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A decision from OPG’s board was expected in 2009.At last week’s Pickering Community Advi-sory Council, Pickering B senior vice-presi-dent Paul Pasquet addressed the issue.No decision, no announcement, I don’t have a precise time line for when that may occur,” hesaid, adding that though no deci-sion had been made, OPG is continuing the work necessary to make a refurbishment possible.In January 2009, the Canadian Nucle-ar Safety Commission announced it had accepted the environmental assessment for the refurbishment and concluded the plant’ s continued operation would not cause significantadverse environmental effects. Then in September, OPG completed the Integrated Safety Report for Pickering B, determining the more than 25-year-old plant has a high level of compliance with modern building codes and standards.Now, it is up to the OPG board to deter-mine whether it has a good business case for the refurbishment.Though he couldn’t comment on the future, Mr. Pasquet said Pickering B per-formed well financially in 2009, with the cost to produce energy being the best in half a decade. Costs for the year came in $1 million under budget, he added.Some of the other successes highlighted include a reduction in the maintenance backlog. The planned two-month outage for Unit 6 in Pickering B was completed two days ahead of schedule and on bud-get.And 5.5 million hours were worked with-out a lost- time accident. Mr. Pasquet said although that’s a good number, he thinks the plant can do better.There are some facilities in North Amer-ica that have gotten better than 5.5 mil-lion.”Areas for improvement are centred on human performance and making sure every job gets done right the first time, said Mr. Pasquet.That’s going to be especially important in 2010 with the scheduled vacuum building outage which will require all six reactors at Pickering A and B to go offline. The proj-ect will require 1,900 additional employ-ees in Pickering and will include more than 40,000 tasks. The preparation for the proj-ect has been underway for years.The best way to perform these outages successfully is through meticulous plan- ning,” said Mr. Pasquet. 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Permanent Residents, Convention and Government Assisted Refugees are eligible for LINC. All residents are eligible for ESL.Learn English. Start Here. Call 1-866-550- 5462 Visit www.DurhamLINC.caAssessment and Classes provided byFunded by AP Dan McTeague hosts 131st town hall gathering BY KRISTEN CALIS kaclis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Discussions on the ‘Big Pipe’ dominated a public meeting held by Pickering-Scarborough East MP Dan McTeague last week.Mr. McTeague held his 131st town hall meeting Jan. 19 at Pickering City Hall, one of his most well-attended meetings to date.There was some good commentary there,” Mr. McTeague said after the meeting.Rick Nicolussi of Stop the Stink, a group opposed to an odour control facility being put on the Pickering-Scarborough border, was one of many members in attendance asking Mr. McTeague how he can help fight the plans. The provincial government is currently reviewing the environmental assessment on plans to expand the pipe that takes sewage from York Region to a Pickering water treat-ment plant before going into Lake Ontario.Mr. McTeague said the actual pipe is mostly in Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland’s riding, who has taken thelead on the topic at the fed-eral level. But the reality, Mr. McTeague said, is the matter is now in the Province’s hands, and the federal government doesn’t have a say on it until the damage has been done. We’re sort of the poor cousins in this and I wish we weren’t,” he said.If the sewage was to change the quality of Lake Ontario’ s water, the issue could be dealt with through the Great Lakes Commission, which would involve Canada and the United States, he said.Federal power is almost useless until dam- age takes place,” he said.Jim Robb, executive director of the Friends of the Rouge Watershed, challenged Mr. McTeague on the topic, saying federal juris- diction trumps provincial jurisdiction. Mr. McTeague disagreed, but feels there must be change in the legislation that will allow the federal government toact proactively on such an issue.He said he fought to stop Hwy. 407 and Seaton, but that was “as useless as wings on a chicken.”He added it’s difficult to address the issue on a federal level when the House of Com-mons isn’t even in session due to the prorog-ment of parliament. Overall Mr. McTeague agreed that York Region should treat its sewage in its own region and vowed to fight on behalf of the residents alongside Mr. Holland if the matter reaches the federal level.Resident Erin Kann said after the meeting that although she found Mr. McTeague’s meeting a good opportunity to generate dis-cussion, it was overall lukewarm since he seemed to push his responsibilities off on other levels of government and politicians.Mr. McTeague replied by saying he doesn’t want to mislead the residents and givefalse promises that cannot be followed through on an issue in which his hands are tied.Other issues raised included the lack of jobs available in Durham, the need for a charis-matic leader for the Liberal Party of Canada and stronger support for the military.Mr. McTeague said one of his biggest issues is ensuring better pensions for wounded sol-diers returning from Afghanistan. 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WHO’ S RUNNING Ajax candidates Mayor Steve ParishWard 3 Local Councillor Joanne Dies Ward 4 Local Councillor Pat BrownDurham Catholic District School Board Trustee Scott Graham No new entrants from last week) Pickering candidates Mayor Dave Ryan Maurice Brenner Ward 1 Regional Councillor Bonnie Littley Jennifer O’ Connell Ward 2 Regional Councillor Bill McLean Ward 1 City Councillor Kevin Ashe Sherry Croteau Ward 3 City CouncillorDavidPickles Durham District School Board Trustee ChrisBraney Durham Catholic School Board Trustee Paul Bannister Jim McCafferty No new entrants from last week) VISIT newsdurhamregion.com/article/ 146223 VISIT newsdurhamregion. com/specialreports SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND Daycare kids donate to Haiti PICKERING-- Paige Fong, Grace Acome and Tyler Sly sat with donated blankets to be sent to Haiti, along with money raised through the Helping Hands Daycare coffee and muffin sale. Close to $1,000 has been raised among the Helping Hands Daycare locations and 150 blankets have been donated. To donate, e-mail helpinghands@on.aibn.com for a link to their fundraising page. Police allege man posed as psychologist in familycourt BY JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Durham’ s Children’s Aid Soci-ety is undertaking an extensive review of cases involving Greg Carter, the Whitby man accused of falsely claiming he is a clinical psy-chologist.We’re pulling all of our documents and fol-lowing up on our files,” CAS executive director Wanda Secord said Thursday. We will be looking at files he’s been involved in and the role he’s played in them,” Ms. Sec-ord said. “We’ re really concerned about the allegations and the charges. We’re taking this matter very seriously.”Mr. Carter, 63, was charged Jan. 25 with fraud, obstructing justice and perjury. Durham police allege Mr. Carter falsely identified him-self as a psychologist in family court proceed-ings, identifying himself as a doctor. Some of those hearings resulted in parents losing bids for custody of their children, police said. Mr. Carter is registered with the Ontario College of Psychologists as a psychological associate; limitations on his practice prevent him from making independent diagnoses. Mr. Carter did not respond to messages left at his Whitby home and office and the allegations haven’ t been proven in court.Mr. Carter worked with the CAS on a con-tract basis from 2003 to 2009. The majority of the work he conducted for the agency was assessments of children in care. The contract was terminated in 2009 after complaints about Mr. Carter were made to the College of Psy- chologists.But he also carried out parenting capac-ity assessments, mea-suring the suitability of people to care for chil-dren. Ms. Secord noted that in cases where Mr. Carter carried out such assessments, all parties involved had reviewed his qualifications and agreed to his participa-tion.Allegations that Mr. Carter falsified his qual-ifications have given rise to questions about the validity of rulings rendered in cases he took part in.There could be a potential impact on chil-dren and families,” Ms. Secord acknowledged.One Clarington man, who lost a custody bat-tle for his granddaughter after Mr. Carter rec-ommended the girl be in the sole custody of her birth father, said every decision based on his testimony must be questioned.None of the people connected to the courts have donetheir due diligence over the years to check his credentials,” said Mr. B., whocan’t be namedto protect the child’s identity. “Every case that Carter’s been involved in is subject to review.”Anyone who feels their court case was adversely affected can apply to have the ruling reviewed, said Brendan Crawley, a spokesman for the Ontario Attorney General’s ministry. Such a review won’t be initiated by the Prov-ince, he said.Family custody and access cases typically only involve private parties and, unlike crimi-nal cases, the Crown is not a party to the pro-ceedings,” Mr. Crawley said in an e-mail reply to questions. “In cases such as this, any party to a case can ask the court to review a custody order involving him if they have concerns.”Mr. Carter was one of a number of contrac-tors who provided psychological services to the CAS, Ms. Secord said. A check of his cre- dentials was conducted, she said.We did check with the college with regard to Greg Carter and he was registered as a mem-ber in good standing,” she said.The college’ s website indicates Mr. Carter was registered as a psychological associate in 2001. It also provides details on two com-plaints against Mr. Carter that have been sent to the college’s disciplinary panel.Mr. Carter is scheduled to appear in court in March. 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Add our friendly, caring staff and state-of-the-art techniques and you’ ve found a good dental home.AP Assessment amended, but facility still safe: staff BY KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The incinerator proposed for Clarington would be a “major polluter” and Durham Region would be getting “ the worst of the worst.”That’s the position of Wendy Bracken, an opponent of the energy-from-waste facil-ity, who told Regional Council on Wednes- day the environmental assessment filed in late July to the Ministry of the Environ-ment, has been changed or amended, and there are gaps in the document.Public health will be at risk from the incinerator. I firmly believe that risk exists,” Ms. Bracken said, as she outlined how pol-lutants would get into the environment.You have a major problem here,” Ms. Bracken said, noting dioxins, furans and heavy metals would attach to particulate matter ( extremely small particles) and be emitted into the air.There’s something very wrong here and you have to do something about it,” she said. “I don’t think you can depend on the Ministry of the Environment to do it.”At one time, Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said the EFW would be “ the best of the best.”Ms. Bracken said it would be “ the worst of the worst.” Whitby Councillor Joe Drumm said, I’ve never heard you before say it would be major polluter and public health is at stake.”Ms. Brackensaid she doesn’t think the EAwas “done properly in a number of places.Even if it was done properly, the evi-dence shows you this is a major polluter and public health is at risk,” she added.Oshawa Councillor Joe Kolodzie asked if the facility would be a major polluter, “why wouldn’t the MOE not come up to the same conclusion?”I hope they do,” Ms. Bracken replied. Also on Wednesday, Mirka Januszkie-wicz, the director of waste management services for the Region, said the EA has been amended twice since being filed, but thosechanges didn’t affect the conclusions that the incinerator would be safe.With all due respect, I don’t believe that,” Oshawa Councillor Brian Nicholson said.Staff wouldn’t stand up and lie. If you don’t believe it, that’s your problem,” Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said.Ms. Januszkiewicz said after the EA was filed, public comments were filed, so the EA was amended to incorporate those comments.The conclusions in the original EA didn’t change after the public comments were included, she added.The MOE will release a report in mid-February on the amended EA and there will be a five-week period for the public to review and comment, Ms. Januszkiewicz stated.Those comments would go directly to the MOE and not through the project team, she added.When the report is released in mid-Feb-ruary, “ our involvement will have ended,” Ms. Januszkiewicz noted. REGION Durham WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com A Metroland Media Group Ltd. 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Recently, Iwas diagnosed with cancer. My personal outlook is very good. After checking with Blood Services I was informed that, no matter what type of cancer, no matter what the results, no matter ifImake a complete recovery, I can no longer donate blood. Iobviously accept this fact but it hurts. Please step up and replace me. Gerry Lalonde Ajax ROAD RULES Obey the law when emergency vehicles are en route To the editor: On Jan. 19 around 3:35 p.m., I had to yield the right-of-way to four Ajax fire trucks after I departed the Shell Station at Har- wood Avenue and Rossland Road in Ajax. The trucks arrived at different times, so I was forced to stop three times. All three times, the driver of a grey Dodge Caravan honked at me to get going. On the third occasion, near Westney Road, he pulled out in front of one of the trucks to get around me and then proceeded to stop right in front of it. The truck almost hit him. By law, you must pull over to the right, stop, and you must stay a minimum of 150 metres behind a responding emergency vehicle. Gord Tewnion Ajax Young drivers more of a menace than elderly drivers To the editor: Re: Keep an eye on elderly drivers, Heather Iviney letter, Jan. 18. Why is the author of this letter choosing to lay all the blame on elderly drivers? Does she not know that young drivers, especially males under the age of25, are the ones cho- sen by the underwriters of insurance as the group most often involved in accidents? I for one, can’t recall ever seeing a “senior” talking away on a cellphone, or even tex- ting, while operating a 2000-pound mis- sile, but I have seen many younger driv- ers doing this, at least until the provincial government finally outlawed that practice recently. Bad drivers cross all demograph- ics. Russ Horner Oshawa HUMANITARIAN AID Donate to Haiti and help work of local volunteers To the editor: I wanted to thank you very much for pub- lishing my recent letter. I have had many friends and family members contact me to find out if there is anything they can do to help support Dr. Paul Puckrin and others in the quest to help the people of Haiti. People interested can log onto www.ftccanada.ca. Until Feb. 12, the Government of Canada will match the contributions of individual Cana- dians to eligible Canadian charitable orga- nizations in support of humanitarian and recovery efforts inresponse tothe earthquake in Haiti. They are doing great work out there. Let’s support them whatever way we can. We do not need to feel helpless. Together, we can all help make a difference. Thanks again. Denise Cochrane Newcastle Durham residents volunteer, donate to Haiti relief Some go to island nation while others work tirelessly to gather cash, materials In times of trouble, when people real- ly need help, it seems Durham’s residents simply can’t do enough. That has been the case with the disas- ter in Haiti. Since the Jan. 12 earthquake which devastated the capital city of Port Au Prince, leaving thousands dead and bil- lions in damages, the world has opened its heart and its wallets to do what it can. Beyond donations of money and materi- als, some Durham residents have packed their bags to go and help in Haiti. Port Perry doctors Anthony Brown and Paul Puckin reacted within days to the disaster, packing medical supplies and heading to the hurting Caribbean nation. They couldn’t get there fast enough to offer any assistance they possibly could. All over Durham Region, we’ve heard from ordinary people desperate to offer assistance. Paramedic Blaine Bates, whose mother Linda has been doing relief work in Haiti for five years, packed up all the medi- cal supplies he could. The Bowmanville- based paramedic is eager to offer assis- tance and will keep doing so over the next year, he said. Donations of medicine, ban- dages, gloves, oxygen equipment -- any- thing is welcome and they can be dropped off at any of Durham’s10 EMS stations. Elsewhere, residents are donating tip money, allowance cash and are holding running events, church collections and charity concerts to contribute to the cause. An incredible outpouring of support has been generated at area schools where stu- dents are eager to do what they can. With a rebuilding bill that is expected to top over $10 billion, every little bit helps. The federal government’s pledge to match individual donations dollar for dol- lar continues until Feb. 12. Initially, the pledge was for donations up to $50 million, but the feds have lifted that cap after real- izing Canadians were going to donate far more. The sky’s the limit as people realize the need for help and continue to give at a steady clip cresting over $100 million in donations by Wednesday evening. Of that amount, the feds will match with another 82.5 million. In addition, Canada has 1,400 members of the Canadian Forces on the ground in Haiti where they have delivered nearly one million pounds of relief supplies and treat- ed more than 700 patients. Theentire effortfrom individuals, organi- zations and government agencies is heart- warming in a tragic situation. 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When no one came to the door, she chose to leave her friend’s car on the street since she felt it unsafe that he drive home after a couple glasses of wine. The next morning, a $30 ticket was on her guest’s windshield. “I felt like ‘oh my God, I did something wrong by telling him he wasn’t supposed to go home and drink and drive,’” she said.She contacted the City to see what it could do to help the situation. After all, she felt she’d done a good deed by ask-ing her friend to stay instead of driving home. Bylaw officials commended her friend’s choice to not drink and drive in an e- mail, but said since the bylaw was broken, they couldn’t cancel the ticket, but offered to reduce the charge to $15. They also out-lined how to arrange for an exception in advance if residents expect guests to spend the night. That would require e- mailing manager of bylaw services, Kim Thompson, at kthompson@cityofpickeri ng.com and including the vehicle’s make, model, colour, licence plate number and the reason for the request.But Ms. Robello pointed out not all vis-its are planned. “What does someone do in a case like that?” she said.Although the City prefers arrangements be made in advance, Ms. Thompson said in an e-mail, there is an after- hours number to call in the case of last-minute requests. As long as snow-clearing oper-ations are not required, cars should be fine parked overnight in this case. They should e- mail by-law@cityofpickering.com or call 905-683- 7575.Ms. Robello ended up paying the fine in full since the ordeal wasn’t about getting a reduced ticket, she said, but the princi-ple of the matter. For more information:VISIT www. cityofpickering.com I insisted he stay over because he lives in Richmond Hill. 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An appoint-ment is free, but mustbe bookedin advance. Attendeesare welcome to take existing HR materi-als to get Ms. Bradshaw’ s opinion. For more information:CALL 905-839- 6265 ext. 6243 Durham Region offers divorce workshop DURHAM -- The Regional Municipality of Dur-ham Social Services Department is offering a workshop for parents.The workshop, Helping Children Cope With Separation and Divorce, will be held Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p. m., at Durham Region Headquar-ters, 605 Rossland Rd. E., in Whitby. It will provide parents with an understand-ing of how children grieve, how they react to separation and divorce, and strategies on how to support children to make a successful adjust-ment. Childcare will not be provided. A fee of 20 per person, or $ 35 per couple is required. To register or for more information:CALL 905-666-6240 (dial 0) VISIT www.durham.ca/FamilyservicesRe- sources Girls Inc. has the Spirit of Sisterhood’ DURHAM -- Durham girls, ages13 to 19, are being invited to a one-of-a-kind event.Girls Incorporated isteaming up with Power of Women Exchange to put on The Spirit of Sister-hood seminar, a day of activities and workshops, aimed at inspiring young women to light up the world. The event will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, start-ing at 11:30 a.m., at 11 Simcoe St. N., in Oshawa. The all-female environment will encourage women to assumeleadership roles, take healthy risks and overcome physical, intellectual and emo-tional challenges. The catered lunch event includes door prizes, goody bags and give-aways. The cost will be $10per person or $15 for a youth/ adult pair.To register:CALL 905- 428-8111 (Linda Curley)Corrections AJAX -- In an articleon the Town of Ajax’s Zumba fitness fundraiser for Haiti on Jan. 31, an incorrect phone number for registration was pub-lished. The correct number is 905-428- 7711. We regret the error. PICKERING -- A Jan. 15 article, ‘Food group grows out of Pickering’ contained incorrect contact information. The e- mail address for the Durham Culinary Association is durhamculinaryassociation @live.ca. The News Advertiser regrets the error. DURHAM -- Durham businesswomen are being invited out to lunch.Let’s Do Lunch, an organization where business women from all over Durham help shape the business community, is inviting members and non-members alike to join them Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for lunch at Cullen Central Park, 300 Taunton Rd., Whitby. They will be welcom-ing special guest Joe Tilley, sports anchor for CTV News. 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Some of them are seniors that have been aban-doned by their owners for reasons such as a move or allergies; others are kittens the shelter doesn’t have room for.A healthy animal being euthanized just because there’s no room I think is wrong,” Ms. Carss said, adding it’s often because people don’t get their cats spayed or neutered that they’ re even in the situa-tion.Forgotten Ones volunteers put the cats into foster care and the felines are posted on the organization’s adoption page online. Last year, the rescue adopted out 258 cats.Ms. Carss, a longtime volunteer with Forgotten Ones, decided to open the shelter in Pickering to house some of the rescued cats and make them available for Durham residents inter- ested in adop-tion. We wanted to move into Dur-ham Region,” she said. “ I just didn’t know how todo it.”Ms. Carss’s mother, who owns Old Favourites Book Shop in Green River, suggested her daughter turn the empty apartment above the shop into a shelter.Ms. Carss jumped at the chance since she’s always had a dream to open her own shelter. She’s been a vet tech for 10 years, and currently volunteers with Forgotten Ones, and the Second Chance Wildlife Sanctuary, also in Pickering. She opened Cat Town in late 2009 and has adopted out three cats so far.It’s rewarding,” Ms. Carss said. “ If I could win the lottery and just do this, I would.”Ms. Carss can’ t emphasize enough the importance of getting cats spayed or neutered. Hundreds of thousands are put down across Canada every year because there’s no place for them to go.For whatever reason people just don’t fix their cats as they do their dogs,” she said.The cats at Cat Town will come spayed or neutered, as long as they’re old enough for the procedure. They also come microchipped, and are up to date with vaccines, de-worming and Feline immunode-ficiency virus (FIV) testing. If they’ re not, they’ll be adopted at the lower rate. Cats at the adopt-a-thon will range from $150 to $220. It will take place from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The shelter is located at 132 Hwy. 7, five kilometres east of the York-Durham Townline.Ms. Carss emphasized adopting a cat is a long-term commitment, and it’ s important to be certain potential cat owners are ready for that responsibil-ity before adopting, especially since cats become attached to their families.Cats are also available for adoption on the Forgot-ten Ones website. While most are in foster care in Richmond Hill, the organization will make arrange-ments to bring the cats to the Pickering location to meet their prospective adopters from Durham. The website also accepts donations, as the rescue runs solely on donations. 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Here was a man stating that his country’s president was a liar and a murderer, and the Bush camp did not sue, per- haps because Moore was hitting all the right truths? Moore’s documentary was not the decade’s best film, but certainly among the most important. Things began with Rome being built in a few months forGladiator (2000) andJulia Roberts earning credibility and an Oscar for her perfor- mance in Erin Brockovich 2000). Tom Hanks seemed headed for Oscar No. 3 in Cast Away (2000) only to be defeated at the last moment by a gladiator known as Rus- sell Crowe. In2001, thegreat- est trilogyin the history ofthe cinema began -- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), followed by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and final- ly, the best of them all, the Academy Award-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), which won a stunning 11 Oscars, including Best Pic- ture and Best Director. Martin Scorsese finally won that elusive, long-over- due Academy Award for Best Director for his crime drama The Departed (2006), after coming close twice in the earlier part of the decade with Gangs of New York (2002) and The Avia- tor (2004). The daughter of his good friend, Francis Ford Coppola, young Sofia Cop- pola, became the first Amer- ican woman nominated for an Oscar as Best Director for her mesmerizing Lost in Translation (2003) that marked her as a major new talent. MelGibson displayed stag- gering courage, not to men- tion artistry, with The Pas- sion of the Christ, (2004) a blood-drenched film about the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ and his sin- gle-minded journey to the cross to fulfill his destiny. An astounding work, self- financed by the actor, that would gross more than $600 million worldwide, silencing Hollywood on the Bible as subject matter. Brokeback Mountain (2005) was dubbed the “gay west- ern” but was actually so very much more. The story of two young cowboys who meet in the 60s and realize each is the other’s soulmate, their problem being they are both male. This is a film about two human beings falling in love. The film was quietly astonishing with a brilliant piece of acting from Heath Ledger, who would die three years later, but not before giving the performance of a lifetime as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008), winning an Academy Award for his bizarre performance. Meryl Streep became a box office queen as she approached 60 with a string of hits at a time in her life when most actresses are portraying dotty old aunts or grandmothers. She was nothing less than astounding as the dope-smoking writ- er in love with her subject in Adaptation (2002), qui- etly terrifying as the mother of a vice presidential candi- date not aware his mom is the monster in the chilling The Manchurian Candidate 2004), darkly funny in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) as the boss from hell, light and fun in Mamma Mia! (2008), obsessed with exposing a priest in Doubt (2008) and delightful as Julia Child in Julie and Julia (2009). Steven Spielberg contin- ues to amaze with his work, namely Minority Report 2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and, best of all, Munich (2005). He tried to revive his hero, Indiana Jones, last year, and though the film was a hit and it was something akin to visiting an old friend, there was some- thing sadly lacking. Leonardo di Caprio emerged asthe greatest actor of his generation with an array of astounding perfor- mances through the decade, beginning with Catch Me If You Can (2002), followed by his turn as a young How- ard Hughes in The Aviator 2004), a conflicted mer- cenary in Blood Diamond 2006,) an undercover cop in The Departed (2006) and, best of all, a husband strug- gling to find himself in 50s America in Revolutionary Road (2008). Johnny Depp arrived as Captain Jack Sparrow, while Hilary Swank won a sec- ond Oscar as a tough boxer in Million Dollar Baby. Clint Eastwood continued to amaze with his work as a director. Jeff Bridges scored a brilliant performance in Crazy Heart (2009). Peter Jackson’s King Kong 2005) thundered across the screen, one of the best of the year, while Requiem for a Dream (2000) became the single greatest film ever made about drug addiction and its perils. Avatar rolled onto screens in 2009, a stunning creation of live action and computer- generated images and per- formance through motion capture that was just breath- taking to watch and remind- ed us all what the movies are truly capable of. And finally, Pixar/ Disney came into theirownwithfea- ture-length films created in a computer. From Monsters Inc. (2001) andFinding Nemo 2003) to the near-silent bril- liance of WALL-E (2008) and breathtaking beauty and purity of Up (2009) some- how they seemed to be cre- ating a new art form as they broke through the walls of confinement within cinema. Up was simply the most extraordinary animated work I have ever seen. John Foote, director ofthe Toronto Film School, is a nationally known film historian/critic and a Port Perry resident. Get more reviews at www. footeonfilm.com. Contact him at jhfoote@xplornet.com. durhamregion. comNews Advertiser • January 29, 201018 AP source.comwedding Visit the show to see Durham’s leading wedding professionals Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 11am - 5pm Ajax Convention Centre Sponsored bySpring2010 AJAX PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER for show vendor info, please call 905-683-5110 ext 230 or email lmccaig@durhamregion. com DurhamRegion Media Group ETROLAND News AdvertiserTHE AJAX • PICKERING Critic picks top flicks of the decade OPINION / JOHN FOOTE FAST FACTSBest of the best Isaw around 3,000 films in the last 10 years from countries around the globe. The following are the 10 best North American movies I sawin my journey.”1. There Will Be Blood (2007)2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003)3. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005)4. The Departed (2006)5. Sideways (2005) 6. Into the Wild (2007) 7. Away from Her (2007)8. The Passion of the Christ 2004) 9. The Dark durhamregion. comNewsAdvertiser • January 29, 201019 APSportsBrad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion. com newsdurhamregion.com VANCOUVER 2010 Pickering’ s Brown is Olympic bound Feels for bobsled teammate after being named BY RANDY STARKMAN newsroom@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- When Shelley-Ann Brown got the news she’d made the Olympic bobsled team, the Pickering native bawled. They were not happy tears. Brown was upset because she knew it meant Jennifer Cio- chetti, the teammate and friend she’ d competed against all win-ter for the spot as brakeman on pilot Helen Upperton’s sled, was being left behind. While battling for a coveted Olympic berth, they’d forged a bond that stayed strong despite the sport’s usually cutthroat nature. That’ s what made it so hard when Canadian head coach Tuffy Latour delivered the team’s decision to Ciochetti, Brown and Upperton last week in a hotel room in Igls, Austria. Shelley cried more than Jenny did,” said Upperton.Brown, a former track star with a masters in educational psy- chology, confirmed that was the case.She actually comforted me,” said Brown of Ciochetti. “How do you celebrate for yourself when you feel so much for the people who deserve it just asmuch as you do?I was just kind of overwhelmedwith the sadness that I felt for the people who didn’t make it, Jenny in particular. She just comforted me and then we went back and forth.”The Canadian bobsled-skele- ton team was unveiled Wednes-day in a raucous celebration at a gymnasium at a Calgary school. There were 700 kids decked out in red and white cheering for the athletes as their names were announced. The athletes ran a gauntlet of students, giving low-fives as they made their way to the podium to get team jackets.I know for Helen and for me, too, she (Ciochetti) has been there every step of the way,” said Brown. “ We couldn’t have been here without her. For sure, when we slide, she’ ll be sliding with us. If we’ re gonna get T-shirts that say Jenny on them or some-thing, we’re gonna do something so she rides in the sled with us because she’ s definitely a part of this team and always will be.” In some ways, Upperton seems to be dealing with survivor’s guilt. She and Ciochetti have been a tight unit in the four years leading to these Games. When Upperton’s ribs were damaged last season, it was Ciochetti who had to tie her shoes and push the sled harder than ever. Ciochetti was there throughout the growing pains of adjusting to a new sled, too.But now, when it matters most, Ciochetti won’t be beside Upper-ton and that’ s been hard for the Calgary pilot to accept.I’m proud Shelley-Ann is my teammate,” said Upperton. “You know how some people embody the Olympic spirit? Shelley-Ann is one of these people. It’s just not what I dreamt of. When I pictured the Games in my mind all summer and through most of the winter, that’s not what I saw. It doesn’t mean it’s not great. It just means it’s not what was kind of the plan.”But Upperton knows it’s the right choice. Ciochetti was never able to get untracked this sea-son. It’s been the same story for Upperton, but it’s the brakeman that’s replaceable. It’s just not working this year,” said Upperton. “There’ s so many reasons why.But I have the advantage of having another race left to show everybody what I really can do and she doesn’t.” Brown is regarded as one of the strongest brakeman on the cir-cuit. She was a 100-metre sprint-er and 100-metre hurdler who was all-America at Nebraska and won a Big 12 championship. She was a teammate there with Olympic bronze- medal hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. Randy Starkman is a reporter with The Toronto Star SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND Ready for the shot WHITBY -- Pickering netminder Michelle Marquez was ready to face a shot from Whitby’s Emily Higham during the Tween B U14 division match up in the Whitby Annual Ringette Tournament held at Iroquois Park earlier this month.LACROSSE Rock pick up 11 players in major trade with Redmen GM expecting more deals BY BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- The wheeling and deal-ing has begun for the Ajax-Pickering Rock.The newest entry into the Major Series Lacrosse league has pulled off a huge deal with its geographic counterparts in Brooklin, result-ing in the Rock obtaining the rights to 11 players and cash from the Redmen in exchange for the Rock’s first round pick in the 2010 and 2011 junior draft.The wheeling part of the equa-tion includes trying to flip many of the players to other teams in exchange for younger players, says Rock GM Paul St. John. Realistically, we are going to probably trade a lot of them,” says St. John of the vision he has for building his lacrosse club. We already have our hands in the cookie jar and trying to make some deals.That’s why we did the trade. We have taken these 11 players and we know a lot of them are going to be assets off the floor because they will never play for us. But if we can turn them into some young bod-ies, I’m very excited by this trade.” The deal includes some mar-quee names, including A.J. Shan-non, Bob Watson and Gary Gait. The others include Dilan Graham, James Taylor, Phil Weatherup, Marc Jackson, Tyler Perry, Rob Kirkby, Troy Bonterre and Mike McLellan. Of those 11, only Gra-ham played for the Redmen lastseason.St. John says he is hoping to build a competitive team for the inau-gural season and compete for a playoff spot. The Rock could have kept the draft choices and picked one player each year, but with this trade, he is hoping to essentially turn one player into five or six that can play this season. There is always the possibil-ity that St. John could hit a home run and convince some of the marquee players to report to the Rock.If we can get Bob Watson, A.J. Shannon or Gary Gait to play for us, it would be happy days. It would be the steal of the century,” he says. In other news surrounding the team, it was announced that Jim Veltman will be the club’s head coach. As well, the next impor-tant date on the calendar arrives on Sunday in Whitby when the league holds a dispersal draft of players on St. Regis, as durhamregion. comNews Advertiser • January 29, 201020 AP Find your NEW home in our OPEN HOUSE SECTION 905.683.5110 OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING, SO OPEN THE DOOR TO THESE BEAUTIFUL AREA HOMES THIS WEEKEND! Marilyn Brophy 905.683. 5110 ext.233 • mbrophy@durhamregion.com Barb Buchan 905.683. 5110 ext. 292 • bbuchan@durhamregion.com Featured in today’s News Advertiser LACROSSE Time to sign up in West Durham Dates set for Jan. 30- 31 and Feb. 27-28 DURHAM -- It’s time to start thinking lacrosse.The West Durham Minor Lacrosse Association will be holding a registra-tion at Don Beer Arena in Pickering this weekend from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Another registration will be held on the weekend of Feb. 27- 28 at the Ajax Com-munity Centre.The organization is com- ing off a banner year, including the Midget C team completing minor lacrosse’s Triple Crown. The team took home the gold medal in both the field and box provincial champi-onships while maintaining their winning ways to be crowned the Zone 6 Midget C champions for 2009. One of the players on that team, Easton McDonald, was selected 8th overall in the Ontario Lacrosse Asso-ciation’ s Junior A draft by Six Nations. The West Durham pro-gram continues to grow because of the continued support of parent volun-teers, player commitment to the programand com-munity sponsorship. If your business would like to sup-port West Durham Minor Lacrosse, contact 905-999- 7625.HOCKEY Wakefield off to Boston University NEW HAMPSHIRE -- For-mer University of New Hampshire women’ s hockey standout Jennifer Wakefield is transferring to Hockey East rival Boston University, according to a report in The Citizen of Laconia.Wakefield, a resident of Pickering, played for two seasons at UNH, each time leading the Wildcats in scor- ing. Her freshman year she led Hockey East with 27 goals and was third in total points with 46 and then as a sophomore, she topped the league in goal scoring, regis- tering 32goals and finished second in points with 49.Wakefield, who would have been in her third year this season, chose to sit out and focus on making the Canadian Olympic team for the Games in Vancouver next month. However, she was among the final cuts.Wakefield accomplished quite a bit in her two sea- sons at UNH, winning Hock-ey East Rookie of the Year after the 2007-08 season and making the All-Rookie Team. In addition, she was a two-time Hockey East All-Star First-Team pick. Last year she helped New Hampshire to the quarter- finals of the NCAAtourna- ment, but they were dumped by Minnesota-Duluth, 4-1. It was the same Minnesota-Duluth team that eliminated Wakefield and New Hamp- shire from theNCAA Frozen Four a year prior in the semi-finals. HOCKEY Generals lose deHaan BY SHAWN CAYLEY scayley@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Calvin de Haan’s season is over.The Oshawa Generals defenceman is going to undergo surgery, possi- bly as soon as Thursday, to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, which he suf- fered during the first peri-od of last Sunday’s game against the Saginaw Spirit. I don’t know about complete, but certainly it is a tear of the labrum,” Generals coach/GM Chris DePiero said, while dis-cussing the loss of his top defenceman, who will be out four to six months fol- lowing surgery. “It’s unfor-tunate.” Originally, the club didn’t believe de Haan’s injury was of a serious nature. The first-round pick of the NHL’s New York Island- ers had injured his shoul- der in similar fashion in November but had no lin-gering issues from it.Last time it had occurred, it settled down and he was able to play right away,” DePiero said. After Sunday’s game) the assumption on our part was that it was what it was like last time.” However, a visit to New York to see Islanders’ doc-tors revealed the worst- case scenario for both de Haan, who had five goals and 24 points in 34 games, and the Generals. The absence of de Haan, who is in New York and unavailable for comment prior to deadline, leaves a gaping hole in the club’s blueline as he is general-ly counted on for 25 or so minutes a night, playing even strength, penalty kill and quarterbacking the power play.TERRY WILSON/OHL IMAGES OSHAWA -- Calvin de Haan of the oshawa Generals will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. Friday January 29, 2010 Ajax Pickering Locations Flyers in Today’sPaper If youdid notreceive your News Advertiser/fl yers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at 905-683-5117. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 6: 30 Sat. 9 - 1:00 Your Carrier will be around to collect an optional delivery charge of $ 6.00 every three weeks.Carrier of The Week Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy paper, can be recycled with the restof your newspaper through your blue boxRecycling program. 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I have been advertising for 15 years,” says Tom Susac, owner of Sports Station in Oshawa. “I have people tell me not to worry about giving them my number, because they see me in the paper every week.”The feature includes a 3” wide by 1. 5” deep ad, but the best part is the free editorial that comes with each six week run.The editorials are very powerful and are able to explain things better than you can in an ad,” says Tom. The articles will talk in- depth about the business and can include a photograph or image. Many advertisers find that the articles provide a surge in phone calls and sales. The articles allow readers to learn more about the businesses, including detailed information about the products and services they offer.The Focus on Business advertising feature is great investment for businesses.Many advertisers have seen a dramatic increase in their bottom line because of advertising in the section.I figure that I spend about $5, 000 annually on advertising in Focus on Business, and it definitely brings that back tenfold,” says Tom.Spaces are currently available in all five zones. Call today to book your space!For more information on the Focus on Business feature or to book an ad, please call Connie Baker at (905) 579-4400 ext. 2271 or email cbaker@durhamregion. com. durhamregion. comNewsAdvertiser • January 29, 201021 P UDIAMONDSHIN E CARCLEANING & D E T A ILIN G Interior Shampoo detailing, Exterior Wax 221 Westney Rd. S. Unit A, Ajax www.diamondshine. ca 905-619- 2899 Family Owned Operated Since 1995 GE Fleet Service Cards, PH & H ARI & Transport, Action Fleet Service Cards We Accept All MajorCredit Cards Oil Spray Rust Proofi ng &Undercoating Gift Certifi cates Available Want to know what’s happening in Pickering?Check Wednesday’s paper each week for complete details BE INFORMED!CURLING Annandale Bantam team to compete in Ontario finals BY JIM EASSON The Annandale team of Ben Bevan, Carter Adair, Jake McGhee and Corey Gaudette with Jennifer McGhee coaching, are heading to the OCA Ban-tam Provincial Champion- ship, which goes Feb. 3- 6 at the Gananoque Curling Club. The top three winners advance to the Ontario Winter Games scheduled March 4-6 in Gravenhurst. Bantam players must be a maximum of 16 years of age as of Dec. 31, 2009.The annual Robbie Burns Funspiel ran again at Annandale on Saturday, Jan. 23. It had 30 teams entered, and since every- body got a prize, the win-ners got only bragging rights. All played two, six-end games, enjoyed a good dinner, and danced late. There is an OCA Inter-mediates Zone playdown scheduled for Feb. 6 at the Oshawa Golf Club. Annan-dale has a team entered that is skipped by Susan-nah Moylan, with Rhonda Lawson, Shannon Sliva and Heather MacDonald. Two winning teams from the double knockout event will advance to the Best West-ern Regional slated for Ban-croft Curling Club Feb. 27.The Dominion Senior Men’s Ontario Champion- ship was held Jan. 19- 24 at the Orillia Curling Club. Ajax resident Bob Turcotte, playing out of Scarbor-ough Golf & Country Club, competed, and ended this Provincial run short of the finals with a record of 3-5. Team Glenn Howard, with Pickering resident Richard Hart at vice, and the front end of Brent Laing and Craig Savill, com-peted in the BDO Classic Canadian Open in Winni-peg, Manitoba, Jan. 20-24. Team Howard won seven straight games before los- ing the final to Canada’s 2010 Olympic represen-tatives, team Kevin Mar-tin. They collected $17, 500 overall. They next head to the Ontario Men’s Tankard Curling Championship in the Strathcona Paper Cen- tre, Napanee Feb. 1- 7.ATHLETICS PAC hosts Trampoline event PICKERING -- The Pickering Athletic Cen-tre recently hosted its first Trampoline Invitational. The results are as follows. Provincial A Riana Shaw 2nd overall Kayla Harsch 3rd overall Provincial B Aislinn Gallivan 2nd over-all Brittany James 4th overall Provincial C age 12and less Women Sydney Gill 5th overall Julianna Abbatangelo 10th overall Provincial C age 13- 14 Women Taylor Crarer 7th overall Provincial C age 15+ Women’s Katelyn McGill 2nd overall Hayley Graber 3rd overall Shivani Jogaskandan 4th overall Stephany Shenouda 5th overallNovice Interclub Women Anita Ouellette 1st overall Beginner Interclub Men Nicholas Kvrgic 2nd over-all Beginner Interclub Women age 12 and less Kylie Campbell 6th overall Kaitlyn Yu 7th overall Alexis Gobin 9th overall Provincial A/B Two Trick Spectacular Riana Shaw 1st overall Aislinn Gallivan 2nd over-all Brittany James 4th overall Kayla Harsch 6th overall Provincial C Two Trick Spectacular Katelynn McGill 1st overall SydneyGill 2nd overall Taylor Crarer 3rd overall Stephany Shenouda 4th overall Hayley Graber 5th overall Julianna Abbatangelo 6th overall Shivani Jogaskandan 7th overall Coach/AthleteSynchro Anita Ouellette/ Channon Trail 1st overall Shivani Jogaskandan/ Sarah Nicholson 2nd overall Provincial Synchro Brittany James/Aislinn Gallivan 1st overall Taylor Crarer/Hayley Graber 5thoverall Sydney Gill/Julianna Abbatangelo 6th overall Riana Shaw/Kayla Harsch 7th overall Stephany Shenouda/Kate- lynn McGill 8th overall Interclub Synchro Nicholas Kvrgic/Kaitlyn Yu 7th overall Kylie Campbell/Alexis Gobin 10th overall These athletes are coached by Sarah Nicholson and Channon Traill. SQUASH Pickering hosts Lee Hanebury Tournament PICKERING -- The Pickering Squash Club will be holding their annual Lee Hanebury Squash Tournament from Jan. 29- 31 at the Pickering Recreation Complex. The tournament includes events for both men and women at all levels of play. Players are guaranteed three matches. There is a Satur-day night doubles exhibition Calcutta” as well as a social event on Saturday evening following the last matches. The finals of each event are played on Sunday. Contact Nicole Pirko at 905-683-6582 ext. 3236 durhamregion. comNews Advertiser • January 29, 201022 AP This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy.52-week, program to plan for, start, and operate your own business Learn self-employment and business skills from professionals Lots of opportunity to “learn by doing”Mentorship and guidance every step of the way Small group program to help you develop the support and networking with people just like you Stipend ($$) to help support you as you plan and start up your business To qualify, you must be out of school, under-employed, NOT in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI), and between 17 and 30 We’re looking for people who are:self-motivated and disciplined willing to work hard for their dreams -- and take calculated risks have a good business idea they want to develop into a business If you think you have what it takes, contact Vpi Employment Services,Whitby at (905)571-3811 or 1-866- 608-3581 to book your appointment and begin registration. There are only a few weeks before the start date, so do not delay.Program scheduled to start on February 17th, 2010 in Whitby.Want to be your own boss & you have a good idea of a business you want to start?The YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM Will help YOU take the next step! Interconnection Research International Program Sponsor)Calling all Certi ed PSW’S IS NOW HIRING!We invite you to attend their JOB FAIR Hosted by JHS Employment Services February 3rd, 2010 From 10:00 - 5: 00 pmHeld at our Whitby Of ce Location 105 Consumers Dr. Unit #12 Or Call now for more DETAILS 905-666-8847 Singles and teams, vans and flats for transborder. We offer good pay, company cards, fuel premium, benefits, weekly deposit, PeopleNet®, 2005 or newer. Brampton or Belleville based. 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