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Home My WebLink AboutNA2021_08_05THURSDAY AUGUST 5, 2021 telMAX is one of the newest and possibly most advanced, customer focused Telecom providers in Can- ada. HeadquarteredinrobustDurham Region, telMAX is in the midst of an exciting large-scale pure fibre build which will enable local resi- dents to live, work and play in their own communities. Until now, long commutes, frus- trating congestion and expensive travelcostshavebeenpartofwork- ing in the Greater Toronto Area. All that is now changing. Over the last 5 years, telMAX has been quietly building an elite Regional Carrier with the technical muscle and sophistication to deliv- er best-in-class customer service. “We have built a cutting edge, pure fibre communications infra- structure specifically designed for DurhamRegion”,saystelMAXCEO Zsombor Burany. “The old carri- ers struggle to match this because their aging copper networks are a huge drag on their performance, and even when they add fibre those networks can’t be removed.” Continued on page 2 Allison Carter cuts the ribbon to celebrate being the first customer connected with telMAX 100% Pure Fibre in Brooklin, ON. Zsombor Burany (Chief Executive Officer), Zunaid Haroon (Chief Operations Officer) David Keegstra (ChiefTechnical Officer) andWendy Castillo McFarlane (Vice-President of Sales and Marketing) join in to celebrate. LocaltelMAXbringsworld-classconnectiontoDurham dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 2 1 | 2 Continuedfrompage1 Buranyalsoexplains, “any communica- tions network is only as good as its weakest link. Running high speed fibre to your home doesn’t work well if most of your network is still on old, slow copper. Without pure fibre, speed and especially reliability, go down.” While the equip- ment used by telMAX is also available to all Carriers, telMAX only uses pure fibre net- works, allowing them toeasilyintroduceand implement the newest technology without retrofitting old sys- tems. By providing affordable, high-per- formance and reliable communications, tel- MAX hopes to im- prove people’s lives by giving them more op- tions when it comes to work, school and play. Ideally, telMAX wants to give customers the one thing they need the most, more time. As is the case in ev- ery competitive mar- ketplace, with telMAX aggressively providing fibre to Durham resi- dents, legacy carriers aretakingnotice.They are just now unveiling a patchwork plan in response to the cus- tomer focused infra- structure telMAX has been carefully plan- ning and putting in place. At telMAX, we know, it’s the consum- er who benefits most when companies fair- ly compete for their business. With telMAX now in the mix, Durham residents are finally getting the customer support, elite service and world-class prod- uct they have always deserved. Customers ready for fibre first telMAX technology The telMAX team was joined by Don Mitchell (Mayor ofWhitby) along with RyanTurnbell (MP ofWhitby) to award Allison with a certificate to celebrate this monumental step towards the most advanced internet infrastructure in Ontario. 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Residents can parkfor free in designated areas by registering their vehi-cle online.It's $20 for non-resi-dents to register their ve- hicle, and those who don'treceive a ticket for $60.Only residents living in the Paradise Beach areacan park their registeredvehicle on streets signed'No Parking - Registered Local Residents ParkingOnly' on weekends andpublic holidays.The Town of Ajax pro-vided Durhamregion.comwith the latest data. Hereare the numbers provided prior to the August longweekend:•6,436 vehicles havebeen registered by resi- dents•2,300 visitors have parked and paid •1,009 tickets have beenissued for vehicles parkedwithout permits•250 tickets have beenissued for other parkingoffences (parked not in aspace, parking on grass, parking on drive isle,parked in an accessiblespace, for example.)"Based on the prelimi- nary results, we believethe program is creating a more accessible, enjoyable and safe designation foreveryone, said Town ofAjax spokesperson Ra-chael Wraith. "We contin- ue to collect feedback anddata for assessment to re-port back to council in the fall." The plan will be in ef-fect in the Waterfront areato manage increased park- ing on weekends and pub-lic holidays until Sept. 15. 1,000 TICKETS ISSUED AT AJAX WATERFRONT SINCE MAY KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com The Town of Ajax has handed out more than 1,000 tickets to drivers violating the waterfront parking rules. Wikimedia Commons photo COUNCIL AJAX WATERFRONTPARKING PLAN IS IN EFFECT UNTILSEPT. 15 Three units in a Kings- ton Road housing develop-ment in Pickering were se-verely damaged in a fire July 28.The three units werepart of a four-unit buildingat 1580 Kingston Rd., be- tween Valley Farm andBrock roads. The units areoperated by the Durham Region Non-Profit HousingCorporation.Three units — num-bered 1, 2 and 3 — suffered fire and smoke damage,while Unit 4 suffered somewater damage, PickeringFire Chief John Hagg said.The blaze began atabout 1:50 p.m. on July 28."It appears to have start- ed in Unit 2 and spread. Itgot up into the attic," Haggadded.Firefighters aggressive- ly attacked the blaze "tokeep it from spreading fur- ther," he said. There were no injuriesto the public or firefight-ers.The cause is under in- vestigation and the Officeof the Fire Marshal hasbeen notified, Hagg noted. The fire marshal andDurham Regional Policewill investigate the cause,he said. The affected units arenow uninhabitable. FIRE SEVERELY DAMAGES HOUSES IN PICKERING Pickering fire crews battled a blaze on Kingston Road on Wednesday, July 28. 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We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Published letters will appear in print and/or online at durhamregion.com Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please call 905-683-5117. OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT DURHAMREGION.COM Her excitement wascontagious — Barb Haynes of Whitby phoning to tell me about the abundance of life she'd just found aroundmilkweed flowers when out for her morning walk. I sat there grinning andnodding, phone to my ear, as she described different critters she'd discovered: flies, bees and beetles, fly-ing about and nectaring. "A whole ecosystem — is that the right word?" she asked, while I recalled sim- ilar scenes I'd witnessed myself. Bright red milkweedbeetles and milkweed bugs, their vivid colouring warning that they'd be tox- ic to anyone daring to eat them, just as monarch but- terflies' orange wings do. Crab spiders curled up on aflowerette, hiding in plain sight and waiting to grab a hover fly, a wasp, an ant. I pictured fat, buzzybumblebees crawling across a lavender globe, bending it with theirweight as they guzzled and sucked. Dennis and I happened to be up in HaliburtonCounty the very next day, checking our 10-kilometre square for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, which includes his family farm. As soon as we'd unload-ed the cooler and gear I hurried out behind the barn to the milkweed patch there, one of my favourite spots in the world, only to find a lot of stalks without flowers — due to the severedrought in early summer? Many had blossoms not open yet, pink pompoms on dangling threads. One worn-looking mon- arch was flitting about, lay- ing eggs on the tips of milk-weed leaves. A young grasshopper perched atop one, a great vantage point overlookingthe thigh-high grasses and other wildflowers, then leaped into space as I bentto bury my nose in a near- by bloom, inhaling the very sweetest scent of sum- mer.Lucky me, I'd already had a heady fix of it while taking part in the Petro- glyphs Butterfly Count, at a more southerly latitude, the weekend before. Den- nis and I puttered along aforest access road through the game reserve, our sec- tion of the count circle, searching for milkweed in flower. Small stands, edging ev- ery wetland we came to,were covered with prize butterflies sipping the abundant nectar: great spangled and Atlantis frit- illaries, velvety brown mourning cloaks, exuber- ant little northern cres-cents and lots of monarchs — we counted 75 that day. Some milkweed globes were positively drippingwith tiny skippers — duns, rare dions, broad-winged and numerous mulberrywings, the last ID'd by a yel- low "airplane" shape on their hindwing. And my fa- vourite butterflies of all:hairstreaks, grey-blue, mid-size ones with elegant lines on their wings, tiny tails and a few blue and or- ange blotches. So many ex- quisite insects love milk- weed! Margaret Carney is anature-appreciation col- umnist for MetrolandDurham newspapers. Shelikes to write all about her different bird sightings,most times spotted rightfrom her own backyard. MILKWEED A LIQUID FEAST FOR MANY BUGS SHORT-STAFFING CONCERNS UNION LEADER To the editor:As the president ofCUPE Local 53, which rep- resents about 500 workersemployed by the Town ofWhitby, I am concernedabout two recent letters to the editor decrying theCouncil's decision to pro-vide a paid day off for town employees. We share the letter writ-ers' concern for account-ability of tax dollars as Whitby residents and tax-payers ourselves. But instead of focusing on $50,000 (merely 0.03 percent of the $137.8 millionWhitby budget), we want tohighlight the millions of dollars unaccounted for asthe town continues thepractice of "gapping" - ornot filling vacant positionsin multiple departments toleave us short-staffed byabout 10 per cent. Where is this money going? In its 2020-22 Business Plan, the town noted thatexisting staffing levelswere not keeping up with the pace of growth, andthat it would need to investin an additional 15 staff an-nually to maintain service levels. And yet, Whitby isfurther downsizing. This has consequences for the quality of publicservices in the form of re-duced efficiencies in snowremoval, longer wait times for permit approvals andprocessing, and dimin-ished capacity for bylawenforcement, among otherproblems.Gapping also has ad-verse health effects for workers overburdenedwith additional workloads,with long-term conse-quences for mental health and, subsequently, produc-tivity (which means lowervalue for tax dollars). Mayor Mitchell rightlypoints out that our WasteDepartment staff have col- lected 25 per cent more waste in the pandemic. Butthe higher productivity isunsustainable and has the potential to increase over-time costs as workers getburnt out. Many of our members - not all, as about 150 contin-ue to be laid off - benefitedfrom the Staff Apprecia- tion Day and are grateful tothe councillors who votedfor it, although we hadn'tasked for it. But let's not miss the for-est for the trees. We deservebetter accountability andtransparency, and we de- serve great public servicesfor all residents of Whitby.We can and should achieve both. ROB RADFORD,PRESIDENT, CUPE LOCAL 53 SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM LETTERS & COMMENTARY MARGARET CARNEY Column 7 | Pic k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 2 1 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m @cityofpickering Weekly Community Page August 5 Customer Care Centre 905.683.7575 (24 hour line) customercare@pickering.capickering.ca Upcoming Public Meetings Date Meeting/Location Time Aug5 PickeringAnti-BlackRacismTaskforce Forlocationandmeetingdetailscheck: https://calendar.pickering.ca/council 7:00pm DuetoCOVID-19andthePremier’sEmergencyOrderstolimit gatheringsandmaintainphysicaldistancing,meetingdetailsare subjecttochange.PleasevisittheCitywebsiteorcall905.420.2222 fordetails. ForServicedisruptionnotificationcall1.866.278.9993 TheCityofPickeringisinvitingallartiststosubmit artwork(s)fortheAnnualCommunityBannerProgram. Usingasingleoravarietyofmediums,artistsareaskedto highlighttheculture,heritage,anddiversityoftheCityof Pickeringthroughthetheme:Live,Work,Play,Inspire. Applytoday!Callcloseseachyear,onthe2ndThursday ofSeptember. pickering.ca/culture 905.420.4620 COVID-19CityResponse GetthelatestinformationonCityservices,closures, businesssupports,communityresources,andmoreat pickering.ca/covid19. HauntedGhostWalks DiscoverPickering’shauntedpast--ifyoudare. Takeaguidedwalkingtourofthehistoricvillageatnightand hearstoriesfromthepastthatstillhauntustoday. Learn aboutparanormalinvestigationsthathavefoundevidence ofspiritsandghosts,andhearstoriesofpasttragediesthat actuallytookplaceinPickering’spast. 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Stay Informed. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, we will be making some changes to our website and newsletter. In regards to Canada’s federal government advising against all unnecessary travel, we will not be promoting any ﬂights, travel deals and travel packages until further notice. But, just because our travel deals have been put on hold, our team is dedicated to providing YOU, our amazing subscribers, with inspiring and informative blog content during this time! If you haven’t done so yet, please sign up for our weekly newsletter so we can keep you up to date! Please Visit Travelalerts.ca for fresh travel content, exclusive tips and more! dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Pic k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 2 1 | 10 based on your income."Nicole Gibson, execu-tive director of the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade, sent a letter to representa-tives from both the provin-cial and federal govern- ments requesting contin-ued support for the busi-ness community.Among numerous re- quests, it asks the provin-cial government to specifi-cally "advocate for the con-tinuation of important fed-eral programs through therecovery period, includingthe Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and CanadaEmergency Business Ac-count." Whitby Chamber of Commerce CEO NataliePrychitko explained limits of people inside establish-ments, time between cli- ents, and costs in terms ofpersonal protective equip-ment and cleaning all affectbusinesses as they slowly reopen."For businesses who arefollowing these protocols who have just reopened inthe middle of July, it feelslike that September date isquite a cliff," she said. Prychitko said there areconcerns that by cutting offsupport to businesses inSeptember, "we will see a significant change in suc-cess for businesses. Theyare counting on these sup- ports and have been forquite some time." Emily Hogveen, spokes-person for Pickering-Ux- bridge MPP and minister offinance Peter Bethlenfalvy, said the province has intro-duced a number of support programs for small busi-nesses split between grantsand rebates. "These include the Onta- rio Small Business SupportGrant, between its two pay-ments totalling $2.95 billion to nearly 110,000 business-es," she said. Gibson's letter did askthat the province open a third round of applicationsto eligible businesses forthis grant in particular.Hogveen noted the in- troduction of the PropertyTax Rebate and EnergyCost Rebates for eligible businesses required toclose or significantly re-strict services to get back100 per cent of their report- ed property tax. "We will continue to work closely with smallbusinesses going forward," she said.Bonnie Wrightman,manager of business devel-opment at the Clarington Board of Trade and Officeof Economic Development,said "We support the mes- saging of our colleaguesacross the region and prov-ince including the OntarioChamber of Commerce as it relates to the needs of theClarington Business Com-munity."Pickering-Uxbridge MP Jennifer O'Connell saidmuch of the 2021 federalbudget focused on the re- covery side for businesses.She spoke of numerousnew or enhanced pro-grams, including the Cana- da Small Business Financ-ing Program, for which eli- gibility has been expanded. The feds will also lowerthe cost of credit card trans-action fees, and funding toregional development agencies will be increasedand run beyond September. The federal government are also talking about anemergency wage subsidyand extending it into No-vember if necessary, as well as sector-specific supports."We're going to keep monitoring and we're going to be flexible because obvi-ously with the pandemic asthere were twists and turnswe had to adjust as well," O'Connell said. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Durhamregion-.com saw the letter from theAjax-Pickering Board ofTrade asking the govern- ment for help, and chose tolook into the issue. NEWS Continued from page 3 Whitby Chamber of Commerce CEO Natalie Prychitko says local business owners are worried about what will happen if federal government supports ends in September. Jason Liebregts/Metroland FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS COULD END IN SEPTEMBER A lot of little things can add up to big things. 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Get started today at destinationontario.com Pickering's long-await- ed casino has opened itsdoors.The casino portion of Pickering Casino Resortopened July 26, with the re-mainder of the resort ex-pected to open in 2022. When COVID-19 restric-tions lift, the new casinowill offer about 2,400 slot machines, just under 100live table games and about140 "live dealer" stadiumgaming terminals, In this first phase ofopening a limited numberof slot machines and tablesgames are open to ensurephysical distancing. "The opening of the casi-no at Pickering Casino Re- sort is yet another step to-wards our company's re-covery from the impact ofCOVID-19 and means an- other 600 jobs created inthe Durham Region in this first phase of the property'sopening," says Terrance Doyle, interim CEO atGreat Canadian GamingCorporation, which also operates Durham's othertwo casinos — Casino Ajaxand Great Blue Heron Casi-no. Reservations are not re-quired to visit the Picker-ing casino. Walk-ups areaccepted on a first-come, first-served basis, occu-pancy permitting.When Pickering Casino Resort is completed, it willinclude a 2,500-seat thea-tre, 350-seat entertainmentlounge, several restau- rants and a hotel towerwith 275 rooms and a spa. LONG-AWAITED PICKERING CASINO OPENS ITS DOORS The Pickering Casino Resort, at 888 Durham Live Ave., Pickering, opened on July 26. Susie Kockerscheidt/Metroland NEWS The Scugog Island FirstNation claims the Ontario government has breachedan agreement that limitedthe number of gaming halls in Durham, leading to theopening of a "mega-casino"in Pickering.With the Pickering Casi- no Resort opening its doorsto gambling enthusiasts onJuly 26, the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nationcontinued to voice their op-position to the rival gamingden that same day by claim- ing the province permittedthe new casino to "operatein close proximity" to theGreat Blue Heron Casino "in spite of previous agree-ments which limited thenumber of gaming facilities in Durham Region."When asked about anyagreements with the Scu-gog Island First Nation re- garding casino limits inDurham, the province did not provide a response to any direct questions."OLG values its long-standing relationship withthe Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and weare always seeking to buildon our shared success," said Rui Brum, a spokespersonfor the OLG. "We will be re-sponding to MSIFN directlyon these issues and it would be inappropriate to com-ment further."The Scugog Island gam- bling hall first opened inearly 1997 and operated ahybrid charity facility withthe OLG -- the Scugog First Nation conducted and man-aged the gaming tableswhile the government agen-cy oversaw the slot ma- chines. In 2016, the ScugogIsland First Nation enteredinto an agreement with the province that would see thecasino converted to a com-mercial establishment andthe MSIFN receive a share of the revenues.The Scugog First Nation still owns the building and lands it sits on, but leasesthe property.A year later, in 2017, theprovince announced that the Great Canadian Gam-ing Corporation, based inBritish Columbia, and Brookfield Business Part-ners from Toronto werechosen to operate and rede-velop the Great Blue Heron casino, Ajax Downs racetrack and Woodbine in To-ronto in a deal that gave the consortium the rights to thecasinos for 22 years.During discussions lead-ing up to that agreement, amidst the province's newmodernization strategy forgambling facilities in Onta-rio, the MSIFN initially balked at the changes, fear-ing additional casinoswould saturate the market and "cannibalize" local rev-enues.When that 2017 an-nouncement was made, MSIFN chief Kelly LaRoccaexpressed concerns that "cannibalization" remains on the minds of the ScugogIsland First Nation if therewere to be redevelopment and expansion of a newgambling facility in eitherAjax or Pickering, as well asthe introduction of a mas- sive new casino centre atWoodbine.While those deals were signed under the formerLiberal provincial govern-ment, the MSIFN claimedin its July 26 press release that Progressive Conserva-tive Premier Doug Fordtrampled on those agree-ments after sweeping topower in June 2018."Without any manner ofnotice to MSIFN, the Ford government passed regula-tions to allow the PickeringCasino Resort to operate inbreach of the government's commitments with MSIFNto not operate any new casi-no in the GTA within close proximity (to) MSIFN'sGreat Blue Heron Casino,"said the statement.The two casinos are lo- cated about 50 kilometresapart. 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The Canadians now ad-vance to the gold medal fi-nal Thursday against Swe- den. Jessie Fleming scoredin the 74th minute on a pen-alty kick to give the lead and the first win for Cana-da over the American inmore than 20 years in wom-en's soccer. Canada is guaranteed athird straight Olympicmedal after claiming bronze at the 2012 LondonOlympics and the 2016 RioGames. Win or lose, this will be Canada's best-everOlympic result in women'ssoccer, following bronzemedals at London 2012 and Rio 2016. With four members ofthe team hailing from Dur- ham Region, Allysha Chap-man of Courtice, NichellePrince of Ajax, Jayde Rivi-ere and second goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan of Whitby,the Canadians play for goldon Thursday at 10 p.m.(Eastern Time). DURHAM PLAYERS OFF TO GOLD MEDAL SOCCER GAMENEWS From left, Allysha Chapman of Courtice, Nichelle Prince of Ajax, Kailen Sheridan of Whitby and Jayde Riviere of Pickering will don the Canadian jerseys for the opening match against Japan. Both teams are ranked in the Top 10, with Canada in the No. 8 spot and Japan at No. 10. Team Canada photo On the opening day ofthe 2020 Olympics, thepresident of the CanadianOlympic Committee (COC) acknowledged reports of agrowing number of CO-VID-19 cases in Tokyo con- nected to the Games. According to Reuters,Olympics organizers had re- ported 148 Games-relatedCOVID-19 cases as of July 26. Tricia Smith, the four-time Olympian who headsthe COC, said organizers expected to see some casesand that "the system isworking" to limit thespread. "There's no 'zero risk' inlife. There's only more riskand less risk. In this case, with the pandemic, themark of success is not zerocases, it's making sure thecases are identified, traced and cared for as soon aspossible, and that onwardtransmission is mini- mized," Smith said. "Therewill be cases at the Gamesand there have been, but they're being identifiedand managed." While these cases are es-pecially significant as theproducts of an ongoing vi- ral pandemic, this isn't thefirst time the modernGames have been the site ofan infectious disease out- break. According to astudy from October 2020 ti-tled The Tokyo Olympic Games and the Risk of CO-VID-19, outbreaks are rareand have mostly involvedcases of respiratory tract or gastrointestinal infec-tions recorded at Summerand Winter Games be- tween 1984 and 2015.Here are some of thoseoutbreaks. 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Officials recorded 36cases of influenza amongparticipants during the 2002 Games. 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS, VANCOUVER, B.C.During the Vancouver Games, a measles outbreakinfected 82 people. 2012 SUMMER GAMES, LONDON, U.K.In 2012, 47 sexually trans-mitted infections were diag-nosed among international visitors attending theGames. These includedeight cases of chlamydia and 15 infections. None ofthe infections includedcases of HIV or syphilis. 2014 WINTER GAMES, SOCHI, RUSSIA The 2014 Games saw 249illnesses among 2,788 ath-letes, or 8.9 illnesses for ev- ery 100 athletes. More thanhalf, 58 per cent, werecaused by infectious dis-eases, including respirato- ry tract and gastrointesti-nal infections. 2016 SUMMER GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZILDuring the 2016 Games,which were attended by11,274 athletes, 202 people were diagnosed with respi-ratory tract infections and131 reported gastrointestinal symptoms. Surprisingly, al-though the Games tookplace during a Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, no cases of Zika were reported amongathletes and attendees. 2018 WINTER GAMES, PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREABefore the 2018 Gameseven began, a norovirus out- break affected 172 volun-teers staying at hostels, aswell as four athletes. DuringGames, 42 members of Fin- land's 112-person teamcaught the common cold,and more than 1,402 athletes visited clinics in Pyeong-chang's Olympic Village forillnesses, of which 107 werediagnosed with respiratory tract infections.Testing revealed nine dif-ferent respiratory viruses were circulating, includingtwo coronaviruses, influen-za B and human rhinovirus. WHAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES HAVE SPREAD AT PAST OLYMPIC GAMES? MEGAN DELAIRE mdelaire@toronto.com LONG BEFORECOVID-19, THEREWAS NOROVIRUS,MEASLES ANDCHLAMYDIA 17 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 2 1 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Are you looking for local home improvement professionals? Visit durhamtradeshows.ca for informative articles and live links. Support local. Shop local. 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Certain conditions, exclusions and underwriting eligibility rules apply. ®Forgive and Forget is a trademark owned by CAA Insurance Company. ®CAA trademarks are owned by, and use is authorized by, the Canadian Automobile Association. We Provide Summer- Adventures- Your-Way Coverage Got a summer adventure planned? Before you go explore in an RV, escape to the cottage or uncover some local hidden gems, check that your auto insurance covers you properly. A licensed CAA Insurance 1 Agent can help. With about five weeks togo until the start of theschool year, how many youth in Durham are fullyvaccinated against CO-VID-19? As of July 31, data fromthe Durham Region HealthDepartment shows 74 percent of Durham youth ages 12 to 17 have one dose and 51per cent have both doses.Uxbridge is the munici-pality with the highest rateof youth vaccination, 79 percent of youth had one shotas of July 31 and 63 per cent had both. Oshawa had thelowest youth vaccinationrate as of July 31 with 68 percent of youth having re- ceived one shot and 43 percent of youth fully vacci- nated. A statement from the health department says ef-forts are being made tomake vaccines easily acces-sible to youth — all mass vaccination clinics in Dur-ham are now taking walk-ins for anyone 12 and older. "Durham Region PublicHealth and Region of Dur-ham Paramedic Serviceshave also offered several mobile walk-in clinics overthe last few weeks, provid-ing ready access to vaccineto all residents 12 and old-er," the statement notes."These mobile walk-in clin-ics have been held in many communities across Dur-ham Region in an effort toprovide service closer tohome and make it easier and more accessible to re-ceive vaccine in local neighbourhoods."The health department is addressing vaccine hesi-tancy among parents ofyouth 12 to 17 by providinginformation on vaccine safety for children, reasonsfor vaccinating children and vaccine effectivenesson its website and sharing information through localschool boards and commu-nity organizations. "Residents are also in- vited to call the DurhamHealth Connection Line where they can speak witha public health nurse about their questions and con-cerns," the health depart-ment notes. On July 27 Ontario's chief medical officer ofhealth Dr. Kieran Moore announced students who are not vaccinated willhave to spend more timeisolating than vaccinated students if they are ex-posed to COVID-19. Students who are fullyvaccinated and exposed will be able to return toschool immediately if theytest negative for COVID. Those who aren't vaccinat-ed and are exposed willhave to self-isolate for 10days and pass two COVID tests, with a failed test lead-ing to another 10 days off,Moore said. "You can see that has thepotential for up to 20 daysfrom school directly be-cause you weren't immu- nized and because youwere infectious to othersand putting others at risk,"Moore said. "There is an advantage — just beingpresent in school (and) fullparticipation in sports and activities — to being immu-nized, and I hope parentsand students see that ad-vantage." –With files from TorstarNews Service HOW MANY DURHAM YOUTH ARE VACCINATED? JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com NEWS HALF OF 12 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS HAD BOTH COVID VACCINE DOSES AS OF JULY 31 One of the first clients to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Durham, administered at Lovell Drugs in Whitby. Jason Liebregts/Metroland dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 2 1 | 18 Put your deliveries in the hands of the right people Metroland Parcel Services helps large-scale businesses deliver packages to customers across Ontario in a reliable, affordable and timely manner. But don’t just take our word for it: “Metroland is a game-changer for Us. They exceed all expectations of our partnership goals of reliability, value and simplicity. We consider them outstanding partners and a real competitive advantage.” - Vic Bertrand, President & CEO of Toys R Us Canada Visit our website at metrolandparcelservices.ca Scan for more information A new unit to protectchildren and youths fromsex trafficking is coming to Durham Region. The provincial govern-ment is providing $11.5 mil-lion over three years to set up specialized interventionteams in Durham and To-ronto. The Children at Risk ofExploitation (CARE) Unitswill pair child protectionworkers with police officers on the front lines to identifyand find children and youthwho are being sex trafficked,connect victims and fami-lies to services, and investi-gate and hold offenders ac-countable. The Durham RegionCARE Unit is a partnershipbetween Durham Children'sAid Society, Dnaagdawen- mag Binnoojiiyag Child &Family Services and Dur- ham Regional Police Ser-vice. "In research and litera- ture on human trafficking inCanada, it is acknowledgedthat Indigenous women andgirls are overrepresented as survivors of human traffick-ing and sexual exploitation.It is alarming to note that while Indigenous womenonly make up 4 per cent ofthe Canadian population,they roughly make up 50 per cent of the trafficking vic-tims," said Amber Crowe,executive director, Dnaagda-wenmag Binnoojiiyag Child &Family Services.Jane McKenna, associateminister of children and women's issues, said in astatement: "Protecting chil-dren and youth, especiallythose within the child wel- fare system, is vital in ourwork to fighting human traf- ficking across the province."These new CARE Unitswill be dedicated to finding children who are at high riskof trafficking and protectingthem from further victim-ization. This is another strong action our govern-ment is taking to keep chil-dren and youth safe from this horrific crime," McKen-na added.The Durham and Toron-to units will work with local anti-human-trafficking ser-vice providers, as well aswith the province's newlyopened dedicated residences for child and youth victimsof human trafficking in eachregion. Building on partnershipsbetween Indigenous andnon-Indigenous children'said societies, Indigenous li- aison workers in each CAREUnit will help ensure inter- ventions involving Indige- nous children and youth areculturally responsive, safeand respectful. "Today's announcementfurther underlines our gov-ernment's commitment toend human trafficking and reinforces our pledge tobuild awareness, protect vic-tims, provide support for survivors and hold offend-ers accountable," said Solici-tor General Sylvia Jones.The government noted in anews release that, in Onta-rio, the most common formof human trafficking is sex trafficking.The average ageof recruitment into sex traf-ficking in Canada is 13 yearsold. Almost two thirds of known human traffickingvictims identified by policewere under the age of 25.Young women and girls are particularly vulnerableto being targeted, especiallythose from Indigenous, Black and other racializedcommunities and childrenand youth in care, thoughboys, men and people who are 2SLGBTQQIA are also atrisk. NEW DURHAM UNIT WILL DEAL WITH SEX TRAFFICKING CRIME As summer heats up inAjax, residents are encour- aged to stay safe with timelytips and reminders fromAjax Fire and EmergencyServices during the Town of Ajax's first-ever SummerSafety with Ajax Fire virtu-al event. Residents canwatch and participate live- from the comfort of homeon Thursday, Aug. 19 at 11a.m. at ajax.ca/livestream. The free one-hour spe-cial covers a variety of top-ics, including cooking, car-bon monoxide and smoke alarms, and water safety. "With summer comes many enjoyable seasonal activities, but with fun alsocomes the responsibility ofbeing safe," said Shelley Langer, fire prevention in-spector. "It's imperativethat we teach new genera-tions the importance of fol- lowing precautions not onlyfor their own safety, but thesafety of others. It's our hope that people will watch,remember and share thisbroadcast so we can ulti-mately save lives." 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The track is shared withfreight trains, which cancause VIA delays and limitthe number of trains thatcan be scheduled. To improve service, thefederal government plansto build a new high-fre-quency rail service that would run north of the GTAthrough Durham regionand Peterborough, through Ottawa into Quebec.The plan is to use bothexisting and new railtracks, and the new service would be electrified withprocurement starting in2021 and the new service beginning in 2030. In making a case for it, federal officials predicted itcould shave 90 minutes offthe trip from Toronto to Ot- tawa. Currently, it takes be-tween four hours and 20minutes and four hoursand 50 minutes for the trip, depending on the numberof stops. Trains would trav-el at speeds up to 200 kilo- metres per hour on thehigh-frequency rail routes.VIA expects significant-ly improved efficiency without freight trains onthe tracks. Estimates arethat on-time service wouldimprove from the current 67 per cent to as much as 95per cent.Regional chair John Henry said he would haveliked to see a stop in Dur-ham along the new north-ern route to Ottawa. There are only three stopsplanned between Torontoand the Ottawa area: Eglin- ton, Peterborough andSmiths Falls.However, he acknowl-edged that fewer stops mean faster rail routes.The map released by VIAshows a connection be- tween Brockville and Smiths Falls, which would connect the south routethat runs through the Osh-awa VIA station to Ottawa. Henry said he doesn'tbelieve the new service willmake the Oshawa VIA sta-tion redundant. "I don't think it will af-fect that corridor at all, it'sanother avenue to support high (frequency) railacross the region," saidHenry.The regional chair said the new services wouldbenefit Durham's growingpopulation."By the time they get this built, there will beabout a million people inour region." Henry regularly travelsto Ottawa for meetings andsaid he often makes thedrive there and back in the same day.Better train service toOttawa would mean he could get some work doneon the train while makingthe commute."High-speed rail that ran regularly and allowedyou to get back and forth onthe same day would be won- derful," he said. Mary Delaney is a Pick- ering resident and chair ofLand Over Landings, agroup opposed to the con- struction of a Pickering air-port.She said she believeshigh-frequency rail service just adds to the case againstthe need for a new airport.Delaney applauds the addition of a dedicated,electric rail line throughthe federal lands in northPickering. "Because it's electric, be-cause it doesn't make stops,because it's a dedicatedline, it can go really fast,"she said.She said she's been wait-ing for the announcement for two years since formerfederal transportationminister Marc Garneau an-nounced the federal gov- ernment would be lookinginto high-frequency rail.Delaney said the an- nouncement is a sign thefederal government is in-vesting infrastructure dol-lars in rail, not airports. "This is the future, notair," she said. "The aviation industry was already in trouble, and the main rea-son is the climate crisis.That is the biggest impedi-ment to the future of avia- tion, and everyone knowsthis. Then you add the pan-demic ... you've got an avia- tion industry that's in tat-ters worldwide."But Henry disagreesand said he doesn't believe more rail will negate theneed for the airport. "When you look at the growth of the GTHA, the in-creased demand for airtravel will continue," hesaid. STORY BEHIND THESTORY: We took a look at what impact a new high-frequency rail service be-tween Toronto and Ottawawould have for local trav- elers and on future plansfor a Pickering airport. NEW HIGH-FREQUENCY RAIL ROUTE WILL HAVE NO LOCAL STOPS North Pickering resident Mary Delaney believes a new high-frequency rail service between Toronto and Ottawa is a sign the federal government is focusing infrastructure dollars on rail instead of a new Pickering airport. Alexis Whalen photo REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com NEWS dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 2 1 | 20 BUS DRIVER WANTED Mon to Fri, 2 - 4 pm for afterschool program Must have valid B class license, good driving record, and must complete a criminal background check for working with children Call or text 416-839-4068 Provincial Sign Systems is Hiring Fabricators for our production facility in Pickering. 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