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.raeY ehT fO raC naciremA htroN 6102 BookSchoolTrips&ClassroomVisitsnow!pickering.ca/museum WWW.LIFESTYLESUNROOMS.COM 232 FAIRALL STREET,AJAX VISIT OURAJAX SHOWROOM 100%CANADIAN HOME PRODUCTS DURHAM CHILD OBESITY NUMBERS DROP STORY PAGE 7 Despite a decrease in the number of overweight and obese children the Durham Health Department says there’s still much that needs to be done to educate young people and adults about the dangers of consuming high-fat food, fast food and sugary drinks OSHAWA -- Findings by Lise Dubois of the University of Ottawa and a team of fel- low researchers, indicate obesity among children is linked to an overindulgence in grains, including pasta, bread and pizza. Bronwyn McMillan contemplates the latter, a favourite food among kids. 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Go to www.durhamre- gion.com/ureport to register and upload your information. durham’s ‘brewing brains’ banding together to push region’s craft beer industry Chris Hall chall@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Three local businesses have joined together to brew up a special made-in-Durham beverage and intro- duce more tipplers to the region’s craft beer industry. Old Flame Brewery in Port Perry, 5 Paddles Brewing Co. from Whitby and Bowmanville’s Manantler Craft Brewing Co. have teamed up to produce a black IPA they’ve dubbed the Dark Knights of Durham that will coincide with a new craft brewery tour they hope to launch in the next few months. “It’s important that beer consumers know that small breweries have a sense of community and a collaboration is a large indicator of that community,” said Jack Doak of Old Flame Brewery. The idea of a collaborative creation was first pitched by Old Flame brew- master Scott Pautler, who contacted the other two Durham breweries late last summer about a partnership. They jumped on board and, after the hectic holiday season passed, the breweries have been busy putting their “brewing brains” together and have come up with a new Durham-centric beverage, said Mr. Doak. Each brewery contributed to the reci- pe while 5 Paddles will choose the bottle and Manantler will design the label. Old Flame will brew the beer. “It’s common for breweries to do a col- laboration,” said Mr. Doak. “It’s that sort of collaborative effort that will help pro- mote craft beer.” The partnership will also serve to introduce beer enthusiasts to the differ- ent brewing worlds, added Mr. Doak. Old Flame is a large, tourist-destina- tion brewery while 5 Paddles is a small nano-brewery and Manantler has a spe- cial affinity for the local music scene. “These three breweries have very unique characteristics, very unique styles to them,” said Mr. Doak. “They represent three very unique business models.” It’s expected the Durham Knights Brewery Tour will launch sometime in the late winter or early spring and see beer fans travel to each participating brewery and enjoy samples, take a tour of the business and learn more about the varying business models. “There are all kinds of different envi- ronments that people can produce beer in. This tour will give a full spectrum of the brewery business,” said Mr. Doak. “We all benefit with the promotion of craft beer. 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For the first contest, families are invit- ed to choose from a list each week, snap a picture, and e-mail it to kids@picnet. org. There are many photo options on the list participants can choose from, which include snapping a photo of themselves or their family: reading a book by a black author; eating or making a recipe from a country in Africa or the Caribbean; with a CD of their favourite black musician; a biography of an influential black Cana- dian; sharing their favourite painting, sculpture or other art work by a black artist ; making a traditional African or Caribbean craft; and attending a Black History Month program in their com- munity. Pictures will be accepted between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28. All pictures will be posted on Facebook. Each picture will become a ballot for a prize draw of a $50 gift card for Chap- ters. The winner will be announced on Feb. 29. 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We reserve the right to edit for length, libel and com- munity standards. Member of the Canadian Circulations Audit Board, Ontario Community Newspaper Association, Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Local Media Association and the National News Council. Content is protected by copyright. Publication Sales Agreement #40052657 Bring on the DOLT program to ensure community safety column I’m a big fan of the RIDE program. I wish we didn’t need it but I’m glad it’s there. God only knows how many lives it has saved. But sometimes, I wish the cops went even further. There’s no ques- tion impaired driving is responsible for a great deal of traffic fatalities but I’d wager good old-fashioned human stu- pidity is responsible for even more. So I’d be fully in favour of funding a new program. Something like NITWIT, Nail Idiots That Willfully Impede Traffic, or DOLT, Decrease Our Limit of Tools, or even the incorrectly spelled but ironi- cally to the point ASS, Arrest Stupid Siti- zens. Imagine how good it would make you feel to be motoring home one night and see a DOLT checkpoint up ahead. You smile pleasantly as the officer, clearly identifying you as the intelligent, patient and capable driver that you are, he hap- pily waves you through and proceeds to pull over the knob who’s been jamming the left-hand lane for the past 20 kilo- metres. The officer administers a quick IQ test, a sort of intellectual breatha- lyzer, if you will. The driver is asked how much reality TV he has watched in the past 24 hours? How many books has he read in the past year? What does he think of Donald Trump? In a trice, the officer has a very accurate mental assessment of the individual behind the wheel. His car is impound- ed, smartphone smashed to an unus- able pulp and an SIU (Special Intelli- gence Unit) team escorts him home and places a GPS-enabled tracking device on his wrist that will alert the authori- ties whenever he attempts to watch any- thing on the FOX Network. His licence, of course, is revoked and will only be reinstated once he can spell Mississip- pi and show proof of a valid library card. Can you imagine how much safer our roads would be? Of course, human nature being what it is, over time, the roads would, in fact, be remarkably safe -- as there would even- tually be no cars on them whatsoever. Mine included. Truth be told, if you are drawing breath and old enough to own a vehicle, chances are, at some point, you have done some idiotic thing behind the wheel or made some regrettable automotive choice that would square- ly place you in the NITWIT, DOLT or ASS category. God knows, I have. And, until computerized, driver-less vehicles become the norm, all of us nitwits, dolts and asses will just have to learn to safe- ly share the road with one another. Let’s see -- it’s MISSIS --P? Oh, crap. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. neil crone Enter Laughing our opinion Durham residents must be vigilant for scammers Granny and CRA scams latest to hit the area It was a call none of us would want to get in the middle of the night. The caller told Betty Gibbs her grand- son had been in an impaired accident and needed to be bailed out of jail. She could send $4,000 by way of pre-paid VISA cards to make the other driver drop the charges. She asked to speak to her grandson. On the other end of the line a voice said ‘Hi, Granny.’ Ms. Gibbs became suspicious, phoned her bank and quickly discovered the call was a scam. Known as the Granny scam, the phone call is the latest attempt to bilk money from seniors. In nearby Brighton a resident fell vic- tim to the CRA scam where a call is made to a homeowner telling him or her they owe back taxes and can pay by purchasing pre-paid VISA cards. It’s hard to believe that in today’s don’t-trust-anyone climate, people still fall for scams requiring them to send money or pre-paid credit cards. It’s particularly disgusting that fraud- sters prey on seniors by trying to play on their emotions involving family. But it still happens. As long as there have been people on this Earth there has been one per- son trying to scam someone else. A lot of them work and good people lose money. Sometimes the loss is in the millions and others, it’s just a few hun- dred dollars. Luckily Ms. Gibbs didn’t lose any cash, the Brighton resident wasn’t so lucky, losing $980. The simple advice to combat a scam may seem like a broken record but if something sounds to good to be true, it likely is. You can’t pay back takes with a pre- paid credit card. No pre-paid credit card will clear up a charge as serious as impaired driving. But if you just take a minute to think, ask yourself if this is possible, you might discover you are caught up in a scam. Even if you are unsure,there is help out there. Call your local police department. Call your bank or check out numerous websites including antifraudcentre.ca, which is overseen by the Canadian gov- ernment and reports on different frauds happening across Canada. If you do become involved in a possi- ble fraud, remember it’s not enough to just hang up and pretend it didn’t hap- pen. Let the police know. The only way to fight this type of crime is to provide as much information as possible to the people trying to stop it. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd., Durham Region Division 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 7 AP Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The amount of overweight and obese children in Durham has dropped in recent years, but it’s still a problem that concerns Durham’s health department. According to Regional statistics, in 2012, 11,500, or 20 per cent, of Durham Region students aged seven to 12 were overweight or obese. Since 2008, the rate significantly decreased, and was lower than the Ontar- io average of 26 per cent in 2012. “That is good news but it’s still a signifi- cant problem,” said Nicole Wright, a Dur- ham Region public health nurse in chron- ic disease prevention. Obesity among children and youth has nearly tripled in 25 years across Canada. Dietary habits have changed and a high- er consumption of high fat foods, fast food and sugary drinks are part of the problem. “Portion sizes have increased consider- ably in the past decades,” said Ms. Wright. Also, more television watching is leading to inactivity and snacking. University of Ottawa-based researcher Lise Dubois is taking a unique approach to studying how specific components of diet, including proteins and carbohy- drates, impact weight gain. A Canada research chair in nutrition and population health, Ms. Dubois is part of a Quebec research team that began study- ing a group of more than 2,000 babies in 1998. “We’ve followed them since birth,” she said. Even though the tendency to gain weight is in many peoples’ genes, her research shows the saying ‘You are what you eat’ rings true. Ms. Dubois saw a direct relationship between what children ate and their body weight, even when they were in pre- school. Specifically focusing on the diets and weight changes of twins, she found if she removed the effect of genetics in nine- year-old twins, grain products and high- fat meat products were related to being overweight or obese. “The majority of the people have the possibility to put on weight,” she said. “Obesity is inherited at 80 per cent.” But what people eat is the real factor. “Even if you have the genes, you will not put on weight without eating too much,” said Ms. Dubois. “So it’s not a good excuse.” She compared this to someone with a gene to develop lung cancer. If they don’t smoke, they most likely won’t get cancer, The Region of Durham suggests tips to help families achieve a healthy weight • Make family time active time • As a family, set a physical activity goal, make a plan to reach that goal and track your activity • Play with your child as often as you can • Try a combination of structured activities, such as joining a recreation class together, and unstructured activities like playing at the park together • Build physical activity into your day • Walk or wheel to and from the places you need to go, like school, the park, stores, the library and/or recreation centres • Help your children decrease their screen time • Keep televisions, computers and video games in common areas instead of bedrooms • Plan a family activity in place of television time • Cook meals together as a family • Encourage your child to choose physical activities they enjoy • Try to spend more time outdoors • Be active every day • Eat breakfast every day • Eat a mix of both vegetables and fruit • Drink water to satisfy your thirst • You decide which healthy foods to offer and let your children decide which of these foods they will eat and how much • Eat the same meal with your children • Enjoy eating together as a family as often as you can HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU • Sixty-eight per cent of elementary school students and 74 per cent of high school students in Durham Region have healthy weights • Only 30 per cent of elementary school students and 20 per cent of high school students meet the daily physical activity recommendations of 60 minutes of mod- erate to vigorous intensity exercise per day • In 2012, almost two thirds of Durham res- idents aged 18 and older were overweight or obese - Information from www.durham.ca/health The SKINNY on Childhood Obesity even if they have the gene. She finds children who eat more grains, such as bread, pasta and pizza, are pack- ing on the pounds. One study found when four year olds ate more grain products, they were over- weight at six. “The more carbs you eat, the more like- ly you are to be overweight or obese,” said Ms. Dubois. She also noted children in poor families tend to weigh more since they eat more carbohydrates than kids in more affluent families. Ms. Dubois supports recent changes to Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, now recommending that children aged four to eight consume four to seven serv- ings of grain products daily, rather than the five to 12 previously recommended. Skipping breakfast is likely a contribut- ing factor to weight gain among children, she found, since children who skip break- fast eat more later on. “We were able to observe it in five year olds,” she said. “It’s amazing because they’re so small.” She’s also found portion sizes are increasing. “In some families, children receive the same plate at four years (old) as the adults,” says Ms. Dubois. Ms. Dubois’s research is ongoing and is used to inform policy makers. “My message is that I would like to find a way for children to reach adulthood in good health,” said Ms. Dubois. Obesity puts children at risk for health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. “We want to preserve the health of our children and of their children also because there’s a transmission onto the next generation,” said Ms. Dubois. Caregivers play a big role in helping children achieve healthy weights. The Durham health department encourages both healthy eating and physical activity, and for families to par- ticipate in these activities together. “Children will repeat what they see,” said Ms. Wright. “As adults we want to be positive role models for children.” The Region works with schools and workplaces to help people achieve healthy weights and offers a wealth of information online. 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TCHAIKOVSKY’s “The Sleeping Beauty”Suite op.66a,Violin Concerto op.35 in DmajorandFrancescadaRiminiop.32 TCHAIKOVSKYSPECTACULAR!presenting violinist,ALEXANDRE DA COSTA,MARCO PARISOTTOconducting The rattles, kahs and caws break the dreary winter silence Crows cawing in downtown Whitby -- the very first sign of spring? I was south of the public library, walk- ing through that historic part of town, when I heard a crow calling and glanced up in surprise. Sure enough, the chunky black bird was perched in a stately maple near the Centennial Building, bobbing and vocal- izing. Another one flew to a tree nearby and paused there, flicking its wings. They were clearly together, likely mates, and maybe checking out the neighbourhood for nesting potential. In January! Crows back on territory have an excite- ment in their voice you can’t ignore. They break the dreary winter silence with their rattles, kahs and caws, truly the loudest, most insistent announce- ment that spring is on its way. “It has been aptly stated that if a per- son knows only three birds one of them will be a crow,” wrote Arthur Cleveland Bent in his famous Life Histories of North American Birds series, the bible on bird behaviour. So everyone in Durham should be tuned in and listening for the crows’ glad tidings. Shortly after claiming territory, a pair will start breaking twigs from dead limbs and carrying them to their chosen nest- ing site. Most often they’ll build in a fork against the trunk of a tall evergreen, but will use a deciduous tree or even shrubs where nothing else is available. So crows carrying sticks in their beak is the next sign of spring to look for. On a loose stick platform, they arrange smaller twigs interwoven with strands of bark, finally building a snug bowl for the eggs. “Nests of the crow are substantial and well built,” wrote Bent, and “always delicately and warmly lined” with plant fibres, moss, grass, feathers, fur, hair, wool, leaves or roots -- whatever is avail- able. There are always some crows hanging around southern Ontario through win- ter, gathering together to roost at night. Great flocks numbering in the thou- sands find all the food and shelter they need around Hamilton, Chatham and Oxford, but smaller flocks manage to overwinter in Durham Region, a notable one near Enniskillen. It’s a magical day when those flocks break up and spread out far and wide across the landscape, all the way north to Hudson Bay. Ornithologists believe that length of daylight stimulating hormone produc- tion is a major factor in a crow’s nesting instinct. But surely warm weather plays a part, too, given the precocious pair I came across in Whitby, getting a jump on spring. Nature queries: mcarney@interlinks. net or 905-725-2116. -- Durham outdoors writer Margaret Carney has more than 3,500 species on her life list of birds, seen in far- flung corners of the planet. It’s January and crows get ready for spring The Great Outdoors Margaret Carney Local ETFO approves agreement, ending two years of bargaining Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The Durham local of the Ele- mentary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has overwhelmingly approved an agreement with the public school board. Members voted 87 per cent in favor of accepting the tentative agreement with the Durham District School Board (DDSB) on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The ratification ends an acrimonious round of bargaining that began when the previous contract expired on Aug. 31, 2014. As negotiations dragged on, elementary teachers last May announced a work to rule where they wouldn’t take part in standard- ized testing or preparing report cards. In the fall, the action was ramped up as teachers said they won’t be taking part in field trips, fundraising, board meetings and teacher training. This round of bargaining was the first time a two-tiered approach was used. Central table negotiations dealt with major items, such as monetary issues, class size and sick leave, with negotiations conducted by the provincial government and the Ontario Pub- lic School Boards Association on one side and the union on the other. At the local table, local issues were hashed out, and involved the local board and the local union chapter negotiating. David Mastin, president of ETFO Dur- ham, said the main principles of the deal are “issues around staffing, and health and safe- ty and violence our members are facing in classrooms.” With health and safety, a sub-commit- tee has been struck to look at violence and reporting incidents, Mr. Mastin noted. “Incredibly, it’s an escalating problem our members are facing. Full-day kindergarten is the place it’s most relevant,” Mr. Mastin said. He wasn’t surprised at the level of support for the deal. “A significant portion of our member- ship isn’t happy about what’s happening with bargaining,” he said. “They believe we don’t have much say in education anymore. There’s very little for us to bargain for at the local table anymore.” The DDSB ratified the deal at a board meeting on Monday, Jan. 18. Board chairman Michael Barrett said in a statement, “The bargaining teams involved are to be commended on their hard work and dedication to public education. 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Ontario’s move to allow the sale of beer in grocery stores was applauded Thursday by retailers, beer makers, and a top pro- vincial politician, all of whom said the long-awaited move is opening new markets and benefiting consumers. “We’re thrilled with the opportunity,” said Jeff Dornan, owner and co-founder of Oshawa-based All Or Nothing Bre- whouse. “It’s been a long time coming and it’s huge for us. New shelf space is huge.” Mr. Dornan was among the brewers in attendance Jan. 21 at Farm Boy in Whitby. Farm Boy was one of 60 stores that began selling beer just before Christmas; Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, who was on hand for Thursday’s media event, said the plan is to eventually see sales in 450 grocery outlets across the province. “This is the biggest shake-up in alcohol distribution in our province in 90 years -- since Prohibition,” Mr. Sousa said. “People have demanded this. 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One wrong turn down a hallway can leave you longing for a map or directory with a star pinpointing your location. But Ontario Shores doesn’t distribute maps for navigating its labyrinth of stair- ways and corridors; it’s just another stop in a series of twists and turns patients seek- ing mental health treatment are expected to learn and adapt to. Imagine trying to navigate a half-mil- lion-square-foot facility, consisting of eight wings and three storeys, for the first time. Now imagine trying to navigate a health- care system that professionals say is under- funded and services millions of people who are fighting for access. Both can be daunting, but it’s the latter that’s more of a concern to patients and offi- cials of Ontario Shores. “In communities, mental health supports can be very confusing on where you should go,” said Cynthia Weaver, the youth admin- istrative director of Ontario Shores. “I find that families get very concrete, and depend- ing on the urgency of the issue, they’ll go straight to the emergency room.” Ontario Shores is usually the final stop for patients who have already been through a long and exhausting journey in a system that Ontario Shores officials say is fiscally constrained and struggling to create greater means of accessing its services. “Mental health has been underfunded for decades. It’s already constrained. It’s already been underfunded, so further cuts to that might leave potentially dire kind of scenarios,” said Dr. Ian Dawe, Ontario Shores’ physician-in-chief. “There’s still a lot of work that needs to be done and that work has everything to do with increasing access, increasing transitions through the system.” Ontario Shores, at the foot of Gordon Street near Lake Ontario, exists among a mix of suburban and commercial land- scapes. The hospital provides a wide range of specialized treatment services for com- plex mental health issues. Often, patients arriving at Ontario Shores have already logged time at another hospital, usually a short-term stay at a general hospital. “Inpatient care is still the core mandate,” Dr. Dawe said. “People arrive at our hospital for inpatient care, via another hospital.” A patient’s journey to Ontario Shores typi- cally starts with a community-based prac- titioner or admission to an emergency department. From there, patients stay at the general hospital anywhere between a cou- ple days to a few weeks, depending on the severity of their illness. If they still require intensive or long-term services, Ontario Shores is able to provide that. “It provides a much different level of care delivery and the ability to work with peo- ple over time,” Dr. Dawe said. “A specialized hospital still backs up all the other organiza- tions in a strategic way, but more and more so we’re broadening our services beyond that.” Historically, Ontario Shores fell under the designation of “specialized” hospital and largely “backed up” other hospitals with patient care. In 1997, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care recommended Ontario Shores divest and operate under the Public Hospital Act. This allowed Ontario Shores to broaden its reach as a stand-alone hospital and progress beyond its closed-door, sub- specialized approach of the past. “It became much more open and able to serve people from across many different needs,” Dr. Dawe said. Now, the hospital serves a population of residents across the province with a staff of 1,200 people. It’s equipped with just under 350 inpatient beds, which are split between the forensics unit (about 30 per cent popu- lation), seniors’ care, geriatrics and demen- tia, and child and adolescent care. Locally, Ontario Shores is partnered with multiple community services and hospi- tals including Lakeridge Health Corpora- tion, Durham Mental Health Services, Nor- thumberland Hills Hospital and others in Scarborough and Peterborough regions. The hospital offers mood, metabolic and weight management clinics to women, and memory clinics. There are also prompt care, borderline personality disorder self-regula- tion and traumatic stress clinics as well as a forensics unit for people found not crimi- nally responsible by the justice system. The majority of patients admitted to Ontario Shores are struggling with depres- sion, schizophrenia and dementia. “Between those three diagnostic groups, that covers a fairly significant chunk of the types of patients that we see,” Dr. Dawe said. According to Health Canada, schizophre- nia affects about one per cent of the adult population; anxiety disorders affect 12 per cent; eight per cent of adults will experi- ence major depression at some point; one per cent will experience bipolar disorder and three per cent of women will be affected by an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime. The latter diagnostic group is now being treated at Ontario Shores in a one-of-a-kind eating disorders unit that opened last Octo- ber. It provides children and adolescents an extended recovery period that allows them to develop healthy eating habits and provides psychological intervention. The 12-bed unit is the only one in Ontario. “We’re the last stop in the provincial sys- tem,” Ms. Weaver said. “The kids that are entering into our resource have exhausted other services. There’s probably some sig- nificant behavioural intervention that needs to happen because the child has had a sig- nificant journey with mental illness and the community supports haven’t worked, to that point.” Ms. Weaver explained the usual journey for an adolescent who ends up at Ontario Shores begins in an emergency room of a general hospital. Whitby’s Ontario Shores innovations changing mental health landscape Patient information easily accessed and shared among professionals means variations of time, costs and resources are reduced Part 3 Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 17 APDurham profiles in recovery Todd McEwen tmcewen@northumberlandnews.comChelsea Lall, 17, stopped going to school in Grade 10 after a suicide attempt. For months following, she spent every morning staring at her ceil- ing or laptop for hours on end because she couldn’t leave her room without facing an onslaught of anxiety. “Or I’d go downstairs and I’d try to go outside, but I couldn’t,” she said. “I would get sick and start puking.” And that’s when she would start hearing hostile voices. “They’d tell me it was a trap, so don’t go outside,” she said. “So I spent six months in my house.” Now, she says she’s barely in her house and those hostile voices are reduced to a faint whisper. Chelsea spent half a year with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences learning to live a life not weighed down by anxiety attacks, depression and hallucinations. “I’ve developed new relationships with peers that I haven’t had before,” she said. “I’m no longer isolating myself in my house.” Born in a small area of Clarington, Chel- sea was cast as the only girl of colour in her school. She was bullied by her peers and soon developed social anxiety. “I spent most of my Grade 9 year alone,” she said. “I became the kid no one wanted to talk to.” The bullying escalated to the point where her classmates pushed her downstairs and taped razor blades to her locker with a note to slice her wrist open. “The principal wouldn’t do anything about it,” she said. “They didn’t investigate. Because it was just kids being kids.” Chelsea bounced around hospitals before being admitted to Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in December 2014. She wasn’t sure what to expect of the spe- ciality hospital, but soon learned to social- ize among peers without an anxiety attack and how to control her thoughts and stay grounded when her anxiety is triggered. Her voices and hallucinations, which used to appear as “creepy” and “disfigured” char- acters, are now distant shadows. She’s aware that her mental illness is something that will likely follow her for the remainder of her life, but now she knows it’s not something to be ashamed of. “I can go through my day without dwelling about something,” she said. “It’ll be something that is always there. It’s just how I handle it.” The Interviews Chelsea Lall “Their medical stability has gotten to a point where there’s fear that the child might die because of starvation,” she said. Children may spend anywhere from seven to 10 days in an acute-care hospital before returning to a medically stable point. How- ever, what the services aren’t doing is offer- ing coping mechanisms for the disease, Ms. Weaver said. Instead, children are reinstated back into their communities following their stints in hospital without proper education on ways to maintain their health’s stability. At Ontario Shores, their health team looks at appropriate medication and behavioral sup- ports for its patients as well as what the tran- sition back into the community should look like. The health team consists of psychology, psy- chiatry and social workers, as well as occupa- tional therapy and a 24/7 support team with nurses and child workers. “We utilize all the resources in the hospital in order to give the kids an environment that is least like a hospital as possible,” Ms. Weaver said. “If you walk down the adolescent unit, or into the eating disorders unit, we really tried not to make the environment look institution- al.” The furniture was selected to be comfort- able and eye-pleasing, the walls are decorat- ed in murals and it all exists within an infec- tion-controlled environment. The youth are allowed to engage in online activity, although they’re given limited access to social media. “Some social media could be detrimental to recovery,” Ms. Weaver said. “But we do have to give them access they would have on the out- side.” That outside world access includes trips to local restaurants and community events, so patients can learn to shed their fear of eating in public. “The kids that come into us have a fear of eating in front of anyone and a fear of food,” Ms. Weaver said. “It’s trying to re-learn the normalization of food intake. “So the program has to look at rebuilding the thought process.” One of the ways Ontario Shores achieves that is by involving the patient’s family through video conference calls and open- ing its visitation hours “as much as possible.” By opening that two-way street, it provides patients with a lifeline that remains constant, even after they’re discharged, and it provides families with a sense of therapy and relief because by the time families reach Ontario Shores, it’s already been a “fairly long” pro- cess, Ms. Weaver explained. “They’ve been traumatized,” she said, “because they haven’t been able to help their own kids ... and that’s a very helpless situation. They need a lot of support when they reach us.” That’s when Ontario Shores’ family resource centre enters the equation. The space, which is a room full of armchairs, tables and in a well-lit atmosphere, allows families to con- nect with each other as a system of support. Ontario Shores offers family education ses- sions, workshops and training. “Families are the one support that (kids are) constantly going back to that’s going to be consistent for them,” Ms. Weaver said. “So there is some legality around patients wanting their families involved, but if we can make it a positive experience, then we’d always choose to have their families involved.” Outside the youth eating disorders clinic, Ontario Shores sees other children and young adults affected by a myriad of mental health issues: depression, anxiety and mood disor- ders are among the most common. “There’s an increase in mood and anxiety for the last 10 years,” Ms. Weaver said. “The communication kids have now is totally dif- ferent than 10 years ago. The peer dynamic is so different. Everything’s now and everyone’s connected.” And it’s a similar effort to connect everyone and easily share information that’s become the uphill battle Dr. Dawe’s crusaded within the mental health sector for years. He sees a simple future: a medical landscape where patient information is easily accessed and shared among professional peers and families so the variations of time, costs and resources are reduced, and therefore, more people can be treated in a timely and effective manner. Basically, he wants a paperless medi- cal field. That process has already started with Ontario Shores, and according to Dr. Dawe, it’s been working. “We have a lot of new initiatives over the last few years on the technology front that’s allowed us to be more successful on the reduction of variations,” he said. Mainly, Ontario Shores has a computer system that provides new transparency on data and allows physicians and caregivers to know where their practice’s variation stands in comparison to their peers. Ontario Shores received the computer system last May. “It’s ideal for a number of reasons,” Dr. Dawe said. “It reveals how they practise in real time compared to everyone else. That has led to some extraordinary change.” With its technology investment, the hos- pital’s also launched an initiative known as Patient Portal, which provides web-based access to medical records. Individual patients, family members and other health-care pro- viders are all given access to the online portfo- lio in order to share information freely, rather than clog the system. “Although, it seems reasonable and neces- sary in a world where everyone’s data is every- where,” he said. “In health care, that hasn’t been the case historically. We’re working on that.” As an example, an elderly patient was dis- charged recently from Ontario Shores. His family signed up for the Patient Portal ini- tiative, predicting that the patient’s health, although better, could fluctuate in the future. “Symptoms fluctuate, they get better, then sicker, then better again, so in our patient dis- charge records, we outlined a whole series of things of what to look out for, should this per- son ever get sick again,” Dr. Dawe said. The patient did get sick again. He was rushed to an emergency department where he was in the care of a physician who was unfamiliar with the patient and didn’t have access to his medical chart or history. “We kind of predicted this,” Dr. Dawe said. “So we included it in our discharge file.” However, the patient was too sick to direct staff to the Patient Portal and an emergen- cy room doctor was close to admitting the patient when a man came running into the room. “He said, ‘No, don’t admit my brother, here’s what the specialist said to do’,” Dr. Dawe said, explaining the man had printed out his broth- er’s medical information from the Patient Por- tal. “This was information the other doctors wouldn’t have had access to. Once they saw it, they carried out the instructions and the per- son got much better.” The patient was discharged a few hours later. “Thus, that technology avoided a $1,500-a- day admission (bill),” he said. “Just by creating a transparency and better flow of information. “We’re proud of that,” he continued. “It’s a real success story for us. At the end of the day it’s a success for him. We’re very mindful of who wins in that environment. It’s the person and their family. We’re glad to have played a successful role.” Dr. Dawe holds these success stories close to his heart. The Oakville resident is also a teacher in the undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing and public education programs of the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and the mental health and addic- tions lead with Central East LHIN. Dr. Dawe’s professional life essentially orbits around improving lives within the mental health- care system, which for him means increasing access and improving the flow of information. “Ensuring access is really about the reduc- tion of variation, which is the flip side of the coin to innovation. The challenge we have as health-care leaders is to do both while ensur- ing one doesn’t cancel out the other,” he said. “We’re up for that challenge.” Next Part 4: Welcome home: Helping Not Criminally Responsible Durham patients find recovery ONTARIO SHORES BY THE NUMBERS Revenue: $129,494,000 (2014/15) Expenses: $125,534,000 (2014/15) Staff: 1,200 Outpatient visits per year: 60,000 Average length of stay: 62 days (2014/15) Founded: 1911 by architect James Govan Age of admission: 13-18 (11.2 per cent); 19-34 (33.1); 35-54 (32.8); over 55 (22.9) Visiting hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m./ seven days a week Psychotic disorders admissions: 60.2 per cent Mood disorders admissions: 16.9 per cent Cognitive disorders admissions: 9.8 per cent du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 18 P Ajax PickeringNews Advertiser Spring 2016 Sun. 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In Partnership with: COURTESYofourSponsor Violations around how security system changes are reported to nuclear overseer, says OPG Jennifer O’Meara jomeara@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Ontario Power Generation has been fined $31,690 by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for failure to comply with the condition of its Pickering nuclear plant licence. “The alleged violations are about how and when we report changes in our secu- rity system to the CNSC,” said Neal Kelly, an OPG spokesman. “The events are not about inadequate security.” Citing security reasons, there are few details being offered on the violation which led to OPG being fined. The CNSC decision, dated Tuesday. Jan. 12, said on two occasions OPG made unilateral decisions to cease corrective actions necessary for compliance with conditions of their power reactor operat- ing licence for Pickering nuclear generat- ing station without notifying the CNSC. “If not corrected, this behavior could in the future result in unreasonable risks to national security, the health and safety of persons and the environment,” said the CNSC report. Mr. Kelly stressed the fine was regard- ing “procedural matters” which have no bearing on safety. “At no point was the safety of the plant ever compromised,” said Mr. Kelly. Calls to the CNSC for more information were not returned. OPG has until Thurs- day, Feb. 11 to request a review of either the fine amount or the facts of the viola- tion. Pickering nuclear operations could be extended to 2024 to meet electricity needs while reactors at Darlington -- and at Bruce Power -- are off-line to be refur- bished. The CNSC and the Ontario Ener- gy Board will need to approve any exten- sion. OPG’s Pickering nuclear fined $31,000 by CNSC Supplied photo PICKERING -- Ontario Power Generation received a $31,000 fine issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission after failing to comply with conditions of its licence. PICKERING -- The City of Pickering is starting up a new co-ed daytime hockey league in February. The league starts Feb. 24 and runs for 10 weeks. It’s geared towards adults 45 and older who are interested in playing hockey in a fun, safe and structured environment. Games (50 minutes) and practices (30 minutes) with an experienced coach or instructor will take place on Wednesdays between 1 and 4 p.m. at the Pickering Rec- reation Complex, in the O’Brien rink. Participants will be placed on teams according to experience and skill set. When players register, they should note their skill level (beginner or intermediate), and if they have a friend they would like to be on the same team with (skill set should be similar). Full hockey equipment is required and a team jersey is provided with registration. Beginners are welcome, and goalies are needed. The cost is $180 per player and $90 for goalies. To register, call 905-420-4621. New Pickering hockey league for adults 45 and older 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 19 AP WH A T ’ S O N Pickering musician Lech Straczynski helps form philharmonic’s ‘foundation’ Plays double bass, repairs them and creates in the kitchen Mike Ruta mruta@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The Ontario Philhar- monic begins the second half of its season Saturday night at Oshawa’s Regent Theatre and we asked Lech Straczynski, the OP’s double bassist, a few questions. The accomplished Pickering musi- cian has a master’s degree in double bass performance from the Academy of Music in Poland and has studied with world-renowned double bass soloist Ludwig Streicher in Germany and Joel Quarrington in Toronto. He also teaches and hold clinics. Q: What originally attracted you to the instrument? A: When I was a teenager in Poland, I was a self-taught drummer in a rock band. In order to became a profes- sional musician I was admitted to the specialized music school. Since there wasn’t a percussion program in the school I was offered to study the dou- ble bass. Q: What is the double bass’s role and the entire bass section’s role in the orchestra? A: The role in the symphony orches- tra can be compared to the founda- tion of a building. The entire har- mony and the melodic lines of the Six things to do this weekend DURHAM -- Rock the House or Hoot and Howl this Saturday in Durham -- and cap it off with a Super Sunday.1On Jan. 30, The John Howard Soci- ety of Durham Region hosts its 4th annual Rock the House! It’s a chance for people of all ages and skill levels to give curling a try at the Oshawa Curling Club, 226 Bond St. E., from 6 to 10 p.m. Everything you need will be waiting for you, just dress warmly. It’s $25 per per- son or $90 for a team of four and all pro- ceeds support the United Way. Contact Paul at events@jhsd.ca to ask questions or to book one of two starting times (6 or 8 p.m.).2If you would rather be outside on Saturday night, head to the Claremont Field Centre, 4290 Westney Rd. N., Pickering, for Hoot and Howl between 7 and 9 p.m. After a short presenta- tion on owls and coyotes, head into the woods to call out to these creatures, who might hoot and howl back. It’s free; register at www.trcastewardshipevents. ca by Jan. 29.3Also outside on Jan. 30, it’s Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month at Brima- combe, 4098 Durham Road 9 (Ganara- ska Road), Orono, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take the family onto the slopes for deals, events and promotions. Visit ski- andsnowboardmonth.brimacombe.ca for details.4In Ajax, there’s a Year of the Monkey Chinese New Year celebration at the Ajax Community Centre, 75 Centenni- al Rd., on Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy traditional activities, children games, cultural presentation and per- formances in the free, all-ages event.5Visit Station Gallery, 1450 Henry St., Whitby, for Super Sunday on Jan. 31 from 1 to 3 p.m. The family event is held on the last Sunday of each month. On this day, inspired by the robotic draw- ings of exhibiting artist Jessica Field of Oshawa, you’ll print technology- inspired creatures and build their iden- tities, including an “official” birth cer- tificate. It’s $15 for a SG member family and $20 for a non-member family.6If you’re in a musical mood on Sun- day, Young Singers, Durham’s Cho- ral Ambassadors, are in concert at St. George’s Anglican Church, 77 Randall Dr., Ajax, at 3:30 p.m. Listen to these fine vocalists perform pop, folk, classi- cal and international pieces. Tickets are $10 in advance (905-686-9821, www. youngsingers.ticketjunior.com), $12 at the door. See more events at www.durhamre- gion.com/events Supplied photo DURHAM -- Pickering’s Lech Straczynski is the Ontario Philharmonic’s double bassist and personnel manager. He also teaches, repairs basses and cellos and enjoys healthy gourmet cooking. Ultimate comfort food at Sauter’s restaurant AJAX -- On a cold, damp winter’s day there’s nothing like a steaming plate of schnitzel and spatzle to make you feel all cozy inside. Sauter’s Restaurant in Pickering Vil- lage has long been a favourite haunt for German and Hungarian fare. The Tudor-style building that houses the restaurant is in Pickering Village at 109 Old Kingston Rd. Stepping through the door is like taking a step back a few decades. The decor includes tables laden with beige tablecloths and bur- gundy toppers, panel and stucco walls, European folk art, pictures and lots ‘n lots of beer steins. The decor may be well-worn, but a visit to Sauter’s is like being wrapped in comfort food. On a recent visit I ordered the Jager schnitzel special for $8.99 A very gen- erous helping of schnitzel bathed in a sauce of mushrooms, onion, beef gravy, wine and bacon. Yum. I passed on the home fries and went straight for the spatzle -- just like Omi used to make it! Spatzle is a cross between a soft egg noodle and a dumpling, in this case fried in butter to a light brown. Oh so good. The fresh broccoli and cauliflower in cheese sauce was the perfect veggie accompaniment. Ok, not great for the waistline but well worth it. 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Although the double bass has a mainly supporting role, there are often solo lines, called “soli” in Italian, when assigned to the double bass section. Double basses greatly contribute to the rich tone in the overall orchestral mix. German composer Johannes Brahms, when composing his music, often start- ed the composition process from the bass and violin lines. Q: Are you looking forward to any of the three OP winter/spring concerts in particular? The March 12 Lighthouse concert certainly stands out. A: Yes, I am particularly exited about our Tchaikovsky Spectacular, with 68 pro- fessional musicians on Jan. 30 at UOIT’s Regent Theatre and on Jan. 31 at Toron- to’s magnificent Koerner Hall. We will be performing three very challenging Tchaikovsky compositions: The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Francesca da Rimini Sym- phonic Fantasy and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, extremely popular and one of the most difficult violin concertos ever written. Juno Award winner, violinist Alexandre Da Costa, will be the guest soloist. The Lighthouse concert is a ben- efit event for the Ontario Philharmon- ic. Members of our strings section will be joining Lighthouse in bringing their iconic tunes to our audience. Q: What would you be doing if you weren’t playing/teaching the double bass? A: I have a knack for building and healthy gourmet cooking. I am also a luthier, repairing basses and cellos. Upcoming concerts: Jan. 30 -- Tchaikovsky Spectacular! (VIP reception to follow concert with additional reception ticket) March 12 -- Lighthouse Light April 30 - Affairs of the Heart For OP tickets, contact the Regent Theatre at 905-721-3399, ext. 2 or visit tickets.regenttheatre.ca. JUNO-AWARD from page 19 Juno-Award winning violinist is orchestra’s guest on Jan. 30 Three artists showing DURHAM -- Artists are showing their work in Ajax and Pickering in January and Feb- ruary in the PineRidge Arts Council’s Art in Public Places program, which sees exhibits set up in non-traditional spaces. The work of multi-talented artist Hal Bilz, who paints, sculpts and writes short stories and poetry, is at Debbie’s Boutique Cafe. It’s at 94 Harwood Ave. S. In Pickering, the Ontario Power Genera- tion Information Centre hosts the work of artists Margaret Brackley and Kim Johnson. The centre is at 1675 Montgomery Park Rd., near the foot of Brock Road, and open to the public Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 21 P Top seven coffee shop havens in Durham We love our regular java joints, from Tim Horton’s to Starbucks and McCafe to Coffee Culture. However there’s nothing like hiding from the winter weather at one of the top seven small coffee shop havens of Dur- ham Region. Here are seven favourites. 1. The Toasted Walnut, 50 King St. E., Bowmanville. Fresh baked goods, hot teas and cof- fees by the frosted-edge large front win- dow. Winter never felt so cozy. 2. Tin Cup Caffe, 86 Brock St. W. (Lower Level), Uxbridge. Fresh gourmet coffee, tea and specialty drinks. Be sure to save room for the car- rot cake, oversized cookies or turnovers. 3. Debbie’s Boutique Cafe at 94 Har- wood Ave. S., Ajax. A trendy European-inspired cafe with organic coffee, loose leaves tea and deli- cious desserts. 4. Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe, 2 King St. E., Oshawa. Sweet treats, lovely lattes and a quirky atmosphere have made Isabella’s a favourite downtown Oshawa hangout for a number of years. 5. 3 Steps Up Coffee House, 605 Brock St. N., Whitby. Enjoy a serious coffee introduction to freshly ground organic, fair trade coffee bean flavours from around the world. 6. Hank’s Pastries, 204 Queen St., Port Perry. Port Perry’s historic coffee shop, with home baked treats, specialty cakes and bread. All-day breakfast and lunch is served in the family-owned coffee shop. 7. Open Studio Art Cafe Espresso Bar, 617 Liverpool Rd., Pickering. Home of the freshly-baked beignets. Espresso-based and brewed coffees available as hot or iced options. Jason Liebregts / Metroland AJAX -- Debbie Douglas-Werner, owner of Debbie’s Boutique Cafe in Ajax. WHAT’S ON Advertising Feature FOCUS ON BUSINESS Pickering We Print, Ship & More... 10%Off Shipping 20%Off PackagingServices 4-1550 Kingston Rd. Pickering On L1V 6W9 T: 905.420.3131 Store155@theupsstore.ca Serving Durham since 1993 889 Westney Rd S, Ajax • (905) 619-8875 www.northerncycle.com For a great Bike store experience come see us first we pride ourselves in great service. 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Mount Zion Health Services is Here to Help 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 22 P Our GOurmet Valentine’s DinnerCreates maGiC mOments info@heritagehousecatering.ca www.heritagehousecatering.ca 479 Kingston Road W., Ajax • (289) 314-9870 •Bread Rolls And Butter •Pomegranate Goat Cheese Salad •Roasted Red Pepper/Asiago Galette Or Red Thai Curry Soup Or Coconut Shrimp Or Jerk Chicken Skewers(Choose 1) •Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Au Jus Or Seafood Stuffed Cannelloni Or Beef Bourguignon Or Roast Chicken Dinner (Choose 1) • Triple Berry Cheesecake Or Chocolate Bread Pudding Or Truffles Or Lemon Tart With A Raspberry Coulis (Choose 1) $85 Per Couple • Pick Up Between 10am and 2pm, Sunday February 14 th WHAT’S HAPPENING IN PICKERING Environment Saturday, January 30 Hoot and Howl 7 p.m. 9 p.m. Claremont Field Centre, 4290 Westney road North, Pickering. Join in a night of fun and adventure. Enjoy a short presentation on owls and coyotes fol- lowed by a trip into the woods. you’ll call out to these wild animals in the hope that they will hoot and howl back. register at www. trcastewardshipevents.ca to reserve your spot.. Free www.trcastewardshipevents.ca WEdNESday, FEbruary 3 Hoot and Howl at Altona Forest 7 p.m. 9 p.m. Petticoat Creek Community Centre, 470 Kingston rd., Pickering. Join in a night of fun and adventure. Enjoy a short presentation on owls and coyotes at the Petticoat Creek Community Centre. Par- ticipants will then be asked to take a short drive to walk through altona Forest. there they will call out to these wild animals in the hope that they will hoot and howl back. reg- ister at www.trcastewardshipevents.ca to reserve your spot.. Free www.trcasteward- shipevents.ca Library Programs tuESday, February 2 AFricAn folk tales 10 a.m. Pickering Public Library, One the Espla- nade, Pickering. ages 2 to 5. Celebrate black History Month by watching puppet shows based on afri- can folk tales. Make an african-inspired craft to take home. also at the Petticoat Creek branch:Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m.. Free http://www.picnet.org tuESday, February 9 Winter spa-tacular 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One the Espla- nade, Pickering. ages 10 to 16. Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the library is so delightful. relax with friends and beat the winter blues. Learn to make body, foot and face scrubs to take home. Enjoy a dIy nail station and hot chocolate bar. also at the Petticoat Creek branch:Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.registration is required and begins January 5. 905-831-6265. Free http://www. picnet.org tHurSday, February 11 AFricAn History: Global identity 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One the Espla- nade, Pickering. Presented by Marilyn Sinclair, founder of Cross Cultural tapestry, this workshop will explore the diversity, connections and con- tributions of people of african descent from africa, the diaspora, Canada and our local context.registration is required and begins January 5. 905-831-6265. Free http://www. picnet.org Meetings MONday, February 1 PickerinG toastmasters weekly meet- ings 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One the Espla- nade, Pickering. Pickering Powerhouse toastmasters will hold weekly meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pickering Central Library in the audito- rium. Learn how to strengthen your speak- ing and leadership skills. Guests are always welcome. Visit http://6809.toastmaster- sclubs.org for more info.. Free Sporting Events FrIday, January 29 PickerinG Panthers vs. orangeville Fly- ers 7:30 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., Pickering. Ontario Junior Hockey League. Varies SuNday, January 31 PickerinG Panthers vs. trenton Golden Hawks 6:30 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., Pickering. Ontario Junior Hockey League. Varies FrIday, February 5 PickerinG Panthers vs. Stouffville Spirit 7:30 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., Pickering. Ontario Junior Hockey League. V SuNday, February 7 PickerinG Panthers vs. Markham roy- als 6:30 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., Pickering. Ontario Junior Hockey League. Varies Things To Do SuNday, JaNuary 31 HyMn sing 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. revivaltime tabernacle (durham), 550 Kingston road, Pickering. If you love traditional Christian hymns, this event is for you. No special singing talent required; there is a place for every voice.. Free Q: How do I submit my event to the newspaper? 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Ontario Junior Hockey League •Wellington 7, Pickering Panthers 2 (Doug Carter, Tiger McDonald) •Newmarket 6, Pickering Panthers 3 (Carter 3) Provincial Women’s Hockey League •Durham West Lightning 3 (Alexandra Maw, Natalie Wozney, Kirsten Mac- Dougall), Stoney Creek 2 •Durham West Lightning 3 (Maria Dominico, Katerina Dajia, Charlea Pedersen), Waterloo 1 Ontario Hockey League •Ottawa 4, Oshawa Generals 3 (Alexan- dre Renaud, Domenic Commisso, Eric Henderson) (SO) •Oshawa Generals 5 (Kenny Huether 2, Stephen Templeton, Henderson, Com- misso), Hamilton Bulldogs 2 Allan Cup Hockey •Whitby Dunlops 7 (Darren Doherty 2, Kyle Ventura, Jason Dale, Connor Shin- gler, Brett McConnachie, Chris Eade), Thorold 4 •Stoney Creek 6, Whitby Dunlops 5 (Shingler, Shane Terry, Peter MacKel- lar, Scott Freeman, Ventura) Central Ontario Jr. C Hockey League •Uxbridge Bruins 3 (Alex Siblock, Marco Mastrangelo, Patrick Bolahood), Port Perry MoJacks 1 (Graham Lamers) •Uxbridge Bruins 0 (Branden Francey SO), Lakefield 0 •Port Perry MoJacks 7 (Andrew Pickering, Lucas Clark, Lucas Berk- ers, Konrad Piorkowski, Kyle Schweda, Matt Trudel, Lamers), Georgina 2 Greater Metro Hockey League •Oshawa RiverKings 11 (Kyle Powell 4, Ryan Nichols 3, Dalton White 2, Gaige VanAsten, Zachary Wright), Colborne 10 (OT) •Tottenham 12, Oshawa RiverKings 3 (John St. John 2, Powell) Coming up ... Ontario Junior Hockey League •Pickering Panthers at Newmarket, Thursday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. •Orangeville at Pickering Panthers, Fri- day, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. •Trenton at Pickering Panthers, Sun- day, Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. Provincial Women’s Hockey League •London at Durham West Lightning, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2:40 p.m. Ontario Hockey League •Barrie at Oshawa Generals, Friday, Jan. 29, 7:35 p.m. •Oshawa Generals at Hamilton Bull- dogs, Saturday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. •Ottawa at Oshawa Generals, Sunday, Jan. 31, 6:05 p.m. Allan Cup Hockey •Hamilton at Whitby Dunlops, Satur- day, Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m. •Whitby Dunlops at Hamilton, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2 p.m. Central Ontario Jr. C Hockey League •Port Perry MoJacks at Clarington Eagles, Thursday, Jan. 28, 7:50 p.m. •Clarington Eagles at Uxbridge Bruins, Friday, Jan. 29, 7:45 p.m. SP O R T S Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland Water off the back PICKERING -- Matthew Kastelic, an athlete with the Pickering Swimming Club, competed in the boys’ 13 and over 50-metre backstroke during Pickering Winter Swim Fest 2016 at the Pickering Recreation Centre Saturday. Final qualifier for Canada will be in Manila July 4-10 TORONTO — The Canadian men’s basketball team will have to prevail over two teams ranked in the top 10 in the world if it hopes to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The draw for the final three 2016 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournaments was held Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Switzer- land, where Canada learned it would be heading to Manila July 4-10 for its six- team tournament. Currently ranked 26th in the world, Canada will be in a group with Turkey (8th) and Sengal (31st), while France (5th), New Zealand (21st) and the host Philippines (28th) are in the other group. The Canadians were upset by Venezu- ela in the semifinals and placed third in the 2015 FIBA Americas championship last summer, missing direct qualifica- tion to Rio, but making them eligible for the final qualifier. “We didn’t get the job done last sum- mer,” said Pickering’s Cory Joseph, a member of the Toronto Raptors and 2015 Team Canada captain, in a press release. “We’ve got work to do, this will be a tough tournament with a lot on the line, but we want to represent the red and white in Rio this summer.” The top two teams from each group in the preliminary rounds will move on to the semifinal crossover games, where only the champion will qualify for the Brazil Olympics. “Inexperience was a huge factor in last summer’s results. It was heartbreaking, but it allowed us to grow as a team,” said general manager Steve Nash. “The play- ers, coaches and staff all have another year under our belts and know we have a lot yet to accomplish.” In the the other qualifying tour- naments, Japan, Puerto Rico, Czech Republic, Latvia, Serbia and Angola will play in Belgrade, and Italy, Tunisia, Cro- atia, Greece, Iran and Mexico will play in Turin. “It didn’t matter where or who we ended up against, the goal is to qualify,” said head coach Jay Triano. “This tour- nament will give us another opportu- nity to show what we’re capable of and provide meaningful international expe- rience for our team.” The three qualifier champions will join the nine teams who have already qualified for Rio: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Lithuania, Nigeria, Spain, USA and Venezuela. Team Canada will gather in June for training before heading overseas for pre-tournament exhibition games. 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With just over two weeks until Canada’s opening match of the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic qualifying champion- ship, head coach John Herdman chose a blend of experience and youth that he believes is the key to putting Canada atop the podium in Texas next month. “We are really excited about this squad and the confidence, determination and skill they bring to the pitch,” said Herdman, in a Canada Soccer press release. “We had a strong group of players to select from, which made final selection extremely chal- lenging, but we have put together a team that will go out there and get the job done, which is simply to make this country proud by qualifying for Rio 2016.” Canada can qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games through a victory in the semifinal knockout round, but the team’s goal is to take home CONCACAF’s top spot. The roster, which features three goal- keepers, six defenders, five midfielders, and six forwards, has come together after Canada regrouped following its sixth-place finish at the FIFA women’s World Cup in Canada this past summer. Chapman, who turned 27 Jan. 25, was part of that team, while Prince, 20, was named to the team that competed at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, but was unable to play due to injury. Herdman selected 13 players who were part of the World Cup team and seven from the 2012 London Olympic bronze medal- winning squad. Seven players are 20 years old and under. “We’ve been evaluating players, in and out of the women’s national team camp, and have had a lot of good opportunities to see players in high pressure environ- ments, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup and Pan Am Games, but also through the EXCEL development program,” said Herdman, in the press release. “The team we have selected today represents the best of Canadian soccer, consisting of a subtle blend of youth and experience. Right now, we are in a position to focus on the upcom- ing qualification tournament and hopeful- ly position ourselves to defend our Olym- pic bronze medal this summer in Rio.” Canada, currently ranked 11th in the world, will open the Olympic qualification tournament against 89th-ranked Guyana on Feb. 11, and also face 48th-ranked Trin- idad and Tobago and 76th-ranked Guate- mala in group play at BBVA Compass Sta- dium in Houston. The other group includes No. 1-ranked United States, Mexico (26th), Costa Rica (34th) and Puerto Rico (108th). Ajax’s Nichelle Prince part of youth movement for Canadian soccer team Generals, Bulldogs get right back at it Oshawa carries 4-1 advantage into final game of season series Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — With one important meeting successfully out of the way, the Oshawa Gen- erals have another date coming up with the Hamilton Bulldogs this weekend as the two clubs battle it out for the eighth and final playoff spot in the OHL’s Eastern Conference. Although the Saturday, Jan. 30 game in Hamilton is part of a bigger and busy week- end for both teams, the head-to-head clash- es could end up deciding matters between the two teams, who are currently separated by the two points gained by the Generals after a 5-2 win at the GM Centre Sunday. The Generals have dominated the season series so far, losing the first game but win- ning the next four as they head into the sixth and final contest 7 p.m. Saturday at the First Ontario Centre. Oshawa was in danger of slipping out of a playoff spot for the first time in years Sunday, but avoided that with one of the best efforts of the season. The Bulldogs (17-24-4-0) came in hot with three wins and seven points in their previous four games, while the Gener- als (17-23-3-3) had lost six straight, although had gained a point from a 4-3 overtime loss in Ottawa two nights earlier. “We had a tough stretch with the oppo- nents we had, who were upper echelon teams,” said Generals coach Bob Jones, refer- ring to losses against Kingston (30-13-2-1) and two each to Windsor (29-12-5-0) and Sarnia (24-14-5-1). “We talked about the importance of this weekend in general and obviously to go into Ottawa and get a point was key,” he added Sunday after the game. “Then to rebound here with a real strong effort at home, getting three out of four points this weekend was huge. They deserved it.” Kenny Huether scored twice for Oshawa, including the opener on a power play just 2:20 into the game. After hitting the post on another power play in the first, Huether put the Generals ahead 2-0 near the midway mark of the game, his team-leading 18th. Eric Henderson had three points for the Generals, including a goal, while Stephen Templeton notched his first OHL goal and was a plus-four in the match. Templeton’s goal, which made the score 3-0, came while Bulldogs forward Trent Fox was down on the ice at the other end after being hit by Robbie Burt. It appeared Fox had suffered a leg inju- ry, but he returned to the ice not long after. “Hendy (Henderson) made a nice pass to me right in the slot, I had the open glove side, shot it there and obviously it went in,” said Templeton, a defenceman who was playing in his 82nd career OHL game. “It feels like such a relief finally getting it off my back. It’s been so long. Even my billets have been giv- ing it to me about it.” Domenic Commisso scored the other Oshawa goal, while Jeremy Brodeur made 24 saves and carried a shutout into the third period before being beaten by Connor Wal- ters and Jack Hidi. The Generals have two home dates sur- rounding the Hamilton game, hosting Bar- rie (27-16-0-2) Friday and Ottawa (23-21- 1-1) Sunday, while the Bulldogs are in Mis- sissauga (23-21-1-3) Friday and at Niagara (23-15-3-3) Sunday. ryan pfeiffer / Metroland OSHAWA -- Jeremy Brodeur was solid in net, leading the Oshawa Generals past the Hamilton Bulldogs, 5-2, Sunday at the General Motors Centre. 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 26 AP U N D E R There are new laws for e-cigarettes As of January 1,2016,it is illegal to sellorsupplye-cigarettes to anyone under 19. ontario.ca/e-cigarettes Durham Region Health Department Environmental Help Line 1-888-777-9613 durham.ca Reproduced with the permission of Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. SportS Pickering’s John Moonlight leads rugby team into final Olympic qualifier Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com VICTORIA, B.C. — John Moonlight would be honoured to be named Rugby Canada sev- ens player of the year again, if it so happens, but that’s not what’s fuelling the 28-year-old Pickering native these days. The Olympic rings are. Moonlight and the rest of the national team are striving to make it to Rio this summer, with the first-time inclusion of rugby sevens on the world’s biggest stage. The team, captained by Moonlight, struck it rich and won gold last summer at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, but earlier had failed to qualify for the Olympics by losing in the final to the United States at the 2015 NACRA sevens championships in North Carolina. With 11 of the 12 spots now spoken for, Canada’s last chance to join the field will be at the 16-country final qualification tour- nament this June in Monaco, where Moon- light expects to be favoured, but sees Russia, Samoa and Ireland as the most likely to stand in the way. “Every kid sits and dreams about that, so to be able to actually get out there and do it would be unbelievable,” Moonlight said in reference to the Olympics during a phone conversation from Victoria, B.C., home of the national program. “We’re right on the edge and just building toward that. Hopefully we’ll be fine by then.” Moonlight has been described by coach Liam Middleton as the best player in the world at his position and he’s the three- time reigning Canadian player of the year in the men’s sevens game. Voting for the 2015 season is being done now at http:// awards.rugbycanada.ca/ where he’s among four finalists. Although the accolades are nice, and appreciated, Moonlight prefers to do his talk- ing on the field, where he’s put up plenty of points as a hooker or prop, the two forward positions. “Obviously it’s nice to be recognized and all that stuff, but I’d rather get the performance on the field and the game,” he said. “I just go out there every time and try to put my best performance on the field and help the team the best I can.” The Canadian men’s team is currently ranked 13th in the world, but there’s plenty of parity worldwide and Moonlight believes, when healthy, Canada could not only make the Olympics, but also reach the podium once there. At the Pan Am Games, Canada defeated the U.S. in the semifinals and Argentina in the final to grab gold, two teams that have already qualified for the Olympics. But it was a quarter-final against Chile, a game Moonlight concedes Canada should have lost but pulled out in overtime, that offered the most valuable lesson. “We learned that you can’t really overlook anyone, and just perform when you need to perform,” he said of the Chile match, a game in which Canada was heavily favoured. “The last two games, we never gave up and kept going.” Moonlight has put everything he has into the sport since moving to B.C. in university at the urging of his cousin, David, a legend of is own in rugby circles and inductee into the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame. It was David who convinced John to take up the sport at Dunbarton High School, and also to leave his studies at Laurier to pursue it full-time. Previously a member of the 15s national team as well, Moonlight has given that up this year to focus on the Olympics. The choice of rugby sevens over 15s for the Olympics was two-fold: it’s more fan-friendly for the non-purists, and the quick 14-minute games fit well into the schedule. Captain Canada running towards Rio Metroland file phopto TORONTO -- Canada men’s rugby sevens captain John Moonlight, a Pickering native, is hoping to lead his team to the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is shown here against Brazil at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, where Canada won gold. AJAX -- The game was closer than the last time they met, but the result the same as Dickson’s Printing defeated North Alli- ance Press 41-35 in Ajax Men’s Basketball League play. Trevor Bennett led the way with 16 points and Jose Rivas added 10 for Dickson’s, which improved to 10-0 for the season. Sherwin James tallied 11 and John Beyaz nine to keep the game close for NAP. ESN Packaging got back on a winning track with a 47-42 win over Logical Tech Solutions. Guard Calvin Smith had anoth- er strong game with 20 points while team- mate Pat Roach added a dozen. Tim Lane had the hot hand for Logical with a game- high 21 and captain Jim Bowen chipped in with nine points. The final game of the night saw The Right Step trailing at halftime by a point and coming back for a 53-45 victory over the Top Shelf. Guards Claude Whitfield and Billy Jack led the winners with 15 and 10 respectively. Cleve Barclay had a dozen and Gregg McGuire 10 for the struggling Shelf team. Dickson’s Printing still perfect in Ajax hoops 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 • Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 28 AP DELMONTE, Dr. Vincent Louis B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.(Kinesiology), D.C. Vince died surrounded by his family after a ferocious battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by daughters Jennifer DelMonte-Moore (Dan) of Ajax and Gillian Smith (Doug) of Whitby, and by grandchildren Elizabeth and Matthew Moore, Cole and Eric Smith. Also survived by former wife Lorraine DelMonte and brothers, Dino Leggio (Laura) of Orlando and Ben Leggio (Ellen) of Edmonton. Missed by many nieces and nephews and a very special niece, Jeannette St. Jacques of Ottawa. Predeceased by parents Concetta and Angelo DelMonte of Timmins and siblings Tony and Mary Leggio. As per Vince's wishes, his body has been donated to science. Visitation will take place at ACCETTONE FUNERAL HOME, 384 Finley Ave. Ajax from 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. on Thursday January 28, 2016, Funeral Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday January 29, 2016 at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 21 Bayly Street East, Ajax, Ontario. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. FINDLAY, Bruce Alexander April 28, 1925 - January 20, 2016 At the age of 90, Bruce passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Joyce Findlay (MacLeod), and his brother Ian, Bruce was a proud and loving father to Helen (Bill Micholuk), Gordon and Jinna (Rick Bates); grandfather to Adrian, Jessie, Laura (Richard Paul) and Gregory and great-grandfather to Jacob. He will be missed. Bruce will also be remembered by his sister Joyce (Elrick), his dear friend Jeane Archer and his many nieces and nephews. Born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, Bruce was the eldest of three. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, returning to complete his BA at Victoria College, University of Toronto. He began his career as a journalist working in Toronto, then Montreal and in the early fifties, spent 2 years as editor of the Mid-Ocean News in Bermuda with his new wife Joyce. He later went on to a successful career in public relations for Bell Canada, IATA, and Dupont in Montreal, retiring in Toronto after several years at Bechtel Canada. In the mid-seventies, he served two years as president of the Canadian Public Relations Society Toronto. In retirement, he continued to enjoy writing, contributing his skills in a volunteer capacity locally including serving on the Board of Directors of the Oshawa Durham Symphony Orchestra (now Ontario Philharmonic). Bruce's family are grateful to the staff of the Colonial Retirement Residence in Whitby, Ontario and members of the congregation at St Mark's United Church for their care and support over the years, and also wish to thank the staff of Lakeridge Health Oshawa. A memorial service for Bruce will take place at ST. MARK'S UNITED CHURCH (201 Centre St. S, Whitby) on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12 noon, with visitation one hour prior, from 11:00 am - 12 noon. Arrangements entrusted to the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (905-428-8488). A Guest Book may be signed on-line at www.mceachniefuneral.ca SHORTT, Gertrude L. November 15 1934 - January 21 2016. 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