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Home My WebLink AboutDS1997_05_14...- —.1- -1 1 - rui)LIL; LWHARI Mom. - may 14,9 1997 75c(70c + Sc GST) 16 Pages Vol. I • Issue 18 R EE LUBv M&"ft Z�- Tom Centre Cw" (nw Saafi) Z"M4212 ;Give the gift of Mobility and receive r 4 ff" CLUB Vd*kW anti -tuft device) Ift W., Oshawa V 576-1212 BONUS OFFER! �� P ma'O iii 725-12U-.1 0Free leather caso `YWwAffff4 a FREE car adapter "A� AA�� MCA 0 A mw an= &,W condMom appy. Sm for d@Mft. Oft vaW YAM #Mad a* at bm of .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 May 14, 1997 - The Durham Sun Weekly New look for Brock West The neighborhood surrounding the Brock West Landfill Site will be getting a major facelift in the coming y ding the infusion of 18.(X10 residents ah� 1 and a mIaA�.0(XbS. Pick'ring Council approved a consultant's report Monday mapping out the future of the East Duffins community, and area just to the south-east of Seaton, the potential future home of another 90.(X)O people. The Fast Duffins area (bounded by Taunton Road on the north, the Ontario Hydro Corridor on the south, the Ajax boundary on the east and West Duftins Creek on the west) may also be the home of a 30 -hectare district park, a secondary school and five elementarti sch(X)ls, a "full range" of housing types ( from apartments to detached homes), a west campus for Durham College (although consultant Gary Templeton said at council the college is not interested right now) and a relocated town Works Centre. A sewage treatment plant will also be built to service the area, with water coming from a proposed water plant in the Seaton lands. The landfill site itself - closed since the fall - will be designated open space or recreation. Regional councillor Rick Johnson, the town representative for the area, was "excited" about the community's future. "This is not piece -meal planning. This is something we can sink our teeth into and work with for the next 10 to 15 years." Pickering Mayor Wayne Arthurs agreed, noting that council now has the chance to leave a "substantive mark" on the community. The only negative comments from the gallery from Greg Vogt, the vice-president of Eastern Power and Super Blue Box Recycling. Vogt's company currently operates a methane -extraction plant at Brock West and the proposed works centre relocation would see the facility moved to an area that Vogt wants for his Super Blue Box recycling proposal, a project that has already been rejected at both the town and regional levels. Vogt wanted the report deferred until he had a chance to talk to the consultants and make comments, although Johnson predicted that Super Blue Box "will he long gone" before the move takes place. Templeton told councillors draft plans will he rolling in from developers within two years but pointed out that cost-sharing agreements for servicing and detailed environmental studies will have to be completed first. Pickering has contributed $250X) to the $I 920X) study, with another $32,000 provided by private landowners in the area. The province - the largest landowner in East Duftins - is footing the rest of the bill. SCHOOLS VS HOUSES BATTLE BREWING IN WESTCREEK By Glenn Hendry The Town of Pickering wants a school in the Altona West neighborhood in west Pickering. The developer who owns the land wants to build houses on the site. Whether the twain shall ever meet may be decided by the Ontario Municipal Board. The Durham Board of Education held an option for an elementary school on Westcreek Drive but. with no new moneys for school construction coming from the ,province, the agreement lapsed last month. The developer - Lebovic Enterprises - then wasted little time in submitting a plan of subdivision to the town, a decision that triggered an offer from town council to intervene to try and broker a new deal with the builder. "We see (the school) as important to the community," said Pickering Mayor Wayne Ard curs at a recent council meeting. Arthurs also offered planning director Neil Carroll to the board to assist in the negotiations. But the offer may be too little, too late, says board chairman Ruth Ann Schedlich Schedlich says a freeze on capital funding for schools was just lifted by Queen's Park, but the Durham board was only given $2.1 million, described as "nothing" by the trustee chairman and spent on three additions. As well, she says, the Employment Improvement Commission (EIC) - established by the province to oversee the revamping of the school board system - would have to okay any new agreement. To make matters worse. Schedlich adds, developer Joe Lebovic "is not an easy person to get along with." "We met (May 1) - we did have a healthy dialogue - and we'll meet again; we'll put something together," Schedlich vows, "but right after the meeting (Lebovic) went ahead and filed a draft plan of subdivision." Schedlich noted that, because of the freeze, the board has not yet completed a priority list for new schools and it also isn't know what remaining capacity exists at neighboring EB Phinn or Woodlands schools. In any event, the board would have to apply to the EIC for the money. "I don't think they have the capital," she says. "The EIC is now a body above the board. They have the power to approve budgets and capital expenses. They have the ultimate power to approve what we do and we can't challenge them." The town hasn't yet declared whether they will fight Lebovic's application - either in the council chambers or at the municipal board (they may be in a conflict position as decision makers on the application), but Schedlich hasn't given up the fight. "Board staff is working on putting something together, the board will then meet and then we'll present it to (Lebovic's) company." Lebovic was not available for comment. MORTGAGES & LOANS • 1st & 2nd • Lines of credit • BtST RATES Frank Callahan 686-6450 24 Hours Upper Canada Funding inc. BROKEN WINDSHIELD? No SAVE 1 70 00 -Ckcri,J L c t Di - UP TO ra='�ckcunu ��car gni -1 , ..0 '0j:IS -m fair � AeAr 7c � 860 Brock Rd. S_ InterprovincialUnit #1, Pickering Auto Glass Mffl 837-7819 OKLAHOMA GUNMAN .. ARRESTED w . Police have made an arrest in a Pickering armed robbery/car-jacking - in Vancouver. A lone gunman, armed with what police later discovered was an imitation firearm, robbed the Canada Trust branch on Oklahoma Drive on April 11. He then hijacked a Rapid Taxi cab - with three small children aboard - to make his getaway. The taxi driver and children were allowed out of the cab a short distance away and the cab was later found abandoned in Scarborough by Metro Police. .As a result of a joint Durham/Metro investigation, a suspect was identified and a Canada -wide warrant issued and on May 1 a 31 year-old man of no fixed address was arrested by Vancouver Police.. Randy Smith has been charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of using an imitation firearm and wearing a disguise. He was also charged in relation to several bank robberies in Metro By Glenn Hendry Code of conduct or cone of silence? Clear rules or ... censorship'? The Town of Pickering's coming guidelines governing the behaviour of council and staff, proposed by councillor Dave Ryan and expected to be finalized in three weeks, is a needed policy to provide "clear parameters" for "acceptable" conduct for town employees for everything from the receipt of gifts to contact with the media - claims Ryan, anyway. But to several of his colleagues, as well as members of the public, the guidelines may simply serve as a gag order to ensure the media keeps their noses out of council business. Regional councillor Doug Dickerson certainly has his nose out of joint over Ryan's motion. Dickerson expressed disdain for conduct guidelines for councillors - "this councillor doesn't need anyone telling me how to behave, what is right, what is wrong - and also raised fears that Ryan's motion may result in the censorship of the local media. "Are we looking at a form of censorship' i don't think that's (Ryan's) intention ... but 1 won't subscribe to any silencing of members of council," he says. Putting the gag on staff, however, may be the plan, Dickerson suspects. "i would think (Ryan) wants someone designated as a media contact, someone who the press can turn to as a reliable source instead of staff giving out, perhaps, inaccurate information. "But the media should always have access to senior staff and members of council. If the intent of this is to silence senior members of staff I won't subscribe to it." The coxae of conduct is a project that has been on Ryan's mind for more than a year (he tried to get the ball rolling in 1996 but the resignation of Town Manager Tim Sheffield in August put the motion on hold) and the rookie councillor insists problems that have plagued council this term - from overpayments and subsequent lawsuits to charges of confidentiality breaches and conflicts of interests - have not influenced his desire to begin the process. "We need standards to which we are all measured," Ryan explains. "Much of what we do is business. How should that busness be conducted'? Ryan says he has looked at standards from private industry for direction but notes there is a lot of grey area that only apply to municipal council business. May 14, 1997 • The Durham Sun Weekly WILL CODE OF CONDUCT BE STAFF SILENCER? "There needs to be a central guiding document that everyone can understand because the important part of this is how we're measured by the community. "That's not to say there's abuse, but there's nothing to protect us from abuse." Ryan emphasizes that the rules that will be set down for contact with the media will not be "restrictive," but Steven Cogan, a journalism professor at Centennial College, believes there is inherent "dangers" in putting any distance between the local press and municipal council. "I'm concerned about any attempt to break the lines of communication between politicians and their constituents. That line of communication is primarily the community newspaper and its reporters. Any attempt to cut off that contact is a real slap in the face of the constituents," Cogan says. "It's also a slap in the face of the councillors and staff. It doesn't show a lot of faith in their ability to deal with the media. "To draw up rules or restrictions in the contacts with the media says 'we don't trust you.' i would be kind of insulted at that." Dickerson agrees, noting that "if an individual member of council needs a code of conduct, perhaps they need to to o)k at another line of work. This has to come from within." The councillor also believes the new standards will put on the lid on confidential leaks to the press from politicians and staff, something he doesn't feel is a big concern. "I don't see (leaks) as a big problem. it has happened over the years," he said. "But if a member of council is going to take to the media confidential items than that member risks the wrath of his or her colleagues." Carol Bamford, a local community activist, also believes the code of conduct will "need some adjusting," before it comes back to council, especially when it comes to communication with the media. "1t looks like this code is being set up to stop the 'brown envelope' syndrome, but why is there an atmosphere to encourage it? There's a risk the code could be used to cut off proper communication or used when someone just doesn't like what's said." she says. "It's long overdue but the public must be involved in setting standards, not just council and staff." she said. Both Dickerson and regional councillor Maurice Brenner believe most of the guidelines Ryan is looking for can already be found in the pages of the :Municipal Act. in several books dealing with political conflict of interest, or in the criminal code under political fraud and corruption. Local councillor Enrico Pistritto also questioned the usefullness of the code. noting that many of the guidelines were covered in the Bradford Report. a $29.000 document that council funded but never approved. Other town policies discussed recently may also conflict or duplicate with the code of conduct. including a patronage policy (another Rvan project) and an in -camera by-law. But RN an, never one to volunteer information to the the media in the first place, says new councillors won't have the time to read the applicable volumes. "How are they going to find out" Through bitter experience'"' Dickerson is not yet convinced on the merits of the code of conduct, however. "l want to see it first; the jury is still out as to who this code of conduct is aimed at. The code will also deal with the security of town property (tangible and intellectual). restrictions of involvement in situations "where personal interests conflict with town duties." confidential information. restrictions on outside activities, nepotism, discouraging employee involvement in municipal elections and thr prohibition of town resources in elections. The guidelines will be drawn up by a staff team made up of representatives frmn LUPE, the local firefighters association and human resources. 4 Phwos by Jim 4rK* ge In an effort to reverse the declining numbers of common terns m the lower great lakes, wThe Green Grog" from Lakeside public school m Ajax help prepare a wooden newng raft for the lower end of Duffms Creek. The raft filled with sand and gravel provides an excellent habitat for the small birds. Dominic Kienhng and Keisey ...i....r.., ri.u* ...:tt ewm%e.*A4^ % t..r a to t}o_ wv rd2tfarm_wl _. _ .., .. _.......,.-. -...., ......a�.ae'-r�--.->.....,..-.cam-•-- �_. ,,+A..anarS....�...t, __ �... .__.. -.�.. _-._. . . . . . . . �--v •r."�^Y- .. . . . . . . . 4 May 14, 1997 • The Durham Sun Weekly IF 1) 1 Ir 1C0 it 141 L a • a ! s a a a a • a ! a t a t s ! a • w w s • • s• w w s w•••• s• 0 s•• s s• a w s■: • s a w s• 0 a to a Editor's Opinion Ajax Spirit! I could not help but smile last week as I journeyed to the Skydome ( not to be mistaken for Pickering's Claredome ) to watch the beloved blue jays defeat the Minnesota twins. It was not the game but rather the event itself. I was entertaining six visitors from out of town. one of whom had never been to the marvelous dome. No sooner do we take our seats and the greeting on the Jumbotron flashes "Welcome to Ajax Day at the Dome" Well, did I feel proud our community as being recognized by some 30,000 screaming fans. This would be enough, but out on the field trots our local and talented Lesley White, who belts out her spirited rendition of the national anthems to a thunderous ovation. Then Ajax mayor Steve Parish and a local youth from the Atkinson Household throw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Jays won in their final at -bat but the entire day would not have happened had it not been for Tribute Homes and their generosity as well as the 500 Ajax fans cheering on every batter. Ajax is busy later this month organizing Ajax day at the Metro zoo. Way to go Ajax, that's the spirit! I could not help but wonder why is it that Ajax continues to organize these fun events and yet neighbouring Pickering will have no part of either? Ajax Home Week, the Village Festival, the list goes on and on. Sure Pickering has a couple of events but none with the town -wide enthusiasm of Ajax. One reason is obvious. Some politicians are more interested in bickering or upstaging one another than simply getting the job done and having fun doing it. Town of Ajax staff has enthusiastically endorsed the star$ program which, in essence, is a sophis- ticated suggestion plan to save taxpayer money. Fmm what we can see they have achieved very high morale as well. The same cant be said for Pickering, which continues to operate with no one in charge and questionable leadership from their mayor, MWAIe among the staff, even at the senior levels, is very poor and this has sadly filtered down through most departments. Many are growing weary of becoming pawns in the political finger -pointing for the seemingly inept chain of command. And no, they still refuse to adopt the star'$ money saving plan. -Truly a tale of two cities. I wonder if Madam Lefarge could do her knitting at the local meetings? i tl�. 1■■ 1 • Mo, TREN(Iff- GIV I NG US ■■■■S■ � • ► � �ti sawn • 1'11 �got • - MENNEN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Volunteer defends spelling bee Dear Editor: I would like to respond to a letter you printed in your April 16. 1997 edition. It was regarding Spelling Bee of Canada. This letter infuriated me. 1 am a volunteer with the Spelling Bee, and am quite proud of the success of the Bee. The letter that was written was by a contestant (who was probably influenced by their parent to do so), who, unfortunately, like many of the participants was eliminated in the quarterfinals, and therefore, could not participate in the semi-finals, which t(x)k place one week later. 1 am very involved the Bee, and feel that I must defend what has been printed. Many people associated with the Bee handled the parents who registered complaints, and I also spoke to several parents. They most certainly were not ignored. There were over 75 children competing that night, and the purpose of the quarterfinals is to reduce the number down to approximately 25. To do this, the Bee must resort to what is known as "tie breaker", or "blind" words. As one can imagine, using these blind' words quickly eliminates children and brings the numbers down rapidly. There were no children who became eligible for the semi-finals that did not deserve to. The entire group of children were all given the tie Thel) n U-0 a- Weekly Publisher: - Kip Van Kempen Executive Director: Tony Hubbard Production Technolutions Company Inc. Photographer: Jim Lynch breaker words, and when the round was completed, the ones left were the ones that qualified, it was that simple. Some parents complained about why these tie breaker words were used. even though this is thoroughly outlined in the manual and was explained to everyone before the competition began that evening. The Spelling Bee of Canada most certainly did not try to hide their mistakes, in fact, to the contrary. The parents who had concerns were all notified, and a meeting was held. The final decision was made to go ahead with the semi-finals, and of course, we did not expect this decision to go over with applause. In my opinion, as a volunteer, and a parent whose children also participated, it seems to me that the only people complaining now, are the parents of the children who were not fortunate enough to qualify for the semi- finals or finals, and therefore, y a there searching for an excuse as to why their child did not 'make it'. I am proud of Spelling Bee of Canada, and am looking forward to participating as a volunteer once again, in 1998. M. Loucks Pickering The Durham Sun Weekly is a Bay Publishing Inc. newspaper published every Wednesday. 410%. 1400 1400 Bayly St., Unit 11, Pickering, Ontario L1 W 31`12 Newsroom, Advertising & Circulation: (905) 837-188 Clwsitied. (905) 837-2900 • Fax: (905) 837-0260 Member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association Member of the Canadian 4& Community Newspaper Association �" May/ 4, 1997 • The Durham Sun Weekly y..., n ♦ ..... . 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It brings you what little as one dollar a day! you're looking for with the very best .. i . - likeNothin connectsyou cable. - g 6 May 14, 1997 - The Durham Sun Weekly 0 1 T, 0 of Ir ]Fil -1 • 0 • • ! ! ! ! w ! 0 • • i * ♦ f 0 ! i ! i 0 ! 0 • S 0 ! 0 ! i • is • ! ! # ! ♦ • • * ! i • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • O 0 PENNZOIL'S FIRST QUARTER NET IN- COME INCREASES 265 PERCENT HOUSTON (April 22. 1997► -- Pennzoil Compa- m itiYSE:PZL) today re- ported first quarter 1997 net income of $57.6 mil- lion, or S1.23 per share. compared to net income of $15.8 million. or 34 cents per share, for the same pe- riod in 19%. Pennzoil's re- ported results for the quar- ter were 265 percent high- er than the first quarter of 1996. Excluding 52.6 million of after-tax start-up costs related to the new Excel Paralubes base oil plant. 1997 first quarter recurring income was S6O? million. or S1.29 per share, com- pared to recurring income of $19.0 million, or 41 cents per share, in 1996. Start-up activities at Excel Paralubes are now com- plete. and the plant is cur- rently running at close to design capacity. Cash flow from opera- tions for the first quarter of 1997, before changes in operating assets and liabil- ities, increased 42 percent to $146.6 million com- pared to $103.2 million, or $2.22 per share. for the same period in 1996. James L. Pate, chair- man and chief executive officer, said, "Pennzoil's earnings are up nearly threefold over the first quarter of last year. Our strong results are due to higher crude oil and nat- ural gas price realizations, combined with our ag- gressive cost cutting ini- tiatives and lower interest expense." During the first quarter of 1997. Pennzoil contin- ued to achieve a reduction in selling, general and ad- ministrative costs, which declined $6.5 million com- pared to 1996 first quarter levels. At year-end 1995. the company implemented a cost reduction program desi-ned to reduce annual general and administrative (G&A) expenses by S75 million. S5O million in cal- endar year 1996. In fact. Pennzoil reduced G&A expenses by S80 million in 1996. Pennzoil also reduced debt by $291 million in 1996. As a result of the debt reduction and an in- crease in capitalized inter- est. Pennzoil's interest ex- pense dropped $10.4 mil- lion in the first quarter of 1997 compared to the same period last Near. "The company has now had six consecutive quar- ters of year -oyer -year re- curring earnings improve- ment." Pate said. "We are positioned to continue our growth over the foresee- able future. Our operations are efficient and well -fo- cused. and our two impor- tant new downstream pro- jects. Excel Paralubes and the upgrade of our Shreve- port refinery, were recently completed and should make a significant contri- bution over the balance of the year. In addition, our portfolio of worldwide ex- ploration and development projects is the best in the company's history." The oil and gas seg- ment reported first quarter operating income of 5107.2 million compared to $49.3 million last year. Natural gas and crude oil volumes were lower than last year's first quarter, pri- manly because of the sale of noncore oil and gas properties in 1996. Con- tributing to the decrease in production volumes was the temporary shut-in of one of the company's West Cameron 580 wells in the Gulf of Mexico and a delay in bringing a second well on line. Higher real- ized prices and lower op- erating expenses more than offset lower production volumes. West Cameron 580 re- turned to production to- ward the end of the first quarter. Gross natural gas production from the block PAT O'CONNOR anyone who knows this man. Please call him at 686-3505 or stop by, ; 479 Bayly Street East in Ajax auAarsW/aw. AF .max 686► 3SOS; ... QualitV, Clean Used Cars Et Trucks is currently 155 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d), or about 115 MMcf/d net to Pennzoil. In addition, the two wells currently produce about 7.5(X) barrels per day (b/d) of liquids, or about 5.5(X) b/d net to Pennzoil. During the first quarter. Pennzoil and its Gulf of Mexico exploration part- ner. Enterprise Oil plc, an- nounced a crude oil dis- covery at Garden Banks 161. Garden Banks 161 is located 130 miles offshore in 975 feet of water and is operated by Pennzoil. More than 220 feet of po- tentially productive sand were logged in three sepa- rate intervals. Pennzoil and Enterprise are currently evaluating development options. The two compa- nies are also evaluating a number of additional do- mestic prospects, several of which are expected to be drilled this year. Internationally. Pennzoil plans to drill five exploration wells in 1997. In .Azerbaijan, Pennzoil and its partners. LUKoiI and AGIP, expect to drill the first exploration well on the Karabakh structure offshore Baku in June. In Qatar, Pennzoil will drill two exploration wells on Block 8 ( 100 percent Pennzoil) during the sec- ond half of this year. In Egypt, Pennzoil and Rep- sol will drill an exploration well on the Southeast Gulf of Suez block (50 percent Pennzoil) during the sec- ond half. Also during the second half. Pennzoil will drill an exploration well in southwestern Australia on the Whicher Range con- cession (44 percent Pennzoil). The motor oil and re- fined products segment re- ported quarterly operating income of $13.0 million compared to $14.4 million for the first quarter of last year. Operating income, excluding nonrecurring charges, was $17 million compared to $21 million last year. The decline in re- curring operating income was primarily due to lower refining margins. 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"The core of our company's technology centers around providing highly -engineered safety systems which have been used to protect every president since Harry Truman. Our gameplan is to extend that protection to Americas children," said IEE Director of Sales John Abraham. Industry, government and independent organizations are demanding immediate action to prevent unsafe deployment of airbags when young children or infant car ;;eats are placed on the passenger side of vehicles. Yet while many companies develop possible solutions. IEE already has the answer to both problems. The company is marketing a Passenger Presence Detection sensor that disengages the airbag when apassenger-side occupant is under a specified weight. Also, IEE, inconjunction with Siemens Automotive, has developed - an infant seat sensor (the Child -Seat Presence and Orientation Detector) which sends a signal to the on- board computer preventing the airbag from triggering in a collision. FORD NOTCHES BEST -EVER TRUCK SALES, LEADS BIG THREE IN YEAR- TOONE PERFORMANCE OAKViLLE.Ont_, Mav 5/CNW/- With 29,528 deliveries last month, including an all- time record 18,488 truck sales and a 22.7 percent im- provement in carsales. Ford of Canada continues to lead the nation's Big Three automakers in year-over-yearsales increases so far this year. "Led by Canada's best selling vehicle. the Ford F - Series pickup, along witli Ford Explorer, 1998 Ford Con- tour and Mercury Mystique and Canadian -made IW8 Ford Windstar. Ford of Canada dealerships have never sold more vehicles in the first four months of any year since the company's inception in 194.1." says John Rad- ford. Vice President, General Sales. Ford Motor Compa- ny of Canada, Limited. Year-to-date car and truck sales of 95.194 units are 14.8 percent better than 82.921 in 1996, and April sales of 29.528 are 25.7 percent improved over 23.489 last year. It took merely one month to shatter Ford's all-time truck sales record established in March, 1997. in April, 18.488 truck sales exceeded the March record of 18,()59 deliveries and surpassed by 27.6 percent sales of 1.1.494 trucks in April. 1996. Year-to-date truck sales now stand at 60,127 units -- a 21.7 percent increase over 49,393 gales in the first four months of 19%. April car sales of 11.040 units represented the best per- formance in three vears and a 22.7 percent increase over 8,995 stiles in April, 1996. Year -to -•late Ford, Lincoln and Mercury car sales of 35.()67 are up 4.6 percent com- pared to 33,528 deliveries in 1996. "The industry is strong and Ford of Canada's perfor- mance is among the strongest. We are on a roll as public and commercial acceptance of our strengths in the areas of safety, value -for -money and design are making our can and trucks winners in the marketplace," adds Radford. 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' � .' r .' �- n • ♦' • r ., . .' 1-. �,rt-T Ni*P4rymr . s • • • s • . . • 8 May 14. 1997 • The Durham Sun Weekly LIFESTYLE i f • ! . • ! ! ! i •• t!• i M!•• 0!• i• 0• a 0 s s• i! i s•! 0• s a 0• s•• i 0 i! 0 0* 0 0 0 0 s 0• s APGH was avvard of exaeknoe On April 25. 1997 Ajax and Pickering General Hospital received an Award of Excellence from the Bureau for Excellence -Durham Re�clion. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony held at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa. Ajax and Pickering General Hospital was one of fourteen business/services located in Durham Reizion to receive an award. "The award truly comes as a result of "teamwork". a collective commitment and a shared vision for the future across the entire hospital." says Doug McKay. Board Chair. "About four years ago. Ajax and Pickering General Hospital formally embarked upon its Quality Journey. Since then. the hospital staff, medical staff. volunteers and beard of directors have worked extremely hard to develop and strengthen the quality improvement program at the hospital, incorporating a quality philosophy into each and every thing we do, adds Bruce Cliff, President and CEO. Long committed to ensuring the delivery of quality health care without exception. Ajax and Pickering General Hospital is looking. forward to providing exceptional patient care to an even ,_Yreater number of Durham residents upon confirmation of its new role as a full service hospital b} the Health Services Restructuring Commission. Government is shout making choices. Choosing is about deciding priorities, Priorities are uhimately about values.. Mc values are clear. Responsibility. Compassion. Fairums. Respect. I behove that government can, should and must be s force for good. That is why I have ssw d up for this community. And wfl1 continue to do so, My values are rooted in this community. Since 1993 I have fought on your behalf on a number of issues that concern this cosumunity. From track safety to cable rates to drug costs, I have "ned to you and reflected your concerns, in Ottawa. I need your support on June 2nd to continue the work that hes begun. �M To join my campaign, taloa a laws sign or got more iatosssatios please drop by my of&o at 984 Khgpilon std or "M 427-6700 i• • Pick erixg-Ajax- Uxbridge Human Resource centres for Students Open in Durham The Human Resource Centres for Students in Durham ( formerly the Canada Employment Centres for Students) officially opened for another summer season April 3l). Located at 78 Richmond Street West in Oshawa and 1400 Bayly Street in Pickering, the Student Centres are open 'Monday through Friday to assist employers to till their summer vacancies and students looking for summer employment. Employers can advertise their full-time. part-time, temporary and casual vacancies at no charve. The Student Centrex provide information about federal and provincial programs. Students Io oking for work can take advantage of the, employment postings as well as pick up tips on resume writing,, or�tyanizim,t. a 'oh search and job hunting in general. Employers in Oshawa/«'hitb_y and Pickering are encouraged to contact the Human Resource Centres for Students for their summer employment needs. Call 725-63 19 (Oshawa/%A'hithy) and 831-7651 (Ajax/Pickering). Genetics Clinic Open ;How can a couple have two healthy children and then have a child with a lifelong disease? How can the same defects show up in several generations of the same family? The Genetics Clinic now open at Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, can answer these questions and more. The Clinic is located in the Hospital's Ambulatory Care Unit on the 4th floor and is part of a regional genetics service "offering counselling for: prenatal diagnosis family history of hereditary disorders family history of cancer diagnosis of birth defects & genetic syndromes The Clinic is staffed by Geneticists, Dr. Allan Gardner, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG And Dr. Lea Velsher, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG. Appointments are made through physician` referrals. Expectant parents are invited to a baby shower hosted by Welcome Wagon. Events include fashion shows featuring maternity and children's clothing and nformation on infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation. There will be door prizes an ift bags for all expectant mothers. Local civic and business groups will also be on and to discuss services which may be of interest to you before and after your child's firth. The shower will be held Sunday, June I# at the Ajax Community Centre. It's opell o all expectant parents in the Ajax -Pickering area. There's no charge for admission, ut you must register by calling Donna at 619-1866. May 14, 1997 - The Durham Sun Weekly 9 Ir IFL E # 0 0 * 0 0 # * * ! ! • +1NI: * 111111 • 4 • i ! * • * 0 0 i * 0 i 0 0 * 0 • ! i • 0 0 0 4 i A * ! i 0 0 O 0 * # • f � ti ! • � aw tR # Child Find launches Sixth 1 1 Annual Green Ribbon of Hope campaign CHILD FIND (ONTARIO) INCORPORATED. announces its sixth annual Green Ribbon of Hope Campaign designed to highlight the issue of missing children in Canada and around the world. The campaign will run for the entire month of May culminating with National Missing Children's Day on May 25. Last year over 55,1(X) children were registered as "missing"' by the RCMP's Missing Children Registry. These numbers include runaways, lost and abducted children as well as those who have simply "disappeared". The green ribbon symbolizes Child Find's concern for our missing children as well as our commitment and efforts to help ensure all of Canada's children are safe. The students and faculty of Holy Cross Secondary School in St. Catherines on behalf of their classmate. Kristen French, originated the concept of the Green RibN)n of Hope. In memory of Kristen the students and staff directed that their idea for the ribbon be used exclusively by CHILD FIND. During the month of May all member of the community are invited to show their support and concern for the plight of missing children by wearing a green ribbon. Proceeds from any donation and fundraising events held on behalf of the Green Ribbon of Hope Campaign will be used to support CHILD FIND's free -of -charge community based programs and services directed at searching for missing children and the education of children and adults as to the dangers of abduction. "A missing child is everyone's responsibility" The Rotary Park Pavilion is now open for the season. This facility houses a snack bar and washroom facilities. For the months of Ma,, and June the hours of operation are Saturdays and Sundays. from noon until dusk, weather pennitting. An exception is the last week of school, when the pavilion will be open from 9 am to dusk. During July and August, the pavilion f11 aspen from noon until dusk, seven days a week, weather permitting. After the Labour Dav weekend. the hours of operation will once again be Saturdays and Sundays only, from norm until dusk (weather permitting), until the end of the Thanksgiving weekend. For the convenience of individuals visiting the lakefront at times other than when the pavilion is staffed (it is locked when staff is not present). four portable washrooms are now in place at the rear of the pavilion. The snack bar, featuring cold drink., cool ice cream treats, and other snack foods. The pavilion is operated by the Ajax Parks and Recreation, Facilities Section (683-3740). The Rotary Park Pavilion is a hive of activity, come summer time, as a free drop-in playground program provides children aged 6 to 12 with a variety of games, crafts, activities, and much more from 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4pin. daily from June 30 to August 22. Creative Kids Camp is also headquartered at the Rotary Park Pavilion during the summer. Several Music In The Park programs have been scheduled throughout the summer season. Please check %our Ajax Parks and Recreation brochure for dates and times. For additional information on any programs that are operated at Rotan Park, please contact the Ajax Parks and Recreation, Leisure Services Section at 427-8811. The Rotary Club of Ajar will be hosting a Canada Dav Celebration, with activities for the whole family, from noon until -fpm on Jul) 1. Driftwood Theatre presents "Much Ado About Nothing" on July 17 and Julv 24 at the Park. Hearth Plage Cancer Offic i a I I A cherished dream became a reality May 12 when Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Located at 86 Colborne Street West in down- town Oshawa, Hearth Place's mission is to provide a support centre for cancer patients as they care for each other. It operates as a drop-in centre and also offers programs for men and women living with cancer. Hearth Place was the dream of Carolyn Alexan- der who, before she died, was committed to provid- ing community support to cancer patients and their families, Her family unveiled her portrait as part of the opening ceremonies across the street from Hearth Place at the Kinsmen Community Centre. ,Specifically, Hearth Place offers peer support, A Support Centre op ens: tiscussion groups, a resource library as well as pro - "m aimed at helping cancer patients while coping Ivith the disease. The Hearth Place mission: to pro - ride a support centre where we can cane for each >ther as we live with cancer. Hearth Place relies upon charitable donations and -pecial events fund raising. Volunteers contribute heir time and energy in areas of peer support, re- ;eption, clerical and fundraising activities. A one - %me membership of $10 is another source of revenue dthough membership is not necessary for partici- )ation in the drop-in support groups, cancer infor- mation sessions or to use the library. _ The drop-in centre is open each Tuesday, Wednes- lay and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Peer support s available on these same days from 1 to 4 p.m. ; HOLIDAY SPECIAL Recover Your Sofa $349 3 PIECE DINETTE Po'xoC So.. , "co.e, White/Natural Fully Assembled Chairs '199 SMILE WANT SOMETHING ' r TO SMILE ABOUT? $ DISCOUNTS TO SENIORS FREE C -)nsultat,ons 'Complete & Partial Dentures Same day relines & repairs Evening & Saturday appts. PICKERING DENTURE CLINIC Andre Maragh D.D. 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AJAX OPiRCAl DURHAM CENTRE . 66 Harwood Ave. S. 135 Harwood Ave. N. 1360 Kingston Rd, Aax Plaza Harwood & Hwy.2 Pickering (Hub Plaza) ' Not valid in co 'urttior +pith any other discount o rain Sale Ends May 3t 91 r60729 094244 10 k I `. BUY ONE PAIR OF EYEGLASSES AT REGULAR PRICE & RECEIVE 2nd PAIR FREE! • From our Special SelectedGroup of Frames PICKERING OPTICAL 12 May 14, 1997 The Durham Sun Weekly or SIP ORIS • i e i!•♦ i• 400 0 i!! i e♦!• i* e• e• e 0 e••• e e e e 0•! e i e• e 0• i e i i e s s e 0 i*♦• e• Pussy fulls just short of Ontario title fM1 Pickering Mime S�oel me— l Torn" 10 defending LOSSA senior boys long jump champ will have his work cut out for himself. Ranked #2 in the nation, Yarde will have to contend with the challenges of Davis. `Hl 0rc_ ��f `iti'is-dom -Joe Dickson Doctors will tell you that the toughest patient to cure is the hypochondriac. You know what a hypochondriac is - it's a person who doesn't feel well unless he's sick. 2885 Altona Rd. Reserve now! For tickets and information 72-3085 caping -Th! chano " Pickering 100 sebeol ittieven Davis Davis moves up to the senior level after winning the junior crown last year. 'Ranked #1 in the country, Davis looks to dethrown teammate Yarde for the Senior title. i lb 1 Yourself �� i�f ., ou Quallt,�• Q :� Ar�uality�.. Ser,. ice Products Brock Rd. N., Picke. `ring, Ontario, U V IP8 wars OLD= UMT Ln. At the recent Youth Cup Gymnastics Champi- onships in Cambridge. Pickering Aerials' youngest athletes managed to come away with many awards. With up to. and well over 40 athletes in respective divisions, the PAGC girls were a real force to contend with at the meet. Coaches at the club are thrilled with the accomplishments of the provincial stream athletes. setting a club record for girls on the Metro East team which competed at the two provincial champi- onships. ' Julie Ann Passy just missed out on becoming the third provincial champion from the club. Competing in the Level 2 ( 1 I vear-old) category. Julie Ann missed the title by a mere .05 of a point. A fall on floor worth a .5 of a point deduction was the deciding factor which placed her second overall. En route to finishing as the Provincial All -Around Siler Medallist, Julie Ann captured the Ontario Vault Champion title in her category along with a fifth place beam finish and a bronze medal for her bars routine. In the Level 1 ( 10 year-old) category, Elyse Mihkelson, who became the club's first-ever provincial champion last year. placed se\enth overall this time around along with two other gymnasts including teammate Alicia Wald. Both girls also tied for fourth ``spot on the bars routine while Elyse placed fifth on the vault. Kendall Patterson, competing in the Level 1 (9 year-old) category. performed well. She placed fifth on the vault and picked up a bronze medal to become the third place All -Around Ontario Bar Champion. In the Level 1 (11 year-old) division, Catherine Janes placed 10th overall while teammate Kaitlin Grandy placed sixth all-around and won the title as Provincial Vault Champion. In the same category. Joy Cretnev finished fifth overall with a fifth on beam, fou: th on vault, and fourth on bars. Vanessa Robinson, in the Level 3 (9 year-old) y division, performed well. Vanessa achieved two silver '?medals for her bars and beam exercises and won bronze on vault. With all the individual event success, Vanessa is now the Ontario Youth Provincial All -Around Silver Medallist. While the club now gears towards the last few competitions of the year, the entire PAGC in now looking forward to hosting the annual Rainbow Classic . Invitational at the end of the month. Over 325 athletes from participating clubs across Ontario will gather in - Pickering to find their pot of gold. Advanced Competitive Recreational gymnasts will take to the floor first on May 23 with the Provincial stream athletes getting started the following day. All ages of Pre -Competitive gymnasts will round out the r -, jRainbow Classic on May 25. The general public is welcome to attend and watch their local gymnasts. As is tradition with the club, PAGC gymnasts will travel to Burlington for the Spring Cup Invitational to close out the season. i fM1 Pickering Mime S�oel me— l Torn" 10 defending LOSSA senior boys long jump champ will have his work cut out for himself. Ranked #2 in the nation, Yarde will have to contend with the challenges of Davis. `Hl 0rc_ ��f `iti'is-dom -Joe Dickson Doctors will tell you that the toughest patient to cure is the hypochondriac. You know what a hypochondriac is - it's a person who doesn't feel well unless he's sick. 2885 Altona Rd. Reserve now! For tickets and information 72-3085 caping -Th! chano " Pickering 100 sebeol ittieven Davis Davis moves up to the senior level after winning the junior crown last year. 'Ranked #1 in the country, Davis looks to dethrown teammate Yarde for the Senior title. i lb 1 Yourself �� i�f ., ou Quallt,�• Q :� Ar�uality�.. Ser,. ice Products Brock Rd. N., Picke. `ring, Ontario, U V IP8 wars OLD= UMT Ln. May 14, 1997 - The Durham Sun Weekly 13 • ♦ 0 0 0 * 0 * 0 11 0 * 0 * V _� 1. "1 1i. 0 0 * 0 0 t A 0 0 0 # A 0 * A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * # it f • # i • • * • • • • ! • # ! • • • Women rugby players with the Wanderers Rugby '17his team (Amazons) is coming up to their national Club received a free mud bath courtesy of Mother Na- championships and they wanted some tough competi- ture last Saturday at Pine Ridge Secondary School. tion," says Taylor. "I think we gave it to them. It says a In a wet, mud -drenched field, the Wanderers hosted lot that a U.S. team wants to come up here and play us. the Twin City Amazons from Minneapolis -St. Paul. It's definitely a feather in our cap." Minnesota. But the only scary aspect about facing the With ten Provincial players on the Wanderers team, Amazons was how much mud the players would actu- the Amazon players probably didn't realize they were in ally soak up on to the clean white shirts they had donned for a big test. Gearing up for the nationals, the Amazons before the game. wanted to play a couple of challenging games to help Dominating right from the opening whistle, the Wan- them prepare for a run at the national title. derers took a 17-0 lead into the second half and cruised They certainly found what they to a 26-10 victory over their American were looking for. opposition. .Amazons "The Wanderers have been top of "We know what kind of team we have the league for a while and this was a re - and we knew we had to keep on their present small back row," says Wanderers' coach Dave ally good pre -Season game for us," says Taylor. Taylor. "We shut them down in the first half and were able to capitalize on their test Tara Trussell scored two trys in the for victory for the Wanderers while Janet mistakes. We knew they like to keep the Burrell and Joanne Gardner scored on ball alive and we just tried to stay with Wanderers try for the locals. Annette Darby our game plan, keep the ball tight, and connected connected three conversions to add to get lots of support." the win. After opening up a 26-0 lead in the In the league game which fol - second half, the Amazons turned it up a notch and were lowed a few hours later on the same field, the Wanderers able to score two trys to put some pressure on the Wan- opened the season with a 26-0 win over the Guelph derers. Satyrs. Burrell, Leanne Stillman, Jenny Thompson, Travelling north of the border, the Amazons came to and Charlette Mathie each scored one try apiece. Anne - Canada with a purpose. While they didn't attain much Marie Fleming kicked three conversions in the win. success on the scoreboard, the team from Minnesota . After losing the previous day to the Wanderers, the was certainly tested by some of the best players in the Amazons went home with a 29-24 victory over the province and the country. provincial team. Ten Wanderers also play on the Ontario team which suffered the defeat to the U.S. team. Columbus sails to fifth place finish in Ontario Earlier this month, gymnasts from Gemini (INmnastics in Oshawa travelled to Cambridge. Ontario t( , compete at the 1997 Women's Youth Provincial Championships. Once again Gemini gymnasts were outstanding Among those athletes from the club. Pickering's Tara Columbus competed in the Level 1 (10 year-old) division. Representing the Metro East team. Tara collected a silver medal on the vault en route to a fifth place overall finish. She also placed sixth on the bars and fifth on the beam. At the East York Gymnastics Club. Pickering's .Arran Black participated in the 1997 East/West Challenge Cup. Arran, competing in the Level I f I I vear-old) category. was the overall silver medallist. 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