HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2010_02_17EXPERIENCE HIGH SPEED INTERNET WHERE
YOU DIDN’T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE.
Plans Start From
50 /MO
Plus Government Regulatory
Recovery Fee*
FOR INTERNET AND
PHONE SERVICE
149.99 FOR THE
ROCKET HUB1
Plans Start From
30 /MO
Plus Government Regulatory
Recovery Fee*
FOR INTERNET
0 FOR THE
ROCKET STICK1
Ajax Bayly @ Harwood (905) 686-8061
Ajax Kingston Rd @ Salem (905) 428-6800
Pickering Town Centre (905) 420-0744
Upper Sears Wing)
Enjoy wireless internet and phone service in
your home or offi ce with the RocketTM Hub.
Or, take High-Speed Internet
anywhere, with the RocketTM Mobile Internet Stick.
Trademark of or used under license from Roger Communications Inc. 2010. All other brand names and/or
logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
Ajax Nissan
Parts/Service
Open 7:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesdays 7:00am - 8:00pm
Saturdays 8:00am - 2:00pm
500 Bayly Street West, Ajax
Between Westney & Church)
1-800-565-6365
905-686-0555
PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN
INCOME TAX
All-Canadian Tax Service
59.95*only
Most returns *GST extra
100 Westney Rd S (Ajax Go Station)
905) 426-4860
Pressrun 51,400 • 48 pages
Optional 3-week delivery
6/$1 newsstand
PICKERING
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
NNewsews AAddveverrtitisseerrTHE
Queen’s
Park page
plugged
into politics
Pickering student Melissa Bray
thrilled’ about her role at legislature
DURHAM -- When 13-year-old Melissa Bray hears about the
upcoming harmonized sales tax, she gets excited.
Not so much for the new tax itself, but because she was at
Queen’s Park as a legislative page when it was becoming part
of history. Melissa recently wrapped up a one-month stint at
Queen’s Park in Toronto, and although she’s excited to be back
with her friends at William Dunbar Public School, it’s not as excit-
ing as politics, she said.
They’re wild,” Melissa said about the politicians and how loud
it was when they slammed their fists in emotion.
Along with seeing them in action, she also got to see their real
personalities, she said, and noted Conservative leader Tim Hudak’s
fondness for WWE wrestling.
Overall it was a thrilling experience Iwould do over and over again
ifIcould,” Melissa said.
Her day began with a GO train and subway ride to Queen’s Park
where, upon arrival, she’d flash her special pass to get into the page
quarters and change into her uniform, which included a vest, jacket,
and pants..
And we had our own name tags,” she said.
JASON LIEBREGTS/ METROLAND
PICKERING -- William Dunbar Public School student Melissa Bray recently
finished a session as a page at Queen’s Park in Toronto.
See I’M page 5
NEWS 2
Harrowing
ordeal
Ajax hockey
players survive
U.S. roof collapse
SERIES 10
Pushing
for change
Durham citizens
passionate
about the issues
SPORTS 24
Going,
going....
Key moment of
Ajax junior playoff
series came early
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
20102
P MIND
BODY
SPIRIT %80/$52(!-OR
EXHIBITOR
INFORMATION CALL ORI NN ARNESS
EXT 7&/5 1"35/&
34 2%#2%!
4)/.5,452%
0/&4)
08 JAX ONVENTION
ENTRE 3UNDAY ARCH
4QFBLFST FN POTUSBUJPOT
SFF 4BNQMFT PSF Tyke
team traumatized despite
escaping U.
S. arena unscathed
after building
collapsed BY PARVANEH PESSIAN ppessian@durhamregion.com AJAX -- The
rush of elation felt by mem-bers of
an Ajax minor hockey team after a close game
in an out-of-town arena quickly
came crashing down as the roof of the
building
they were in suddenly col-lapsed. The
Ajax Knights Tyke White team had just wrapped up
the final game of a tour-nament at
the Rostraver Ice Garden, in
a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on
Sunday afternoon, and were relishing a silver
medal victory when they heard the
loud cracking of the roof beams.
Everyone rushed to an emergency exit upstairs and
some people didn’t make it out of
the dressing room before the roof gave
out,” said head coach Gary Maclean, who drove
home in a daze Sunday night, playing
the incident over
and over again in his head. It was surreal
and it’s taken me to
almost now (Monday morning) to
realize the gravity of the situation.”There were
more than 200 people in the
arena when the roof crumbled, including about 50
from Ajax alone -- 16 seven- and eight-year-
old boys from the team, two
trainers, two assistant coaches, a manag-er and
a whole slew of family members. It
was a pretty traumatic experience for all the kids
and all the parents,” said Mr.
Maclean, adding the incident has raised questions
about the safety
of teams play-ing in arenas.Now some of
the boys are asking if the roof on their house is
OK, and all of us
are just wondering how this happened.”The
team, which usually travels out of the country
only about once a year
for tournaments with Pittsburgh being the farthest location
they’ve played so far, had just lost the game
4-3 to the Erie Lions.A player
had an opportunity to score a goal but
had he scored, those two teams would have
been on the ice actually in overtime
when the roof collapsed, so it
was that close,” said Sherri Desroches,
vice-
president of Ajax Minor Hockey Association. What we’re
trying to do now is provide counselling
for everyone who was there if they need it,
and we’ve cancelled a play-off game
the team was
supposed to play in Aurora today.”Officials
haven’t confirmed the cause of the collapse
and calls made to the Pitts-
burgh-
area fire department were not returned. It was
the oldest facility that we’ve played in down
in Pittsburgh, so I don’t know if it was the
age of the facility or the fact that they
had received a lot of snow down
there since the roof was complete-ly
covered in snow,” Mr. Maclean
said, expressing his disappointment in the lack
of information
being provided to the affected teams.I’ve heard
very little about any of this situation and,
as a matter of fact, the
tournament provider and the rink orga-nizer haven’teven called
us
to see if we’re OK.”
Despite the resonating impact of the experience,
Mr. Maclean said he’s grate-ful
everyone managed to make it out safely and
is proud of the
teamwork they demonstrated amidst the chaos. All the
coaches, all the parents and all the boys worked
together as a team to get everybody out
of that building, and I’m really happy
to see that
they’ve learned that
this year.” Now some of the boys are
asking if the roof on their house is OK
and all of us
are just wondering
how this happened.
Coach Gary Maclean
ARENA ROOF COLLAPSE Harrowing hockey
ordeal PITTSBURGH -- The Rostraver Ice Garden is in
Belle Vernon, PA., a suburb of
Pittsburgh. The arena’s approximately 48
kilometres south of Pittsburgh on Route 51,
five kilometres north of Interstate
70.BILL WADE / PITTSBURGH POST-
GAZETTE, ABOVE, AND SUPPLIED PHOTO,
RIGHT BELLE VERNON, PA -- The mangled
middle section of the Rostraver Ice
Garden Sunday afternoon, after it col-lapsed
soon after the conclusion of
a hockey tournament game involving the Ajax
Knights tyke white select squad (at right).
Fortunately, no one was
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February17, 20103 AP
Home Health CareHomeHealthCare
CIMSCIMS For the loveof life In the Pickering
Town Centre (next to Zellers)905-839-0364 • 1-888
487-2252
www.cimshhc.com VENDOR
FOR: ADP, DVA, WSIB & ODSP Providing A Wide
Range Of Products
And Services Sales • Service • Rental Stair Lifts, Lift Chairs • Power/Manual
Wheelchairs • Scooters • Walkers • Ostomy Products Bathroom Safety Equipment • Crutches • Canes •
Surgical Compression • Blood Pressure Monitors Mastectomy Products • Cervical & Back Supports •
Tempur-Pedic Mattresses &
HospitalBeds20%
20% OFFOFF
ALL CHAIRLIFTSALL
CHAIRLIFTS Citizenship
and Immigration
Canada Citoyenneté et Immigration
Canada Learn English. Start Today.Language Instruction
for Newcomers to
Canada (LINC)LINC Day Classes:All LINC
levels run Monday
to Friday Childminding and transportation assistance
available to those who
qualify Oshawa, Whitby,
Ajax, Pickering ESL Day Classes:
All levels at
various locations LINC Evening Classes:LINC Levels 1 – 6
run two nights a
week Transportation assistance
available to those
who qualify Oshawa,
Ajax, Pickering ESL Evening Classes:
Basic to advanced,
TOEFL, Conversation at various
locations Register now
for day
or night classes!
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 PICKERING TOWN
CENTRE • UPPER
LEVEL •
SEARS
WING IT’S SALE
TIME!We Have Your
Size 1-866-
873-9945 www.
welcomewagon.
ca If You
Are...Moving Expecting
a Baby Planning
a Wedding New Business
Appointment Looking for a
Career Call Welcome
Wagon
Today!It’s absolutely FREE!
Dozens line the region’
s bridges to
show their support
for troops
BY PARVANEH PESSIAN ppessian@durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- Despite proudly waving the largest Canadian
flag visible at the Brock Street
bridge in Whitby, Hank Nieuwstraten had no idea it
was the 45th
anniversary of the national banner. He had
simply brought the symbol along with him, just as he’
s done for nearlyevery repatriation
procession that’s passed through Durham Region,
to honour the most recent Canadian
soldier to die in Afghanistan. The flag
represents freedom and it stands for all of us, which
is exactly what the sol-diers are doing –
representing all of us,” said Mr. Nieuwstraten, one of
the first to arrive at
the bridge on Feb. 15.The body of
24-year-old Edmonton-based
Corporal Joshua Baker reached Canadian soil in Trenton
in the afternoon, the pro-cession carrying
his family winding its way down the Highway
of Heroes to arrive in
Durham around 4p.m. Cpl. Baker,
who was raised in Scarborough, was killed during
a training accident that left four
other soldiers wounded in Kandahar City on Feb. 12.
His death brings the number of casualties
in Afghanistan to 140 Canadian soldiers and
two civilians since
the mission began in 2002.Whitby
couple Ann and Douglas Blakeley, also
carrying flags while huddled together at the overpass, said
they
were aware of the anniversary.The flag is an icon
for the courage that is shown
throughout the world by Canadians, and of course with
the Olympics, you see the importance
of
showing support,” said Mr. Blakeley. But celebrating the
joy of Canada’s involve-ment in the
Winter Games comes as bit-tersweet in light of
the rising death toll
in Afghanistan, Ms. Blakeley added. I have
mixed feelings about it because we’re at the base
of the slopes screaming for Canada when
perhaps some of these peo-ple could be
out here supporting the troops but hey, they’re doing
a
good job over there too.” Officials
have not released much informa-tion about the
accident that killed Cpl. Baker, other than that it
was a routine training exer-cise. “This type of
training is normal for sol-diers in
theatre and essential in helping them to
maintain high levels of expertise,” Brig.-Gen.
Daniel Menard, the top com-mander in
Kandahar, said in a statement.Tim Herriott,
of Whitby, said despite the reasons
behind the tragic incident, the importance
of showing support shouldn’t
be forgotten by the public.There
are some things (military officials) cannot divulge as
much as the people would like to know because
it might put the troops’ lives at more peril, so
I accept that,” he said.I’m not here to find out
why; I’m here tosay a prayer for the
fallen and the solider that died was over there
in service of the country so in my
eyes, he was a hero.”Recent
reports of CFB Trenton com-mander
Colonel Russell Williams facing two counts of first-
degree murder also didn’t have an impact
on residents like Daryl Fos-ter, who said
he maintains his
confidence in the Canadian Forces. You’re going to
have things likethat any-where, butI don’
t think it necessarily reflects badly on
the
whole organization,”
he said. REPATRIATION Durham
residents mourn
loss of 140th
Canadian soldier Please recycle your News AdvertiserSABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND WHITBY -- On the 45th anniversary
of the Canadian flag, many stood on the Brock Street bridge in Whitby,
carrying it proudly for the latest repatriation motorcade
300 million to go into
Pickering, no estimate
yet for Darlington
BY JENNIFER STONE
jstone@durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- Ontario Power Generation has
officially announced a $300 million plan to
extend the life of Pickering Nuclear Gener-
ating Station, and another proposal which
would see existing reactors at Darlington
refurbished.
The plan is the result of months of study
by OPG, which determined extending Pick-
ering’s life and refurbishment at Darlington
offered the best bang for the buck to ensure
longevity of OPG’s nuclear fleet.
Under the plan, the $300 million invest-
ment would mean Pickering Bwould run for
approximately another 10 years before the
plant is shut down and placed
into “safe storage.”
But though the units will be
shut down in the foreseeable
future, OPG says its Pickering
employees won’t be out of
work.
Pickering staff will have
future opportunities placing
the Pickering units in a safe
storage state, at Darlington
refurbishment and operations,
and at potential new build at
Darlington,” an OPG media
release said.
For Darlington, refurbish-
ment construction is expect-
ed to begin around 2016, after a series of
required reviews, including an environmen-
tal assessment, take place.
The three to four year planning phase is
important, saidTed Gruetzner of OPG.
The key for Darlington is that issue of,
measure twice, cut once,’” he said. “The bet-
ter you plan, the better the result.”
OPG officials say they’ve watched closely
and learned from the current refurbishment
of the Point Lepreau nuclear plant in New
Brunswick, a $1.4 billion project which is
now more than a year behind schedule.
You learn from others,” Mr. Gruetzner
said.
The Province continues to consider con-
struction of new reactors at Darlington. But,
the process has been delayed after a compli-
ant bid by Atomic Energy of Canada Limit-
ed came in billions of dollars too high. OPG
continues the environmental assessment,
despite the hold-up, so it will be ready to go
ahead when a decision is made.
Tuesday’s announcement will not impact
thedecision on new build, saidan OPG back-
grounder. “A potential refurbishment of the
current Darlington station was always con-
sidered and is not related toa new build deci-
sion,” said the release.
The official announcement confirms ear-
lier speculation about OPG’s plan, which
came under immediate fire from some anti-
nuclear groups. “Choosing not to risk bil-
lions of dollars of public money rebuilding
the Pickering reactors is the right decision,
although proposals to continue running Can-
ada’s most dangerous nuclear station as long
aspossible are a significant concern,” Green-
peace’sShawn-Patrick Stensil said in amedia
release sent out amid last week’sspeculation.
In light of a decision to close Pickering, any
decision to proceed with rebuilding the Dar-
lington reactors would be folly and block the
future expansion of green energy.”
But, OPG officials hold that extensive study
has shown Pickering can continue to “oper-
ate safely and reliably to meet the province’s
energy needs through to 2020,” said a media
release. In terms of the decision regarding
Darlington, “the business decision to move
forward with an investment in Darlington
comes after very positive outcomes of ini-
tial studies on the plant’s condition and con-
tinued strong operating performance,” the
release said.
OPG’s nuclear safety record speaks for
itself, Mr. Gruetzner said. “Greenpeace, we’ve
found over the years, that when they have no
facts to support their argument, resorts to
unnecessary fear mongering,” hesaid. “We’re
quite proud of our safety record.”
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17, 20104
AP
Wednesday
February
17, 2010 Ajax Pickering Locations
FlyersinToday’s Paper Ifyou did notreceiveyour
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.Carrierof The WeekRemember, all
inserts, including those onglossy paper, canberecycledwith
the rest of yournewspaper through
yourblue box Recycling program.
SAVE TIME, SAVE
MONEY View Flyers/Coupons At
Delivered to selected households only
Today’s carrier
of the week
is Michael. who
enjoys shoveling snow & hockey.
Michael has received a dinner
and sub’s compliments
of McDonald’
s,
Boston Pizza and Subway.
Congratulations Michael for being
ourCarrier of the
Week.8 SalemRd
South Ajax, ON L1S 7T7
279 KingstonRd. E. Ajax 260KingstonRd.
E. Ajax (in Home Depot)1105 Kingston
Rd. Pickering (in Home Depot)255
Salem Rd. S. D#1
42 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax 465
Bayly St. W. #5,
Ajax1889Brock Rd., Pickering
300HarwoodAve. S., Ajax
6 Harwood Ave. S.,
Ajax BESSADA KIA AJAX
PICKERING HOME DEPOT
AJAX PICKERING
HOME HARDWARE AJAX LOWES
AJAX REAL ESTATE
AJAX PICKERING RONA
AJAX PICKERING STAPLES AJAX
PICKERING TOWN OF
AJAX AJAX
WHEELS AJAX PICKERING NUCLEAR STATION OPG to refurbish
Darlington, extend life of Pickering PICKERING -- OPG will extend
the life of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station for
10 years
They were inspected on their wardrobe,
walk, standing and other actions.
While half of her group of 21 pages
would make their way to chamber, the
other half would go to legislative school to
learn about politics.
During the Legislature’s question peri-
od, pages’ jobs are to collect empty drink-
ing glasses, collect bills, motions, petitions
and reports; and run errands for the pol-
iticians, such as bringing them water or
going to the vending machines.
Her day went from 8 a.m. to6 p.m. every
day.
To prepare for the position, she received
study material which included all the
faces, names, andseating of theMPPs.
To apply, she had to write an essay and
have a certain grade average, Melissa said.
She became involved with the program in
hope itwould give her a new appreciation
for history, which she found boring.
And it did,” she said. “I’m so into poli-
tics now.”
Shewasable tomeet the lieutenant-gov-
ernoraswell as Premier Dalton McGuinty,
who spoke about how he deals with the
opposition and the importance of staying
calm.
The memory that stands out most for
her iswhen aConservative member called
the premier a liar. The speaker asked the
member to withdraw the comment buthe
refused, then his party huddled around
to stop him from being removed by force,
she said. In protest, the MPP and anoth-
er Conservative politician stayed in the
chamber for three nights and four days,
during which time they were not to be
acknowledged. Eventually they left, she
said.
They needed to shower,” Melissa said.
Through the program she received $15 a
day to take the GO, and she won a Pickles
Award for doing agood job, which is liter-
ally a jar of pickles and acertificate.
They’re too worthy to eat,” she said.
She also received a letter of recommen-
dation from the Ontario government
which will look good on her resume, she
said.
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17, 20105 P
2SHQ RXVH QWUDQFH 6FKRODUVKLS DPV
1(:6 520 7+(
67/(ZZZ FDVWOH HG FRP Saturday, February
20 - 10 a.m. ~ noon.Visit us at our Open
House to find out more, or contact us
to arrange your personal tour.5(*,67(5 12:25 6(37(0%(5 152/0(17$//5/6 1'
2$5',1*5$'(6 Our scholarships are awarded
to the student who receives the highest standing in
each respective grade. Write our Entrance Scholarship Exam,
tour the facilities, and discover how Trafalgar Castle
School
can impact your educational journey.
Make the Castle
your home.Trafalgar
Castle School Success.
For Life.
905.668.
3358 RU
UDGHV Career Exploration Employment
Preparation For Durham Region Residents Learn
what you’re good
at.Target asuitable
career!No
Cost to You!
Call Today!905-420-7518 Employment Ontario Programs
are funded in part
by the
Government of
Canada NEED A NEW DIRECTION?Picture your child in
the care of a compassionate person who
has passed the most rigorous screening
and training standards set by Legislation. She
loves children and is focused on their
growth and environment. Welcometo Wee
Watch. Welcome to
affordable, dependable, enriched home care.
Exclusive “Wee Learn” Educational Program AJAX/
PICKERING 1-866-
333-3299
www.
weewatch.com
The
Happiest
Children
The Happiest
Providers ANNOUNCEMENT
Durham Optometric
Clinic Dr. Khan and Associates 62 Harwood
Ave. S., Unit
2, Ajax 905)426-
1434 1360 Kingston
Rd, Ajax 905)
831-
6870 NEW
PATIENTS WELCOME PARKWAY Retirement
Residence 1645 Pickering Pkwy.,
Pickering Call 905-
426-6603 www.chartwellreit.
ca Call Kimberley today
to book
your personal tour
complimentary lunch!
QUALITY RETIREMENT
LIVING YOUR CASINO TOURSPECIALISTS!VISIT OUR NEW
WEBSITE AT www.funbuscanada.com As Always,
Please Call For More Details.8 MIDTOWN
DR., OSHAWA 905-576-1357O/B
Fun Time
Travel Co. Ltd.
TICO 50008767 FALLSVIEW
CASINO RESORT IN
NIAGARA FALLS EVERY
FRIDAY & SUNDAY
15 PER
PERSON FRIDAY &
SUNDAY RECEIVE A
BUFFET VOUCHER
Departures from Oshawa, Pickering & Bowmanville All persons must be 19 years
of age or older with valid Government issued photo
I.D. to board coach.Know
your limit
and play within.PAGE PROGRAM I’m
so into
politics’: Pickering student CRIME BRIEFS
Indecent act at Pickering library PICKERING -- Police
have released surveillance photos in an attempt to identify a
suspect who committed an indecent
act at a Pickering library.A 13-year-old girl told
Durham police she was studying on the second floor of the
Pickering Central Library at about 5 p.m. Jan. 25 when she noticed a
man who appeared to be
browsing amongrows of books. Shortly afterthat, the man appeared
a few feet awayfrom the
girl, committing an indecent act.No words wereexchanged and
the girl wasn’t harmed, police said. The man
fled and police were called.Security cameras
capturedimages of the man. He’s a white man in his early 20s
with a small to medium build and short brown hair. He wore
a
dark jacket and blue jeans.If you
have information about the investigation:CALL
905-
579-1520 ext. 2527 CRIMESTOPPERS: Anonymous tips can
be made to Durham police
at 1-800-222-
8477 Durham police
nab suspect in purse snatching DURHAM -- An 18-year-old
man has been arrested in connection with astring
of purse snatching incidents involv-ing seniors across Durham Region
over
the past couple of months. Police were called
to the scene of a purse theft at
a grocery store on Kings-ton Road
in Ajax on the afternoon of
Saturday, Feb. 13 where they engaged in a
foot pursuit of a teen
suspect and made the
arrest.Seniors shopping at
super-markets throughout Durham found
themselves victims of a bandit
who grabbed unattended purses and dashed off,
in incidents between
Jan. 30 and Feb. 7. In some cases, the
purses were found nearby,
emptied of cash and valuables. We’ve been
actively investigating these incidents for a period of time,” said
Inspector Joe Maiorano of Durham RegionalPolice, adding that the suspect’
s name won’t be released until
charges have been formally laid. The teen is being held for a
bail hearing and will like-ly face several charges,
including various counts of theft under $5,000, mischief, andother
charges in relation to his involvement in vandalism
that took place in underground parking lots in Whitby
over the last few months.
Please recycle
your
News
AdvertiserI’
M
from
page
1
24/
7
LOCAL
BREAKING
NEWS,
SPORTS,
PHOTOS,
VIDEO
AND
WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com
A Metroland Media Group Ltd. Publication
Tim Whittaker - Publisher
Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief
Mike Johnston - Managing Editor
Duncan Fletcher - Director of Advertising
Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classied Advertising Manager
Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager Lillian Hook - Ofce Manager
Janice O’Neil, Cheryl Haines - Composing Managers
News/Sales 905-683-5110 Fax 905-683-7363
Classi eds 905-683-0707 Distribution 905-683-5117
130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5. Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 40052657
Member: Ontario Press Council, OCNA, CCNA, SNA. All content copyright
Editorial
Opinions
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser •
February17, 20106 P PARLIAMENT It’
s not prorogation, it’
s the reason
behind it To the editor:Several letters
to the editor have recently criticized
people who protested
the latest prorogation of Parliament. As a participant in
one of the local rallies, I would like it stated
for the record that the people who came
out to the protest were politically
savvy, from all political parties, who voted in the
last election, and who are well aware
that prorogation is not sinister but
a normal Parliamentary device, usual-ly invoked
when the business of Parliament is concluded and
a new session and throne speech
must be prepared. Ontario Premier Dalton
McGuinty just announced a short
prorogation for that very reason. The protest I
attended was not because of prorogation itself.
It was because the device of prorogation
was misused by Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper
the last two times it was invoked: the first
time was to avoid a non-confidence vote
and, this time, it was used to escape the
heat and scrutiny
of the Afghanistan torture investigation. That is what
we protested -- the misuse of
this procedure, not prorogation itself. I would
suggest that people who cast aspersions
on others who protested the shutting down of
our democracy, as in this case, ought to
investigate and find out what is actually going
on
before going off half-cocked. What the government
did is not okay and if most people think
it was, then they should be prepared to lose
more and more of their freedoms.
History teaches us that vigilance is necessary
if democracy and freedom are to survive.
Apathy is our
worst
enemy. Jonathan O’Mara,Whitby
PM’s decision to
prorogue is just
plain wrong To the editor:I just have to shake
my head and laugh at the folks who
think we should ignore this prorogue simply because
it
was done in the past. Well, folks, this
is entirely what is wrong with
politics. Just because something was done in the
past does not necessarily make it right.
Remember, at one time women couldn’
t vote. Was that right? We should learn from
the past and not use it as an excuse to
fill the
future with political arm-wrestling. roroguing right
now in this
economy is just plain wrong. It does not
matter whether it is Conserva-tive, Liberal
or NDP,
it
is wrong.Tony Sloggett
Oshawa Did the
Prime Minister really
say that? To the editor:Re: Time for MPs to
get back to
work, Katrina Leahy, Feb. 11 Heavens to
Betsy! Did Steven Harper real-ly say that
Canadians do not care about the
allegations of torture in Afghanistan? He
should be horsewhipped for presum-ing to speak for the
rest of us. Well, maybe not
horsewhipped, that would be stooping to his level. We should
just
vote him
out
of office.
Eleanor Todd Goodwood
COURT SECURITY No
search exemptions for
court staff To the editor:Courthouse
security: lawyers refuse to be searched. Security
is only efficient when it is applied
100 per cent. Everyone entering the courthouse has
to be searched and this includes
judges, lawyers, clerks, janitors or anyone
who goes through the doors. If the bad
guys know that lawyers are not searched, then
a lawyer could be sub-jected to blackmail,
threats or harm to his family if he does
not smuggle in a weap-on to be handed off to
the bad guy. In this age of
electronics, identity passes are easily changed; also, if
one group gets an exemp-tion, another
group would want the same courtesy. The
courthouse might be a good site for those full-
body scans; we might find out if
some lawyers have a heart. One hundred per
cent should be
subject to
searches,
no exceptions.Rick Foster Whitby One flag, two heroes,
two proud but different families
She proudly waves for
the Bilodeaus and the Bakers For 45 years
the maple leaf has flown
proudly across Canada, the international
symbol of this great country.As
Monday morning dawned, with the world’s eyes
on Canada and the winter Olympics, the
red and white celebrated her
birthday as Canada’s flag. For
two proud Canadian families, the Bilodeaus and the
Bakers, the sight of that
flag represented two startlingly different realities. Draped in
her red and white splen-dour, basking
in Olympic glory, moguls gold
medallist Alexandre Bilodeau would take to the podium
in Vancouver that day. He would stand proudly
as Canada’s flag raised grandly
overhead, his family giddy with excitement,
chests bursting with pride, as
the Canadian national anthem trumpeted the birth of
this shiny new Canadian hero.
While the Bilodeaus rightfully celebrated that grand success,
far away on the cold, gray tarmac
of Canadian Forces Base Tren-ton, the Baker family
would cry tears of sor-row as they
awaited the return of Corporal Joshua Caleb
Baker, his body carried home in the belly
of a Canadian Forces transport plane. As
139 families had done before them, The
Bakers would pay the ultimate price for Canada.
They too are the proud family of a Canadian
hero, but for them the flag
waved mournfully, its corners curling in the cold February
wind as if to embrace
them safely in her folds.Cherished by
Canadians from sea to sea as a joyful symbol
of freedom, our flag has many duties, not all
of them happy. She did her solemn duty
Monday as she waved from overpasses all
along Hwy. 401. From Tren-tonto Toronto,
held high by Canadians who took time out from
the Olympics to pay trib-ute a silenced
hero, she proudly saluted this family who has given
so
much to this coun-try.As we sit in
our family rooms this week, cheering on
our athletes and counting our Olympic
medals, perhaps we should
be remembering another number: 140.One hundred
and forty young men and women who never
made it to the podium, but for whom that
waving flag was every bit as important,
symbolizing a set of values
important enough to die for.While we
cheer on our Olympians, hoping to see that medal
count soar, we should also be urging our
leaders to do everything in their power to
stop that other number – the number
of Canadian
dead -- from climbing any higher. One flag,
two heroes, two very different
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February
17, 20109
P JSFDU"DDFTT FOFSBM
ORVJSJFT 4FSWJDF JTSVQUJPO
DJUZPGQJDLFSJOH DPN
5
PVS JOF 5PMM
SFF 55:
DVTUPNFSDBSF!DJUZPGQJDLFSJOH DPN DJUZPGQJDLFSJOH DPN Attend
Public Meetings at City Hall February 23 Heritage Pickering
Advisory Committee 7:00 pm February 24Committee
of Adjustment 7:00 pm February 25Library
Board - Central 7:00 pm March 1Joint
Planning & Development
7:30 pm Executive Committee March 3Accessibility
Advisory Committee 7:00 pm Allmeetings
areopentothe public. Fordetailscall905.420.2222
or visit the
City website.DateMeetingTime The City of Pickering’s2010Annual
Accessibility Plan is now available. Members of the public can pick up a hard copy
of the plan at the Customer Care Centre at the Pickering
Civic Complex or at the Pickering Public Library. The 2010 Annual
Accessibility Plan can also be found on
our website at cityofpickering.
com 2010 Annual Accessibility
Plan What is Intensifi cation?Intensification is the development and/
or redevelopment of areas along major roads, higherorder transitcorridors
andin downtowns that have the potential
for accommodating higher density development.Now is
theTimeto Get Involved Find out aboutthe Growth Strategy Program
and provide input into the future of intensification within
the City’s urban area. Public Open
House andInformationSession #1Willbeheld to review the City’
s Growth Strategy Program to implement the Provincial Growth
Plan
for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.Wednesday, February17,
2010 - 7 to 9 pm Pickering
Civic Complex - Main
Floor Lobby One The EsplanadeThursday, February18,
2010 - 7 to
9 pm Agape
Temple - Gymnasium1999 Fairport Road The Growth Plan promotes intensificationand
the useofthe existing land supplyto accommodate future
growth. Italso identifies Downtown Pickering as anUrban Growth Centre
which is to accommodate a significant share
of population and employment growth. Numerous maps and images will be
available for public review. Duringthattime, City staff andtheir
consultant, Young + Wright/IBI Group Architects, will be
on hand to answer questions.
For further information please contact Grant McGregor
MCIPRPP, PrincipalPlanner - Policy or Deborah Wylie
MCIP RPP, Senior Planner - Policy T. 905.420.
4617 TTY 905.420.
1739 Email plan&devl@cityofpickering.com If you have not received your Tax Notice, please
telephone the Civic Complex at 905.420.4614 or Toll Free 1.866.683.2760. Ouroffice hoursare8:30
am to 4:
30 pm Monday through Friday.Tired of standing in
line to pay yourtaxes?Please note that the City of Pickering off ers
the following paymentoptions and encourages you to try these convenient alternatives. Please
note your tax accountis creditedwhenpaymentis receivedat our offi ce, not the
day funds are withdrawn from your account orthe post-marked date.
You can pay your taxes:At participating fi nancial institutions. Please allow fi
ve days before the duedate for yourpayment
to reach our offi ce.By mail. To avoid the late payment penalty fee, please
ensurethat your tax payment is mailed fi ve days before the due date. Cheques post-dated
for
the due dates are acceptable.Afterhours “outside” drop box at the City municipal building
on
or before the due date.By telephone/computer banking. Please check with
your fi nancial institution for details. Please allow fi ve days before the due date for yourpayment
to reach our office. Failureto receiveaTaxNotice does not reduce YOUR
responsibility for the
payment of taxes and penalty.A late paymentfee of 1.25% is addedto any unpaid taxes on the
fi rstday of default and on the fi rst day of each month, as long as the
taxes remain unpaid. The penaltyand interest rates are set by City by-laws, pursuant to
theOntario MunicipalAct. The City doesnot have theauthority to
waive penaltyand interest charges.
2010 I NTERIM TAX
NOTICE First Instalment of the
2010 INTERIM PROPERTY TAX
BILL is due
forpayment February26, 2010 The Council of theCityof Pickering willhold a
Public Meeting to consider the 2010 Current andCapital
Budget and User Fees on:Thursday, March 4,
2010 at 9:00 am Friday, March 5, 2010 at
9:00 am (if necessary)Pickering
Civic Complex, Main Committee
RoomOneThe Esplanade, Pickering The 2010 Current and CapitalBudget and User
Fees will be formally adopted at aSpecialMeetingof
Council to be held on:Monday, March 29,
2010 at 7:30 pm
Pickering Civic Complex, Council
Chambers One The Esplanade, Pickering Copies of the proposed2010Budgets, Current, Capital
and User Fees will beavailableonFebruary26, 2010 atno cost
upon request by contacting the Corporate Services Department, City of Pickering, 905.
420.4634, or by email at corpserv@cityofpickering.com. Electronic
versionsof thesedocumentswillbepostedontheCity’s websiteon February 26, 2010.
The Cityis proposing to change fees for building permits, planning
applications andotherCity fees.Residentsor other individuals who wish to appear
at the March4, 2010 meeting asadelegationshouldregisterby 4:00
pm
on Wednesday, March3, 2010. Residentsor other individuals who wish to appear
at the March29, 2010 meeting asa delegation should register by 12
noon
on Thursday, March26, 2010. Written comments for Council’s
attention and requests for furtherinformationregarding these meetings shouldbe directed
to the CityClerk at dshields@cityofpickering.com or
905.420.4660, ext. 2019.Dated this
1stday of February, 2010.
Debbie Shields Gillis A. Paterson City
Clerk Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer To register contact
Linda Roberts, Committee Coordinator at lroberts@cityofpickering.com or
905.420.4660 ext.
2928 Notice of Public Meeting
2010 Budget and User Fees T. 905.
683.6582 cityofpickering.com/recreation TTY
905.831.8604 recreation@cityofpickering.com 1867 Valley Farm Road.
Conveniently located in central Pickering,between BrockRd. and Liverpool Rd,
just southof Kingston Rd.Special Off er
for the month of February Purchase an annual membership for yourself
and any member of yourimmediate family (18years +) wholives
in your household and
receive 20%
off both memberships!Members Perk During the month of February, free 6:30 am
classes in the Spin/Strength and Mind/Body
Studio from February 22 - 26 February off ers exclude
swim passes and pass
holders.Pickering’s Pet Tradeshow Saturday, February 20 10:
00 am – 5:00 pm Pickering Recreation
Complex - 1867 Valley Farm Road
F ree Publ ic Admission Great
Products, Local Services & Live Demonstrations!T. 905.683.
7575 TTY 905.
420.1739 cityofpickering.com/animalsPlease note:
this event ispet free, animals will not
be allowed into the facility The Pickering Advisory Committee
on Race Relations &
Equity presents ...Heritage Day 2010 Saturday, February 20,
2010 at 11:00 am
Pickering Town Centre (centre court)A Celebration
of Pickering’
s Multicultural Community cityofpickering.com
Live Cultural Performances will include:The
County Town Singers • Village Singers
Royal ScottishCountry Dance Society
Jessica’s Footsteps Dance School Tamil
Cultural and Academic • Devi Mandir Society
of Durham • McGrath HighlandDancers
Colleen Rintamaki School of Dance
Arunodhaya Dance Academy • Sweet
Harmony Zahras School of
Dance Welcoming Remarks bydignitaries and special
NewsAdvertiser • February 17, 201010 APMaking it
work in your community DURHAM -- How do you make
change in your community if your issue isn’t on the radar of your local
city council? It’s not an easy task but it’s also
not impossible. Our reporters went out and found four Durham
residents who are pushing their councils for changes in their
communities. They’re four interesting and determined people
who are passionate about their issues and willing to fight to
make them happen. Their efforts have shaped the issues
their respective city councils have been forced to deal with.
They prove thatindividuals can make a difference and give us insights in
how youtoo
canmakea difference. We hope youenjoy their storiesand maybe
one day feel that you too can step forward and make
change in your commu-nity. This is another part in a year-long
series of features on Making aDifference leading up to
the fall municipal
election. BY
JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- The stack
of boxes in Larry Ladd’s basement stands as
tall as he does,
every one
stuffed with documents,
newspaper clippings and reports
relating
to the Oshawa waterfront.
The 66-year-old
Oshawa man has spent
the past eight years
fighting to have feder-
ally owned, environmentally contaminated waterfront lands
cleaned up and returned to
the City -- and fighting equally
hard to stave off
efforts to further industrial-
ize the port area.
Born and raised in Oshawa,
Mr. Laddsays his love
for the waterfront dates back
to his childhood in the city’
s south end, when the
shores of Lake Ontario were
his playground. As an adult, he
owned a boat and leased a
spot at the Oshawa Marina
from the 1980s until 2002, when the
facility
was abruptly shut down.We just got a letter saying we
had to be out by a certain date,” he recalls. “
That’s
when I got involved.”Mr. Ladd was no
stranger to politics. His years as an
assembler with General Motors eventually led him to
work with CAW Local 222, where he was often
in contact with fed-
eral and provincial politicians.I found out that
municipal politics is a different animal,” he
says. “The system is designed for the
mayor and council, not for you and I. If you don’
t know the players and the process, you’re not
going
to get any-where.”Since getting
involved with the waterfront issue in 2002, Mr. Ladd
has written stacks of letters
to politicians, government ministries and various
watchdog groups, and made countless delegations
before
councilandits committees.Byhiscount, he’s
only missed threeOshawa council meetingsin
that eight-year period.You go whether your issue
is on the agen-da or not because you
never know what’s going to happen,”
Mr. Ladd explains. “You see an agenda on a
Friday, but by Monday night it could be a
different story. Things get added, people file late. If you
want to keep on top of
things, you
have to be there.”Mr. Ladd’
s advice for peo-ple
embarking on a coun-cil lobby
effort is to
get educated -- learn
about the councillors, what
issues they support and
what their political affilia-tions
are. Read reports and
be knowledgeable on your
issue. And, be respectful.
Sometimes people go in carrying
a big stick and they get everyone’s
back up. Then people don’t want to help
you,” Mr. Ladd says.While the waterfront
issue has moved for-ward incrementally over
the past few years in December
council approved a land-mark deal between the City
and the feds that will see some Crown
lands cleaned up and returned to the City -- Mr. Ladd
says he
isn’t finishedyet.He won’t consider his
efforts a success until the lands are cleaned up
and returned to the City, and council
brings forward a concrete master plan for
the marina and waterfront,
that includes public
input.BY
KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Mary
Delaney has been fight-ing the possibility of
an airport for decades.The movement
against the airport began in 1972 when
the Liberal federal government expropriated more than18,
000 acres of farm-land in north
Pickering. People Or Planes was born and struck
a chord. One demon-stration after another and
the feds put plans
on hold in 1975.There’s still no
airport and council has passed a number
of resolutions stating its
opposition to the possibility.People Or Planes
changed its name to Land Over Landings in
recent years, to focus not only on fighting an
airport, but to pro-mote the grade-
A
farmland and agricultural opportunities.Ms. Delaney joined
the cause after mov-ing to Brougham in
north Pickering in 1980. Many of the original
members from 1972 are also still fighting to
save the land today.Although the issue isn’
t directly a munici-pal one since it would
be located on lands owned by the feds,
Ms. Delaney marches to her polling station
for every municipal elec-tion, and each candidate’s
view onthe topic plays a strong role in
whose name she
marks an “X” beside.It’s
very symbolic,” she said.She added local council can
act as a part-ner to the group and
others opposed to the airport despite its
arm’s-length author-ity, and can help
access funds, offices, open doors and basically “recognize
we have to be
a team in this.If any politician
or would-be politician in Pickering were in favour
of an airport, I would question his
or her judgment, com-mon sense,
business acumen, honesty and
vision,” Ms. Delaney said.And it doesn’
t stop with her.Not only do (
Land Over Landings mem-bers) vote, we talk to
our neighbours and we get them
to vote,” she said.Land Over
Landings holds an all-
candidates’ debate each municipal election
and the members ensure candidates
aren’t just
paying lip service. Rather than accepting they
simply oppose an air-port, Ms. Delaney
andother members want to learn what the
candidates envision for the land’s
future uses as well.That’s what we have
to focus on: what
happens next,” shesaid.While not one ofthose
who believes all pol-iticians have
ulterior motives -- she admits they’re people,
too -- she
does scrutinize their answers.I don’t look
at things through rose-coloured glasses,” she said. “
I’m always look-ing at things alittle carefully,
I’
m always cau-tious.”Although she stands
firmly against an air-port and wouldn’t
support any candidate in support of one, she
will accept someone who grows or
even changes their mind. Ajax-Pickering MP
Mark Holland, in his early years as
a former Pickering council-lor, agreed with the idea
of a reliever airport. But after hearing
from the community and weighing the pros and
cons, not only did he change his position,
but now works with
Land Over Landings and has
been an
advocate for its cause.Flip-
flop: no,” Ms.
Del-aney said. “
Intelligent, reasonedthought and
education, there’s
nothing wrong with that.”On the
other hand, if a councillor is dishonest
or does a complete about-face, “I will
never trust them again.”In the end, Ms.
Delaney wants to see
municipal candidates championing the cause that reaches
beyond
Pickering’s bor-ders.T h i s is a
global issue to
protect our farmland,
and Pickering has
an opportunity to
be the vanguard,
to lead
the way,” she said.
Marina activist sets sail
at Oshawa City
Hall Anti-
airport advocate scrutinizes
candidates JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Larry Ladd has achieved change
by persistently lobbying municipal council. Mr. Ladd has been active on the Oshawa
waterfront issue
for years. The system
is designed for the
mayor and council, not for you
and I.
Larry Ladd, waterfront
activist JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Mary Delaney is a long-time member of Land
Over Landings, a group opposed to a possible Pickering airport. Mrs. Delaney
checked out old newspaper
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17, 201011
AP AJAX PICKERING NEWSADVERTISER2)$!,$%3)2%3"2)$!,$%3)
2%3
MakeUp by LENA
Sight & Sound Visit the
show to
see
Durham’s leading Wedding
Professionals Sunday,
February 21, 2010 11am - 5pm Ajax
Convention Centre - 550 Beck Cres.Just off the Salem
Rd. exit from 401
Ajax Tickets at the door:6.00
each or
2for $
10 SPONSORED BY
source.
comwedding
In partnership
withbooth
1 Spring 2010 source.comwedding Advanced
Online
Tickets $4.00
each Featuring:
bridal gowns, tuxedos,
bridesmaid dresses,
mother of the bride dresses
12 Noon &
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201013 AP
SPRING WEDDING SHOW
Advertising Feature Weddings,
Anniversaries, Birthdays, Baptisms, Celebration Cakes Special
order cakes including eggless cakes,
cupcakes, fruit cakes and cheesecakes For more
information please contact Annette at:905) 509-
7892 or
royal.cakes@yahoo.
com by Annette Royal
Cakes CAKES FOR ALL
OCCASIONS A RRIVE IN STYLE!905-626-2800 905-
655-2300 www.requestlimo.
com R EQUEST
LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Red Carpet
Service Luxurious Attention
Complimentary Champagne Chauffeurs
dressed in tuxedo orsuitNowtakingbookingsfor
ourNowtakingbookings for our2006SUV2006SUV
Lincoln 140” NavigatorLincoln 140”
Navigator Request Limousine Service prides itself in
making a
difference to yourspecial event.Our
goal is to exceed
your expectations with service excellence.We help
make that special day a
memory to be treasured forever.705.536.
0640 or 705.
932.2976 www.thechocolatecastle.com Custom orders for
any
occassion,
large
or
small.Truffles Cookies Ganache
more...CF 3<A375</<B
Sa 4W\WaaO\
ba RS
S acQQ|a RS OPOWa c Wf
RS dS\bS
W\W
GET YOU RGROOM’S
TUX
REN TA LFREEwithfive compl e t
e p ai d rental pac
k a g
e
s
mooresclothing.
com/
wedding
booth
11
booth
8 booth 10 booth
12 Welcome to
the 2010 Spring Wedding Show Get inspired and
kick start your planning at the 2010 Ajax-
Pickering News
Advertiser’s Spring Wedding Show.The Show will be held
on Sunday, February 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the Ajax Convention Centre and will feature local vendors off
ering all of the services you need to create the
wedding of your dreams. If you are planning a wedding, you
do not
want to miss this show!The 44 vendors will
be off ering everything from wedding gowns to
jewellery, fl owersto photographers and everything in
between. Learn more about potential venues and see examples of
the party favours that are available.
View photographers’ portfolios and pour over invitationdesigns. Get
inspired by fl oral designs and decor ideas. Some
vendors will be off ering specials and discounts
to couples who book their services at the show. Don’
t miss out this opportunity to learn what’s available
from local vendors for your wedding! A full list
of vendors is available online at www.
durhamweddingsource.com. The site also has a list ofother local
business that off
er wedding products and services.This really is a
full-service show,” says organizer Laurie McCaig. “You will
fi nd everything you need for your wedding
day all under one roof!”Brides will receive a “Bride
To Be” badge at the front door which will
make them eligible to win prizes throughout
the day. Spot prizes, courtesy of the
News Advertiser and participating vendors, will be
announced randomly throughout the show, creating lots of fun
and excitement all day long. Listen carefully
for your chance to win!Fashion shows will be held at
noon and 3 p.m. The show will feature
a variety of wedding gowns, veils, accessories
and bridesmaids’ dresses from Bridal Desires and tuxedos
with a selection of bowties, cummerbunds,
vests and neckties from Tuxedo Royale. Brides can also fi
nd inspiration in the hair styles by V2 Beauty Salon
and Makeup by Lena. The music and emcee will be
provided by
Sight and Sound Music Services.The Bay and Home
Outfi tters, sponsors of the show, will be providing
hundreds of dollars in prizes that will be drawn only
during the two fashion shows. Brides must be there to win!
Make sure to stop by The Bay’s andHomeOutfi tters’ booth
to
fi ll out a ballot.Catering will be
provided by the Ajax Convention Centre. Throughout the day,
guests will be able to sample hors
d’oeuvres, and deserts.
Refreshments will also be available.Hartshorn-Walton
Music will be providing live entertainment for the
show. Guests can also book live classical and
jazz ensembles for their wedding ceremony, cocktail
hour and reception. The ensembles include harp, string quartet,
string trio, fl ute and classical guitar, a
soprano soloist, jazz combos,
French jazz and wedding bands.All of the guests at the showwill be
able to fi ll out a ballot to win a “Romantic
Nights Stay” at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Mothers, bridesmaids and of course brides and grooms are all
eligible to enter this draw. Stop by the Ajax Hilton Booth to
fi ll out the ballot!The Ajax Convention Centre
is located right off of
Highway 401 at Salem Road. Advance tickets
are available on the website www.
durhamweddingsource.com) and each online ticket print out will be put in a
draw for a chance to win a $200 gift
certifi cate for Pickering Photo. Don’t forget to
bring the printed ticket for your chance to win!
Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the
event for $6
each
or
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201014 AP
SPRING
WEDDING
SHOW Advertising Feature
booth 14 Where
dreams become Weddings •
Banquet Facility Golf • Photography Settings Carruther’
s Creek Golf & Country
Club 905-426-
GOLF (4653)
www.
carrutherscreekgolf.ca Reality!booth 15 In addition
to learning about all the wedding
products and services available from local vendors, couples
will also have a chance to win great prizes
at
the 2010 Spring Bridal Show. The Bay and Home
Outfi tters, the Spring Bridal Show’s offi cial
sponsors, have donated great prizes for this year’s
event worth over $1,700!Brides will be eligible to win
a Dior Gift Basket valued at $270 from The Bay. The
basket includes J’Adore Eau de Parfum, J’Adore Beautifying Body
Milk, Dior Kiss and a Dior Mascara. Dior will be joining The
Bay at their booth as part of The Bay’s National
Gift Registry and Dior Cosmetics new partnership. “Bridal
Party Picture Perfect” will provide brides-to-be with their perfect looks
for all of their events. Maritime Travel will also be joining
The Bay in their booth.A deluxe bedding package will also
be up for grabs, valued at $665. The Bay has put together
a bedding set that includes Wamsutta pillows and goose
down duvet, a Gluckstein Home 450 TC Duvet Cover and a Charter
Club Classic Queen sheet set.The Bay has also donated
a Rowenta Pro
Compact Steamer, valued at $110.Home Outfi tters will be
donating a Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel
Cookware set valued at $700!Be sure to attend this Spring’
s Bridal Show for your chance to win! Stop by TheBay’
s and Home Outfi tters’ booth to fi ll out a ballot. The
draws will be held during the two fashion shows taking place at
noon and 3 p.m. You must be there to win, so
make sure you
don’t miss
the show!Great Prizes
at This
Year’
s
Spring Bridal Show booth 17 6/%3&%4 0'3&".4 5)
064"/%4 0'5"*-4
0/4 0'03*&4 ʰ
ʰʰʰʰIPVTFPGHPMEFOBJSF!IPUNBJM DPN
XXX IPVTFPGHPMEFOBJSF
DPN 4&37*$*/(5)&
5"463306/%*/(3&"4 EVENT SPECIALISTS OFFICIAL
DECORATOR OF THE 2010 DURHAM REGION
BRIDAL EVENT & FASHION SHOW LOOKING FOR
THAT EXCEPTIONAL FLOWER BOUQUET?VISIT
OUR NEW FLORAL DESIGN DEPARTMENT TO SUIT YOUR SPECIALIZED NEEDS.
AT HOUSE OF GOLDEN-AIRE
OUR GOAL IS TO TURN YOUR EVENT INTO
SOMETHING REMARKABLE.OUR ONE
OF A KIND DECORATIONS CAN TRANSFORM
ANY ROOM BEYOND RECOGNITION.OUR EXPERIENCED
DESIGNERS CAN CO-ORDINATE YOUR EVENT
TO SUIT YOURBUDGET.
CONTACT
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201015 AP
SPRING WEDDING
SHOW Advertising
Feature Music Services Sight &
Sound Full Time Wedding Specialists We
are on time,
play requests
and have
FUN!CrowdInteraction!All
Nationalities!Special Eff ects Available!Celebrating Over
30 Years of
Standing Ovations
www.sightandsoundonline.
ca info@sightandsoundonline.ca
OFFICIAL BRIDAL &FASHION
SHOW DJ New Showroom Location
676 Monarch Ave. Unit #
3 Ajax • 905-686-4810 1-800-
411-
3294 •
416-
616-
3992
booth
19 booth 21 booth 20 Creating your gift registry can
be fun, but it can also be overwhelming without
a little bit of planning. Consultants at The Bay and
Home Outfi tters can help couples fi gure out exactly
what they need
and want on their registries.The Bay and Home Outfi
tters will be staging two rooms at this year’s
Wedding Show, to give couples some ideas for what they may
want to
put on their gift registry.
The Bay will
be show-casing
Gluckstein Home bedding
and towels, formal dinnerware
from Monique L’
Huillier and Noritake, casual
dinner-ware from
the Sophie Conran
and Denby lines,
cookware from
Curtis Stone
and small electronics
from Paderno. Home Outfi
tters will have
small ap-pliances from
Breville including a
wok, juicer and toaster; Kitchen
Aid standmixers and
Ne-spresso coffee machines,
Dyson vacuums, fl atware from Oneida,
Henkel and Splendid, stemware from Riedel, serve ware from
Serene, a wide range of bath co-ordinates
by Gluckstein and Home Studio
and fashion bedding by Gluckstein.The Bayand Home
Outfi tters off er dedicated gift registry consultants at
all of their stores. The consultants
specialize in personalized service and work hand-in-hand with
the couple as they build their registry. It is
recommended that you make an appointment to meet
with a consultant about your registry, which will ensure that
they will be able to give you one on
one attention. Ideally, you should start your registry nine
to 12
months before your wedding date.Before starting your registry, it’
s a good idea to have an idea of the number
of guests that you are expecting to have at your
wedding and at any oth-er events such
as showers. Knowing this informa-tion will help you make
sure that you have enough gifts on the registryand
have gifts
in diff erent price ranges.Look at what you already
have at home with a fresh eye and see
what you want to upgrade and what items
you need. Go room to room with
a checklist to make
sure you
haven’t left
anything out.
Pick a
style that
will
suit both
of your
tastes and invest
the time in
selecting the style together.
Think about your lifestyle and
choose items that will match it.
Remember that the registry is not just for
items you need today, but also needs to
include things you will need in the future.
Keep holidays, birthdays and special occasions in mind and what
you
may need for those events.Don’t expect to
completeyour registry on your fi rst visit, as you will want to
build it over time. Go through the store(s) on your
fi rst visit and choose items that you like, then
go home and review the registry. After getting an idea
of what’s available in the store(s), compare your
registry with your lists to make sure
you haven’t missed anything.Once the registry is built, it’s
a good idea to look at it on a regular basis to
ensure that it is current. Sometimes guests will
purchase gifts and forget to notify the cashier that they
are buying off a registry, so keeping your registry up
to date will reduce the number
of duplicate gifts you receive.The registry will be available to
print off at all Bay and Home Outfi tters
stores. The registries are also available online, and
guests can purchase gifts online, which will be available for pick
up from
the couple’s home store.Guides to creating a
registry at the Bay are available online at
www.thebay.com, and Home Outfi tters
at www.homeoutfi tters.
com.Gift
Registry
Pre-
Planning Makes Perfect
weddings honeymoons INGRID’S
TRAVEL Efficient, Professional
Service & Advice
Your Destination Wedding
Honeymoon Specialists 905-
831-TRIP www.ingridstravel.com 1822
Whites
Rd.,
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201016 AP
SPRING WEDDING SHOW
Advertising Feature www.
lisamcrae.
com
289-928-
0556 SHOW SPECIAL
FREE engagement session
with the
booking
of a wedding package.Accommodating
50 - 200 by the Fireplace
or on the Covered Terrace.4 Seasons Country
Club - Located in North Pickering 905-
649-2436 • www.2golf.
ca Semi
to all inclusive
Wedding Packages for
your Reception
and/
or Ceremony!Now taking reservations!1792
Liverpool Road (inside
Loblaws Pickering)905.839.6505 WE BUY
OLD GOLD FOR
TOP DOLLAR!
We make beautiful jewellery
affordable!Take advantage of our
Annual
Clearance
SALE
on
now!
booth
24
booth
25 booth 23 booth 26 One of the most
important parts of planning a wedding is choosing your
wedding dress and what your bridesmaids will wear. Even
though you are just looking for a beautiful white dress, there
is a wide variety of styles and shades to
choose from. Every year, wedding dress designers come out
with new designs and ideas, and every year features
styles that are very popular.Mermaid style and
princess gowns are a huge trend for this year,” says
Joanna Carter, owner of Bridal Desires in Ajax. “Many
bridesare looking for something diff erent, a dress with a
more modern feel and are looking for details onthe
dress, such as fl owers.”When shopping
for your dress, Joanna recommends that brides should have an idea
of what they are looking for, but she also have an
open mind about the designers. Brides should concentrate
more on the silhouette of the dresses and fi nd out what
type best suits their body. Keep the venue in mind
when shopping, as a winter wedding dress will look diff
erent than
a summer, beach wedding dress.Brides can begin
their search for the perfect dress at this year’s bridal
show. Bridal Desires will be showcasing many
diff erent styles, including mermaid and Cinderella gowns
as well as destination wedding gowns at the fashion show.
During the show, brides will also see veils
and accessories and bridesmaids dresses.Once you’ve found
your wedding dress, you should start looking
for the bridesmaids dresses. Joanna advises brides to keep the diff
erent body types of each girl in
mind while looking at dresses.This season, bridesmaids
are going for short and long dresses and chiff
on is becoming very popular,” says Joanna. “Blues (
cobalt), purples and browns are the
colours of choice this year.”For destination
weddings, brides are wearing very simple and light dresses, with a
little detail and that are easy to travel with.
Bridesmaids dresses are light and fl owery,
with a cocktail length style.Once the ladies have their dresses,
it’s time to suit up the men. Brides will
want to coordinate
the colours with the bridesmaids.Tuxedo Royale will
be showcasing tuxes from their collection of Joseph
Abboud, Perry Ellis, Chaps Ralph Lauren, Jean Yves, FUBU,
Ecco, After Six and Zelente. Tuxedo Royale will also
be showing the latest styles in vests and neckties. There
are over 100 colours of accessories to choose from
and grooms can actually try on their tuxes at the store
instead of ordering from a catalogue. A formalwear
consultant at one of Tuxedo Royale’s 13 locations in
Southern Ontario will help you choose a style that will suit
the groom and
the theme
of
the wedding.
Fashion Formal Featuring Top Designers
Join us at 12
Noon 3
pm for the Fashion
Show
to view our latestcollections!Mon, Wed, Fri: 10:00 am – 6:00pm • Tues, Thurs: 10:
00 am – 8:00 pmSat: 10:00 am – 5:00
pm Saturdays require anappointment2)$!,$%3)2%
3"2)$!,$%3)
2%
3 www.
bridaldesires.ca
Formal &
Destination Gowns
Veils & Headpieces
Bridesmaid Mothers
Dresses Intimate Apparel Bridal Accessories 11 Harwood
Ave., S. Ajax Cornerstone Plazawithin one block south of Kingston Rd. (
Hwy. #2) across
from
Staples)
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201017 AP
SPRING WEDDING SHOW Advertising Feature
We’ll get you there
in style
and on time.
DIAMOND LIMOUSINE 905-
706-
8171 www.
diamondlimo.ca
Come
visit us at
the show!180 Consumers
Dr.Hwy
401 & Brock St.
Whitby,
Ontario1.800.
HOLIDAY HoneymoonHoneymoon Packages
AvailablePackages
Available
www.
expresswhitby.
com
booth
27 booth 29 booth 31 The Life of the Party is like
a heart rate, you want it to have a strong steady beat,
you may want it to slow at times but you never want
it to stop. That’s why Sight and Sound
brings seamless music for
the duration of your event. There is no
shortage of DJ and Entertainment companies and Durham, but
Sight and Sound is proud to be the longest running
and most referred of them all. Their full
time dedication to the entertainment and audio visual business has
set them aside from the competition. They
pride themselves on their attention to detail and customer care.
Because of this, most of their business
is repeat business and referrals.As part of their
customer care, Sight and Sound meets with their
clients several times before the wedding to give them a good
feel for what they are looking for musically.
By learning the couples’ tastes, the songs they have chosen
for the formal dances and the diversity of their
guests, Sight and Sound chooses one of their 14 DJs that
will best suit their wedding and create the atmosphere
the couple is looking for. Sight andSound also off
ers diff erent kinds of lighting, including
up lighting which can transform the look of thevenue
and Gobo Lighting eff ects, which can illuminate
the couple’s names and wedding date. Lighting eff ects
canspice up the dance fl oor or make for
great personalized wall art. From lighting to Dry Ice
and Pyrotechnics, Sight and Sound has got everything you’
ve been picturing for the
biggest night of your life.Company
President Steve Ernst has owned and run the company for
over 33 years and has also been the offi cial
DJ for the Ajax Pickering Bridal Show for over the
past 10 years. Watch for him at this year’s Bridal
Show, where he will be providing the music
for the fashion
show and emceeing the event!Look out for the
launching of their Brand New Package: “The
Human Jukebox” with prices now starting at $499 for a
professional DJ
with a Quality Sound System. Sight and Sound takes
the initiative to be Party Hosts, not just DJs. They
are active and invested in the night and control
the Life of your Party. Your entertainment
options are endless and Sight and Sound will produce
results, no matter your event! For more information, please
call (905) 686-
4810 or email info@sightandsoundonline.ca.
Sight and Sound Wedding
DJs
From
Formal toFrenzied!booth
28 Have All Your
Beauty Questions
Answered By Our Professional Consultants.Please visit
our booth at the Bridal Show
on Sunday, Feb. 21 or
callanyof our representatives.Beginyour
fairy tale wedding by choosing the perfect
makeup looks for thebride, bridesmaids and
mother of the bride. Find the one that
suits your wedding day mood and down-
the-aisle style. Because looking gorgeous on yourspecial
day isthe fi rst chapter in
your happily-ever-after
tale.MONA (905) 623-
1668 BRENDA (905) 728-
6253 CORRINA (905) 697-
8838 JOAN (905) 728-
4220 SYLVIA (905) 668-
4864
HEATHER (
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201018 AP
SPRING WEDDING SHOW Advertising Feature 105
Bayly St. W Unit
11A In the
Baywood Centre)905 619-
7673 www.judysfl owers.caWe
are your wedding fl
oral professionals; this is your day
and we will strive to ensure
your fl owers are as
beautiful as you.
We offer free wedding consultations. Quality/Freshness • 7 day Guarantee •
Open 7 Days
Per Week Your Largest Selection
of High Quality Fresh
Cut Flowers...For
Every Season And Every Occasion
Serving All
of
the
GTA rrs
TM booth 34
info@rhythmentertainment.ca www.rhythmentertainment.ca 905-
404-0004 866-847-2323WHYTRUSTJUSTANYONE
WITHWHY TRUST JUST ANYONEWITHONEOFTHEMOST
IMPORTANTONE OF THE MOSTIMPORTANTDAYSOFYOUR
LIFE?DAYS OF YOUR LIFE?
Over 15 Years
of Experience
Award Winning Service Reliable & InnovativeFun &
Interactive DJ’s/Emcee’
s Interactive Online
Planning Tools Full
Time Professionals Licensed and
Insured
Top Quality
Sound & Lighting PROFESSIONAL
DJ
SERVICES
formerly
Orbit
Sound)
booth
33 booth 32 Everyday Luxuries
Full Service Event & Decor Planning Church & Ceremony
Decor | Linen Rentals | Chair Covers Centre
Pieces | Flower Arrangements | Plus More SEE US AT THE
SHOW FOR
A FREE CONSULTATION Maria Metropoulos 416.
919.6498 or
go
online
www.everydayluxuries.com booth 36
Look your
best on your wedding day You’ve been planning your wedding
for a long time and you want it to be perfect.
Whatever look you are hoping to achieve, Make-up
by Lena will master it.It’s really a matter of
personal preference,” she says. “I like to bring out the bride’s
natural beauty. A bride does not want to look completely diff erent
than they do on an every-day basis,”
says the experienced artist. However, every bride
wants to look her best. The trend for 2010 is
smoky, seductive eyes, which are dramatic and feminine,
and complement lips and cheeks in neutral tones. The key is for the
eyes to stand out and for the bride’s face to
appear natural. According to trends, a bride should seek to accentuate her
eyes
or lips but never both. Lena recommends brides use
the same amount of make-up that they wear on a daily basis
as a benchmark. If she wears a lot of make-up, she
can do a smokier, dramatic eye. If she wears very little or no
make-up at all,
Lena recommends sticking to neutrals.A trial is a very important aspect
for the bride and Lena recommends setting it up four
to eight months before the day of your wedding. Best of all:
Lena comes to you and your bridal party on your wedding day, so
it’s as stress-
free as it can be.Once you’ve achieved fl
awless complexion, the next step is to kick up your tresses.
V2 salon owner, Sylvia Barone insists that it’s important that
your hairstyle suit your
face shape and dress style.Whether you are seeking a dramatic
up-do or sleek length, V2 Beauty Salon can make you
the belle of the ball!This year’s trends include
relaxed versions of the classics: up-dos are looser and
more imperfect to contrast the elegant gown a bride
will be wearing. Loose chignons, imperfect French twists or
textured French pleats will be all the rage. These looks harken back
to
the era of Audrey Hepburn. Barone recommends brides book
their trial about three to six months before the wedding,
she says no sooner than that or the
bride could change her mind.See what Sylvia’s team has to off er
at one of two bridal fashion shows taking place at
the 2010 Wedding Show or contact V2 Salon at 376 Kingston
Road
durhamregion.
comNews
Advertiser • February 17,
201019 AP
SPRING WEDDING
SHOW
Advertising
Feature We’ll
Capture You!905.
239.5021 www.
captivevideoproductions.ca We specialaize in
up do’s
and extensions
376 Kingston
Rd.
unit 12 Rougemount
Centre Pickering 905.509.
3522 Offi cial
Hair Salon
of the Bridal Fashion Shows
Because youdeservethebest.
416.520.
5260www.makeupbylena.com lena@makeupbylena.
com Offi cial MakeUp
Artist for the
2010 Spring
Bridal Fashion
Show Special Wedding Show
Discounts!Be
sure to
visit
our
booth!
MakeUp
By
booth
39 booth 40 booth 38 MC - Being asked
to be someone’s best man or maid of
honour is an honour to be cherished. Often
the best friend of the groom or bride,
the best man and maid of honour
often want to reciprocate the honour of their
role with a toast that illustrates just
how much they care
for the bride or groom.But once
the time comes to sit down and
think about their toast, the best man or
maid of honour are often in the
dark. Giving a wedding toast, after all, is
not an everyday event, and for many people it
will be a one-time experience, if they’
re even asked at all. Though
a certain amount of pressure comes with
the responsibility of giving a toast, keeping a
few ideas in mind when writing a toast
will make
the process go
more smoothly.Thank the guests
Thanking the guests for attending is a good way to
break the ice. Be sure to thank
the hosts as well. Traditionally, the hosts
are the bride’s parents. However,
thanks to the escalating costs ofweddings,
many are now fi nanced by both the
bride and groom’s parents, and oftentimes by
the bride and groom themselves. Therefore, you can avoid
any missteps and simply thank the parents of the bride
and groom after thanking the guests
for joining
in the festivities.Introduce yourself While the bride
and groom certainly know who you are, chances are many of
the guests do not. Many weddings boast guest lists with
more than 100 people, so introduce yourself at the
beginning of your toast. When doing so, you can explain
your relationship to the bride or groom (i.e.,
older/
younger sibling, college
roommate, etc.).Keep things light While
jokes should remain appropriate (every wedding has kids in
attendance), keeping the toast jovial is a good way to keep the festive
mood of the day going. While it’s important to get
across how much you cherish being the best man or maid
of honour, a jovial approach to doing so will be enjoyed by
all, and your message will still come across to the
bride and groom
as well.Add an anecdote The best man or maid of
honour no doubt have many funny anecdotes to tell about the
bride or groom. Add a light-hearted
anecdote that illustrates your relationship to the bride or groom and how
much they mean to you. An older brother, for instance, might
tell a tale of the innocent joking around
brothers do, while a younger sister might spin a funny
yarn about how she once used all of her older sister’s
makeup. Just make sure the anecdote is appropriate
for everyone in the audience.Raise a glass, but do so
after the toast, and not before. While everyone knows to raise
a glass at the end of the toast, some best men
or maids of honour raise one too many glasses before it’s
time to give their toast. Don’t drink to excess before it’s time
for you to give your toast, or you’ll risk being the talk
of the reception
for all the wrong reasons. Tips
for a Toast to Remember alisoncolley@rogers.
com • www.fi
ndyourdiva.com Contact Alison
to book your
party TODAY!
905-493-
1332
Host