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Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca newsroom@durhamregion.com facebook.com/newsdurham @newsdurham WHO WE AREVice President Dana Robbins Regional General Manager Anne BeswickDirector of Content Lee Ann Waterman Managing Editor Mike LaceyDirector of Advertising Tanya Pacheco Director Distribution Jason ChristieDirector Creative Services Katherine Porcheron Durham Advisory CouncilDan Carter; Esther Enyolu; Jake Farr; Dr. Vidal Chavannes; Cynthia Davis; Elaine Popp/Don Lovisa; John Henry; Sue McGovern; Kerri King; SteveYamada; Kelly LaRocca; Peter Bethlenfalvy; Dr. Steven Murphy; Norah Marsh; Tracy Paterson; Chris Darling; Christina Curry CONTACT USAjax/Pickering News Advertiser Phone: 905- 579-4407 Newsroom: 905-215-0462 Sales: 905-215-0424 Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 Fax: 905-579-2238 Web: www.durhamregion.com Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. 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 LETTERS & COMMENTARY It's day and night, the difference between us.Quite literally. Bats and humans, both highly suc- cessful mammals populat- ing every continent butAntarctica, share more than 95 per cent DNA. Our babies drink mother's milk, we both have hair and good hearing and we inhabit the same worlds. They love our warm, drycottage country attics! But we're the day shift; they're on at night. We walk the earth, while they fly through the air, and we usually see each other on- ly as the skies darken aftersunset and their own "workday" begins. That swift, fluttering shape you see silhouetted againstthe urban glow or hawk- ing for moths around a street light possessesunique physical features we earthlings can only marvel at. Like the ability to fly.Fine skin membranes stretching between their elongated finger bonesand on down to their hind legs and tail keep them aloft as they swim through the air, the only mammalswith powered flight. That evolutionary adaptation was well established 50 million years ago, accord- ing to the fossil record, and today, 1,116 species of bats are known to scien-tists. Our eight here in On- tario are all small insecti- vores. Because their wings aren't as strong as a bird's, bats have trouble taking off from the ground. That'sone good reason they hang upside down, which al- lows them to instantly "drop" into flight. Being sotiny, they don't have a problem with gravity pooling blood in theirhead and making them dizzy, as great big humans would, with our two gal- lons of the red stuff. I lovethe fact that special ten- dons in a bat's hind feet au- tomatically snap shutwhen they grab onto a perch, so they hang there perfectly relaxed, without using any energy. Whengiving birth, a mother bat flips right-side-up and catches her newborn cupped in her tail mem- brane. Very clean ani- mals, bats also tip right- side-up to pee and poop. Good news for garden- ers: local bats devour cu- cumber beetles, Japanese beetles, June bugs, flying ants and, yes, mosquitoes, with males consuming 50 per cent of their bodyweight each night and a nursing mom 110 per cent. Efficient digestion allows them to rapidly processproteins and fats into needed flight fuel. We see in colour; batssee in black and white. But they're equipped with echolocation, allowing them to zip about in totaldarkness without bump- ing into obstacles while they chase down dinner. I learned this summer that some moths can detect the ultra-high-pitched clicks of bats coming their way,and tiger moths make de- fensive clicks of their own. What a complex and fasci- nating world! —Margaret Carney is a nature appreciationcolumnist for MetrolandDurham newspapers. THE AMAZING WORLD OF BATS: DURHAM COLUMNIST MARGARET CARNEYSAYS EIGHT SPECIESLIVE IN ONTARIO MARGARET CARNEY Column Big brown bats live in most places in the Americas. While it's not true that bats are blind, they have an edge when it comes to getting around and finding food: echolocation. Bats create sound waves that hit objects and return to the bat, identifying the location. Mike McEvoy photo BIG BROWN BAT To the editor:I'm a young person liv- ing in Oshawa. As I be-come an adult in Canadiansociety, there seems to beone recurring thought etched into the back of mymind: are there politiciansconcerned about my qual- ity of life and financialanxiety? I want to delvedeeper into this thought byencouraging politicians to look at the severe afford-ability crisis across Cana-da right now. At this moment, thecost for basic living ex-penses, like food and hous-ing, are extremely high. As I have grown, our groceryexpenses have doubled,and our $200,000 housenow retails for $750,000. With the minimum wagejob I work, I could never af-ford a nice place to live in, and that scares me. Attain-ing good quality educationis the best way to get out of this situation, but tuitionfees are incredibly high as well! I also fear I won't re-ceive financial aid for post-secondary education be-cause my Dad and I are working, therefore, con-sidered "financially sta-ble". But, my family havingto analyze every purchasewe make does not seem toofinancially stable to me. It saddens me how our poli-ticians are worried aboutavailing rich families,whilst there isn't any con- cern for families like mine. If our current and as-piring politicians priori- tize the affordability cri-sis, young Canadians —who are the largest votingbloc — will show up to elections, and increasevoter turnout. That's why Ihave joined an organiza- tion called Future Majori-ty. We are a non-profit andnon-partisan group seek- ing the interest of youngCanadians in politics. We unite and raise our voiceabout issues that mattermost to us, such as the af-fordability crisis, and in- spire our politicians to dothe same.I sincerely hope politi- cians read this letter andreflect on the financialhardship young Canadi-ans are going through at this moment. We mustmake change immediate-ly; not when wealthy peo-ple say to do so, or when matters become irrevers-ible.NATASHA ARSHADOSHAWA 'AFFORDABILITY CRISIS' FOR YOUNG CANADIANS SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM 7 | Pi c 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 2 6 , 2 0 2 1 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m plained that under the Mu-nicipal Act at least 500 sig-natures had to come from residents who were eligi-ble to vote in the last elec-tion. The clerk's depart- ment verified 700 names.The matter will be dealtwith at a special councilmeeting on Monday, Aug. 30."Council would have tomake a decision of either one, two or three and ifcouncil doesn't, it goes to(the Local Planning Ap-peal Tribunal) and LPAT makes a decision for us,"said Ward 2 regional coun-cillor Bill McLean, who voted in favour of newboundaries.Pickering is made up of three wards with two councillors per ward —one local and one regional—as well as the mayor.Population estimates from 2020 show Ward 1 has30,440 residents, Ward 2has 22,520 and Ward 3 has 46,940.The consultants hiredfor $65,000 presented threefor $65,000 presented threefoptions for change, strongly recommendingcouncil choose one.Bentley said the exist- ing system "is not provid-ing representation by pop-ulation, it's not protectingcommunities of interest such as the rural commu-nities, (and) does not signi-fy future growth and effec-fy future growth and effec-f tive representation."To Ward 1 city council-lor Maurice Brenner, who also supports change, the mobilization signified acommunity that's frus-trated and wants to beheard "They did that and theydid that successfully," hesaid. Residents involved didnot know one another be-forehand.forehand.f "We found each other through a common issuethat was very, very impor-tant to all of us and we worked together to ensurewe had a successful peti-tion," Bentley said.Not all councillors be- lieve the change at thispoint is a good idea."I support adjusting ward boundaries but Ithink the consultant's newoptions work several years down the road from now but not for the 2022 munic-ipal elections," said Ward 3regional councillor DavidPickles. Brenner supports Op-tion 2, which brings thepopulation of ward three down to 11,450 immediate-ly, but back up to 54,360 in2030. The others wouldhave 54,960 and 48,640 resi- dents.Pickles feels it makesno sense to make the boundaries "even more in-equitable" now and say itwill be sorted out by 2030."It's not about now, it's about the future," McLeansaid.How it compares to oth- er municipalities •After also hiring con-sultants for $66,065, Cla- rington council voted in January to keep the wardsthe same until after thenext election.In Clarington the wards range from populations of16,071 to 30,763.•Last December, Whit- by councillors voted to re-main the only municipali-ty in Durham that elects its regional councillors atlarge and not by ward.The ward populationsrange from 24,700 to 43,000. In 2017, Oshawa councilselected a five-ward sys-tem where each of the city's wards have one re-gional and one city coun-cillor. Oshawa has five wards and populations rangefrom 21,170 to 39,785.from 21,170 to 39,785.f Ajax decided in 2016 toAjax decided in 2016 toAchange its ward system when it reduced fourwards to three. The wards are fairly equal, ranging from 39,797to 40,013 STORY BEHIND THE STORY:Pickering resi-dents have become pas-sionate about ward boundaries and contactedDurhamregion.com whenapetition about the issuemet certain requirements. NEWS Continued from page 1 Ward 2 regional councillor Bill McLean believes Pickering's ward boundaries should be changed. Bill McLean photo 'IT'S NOT ABOUT NOW, IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE': COUN. BILL MCLEAN SCAN THE CODE to read more news online at durhamregion.com. WishingAllPickering-Uxbridge StudentsASuccessfulYearAhead 1550 Kingston Road,Suite 213, Pickering,ON L1V 1C3 905-509-0336 Toll Free:1-888-444-1730 peter.bethlenfalvyco@pc.ola.org www.peterbethlenfalvympp.ca Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP Pickering-Uxbridge CONTACT OUR CONSTITUENCY OFFICE: nfalvy Ending your car lease doesn’t have to be expensive. 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Notice of Online Public Information Centre #2 DuetoCOVID-19andthecurrentProvincialrequirementstolimitindoor andmaintainphysicaldistancing,theEngineeringServicesDepartment isholdinganonlinePublicInformationCentre(PIC#2)fortheClaremont DrainagePlan.TheonlinePIC#2willallowforallinterestedparties toreviewthedetailsofthestudyandtoprovideinput,feedbackand commentstothestudyprojectteam. TheCityofPickeringisundertakingtheClaremontDrainagePlan tocompleteacomprehensiveanalysisoftheexistingdrainage system,identifydeficienciesanddevelopacomprehensivedrainage managementstrategyforthecentralareaoftheHamletofClaremont. ThestudyisbeingconductedinaccordancewithApproach#2forMaster Plans,asoutlinedintheMunicipalEngineersAssociation’s,Municipal ClassEnvironmentalAssessment(EA)(October2000,amended2007, 2011and2015).TheStudyAreaisshownontheKeyMapbelow. ThepurposeofPIC#2istopresentthealternativesolutions,thecriteria whichwasusedtoevaluatethealternatives,thepreferredsolution,the projectscheduleandthenextsteps. Pleasevisitthestudywebsiteat: pickering.ca/claremont-drainage-plantoreviewthepresentationslides andtosubmityourcommentsandfeedback. ThePIC#2presentationwillbeavailableontheCity’swebsitefrom: Thursday,August19toThursday,September16,2021 Pleaseprovideyourcommentsandfeedbackonorbefore Thursday,September16,2021. Comments?Feedback?Contactus! IrinaMarouchko,P.Eng SeniorWaterResourcesEngineer CityofPickering T.905.420.4660ext.2072 imarouchko@pickering.ca SteveChipps,P.Eng. ConsultantProjectManager WoodPLC T.905.335.2353 steve.chipps@woodplc.com Summer Concerts Thursday @ 7:00 pm August26 Vintage,TheBand ~OldRockn’Roll,SocaReggae, LatinBallads Sundays @ 2:00 pm August29 MusicBox ~Pop/AdultContemporary SundayConcert Sponsor @PickeringEvents @SustainablePickering Waterfront Parking Have your say on Pickering Waterfront Parking Plan! 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The City of Pickering's new MobileSkate Park is making its way around the city this summer. It will be available toPickering residents ages six and up Mon-days, Wednesdays and Saturdays at variouslocations and times throughout Pickering. AUGUST SCHEDULE Saturday, Aug. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Don Beer Arena, 940 Dillingham Rd., Pick-ering — Parking LotMonday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Chestnut Hill Developments RC — NorthLotThose attending will be required tobring their own skateboard and protective equipment. Participants will be required tosign a waiver and screener before partici-pating. Those under 16 will require a parent or guardian signature on the waiver. Par-ticipation will be on a first-come, first-served basis, no registration is required.The project is partly thanks to a grant from the Jumpstart Sport Relief Fund, af-ter the city received $15,000 to assist withstrategies to return to sport and recreationprogrammingVisit pickering.ca/teen or follow Recre-ation Pickering on Facebook for more info.Pre-screening will be required before the start of every program, and maximumnumbers will be adhered to. Participantswill be required to wear a mask during thepre-screening and check-in portion of each program. MOBILE SKATE PARK TRAVELLING THROUGH PICKERING NEWS A retired hero with the Durham Region-al Police Canine Unit has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.Ozzy, who served for more than nineyears, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18with his handler PC Jim Stephenson and family by his side.In a tweet, the Canine Unit noted, "Ozzyserved for over 9 Yrs & was responsible for multiple criminal apprehensions over hiscelebrated career. Thank You, K9 Ozzy. Jobwell done Oz-Man!"In the comments section, someone wrote, ."Our heart felt condolences to PCStephenson, his family, your Dept and allthose who loved the Oz-Man May you find comfort in knowing that God takes each K9gently into His arms and places them on thelap of an angel." POLICE CANINE HERO OZZY PASSES AWAY 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 2 6 , 2 0 2 1 | 18 Current as of July 21, 2021.(1)Based on a third party score (Global Wireless Solutions OneScore™) calculated using wireless network testing in Canada against other national wireless networks of combined data, voice, reliability and network coverage. See bell.ca/network.(2)5G is available with compatible devices. Available in select areas of Ajax. See bell.ca/5G for coverage details. Coverage is approximate; actual coverage may vary and may not include indoor coverage; see bell.ca/5G. 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PRESENTATION CENTRE 123–1355 KINGSTON ROAD AMICA.CA/PICKERING Durham author DougHall and his wife Joycehave a rhythm that comeseasily after 68 years of mar- riage.Doug, 93, spends abouthalf of the work day putting his ideas to paper and Joyceedits his pages — a relaxedbut steady routine that hashelped the author put out more than 25 books."Of course, we miss theodd day," he said. "We try tokeep on schedule."Doug's latest mysterynovel, "Murder Un-chained," follows private investigator Paul West on acase that seems easy atfirst, but takes him into oneof the most complex cases in a long and illustrious ca-reer — to Ebony River, asmall town on Vancouver Island, where he finds atwo-year-old unsolvedmurder for which he goes undercover to help solve.Doug dedicated the bookto Joyce, noting she encour- aged him to choose the plotthat he ran with because ithad a strong woman in it. "Her encouragement, love and unstinting helpmade this a book that hope-fully will hold the reader to the last page," he wrote.Joyce can also bethanked for giving her hus-band the push he needed to write fiction in the firstplace.Doug was the senior press officer for IBM Cana-da Inc. for seven years be-fore moving on to broad-casting for a 32-year career as a television and radiopersonality. Doug was trav-elling for work when he toldhis wife he'd like to write abook one day."She said, 'Why don't youdo it now?' Sometimes that's all you need, is apush," he said.And so he did, starting"The Brittle Thread" by punching out words on hiselectric typewriter while hewas on the road in 1968. More than 30 years later,Joyce, a now-retired regis-tered nurse, encouraged her husband to make writ-ing his full-time job."She said we can have a great life," he said. Both re-tired, they travelled to Eng-land and took two trips onthe Orient Express. The former Pickeringresidents have moved toWhitby, but their writing routine remains the same.Doug doesn't suffer fromwriter's block and plots hisbooks out well in advance. "Sometimes I wake up inthe middle of the night andsomething will come to mind and I'll get up andwrite it," he said. "Normal-ly I have it all laid out."The people he meets in- spire his characters."Ever since I started inbroadcasting and radio, Iwatch people and I take the good and bad from them,"he said.Paul West is loosely based on the couple's son-in-law. Doug, who writes booksevery nine months or so, currently has several plot-ted and another novel wellunderway. "Murder Unchained" isavailable online at Indigoand on Amazon. Pickering author Doug Hall - shown with his wife Joyce - has released his latest mystery novel, "Murder Unchained." 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A new beer lineup, a new patio, a new store —it's a big summer for Dur-ham's oldest craft brewery.County Durham Brew- ing in Pickering recentlyteamed up with Torontobeer bar C'est What to launch a joint venturecalled C'est What DurhamBrewing.County Durham Brew- ing has been around since1996, but the July 16 open-ing of a store and patio at1885 Clements Rd. markedthe first time its doors havebeen open to the public.The Pickering brewery has been making houseales for C'est What formore than 20 years; thenew arrangement just makes the partnershipmore permanent. "We like to say theywere always dating and now they've decided to getmarried," says Maz Brere-ton, a spokesperson forC'est What Durham Brew- ing. The launch of C'estWhat Durham Brewing in- cludes the release of eightdifferent brews availablein tallboy cans. Six are"cask-in-a-can" style, which are infused with ni-trogen, similar to beers like Guinness or Kilkenny. "What we're trying to dowith cask in can is deliver that pub pint feel," Brere-ton explains. "You get thislovely cascading effect when you pour the beer in-to the glass and it's very,very fresh tasting."The nitro-infused op- tions available so far areExtra Special Bitter or ESB, a creamy English-style ale that's "reminis-cent of a pint you'd get from your favourite local," aswell as Al's Cask Ale,Hemp Haze and Hope Ad- dict. Ginger Wheat Ale is al-so available now. It's a craftbeer with flavours of gin- ger, green tea and blood or-ange and is "very balanced and refreshing on a hotsummer's day," Breretonsays. Upcoming releases willinclude County DurhamRed Dragon Red Ale in Au- gust followed by CountyDurham Blak Katt Stoutand C'est What Mocha Por-ter in September. The bottle shop and pa-tio in Pickering are open Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m. andSaturdays and Sundaysfrom 12 to 6 p.m. We want to hear aboutyour favourite places to eatin Durham! 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As of Aug. 8, the most re-cent date for which demo-graphic data is available, 50 per cent of new infectionsin Durham region wereamong people in their 20s.The second highest rate was among people youngerthan 20, with 35 per cent.Children younger than 12are not eligible for the CO-VID-19 vaccine currently.The numbers reportedon Aug. 8 are subject to a re- porting lag and may change,but the prior week of Aug. 1showed similar numbers.During that week 53 per cent of new infections wereamong people in their 20s followed by 20 per centamong people younger than20 and 19 per cent among people in their 40s.Younger adults in Dur-ham have the lowest CO- VID-19 vaccination rates inDurham. Currently 69.4per cent of people aged 18 to29 have received one dose of the vaccine and the rate is68.9 per cent for people intheir 30s. That's eight points below the rate for alladults in Durham, which is77.5 per cent.The rates aren't equal across Durham. Vaccina-tion rates among people 18to 29 range from a low of62.3 per cent in Brock Township to 73.1 per cent inAjax for first doses. Osha-wa has the lowest vaccina- tion rate among people intheir 30s with 64.3 per centvaccinated with at leastone dose while Uxbridge has the highest rate in thatage group with 73.3 per cent.In recent weeks, CO-VID-19 infection numbers have been increasing.There are currently 86 ac- tive cases in Durham with83 people isolating at homeand three people hospital- ized with COVID-19, in-cluding one person in the intensive care unit. Two ofthe three people are intheir 30s and one is in their 40s.Durham also reported anew death recently, an Oshawa woman in her 80swho acquired COVID-19from someone in herhousehold. Her case was reported on July 27.The Province of Ontariois now reporting COVID-19 infections and hospitaliza-tion rates for people by vac-cination status. On Aug. 10, the province reported there were 267cases among people whowere not vaccinated, 54among people who were partially vaccinated and 78among people who are fullyunvaccinated. That means that two out of three infec-tions were among unvacci-nated people.The province reported Aug. 10 hospital casesacross Ontario by vaccine status. There were 28 pa-tients who are unvaccinat-ed, 20 partially vaccinated and 13 fully vaccinated.Among people in the ICU,nine were unvaccinated while four people are par-tially vaccinated and threepeople are fully vaccinat-ed. "Of note, while break-through cases will still oc-cur in individuals who have received the CO-VID-19 vaccine, gettingvaccinated provides strongprotection against CO- VID-19," said AlexandraHilkene, a spokespersonfor the Ministry of Health,in a statement. 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Trent University will require anyoneliving in residence at its campuses in Pe-terborough and Durham to be vaccinated— however the school has not mandated COVID-19 vaccination for people on cam-pus in general."As we approach the return to in-personlearning and campus life, Trent University is doing its due diligence as it fully ex-plores the complex health and other issuessurrounding vaccine requirements," the school said in response to questions aboutwhether vaccines will be required. "We are discussing these matters withour fellow members of the Council of Onta- rio Universities and with legal counsel.Our decision for Trent's campuses will becontinue to be guided by data, advice from public health, the provincial response andthe evolving COVID-19 situation." DURHAM COLLEGE WILL REQUIRE COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR ANYONE ON CAMPUS JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com As of Oct. 17, anyone coming to Durham College must be fully vaccinated. 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An in-store coffee bar recently celebrated itsopening in July.Co-owner Elaine Evan-gelista describes the Bean and Basket concept as "lo-cally made goods and giftsfor eco-friendly living —and good coffee."The store carries hand-made, sustainable prod-ucts from dozens of local makers.You can find everythingfrom plants, beeswax foodwraps and recycled paper notebooks to organic gra-nola, bamboo straws and handmade cards.The new coffee barserves coffee, espresso andtea drinks, including theoption of "red espresso" drinks made from groundrooibos tea. For Evangelista and co-owner Tanya Stander, Bean and Basket bringsmany of the things they love under one roof.Stander moved to Dur- ham Region from SouthAfrica in 2014 and broughtwith her a passion for sus- tainability and communi-ty. She wanted to find away to replicate the feel of the vibrant street marketsand small shops she loved in South Africa.Evangelista had previ- ously worked in the hospi-tality industry and waslooking for a change. To- gether, they brought Beanand Basket to life, despitethe challenge of opening anew business during a pandemic. The owners say sus- tainability is infused intoevery part of the business, from the products on theshelves to the store's de-cor. "My dad was replacinghis fence while we wereworking on the shop; weused the wood for our win- dow trim and a featurewall," Evangelista says. "We want to do our best toreduce waste ourselvesand share products thatcan help you do it at home too."Giving back is also apriority — two per cent of all profits from Bean andBasket will be donated toLIV Village in South Afri-ca, an organization that places orphaned and vul-nerable children in a fami-ly environment.Are you opening a new business in Durham? Tellus about it! We also want toknow about business anni- versaries, store closings,amazing local makers andsmall biz owners. Sendyour ideas to reporter Jil- lian Follert at jfoll-ert@durhamregion.com. 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News that Jollibee is comingto Durham garnered excited re-actions on social media, includ-ing on the Durham Region EatsFacebook page, where 600 peopleliked a photo of the "coming soon" sign outside the future lo-cation. The company is in the midst ofamajor expansion, with a goal of reaching 500 locations in NorthAmerica over the next five to sev-en years. Ontario and the GTAare set to be a big part of that. "Canada is going to be a majormarket for us to grow in," Dela Cruz said. "Currently, there are about 800,000 Filipinos who havemigrated to Canada; about320,00-plus of that is in the Onta- rio province."When Ontario's first Jollibeeopened in Scarborough in 2018,thousands of people lined up on opening day.Dela Cruz said the company is"very blessed" to have a big fan base in Ontario. There are now a dozen Jolli-bee locations in Ontario that areopen or opening soon. "Right in the middle of thepandemic, we did open quite anumber of stores in Toronto," De- la Cruz said. "We were reallyvery fortunate to be one of thecompanies ... that have contin-ued its growth trajectory even through the pandemic."She said Jollibee thrived dur-ing COVID-19 by introducing adelivery option and launching its own app to make ordering easierfor customers. We want to hear about your fa- vourite places to eat in Durham!Old favourites, hidden gems, newrestaurants opening, awesomefood trucks. Send your great eats to reporter Jillian Follert at jfoll-ert@durhamregion.com FOOD AND DRINK JOLLIBEE IS COMING TO AJAX IN EARLY 2022 Jollibee is planning to open its first Durham location in Ajax as part of expansion in Ontario and the GTA. The fast-food chain is often referred to as the "McDonald's of the Philippines" and is well known for its fried chicken, sweet spaghetti and peach mango pies. 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