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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2023_06_29THURSDAY JUNE 29, 2023 At the Springwood, one ofWhitby's newest restaurants, diners don't have to wonderwhere their food comes from. It'swritten on a chalkboard for all tosee.For example, the board showschicken in the restaurant comesfrom Kendal Hill Farms in Oro- no."We feel it's very important toshowcase what the local farmers,purveyors and artisans do," said general manager Jasmine Lee,who co-owns the restaurant lo-cated at 1645 Dundas St. E. with her husband, executive chef Mat-thew Simpson.The Canadian farm-to-tablerestaurant focuses on both sea- sonal and local food."We will probably change our FRESH AND FLAVOURFUL: DURHAM'S CHANGING FOOD SCENE REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com See DURHAM'S,page 6 A chalkboard at the Springwood in Whitby lets diners know where their food is sourced from. The Springwood photo Metroland Media Group Ltd., 211 Pritchard Road, Unit 4, Hamilton ON L8J 0G5 You’re Invited! 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Anthony Dixon, 17, waskilled on Sunday, June 18 ata townhouse complex onKingston Road.Two days after the"senseless act of gun vio-lence," Cordell Culmer started a GoFundMe pageon behalf of the family toassist with funeral ar-rangements. At the time of publica-tion, nearly $8,000 was raised with a goal of $15,000. Culmer called Anthonyan "amazing kid." "He was loved dearly byhis 5 little brothers who kept him on his toes," hesaid in his post on the Go-FundMe page. He said he was raisedwell and he was taken toosoon."Anthony always had a big smile and an even big-ger heart," he said. "Allfunds raised will be kindly appreciated and given tothe family to help lay An-thony to rest. May his won-derful soul rest in peace." Nicolle Georgiev, found-er of the Super Sophia Pro-ject, a Pickering-basedcharity that traditionally distributes 'Love Boxes'filled with gifts to childrenin hospital, is helping out in this situation that isclose to her heart. She iscollecting items to makefive 'Love Boxes' for Antho- ny's siblings as well as giftcards to restaurants for his parents as they grieve. "I was heartbrokenwhen I heard the news thatsweet Anthony was killed,"Georgiev said. "I couldn't stop crying."Anthony went to ele-mentary school with her children, and she used tobe a lunchroom supervi-sor. Every time Georgievsaw Anthony in the halls, he always stopped to sayhello and ask her how shewas doing. "I will always rememberhis beautiful smile andkind heart," she said. "Mythoughts and prayers go out to his family, friendsand the entire communitywho loved him."Visit gofundme.com to assist with funeral costs,and thesupersophiapro-ject.ca to help make the 'Love Boxes.'Police are encouraginganyone with informationto contact Detective Pea- cocke at 905-579-1520, ex-tension 5402. 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Surprise, surprise: it'simpossible for renters onan average income toswitch from their current abodes to what qualifies as"starter" homes in Dur-ham's three largest cities. That's the finding in arecent real estate report bypoint2homes that looked atthe average after-tax household income earnedby renters in Oshawa,Whitby and Ajax and as-sessed how much more in-come would be required toafford payments for astarter home in those mar- kets.To be clear, a starterhome is defined in the realestate report as one that is exactly half the value of theaverage benchmark homeprice at the time the report was compiled. That meansthe starter home in Osha-wa was valued at $429,800,while ones in Whitby were priced at $542,500 andthose in Ajax at $520,850.(Double those home values for average home prices inthose markets).The report said an aver-age renter would require an after-tax household in-come of $134,123 in Whitbyto cover all the costs in- volved in paying for a start-er home in Whitby. Howev-er, Statistics Canada infor-mation reveals current Whitby renters have an af-ter-tax household incomeof $67,880, which is about half (49 per cent) of whatthey would need to afford astarter home. The $134,123 minimumafter-tax household in-come in Whitby needed toafford a starter home cov- ers the $108,500 down-pay-ment of 20 per cent, plusyearly mortgage payments of $40,237 (assuming a 5.75per cent fixed mortgage ona25-year mortgage, the to-tal should not exceed 30 per cent of a renters' income).The results are similarin Ajax, where renters' af- ter-tax household incomesaverage $70,422. To affordthe costs required for a$520,850 starter home in Ajax, an after-tax house-hold income of $128,404 isrequired, which covers the 20 per cent down-paymentof $104,170 plus a 25-yearfixed mortgage at 5.75 per cent of $38,521 annually.The pay gap isn't quite aslarge in Ajax as in Whitbyfor renters to become own- ers but is still about $58,000or 55 per cent of what theywould need in after-tax in- come annually.The gap is closer in Osh-awa, where renters have anaverage after-tax income of $67,880, while an after-taxhousehold income of$109,683 yearly would be re- quired to afford a $429,800starter home.That covers the 20 percent down-payment of $85,960, plus a 25-year fixedmortgage at a 5.75 per centrate of $32,905. DURHAM RENTERS FIND STARTER HOMES OUT OF REACH: REPORT TIM KELLY tkelly@durhamregion.com A recent real estate report calculated the income renters would need to afford an average starter home in major cities. It found in Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax, average after-tax incomes for renters is far short of what's needed to afford the costs for a starter home, valued at half the market price of an average home. Graeme Frisque/Metroland 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 6 ABOUT USThis newspaper, published everyThursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., awholly-owned subsidiary of TorstarCorporation. The Metroland familyof newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publica-tions across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council.Complainants are urged to bringtheir concerns to the attention of the newspaper and, if not satis- fied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. 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Published letters will appear inprint and/or online atdurhamregion.com Delivery For all delivery inquiries, pleasecall 905-683-5117. menu approximately six toeight times a year, includ-ing full menu changes and small menu changes," ex-plains Lee, adding thatitems out of season willcome off and be replaced by things coming into season. While some of the itemscome from further afield, such as oysters from Cana-da's east coast, much of theproduce is a short drivefrom the restaurant. "I would say the producealmost exclusively comesfrom the GTA," said Simp-son. "Aside from lemons and limes, and we do workwith local seafood whereit's possible, so in the sum- mer when it's available,we'll work with lake trout,pickerel and purchasethings like that." Dishes on the currentmenu include oystermushrooms au poivre, spiced pork chop with rhu-barb and mustard, andbone-in New York striploinwith stinging nettle and salsa verde."You get a true sense ofplace when you're eating at our restaurant; you'llknow exactly what time ofyear it is based on what'son the menu." Simpson said there arelike-minded businessespopping up in Bowman- ville, Whitby and Picker-ing and said diners havewelcomed his concept."The reception we got from diners is, 'oh we're sohappy to have somethingdifferent and unique totry'," said Simpson, adding the feedback has beennothing but positive.Dave Hawey is a profes- sor and the co-ordinator ofculinary programs at Dur-ham College. He is also achef with 43 years of expe- rience.He said he's seen majorchanges in the local food scene in Durham in recentyears. Inspired by socialmedia and the Food Net- work, Hawey said peopleseem to be excited about re- turning to their roots oflearning where their foodis from, getting to know lo-cal butchers and bakers and finding local farms topick up produce."Heading to the local farmers market becomesan institution and there'sso many interesting people producing food in the re-gion," he said. Field-to-fork is a majorfocus at Durham Collegeand students in the culi-nary program get a chance to harvest food grown atthe college's Whitby cam-pus and then cook with it. "The students absolute-ly love it," said Hawey.Durham has also seen an explosion in interna-tional restaurants and gro- cery stores. One of the larg-est booms has been inSouth Asian food, includ-ing Indian and Sri Lankan food. Hungry Durham resi-dents can choose anythingfrom street-food dishes to fine dining and the food isauthentic.International grocery stores across Durham haveawide range of ingredients not always available inchain grocery stores, al-lowing both home and pro- fessional cooks to experi-ment."Right now global cui-sine is very trendy, so learning the ingredients,the recipes, the spice mixesof different cuisines, andone of the things that reallyseems to be coming back isfusion cuisine," Haweysaid. While the fine diningscene in Durham has ex-panded from Whitby toBrooklin to Uxbridge and Port Perry and Bowman-ville, the pandemic haschanged habits for many casual diners, including aproliferation of takeout.Indeed, since the pan-demic, many local restau- rants have expanded take-out and reduced operatinghours, including cutting lunch service or even someweekdays, and reducedsquare footage."The takeout scene has boomed and I think thisyounger generation, theones that are 18 to 30 years old, maybe pushing a littleolder than 30, they're verycomfortable orderingthings online," Hawey said.As for Hawey's favouriteplace to eat in Durham?"I don't have a favouriteplace to eat in Durham, butDurham is one my favou-rite places to eat because there's so much choice andso much variety, so I can goanywhere (in Durham)and get an amazing meal and an amazing dining ex-perience in this area." LOCAL FOOD GUIDES: •2023 Whitby FoodGuide via whitby.ca•Eat and Drink in Osha-wa via oshawa.ca •Local Dining Claring-ton via clarington.net•Ajax Restaurant Guide via ajax.ca•Discoveruxbridge.ca•Scugogtourism.ca NEWS Continued from page 1 DURHAM'S 'TAKEOUT SCENE' IS BOOMING Whitby residents Matthew Simpson and Jasmine Lee opened the Springwood, a Canadian farm-to-table restaurant, in May. It is located at 1645 Dundas St. E. in Whitby. The restaurant focuses on seasonal and local food. The Springwood photos 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m @cityofpickering Weekly Community Page June 29 Customer Care Centre 905.683.7575 (24-hour line) customercare@pickering.capickering.ca Waterfront Ghost Walks pickeringmuseumvillage.ca $25.50/person Ages 12+ Join us at Pickering’s picturesque waterfront for a spine-tingling tour all about the darker side of Pickering’s past. 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Bringyourfamily,friends,andalawnchairorblanket! Presentedby Planthe CityofPickering’s futurewithus! The City is creating its first Corporate Strategic Plan - let Council know what matters most to you! The Plan will identify a vision, goals, and key actions to be achieved over this term of council. Scan the QR Code or visit the link below to learn more and complete the survey for a chance to win some great prizes. Apple AirPods Fire StationTour - Meet & Greet with the Fire Chief plus fire safety goodies One-Year Basic Health Membership at the CHD Recreation Complex LetsTalkPickering.ca/StrategicPlan 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 8 From first dates to Main Street meet-ups to the last virtual call of the day. Turn to the local news to spark your next great conversation… 9 in 10 Canadians do. Visit ChampionTheTruth.ca News Media Canada Médias d’Info Canada Great conversations don’t start themselves. 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m FORM 6 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER Municipal Act, 2001 Ontario Regulation 181/03, Municipal Tax Sale Rules SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on July 27, 2023, at the Pickering City Hall, One The Esplanade, Pickering Ontario. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Pickering City Hall, One The Esplanade, Pickering. Description of Lands: 1. Roll No. 18 01 020 016 26170 0000; PICKERING; PIN 26378-0011 (LT); PT LT 20 CON 2 PICKERING PT 2, 40R4935; PICKERING; File No. 21-01 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $30,000 Minimum tender amount: $89,126.54 2. Roll No. 18 01 020 017 00500 0000; PICKERING; PIN 26383-0057 (LT); PT LT 21 CON 2 PICKERING AS IN PI15781 N OF PT 1, 40R13566, S OF CO158700, NE OF PT 6, 40R2104, SW OF PTS 3 & 4, 40R10816 & PT 3, 40R8784; PICKERING; File No. 21-02 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $632,000 Minimum tender amount: $313,373.42 3. Roll No. 18 01 010 021 06600 0000; Pickering; PIN’s 26365-0991 (LT) and 26365-0992 (LT); FIRSTLY: PCL 33-1, SEC 40M1923; BLK 33, PL 40M1923 (PICKERING); S/T PT 3, 40R15907 AS IN D443256; S/T D444709 PICKERING; SECONDLY: PCL 34-1, SEC 40M1923; BLK 34, PL 40M1923 (PICKERING); PICKERING; File No. 21-03 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $1,037,000 Minimum tender amount: $408,575.16 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit of at least 20 per cent of the tender amount, which deposit shall be made by way of a certified cheque/bank draft/ money order payable to the municipality. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, availability of road access, or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. The assessed value, according to the last returned assessment roll, may or may not be representative of the current market value of the property. Pursuant to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 235 (the “Act”), effective January 1, 2023, it is prohibited for a non-Canadian to purchase, directly or indirectly, any residential property, as those terms are defined in the legislation. Contraventions of the Act are punishable by a fine, and offending purchasers may be ordered to sell the residential property. The municipality assumes no responsibility whatsoever for ensuring bidders/tenderers comply with the Act, and makes no representations regarding same. Prospective bidders/tenderers are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the Act and are advised to seek legal advice before participating in this sale. Transfers of properties that contain at least one and not more than six single family residences and are transferred to non-residents of Canada or foreign entities, are subject to the Province’s Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST). This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and any taxes that may be applicable, such as a land transfer tax and HST. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. A copy of the prescribed form of tender is available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository under the listing for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit: www.OntarioTaxSales.ca or if no internet access available, contact: Karen Uphoff Supervisor, Taxation The Corporation of the City of Pickering Pickering Civic Complex One The Esplanade Pickering ON L1V 6K7 (905) 420-4660 Ext. 2111 kuphoff@pickering.ca www.pickering.ca ATTENTION READERS: VOTEFORYOUR FAVOURITEONLINE. We all have a go-to road trip snack. Is yours of the sweet, salty, healthy or hearty variety? We want to know. Over the course of the next several weeks, tasty eats and treats will go head-to-head in our Sizzlin’ Summer Playdown. Cast a vote to see your favourite advance to the next round. SCAN THE QR CODE TO VOTE AND GET UPDATES ON THIS SUMMER’S SNACKDOWN. Cast a vote to see your favourite DURHAMREGION.COM Chips, chocolate, trail mix? What’s your favourite road trip snack? 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 10 Pickering councillors have given thegreen light to an addition to the PickeringIslamic Centre.The proposal was approved at the Mon-day, June 5 planning and developmentcommittee meeting and will go to council for ratification on June 26. JUST THE FACTS • The 3,162-square metre addition willbe on the north side of the existing build-ing. • A two-level parking deck is also pro-posed at the site's northeast corner.• Parking for peak hours will be accom-modated on and off-site • The three-storey addition will be usedto expand the private school that currentlyoperates within the existing building.• The school is designed to accommo-date 250 students and 26 staff membersacross 21 classrooms. Additional space is proposed for a gymnasium, library, kitch-en, staff room, and administrative offices.The existing place of worship will continueto accommodate a seating capacity of 249 people. • A fenced children's play area for kin-dergarten students is proposed at the northeast corner of the addition. • There will be a pedestrian crossing atBrock Road and Usman Road South. PICKERING ISLAMIC CENTRE TO BUILD ADDITION KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com Pickering's planning and development committee has approved a three-storey expansion to the Pickering Islamic Centre to accommodate a private school. Susie Kockerscheidt photo PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE APPROVESPROPOSAL The City of Pickering has it covered for Canada Day celebrations all day and nighton Saturday, July 1.Here's what you need to know about the free festivities:1. Daytime events are planned fromnoon to 5 p.m. at Esplanade Park, located atOne The Esplanade. 2. Stage shows are taking placethroughout the afternoon, and roamingperformances are set for the park.3. A SuperDogs Show is taking place inthe park at 2 p.m.4. The event is for people of all ages, andwill include activities for families, teens and adults 55 and up.5. The celebration continues at the an-nual Canada Day concert at KinsmenPark, 705 Sandy Beach Rd. Enjoy live mu- sic on the big stage, food trucks, fireworks, and lots of fun for all ages.6. Fireworks begin at 10 p.m.7. There will be accessible bus shuttlesto Kinsmen Park from Pickering GO Sta- tion and Ontario Power Generation park-ing lots (777 Brock Rd. with overflow at 889Brock Rd.) beginning at 5:30 p.m. and re-turn shuttles resuming shortly after the firework show. 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CANADA DAY FESTIVITIES There will be plenty to do in Pickering on Canada Day. Metroland file photo NEWS ESPLANADE PARK, KINSMEN PARK FILLED WITHACTIVITIES ON JULY 1 ARE MILLENNIALS IMPORTANT TO YOUR BUSINESS? 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N S W E 2 TS N I A M N SAKATCHEWAN ST E TOWNANDCOUNTRYDRCIVIC CENTRE DR AJAX Durham Centre 905 683-1212 PICKERING Pickering Town Centre 905 837-1212 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 12 Download the free Durham Region Waste App. Get your customized waste collection schedule or, sync with your iCal, Google or Outlook calendar at durham.ca/waste. Ask your Google Home or Amazon Alexa for myDurham 311 Smart Home Device Service and ask about your waste collection schedule. To get your waste collection schedule: We've gone paperless If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 311 or 1-800-372-1102. A "significant" collisionbetween two transporttrucks and a passenger ve- hicle along Highway 401June 20 resulted in a mas-sive fireball, explosionsand at least two deaths. A result of the incidentforced complete shutdownof the highway through Pickering in both direc-tions.Here is what we knowabout the incident: • Ontario Provincial Po-lice say the three vehicleswere involved in a collisionaround 10:30 p.m. on June20 along the westboundlanes of Highway 401 nearBrock Road in Pickering. Video from one vehicledashcam posted onlineshowed a massive fireball erupting into the night skyfollowing the collision, andthe OPP added that explo-sions were also reported. • The collision claimedtwo lives after a tractor-trailer hauling fuel crashed and the fuelcaught on fire.• According to police,the collision occurred when a driver of an east-bound tractor-trailer lostcontrol of his vehicle,slammed into the centre median, and crossed overinto the westbound lanes.It collided with another tractor-trailer and a motorvehicle.• Police report that theeastbound truck was haul- ing fuel, and it ignited inthe crash.Both truck drivers werekilled in the accident, while two people in the pas-senger vehicle were able toget out of it and safely es- cape.• Pickering fire crews re-sponded at about 11 p.m.and left the scene at 4 a.m., although Pickering FireChief Steph Boyd noted thefire stopped burning justafter 2 a.m. "We didn't put it out —we let it burn out," Boydadded, noting the crews were monitoring the situa-tion."It was fuel, either gaso-line or diesel or a combina- tion of both. Some truckscarry both," he said.There were no injuriesto any firefighters, he not- ed.Crews from the Ajaxand Toronto fire services both assisted, Boyd added.• Videos posted onlinefollowing the collisionshowed long lines of traffic stopped in both directionsaround the scene, withOPP estimating that "hun-dreds or thousands of vehi- cles are stuck in the clo-sure" that stretched "sever-al kilometres." TWO KILLED IN HIGHWAY 401 CRASH NEWS Ontario Provincial Police investigated a fatal crash on Highway 401 in the westbound lanes June 20 in Pickering. Crews were still cleaning up the highway at noon the following day. Colin Williamson photo Jason Liebregts/Metroland 13 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m VISIT US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/eastcourtfordlincoln ALL REBATES APPLIED. SALE PRICES ARE PLUS TAX AND LICENSE. VEHICLE MAY NOT BE AS ILLUSTRATED. ADVERTISEMENT IS APPLICABLE ON THE PUBLICATION DAY. 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SOLD 10+ ACRES Completely Restored 2000sqft Home $1,180 , 0 0 0 DETACHED BUNGALOW In Toronto With DoubleGarage $699 , 9 0 0 2 SELF CONTAINED UNITS SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD JACKS LAKE COTTAGE 300ft Of Waterfront. 4 Seasons with 4 Beds $998,0 0 0 $999 , 9 0 0 WATERFRONT LOTS 2 Buildable Lots + 1 Recreational Lot - Over 55 Acres Total BUNGALOW WITH WALK-OUT Ravine Lot With Inground pool $1,69 9 , 0 0 0 $799,9 9 9 SOLD 15 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 14 EAST **Certain Conditions may apply. Not intended to solicit persons under contract. ReMax West Realty Inc. does not guarantee the sale of your home. Exclusively offered by Frank Leo.Copyright©2009 Frank Leo SEE MORE PHOTOS & PROPERTIES at www.GetLeo.com CaLL TOday 416-917-LION (5466) aNd STaRT PaCkING! MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR Sell Your Home Faster and For More Money. • Find out about the newest homes on the market that meet your needs • Get more inFormed about the specific areas and how to get the best price • Find out how to get the best mortGaGe rates and saving programs, plus much more -Call today!! * FOR UNITS OF LISTINGS SOLD ACCORDING TO A STUDY OF MLS DATA PREPARED BY AN INDEPNDANT AUDITOR FOR REAL ESTATE STATISTICS FOR 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. WEST REALTY INC.,Brokerage Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated FRANk LeO & AssOcIATes TI-MILLION DOLLAR FREECONFIDENTIAL HOME EVALUATIONS free service professional buyer Guaranteed Home Selling System Broker Children’ & Canadian Cancer #1 RE/MAX TEAM iN THe GTA * #1 TEAM In ToRonTo (Central, east, and West Combined) by Units of listings sold for all brokers and sales representatives for all Companies* Sponsor of Children’s Miracle Network & Canadian Cancer Foundation We Live And Work In Your Area! 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SOLD 10+ ACRES Completely Restored 2000sqft Home $1,180 , 0 0 0 DETACHED BUNGALOW In Toronto With DoubleGarage $699 , 9 0 0 2 SELF CONTAINED UNITS SOLD FOR TOP $$$!! SOLD JACKS LAKE COTTAGE 300ft Of Waterfront. 4 Seasons with 4 Beds $998,0 0 0 $999 , 9 0 0 WATERFRONT LOTS 2 Buildable Lots + 1 Recreational Lot - Over 55 Acres Total BUNGALOW WITH WALK-OUT Ravine Lot With Inground pool $1,69 9 , 0 0 0 $799,9 9 9 SOLD 15 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 2 9 , 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 16 New Location Added In Whitby 4 Locations to Serve You Whitby Aquamation - 1621 McEwen Dr, Whitby Morris Funeral Chapel - 4 Division St, Bowmanville Newcastle Funeral Home - 386 Mill St S, Newcastle Online - www.aquamations.ca www.aquamations.ca 905-987-3964 (24 Hours) Email: info@aquamations.ca Because of the increasing demand for Aquamation we have added a new location in Whitby. 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As for the main event, chef Jonathan Tjerkstra has two favourite party dishes to feed a lot of people. And he’s certainly the expert here – his catering and food truck company Jonny Blonde serves big events throughout Niagara, Hamilton and the GTA. “First up, I would say for a vegetarian dish, I think you want something fast and casual,” Tjerkstra says. “I like to call it ‘grown-up’ mac and cheese.” Cheddar is the classic cheese here, but Tjerkstra likes “grown-up” options to bring the comfort dish to the next level – Five Brothers cheese from Newfoundland and Labrador is a personal favou- rite, which combines traits of creamy Gouda and Swiss Appenzeller, as well as Frère Jacques, a sweet and nutty cheese made by monks in Quebec. An easy béchamel sauce also works, he adds. “And it’s definitely something that can be pre- pared ahead of time, which is really nice,” Tjerkstra says. “If you make the sauces, allow them to cool, cook the noodles, allow them to get cool. Mix them together, and then you bake with some kind of cheese or bread crumb topping on it, or a mix- ture of both. It’s going to turn out really, really nice.” To impress your meat eaters – and if you can afford to splurge a little – Tjerkstra loves a prime rib for Canada Day. It feeds a lot of people and suits a party night that ends in fireworks. “I honestly think it’s the biggest crowd-pleaser,” he says. “Now, it’s big, but it really doesn’t require too much in the way of process.” There are countless prime rib recipes to choose from online, baked or grilled, but Tjerkstra loves this main course because it’s hard to mess up. “Like, even if it’s bad, it’s good,” he says. “Same with mac and cheese. The only thing you can do to ruin it would be maybe to add too much salt.” Pairing a cut of prime rib with a side of mac and cheese is great match, Tjerkstra says – just add a blob of blue cheese on the beef. A sweet finishA light finale is refreshing after cheesy pasta and heavy meat mains. Although butter tarts and Nanaimo bars are beloved Canadian classics, one historic Maritime dessert goes all the way back to the 1700s. Blueberry Grunt was named after the sound of simmering and bubbling blueberries, which French settlers would cook slowly in pots over fires, according to Parks Canada Heritage Gourmet Recipes. These workers were building the Prince of Wales Fort on Hudson Bay, an effort that took more than 40 years, and blueberries were plentiful in the region. A tea biscuit was dropped on top of the stewing berries, completing the dessert. Preheat an oven to 375 F. For the berries, mix 4 cups blueberries, 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pot; cover and boil gently until a lot of juice is released. For a traditional tea biscuit, mix 2 cups flour, 4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar in a bowl. Cut 2 tbsp of butter into the flour and add 1/2 cup milk or buttermilk. (Some modern recipes call for a lot more butter – modify the pastry as you please.) Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the hot blueberries, then bake for 15 minutes. Today, it’s popular to dollop a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top – a perfect finish for a summer gathering, fresh berries and cool ice cream. Get ready for fireworks. What’s a summer long weekend without a party? Canada Day Together 1stJuly Here are some quick ideas for appetizers, mains and a dessert to please all of your guests on Canada Day. 19 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m 10:00pm Fireworks 9:00 pm GRACE 8:00 pm Kirk Diamond & The Movement of Ahryel 7:00 pm The Blue Hour pickering.ca/canadaday from 7:00 pm at Kinsmen Park Enjoy live music on the big stage, food trucks, fireworks, and lots of fun for all ages. Get to Kinsmen Park before 7:00 pm for an early-bird raffle at the Destination Pickering tent. 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With our very first location based in Mississauga, we wanted to share the love for our people and country by giving back how we could best.” Two things the co-founders of Lazeez Shawarma, Nada Nasri and Sahib Rana, hadincommonwhentheyformedLazeez was a shared love of Mediterranean food and being Canadian. It only made sense to them to give back to their community on Canada Day. “Each year,” says Sahib, “Lazeez makes a donation to a local organization andgivesawayflagstoremindeveryone that we are one.” The last ten years have been quite a journey for Lazeez Shawarma and its founders. There’ve been many high highs and low lows, and few events were lower than the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic saw many businesses shuttered, with their owners experiencing serious financial trouble. Sahib Singh Rana is enormously proud of the way the Lazeez community members came together and supported eachotherduringthismostdifficulttime. During this period, Lazeez Shawarma opened its 50th location, with many more openings planned. Sahib states, “Amongst these 50+ stores, we have not seen any of our locations shut down. We work our absolute hardest to support our franchisees, of which almost all of them areimmigrantstothisbeautifulcountry.” When speaking of said franchisees, Sahib mentioned how Lazeez has allowed so many of its franchisees to achieve financial freedom. He attributes the ongoing success of Lazeez Shawarma to its rigorous franchisee selection process. It’s important that the chosen individuals share the values of community, teamwork, and friendship that Lazeez is built upon. ToreceiveyourfreeCanadianflag,visit any one of Lazeez Shawarma’s more than fifty locations across the Ontario. Flags will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. 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The Minister of Long-Term Care requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order. O. Reg. 125/23 applies to the lands located at 1955 Valley Farm Road. A Zoning Order regulates the use of land and the erection, location and use of any buildings or structures on the land. This Zoning Order facilitates the development of a 15-storey long-term care home with 320 beds, and the replacement of the existing long-term care building with 2 new mid-rise 15-storey buildings for long-term care and retirement. Pursuant to subsection 47(4) of the Planning Act,and except for the purposes of section 24, the Minister deemed O. Reg. 125/23 to be and to always have been a by-law passed by the Council of the City of Pickering. For illustrative purposes, the Subject Lands are shown in the map below. A copy of O. Reg. 125/23 may be viewed on the province’s e-Laws website: www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r23125 Alternatively, you may request a copy of the regulation by contacting: Stephanie DeSousa, Manager (A), Planning Projects Implementation Team by phone at (416)-726-8369, or alternatively, by email at Stephanie.DeSousa@ontario.ca. A Pickering man has anice nest egg after winningbig in the lottery.Patrick Bakalarz won $100,000 playing the InstantPlinko game recently.The 25-year-old con-struction worker said he'san occasional lottery play-er and this is his first bigwin. Bakalarz was on his wayto get lunch with a friendwhen he stopped at the con-venience store. "I had some sparechange, so I decided to pur- chase a few tickets," hesaid. "I scratched one andwon $10, so I bought twomore. I won $5 on the first,then $100,000 on the second!I had to double-check thenumber of zeroes. It was nuts."Bakalarz then sharedthe news with his friends,parents and girlfriend. 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OLG photo 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 22 289-372-3300 | www.acvc.info | 384 Finley Avenue, Ajax, ON L1S 2E3HAPPY CANADA DAY CANADA IS A LAND OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWCASES COMPASSION, A PLACE WHERE COMMUNITIES PROVIDE CARE & A NATION THAT EXCELS IN CATERING CONVENIENCE FOR ITS RESIDENTS.AT AJAX CREMATORIUM,WE WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WHAT OUR GREAT NATION CANADA OFFERS, A LIFE FILLED WITH COMPASSION, CARE & CONVENIENCE. CA N A D A D A Y Oshawa trustee Linda Stone has been censuredonce more by the DurhamDistrict School Board fol-lowing multiple com- plaints.On June 19, trustees dis-cussed a report from integ- rity commissioner MichaelMaynard that explored aseries of 13 complaintsagainst Stone relating to social media activity in De-cember 2022, most of whichfocused on gender identitypolitics, and determinedthat she had breached fiveseparate sections of theboard's Code of Conduct. "Throughout my exten-sive review of the many doz-ens of pages of submissionsby complainants, I became convinced that trusteeStone was not engaging in good faith discourse," May- nard stated in the report."She was not expressing be-nign opinions or asking in- nocent questions for thepurposes of public consulta-tion. Her activity was moreakin to campaigning for one side of an issue to the exclu-sion of others."While offending tweets mostly centred aroundgender identity politics,complainants also flaggedtweets related to COVID-19 policies and climatechange as problematic.Tweets included Stone'sown views as well as ret- weets from Jordan B. Pe-terson, tweets about othercontroversial public fig- ures such as John Moneyand Alfred Kinsey, and ar-ticles with controversialsubject matter such as the inclusion of trans womenin women's sports and call- ing trans messaging "pred- atory.""The expression of polit-ical views, while permissi- ble in some cases, becomesproblematic for a trusteewhen the subject matter oftheir commentary veers into disrespectful conductand discrimination —which I believe occurred on several occasions," May-nard explained. "Such con-duct is clearly contrary toboard policy and is a viola- tion of the code."The 13 complainants in-cluded fellow trustee Em-ma Cunningham, who was identified because she is anelected official, along withrepresentatives from PFLAG Durham Region,Ontario Secondary SchoolTeachers' Federation(OSSTF) District 13 and 10 SCHOOL BOARD CENSURES TRUSTEE LINDA STONE ONCE MORE MOYA DILLON mdillon@durhamregion.com NEWS See –page 23 Get a quote today: metrolandparcelservices.ca SCAN FOR MORE INFORMATION Going the extra mile foryour final mile DIDYOUR HOLIDAYRUSH LEAVE YOU AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOUR CUSTOMERS WAITING? Metroland Parcel Services has a simple goal – provide cost-effective, premium service forfinal-mile distribution across Ontario. Indeed, with over 15,000 drivers and 14 depots, our network is always readyfor next-day delivery even with increased volumes. 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Another complainant,who was identified only asa "parent, teacher andmember of the 2SLGBTQI+ community," echoed theconcerns."With her publicly docu- mented social media views,I would fear that she wouldnot be supportive or en-couraging with teachers trying to uphold and pro-mote inclusiveness in theirclassrooms, as the admin- istrators in my buildinghave been," they stated inthe complaint. "As a par-ent, I encourage my chil- dren to respect people'spersonal choice of pro-nouns and authentic iden- tities. I, along with mypartner, are raising ourchildren to be critical thinkers, accepting, inclu- sive and social justice ac-tivists ... As students of theDDSB, I feel that they should be surrounded withvalues that promote hu-man rights and live up tothe core beliefs identified by the DDSB that everyoneis welcome, included andrespected. Trustee Stone's social media comments donot create such an environ-ment and need to be ad-dressed in order to show that, we, as a communityand board, will not toleratestatements that do not pro- mote student learning andacceptance."While trustee Stone de-clined to be interviewed for the investigation, she didprovide a written responseto the allegations."My complainants' opin- ions around me being tran-sphobic and hateful is justthat, opinion. My tweets are neither transphobic orhateful. My account is per-sonal, and I am not speak-ing as a trustee nor does my bio have the DDSB init," she said. "I have numer-ous supporters who I speak for because they do not feelthey have a voice and can'tspeak up due to fear of be-ing cancelled, ridiculed, defamed, fired. They seewhat happens to peoplewho dare to have hetero- dox beliefs to what seemslike an orthodox ideology. Ihad an overwhelmingnumber of supporters email me around theboard's statement andnewspaper articles."She said attacks on herviewpoints were in opposi-tion to the board's own di- versity, equity and inclu- sion policies.The board voted in fa-vour of Maynard's find- ings, determining thatStone was in breach of theboard's Code of Conductand voting to censure her, bar her from the entirety ofthe Sept. 18 board meetingand bar her from sitting on any and all board commit-tees from Sept. 1, 2023through March 31, 2024."I think it's very impor- tant we are cognizant, es-pecially during PrideMonth, of the harm we caninflict on already margin-alized groups of people,and the obligation we haveas trustees to protect those that are most vulnerable,"said trustee Shailene Pany-lo. "As per our previousstudent surveys, we have seen that 2SLGBTQSI+students feel more at riskwithin these schools. I think we have an obliga-tion to them, to staff atDDSB and also to the com-munity who will be watch- ing to see whether or notwe're going to hold to ourOntario Human Rights Code responsibilities."The board had previ-ously voted to censureStone in February follow- ing an integrity commis-sioner's report on anotherseries of complaints relat- ed to social media activityand comments made atmeetings. She was prohib-ited from sitting on any board committees untilDec. 21, 2023, but that prohi-bition was rolled back toSept. 1, 2023, earlier thismonth following a court ac-tion filed by Stone. NEWS Continued from page 22 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 , J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 | 24 Ajax/Pickering Area YOUTH, ADULT CARRIERS WANTED: Paper routes available! 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In her retirement she enjoyed trips to the Gaspe Peninsula, her coffee shop afternoons with Anne, Judy, Ruth, and the late Helen. Jean was an excellent cook, baker, and seamstress. Time with family and friends always gave her great joy. Jean lived independently after her husband's death until a fall altered her way of life. No longer able to live on her own, Chartwell Ballycliffe became her new home. She amazed staff with her excellent mem- ory of names and birthday dates, knowledge of a variety of topics. She made many friends there, and was respectful to all in her surroundings. Many hearts are broken with the loss of our mother, grandmother, great-grand- mother, aunt, cousins, friends, and neighbours across our country. Visitation and Funeral Services for Jean were held at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Interment followed at Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens. RIP we will love you forever Every life deserves to be remembered. 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