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Home My WebLink AboutNA2014_04_30PICKERINGNews Adver tiser / durhamregion.com / @newsdurhamWED. APRIL 30, 2014 / A publication of @newsdurham TODAY’S ONLINE VIDEO FEATURE SERIESNA Sex slavery survivor reaches out to victims DURHAM -- When Timea Nagy looks into the eyes of a sex slavery victim, the fear and humiliation remind her of her own. Sixteen years ago, at the age of 19, Ms. Nagy moved from Hungary to Canada after answering an ad to work as a housekeeper or nanny. Instead, she was kidnapped and forced to work in the sex trade industry for three months. While she managed to escape from her captors, the traumatic experience stayed with her and she was inspired to reach out to others in similar situations. Your Life: Kitchen tricks and tips Chef Deb Rankine shows how to top and tail a lemon, lime or grapefruit.durhamregion.com Pressrun 54,400 / 40 pages / Optional 3-week delivery $6 / $1 newsstand Hu m a n Traffi c k i n g Read the full story, page 10 PICKERING -- Councillor Davids Pickles, at Westney Road and Concession 8, is concerned about this stretch of unpaved road. Jason Liebregts / MetrolandPickering to investigate cost of paving rural roads Unpaved roads cost four times more to maintain Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- A Pickering coun- cillor says paving rural roads could pave the way to cost sav- ings. Pickering council has approved a motion from Councillor David Pickles that directs City staff to work on a detailed plan for pav- ing 103 kilometres of “loose sur- face” rural roads located north of Taunton Road. Coun. Pickles noted it costs the City about five times more to maintain unpaved roads. Pickering’s 2012 annual per- formance measures show a cost of $2,958 per kilometre to main- tain hard surface roads versus $13,983 per kilometre for loose surface. See PICKERING page 4 Pickering residents will find casino question on fall election ballot If Durham Live proposal approved before election ‘we can’t take it back’ Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- If Pickering coun- cil approves a re-zoning applica- tion for Durham Live this sum- mer, it will stand regardless of how voters weigh in on a casino ballot question. 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When kids are out there cleaning up their park, and when they see people littering afterwards, they’ll actually stand up and say something.” Whitby Regional councillor Lorne Coe got his hands dirty picking up garbage near Luther Vipond Memorial Arena. “It’s educational for the kids. They under- stand that they can shape the community they live in, regardless of their age,” he said. Even though Brooklin resident Karen Chafe was initially hesitant about signing up due to rain in the forecast, her daughter Sophie, 6, insisted they still go. “She’s a good influence on us,” Ms. Chafe said laughing. “We are really proud of her.” “I’m in the eco club at school and I like to help out the earth. Sometimes we go outside and pick up garbage and inside we tell peo- ple to turn stuff off and put the right things in the garbage.” Meanwhile, over at Rotary Frenchman’s Bay West Park, it was Take Pride in Pickering Day. Residents did a shoreline cleanup, tree planting and geocaching. Dunbarton High School student Collin McBride, 17, was dodging tree branches and was deep in the shrubs with his garbage bag along the waterfront. He had a couple of interesting finds including a large candle and a set of wooden drawers. “I just want to make the city look a lot better as a whole.” Residents of Pickering also had the oppor- tunity to take part in what was billed as a “construction sneak peek,” a look at the par- tially finished boat ramp at Frenchman’s Bay harbour, along with drawings of what the finished $9-million project will look like. The concrete deck will open to the public in August. “We wanted to let people know what’s going on. We do issue a construction news- letter every month, but we thought we could bring people right to the construction fence to answer any questions they may have,” said Connie Pinto, senior project manager for waterfront planning with Toronto and Region Conservation. On Sunday, April 27, 17-year-old Max- well Heights student Aleesha Patrick orga- nized her sixth Earth Day cleanup. This year the event was held at the ravine and greens- pace near the Rossland and Wilson roads plaza in Oshawa. Her passion for the envi- ronment started at the age of nine when she and mother, Darcy Patrick, moved to Oshawa from Toronto. “She’s my earth angel,” said Ms. Patrick. “I started to realize that she was getting agitated by garbage. If I took her to the mall she would pick the garbage up. The environment is dear to her heart.” Aleesha is part of the Oshawa Environmen- tal Advisory Committee and is a leader in her ECO school program. “OEAC asked if she could join when she was just 15, but you have to be 16 to join. So they waited for her. She’s an amazing daugh- ter,” said Ms. Patrick “I’m hoping at least 100 people will come out today,” said Aleesha. “Two signup sheets are already filled out and it just makes me really happy ... I’m hoping they (participants) will get some kind of inspiration to maybe even do it themselves in their own commu- nity and understand the difference that they are making by coming out,” she said. Aleesha recently received her acceptance letter from Durham College for the envi- ronmental technology program. Her future plans include designing sustainable technol- ogy. PICKERING -- Dunbarton High School student Collin McBride helped to clean up the shoreline at Frenchman’s Bay West Park, during the Take Pride In Pickering Day. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland /From egg to flight/From egg to flight/From egg to flight It’s a sure sign of spring: the robins It’s a sure sign of spring: the robins It’s a sure sign of spring: the robins are back and building their nests. We are back and building their nests. We are back and building their nests. 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COME DOWN TO KINSMEN PARK AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. Durham women can try police fitness test at Durham College Practise session Thursday, May 1 Rebecca Watson rwatson@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Part of a police officer’s job is being physically fit. While 90 per cent of men pass the physi- cal test required of police candidates on the first try, only 50 per cent of women pass. Dur- ham Region recruitment officer Constable Janine Henderson believes most of the time it’s mind over matter. “Some people think you have to be taller than five feet to jump over a five-foot wall. That just isn’t the case,” said Const. Hender- son. To obtain their Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police certificate, officers must pass six tests. The Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police test is the one women tend to strug- gle with the most, says Const. Henderson. Any interested women will have a chance to practise for the physical test during a female- only PREP session Thursday, May 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Durham College Athletic Com- plex. An obstacle course including stairs and jumping over a fence, along with a push-and- pull machine, a three-foot wall, a handcuff machine, and dragging a 90-pound dummy 20 metres, must be completed in under two minutes and 42 seconds. The practice test will give women an idea of what they need to work on. Caitlyn Nat, a bailiff at Kennedy House youth detention centre in Ajax, weighed 105 pounds when she tried the test three years ago. For her, the push-and-pull was the hard- est part. “Everyone has their strong points. For me, I’m strong at the obstacle course and the beep (running) test,” said Ms. Nat. Officers stationed at each individual sec- tion of the course will help participants, who can re-do any stations they need extra help with. If there’s time, a full run-through of the course might also be possible. Constable Keith Richards, acting sergeant in charge of recruiting and staff, reassures women there is no pressure to pass during the practice session. “If you don’t pass, the only one who will know is you,” said Const. Richards. “There’s no negativity attached to multiple times failed. We don’t record time so there’s zero pressure.” After learning their weaknesses, women can then train in those areas. By attending the PREP session, participants will not only gain confidence and knowl- edge on physical requirements, but will have an opportunity to ask questions about the recruitment process and what life is like being a police officer. Durham Regional Police has no require- ment of hiring more men than women or vice versa. “At the end of the day, we want the best applicants,” said Const. 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Get your free special report NOW to find out the questions the others would prefer you never ask! This report is courtesy of Mike Hogan, Sales Representative, Re/Max Rouge River Realty Ltd. Brokerage. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. Copyright © 2013 WHITBY -- Constable Janine Henderson is a recruitment officer and organizer of the female-only prep session for Durham Regional Police. Jason Liebregts / Metroland du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 4 P “I and many of the residents are con- cerned with the number and condition of unpaved roads in north Pickering,” he said. “Safety and use by emergency vehicles also becomes a concern. Staff do their best to maintain this loose service roads but the weather, rain, freeze and thaw damages the road and makes mainte- nance difficult and expensive.” The councillor said examples of well- travelled unpaved roads in Pickering include Concession 8 west of Lakeridge Road, Concession 7 west of Brock Road and Westney Road north of 8th conces- sion. Richard Holborn, the City’s director of engineering and public works, said it takes work to keep unpaved roads in good shape. The process includes regularly dis- patching graders to smooth out the sur- face, topping up gravel as needed and spraying liquid dust suppressant every summer. However, he said there are also upsides to leaving them unpaved. “They maintain Pickering’s rural char- acter,” Mr. Holborn noted. He said loose surface roads also cost less when it comes to winter control -- unlike paved roads that require pricey salt, unpaved roads can be treated with less expensive sand. Council directed City staff to report back by January 2015 with a plan that includes cost estimates for hard sur- facing roads north of Taunton Road over the next five years, as well as pro- jected annual road maintenance cost savings. Council also asked staff to investigate whether provincial and federal funding programs are available to help cover the cost. Fast facts Council approves road resurfacing project On April 22 Pickering council approved $827,439 to resurface various roads and parking lots throughout the city. The paving work includes Bowler Drive, Glengrove Road, Liverpool Road, Pickering Parkway, Victoria Street and Wellington Street as well as the park- ing lots at Claremont Community Centre, Creekside Park and the East Shore Com- munity Centre. The project will be funded from vari- ous sources including the City’s federal gas tax reserve fund, property taxes and a provincial grant. Pickering councillor concerned with state of rural roads PICKERING from page 1 Pickering student Aqil Syed shares Queen’s Park experience PICKERING -- Pickering resident Aqil Syed recently completed the page pro- gram at Queen’s Park. The Grade 7 student at William Dun- bar Public School participated as a page earlier this year and says his local MPP (Pickering-Scarborough East) Tracy Mac- Charles (Pickering-Scarborough East) was pleased to have a page from her rid- ing. The Pickering News Advertiser asked Aqil to answer five questions about his experience. Q. What does a page do? A. A page acts as a messenger for the mem- bers of provincial parliament. They get water for the members as well as carry messages and documents to different parts of the buildings. Q. What skills do you need to be a good page? A. You need to be alert at all times, be quick and have a good memory. You also need to be a team player. It is also important to have top marks at school so that you don’t fall behind in school work since you miss a lot of school. Q. What was your favourite part of the experience? A. I enjoyed question period as I found the bickering and heckling quite amusing. I also enjoyed the Friday field trips and the lunches with my MPP, Tracy MacCharles, the speaker and the clerk. I felt honoured to be able to speak to all the members of parliament. I loved learning about and admiring the architecture of the buildings. I also made new friends. Q. What was the hardest thing about being a page? A. The most difficult part was memorizing the 107 members, their ridings and where they sat in the house. The long hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. was also gruelling because I had to catch the 7 a.m. train and didn’t get back home most days until 7:30 p.m. at night. Q. What was the most important thing you learned? A. I learned how the parliament works, how bills are passed and about the his- tory of our provincial government. I also learned how to take public transportation to Toronto. I learned the importance of having good posture and a wealth of social etiquette. Q & A TORONTO -- Pickering resident Aqil Syed, 12, recently completed the page pro- gram at Queen’s Park. He is a Grade 7 student at William Dunbar Public School. Submitted photo Police Suspected drunk driver flees scene of Pickering crash DURHAM -- A suspected drunk driver was tracked down by the Durham police heli- copter after fleeing the scene of a crash Friday night in Pickering. Cops were called to the scene of the crash, on Brock Road near White- vale Road, at about 9:30 p.m. Police said a northbound vehi- cle swerved into oncoming traffic, collid- ing with another car and leaving that driver with minor injuries. Officers converged on the area after the driver of the northbound vehicle fled the scene. The crew of the Air 1 helicopter located a suspect hiding under a tree and a canine team was dispatched to arrest him, police said. David Bilby, 34, of Uxbridge, is charged with impaired driving, exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit and fail to remain. He also questioned the timing, noting council will have to address an application for the casino at Bayly and Church streets long before the referendum. The application has been submitted by Durham Live to re-zone three pieces of land to create a massive tourist destination, which could potentially include a casino. City staff confirmed the Planning Act requires re-zoning applications to be dealt with within 120 days, or else the appli- cant has the right to take the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board. “Some have suggested that we don’t deal with the planning application until we have the referendum ... but if we don’t deal with this, the decision could potentially be taken out of council’s hands,” Coun. Ashe noted. The Municipal Act says referendum results are binding, subject to a few excep- tions, if at least 50 per cent of eligible voters respond to a question. City clerk Debbie Shields acknowledged this particular situation is “confusing,” because voters will have their say on some- thing that may have already been decided by council. If 50 per cent of eligible electors turn out and vote in opposition to a casino, Ms. Shields says council would have to honour that decision for a period of four years for anything under its jurisdiction. However, that would only apply to deci- sions made after the election -- if the Durham Live re-zoning application was approved before then, the decision would stand. “We can’t take it back,” she says. “If the zoning goes through, the zoning is there.” This will be the second question to appear on the Pickering ballot in October. On March 24 council approved a referen- dum question relating to the size of region- al council. City council approves ballot question on casino in Pickering PICKERING -- Emma West made a presentation, representing Steve Apostolopoulos, seated centre, of Pickering Developments Inc., at the City’s recent public meeting on a proposal casino development. City council has decided to put a question on October’s municipal election ballot asking residents if they’re in favour of a casino in the city. 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The code was not writ- ten maliciously, nor was it inserted as one would introduce a virus -- it was just sloppy OpenSSL code (the code that was supposed to make Internet ‘https’ connections secure and failed terribly). Also, beware of truly convincing phish- ing e-mails which claim to provide a quick and easy way to change your pass- word with the click of a single button, for your popular sites. Those e-mails will simply capture any old/new password you will enter and any other personal data that you submit, to be used by the bad guys. Paul Johnston Pickering Time for three-year college degrees Imagine being a student who has suc- cessfully met all of the criteria required to earn a degree in Ontario’s post-secondary system but you are awarded a diploma when you graduate. That’s the reality for thousands of current and former students in three-year Ontario college programs. Ironically, it is occurring at a time when Ontario is facing one of its biggest challeng- es, the skills mismatch, which the Conference Board of Canada estimates is costing Ontario as much as $24.3 billion a year in lost eco- nomic activity combined with approximately $3.7 billion a year in potential tax revenues. This mismatch sees too many people enter the workforce without the qualifications needed to fill jobs while many good-paying jobs are going unfilled because employers can’t find the right people. That’s why Durham College is urging the Ontario government to help colleges produce more graduates by allowing them to grant three-year degrees. Ontario is unique in its requirement to award diplomas to graduates of three-year college programs. In most every other Orga- nization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country, and across the rest of Canada, these graduates are awarded degrees. It is time to adopt this national and international standard. Many current three-year diploma pro- grams already align with provincial standards for degree-level post-secondary education. Recognizing graduates with a degree will make them more attractive to employers and put them on a level playing field with others. Durham College has already identified which of our more than 10 three-year diploma programs meet degree-level criteria. We are committed to working to help facilitate a pro- cess to properly credential these programs. Three-year diploma graduates are doing the work required to earn a three year-degree. They should be awarded the correct creden- tial. -- Don Lovisa is president of Durham College Don Lovisa Guest Column Degrees of Learning Durham sex slave victims need help It’s not dinner table conversation but the topic of human trafficking needs to be brought to the front burner. Recent headlines about sex slaves being rescued along the Hwy. 401 corridor, includ- ing right here in Durham Region, have been increasing at an alarming rate. While inves- tigating the issue for a special three-part expose we discovered there is more to the story than eye-catching headlines. These are real women living lives we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemies. Police agencies, including Durham Regional Police, are grappling with a grow- ing incidence of young women being forced into the sex trade. Human trafficking is on the rise in Dur- ham, as evidenced by the results of recent blitzes targeting activity in motels along the Hwy. 401 corridor. What police have found during the blitzes are helpless and in some cases trapped vic- tims. These women are some of the most vulnerable in our society. They might have limited education, no resources for escape and are duped and then trapped into work- ing in the sex trade. Simply put, they are sex slaves with little or no hope of extricat- ing themselves from their predicament. For some it is the continuation of abuse, which sees them let down again by the system. Now is the time for action. These women, and in some cases, teenagers, need our help. We can’t turn a blind eye to them because they are part of a seedy under- ground. They need help from the police and courts; they don’t need to be treated as criminals. And they require compassion from fellow human beings who want to see them free to live without exploitation. Timea Nagy, a former sex trade worker, started Walk With Me in 2009 after realizing there were no other agencies available to help women escape the life. She has assist- ed more than 280 victims and says Durham Regional Police have done a great job com- batting sex slavery in a short period of time. But one agency alone can’t deal with this issue. There must be more resources for women, including shelters, counselling and agencies dedicated to helping them craft new lives. Durham police, as the first con- tact these victims will have on a road to a safer place, are doing a wonderful job but the effort requires a multi-agency approach. Now that the conversation has started, we must continue the dialogue and take action as a community. A worrying transformation It’s Earth Day as I write this. Outside, the planet, at least in my part of the world, is enjoying a gentle, cleansing, nourishing rain. As I sit at my desk and gaze out the window I have pause to take in how much the world, the Earth, has changed even within my short stay here. Some of it won- derful, some of it not so good, some of it a little terrifying. When I was a kid, for instance, there was no such thing as sunblock. It didn’t exist. We didn’t seem to need it. The ozone, back then, was robust enough to protect us from the really harmful radiation. We could and did run around shirtless for most of the summer and the worst we might expect was a little sunburn if we overdid it. Many peo- ple actually soaked themselves in baby oil and tanning butter to bolster the effects of the sun. It was a very different time. Nowadays, I don’t walk from the house to the car without slathering goo on me that is the cream equivalent of a lead-lined suit. The sun of 1970 would tan you and freckle you up. The sun of 2014 can kill you. We drank tap water back then, too. Some- times lake and river water depending on where we were. And there was nothing more cooling than hungrily lapping up ice- cold, crystal clear water from a garden hose. I don’t even recall bottled water being an actual thing back then. If someone had tried to sell us bottled water they would’ve been either laughed out of the neighbourhood or run out on a rail. Most people I know now drink some form of filtered water. We no longer trust our taps and hoses. We also ate peanut butter with abandon, cheese, eggs and milk by the gallon with- out fear of going into anaphylactic shock. My daily childhood lunch would almost certainly be banned in most modern-day schools. Incredibly, nobody even knew what an EpiPen was back then and in all my public school days I knew only one kid who needed an asthma inhaler. Different times, indeed. Of course, we also drove monstrous, lead- ed-gas guzzling, Olds 98s and Buick Elec- tras -- vehicles so big you could fit a Smart Car in the trunk. We sprayed and spread all manner of poisonous crud on our gardens, trees and lawns. We dumped raw sewage into Lake Ontario without a thought to the future. No one recycled. We were profligate, selfish and blind. And we are now reaping much of what we sowed. Thankfully, many of us on the planet have woken up to the problems that ail this beautiful blue ball and are working hard to reverse things, to let her heal herself and, incidentally, us. I am 54 years old next month. Should I be lucky enough to get another few decades in, I would like to spend them making this planet a healthier, happier, more habitable place for the two most important people in the world -- my sons. I would like my epi- taph to read not “He knew but he did noth- ing” or “He drove when he could’ve walked” or even “Thanks for nothing, Dad”. But, “He planted trees”, “He spoke with his wallet” or at the very least, “He did no harm.” Our responsibility to our children goes far beyond keeping them clothed and fed and morally upright. We must do everything in our power to leave them and their children and their children’s children a beautiful planet to call home. -- Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 7 AP 10 Common Phobias Enter Laughing Neil Crone Actor, comic, writer Let’s Talk Weigh in with readers on topics of the day www.facebook.com/ newsdurham Poll A recent study concluded that Canada’s middle class has surpassed America’s in terms of wealth. What do you think? What? I’m unemployed!30% I read it but I don’t feel it.49% I’m doing fine, thank you.21% 1. Fear of heights (Acrophobia) 2. Fear of enclosed spaces (Claustrophobia) 3. Fear of the dark (Nyctophobia) 4. Fear of snakes (Ophidiophobia) 5. Fear of Spiders (Arachnophobia 6. Fear of needles (Trypanophobia 7. Fear of Thunder and Lightning (Astraphobia) 8. Fear of disease (Nosophobia) 9. Fear of germs (Mysophhobia) 10. Fear of No. 13 (Triskaidekaphobia) Source: about.com PLAY BALL? Is it a municipal bylaw depart- ment using a heavy hand or a citizen fam- ily ignoring the rules set out for everyone? Neither? Both? Facebook chatter was lively this week over a Hamilton family’s run-in with that city’s bylaw department over the placement and use of their driveway bas- ketball net ... Theresa Ryan: Let’s not let children be physical and play in front of their own house where they can be supervised and safe. Let’s force them into neigh- bourhood parks, where they can be subjected to drug dealers. No offense there are way more other homes that have items on their property that are way more of an eye sore then a basket- Paul Lawrence: People who don’t want kids to play in their driveways need to move to a subdivision with- out kids. They exist. Find them. Move there. Physical activity should not be discour- aged. Unbelievable... Carrie Kemp Saurer: I understand about the bylaw of moving the nets. I wouldn’t want to pay a $5000 fine. I understand having the nets on the roads but seriously people. Kids exist. I under- stand the city owns the boulevards and bottoms of the driveways but they don’t come and shovel the snow or cut the grass or repair those areas. The home owners do. There are better things to complain about than kids outside playing. Wendi Alicia: Remember us bus drivers out there that need to get around those nets everyday to get your children safely. Lee Ann Cannon: Fight the fine! Kids spend wwwaaaayyy to much time with the electronics. This should be encouraged and not shot down. Tracey Taube: I find it slows cars down on our street which is a good thing as many cars go flying down the street. Who cares if it takes you an extra minute to get to your driveway. I love to see the kids out and playing! BEHIND THE LENS PORT PERRY -- Scugog’s Borelians Community Theatre presented Wait Until Dark, a thriller, on stage recently at Town Hall 1873. As the actors worked on a scene from the play I used dramatic side lighting to create strong shadows to set the mood of the image played out between a blinded woman and her stalker. February 4, 2014 CELIA KLEMENZ/ METROLAND du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 8 P Barb Henderson has battled cancer most of her adult life Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com This is the fourth in a 12-part monthly series on the terminally ill. Working in conjunction with Durham Hospice, we will profile people who are nearing the end of life’s journey. We will also be featuring the people and volunteers associated with Durham Hospice. Cancer is an old acquaintance of Barb Henderson. She was first introduced to it 37 years ago when her son, Scott, was born. A miracle at the time considering Barb wasn’t supposed to have kids, Scott became the youngest of three children, joining Shawn and Sherri, both adopt- ed. During the birth, doctors discovered some cancer, but it was removed. In her 40s, Barb contracted skin cancer on her face and back, but that too, was removed. This time, she’s not so lucky. She’s telling her story from the com- fort of her bed, which has been moved into the living room of her Oshawa home, bringing her closer to everything, and eliminating the need to use the stairs. In July 2012, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and a year ago deemed ter- minal. Just last week she was put on pal- liative care. “I went in for a mammogram and they were doing it a little bit differently and I thought this is unusual,” recalls the 75 year old of her most recent experience with cancer. “They called a couple of days later and said they were doing things a new way, could I come in for a second one.” She thought at the time that they had found something, but just didn’t want to say anything without confirmation. “Less than two days later I had a biop- sy done and I was just about floored. I’ve been going since I’ve been 50. For 24 years everything was A-OK and all of a sudden you get hit with this.” The cancer spread quickly to her lymph nodes and both lungs. Despite her frail state these days, she talks about her toughness. She was a tomboy growing up. Loved football back in high school at O’Neill. The physical toughness came from her athleticism, the mental toughness from the values instilled in her by her father, Bob. He raised Barb on his own back in the 1940s and 50s when it was unheard of to be a single dad raising a daughter. “He taught me how to be independent and how to rely on your own resources,” she says proudly. “If it hadn’t been for him, I wouldn’t have got as far as I have. “My dad used to tell me all the time when you go out you represent the fam- ily, so it was always something that was strong in my mind.” She doesn’t have any brothers or sis- ters. Her mom, who she only met twice in her lifetime, was career-driven. Her father raised her on his own from the time she was six months old. She carried those values that were ingrained in her to her own parenting, raising three kids on her own. “Back then I never got support finan- cially, emotionally or otherwise. I did it all on my own,” she says proudly. She faces a number of challenges now. The lack of feeling in her hands makes it impossible to grip anything, leaving her unable to cook efficiently. But she’s will- ing to accept it if it means surviving to spend more time with her four grandkids and three great-grandkids. She recognizes her situation, but hasn’t conceded anything. “It’s a bit of a shock to find out you have terminal cancer,” Barb admits. “I thought I had dealt with it but I was wrong. I cried for two hours after going on palliative care. I guess in reality I hadn’t. Maybe in the inner self, but not the physical part. It was now a reality. “I said I was going to beat it and fight to the very end. I‘ve always been a fighter. Even the doctor will say ‘I don’t know how you are still here.’ They thought in three or four months I would be gone. “I’ll go with what they say. I’m termi- nal. I don’t think I agree with that because the big man upstairs will tell me when it’s time to pull the plug.” All of her affairs are in order. The funer- al arrangements have been made and her will complete. She knows how she wants to go out, but there’s another wish before life’s journey comes to an end. “What I want to do is rent a small hall. I want to talk to people, see them. I don’t want them to come and look at me after I’m gone. “I would prefer to enjoy friends and family while I’m here and let myself go with those thoughts. I want to laugh and giggle and not think about what is going on in my life now.” Terminally ill woman not ready to give upA vow to fight to the end JUST WALK WITH ME Barb Henderson came across this while at Hearth Place one day, feeling it can be applied to anyone going through a terminal illness: I have a problem. I want to tell you about it. No, I really don’t. I’d rather keep it to myself, handle it alone. I do think it would be good for me to share it with you though. I don’t want to because I’m afraid of what you’ll say or how you’ll act. I’m afraid you might feel sorry for me in a way that makes me feel pathetic -- like I’m some poor thing. I’m afraid you’ll try to cheer me up. That you will give me words or texts or prayers that tells me in a subtle way to stop feeling badly. If you do that, I’ll feel worse, but hide it behind my obedient, cheerful smile. I’ll feel you don’t understand. I’ll feel you are making light of my problem as if it can be brushed away with some brief words of cheer. I’m afraid you’ll give me an answer. That is the problem that I’ve been wrestling with for some time now and about which I have thought endless thoughts that will be belittled. You can answer in a half-minute what I’ve struggled with for weeks? I’m afraid you might ignore my problem, talk quickly about other things, tell me of your own. I’m afraid too, you might see me stronger than I am. Not needing you to listen and care. It’s true, I can get along alone, but I shouldn’t have to do so. What I’d really like is if you would just walk with me. Listen as I begin in some blundering, clumsy way to break through my fearfulness of being exposed as weak. Hold my hand and pull me gen- tly as I falter and begin to draw back. Say a word, make a motion, or a sound that says ‘I’m with you.’ If you’ve been where I am, tell me how you felt in a way that I can know you’re trying to walk with me -- not change me. But I’m afraid. You’ll think I’m too weak to deserve respect and responsibility. You’ll explain what’s happening to me with labels and interpreta- tion. Or you’ll ask me, “What are you going to do about it?” Please just walk with me. All those other things seem so much brighter and sharper and expert. But what really takes love is to Just Walk With Me. OSHAWA -- Barb Henderson, 75, has battled cancer on a number of occasions throughout her life. In 2012, she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Despite her prognosis, however, she refuses to give up her fight against the disease. 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Publiccommentiswelcomedonorbefore Monday,May5,2014.Feedbackwillbe reviewedbeforetheCulturalPlanis finalizedandpresentedtoPickering Councilinthecomingmonths. pickering.ca/culture du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 10 AP Hamilton-based Walk With Me Canada works with Durham police to heal victims of human trafficking Parvaneh Pessian ppessian@durhamregion.com This is the final part of a three-part series on human trafficking. Here we speak to a former sex slave about her role working alongside Durham police. DURHAM -- When Timea Nagy looks into the eyes of a sex slavery victim, the fear and humiliation remind her of her own. Sixteen years ago, at the age of 19, Ms. Nagy moved from Hungary to Canada after answering an ad to work as a house- keeper or nanny. Instead, she was kidnapped and forced to work in the sex trade industry for three months. While she managed to escape from her captors, the traumatic experience stayed with her and she was inspired to reach out to oth- ers in similar situations. “It’s been such a healing journey,” said Ms. Nagy, founder and front line supervi- sor of Walk With Me Canada, a Hamilton- based organization that offers services to victims of human trafficking in various communities, including Durham. “It helped me to heal my own wounds by helping others.” Launched in 2009, Walk With Me pro- vides victims with first response care and “immediate emotional support from a survivor to another survivor,” said Ms. Nagy. “We provide emergency cash if needed, we pro- vide a phone, we provide emergency safe housing, transportation -- literally just a little break if they need it from the entire world and to take a deep breath until she knows what she wants to do next,” she said. “We just make them feel a little more safe because we’ve been through it.” Ms. Nagy recognized there was a need for the service while sharing her person- al story with law enforcement officials across Canada. “The most (common) question I got is, ‘Who do we call when we find a victim?’ I said, ‘Just call your human trafficking organizations’ and they said there aren’t any, so I said, ‘OK well, you can call me.’” Since its inception, Walk With Me has received more than 800 calls from police and social services in Canada and the United States and assisted about 280 victims, ranging in age from 12 to 28. Victims, especially the younger ones, are often afraid to speak up, said Ms. Nagy, so it helps to meet someone who truly understands what they have endured. “They connect with me way faster because when I look in their eyes and I say, ‘I’ve been through something very similar’ ... they just look at me and they’re like, ‘Yes, I’m not alone.’” Walk With Me also trains police on what signs to look for in sex slavery victims and advocates for stricter human trafficking laws. Recently, Ms. Nagy was in Durham assisting officers with several cases and said sex slavery is a growing issue in the area. “It’s really bad and it has been really bad but the only reason why no one’s really seen it is because it didn’t surface,” she said. “This is the kind of crime where you need to go and look for it and once you look for it, you find it everywhere.” Ms. Nagy praised Durham Regional Police as among the best services she’s encountered for dealing with human traf- ficking, noting recent projects police led to combat sex slavery. “I have not seen an agency doing so much work in such a short period of time as they did ... anywhere I travel now in Canada, people are asking for Durham police,” she said. Walk With Me presented Durham offi- cers with two awards this year at its annual Journey to Freedom Gala, which acknowl- edges the work of key individuals in sup- porting victims of human trafficking. “We always appreciate when police offi- cers really (step) up and take this serious- ly, and take it as far as they can,” said Ms. Nagy. “Without passionate police officers, there would be no cases in front of the courts.” Page 6 - Today’s editorial For more information: visit www.walk-with-me.org Part one ran Wednesday, April 9 and looked at the role Durham police play. Part two ran Wednesday, April 23 and explored the challenges prosecutors face in human trafficking cases and what services are available for victims. Sex slavery survivor DURHAM -- sex slavery survivor t imea Nagy is founder and front line supervisor of Walk With Me Canada, a Hamilton-based orga- nization that offers services to human trafficking victims in various communities, including Durham Region. 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TrainingdatesareatthebeginningofJunesoyou mustregisterbeforeMay31. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 15 POPG seeking approval to run Pickering nuclear station longer Watchdog says company ‘trying to squeeze more juice’ from site Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Ontario Power Generation will be making its case to run the Pickering nuclear station to 2020 at a hearing next month. OPG will try to show the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that it’s safe to operate the Pickering station beyond what’s known as ‘210,000 effective full power hours.’ During a meeting of the Pickering Com- munity Advisory Council, Robin Manley, the director of nuclear regulatory affairs for OPG, said in August of last year, the CNSC approved a five-year licence renew- al for the Pickering reactors. One of the conditions in the approval prevented the company from operating the reactors beyond 210,000 hours. “At the same time, the commission also put in the licence what they call a ‘hold point.’ I think of it like a red light and it’s got to go green before we go forward,” Mr. Manley said. “The commission said ‘a lot of work has been done, but we’re still not satisfied. Do more and provide information to CNSC staff.’” Shawn-Patrick Stensil, a nuclear watch- dog for Greenpeace Canada, said “They are at the edge of operating over their safe- ty limit,” adding it was local groups and environmental organizations that pushed the CNSC to hold the upcoming hearing, set for May 7 in Ottawa. “This should have been the meat of the licensing hearing last year. I’m worried about a slippery slope here,” Mr. Sten- sil said in an interview. “They’re trying to squeeze more juice out of the plant with- out putting any money into it.” During the relicensing hearings last year, OPG didn’t provide a safety case for run- ning the reactors beyond their scheduled live expectancy, Mr. Stensil said. In Candu reactors, pressure tubes, also called fuel channels, hold the fuel and given the high pressure, high tempera- tures and radiation, “we have to ensure the tubes remain robust,” Mr. Manley said. Pickering units 1 and 4 were retubed in the mid-1980s and Mr. Manley said those are the youngest tubes. He noted Unit 6 is approaching 210,000 hours, while units 5, 7 and 8 have about 180,000 each. Units 2 and 3 were taken off-line in the 1990s. The company started a $50-million research and development project in 2009 to study the pressure tubes, he noted. Tubes are inspected in every outage and “the results show the tube condition is better than estimated 30 years ago. Our assessment shows the fuel channels are reliable and will be safe to operate until 2020,” Mr. Manley stated, adding the tubes could last 300,000 hours. “We anticipated being asked a question like that (how long can the tubes last). We’re preparing an answer,” Mr. Manley said. “We don’t expect a new hold point to be put in that. “The CNSC said we’ve met all the regula- tory requirements. We met all the require- ments to remove the hold point. We’ve requested they remove that hold point,” he added. Candu reactors are “too unsafe” to con- tinue operating beyond 210,000 hours, Mr. Stensil said. “They’re trying to run them past that point.” He said during the relicensing hearing, “they failed to provide a safety case in an transparent manner.” In engineering parlance, it’s referred to as the bathtub curve. If something mechanical is going to fail, it will be either early or late. “They’re going beyond that with Pickering. We can expect more unforeseen events,” Mr. Stensil said. Given the glut of electricity being pro- duced, he asked, “Do we even need the station, because we have a surplus of elec- tricity.” “I’ve never seen a safety case with so many deficiencies. It’s the worst safety case I’ve ever seen,” he added. All Pickering units are scheduled to be shut down in 2020. A wing-ding in Pickering PICKERING -- Scott Whelan enjoyed some wings at the first Pickering Rotary Wing Festival at the Pickering Recreation Complex recently. Jason Liebregts / Metroland ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION THURSDAY MAY 1, 2014 AT 10 AM INFORMATIONSESSION TOMORROW AT10 AM COURSES START SEPTEMBER 2014 Burgess a national wrestling champion Also won gold at provincials and OFSAA Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- If a torn ACL couldn’t stop Juwan Burgess, opponents who wrestled him on the mat had very little chance of beating him. The 17 year old from Ajax found out in October 2012, ironically after meniscus surgery on his left knee, that he also had an ACL tear in the same knee, the result of wear and tear from playing soccer and wrestling, he figures. To repair the damaged knee, surgery was scheduled for Septem- ber of last year, but at the last moment, he opted out. “In my last meeting to finalize a date, I decided I wanted to wrestle this year,” he says of the decision. “I set a goal to win nationals and OFSAA, and it was my last chance to pull it off. “I think postponing my surgery made me train harder. Having that mindset pushed me to do well.” It pushed him to the point where he is the best in the country at his level and weight category. With surgery erased from the equation, Burgess went on a mission and accom- plished what he set out to do. The progression of success started at the cadet/juvenile provincial championships held in Sudbury earlier this year, where he won all four matches in the 76kg class to capture gold. At the OFSAA high school championships held in March at Brampton, he ran the table with five straight wins to take gold as well. “I was training really hard leading up to those two tournaments,” says the Pickering High School student. “I went in with the mindset that I wasn’t going to let anyone take it away. That pushed me to my suc- cess.” The gold at OFSAA topped his previous best fourth-place finish in Grade 10, with an absence from the competition in Grade 11 last year due to the restriction of extra- curricular activities at the school. “After doing well at OFSAA I went in to nationals thinking I’m going to win it,” he says of his confidence level. Win it he did. He travelled to Guelph in early April for nationals, post- ed five wins and stepped on to the podium to claim his third gold medal in a row at a prestigious cham- pionship. Burgess cred- its his experience from competing internationally at the 2012 Pan Ams in Venezuela and the 2013 world championships in Serbia with this year’s string of success. “The level of competition is extremely high so I had to improve and train harder to advance to that level,” he says. He also points to the coaching he gets from a group at Team Impact, particularly with his father, Ken. “At home it’s father/ son. At practice it’s coach/athlete. He treats me just like the rest. It’s a good balance,” he says of the relationship. Some uncertainty sur- rounds his future now. Burgess wants to be part of the equation for the 2020 Olympics, but surgery on his knee will be performed at the end of the summer, forcing him off the mat for a year. “I’ll be out for a year, but ended it with a bang,” he says of the three golds earned this year. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 16 AP Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-579-4400 #2254 Free eBook: Quest for the Cup Oshawa Generals 1990 Memorial Cup Team Download it @durhamregion.com/ebooks CUP The 1990 Oshawa Gene r a l s ’ road to the Memorial Cup FOR THEuestuestuestQQQ By Brian McNair AJAX -- Juwan Burgess won gold in wrestling at the nationals, provincials and OFSAA championships this season. He is a Grade 12 student at Pickering High School. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland ‘‘After doing well at OFSAA I went into nationals thinking I’m going to win it.’ Juwan Burgess Ironheads hit the floor Jr. B lacrosse team welcomes Orillia in home opener tonight Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Now is not the time to make any bold predictions, but instead, show some enthu- siasm that the start of the season has arrived. That’s the approach Ron Reed, GM/head coach of the Ajax Ironheads, is taking as his Jr. B lacrosse club sets to open the regular season at home tonight against the Orillia Kings. The Ironheads will be returning just 10 players from last year’s roster when they hit the floor at 8 p.m. While rosters at the junior level have constant turnover, it’s unusually high for the Ironheads. “This is a little higher than normal. We’re pretty happy with the kids that are showing up and the kids we’ve signed,” says Reed. “It’s hard to say (how we’ll do). I’ll certainly know better after this week. We have three games this week so we should have a better under- standing of where we’re at. “We’re cautiously optimistic.” Returning to the mix is last season’s lead- ing scorer, Patrick Morgan, who posted 20-37-57 point totals in 19 games. Shane Takahashi, Cam Mancini and Matt Fountain are also expected to lead the offence. Julian Garritano, on scholarship at NCAA Division- I Sacred Heart, is expected to join the team once school is complete. Also expected to return are Ryan Morley, Thomas Dannecker, Josh Kennedy, Kyle McDermott and goaltender Matthew Law. Reed also likes what he has seen from new- comers Steven Berger, who has played Jr. B in Mississauga the past two seasons, and goal- tender Chris Steele, who won an intermedi- ate provincial championship last season. Reed also notes that eight or nine play- ers on this year’s roster graduated through the West Durham system, giving the team a unique local flavour. Because of maintenance to the arena floors at the Ajax Community Complex, the sched- ule for the Ironheads is unusual. Nine of their first 12 games are at home, including six in a row. They will finish with eight of their final nine games on the road. “I’d rather it be more balanced. I’d prefer it to be one or two road games and one or two home games,” says Reed. “The arena has done everything it can to accommodate us.” Thursday the Ironheads travel to Claring- ton to face the Green Gaels, and on Saturday night are in Newmarket to play the Saints. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 17 AP Carrier of the Week Congratulations Alexandria for being our Carrier of the Week. 279 Kingston Rd. E.,Ajax 260 Kingston Rd. 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,Ajax 1889 Brock Rd. #24, Pickering 300 Harwood Ave. S.,Ajax 1995 Salem Rd. 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Includes the ‘HOW TO’ workshops Join us and other industry professionals on Sunday June 8th where we will spend the day educating consumers on what they need to know on how to live a healthier lifestyle using all natural and/or organic ingredients in food, cleansers, beauty products, minerals, supplements and more... Check out the Farmers Market in the parking lot! Catch Classifieds ONLINE! ANYTIME! durhamregion.com du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 19 AP VENDORS WANTED Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st, 2014 ** NEW LOCATION ** McKinney Centre - Arena 1 222 McKinney Drive, Whitby For booth information go to www.metrolandshows.com or contact Susan at 905-579-4400 ext. 2629 or email: sfleming@durhamregion.com ROYAL LEPAGE CONNECT ANNUAL GARAGE SALE Saturday May 10th * 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 335 Bayly St. W Ajax BBQ, Bake Sale, Raffle Table, Flowers for Mother’s Day & MORE. 100% of donations support the RoyaL Lepage Shelter Foundation. We Not Only Sell Shelters, We Support Them GEISS, Marion - Suddenly at Fairview Lodge in Whitby on Friday, April 25, 2014 in her 77th year. Beloved wife of the late Albert. Loving mother of Robert and his wife Marjorie, Richard and his wife Hui Yan, and Ronald. Cherished Grandmother of David, Michael, Wayland, and Alan. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, (Ajax), 905 428-8488 from 2-4 and 7-9pm on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014. The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of the Funeral Home on Thursday May 1st, 2014 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca. HALLIDAY, Ron - Suddenly at the Ajax/Pickering Hospital on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Loving husband of Carol. Adoring father of Kathy, Robert & his wife Jane (their kids Joseph & Jennifer), Dennis and his wife Lori, Sherry-Lee Lyons, Danette Lyons and Ashley Pearson. Ron will be sadly missed by his grandchildren. Brother of Wilfred, Wally and Joan. Ron will be greatly missed by his many family, friends and his friends in the Business Community. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, (Ajax), 905 428-8488 on Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Monday, April 28, 2014 at Bayfair Baptist Church (817 Kingston Rd., Pickering) at 11:00 a.m. Interment at Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens. If desired, memorial donations to the Ajax/Pickering Hospital or the Abilities Centre would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca HILL, Margaret (Peggy) - Peacefully on April 23, 2014 in the arms of her four children Peggy passed away at ThorntonView Nursing Home in Oshawa. Predeceased by her husband Ray Hill, cherished mother of Sharon (Gary) Williams, Gary Hill, Stephen (Donna) Hill and Heather (Rob) Rivet. Beloved sister of Martha Hooke (deceased) and survived by her sister Eileen Robinson. Predeceased by her parents Samuel and Evelyn Anderson of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Peggy will be greatly missed by her 8 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 905-428- 8488. A private service for the family only will be held. Special thanks to all the caring staff at ThorntonView Nursing Home for the care you have provided to our mother over the last year and special thanks to Karen Knight, you were our guardian angel and we cannot thank you enough for all you have done for us. in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Peggy's memory to www.childrenswishfoundation.ca. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca ESTATE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions Newtonville FRIDAY May 2nd, 5:00 p.m. Selling an antique estate from Port Hope: Round Oak Table; Sets of Chairs; Antique China Cabinet; Oak Sideboard; 8 pc. Dining Room Set; Unique Carved Bar Sideboard; Drop Front Desk; Brass Iron Bed; Old Chests of Drawers; Early Quebec double Rocker; Rockers; Dressers; Vintage Atwater Kent Radio; Ornate Bowmanville Dominion Organ; Spinning Wheel; Hutterite Cradle; Woodenware; Copperware; Bakers Rack; Artwork; Paintings; Prints; Mirrors; Pr. Cast Urns; Crocks, Butter Churns; Gas BBQ- natural; 10 yard sale tables; etc. etc. Preview after 2:00 p.m. Check Website/fb for complete list Terms: Cash, Approved Cheques, M/C, Visa, Interac. 10% Buyers Premium Applies AUCTIONEERS Frank & Steve Stapleton 905.786.2244, www.stapletonauctions.com fb - Stapleton Auctions 'Celebrating 43 years in the auction industry' CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday May 2 at 4:30pmLocated 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd 4 Selling the contents of a Gelert home plus others - curio cabinet with curved glass sides - modern 2 board harvest table - modern flat to wall cupboard - Hummel figurines - bakers rack - walnut china cabinet and buffet - clocks - modern dressers and night stands - elec fireplace - patio set - qty of flower pots - Beach roll away tool box - 2 western saddle - Murray 4.75 HP push mower - Coleman Powermate 2500 Watt gas generator - Ben Pearson BP H70 recurve bow - GE washer and dryer - Kenmore freezer - Danby bar fridge - 85 Glendale Falcon 30' house trailer (good condition) - 95 Dodge 4x4 Ram 1500 - 16' tandem axle trailer - 17 fiberglass bow rider boat with 115HP Evinrude outboard and trailer - Qty of china, glass, household and collectable items Don and Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd Little Britain 705-786-2183 for more info or pictures go towww.theauctionadvertiser.com/DCorneil - open for viewing Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm and Friday at 9am KELLETT SALE BARN Sat., May 31, 2014 @ 10:30am Selling Real Estate and Contents of Bruce Henry at 282 River Road, RR4 LindsayReal Estate 11:30 a.m.198 Acre Farm in Family Three Generations 40 Acres of Workable land - large amount of wet lands. 4 bedroom brick 2 storey house with barn & out buildings. Terms: $15,000.00 deposit day of sale. Certified cheque. Reserve. Open House Saturday May 17, 1pm-3pm 705-328-2185 or 905-986-4447 AUCTIONEER: Bruce Kellett - Info & rates at: www.kellettauctions.fcwhost.com/web Sat. May 3 - 10am PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION at MCLEAN AUCTION CENTER-LINDSAY selling building, construction materials, roofing, shingles, trusses, siding, windows, doors, flooring, plumbing, ductwork, furnace, central air conditioner, cabinets, countertops, cultured stone, air and power tools, selling 'as is, where is', MCLEAN AUCTIONS 705-324-2783 view terms/list/photos/updates at www.mcleanauctions.com "A COMMUNITY EVENT" For the entire family - No Charge Celebrating our different Nationalities and Cultures within our Community" Ajax Baptist Church, 56 Angus Drive, Ajax Saturday May 3, 2014 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Donations of nonperishable food items for our Food Bank and baby supplies for "Baby Love" and "Wings Maternity Home" would be appreciated. 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