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SLOANE'S HOUSE TO OFFER HELP FOR DURHAM PARENTS See ‘DURHAM’,page 24 KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com Neil Pasher's daughter, Sloane, was born with Aicardi Syndrome, a genetic disease. Sloane died just before she turned 8 in 2018. Jason Liebregts/Metroland HOSTING AN EVENT? POST IT. PROMOTE IT. DURHAMREGION.COM/EVENTS $2.00 | CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY | DURHAMREGION.COM NOMINATE TODAY AWARDS 2023AWARDS 2023 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN Metroland Media Group Ltd., 211 Pritchard Road, Unit 4, Hamilton ON L8J 0G5 SAVE 10% BY BOOKING BEFORE JUNE 1 ST, 2022 ASPHALT PAVING LANDSCAPE CONTRACTING, DRIVEWAYS & PARKING LOTS, CONCRETE CURBS, SIDEWALKS & PATIOS NATURAL & INTERLOCKING STONE, LANDSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION COMMERCIAL- RESIDENTIAL Make Mathnasium part of your summer plans. Summer at Mathnasium is a great way for kids to keep up their math skills so they’re ready to go in the fall. 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Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca newsroom@durhamregion.com facebook.com/newsdurham @newsdurham WHO WE ARE Publisher andChief Executive OfficerNeil OliverVice President, Editorial Lee Ann Waterman Metroland Editor-in-ChiefPaul BertonManaging Editor Mike Lacey Director of AdvertisingTanya PachecoDirector Distribution Jason ChristieDirector Creative Services Paul Gostlin CONTACT US Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Phone: 905- 579-4407Newsroom: 905-215-0462Sales: 905-215-0424 Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 Fax: 905-579-2238Web: www.durhamregion.com Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name andtelephone number for verificationpurposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Published letters will appear inprint and/or online atdurhamregion.com Delivery For all delivery inquiries, pleasecall 905-683-5117. OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT DURHAMREGION.COM LETTERS & COMMENTARY WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SUBMIT YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR TODAY! Who said life was fair? Or that we shouldn't take sides? I found myself frontrow centre to a spring dra- ma recently, a grand fight over nesting sites. And I watched with both fascina- tion and dismay, a helpless bystander, as the conflict played out.A universal conflict, it seems, for the familiar scene took place 3,500 kilo- metres from here, while I was visiting my goddaugh- ter out west in early May. She told me a woodpeck-er had been "digging for bugs" in the tall willow stub in her garden and showed me the great pile of wood chips dropped at the base. So many I knew it had to be excavating a cav-ity to lay eggs in, and soon identified the owner, a northern flicker that poked her head out of the10-centimetre-wide hole, took one look at us and flew off into a nearby maplewith a great flapping of wings. We promptly with- drew to the shaded deck, to give her space, then keptan eye on her comings and goings as we celebrated a joyful family reunion, our first since the COVID pan- demic. Next morning, first thing, I checked on the site,eager to see how the flicker pair was getting on. And I was horrified when a Eu- ropean starling showed up,drove Momma Flicker from her hollow and took it over herself. I followed the action through binoculars as the non-native starling, a well-known aggressor, flew up to a branch in themaple just beneath where the flicker was perched, and stayed there for more than 10 minutes, on guardand ready to attack. Sure enough, when the flicker returned later inthe day, timidly checking out the entranceway she'd worked so hard to carve out, the starling shot inlike a bullet from left field and chased her away again. We found a single flicker wing feather in the grass as I was leaving the following day, black barbs with a bright red shaft.Though they're the same species, northern flicker populations out west have red underwings; those here in the east yellow ones. A fact I noted yet againwhile watching another flicker excavating in a ma- ple stub back here in Dur- ham short days later.My goddaughter prom- ised to let me know what ultimately happened, andtexted me the outcome the following week. Ironically, a neigh- bour's free-roaming housecat, another aggressive species brought in by hu- mans, had climbed up thewillow stub and harassed the nesting bird. I couldn't help hoping it caught the starling. Nature queries: mcar- ney1490@gmail.com or 905-725-2116. Metroland columnistMargaret Carney finds so much to discover and mar-vel at when exploring thegreat outdoors. TAKING THE FLICKER'S SIDE MARGARET CARNEYWATCHED BIRDSCOMPETE FOR SPACE MARGARET CARNEY Column Columnist Margaret Carney sided with a northern flicker when a European starling chased it away from a newly created nest. In the end, a cat showed up to bother the nesting bird. "I couldn't help hoping it caught the starling," she said. Mike McEvoy photo NORTHERN FLICKER E-SCOOTERS NOT GOOD FOR OSHAWA To the editor: Re: E-scooters start zip-ping around Oshawa as pi-lot project begins. I have doubts about thesafety of the new orange e-scooter pilot program start-ed in Oshawa. They say you must be 16 and over to usethem with a credit card, butthese scooters would appeal to a lot of teenagers under 16who might convince theirparents to borrow theircredit card to use them. Most will follow the rules,but a few won't.We saw an e-scooter yes- terday on a sidewalk on Be-atrice Street, but they arenot allowed on sidewalks.Supposedly, they will track them using GPS, but itdidn't seem to be working on this scooter. I don't thinkGPS is accurate enough to track a scooter on a side-walk with the road only afew feet away. Travel on Oshawa roads is dangerousbecause of the increasingtraffic in Oshawa from peo-ple relocating from Toronto to Oshawa. Many roadstorm drains by the curbsare not flush with the road, which could cause a personon an e-scooter to lose con-trol, resulting in serious in-jury or death if there is a collision with a vehicle.Visibility could be aproblem. Although orangein colour, a raised flag on them would provide bettervisibility from other vehi-cles. Unfortunately, there will probably be an acci-dent with one of them tocause the pilot program tobe re-evaluated as to their safety.JOHN CROSBIEOSHAWA LONG WAIT FOR FREE COMPOST To the editor:I recently drove, with containers, to pick up freecompost here in Oshawa.The line of cars was so longand slow that I moved only at idle speed for over half anhour and was then only halfway to the pickup spot — I turned around and wenthome. I think that exhaust fromcars idling certainly out- weighs any good that freecompost ever did!Perhaps a speedier waycould be found to collect the compost, which I'm verymuch in favour of as a greenbin supporter!URSULA LEEOSHAWA 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m durham.ca/waste If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 311 or 1-800-372-1102. COMPOST GIVEAWAY Saturday, May 27 8 a.m. to noon, or while supplies last Don Beer Arena (parking lot) 940 Dillingham Road, Pickering Residents may fill up to four blue boxes with compost. Remember to bring your own shovel and containers. Green bins, blue boxes and backyard composters will be available for sale (VISA, Mastercard, debit or e-transfer only). Damaged blue boxes and green bins may also be exchanged for new ones free of charge. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the local food bank. Nuclear public alerting test June 5 to 9 |durham.ca/NuclearPreparedness Never miss a deal with your shopping list on Save.ca. Selected items are sorted by store, making your day-to-day shopping experience a real money saver. We made it easier than ever to find the deals you’re looking for. Save.ca’s bountiful search results let you comparison shop to get the best buy. Shopping locally is the best way to support our communities. And saving locally makes it even better! 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Save.ca’s bountiful search results let you comparison shop to get the best buy. Shopping locally is the best way to support our communities. And saving locally makes it even better! Find big deals close to home with save.ca. Start saving today at: That’s the thinking behind the new save.ca. Small savings add up to big bucks. It all adds up. Never miss a deal with your shopping list on Save.ca. Selected items are sorted by store, making your day-to-day shopping experience a real money saver. We made it easier than ever to find the deals you’re looking for. Save.ca’s bountiful search results let you comparison shop to get the best buy. Shopping locally is the best way to support our communities. And saving locally makes it even better! Find big deals close to home with save.ca. Start saving today at: That’s the thinking behind the new save.ca. Small savings add up to big bucks. It all adds up. 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 8 @cityofpickering Weekly Community Page May 25 pickering.ca Date Meeting/Location Time May25 PickeringPublicLibrary BoardMeeting Forlocationandmeetingdetailscheck: pickeringlibrary.ca/board 7:00pm June1 PickeringAnti-BlackRacism TaskforceMeeting Forlocationandmeetingdetailscheck: calendar.pickering.ca/council 7:00pm Upcoming Public Meetings AquaticsAquatics OpportunitiesOpportunities TheCityofPickeringisseekingenergetic,enthusiastic individualsforInstructor(Aquatics)andLifeguard positionsforAugusttoDecember2023. SuccessfulapplicantsmusthavecurrentcertificationinStandard FirstAid&BasicRescuerCPR-C/AED(issuedafterAugust15,2020) orenrolledinacourseorrecertificationthatwillbesuccessfully completedbyAugust15,2023.AsatisfactoryVulnerableSector Searchisaconditionofemployment. Instructor(Aquatics)-$26.23/hr. Requiredcertificationsspecifictotheposition: • LifesavingSocietyInstructor(dateofissueafterAugust15, 2021),orbeenrolledinacourseorrecertificationthatwillbe successfullycompletedbyAugust15,2023,and • BronzeCross or NLS (issuedafterAugust15,2021)orbe enrolledinacourseorrecertificationthatwillbesuccessfully completedbyAugust15,2023. Lifeguard-$19.70/hr. Requiredcertificationsspecifictotheposition: • NationalLifeguardService(NLS)certificationissuedafter August15,2021orbeenrolledinacourseorrecertification thatwillbesuccessfullycompletedbyAugust15,2023. Priortoapplying,candidatesare strongly encouragedtovisit pickering.ca/employment forfurtherdetailsonposition requirements. Thedeadlinetoapplyis11:59pm(EST)onThursday, June1,2023. Meetingdetailsaresubjecttochange.PleasevisittheCitywebsite orcall905.683.7575fordetails. ForServicedisruptionnotificationcall: 1.866.278.9993(CouncilandCommitteeMeetings) 905.831.6265ext.6073(PickeringLibraryBoardMeetings) atulations to our award ecipients!We thank you for our contributions to the City of Pickering. 2022 Civic Awards Recipients Congra recipien your c C 202 Civic Awar Recipients pickering.ca/civicawards SpecialCitationAward MasterSofiaHovnanian Brennan0thmann LifetimeAchievementAward Dr.WalterAhNow Dr.OzairChaudhry IndividualVolunteerAward JakeStarratt-Farr FrankFerguson NaseerSukhera ServiceGroupAward CommunityLivingAjax-Pickering andWhitby CommunityGroupAward FairportBeachNeighbourhood Association GlengrovePublicSchool AmateurSportsAward DavidRomaniuk EdWhitehead YouthVolunteerAward SophieJiang SophiaMohmand JasonS.Raghunandan AidenVeloso YouthLeadershipAward AleenaAzmat SustainabilityAward MattamyHomes ArtsAward NicoleBachan JonColwell EllaGonzales CulturalDiversityAward JuneCastanha NewtonVanriel HeritageAward JulieOakes KylieSoundy EconomicDevelopment Award KubotaCanadaLtd. 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Limited to one special per person. 1867Valley Farm Road 905.683.6582 pickering.ca/fit Summer Fitness Registration Starts June 1. pickering.ca/active 9 | 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Customer Care Centre 905.683.7575 (24-hour line) customercare@pickering.ca Ice Cream Social $15.30/person pickeringmuseumvillage.ca People of all ages will flip their lid for this ice cream bonanza! Step into the PMV diner for this 1950s-inspired program, where you will learn how to create your very own handmade ice cream. As if that isn’t nifty enough – check out our sundae bar to jazz up your delicious creation. Tails of Hope Short Story Contest pickering.ca/storycontest 905.683.7575 Presented by: Pickering Public Library & HiFive Kids Dental & Braces 3rd Annual Contest closes June 16 at 5:00 pm. Scan to register. Do you have a tale to share about a rescued dog, cat, hamster or friendly neighbourhood squirrel that you want to share with the world? Pickering Animal Services and the Pickering Public Library invite you to write a story about your furry friends! Select stories will be professionally published to share with the community. Joinusfortheunveilingof “Reflections”byStudioFMinus and formal remarks by Deputy Mayor Brenner, Jennifer O’Connell, MP, Pickering-Uxbridge, Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge and Brad Hindson of Studio F Minus. Saturday,May27,2023 Arrive at 10:45 am Formal Remarks at 11:00 am Reflections Garden, Esplanade Park ThisprojectisfundedbytheGovernmentofCanadathrough theFederalEconomicDevelopmentAgencyforSouthern OntarioandtheCanadaCommunityRevitalizationFund pickering.ca/active code: 44765 Pre-teen Social grades 5 - 8 Friday, June 23 7 pm - 10 pm George Ashe LCC Start summer with friends and a night of social fun, music, games, dancing, and more! pickering.ca/adults55plus 905.420.6588 InpartnershipwithLivitaParkwayRetirementResidence Seniors’Month BigBand Celebration Purchasebydebit&creditonly,nocashisaccepted. Ticketsarenowonsale! Sunday,June11 2:00pmto4:00pmatCHDRecreationComplex Enjoyanafternoonofliveentertainmentwiththe GeorgeLakeBigBandforyourlistening&dancing pleasure. TicketsareavailableforpurchaseatEastShoreCC, CHDRecreationComplex,andGeorgeAsheLCC. Costis$7.00each. adult55+ Artfest May 27 | Esplanade Park 11:00 am - 5:00 pm pickering.ca/artfest presents 90+Vendors and Artists • Live Entertainment Hands-on Activities • Charity BBQ • Plant Sale “Community Connections” PresentedinPartnershipby Fe a t u r e d Pe r f o r m er s Girl Pow-R Afiwi Groove Dan the Music Man Get Ready to Register Summer Program Registration starts May 30 for Aquatics June 1 for Fitness and Leisure Search, view, and create your wishlist now. pickering.ca/active 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 10 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN It’s in your hands. The Readers’ Choice Awards were created for you to tell us which local businesses and service providers are the best at what they do! Once the nominations close, the nominees will be shortlisted and you will have another chance to vote for your favourite. NOMINATE TODAY to help make your favourite local business become a Readers’ Choice Nominee. durhamregion.com AWAWARDSARDS 22002233 AWAWARDSARDS 22002233 Kick start your morning with helpful news and information to plan your day. Visit durhamregion.com/newsletters TO SIGN UP WakeUpWithUs! Local news, crime, opinion, what’s on –our news team serves up daily updates to accompany your morning coffee. Get it delivered right to your inbox weekdays by 7 a.m. Durham Region resi-dents have the opportunity to purchase a rain barrel ata local fundraising initia-tive. The Seeds for Eco Com-munities organization ispartnering with RainBar-rel Fundraising for a rain barrel and composter fund-raiser sale, limited to Ajax,Pickering, Whitby andOshawa residents. The sale is currently on-line and barrels/compos- ters must be preordered toreceive the shipment dur-ing the week of June 16.Free home delivery is el-igible for tanks, barrelsand composters. RainBarrel Fundrais-ing creates their rain bar-rels from repurposed foodgrade barrels, whereas Seeds for Eco Communi-ties is dedicated to spread- ing information on main-taining a respectful rela-tionship with the environ-ment.The not-for-profit orga-nization participates in eco-related projects in On-tario to conserve, protectand restore the environ-ment. For more informationvisit rainbarrel.ca. RAIN BARREL FUNDRAISER COMING TO DURHAM SOPHIA ABBASI NEWS FUNDRAISER LIMITED TO 4 DURHAM MUNICIPALITIES Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa and Whitby residents can take advantage of an upcoming fundraising sale. Adobe photo 11 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102. 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Some Durham regionand GTA residents cansoon be getting around on zero-emission GO buses.GO Transit is wheelingout fully electric buses in- tending to reduce emis-sions and expand cleangreen transit across theGreater Golden Horse- shoe.Starting May 15, GO rid-ers on the 92 (Oshawa/Yorkdale), 96B (Oshawa/Finch Express), 19 (Missis-sauga/North York) and 27(Milton/North York) bus routes will have the chanceto travel on the electricbuses. The buses will beidentifiable by their unique exterior, which fea-tures a lightning bolt. Once on board, com- muters will experience aquieter ride and have ac-cess to USB chargers and seatbelts, the provincialgovernment said in a state-ment. "The launch of theseelectric buses marks a sig-nificant milestone in ourgovernment's plan to be a global leader in the electricvehicle revolution," Pre-mier Doug Ford said. "We're building a strongelectric vehicle supplychain, securing gamechanging investments in electric vehicles and bat-tery manufacturing andgetting more electric vehi-cles on the road. The futureis electric and we're lead-ing the charge."Caroline Mulroney, the minister of transportation,said, "These electric vehi-cle buses are an excitingnew transportation option, bolstering the presence ofzero-emission technologyin Ontario. As we deliver on our plan to get Ontari-ans moving, we will con-tinue leveraging clean-en- ergy opportunities that aregood for people and the en- vironment."GO Transit has beentesting the buses withoutpassengers since Decem- ber 2021.GO said the initial test-ing phase results were con- sidered when routes wereselected for revenue ser-vice, to help ensure thebuses return to the garage with 20 per cent battery ca-pacity. Testing has shownthese buses can travel about 225 kilometres incolder temperatures andabout 300 kilometres inwarmer temperatures without needing a charge.Nine batteries powereach bus and can be fullycharged in approximately three to four hours. Thebuses will be charged atthe Streetsville, in Missis- sauga, and Steeprock, inNorth York, bus garages.In late April, DurhamRegion Transit (DRT) an- nounced it was moving toelectric buses, with a pilotproject set to begin in 2024. DRT is also hoping to havean all-electric fleet by2037. GO TRANSIT TO OFFER ELECTRIC BUSES IN DURHAM KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@ durhamregion.com Durham police believe racist flyers hung up inAjax were an attempt toharass two female victimsby a group of male teens. Police have arrestedthree male teens- a 15-year-old, a 17-year-old and an 18- year-old-in connection tothe flyers.Officers were contactedon May 10 after offensive flyers were hung in theRossland Road West andRavenscroft Road area ofAjax. Police found five flyersand each contained an of-fensive message and a phone number. Officersdetermined the phonenumbers belonged to two young women who did notknow their numbers were listed.Working with school re-source officers the Dur- ham District SchoolBoard, police interviewedwitnesses and reviewedsurveillance footage. Po- lice believe the 17-year-oldmale teen knew the youngwomen and the flyers were hung in an act of revengeagainst them with the goalof drawing a negative reac-tion from the community to the two victims."We are asking that any-one who may have a copyof the flyer to not distrib- ute it," police stated in apress release on May 14."Despite the intent to cause distress to the fe-male victims, the flyerscontain hateful messages that have and will contin-ue to cause distress to our community."Police investigated theincident as a hate crime, but officers don't believethat was the intent of theflyers. However, the inves-tigation is continuing and the Crown Attorney's of-fice will be consultedabout aggravating factors in the case.Police thanked theschool board supportingthe investigation. The three male teenshave been charged withfive counts of harassmentby means of repeated tele- communications. Policedeclined to name the 18-year-old, stating that his name is being withheld toprotect the identity of thevictim. POLICE BELIEVE RACIST FLYERS HUNG IN AJAX WERE A REVENGE ATTEMPT BY TEENS 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 14 THEONTARIOGOVERNMENTHASSTRIPPEDPROTECTIONS FROMTHEGREENBELT,INCLUDINGTHEDUFFINS ROUGEAGRICULTURAL PRESERVE. Tell MPP Patrice Barnes and MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy to stand up to Premier Ford and his rich developer friends. We need homes in our communities, not on the Greenbelt. This will allow sprawl developers to destroy farms, wetlands and forests. Southern Ontario has more than enough land already approved for development. We don’t need to pave over farms, fill in wetlands or dismantle the Greenbelt. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NOW AJAX - PICKERING ROUGEDUFFINSGREENSPACECOALITIONHANDSOFFTHEGREENBELT.CA S OTECTIONPRTRIPPED SAS T HMENVERNARIO GOTONTHE S DUFFINTHE G UDINCL, INTBELE GREENOM THFR SHOWYOURSUPPORT!PLACETHISINYOUR WINDOW . HANDS OFF THE GREENBELT! OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN STOP THIS. TAKE ACTION: S OTECTIONPRTRIPPED SAS T HMENVERNARIO GOTONTHE MPP BARNES &BETHLENFALVY: 15 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Book your personalized tour! Chartwell.com It’s freedom, plus convenience and peace of mind Chartwell offers 5 residences in Durham, find your nearest today. CHARTWELL PICKERING CITY CENTRE 1801 Valley Farm Road, Pickering 289-631-1944 Chartwell Pickering City Centre is an established residence offering a flexible, worry-free lifestyle to individuals and couples seeking an active and fulfilling retirement. Explore our personalized services, great amenities and friendly atmosphere! BOOK A COMPLIMENTARY MEAL WITH US! A vigil taking place in downtown Osha-wa will honour victims of homicide, and offer information and support for survi-vors, according to its organizer.Durham Region Remembers, sched- uled to begin at 6:30 p.m., on Saturday,May 27, in Memorial Park, will serve as an"information drop" for individuals deal-ing with the grief of loss, and who may also be navigating the justice system, said or-ganizer Lisa Freeman."My goal is to help those who suffer asudden, traumatic loss, and if I make oneperson feel less isolated, then I've done mypart," Freeman said. "There are lots of ser-vices available to victims of crime, and I am looking at this as an information dropon one evening to support, network andremember those we have lost."Like those she is trying to assist, Free- man came into contact with the justicesystem through personal tragedy. Free-man found herself swept up in the crimi- nal justice system in 1991 when her father,Roland Slingerland, was murdered. In1992 Terry Porter was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25years.In 2012 Freeman was informed that Por- ter, then 20 years into his sentence, hadbeen granted escorted absences from pris-on and was eligible to apply for day parolein 2013. Freeman took her fight to the Na- tional Parole Board, arguing Porter should not be released prior to the termsset out in the sentence given him uponconviction. Her advocacy has been effec- tive: Porter has, thus far, been denied fullparole.Her work on behalf of victims of crimehas been widely recognized; last year alone she received three awards for her ef-forts.The evening will include a candlelight vigil to honour homicide victims andthose who have gone missing. Confirmedattendees are Victim Services of DurhamRegion, VON Grief and Bereavement sup- port workers and Bereaved Families ofOntario. As well, there will be dignitariesto open the event, and affected families will be there to participate and speak oftheir losses and the challenges within thesystem. Bereaved families from communities outside Durham are welcome to attend,Freeman said.The event is scheduled to run from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Memorial Park is locatedat Simcoe and John streets in downtownOshawa.More information can be obtained by writing to durhamremembers@gmail.com. VIGIL WILL HONOUR CRIME VICTIMS, ASSIST SURVIVORS JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com NEWS Lisa Freeman, an advocate for victims of crime, is organizing a vigil and information session honouring victims of homicide on May 27 in Oshawa. Susie Kockerscheidt/Metroland Durham's Drag Queen Storytime ismaking a return to local libraries later thismonth and early in June.The event, which features drag queens reading children's stories to kids and theirparents or caregivers, proved to be a hit in2019 and then paused during the COVID-19pandemic, although there was a virtual phase before returning in 2022.Sponsored by the Durham Children'sAid Society and Youth Pride Durham, events begin on Saturday, May 27, with a 10a.m. storytime at the Timothy Findley Me-morial Branch of the Brock Township Pub- lic Library in Cannington and a 1 p.m.event at the Uxbridge Public Library, 9 To-ronto St. S. At 3:30 p.m., there is a storytimeat the Scugog Memorial Public Library at231 Water St.On Saturday, June 3, storytime contin-ues at the Pickering Public Library at 1 The Esplanade S. at 10 a.m. It is followed by anevent at 1 p.m. at the Oshawa Public Librar-ies' McLaughlin Branch at 65 Bagot St.Finally, storytime wraps up on June 10 with a 10 a.m. reading at the Whitby PublicLibrary's Central Library, 405 Dundas St.W.; a 1 p.m. reading at the Ajax Public Li- brary, 55 Harwood Ave. S.; and a 3:30 p.m.storytime at the Clarington Public Li-brary, 163 Church St., Bowmanville. DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME RETURNING TIM KELLY tkelly@durhamregion.com 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 16 EAST **Certain Conditions may apply. Not intended to solicit persons under contract. ReMax West Realty Inc. does not guarantee the sale of your home. 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Entertainers Dream! HALF ACRE DOWNTOWN BARRIE Great Opportunity for Developers and Investors $1,800 , 0 0 0 OVER 7000SqFT Exquisite Architecture, Beautifully Decorated, Peaceful 3 Acres $1,950 , 0 0 0 STUNNING HILLTOP VIEW FARM 98 Acres with 57 Acres Of Workable Land $1,888 , 0 0 0 INVESTORS DREAM SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD SPACIOUS UNIT SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD WE’RE HIRING! WE ARE LOOkING FOR LICENSED AGENTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM! GO TO GETLEO.COM TO SkYROCkET YOUR CAREER! $1,49 1 , 0 0 0 STUNNING PIECE OFHISTORY Gothic Revival Historical Palmer Voss House on Huge 104 X 144ft Lot Facing Ravine $999 , 9 0 0 WATERFRONT LOTS 2 Buildable Lots + 1 Recreational Lot - Over 55 Acres Total $875 , 0 0 0 1400+SqFT CONDO 2+2 Bedrooms In The Core Of Toronto $329, 9 0 0 4 SEASON COTTAGE 2+1 Bed on South Shores Of Rice Lake $1,15 0 , 0 0 0 COUNTRY LIVING ON 7 ACRES Bungalow With In Law Suite 20 min To Hwy 407 ExECUTIVE HOME SOLD FOR 52k OVER ASkING!! SOLD COUNTRY LIVING SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD TWO SELF CONTAINED UNITS SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD BRAND NEW LUxURY HOME SOLD FOR 45k OVER ASkING!! SOLD BUNGALOW IN PRIME LOCATION SOLD FOR 249k OVER ASkING!! SOLD BUNGALOFT STEPS TO LAkE SOLD FOR 100% OF ASkING!! SOLD FULLY RENOVATED SOLD FOR 210k OVER ASkING!! SOLD SPACIOUS HOME SOLD FOR 220k OVER ASkING!! SOLD END UNIT TOWNHOME SOLD FOR 120k OVER ASkING!! SOLD STEPS TO WATERFRONT TRAIL SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD DETACHED HOME SOLD FOR 100k OVER ASkING!! SOLD PRIVATE CUL-DE-SAC SOLD FOR 302k OVER ASkING!! SOLD 17 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 18 IT’SBACK!IT’SBACK! Cool down with our Garden Fresh Gazpacho! This tasty, cold summer soup is made fresh in our kitchen with tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, green peppers, red onions, and a little spice for an extra punch of flavour. Serve chilled. 799 ea 946 ml CHILL OUTCHILL OUT THIS SUMMER!ER! OU T T U MMER! CHILL OUT THIS SUMMER! ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details shop instore or online at thebrick.com CRAZY ABOUT OUR PETS Clockwise from left, Sandra Frost of Therapeutic Paws of Canada with her dog, Memphis, at Petapolooza on May 13 at Esplanade Park in Pickering. Baye the Basset Hound. Helen Ho of Pickering took a break with her dogs, Theadore and Lambo. Susie Kockerscheidt/Metroland COMMUNITY 19 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover Thank You for Doing Your Part! Katherine Ross, Waste Management Technician for the Region of Durham talks everything Waste. Send your waste related questions or comments to waste@durham.ca If you require this information in an accessible format, please call 1-800-372-1102 •durham.ca/waste Do you know where your garbage goes? After all diversion efforts like the green bin and blue box have been utilized, Durham Region manages its remaining garbage primarily through energy recovery at a facility in Courtice. The Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) is a waste management facility that safely produces energy from the combustion of garbage. The DYEC is jointly owned and processes 140,000 tonnes of residential garbage per year. Durham Region owns 78.6 per cent or 110,000 tonnes of processing capacity and York Region owns 21.4 per cent or 30,000 tonnes of capacity. In 2022, the DYEC processed 140,000 tonnes of garbage, generating approximately 99,980 MWh of electricity for sale to the provincial grid. By using pollution control systems and proven, reliable energy from waste technology, the DYEC meets stringent environmental standards and significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to the other existing landfill options. In addition to continuous emissions monitoring, stack tests to monitor emissions from the stack were conducted in May and December 2022. Results demonstrated the facility is currently operating well within the DYEC environmental compliance approval requirements set by the province. Monitoring activities in place for groundwater, soil, odour and ambient air conditions, did not indicate any negative impacts from DYEC activities in 2022. Quick facts… •Waste is burned at a minimum 1,000 degrees Celsius. •The volume of waste is reduced by up to 90 per cent through combustion. •All ash from the combustion process is beneficially used as daily landfill cover. •The facility generates enough electricity to power the facility and approximately 10,000 homes. •Recovers and recycles the equivalent of approximately 36 million aluminum cans and 3,000 cars worth of steel per year. Learn more about the DYEC and the environmental leadership underway in Durham Region at DurhamYorkWaste.ca. This website provides information on facility operations and test results. Residents can also check out the Education and Resources section for more information or take a virtual tour. 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 20 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN It’s in your hands. The Readers’ Choice Awards were created for you to tell us which local businesses and service providers are the best at what they do! Once the nom- inations close, the nominees will be shortlisted and you will have another chance to vote for your favourite. NOMINATE TODAY to help make your favourite local business become a Readers’ Choice Nominee. durhamregion.comAWAWARDSARDS22002233 AWAWARDSARDS 22002233 Anti-intellectual is howsome of the more pointedcritics of Premier Doug Ford have characterizedhis government's recentannouncements. Ford saidat an April 25 news confer-ence at the Ontario PoliceCollege (OPC) that the gov-ernment would boost lag- ging police recruitment byeliminating a post-second-ary education requirementto be hired as an officer and the province would alsocover 100 per cent of the costs for basic constabletraining at the OPC. Thisafter 2018 reforms to boost recruitment by relaxingthe fitness standards fornew policing applicants.The announcement re- garding the police may bejudged fairly as anti-intel-lectual, given it disregards and reverses decades-longprogress, advocacy and con-sultation between educa-tors and the industry in- tended to benefit workersover their life course. Somesee these new initiatives asBand-Aids on bullet holes,intended for short-term po-litical expediency while ig-noring the downstream im- pacts of such choices. If allthat sounds like ivory towerhyperbole, then let's unpackthe issue a little further. There is a reasonable ar-gument to be made for the elimination of the $15,450tuition fees at the OPC.New constables should not have to pay for in-servicetraining once hired. Mostother occupations requirebaseline qualifications pri- or to being hired, but on-the-job training shouldgenerally be the responsi- bility of the organizationthat benefits from your la-bour and productivity. Onthe other hand, eliminat- ing the requirement for apost-secondary educationbefore application ignoresdecades of research and previous recommenda-tions from the police them-selves. It offers a short- term solution to a recruit-ment challenge with signif-icant long-term social im-plications, which are potentially detrimental tocommunity safety, public trust and the mental healthof future police officers. A report from the Onta-rio Association of Police Services Board, previouslysubmitted to the province,indicated that two-thirds of the 107 boards around theprovince agreed "post-sec-ondary education ... shouldbe a prerequisite to becom- ing a police officer." Re-search shows that, overall,college-educated officers generate fewer citizencomplaints, and are alsoless likely to use force inap-propriately. Among front- line officers who have themost public interactions,having a post-secondaryeducation significantly in- creases commitment tocommunity policing whilepromoting a proactive dis- position toward workingwith community membersto resolve issues and pre-vent problems rather than only reacting to calls forservice. As a general rule ofthumb, post-secondary ed-ucation, done properly, in-creases the capacity for empathy, critical thinking,ethical decision-makingand being receptive to di- verse community demo-graphics. One would as-sume a global perspectiveand understanding of vari- ous cultures, traditionsand norms would be essen-tial given the federal gov- ernment's immigrationtargets over the next threeyears. Education was com-monly thought to be the best antidote to ignoranceand a vital ingredient ofself-awareness. While it isfair to argue that no single cause variable will alterpolicing completely, the de-cision to actively signal a willingness to deploy a lesseducated cadre of police of-ficers is ill-informed. Given the pace of social and technological change,we are not setting future police officers up for suc-cess by removing the pre-requisite of post-secondaryeducation. Policing has be- come more complex overthe decades; the premiumon transferable skills such as emotional intelligenceand cultural competence ismore pronounced. Highschool graduates do not have the necessary knowl-edge, skills and abilities tocompete for jobs with suchnuanced requirements.The announcement soundslike a win for job seekers.But it will have a limited impact on hiring practicesand adverse outcomes forpolice and the communitydownstream. Neil Gonsalves is a27-year resident of Durham Region and a college pro-fessor. He has been a certi-fied law enforcement defen-sive tactics instructor and a protection and detectionK9 handler. PROVINCIAL MOVE 'IGNORES DECADES OF RESEARCH,' POLICE ADVICE OPINION NEIL GONSALVES SAYS NOT HAVING POST-SECONDARY-EDUCATEDPOLICE HAS 'SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS' NEIL GONSALVES Column 21 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Events & Activities Big Band Event Featuring the George Lake Big Band for your listening and dancing pleasure. CHD Recreation Complex Sunday, June 11 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Tickets on sale now. Details online at pickering.ca/events Bingo in the Park George Ashe CC Wednesday, June 21 10:30 am - 11:30 am Activity code: 46508 Cost: $10.00 Wednesday, June 28 10:30 am - 11:30 am Code: 46509 Cost: $10.00 Pet BowlWorkshops Design, create, and glaze a bowl to donate to the Animal Shelter. All program fees will also be donated back to Pickering Animal Services. CHD Rec Complex Sunday, June 25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Code: 45217 Cost: $30.00 Tuesday, June 27 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Code: 45219 Cost: $30.00 Paint Day! Create a masterpiece with the guidance of an experienced local artist leading the way. East Shore CC Friday, June 30 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Code: 46497 Cost: $25.00 Register for activities using codes provided. Register online at pickering.ca/active. pickering.ca/adults55plus |905.420.6588 Spotlight Series Free Interactive seminars with local guest speakers. All seminars are free, however, registration is required. Register in advance for seminars using codes provided. Register online at pickering.ca/active. Celebrate Seniors’ MonthJune 55+ Aging Well TOGETHER GettingThe Most FromYour Healthcare Appointment A discussion on what to do before, during, and after a health care appointment. Thursday, June 1 10:00 am - 11:30 am George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46516 Understanding Food Labels presented by Home and Community Care Learn how to read food labels and find out what you can be doing to eat healthier. Thursday, June 15 10:00 am - 11:30 am George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46518 Cancer Screening presented by Lakeridge Health The Central East Regional Cancer Program team will provide education on cancer prevention. Tuesday. June 6 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46515 Understanding Blood Pressure presented by Home and Community Care A discussion on what blood pressure is, how it works, and tips on how to control it. Tuesday, June 20 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46519 Understanding Your Medication We will cover topics such as: challenges and importance of medications, tips on taking medication and why a personal record is important. Friday, June 9 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm East Shore CC Activity code: 46517 Personal/Home & Travel Safety presented by Durham Regional Police Service Constable Darryl Rice shares helpful tips and things to be aware of or prepare for when at home, and out and about, or travelling. Tuesday, June 27 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46514 Frauds and Scams presented by Durham Regional Police Service Constable Darryl Rice discusses current frauds and scams, and what to watch out for. Tuesday, June 13 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46513 Practical Planning for Your Health presented by Home and Community Care We will be discussing how manage and maintain our health as we age. Friday, June 30 11:00 am - 12:30 pm George Ashe LCC Activity code: 46520 If you would like more information or require assistance with registration please contact the program coordinator, Josh Ryan at 905.420.4660 ext. 1079. 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 22 Oshawa Home Show FRI MARCH 1-SUN MARCH 3, 2024 Tribute Community Centre Bowmanville Home Show FRI APRIL 12-SUN APRIL 14, 2024 Garnet Rickards Complex DON’T MISS IT! We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who joined us for the Oshawa Home Show. We are thrilled to have raised 2538lbs of food and over $3373.35 in cash donations thanks to the generous support of our attendees. We were pleased to join Stewart Henderson, Manger of the Bowmanville Home Hardware to present the prize winners from the Oshawa Home Show. The $500 Home Hardware gift cards from Metroland were won by Ann Lewis of Ajax and Arlene Verbeek of Courtice. The Yeti Cooler generously donated by Home Hardware was won by Richard Cousineal of Brooklin. Congratulations to our Winners! For information contact Wendy Weber at 905-447-8333. 23 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Who should decide how your children are educated? What freedoms are worth fighting for? Who should vote? CLEARLY, OUR COMMUNITIES CARE Over the past few weeks, we posed a few questions to our readers. We have now heard from hundreds of you. What now? Well, we continue the conversation. Shaping democracy isn’t about imposing one’s views on others. It’s about under- standing the issues, recognizing the importance of your voice, and taking action to bring about positive change in your local community. We want to explore how we can do that together. Watch this newspaper for more. “Every freedom set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is worth fighting for, from: “Fundamental Freedoms” to “Democratic Rights” to “Mobility Rights” to “Legal Rights” (including the right to bail) and especially, “Equality Rights.”— S. Scott ”Message to ALL Canadians: I personally, and all my family, cherish and practice the right and obligation to vote. Locally, provincially, and federally. I try to keep my representatives aware of my views! We are among the most privileged as Canadians to dwell in this country when all around the world whole nations are struggling, limiting, or persecuting their citizens. We should be aiming to make voting more than this privilege but to consider it an obligation.”— D. Marshall “All citizens over 16 years old”— G. Hanchet “I would like to see municipal elections in Ontario return to in-person paper voting, where scrutineers can watch the count happen.”— H. Manougian “All of them - top of mind are religious, speech, health (I shouldn’t be coerced into any medical intervention, especially without adequate justification/evidence/testing). But if “fighting” means physical violence, then I’m not sure, as I was raised a pacifist.”— W. Reimer “I want to see religious freedom and diversity respected, the safeguarding of racial and sexual equality, reproductive rights, and academic freedom. What’s happening in the US is deeply disturbing and hard to believe. But we also need to reign in the “Callout” Culture. Let’s make North America civil again.”— E. Jackson “Freedom of religion, freedom from religion, free and fair elections, freedom from corporate control, freedom of thought, academic freedom, freedom of expression, freedom from gun crime, bodily autonomy, and freedom from poverty.”— K. Morant “Eligible voters. I hope voting online and mail-in is an option. Many seniors like me find it difficult to get to a voting station in person.”— P. Foster “Voting should be mandatory. A law with legal penalties for failure to exercise your rights.” — C. Hobbs “Any Canadian citizen over 18 years of age.” — D. McIntee “Who should decide how your children are educated? Parents are responsible of course; teachers are employed by us. We should give them the right to expel obnoxious children, they should not be at the mercy of malicious children or their parents. We need teachers to understand critical thinking and conduct their classes accordingly. Many adults have lost their ability to think for themselves, and just yearn for acceptance on social media. Some teachers themselves may have to learn how you use their brain for themselves and the benefit of Western society. Why are children not learning their “times” tables?”— I. Winton “Who should decide how your children are educated? Educators; those who are professionally trained and have the expertise to understand the learning process. Too often, short-sighted folks get to make decisions. We have a private school alumnus as minister of public education; he hasn’t got a clue.”— K. Campbell “100%, not the parents, who do not think beyond their own child. The government should decide and enlist experts in education.”— B. Hasham “Parents should have a huge say in what their children are learning. Should it be any other way?” — J. Thiele 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 24 morecoupons,moreflyers,moresavings. grocery savings at your fingertips. Disclaimer: flyers pictured are for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the current flyers. View the flyer on Save.ca for the current flyer for your location. save.ca/flyers i Executive director AmyArcher said, "The idea forSloane's House came fromNeil and Stef Pasher, the parents of Sloane. It's anidea that already exists inOntario. So, we already have respite centres andhospice centres for chil-dren. But, we don't haveany in the Durham Region and because Neil and Stefreside in the Durham Re-gion, and they reallywished for something closeto home for kids who aremedically fragile or hadcomplex health condi- tions."Archer is a pediatricnurse, having worked atthe Hospital for Sick Chil- dren for 11 years before go-ing to work at Emily's House, the first pediatricchildren's hospice and re- spite centre in Toronto.She got involved withSloane's House, when thePashers held a first meet- ing about opening a homefor children. She was toldthat when the Pashers were ready, they wantedArcher as the executive di-rector and they ap-proached in 2020. "I was approached byNeil and asked to share thetorch with him," she said."It's a big number, but we've seen the Durham Re-gion show up for many ofour projects. The Bowman- ville (hospital) campaign,the Charles Best centre,the three hospices — OakRidges, Whitby and Cla- rington. The communityshows up in incredible ways, so the number doesn't intimidate us atall," she said. "The most intimidating thing is the time becausefamilies need it today. Theyneeded it yesterday," Ar- cher added.There are about 1,900medically-fragile childrenin Durham. "We definitely have thehighest population of med-ically-fragile children in Ontario," Archer added.Currently, parents canaccess "very minimal" re-spite care in their own homes, she said."It's not ideal for manyof these families. I mean, they take it," she added.The house would have 10beds, she said."Ideally 10 beds. But if we get funding for six beds,we open for six and showthem the need for 10," shesaid. FAMILIES WITH MEDICALLY-FRAGILE CHILDREN She said when shespeaks to families with medically-fragile children,"I hear hope. Hope forthem. Especially the pan-demic highlighted every- one being locked down andlocked in. The lack of care-givers and volunteers and extra people that would be able to go into the home toprovide respite, wheretheir kids could go for re- spite even during the daywhen that wasn't function-ing. Parents are burnt-out.Parents are really having a hard time thinking abouttheir child being cared forovernight or for a couple of days or a whole week, itgives them trust and confi-dence. They have hope thatsomething is coming to support them, their otherchildren and their family."The hope is the housecould be open by 2027, butshe said it's probably willbe in 2028.Neil Pasher said the idea came from "based on ourexperience, early on inSloane's life, we struggledto get adequate support, mainly respite support. So,in talking with a number offamilies at Sick Kids and others with medically-complex kids, we all voiced the same thing. Respite care, even getting away forjust an hour, was alwaysdifficult." He called it a "labour oflove" to be working on cre-ating Sloane's House."I just knew the Durham Region had a void. It actu-ally has the highest preva-lence of kids with medical complexion in all of Onta-rio. We think that's the casebecause of its fairly lowcost of living and being close to Sick Kids. Therewas nothing from Torontoout to Ottawa for respite-hospice care," he said.They started workingon it in 2013."I've done a few talks at Sick Kids about post-trau-matic growth. Instead ofhaving that post-traumaticstress, some really good things come out of reallybad things," he said.For more information on Sloane's House, visitwww.sloaneshouse.org. WELLNESS Continued from page 3 'DURHAM REGION HAD A VOID' Neil Pasher's daughter, Sloane, was born with Aicardi Syndrome, a genetic disease. Sloane died just before she turned 8 in 2018. 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SPECiAL SAiLiNGS CRUISES UNiQUE ADVENTURES TOURS SAVE UP TO 30% VACATIONS PLUS, PAY 0% iNTEREST* BOOK NOW. TRAVEL. PAY LATER! One of the most com-mon stories I hear in thecommunity when speakingwith anyone associatedwith a charity event is howrewarding the experienceis for them. And don't get me wrong, that is amazing.But how is the experiencefor the people we are tryingto help? I have spent a fair bit oftime talking to people who needed support from theircommunity at some pointin their life and throughthe overwhelming sense ofgratitude, thankfulnessand usually a few tears,there is another story that eventually comes through.One amazing human beingthat I have had the goodfortune to meet told me their story about growingup in the foster care system and eventually aging out.He has become a very suc-cessful businesspersonand a very generous sup- porter of many charitableorganizations, but he re-members distinctly as a child that his life wouldchange every year atChristmas when he re-ceived gifts from local charities. He recalls feelingspecial, and included, andeven "proud of himself" be-cause if Santa got himsomething, then he mustbe a good kid. It's not justabout having the same toy as the other kids in school,or about wanting the latestpiece of technology — forthem it came down to a sense of self-worth. So many kids struggle with self-confidence, inse-curity and self-doubt andthe simple act of donating atoy, that comes to them from Santa, can mean allthe difference in the life ofachild. Being able to hold on to the belief in the magicof Christmas for familiesthat are struggling canhave an impact that truly changes who they are as aperson and how they seethemselves in the world. Another supporter of Dreams and Wishes spoketo me about growing up in ahome where his parents fostered other children andafew times a year theywould be taken out forcharity events and come back with the same toy.Two boys of different ages with different personali-ties, both coming home with a toy train. Neither ofthe boys were into trainsand so the other kids in the home teased — why wouldSanta get you a train, youdon't even like trains. Herecounts that the kids would be beaming fromtheir day of fun and just an-swered, "I didn't tell Santawhat I wanted so he got us the same toy so we didn'thave to share." Sometimeslove shows in the smallest and most innocent an-swers. Dreams and WishesChildren's Charity runs events all year long to tryto provide "normal" child- hood experiences to kids in Durham Region who havebeen exposed to domesticviolence, physical/sexual/ emotional abuse, home-lessness, poverty, aban-donment and neglect. Weare trying to improve the quality of the experiencefor the children we supportby personalizing the giving experience using individu-al "wish lists" for birthdaysand Christmas so they feelseen and valued. It is amaz- ing to think that the joy youfeel from donating a simpleteddy bear (or train set) can brighten a child's dayand impact them for life.Joy is contagious. Any gift given from the heart will be felt in theheart of the person receiv-ing it.For more information, check out our website. JC Dougan is the presi- dent of Dreams and WishesChildren's Charity, a Dur-ham-founded charity whol-ly run by volunteers. Learn more at dreams-wishes-childrenscharity.com. A SIMPLE TOY DONATION CAN MEAN SO MUCH TO A CHILD OPINION 'SO MANY KIDSSTRUGGLE WITHSELF-CONFIDENCE,INSECURITY ANDSELF-DOUBT': JC DOUGAN JC DOUGAN Column Any gift given from the heart will be felt in the heart of the person receiving it. 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 , M a y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 | 26 FOLEY (nee Bottaro), Harriet November 7, 1930 - April 11, 2023 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The family sadly announces that Harriet Foley, passed away suddenly on April 11, 2023 at Lakeridge Gardens LTC surrounded by her friends. Remembered by family: children Adele (Iggy), Gerry, Lynn and Trish; sister, Adele and her extended family; brother, Raymond (Joanne) and brother Stephen (Shirley). Cherished by grand- children; Jonathan, Jessica (Seb), Josh and Gregory. Pre- deceased by sister, Bessie; brother, Jack and brother, Ronald. Forever in the hearts of family and friends. The family wishes to thank all of the staff of Lakeridge Gardens LTC for their amazing care and compassion. Visitation at 12 - 1 p.m. and a Celebration of Life to be held on June 3, 2023 at 1 p.m. at The Simple Al- ternative 1057 Brock Road, Pickering. Reception to follow. Cremation has taken place. In memory of Harriet, and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lakeridge Gardens LTC; Ajax Public Library; or Community Care Durham. Online condolences made available at The Simple Alternative 1057 Brock Road, Pickering: mountpleasantgroup.com WRIGHT, William (Bill) L. May 11, 1948 - May 7, 2023 ------------------ William Lloyd Wright (Bill), a resident of Ajax, Ontario, died peacefully on May 7, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Diane, his step-children Sean, Candace and Sandy, his brothers Ted and Richard, his children, Melissa and Norman and their mother Monika, and his many grandchildren. Bill excelled in many sports and he became a teacher with the DDSB for over 30 years. 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