Gaming Cor- poration, it was released that Ontario stands to lose $350 million in revenues in Ontario Casinos. It was also reported that the gaming corporation had already lost $131 million because of municipal smoking bylaws. Many individuals and orga- nizations warned of the nega- tive economic and employ- ment effects a smoking ban would have on the bar indus- try. I spoke to my municipal and regional council stating the Durham Region bylaw would have a negative impact. Being about the 26th bar, out of about 40 in Durham that went out of business since the bylaw passed in June 2004, I was right, unfortunately. I was not allowed to speak at the provincial smoking bylaw hearing. One would only have to compare liquor licences that were not renewed or those that were cancelled with the date when smoking bylaws came into effect in municipali- ties to have a good representa- tion of what a negative effect they have had on the bar busi- ness. Beer, food, and tobacco industries are afraid to publish and make known their loss of revenue in this sector of busi- ness, due to a fear of govern- ment retaliation. Ask anyone in the bar entertainment in- dustry, however, and they will be happy to tell you. If the OLGC is afraid of los- ing $350 million in revenue, what effect will the bylaw have on the independent bar owners? We do not have the advantage of endless govern- ment funding that can just raise money by raising taxes. Bar shutdowns in Durham Region since June 2004 are nothing compared to what the Province will suffer in 2006. Rob MacArthur Ajax EDITORIAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I’m so glad I grabbed Carl by the tale IN THE COMMUNITY CLICK AND SAY This Week’s Question: Are you worried, or uncon- cerned about reassessments being sent out to homeown- ers by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation this month? Concerned Unconcerned Cast your vote online at infodurhamregion.com Last Week’s Question: Will the Province’s proposed 20 minutes of daily exercise for students make a big differ- ence in preventing child obesity? Votes cast: 285 No: 51.9 % Only a little: 24.9 % Yes: 23.2 % This birthday’s a winner Helen Roy shared this photo with us of her grandson Graham Gif- ford who had just won $40 during a visit to Picov Downs with his grandmother and mother, Wendy. It was a fine way for Mr. Gifford to celebrate his 24th birthday. 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[ Letters Policy ]-- We w elcome letters that include name, city of residence and phone numbers for verification. Writers are generally limited to 200 words and one submission in 30 days. We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer com- plaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, style and clarity. Opinions expressed by letter writers are not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. Due to the volume of letters, not all will be printed. Fax: 905-683-0386; e- mail: tdoyle@ durhamregion.com. The newspaper contacts only those whose submissions have been chosen for publication. OPG puts needed resources into the classroom Large donation will help with training of future Pickering nuclear workers O ntario Power Generation is taking a big step to help with the coming energy “crisis” in the province by putting its money where it can do the most good. That was clearly apparent in the wake of a $10-million in- vestment in the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, announced last week. The money will come to Ontario’s new- est university in yearly chunks of $2 million over the next five years. The $10-million received by the school matches the $10 mil- lion given to UOIT by the Region of Durham and is just above the $8 million provided in a cost-sharing deal for recreational services at the campus, by the City of Oshawa. But OPG’s largesse is targeted. The money the huge corpo- ration puts into the school will help to train the skilled power workers of the future. As OPG president Jim Hankinson indicat- ed when the investment was announced, “over the next decade we could experience as much as a 50 per cent attrition in our skilled workforce due to retirements.” As the second largest employer in Durham Region after General Motors, it is in the interest of OPG to make sure it has properly trained people who can step right in and seamlessly replace those retiring. And UOIT is ideally situated, geographi- cally and by its state-of-the-art design, to be the best possible training ground for new workers at the Darlington and Pickering generating nuclear stations. Look for OPG to be in a hiring mode over the next few de- cades. Not only will there be significant retirements, but the Province will be forced to work at providing new levels of sup- ply as first-generation reactors like Pickering and Darlington require refurbishment and replacement. The energy industry will be at the cutting edge of scientific development and there will be plenty of opportunity for young people who want to earn a good living in a challenging and important career. UOIT continues to grow and develop and with its mandate firmly on working with and augmenting the corporate players of the region and province, it will be at the heart of educational development in the years to come. OPG has seen the future and knows it is spelled UOIT. P PA GE 7◆NEWS ADVERTISER ◆OCTOBER 12, 2005 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905.420.2222 or visit our website DATE MEETING TIME Oct. 17 Council Meeting 7:30 pm Oct. 20 Statutory Public Information Meeting 7:00 pm Oct. 24 Management Forum Meeting 1:30 pm Oct. 24 Executive Committee 7:30 pm Oct. 26 Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting 7:00 pm 905.420.2222 cityofpickering.com 24 Hour Access 905.420.4660 Santa Claus Parade & Float Applications Online @ cityofpickering.com/greatevents Participate in Pickering Saturday, November 12 Fire Prevention Week October 9 to 15 Fire Hall Open House Saturday, October 15 11 am to 3 pm Station #6, Dixie Rd. @ 1115 Finch Ave. 905.420.4628 fire@city.pickering.on.ca #ITY OF 0ICKERING CELEBRATES 3MALL "USINESS 7EEK /CTOBER 6ISIT OUR DISPLAY IN THE -AIN "RANCH 0UBLIC ,IBRARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 0ICKERING 0UBLIC ,IBRARY "!#$ 5/)4 !0"/4 "53).%33 7%%+ %6%.4 "REAKFAST 3EMINAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 0ICKERING 0UBLIC ,IBRARY !DECCO $ATE 7EDNESDAY/CTOBER !T THE 0ICKERING -AIN "RANCH ,IBRARY ND FLOOR !UDITORIUM &OR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER VISIT ECONDEVL CITYPICKERINGONCA OR CONTACT THE FRIENDLY STAFF AT !DECCO AT CITYOFPICKERINGCOM PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, the City of Pickering gives Notice of its intent to pass a by-law to stop-up and close that part of Helm Street, Pickering, designated as that part of Lot 5, RCP No. 819, Pickering, being Part 2, Plan 40R-21838 and convey it to the adjacent owner (see sketch below). The plan and description showing the lands affected may be viewed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Pickering. This by-law will be considered by the Executive Committee of Council on October 24, 2005. Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contact the City Clerk on or before noon on October 21, 2005. Debi A. Bentley, City Clerk Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 905.420.4611 cityofpickering.com 46#+&$5 -"/%4 2005 FINAL TAX NOTICE Final Installment of the 2005 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TAX BILL is due for payment OCTOBER 14, 2005 If you have not received your Tax Notice, please telephone the Civic Complex at 905.420.4614 (North Pickering 905.683.2760) or Toll Free 1.866.683.2760. Our office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Questions regarding your property assessment? •Please note that property assessment is the responsibility of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and that all assessment related inquiries should be directed to them at 1.866.296.6722. •Additional information regarding property assessment can be found on MPAC’s website: www.mpac.ca Tired of standing in line to pay your taxes? Please note that the City of Pickering offers the following payment options and encourages you to try these convenient alternatives. You can pay your taxes: •At participating financial institutions. Please allow five days before the due date for your payment to reach our office. Note: Your tax account is credited when payment is received at our office, not the day funds are withdrawn from your bank account. •By mail. To avoid the late payment penalty fee, please ensure that your tax payment is mailed five days before the due date. Cheques post-dated for the due dates are acceptable. Note: Your account is credited when payment is received at our office, not the post-marked date. •After hours “outside” drop box at the City municipal building on or before the due date. •By telephone/computer banking. Please check with your financial institution for details. Please allow five days before the due date for your payment to reach our office. Note: Your tax account is credited when payment is received at our office, not the day funds are withdrawn from your bank account. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not reduce YOUR responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. A late payment fee of 1.25% is added to any unpaid taxes on the first day of default and on the first day of each month, as long as the taxes remain unpaid. The penalty and interest rates are set by City by-laws, pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Act. The City does not have the authority to waive penalty and interest charges. NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT and PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #1 Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 401 Schedule ‘C’ Class Environmental Assessment The City of Pickering has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment for a pedestrian bridge over Highway 401 to connect the Pickering GO Station to the north side of Highway 401 in the vicinity of the Pickering Town Centre. Various alternatives will be examined as part of the study to provide this connection. This notice signals the commencement of the Class Environmental Assessment and provides details of our Public Open House. This study will define the problem, identify and evaluate alternative solutions, and determine a preferred solution in consultation with the City of Pickering, regulatory agencies, and the public. The study is being conducted in compliance with Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (June 2000), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Information regarding the Study will be available in the Pickering City Hall Lobby from October 12 through 19, 2005. Public Open House #1 will provide the public with an opportunity to meet directly with the Project Team, review and discuss the study scope and issues related to the project including identification of the problem/opportunity, alternative solutions, and environmental considerations. Public comments obtained at the meeting will be incorporated into the next phase of this Study. The public will be invited to attend a second Public Open House anticipated in early December 2005. The first Public Open House has been scheduled for: We dnesday, October 19, 2005 Pickering City Hall Lobby One The Esplanade, Pickering 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Information requests or questions may be directed to: Thomas Melymuk, MCIP, RPP Division Head, Corporate Projects & Policy City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 Phone: 905.420.4636 Fax: 905.420.4610 Email: tmelymuk@city.pickering.on.ca We bsite: cityofpickering.com or Mr. Laurence Cudlip, OAA Consultant Project Manager TSH Engineers Architects and Planners 300 Water Street Whitby, Ontario L1N 9J2 Phone: 905.668.9363 x2291 Fax: 905.668.0221 Email: lcudlip@tsh.ca Comments and information regarding this Class Environmental Assessment are being collected under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Reduce Your Waste-line October 17th to 23rd, 2005 is Waste Reduction Week Across Canada municipalities, schools and businesses are organizing events, competi- tions and awareness campaigns to get the message across about reducing waste. To get ideas, check out wrwcanada.com or the City’s website cityofpickering.com Be responsible by making an effort to reduce your waste every week: ✔Conduct a “litter less lunch” challenge in your school or office ✔Use the Materials Exchange Program on the City’s website to give away items that you no longer need and to post articles you do require ✔Register to donate used cell phones and ink cartridges to charity ✔ Want to stop unwanted unaddressed ad mail? Leave a note inside your mailbox indicating that you want to participate in the Consumers Choice Program and no longer desire unaddressed ad mail. If the unaddressed mail continues to be delivered, contact Canada Post at 1.800.267.1177 ✔ Give away items that you no longer need to charities, friends or family ✔ Recycle and Compost ✔ Properly dispose of items that are hazardous Pickering Is Pickering Is Youth Friendly! Youth Friendly! The City of Pickering was selected and recently received an award for being one of 9 Youth Friendly Communities in all of Ontario. Play Works, The Ontario Partnership for Active Youth, made this presentation in Burlington on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. The City of Pickering is very proud to receive such recognition and will continue to develop new and innovative events and programs for youth in Pickering 13 – 19 years of age. The programs and events that are currently offered in the City are FREE and come from ideas shared by the local Youth Council - Pickering Activity Council 4 Teenz (P.A.C 4 Teenz). Graeme Barlow, P.A.C. 4 Teenz President, and Mayor David Ryan accepted the award. SENIOR CITIZENS SNOW REMOVAL PROGRAM The City of Pickering, and the Canadian Progress Club of Pickering/Ajax Women offers a Snow Removal Program for Senior Citizens within the urban area of Pickering (South of Third Concession Road). The program provides snow removal of residential front sidewalk, driveway apron and clearance to the main entrance of the home. There is no charge for this service. OPENINGS ARE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 200 APPLICANTS ONLY. To apply for this program, please contact the Municipal Property & Engineering Division at 905.420.4630, ext 2543. Please note: Previous users must reapply for the 2005/2006 program. A City of Opportunity The City of Pickering is Toronto’s eastern neighbour and home to a growing community that blends business opportunities, cultural diversity and historical rural settings with a picturesque Lake Ontario waterfront. We are committed to efficiency in the delivery of services to our 94,200 residents, and offer a progressive culture that values innovation, enthusiasm and community responsibility. The City of Pickering is seeking an experienced Instructor to teach photography in a friendly atmosphere. PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR Contract Position $18.90/hr. Qualified applicants must have experience teaching photography to adult beginners. Certification in Standard First- Aid and Basic Rescuer CPR-C is a requirement. A satisfactory Criminal Reference Check is also required. Program sessions will occur Wednesday evenings from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm for a period of six weeks. If you are interested in working somewhere fun and exciting, please submit a detailed resume on or before Monday, October 17, 2005. Drop off or mail to: Soula Voskopoulos (Acting) Coordinator, Employment Services Human Resources Division City of Pickering One The Esplanade L1V 6K7 By Fax: 905.420.4638 By Email: hr@city.pickering.on.ca Directly online at cityofpickering.com In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the information gathered is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, R.S.O.1990, c.M.45, and will be used to select a candidate. We thank all those individuals who apply; however, only those applicants granted an interview will be acknowledged. An Equal Opportunity Employer A/P PA GE 4 ◆NEWS ADVERTISER ◆OCTOBER 12, 2005A/P PA GE 8 ◆NEWS ADVERTISER ◆OCTOBER 12, 2005 SPORTS sportsdurhamregion.com THIS WEEKEND The Ajax Attack host the Pickering Panthers in junior ‘A’ hockey action at the Ajax Community Centre Sunday at 3 p.m. Sports briefs OCTOBER 12, 2005 [ Football ] Pumas blank Wilson for second win PICKERING — The Pine Ridge Sec- ondary School Pumas earned its second pigskin victory of the season last week. The Pumas blanked the newest team in Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) senior boys’ football -- Donald S. Wilson Secondary School of Whitby -- 16-0 at the Pickering school on Oct. 6. Brennan Hugget threw a 20-yard strike to slotback Gus Mattachioni for the first touchdown of the contest. The second major came as Hugget called his own number on a quarterback sneak. Mike Giamou added a field goal and a convert. The Pine Ridge defence, under the guidance of coach and new staff mem- ber Mike Durante, totally disrupted the Wilson offence. The Pumas host the undefeated (3-0) and defending LOSSA champion Pickering High School Trojans tomorrow, Thursday, at 1 p.m. [ Basketball ] Ajax men’s tryouts cancelled tonight AJAX — Due to its gymnasium being unavailable, the Ajax Men’s Bas- ketball League has cancelled its opening week of tryouts, scheduled to begin tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 12. Tr y outs will proceed next Wednes- day, Oct. 19 at a yet-to-be determined location. Returning players will receive in- formation from last year’s captains and notification by e-mail. [ Netball ] Ajax-Pickering club looks to net players DURHAM — The Ajax-Pickering net- ball club is looking for participants. Former players and new players are welcome. It’s for those who want to play competitive, for fun or those just inter- ested in learning a new and exciting game. Netball is a popular sport in the Commonwealth countries and is played in Canada, mostly in B.C., Quebec, Alberta and Ontario. Netball is a non-contact sport similar to basketball with a few variations. There is no backboard on the posts and players are not allowed to run with the ball. Those interested in getting involved can call 905-427-0933 or visit the website of the Ontario Amateur Netball Associa- tion (of which Ajax/Pickering is a member) at www.ontarionetball.ca or e-mail ontario netballassociation@yahoo.com. [ Cross-country ] Pine Ridge runner fifth at Chicopee Invitational PICKERING — A Pine Ridge Sec- ondary School athlete made fast tracks at the Chicopee Invitational Cross-Coun- try Meet last Thursday. Emma Young, a Grade 11 student at the Pickering school, captured fifth spot in a field of 285 competitors at the Kitch- ener event. Competing against largely Grade 12 athletes, Young was the top run- ner for the Pumas senior girls’ team. Also competing for Pine Ridge in the senior girls’ division were Nicole Love (30th), Alex Clark (47th), Carolyne Gard- ner (54th), Jacqui Richards (131st) and Adrienne Tossmaun (184th). The Pumas were without Julie Gardner and Amber Cushnie, who took time off because of in- juries, and Maia Kirk, who was competing in a LOSSA tennis event. Justin Millard posted a strong sev- enth-place performance in the midget boys’ bracket of 207 runners. Graham Yo ung finished 95th. Lindsay Taylor continued to perform well for the Pumas, finishing 10th in midg- et girls. A total of 214 runners competed in the category. Nicole Bates, running in the 186- strong junior girls’ event, placed 34th. Bates was followed by Heather Wilton in 110th. In the senior boys’ event, Daniel Cain finished 119th and Paulton Allen was 310th in a field of 344 runners. On Friday, the Pine Ridge team com- petes at the Heart Lake Invitational Meet in Brampton. The team then competes in one more event -- the Nike Boardwalk Re- lays at Toronto Beaches -- on Friday, Oct. 21 in preparation for the Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) Cross-Country Championships, hosted at Pine Ridge at Beverley Morgan Park in Pickering, on Thursday, Oct. 27. Durham women lose second in a row on home ice By Al Rivett Sports Editor DURHAM — Home ice, it seems, is far from sweet for the Durham Lightning. The reconstituted National Women’s Hockey League team dropped its second game of the season at the Ajax Commu- nity Centre on Saturday night, 2-0 to the Ottawa Raiders. The Raid- ers, the league’s hottest team with a 5-1-0 mark, took a 1-0 first- period lead on a sluggish Durham squad and never let up. The Light- ning provided more offensive spark in the sec- ond and third periods, but were unable to penetrate the strong Ottawa defence, especially Robyn Rittmaster, who turned aside 30 shots for the shutout. The Lightning were on home ice against the Brampton Thunder at the ACC Tuesday night. The result wasn’t available at press time. Lightning head coach Peter Perram was looking for more offence against Ot- tawa, after his charges fell 4-1 to Bramp- ton last week. “It’s coming. We had our chances to- night,” declared Perram, in his third sea- son behind the bench. “We were a little gun-shy. We outshot them in the last two periods, but we couldn’t put it away.” Perram said he and his players knew they would be facing a quick, young Ot- tawa squad that’s been taking the league by storm thus far. “We came in very prepared to do what we needed to do, but sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men...,” said Perram. “They’re a solid team and they may be the team to beat this season.” Te am captain Joanne Eustace said the loss was tough to take after rebounding from a suspect first period, and battling hard for the final two. “No one likes to lose on home ice... We outplayed them in the last two peri- ods, outshot them, but the puck would not go in for us,” said Eustace, one of the mainstays on a revamped Lightning ros- ter, having played the past two seasons with the team. Without the benefit of a pre-season schedule, Eustace said it will take some time to get everyone pulling in the same direction. “We have a lot of new players and we have to gather ourselves and get used to each other. I don’t like to use that as an excuse, but sometimes it takes a little while. Once we get a few more practices under our belts, definitely, 100 per cent, our team is going to be the team to beat.” Lyne Landry, with a power-play mark- er, and Erica Olson scored. Durham goaltender Kendra Fisher made 28 saves. Ottawa Raiders ride out with win over Lightning Al Rivett/ News Advertiser photo Durham Lightning’s Kyla Gillespie, left, and Ottawa Raiders’ Jennifer Slewidge tussle in front of the Durham net during National Women’s Hockey League action in Ajax on Saturday night. The Lightning lost 2-0. Joanne Eustace Fr om humiliation to jubilation Ajax Attack rebounds from ‘awful’ road loss to Seguin to beat Oshawa Legionaires at home By Al Rivett Sports Editor AJAX — A none-too-happy Carey Durant boarded a bus with his Ajax Attack players in Parry Sound late Sat- urday night. The Attack’s first-year head coach and his young team had just been humili- ated 8-1 by the upstart Seguin Bruins of the OHA Ontario Provincial Hockey League’s North Conference. It was also a crushing blow to an Ajax squad that has vacillated between inconsistency and hard working this season. For Sat- urday’s game, unfortunately, the Attack was at its absolute worst. For Durant, losing when the effort’s there is one matter; stinking out the joint and playing well below capabili- ties is another matter entirely. “Before we took the bus ride home, I took my seven-year-old son and I asked him to get off the bus,” says Durant. “I told (the players) that I didn’t want to see our organization embarrassed ever again. We were downright awful. (Seguin’s) a good team, but are they seven goals better than we are? Abso- lutely not.” Fortunately, the Attack (3-7-0-1 for seven points, eighth in South Confer- ence) had a chance to redeem them- selves on home ice the next afternoon against the Oshawa Legionaires at the Ajax Community Centre. Despite fall- ing behind by three goals and trailing 4-3 at the end of the second period, the Attack put it all together in the third, reeling off four goals, including a hat trick off the stick of Lenny Ancona, for a 7-5 win. In contrast to the dressing down his team received less than 24 hours earlier in Parry Sound, Durant was effusive in his praise of his players who rose to the occasion Sunday. “I was proud of the team. For them to come out and show that kind of charac- ter and bounce back was incredible.” In addition to Ancona, forward Mi- chael Aiello played his best game in an Attack uniform after coming over from Stouffville in a trade last month. Aiello recorded a five-point afternoon with two goals and three assists. With incumbent starting goaltender Nunzio Presta turning in a subpar effort the evening before, the Attack turned to call-up netminder Daniel Stein, the son of team owner Robert Stein, for Sunday’s game. The younger Stein, who plays junior hockey in Kitchener, turned in a solid performance, turning aside 29 shots. The team has since signed Carson Hau, who played junior hockey in Mil- ton last season, to fill the void left by backup goaltender Domenic DeFran- cesco, who’s out indefinitely with torn knee ligaments. The Attack, says Durant, are looking forward to their first meeting of the sea- son against the neighbouring Pickering Panthers on Sunday at the Ajax Com- munity Centre at 3 p.m. The two teams have engaged in fiesty games in past seasons and Durant predicts Sunday’s contest will be no different. “In a comical way, we love to hate Pickering. I think it’s going to be a tough test for us. It should be a good hockey game.” The Attack is on the road Saturday night to Westwood Arena to play the To ronto Thunderbirds. Pair of winnable games on the horizon for Pickering juniors By Al Rivett Sports Editor PICKERING — The Pickering Pan- thers are wary of two lower-place teams jumping up and biting them during two upcoming weekend games. The Panthers (5-5-0-0 for 10 points, sixth in South Conference) play the To- ronto Thunderbirds (4-4-0-0 for eight points, seventh in South) in OHA On- tario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League action at the Pickering Recreation Com- plex on Friday at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, the Panthers play their first game of the season against the new-look Ajax At- tack (3-7-0-1 for seven points, eighth in South) at the Ajax Community Centre. Although they’re games against lesser opponents that should add up to wins, Panthers head coach John Winder is not taking anything for granted. Pickering clobbered the T-birds 6-1 in the teams’ first meeting back on Sept. 24, but Winder says he’s looking for a much different Toronto squad this time. “Toronto has very good hockey play- ers and when they get firing on all cylin- ders, look out,” predicts Winder. “When they put their game together they’ll be a force to be reckoned with.” Sunday marks the first meeting of the season between the Panthers and the Attack. Longtime rivals and neighbours, the improving Attack are not to be taken lightly, winning for the third time this season on the weekend after posting all of two victories during the entire 2004-05 cam- paign. “They’re a young team and (head coach) Carey (Durant) is working them hard in practice, which I’m sure will pay off down the road,” says Winder. The Panthers earned a split during a two-game home stand at the recreation complex last weekend, dropping a 4-2 decision to the red-hot Markham Wax- ers on Saturday night. Pickering started the weekend with a 5-4 win over the North York Rangers on Friday evening. Despite falling behind 2-0 early to the Waxers, the Panthers stormed back later in the first, getting as close as 3-2. Markham scored the only goal of the middle frame to regain its two-goal cushion. Winder noted every Panthers’ miscue during the evening was converted into a goal by the Waxers, which have torn up the league thus far with a sterling 12-1- 0-0 mark to lead the South standings. To their credit, the Panthers regrouped successfully after falling behind early. “They got us down 2-0 and we were getting worried that it was going to be a long night. Full marks to my players, they kept working hard. When all is said and done, we didn’t give up; We kept going,” says Winder. The Pan- thers started the weekend by beat- ing North York for a second time this season, leading the season series two games to one. With Friday’s contest tied 4-4 after the second intermission, captain Ryan An- nesley broke the deadlock on the power play. Winder notes he’s looking for his team to get better defensively in front of vet- eran goaltender Mark Duchesne, who continues to play the bulk of the games. The team’s defensive deficiencies came to the fore after being victimized for a pair of “soft goals” against the Rangers, goals that made the game closer than it needed to be. That’s not to say, however, that Wind- er’s dissatisfied with the play of work- horse defencemen Annesley and John Soames, who are forced to play major minutes in the absence of veteran rear- guard Mike Banwell, who’s still several weeks away from returning with a bro- ken hand. “We’re pushing (Soames and Annes- ley) into overtime. We’ve had to rely on them quite a bit. They’re veterans and they’re playing like veterans.” SCORING SUMMARY Markham at Panthers Period 1 Markham - Matthew Meszaros (Anthony Pagliuso) 2:40 Markham - Ryan Olidis (Daniel Torres) 3:47 Pickering - Brett Connolly (Chad Beal, Craig Cole) 11:58 Markham - Daniel Torres (Ryan Olidis, David Kostuch) 15:11 Pickering - Andrew Dissanayake (PP) (Todd Hosmer, Patrick Jobb) 19:37 Period 2 Markham - Leiland Gauley (PP) (Mark Cor- nacchia, Joel Lenius) 16:35 Period 3 (no scoring) POWERPLAYS Markham 1 for 6; Pickering 1 for 5 GOALIES 33 Trevor Oneill (Mark): 38 shots, 36 saves 31 Mark Duchesne (PIC): 42 shots, 38 saves PENALTY TOTALS Markham: 18 minutes on 5 infractions; Pickering: 12 minutes on 6 infractions. Ryan Annesley John Soames Merle Robillard/ News Advertiser photo Ajax Attack’s Adam Thouret, right, fights off Oshawa Legionaires’ Spencer Jezegou during first-period action of Sunday’s game between the OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League teams. 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