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Pickering gambles
with casino
in 2014
Voters say ‘yes’
to possible casino
in municipal election
Kristen Calis
kcalis@durhamregion.com
PICKERING -- It was such a hot topic that
a question on whether a casino is right
for Pickering was put to voters in the 2014
municipal election.
Council voted in September to endorse
a re-zoning application from Pickering
Developments Inc. to build a major tour-
ist destination that will consist of vari-
ous attractions, but, most controversial-
ly, a casino. There is a long process ahead
before people will be coming to Pickering
to place any bets.
The developer is looking to re-zone three
pieces of land near Bayly and Church
streets to pave the way for a $1.6-billion
project dubbed Durham Live. The issue
has been a controversial one, with locals
weighing in on the issue since the idea was
first made public in April.
A provincial re-jigging of how casinos
operate in Ontario means there will be
just one casino in the Ajax, Pickering and
Whitby zone.
The slots facility next door in Ajax would
be closed if a casino opened in Pickering.
In the municipal election in October, 60
per cent of voters said ‘yes’ to the referen-
dum question: Are you in favour of a gam-
ing facility (casino) in the City of Pickering
as part of a hotel, convention centre, enter-
tainment complex in a non-residential
area? In the end, 18,225 said ‘yes,’ com-
pared to 3,250 who said ‘no.’
The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First
Nation, which own and operate the Great
Blue Heron Charity Casino near Port
Perry, are opposed to the idea, and are also
against an expansion of gaming tables in
Ajax.
According to a survey conducted by the
casino operators, which polled 500 resi-
dents, nearly 60 per cent of respondents
in Ajax and Pickering said they would be
reluctant to see the availability of gam-
bling facilities expanded. Recently, Scugog
council agreed competition in Pickering
and Ajax would have a negative impact on
the Great Blue Heron casino.
A report by the City of Pickering said
Durham Live could provide “significant
positive financial and economic benefits
to the City in terms of jobs, tax assessment
and other potential revenues to the City.”
An economic impact assessment submit-
ted by the developer estimates the project
could create 7,500 to 12,000 direct jobs and
generate annual municipal taxes of about
$50 million.
Next, City staff will complete an “imple-
menting zoning bylaw” and will take it
back to council for approval.
“This is a very unique and complex zon-
ing bylaw, it’s not cookie cutter,” said Cath-
erine Rose, the City’s chief planner.
The implementing zoning bylaw will
include recommendations on things such
as density, height, scale and timelines for
the development.
If council approves that bylaw, Pickering
Developments will work on necessary
environmental reports and development
agreements, and will then have to ask
Council to lift holding provisions. This will
pave the way for site plan approval and
building permits.
The lands would be zoned under a new
category that would allow for about 40 uses
including hotels, offices, a water park, film
studio and, of course, the casino.
Ms. Rose said it’s not unusual for major
development projects to take five years to
get off the ground.
-- With files from Jillian Follert and Chris Hall
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It will be harder to
find a place
to smoke
outdoors
in 2015
No smoking on bar,
restaurant patios, near
children’s play grounds
or public sports fields
as of Jan. 1
DURHAM -– In 2015, the anti-smoking
laws in Ontario will get a little tougher.
Effective Jan. 1, it will be illegal to
smoke on bar and restaurant patios,
near children’s playgrounds and pub-
lic sports fields and surfaces, and to sell
tobacco on college and university cam-
puses.
The Ontario Ministry of Health and
Long-Term Care recently announced
the new Smoke-Free Ontario Act regu-
lations in an attempt to further protect
Ontario residents from second-hand
smoke.
“In the coming year, the health depart-
ment will be contacting establishments
in all area municipalities to assist them
with notifying their patrons about the
new regulations,” said Shelley Simic,
a public health nurse with Durham
Region Health Department.
“Establishments will also be provid-
ed with signage for posting as part of an
ongoing public awareness campaign.”
Ms. Simic says the new regulations
can assist residents who are trying to
quit smoking or those who have recent-
ly quit, as smoke-free areas will fur-
ther help in deterring them from using
tobacco products. “One of the benefits
of the implementation of smoke-free
areas will result in socially de-normaliz-
ing tobacco use,” Ms. Simic says.
“In addition, smoke-free areas can
help to encourage a healthy, smoke-free
and active lifestyle, protect people from
harmful second-hand smoke, and pro-
vide positive role models for youth.”
According to Cancer Care Ontario,
tobacco is responsible for more than
37,000 deaths each year in Canada.
These findings indicate 13,000 of these
deaths are in Ontario, which translates
to 36 Ontarians who die from tobacco-
related illnesses each day. Also, a recent
survey by Durham’s health department
found 15 per cent of area residents are
current smokers, representing about
75,000 people.
The survey found around 70 per cent
of these people are considering or plan-
ning on quitting smoking within the
next six months.
“The new year is often an opportuni-
ty for individuals to consider improving
their health by quitting smoking,” says
Ms. Simic. “Ontario’s new regulations
covering smoke-free areas may help to
provide the incentive that people need
to achieve their goal.”
For more information on quitting
smoking, tobacco use prevention and
protecting residents from exposure to
second-hand smoke, call 905-666-6241
or 1-800-841-2729 or visit www.durham.
ca/tobacco.
For more information on the new reg-
ulations, signage and enforcement, call
Environmental Help Line at 905-723-
3818 or 1-888-777-9613.
‘‘The New Year is
often an opportunity
for individuals
to consider
improving their
health by quitting smoking.’
Shelley Simic, Durham
public health nurse
Stolen cards used
in Pickering fraud
spree, police say
PICKERING -- Two men are wanted for
a fraud spree that police say began with
the theft of gift and credit cards from a
car in Pickering before Christmas. Dur-
ham cops have released security cam-
era images in an attempt to identify the
men, who are believed to have used sto-
len credit cards to make fraudulent pur-
chases in the hours after the theft.
The series of events began Dec. 12,
when a car in Pickering was broken into
between 10 p.m. and midnight, police
said. Thieves made off with multiple
gift cards that had been purchased as
Christmas presents, along with the own-
er’s debit and credit cards.
Immediately after the break-in and
into the early morning hours of Dec. 13
the credit cards were used to make 25
fraudulent purchases at businesses in
the Pickering area, police said.
The first suspect is a white man, about
5 feet 10 with a medium build and short
hair. He wore a baggy grey winter coat, a
black toque and dark clothing. The sec-
ond suspect is black, also about 5 feet 10
with a medium build, who wore a black
bomber jacket with a white logo, a white
toque and dark clothing.
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The yearly dilemma: self-editing, choosing
and finally coming up with your 10 best
images from 2014. It’s been said before
by many photojournalists, “it’s like picking your
favourite child.”
Frankly, in the end, the best images always
jump to the front of the line. The good photos
always have that little something extra, peak
sports action, great angles, a cloud-filled blue
sky, dramatic flames, the fluid hands of an inter-
preter or the proud profile of a veteran. The best
pictures draw the viewer into the page and keep
them there.
Neil Leifer, the iconic sports photographer for
Sports Illustrated, said it best: “Part of being a
great photographer is being lucky enough to
be in the right spot at the right time, but more
importantly is not missing when you are in that
spot.”
Ron Pietroniro
Kylie Puddicombe from Courtice
Secondary soared over the water pit
during the open girls 1500 meter steepl-
chase . Schools across the Region
competed at the 2014 LOSSA track
and field championships at the Terry
Kelly Field.
Brandon “Bad Boy” Cook from Ajax gets
crushed by a vicious right hand from
Phil “The Assassin” Rose from Whitby
during their 8 round middleweight divi-
sion tilt at the Hershey Centre. Cook
won the NABA Canadian Middleweight
Championship earninga split decision
over Rose.
Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal
Party of Canada, dropped by Durham
College’s Whitby Campus on Thursday
for a question-and-answer session-
with students .Catherine Fairbank the
sign language interpreter at Durham
College joined Trudeau on stage.
Clarington Firefighters battled a blaze
at 15 Ontario street in Bowmanville . Fire
tore through the roof of the older home
which contained numerous separate
apartments, no injuries were reorted in
the fire.
Dave Sinclair from StewArt Services cuts
through an elm tree that was severely
damaged due to the recent ice storm
in December. The clean up is underway
across the Region as crews attempt to
remove damaged trees caused by the
storm.
Photos of
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2014
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2014
Pickering parents fed
up with overcrowding
Jillian Follert
jfollert@durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- In the past three years, the stu-
dent population at Valley View Public School
in Pickering has jumped from a little over 100
to almost 300.
Rapid growth in north Pickering is bringing
in a steady influx of new families with young
children.
Concerned parents in the Duffin Heights
area have submitted a petition asking for a
new school to serve the community and say
the Durham District School Board is “drag-
ging its feet” on the issue.
“We are up to 175-per cent capacity and it’s
only going to get worse. There are three more
subdivisions being constructed,” says Sand-
eep Kakan, who has two kids attending Val-
ley View P.S. The school has a capacity of 167
students -- but currently houses 283, with six
portables to help handle the overflow.
Portables are a big bone of contention for
parents, who have voiced concerns about air
quality, temperature and distance to wash-
rooms.
“They have to cope with portable classes in
winter and go in the cold to the main building
to use the facility,” says parent Nazar Usmani.
The DDSB currently has 319 portables at
its schools, a number officials expect to drop
into the 230 range once schools currently
under construction open their doors in Sep-
tember 2016.
There is no set cap on the number of porta-
bles a school can have. It depends on factors
like washroom capacity and whether parking
will be impacted.
For example, Valley View P.S. has a cap of
10, while Roméo Dallaire Public School in
Ajax has 19 portables, because it is a holding
site for the unnamed Imagination school.
Heather Romard has a three year old and a
one year old who don’t attend school yet, but
she is already stressed about the prospect of
her son attending kindergarten at Valley View
P.S. next fall.
“When we moved here we had no idea this
was going to be the situation. I don’t want
him in such a crowded environment when he
is so little,” she says. “Isn’t this what our taxes
are supposed to be paying for? New schools
when they are needed?”
This isn’t the first time parents faced with
over-crowding have demanded a new school
-- and it won’t be the last.
But officials with the Durham District
School Board say it’s not an easy fix.
“The board follows the mandate and rules
laid out by Ministry (of Education),” says
DDSB superintendent David Visser.
The complex process starts with the minis-
try sending out an annual request to school
boards to submit their top eight capital proj-
ects to be completed in the next three years.
Ministry spokesman Gary Wheeler says the
funding requests must be high priority.
“Meaning the boards must demonstrate in
their business case that these are their most
urgent and pressing needs in the next three
years,” he says. “In evaluating these requests,
the ministry examines how the boards’ busi-
ness cases address accommodation pres-
sures, condition of buildings, consolidation of
underutilized schools, or address the needs of
under-served Francophone community.”
One example is that new schools are
required to be at 80-per cent utilization in the
first 10 years after construction.
Based on a standard school population of
550 students, a new school would need about
440 students to meet that benchmark.
Board officials say there are only 198 stu-
dents currently attending Valley View P.S.
who would be shifted to a newly built school
-- less than half the amount needed.
Another sticking point in the Valley View
P.S. scenario is availability of land for a new
school. The site being considered is currently
a works yard owned by the City of Pickering
and won’t be available until the City secures a
replacement site.
“I’d build a school tomorrow if I could,” says
Pickering Trustee Chris Braney.“I completely
sympathize with the community and I under-
stand what they’re trying to do.”
He has met with concerned parents and
told them the board is “cognizant” of over-
crowding concerns, but has to work within
the guidelines set out by the Province.
Board superintendent Lisa Millar also says
officials have been “very open and transpar-
ent” and have met with concerned Valley
View P.S. parents several times to explain the
process.
“Sometimes they don’t like our answers,
but we’re always willing to work with them
and communicate,” Ms. Millar says.
She also notes that the parents pushing for
a new school represent only one side of the
issue -- “a number of parents are very happy
with Valley View P.S. and don’t want their
children to be moved.”
Mr. Kakan calls the criteria for new schools
“antiquated” and says by the time there are
400 to 500 students in the Duffin Heights area
to validate the need for a new school, it will
be too late. Mr. Visser confirms it takes rough-
ly three years to take a new school from start
to finish, including two years for design and
site plan approval and about a year to build,
depending on timing to avoid winter con-
struction. He says the DDSB has been build-
ing schools at a brisk clip, to address Dur-
ham’s growing population.
A total of 32 new schools opened across
Ontario in 2014.
Durham’s new school blues
PICKERING -- Some parents are concerned that Valley View Public School has
become overcrowded and would like a new school built. They are, from left, Pauline
Huang, Ruby Kakan, Baneet Bhakri, Anusa Balamurali and Sandeep Kakan.
Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland
DDSB
• Number of portables: 319
• Number of new schools currently under construction: 4
• Number of new schools opened in the last five years: 12
• Number of school additions in the last five years: 23
Durham Catholic DSB
• Number of portables: 108
• Number of new schools currently under construction: 2
• Number of new schools opened in the last five years: 3
• Number of school additions in the last five years: 3
Source: Durham District School Board/ Durham Catholic District School Board
BY THE NUMBERS
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Hospital emergency
rooms are not something
you give a lot of attention
to unless you, or someone
you love, needs to be
rushed to one.
When you get there the last thing you want
to see is a waiting room overflowing with peo-
ple in distress.
But that’s what has happened the past two
weeks as the flu has hammered Durham res-
idents trying to enjoy the holiday season. It’s
the result of a perfect storm, people being in
close contact with one another at holiday par-
ties, family get-togethers and braving the busy
shopping malls, providing the perfect breed-
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vaccine has come up short this year explained
Kevin Empey, president and CEO of Lakeridge
Health. Manufactured in the summer for dis-
tribution in the fall, the vaccine usually is 70 to
80 per cent effective. This year however, the flu
strain has mutated, making the vaccine only 50
to 60 per cent effective and that has led to more
people catching the flu, filling up our ERs.
Adding to the woes is the added stress hospi-
tals are dealing with regarding the increase in
the number of seniors waiting for long-term care
spots. These seniors were displaced from their
home at Fairview Lodge after a fire destroyed
the facility in October. As of Dec. 11 there were
27 Fairview Lodge nursing home residents
being accommodated at local hospitals, with
14 at Lakeridge Health Whitby and 13 at the
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Ser-
vices. Another 27 were initially accommodat-
ed at Rouge Valley but they have since been
transferred to nursing homes. The remain-
der of the 193 residents displaced by the fire
are housed at nursing homes in Durham and
beyond.
To accommodate the need for more beds,
Lakeridge Health has opened 24 additional
beds throughout the Oshawa hospital as well
as 20 beds in the old emergency room and has
increased the number of staff working. But hos-
pital administrators can only do so much. The
rest is up to the us.
While the flu is no laughing matter -- it can
have series consequences for the elderly and
the young -- people suffering symptoms should
not rush for the ER. To accommodate the sick,
urgent care clinics are open. Doctors are encour-
aging their patients to attend the clinics and to
avoid the ERs if they can. This needs to be done
in order to take the stress off ERs, which are bulg-
ing at the seams.
If your medical needs are of the non-urgent
matter, consider going to your local clinic or
there is help available via Telehealth at 1-866-
797-0000. By all means though, if you or a loved
one are in distress and need emergency care, go
directly to your local ER. Emergency rooms tri-
age patients, meaning the people with the most
serious illnesses will be treated first.
As we welcome 2015 we wish all of you a safe,
happy and healthy new year.
-- Metroland Media Group Ltd., Durham Region Division
Emergency rooms feeling stress of season
Does The Interview open the door to legal downloads for new release films?
With all the mess and controversy surrounding
the release of Sony’s The Interview, one positive
outcome is that once it was finally released it tested
the public appetite for paying for streamed content.
For years there are folks who have argued that
the movie industry should combat piracy by releas-
ing new films through on-demand streaming ser-
vices at the same time they’re released in theatres
for those who are willing to pay to watch them
at home. The counter argument is that it would
encourage piracy because as soon as a movie is
streamed, it would be copied and available for ille-
gal downloads.
As it stands it can take a while for a good qual-
ity copy of a new movie to be released on torrent
sites with shaky handheld camera versions hitting
torrent file sharing sites first.
After the hacking debacle, The Interview was
finally released on Dec. 24 with a limited theatrical
run of 300 or so theatres in the U.S. and online via
Google Play and YouTube with a $6.99 price tag in
Canada.
On the one hand the film was almost immedi-
ately pirated. According to torrentfreak.com, 1.5
million copies of the movie were downloaded via
BitTorrent within two days of the movie’s release.
Now part of that is attributable to people outside of
the U.S. and Canada who were not able to legally
purchase the move, but I’m sure a fair number of
people who could opted to view the free version
anyway.
On the other hand, Sony reports that four days
after the film was released, it had brought in $15
million via online sales, significantly more than the
$2.8 million it earned in theatres.
So does this mean more films will be simultane-
ously released in theatres and available for legal
download?
The good online sales figures indicate it’s cer-
tainly a good option for smaller films that may not
enjoy wide theatrical release, but the large extent to
which the movie was pirated likely means that the
blockbusters will continue to have their initial run in
theatres only.
Reka Szekely
Reporter
Social Media
This is a sad time for non-custodial parents
To the editor:
It’s that time of year. Christmas, for most
people, is a time for family and friends, filled
with joy and celebration. We see lights on the
roof tops and in the windows. Gifts under the
tree, and everyone is planning the perfect
turkey dinner. Everyone except the non-cus-
todial parent going through Canada’s shame-
lessly, broken and outdated Family Law sys-
tem.
For most non-custodial parents it’s a time
of sorrow. Being denied access to their child
or children. All their time and money is spent
on lawyers and court fees -- taking the life
right out of them.
Given that our government doesn’t plan on
fixing our broken system any time soon -- the
Canadian Association for Equality is proud
to announce that we have opened the doors
to Canada’s first Centre for Men and Families
-- Toronto now has a home dedicated to the
health and well-being of boys, men and their
families.
We need your help to keep the momentum
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PICKERING -- Pickering council has cho-
sen to side with salaried firefighters who
also work in a part-time capacity in other
jurisdictions.
Colin Arnott, president of the Pickering
Professional Firefighters Association,
appeared before council at the last meet-
ing of the year to argue against double hat-
ting -- essentially when firefighters with a
full-time job also volunteer part-time in
smaller towns in their spare time.
Double hatting is forbidden by the Inter-
national Association of Fire Fighters and
The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters
Association.
The issue came to light in September
with Tom Hunse, a professional firefight-
er in Toronto, who is also a volunteer with
Innisfil Fire Services. His union demanded
he be dismissed from his job.
The Association of Municipalities of
Ontario (AMO) has asked the City of
Pickering for council’s support in request-
ing the Province of Ontario to better pro-
tect firefighters who also volunteer as fire-
fighters in their off-hours.
“This is a matter of fairness and person-
al liberty as firefighters should be able to
use their free time as they wish to without
reprisal or interference,” said a section of
the correspondence from AMO.
Mr. Arnott explained volunteer firefight-
ers actually get paid, and said there’s no
shortage of part-time firefighter applica-
tions across the province.
“Step aside, you’ve got your full-time
job,” he said. “Let someone...get the part-
time job that you have.”
He pointed out firefighters in Pickering
could face health risks, and contract can-
cer for example, while working in other
municipalities, and coverage costs would
essentially fall on the City if it happened.
“It’s hundreds of thousands of dollars,”
he said.
Ward 2 Regional Councillor Bill McLean
chose to support AMO’s request.
“I find these bullying tactics very dis-
tasteful,” he said.
He felt the service could be needed in
smaller municipalities that might not have
full-time firefighting staff.
When Ward 1 City Councillor Kevin Ashe
asked if firefighters have part-time jobs in
other areas, Mr. Arnott said they did, but in
“a controlled environment like landscap-
ing.
“But if you’re a part-time firefighter
you’re on call 24/7,” he said.
He said this is concerning if firefighters
get a call in the middle of the night, and
have to show up at Pickering next morning.
“If you don’t go you lose, if you do go you
lose,” he said. “It’s a lose-lose situation.”
Ward 1 Regional Councillor Jennifer
O’Connell felt because of the dangerous
job, firefighters should not hold additional
firefighting jobs.
“The issue I have in terms of a firefight-
er who works here full time and part-time
somewhere else is the work itself,” she said.
Ward 2 City Councillor Ian Cumming
said he supported AMO’s motion. In
Toronto, for example, police officers work
security for private companies in their off-
hours. “I fail to see the difference,” he said.
Coun. O’Connell, Ward 3 Regional Coun-
cillor David Pickles and Mayor Dave Ryan
did not support the AMO motion, but the
other four councillors supporting it passed
it through.
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PICKERING -- Several charges have
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A Taser was deployed as police con-
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Brock Road restaurant shortly before 8
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As they tried to arrest a man the cops
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Steven Ferreira, 23, of Rosethorn Ave-
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DURHAM -- The stars came out again and again in Durham during a memorable 2014. Clockwise from
top, energy personified, The Band Perry played Oshawa’s General Motors Centre on Jan. 29. On what
would turn out to be the last day of the last Boots and Hearts Music Festival in Clarington, The Abrams
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PICKERING -- The width of a goal post
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returning home to Pickering with a gold
medal around her neck instead of silver.
The hockey gods were certainly interven-
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hockey stage at the Olympic Games in Sochi,
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For that reason, and for Wakefield’s place
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The game was as dramatic as they come,
with a place on the medal podium seemingly
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Facing a silver medal podium finish, trail-
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instilled some life into the Canadian squad
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With Canadian goaltender Shannon Szaba-
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pushed for the equalizer, the United States
sent a clearing attempt from their own end
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empty net.
Seconds later, Canada’s Marie-Philip Pou-
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“The final moments of the game and the
overtime was probably the most intense
moments/events that I’ve ever experienced
in a hockey game,” said Wakefield in reflec-
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down, we never really felt like we were beat.
We felt as long as there was still time on the
clock, we still had an opportunity to change
the outcome of the game.
“After our first goal, we knew we were on
the comeback. The scariest moment was
when the puck hit the ref, and the puck rolled
down the ice and almost into the empty net.
When the puck hit the post, we had a feel-
ing that we were going to come back and win
the game. Almost as if the hockey gods were
looking over us.”
The momentum from those two late goals
in the third period carried into the dressing
room, as Canada prepared for a sudden-
death overtime to decide the gold medal.
“The mood in the dressing room before the
OT was calm, but also anxious to get back on
the ice. We knew the USA was down and we
had all the momentum,” Wakefield noted.
In the overtime, Poulin notched her sec-
ond of the game with Canada on the power
play, sending millions of Canadians glued to
the television into a frenzied state. It was the
fourth gold medal in a row for the Canadian
women’s hockey team at the Olympics.
It was the first Olympics for Wakefield,
who won gold with the national program at
the world championships in 2012, and has a
couple of silver medals from the worlds.
The Olympic gold is something she will
cherish for a lifetime.
“The experience that I will take away from
this experience is to never give up. Even
when you think all the odds are against you,
there is always a chance if you put everything
into it.”
Wakefield was one of two players from Dur-
ham Region on the Canadian team, joining
defenceman Tara Watchorn of Newcastle.
Both played for the Durham West Jr. Light-
ning of the Provincial Women’s Hockey
League. A third player on the Canadian team,
Natalie Spooner, also played for the Light-
ning.
Wakefield is our golden girl
PICKERING -- Jenn Wakfield is our News Advertiser newsmaker of the year after winning a gold medal with Canada’s Olympic
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Pickering Swim
Club makes big
splash at Barrie
BARRIE -- Forty-four Pickering Swim Club
athletes attended the Barrie Aquafest hosted
by the Barrie Trojan Swim Club.
Qualifying athletes from across Ontario
also participated, including swimmers from
Belleville Youth Swim Team, Collingwood
Clippers Swim Club, Ducks Swimming, Oril-
lia Channel Cats Swim Club, Owen Sound
Aquatic Club, Region of Waterloo Swim Club,
Trent Swim Club and Uxbridge Swim Club.
Pickering exceeded last year’s results
with 207 personal bests and took off a com-
bined 724.58 seconds in the three-day meet.
Special recognition is extended to two
outstanding athletes: nine year old Maeve
Atkinson shaved off the most time in her
events with 77.91 seconds off; and Warren
Mayer set a new club record in the 100m Fly
for 15-16 year old boys with a dominant time
of 57.89.
The following swimmers achieved first
place status for their exceptional performanc-
es: Maeve Atkinson, 50 Fly (40.05), 100 Fly
(1:33.11), 200 Fly (3:35.65); Aidan Malesich,
100 Back (1:14.99), 200 IM (2:40.20); War-
ren Mayer, 200 Breast (2:26.35), 100 Fly
(57.89), 200 Fly (2:21.22), 50 Free (24.58),
200 Free (1:56.93), 200 IM (2:12.01), 400 IM
(4:46.56); Tyler Olson, 400 Free (4:34.85),
800 Free (9:27.85); Amy Smith, 100 Breast
(1:15.11), 200 Breast (2:44.25); Jenna
Stokes, 800 Free (10:02.74); Ryan Tapp, 50
Breast (45.68), 100 Breast (1:41.24).
Second place finishers included the fol-
lowing swimmers: Maeve Atkinson, 200 Free
(3:00.14); Danielle Cornacchia, 50 Free
(27.93); Evan Cvitkovic, 100 Breast (1:12.52);
Ben Fera, 200 Breast (3:17.86); Sarah Lacy,
100 Breast (1:40.32), 200 Breast (3:32.89);
Amy Smith, 200 IM (2:30.15), 400 IM
(5:18.53); Jenna Stokes, 100 Fly (1:08.80),
200 Fly (2:39.91), 200 Free (2:16.03); Nader
Tannir, 800 Free (9:49.06); Ryan Tapp, 200
Breast (3:38.22).
Third place ribbons were awarded to:
Maeve Atkinson, 50 Free (36.31); Sam
Fera, 50 Back (44.04); Aidan Malesich, 50
Free (30.08), 100 Free (1:04.19), 200 Free
(2:25.91); Tyler Olson, 200 Free (2:03.70);
Sonja Ross, 400 Free (5:21.32); Jenna
Stokes, 200 IM (2:40.06).
Pickering Panthers return to
action against Lindsay
PICKERING -- After a lengthy break, the
Pickering Panthers return to action when
they travel to Lindsay on Friday, Jan. 2
It will be the first game for the Ontario
Junior Hockey League club since Dec. 21.
The Panthers have a 14-17-1-3 record.
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local job opportunities in Ontario’s heartland. We don’t just provide job
listings, we put you in control of your job search with an array of job search
features and tools.
On LocalWork.ca you’ll fi nd exact match search results and be able to
search by job type, city and distance from your home. You can also create
multiple profi les and upload resumes, set job alert notifi cations & saved
searches and apply to jobs directly from the site.
LocalWork.ca puts the power to manage your job search into your hands
– After all, the most important ‘Free Agent’ on the market is you!
LocalWork.ca is operated by Metroland Media Group Ltd. and
is supported by over 100 newspapers and websites across Ontario.
You could call us recruitment experts!
To advertise available positions call our Oshawa of ce at 905-576-9335
or our Ajax of ce at 905-683-5110
Visit
at www.durhamregion.com