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Home My WebLink AboutNA2010_12_02 KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- It’s a sure sign Christmas is just around the corner when the Williams family starts decorating the house that draws people from as far as Montreal. “We have been doing this for the past 15 years, but not as elaborate as the past five years,” said 37-year resident Kathleen Wil- liams. “Every year it gets bigger and bigger.” She added people can expect even more decorations this year. To much anticipation from the community, Mike Williams is once again working hard to prepare the house for the Christmas season under the watchful eyes of his father Charles and his mother. “She’s the manager,” he said in an interview. Pickering’s Christmas house WILLIAMS FAMILY HOSTS OFFICIAL LIGHTING EVENT DEC. 5 JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Mike Williams strings the lights for the coming holiday season at his home recently. The Williams family set up a spectacular lights display each year at their home. 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Re-establish your credit.Ajax - Barrie - Brampton - Hamilton -London - Mississauga North York - Oshawa - Scarborough - Toronto WE CAN ..... 10 Convenient Locations: Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 PM General Motors Centre At the General Motors Centre Box Office Mon-Fri 10 AM -6 PM, Sat 10 AM - 4 PM Charge by Phone: 1.877.436.8811 Online: www.generalmoterscentre.com On Sale Tomorrow 10 AM Discount for groups of 20+ and seniors aged 65+ A Night with Matty Blue Eyes to raise funds for cancer-stricken waiter at PORT Dec. 5 KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Matt Vilord’s friends and co-workers at PORT Restaurant can’t say enough about him. “Matt is the type of guy who will always uplift other people. He always has a smile on his face,” said Carrie Byrnes, a former PORT employee and current patron. That’s why the staff members and his friends are throwing a fundraiser to help the PORT server and manager conquer testicular cancer. A Night With Matty Blue Eyes will take place Sunday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. at PORT Restaurant. The night will have a New York feel and feature entertainment by jazz band, The Swing Junkies. Party-goers will also be treated to hors d’oeuvres served up by executive chef John Harcourt and bartending flair performances by bar manager Jeremy Janes. The night will include a silent auction, a 50/50 draw and door prizes. The cost will be $20, and tickets can be purchased at the door. “Everything that we get is going to go into his pocket,” said bartender Dolores Bruni. Mr. Vilord was diagnosed with cancer this fall and has had to take time off work for surgery and subsequent chemother- apy and other treatments. “We don’t know how he’s going to react afterward so we’re trying to raise money so he doesn’t have to come back right away,” Ms. Bruni said. Since the servers don’t receive medi- cal benefits, Ms. Bruni explained the treatment will get quite costly, and said the staff would hate to see it impede the usual joy of the holidays for the Vilord family. “It’s a loss of income basically for a couple of months,” she said. Mr. Vilord and his wife have two young children and another on the way. Ms. Byrnes said Mr. Vilord’s friends at PORT hope to help the family have the most normal and joyful Christmas possible. “We want to help so they don’t have to worry through Christmas,” Ms. Byrnes said. Ms. Byrnes is now a teacher at Notting- ham Public School in Ajax and said the support from the staff there, who don’t even know Mr. Vilord, has been abso- lutely wonderful. Ms. Bruni added many families who frequent the restaurant, as well as other businesses, have generously donated to the event, whether it be through funds, supplies or items provided for the silent auction. PORT is at 1289 Wharf St., east off of Liverpool Road South in Pickering. For more information: CALL 905-839-7678 FUNDRAISER Pickering restaurant staff to bring festive spirit to colleague Matt is the type of guy who will always uplift other people. Carrie Byrnes, former PORT employee and current patron JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Jeremy Janes from the PORT Restaurant is set for a Dec. 5 fundraiser for manager and waiter Matt Vilord who has been diagnosed with cancer. The event will run from 4 p.m. with entertainment, a silent auction and light refreshments at the restaurant. COMMUNITY Making a Joyful Noise in Pickering on Dec. 7 PICKERING -- An evening of Christmas music entitled Make A Joyful Noise is coming to the Council Chambers at Pickering City Hall on Thurs- day, Dec. 7. Concert performers include Silverheels, the St. Anthony Daniel Catholic School choir and Jennifer McGouran. 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Based on the Daily World Gold Price Index “Wishing You Wishing You and Your Family and Your Family A Merry Christmas!”A Merry Christmas!” Rafael Jewellery 15 Westney Road North at Kingston Road, Ajax (In the Westney Heights Plaza beside Rogers) 905-426-4700 • www.rafaeljewellery.com We Buy All Gold & Silver Oshawa GM workers will assemble Camaros, Buicks KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- General Motors has hired more than 300 new employees in Oshawa, part of the addition of 700 employees needed to support a second shift in preparation for the launch of the highly-anticipated Camaro convertible and the new Buick Regal. It marks the recall of all previously laid-off pro- duction workers, along with the 300-person hir- ing. The fact 700 employees are returning to work at General Motors is “abso- lutely great news and we’ll take it.” CAW Local 222 president Chris Buckley also says the timing of the workers returning is special. “What a great Christmas, to get a paycheque just before Christmas.” Production workers returned to work on Monday, adding a second shift to the line that will assemble the Chevrolet Camaro convert- ible and the Buick Regal in 2011. Production of the Camaro convertible will start in January and the Regal will start in the early spring. “It’s great news. It’s absolutely great news and we’ll take it. We haven’t had great news in a long time,” Mr. Buckley says. All production workers will be back on the job, he says, adding there will be about 4,500 employees working at the Oshawa plant. However, that’s down from the 8,500 of two years ago, prior to the closing of the truck plant. About 200 trades workers such as elec- tricians, are still off and Mr. Buckley says they have the option to come back to work on the production side. “Compared to where we were a year-and-a- half ago, it’s great news,” he notes. He says the financial health of the company has improved since the CAW made conces- sions to ensure government loans. “It’s still a sick company,” he adds. “The most important thing is we’re still here. We saved jobs and pensions for our retirees.” To help, Mr. Buckley wants car buyers to “purchase vehicles we make here.” The union is also continuing to push the federal government to address “unfair trade” practices, which allow foreign automakers to sell here but keep their own borders closed to Canadian-made vehicles. “Off-shore manufacturers dump their vehi- cles here and we’re not allowed to sell there,” Mr. Buckley says. “It’s up to the government to put policies in place that support the mid- dle class.” The jobs returning will also benefit auto- parts plants, he says, as workers there will be recalled to help with the additional produc- tion at GM. “Some of our people have been unem- ployed for two years or longer. The spin-off in the local economy will be tremendous,” he says. Page 6 - Today’s editorial ECONOMY Returning Durham jobs ‘absolutely great news’ METROLAND FILE PHOTO OSHAWA -- Workers exit the GM Car Assembly Plant in Oshawa at the end of their shift. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 20105 AP NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT Class Environmental Assessment to address Outfall Capacity Limitations at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant In 2006 the Regional Municipalities of York and Durham completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment that identified the preferred strategy for expanding wastewater treatment capacity at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) from a capacity of 420 million litres per day (MLD) to 630 MLD. Construction of the expansion is underway, with completion scheduled for 2011. Treated effluent from the WPCP is discharged via an outfall that facilitates rapid assimilation of the treated effluent into Lake Ontario. An assessment of the existing outfall determined that it will reach its capacity at approximately 560 MLD, which will limit the operating capacity of the expanded WPCP. The Regions are working to resolve the outfall capacity limitations prior to WPCP flows reaching the lesser rate of 520 MLD. The Study York and Durham Regions are jointly initiating a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to identify the preferred method of addressing the future capacity limitations of the existing outfall. The study will follow Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process (as amended October 2007), and will satisfy the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. The Class EA will define the issues to be addressed, identify feasible alternatives, evaluate the technical, natural, social/cultural, and economic impacts of the alternatives, and recommend a solution. The Class EA process provides members of the public and agencies with opportunities for input and ensures that all comments are appropriately addressed and documented for the public record. The Consultation Process Public and agency consultation is a key component of the Class EA process and the submission of comments is encouraged at any time during the study. Comments may be submitted via the project website at www.durham.ca/OutfallEA or via email at info@outfallEA.com or by contacting either of the Regions’ Project Managers directly at: Mr. Rich Tindall, P.Eng. Project Manager Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Road East, Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 Phone: 905 668-7711, Ext. 3547 Toll Free: 1-800-372-1102 Fax: 905 668-2051 Mr. Wayne Green, P.Eng. Project Manager The Regional Municipality of York 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1 Phone: 905 830-4444, Ext. 5144 Toll Free: 1-877-GO4-YORK Fax: 905 836-4590 As part of the consultation process, the Regions are compiling a Project Contact List of parties that are interested in receiving further information on the Class EA. Please submit your contact information if you wish to be added to the Project Contact List. Public Information Forums (PIFs) will also be held during the Class EA to present information and receive comment. Advance notice of these PIFs will be published in local newspapers, posted on the project website and issued to those parties on the Project Contact List. Key Class EA documents will also be posted to the project website, and reference copies will be available at the Central Branch of the Pickering Public Library and the Main Branch of the Ajax Public Library. All correspondence will be maintained for reference throughout the project and will become part of the project record. Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this project and will be released, if requested, to any person. 2012. Treated efÀ uent from the WPCP is discharged via an outfall that facilitates rapid assimilation of the clear treated efÀ uent into Lake Ontario. An assessment of the existing outfall determined that it will reach its capacity at approximately 560 MLD, which will limit the operating capacity of the expanded WPCP. The Regions are working to resolve the outfall capacity limitations prior to WPCP À ows reaching the lesser rate of 520 MLD. POLICE Two busted in Pickering home invasion, three more sought PICKERING -- Four victims, including two young children, were forced to kneel on the floor as their Pickering home was ransacked by armed men dur- ing a home invasion robbery Monday. Two suspects have been charged and three oth- ers are being sought in connection with the robbery, which prompted a lockdown at Dunbarton High School Monday afternoon. Durham police said four men burst into a basement apartment in the Rossland Road West and Valley Farm Road area at about 12:30 p.m. Monday, forcing two adults and two young chil- dren to kneel on the floor as they stole cash, video games and a small quan- tity of marijuana. One man held a handgun to an adult victim’s head while another brandished a knife, police said. The suspects fled in a van that was located a short time later at a Sheppard Avenue home. A male suspect was arrested and a woman, who was not connected to the robbery, was also charged with obstructing police. Further investigation led to the arrest of a woman who is believed to have driven the getaway vehicle. Andre Shand, 19 of Sheppard Avenue, Pickering, is charged with robbery and possession of stolen property. Alicia Brod- ers, 19, of Pickering, is charged with robbery, possession of stolen property and two counts of breach of recognizance. Three male suspects remain at large. JOHN SPEARS newsroom@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- A dry summer and a maintenance shut- down at a nuclear operation prompted Ontario Power Generation to burn more coal in the three months ended Sept. 30. The province’s biggest generator boosted its profit by $74 million to $33 million, as hot weather pushed up the demand for power. But the higher profit came at an environmental cost. Carbon dioxide emissions are up 45 per cent this year, in tandem with the higher output from OPG’s thermal generators, which burn mostly coal. Thermal output more than tripled in the three-month period, compared with a year ago. In the latest period, thermal output accounted for 18.5 per cent of OPG’s production, com- pared with 5.3 per cent a year ago. Hot summer weather increased the demand for power in Ontario, while the dry weather meant there was less water to churn out power. In addition, the Pickering nuclear station was shut down for part of the period for planned maintenance. Using coal-fired plants won’t be an option for OPG for much longer, as the Province has pledged to close them all by 2014. In fact, OPG perma- nently shut down two coal units at each of its Nanticoke and Lambton stations on Oct. 1. OPG chief executive Tom Mitchell told reporters after releasing quarterly results recently that, while the plants won’t burn coal in future, they may operate with other fuels. “We do have an option to repower our coal-fired stations using bio-mass and/or co-firing with gas,” he said. The company’s revenue for the three-month period climbed to $1.396 billion from $1.345 billion a year ear- lier, partly based on higher electricity prices. John Spears is a reporter for the Toronto Star BUSINESS Burning coal heats up summer profits at OPG durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 20105 AP NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT Class Environmental Assessment to address Outfall Capacity Limitations at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant In 2006 the Regional Municipalities of York and Durham completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment that identified the preferred strategy for expanding wastewater treatment capacity at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) from a capacity of 420 million litres per day (MLD) to 630 MLD. Construction of the expansion is underway, with completion scheduled for 2011. Treated effluent from the WPCP is discharged via an outfall that facilitates rapid assimilation of the treated effluent into Lake Ontario. An assessment of the existing outfall determined that it will reach its capacity at approximately 560 MLD, which will limit the operating capacity of the expanded WPCP. The Regions are working to resolve the outfall capacity limitations prior to WPCP flows reaching the lesser rate of 520 MLD. The Study York and Durham Regions are jointly initiating a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to identify the preferred method of addressing the future capacity limitations of the existing outfall. The study will follow Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process (as amended October 2007), and will satisfy the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. The Class EA will define the issues to be addressed, identify feasible alternatives, evaluate the technical, natural, social/cultural, and economic impacts of the alternatives, and recommend a solution. The Class EA process provides members of the public and agencies with opportunities for input and ensures that all comments are appropriately addressed and documented for the public record. The Consultation Process Public and agency consultation is a key component of the Class EA process and the submission of comments is encouraged at any time during the study. Comments may be submitted via the project website at www.durham.ca/OutfallEA or via email at info@outfallEA.com or by contacting either of the Regions’ Project Managers directly at: Mr. Rich Tindall, P.Eng. Project Manager Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Road East, Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 Phone: 905 668-7711, Ext. 3547 Toll Free: 1-800-372-1102 Fax: 905 668-2051 Mr. Wayne Green, P.Eng. Project Manager The Regional Municipality of York 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1 Phone: 905 830-4444, Ext. 5144 Toll Free: 1-877-GO4-YORK Fax: 905 836-4590 As part of the consultation process, the Regions are compiling a Project Contact List of parties that are interested in receiving further information on the Class EA. Please submit your contact information if you wish to be added to the Project Contact List. Public Information Forums (PIFs) will also be held during the Class EA to present information and receive comment. Advance notice of these PIFs will be published in local newspapers, posted on the project website and issued to those parties on the Project Contact List. Key Class EA documents will also be posted to the project website, and reference copies will be available at the Central Branch of the Pickering Public Library and the Main Branch of the Ajax Public Library. All correspondence will be maintained for reference throughout the project and will become part of the project record. Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this project and will be released, if requested, to any person. POLICE Two busted in Pickering home invasion, three more sought PICKERING -- Four victims, including two young children, were forced to kneel on the floor as their Pickering home was ransacked by armed men dur- ing a home invasion robbery Monday. Two suspects have been charged and three oth- ers are being sought in connection with the robbery, which prompted a lockdown at Dunbarton High School Monday afternoon. Durham police said four men burst into a basement apartment in the Rossland Road West and Valley Farm Road area at about 12:30 p.m. Monday, forcing two adults and two young chil- dren to kneel on the floor as they stole cash, video games and a small quan- tity of marijuana. One man held a handgun to an adult victim’s head while another brandished a knife, police said. The suspects fled in a van that was located a short time later at a Sheppard Avenue home. A male suspect was arrested and a woman, who was not connected to the robbery, was also charged with obstructing police. Further investigation led to the arrest of a woman who is believed to have driven the getaway vehicle. Andre Shand, 19 of Sheppard Avenue, Pickering, is charged with robbery and possession of stolen property. Alicia Brod- ers, 19, of Pickering, is charged with robbery, possession of stolen property and two counts of breach of recognizance. Three male suspects remain at large. JOHN SPEARS newsroom@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- A dry summer and a maintenance shut- down at a nuclear operation prompted Ontario Power Generation to burn more coal in the three months ended Sept. 30. The province’s biggest generator boosted its profit by $74 million to $33 million, as hot weather pushed up the demand for power. But the higher profit came at an environmental cost. Carbon dioxide emissions are up 45 per cent this year, in tandem with the higher output from OPG’s thermal generators, which burn mostly coal. Thermal output more than tripled in the three-month period, compared with a year ago. In the latest period, thermal output accounted for 18.5 per cent of OPG’s production, com- pared with 5.3 per cent a year ago. Hot summer weather increased the demand for power in Ontario, while the dry weather meant there was less water to churn out power. In addition, the Pickering nuclear station was shut down for part of the period for planned maintenance. Using coal-fired plants won’t be an option for OPG for much longer, as the Province has pledged to close them all by 2014. In fact, OPG perma- nently shut down two coal units at each of its Nanticoke and Lambton stations on Oct. 1. OPG chief executive Tom Mitchell told reporters after releasing quarterly results recently that, while the plants won’t burn coal in future, they may operate with other fuels. “We do have an option to repower our coal-fired stations using bio-mass and/or co-firing with gas,” he said. The company’s revenue for the three-month period climbed to $1.396 billion from $1.345 billion a year ear- lier, partly based on higher electricity prices. John Spears is a reporter for the Toronto Star BUSINESS Burning coal heats up summer profits at OPG & 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 - Classiﬁ ed Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager Lillian Hook - Ofﬁ ce Manager Janice O’Neil, Cheryl Haines - Composing Managers News/Sales 905-683-5110 Fax 905-683-7363 Classiﬁ 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 WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com Editorial Opinions durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 20106 AP ’TIS THE SEASON The answer lies with Dr. Seuss To the editor: Re: ‘The Premier that Stole Christmas’, let- ter to the editor, Nov. 22, 2010. I read with sadness the letter writer’s feel- ing of having the ‘merry’ stolen from his Christmas. I can understand where it comes from. These last two years have not been easy on anyone. But I hope the following excerpt from the same story of the Grinch will help restore the true meaning of Christmas for all of us: ‘And the Grinch with his Grinch-feet ice- cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puz- zling: How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came with- out packages, boxes or bags! And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christ- mas...perhaps...means a little bit more!’ Merry Christmas, everyone. Dianne Gore Oshawa INCINERATOR Democratic decisions are subject to change To the editor: Re: ‘Durham must proceed with incinera- tor’, editorial, Nov. 24, 2010. You wrote: “To suggest that a new coun- cil would somehow provide more insight, or leadership, or alternatives to the project as approved is to disrespect voters who in 2006 elected the councillors who approved the project.” The vast majority of voters in 2010 are the same people who voted in 2006. Most Dur- ham municipal campaigns in 2006 did not focus on incineration of garbage, and there was certainly no full debate before that election on its merits and dangers. Intervening years have provided vigorous and rigorous information sharing about the quality of Durham’s current airshed, the cost of incineration, the international reputation of Covanta and the processes Durham regional staff used to inform the 2006 council about its options. And now the voters have spoken; in Clar- ington, the mayor and several councillors who originally voted to allow their munic- ipality to be a willing host to a garbage incinerator have been defeated by the vot- ers. Such is the essence of democracy. Deci- sions are subject to change. If the new Oshawa council chooses to revisit the at-large system of representa- tion, will This Week declare that debate dis- respectful? Carolyn Wilson Oshawa HISTORY Camp-X artifacts belong here at home To the editor: Someone has some explaining to do. How did it come about that just a few months after the Sir William Stephenson Legion in Oshawa offered $12,000 to keep the Camp-X artifacts in Oshawa where they belonged, the Canadian War Muse- um in Ottawa was able to scoop them up for $14,000? These artifacts are a testament to the wonderful contribution of Oshawa to the successful outcome of the Second World War; they belong to Oshawa. Tens of thousands of GTA school children have visited the museum over the past 33 years and now must journey to Ottawa to do so. Some families can’t afford to send their children to Ottawa and thus will be denied the right to see these artifacts and learn of their great history. We want our artifacts back. Lynn Philip Hodgson Author, Inside Camp-X Port Perry ENTERTAINMENT Awesome Cirque show To the editor: Re: Dralion at The GM Centre. Bravo Cirque du Soleil, bravo General Motors Centre, and bravo Oshawa. What a performance. Now that’s enter- tainment. David Andrews Oshawa e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / letter writers are obliged to back up their statements with verifiable facts / please include your full first and last name, city of residence & daytime phone number / letters that do not appear in print may be published @ durhamregion.com Good news on the production line at GM in Durham It’s difficult to miss the timely parallels between the season of gift-giving and the recall of hundreds back to Oshawa’s Gen- eral Motors production line. The hiring of 300 new workers as part of an overall recall of 700 this week under- scores GM’s continuing turnaround after the deep recession of 2008-2009 that led to a government bailout and the loss of thou- sands of jobs. This week’s news that hun- dreds of local workers are being returned to duty to help build the new generation convertible Camaros and Buick Regals couldn’t come at a better time for Oshawa and Durham Region. It brings to 4,500 the number of employ- ees back working at the plant, although that’s down considerably from the peak of 8,500 prior the recession, which also led to the shutdown of the GM’s truck plant. As CAW Local 222 President Chris Buckley noted this week, compared to where work- ers -- and the corporation -- was a year ago, this mass hiring is “great news”. All of those employees will once again be earning a good income, spending their earnings in the community and bolstering the local economy. The spinoff effect, too, in local businesses that support the auto- motive industry, will result in more job recalls and further spark economic activ- ity and contribute to Durham’s overall eco- nomic health. Given the level of doubt and uncertainty about GM in the midst of such economic chaos in 2008-2009, this is a monumen- tal turn of events for the company. It has emerged from the government bailout and bankruptcy protection as a much leaner corporation with a much-improved bal- ance sheet, is enjoying great interest in its recent initial public offering of new shares and continues to claim market share with its popular vehicles. But there is still much work to do for the corporation and much common ground to find with recalled workers, with a view to further improving the company’s market share and boosting the prospects of addi- tional call-backs. To that end, we call on local union lead- ers and GM executives to continue devel- oping their new relationship, looking for efficiencies and cost-savings, and creating a lasting framework for corporate achieve- ment and profitability. Car buyers seek value, quality and reli- ability in their purchases. That should also be the overriding goal of GM workers and corporate executives. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 20107 AP 107 Dundas St. E. Whitby 905-666-1555 www.dentistryondundas.com Dentistry... ...While you Sleep Dr. Ravi Vasudeva Providing Dentistry Under Sedation Ease your fears Follow us on... At Dentistry on Dundas you can sleep your fears away! You too can enhance your smile and self esteem, call us today to book your appointment at 905-666-1555. You are not alone, 40% of the population avoids the dentist out of fear. 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Even friends and family have called from the Caribbean to say they saw the Wil- liams’ home on TV. “It just makes me excited because I’m the one who loves it most,” Ms. Williams said. The annual display consists of thousands of lights and numerous decorations rang- ing from eight to around 30 feet in height, including giant nutcrackers and moose. Thanks to Dwight Crane Rentals Ltd., even the trees that are as tall as 40 feet get cov- ered in lights. “They gave us two cranes for free for two days,” he said, adding he used to spend $350 per day to rent them in the past. The Williams family has won the Mayor’s Light Tour Award for the past five years for the incredible light display. Ms. Williams laughed as she shared the story of how she discovered the annual event, where resi- dents aged 55 and older are taken to tour the lights throughout Pickering. “The City called us and said we had won,” she said. “I said, ‘We won what?’” After learning about the tour, the family has ensured the lights are on for the annual event, but winning is just an added bonus. “We just do it for fun and we love Christ- mas and to make the kids happy, and the community,” Ms. Williams said. The display originally started for the sheer joy of Christmas, but turned into a means of helping the Salvation Army of Ajax and Pickering three years ago. A bin will remain outside the house, open for donations, from Dec. 5 to Jan. 6. “Whenever they drive by if they have any food to donate, we’ll have a donation bin,” Mr. Williams said, adding they’ll accept cash donations for the Salvation Army as well. Ms. Williams added sometimes people offer donations to help cover the electricity bill, but she refuses and suggests they write a cheque to the Salvation Army instead. “Even in Antigua where I’m from, the Salvation Army is always there for the peo- ple,” she said. The official lighting ceremony is on Sun- day, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. at 1285 Ilona Park Rd. The house will officially be lit up at 6 p.m. Light-lovers can also expect Tim Hortons coffee, tea, cookies, music by the Salva- tion Army’s caroling band and a visit from Santa Claus. Those interested in attending are asked to bring donations for the food bank. “We ask them to bring five pounds of nonperishable food or what they can afford,” Ms. Williams said. “We usually get tons.” PICKERING from page 1 Every year it gets bigger and bigger. Kathleen Williams, 1285 Ilona Park Rd. CHRISTMAS Pickering family prepared for annual lighting of the lights 20 Centre Street North, at Bond in Downtown Oshawa | FREE PARKING! 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COMMUNITY Free holiday concerts coming to Pickering Dec. 7 and 9 durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 20109 P SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2010 Ajax Community Centre (HMS Room) 75 Centennial Road, Ajax 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information please contact Audrey Dewit 905-426-4676 ext 257 or adewit@durhamregion.com showsdurhamregion.com $2.00 ADMISSION • DOOR PRIZES FREE PARKING • CHILDREN ARE FREE NickNick TimeTime*/5)&0' "35*4"/4)08 50 BOOTHS FILLED WITH UNIQUE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IDEAS FREE ADMISSION WITH THIS COUPON REG. PRICE $2.00 For more information please contact Audrey Dewit 905-426-4676 ext 257 or adewit@durhamregion.com showsdurhamregion.com NickNick TimeTime*/5)&0' "35*4"/4)08 Ajax Community Centre (HMS Room) 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2010JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND New fashion boutique in the city PICKERING -- Lucy Reynolds recently opened Friends Fashion Boutique, an upscale new and re-sale women’s fashion boutique. It’s at 1211 Kingston Rd. 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The extra load on these appliances can cause a fire due to high use and extra grease build-up. • Keep kitchen clutter away from the stove and oven. • Keep decorations away from sources of heat such as open flames, electric heaters and exposed electric bulbs. • Do not overload electric outlets. Christmas tree: • Keep Christmas trees in a solid base filled with water and check the level daily. • Spraying the Christmas tree with a flame retardant is recommended. • Place the tree away from heat sources, such as fireplaces and heaters. • Do not use candles on or near the tree. • Safely dispose of trees before they become dangerously dry and never burn tree parts in the fireplace. Christmas lights: • Purchase only ULC approved lights which indicates they’ve been safety tested. • Check all indoor and outdoor lights for frayed cords and replace if necessary. • Lights should not touch combustible mate- rials. • Outdoor lights should be used outside only. • Turn off all Christmas lights prior to leaving your home or going to bed. • Mini lights are safest because they produce less heat. • Avoid using extension cords; if using them, follow instructions carefully. 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Soon there will be more checkerboards than benches in that PARKBECAUSETHEWORLDSPOPULATIONIS aging at an accelerated rate never seen before in history. The number of older people is increasing much faster than the number of young people. The Golden Girls are canceling Sesame Street. The elderly used to worry about being a BURDENTOTHEIRFAMILIESNOWTHEYREABOUT to become a big problem for the planet. By 2018, 65-year-olds will outnumber those under the age of 5 for the first time ever. This will also turn the global economy on its head. Experts believe that maintain- ing a decent standard of living for the old will place a crushing financial burden on the young. Next year the first wave of baby boom- ers in the United States will be illegible for full Social Security and Medicare benefits, setting off a two-decade, astronomical SPENDINGSPREEBYAGOVERNMENTTHATS ALREADYINMILE HIGHDEBT3O3ARAH0ALINS INSANECLAIMTHAT0RESIDENT/BAMAS healthcare plan called for “euthanizing the elderly” is starting to look like a viable option somewhere down the line. By the year 2050, there will be 300 mil- lion people over the age of 65 in China and not nearly enough toothpicks to go around. The Chinese government is pass- ing the buck to the families. They have ANAMEFORIThTHE PROBLEMv4HATS one child caring for two parents and four grandparents. Not too much pressure on a young Kemei, circling help-wanted ads in the Shenzhen Times while riding around on a bike with a flat front tire. To man their massive factories the Chinese government is flooding the big- gest cities with young people and driving THEOLDOUTOFTHEIRHOMES)TSCALLEDhAGE apartheid.” All of this information is covered by the Global Aging Preparedness Index compiled by a Washington think tank ANDWHENITCOMESTOTODAYSFORECASTAND TOMORROWSCRISISnYOUCOULDNTDOBETTER than the acronym GAP. But what will Canada do? The govern- ment of Canada, unlike those of many unprepared countries has some concrete plans in place. &IRSTWHEN@%LDERQUAKEHITSHOMEHARD over the next 20 years, our government plans to act really, really surprised. They plan to blame Stats Canada and a software program short on zeros. While claiming to have made provisions for the health and financial well-being of 1.5 mil- lion elderly, they will claim to have no idea the real number was 15 million. h7EREMADASHELLvTHEPRIMEMINISTER will say. But not as mad as the ninety-year- OLDSLIVINGINTHEIRGRANDSONSGARAGE They will blame the failure of the system on the previous government, who will in turn blame it on their predeces- sors, who will blame it on Paul Martin. 7ALKINGTHROUGH,AFONTAINE0ARKINHIS UNDERSHORTS0AUL-ARTINWILLSAYh)CANT recall.” Then the photo ops will begin showing that the crisis is not nearly as bad as the experts claim and the elderly of Canada, now living in an abandoned airport north of Toronto, are receiving water, ration packs left over from Afghanistan and WARMSOCKS)TSCALLEDhWAREHOUSINGv 4HOSEREQUIRINGSERIOUSMEDICALATTEN tion will be offered “Varadero, one week, all-inclusive, air, hotel, meals, bar drinks and hospital transfers.” The federal health minister, later to be reprimanded for it, will characterize the elderly as “lazy and unproductive,” point- INGOUTTHATh(EYWHYDONTTHEYTRYTHEIR luck at the casinos!” Health Canada posters and billboards will spring up extolling the virtues of the “aging initiative” showing a photo of 94-year-old Mable Spark, who won $10 at her nursing home for guessing the number of jelly beans in a canning jar. “And,” the ad will say, “she also got to keep the jelly beans.” A spry 95-year-old Julie Andrews will appear in a feel-good video extolling a few of her favorite things like: “Air bags on walkers and seatbelts on rockers.” The minister of consumer affairs will almost lose his post for buying millions of cheap canes from China made of rubber. 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The Rule of $20 states that for every dollar of annual income that you expect to need during your retirement, you need to have saved $20 by the time you retire, without inflation index- ing. For example, a couple heading into retirement with $400,000 of registered savings can expect it to generate $20,000 a year in retirement income. “Combine that with an estimated $25,000 of Canada Pension Plan, or CPP, and Old Age Security, or OAS, and this couple is looking at a yearly retirement income of approximately $45,000,” SAYS0INTOh&ORTHOSEWHOFALLSHORTOFAPORTFOLIOYOURE GOINGTOREQUIREOFINCOMEFROMYOUROWNSAVINGSAYEAR to maintain close to that $45,000 in annual income. More information about the $20 Rule can be found at www. myfinanciallyhealthyretirement.com.durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 201013 AP www.audiologyservices.ca Advanced care... tomorrow’s hearing today! 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Hurdlers Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Whitby and Perdita Felicien of Pickering have been included among an elite group of athletes singled out by Athletics Canada for Phase 3 of Team 2012. The program was initiated in 2009 to identify, support and select athletes and their coaches who display potential to finish among the top eight, or compete for a podium finish in London. “Throughout the next 20 months, athletes will have access to additional opportunities for warm weather train- ing and European training bases and support,” says Alex Gardiner, Olympic program head coach. “Team 2012 is a professional program and the expecta- tions and accountability are by necessity at the highest levels. The athletes are competing against the best in the world and we want to ensure that they are in the best position to succeed.” Some of the support the 12 ath- letes on the list receive includes train- ing camp support, personal coach travel and personal development, assistance with international competitions and enhanced medical services. Felicien won the Canadian champi- onship this season after returning to the track following a serious foot injury. SOCCER Kirby recognized for strong play SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Jennifer Kirby enjoyed a successful season on and off the soccer pitch with the American International College Yellow Jackets. On the field, the Ajax defender helped her team to the second round of the NCAA division II champion- ship, marking just the second time the school has been invited to the tourna- ment, and the first time they made it into the second round. Off the field, the Ajax High School grad was a 2010 Northeast-10 second team all-conference selection as she anchored the team’s defence, which allowed only 18 goals in 22 games for a 0.80 goals per game against aver- age. This despite losing six starters during the season. The junior was also one of only seven players chosen for the 2010 Northeast-10 All Championship Team for her play in the conference playoffs. SHAWN CAYLEY scayley@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- It’s been a long and unorth- odox road, but Sean Pierson is finally about to live out his dream. The 34-year-old Pickering native will enter the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon Dec. 11 at UFC 124, an event being held at the Bell Centre in Montreal. He will take on youngster Matthew Rid- dle, in one of the six undercard bouts of the pay-per-view event, which features welter- weight champion, and fellow Canadian, George St. Pierre in the main event against challenger Josh Koscheck. After years of hoping and dreaming for a chance to step into the UFC cage, Pier- son admitted he has struggled at times to explain just what this opportunity means to him. “I find it pretty hard to put into words. For me, everything happened so quickly,” he said. “I went from my last fight ending on a Saturday night, and Sunday night, I get an e-mail from Joe Silva asking if I wanted to fight in the UFC. It was a no-brainer for me.” That last fight was a first-round knockout win over Ricky Goodall at a Warrior 1 event in Halifax. Pierson, who trains all over the Great- er Toronto Area, including at Bruckmann Martial Arts in Oshawa, while also working as an instructor at Whitby’s Blue Dragon Muay Thai, signed a four-fight or two-year deal with the UFC, whichever comes first. In Riddle, a 24-year-old Las Vegas resi- dent, Pierson is up against an opponent 10 years his junior, but one, who despite his age, is established in the promotion. Rid- dle was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 7, a reality show the UFC runs to try to pro- duce the next wave of great talent, and is 5-1 in six fights. Rather than look at Riddle’s experience as a negative, Pierson, who was called on to replace an injured TJ Waldburger, said he hopes to seize the opportunity at hand and knock off someone with a relatively estab- lished reputation in the UFC. “The one thing that is good for me is I am going to go in with an opponent who already has credibility in the UFC and if I can go out there and get a win or put on a good showing, it could put me right in the middle of the mix,” he said in a recent interview. “I am not starting at the bottom against another guy who doesn’t have a fight there. I am going into it with a guy who has already proven he can win the UFC. If I can get a win, that proves my legitimacy as well.” Proving his legitimacy has been some- thing Pierson, the owner of a 10-4 record in 14 professional fights, has battled years to do. But unlike most, he has done so at his own pace. Pierson, arguably unlike most athletes of his kind who aspire to reach the pinnacle of their given sport, dedicated much of his time over the past 10 years establishing his life away from the cage. Though he spent part of his time fight- ing for various promotions, including War- rior 1, TKO, HCF and UCC, a majority of Pierson’s focus was geared towards setting roots for his family, which now includes his wife and two-year-old son. “I chose a different route than a lot of people took. I was raised with good family values. I had to make a decision if I want- ed to sacrifice more to go for it,” he said. “I could have very easily given up my day job 10 years ago or so and made a stronger run at this. For me, it’s one thing to sacrifice for yourself, but it’s another thing to make the people around you sacrifice. I couldn’t do that. “People say to me, ‘well don’t you wish you were there five or six years ago?’ and for me, while maybe that’s a yeah, I am in a good place in life right now and I can’t complain.” Having just recently moved to Stouffville, and feeling like life outside of the fight- ing world was in a good spot, the time was right for Pierson to take a chance and live his dream. There was no putting it on the back burn- er this time. “Success happens for a couple reasons for everybody. One, it happens through hard work. And it’s a little bit of luck and timing. “For me, it’s falling into place now,” he said. RON PIETRONIRO / METROLAND WHITBY -- Sean Pierson, a Pickering native, will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut later this month at UFC 124 in Montreal when he steps into the octagon against Matthew Riddle. “It was a no-brainer for me.” Pickering MMA fighter going up against Matthew Riddle at UFC 124 in Montreal durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 201015 AP Waverly & Hwy 401, Bowmanville 905.697.2333 | 866.637.8111 claringtonhonda.com (/.$!$MBSJOHUPO YOUR HONDA EVERYTHING STORE gg n i r B a e meo h MassiveChristmasClearance MassiveMassiveChristmasChristmasClearanceClearance IN STOCK HELMETSALL3535%%OFFOFF 3535%-%-8080%% OFFOFF GMAX IN STOCK RIDING GEAR & APPARELALL POW E R H O U S E Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 Ajax & Pickering Locations Flyers in Today’s Paper If you did not receive your News Advertiser/fl yers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at 905-683-5117. 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Intro Class & One Week Trial HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY St. Mary rises to the top in hockey DURHAM -- Although the high school boys’ hock- ey season is just under way, Pickering’s St. Mary Monarchs have already emerged as a team to beat once again. Perhaps the team to beat. Through the first two weeks of the season, the defending LOSSA AAA champions not only sport- ed a perfect 2-0 record, but had yet to allow a goal while firing home 12 themselves. There are plenty of teams lining up to give the Mon- archs a battle, though, including the Uxbridge Tigers team that fell to St. Mary in last year’s final. The Tigers occupied first place in the Don French Division entering the week with a 3-0 record, a point ahead of Whitby’s Austin Wildcats (2-0-1) and two up on St. Mary, Whitby’s Anderson Raiders (2-0) and Oshawa’s McLaughlin Tro- jans (2-2). Oshawa’s Dwyer Saints, semifinalists last year along with Anderson, also sported a perfect 3-0 record through two weeks, good for the lead alone atop the Derrick Moore Division. The Ajax Rams and Pickering Tro- jans were tied in second, both perfect at 2-0. Rounding out the French Division are Oshawa’s East- dale Eagles (1-2), the Port Perry Rebels (1-2), Whit- by’s Henry Street Hawks (0-1-2), Oshawa’s Maxwell Heights Mustangs (0-3) and Oshawa’s O’Neill Redhawks (0-3). Completing the Moore Division are Whitby’s All Saints Titans (1-0-1), Cour- tice’s Holy Trinity Titans (1-0), the Bowmanville Talons (1-1), Ajax’s Denis O’Connor Chargers (1-2), Pickering’s Dunbarton Spartans (0-2) and Ajax’s Notre Dame Cougars (0-2). The Courtice Cougars and Bowmanville’s St. Ste- phen’s Royals, AA teams, will split their schedule in exhibition games against these schools. The hockey schedule stays busy right through to the holidays with games every Monday through Thursday until Dec. 16. The annual Maxwell Mustangs Christmas Clas- sic tournament will also give several of the teams a chance to play competi- tion outside of LOSSA. It runs Dec. 9-10 out of the Iroquois Park Sports Cen- tre and McKinney Centre in Whitby. Maxwell Heights, Ander- son, Denis O’Connor, Bowmanville, McLaugh- lin, Henry Street, Pickering, Eastdale, All Saints, Dun- barton, Notre Dame, Dwyer, O’Neill, Ajax and Courtice are among the 28 teams taking part. RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND OSHAWA -- St. Mary Monarchs player Joseph Lamanna levelled Maxwell Heights Mustangs player Eric Schnegg during their AAA LOSSA boys’ hockey game at the Legends Centre. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 201016 AP LACROSSE DOC grad inducted into Old Dominion hall of fame Anne Windover made her mark in lacrosse NORFOLK, VIRGINIA -- Anne Windover has gone from the lacrosse floors and fields of Dur- ham Region to a hall of fame in Vir- ginia. The Whitby native, who started playing box lacrosse in the Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association in 1979 with her two brothers, John and Paul, was recently inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame. Windover starred for the Lady Monarchs field lacrosse team from 1993-96. She led ODU in scor- ing four straight years, completing her career there with 165 goals, 39 assists and 204 career points, sec- ond most in school history. In 1995, she scored 30 goals to lead the Lady Monarchs to their first NCAA, Division 1 Colonial Athletic Association champion- ship. Windover was a three-time All- CAA and four-time All-South Region All American player selec- tion. In 2009, she was named to the CAA 25th anniversary women’s lacrosse squad. A graduate of St. John the Evan- gelist School in Whitby and Denis O’Connor high school in Ajax, Windover attended ODU on a lacrosse scholarship, graduating with a degree in health and physi- cal education. She obtained a mas- ter’s degree in 1998 from Canisius College in Buffalo, and currently resides in Niagara-on-the-Lake. In her high school years, she was a member of the Ontario women’s field lacrosse team and represented Canada as a member of the Cana- dian women’s field lacrosse team at the 1994 World Cup in Scotland. She was the youngest player to compete in the lacrosse World Cup and was Canada’s leading scorer. In addition to playing rep box lacrosse in Whitby from tyke through to midget, Windover was an active figure skater with the Whitby Figure Skating Club and a member of Whitby’s Ice Fyre’s pre- cision skating team which, in 1989, won the Canadian championship as well as international gold in Sweden and silver in Finland. The team was inducted into Whitby’s Hall of Fame in 2001. She is the daughter of Larry and Cathy Windover, of Brooklin. 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Just one and a half years after opening their flagship store in Ajax, Habitat for Humanity Durham will be opening the doors of its new location in the former Swiss Chalet location at 555 Simcoe Street South (just north of the 401) in Oshawa on Friday, December 10. “We are thrilled to have secured this facility in Oshawa”, says Mary Bone, Executive Director. “We will be able to display lar- ger products such as kitchen and vanity cabinets, flooring and a good selection of appliances. We have great retail floor space now and can offer shoppers a huge variety of renovation items.” ReStores take donations of new and gently used building prod- ucts, renovation items and decor pieces and sell them at very attractive prices. This is the perfect store for all DIY shoppers. There are treasures to be found such as antique hardware, stained glass windows and right now seasonal items are also in stock. ReStores reduce the amount of used building materials nor- mally headed for our overflowing landfill sites. We are an environmentally friendly store that makes sense! Retailers and manufacturers donate their end-of-line or discontinued items to our ReStore and the DIY shopper reaps the benefits. Revenue generated from the ReStore covers all administra- tion costs associated with running a sustainable charity and is also used to finance build projects. Mary says that “people who donate money to Habitat for Humanity Durham can be assured that 100% of their donation goes directly into our Humanity Build Fund”. Those attending the grand opening are requested to bring a food or toy product for one of a number of food and toy drives being held in front of the store. The ribbon cutting and opening remarks from Oshawa Mayor John Henry will take place at 1:30 pm Friday, December 10, 2010. The public is invited to attend. 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Big Prof- its/Small Investment. 1-888- 999-9030 www.Hygieni- tech.com Mortgages, LoansM $$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 95% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com PRIVATE FUNDS- 1st, 2nd mortgages. Consolidate bills, low rates. No appraisal need- ed. Bad credit okay. Save money. No obligation. No fees OAC. Call Peter 416- 460-4594, Mortgage Leaders Apartments & Flats for RentA 1 & 2 BEDROOM apart- ments. Available immediate- ly. Clean, nice area. Laundry facilities on premises, one parking spot per unit. Park Rd. S and Bloor St. area. Call Only - Monday-Friday between 10am-4pm (905)576-8642. 2-BEDROOM $910 monthly ($220 weekly) 1-bedroom $820 monthly ($200 weekly), clean, quiet, parking, appli- ances, included, Available Dec 1st or later. Deposit ne- gotiable (King/Ritson). Call 905-922-5927. 2-BEDROOM North Oshawa. Newer well-main- tained, clean, quiet adult life- style building. Intercom for your security. Suits re- tired/mature working adult. No pets. $939-inclusive. Available. 905-720-2352 General Help Apartments & Flats for RentA 2-BEDROOM, Oshawa, close to all amenities, park- ing, $750/month, plus Hydro, ﬁ rst/last, no pets/smoking. Available December 1st. Please call after 7pm, (905)728-4119 3-BEDROOM APT, PORT WHITBY newly renovat- ed/painted, 4 appliances, laundry onsite, near GO/401, downtown, use of big fenced backyard onto green space, $1100/mo plus utilities. Jan 1st. 905-925-1131. 33 RICHMOND ST. W Oshawa. 2-bdrm apts start- ing $825. Heat, Hydro & Wa- ter incld. Secured Ent, Eleva- tor, Fridge, Stove. Laundry Onsite & near schools. Call us today! 905-723-2236 skylineonline.ca 50 ADELAIDE ST., 290 & 300 Mary St. Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom, adult complex from $795 Utilities Incld; Ele- vator access. Walk to down- town. Near Durham College, Oshawa Hospital & Bus stop. Call us today! 905-431- 4205 skylineonline.ca AJAX, BAYLY/HARWOOD, brand new large 1-bedroom basement apartment, bright, clean, quiet, spacious, separ- ate entrance, parking, laun- dry, no smoking/pets. Walk to bus, school/amenities. $850/inclusive. (416)805- 9632. AJAX, Harwood/Kingston Rd. 1-bdrm bsmt apt. $800/month. Utilities incl. No smoking/pets. Ideal for age 40+. First/last. Call after 4:30p.m. (905)239-5348 AJAX, NEW apartment building, studio, 1 & 2-bed- rooms, available Dec 1st. In- come preferred, $17,000- $32,000/yr. Call (905)683- 9269. ASHBURN, WHITBY 1-bed- room in quiet Estate area. Beautifully ﬁ nished, bright, spacious, ﬁ replace, private entrance, large patio. Available January 1st. $985/month. includes utilities, air, satellite. No smoking. (905)655-5466 DOWNTOWN OSHAWA - One bedroom. Fridge, stove, heat and hydro included. No pets. Available immediately. $629/mo. ﬁ rst/last. Call 905- 576-1918 before 6 p.m. General Help Apartments & Flats for RentA BOWMANVILLE: 3 bedroom close to all amenities. $930 per mo. plus hydro and cable. Also 2 bedroom with den, $930 plus hydro. Move in allowance offered. Ofﬁ ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877. COURTICE, 2-BEDROOM apt, available Jan. lst/2011 adult-lifestyle building. $950/mo. Heat/Hydro/park- ing included. 2651 Trulls Rd. South. No pets. First/last. 905-436-2429. DOWNTOWN BOWMAN- VILLE, spacious one bed- room, freshly painted, brand new carpet. $690 per month+hydro. First/last, ref- erences required. Call 905- 987-2017. HWY. 2 & VALLEY FARM, 1-bdrm walk-in basement, split level, sep. entrance, bright, spacious, windows, A/C. $800/inclusive. Avail. Jan 1st. No pets. Call (905)831-0415. Large 2 bedroom, upper half of house. 5 appliances, large yard, storage shed. $1000/inclusive. Available immediately. Quiet neigh- bourhood. Ritson/Bloor, Oshawa. Phone (905)571- 6111 LIVERPOOL/HWY 2. New bright 1-bedroom upper lev- el apartment, new car- pet/ﬂ ooring. full-sized appli- ances, sep. entrance, drive- way, laundry, balcony. No pets/smoking, $850 inclu- sive. Available immediately. (416)737- 6971. LOOK! 1140 MARY St. N. 2-bdrms. From $930, Utilities Incld. Near public schools, Durham College & amenities. Laundry on-site, Elevator & Security entrance. 905-431- 7752. Skylineonline.ca MARY STREET APTS bachelors, 1's & 2s bdrm apts. Utilities included, min- utes to downtown, short drive to Whitby Mall. Mary/Garden 905-666-2450 www.real- star.ca NORTH OSHAWA- 2-bed- room, Dec. lst and Jan. lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances in- cluded. Pay cable, parking, laundry facilities. (905)723- 2094 Apartments & Flats for RentA NORTH WEST OSHAWA, 2- bedroom apt. in semi-raised bungalow, $850/month in- cludes utilities, ﬁ rst/last. No pets/smoking. Avail. immedi- ately. (905)576-1710. OSHAWA - near Lake, open- concept basement apt. Suit one person. Sep. entrance. $650/mo. includes parking & utilities. First/last. Available now. (905)404-1520. OSHAWA, 1-bedroom apt. $500/month plus heat & hy- dro. 2-bedroom apt, $600/month plus heat & hy- dro. First/last, references, available Dec 1/Jan 1. Call Stephen 905-259-5796. OSHAWA, KING/SIMCOE 1 and 2 bedroom, laundry facilities, 1 parking, $700 & $735 plus Hydro, available Dec/Jan. Call Paul 416-222- 3876. OSHAWA, One bedroom, Simcoe and King, 2nd ﬂ oor apartment. Appliances, laun- dry, intercom, 3-closets. No parking. $675 plus electricity. Quiet,respectful tenants please. Call (905)986-4889. OSHAWA/BOWMANVILLE 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Suites w/balconies, parking, laundry facilities, near all amenities. 905-623-4172 The Veltri Group www.veltrigroup.com PICKERING 1-BEDROOM, quiet, great neighbourhood, close to all amenities. Shop- ping, bus stop/school walking distance. Very clean, separ- ate entrance, $825/mo. No smoking/pets. 416-402-6594 avail immed. PICKERING Altona/Sheppard small one bedroom basement apt. Freshly decorated, ideal for one working person, cable TV, washer/dryer, park- ing. No smoking/pets ﬁ rst/last $700/mo (905)509-2178 PICKERING, 1-BDRM bsmt apt. bright, clean, laundry, sep entrance, 1-parking. avail. immediately. $750/mo inclusive. No smoking/pets. 905-839-3918 PICKERING, BROCK/Finch, 2-bedroom basement apart- ment, utilities and cable in- cluded. Private entrance. A/C, pool, no smoking/pets, suit working couple. Available now, ﬁ rst/last. (905)686-4975 or (647)400- 4975. PORT PERRY Luxury 2- BEDROOM apt. Lakefront view, 5 appliances, available Jan. 1st. Near all amenities. Call (905)728-7361. PORT PERRY/Scugog Is- land. Bright, hillside 2bdrm main apt. Open concept, 1200sq.ft.,private entrance/ deck. Picturesque view of lake. No smoking/no pets. Suits single female. Heat/hy- dro/cable/laundry/parking. $995/inclusive. References required. 905-985-5790 SIMCOE ST S/HWY 401 - 525 St. Lawrence - Close to Schools, Hwy, GO Station. 1-bed $799 utilities included. Call 905-436-7686 www.metcap.com WHITBY PLACE 1 & 2 bed. Landscaped grounds. Balco- nies, laundry & parking. Access to Hwy. 401 & public transit. Near shopping & schools. 900 Dundas St. E. (Dundas St. & Garden St) 905-430-5420 www.realstar.ca WHITBY, 2 bedrooms from $970 all inclusive. Close to all amenities. Ofﬁ ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 Apartments & Flats for RentA Whitby's Best Quiet!!!! newly renovated suites 2-BEDROOM extra-large suite in clean, quiet bldg, freshly painted, beautiful Whitby neighbourhood. Ideal adult lifestyle bldg. insuite storage, onsite laundry. Incredible value $995/mth! 905-668-7758 viewit.ca (vit #17633) WHITBY, NEWLY renovated 2-bedroom apartment, separ- ate entrance, parking, laun- dry room, large windows, new appliances. $880/month, includes utilities and cable, First/last. No smoking/pets. Available January 1st. (905)666-9551. WILSON/KING ST East- Un- der New Management. Close to retail/grocery stores, school and doctor/dentist of- ﬁ ce. 1-Bed $849, 2-bed $969, hydro included in rent. Call 289-240-8650. www.metcap.com Houses for Rent A RENT TO OWN beautiful spacious 3-bedroom 2-storey home in Whitby. Great family neighbourhood, ﬁ nished basement, move right in. 24hr message. 1-877-900- 0449, all credit welcome BLOOR/RITSON 3-bedroom house, $1,200 + utilities. No pets. Available immediately. 905-579-5077 or 905-718- 0963 RENT-TO-OWN - bright, family eat-in kitchen. superior four level backsplit, private fenced in yard. Lovely home on quiet street. Credit prob- lems okay. Free recorded message; 1-888-688-4103 Townhouses for RentT CARRIAGE HILL 2 & 3 bed. TOWNHOUSES. In-suite laundry, util. incl., Balconies, patios, courtyard. Pking. avail. Near shopping, res- taurants, schools, parks. 122 Colborne St. E. (Simcoe N., Colborne E) 905-434- 3972 www.realstar.ca NORTH WHITBY, near all amenities, 3-bedroom, 3- bathroom, garage, mainte- nance free backyard, laun- dry, parking, $1400/month, plus utilities. No pets/smok- ing. Available immediately. (905)655-2146. TAUNTON TERRACE 3 bedroom townhouses. En- suite laundry. Landscaped grounds w/pool & play- ground. Private backyards. Sauna & parking avail. Near shopping & schools, public transport. 100 Taunton Rd. E. (Taunton Rd. & Simcoe St.) 905-436-3346 www.real- star.ca Rooms for Rent & WantedR AT WHITBY/OSHAWA bor- der. Beautiful home! Very clean room, share kitch- en/bath. Cable/internet, laun- dry, bus route, minutes from UOIT. Furnished/unfur- nished. No smoking/pets. Male preferred. $525/mo. (905)995-2745, (905)728- 0189. PICKERING, MAJOR Oaks, fully furnished rooms $125 & $110. Separate entrance, shared kitchen/common area and bathroom. Close to amenities/bus at door. No smoking/pets. First/last/refer- ences. 905-239-7750 Places of Worship Rooms for Rent & WantedR FULLY FURNISHED ROOM. Bowmanville. Close to #2. Wireless/Cable. Parking. 4pc. Bathroom. Must be ex- tremely quiet, clean, non- smoking, no pets, employed, references/credit check rqd. $400/500/mo.+ share utils. Avail. immediately. 1st/last rqd. 416-669-4272. OSHAWA rooms, $450-$500 suitable for quiet people. (King/Wilson),(near Oshawa Center). On-site laundry, cable, shared kitchen/bath. Social services accepted. (905)244-0342 PICKERING, WHITES/401. Room for rent $425/month. No smoking/pets. Near all amenities. First/last. Call (416)917-4949. Shared Accommodation SOUTH AJAX, share com- plete home with 2 males, late 20's. Includes laundry, cable, internet. Close to bus/shop- ping. Avail. immediately. $500/mo inclusive. No smok- ing/pets. First/last. (905)391- 5207 Vacation Properties SELL/RENT YOUR TIME- SHARE FOR CASH!!! Our Guaranteed Services will Sell/ Rent Your Unused Timeshare for CASH! 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Westney & Delaney, ful- ly fenced, happy environ- ment, crafts, games etc. Re- ceipts, references. Excel- lent rates. All ages welcome. (905)686-8719 EXPERIENCED DAYCARE PROVIDER accepting pre- schoolers/school-aged chil- dren. Offering 2 full days, before/after school Tues-Fri. Over 15-years experience. Large playroom, lots of games, scheduled activities. CPR certiﬁ ed. 905-831-8502. Places of Worship Horse Supplies & Boarding FREE LARGE HORSE STALL, 30 acres pasture, shared turns 2 times/week at feeding time. Hwy. #57/Taunton area. Call 905- 725-8710. Articles for SaleA **LEATHER JACKETS 1/2 PRICE, purses from $9.99; luggage from $19.99; wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa (905)728- 9830, Scarborough (416)439-1177, (416)335- 7007. 1985 HONDA 3 wheeler, 200CC, runs good. $400 ﬁ rm. Text 1-705-872-1869. A VIOLIN for student, perfect condition with case; mahoga- ny adjustable music stand $350. Call (905)683-2680. AFFORDABLE Appliances, HANKS - PARTS/SALES /SERVICE 343 Bloor St. West. Stoves $175/up, Fridg- es $175/up, Washers $175/up, Dryers $149/up. All warranty up to 15 months. Durham's largest selection of Reconditioned Appliances. (905)728-4043. AMAZING BATHROOM VANITIES modern and con- temporary bathroom furni- ture. Complete sets include mirror, faucet, and drain. from $299.99. Save hun- dreds on your next renova- tion. www.modernbath- ware.com (905)441-1272 ATTENTION Collectors - STARWARS, Han Solo, OBI -Wan ﬁ gures. Luke Skywalk- er, Yoda statues. Starwars lego. Clone Wars Banner, comic books. Call Marcus (905)728-3613, leave mes- sage. BED, ALL new Queen ortho- pedic, mattress, box spring in plastic, cost $900, selling $275. Call (416)779-0563 CARPETS, LAMINATE & VINYL SALE! I have 1000 of yards for sale! Free under- pad with installation. Free Estimates. Guaranteed Lowest Prices. Big or small jobs, I do it all! Lexus Floor- ing, Call Mike 905-431-4040 CONSTRUCTION EQUIP- MENT B. E. LARKIN EQUIPMENT LTD. Kubota Construction, New Holland Construction used equip- ment. Durham, Clarington, Northumberland Sales Rep Jim (647)284-0971 DINING ROOM SUITE, Antique, table 2 leaves, 4 chairs, china cabinet, newly reﬁ nished mahogany. $700, O.B.O. Must be seen to be appreciated (905)728-5491. FIREWOOD, $325/delivered per bush cord, fully sea- soned hardwood. Call Peter cell (416)804-6414. Serving Durham Region FURNACES: LENOX Manu- factured, 93% fuel-efﬁ cient, 70,000 BTU's, $1699 (In- stalled). 90,000 BTU's, $1849 (Installed). 10 year parts warranty. Humidiﬁ er $250, Napoleon ﬁ replaces, direct/vent, $2,199 (In- stalled). Residential services. (289)404-3738. HOT TUB COVERS All Custom covers, all sizes and all shapes, $375.00 plus tax Free delivery. Let us come to your house & measure your tub! Pool safety covers. 905-259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com Vendors WantedV Articles for SaleA HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca HOT TUBS, 2010 models, fully loaded, full warranty, new in plastic, cost $8000, sacriﬁ ce $3,900. 416-779- 0563. RENT TO OWN - New and reconditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Comput- ers, DVD Players, Furniture, Bedding, Patio Furniture, Barbecues & More! Fast de- livery. No credit application refused. Paddy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1- 800-798-5502. TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT APPLI- ANCES stainless steel, white and black French door fridge's available, variety of dented ranges, laundry, dish- washers and fridges - differ- ent colors. SMALL DENTS EQUAL HUGE SAVINGS! Front load washers from $499. New coin laundry available, Call us today, Ste- phenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576- 7448 Firewood 100% A KOZY HEAT FIRE- WOOD, excellent, very best quality hardwood, guaran- teed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn), cut and split. Honest meas- urement. Free delivery. Wood supplier of ﬁ rst choice by many customers since 1975. (905)753-2246. FIREWOOD FOR SALE… Huge quantity available, ma- ple hardwood. Large pieces not split. 905-623-4676 Pets, Supplies, Boarding BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies. Expe- rienced breeder since 1967. First shots, dewormed, vet checked. 6 YEAR GUAR- ANTEE. Supplier of service dogs. $500. Judy (905)576- 3303, Al 1-705-632-1187 BEAUTIFUL Goldendoodle babies, wonderful family pets, lovely shades of red, low to non-shed. New Santa Helpers ready in December. 705-437-2790 www.doodletreasures.com Cars for Sale NO HST ON THE FIRST 5 Vehicles sold, (Merry Christ- mas) Cash and carry only! 2005 PT Cruiser $4499, 2000 Grand Prix $2999, 1999 Grand Am $2999, 2 Chrysler 7-seater mini-vans $2999, 1997 Blazer 4x4 $3999, 1999 Durango 4x4 $3999, 2000 Dodge Dakota $4699, + many more! Certi- ﬁ ed & E-tested. Ask about warranty. (plus HST) (905)432-7599 or (905)424- 9002 . www.rkmauto.com TIRED OF TAKING THE BUS? Car Repairs Got You Down? Bankrupt? Poor Credit? 100% Approval. Drive The Car You Need Today. Call 1-877-743-9292 Or Apply Online @ www.needacartoday.ca. Cars WantedC ! ! $ ! AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days/week any- time. Please call 905-426- 0357. !!! $$ ADAM & RON'S SCRAP cars, trucks, vans. Pay cash, free pick up 7 days/week (anytime) (905)424-3508 Vendors WantedV Cars WantedC ! ! ! ! $ $ AAA ALL SCRAP CARS, old cars & trucks wanted. Cash paid. Free pickup. Call Bob any- time (905)431-0407. ! ! ! $200-$2000 Cash For Cars & Trucks or $300 Gov. Program 1-888-355-5666 ! !!$ WHITTLE SCRAP Solu- tions. We pay cash for your scrap cars, truck, and vans! Fast free pickup. 24/7. 905-431-1808. $$$$$ JOHNNY JUNKER Always the best cash deal - up to $100 - $300 on the spot for your good cars, trucks, vans. Environmentally friendly green disposal for speedy service. 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OSHAWA The Holistic $35 you want Ritson Rd. / Bloor 905-576-3456 durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 2, 201019 AP In the Nick of Time Artisan Show SUNDAY DECEMBER 12TH, 2010 Ajax Community Centre (HMS Room) 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. *50 Booths* Admission $2. Children FREE www.showsdurhamregion.com Christmas Carols2010 METROLAND DURHAM REGION MEDIA GROUP PRESENTED BY:PRESENTED BY: METROLAMETROLA Christmas Carols 2010 available FREEFREE Sing your way into the Holiday Season with your copy of our NO LIMIT ON ORDERS - While quanitites last 2010 Carol Books ARE HERE! For those who love the Holidays ... THE AWARD-WINNING, LONG AWAITEDTHE AWARD-WINNING, LONG AWAITED 2010 CHRISTMAS CAROL BOOKS2010 CHRISTMAS CAROL BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED HAVE ARRIVED!! for pickup at the following locations: OSHAWA OSHAWA THIS WEEK 865 Farewell St., Oshawa South of 401 Mon-Thurs 8-8; Fri 8-5 WHITBY THE VILLAGE BAKE SHOP 111 Byron st. S., Whitby Tues–Fri 10 – 6; Sat 9 – 5; Closed Sun & Mon BOWMANVILLE UPS STORE 2377 Hwy 2, Clarington Centre Mon-Fri 8:30-6:30; Sat. 10-5 ORONO THE VILLAGE BAKE SHOP 5340 Main St., Orono Mon-Fri 6:30 - 6; Sat 6:30 – 5; Closed Sun PORT PERRY STAR 180 Mary St. E. Unit 11 beside Co-operators Insurance Mon-Fri 9-5 UXBRIDGE TIMES-JOURNAL 16 Bascom Street, Uxbridge Mon-Fri 9-5 pm AJAX NEWS ADVERTISER 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Mon-Fri 9-5 Card of thanks Denise Holtby (Mann) My brave girl Denise With courage you endured the pain You fought with all the strength you had Your tears were shed for those you loved understanding our grief would never end But your picture keeps us company and your loving smile is a pleasure We will set your place with us at Christmas time and share memories we treasure You are in our thoughts everyday till eternity We loved our Denise to pieces. The family of Denise Holtby (Mann) would like to thank everyone, family and friends, who sent cards and ﬂ owers and donated to cancer research in Denise's name. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to John and Dianne and friends in Brookin, and to Sandra - her PSW and Joanie - her nurse who helped to ease her pain. Also special thanks to Land over Landings for the lunch they provided and the kind words of Glenn Eagle and Rick Johnson that were so good to hear. Thank you also to friends in Brougham for their care and comforting words. Announcements Announcements Coming EventsC Cards of Thanks Announcements Coming EventsC Cards of Thanks Announcements 50th Anniversary Congratulations Martin & Kathy Koppens on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. December 10, 1960 to December 10, 2010. Open House Sunday December 5th, 2010 at Pickering Village Seniors Centre, 29 Linton Ave., Ajax 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Come celebrate with their family Richard, Jim, Margaret, the Koppens and Hawley Family. Best wishes only. COUNTERTOP NEED REPLACING? • FREE ESTIMATES • INSTALLATIONS Scarborough Countertops (416) 299-7144 FACTORY PRICES Home Improvement Crown Moulding - Baseboards Casings - Fireplace Surrounds Expert Installation Including Caulking & Paint Plus Pre-Paint Drywall Repair IMPACT DECOR SOLUTIONS Call Don at 416-707-2205 DRYWALL TAPING ALL REPAIRS Removal of Stucco Ceilings Also Painting! Free Estimates 40 years experience Tommy (416)282-9436 Painting & Decorating TMS PAINTING & DECOR Interior & Exterior European Workmanship Fast, clean, reliable service (905)428-0081 Home Improvement Moving & Storage Apple Moving Dependable & Reliable Good Rates 24-hour Service Licensed/Insured (905)239-1263 (416)532-9056 Snow Removal SNOW REMOVAL Residential Snow Plowing Free Estimates Per season or per visit contract Reliable & Established Company 10 years experience 647-808-7929 Appliance RepairsA MARS APPLIANCE REPAIRS for low cost, fast, reliable repairs of: fridges, stoves, dryers washers, dishwashers freezers, dehumidiﬁ ers, air conditioners Call Mark (Cert. Tech) 905-683-9875 BURGESS, Edythe - Called home on Sunday, November 21st 2010. Loving wife for 58 years to the late Jack Burgess. Mother of two sons Kemp and Arthur both deceased at an early age. Only daughter of the late Arthur and Ellen Kemp and one brother Bill Kemp who is also deceased. Interment has already taken place at Erskine Cemetery, Pickering with Anglican priest Rev. Canon Kim Beard. A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church on Wednesday December 8th at 1pm. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's Anglican Church, 882 Kingston Road, Pickering. Edythe would ap- preciate the generosity; it was her home church for many years. Arrangements en- trusted to McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, Ajax 905-428-8488. A Guest Book may be signed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca MACDONALD, Grace - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother Grace. She passed away peacefully on November 25th, 2010, one week after celebrating her 94th birthday with her family present. Grace is survived by her daughters Joan and Fay (Gene). Sadly missed by her grandchildren Cindy, Vicki, Scott (Alison), Leslie (Chris) and Michael. Will be lovingly remembered by her great-grand- children Ryan, Eric, Nicole, Maggie, Jack and Sam, and her great-great-grandchildren Brandon and Emma. Grace was born and raised in Haliburton and was a long time resi- dent of Ajax and will be sadly missed by all that knew her. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, (Ajax), 905 428-8488) on Saturday December 4th from 1p.m. until the time of Memorial Service in the chapel at 2p.m. Donations to the Cana- dian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. A Guest Book may be signed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca SWAILES, James Joseph "Juice" passed away peacefully at home on Sunday November 28th, 2010. Loving father of Laura (Darin) and Shannon (Dave) and grandfather to Ruby. Son of the late Lawrence and Lucille Swailes. Brother to Marian, John, Paul, Janet, Suzanne and the late Linda, Elaine and Teresa. Loving Uncle and a great friend to all who knew him. 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