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The OMB plays a key role in the Province’s land-use planning process as an indepen- dent tribunal that hears appeals on land- use decisions made by approval authorities, such as local and regional councils. A review was launched by the provincial government in June to help make the process more effi- cient and accessible to Ontarians. Common complaints under the existing system are that there are too many hearings, rulings are unpredictable, not enough consideration is given to municipal decisions, and citizens’ voices aren’t being heard. Metroland Media Group’s Durham Divi- sion recently spoke to local mayors about their experience with the OMB and what they hope will come out of the Province’s review. “The Ontario Municipal Board has its place,” said Ajax Mayor Steve Parish, noting that, unlike some municipal politicians, he’s not in favour of abolishing the board. 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While she’s freed from custody the teen, whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, will be subject to an intensive support and supervision program, and is seeking placement in a residential treatment facility, court heard. She’ll need ongoing treatment to address the mental health issues that caused her to act out so violently, Bronowicki said. “She is a high risk for self-harm, but also unpredictable aggression toward others,” the prosecutor said, citing an assessment con- ducted prior to sentencing. “She very likely might always present this high risk.” February’s attack was a manifestation of the girl’s mental health crisis, the prosecutor said. “On that particular day, she intended to die,” Bronowicki said. The girl, 15, pleaded guilty in October to three counts of assault causing bodily harm and five counts of assault with a weapon. She was taken into custody following a dis- turbance on the morning of Feb. 23 at Dun- barton High School, during which witnesses said a girl armed with two knives made her way through the hallways, slashing and stab- bing at victims. She was restrained by staff members. Five students and two staff members at the Pickering school were hurt; none of the injuries was life-threatening. The school reopened the next day. Tuesday one of those victims read a vic- tim impact statement in court, telling Justice Devlin how profoundly the attack had affect- ed her. The teenaged girl said she dealt with anxiety and physical pain after being stabbed in the neck. “I think it will take time to feel comfortable again and I hope it doesn’t affect me later in my life,” said the girl. “I always thought school was a safe place,” she added. “That has changed.” Court heard the convicted teen has a long road of recovery ahead. Among the issues she’ll have to deal with is her inability to feel empathy for the people affected by her actions, which is “clearly a function of mental illness,” said her defence lawyer, Tom Balka. The convicted teen, who has said little dur- ing previous court appearances, told the judge she’s trying to address the issues that led to her outburst. “I don’t really feel empa- thy for the people -- I don’t really know how,” she said in a clear voice. The girl began to weep as she expressed hope her former school mates can resume their normal enjoyment of school life. “I just want things to be the way they were before,” she said. “That’s all.” Although she’s been incarcerated since February, the sentence imposed by Justice Devlin acknowledges six months of time served. Her two-year probationary period will include stringent supervision and pro- hibits her from contacting victims, or being near Dunbarton. The judge urged the child to continue her quest for wellness. “I believe you can get things back to nor- mal. But I know it will take a lot of work,” Jus- tice Devlin said. Outside court Balka said the girl has been thoroughly assessed and will receive appro- priate supervision and treatment. But the lawyer lamented what he sees as a lack of resources for teens facing crisis, which he said could help prevent them running afoul of the law. “There were cries for help,” he said of the girl prior to her outburst. “There were certainly warning signs.” Teen convicted of Dunbarton High knife attacks sentenced to time served, supervision on probation Metroland file photo PICKERING -- A Durham police officer led students out of the south campus building and back into the main school. Five students and two staff members were injured during a knife attack at the school on Feb. 23. inside november 10, 2016 Pressrun 54,400 / 36 pages editorial Page / 6 What’s On / 23 Calendar of events / 26 sports / 27 Classified / 30 905-215-0442 durhamregion.com The latest news from across durham Region, Ontario, Canada and the world all day, every day. search ‘newsdurham’ on your favourite social media channel. YOuR CaRRieR Collection weeks are every third week. Please greet your newspaper carrier with a smile and an optional payment for their service. uReport Reader-submitted news uReport enables our readers to submit photographs and videos from local events, written reports on things happening around durham Region, letters to the edi- tor and event listings. share your event photos, write- ups and letters to the editor with our readers. Go to www.durham- region.com/ureport to register and upload your information. 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 4 P BY REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Oshawa MP Colin Carrie said he’s disappointed in the response he received from the federal Liber- als when he asked for an update on the Pickering airport. In question period, Carrie pointed out that the airport has support from local chambers of commerce, boards of trade and local elected officials. He asked about the Polonsky report. Gary Polonsky, former Durham College presi- dent and UOIT founding president, was appointed as an independent advisor to the government on the Pickering airport lands. “Now the minister received the Polon- sky report on the airport in June,” point- ed out Carrie. “When will he release it and when will he meet with local rep- resentatives so we can move forward and create the 40,000 new jobs that my region needs?” Kate Young, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Transport, responded. “The Pickering Airport is a subject that has been around for many years and the transport ministry continues to look at this issue and will come up with a solu- tion as time allows,” she said. Carrie expressed disappoint in the answer and pointed out that the airport lands now have highway access with Hwy. 407 and the potential for rail. “Building this would be a huge eco- nomic driver for our community, we’re not talking now, but for the next cen- tury,” he said, adding that potentially it could be an economic hub for research and development. “We need to start diversifying. With General Motors we dodged a bullet but who know how long those jobs are going to be lasting.” Carrie, a Conservative, said he feels like the Liberals have put the brakes on the project. “Let’s take a look at what Mr. Polonsky said, why are they dithering? They said they’re going to be open and transpar- ent, so where is it?” Oshawa MP wants action on Pickering airport issue 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 5 AP HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH AT 10AM Visit Santa Claus at his Castle in Centre Court. Visit pickeringtowncentre.com for Santa’s Hours. BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS The first 50 people in line for Santa’s arrival will receive a FREE 5x7 photo, Santa Hat & $10 Gift Card from carter’s | OshKosh. * *Offer valid for babies under one year old. While quantities last. Pickering council could ask federal government to expedite building an airport Residents in opposition will attend public meeting in attempt to stop amendment BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- People opposed to a Pickering air- port are appalled that council will ask the federal government to expedite the long-debated project if a proposed amendment goes through. Land Over Landings will attend the planning and development committee meeting Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. where council- lors will discuss amendments to the City of Pick- ering’s Official Plan. The federal gov- ernment expro- priated 18,600 acres of land in north Pickering in 1972 for a planned interna- tional airport, but the land remains in limbo. So Land Over Landings chairwoman Mary Del- aney was “surprised, stunned, amazed” when she read the following as a proposed amendment to the OP in the Nov. 14 planning agenda -- “That, in light of recent actions by the Federal Government and the announcement in the Canada Gazette, the Federal Government be requested to expe- dite the planning and implementation of the pro- posed airport in Pickering.” The Gazette published in 2015 a proposal for a new regulation to designate the Pickering site and accompanying airport zoning regula- tions. Mark Guinto, Pickering’s manager of business development and public affairs, said the City wants to plan the municipality, and the limbo of the proposed airport has been impeding that. “It’s like a big doughnut that we need to plan around,” he said. “But it’s getting harder and harder as the municipality grows.” Since the OP was passed in 1997, there have been a num- ber of changes in relation to the natural environment and countryside areas, such as the expansion of Rouge Nation- al Urban Park and the Provincial Greenbelt Plan. “This is an exercise to bring our Official Plan to con- formity with these legislative changes and initiatives,” he said. Delaney would hate to see the amendment approved without proper representation in the area in which the air- port would be located, as the local council seat sits vacant following the death of Rick Johnson, Ward 3 councillor and an opponent of an airport. “Every councillor we’ve ever elected has been opposed to an airport,” she said. If this goes forward, it will be the first time Pickering council has said ‘yes’ to an airport, Delaney said. She noted three outstanding reports are yet to be released in relation to a possible airport: former Durham College president and founding president of the Univer- sity of Ontario Institute of Technology Gary Polonsky’s investigation on the topic; the report LOL is funding on the potential benefits of permanently protecting the land for food production; and an aviation study the federal gov- ernment is waiting for. 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Email: newsroom@durhamregion.com 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 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 6 AP Leaders are born from their times A couple of weeks ago, I man- aged to stream the last of the ridiculously misnamed ‘Presi- dential’ debates. Within min- utes of the televised circus, the knuck- les of both hands were bleeding from repeatedly picking my jaw up off the floor. The ‘Ineptitude’ meter was off the charts. I kept asking myself “Is this really the best they have to offer?” If these two miscreants are what the American elec- toral system finally spat out, then that bloated, money-scarfing, rusted leader- ship machine is in dire need of an over- haul. Jefferson, Roosevelt, Kennedy and King must be spinning in their collec- tive graves. By the time this column is published the world will know how this Hobson’s choice has panned out; the corrupt, misogynist clown with the bad hair or the polished but insubstantial poster- girl for white-collar entitlement and corporate graft. It’s terribly sad and not a little frightening. But what is more terrifying is that these kinds of things never just hap- pen. It’s never simply coincidence that two of the least qualified and most ethi- cally bankrupt, blinkered individuals on the continent wind up in the race for the most powerful position in the free world. Leaders are almost always a byproduct of the times they lead in. And a mass consciousness of fear, anger and political apathy has clearly made this kind of thing possible. The vast integrity and vision of men like Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and John Adams was forged in an era of tremendous upheaval, injustice and political tyranny. FDR came into power as the world was plunging into the darkest, most bloody cataclysm it has ever experienced and JFK and Dr. King were both products of the 60s, a time when the status quo was being turned on its head, blood was being spilled for civil rights and the race was on to put a man on the moon. People cared deep- ly about those things. They cared about their future and the future of the planet, they were excited about it, passionate about it. And the leaders they followed, the men they elected, reflected that. What do we have nowadays? The race for the latest iPhone? A massive demo- graphic that would rather watch Danc- ing with the Stars than read about glob- al warming. A frightened, xenophobic middle America that would rather lay blame and point ignorant fingers than take responsibility for its own prob- lems. How can we expect people who cannot even spell integrity to recognize that quality in a leader? As catastrophic as the results of this election appear to be, there is hope, however. A quantum shift is about to overtake this part of the world. Things will eventually be very different and better than ever. I’m confident of that. Unfortunately the birth of that age is going to require a four- to eight-year labour. Hang in there, folks. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. Neil Crone Enter Laughing our opiNioN When it comes to decisions that have a direct impact on where you live, work or play no other level of government has more impact on your community than your local council. City or town councils make decisions about so many things. Garbage pickup, traffic lights, your tax rate or snow clearing, to name but a few, are all things council controls. When you have a problem with anything local your councillors are there for you because they’re your neighbours. Local councillors also help plan and shape our communities. Neighbourhoods don’t get built unless council approves them. Ask any councillor what their biggest frustration might be and chances are they’d answer — the Ontario Municipal Board. The OMB is the provincially run independent tribunal that hears appeals on land-use decisions made by approv- al authorities, such as local and regional councils. In a perfect world the OMB would settle disputes fairly, giving local councils the benefit of the doubt when it comes to mat- ters under the Planning Act. But that’s not the case. Far too often councils are forced to pay millions of dollars to defend their deci- sions at the OMB only to lose. “People elect councils to plan and man- age the growth of their community, that’s one of our primary jobs, and the way the system is now, somebody who doesn’t particularly like what a council did for whatever reason ... can simply write a let- ter, supported by a cheque (and) they have an automatic right of appeal and a full new hearing,” Ajax Mayor Steve Parish said. “(It takes) it right out of the hands of council, and that’s wrong.” Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell described the OMB as “democratically offensive” and said it’s long been a source of frustra- tion for him and his colleagues. The first major problem he faced was back when he was North Ward Council- lor in the 1990s and Whitby undertook its Official Plan review, which provided for the expansion in Brooklin. Whitby Town Council approved a pol- icy and then the Region approved it, fol- lowed by the Province. All agreed it was good planning. Then a single develop- er appealed it and the whole plan was thrown out. A review of the OMB is currently under- way to examine how it operates. It’s long overdue. Anyone wishing to provide com- ments and ideas on OMB reform can do so online, by mail or in person from now until Dec. 19. Visit www.ontario.ca/ombreview for more information. If you believe your council’s planning decisions should hold more influence before an OMB tribunal, make your voice heard. If you have other ideas, make your voice heard as well. For far too long the OMB has over ruled good local planning decisions made by your elected officials. And when those decisions are quashed there’s no appeal. It’s never been fair and changes are long overdue. Ontario Municipal Board changes are long overdue 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 7 AP NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Glen Cedars Golf Club is hosting a public meeting to present their Annual Report on Class 9 pesticide use as required by Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticide Act.The Annual Report summarizes the use of class 9 pesticides used at Glen Cedars golf course in 2015.The meeting will take place at Glen Cedars Golf Club,230 Concession Rd.7,Pickering at 10AM on Tuesday, November 22,2016. Alex Weatherson |Owners Representative Deer Creek Golf Clubs is hosting a public meeting to present their Annual Report on Class 9 pesticide use as required by Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticide Act.The Annual Report summarizes the use of class 9 pesticides used at Deer Creek Golf Clubs in 2015.The meeting will take place in the clubhouse at Deer Creek Golf Club,2700 Audley Rd,Ajax at 10AM on Tuesday,November 22,2016. Please confir m attendance by responding to nacton@golfdeercreek.com Neil Action CGS/MS |Owners Representative Lakeridge Health responding to Ajax and Pickering residents concerned with the hospital merger Last year, our government appointed a panel, chaired by Dr. Barry McLellan, to develop a plan to improve the way health care is provided in Scarborough and Durham Region. Since that time, my ministry has been working closely with the Central East Local Health Integration Network, Rouge Valley Health System, including the Ajax and Pickering hospital, the Scarborough Hospital and Lakeridge Health, to move forward with a plan that will deliver hos- pital services that best meet the needs of people in those communities. Over the past several months, the boards, hospital staff and clinical lead- ership and special adviser Mark Rochon have all worked very closely to devel- op the hospital structures required to improve the delivery of health services to the Scarborough and Durham com- munities. I am tremendously thankful to our hospital leaders for their hard work on behalf of their communities, and reach- ing out to their communities for their advice and opinions. Thanks to their work, we’ve heard con- cerns about the impacts of these chang- es, concerns about preserving the ser- vices that exist and about preserving the voice of local communities in the opera- tion of their hospital. I believe in this plan for Scarborough and Durham because it gives us the tools to expand and enhance services for each region. As I told the legislature earlier this week, Bowmanville hospital is not clos- ing on my watch. Period. And far from reducing the services provided, my office has received a proposal for new servic- es including a new emergency depart- ment at the hospital, and I look forward to continuing to work with Bowmanville and Lakeridge on enhancing those ser- vices. I also understand there are concerns about ensuring that West Durham resi- dents are appropriately represented on the Lakeridge Health board of direc- tors. And I’d like to commend Lakeridge Health for responding to those concerns. With the changes that Lakeridge Health has made, more than 60 per cent of the members of Lakeridge Health board either live or work in West Dur- ham, ensuring a substantial voice for the communities. And I look forward to working with the community and with Lakeridge Health to examine how an already strong hos- pital in Ajax can be further enhanced to better serve the community. I want to applaud the passion and ded- ication that the communities have dem- onstrated for their hospitals. And it is that same passion, along with the flexibility demonstrated by all of the hospitals and health systems involved, that makes me confident that togeth- er, we can build a health-care system in Durham that will be stronger for genera- tions to come. -- Dr. Eric Hoskins is the Ontario minister of health and long-term care Building a strongerhealth-care system in Durham Region Dr. Eric Hoskins Guest columnist Jason Liebregts / Metroland Ajax High students take an Inside Ride to raise funds in the fight against cancer AJAX -- Liam Cresswell was cheered on by Ajax High School teammates as the school held Inside Ride to raise money to fight cancer. Teams of up to six dressed up in cos- tumes and each person rode for 10 minutes. The event was held in partnership with the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation on Nov 3. 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 8 AP Fo l l o w u s o n T w i t t e r @ n e w s d u r h a m A tufted titmouse! The report from Peter Darcy on the Ont- birds website galvanized my husband to action. I came home from town to find him up on a ladder, filling our tube feed- ers with sunflower seeds. We’ve been meaning to get around to that task all this crazy busy fall. But Peter Darcy lives in our neighbourhood, right here in Durham Region, and anything we might do to help keep a tuft- ed titmouse happy is a great rea- son to drop everything and start up the bird feeders for winter. At long last. Slightly larger than a black- capped chickadee, but with a cardinal-like crest, these perky little mouse-grey birds live in Carolinian forests throughout eastern North America, from Mexico to New England and Michigan. They’re especially fond of beech nuts, but regularly visit feeders. And since the 1950s they’ve been slowly spreading into southern Ontario, with the largest concentration around Niagara-on-the-Lake. Tufted titmice don’t migrate south for the winter, but some individu- als tend to wander north in fall. Which Peter Darcy’s visitor was obviously doing. Dennis didn’t need my help with the feeders, so I head- ed inside, full of hope that this cute, big-eyed bird might visit our yard. I was busy working on the computer for the next hour, then got up for a stretch and a trip to the kitchen for a cup of tea. Whoa! Right outside the kitchen door a mob scene was going on. A blue jay, flutter- ing its wings as it tried to hang on to the mesh of a swinging tube feeder. White-breasted nuthatches -- at least three dif- ferent ones -- dashing in, land- ing upside down to grab a seed, then racing off again. Winter plumage goldfinches lining up on the wire, to take their turn at the perches below. Starting up the feeders is always an exciting day, as we watch to see how long it will take for birds to find it, and which sharp-eyed, hungry spe- cies will drop in first. I called to Dennis, listing all the birds com- ing in, and he told me chicka- dees were landing on one feed- er right beside him before he’d finished filling the second one. He’d obviously spread seeds on the ground, too, because juncos were already scratching around our brush piles. In time we’ll get around to hanging out suet for woodpeck- ers. Just about the only other birds missing were mourning doves, cardinals and tree spar- rows -- and, fingers crossed, a tufted titmouse. 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. CITY OF PICKERING Planning Act Take notice that an application to amend the Minister’s Zoning Order, filed as Ontario Regulation 154/03,has been received by the Minister of Municipal Affairs.The application is: Applicant:Anne Huang and Claude Cossette Location:The subject lands are located at 790 Third Concession, City of Pickering,Durham Region.The lands are legally described as Part of Lot 28,Con 3 S,Part 2,40R-1874. Proposal:The applicant is seeking to amend the Minister’s Zoning Order to increase the amount of area permitted to be used for outdoor storage on-site. File No:18-MZOA-160456 All submissions concerning the application described above,and received by the Municipal Services Office -Central Ontario,Ministry of Municipal Affairs,777 Bay Street,13th Floor,Toronto,ON M5G 2E5, on or before the 30th day of November,2016,will be fully considered before a final decision is made.Please refer to the file number indicated above. In addition,under Section 47(10)of the Planning Act,any interested person may request a hearing by the Ontario Municipal Board on an application for amendment to a Minister’s Zoning Order. Keeping the tufted titmouse happy: family readies for a rare visitor The Great Outdoors Margaret Carney AJAX -- A virtual town hall meeting is being held on Thursday, Nov. 24, giving residents a chance to quiz Mayor Steve Parish. It’s being held from 7 to 8 p.m. and residents can ask about such topics as the redevelopment of the downtown, current and new developments, programs and ser- vices offered, and the 2014-2018 Community Action Plan. It’s a telephone forum and the Town is using a list created by a third party. Residents can ensure they are on the list by registering by noon on Nov. 23. Registration can be done by visiting www.ajax. ca/VTH . For those unable to take part, the session will be recorded and posted on the Town’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/thetowno- fajax) following the event. 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The owners of some of the recovered items have not been identified and investigators will attempt to contact owners as the items are processed, add authorities. Charged are Alexander Geensen, 22, of Burdge Court in Whitby; Damon Phillips, 24, of Old Scugog Road in Port Perry; Jovane Green, 22, of Grand- view Street North in Oshawa; and Jordan Johnston, 22, of Wal- nut Court in Oshawa. They all face multiple charges, including fraud under $5,000, break and enter, possession of stolen property, use stolen credit card and possession of identity information. Additional charges are anticipated, add police. Anyone with new information is asked to contact Detective-Constable Robertson at 905-579-1520, extension 5281. Theft ring investigation results in 125 charges against four Durham men 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 10 AP “I think it’s basically a good thing that there is an appeal body. Councils don’t always get things right and just like in the general judi- cial system, judges sometimes err and hav- ing an appeal body is in theory a good thing. But the problem with the board is that any- body can appeal, and the bar is so low as to what can be appealed.” The OMB is one of the province’s old- est tribunals. Originally named the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board, it was created in 1906 to oversee municipalities’ accounts and to supervise the rapidly growing rail transportation system between and within municipalities. Its mandate and responsi- bilities have evolved over the years to that of an appeal board required to make deci- sions that conform to provincial plans and are consistent with provincial policy state- ments. The majority of its hearings relate to matters under the Planning Act. The scope of issues that may come before the OMB, who can bring them for- ward, and how the board hears those matters are all being explored as part of the review. Members of the public are encouraged to provide input on possible changes to the board that, if adopt- ed, would give more weight to local and pro- vincial decisions and support alternative ways to settle disputes, bring fewer munic- ipal and provincial decisions to the OMB, allow more meaningful and affordable pub- lic participation, and support clearer and more predictable decision-making. Mayor Parish said he wants greater emphasis placed on local planning deci- sions so municipalities don’t have to endure often lengthy and expensive municipal board hearings to uphold judgments that were sound in the first place. “People elect councils to plan and manage the growth of their community, that’s one of our primary jobs, and the way the system is now, somebody who doesn’t particularly like what a council did for whatever reason ... can simply write a letter, supported by a cheque (and) they have an automatic right of appeal and a full new hearing,” he said. “(It takes) it right out of the hands of coun- cil, and that’s wrong.” He recalled one case where the Town of Ajax fought for several years to preserve a significant portion of lands in the Salem and Rossland roads area for employment pur- poses when a developer wanted to convert it for residential uses. “As a municipal council, we felt we had a strong obligation to make sure that there was sufficient lands in the community so that we could attract good jobs ... we made a strong, principled decision based on the facts -- based on provincial policy -- and yet we had to spend literally well in excess of $1 million to defend those lands.” Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster said he also supports the notion of an unbiased, third party to resolve land-use disputes but wants more consistency in how issues are dealt with at the OMB. “There’s always a question mark as to how things work out ... we can follow all the rules and the board can still rule against us.” He referred to one example in recent years when an apartment building development proposal in Courtice followed all local, regional, and provincial guidelines but was ultimately turned down by the OMB. “A resident filed (an appeal) and with no planning rationale, no legal rationale, stood in front of the OMB and said, essentially, ‘I don’t like it’ and the OMB sided with the resident,” said Mayor Foster. “We walk away from hearings like that scratching our heads.” Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell described the OMB as “democratically offensive” and said it’s long been a source of frustration for him and his colleagues. “We’ve been calling for exactly this reform for virtually as long as I’ve been on council.” The first major problem he faced was when he was North Ward councillor in the 1990s and Whitby undertook its Official Plan review, which provided for the expan- sion in Brooklin. “We went through a whole Official Plan process that basically had the community growing from 1,500 people to 10,000 over about 15 years, which is obviously a huge rate of growth,” he said. “That policy was approved by the Region and then approved by the Province so three levels of government all agreed it was good planning and then an unhappy developer appeals it, one member of the board rides into town ... and suddenly our whole plan is just thrown out.” By 2006, Brooklin had surpassed its 2011 population target by more than 5,000 people and has continued to grow at a tremendous pace. In the Town’s Official Plan Review document from 2007, the OMB decision is cited as the primary reason for the rapid growth due to the provision of more “devel- opment-ready” residential lands. “We struggle to keep up with the infra- structure and the pace of growth, and based on what?” added Mayor Mitchell. “I just don’t think all three levels of gov- ernment get the planning wrong, so one person substituting their opinion -- not only for the elected council whose opinion actu- ally should matter a whole lot more than this non-elected person -- but for all the staff expertise at those multiple levels is just a very troublesome, inappropriate process.” He said he hopes the review will result in “meaningful” changes to the board to ensure that it’s structured as strictly an appeal tribunal -- one that’s unable to hear appeals as if they were new proposals or simply disregard planning decisions made at the local level. “Right now, it’s just a throw of the dice ... you get a board member who’s predisposed to your direction, you’re good. If you don’t, you’re bad, and you never know who you’re going to get -- and that is a poor way to plan communities.” Anyone wishing to provide comments and ideas on OMB reform can do so online, by mail or in person from now until Dec. 19. Visit www.ontario.ca/ombreview for more information. Page 6 - Today’s editorial OMB described as ‘democratically offensive’ by many Durham mayors, councillors OMB from page 1 Ron Pietroniro / Metroland AJAX -- The Province is undertaking a review of how the Ontario Municipal Board operates and its role in Ontario’s land use plan- ning system. Ajax Mayor Steve Parish says he would like to see the OMB put more emphasis on local planning decisions before ruling on development issues. His concerns echo many of his mayoral colleagues across Durham Region. 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The show features the work of more than 50 art- ists and there’s also hourly free draws for a piece created by one of the ACA artists. Donations from the Tea Room go to the Canadian Mental Health Association. The show is Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Nov. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See the art in the H.M.S. Room of the Ajax Commu- nity Centre, 75 Centennial Rd., Ajax. 2 Artists from across the province have pieces in the Oshawa Fibre Art Show at Centennial Albert United Church, 19 Rosehill Blvd., Oshawa. As well, there’s a boutique, supply shop, demonstrations, entertainment and a lunch/tea room. The show runs Nov. 10 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.3 Also in the big city, the Ontario Philharmonic begins its 2016/17 sea- son at Oshawa’s Regent Theatre, 50 King St. E., on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. The program’s highlight is a classical music classic: Vivaldi’s The Four Sea- sons. Tickets are $45 or $56. Classi- cal music fans can also buy a bundle, tickets to three, four or all five of the OP’s performances this season. Tick- ets are available at the theatre or at regenttheatre.ca.4 RMG Exposed is a juried, fundrais- ing photography auction and a whole lot more. All of the money raised goes to educational programing at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. It’s on Nov. 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the gal- lery, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. Tickets are $60, available online at rmgex- posed.ca or from the RMG reception desk. Student tickets are $30, avail- able only at the RMG (valid student identification must be presented). 5 Don’t start hibernating just because it’s getting colder outside. There’s lots to see and do, includ- ing a free guided hike in Altona For- est on Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon. Titled Tree Bark and Buds, hikers will learn how to identify trees and shrubs by their bark, buds and forms. It’s on rain, snow or shine, so dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. Meet at the Altona Forest Entry and Parking, 1883 Altona Rd., Pickering. Register with TRCA at trca. ca/calendar. See more events at www.durhamregion.com-events A haunted farmhouse, a wedding and a death on stage in Ajax Ajax Community Theatre’s new season starts Nov. 17 DURHAM -- A season “full of thrills and lots of laughter” is coming to Ajax, says Mark Salonius. The Ajax Community Theatre presi- dent is in the director’s chair for the first play, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, running Nov. 17 to 26. And Salonius says it’s a thriller “sure to keep you on the edge of your seat from one twist to the next. “Greg rents an old farmhouse from George, a quirky farmer, so that he and his wife Jan, who has just recov- ered from a nervous breakdown, can spend some quality time together,” he says. “Jan’s recovery takes a turn of the worse when Greg invites his sis- ter Laura to come and stay with them. As well, a series of unexplained events that only seem to affect Jan occur, lead- ing us to question whether she’s suffer- ing a nervous relapse -- or if something more sinister is afoot.” The play features Paul Love, Todd Bowles, Sarah-Liis Salonius and Sha- ron Berman. The second play of the new season, on stage from Feb. 16 to 25, is Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball. “This heart-felt comedy set in Knox- ville, Tennessee follows the all-too- familiar tale of five acquaintances awk- wardly crossing paths for what seems like a brief moment in their lives -- their friend’s wedding,” Salonius says. “With conflicting interests and strong personalities, the five bridesmaids struggle at first to get along, but it isn’t long before the girls find something to unite them in friendship -- a com- mon dislike for the bride. Moments of friction resolve themselves giving way to an unbreakable bond between the women.” He advises that “strong language” is used throughout the play. The season concludes with The Explorators Club and the dates are April 27 to May 6. “Hours after the death of Tom -- pres- ident of the Explorators Club -- mem- bers of the Arctic Institute attempt to stage his death as an accident in order to collect a large insurance policy for their Institute,” Salonius says. “A disor- derly scheme to stage the body ensues, plagued by unexpected guests and technical errors resulting in a hilarious and chaotic mess.” Ajax Community Theatre plays are at the St. Francis Centre, 78 Church St. S., Ajax. It’s $20 to see a production, $15 for students and $18 for groups of 10 or more. Season subscriptions, tickets to all three plays, are $45. You can get tickets through the group’s website, ajaxcom- munitytheatre.com, by e-mailing tick- ets@ajaxcommunitytheatre.com or by calling 289-892-4132. Jason Liebregts / Metroland AJAX -- Sharon Berman, Sarah-Liis Salonius, Paul Love and Todd Bowles rehearse Ajax Community Theatre’s production of their first play of the season, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, running Nov. 17 to 26 at the St. Francis Centre. DURHAM -- Two Tony-award winners and a new comedy are coming to the stage in Whitby. Whitby Courthouse Theatre begins a new season on Nov. 10, kicking things off with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning August: Osage County. “Fiercely funny and explosive, this adult content, comedy/drama begins with a father’s disappearance and a pill-popping mother’s cry for help,” states a press release. “As the fam- ily gathers at the parental homestead, dinner is served, lies are told, secrets revealed and a battle of words and wits ensues.” August: Osage County runs to Nov. 26. Catch Me If You Can, a musical com- edy, billed as a good one to banish the winter blahs, is next up, running Feb. 9 to 25. It’s based on the hit film and true story starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks and “features a jazzy swinging 60s’ score as it follows the adventures of a young con artist. “With his boyish charm and millions in forged cheques, Frank Abagnale Jr. successfully poses as a doctor, lawyer and a jet pilot,” states the press release. The season concludes with a new romantic comedy, Katherine DiSa- vanno’s Things My Mother Taught Me, running April 13 to 29. “In this heart-felt and hilarious true- to-life story, Gabe and Olivia move into their first apartment together, half- way across the country from their par- ents, only to be surprised when every- one shows up to help them,” states the press release. Plays are performed at the Centennial Building, 416 Centre St. S. Order online at www.whitbythe- atre.org or in person at Lafontaine, 100 Brock St. S., Whitby, or at the theatre box office on show nights. 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DURHAM -- Santa has a soft spot for Durham and he’ll be here a lot in the coming days and weeks. It’s Santa parade season in the region and you can catch one in the north, east or west. Or take in a bunch of them, during the day or at night, and get into the festive spirit. And how about those lucky Clarington people: the municipality boasts a whopping five parades! Remember, Santa updates his truly massive naughty and nice list right up until Christ- mas, so be good. Here is the list of Durham Region’s Santa Claus parades. • Bowmanville -- The magic is on Nov. 12, starting at 10:30 a.m. at Church and Temper- ance streets. The parade travels on Church, turning south onto Scugog Street, and then its east on King Street, south on Liberty Street, the parade ending at Memorial Park at Liber- ty and Park streets. • Orono -- The Orono parade is on Nov. 19 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Orono Cem- etery. The parade travels along Mill Street to Main Street and then to Station Street, ending at the Orono Arena’s Princess Street entrance. • Uxbridge -- The 56th parade is Nov. 19 and starts at 11 a.m. The theme is A Christmas Toy Story and the parade begins at the corner of Brock Street and Centre Road and heads east on Brock through town to Nellkydd Lane, fin- ishing at Uxbridge Secondary School. • Oshawa -- Santa’s Parade of Lights Oshawa is Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. The parade starts at King and Gibbons streets and heads east to Simcoe, turning north to Bond and west back to Gibbons. • Pickering -- The fun is Nov. 26 at 9 a.m., starting at Vaughn Willard Public School, 1911 Dixie Road N., and travels east along Glenanna Road between Dixie Road and Pickering Parkway. • Ajax -- Santa’s Magical Parade of Lights is Nov. 26 starting at 6 p.m. The parade begins at Bayly Street and Mackenzie Avenue, travel- ling east along Bayly and then north on Har- wood Avenue, ending at Ajax Town Hall. Note that right after the parade there is a tree-light- ing ceremony at Town Hall with children’s activities. • Whitby -- The JCI Whitby Santa Claus Parade has a 10 a.m. start on Dec. 3, travel- ling along Brock Street from Manning Road to Trent Street. • Scugog -- Christmas in Toyland is the theme of the Dec. 3 parade, which begins at 5 p.m., leaving the Port Perry fairgrounds. The parade travels along Reach Street to Sim- coe Street, south to Queen Street, east along Queen, south on Water Street and then west up Mary Street. • Courtice -- The Courtice Santa Claus Parade, also known as the Dash Down Nash, has a noon start on Dec. 4 at Townline Road and proceeds east along Nash Road to George Reynolds Drive. • Clarington -- T.H.E.E. 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Take the Canadian Music Class challenge Art and Galleries Sunday, november 13 Carol outram: Felt art exhibit 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Whitevale arts and Culture Centre, 475 Whitevale Rd., Pickering, Pickering. The last day of exhibit of felt creations of Montreal artist Carol Outram. art available for sale. Join in the discussion of her art work and share coffee and refreshments. Free FRiday, nOveMbeR 18 Hans Backer’s photography exhibition 7 p.m. 9 p.m. Whitevale arts and Culture Centre, 475 Whitevale Road, Pickering. Hans backer, a local photographer with an eye for beauty and detail, will be present for the opening of his photography exhibit this evening, and again on Sunday, nov. 20 from 2 to 5 p.m. Refreshments served. The exhibi- tion will continue until dec. 17. Free Christmas SaTuRday, november 12 CHristmas bake sale and lunch room 11 a.m. 2 p.m. St. Paul’s on-the-Hill anglican Church, 882 Kingston Rd, Pickering. Stock up on traditional home-baked and Caribbean Christmas treats and indulge in a light lunch in a festive seasonal setting. Free Sunday, november 13 silent santa 2016 8 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Pickering Town Centre, 1355 Kingston Rd., Pickering. Second annual Silent Santa events for fami- lies with children with autism. Many families affected by autism do not have the opportu- nity to have an annual visit with Santa during the holidays due to challenges with sensory processing, anxiety and diffuculty with tran- sitions. This event allows them the chance to visit with Santa without the distractions of the large crowds, mall music, Christmas lights, and movable characters at the set. each family can sign up for a specific time slot. Registration will be refunded upon arrival.dates are nov. 13, 18, 27 and dec. 4. Free http://www.autismontario.com/client/aso/ ao.nsf/durham/events#ss FRiday, november 18 CeleBrate Winter: Cookie time (2 to 8 years) 10 a.m. Pickering Public Library, One The esplanade, Pickering. Have a fun time listening to yummy cookie stories and songs. decorate your own cookie to take home with you. dress for mess. Regis- tration is required and begins nov. 15. Regis- tration can be done online, in-person, or over the phone.at the Central Library at 10 a.m. and at the Petticoat Creek branch at 2 p.m. also runs nov. 26 at 2 p.m. at Central and 10 a.m. at Petticoat Creek.. Free www.picnet.org SaTuRday, nOveMbeR 19 CHristmas bazaar 9 a.m. 2 p.m. abbeylawn Manor Living, 534 Rodd avenue, Pickering. aannual Christmas bazaar. Free Health SaTuRday, nOveMbeR 19 raBies vaccination clinic 10 a.m. 4 p.m. brock Road animal Clinic, 2200 brock Road, Pickering. Low-cost rabies vaccination clinic.dogs and cats must be over four months of age.Pets must be in a carrier or on leash. $25/per vac- cination brockroadanimalclinic.com Library Programs FRiday, november 18 CeleBrate Winter: Cookie time (2 to 8 years) 10 a.m. Pickering Public Library, One The esplanade, Pickering. Have a fun time listening to yummy cookie stories and songs. decorate your own cookie to take home with you. dress for mess. Regis- tration is required and begins nov. 15. Regis- tration can be done online, in-person, or over the phone.at the Central Library at 10 a.m. and at the Petticoat Creek branch at 2 p.m. also runs nov. 26 at 2 p.m. at Central and 10 a.m. at Petticoat Creek. Free www.picnet.org sCienCe of snow (9 to 12 years) 10 a.m. Pickering Public Library, One The esplanade, Pickering. Have snow much fun with hands-on science activities. dress for mess. Registration is required and begins nov. 15. Registration can be done online, in-person, or over the phone. at the Central Library at 2 p.m. and at the Petticoat Creek branch at 10 a.m. Free www. picnet.org SaTuRday, nOveMbeR 19 tHe Cosmos: a Virtual reality Journey (10 to 13 years) 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The esplanade, Pickering. dive into the cosmos and take an immersive journey through our solar system with the Google Cardboard vR headset (provided). Must take own android smartphone. not recommended for those with motion sensi- tivity or visual impairment.*=Registration is required and begins nov. 15. Registration can be done online, in-person, or over the phone. Free www.picnet.org Meetings MOnday, november 14 PiCkering Powerhouse toastmasters 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The esplanade 2nd Floor auditorium, Pickering. This group meets weekly every Monday night. Learn how to strengthen your speaking and leadership skills. Guests are always welcome. For more information visit http://6809.toast- mastersclubs.org. Free WedneSday, nOveMbeR 16 Women empowering Women 6 p.m. 10 p.m. Sabina’s previously known as the Courtyard, 1755 Pickering Parkway, unit 20, Pickering. WeWednesdays. Mission is to assist women to build business brands. This is an open forum for women. Guest speaker.Meets the the third Wednesday of month in Pickering. visit www.wewednesdays.com for more details. $25 Sales and bazaars SaTuRday, november 12 Holly Bazaar 9 a.m. 1 p.m. St. Martin’s anglican Church - Pickering, 1203 St. Martins dr., Pickering. St, Martin’s annual Holly bazaar is back. bake sale, jewelry sale, craft table, deli table, bottle boutique and more. Free www.stmartin- sanglican.ca CHristmas bake sale and lunch room 11 a.m. 2 p.m. St. Paul’s on-the-Hill anglican Church, 882 Kingston Rd, Pickering. Stock up on traditional home-baked and Caribbean Christmas treats and indulge in a light lunch in a festive seasonal setting. Free SaTuRday, november 19 CHristmas bazaar 9 a.m. 2 p.m. abbeylawn Manor Living, 534 Rodd avenue, Pickering. aannual Christmas bazaar. Free rouge Hill seniors’ Christmas craft show 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Petticoat Creek Library and Community Cen- tre, 470 Kingston Rd, Pickering. Craft vendors plus a sit-down luncheon and full bake table. Free Things To Do SaTuRday, november 12 tree bark and buds 10 a.m. 12 p.m. altona Forest, altona Forest entry and Park- ing, 1883 altona Rd, Pickering. a guided hike presented by the altona For- est Stewardship Committee. With the leaves gone, learn how to identify trees and shrubs by their bark, buds, and forms. all levels of knowledge are welcome. Rain or shine: dress for the weather with appropriate footwear. Register with TRCa: https://trca.ca/calendar. Free 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 26 P Looking for latest info about your community? Pickering Community information in every Wednesday paper Your City.Right Now.pickering.ca WHAT’S HAPPENING IN PICKERING Q: How do I submit my event to the newspaper? A: When you input your Event information at durhamregion.com it can be seen by as many as 500,000 unique visitors every month so it’s a great way for you to spread the word about your event. A selection of those events are reverse pub- lished to appear in our print editions every week. (Whitby This Week, Oshawa This Week, Clarington This Week, Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser, Uxbridge Times-Journal, Port Perry Star, Brooklin Citizen, Clarington East Citizen, Durham Parent) Here’s how you get set up: 1. Visit durhamregion.com 2. Click on the black SIGNUP link near the top of the page, on the right 3. Create a free account by entering the information in the fields and click on SUBMIT 4. You will receive an e-mail; click on the link in it to confirm your account. 5. You can now access the events calendar by clicking on EVENTS - SUBMIT NOW (near the top of our home page on the left) 6. On the events page, click on Publish Your Event HERE! to enter your event information. 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 27 AP Women’s soccer team wins UOIT’s first OUA championship BY BRIAN McNAIR bmcnair@durhamregion.com LONDON — Taijah Henderson’s goal in the 22nd minute stood up as the winner, as the UOIT women’s soccer team went where no Ridgebacks team had gone before, winning an Ontario University Athletics championship Sunday, Nov. 6 at the University of Western Ontario. Henderson, a second-year criminol- ogy student from Ajax, outmuscled and outraced a defender and tucked the ball in the bottom left corner of the net to lead the Ridgebacks to a 1-0 victory over Queen’s and the first OUA title since the Oshawa university opened in 2003. Henderson, who went from a little- used freshman a year ago to an OUA all- star striker this year, said she was thrilled to be part of history. “It felt surreal. It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to score in a gold- medal match,” the J. Clarke Richardson grad said. “It’s crazy to think about this year, my first year playing, and to go all the way to the top is just unreal.” The defending champion Queen’s Gaels had some second-half chanc- es, including a shot off the crossbar late in the match, but UOIT keeper Helen Frampton, also an OUA all-star, held the score by making two saves. “With the way Queen’s was play- ing, it was more of a defensive game, so it was good to get that one goal in,” explained Henderson, who scored eight times in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. “I would’ve hoped that we would get more, but to get one was good enough.” The women’s soccer program, in just its fifth year under head coach Peyvand Mossavat, finished in first place this sea- son with a record of 13-2-1, and then defeated Laurentian 2-0 in Oshawa to reach the OUA final four tournament in London. In the semifinal Friday, Nicole Zajac scored twice and Pickering’s Cassandra Sribny notched the other -- her tenth of the season -- as the Ridgebacks defeat- ed Windsor 3-1 to lock up a berth at the national championships Nov. 10-13 at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. By defeating Queen’s, the Ridgebacks will head to nationals as the third seed and will face No. 6 Trinity Western Spar- tans from British Columbia in a 1:30 p.m. quarter-final Nov. 10. It will be a diffi- cult test for the Ridgebacks, as the Spar- tans were ranked second in the country last week and defeated UOIT 4-1 in the national quarter-finals two years ago. “They’re a fantastic team with a lot of history and a lot of championships under their belt,” Mossavat said. “I think we’re a better team and a more balanced team than we were in 2014 and we’ve had a little bit more playoff experience, so we’re looking to have a better game.” The defending champion UBC Thun- derbirds are the top seed for the tour- nament, after beating Trinity Western in the Canada West final, followed by Laval Rouge et Or (RSEQ champions), UOIT (OUA champs), St. FX X-Women (AUS champs), Queen’s (OUA finalists), Trinity Western (Canada West finalists), Saskatchewan Huskies (Canada West bronze medallists) and Acadia Axewom- en (hosts/AUS finalists). “It’s the best of the best in the country so games are always going to be tough and tight,” Mossavat said. “At the end of the day, if you want to win a champion- ship, you’ve got to beat everybody.” The Ridgebacks’ best previous sea- son came in 2014, when they won OUA bronze and went to nationals, where they dropped both games. “I’m absolutely very proud of the girls who have bought into the idea of com- ing in here and being pioneers and mak- ing history,” Mossavat said of the team’s quick rise. “It’s been a great ride.” SP O R T S One of hockey’s best-kept secrets It has been said to me numerous times in my first year as head coach of the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s varsity hockey program that Canadian univer- sity hockey is one of this country’s best- kept secrets. I could not agree more. As a teenager, I would often hop on the train and head into Toronto to watch the university final four, which was held yearly at Varsity Arena. The hockey was outstanding back then and over the years nothing has changed. Sadly, university hockey in our coun- try, with the exception of small pockets in the Maritimes and out west, takes a decided backseat to major junior hock- ey in terms of the level of interest from hockey fans. And that is a shame. Let me tell me you a bit about U Sports hockey, which is the new moniker for Canadian university sports as of just recently. Players are all between the ages of 20 to 26, which means they are fast, strong and experienced. Ontario Hockey League fans would recognize many of the names as the majority of the players have come through the OHL or were top players in Junior A leagues across the country. A 28-game schedule with tremendous parity across the league makes every game intense and hard-fought. The opportunity to pursue a univer- sity degree while playing high-level hockey is a terrific avenue for our stu- dent athletes but certainly not an easy one. Players must strive to find a bal- ance between studies and a demanding schedule of practices, games and travel with the hockey program. Many graduates go on to pursue pro hockey opportunities once they have completed their U Sports eligibility, with the added bonus of having com- pleted their degree. These fine student athletes are worthy of much more support than they cur- rently receive. I encourage you to drop by the Cam- pus Ice Centre one weekend and check out the action. At a cost of $10 for an adult ticket, it’s a fraction of what you pay elsewhere to watch quality hockey. You won’t regret it. Note: The UOIT men’s hockey plays Western Friday, Nov. 11 and Guelph Saturday, both 7:30 p.m. starts. Visit www.uoitridgebacks.com to check out the full schedule. Curtis Hodgins is the head coach of the UOIT men’s hockey team. Contact him at Curtis.Hodgins@uoit.ca Curtis Hodgins Guest columnistRidgebacks grab gold Photo by Chris Tanouye LONDON -- Ajax’s Taijah Henderson was congratulated by teammate Cassandra Sribny, of Pickering, after her first-half goal for the UOIT Ridgebacks against the Queen’s Gaels in the OUA championship game. Her goal would be the winner as UOIT won its first OUA championship in school history by a score of 1-0. McDonald helps new team beat old team BY BRIAN McNAIR bmcnair@durhamregion.com DURHAM — The different directions the Whitby Fury and Pickering Panthers are headed right now became more pro- nounced both off and on the ice last week. Off the ice, the teams swapped a forward and defenceman each, with the Fury land- ing Panthers captain Tiger McDonald and Mitchell Waldron and the Panthers getting back Steven Elliott and Ryan Porter. On the ice, Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre, McDonald had two goals and four points as the Fury pound- ed the Panthers 9-2 to improve to 15-5-0-1 this Ontario Junior Hockey League season, while the Panthers dropped to 4-16-0-1. It’s more clear than ever that the Fury are taking a run at a title, right there in the mix in a stacked East Division, while the Pan- thers are looking more to the future. “We got two ’98 (born) players, both of them who were in their lineup, have a year of OJHL experience under their belt already and are going to be our leaders next year,” said Steve Sardellis, Pickering’s director of hockey operations, of his new acquisitions. Under new ownership, management and coaching this season, the Panthers are a very young team that has shown some signs of promise, including winning three of four games at one point, and on Friday, giving the mighty Trenton Golden Hawks all they could handle in a 4-3 defeat. But losses have been much more com- mon, including several blowouts like Sun- day’s. “That’s the problem with young players, they’re good but they’re inconsistent,” said Sardellis, expecting incremental improve- ments over the next two seasons. “They’re still trying to find themselves.” The Fury, on the other hand, are in a bat- tle with the defending champion Golden Hawks (16-3-1-0) and the Cobourg Cou- gars (17-3-0-1), among others, for the top seeds come playoff time. With McDonald in the lineup for the first time Friday in Markham, the Fury snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Royals (13-6-0-1). McDonald scored, Ryan Heeps and Luke Keenan had two points each and Logan Gauthier made 42 saves in just his fourth game since being sent to the Fury from the Oshawa Generals. Jeffrey Gauld and Scott Kirton each had two goals and an assist in the win over Pickering, while Austin Cain made 21 saves for his 10th win of the season. The Fury now have four players among the top 10 in league scoring -- Heeps, Keenan and Nik Coric with 33 points each and Ryan Taylor with 30 -- and more depth in wake of the trade. “Whenever you can get a player of Tiger’s capability and his desire to play, it always helps,” coach Scott McCrory said. “We gave up two really good players to get him and Wally (Waldron), so Pickering will be really good in the long run because of Stevie and Ports (Porter) but Wally and Tiger give us an added dimension right now.” Waldron, a defenceman from Whitby, has yet to play this season with an injury, ironically suffered against the Fury in the pre-season, but is expected back soon. The Fury are in Stouffville Saturday and at Iroquois Park Sunday for a 2:10 p.m. start against Newmarket. 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But they also play, arguably, the next two biggest threats to their current first-place standing, in Mississauga Friday against a Steelheads (6-7-2-2) team that was the presumptive favourite heading into the season, and back home Sunday to face a much-improved Sudbury Wolves (9-7-1-0) at the Tribute Communities Centre. The Generals will definitely be heading in on a roll, winners of four straight games, 6-0-0-1 in their past seven games and 11-2- 0-1 since getting captain Anthony Cirelli and goalie Jeremy Brodeur back from NHL camps. The team has been particularly tough to beat at home, where it improved to 9-1-0-0 with wins of 2-1 over the Owen Sound Attack Friday, Nov. 4 and 6-0 over the Ottawa 67’s Sunday. When asked why he thought his club was playing so well at home, coach Bob Jones said Sunday: “I don’t know, to be honest. I think everybody obviously likes play- ing at home a lot more than on the road. I think, for the most part, they’ve commit- ted to playing the right way, and let’s not look past our goaltending. Our goaltending has been excellent at home and it gives us a chance to win every night.” Brodeur sure has been doing that, although his first shutout of the season Sunday, when he faced only 19 shots, was less impressive than a 41-save effort Friday where he was named the game’s first star. All told, he now sports a 9-2-0-1 record with a 2.28 goals-against average, third best in the OHL. Sunday’s win came despite a lacklustre first period for both sides, but the Generals broke it open quickly in the second period, scoring three times in a span of 1:46, all of which were assisted by Domenic Commis- so. Eric Henderson scored one of those three and added another on the power play, where the Generals were 3-for-7 in the game and have finally started to rise up the ranks in that category, now 13th in the league at 15.2 per cent, after hovering near the bottom most of the season. “I think we’re trying to shoot more pucks,” Henderson said in explaining the more recent success of the power play. “Earlier, we were trying to do it a little too fancy and now we’re just trying to shoot pucks and get bodies to the net and it’s paying off.” The Generals’ penalty kill has also been strong of late, now fifth best in the league at 14.3 per cent after killing off all seven chances in the past two games. GENERALLY SPEAKING: Anthony Cirelli and Mitchell Vande Sompel will play for the OHL in the CIBC Canada Rus- sia Series game in North Bay Thursday, Nov. 10, but with three Generals games this weekend, not Monday’s game in Hamilton. 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UNITED AUTO SALES349 King St. West, Oshawa 905-433-3768 Trying to locate and get in touch with Dave Mason Last known address 55 Ritson Rd N Oshawa On. Last known place of employment, self-employed owner/operator of Mason Moving. Please contact Lynne (Spellen) Morrison by email nottmorr@bell.net 88 Kearney Dr., Ajax MOVING - CONTENTS SALE Everything must go! Furniture & Home Decor Sat. Nov. 12th, 8am - 2pm Michael MacIntosh July 21, 1987 ~ November 15, 2007 In loving memory of a son, brother, grandson and friend. God called your name so softly, that only you could hear, no one heard the footsteps of the angels drawing near. It broke my heart to lose you, but you did not go alone, for part of me went with you, the day God called you home. Love you always and forever, Mom and Becky xxx In Loving Memory of Carl Balsdon November 12, 1930 ~ December 5, 2000 Memories of the heart linger on. Always remembered by his family Enlisted in 1942Served in the RCA Medical Corp.Attached to the CameronHighlanders of Ottawa.Wounded in Normandy on D-DayHospitalized and returned homein 1946Awarded 5 medals. Sadly gone now – Alwaysremembered and lovedby loving wife Gladys,3 children andtheir families. Thomas E. Clarkson Shows & Bazaars S CarsC PeopleSearchP Shows & Bazaars S CarsC PeopleSearchP Shows & Bazaars S Hotel/Restaurant BRUNO'S SIGNATURE requires a full-time COOK to work days in an industrial kitchen, min 3-years experience in the culinary field. Apply in person with resume to 375 Kingston Rd., Pick- ering, or Email: mark@brunos.ca Mortgages,LoansM $ MONEY $ CONSOLIDATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com Articlesfor SaleA TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT APPLIANCES. Variety of dented fridge's, stoves and laundry available. Also brand new appli- ances, GE dyers $469 and GE washers, $599. Many other new items available. Free local delivery. Call us today, Stephenson's Applianc- es, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576-7448. Articlesfor SaleA CarpetI have several1000 yds. of new Stainmaster and100% Nylon carpet.Will do livingroom and hallfor $389. Includescarpet, pad andinstallation(25 sq. yards)Steve 289.274.5759 CarpetDeals.ca HOT TUB COVERS All Custom covers, all sizes and all shapes, $375.00 plus tax Free delivery. Let us come to your house & measure your tub! Pool safety covers. 905-259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com Firewood FIREWOOD, SEASONED hardwood. Delivered, (905)263-2038. 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Serving Durham Region for 25 years Senior & mid month discounts (905)571-0755 Cars WantedC Service Directory Garage/Yard Sales In Memoriams GILPIN, Robert Thomas- It is with great sadness our family announces the passing of our dear Dad and Grampa Bob, in his 93rd year, on November 1, surrounded by family. Beloved husband of 55 years to the late Ruth (Dorricott). Loving father to Dianne (Mike), Lori (Rocky) and the late Michael. Wonderful Gramps to Julia, Erik, Jenna (Adam) and Sam. Proud GG to Jack. Cherished Uncle Bob to his many nieces, nephews and extended family. Predeceased by his father James, mother Ellen (Leverette), brothers Murray, Ken, Jimmy and sister Edyth (Upton). An incredible man who served overseas in WW2, then returned home and worked hard his whole life to make a great life for his family. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends at the cottage he built on Horseshoe Lake in Minden a very special place for us all. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. "Rest in Peace Son" Donations in memory of Robert to the charity of your choice will be appreciated and acknowledged. A Celebration of Robert's Life will be held on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 332, 111 Hunt St., Ajax from 2 pm. Online condolences may be offered at www.mceachniefuneral.ca. Death NoticesADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE..... CALL OUR CLASSIFIED REP. TODAY AJAX 905-683-0707 Family & friends are encouraged to share their condolences, thoughts and prayers online Call your LOCAL METROLAND MEDIA ADVERTISING CONSULTANT today at 905-579-4400 or 905-683-5110 Did you know? COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP REMAINS VERY STRONG METROLAND PAPERS IN DURHAM WELL READ When it comes to readership, demand for local news remains high. Survey by BrandSpark International in partnership with Metroland Media. 1 74% 1 OF THE LAST 4 ISSUES OF THEIR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER (INCLUDING FLYERS) OF ONTARIANS READ READERSHIP is particularly STRONG IN DURHAM REGIONwith readership topping 82%2 3 WILL READ MORE OR THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR 92% OF PEOPLE 4 AN AVERAGE OF 22 MINUTES IS SPENT READING THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERAND ANY ENCLOSED FLYERS 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 • No v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 32 AP MOSS, Brian George - Passed away with family by his side on Tuesday November 8th, 2016 at the age of 77. Loved and cherished husband and best friend of Susan Moss. Much loved father of Brent Moss (Jenna), Natalie Comeau and her husband Gord, Debbie Dolson and Heather Dolson. Grandfather of Sydney, Ashley and Evan. Loving brother of Godfrey Moss (Gae) and Heather Pilcher (John). Brian will be fondly remembered by nieces, nephews and countless long time friends. Visitation at BARNES MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 5295 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby from 12:00 Noon Saturday (November 12th) until time of celebration of life service in the Barnes Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. In memory of Brian and in lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Messages of condolence and shared memories can be left for the family by visiting barnesmemorialfuneralhome.com TITUS, Joel, age 66, died in his sleep at home on the afternoon of Oct 26, 2016. Joel will be missed by his wife of 36 years Lynn Hawley, his daughter Jennifer and his son known as B2T. He was a loyal husband, devoted father and hard-working business owner. He was also an active member of the Ajax Kinsmen Club and avid ball-player. Joel was an honest retailer in the paint and paper business, operating the St. Clair Paint and Paper Store in the Discovery Bay Plaza in Ajax, as well as the One Stop Paint Shop in Pickering. He readily shared his knowledge about paint and home decor with both home owners and painters. His family invites those who knew him to attend a Celebration of Life at the Ajax Community Centre, 75 Centennial Road, in the Commodore's Room from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. If you chose to attend, please bring a memory (either oral or written) to share at the gathering. We will collect these for our book about Joel's life. BRING CASH NO ATM ON PREMISES FREE PARKING •DOOR PRIZES ADULTS $6.00 •SENIORS $5.00 KIDS 16 & UNDER FREE ONE DAY ONLY! SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 27TH 10:00 AM -4:30 PM Kingsway College 1200 Leland Road,OSHAWA In pArtnerSHIp WItH: www.metrolandshows.com Your donation helps to buy gifts for 45,000 kids TO DONATE by VISA,MasterCard,Discover or AMEX, call 416-869-4847. Online:www.thestar.com/santaclausfund Name................................................................................................................................ 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