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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2003_04_23NET DREAMS Busy summer for national team’s beach volleyballers Sports, B1 POWER PLAY OPG works to restart reactors in face of mounting pressure Special Report, A8 Briefly... Durham:Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients can take advan- tage of two upcoming information sessions. The family caregiver edu- cation workshops are designed to educate participants on the effect Alzheimer’s has on the brain, diag- nostic methods and tools, the stages of the disease and current treat- ments. Information about support services for caregivers from the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region and other agencies is also provided. The workshops are Thursdays, May 15 and June 19, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the society’s office in the Oshawa Centre, 417 King St. West, suite 207. The cost is $5, which in- cludes a resource package. Regis- tration is required. For more infor- mation or to register, call the society at 905-576-2567. Pickering:Find out about summer employment opportunities from a job skills specialist. The expert is at the Pickering Public Library’s Petticoat Creek branch Tuesday, May 6 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. No registration is required, and participants will have a chance to win a prize and refreshments will be served. For more information, call Michelle Jackson at the library at 905-420-2254. Durham:Learn the ins and outs of babysitting at an upcoming course. The Red Cross’s Durham branch holds two 7.5-hour babysit- ting courses for teens 12 years old and up. The courses deal with the rights and responsibilities of a babysitter, the care of a child, feed- ing, babysitter-child relationships, safety and accident prevention, emergencies and first aid. The courses run Saturday May 3 and Sunday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is a test at the end of the day and there is a lunch break. The cost is $35. For more information, call 905-723-2933. What’s On... Thursday:The Ajax-Pickering Christian Women’s Club holds 25th anniversary celebrations from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at The Sawhil Restaurant, 185 Westney Rd. S. (between Bayly St. and Hwy. 401), Ajax. Buffet dinner and fashion show. Music by Janet Yu- kich and guest speaker is Cheryl Fisher. Reservations necessary. Cost is $14. No babysitting available. Call Mary at 905-427-7373. Index... Editorial Page, AA66 Sports, BB11 Entertainment, BB55 Classified, BB77 Give us a call... General 905-683-5110 Distribution 905-683-5117 General FAX 905-683-7363 Newsroom FAX 905-683-0386 Death Notices 905-683-3005 SERVING PICKERING SINCE 1965 News Advertiser PRESSRUN 46,600 ✦ 64 PAGES ✦ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003 ✦ durhamregion.com ✦ OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/$1 NEWSSTAND •Tri-band World Phone, Compatible with all GSM networks worldwide. •Titanium Housing. Compact Flip design. 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COME & VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION LEAKING BASEMENT? call the best Waterproofing Specialists for 25 Years 905.686.6880 Arthurs vows to move ahead with growth study after provincial minister issues land use ruling BByy LLeesslleeyy BBoovviiee Staff Writer PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ——A minister’s zoning order protecting the Duffin-Rouge Agricultural Preserve won’t halt the City’s survey of developable land in north Pickering, says Wayne Arthurs. “With no hesitation, we’re still moving forward with the growth management study at this time,” said the Picker- ing mayor. “These Draconian actions have been frustrating but we’re following the leg- islative planning process.” Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister David Young chose Easter Monday, a municipal holiday, to an- nounce the order. It makes the 4,900-acre preserve off- limits to developers and puts the wheels in motion for a provincial development plan for Seaton. Rarely used, a minister’s order overrides all local plan- ning decisions. Pickering’s growth management study Painted ceiling tiles will help comfort young hospital patients BByy AAlliissoonn BBeellll Special to the News Advertiser AAJJAAXX ——The ceiling tiles at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pick- ering hospital are receiving an artistic makeover. The Ajax Creative Arts group is in the process of painting ceiling tiles that will be installed in the children’s wing at the hospital. Fish, birds, butterflies, circus ani- mals, bugs, flowers and more will cover at least 18 of the section’s tiles, with possibly more to come. “It’s a good opportunity for us to give something back to the town,” said group trea- surer Cheryl Helferty, who also designed a mural con- sisting of six tiles. Her piece is a split-view of a pond scene. Bugs and spi- ders are above the water, and lily pads, frogs and fish are in the pond. Helferty put six hours into drawing and transferring the picture onto the tile, and it took another 10 hours and four people to paint the mural. “We’re trying to keep it simple,” she said. “But I’m a real perfectionist.” The group also has plans for tiles in the maternity ward. “This is an ongoing pro- ject,” said Helferty. “We’re hoping the tiles will bring comfort to the children look- ing up at them.” And since the tiles will be on the ceiling and away from handling and sunlight, they are expected to last for a long time. The acrylic paint used, donated by Winsor and New- ton, was easily absorbed by the tiles and will not peel. “I think they’re going to look at these creations for a long time,” said Helferty. The project is not the first of its kind for the group. Two years ago, it made drawings for the Pickering Village Mu- seum. The artists are also open to suggestions for more events, said publicity director Pam Auguste. Creative arts members ex- pect to finish this project in time to display the tiles at their annual Spring Show and Sale, which runs April 25 to 27. The hospital receives the tiles in mid-May. Kristina Wiener/ News Advertiser photo Irene Leach puts the finishing touches on a tile that will eventually be installed in the children’s wing at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hos- pital to ease their stay. A local arts group is decorating the tiles. Polonsky not surprised by funding shutout Sky’s the limit for community art group College and university have benefited in past, president notes BByy MMiikkee RRuuttaa Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM ——Gary Polonsky isn’t surprised Durham Col- lege and the University of On- tario Institute of Technology (UOIT) were shut out of a re- cent announcement to create more space at post-sec- ondary schools. “We did not expect a Su- perBuild announcement this year,” said the schools’ presi- dent. The Ontario govern- ment is spending $180 million to help create over 21,000 new student spaces at 13 colleges and universities, in an at- tempt to ensure double-co- hort students have a space this fall and in the coming years. When contributions from partners are added, the Province said the projects will be worth almost $383 mil- lion. With the elimination of OAC next year, both Grade 12 and OAC students gradu- ate from high school this spring, creating the double- cohort. Mr. Polonsky noted that in 2000, the college received $28.75 million in SuperBuild Pickering challenges Province WWAAYYNNEE AARRTTHHUURRSS ‘These Draconian actions have been frustrating but we’re following the legislative planning process.’ Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo Asker at the bat PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG –––– If the warm weather is here, then it must be time for cricket in the community. Asker Alli takes a mighty swing at Centennial Park while out with friends and family on the weekend. Two families pack up their gear and their best intentions and head out for a friendly game every Sunday. ✦ Please see Tiles, A2 ✦ Please see Durham, A2 ✦ Please see Pickering, A5 Durham parents get the call they were waiting for as TV reporter loans Daniel Patterson a phone BByy JJeennnniiffeerr SSttoonnee Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM –––– The phone call came in the middle of the night and seemed like a dream to the Newcastle par- ents who had eagerly awaited news of their son, a U.S. marine in Iraq. Dave and Roberta Patterson got the call they were waiting for about a week-and-a-half ago, when their 20-year-old son, Lance-Corporal Daniel Patterson, was loaned a satellite phone by a Toronto televi- sion journalist in Iraq and was able to dial his parents’ Newcastle num- ber. “We got the phone call at 2:30 in the morning. I don’t think either Dave or I slept much after that,” says Mrs. Patterson. The phone call was the second part of a very reassuring week for the couple, who had previously not heard from their son since a letter dated Feb. 20, just over a month after the young man shipped out from his base in California to join the U.S.-led fight in Iraq. On Friday, April 11, the Toronto Star carried a photo, taken by a photographer in Iraq, of their son, sitting with Iraqi children in Baghdad. “It was like a miracle to be able to see him in the newspaper, then a few days later, hear from him,” says Mrs. Patterson of her son, who has dual Canada-U.S. citizenship and joined the Marines two-and-a-half years ago. The newspaper photo came as a total surprise to the Pattersons. “Out of 300,000 troops that are over there, our son was picked. We couldn’t believe it,” Mrs. Patterson says, noting other than a broken nose, her son had sustained no in- juries at that point. “I’ve never seen his hair that long since he’s been with the Marine Corps, but I guess they don’t have time for hair cuts.” Her son was not even aware the photo had been taken, says his mother, noting he’d experienced a great deal in the days leading up to the photo being taken. Lance-Cpl. Patterson had been in the square when the statue of Saddam Hussein had been toppled, and was assigned to guard duty at the Palestine Hotel, where many international journal- ists were staying through the con- flict. “He had lost a buddy a few days before,” says Mrs. Patterson. “He just arrived in Baghdad and had come through a fire fight. But he sounded good ... I don’t think he’s had a lot of time to think.” Though the fighting in Iraq has significantly slowed in recent days, Mrs. Patterson says she won’t really rest easy till she sees her son on North American soil. She has no idea when that might happen. “I’ll be 100-per cent relieved when he’s home but there is a little feeling of relief” knowing the worst of the fighting appears to be over, says Mrs. Patterson. Still, “neither my husband nor I are foolish enough to think that it’s over now, and he’s safe.” The show and sale is at the Vil- lage Community Centre, 22 Sher- wood Rd. in Pickering Village. Ad- mission is free, there are door prizes and hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Au- guste at 905-427-8532. A/P PAGE A2 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com MILAN SOLID MILAN SOLID W OOD BED WOOD BED $ 369 $ 369 SILVER BUNK SILVER BUNK $ 399 $ 399 CAP. 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And Mr. Polon- sky said no one will be turned away from Durham College this Septem- ber. “We will deny no qualified appli- cant to Durham College this fall,” he said. The college and university presi- dent welcomed the budget an- nouncement of a $75-million in- crease in multi-year, operating funds for post-secondary facilities. The province’s colleges and univer- sities will receive $443 million more this coming school year than they received in the 2000/01 year. “That was terrific,” said Mr. Polonsky. “This enables us to make some strategic investments in equipment and staff and plan for more than one year at a time.” ✦ Durham from page A1 Durham College, UOIT have space for qualified students: Polonsky Tiles created with love ✦ Tiles from page A1 Phone call from Iraq lays family’s fears to rest Scott Nelson/ Getty Images U.S. Marine Corporal Daniel Patterson talks with Iraqi children April 10 at a Baghdad checkpoint. He phoned his parents in Durham via satellite phone to tell them he was safe after borrowing it from a journalist in the city. Parents, baby held at gunpoint in 2002 Pickering attack BByy SStteepphheenn SShhaaww Staff Writer PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ––––A young man with a violent past is wanted for a Pickering home invasion in which gun-toting bandits duct-taped a two-year-old and robbed his parents. Durham Regional Police issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Dwayne Christopher Amsterdam, 23, of Bag- gins Street, on charges of robbery, forcible confinement, point firearm, and possession of a dangerous weapon. Mr. Amsterdam is “known to the police and has a history of violent crimes,” said Durham Regional Po- lice spokesman Sergeant Paul Malik. Although he is believed to be in the Pickering area, Mr. Amsterdam has friends in the Oakville area and is known to hang out in Scarbor- ough, he said. Mr. Amsterdam is the second sus- pect identified by police in connec- tion with the violent home invasion heist, which occurred in late-Octo- ber 2002. Police said a gang of four to five thugs armed with guns barged into a Fieldlight Boulevard home and held a gun to a 41-year-old victim’s head. The intruders then bound the man’s 22-year-old wife and duct- taped their two-year-old son’s mouth. They ransacked the resi- dence and took money, jewelry and credit cards before making their get- away in two vehicles A suspect, who police at the time had described as an acquaintance of the family, was arrested several days after the attack. Donovan Anthony Wilson, 36, of Finch Avenue, is charged with two counts each of robbery, pointing a firearm and assault with a weapon, three counts of forcible confinement and one count each of threatening death, break and enter to commit an indictable offence and possession of a weapon. Meanwhile, anyone with informa- tion about the whereabouts of Mr. Amsterdam is asked to call the Ajax Pickering Criminal Investigation Branch at 905-579-1520, ext. 2530, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. April has been a good month for the News Advertiser and its sister papers in Durham Region. Monday, the Canadian Communi- ty Newspapers Association an- nounced its list of award nomina- tions, with Metroland’s Durham newspapers finishing in the top three spots in 17 categories. The nominations include Martin Der- byshire for Outstanding Columnist, News Advertiser. The awards will be handed out on May 31 at the CCNA awards ban- quet in Vancouver. The Canadian Community News- papers Association is the national voice of the community press in Canada. A federation of seven regional newspaper associations, CCNA was founded in 1919 and currently repre- sents more than 670 English-lan- guage community newspapers with a total first-edition circulation of more than 6.8 million copies per week. Each year CCNA newspapers compete in a national ‘Better News- papers Competition’ with judging in 27 premier and special award cat- egories as well as six ‘General Ex- cellence’ categories based on circu- lation. Earlier this month, Metroland’s Durham Region newspapers took home 16 awards at the Ontario Community Newspapers Associa- tion competition, with the News Advertiser winning third place Gen- eral Excellence in its circulation class. 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Special meeting being held Friday in Durham DDUURRHHAAMM ––––Durham and area MPs have been summoned to publicly review and discuss their positions on Canada’s bid to host the ITER energy research facility in Claring- ton. Clarington Mayor John Mutton couriered a letter Tuesday inviting MPs from Durham, Northumber- land and Haliburton-Victoria- Brock to “discuss the issue of feder- al support of ITER” at a special council meeting Friday. The federal government recently stated it would only proceed with the bid if the provincial government comes up with the lion’s share of the estimated $1.6 billion required for the offer to go forward at the in- ternational level. Spain, France and Japan are also vying to host the fa- cility. The federal government position puts the country’s bid to host the facility in jeopardy, according to Durham MPP John O’Toole. Construction and energy union leaders are expected to be present for the meeting to express their thoughts on the value of bringing the ITER project to the region. “It’s the last chance to put pres- sure on public members,” says Mayor Mutton. “We need to show the faces behind the support for ITER.” The meeting will be held this Fri- day, April 25 at 2 p.m. at Clarington council chambers, 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville. For more information, call the municipality at 905-623-3379. It Takes a Village to help out AAJJAAXX ——A local organization is looking for volunteers and board di- rectors. It Takes a Village, a non-profit or- ganization, works to better the lives of families in Ajax and Pickering through social, educational and cul- turally sensitive programs and ser- vices. Anyone interested in giving their time must submit in writing by May 9 their qualifications and the exper- tise that may benefit the organiza- tion. 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All three levels of government agreed to the deal, with Pickering holding the agricultural easements. “We’re not going to watch Pickering go back now on the deal it signed,” said Ms. Ecker. The Province has told Pick- ering repeatedly through corre- spondence it plans to keep the preserve intact and doesn’t agree with its inclusion in the growth management study, said Ms. Ecker. Former munici- pal affairs minister Chris Hodgson, before stepping down earlier this year, even met with Mayor Arthurs. “We’ve been very, very open on this. But we’re not going to stand by and watch the City rip up the agreement it made with the Province, the Region and taxpayers,” she said. Pickering’s recollection of the agreement is different, said Mayor Arthurs. Rather than locking the preserve into farm- lands “forever”, it was the City’s understanding the ease- ments would be lifted in the fu- ture if a review deemed “some value in it for Pickering”, he said. “We knew what the deal was and we’ve lived up to our end.” He took exception to the suggestion the ministry had kept open the lines of commu- nication with Pickering. “Let’s see, we’ve had three different ministers in a 15- month period. They’ve never once met with council and never attended a public meet- ing,” said Mayor Arthurs. “I had one meeting with Chris Hodgson and he was going to meet with council but later cancelled. “That’s not what I call co-op- erating with Pickering.” Mayor Arthurs defended the growth management study, pointing out Pickering’s growth has come to a standstill at just two-tenths of one per cent last year. At that rate, “it’s appropriate for the City to in- clude all lands,” he said. The mayor also addressed complaints about local devel- opers footing the $500,000 bill for the study. “It’s not unusual for the pri- vate sector to pay for growth- related studies,” the mayor said, adding community stake- holders have been involved throughout the process to en- sure it is an “arm’s-length study”. Under the Ontario Planning and Development Act, the min- ister is required to invite writ- ten submissions from the pub- lic and the municipality in- volved when preparing a pro- posed development plan. Family Court Clinic wants you DDUURRHHAAMM ––––Durham Family Court Clinic is looking for people to volun- teer their time. Nominees are being sought to serve on the volunteer board of di- rectors of the Durham Family Court Clinic (DFCC) as well as the agency’s new Seeds of Hope annual campaign committee. The DFCC provides clinical as- sessment services to children, youth and families before the courts, medi- ation services for separating and di- vorcing couples as well as clinical services to high-risk youth. Candidates should have a willing- ness to advocate for troubled youth, strong commitment to developing a more nurturing community for chil- dren and their families, willingness to devote time to marketing and fund-raising activities and help to effectively mobilize community and government resources to address client needs. All individuals 18 or older, living in the Durham Region are invited to apply as board and committee volunteers. The board and the Seeds of Hope committee meet monthly, with the board having additional regular committee meetings. The term of of- fice for board members is two years. All chosen candidates will be re- quired to submit a criminal refer- ence check. The deadline for receipt of board nomination forms is May 2 and they are to be mailed to the Durham Family Court Clinic at 44 Richmond St. W., Suite 201, Oshawa, L1G 1C7 or faxed to 905-725-0845. Call 905- 436-6754 for more information. ✦ Pickering from Page A1 MUSIC OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WITH SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST JACKIE RICHARDSON SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2003 AT 3:00 P.M. KINGSVIEW UNITED CHURCH 505 ADELAIDE AVENUE EAST, OSHAWA ADULT $12 -- CHILD (12 AND UNDER) $8 FOR INFORMATION OR TICKETS CALL (905) 668-0998 TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT WALTERS MUSIC (OSHAWA CENTRE) DURHAM COLLEGE COMMUNITY CHOIR JOHN-CHARLES COOLEN, DIRECTOR PRESENTS Lift Every Voice! FIREPLACE& CABINET $2199 INSTALLED Std. Vent and 20 ft. Gas Line $2199 INSTALLED Std. Vent and 20 ft. Gas Line $2199 INSTALLED Std. Vent and 20 ft. Gas Line $2199 INSTALLED Std. Vent and 20 ft. Gas Line $2199 INSTALLED Std. Vent and 20 ft. Gas Line $2199 INSTALLED Std. Vent and 20 ft. Gas Line $2199 INSTALLED Std. 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During the 1930s he established himself in Montreal, Cobalt and Pickering as Canada’s biggest horse dealer. Settling in Ajax, he changed to saddle horses, and during the 60s and 70s most quarter horses sold in Canada passed through the Picov Cattle Company. In 1968 he was instrumental in building Picov Downs and thus began the Quarter Horse Racing industry in Ontario. Premier like a motorist who lost a road map Premier Ernie Eves keeps asking people to follow him, but one problem is they have no idea where he's going. They also must be beginning to wonder if the Progressive Conservative premier knows himself. His latest appeal to the electorate was to help him 'stay the course.' But Mr. Eves has steered left and right, detoured, zigzagged and reversed -- his course is about as straight and easy to discern as the tracks around the average Ontario lake. He started by claiming he would be more moderate than his far-right predecessor, Mike Harris, and postponed tax cuts so he could spend more on weakened services. Mr. Eves dropped plans to sell the provincially-owned hydro trans- mission network and allow the cost of hydro to rise and fall with the market, saying he was more concerned whether con- sumers could pay. He delayed phasing in tax credits to parents who send their children to private schools, which helps mostly the better off and erodes public schools. He spoke politely to labour unions, which Mr. Harris never did. Mr. Eves chatted to striking civil servants picketing a gov- ernment building and phoned their union to help settle the strike, although he did have the incentive that he was running to win back a seat in the legisla- ture at the time. Mr. Eves said he believed in listening to divergent opinions including those of union leaders and appointed a labour minis- ter, Brad Clark, who said the premier had assigned him to make peace with the labour movement. The premier also claimed he always had been a pragmatist close to the political centre and had a lot in common with William Davis, premier from 1971-85 and the most moderate Tory of recent decades. But Mr. Eves's meandering toward the left did not lift him in the polls as he hoped and he is now off in a different direc- tion. He has resumed cuts in in- come tax that will particularly help the better off. He will give a tax credit to over-65s, home- owners and renters, that will re- imburse them for the part of their property tax they pay for education, and those in more expensive homes will receive most. He has restored phasing-in tax credits to parents who choose to send their children to private schools and weakening the public school system. Mr. Eves said he is consider- ing permitting homeowners to deduct part of their mortgage interest costs from provincial taxes, which would help the better off who already own homes, and is thinking of ban- ning strikes by teachers, a con- frontation even Mr. Harris, de- spite his many criticisms of teachers, shied from. He also is back knocking unions. He classed unions as a special-interest group other cit- izens have to beware. He claimed unions support the Liberals because they feel they could control a Liberal govern- ment, but know a Tory govern- ment will not allow them to domineer. Trying to split teachers from their unions, he said he never equates teachers with the union heads who claim to speak for them. But despite his new drive to the right there is no sign Mr. Eves is rising in popularity and he now has mailed a survey to residents asking them where he should go next. Voters usually have chosen leaders who had a clear view of where they wanted to go. Mr. Harris had an image of never having the slightest doubt. Bob Rae, the New Democrat premier before Mr. Harris, had policies well-established and all written down as a result of votes at conventions -- just turn the pages and you would find them. Liberal David Peterson exud- ed change, although he never kept the promise to allow beer to be sold in corner stores that most exemplified this, and Mr. Davis could be relied on always to be moderate, not switching from one extreme to the other. But Mr. Eves, with his twist- ing and turning, has the most indistinct image of any premier in memory. He looks like a motorist who has lost his road map and this does not encourage others to fall in behind him. For decades, Eric Dowd has been covering provincial poli- tics as a freelance columnist based out of Queen's Park. 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Each letter must be signed with a first and last name or two initials and a last name. Please include a phone number for verifica- tion. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for style, length and content. Opinions expressed in let- ters are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. We re- gret that due to the volume of letters, not all will be printed. EEddiittoorriiaallss &&OOppiinniioonnss WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003 ✦ News Advertiser ✦ TONY DOYLE, NEWS EDITOR, 905-683-5110 EXT. 254 Letters to the Editor A good dose of medicine Rouge Valley, community meeting the demands of SARS If it's true that extraordinary times require extraordi- nary measures, it is vividly being illustrated at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital as frontline staff cope with the potentially deadly arrival of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The infectious disease that is believed to have originat- ed in China late last year has since turned the Greater Toronto Area into one of the globe's 'hot zones'. It has re- quired a swift reaction at various levels locally, including provincial and Durham Regional health officials. But, nowhere has the syndrome been felt more acutely than at local hospitals. And the response among health-care officials at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering has been professional, compas- sionate and swift. The answer to SARS has seen the ad hoc creation of teams to identify and monitor symptoms. It has meant redeploying staff to manage the crisis. It has meant unprecedented infection-control measures within the hospital and a vast, albeit temporary, change to visi- tation policies. Coupled with ongoing fiscal difficulties the hospital faces -- including the spectre of an $18-million operating deficit this year -- the response and quality of care offered those touched by SARS is nothing short of amazing. Patients admitted to the hospital with suspected SARS cases are met with efficient professionalism, thoughtful care and quality medical services. Through all of this is a fluid approach to care that changes as needs dictate. "People who have never worked together are working together," noted Rouge Valley chief executive officer and president, Hume Martin. "It's become a source of pride...' Indeed. On the hospital floor, staff is going through pro- tective masks at a rate of 1,000 each day. Gloves are being disposed of at a rate of 4,000 daily and 1,000 disposable temperature tips are being used every day. Those numbers not only underscore both the volume of demand faced by health-care professionals, but also demonstrate the commitment, dedication and respon- siveness of the hospital's frontline workers and adminis- tration. SARS may well be with us for a long time, as current thinking tends to suggest. But, our local hospital has shown that by moving swiftly, by remaining informed and responding to daily changes, it can succeed in mitigating the effects of the infectious disease in the larger commu- nity. Staff is taking unparalleled precautions to ensure the safety of themselves and their patients. The commu- nity at large is becoming more informed and aware of the syndrome's impact and taking appropriate steps where necessary. The hospital administration is ensuring the challenge is being met professionally and efficiently. We can all take a measure of comfort in that. Still, we must remain vigilant and contain this disease. By work- ing together, we can minimize the potentially terrible ef- fects of this virus. Every which way for Eves Trustees' poor record doesn't justify 'mouthing off' TToo tthhee eeddiittoorr:: Re: 'Handful of students protest work-to-rule,' April 9 and 'Board raps Province over tax break,' April 11. What gives with these trustees anyway? First, Melin- da Crawford wants to deny us our democratic rights and free speech to protest as we see fit. Now, Trustee Nancy Loraine admonishes the government for returning tax monies to se- niors, all of whom, of course, live in the lap of luxury and simply wouldn't know what to do with their unexpected wind- fall. When will trustees finally learn to conduct only the busi- ness for which they were elect- ed and leave private choices to private citizens and govern- ment choices and conse- quences to those doing the gov- erning? If these trustees had any kind of record to be proud of, perhaps they could mouth off a bit. But as it is, all we ever hear or read is of disorder prevailing in their ranks and meetings far too often, laced with backstab- bing, badmouthing, and legal threats at a cost to taxpayers, etc. These are not the people who should be handing out any kind of advice to anyone. LLyynnddaa CCooooppeerr,, AAjjaaxx Two sets of rules for the roads TToo tthhee eeddiittoorr This letter is to express my concern about the double stan- dards that are practised as far as rules of the road go. What is treated as a serious offence for an average driver seems to be a privilege for police. While not signalling a lane change by police cars is not an unusual sight on Durham roads, not long ago one of my clients was fined for just this reason. That one-time mistake cost the family a lot of money in insurance rates, not to mention the financial loss over the months he has been unem- ployed due to the presence of that ticket. It took the family's insurance agent less than a week to get them a statement with new rates, which skyrocketed to al- most $2,500 a year. When asked why such an increase, the agent, not unrightfully, advised my client to drive more respect- fully and described him as "a threat to the society". The client has been unsuc- cessfully looking for employ- ment for over three months now, and the only obstacle to getting one has been a 'danger- ous manoeuvre' comment on his abstract. No potential em- ployer wanted to even consider discussing what this 'dangerous manoeuvre' really stood for, having assumed a comment like this meant nothing but a major road crime. While I can perfectly under- stand the logic behind the in- crease of the insurance rate as well as the hesitation of poten- tial employers to hire an 'ag- gressive driver', it is hard for me to accept the fact police -- the folks who are supposed to set an example to the community - - are excluded from the list of responsibilities so stringently applied to an average driver. EEvvaa DDuuffrraatt,, OOsshhaawwaa LLaasstt wweeeekk’’ss qquueessttiioonn:: Should Durham Region contribute $10 million to the University of Ontario Institute of Technolo- gy's $100 million community campaign? ✦ Yes 59.3 per cent ✦ No 40.7 per cent Votes cast: 150 Cast your vote online at infodurhamregion.com TThhiiss wweeeekk’’ss qquueessttiioonn:: Have our health officials done enough in the prevention and containing of severe acute respira- tory syndrome (SARS)? ✦ Yes ✦ No Click and say Barbara Pleva, Health Club Member, wanted to take control of her weight and turn her life into an adventure. She started eating right and chose to start swimming at the Pickering Recreation Complex. Swimming progressed into weight training and a loss of 10 pounds turned into 80. Barbara made a commitment to herself and today she has not only shed the cumbersome pounds, but she also enjoys improved health. Way to go! You can be a member starting from $21 per month based on an annual, adult, daytime membership. 24 Hour Access 905.420.4660 cityofpickering.com905.420.2222 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL DATE MEETING TIME April 28 Finance & Operations Committee 1:30 pm April 30 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm May 5 City Council Meeting 7:30 pm May 8 Water Front Coordinating Committee 7:00 pm All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905.420.2222 or visit the website. Fitness Classes at 6:05 am at the Pickering Rec Comlpex Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 905.683.6582 Do You Need Community Service Hours? Call 905.420.4660 2003 INTERIM TAX NOTICE Second Installment of the 2003 INTERIM PROPERTY TAX BILL is due for Payment Second Installment Payable April 28,2003 If you have not received your Tax Notice, please telephone the Civic Complex at 905.420.4614 (North Pickering 905.683.2760). Our office hours are between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tired of Standing in line to pay your taxes? Please note that the City of Pickering offers you the following payment options and encourages you to try these convenient alternatives. You can pay your taxes on or before the due date: • At participating financial institutions. Please allow five days before due date for your payment to reach our office. • By mail. To avoid the late penalty fee, please ensure that your tax payment is mailed five days before the due date. • After hours”outside” drop box at the city municipal building on or before the due date. • By telephone/computer banking. Please check with your local financial institution for details. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not reduce YOUR responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. A late payment fee of 1.25% is added to any unpaid taxes on the first day of default and on the first day of each month, as long as the taxes remain unpaid. Pickering Recreation Complex You are Invited to Participate! The City of Pickering Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equity and the Pickering Museum Village Advisory Committee are partnering to present a unique multicultural event entitled “WE ALL ARE IMMIGRANTS”. June 15, 2003 from 12 Noon to 4:30 pm at the Pickering Museum Village and will feature music, dance, art and food of settlers. We invite Community Cultural Associations of Community residents to participate in this interactive event by showcasing cultural activities such as children’s crafts, storytelling, cultural games, cultural dance, bread making demonstration and much more. Please call 905.420.4620 ext. 2099 if you would like to participate or if you would like more information. Some conditions to participate do apply. Positive Rapping Encouraged! 13-19 years Saturday May 3, 2003 7-10 pm Cost: Non Perishable food item All Teen Programs are open to Pickering Residents with a Program I.D. Card Call for Details Petticoat Creek Community Centre 470 Kingston Road 905-420-2370 Featuring D.J. Versatile A job skills specialist from the YMCA Durham Employment Services Centre will be at the Petticoat Creek Library on Tuesday, May 6th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm to discuss tips on getting a summer or part time job. No registration is required. For more information call 905.420.2254 or email the library at help@picnet.org. Job Searching for Teens @ your library™ It’s A Frog Frenzy! If you have ever been outside on a warm spring evening, than you’ve heard the familiar sounds of these frog calls. Jug o’rum...Jug o’rum... peep...peep...peep... learn the answers to these questions and more at an Amphibian Workshop When: Tuesday May 13th, 2003 Where: Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club at the bottom of Sunrise Ave. just off West Shore Blvd. Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Where else can the entire family have fun learning about these slippery creatures? Guest speakers, games and more! Hop to it! Why monitor Frogs? Why are Frogs Disappearing? What do different Frog calls sound like? How Many Frogs are in Ontario? Have Frogs been heard Locally? Saturday, June 7, 2003 Esplanade Park (behind City Hall) 11 am - 5 pm Call to Participate .... in this one of a kind Outdoor Show & Sale! Artists are invited to exhibit and sell their work - deadline for artist’s registration is May 9, 2003. Community Performers are invited to showcase their talents at the outdoor Gazebo - deadline for performer’s registration is April 25, 2003. Artists new to this event must include a demo tape with their application. For more information or to receive your registration package please call 905.420.4620 ext. 2099. Space is limited, so register today! Some conditions to participate do apply and registration does not guarantee event participation. Invitation to Perform at Canada Day Family Entertainers Application Forms with demo tape or CD will be accepted until Thursday May15 th/03 at 4 pm. Application information is on the website cityofpickering.com in the event section, or call or visit The Civic Complex 905.420.4660 ex.2098 or ex.3250 Tuesday July 1st, 2003 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm For more information contact the Pickering Fire Services at Phone: 905.420.4628 or email: fire@city.pickering.on.ca or visit our website at cityofpickering.com Real People getting Real Results Don’t Wait to get in Shape 1867 Valley Farm Road, just east of the Pickering Town Centre 905.683.6582 Email: pickeringrecreation@city.pickering.on.ca Student Summer Specials at the Pickering Recreation Complex NOW until September 7/03 This summer membership includes the use of the • Health Club • Whirlpool • Sauna •Pool • Fitness classes 905.683.6582905.683.6582 Call www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 PAGE A7 P A/P PAGE A8 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com This is part one of a two- part series investigating the Pickering A nuclear generat- ing station restart and Durham’s nuclear industry. BByy JJaaccqquuiiee MMCCIInnnneess Staff Writer Ontario Power Genera- tion wrote its regula- tor Friday seeking permission to start up the first of four Pickering nu- clear generators shut down for more than five years. If it gets that approval, OPG will begin an incremen- tal start-up of Unit Four early next month, slowly in- creasing power generation until it reaches its full 500- megawatt potential, likely by mid-July. At full power the one reactor will provide enough electricity to On- tario’s grid to power house- holds in a region the size of Durham. The Unit Four start-up will bring some closure for OPG on a process that began in December 1997, when it shut down all four Pickering A reactors follow- ing a full review of all the company’s operations. The idea was to focus on im- provements at the newer plants like the Darlington Generating Station in Clar- ington and the Pickering B facility, 10 years the junior of Pickering A. With improvement plans well underway in those plants, the company planned to begin work for the restart of its oldest facility begin- ning in late 1999, with expec- tations it would be opera- tional by 2001. Instead, the full, four-unit restart is now expected to finish with the first reactor online this summer and the last of the four reactors starting up sometime in 2005. When complete, the project will cost about $2.5 billion, two and a half times the preliminary estimate. The delays and cost over- runs have stirred a contro- versy that prompted Pre- mier Ernie Eves to promise an inquiry into the process last November. While the in- quiry has not yet material- ized, it will come to pass, says Dan Miles, spokesman for energy minister John Baird. “The premier felt Ontario taxpayers had a right to know. Both the premier and the minister felt an indepen- dent person should go in there and see what the rea- soning and the problems were.” The problem, he says, has been finding the person “with the right skill set with no conflict. I suspect that’s the reason it has taken so long,” to call the inquiry, he says. But when all is said and done, OPG’s executive vice- president, Richard Dicerni, says Ontario will have a nu- clear reactor that is far su- perior in performance, envi- ronmental controls and safe- ty to the one the company closed down. “With all the enhance- ments it is going to be a healthy, robust unit,” he says. Still, remaking the 30- year-old nuclear power plant proved more difficult by far than the original estimates, he admits. “In hindsight we would have done more front-end planning: scoping suppliers, drafting work, logistical planning, co-ordination of human resources, materials, engineering design — what needs done and who’s going to do it and what they are going to need to do it.” The project missed its deadlines and cost projec- tions due to problems in four key areas, Mr. Dicerni says. They were: • the project was “under- planned” and “underevaluat- ed” from the outset; • the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) ordered an unanticipated 28- month environmental as- sessment, the first done on a nuclear power facility in Canada, stalling the project and increasing the work, timeline and associated costs; • the technical complexity of the work combined with unforeseeable complications, which could only be ascer- tained once work was under- way; • lower than expected lev- els of productivity and a miscalculation of time re- quired to complete the pro- ject. From its conception to the present, the project es- calated from the most pre- liminary estimate of $900 million over 18 months’ work to today’s projection of about $2.5 billion to return all four units to power over a five-year period. “We’ve spent about $1.2 billion to date,” says Mr. Dicerni, who estimates an- other $1.2 billion will be re- quired to complete the re- maining three units. The environmental as- sessment itself was a critical factor in the time and cost of the project, he says. Before its restart proposal to the regulator, OPG had already undertaken a major environ- mental review in close co-or- dination with the CNSC. The company believed that would satisfy the licensing requirement. “It all came down to an interpretation of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act,” says Mr. Dicerni. The company’s ex- ecutive team reviewed the act and concluded no EA would be required. A legal opinion reaffirmed OPG’s conclusion, he says. They were wrong. The CNSC decision to call an EA was lauded by the community and one local group said it did not go far enough. While even OPG now says the EA exercise proved valu- able, it meant halting major portions of the construction for the 28-month process. To proceed before the comple- tion of the EA would have in- volved three risks, says Mr. Dicerni: the CNSC could have rejected the project outright; additional condi- tions could have been placed on the project nullifying work already completed and continuing work while the EA was in process would have undermined its validity. “One doesn’t want to mess with public credibility in doing a nuclear restart. We were not prepared to take that type of risk. Some of the work continued but a significant amount of work slowed down.” When final CNSC ap- proval for the project came in November 2001, 74 licence conditions were attached to it. “There were a number of matters that ended up as li- cence conditions that were planned for but not in the same time frame. There were some things planned sequentially that had to be done parallel,” and that added to costs, Mr. Dicerni says. But not all the blame lies with the EA, he readily ad- mits. The first concrete numbers OPG relied on pro- jected the project at $1.3 bil- lion despite another esti- mate at $1.6 billion. In hind- sight, both were unrealistic, Mr. Dicerni says. While the estimators drew upon their nuclear expertise they were calculating on the unknown. This was the first time a CANDU reactor had been given a retrofit. Amongst the miscalculations they never factored in the time required for the type of work, the complexity of work and the fact people had to perform the work in less than ideal circumstances. Common work conditions included tight spaces and heavy pro- tective gear. “You have peo- ple in space suits working with tweezers. It takes half an hour to get into your space suit to go to your workstation. You can only work so long because it gets hot,” relates Mr. Dicerni. Then, maybe the worker re- alizes he doesn’t have the right bolts or that the engi- neering drawing isn’t up to date so everything must be halted while revisions are made. Because it’s a nuclear fa- cility, every minor change must be approved and signed off. Meanwhile, as the workers wait for the ap- proval there is paid down- time. Multiply that by 35,000 tasks required to satisfy the regulator and you begin to get the idea. So then the question be- comes, how much of the pro- ject over-run was due to the EA, how much to miscalcula- tion from the outset and how much to mistakes made along the way? “There are too many what-ifs. Ask 10 people in- volved and you will get 10 different answers,” says Mr. Dicerni. But he adds the Pickering plant, the community around it and the whole nu- clear industry have gained invaluable improvements and information through this process. The end, he be- lieves, may well justify the means. TThhee ccoosstt ooff ppoowweerr NNoovv.. 11999977: Pickering A four reactors shut down and improvement work begins on Pickering B and Darlington Generating Station FFeebb.. 11999988::26 changes recommended for improved seismic upgrades (earthquake proofing) to bring Pick- ering A to the same standard as Pickering B JJuullyy 11999999::Environmental assessment studies begin, expected timeframe 3 months AAuugg.. 11999999::Project cost estimated at $900 million FFeebb 1166,, 22000011: EA approval announced by CNSC, licensing requirement work begins AAuugg.. 2288,, 22000011::Project cost estimate revised to $1.5 billion NNoovveemmbbeerr 22000011: Final regulatory ap- proval received from CNSC and major construction begins including returning Unit Four to service and restoring common areas for all four units AApprriill 3300,, 22000022::Project cost estimate revised to $2 billion OOccttoobbeerr 2288,, 22000022: Project cost esti- mate revised to $2.5 billion AApprriill 1188,, 22000033::OPG writes the CNSC for permission to restart Unit Four of the Pickering A reactor 22000033 -- 22000055::The remaining three re- actors at Pickering A are expected to be restarted in six to nine month intervals. Expensive lessons for Pickering A restart DDUURRHHAAMM ––It’s no stretch to call Durham the nuclear capital of Canada and a vital part of Ontario’s energy pro- duction. The region is home to 12 of the country’s 22 nuclear reactors. Eight are located in Pickering with another four in Clarington at the Darling- ton Generating Station. Col- lectively, when they are all at full power, Durham’s sta- tions generate 7,400 megawatts of power — 500 megawatts per unit in Pick- ering and 850 megawatts per unit at Darlington. That equates to almost half of all power generation in Ontario. The Province’s other power sources include coal, hydro-electric, oil, nat- ural gas and a very small percentage of wind, solar and other alternative ener- gies. Durham’s nuclear history began with the construction of Pickering A units, which came online from 1971 to 1974. In 1982, four more were brought to service at Picker- ing B and in 1989 Darling- ton’s first units began pro- duction. In December 1997, follow- ing declining productivity and efficiency at Durham’s plants, OPG’s predecessor company Ontario Hydro an- nounced it would close Pick- ering A temporarily and focus on improvements at the new units at Pickering B and the Darlington Generat- ing Station. This followed a review of the operations and those at the Bruce Nuclear Plant in western Ontario by a group of consultants hired from the United States. Over the past five years initiatives at Darlington and Pickering have resulted in significant performance im- provements in 10 key areas including productivity, safety and environmental record. While in 1997, OPG’s nuclear performance index rated 58 per cent; today Darlington rates over 90 per cent and Pickering B around 72 per cent. DDuurrhhaamm iinn tthhee eenneerrggyy mmiixx Two OPG workers inspect a turbine at the Pickering Nuclear A plant’s Unit Four to ensure it’s ready for the anticipated restart later this spring. ‘Let’s make Ajax cleaner and greener!’ is the message Ajax is pro- moting throughout its Environmen- tal Affairs Week April 26 to May 4. During the week, Duffy, the Town’s environmental duck mascot, ap- pears at many scheduled events to explain you shouldn’t duck your re- sponsibility. One can become involved by help- ing in waterfront cleanups, planting and habitat creation, and many other activities. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, the week is launched with a composter and blue box sale, and free compost at the Ajax operations centre, 491 MacKenzie Ave. The Trans-Canada Trail opens a new stretch the same day, Elizabeth Street and Kingston Road. Also during the week library branches will display environmental books and offer story time with Duffy. In addition, the Scouts and Guides are involved in tree planting; community groups participate in lit- ter pickups; and April 29, at 6:30 p.m., the presentation ‘focus on sus- tainability’ is at the McLean Com- munity Centre. Rotary Park Pavilion hosts an open house May 1, at 7 p.m. regard- ing the Duffins Marsh restoration action plan, and then on May 4, the park is the place to be for ‘celebrate our waterfront day,’ beginning with a sunrise ceremony at 4:30 a.m. The day includes canoeing and hiking, so lug-a-mug and take home your water bottles, apple cores, etc. to your own blue box and composter if you do not see containers. Visit www.townofajax.com for a complete list of events. ❑ ❑ ❑ The world celebrates Earth Day every April 22. Many communities now call April ‘Earth Month’ in order to incorporate the many activities that create a healthier planet. More than five million Canadians and some 200 million people around the globe participate in environmen- tal projects and events. It has taken over 100 years and a worldwide in- dustrial revolution to bring us to the environmental crossroads we face today. ❑ ❑ ❑ Both Pickering and Ajax have begun yard collection with the pro- motion of paper Kraft bags rather than the plastic bags that cause problems at the composting facili- ties. As the paper bags are more costly, you may wish to place some of your garden organic debris in a corner of your own yard and compost it your- self. The unwanted food from your kitchen and yard trimmings are a ‘resource’ and together produce a quality compost that, when spread on the lawn, decreases the amount of watering as well as eliminates the use of pesticides. ❑ ❑ ❑ TTIIPP::If you choose to go on a litter pickup, be sure to take separate bags to gather recyclables for your own blue box. ❑ ❑ ❑ Larraine Roulston is a Pickering- based freelance columnist, covering the latest in community recycling and waste reduction initiatives. E-mail her at roulstonlp@sympati- co.ca. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 PAGE A9 A/P Duffin Meadows Cemetery will host a Mother’s Day Tribute on Sunday, May 4th at 2 p.m. Duffin Meadows Cemetery 2505 Brock Road North, Pickering 905-427-3385 www.mountpleasantgroupofcemeteries.ca Duffin Meadows Cemetery invites you to a very special Mother’s Day Tribute on Sunday, May 4th – one week before Mother’s Day. Come and bask in the memories of the woman you’ll never forget. Our unique tribute features a spectacular white dove release, taking place at the entrance of the Cemetery Office at 2 p.m. White doves symbolize peace, love, and the life spirit, and their release is a fitting way to honour the special women in your life. Flowers will be given to the first 100 families and light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome! Why limit a celebration of your mother to just one day? 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April 24th & 25th Take advantage of our amazing low prices on the latest styles of patio furniture, Mossimo ®and Request®fashions, new looks for your home and more! 10 % off A/P PAGE A10 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 PAGE B1 P SSppoorrttss &&RReeccrreeaattiioonn WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003 ✦ News Advertiser ✦ AL RIVETT, SPORTS EDITOR 905-683-5110 EXT. 250 No borders Area women athletes anything but typical... See page B3 Sports Briefs APRIL 23, 2003 Novice girls fitted for Metro hockey crown DDUURRHHAAMM ----The Durham West Lightning novice 'A' girls' hockey team capped an outstanding regular season by grinding out a 2-1 victory over Brampton at Chesswood Arena to take the North Metro league crown recently. In the final, Katlyn Arathoon scored the first goal on a breakaway, assisted by Alyssa Boynton. Team captain Kristi Riseley scored the winner on a one- timer from Arathoon. Morgan Kelly also drew an assist. The forward line of Catherine Ho, Madiline Iozzi and Acey Maves hounded the opposition through- out the contest. In the semifinal against Oakville, the Lightning received shutout goaltending from Devon Jarvis en route to a 1-0 vic- tory. Maves scored, assisted by Krista Harris. Defence played a huge role in the game, with rearguards Harris, Samantha Walker, Alexis Kamikaris, Kelly, Paige Lewthwaite and Lindsay Mc- Donald holding Oakville at bay. Melissa Seeley played a strong game in the corner, despite nursing a sore wrist. Linemates Laura Shadwick and Jennifer Sisson supplied strong games. The Lightning finished the regular season in first place in the North Metro Girls' Hockey League with a mark of 19- 4-1. The novices earned a first-round bye in the playoffs. Paul Harris and Malcolm Jarvis coach the team. The manager is Grant Maves and the trainer is Mark Riseley. Pickering gymnast Steeles the show in Orangeville PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ---- A city gymnast vault- ed off with the all-around gold medal at the annual Spring Fling Invitational meet hosted recently by Twisters Gymnastics Club in Orangeville. Emily Steele, representing Gemini Gymnastics in Oshawa, competed against more than 230 other athletes. Competing in the pre-comp 7C cat- egory, Steele earned gold on uneven bars, gold on balance beam, gold on floor exercise and fifth on vault. Steele expects to compete at the East York Gymnastics Club meet next month as well as at the Pickering Aeri- als annual Rainbow Classic. Pickering players score well at handball championships PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ----Several city handball players competed at the 2003 Ontario Open Handball Championships in Oakville last weekend. The three-day event drew more than 60 four-wall handball players from Pickering, Toronto, Burlington, Hamilton and as far away as Rochester N.Y. Pickering's Chris Jennings played a strong semifinal match against the eventual winner of the men's open title, Peter Service. Jennings was an All- American while attending Memphis State University on a handball scholar- ship. It was a family affair for Pickering's Wilson family, with Jenine placing sec- ond in the women's division. Her father Mike competed in the master singles, while her brother Scott played in the men's open singles and doubles events, making it to the semifinals in doubles. Handball is the exact same game as its derivative, racquetball, except players use both hands to hit a smaller, harder ball with a truer bounce. Gloves, similar to baseball batting gloves, are worn mainly to keep the ball dry and offer protection for the play- er's hands. Matches are best two-out-of-three, with the first two games to 21, and an 11-point tiebreaker, if needed. Points are scored on the serve, with all walls in the court, including the ceiling and back wall, in play following the serve. Eagle soars to top Panther positions John Winder takes over dual coach/GM roles for Pickering BByy AAll RRiivveetttt Sports Editor PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ----Michael Boyer took a page out of the Mounties' handbook: He's got his man to head his junior 'A' hockey club this season. The Pickering Boyer Pontiac Pan- thers owner and president named Ajax resident John Winder to carry the dual role of general manager/head coach for the coming Ontario Provincial Junior 'A' Hockey League season. The jobs were va- cated by Jim Wilson who stepped down after one season because of is- sues associated with his Scarbor- ough teaching position. Winder, also an educator, comes over to assume the Panthers' roles after four seasons as an assistant coach with the Bowmanville Eagles of the league's East Conference. He was one of three candidates on the short list for the jobs, said Boyer, who has known Winder since childhood. Winder's son, Garret, played for four years with the Pan- thers and was the team's captain in his last year. Winder has since moved on to play with the Vermont- based Norwich University Cadets, which won the men's NCAA Division III hockey championship this sea- son. "John has kept in touch since I took ownership of the team eight years ago. He has always been very positive with the team. With the ex- perience he has had in hockey, he has earned the position," said Boyer whose mandate was to get someone local at the Panthers' helm. "I have a lot of confidence in John to do the job. It's a lot of work, that's for sure. John's a high school teacher and this is the age of kids he works with every day. He knows what buttons to push and that's a big plus in John's favour," noted Boyer. Boyer said it was important to get someone on board as the GM/head coach as soon as possible as the team's annual rookie camp looms in the first week of May. "I wanted the turnover to be done smoothly so the kids coming to camp know who the people in charge are," he said. "I interviewed two or three people locally. I wanted to make a decision fairly quickly." Winder enters a situation that should be a markedly better one than a year ago. Last season, the Panthers (13-31-3-2 for 31 points, seventh place in South Conference) struggled under the weight of a rookie-laden lineup, not to mention a rash of injuries that stuck with the club through most of the 2002-03 campaign. Although it may be too early to tell, as many as 11 players are expected back with the club this year, said Boyer. The rookie camp is at the Picker- ing Recreation Complex May 2 and 3. As many as 200 prospective play- ers are expected. Winder couldn't be reached for comment as he's taking part in a Courtice Secondary School gradua- tion trip to Italy. PPAANNTTHHEERRSS'' PPOOSSTTSSCCRRIIPPTT: The Panthers held their annual awards banquet last Tuesday with four major awards given out that evening. Award winners were: • Brad Shearer Memorial Award (excellence in team leadership): AAnn-- ddrreeww GGiillbbeerrtt; • Scotty Ramage Award (rookie of the year): CCoorreeyy BBllaacckk; • Boyer Cup (three star selection): JJaammeess GGaaddoonn; and • Most improved player (voted by Panthers' coaches): PPeetteerr AAssttoonn. MMIICCHHAAEELL BBOOYYEERR Wanted local man at team’s helm. JJOOHHNN WWIINNDDEERR New Panthers’ GM/head coach. Setting up a season of success Pickering man turns focus full time to beach volleyball career BByy AAll RRiivveetttt Sports Editor PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ----By any definition, it will be a make-or-break year on the court for a Pickering man. Michael Slean and his playing partner Djordje Ljubicic, of Scar- borough, currently the number- three ranked men's beach volleyball team in Canada, are hoping to make a statement on the interna- tional scene this summer -- but it promises to be anything but a day at the beach. The duo is representing Canada on the Beach Volleyball World Tour, a gruelling schedule of 11 tour stops, starting in Greece June 11 to 15. There are no Canadian dates on the schedule. In fact, the only North American stop is in Los An- geles Sept. 16 to 20. If that's not enough, Slean, 27, and Ljubicic, 31, will represent Canada at the Pan-Am Games in the Dominican Republic in August. They'll also travel to Brazil in Octo- ber for the World Beach Volleyball Championships, with the end goal being to qualify for the 2004 Sum- mer Olympic Games in Athens. "This is clearly our biggest sea- son," said Slean, on a break be- tween one of three to four weekly training sessions at the Beach Blast indoor volleyball training fa- cility in west Toronto. "The Pan- Am Games is our first multi-sport event we've ever been to. We're also gearing up for the Olympics. It's our most exciting year. Our prepa- ration is the best it has ever been. Our schedule is challenging, but we have the most opportunity for re- ward." The travel, said Slean, is particu- larly arduous this summer, as com- pared to their first season on the world tour last year, where there was one Canadian stop, in Montre- al. This year, the entire tour is pri- marily in Europe. "We're always on the road, so it makes it that much more difficult and that much more costly," said Slean. After an up-and-down season last year, Slean and Ljubicic were at a crossroads in their beach vol- leyball careers after becoming courtmates in 1997. Previously de- voting their attention to beach vol- leyball on a part-time basis, they decided this year to make a full- time commitment. In fact, Slean stepped down from his teaching position at Applecroft Public School in Ajax to devote his full at- tention to the sport. "We didn't play as well as we could have, but we made a lot of moves to make ourselves better," said Slean, adding his teaching po- sition made it impossible to train during the day. "It was just a mat- ter of priorities. We're still young and we know we can do it. It's just a matter of going for it now." Slean and Ljubicic are in good company in their daily training reg- imen. The duo works out alongside the top Canadian team (number- five ranked in the world) John Child and Mark Heese, who cap- tured a bronze medal for Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta -- the first year for the sport at the Olympics. Training with Child and Heese has been a boon, said Slean, noting each team has similar styles of play. "It has been terrific for us," said Slean, adding he and Ljubicic are coached by John May, who also the coaches Child and Heese. "Other players don't have the benefit of playing against a top-notch team. They're similar in size to us and be- cause they're an undersized team in comparison to other top teams in the world, they have to be men- tally tough and they have to reduce the number of errors, so we learn a lot in terms of strategy and mental preparation they're so good at." In addition to long hours on the court, the duo has a regimen of weight training and jump training, a system designed to bolster the power in the legs. Slean and Ljubi- cic have also been rounding up cor- porate support to offset travel ex- penses. Although they're both carded athletes, meaning they re- ceive funding from the federal gov- ernment, it's not enough to carry them through the summer. Being an Olympic-calibre athlete has been a lifelong goal of Slean, who grew up in a sporting house- hold. "My dad's a phys-ed teacher, so I grew up against sports my whole life," he said. After attending Dunbarton High School and playing volleyball there, he continued to compete in indoor volleyball at the collegiate level for the York University Yeomen. He found after graduation, though, the beach game was his calling. "It was a natural progression for me," said Slean of leaving indoor behind. "A lot of people see them as very similar, but the indoor game is getting worse than basketball. If you're not six-foot, five inches, you're at a disadvantage to play dif- Andrew Iwanowski/News Advertiser photo Mike Slean, right, of Pickering, and his playing partner Djordje Ljubicic, of Scarbor- ough, are gearing up for a busy summer on the court. They’ll compete in the Beach Volleyball World Tour, starting in June, and will represent Canada at the Pan-Am Games in August. Pickering swimmers make big waves Swim club members post record breaking performances PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ----Records were falling for Pickering Swim Club members at three recent meets. PSC swimmers eclipsed 15 club records while competing at the Whitby Marigold Invitational, the club's own Rainbow Classic meet and, most recently, at the Ajax Sprint Invitational at the University of Toronto pool. At the Ajax event, PSC swimmers broke eight records, including three by Renata Jaciw-Zurakowsky. She swam the girls' 13-14 age group 100- metre backstroke in 1:17.97, better- ing Patricia Pearsall's mark of 1:18.04 in 1996. Jaciw-Zurakowsky's time of 1:12.12 broke her club record in the 100m butterfly of 1:12.75 set last year. She also smashed the club record in the 200m individual med- ley in a time of 2:39.90. The previous mark of 2:41.24 was set by Alicia Kaye in 1998. Jessica Ward bettered the club record in the girls' 13-14 50m breast- stroke. Her time of 37.11 beat the previous mark of 38.26 set by Sarah Wolch last year. Lisa Barbieri set a new club stan- dard in the girls' 13-14 50m fly, clock- ing 32.79. The previous mark of 33.10 was set by Brenna Wilson in 2000. Erin Gordon posted a record-set- ting time of 2:17.56 in the girls' 15-16 200m free. The previous record was 2:19.23 set by Kaye in 2000. Adam Gomba's mark of 2:19.69 in the boys' 11-12 200m free beat the previous record of 2:19.94 set by Colin Russell in 1996. Jeff Hannon set a new club record in the boys' 13-14 100m back. His time of 1:13.95 beat the previous record of 1:16.03, co-owned by Eric Gauthier and Alex Griffith. At the Pickering Rainbow Classic, Kaleigh Heard swam the girls' 11-12 400m IM in 5:53.81, bettering the previous mark of 5:56.85 set last year by Cailie Douse. Griffith set a new club mark of 5:11.03 in the boys' 13-14 400m IM, bettering his own mark of 5:12.22 set at the Whitby meet. In Whitby, Meghan Toswell swam the girls' eight-and-under 25m fly in 22.88, bettering the previous mark of 23.12, set in 1999. Jessica Ward swam the girls' 13-14 400m IM in 5:26.27, eclipsing the pre- vious mark of 5:30.92 set in 2002 by Jaciw-Zurakowsky. Gomba posted a new mark of 10:15.31 in the boys' 800m free, bet- tering the previous mark of 10:20.00 set in 1997 by Russell. Griffith set one club record and tied another in the boys' 13-14 age group. He tied the mark of 27.69 in the 50m free, sharing it with Joey Lupiccini who set the mark in 2000. Griffith's swim of 5:12.22 in the 400m IM obliterated the previous mark of 5:20.08 set by Gauthier in 1996. EEMMIILLYY SSTTEEEELLEE Rings up Spring Fling gold. ✦ Please see Life’s, B4 A/P PAGE B2 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Given Wilson Paterson’s long-standing commitment to junior golf, it should come as absolutely no surprise that the owner of Royal Ashburn Golf Course has come up with an- other plan to introduce the game to young- sters throughout Durham Region. Paterson, along with club head pro Frank Corby and assistant pro Scott Paterson have unveiled a junior golf program that goes into effect this season. The program, which runs Tuesdays through Fridays after 6 p.m., provides for free golf for juniors under the age of 18, provided an adult family member accompanies them. (The adult can play for $30.) “We’re looking forward to seeing a good response to this,” says Wilson Paterson, a Whitby Sports Hall of Fame member, whose service to junior golf dates back to the late 1980s, when he helped coordinate efforts to make high school golf available in Durham by encouraging other course owners to issue passes for competitive play. All golfers who show up for the program will receive a short seminar from a Royal Ashburn pro dealing with the fundamentals of the game, including putting, chipping, the swing and the rules of the game. “We’ll go through etiquette, rules and fix- ing ball marks,” says Wilson Paterson, adding players who have never picked up a club pre- viously must take a series of instructional seminars before being turned loose on the course.The cost of the seminar is $40. “The players who have never played at all, we won’t let them out on the golf course until they’ve gone through a four-hour course,” says Wilson Paterson. The recent victory of Canada’s Mike Weir at the Masters could have a favourable impact on young athletes who have never tried golf before, he says. “I’m sure there are some youngsters who haven’t been introduced to golf who will look at it favourably with all the hype for Mike,”says Wilson Paterson. Pow er carts won’t be permitted for play- ers, unless medical reasons dictate other- wise, he says, adding Royal Ashburn wants to encourage juniors to experience the game the way it has been played for centuries. “We’re looking forward to it being a very successful program and getting juniors in- volved in golf,” says Scott Paterson. For more information on the junior golf program, contact the Royal Ashburn pro shop at 905-686-1121. Juniors golfers getting the royal treatment at Royal Ashburn ASHBURN -Highlight your 2003 golf season with a chance to go home with $100,000. The Community Foundation of Durham Region is holding the Hole in Won Golf Challenge on Monday, June 9 at the Royal Ashburn Golf Club. "This golf experience is totally new", ex- plains event chairman Gary Kitchen. "There is no golf event like this anywhere in Durham Region. Each hole on Royal Ash- bur n's course is being converted to a par 3 for the day. Each of the eighteen holes car- ries a $100,000 cash prize for the golfer who shoots a hole-in-one." Sponsored by Runnymede Development Corporation, Tribute Communities, and Mazda Canada, the Hole in Won Golf Chal- lenge also offers golfers the chance to qual- ify for a $500,000 shoot-out. Golfers can also attend a golf clinic with LPGA champion Sandra Post, take part in a gourmet lunch, cocktail reception and three- course dinner, receive a luxury gift and enjoy many other surprises. "Golfers are already quite excited about this event," says Kitchen. "Tickets are al- ready over 50 per cent sold, and we expect to sell out quickly." Tickets are on sale at $400 per golfer. All event proceeds will support the work of The Community Foundation of Durham Region. One of a vibrant network of 125 community foundations across Canada, The Community Foundation of Durham Re- gion is an independent, community-based registered charity. To reserve your four- some, or for more information on The Com- munity Foundation, please call 905-430- 6507 or 1-888-230-0333. ••• WOODEN STICKS HOSTS GOLF FESTIVAL: Dust off those golf clubs, Wooden Sticks is hosting Uxbridge's first Golf Festival early next month. Running May 2-4, the community golf tournament is billed as a festival for local golfers to kick off the season. The festival will consist of several team competitions for men, ladies, couples, se- niors, juniors and parent and child teams. The event is being held for golfers of any age and skill to experience the holes that made Wooden Sticks the 'Best New Golf Course In Canada in 2000,' according to Score Golf Magazine. Wooden Sticks is seeking corporate sponsors for this event, which will benefit the Therapeutic Riding Association for Kids (TRACK) and the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank.All sponsors are eligible to participate in the Corporate Golf Challenge on May 2. Registration fees vary by category and registration forms are available at the Wood- en Sticks clubhouse, 40 Elgin Park Drive. To find out more about participating or sponsoring the festival, contact Wooden Sticks at 905-852-4379. ••• WINNERS AT OAKRIDGE:Scugog’s Oakridge Golf Club kicked off the 2003 sea- son by awarding opening day’s first group off the tee with a free round of golf, com- plete with power carts. Course manager Matt Anderson, along with Mark Holman, director of golf, Warren Moffatt, course superintendent and Leslie Nagy, food and beverage manager, were on hand last Friday to congratulate the win- ners, a foursome comprised of Nigel Bark- lay, Emmett Dillon, Ralph Antrobus and Adam Herman. Junior-aged golfers, like this one seen warming up for last year’s Durham high school championships, can reap the benefits of a new program intro- duced at Royal Ashburn Golf Club by owner Wilson Paterson (inset) and his staff. Durham golfers get shot at $100,000 Have a golf story? Call Brian Legree at 905-579-4400 or email blegree@durhamregion.com watsonsglen@rogers.com 3130 7th Concession Rd., Pickering Lakeridge Rd. 1 Km North of Hwy #7 905-655-9187 Semi Private • Driving Range • Putting Green • Chipping Area LICENSED BY L.L.B.O. OPENING JUNE 2003 18 Championship Holes, 7100 Yards, Par 72 9 Holes NOW OPEN! Lake Ontario Hwy 401 From Toronto Simcoe St. Thickson St. Brock St. Brock Rd. Brooklin Seagrave Port Perry Uxbridge Hwy #47 Durham Rd. #27 Hwy #7 H wy #7A Lake Lake Scugog Lake Scugog North 27 Stubb Rd., 27 Stubb Rd., 27 Stubb Rd., Seagrave Seagrave Seagrave (North of Port Perry) (North of Port Perry) (North of Port Perry) 905•985•4619 905•985•4619 905•985•4619 N OW O P E N ! 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And officials with the In- ternational Lacrosse Fed- eration have handpicked Oshawa to make a favourable one. Oshawa will be the first stop for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships from May 15-24, as the Civic Auditorium hosts the f irst six round-robin games of the international tournament. "We picked Oshawa be- cause of the tradition and the popularity of the sport in the area," said ILF vice president Stan Cockerton - a former star with the Os- hawa Green Gaels - during a Wednesday press confer- ence held in the Bobby Orr Lounge at the Civic. "We wanted to make the best first impression we could. We knew we would get the support from the area." The ILF was accurate with the assumption, as the game featuring Cana- da and the Iroquois Nation on Friday, May 16 is al- ready sold out. The other match featuring Canada, Thursday, May 15 against Australia, is also nearing a sellout. The United States, Scot- land and Czech Republic round out the field of six. Games in Oshawa will be held at noon, 4 and 7:30 p.m. each day, with Cana- da playing in the featured evening time slot both times. "Oshawa is going to set the tone for what is going to be a tremendous event," promises Jim Calder, co- chairman of the World In- door Lacrosse Committee. "Our goal is to attract 70,000 fans (during the tournament) and we are taking the right steps to reaching that goal." Following the dates in Oshawa, the tournament will shift to the Her- shey Centre in Mississauga (May 18- 19) and then the Memorial Auditori- um in Kitchener (May 21-22) for the conclusion of the round robin and semifinal games. The bronze and gold medal games will be played in Hamilton's Copps Coliseum Saturday, May 24. Durham resident Steve Toll was one of the original 11 players named to the Canadian roster. It will be his third time representing Canada, al- though the previous two occasions in 1998 and 2002 came in field lacrosse. "It's an honour to be chosen. Any- time you can put on the Canadian colours it's a great thrill," said Toll, a member of the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. "Oshawa and the Durham Region definitely deserve this. The best players in the world will be here and this is what counts. Hopefully Cana- da can bring back what is rightfully ours. The six competing teams will play a round-robin format, with the top four advancing to the semifinals. Canada, the United States and Iro- quois Nation are heavy favourites to advance to the semis, with the other three countries expected to battle for the fourth spot. Durham to host world’s best in lacrosse www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 PAGE B3 A/P Beaulieu, Holdron show girls can do anything guys can do BByy AAll RRiivveetttt Sports Editor DDUURRHHAAMM ——Girls wanna have more than just fun; they wanna play sports, train hard and compete harder. Girls are signing on for sports in record numbers, with the explosion of participation in hockey and soc- cer in the last five years immediate- ly springing to mind. But, females are not just playing these two sports; they’re also competing in ones that, in the recent past, were almost exclusively male bastions. Females are now climbing in the boxing ring and pinning down op- ponents in the wrestling circle, among other sports. And, while these athletic endeavours are still male dominated, attitudes have changed and females are gradually finding their place within these ac- tivities that, regardless of gender, aren’t for the meek and mild. Amanda Beaulieu and Courtney Holdron have entered the world of non-traditional female sports - the former in boxing, the latter in wrestling. Neither considers them- selves groundbreakers, nor do they believe they’re making a social statement by putting themselves through the rigours of these physi- cally demanding activities. They merely want the chance to excel at their chosen sports, even if they’re out of the female sporting mainstream. “It was almost like destiny for me,” says Beaulieu of signing up at the Motor City Boxing Club in Os- hawa six years ago. “I belonged in an aggressive sport. I had tried other sports, but I didn’t find one (I liked). When I got into boxing, I loved it. I loved being around it. It was perfect. “The training methods, the lifestyle, I just love it. You only get out what you put into it; if you train hard, you win; if you don’t, you don’t win.” For Holdron, a natural curiosity and the urgings of Pickering High Grade 10 math teacher and wrestling coach Kyle Chocorlan to give wrestling a try prompted her to don a singlet and train on the mat. “First of all, I didn’t know what it was about. It presented a challenge to me and it’s a lot of fun,” says the 17-year-old grappler, who’s in her second year as the lone female on the PHS wrestling team. “Every- thing depends on you, but you’re also on a team and you get the team feel- ing.” ❑ ❑ ❑ Growing up in a rough-and- tumble Os- hawa house- hold, Beaulieu knew tradi- tional female sports were not for her. She found her niche in box- ing, but it was a humbling experience in her first year. “The (Oshawa) club was excel- lent and the coaching was excep- tional, but I wasn’t succeeding,” says Beaulieu, who had six bouts in that first year, winning only once. “I needed to take a year off and re- evaluate my career. It was a real source of frustration for me.” After 12 months away from the ring, the 18-year-old returned to boxing, moved to Pickering’s Liver- pool Boxing Club and under the tutelage of coach Preston Roberts, she reconnected with the sport. “He opened my eyes to the physi- cal and mental aspects of the sport. I was ready to compete again and give myself the discipline and dedi- cation to be in the sport. It came a bit easier to me this time,” says Beaulieu. After achieving back-to-back in- termediate boxing crowns, Beaulieu moved up to the senior category for the 2003 Canadian Se- nior Boxing Championships in Montreal last month. She defeated B.C.’s Shannah Hook in the final when the referee stopped the con- test for the 66-kilogram female wel- terweight crown. Being a boxer, says Beaulieu, hasn’t resulted in sideways glances or snickers from her peers. In fact, her training partners and coaches (she moved to the Ajax Boxing Club a month ago) have been noth- ing but supportive. The only annoy- ance is adults who put down boxing as an ‘unfemale’ activity. “I tend to get it from some adults who don’t understand the serious- ness of boxing and how much it is a lifestyle. They say, ‘Oh, you’re a kick boxer’. They dismiss boxing as not an elite sport for females.” Female boxing has grown signifi- cantly since she first started. While with the Oshawa club, she had only one female opponent, one who was bigger and more experienced. Now, at some competitions, female com- petitors outnumber males. “It’s so comforting to see how many females are in boxing, how they can take it and how good they can become with experience and training. It’s great to see more fe- males in the sport,” she says. Boxing hasn’t been all roses and sunshine, however. As a two-time intermediate champ, she and other female fighters didn’t get the same recognition, or the perks of fighting internationally as their male coun- terparts did. “There’s a lot of underground discrimination in boxing. At the se- nior level, it’s far better, but at the intermediate level, it existed. At the intermediate level, we were not given the same opportunities as males were given,” she says. ❑ ❑ ❑ Prior to taking up wrestling, Hol- dron had tried a number of so- called female activities. “When I was younger, I did jazz and ballet and gymnastics — all the girly stuff,” she says. Since discovering wrestling, she hasn’t looked back, winning a bronze medal at the Durham championships in her first year, and then winning gold by default this year, due to there being no other competitors in her 64-kilo weight class. She attended the provincial championships in Sarnia recently, getting a bye into the sec- ond round where she lost her match. “All the results come from the ef- fort and commitment you put in. When you win a match it’s the best feeling in the world. I’ve developed a lot of confidence in myself through wrestling,” she says, adding that, although she’s not a member, she trains periodically with the Ajax-based Team Impact Wrestling Club, which has two fe- male members. As the only girl on the Pickering High team and one of 14 who com- peted at LOSSA this year, Holdron hopes her involvement will pave the way for more females to join. She is, however, completely comfortable with her place on the squad. “Hopefully, a few more (girls) will come out now, but I don’t care about it that much. The guys are my friends and we’re a team. I don’t feel like it was a trend-setting thing (to join the wrestling team). You fit right in. All the guys on the team are good guys and they all help out.” As far as being a female training with male wrestlers, Holdron says it hasn’t posed a problem, although she admits some younger wrestlers are somewhat intimidated, “Some of the guys are uncomfort- able with it, but they get over it. They forget you’re a girl,” says Hol- dron, who also plays on the school’s girls’ rugby team. “They get used to it and they get past it.” She’s surprised there aren’t many more females involved in wrestling. “It’s a great sport and I’m sur- prised so many people quit. If they had stayed, they’d know that you learn a lot and it’s fun.” DDUURRHHAAMM ----A little media exposure can go a long way when it comes to promoting women in non-tradition- al sports. The growth in women's hockey in Canada over the past decade can certainly testify to that, says Karin Lofstrom, executive director of the Canadian Association for Advance- ment of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. The Canadian Hockey Associa- tion reports female hockey regis- trations have gone up significantly from 7,099 registrants and 451 teams in 1998 to 54,563 registrants and 2,587 teams in 2002. Its Web site (www.canadianhock- ey.ca) lists 42 female hockey leagues available for play today in Canada. Lofstrom credits events like the first Women's Hockey World Cham- pionship in 1990. "It was major television coverage for women's hockey," she says. "When you get that kind of expo- sure, you get beyond the diehard fans that go to the rink, to inspire other people to look at the sport." The attention given to the sport since women's hockey became an Olympic event in 1998 has created role models for young girls, Lof- strom says. It's made names like Hayley Wickenheiser, a top scorer for the national women's team, as popular as Mario Lemieux to aspir- ing female players, she adds. Asked if women's hockey will reach the same status of men's hockey some day, Lofstrom says, "Not in our lifetime. "Men have been playing the sport for so many more years. But I think it's definitely becoming more gener- ally acceptable. Twenty years ago, I played hockey in university but I wouldn't tell anyone. Now girls are proud to say they're in the sport." While her association is seeing young women becoming more ac- tive in extreme sports like skate- boarding and snowboarding, Lof- strom says there are still fewer op- portunities for girls than there are for boys in sports in general. "Some cultures find it unaccept- able for girls to be in sports," she says. "And in some families, the par- ents aren't involved, so they don't support their kids' involvement in sports." Parents can help encourage their daughters to play sports by watch- ing women's sports events on TV with them, actively supporting their involvement by buying good equipment (not her brother's hand- me-downs) and watching her games. Other tips include something as simple as photographing your child being active, taking your daughter to the park to play catch, and being an active example yourself. Get active for your girl’s sake Ron Pietroniro/News Advertiser photo Pickering’s Amanda Beaulieu has been in the fight game for the past six years, winning Canadian female titles for three consecutive years. Being a female boxer has posed no problem for her. “I love it,” she says. Grappling with stereotypes Good start to long course season Ajax swimmers sizzle at own meet at U of T pool AAJJAAXX ----Ajax Aquatic Club mem- bers posted plenty of national and provincial qualifying times at the annual Ajax Long Course Sprint Invitational swim meet at the Uni- versity of Toronto. Hosted by the Ajax Aquatic Club, more than 20 clubs and 700 swim- mers from across Ontario partici- pated in one of the first major long- course meets this season. In the men's 15-and-over age group, Colin Ackroyd continued to provide the team with strong per- formances. Ackroyd achieved five national qualifying times and finished first in 100-metre and 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley, sec- ond in 50m back and fourth in 100m and 200m butterfly. Eric Chan swam to national qual- ifying times, finishing first in 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, third in 50m and 100m breaststroke, fourth in 200m IM, fifth in 200m breast and 50m fly and sixth in 200m fly. Meanwhile, Daniel Vollmer raced to three national qualifying times and three provincial qualifying times. He finished third in 100m back, fifth in 50m breast, sixth in 50m back, seventh in 100m free and 200m IM, eighth in 50m fly and 10th in 100m breast. Adam Dunn set two national qualifying times, placing fifth in 50m breast, sixth in 200m IM, eighth in 200m breast and ninth in 100m back and 50 fly. Francis Pelland achieved two provincial qualifying times, placing ninth in 50m breast and 11th in 200m breast. Coach Matt Bell fin- ished second in 50m fly. In the girls' 11-12 age group Chris- tine Raininger had an incredible meet, posting top five finishes in all events, including five provincial qualifying times. Raininger finished first in 50m and 100m free, 50m and 100m fly, second in 100m and 200m back and 50m breast and fourth in 50m back. Kayla Bannister achieved five provincial qualifying times, includ- ing a sixth-place finish in 400m free. Kristen Santos achieved three provincial qualifying times includ- ing a ninth in the 400m free. Heather Lee placed second in 400m free, fourth in 100m fly, achieving a provincial qualifying time, and fifth in 50m fly and 200m fly. Kaiyla Spencer was fifth in 100m and 200m back and ninth in 200m fly. Alana Ough swam best times. In boys' 13-14, Nicholas Ducille swam a national qualifying time in the 50m free and three provincial qualifying times. He finished sec- ond in 100m free, third in 50m free, fifth in 100m fly, sixth in 200m free and eighth in 50m back. Greg Laughlin achieved four provincial qualifying times, finish- ing third in the 50m back, sixth in 100m back and seventh in 50m fly. Robert Stock placed ninth in 50m back and 200m back, 10th in 100m free and 11th in 100m back. Aidan Zoellner-Dougan finished seventh in 50m back and 11th in 50m fly. Tom Pedersen finished 11th in 200m fly. Jason Pelland and Daniel Choong swam best times. In girls' 15-and-over, Michelle Zambri won the 50m back, was third in 100m back, seventh in 200m back and eighth in 50m free. Kelsey Nemeth was second in 50m back and sixth in 50m free. Lindsay Bays was ninth in 50m back and 11th in 50m breast and achieved a provincial qualifying time in the 200m breast. Also swimming were Kateland Lawrie, Jamie Nemeth, Terena Lawrie and Sara Mendez. Tom Lawrie swam to top-10 fin- ishes in all but one event in boys' 11- 12. He was third in 50m, 100m and 200m back, including a provincial qualifying time in the 200m. He was also sixth in 200m breast, seventh in 50m breast, eighth in 200 free and 100 breast and 11th in 200m IM. Nicolas Pelland finished seventh in 200m fly, eighth in 50m fly and 11th in 100m Fly. James Stock and Jacob McMorrow swam best times. Lindsay Sutterlin finished 11th in 100m and 200m free and achieved four provincial qualifying times in the girls' 13-14 age group. Deanna Bannister was ninth in 200m fly, 10th in 50m free and 200m IM and 11th in 100m fly. Kathryn Dagg, Samantha Snell and Sara Daniel all swam well. In girls' 10-and-under, Kayla Gin- ter, Mariah Horner, Emma Pietron- iro and Michelle Spencer delivered strong performances. Spencer was fourth in 200m free, seventh in 50m fly and ninth in 200m free. Pietroniro was eighth in 50m fly and 11th in 100m fly. Ginter was 11th in 50m fly. In boys' 10-and-under, Curtis Voth was fifth in 200m back, sixth in 200m free and ninth in 50m and 100m free. MMAATTTT BBEELLLL Aquatic club coach competes at meet. 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ANY player not registered for 03/04 season with AMHA who wishes to attend tryouts MUST have OHF Permission to Skate Form (even if they live in Ajax). 1.5 hour tryout - $10 1 hour tryout $8.00 AMHA Annual General Meeting to be held Sunday May 4, 2003 at the Ajax Community Centre Commodore’s Room 3pm - 6pm. Ajax Minor Hockey Association Spring Tryouts - 2003-2004 Season Open Registration - Wed. May 7-6 PM Ajax Community Centre - HMS Room “AE/SELECT” TRYOUTS 1.5 hours April 29 6:00 pm, ACC #4 April 28 6:00 pm, ACC #4 April 30 6:00 pm, ACC #4 April 27 11:30 am, ACC #3 April 27 1:00 pm, ACC #3 April 28 8:30 pm, ACC #3 April 29 9:00 pm, ACC #4 April 28 9:00 pm, ACC #4 Division AE Novice SELECT Minor Atom AE Atom SELECT Minor Peewee AE Peewee SELECT Minor Bantam AE Bantam SELECT Minor Midget Phone # 905-427-0862 Coach Mark Simard TBA 905-428-8864Steve Cole 905-683-9105Mike McGill 905-686-2941Ron Tizzard 905-427-2494Graham Roswell 905-427-3693Guy Pilon 905-686-3862Ford Luet ST. GEORGES DAY Celebrate 7:30 SHARPWED. APRIL 2 3 Curry-Cook Off Andrew Iwanowski/ News Advertiser photo Mike Slean plays the ball while practising at the Beach Blast facility in Toronto. ferent positions. In beach volleyball, you have to be very proficient in all the skills. Beach volleyball is still a big man's game, but not quite as much as the indoor game. And, it's easier on the body, too." Although Slean and Ljubicic are the number- three team in the country -- behind Child and Heese and the number- two team of Jody Holden and Conrad Leinemann, of B.C. -- they recognize they'll have to do better in order to qualify for the Olympics. They'll have to crack the top 22 in the world or be one of the top two teams in the country. Currently, Slean said, it promises to be more diffi- cult to be in the top two in Canada. As the beach volleyball fraternity in Canada is tight-knit, he admitted it will be tough competing against the other two teams for a spot. "It sucks competing against friends, but it's the nature of the sport," said Slean. Life’s a beach for area athlete ✦ Life’s from page B1 March for provincial title comes so close Annandale mixed rink f inishes tied for second in Toronto BByy JJiimm EEaassssoonn Special to the News Advertiser AAJJAAXX ---- An Annandale Curling Club rink fin- ished as runner-up at the All-Ontario Bantam Mixed Curling Champi- onships in Toronto last weekend. The local club was rep- resented at the Dixie Curling Club by the Tim March rink, which curled against seven other teams at the provincial championships. The March team was one of three from the Ontario Curling Association, hav- ing finished second at the Ontario mixed champi- onships in January. Other teams included represen- tatives from the North- western Ontario Curling Association, the North- ern Ontario Curling Asso- ciation, the host Dixie club and the Temiskam- ing and Northern Ontario Curling Association. The March rink fin- ished the all-Ontarios in a three-way tie for second place with the Jeff Sar- gent rink from Thunder Bay's Port Arthur Curling Club and the Derek D'Agostino rink from the Idylwylde Curling Club. The clubs posted 4-2 records. The Rob Bushfield rink from the City View Curl- ing Club of Nepean won the gold medal with a 5-1 record. The March foursome started strongly, record- ing an 8-3 victory over the Derek Whitehill rink from the Peterborough Curling Club in the opening draw. They followed this with a 7-3 in over the Ryan For- get team from the Iro- quois Falls Curling Club in Draw 2. In the third draw, March defeated the Kris Martins rink from Dixie 7-2. March lost to the Bushfield rink 9-2 in Draw 4, but rebounded to defeat Sargent 6-3. The local team dropped its f inal match 7-5 to the D'Agostino rink. With March were team- mates Kayla Bianchi, Matt Pyne and Tracy O'Leary. ••• Curling is over for the summer and the season winners can savour their victories until the ice goes back in at Thanksgiving. The 'A' division winners in the Friday Mixed League at Annandale was the team of Warren Leslie, Carla Harrison, Marvin Harrison and Stacey Leslie. The team of Joe Mundy, Nora Mundy, Mike Delsey and Patty Delsey won the 'B' title, while skips Bonnie Klepadlo and Rob Ander- son won the 'C' and 'D' di- vision crowns, respective- ly. In the Men's Competi- tive League, the Warren Leslie rink won the 'A' crown with the Jon Payne club as runners-up. In the 'B' category, the Sean Aune rink was the winner, with the Carl Vickers' foursome as runners-up. In 'C', it was Paul Boyland taking the title, with William Buffey as runner- up. Glenn Hill was the 'D' winner, with the David Lloyd rink as runners-up. Reynold Retz won the 'E' title over the Craig Jewer rink, while John Burns won the 'F' crown over Jamie Pilgrim's foursome. PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ----Get all the insight needed to become a triathlete. The City of Pickering hosts the 'from beginner to f inisher' triathlon clinic at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex Sunday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $30 for complex health club or swim mem- bers or $35 for non-mem- bers. For more information, call 905-683-6582. Triathlon clinic in May Fax it 905-683-0386 Please recycle this newspaper www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 PAGE B5 A/P Park open weekends starting May 4, daily May 23 through September 1, fall weekends to October 12. Splash Works is open weekends starting May 17 and daily starting June 23 through September 1. Hours subject to weather and lighting conditions. ™, ® & © Paramount Parks Inc. ® & © 2003 Paramount Pictures. (c)2003 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. 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Systems International Weight Management and Nutritional Centres 60% OFF 60% OFF EEnntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003 ✦ News Advertiser ✦ TONY DOYLE, NEWS EDITOR, 905-683-5110 EXT. 254 careers2003Spring Edition Metroland's premier Careers & Career Training Magazine will be distributed to 800,000 specially selected households in: Durham,Toronto, Halton, Peel, Simcoe and York May 22 & 23, 2003 Spring Editorial Highlights Include: • The MBA - does it pay? • Current job trends and salary ranges • New programs that train women for careers in construction • Learning the pipes - plumbing as a careers Special Heathcare section includes: • Nurse practitioners gathering momentum in Canada • Careers in radiology • Midwives & doulas roles in pregnancy, labour and delivery For advertising information call: Call: 416-493-1300 ext. 335 Email: career2003@metroland.com Website: www.metroland.com A love of the arts PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG –––– Artist Lynne McIlvride Evans works with students Stephanie Langford, left, and Shinece John on a paper sculpture as part of the recent arts day at Glengrove Public School. Five local artists led workshops for students in Grade 7 and 8. Sewers Forum helps outfit kids for day at Disney BByy AAlliissoonn BBeellll Special to the News Advertiser PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG ----Hats off to a Pickering group. Next month, 300 children fly to Florida for a trip to remember that has a distinct Pick- ering look thanks to a six-month-long project by the local Sewers Forum. The Pickering- based group has been making hats during its regular monthly meetings and after hours for the 'Dreams Take Flight' program, which flies children who are physically, mentally or so- cially challenged to Disney World and back in a day. The idea for the hats came from Anne Joyce, who first heard about the program on a Toronto radio station. "I suggested the idea to (the group) be- cause there's no way I could make 300 hats myself," she said. "Almost everyone con- tributed. One lady made 99 hats." Joyce was put in contact with Pete Dy- chtiar, flight media director at Dreams Take Flight. He welcomed the idea after learning what the hats would look like. "When I first explained the hats to him I'm not sure he knew what I was talking about," said Joyce. But the hats, which are similar to the ones doctors and nurses wear, were welcomed with open arms. "It's a great idea," said Dychtiar. "Every- body loved it." The 300 hats are made with 45 metres of material donated from Fabricland in Whitby and Pickering. Joyce wanted to maintain a theme of unity between all the children, com- bining Canada and the United States. "When I heard about the program I thought it would be cool for these kids to all wear Canadian and American hats," she said. The flight to Florida is May 28. The chil- dren depart at 7 a.m., spend the day at Dis- ney World, and arrive home at around mid- night. Air Canada provides the plane and staff, and the kids provide smiles. Although the final group of children taking off next month is not yet confirmed, most are from the Greater Toronto and Niagara areas. Joyce delivers the 300 hats to Dychtiar May 10. "I'm excited," she said. "It's a great pro- gram." The Sewers Forum meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month, with the exception of July, August and December, at the East Shore Community Centre. A/P PAGE B6 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com NE044A103 ©2003. Sears Canada Inc. expect the unexpected tires from Sears include Road Hazard Warranty* Sale prices end Saturday, April 26, 2003, while quantities last *Complete warranty details at Sears All Dunlop®tires on sale! Excludes special order tires DUNLOP CITATION PASSENGER TIRES Sale, from 49.59 each. 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Huge selection of Furniture, Mattresses, Box Springs & Major Appliances 10-30%off Sears Retail Regular Price plus low prices on reconditioned, damaged and marked items SELECTED SOFAS 25%off50%off SELECTED REFRIGERATORS SELECTED OCCASIONAL CHAIRS 20%-50%off SAVE AN ADDITIONALSAVE AN ADDITIONAL the already reduced prices on the already reduced prices on 40%off VACUUMS SAVE AN ADDITIONAL SAVE AN ADDITIONAL the already reduced prices on all the already reduced prices on 1010 th th SALE! SALE! SALE! ANNUAL ANNUAL COMPOUND COMPOUND NOW ON! See the Centre Spread in Today’s DURHAM WHEELS Pickering group puts capper on dream trip Andrew Iwanowski/ News Advertiser photo The Pickering chapter of the Sewers Forum made more than 300 hats for kids going to Disneyland as part of the ‘Dreams Take Flight’ program. Showing off the colourful caps were seven-year-old Jessica Tomarchio, left, and eight-year-old Julie Lockhart, a cancer survivor, along with forum members Betty Chislett, left, and Anne Joyce.Join the discussion atdurhamregion.comHannaford Street Silver Band ready for night of jazz DDUURRHHAAMM –––– The Hannaford Street Silver Band will be jazzing things up in Bow- manville on Saturday, April 26. The Toronto-based, brass ensemble will entertain with an evening of jazz classics under the direction of Curtis Metcalf. Featured jazz musicians will be Alex Dean and Alas- tair Kay. 'All That Jazz' is sponsored by the Great Canadian Town Band Festival. Tickets are $20 each, $15 for students and are avail- able in Bowmanville at Cathy's Gold and James In- surance, in Orono at Medessa on Main and 'Orono Weekly Times', in Newcastle at Village Card and Gift Shop and in Oshawa at Wil- son and Lee Music and Long and McQuade Music. The concert is just a taste of what's coming June 13 to 15 with the Great Canadian Town Band Festival in Orono. The third annual event celebrates 200 years of town band heritage in the country and showcases some of the best professional and amateur bands in North America. Trombone virtuoso Alain Trudel and his band Le Musique a Kiosque, True North Brass, Slide Rule and the Hannaford Youth Band are some of the bands con- firmed for the event. There will be a military tattoo with the Halifax Naval Fun Run, a parade and concerts. For more information, contact www.townbandfestival.com or call 905-983-9494. Community volunteers, in- dividual donations and a Trillium Foundation grant make the festival possible. Careers505 CALL CENTRE Workshop Training at Durham College, Whitby. Get in at the ground floor in this explosive cus- tomer service industry. With our two-day workshop training program, and your full com- mitment and personal goals, the opportunities exist for ad- vancement in the ever-grow- ing "Call Centre" business. This two-day workshop will run: March 22 & 29th, Apri. 26th & May 3rd, June 14th & 21st. For info. 905-721-3340 or 1-800-816-3615 COMPUTER COURSES at Durham College. MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS EN- GINEER, MICROSOFT OFFICE, CCNA, A+, MCSA. Changing career path? Train at top rated Durham College in 100% in- structor led courses. Full/Part time available. Funding through EI/OSAP, WSIB to qualified. These certifications are highly sought after skills in today's IT environment. Call Colin McCarthy 905-721-3336. www.durhamc.on.ca General Help510 15 CUSTOMER SERVICE reps needed for work in bottled wa- ter industry. Ask about student scholarships. Make up to $500 weekly! Call Tina 905- 436-1691 90days2success Be your own boss. $500/pt $3000/ft weekly. Full training provided. What are you waiting for?? Call 1-888-248-3138 or online at www.90days2success.com UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE Students. Local Company has 57 F/T positions in Cus- tomer Service and Sales. $14.75 base/appt. No exp. necessary. Will train. Schol- arships available/conditions apply. Call Monday - Friday 9am-6pm. Call 905-430-7672 www.workforstudents.com LIGHT INDUSTRIAL,long- term temp, Staff Plus will be interviewing 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30th, Whitby Iroquois Sports Com- plex 500 Victoria Street, Whit- by. ACTORS/MODELS/EXTRAS Summer filming has begun. Toronto production is explod- ing. Scouting new people, (no experience needed) with dif- ferent looks, shapes, and siz- es. (newborn to senior) For Commercials, TV Shows, Movies, Catalogs. MTB will be holding Auditions in Bowman- ville on Fri Apr 25th by ap- pointment only. Audition fee of $34.50 is refundable if you do not qualify book online @ www.modelandtalentbureau.com or 519-249-0700 AZ DRIVERS NEEDED, full time and permanent part time. Must be able to cross border. Call 905-697-3859 AZ TANKER/VAN DRIVER - 5 yrs. driving experience. Full time from Oshawa. Above average income & benefits + co. uniform and bonus. Opportunity to advance. Propane tanker exp. an asset or will train. Combination of some tanker & some van work. Mostly Ont. but some Hwy. trips. U.S. experience a must. Tel: 905-426-3716. BUSY RESTAURANT & PUB - Seeking full time bar and floor staff. Must be able to work days, nights & weekends. Experience preferred. Fax resume to 905- 576-9114. CASUAL help wanted, Jack of all trades, roust about labour- er, license call before 2pm. 905-426-0582 ask for Max CHEF/SOUS CHEF required part time for banquet service up to 400 guests. Must be available weekends. Motivat- ed, organized and able to work with others or independently. Call Catherine 905-668-3136 CLEANERS, EXPERIENCED light and heavy duty cleaners required for Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering. Please call Bill after 5pm, leave message at 1-800- 786-7559 COUNTER/COOK REQUIRED experience preferred for fish & chip restaurant. Apply within: Blue Ocean, 2200 Brock Rd. N., Pickering (2 blocks North of Hwy#2) COURIER DRIVERS required earn $600-$1200 weekly. Own car or van required. Knowledge of Toronto an asset. Call today (905)686–3506 CRUISE THE WORLD and get paid for it! $1,200 - $4,000 US/ month, free room/board. (613) 744-6209, (613)741-5801 DOMINO'S PIZZA is now hir- ing Assistant Managers & Managers. Salary positions available. Submit resume at 300 Dundas St. East, Whitby. DRIVER WITH FULL SIZE van needed immediately. Insert- ers needed to prepare flyers that are to be delivered in the Pickering area. Serious in- quires only (905) 427-7402 leave message. EXP. HOT TUB/POOL Installer and repair person needed im- mediately. Valid driver's li- cense. Fax resume to 905- 623-4577 EXPERIENCED TRUCK DRIV- ER with az license. Work in Durham Region. Paving ex- perience also required. Call (905) 728–3939 FLORAL DESIGNER,full time, with fresh, full shop, sales and purchasing experience. Send resumes to: Lori's Hearts and Flowers, 199 Wentworth St. W. Oshawa, Ontario. LlJ 2P6. FRESH AIR,exercise and more. Call for a carrier route in your area today. 905-683–5117. FULL TIME Baker's Assistant night shift, apply with resume to Baker's Table, 227 Bloor St. E. Oshawa, or fax to 905- 435-0634. FULL TIME POSITION avail- able Duties include inventory control, sales assistance, warehouse help, delivery help. If you have good basic computer skills, some me- chanical knowledge, and wil- lingness to learn Call (905) 686-8529. Own transportation required. FULL-TIME COOK REQUIRED, Italian cuisine experience preferred. Call (905)428–9000 F/T CLEANER, P/T Maintenance person required for Condo clean- ing, near Pickering Town Centre. Call Monday to Friday, 10-4pm, (905)946–0693 ASSISTANT MANAGER re- quired for busy Tim Horton's in Durham Region. Must have min. 3 years management experience in fast-food indus- try. Must be extremely outgo- ing & willing to work a mini- mum of 3 evening shifts per week. Please fax resume to 905-479-9218 MODELS needed for fashion shows, magazines, cata- logues, advertising and TV commercials, Toronto and In- ternational opportunities. Call 416-535-1571 or e-mail modelcall@mail2world.com NATIONAL MARKETING CO. requires ambitious experi- enced sales reps for full or part time positions. Great Money Potential. To qualify must be sales oriented with good english communication skills. Car an Asset. Phone 905-427-7969 or fax resume to 905-720-1568 OWNERS/OPERATORS re- quired by Pickering transport company. Straight trucks & tractors. Local GTA percent- age. Call (905)839–9895 RMT & MAKE UP ARTIST re- quired. The Facial Place, Whitby/Pickering locations. 905-668–8128 ROOFER/SHINGLER some experience or we will train. Leave name, age and experi- ence on message and we will return your call. (905)436- 2193. STUDENTS!F/T & P/T posi- tions in Customer Service and Sales. No experience neces- sary. Will train. Great starting pay. Call Mon-Fri. 9am - 6pm 905-665-8568 or apply online www.summerworknow.com WANTED 29 PEOPLE to lose weight safely and effectively. Doctor approved. Natural pro- duct. Free consuling. Earn ex- tra money. (416)631-3972 www.earnfortuneathome.com WANTED COOK (suitable for mature lady), Prefer Indian cuisine. Monday Wednesday & Friday in Pickering. Salary negotiable. call 905-839–3843. EXTRA CASH!!!! Simply pro- cessing grocery coupons PT/ FT. 1-800-279-0019 www.su- permarketking.com/3497 Salon & Spa Help514 UPSCALE & TRENDY West Hill salon has 2 openings: Ex- perienced Hairstylist and Ex- perienced Receptionist, both full time positions. For appt. call Rosario 416-281-2504. Skilled & Technical Help515 AZ DRIVERS,with minimum 2 years. experience, to move automotive freight., call 905- 665–5161. EXPERIENCED mobile crane operators needed must have mobiles crane license #339A or boom truck operator with license #339C. Phone 1-800- 551-7155 or fax 705-939-2474 FRAMER AND LABOURER needed for work in Durham Region. Must have experi- ence and own transportation. Call 905-728-7012. WOODSHOP - Woodworker required for fast growing fire- place store. To work in the wood- shop and in a production envi- ronment. Applicant should be competent with saws, routers, and spraying ability an asset. Apply in person with resume to Fireside Corner, 25 Ritson Rd. N. (S.E. corner Bond and Ritson). (905) 571–7244 LICENSED HVAC mechanic required for primarily industri- al and commercial work with some residential. Experience a must. Office location Ajax. Please fax resume to: 905- 683-5843, or send email to: DCIHeatingLtd@AOL.com SERVICE MANAGER required for progressive GM dealer building new image store in rural eastern Ontario. We're seeking a candidate with ex- perience who looks forward to building business. Fax re- sume 613-332-5412 Office Help525 DURHAM'S LARGEST,In- surance brokerage requires a dynamic individual to act as our full time receptionist Can- didate must enthusiastic, well spoken and able to mutli-task. Experience an asset. Fax re- sume to 905-427–4615, atten- tion Laura FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT with a professional designa- tion is required for a minimum 2 month contract in the Whitby area. This a multi tasking role. Candidates must pos- sess a strong attention to de- tail and business acumen with the ability to prioritize and organize their work effec- tively. Apply in writing to: gpauling@sympatico.ca or fax to 905-873-7305. LEGAL SECRETARY - Full time position to start imme- diately. Experience in plaintiff personal injury litigation a must. Please fax resume to Lawrence A. Berg Q. C. (905) 428-3473. LEGAL SECRETARY for family practice. Must know Divor- cemate & P.C. Law. Reply with resume to 905-427-5374. Salary $37,000.00 plus, de- pending on experience. LEGAL SECRETARY/Assistant - Experienced in two or more of the following: Wills, estate admin. and litigation. Full time position with small specialist firm in Whitby. Fax resume to: 905-666-4873. Sales Help & Agents530 Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL ASSISTANT Level I or II and receptionist/office managers for progressive GP practice. Whitby/Oshawa area. Must be proactive, able to work independently, show initiative. Dental experience required. FT and PT positions. Excellent pay. Send resume to Dental Connections, Box #886 P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST -new position. 3-4 days/week. Ben- efits available. Experience, Tracker knowledge & typing skills an asset. Must be a team player. Fax or mail re- sume to Dr. Fenwick, 40 King St.W., Suite#502, Oshawa, ON LlH 1A4 or fax 905-434-2357. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. DIRECT CARE WORKERS for developmentally handicapped kids and adults in group home. ECE, DSW, CYW, nurs- ing or current enrollment in related college program an asset. Full time and part time available. Training provided. Fax resume to 905-686-3112 EXPERIENCED DENTAL Ad- ministrator req'd full-time for Pickering practice. Must be enthusiastic, able to multi- task. Some evenings/Satur- days. Fax resume to: 905- 420-4056 REGISTERED MASSAGE ther- apists required for rehab cli- nic in Ajax. Hours are negoti- able. Some evenings re- quired. Fax resume to: (905) 428-8830. Hotel/Restaurant540 EXP. CHEF, SOUS CHEFS & Line Cooks required for busy golf club diningroom & snack bar. Fax resume 905-655- 3205 or email info@royalash- burngolfclub.com SECOND COOK required w/ experienced & must be de- pendable & reliable for Whitby Cafe. Days, no wknds, suit- able for semi-retired. Fax re- sume to: 905-420-5390 WAITRESS/WAITER with ex- perience required for fine din- ing establishment in Brooklin. Smart serve course required. Pepperberries Bistro. Fax re- sume to: 905-686-4462 Houses For Sale100 FAMILY SIZED 3 bed. home w/ double garage. 2000+sq. ft. Full basement, 2x6 Constr. - R20 Insl. Bright kitchen w/ large eating area. Sep. dining- room, 3 baths, sliding w/o from diningroom, oak stairs. Cozy fireplace in livingroom, main floor laundry. Prime lo- cation - Oshawa/Courtice bor- der!! $279,000. Call Sylvia af- ter 5 p.m. @ 905-436-9553. FABULOUS 4-BDRM 2,050sq.ft. Tribute home, Brooklin. Too many features to list! $265,900. Open House, Sunday April 27, 2-4pm, 25 Matthewson Pl. 905-655-4478 WHITBY,Canadian Oaks area. 2400sq ft, 3+1 bdrms, double garage, builders home w/many upgrades on mature ravine lot. 905-579–5075 Out-of-Town Properties120 MONTAGUE,PEI summer re- treat or year round 2 storey home, 2 baths, large country kitchen, many renovations, large treed lot w/private back yard. Five minute walk to town marina. 15 minute drive to sandy beach at Pamure Is. 10min drive to 2 renowned 18 hole golf courses at Bredenell. $89,000 Phone (902)838-4532 weekdays after 6pm, anytime weekend. Pictures upon re- quest. snc Lots & Acreages135 P.E.I. TWO 10 ACRE lots on quiet paved country road. 7 acres clear, 3 wooded with brook running through wooded area. 10 min. to Panmule Is- land Beach, 15 min. form (2) 18 hole renowned golf cours- es at Burdenell. $49,000 each. Phone (902) 838-4532 week- days after 6 p.m., anytime on weekends. snc Indust./ Comm. Space145 COMMERCIAL SPACE, 8000 sq ft, all or part of lease. Avail. immediately. Ritson/401 area, Oshawa. Contact Lewis 905-576-6412. AVAILABLE immediately. Park & Bloor, commercial unit, 1,425 sq. ft. Good location. call 905-579–5077 or 905-571- 3281 after 5. Office & Business space150 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, Veltri Complex, Bowmanville. 68 King Street East. Office/Re- tail Rental Space. Parking & Wheelchair Accessible. 3 spaces available: 390-sq.ft to 760-sq.ft. & 2495-sq.ft. For more information call: 905- 623-4172 SEEKING - For Sale or Lease - I am currently working with a Professional, with a well es- tablished clientele, looking to buy or lease 700 to 1200 square feet of commercial/of- fice space with ample parking in Newcastle, Bowmanville or Courtice. If you have such a property please call Paul Eeuwes, Broker 905-243-4483. Celebration Realty Ltd. Realtor TOLL FREE 1-877-243-4483. Email:paeeuwes@trebnet.com Stores For Sale Rent/Wanted155 STORE FOR LEASE downtown Whitby on Brock St close to 4 corners. Inquiries call 905- 430–8327 Available May 1st Business Opportunities160 $$ GOVERNMENT FUNDS $$ Grants and loans information to start and expand your busi- ness or farm. 1-800-505-8866 AWARD WINNING CANDY business for sale. Exclusive territory - Ajax, Pickering & Whitby. Good customer based. Call 905-706–3116 LAUNCH A HOME BUSINESS with Aromatherapy Pamper Me Spa and Natural Skin Care parties. Free kit, great com- missions, trips, full training and support. 1-877-393-8333 Apts. & Flats For Rent170 2 APTS. - 1 bachelor June 1st $600; 2 bedroom, available now $900. Both neat & clean. No pets, no smoking, side en- trance. Parking. Brock/Major Oaks, Pickering. 905-686– 3877 2-BEDROOM BASEMENT, Air conditioning, parking, laundry facilities, cable all included. Fenced back yard, Bowman- ville, $900/month, available immediately, no pets. Shelley 905-404–8669. OSHAWA CENTRAL 1-bdrm $595+ Clean, quiet, bright. No dogs, First/last, references required. Avail. May. Call 1- 416-899-3813. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY- N.Oshawa, near all amenities; 1-bedroom loft $550, and 1- bedroom +computer room $800, all inclusive w/laundry/ parking. No pets. Working professional preferred. 416- 414-6716 AJAX, 1-BDRM basement, bright & clean, full bath, new carpeting, share laundry, 2- car parking, $850 inclusive, Available May 1st. Call Mike weekdays 905-427-4077ext. 24, Evenings/Weekends 905- 442-0020 AJAX 67 Church St. Large 2 bedroom avail. July in clean, quiet building. $1000/mth in- clusive with parking. (905)426-1161 AJAX - HARWOOD/401 large 1-bedroom basement apt. fully renovated, fireplace, a/c, $750 +utilities. First/last, referenc- es. No pets/smoking. May 1. 905-509-2335 AJAX - Harwood/Kingston - Newly renovated basement apt., spacious, very clean w/ separate entrance, parking, fridge, stove, a/c, w/shared laundry. Close to Go/ameni- ties, $825mth inclusive gas, hydro, water. 416-566–3454 AJAX 2-Bedroom basement, 4-appliances, parking, close to schools, shopping. $850+1/ 2 utilities. Available May 1st. Call Richard Days 416-865- 7864 Evenings/Weekends 905-686-9662. PICKERING/AJAX-COUNTRY setting, 1-bedroom, over looks pond, double-walkout, suitable for a quiet professional. Non- smoker. Available May 1/June 15, $700/mo. 905-428–7407 AJAX, BACHELOR basement apartment, immediate, suit mature single professional person, furnished, private bathroom, near all amenities, no pets/smoking. $525, nego- tiable. Westney South. 905- 428-6385. AJAX, HWY#2/RITCHIE, walkout 1 bedroom, fridge/ stove, parking, A/C, laundry. $780/month all inclusive, first/ last. Absolutely no smoking/ pets. Available May/June. 905-427-9626 AJAX-3 Bedroom main floor. 4 appliances, 2-car parking, close to schools, shopping, transit. $1400 inclusive. Available June 1st. Mike wkdays 905-427-4077 ext 24, Evenings/wknds 905-442- 0020 AJAX- BAYLY/PICKERING Beach. Clean, quiet, 1-bed- room basement. Separate en- trance, stove, fridge, air, parking, cable, shared laun- dry. No smoking/pets. Avail- able June. First/last. $700+ utilities. Call Jen (416)738- 5663 ALEXANDER PARK, Oshawa 1 & 2 bedroom newer apts. "Old charm building." Totally renovated, new kitchens, baths, hardwood floors. In- house laundry, intercom/se- curity. Park view. Near Hospi- tal. (905) 579-9439. AA BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS 2- bedroom+ basement in Osha- wa. Hardwood floors, private laundry, near mall and schools. $975-inclusive, available May 1. (905)721– 0443 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. South Ajax, 1-bdrm, spa- cious, bright, newly renovated basement apt, 4 appliances, parking, separate entrance. $900 inclusive. Call 905-428– 6592 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, in Whitby Apt. building, spa- cious, carpeted, newly paint- ed, with balcony, close to bus, shopping, all utilities included, first/last required, no pets, 1- bedroom $800 2-bedroom, $900. 3-bedroom $1,000 Call (905)767-2565. AVAILABLE, WHITBY walkout, large bright one bedroom, parking, private patio, no pets. First/last, references. $750/ mo. Call 905-728–5514 BACHELOR APARTMENT, bright upper floor of single house. Private entrance. Close to Ajax Go station, parking available. June 1st. $750 inclusive. First/last. (905)619–9867. AJAX 1 Bedroom Apartment. Close to all amenities Parking. 905-686-8905 A 1 BDRM basement apt., Whites Rd. separate entrance, $650 inclu- sive, 1st/last. Avail. immediately. No pets, no smoking. 905-421-9968 (416)262-5122 INDUSTRIAL UNIT, 7 car fully equip Oshawa, body shop. spray booth air compressor etc. 4,000 sq.ft. Also drive-in door units, from $495. For sale 8 unit in- dust. building, owner financed great investment. 905-725–1171 AVON Earn extra money today! FREE GIFT No quotas Call Heidi now 905-509–1163 TRUCK / TRAILER MECHANICS required immediately! START @ $20/HR Fax resume to: ADVANTAGE PERSONNEL 905-430-6469 SERVICE MANAGER With the experience to manage all areas of a busy 11 bay repair facility. Wages competitive and negotiable depending on qualifications. Please send resume with references to: P.O. Box 471 Cobourg, ON K9A 4L1 TRACTOR BROKERS req'd Scarborough location Tandem day cabs, local work, full-time or part-time. Call 1-800-668-3427 $15.00/hr. Avg. Full Training Provided Managers Required Call Kim 905-435-0518 CUSTOMER SERVICE ORDER TAKERS EXPERIENCED COOK required for retirement home in Port Perry Please call (905)985-8660 or fax resume to (905)985-1881 CLASSIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE News Advertiser re- quests that advertisers check their ad upon publication as News Ad- vertiser will not be re- sponsible for more than one incorrect insertion and there shall be no li- ability for non-insertion of any advertisement. Liability for errors in ads is limited to the amount paid for the space occu- pying the error. All copy is subject to the appro- val of management of News Advertiser. CASH DAILY!!!! New company seeks 20 enthusiastic people. Will train. Call today, start tomorrow. 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Call 416-386-1184 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 PAGE B7 A/P CLASSIFIEDS E-Mail Address: classifieds@durhamregion.com Call: Toronto Line: (416) 798-7259 Now when you advertise, your word ad also appears on the internet at http://www.durhamregion.com FIND IT FAST IN THE AJAX-PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER To Place Your Ad In Pickering Or Ajax Call: 905-683-0707 Ajax News Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax Hours: Mon.-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Saturday Ajax News Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax Hours: Mon.-Fri 8:00-5 p.m. Closed Saturday Toronto Line: (416) 798-7259 24-Hour Fax: (905) 579-4218 Classified Online: Now when you advertise, your word ad also appears on the internet at http://www.durhamregion.com Email: classifieds@durhamregion.com Our phone lines are open Mon. to Fri. until 8 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Would you like an exciting career as a POLICE OFFICER Take the Police Foundations Training course with the only specialized College in Ontario exclusively dedicated to Police studies. 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AZ/DZ HIGHWAY DRIVERS 509 Drivers 509 Drivers is looking for SERVICE COORDINATOR • 3 or more years Tower/Dispatch or related experience • ADP experience • Well organized • Highly motivated • Can grow with a growing company Great Team Environment Competitive Wage/Benefit Package Award Winning Service Department (Readers Choice Award) Fax or Email Resume 905-430-2433 nick@motorcitysi.com LOOKING FOR WORK? 3 Day Job Club will help you FIND A JOB fast In 3 days you will have: A resume that gets you in the door A free 190 page job search manual Answers to tough interview questions Knowledge of how to find good job leads To register for our free workshops Call Sandy at (905) 420-4010 Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre 1400 Bayly St., Unit 12, Pickering Sponsored by: AVON SALES DEALERS NEEDED. Earn $ CASH $, No Quotas, Sell at Home or at Work. Call today for info: Pauline: 1-866-888-5288 ✬Free gift upon registration ✬ CONFIDENTIAL TO BOX REPLIES If there are firms or individuals to whom you do not wish your reply sent, simply place your application in an envelope addressed to the box number in the advertisement and attach a list of such names. Place your application and list in an envelope and address to: Box Replies. If the advertiser is one of the names on your list your application will be destroyed. PLEASE NOTE, resumes that are faxed directly to Oshawa This Week, will not be forwarded to the file number. Originals must be sent directly as indicated by the instructions in the ad. NORTHERN LIGHTS vocational services Established in 1985 OSHAWA Tel: 905-436-2957, ext 312 or 303 Fax: 905-436-035 3 LINKS TO • Career Direction • Employment Maintenance • Job Search • Skill Enhancement AJAX Tel: 905-426-8337, ext 10 Fax: 905-426-833 5 H.I.R.E. Helping Individuals Reach Employment Real Work For Real People Programs funded by the Government of Canada GLOBA L HUMAN RESOURCE CENTRE INC. PICKERING - Brock & Bayly Major Auto Parts Distributor company requires: •Shippers/Receivers: $10/hr •Order Pickers/Packers: $10/hr •Certified Forklift Operators: $12/hr Must have safety footwear. Apply to: Global Human Resources recruiting at Don Beer Arena 920 Dillingham Rd., Pickering (off Brock, south of Bayly) on Thursday, April 24, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. All other weekdays apply to: 777 Warden Ave. Suite #217 Scarborough 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Website: www.ghrc.ca THE NEWS ADVERTISER Is looking for carriers to deliver papers and flyers door to door Wed. Fri. & Sat. by 6:00 PM. in their neighborhoods. call 905-683–5117 TNT LOGISTICS is looking for DISPATCH SUPERVISOR 3 rotating shift, 2 years minimum experience, Pickering location. Fax resumes to:905-837-1729 Walmart Canada Corp. 1899 Brock Rd., Pickering OVERNIGHT STOCKER positions available. 11 pm - 7:30 am. Open availability. Applications available and accepted at the Lay-Away desk. GOAL ORIENTED TELEPHONE SALES AGENTS REQUIRES Canada’s Largest Lawncare Company Has Immediate Telephone Sales Position Available In Our Conveniently Located AJAX Seasonal Sales Office. $10.00 Per Hour Guaranteed Base Plus Commission. Afternoon and Evening Shifts Available, “NO COLD CALLING.” Temporary Assignment With Opportunity for Permanent Employment. Motivated Applicants Who Possess Outstanding Communication Skills Along with an Excellent Command Of The English Language Are Encouraged To Apply. Previous Sales/Closing Experience, Basic Computer Skills and a Positive Attitude Are Assets. Please call now:905-427-5967 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE Your YMCA charitable is 11930 7060 RR0001 “Pe ople W o rking to G e t Y o u W o rking” General Labour $8-10/hr Customer Service $9/hr Security Officer $10.50/hr Sales Associate $7/hr Drop in Thursday, April 24th, 2003 9:00 am - 12:00 pm to register*** YMCA Durham Employment Services 1550 Kingston Road, Pickering ( Hwy 2 & Valley Farm Road) 905•427•7670 * **Must be age 16-24, out of work & school, not collecting E.I Transport Requires • Tractor/Trailer Mechanic’s Helper For busy fleet shop Apply by resume only to: T.T.R. Transport 219 Wentworth St. E. Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3V7 OR Fax resume to: (905) 725-9411 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help Chrysler dealership in Markham has a position available for an experienced We offer: • Great floor traffic • Aggressive renuneration package • Demo or car allowance Become part of our team!!! USED CAR SALES PERSON Please fax resume to: (905) 471-7682 Attention: Malcolm Reader or email to: malcolm.reader@markhamdodge.com 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents [FRASER FORD LOGO] is seeking EXPERIENCED AUTOMOTIVE SALES PROFESSIONALS to join our expanding sales operations.We offer an excellent commission and bonus package as well as a company demo. Please fax resume to: 905-576-6078 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help BUSINESSES WANTED We are interested in growing our business into new areas by acquisitions or partner- ships. If you have a Durham Region / Northumberland County area business that would benefit from more promotion, we may be interested in talking with you. Our interest is primarily, but not restricted to, businesses in the areas of publishing, distribution, printing, customer fulfillment, consumer and trade shows, and advertising agencies. Please write to: File #825, c/o Oshawa This Week PO Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Email:morebusinesswanted@hotmail.com describing the nature of your business with addresses / phone numbers to contact you. We will only contact businesses of interest. 160 Business Opportunities 160 Business Opportunities FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY Fast growing company in the field of marketing is looking to expand to different regions of Ontario. ❒No Investment ❒Office space required Only highly qualified individuals with a background in sales and marketing may apply. For further details contact: 905-760-7575 Ext. 2222 515 Skilled & Technical Help 525 Office Help 540 Hotel/Restaurant 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help BAYLY/PICKERING BEACH - 2 bed. basement apt. 5-min. walk to public transit, free ca- ble, no animals, non-smoker. $900/all inclusive. 905-686– 0151 BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT legal 2 bedroom lower level separate apt. Smoke-free raised bun- galow. Northeast Oshawa. Suit retired or professional. First/last, references, Transit, parking available. All inclu- sive, $850. 905-723-2205 CENTRAL PORT PERRY - Beautiful, new large bachelor basement apt. No smoking/ pets. Suitable for single per- son. First/last/references. $700 inclusive. Judith 905- 982–1161. CHARMING 2 story flat in large Victorian country home. Woodstove, picture window, porch, private entrance. Suit professional non-smoker, no pets. June 1. $975 inclusive. 905-655-8293 CLEAN 1-BEDROOM $770/ month, utilities included. Sim- coe and Mill area, small quiet apartment building. Call for appointment (905)579-9890. COURTICE - LOWER LEVEL of raised bungalow, country set- ting, peace and quiet, 2 bed- rooms, living room, dining room, full kitchen, 3 pc. bath- room, laundry facilities, park- ing, huge lot, close to 401 and all amenities. lst/last required. $1,100 per mo. all inclusive. no pets. For further details contact Robert at (905)259- 7014. GREAT 1-BDRM basement apt., suits mature single per- son, includes utilities, cable, parking. No smoking, no pets. $750/mo. First/last, Avail. Immediately. 905-626-2604 LARGE ONE-BEDROOM basement, new appliances, carpeting, etc, gas fireplace, laundry included. Separate entrance $850/month inclu- sive. Nice neighborhood, minutes to Whitby GO train. 905-665–4541 NEAR OSHAWA CENTRE, Cozy 2 bedroom apt. Bright, clean, available June 1st. Laundry fac., appliances, sep. entrance. $775/month/first/ last/references. Non-smoker. 905-665–9255. NORTH AJAX 1 bedroom walkout basement apartment. Separate entrance, parking. $750/month all inclusive. No smoker, no pets. May 1. 905- 426-1703 ONE & TWO BEDROOM apartments, in most beautiful adult lifestyle building. Avail. immediately. Stevenson & Rossland, Oshawa. Call 905- 579-3700, 905-723-1009. AJAX SOUTH - one bedroom very bright basement apt. Separate entrance, available May 1st. Kitchen, livingroom, diningroom, laundry facilities. On bus route, near shopping. $800+50% utilities. 905-619- 2899 or after 6 p.m. 905-686- 6801. ONE BEDROOM BASEMENT APARTMENT central Oshawa first/last required avail. Pri- vate entrance. May 1 $575 month inclusive. No dogs. 905-404–0650. OSHAWA - OXFORD OFF MILL. One - Two bedroom apartment in quiet building. Balcony, living room, dining room, monthly rent $865, in- clusive. No dogs please. May lst. Call 905-721-2232. OSHAWA APTS.professional new ownership/management, newly renovated 2+3 bed- rooms from $800, new ap- pliances. Building upgrades to include: security cameras, new windows and more! On transit route, near schools/ amenities. 905-404-4002 OSHAWA KING/RITSON nice one bedroom apartment on main floor and basement parking laundry and close to downtown $650 inclusive (416)807–0088. OSHAWA 1&2 BEDROOM Available for May 1st/June 1st. 2 locations: 350 Malaga Rd., 946 Masson St. $680/ $780 mth inclusive. No pets. Please call any time 905-576- 6724 or 242-4478. OSHAWA Ritson/Bruce 2- bedroom, second floor of house, clean, renovated, $700/ mo + hydro. Available May 1. No pets. Call 905-435-0556 OSHAWA,1-bdrm, bright, clean 2nd floor apt. Ritson/ Olive. Separate entrance, parking, utilities and cable incl. No smoking/pets. $750. Call 905-986–4889 OSHAWA, Available imme- diately. Clean new 1-bdrm main floor apt. Parking, 3 ap- pliances, basement storage incl. $700+hydro. Call (905)471-0995 OSHAWA, one bedroom apt $620./mo. No pets, first/last, call 905-720-4923 OSHAWA, ONE-BEDROOM bsmt apt, great location, Ade- laide/Stevenson area. Park- ing, laundry. $650/month in- clusive. Avail May 1st. First/ last. Call after 4pm 905-579– 3371 OSHAWA,2 bedroom avail- able in small very clean quiet building, freshly painted, car- peted, update decor, parking included, laundry on site, $725 plus hydro. (905) 434–9844 OSHAWA/COURTICE border large 2 bedroom middle floor of triplex, clean building, ap- pliances, shared laundry. $975. Avail June 1. Condolyn Management 905-428–9766 PICKERING BASEMENT apt. Laundry/cable. 1 minute from 401, plaza within walking dis- tance, newly renovated, full kitchen, ceramics, non- smoker preferred. $680. Suits one person. 905-626-5882 Mike PICKERING Basement apart- ment, one-bedroom, one-full bath. Appliances. Separate entrance. $800/month. lst/last. References. No pets/no smoking. Available May 1st. (905) 428-0678 PICKERING, Brock/Delbrook 1-bdrm basement. Clean, freshly painted, separate en- trance, 4 appliances, no pets, 1-parking, suit working per- son/couple. First/last, refer- ences. $795/month inclusive. May 1. James (905)619-2289, cell 416-991-2083. PICKERING 2 bedroom base- ment apt for rent Major Oaks/ Brock. All utilities included. Non-smoker, no pets. Avail immediately. Suitable for small family. 905-426–9356 PICKERING beautiful bright new 1 bedroom basement apartment, hardwood floors, ceramic tiles, 4pce bath, great location, utilities included $850. Call 905-839-2885 PICKERING,401/Hwy.#2, 3- bedroom basement, separate entrance near bus, GO, living- room. kitchen, bath, laundry. May1, $975./mo. plus utilities, (negotiable). (416) 878–5534. PICKERING, WHITES/401, large 2-bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, 4 appliances, security, laun- dry, vac, a/c, non-smoking/ pets. First/last, references $950+. Available June 1st. (905)420-9949. REGENCY PLACE - 15 Regen- cy Cres., Whitby. 50+ Adult Lifestyle Apt. Complex. Clean quiet building, across from park. Close to downtown. Dai- ly activities incl. All utilities included. Call 905-430-7397. www.realstar.ca SIMCOE/MILL OSHAWA Quiet building near shopping, trans- portation. Utilities included. 1-bdrm, immediately/June 1 $729/mo., 2-bdrm, May/June 1, $829, 3-bdrm, June 1st $929. 905-436-7686 until 7:30pm. SOUTH AJAX - IMMEDIATE. Large bright one bedroom bsmt. apt. Suit single working. Parking, laundry. No pets/ smoking. First/last/references $725 inclusive. 905-686–6773 SOUTH AJAX,Large 1-Brdm basement, very clean & bright, separate entrance, parking, cable, laundry. $750 inclusive. No smoking. Avail immediately. 905-427–6890 TAUNTON/SIMCOE, one-bdrm basement, separate entrance, parking, cable, laundry. No smoking/pets, suit single, $680 inclusive. Avail. imme- diately. Call 905-720-2210 TOWNLINE/BLOOR 1-bed- room basement apartment, separate entrance, $600/ month includes utilities. Park- ing, appliances, laundry. Avail. June 1. (905)213-9035 cell TESTA HEIGHTS -2 TESTA RD. UXBRIDGE One & two bedroom apts. available. Con- veniently located in Uxbridge in adult occupied building. Weekly tenant activities. Call 905-852-2534 www.realstar.ca WHITBY - Bright 1 bedroom basement apartment. Sepa- rate entrance. $650/mth. Call 905-665–7156. WHITBY - NORTH OSHAWA - OSHAWA. Whitby 2 bedroom from $795 plus hydro. North Oshawa 2 bedroom $850 plus hydro. Central oshawa 2 bed- room from $650 inclusive All locations in walk up apart- ments. includes parking, laundry facilities, lst/last, ref- erences required. (416) 818- 3886. AVAILABLE MAY/JUNE 1ST Whitby, Extra large one-bed- room basement, parking, pri- vate entrance, includes utili- ties/cable, $740/month. Refer- ences, no smoking/pets. Call after 6pm 905-430-9898 WHITBY PLACE, 900 DUN- DAS ST. E.,One and two bed- room units available, park like setting, close to down- town, low rise bldg, laundry facilities, balcony, parking. 905-430–5420. www.reals- tar.ca WHITBY, 1-BEDROOM base- ment apartment, separate en- trance, full bath, 1 parking, utilities included. $750/month. Available May 1st. No pets/ smoking. (905)666–3478 WHITES RD.1 & 2 bedroom apts. Separate entrances. Walk to schools/daycare/gro- cery/bus stop/GO/401. $725 & $875 inclusive. 905-837-0337 Condominiums For Rent180 BOWMANVILLE - new 2-bdrm condo, first floor end unit w/ walk-out to patio. 5 applianc- es. Suitable for professional, single or retired. No pets/ smoking. $950/mth + utilities. 905-435-0670. COLLINGWOOD, Cranberry, 3 bedroom, 3 baths, fireplace, fully equipped, ski season $6500. 905-294-6776. NEWLY RENOVATED - 3 & 4 bedroom condos, flexible oc- cupancy, laundry, parking in- cluded. First/last. Oshawa. $1050 & $1200 inclusive. Wayne (416) 284–6557 Houses For Rent185 A-ABA-DABA-DO, OWN YOUR OWN HOME! 6 months free! From $550/month OAC, up to $6,000 cash back to you, $30,000+ family income. Short of down payment? For spectacular results Great Rates. Call Ken Collis, Asso- ciate Broker, Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate (905)728- 9414, or 1-877-663-1054, kencollis@sympatico.ca A ABSOLUTELY ASTOUND- ING 6 months free, then own a house from $600/month o.a.c. Up to $5,000 cash back to you! Require $30,000+family income and good credit. Short of down payment? Call Bill Roka, Sales Rep. today! Re/ Max Spirit (905) 728-1600, 1- 888-732-1600. FOR RENT South Pickering, main floor, detached bunga- low, close to lake, air, 3 bed- rooms, 6 appliances parking for 2 cars, share garden and laundry, Immediate. $l,250 monthly plus utilities Call (905) 420–1688 FOUR BEDROOM detached house in Oshawa. New hard- wood floors and paint, central air, detached garage all ap- pliances, available June lst $1200 per month plus utilities, first and last references. (905)-985–6575 leave mes- sage. HOMES FOR RENT $1075- $1200. Immediate availability. Best locations. North Oshawa, Hampton or Bowmanville! Call Rob 905-436-1336 HOUSE FOR RENT -South Ajax. Corner lot, close to Lake, schools, Hospital, plaza and church. 3 bedrooms, 2 livingrooms, 2 diningrooms, finished basement, new fence and shed. Fridge, stove, washer and dryer, window air- con. $1300/mo.+utilities. First/ last/references. No pets. Available May 1st. Jimmy 905-683-1300. COUNTRY BUNGALOW $1250+hydro or upper only $950+hydro Kendal, minutes to Oshawa Ski Club/Orono. Walk to Ganaraska Forest. Bright spacious clean. May 1. http://kendalontario.tripod.com 705-745-0730 NORTH WHITBY 3-bedroom main floor of bungalow, park- ing, large lot, quiet residential court, references, credit check. Avail. immediately. No smoking/pets. $1200+. ALSO double car garage avail. for storage. $200/month. 905- 655-0081; 905-666-0246 OSHAWA - 2 BEDROOMS, new paint, new floors, carpet, near park, quiet street, park- ing, laundry, air, $795. plus utiltities. May lst. (416) 240– 0880 PICKERING - clean 3 bed- room, 3 baths, 2-storey newer home w/basement, in good neighbourhood. Garage, laun- dry, c/vac, 6-appliances. Pro- fessional couple. $1550+. or $1625 with complete outside maintenance. No smoking/ pets. 905-831-3315. PICKERING Close to all amenities. 3-bedroom town- house 1-1/2 baths. 4 applianc- es, $1200+utilities. No smok- ing/pets May 1 - 416-458-7184 PICKERING,IMMACULATE 3- bedroom main floor bungalow, eat-in kitchen, a/c, parking, laundry, nice neighbourhood. Near schools, shopping. Pri- vate backyard, large patio. $1150+ part utilities. 905-831- 3091 PICKERING, LARGE 3-bed- room condo, 1-1/2 bathrooms, close to Go, lake view. Park- ing & utilities included, $1300/ month. Available May 1st. (905)420–6317 PICKERING, NEW 3-bedroom, 2-1/2 baths, detached, 5 ap- pliances, gas fireplace, ga- rage. Near Rec centre/PTC. Non-smokers, pets negoti- able. $1400+/month. Imme- diate. (905)649–1369. PORT UNION /401,raised bungalow, 3+1 bedroom, ap- pliances air, hardwood floors, no smoking/pets Avail. $1400 plus. Condolyn Management 905-428–9766 SMALLER OLDER HOME on busy street in industrial sec- tion of whitby. Available June lst. (905) 668–6611 WHITBY,large bright, one bedroom basement apart- ment, with extra large bed- room, laundry included. Avialable immediately (flexi- ble). $775. mo. lst/last. Tele- phone (905) 686–3664 Townhouses For Rent190 CARRIAGE HILL - 122 COL- BORNE ST. E., OSHAWA - 2 & 3 bedrooms available. Close to downtown and shop- ping. 4 appliances, carpet and hardwood flooring, close to 401 and GO. Utitlles included. (905) 434-3972. www.realstar.ca TAUNTON TERRACE - 100 TAUNTON RD. E., OSHAWA 3 bedrooms w/without garage. 3 appliances, hardwood floor- ing Outdoor pool, sauna, Children's playground Close to all amenities. Fenced back- yards. 905-436-3346. www.realstar.ca WHITBY - BEAUTIFUL 3 bed. townhouse available May 1st. Easy access 401/schools/ shopping, laundry fac., fenced backyard, attached garage, First/last/$1275. 905-431- 7190. Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 AJAX - LARGE FURNISHED room with private 4 pc. bath, laundry, parking, satellite, full use of facilities. Great loca- tion. $520 inclusive. lst/last. Immediate. Call (905)428– 9003 AJAX HOUSE - Bright room for rent, $450 inclusive. Shared kitchen and bathroom. Available Immediately. 905- 428-3996. Ezio. FULLY FURNISHED rooms for rent, Ajax. $450/month inclu- sive, first/last and $200 dam- age deposit required. Clean responsible tenants. Call 416- 677-9681; 905-686-1702 FURNISHED NON-SMOKING bedroom for rent in Oshawa. Cable, laundry included. shared kitchen, bath, Parking student or professional pre- ferred. Call (905) 728-5685. NORTH WHITBY, room avail- able May 15th, lst /last. No smoking. Females preferred. For more information call (905) 665-6267 after 4:30 p.m. Ask for Shirley. PICKERING / 401 - Room in quiet, clean house, close to amenities, suit respectable lady. Cable, fridge, share other facilities. Available May lst. lst/last references. $425 in- clusive. No pets/smoking. 416-738-5150 2 ROOMS FOR RENT in North Oshawa townhouse available immediately. Laundry, use of home & cable included. Call (905)721–8443 Shared Accommodation194 WHITES RD./401,Share 4- bedroom, 2-storey house w/3 other working males. Finished Recroom, fireplace, laundry, all appliances, parking, $450, 416-804-4867 or 905-420- 0081 Rentals Outside Canada205 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 2-3 bedroom furnished manufac- tured homes. 85º pool, 105º hot tub, minutes to beaches and major attractions, NHL Hockey ($8/seat), Horse/dog Tracks. Children welcome. Photos shown in your home. $275 weekly (less than motel) (905)683–5503. Cottages For Rent209 FENELON FALLS 3 Bedroom cottage, recently renovated, quiet clear waters, great sun- sets, TV, VCR, BBQ, mi- crowave & much more. 905- 623-7496 weekends 705-887- 5240 snp FENELON FALLS,Sturgeon Lake, private lakefront 3-bed- room modern cottage, all con- veniences, cable. No pets. $600/weekly. Call (905) 623- 7637. WOODLAND ESTATE Cottage Resort - Cottages available for May long weekend, June and some summer vacancies. Taking fall bookings now. Ex- cellent fishing on scenic Lake Seymour. Boat rentals, rea- sonable rates. www. woodlandestate.com 705-653- 1317 Recreation Vehicles212 CAMPER TRAILER, 2002 Pal- omino, fridge, cooker, awning, add-on sunroom, sleeps 6, like new only used twice. $7000. 905-579–2749 Campers, Trailers,Sites215 1992 HARD TOP - Coleman Sequia Trailer, sleeps six. Awning, adder room, outside/ inside stove, ice box, 12 volts /hydro. Needs water holding tank. $4000 O.B.O. Moving. 905-723–8486. 2002 KEYSTONE Montana 328ORL Big Sky 5th wheel luxury trailer, 3 slides, island kitchen, steps up to bedroom, bathroom and separate show- er. Like new, hardly used. Paid $68K+ new. Best reason- able offer. (905)683–3063 FLEETWOOD TENT TRAILER, sleeps four, good condition, $800 OBO. 905-885-6863. HUNTER'S DELIGHT - 9ft. slide in TRUCK CAMPER, 2 beds, stove with oven, fridge, furnace, washroom and hot water, can be seen at Castle- ton Hills Trailer Park, Lot 4 or call 1-866-241-2224 or 905- 344-7838. NEW PARK -RICE LAKE Large seasonal 10 new sites. Pool, beach, docking, rec. hall. North Lander Trailers for sale, Park Model rentals weekly. Call (705)696-3423. Website: www.dreamlandre- sort.on.ca Boats & Supplies232 JOHNSON 3 cylinder out- board motor, earlier model, oil injection option, good condi- tion, $2,000 obo. 905-985- 8615. Horse Supplies & Boarding303 3 YEAR OLD QUARTER HORSE, gelding 15.2 Sorrel/ white sock, saddle broke, $1200 or best offer. 1-705- 277-1389. Bargain Centre309 1/2 PRICE SPECIAL on all types custom-made draper- ies, embroidered tablecloths, runners & bedspreads. $5.00- $100. 905-683–5610 MOVING SALE - Black Bunk Bed w/futon - $200, 2 dining room sets one w/4 chairs, one w/6 chairs - $200 each. 905- 421–0139. SOLID TEAK dining room table with leaf, 6 chairs, 7 ft. buffet, $400 or best offer. Call (905) 427–9460 WASHER/DRYER,good work- ing condition, $250/pair. 905- 837-1495 Articles For Sale310 LEATHER JACKETS, 1/2 price, purses from $9.99, lug- gage from $29.99, wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa 905-728–9830 (416)439-1177 Scarborough CARPETS - lots of carpets. I will carpet 3 rooms ( 30 sq. yd.) Commercial carpets for $319.00. Residential or Berber carpets for $389.00. Includes carpet, premium pad, expert installation. Free, no pressure estimate. Norman (905) 686- 2314. DANBY FREEZER 5 CU. FT. SCRATCH AND DENT $199. New danby bar fridges, $139 and up. Also variety of new appliances, scratch and dent. Full manufacturers warranty. Reconditioned fridges $195 / up, reconditioned ranges $125/ up, reconditioned dry- ers $125 / up, reconditioned washers $199 / up, new and reconditioned coin operated washers and dryers at low prices. New brand name fridges $480 and up, new 30" ranges with clock and window $430. Reconditioned 24" rang- es and 24" frost free fridges now available. Wide selection of other new and reconditioned appliances. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576– 7448. ANTIQUE SIDE BOARD w/ mirror back; 3 dressers, one w/3 way mirror; desk; mi- crowave stand; dressform; fil- ing cabinet; kitchen table w/4 padded chairs; kitchen china cabinet; coffee table; antique gate leg table; 1991 GT Mus- tang, 5L, auto. (905)668–6695 18' DIAMETER X 4' DEEP pool c/w pump, filter, cover roller and custom built deck. Best offer. Call (905) 839-4958. 3PC LEATHER SOFA SET, new, value $4000 must sell $2000. Bedroom set, value $5000 must sell $2800. Call (705)436–7947 4 DRESSERS $45-each, sofa $95; maple endtables $95; table & chairs $45; wall unit $30; solid oak animal cage $265; sofabed $275; 5-pc oak bedroom suite $795; antique dresser $375; Columbia gramophone $450; brass bed $450; antique large sofa table $695; Many prints, paintings, lamps & many more items. Bowmanville. Call 905-697– 3532 52" RCA Big screen tv with manuals and 5 year warranty. Guide-Plus, Picture-in-picture Bought 9 months ago. Asking $1,750. Telephone (905) 665– 8208 A KING pillowtop mattress set, New in plastic, cost $1600. Sacrifice $650. 416- 746-0995 A-1 CARPETS & HARDWOOD SALE - 20 oz. Commercial carpet, installed with pad $285 (30 yds.). Berber carpet in- stalled with pad from $375 (30 yds.). Special Buy - 40 oz. Nylon carpet, neutral colours $10.50 yd./$1.16 sq. ft. Hard- wood flooring 3/4" thick from $4.95 sq. ft. Other great deals available. Free shop at home service. Durham to Northum- berland area. SAILLIAN CAR- PETS 905-242-3691 or 905- 373-2260. AA BIG MOVING SALE!Items from A-Z. Email for full list at soldd@sympatico.ca or fax 905-743-9900 (Oshawa) PIANOS/CLOCKS Scratch & Dent Sale on all Roland digi- tal pianos, Samick pianos. All Howard Miller clocks. Large selection of used pianos (Ya- maha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc.) Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons, try our rent to own. 100% of all rental pay- ments apply. Call TELEP PIA- NO (905) 433-1491. www.Tel- ep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UN- DERSOLD! AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES HANK'S APPLIANCES. Fridg- es $100/up, stoves $150/up, washers & dryers $350/pr. Washers $175/up, dryers $150/up. Stackable washer/ dryer $499/up. Portable dish- washer $175/up. Dehumidifi- ers $100. Large selection of appliances. Visit our show- room. Parts/sales/service. 426 Simcoe St.S. Mon-Fri 8- 6pm, Sat 9-5pm, Sun 11-4pm. (905)728-4043. ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. Amazing Electronics, 601 Dundas St. W. Whitby. Call (905)665–7732. ANTIQUE Claw Foot bathtub, good condition with chrome shower/tub faucet, shower- head and curtain rod. Please call 905-432-2649. AUTO PARTS/ accessories including GT wings, shift knobs, Glow pedals, Alteeza lights, LED under car kit, air filters, gages. (905)621-6084 BED, QUEEN PILLOWTOP, orthopedic Mattress set, Never Used, still packaged, cost $1025, sell $450. 416-741-7557 BEDROOM SET, 8pce cherry- wood. Bed, chest, dresser, mirror, night stands, dovetail construction. Never opened. In boxes. Cost $9000, Sacri- fice $2800. 416-748-3993 BRAND new maple hardwood floor, 280 sq. ft. 31/4 inch, 20 year warranty, stain finishe Value $l,750. Asking only $850. plus taxes. Call (905) 438-0022. CARPETS SALE & HARD- WOOD FLOORING: carpet 3 rooms from $329. (30 sq. yd.) Includes: carpet, pad and in- stallation. Free estimates, carpet repairs. Serving Dur- ham and surrounding area. Credit Cards Accepted. Call Sam 905-686-1772. CEDAR LUMBER for fences, decks. All sizes, dry, dressed as needed, delivered. Great prices. Call toll free 1-866-448-4477 PENTIUM III computer 128Mb ram, modem/CD/sound/video, kbd/spek/mouse, 15" monitor. Amazing deal $350. Can de- liver. 2-man fiberglass hottub, like new $1500. 905-439-4789 ComputerDeals.Net (www) Pentium Internet starter $299. Brand new powerful custom built computers from $599. Off lease lap tops, big selection from $449. Monitor 17"@$149, 19"@$199. 18 years experi- ence, we love doing upgrades & difficult repairs. (905)655– 3661. COMPUTERS: BITS AND Bytes Computers Services. P-200 Tower complete system $185.00, P2-350 Tower complete system $255.00 Complete system includes: 15" monitor, keyboard and mouse. April Special: 17" Monitor Upgrade for $20.00 while quantities last. Layaway Plan, Warranty and Other Accessories. Call (905)576-9216 or www.speedline.ca/bitsand- bytes COUPLE DOWNSIZING,Good Quality Items: folding iron bed w/unused mattress, up- holstered sofa, 2 matching arm chairs, Berkline recliner, Extremely reasonable priced. 905-839–8669 SOFA & CHAIR, 3YRS, $375; Oak dining table, 6 chairs, buffet+hutch $1400; girl's white wicker bedroom set $400; ant. oak table $400; set 6 Victorian chairs $100/each; washer $150; dryer $150; fridge $150; stove $150; lg. qty. of ant. dressers from $175. 905-260-2200 DININGROOM 13 PCE cherry, 8 chairs. Buffet, hutch, server, dovetail construction. Still in boxes. Cost $11,000. Sacrifice $3000. (416)746-0995. FILING-CABINETS from $39.99; lateral cabinets from $99; 4x8 glass island $299.99; Mirrored showcase with lights and storage $699.99; large boardroom table $999. Office chairs from $19.99+up. Van seast from $50. 905-668–0800 FOR SALE ! SHOPCRAFT 10" band saw with blades, excel- lent shape. Great for home hobbyist. $200. Sony PS2, one controller, vertical stand, 32 mb zip disc memory, swing away golf. $275. Call Greg (905) 987-0536. GUITAR AMP - Fender Blues Deluxe Tweed ReIssue, 50 watt, 2 channel, like new $550. Call 905-435-0747. KITCHEN CUPBOARDS,solid wood, double steel sink with taps, counter top, pantry. $2,500 o.b.o. Call 905-728–9266 after 6 p.m. MOTHER-TO-BE & Baby Things - Maternity Wear in excellent con- dition (dress and casual wear), 0-2 years; name brands, mainly girls clothes (some baby boy), snowsuits, dresses, shorts and T-shirts, sweaters, etc. ALSO, EvenFlo playpen, Fisher Price bed and more. 905- 885-6863. MOVING SALE - 2 loveseats, chair, ottoman, 5 cushions. Very pale green and beige ta- pestry - $l,500. 3-piece wll unit, high-gloss dark maroon lacquer, glass brass - $800. Call after 6p.m. (905)576-2515 PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL tri-light table lamps, silk beige shades with brass/marble stand & base. Various collectors plates - please call (905)725-3170. (snp) PIANO TECHNICIAN available for tuning, repairs, & pre-purchase consultation on all makes & models of acoustic pianos. Reconditioned Heintzman, Yamaha, Mason & Risch, & other grand or upright pianos for sale. Gift Certificates available. Call Barb at 905-427-7631 or check out the web at: www.barbhall.com Visa, MC, Amex. PIANO, YAMAHA Clavinova, digital, full size, adjustable touch metronome cover, bench, digital recorder, Rose- wood finish, MIDI. $950 or best offer. (905) 831–2596 PLAYSTATIION MOD CHIPS, Play backed-up and foreign titles. PS1 Chip: $65. PS2 Chip: $95 (vs 1-4), $200 (vs 5-7). XBOX Chip: $200. All work guar- anteed. Inquire about our list of used games. North End Oshawa. (905)924-2097 RENT TO OWN new and re- conditioned appliances, and new T.V's. Full warranty. Pad- dy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798-5502. SOFA & LOVESEAT,like new, paid $2500 asking $900; stove $250; washer $200; dryer $200; hydraulic hair- dressing chair & shampoo chair $200. Call 905-666–8675 STORAGE TRAILERS AND storage containers, 24 ft. & 22 ft.. Call 905-430-7693. UTILITY TRAILER, new box & rails, 6ftx9.5ft. inside, 13" wheels. $500. Call (905)432- 3600 WASHER- HOTPOINT heavy duty; dryer, electric, Concept II 3- cycle. $250/pair. 905-426–6113 1st Time Buyers Why rent when you can own? Free list of homes available with no money down, under $1,300/mnth. Free recorded message 1-877-551-0177 ID#1051 Sutton Group Omega Realty Inc. Sick o f RENTING? 1st Time Buyer? Professional Renter? Honest Answers....! Professional Advice...! To “Own” Your Next Home! 1-800-840-6275 Office 905-432-7200 Ability R. E. Direct Line 905-571-6275 Mark Stapley Sales Rep. OSHAWA VERY SPACIOUS 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. Close to schools, shopping centre, Go Station. Utilities included. Senior Discounts Call(905)728-4993 A/P PAGE B8 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com RENT-WORRY FREE 1, 2 & 3 Bed. Apts. Well maintained, modern Appliances. All Util. included. On site super, maintenance & security. Rental Office: Mon. - Fri. after 10:30 am Sat. & Sun. 1 pm- 5 pm 905-579-1626 VALIANT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT www.gscrentals.com e-mail: valiant@speedline.ca MANORS OF BRANDYWINE 45 GENERATION BLVD. APT 122__________________________________ Hwy. 401 & Meadowvale Blvd. 1, 2 & 3 bedroom suites available. Freshly painted with new carpets, blinds, and ceiling fans. Air conditioned, close to schools, shopping and Toronto Zoo. Call to view:(416) 284-2873 Email: brandywine@goldlist.com 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent AUCTION SALE For Mr. & Mrs. Dick Rowan of Enniskillen, 2318 Regional Rd. 3 Farm Sold ~ Machinery, Misc. contents & farm related items. Go North of Bowmanville 8 miles of County Rd. 57 to Regional Rd. 3, go West of Fire Hall 1/4 mile SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2003 @ 10:30AM Equipment:11 horsepower John Deere riding lawn tractor, M.F. 255 diesel tractor with 236 loader, Alis/Chalmers CA with 3pth scuffler (as is), M.F. 65 diesel multi power tractor, New Holland 489 haybine, M.F. 160 manure spreader, 3pth. spray- er, 4 furrow plow, post hole digger, Mas- sey Harris Seed Drill, New Holland Square baler (Hayliner 68), 3pth 7' snow blower, Case tractor (as is), IH steel frame wag- on, 6' tiller, buzz saw, hay spear, single plow, cultivator, old McCormick deering hay loader, Massey Harris 80 combine (as is), Massey Harris loader, hay tedder (old), 160 round hay bales 4'x4' 2yrs. old, old horse cutter, furniture, beds, drop leaf table, 55 Buick hood emblem, tools, buck saw, coal scuttle, portable platform scales, old mall chain saw, 30' extension ladder, many more items. Auctioneer: Bruce Kellett 705-328–2185 Terms: Cash or Visa 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions PUBLIC AUCTION B.I.D. AUCTION SERVICES OUTSTANDING AUCTION NOTICE EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD - DIRECT FROM THE MFG. ESTATES * LIQUIDATIONS * CONSIGNMENTS * * HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE * DINING ROOM SUITES * BEDROOM SUITE * COLLECTIBLES * MAJOR ART COLLECTION * 52” BIG SCREEN TVS * GOLD & DIAMOND JEWELLERY * D É COR & ACCENT COLLECTION * SPORTS MEMORABILIA * OAK FURNITURE * SILVER JEWELLERY * HOME FURNISHINGS * LEATHER SOFA SET * AREA RUGS ** DVD * CATALOGUE SALE - WILL BE SOLD IN DETAIL WITH NO BUYERS PREMIUMS BY: SUN. APR. 27 AT 1:PM (PREVIEW 12:NOON) THE AJAX COMMUNITY CENTER 75 CENTENNIAL RD. AJAX (South of hwy 401) ( Watch for signs) OVER 1000 ITEMS TO BE SOLD JEWELLERY Large selection of ladies & gents 10 - 14 kt gold diamond and genuine stone rings, Earrings, bracelets, designer watches, pearls, pendants, Sterling silver etc. COLLECTIBLES Wildife figurines, Tiffany Glass Lamps, Limoges Vases, Eggs, comports, Jade Gemstone World globe, clocks, décor accent items, Satsuma, Chinese ancient artifacts, Bronze Statuary, Original Oil Painting Accents, iron mailbox, Garden Sculptures, Cast iron toys, Cranberry glass, Various sculptures. FURNITURE Consoles, mirrors, hall tables, phone bench, occasional tables, dining table & chairs, china cabinets, Oak Dining table & chairs, vanity & stool, tables, Mermaid glass top table, Consoles, trunks, Bar Sets, tables, selection of iron accents, quilt stands, ferns tables, washstand, Wine Bar, Nostalgia, Modern, Chippendale, Queen Anne Influence Dining Room Suites, Marble top consoles, Clocks, Queen Sleigh Bedroom suites, Dressing Mirrors, Wine Cabinet, Storage bench, etc. GENERAL ITEMS Limited edition art of The Group of Seven, accent & décor art, Port Stereos, cordless phones , framed sports memorabilia; Grand Foyer Mirrors, and various accent sizes, all from Italy with Museum frames. Cast iron accents, Electronics, phones, Stereos, CD, DVD, Original Gerardo Collachi Fresco Framed, (Museum Collection) A. J. CASSON Artworks. NO BUYERS FEES OR PREMIUMS* ARRIVE EARLY - LIMITED SEATING Terms: Cash, Visa, MC, Interac, as per posted & announced, additions & deletions apply. Information: call - 905-940-0713 ART AUCTION Sunday April 27, 2003 12:00 noon preview - 1:00 Auction Start OLD TOWN HALL 20 KING ST., NEWCASTLE (Hwy.#2 & Mill St.) 401 Exit @ Mill St. Featuring Todays Most Popular Artists: ✥Robert Bateman ✥James Lumbers ✥Trisha Romance ✥Doug Laird ✥A.J.Casson ✥Laura Berry ✥Plus many more. ✥125 Pieces in all There are lots of new images in this auction! DON'T MISS OUT! All Limited Edition Prints are conservation framed using acid-free materials and wood frames. No Buyers Premiums!! All 3 major credit cards accepted Don't miss this special opportunity For more information call Images 21 Inc. 905-839-1756 or email: images21inc@rogers.com ATTENTION AUCTIONEERS!! Our "Auction Package" consists of your ad running weekly in these publications: • Oshawa Whitby This Week • Ajax Pickering News Advertiser • Port Perry This Week • Northumberland News • Uxbridge Tribune/Times Journal • Canadian Statesman/Clarington One call does it all!! Phone 576-9335 Fax 579-4218 AUCTION SALE Sunday, April 27th, 10:00 A.M. (Viewing 9:00) MacGregor Auctions located in ORONO at Silvanus Gardens, Take 115 Hwy. to Main St. Orono & Follow Signs to Mill Pond Rd. Auction features the contents from 2 local homes, including furniture, couch chairs, diningroom sets, bed- room sets, cabinets, tables (kitchen, parlour, coffee & end etc.), Misc. chairs & rockers, glass & china, kitchen contents, country collecta- bles, tools, hardware etc. Call For All Your Auction Needs MacGregor Auctions 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 AUCTION SALE MONDAY, APRIL 28th, 2003 at 6:00 P.M. Pre-view starts @ 4:00 P.M. Held at Masonic Hall, 14 Cassels Rd. E., Brooklin ITEMS:Glass, china, small furniture, pine table & chairs, coffee & end tables, stove, rod iron patio set, gas furnace, lamps, paper toling picture, sewing machines, chairs, sport memorablias. ANTIQUES:Braid & burlap carpets, lamps, old chest, wicker chair, iron base lamps, bamboo chair, rocking chair, spool bed, organ stool, mir- rors and picture salt & peppers, milk pail shelf, baskets, crocs, reliable doll in box, jewellery, "In- dian Tree china dishes, books. *This sale contains has many more items & antiques not mentioned. So please attend and have fun finding your hidden treasures* Terms: Cash or Cheques with 2 ID's. For More Information Call Auctioneer BONNIE BROOKS (905)432-2124 *Snack Bar on Premises* Consignments Welcomed AUCTION SALE PETHICK AND STEPHENSON AUCTION BARN HAYDON, ON SAT. APRIL 26, @ 5:30 P.M. OPEN AT 4 Household contents: nesting tables, chesterfield suite, wood- en chairs, glassware and china, tools, etc. Something for everyone. Terms: Cash, Interac, M/C, Visa. Auctioneer:Don Stephenson, 905-263-4402 ~ 1-866-357-5335 AUCTION SALE PETHICK AND STEPHENSON AUCTION BARN 2498 CON. RD.8 HAYDON, ON From 401 ext. 431 Bowmanville, north on Hwy 57 to Con. Rd. 8, turn east at the Firehall. From 7a Hwy south on Hwy 57 to Con. Rd. 8 SAT. APRIL 26, @ 2:00 P.M. OPEN AT 1 Coin and currency and world stamps from Peterborough and Pontypool homes. Partial list: USA silver dollars 1921, 1922, Can..50 1912 and up, Can. silver dollars 1939, Can. and USA proof sets and mint sets, 1937 Coyne/Towers Bills. For a list call Don to request a fax or email stephensonsauctions@sympatico.ca Terms: Cash, Interac, M/C, Visa. Auctioneer:Don Stephenson, 905-263-4402 ~ 1-866-357-5335 AUCTION, THURSDAY, April 24th - 5:00PM - WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, HWY#2 COLBORNE. Selling the contents from the home of Mr. J. Dempsy, Brighton (moving) plus tools from a Trenton estate, excellent furnish- ings, appliances, some antiques, dishes, glass, knick knacks, collectibles, all unreserved. Kenmore fridge & matching stove, auto washer & dryer, microwave all like new, excellent sofa with reclining ends & matching recliner chair also like new, antique bed, antique low chest with serpentine front, antique 1/ 4 cut oak parlour table, nice upright piano in good tuning with antique glass ball feet piano stool, costume jewelry, oak enter- tainment stand, stereo system, antique dresser chest & matching bed, large selection hand & power tools, circular saws, table saws, router, sanders, polishers, sockets, screw- drivers, good selection wrenches, battery charger, belt sander, ext. cords, air conditioner, clamps, Makita plus others, hand saws, plus many more, antique fiddle in case, electric tread mill, hardly used electric wheel chair, love seat, York rowing machine, tables & chairs, occasional tables & chairs, large quantity house hold articles, bedding, linens, towels, dishes, glass, full size shuffle board with electronics all in good work- ing order, plus much more. Three lawn mowers, snow blower, lawn & garden tools, etc. Very large sale - plan to be early and stay a while - something for everyone! No reserves. Terms: cash, cheque, Visa, M/C, Interac. GARY E. WARNER - AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday, April 25th at 4:30pm 3 miles East of Little Britain on County Rd. 4 3 Section oak tacking bookcase, spool bed, washstands, wicker tables, refinished antique dressers, table top Victrola, pine cannon ball bed, oak entertainment center, iron bed, chester- fields, antique sideboard, 2 new electric refrig- erators, 2 new propane refrigerators, antique love seat, new microwave ovens, hall table, co oil lamps, chain saws, Beaver 9in table saw, Delta 6in belt sander, 12Hp Turf power riding lawn mower, 4x6 new steel box trailer, 1986 Buick (certified), 14Hp M.F. garden tractor with snow blower & tiller, 1998 Fiberglass enclosed single Ski Doo trailer, 1992 Yamaha Ventura snowmobile, also consigned approximately 100 articles donated to St. Andrews presbyterian church including grandfather clock & a good se- lection of china, glass & collectable items. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers R.R. #1 Little Britain (705)786-2183 ESTATE AUCTION - SATURDAY, April 26th at 10:00AM - for the estate of the late Jean Cane of Cobourg to be held at WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, HWY#2 COL- BORNE. Includes excellent selection of modern and antique furnishings, glass, china, collectibles, etc. Partial list includes: excellent sectional sofa with reclining ends, coffee & end ta- bles, excellent antique 10 pc walnut dining room suite all origi- nal in excellent condition, excellent Heinzman upright piano in good condition all in tune with bench, antique wicker doll's carriage, chrome table & chairs, Hotpoint 2 dr. fridge plus sec- ond fridge both excellent condition, microwave & stand, an- tique music stand, antique highboy chest, old decorated crock signed Picton, quantity boxes & games, old CB base radio plus other CB articles, small chest freezer, good vacuum cleaner, antique pastry board, propane BBQ & utensils, nice bridge table & chairs, 4 HP gas lawn mower, garden & lawn tools, single bed with nearly new box & mattress, excellent modern oak bedroom suite with night stands, highboy & dresser, quilt rack, entertainment stand with 27" colour TV & VCR, wall unit, occasional chairs, waterfall chest of drawers, art deco war- drobe chest, nice kitchen nook with bench & chairs, white pro- vincial dresser with mirror, glider rocker, antique kitchen chairs, large quantity boxes packed by family with dishes, knick knacks, kitchenware, lamps, pictures, mirrors. Very large sale from this Cobourg home. No reserves. Terms: cash, cheque, Visa, M/C, Interac GARY E. WARNER - AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 Online at www.warnersauction.com GARY HILL AUCTIONS 905-852-9538/1-800-654-4647/Cell 416-518-6401 FARM MACHINERY SALE FRI. APR. 25h - 10 a.m. Tractors - JD7400, Case 5240, 1070, Ford 600; Combines - JD6620, NH1400, White 8900; JD675 skid steer, haying eqpmt. & trucks for MITCHELL BROS. @ 1783 Aurora Rd., Snowball (2 1/2 mi. E of Hwy.400). DETAILS - Ont. Farmer, Woodbridge Adv., by fax or garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com GARY HILL AUCTIONS 905-852-9538/1-800-654-4647/Cell 416-518-6401 “OUR” EASTER SALE - SAT. APR. 26th - 10 a.m. Antiques, Collectibles & Furniture incl. lg. collection of excellent oil lamps & sports items @ Vanhaven Arena, 722 Davis Dr., Uxbridge. DETAILS & PHOTOS garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com AUCTION SALE GRIST MILL AUCTION CENTER, NEWTONVILLE SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH - 11:00 A.M. Selling the contents of an Oshawa home in- cluding: 4 pc. depression chesterfield suite (1930), several coffee and occasional tables, en- trance tables, floor lamps, occasional chairs, console extension table w/3 leaves, numerous collectibles, portable tv's, vcr, attractive display cabinets, desks, large rocker, sunbeam water cooler - 3 taps, limited edition prints, silver Corvette bars, 16 ft. Kawartha fiberglass ca- noe, craftsman table saw, jet 6" jointer, washer and dryer, lawn mowers, garden tools, etc. etc. Note - Auction is Saturday morning at 11 a.m.Preview after 9 a.m. Check out website for updates. Terms: Cash or good cheque, visa, m/c, interac. Auctioneers Frank and Steve Stapleton, (905) 786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'Estate Specialists since 1971' ✰✰✰✰✰✰ HUGE PUBLIC AUCTION ✰ ✰ ✰✰ Kahn Auction Centre "Big Orange Barn" 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering 3 mi. N. of Hwy. 401 on Brock Rd. ✰ ✰ ✰✰ Thursday April 24th, Start: 6:30 p.m. Preview time: 4:00 p.m. ✰✰✰✰✰✰ This is a SPECIAL SALE featuring Estate Cont- ents, Antiques, Collectables, Fine Furniture, Glassware & China to include walnut dropfront desk, decorated music cabinet, 5pc. vintage walnut bedroom suite, 9pc. circ.1930 mah. di- ningroom suite, student rolltop desk, turn of cen- tury oak 3 drawer dresser with mirror, old walnut spinet desk, empire dresser with mirror, Vict. barley twist table, cloverleaf table with glass ball feet, pressback rocking chair oak, walnut book- case, inlaid vanity with mirror, old leather sad- dle, Dresden planter, selection of old oil lamps, 1/4 cut oak sewing machine, collector old radio, grandfather chairs, bookcases, china cabinet, selection of art and oil paintings, estate jewelry, lots of old and new decorated china. Auctioneers remarks: This sale will be a great sale with lots of vintage antiques and fine pcs. with over 300 lots. Please be sure to attend. Terms & conditions: Visa, M/C, Amex, debit card. No registration fee. 10% buyers premium, delivery available. VICTOR BREWDA AUCTIONEER (Member of the Ontario Auctioneers Association) 905-683-0041 TESS TIDD ESTATE SALES SERVICE EXCELLENT ANTIQUES AUCTION SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, 10 A.M. TIDD'S AUCTION HOUSE HWY #2 - East of Cobourg (10% Buyers Premium applied to this sale) Dir:Exit 401 at Hwy #45 Cobourg. Go south to 5th set of lights (King St./Hwy.#2). Turn left. Follow for approx. 6 kms. Watch for signs. Selling the contents from a Cobourg home (fine antique furniture, glass, china and collecti- bles), and a Port Hope home (Quality home fur- nishing and home office equipment). Featured in this sale - A large superb selection of fine an- tique furniture, glass and china, plus an excel- lent selection of quality home furnishings, to-of- the-line small kitchen appliances (like new), plus a Durst AC707 AUTOCOLOR (Dark room equipment), misc. Sterling and silver plate pces., pictures, paintings and prints, plus so much more. This is a large sale! One not to miss!! To view full listing go to www.theauctionfever.com Preview Friday, April 25th - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m./ Sat. 9 a.m. to time of sale. TERMS:Cash, Visa, M. C., Interac, cheque w/proper I. D. Lunch available. Auctioneer Patricia Tidd. TIDD ESTATE SALES SERVICE 1-905-372-2994/1-877-863-2477 Specializing in Antique and Estate Auction Sales WEDNESDAY, April 30th: 4:45pm Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for an Uxbridge home, selling at Neil Bacon Auc- tions Ltd., 1 km west of Utica. TO INCLUDE:Chesterfield and chair, bedroom suite, kitchen suite, chests, tables, prints, lamps, TV, VCR, jewelry, coins, large quantity of collectables and glass- ware, plus many other interesting items. SALE MANAGED AND SOLD BY NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 THURSDAY EVENING, May 1st: 6:30pm Auction Sale of Farm Machinery for Mr. Jack Vale, selling at the farm located at 715 Bayly Rd, Ajax (corner of Bayly and Lakeridge Rd) TO INCLUDE:JD 1030 diesel tractor w 143 JD loader, Farmall A tractor, McCormick W4 gas tractor, 1973 Mercury car (34000 miles), 1977 Chev 1/2 ton (47000 miles). 6ft MF disc, side mower, single plow, seed drill, NH 512 manure spreader, grinder, crimper, roller, pull type combine, 3 furrow plow, hay tedder, 10ft cultivator, 3pt blade, 3pt snow blower, fertilizer spreader, roto tiller, buzz saw, riding lawnmower, iron kettle, horse sleighs, horse harness, bee equipment, table saw, air compressor, blower, weed eater, scales, MTD snow blower (new), log splitter, trailer, Finlay oval cook stove, Clair Jewel cookstove, large harvest table, plus many other interesting items. SALE MANAGED AND SOLD BY NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 185 Houses For Rent 209 Cottages For Rent 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 17TH ANNUAL Bowmanville Home Show, May 2, 3 & 4. Vendors wanted. Call Steve 905-987-2236 ARTISTS / VENDORS / MUSI- CIANS / ARTISANS Wanted for Uxbridge BIA town celebra- tion. Event 'One Fine Day in May' Saturday May 10th all day. For info call BIA: Barb 905-852-1732 or Shanie 905- 852-9346 VENDORS WANTED for Apple Blossom Street Fair in Col- borne May 24 & 25. Further information call 905-344-7000. Industrial Equipment350 MILLING MACHINE, vertical bridgeport mill, digital read- out, rarely used, like new con- dition. Asking $7,500. Cell (905) 435-8939. (905) 721– 1778 Pet, Supplies Boarding370 BICHON FRISE PUPPIES,vet checked, dewormed, micro chipped, ready to go. $700 (for pets); $850 (with papers). Call Eileen 905-623–9971 Bowmanville. CKC REG LAB PUPS. Black, yellow, males/females. Mi- cro-chipped, dewormed, 1st needles, vet checked. 7 weeks old. $600. Oshawa. (905)576–7126. FREE TO GOOD HOME,long- haired German Sheppard, good guard dog, kennel incl. Serious inquiries only. Needs lots of room to run. 905-436– 7693 or 905-431-7607cnp PUPPIES, Shitzu, Doberman, Pomerianian, Cocker Span- iels, Pit bulls, Toy poodles, Schnoodle, Mastis, Pekin- gese, Husky-reg'd., Chows. Kittens Tabbys, Himalayans. 905-831-2145. PUREBRED POMERANIUM pups, 1 male, 1 female, ready to go. Call (705) 878-7066. SPAYED ADULT Newfound- land seeks loving forever home. Excellent manners, loves people & cats. Adult home preferred, no other dogs. 705-786-3671 TSURO DOG TRAINING - real training for real dogs. 905- 797-2855, Oshawa 905-432- 8318. www.tsurodogtraining.com Cars For Sale400 1986 JEEP CHEROKEE Laredo good body, good engine, $650. Call Scott 905-839-9414 1989 CHRYSLER DYNASTY 6- cyl. automatic, white w/bur- gundy interior. Good condi- tion, rides nice, certified/ emission tested. Power door locks, cruise, tilt, asking $2400. 905-404-0540 1990 MAZDA MPV LX - Load- ed, 3L V6, dual air, power window/lock, cruise, complete tune up, brake pads/shoes. $3000 O.B.O. 905-426–6689. 1990 TOPAZ,auto, air, cas- sette, 127K, driven daily, $1400 as is. 905-623-2147 snp 1992 MAZDA PROTEGE 4- cylinder, 5-speed 4-dr. sedan, power sunroof, power remote mirrors, certified/emission tested, hard to believe that this car has 300,000-kms on it. Asking $2400. 905-571- 5138 1988 DAYTONA SHELBY in- ter-cooled turbo, 5-speed, vip- er-blue, loaded, t-top, 155kms, Asking $3300. 905- 626–4279 1992 FORD ESCORT LXE, 5- speed, certified, 150,00kms. Great running condition. $1500 o.b.o. (905)668–2137. 1992 SUNBIRD SE,auto, 4-dr, 113,000 original kms., $2,700 certified & e-tested or $2,200 as is. Call 905-668–9151 1993 CHEV BERETTA GT, bright red, this is one sharp looking car! 3.1 engine, au- tomatic, factory mags, cruise, pw, pdl, tilt wheel. This car is certified and emission tested. A steal at $3400! 905-435- 1091 1995 TAURUS WAGON, 6 cy. automatic very good condi- tion, green, air, extra rear seat, certified-$4,000 or $3400 as is. 705-340-5550-Lindsay 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM, 42,000 km on rebuilt engine. New tires, new brakes, new exhaust, JVC-CD player, pw, pl, tinted windows, 4-dr., emission tested $5200 obo. 905-720–0636 1996 HONDA CIVIC SI,2 door, 5 spd, a/c, cruise, p/w, power sunroof, 100,000K, cer- tified, e-tested. Asking $10,700. Call 905-767-2807 1996 MONTE CARLO Z34, 2dr, red, with charcoal grey interior, 3.4L, fully loaded $5,000. Ask for Troy 905-435- 9960. 1997 CHEV CAVALIER - only 77,000 kms., air, CD player, like new condition, blue, ask- ing $7,700. Call 905-373-4871. 1998 CAMARO RS, 3.8L-V6, white, T-roof, skirt kit, 83k, CD, new tires, alarm, $13,500 OBO. Will cert./E-test. Call 905-430-5430 1998 FORD TAURUS wagon, 3L, V6, fully loaded, (power everything incl. driver seat, mirrors, windows), cruise control, keyless entry, 71,000km. Carefully main- tained. 905-430–7666 1998 SATURN SL1, 115,000kms, 4cyl., 5-speed, cruise/air, am/fm cassette, p.windows/locks, excellent condition, certified. Balance warranty expires 14/07/04 (23,000kms). $8,500. days (905)728–7465, evenings (905)723-5961. 1999 DODGE STRATUS,4 dr., gold, 35k, cruise, tilt, air, au- tomatic, certified, $9,900. Tel- ephone (905) 665–0590 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID ES, certified, only 47,000km. Immaculate. P.S., P.B., P.W., P.L., P.seats, balance of war- ranty, underbody oil, $14,900. (905)655–5220. 2000 CHRYSLER NEON,66K, gold pkg, 4-disc in-dash cd, 5spd, fire red/grey interior, balance of factory warranty, air, alloy wheels, female driv- er. $12,500 o.b.o. 905-436– 2101 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE LX, 4 dr., 5 speed., touring package, loaded, power sunroof, spoil- er, aluminum rims, under warranty, $14,200. OBO 905- 668–5952 NEED A CAR? BAD CREDIT? CALL CREDIT REHAB @416- 286-2122, WE CAN HELP. NO CREDIT CHECK!$5/day! Drive away today in your own vehicle! Class A mechanic available, $35/hr. Call 905- 260-2105 or 905-809-1654 YOUR CHOICE, $1000 each! 89 Grand Prix V6, auto. 88 Taurus Station wagon, auto. 88 S-15 Pick up, 4 cyl., 5- sped. 86 Jimmy, 2 wheel drive, V6, auto. 92 Dodge Duster, 4 cyl., auto $1350. Other cheaper cars & motors. (905)983–5056. Cars Wanted405 CASH FOR CARS!We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call 427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MUR- AD AUTO SALES. JOHNNY JUNKER Tops all for good cars and trucks or free removal for scrap. Speedy service. (905)655-4609 Trucks For Sale410 1989 GMC 4 X 4 Z71,original 350 rebuilt, less than 10k, newer exhaust, new tires, manual transmission, short box step side, good condition, runs great, certified and emis- sions, $5,000 or best offer. Call days, (905)438–9045 1991 CHEV SILVERADO, Ext. Cab. loaded, mint condition, no rust, 305, 220,000kms. $8000 cert, e-tested. $7700 as is. 2nd owner. 1-705-277- 1389. (snp) 1991 GMC SLE 1/2 Ton 4X4, blue & silver, 5.7 litre, a/c, auto, lots of new parts. $6500. as is, where is. E-tested. Craig between 7-10 p.m. 905-985- 0294. 1992 SILVERADO 2500,ext. cab, 3/4 ton, 4 x 4, 208,000 kms., truck cap, power locks, steering, a/c, new overdrive transmission and heavy duty shocks. Never used as work truck. $ll,000. Call (905) 987- 5415. 1993 GMC JIMMY SLE,V6, vortec, a/c, auto, hitch, new exhaust, EGR. Good condition, runs well, clean. 227,000k. As is $3,500 o.b.o. 905-432-0119 1995 CHEV. 20,350 V8, pw, pl, a/c, chrome, shelves, trail- er hitch, clean, good condition, certified + e-tested. 180,000 km, $7700. 905-434–5145 1998 GMC EXT. CAB, AM/FM/ Cassette, Air, black with grey interior. Certified +E-tested. $13,900. 905-432-8863 NEW PRICE, MUST SELL! 1999 CHEV SILVERADO, 1/2- ton pickup, 1 owner, like new, Vortec V8, automatic, 4-speed overdrive transmission, dual air bags, split front seats, air- conditioning, AM/FM-cassette, power steering & ABS brakes, regular cab, long box with lin- er, sliding rear window, new brakes, new tires. Certified/e- tested. 103,000km, asking $15,900. 905-433–8878, 905- 260-2922, 2001 DODGE RAM, 23,000 kil., a/c, ttpositrac, remote start, alarm tonneau cover trailer hitch, 16 in Michelin tires, chrome rims, warranty. plus extras. Asking 21,000. Telephone (905) 728–4361 2001 GMC SONOMA SLS, Vortec V6, pewter colour, 76,000kms, mostly highway, fibreglass tonneau, box liner, etc. $18,900. Call (905)404– 8242 (snp) Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 2000 ASTRO VAN, loaded, air, power windows, cruise, tilt, keyless entry, ISB pack- age, 59,000km, excellent condition, certified $15,900 obo. Call after 6pm 905-263- 2084 2000 MONTANA extended SE, 8-passenger, running boards, computer info centre, air pump, all power, power side doors, a/c. $18,900. Call 905- 432–5489 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. Assume lease @ $401.00/ month + taxes ($1500. down which includes transfer cost). Call Arnold Bell @ 905-436- 6218. 86 ASTRO VAN, $1,900 OBO. Low kms., automatic, body and motor good condition. Many extras. Call 905-349- 3872. MUST SELL - $13,500. 2000 Kia Sportage EX, 38,000 kil., air/ 5 speed/ sunroof. (905) 655–9560 Motorcycles435 1979 + 1981 YAMAHA 650's $2500/pair. 1979 is sick, 1981 runs. Call 905-426-6113 2001 ROAD KING, 23,000 km, carb, $24,000 obo, 905-377- 9727 Announcements255 Lost and Found265 LOST: SET OF house/car keys. Lost at Haydenshore Park in Whitby. Call (905)666- 8034. Nannies/ Live-In/Out270 LIVE OUT EXPERIENCED Nanny for 2 toddlers, Clare- mont . ECE exposure pre- ferred. Car/references re- quired. Our family is looking to find a thoughtful caring imaginative person with lots of patience. 905-649–6660 Daycare Available273 AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE Hwy#2/Whites Rd. Safe, spacious and loving environ- ment, fun/educational activi- ties, outings, meals/snacks provided. Ages 1 & up wel- comed. (905)839–9705 EARLY CHILDHOOD assistant looking to care for your child- ren in your home, Monday- Friday only. Please call after 6pm(416)577–1887 KKs HOME DAYCARE Reli- able smoke-free, fenced backyard, daily outings, play- room, hot & cold meals & more. Steps from St. Mar- guerits B. Stroud's/Whites References. Karen 905-837– 9267 PICKERING Beach / Rollo: Loving daycare; 18 months to 12 years. Daily outings (fenced backyard and park). Crafts, story time, music, nu- tritious meals & snacks. First Aid, C.P.R. certified. Non- smoking, receipts. 905-428- 1244. PORT UNION/Hwy 2, Home Daycare. Experienced Irish mom, meals & Activities, school drop off/pick-up. 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Step 256 Deaths 256 Deaths316Vendors Wanted 400 Cars For Sale 273 Daycare Available Please read your classified ad on the first day of publica- tion as we cannot be responsible for more than one insertion in the event of an error. ✩ The Newspaper Club is a student newspaper program for intermediate students.The goal is to assist teachers in newspaper-related classroom activities by providing access to professional editors, reporters and photographers. ✩ Staff from any of the Metroland newspapers in Durham Region are available to discuss their careers and job skills with you and your students.Topics of discussion may include: News Writing Opinion Writing Photography Ethics Newspaper Design Assistance with printing your newspaper ✩ We’d be pleased to organize a session to meet your needs. ✩ For further information,call the editor at one of the following addresses: This Week Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington Bowmanville Canadian Statesman ATT:Chris Bovie, managing editor 865 Farewell St.Oshawa,ON L1H 7L5 905-579-4400 Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser ATT:Steve Houston, managing editor 130 Commercial Ave.,Ajax,ON L1S 2H5 905-683-5110 Uxbridge Times-Journal ATT:Dave Stell,news editor 16 Bascom St.Uxbridge,ON L9P 1M9 905-852-9141 Port Perry This Week ATT:Bruce Froude,managing editor 1625 Scugog St..,N.Unit 2 Port Perry,ON L9L 1K6 905-985-1777 Metroland Durham Editor-in-Chief Joanne Burghardt 905-579-4400 The ATTENTION TEACHERS ! Newspaper Club A STUDENT NEWSPAPER PROGRAM GRADES 7 & 8 METROLAND Durham Region Media Group This Week Canadian Statesman NEWS ADVERTISER Times-Journal durhamregion.com HENWOOD, Fred After a lengthy illness on Monday April 21, 2003. Fred Henwood, be- loved husband of Doreen. Loving father of John, Don, Mike and daughters-in-law Sonia and Elaine. Dear grandfather of Andrea, Erin, Christopher, Kylie, Jordi, Shannon, and There- sa. Brother of Glady Brazier and Lillian Wat- son. The family will receive friends at the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME,28 Old King- ston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428– 8488 from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. Cremation. MERREM, Otto Charles "Charlie" After a courageous battle with cancer, passed away at his home on April 18, 2003 at the age of 68, surrounded by the love and warmth of his family. Charlie, beloved husband of 39 years and best friend of Joan (nee Risser). Loving and devoted father of Karl (Elita), Kurt (Lin- da) and Katrina (Noah). Proud "Gramps" of Charlotte, Kurt Thomas, and Kristopher Cha- rles. Much loved brother of Jean Jenkins (the late Garnet), Tom Merrem, and the late Jo- hanna "Honey" Corrigan (James "Bud"). Dear brother-in-law of Mark Risser (Bea), Barbara "Barb" Oxner (the late Win), the late Robert "Bobbie" Risser (Shirley), and Reginald "Reg" Risser (Ethel). Cherished life long friend Douglas "Dougan" Campbell. At Charlie's re- quest, a private family gathering has been held with cremation to occur. The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude for the support and care given by Sunnybrook Regional Health Centre and Rougevalley Health Systems-Centenary Site, Chemother- apy Clinic. Donations may be made to the Sunnybrook Cancer Centre Centenary Chemotherapy Clinic or the Canadian Cancer Society. Arrangements entrusted to MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 905-428– 8488. SIMPSON, Margaret (Peggy) - At her home in Ajax, surrounded by her family, on Thurs- day April 17, 2003, after a battle with cancer. She will be dearly missed by husband Robert, sons Michael, Steven (Dawn) and Jeffrey, grandson Nathan, other members of her fam- ily and dear friends. As per Peg's wishes a pri- vate celebration of her life will be held. If de- sired, donations may be made in her memory to the Canadian Cancer Society. SINCLAIR, Michael Richard John (1981- 2003) - It is with great sadness that Angus and Maryellen Sinclair announce the sudden loss of Michael, our first born son. Intelligent and sensitive with a wry sense of humour, Michael was happiest riding his bike through the streets of downtown Toronto as a courier and competing as a track cyclist. An avid jazz fan, Michael was also a musician in his own right. Loving and supportive "Big Broth- er" to Gregory and Robert, Michael enjoyed summer camping, visiting Nono and Nona (Richard and Eleanore Ricciotti) in Windsor and exploring Grandma and Grandpa's (Mary and Ewart Sinclair) farm in Owen Sound. Michael will be fondly remembered by 16 Aunts and Uncles, 20 Cousins and many friends in Toronto and Pickering. Friends may call at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL CENTRE, Pickering (1057 Brock Rd., south of 401, 905-686-5589) Wednesday, April 23 from 5-9pm. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, April 24 at 10 am at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church (1148 Finch Ave., Pickering). Cremation to follow. "We miss you Michael. God speed and may the wind always be at your back." 'The Simple Alternative' TO ADVER- TISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CALL AJAX 683-0707 Don’t Forget Our Classified Deadlines: Mon. 2:30 p.m. for Tues. paper. Tues. 2:30 p.m. Wed. paper Thurs. 2:30 p.m. for Fri. paper Fri. 2:30 p.m. for Sun. paper To place your personalized In Memoriam, call 905-683-0707 (Ajax) and let one of our professional advisors help you. P PAGE B10 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Write kind of love brings them together Literary journal lichen brings flavour, diversity to Durham BByy MMaatttt FFeerrgguussoonn Special to the News Advertiser DDUURRHHAAMM ---- Durham Region is a transition point between urban and rural. The region's landscape contains both eight-lane superhighways and sheep-grazing pastures. This diversi- ty is also reflected in the communi- ty's writing. The Durham-based literary jour- nal 'lichen' describes itself as a "mix of city and country, of tradition and innovation". Started in 1998 by four Durham writers, and published for the first time in May 1999, lichen showcases local literary voices and offers a diverse fare for readers that includes fiction, poetry, play ex- cerpts, essays, interviews, reviews, and black and white visual art. Co-editor Gwynn Scheltema de- scribes lichen's Durham flavour and diversity as central to the identity of the journal. "Other literary journals steer to- wards the academic, but our goal is to be more accessible to the reader," she said. "Anything you read in lichen should be meaningful at any level of experience." Lichen, which publishes twice a year, doubled its press run to 500 in the fall of 2001 and is sold in book- stores across Canada and by sub- scription throughout the world. Spreading mostly by word of mouth at writers' workshops and other liter- ary events, lichen releases its fifth anniversary edition this April. "We are very excited about our ex- panded spring issue," said co-editor Ingrid Ruthig. "We have worked hard and hope to make our mark on the literary landscape." Each issue focuses on a different theme, some of the more recent ones being letters, secrets, tapestries, and interior landscapes. One of the major milestones in lichen's growth was the awarding of a financial grant from the Ontario Tril- lium Foundation in September 2001. "The grant was a huge help in spreading the word," said Ruthig. "We were able to start our own Web site (www.lichenjournal.ca) and ap- point an administrative assistant." This has led to recognition in re- mote corners of the globe, with writ- ers from India, Thailand, Australia and Ireland having submitted their work via e-mail with the hopes of being published. "We look for stories that are well crafted," said Scheltema. "It's OK to break the rules, but you have to know them in the first place. The best stories are those that are lay- ered, not just plot, not just a fireside tale, but an unusual hook also." Despite garnering international at- tention, lichen has stayed true to its Durham roots and has the explicit goal of publishing at least one Durham artist in each issue. "So far, we have managed to fulfil this mandate," said Scheltema. One such local author is Sunder- land's Dorothea Helms, who is a full- time freelance writer. Helms had a poem published in the spring 2002 issue and considers it "one of the highlights of my career". Her interest in writing poetry is fairly recent and like many writers, her creative en- deavours supplement other profes- sional writing. Debra Franke has had two poems published. She remembers her love of writing as a child and during her teenage years but said it has only be- come the centre of her life since mov- ing to Courtice three years ago. "I heard about lichen through word of mouth from my writer friends at the Writers' Circle of Durham Re- gion, as well as through coming across the journal at Chapters sever- al times," said Franke. "I have found undeniably that Durham Region is filled with creative talent, and so it seems fitting that such a creative place would have its own literary journal." Steven Laird, Andrea Stone, and Ruth Walker round out the editorial board. Recognized in 2001 by Write Magazine as a runner-up for favourite Canadian literary maga- zine, lichen is a non-profit publica- tion and its editors hope to eventual- ly increase its press run and become established in independent book- stores. The fifth anniversary issue will in- clude new work from Governor Gen- eral Award-winning poet George El- liott Clarke and Archibald Lampman Award recipient poet Steven Heighton. Novelist Brad Smith will premiere an excerpt from his third, soon-to-be-released novel and play- wright Stan Rogal will also showcase his new one-act play. Two Whitby artists, award-winning poet Lucy Brennan and writer Nora Landry, are featured as well. A gala launch event is planned for Thursday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Os- hawa. Andrew Iwanowski/ News Advertiser photo It’s a labour of love for the editorial board of the literary journal ‘lichen’. The Durham-based publication has been garnering atten- tion from around the globe and members, including, from left, Ingrid Ruthig, Andrea Stone, and Ruth Walker are getting set to cele- brate their fifth anniversary this May. TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY,, AAPPRRIILL 2244 SSTTRREESSSS MMAANNAAGGEE -- MMEENNTT:: Get help managing stress through a work- shop presented by the National Wellness Founda- tion at the Picker- ing Library's cen- tral branch, Gle- nanna Road, across from the Pickering Town Centre. Start time is 7 p.m. Admis- sion is $5, with proceeds donated to local charities. Call 905-839-4723 or e-mail cthack@path- com.com. TTEEAACCHHIINNGG SSTTRRAATTEEGGIIEESS:: Guest speaker Carolyn Tread- gold, a special-ed- ucation facilitator, discusses a vari- ety of teaching strategies that as- sist with memory loss. From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, 35 Church St. N., Pickering Village, Ajax. Admission is free. LLAADDIIEESS AAUUXXIILL -- IIAARRYY:: The ladies auxiliary at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 in Pickering holds offers lunches Mondays to Fri- days from noon to 1:30 p.m. Legion is at 1555 Bayly St. Prices are $4 and under. Takeouts available. Call 905-839-2990. AAUUTTIISSMM SSOOCCIIEETTYY:: The Autism Soci- ety, Durham Chapter, holds a meeting for indi- viduals with autism, PDD and Asperger's, along with friends and families. Meeting is at 7 p.m., at the Steel Workers Hall, 125 Albert St., Oshawa. Guest speaker Keith Marlowe discusses coping with loss. Admis- sion is $2 and proceeds go to Toonie for Autism Day. Call Lynne at 905-619-8926. RREESSUUMMEE WWOORRKK -- SSHHOOPP:: Durham Region Unem- ployed Help Cen- tre is holding a re- sume preparation workshop from 1 to 3 p.m., at 1400 Bayly St. N., Unit 12, Pickering, be- side the GO sta- tion. Pre-registra- tion is required. Call 905-420-4010. Billboard APRIL 23