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PICKERING -- Larry Noonan is the chairman of the Altona Forest stewardship committee. The group is the winner of this year’s City of
Pickering Environmental Award. Pickering hands out civic awards
CITY HONOURS THOSE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE
KRISTEN CALIS
kcalis@durhamregion.com
PICKERING -- The Civic Complex was full
of emotion when Mayor Dave Ryan handed
out the 2009 Pickering Civic Awards Monday
night.
“It was bittersweet,” said Besham Kishunlal,
who was honoured for bravery.
Mr. Kishunlal and his friends were leaving
Tropix Night club one evening in late Decem-
ber 2008 when the driver of a car, who was
apparently angered by an incident that hap-
pened inside, sped off and hit three innocent
bystanders on their way home. Two survived,
but Mr. Kishunlal’s good friend didn’t make
it.
“We were at the wrong place at the wrong
time I guess,” he said.
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Body of missing man
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PICKERING -- Roadways in south Pickering were closed
ear ly Wednesday after police found the body of a missing
To ronto senior.
Durham officers were assisting Toronto police when
they discovered the remains near the rail line near Brock
Street and Hwy. 401, Sergeant Nancy van Rooy said.
Police confir med the body was that of an 83-year-old
man repor ted missing from his east Toronto home.
“He had been missing for a week,” Sgt. van Rooy
said.
Roads in the area were closed for sometime following
discover y of the body at about 1:30 a.m.
Guns found during
Scugog traffic stop
SCUGOG -- An aler t cop is being credited with seizing
two weapons -- one of them a loaded handgun -- in what
began as a routine traffic stop near Por t Perry Tuesday.
Two men face drug and weapons charges as a result
of the bust, which occurred on Regional Road 21 in the
hamlet of Manchester at about 3:30 p.m.
A Durham officer became suspicious
of the occupants of the vehicle, one of
whom gave a false name when asked
to identify himself.
A search of the rental vehicle
led to the seizure of a loaded 9-
mm handgun and an air pistol.
One suspect was also found
to be in possession of drugs; a
search warrant was later executed
at a Pickering address, leading to the
seizure of more dope, police said.
Dwayne Locksley Campbell, 30 of Denmar Road,
Pickering and David Anthony Francis, 34, of Whitby face
drug and weapons charges.
Guns, drugs seized
during Project Bulldog
DURHAM -- Five guns were seized and more than 40
people were charged during a police crackdown on street-
level drug trafficking in Durham Region.
More than $157,000 wor th of dr ugs, including cocaine,
marijuana, ecstasy and GHB were confiscated dur ing the
Drug Enforcement Unit investigation, which took place
over six weeks in the late winter and early spr ing.
Durham Regional Police also seized more than
$38,000 in cash and three vehicles under proceeds of
crime legislation.
Project Bulldog saw officers execute 12 search war-
rants, 11 of them in Durham, charging 42 people with 132
offences.
SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND
Young singers
AJAX -- Young Singers per-
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spring concert in town May 30.
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PICKERING -- Rib-lovers may want to take
some wet wipes along with their appetites if
they plan to attend Ribfest at Esplanade Park
June 4 to 6.
The Pickering Rotary Ribfest, put on by the
Rotary clubs of Ajax and Pickering, will run
Friday and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m.,
and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. at Espla-
nade Park, One the Esplanade.
“It’s bigger, better and there’s more food
choices,” said Lon
Harnish, Ribfest
chairman.
Eight profes-
sional rib-
bers from
Canada and
the United
States will fire
up their bar-
becues and
offer up a
wide selection
of homemade
cooking.
Alternative food
choices will include bar-
becued chicken, Caribbean
food and beef ribs for those
who don’t eat pork.
The event has a long line-up of live enter-
tainment as well as cool refreshments, a beer
tent, a marketplace, rock climbing, and a car-
nival with games and rides for the kids.
“We really are psyched about the music,”
Mr. Harnish said.
The sound system has improved this year,
and the musical line-up will feature a num-
ber of great cover bands, playing the sounds
of Paul McCartney, the Beach Boys and Elton
John.
The classic car show is also new this year,
and is on Sunday only.
“This year we’re expecting over 70,000,” Mr.
Harnish said.
Money raised will go to the Rouge Valley
Ajax and Pickering hospital, Herizon House,
and the United Way of Ajax and Pickering.
Festival-goers can also support Saint
Paul’s On-the-Hill Community Food Bank,
which hopes to collect enough food to stuff
an Active Green and Ross van in the court-
yard. The first 500 donors will receive a reus-
able bag, and everyone who donates will be
entered into a draw for a home security sys-
tem donated by Knights on Guard
Security.
The committee plans
to make the Ribfest the
greenest one in
Can-
ada. All cups are recyclable and ribs will be
served in compostable containers with com-
postable utensils. Souvenir beer mugs will be
available to avoid beverage waste.
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PICKERING -- Ribs will be on everyone’s
taste buds at the annual Pickering
Rotary Ribfest in the city this weekend.
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PICKERING -- It took 17 firefighters to
put out a fire in an abandoned home in
Pickering Wednesday afternoon.
Pickering Fire Services received a call
of an abandoned home on fire across
from Dunbarton High School on Whites
Road at around 1:40 p.m. Three pumpers
and an aerial vehicle were on the scene,
and the crew was finally able to enter the
home at around 2 p.m.
“It took about half an hour to get it to
the point where we could start entering,”
said platoon chief Geoff Nicholson, add-
ing all that was left was an overhaul to
ensure all areas of the home were clear of
fire.
There appeared to be no one in the
abandoned home, he said.
“It appears to have started in the base-
ment but as far as the ‘how’ we don’t
know,” he said.
Mr. Nicholson estimates the damage to
be around $150,000, and an investigation
into the cause continues.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Fire guts abandoned
Pickering house
SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND
PICKERING -- Pickering firefighers were on the scene of an abandoned house fire on
Whites Road, north of Hwy. 2, on June 2.
AJAX -- Victory Neighbourhood Services
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The camps start on July 5 and run until
Aug. 27 on weekdays. The program is avail-
able to kids aged four to 12 and the cost is
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Registration will be held on June 12 from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 115 Ritchie Ave. at the
Ajax Alliance Church, which is where the
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Ambush, a Kingston-based county-rock trio, performs at
the Brooklin Spring Fair, Thursday, June 3.
Formed in 1993, band members Mark McDonell, Riq
Turner and Jim Wright, have established themselves as
one the busiest bands in the country. “We play a wide
variety of tunes, from country and rock classics to newer
tunes, including some of our own,” explains McDonell.
In 2006, Ambush was crowned champion of the
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BY JEFF MITCHELL
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OSHAWA -- Police are investigating the
suspicious death of a young man whose
body was found in a culvert near a cen-
tral Oshawa high school Wednesday
afternoon.
No cause of death has yet been deter-
mined and police haven’t identified the
deceased, described by Inspector Mario
Lessard as a man in his mid-20s.
“There’s nothing we can determine
right now,” he said. “It’s still in the initial
stages.”
A city worker found the body inside a
culvert that runs under Nassau Street
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Police established a taped-in perimeter
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Uniformed officers were fanning out to
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The forensic identification unit arrived
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Insp. Lessard couldn’t say if there
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An autopsy is likely to be conducted, he
said.
As the investigation continued through
the humid afternoon spectators gath-
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Students were let out of Central Colle-
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JEFF MITCHELL / METROLAND
OSHAWA -- Durham police were on Nassau Street south of Gibb Street Wednesday
afternoon investigating the death of a man in his mid-20s whose body was
found in a culvert. As of press time Wednesday a cause of death had not been
determined.
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The Pickering Central Library
celebrates 20th birthday
BY KRISTEN CALIS
kcalis@durhamregion.com
PICKERING -- Library patrons got to enjoy a slice of cake
last Friday when the busy Pickering spot celebrated its 20th
birthday.
Due to Pickering’s rapidly expanding community in the
1980s, the City chose to build a large central library to meet
the community’s growing needs. And after two years of con-
struction, the Pickering Central Library at One the Espla-
nade opened its doors to the public on May 22, 1990.
Former Lieutenant-Governor Lincoln Alexander was at
the 1990 ceremony to receive a Pickering Public Library
card.
According to library archives, prior to the central branch
opening in 1990, Pickering had seen a number of various
library locations in Brougham, Claremont, Whitevale, Bay
Ridges, Rouge Hill, Greenwood, and the temporary Liv-
erpool branch that was used from 1982 until the central
library opened in 1990. Today, the branches of Claremont,
Whitevale, Greenwood and the Central Library remain. The
Petticoat Creek branch opened in 2001.
In 1990, the Central Library prided itself as being one of
the first libraries in Ontario to have its catalogue online
instead of on index cards. And it loaned out films on 16-mil-
limetre reels.
Today the library features DVDs, iPods, video games,
free Internet access, computer training and downloadable
books.
“The Pickering Central Library has become a cornerstone
of the community both through its excellent collections and
services as well as through its many partnerships with com-
munity agencies,” said library CEO Cathy Grant in a press
release. “This popularity results in over 500,000 visitors to
the Central Library, over 250,000 uses of public computers
and over 800,000 items borrowed annually. Many days you
will find the Central Library bursting at the seams.”
According to Ms. Grant’s blog, library staff remain on the
ball, considering the latest reading gadgets. For example,
staff members are currently testing out e-books such as
Sony e-readers, Kindle and the Apple iPad.
But despite the many changes, the library has kept up
with its programs for children, teens, adults and seniors,
and makes sure to have the latest bestsellers as well as old
favourites, which have kept Pickering’s library clients com-
ing back for the past 20 years.
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COMMUNITY
Pickering
library 20
and counting
CELIA KLEMENZ / METROLAND
PICKERING -- Raphael Maturine, Letitia Shelton and Aisha Walker, from left, tucked into a piece of cake at a 20th
anniversary celebration of the Pickering Central Library on May 21.
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Mr. Kishunlal and three friends received
the bravery award for offering comfort
and basic first aid until emergency medi-
cal services arrived.
“Investigators praised the efforts of
these Good Samaritans who put them-
selves at risk to help others,” said Mayor
Ryan. “Also, thanks to their cooperation,
the offenders were arrested.”
The Altona Forest Stewardship Com-
mittee received the environmental
award.
The committee was formed in 1998
and has a mandate of maintaining and
enhancing the forest’s natural environ-
ment and making it accessible for public
enjoyment and education.
Chairman Larry Noonan has been on
the committee since day one, and was
among the members who accepted the
award. The core committee is made up
of 15 people, but around 75 help out with
various aspects, such as monitoring.
“It’s great to be acknowledged and I’m
talking for the whole committee,” Mr.
Noonan said.
He’s most proud of the complete trail
system the group has created, along with
the trail monitoring that accompanies it.
“The trail system has greatly reduced
illegal use of the forest and vandalism,”
he said, adding garbage dumping and
trees being cut down are two specific
problems that have been reduced.
Mayor Ryan explained the committee
has an informative website and educa-
tional guides about the forest. It’s also
written applications to fund the instal-
lation of enhancements, such as viewing
platforms and elevated boardwalks over
sensitive trail sections.
He praised the group for rehabilitat-
ing an existing pond and creating a new
pond to encourage amphibian and rep-
tile rehabilitation in the forest. By part-
nering with the Toronto Zoo, the com-
mittee found that four desired frog spe-
cies have returned to Altona Forest.
Since 2004 it’s planted 130 seedlings
and more than 100 trees and has fostered
cleanups and rehabilitation projects,
including the removal of invasive spe-
cies, Mayor Ryan said.
“Over the years the committee has
worked in partnership with many agen-
cies to maintain the environmental integ-
rity of Altona Forest, a valued part of our
community,” Mayor Ryan said.
Kevin Cahill, a longtime City employee
and volunteer on many occasions, was
given an individual volunteer award. He
annually organizes the Pickering Terry
Fox Run and has recently taken on the
project of organizing a golf tournament
to support the St. Paul’s On-the-Hill
Community Food Bank.
In the past he’s held a number of tour-
naments to raise money for the Pickering
Recreation Complex expansion in a joint
initiative with the City.
Mr. Cahill accepted the award on behalf
of his late father, Ken Cahill, a big inspi-
ration in his life.
“It’s just an honour to be recognized,”
he said.
THE WINNERS
Bravery/heroism award
Michael Bansavatar
Justin Bilar
Cecil Joseph
Besham Kishunlal
Cole Lemette-Johnston
Lifetime achievement
award
John Earley
Rachel Martell
Dave Northern
Individual volunteer award
Kevin Francis Cahill
Myrna Picotte
Gail Snyders
Service group award
The Knights of Columbus,
Council 11098
Community group award
Pickering Museum Village
Foundation
South Pickering Seniors’
Club
Amateur sports award
Laura Bietola
Landis Doyle
Rob Fraser
Youth volunteer award
Kevin Croswell
Neil Croswell
Renee Faux
Darius Parsons
Youth leadership award
Kyle Ryan
Sustainability award
Rotary Clubs of Ajax and
Pickering
The Home Depot
Pickering
Arts award
June Castanha
Keenan Cummings-Mack-
ey
Jawaid Danish
Mala Mahabir
Cultural Diversity Award
Ashok Bhatia
Raveena Rajasingham
Inamullah Beg Mirza
Economic development
award
Purdue Pharma
Local business award
Allan’s Independent
Grocer
Ontario Power Generation
Environment award
Altona Forest Stewardship
Committee
Access award for
disability issues
Frenchman’s Bay Yacht
Club
Zoia Horne
It was bittersweet. Besham
Kishunlal, bravery award winner
COMMUNITY
Pickering residents honoured
with City’s civic awards
PICKERING from page 1
Relay for Life
this Friday in Oshawa
PICKERING -- Madison Naar is joining
residents from all over Durham Region
this Friday who will unite to help support
those who have survived cancer, and hon-
our those who have been lost.
The Canadian Cancer Society Relay for
Life is a fun, overnight, non-competitive
relay to honour those who have battled the
disease, and to raise funds to find a cure,
precisely why the 13-year-old Pickering
girl has been taking part in the event for
the past five years.
“I relay because I don’t want to lose my
best friend like my mom did; I don’t want
any more parents to lose their kid, I don’t
want any more kids to lose a parent, and
I just don’t want anyone to lose someone
they love or have to suffer through the long
battle,” Madison wrote on her Relay for Life
fundraising page.
She’s been bouncing back and forth
between first and second place for top
online fundraiser far this year, having
raised more than $9,000 already.
The relay takes place from 7 p.m. to 7
a.m. at Maxwell Heights Secondary School,
Oshawa, 1100 Coldstream Dr.
Pledges for Madison can made online by
visiting the website and clicking on ‘pledge
a participant’ in the Oshawa relay section.
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support and advice for your next move.
Assess Yourself!
www.livinglifecycles.com
1-888-552-1860
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Ajax
& Pickering
Locations
Flyers in Today’s Paper
If you did not receive your News Advertiser/fl yers OR
you are interested in a paper route call Circulation
at 905-683-5117. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 6:30 Sat. 9 - 1:00
Your Carrier will be around to collect an optional
delivery charge of $6.00 every three weeks.
Carrier of The Week
Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy
paper, can be recycled with the rest of your newspaper
through your blue box Recycling program.
SAVE TIME, SAVE MONEY View
Flyers/Coupons At
* Delivered to selected households only
8 Salem Rd South
Ajax, ON L1S 7T7
279 Kingston Rd. E. Ajax
260 Kingston Rd. E. Ajax (in Home Depot)
1105 Kingston Rd. Pickering (in Home Depot)
255 Salem Rd. S. D#1
42 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax
465 Bayly St. W. #5, Ajax
1889 Brock Rd., Pickering
300 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax
6 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax
* Brooklin Concrete Ajax/Pick.
* Canadian Tire Ajax/Pick.
* Durham Region Health Ajax/Pick.
* Focacia’s Ajax
* Food Basics Ajax/Pick.
* Future Shop Ajax/Pick.
* Giant Tiger Ajax/Pick.
* International Pool & Spa Ajax/Pick.
* Labelle Spa Pick.
* Loblaws Pick.
* Longo’s Pick.
* M & M Auction Ajax
* M & M Meats Ajax/Pick.
* Magic Windows Ajax/Pick.
* Metro Ajax/Pick.
* No Frills Ajax/Pick.
* Pharma Plus Ajax/Pick.
* Price Chopper Ajax/Pick.
* Real Canadian Superstore Ajax/Pick.
* Sobey’s Ajax/Pick.
* Solutions Ajax/Pick.
* Sure Fit Ajax/Pick.
* The Bay Ajax/Pick.
* Toys R Us Ajax/Pick.
* Walmart Ajax/Pick.
* Your Independent Grocer Ajax/Pick.
* Zellers Ajax/Pick.
Today’s carrier of the
week is Adam who
enjoys golf & boxing.
Adam has received
a dinner and sub’s
compliments
of McDonald’s, Boston
Pizza and Subway.
Congratulations
Adam for being our
Carrier of the Week.
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
REGARDING REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
On June 23, 2010 the Council of the Region of Durham will hold a public meeting,
pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. The public meeting will
be held to explain the proposed amendment to Regional Development Charges By-law
No. 44-2008 and the related underlying background study and to obtain public input on
the proposed amendment and study. The purpose of the amendment is to waive the
scheduled indexing of Regional development charges for a period of one year, imposed
under By-law No. 44-2008.
All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Meeting of Council and any person
who attends the meeting may make representations relating to the proposed by-law
amendment. The meeting is to be held:
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
10:00 a.m.
The Regional Council Chambers
605 Rossland Road East
Whitby, Ontario
In order that sufficient information is made available to the public, copies of the proposed
by-law amendment and the supporting background study are being made available as of
June 8, 2010 from the office of the Regional Clerk at 605 Rossland Road East, Level 1,
P.O. Box 623, Whitby, ON, L1N 6A3, 905-668-4113 (ext 2054). The information will also
be posted on the Regional website at www.durham.ca on June 8, 2010.
Interested persons may express their comments at the Public Meeting and/or in writing
addressed to the Regional Clerk at the above address no later than 5:00 p.m. on June
16, 2010. All submissions received in writing and those opinions expressed at the Public
Meeting will be considered prior to Council’s decision, which is anticipated to be
addressed during the regular Regional Council meeting of June 23, 2010.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Mary Simpson, Director of Financial
Planning and Purchasing, Regional Finance Department at 905-668-4113 (ext. 2301).
P.M. Madill, A.M.C.T., CMM III
Regional Clerk
YOUTH
Pickering girl a top fundraiser in cancer society’s relay
RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND
PICKERING -- Twelve-year-old Madison Naar, right, and her friend
Lauren Arendse, also 12, are taking part in the Canadian Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life on June 4. Madison was at the Boston Pizza
in Pickering recently where the restaurant agreed to donate 10 per
cent of their sales to her fundraising efforts. Last year, she raised
almost $5,000 and she is aiming for $8,000 this year.
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COMMUNITY
Free barbecue offered
in Pickering on Friday
PICKERING -- Hot pink ice
cream trucks and big rigs with
mobile grills roll into town this
Friday to offer free barbecue
fare and sweet cold treats at the
Pickering Loblaws.
The travelling President’s
Choice Canada’s Biggest Bar-
becue Tour, which is visiting
57 Canadian neighbourhoods,
stops in Pickering June 4.
The Pickering Loblaws is at
1792 Liverpool Rd., at Kingston
Road; the barbecue runs from 1
to 6 p.m.
A detailed schedule, and a
chance to enter to win a PC
barbecue party can be found
online.
For more information:
VISIT www.pc.ca
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