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Duffins is one of three eastern Ontario watersheds to get a share of the 400,000 salmon fry stock in a five- year, fresh water restoration proj- ect to bring the fish back to Lake Ontario. “We’re not just chucking fish in water,” said Tony Sharley, man- ager of Banrock Station winery in Australia and an environmental scientist. A partner in the project, the company is contributing $1.25 million to the Canadian project over five years as part of its wet- land and environmental support to market areas. The LCBO is also contributing $250,000 through its Natural Her- itage Fund. During a May 10 salmon stock- ing event at the Duffins Creek Ed- ucation Centre, fry were brought from a hatchery in Stouffville and released one by one using wa- tering cans behind rocks in the water. “There’s other fish that would just love to eat that fry,” said Gary Bowen, watershed specialist with the Toronto and Region Conser- vation Authority (TRCA). Releasing them individually will help with their survival, he ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo CLAREMONT — Ajax’s Dustin Dever follows J.R. Wazny through a corner Tuesday night during the Oshawa Competitive Motorcycle Club’s weekly races held at the Brock Road site in Claremont. Atlantic salmon make splashy return ✦ See Small, Page 5 www.interpools.com1-888-TAKE -A-DIP 2003 Readers' Choice Awards 2002 Readers' Choice AwardsReaders' Choice Awards 2000 OSHAWA 800 Taunton Rd. W. (905) 434-7727 SuperStore SuperStore 4 PERSON SPA 4-6 PERSON SPA $2995 6-8 PERSON SPA $299Complete Pool 12’ Round Complete with filter, pump & ladder “Quick Up” Pool $3999 $6995 FREE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM WITH EVERY ABOVE GROUND POOL “QUICK UP” POOL EXCLUDED $1799Caribbean Pool Complete Pool 15’ Round Complete with filter, pump, skimmer $1899Complete Pool 15’ Round Complete with filter, pump, ladder & skimmer Paradise Pool THIS WEEKEND ONLY!! 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UNITED WAY OF AJAX-PICKERING-UXBRIDGE FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2006 3rd Annual Golf Event for Women in Durham Golf 1 of 2 courses at Carruthers Creek - Ajax ~ WIN great prizes ~ Enjoy a continental breakfast and light lunch ~ Fashion Show by TABI ~ Hole-in-one contest For more information or to book your tee time or foursome Barbara Fannin 905.686.0606 bfannin@uwayapu.org COMPLIMENTS TO OUR SPONSORS Hubbell Canada Inc. NEW THIS YEAR Never-Held-A-Club $45.00 includes golf lesson lunch and fashion show. Call for details. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 3 A/Pdurhamregion.com Mike Pochwat/ News Advertiser photo Walking for kids AJAX — Ajax joined 44 other cities across Canada in hosting a Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone. Nelen and Bhawan Ramgoolan have been in the walk four times, but this was their first in Durham. They were joined by daughters Shravana, Shannon and Shalini. The Ajax walk attracted 600 participants and raised more than $78,000. By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — Danielle Hol- mes and Gail Lawlor want a stop sign installed on their street before someone dies. Ms. Holmes came to the May 1 Pickering council meeting to ask councillors to put a stop sign up at the intersection of Rougemount Drive and Pine Ridge Road before something tragic happens. “Mark my words, if we don’t do something someone will be killed on that corner,” she said. The three-way intersection has been the site of numerous acci- dents over the decades, but Ms. Holmes said it’s a miracle none of them has been fatal. She lives right at the intersection in the home where she grew up and in the past year has had seven cars end up in her ditch, while her neighbour has had six. “It’s been that way my entire life,” she said. “I remember my parents cleaning up car parts from our ditch.” Ms. Holmes and her neighbours started talking about petitioning the City to put in a stop sign after a particularly bad accident last spring where two teenagers crashed into a tree. “This is a dangerous corner, it always has been and always will be,” she said. Ms. Lawlor has lived on Rouge- mount since 1989 and said speed- ing has always been a problem. “When we first moved into the community we were aghast at the speeding on the street,” she said, adding the community knows it is a mainly internal problem since they get little through traffic. The two say it is not uncommon for drivers to travel 100 km/h in the 40 km/h zone. A petition was done eight years ago to try to get speed humps in- stalled, but it didn’t go anywhere. Signs have been erected at two entrances to the community, but she said they have done little to curb the problem. Ms. Holmes recognizes a stop sign is a “Band-Aid” solution, but there are few other options. “A stop sign is going to be a pain for all of us to stop, but it’s the lesser of two evils,” she said. “Something has to be done.” As a walker, Ms. Lawlor is con- cerned for her safety, as well as for the children in the neighbour- hood. “We can’t even cut our lawns without fearing for our lives,” Ms. Holmes said. Ward 1 Regional Councillor Maurice Brenner introduced a motion to refer the issue to staff for consideration. 28 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS DON'T PAY 'TIL 2007 NO MONEY DOWN 0% INTEREST NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS! 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Since last year, the Durham Dis- trict School Board has been offering counterfeit detection as part of the Grade 10 civics curriculum, heard those attending the May 1, board standing committee meeting. “This is just an awesome aspect to our civics class in Grade 10,” said Ajax Wards 1 and 2 Trustee Marilyn Crawford, following a presentation on how the program began. Joni Heard, a board education of- ficer, said the Bank of Canada ap- proached the board in spring 2004 to be a partner in creating a teaching document surrounding counterfeit money. “We are very proud of our writing team and the document they pro- duced and of our partnership with the Bank of Canada,” said Nancy FitzPatrick, a facilitator with the ed- ucation centre. “I think this type of program is long overdue. I think our students are starving to learn something they can put to use in the real world.” Manuel Parreira, a senior analyst for the Bank of Canada, gave com- mittee members a quick talk about identifying unique features on a le- gitimate note. “If everyone knows to look at the green and gold patch, you’ll never get a counterfeit,” Mr. Parreira said. If the shiny patch on the corner of bills, such as the $20, stays one colour when tilted it clearly tells you it’s counterfeit, he said. Mr. Parreira also showed mem- bers of the committee the new $5 bill coming this fall. 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Linda Graff, an author, consultant and trainer is the guest speaker at the Volun- teer Resource Centre’s annual general meeting and professional development day on Thursday, May 25. The event is being help at the Tosca Banquet Hall, 800 Champlain Ave. in Oshawa, begin- ning at 9 a.m. The morning session focuses on key challenges to the volunteer movement, while in the afternoon the discussion turns to boundary issues. Visit www.volunteerdurham.org. Volunteer centre talks annual business added. The baby fish will live in the stream for about a year, then transform from a river to a lake fish and swim to Lake Ontario, where they’ll stay for a few years before returning to spawn. Mr. Bowen said unlike other types of salmon, Atlantic will spawn several times. Next year, instead of introducing just the fry to Duffins Creek, the proj- ect will include hatching spawn in in- cubators and putting them right into the river from birth. The project doesn’t stop with stock- ing the water, though. The TRCA will continue its ground rehabilitation efforts to narrow and deepen the stream, to keep water cool and increase the number of bugs for fish to eat. “The vision here is a long-term vi- sion, like building a forest,” he said. The Atlantic salmon restoration project was officially unveiled April 27 by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and its partners after about 18 months of discussion. OFAH and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) decided if OFAH could find the funding and vol- unteers, the government would sup- port reintroducing Atlantic salmon, said Terry Quinney, provincial man- ager for fish and wildlife services for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. Atlantic Salmon disappeared at the turn of the 19th century when settlers began building dams. “We want to see that heritage estab- lished here,” said Quinney. Data collection will occur over the five-year span to monitor success. For more information, visit www. bringbackthesalmon.ca. Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo George Bluett from the Ringwood Fish Culture Station bags a couple of thousand Atlantic salmon fry to be placed into Duffins Creek. Approximately 60,000 fry were deposited in the first full- scale stocking of the creek in the Province’s history. Small fry make their Duffins Creek debut in Pickering ✦ Small from page 1 Pickering t ournament tees it for charity PICKERING — Remember to keep your eyes on the ball on June 20. The Rick Johnson charity tourna- ment is a four-person scramble event at Watson’s Glen golf course, starting with an 11 a.m. registration, followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 12:45 a.m. Proceeds go to the County Community Fund, which will support a number of community ini- tiatives, including the Herizon House women’s shelter and the Big Brothers and Sisters of Ajax-Pickering. There are trophies for the winners and prizes for all golfers. The cost is $200 for golf and dinner or $1,000 for a foursome and hole sponsorship. Din- ner only is offered at Papps Restaurant in Pickering for $100, along with a si- lent and live auction. Hole sponsorship is $250 and it’s $500 to be a contest sponsor. For more information or to register, call Mr. Johnson at 905-649-2295 or e- mail sjohnson1@look.ca. EDITORIAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Council must make informed decision Residents of the East Shore area are up in arms over pos- sible plans to close the Bay Ridges plaza. They say the plaza, near Bayly Street and Liverpool Road, is their lifeline, home to the grocery, drug and other stores that service the area, populated by a number of seniors who would otherwise have to make a longer hike, across Hwy. 401, for necessities. According to Lynda Taylor, the manager of development review with the City of Pickering, the plaza’s new owners want to redevelop it and are considering a mix of both commercial and residential uses for the property. As Michael Bellmore, president of the Pickering East Shore Community Association (PESCA), said at its April 26 annual general meeting, “we are concerned with what’s been proposed, but it’s only been pro- posed; it hasn’t been approved by council.” That’s the important point here. This is not a done deal. Still, some of the comments from the local councillor and a town staffer didn’t do much to alleviate residents’ concerns. Emphasizing that “nobody’s mind is made up on this council,” Ward 2 City Councillor Doug Dickerson nevertheless added the proposed development would fit in nicely with the Province’s Places to Grow legislation in terms of intensification of the city core. Similarly, Ms. Taylor said staff thought the proposal “cer- tainly had positive attributes with being walking distance to the GO station, close to Hwy. 401 and Pickering’s downtown.” Residents have an opportunity to present their arguments at a public meeting on the developers’ rezoning application, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Pickering Civic Complex. It’s a chance for them to bring their side into the debate and argue why they believe housing isn’t appropriate for the area. And that’s the proper arena to argue the merits of the application. Coun. Dickerson is correct in that it’s the type of infill hous- ing that the development-starved City is looking for. Pickering’s assessment growth has stagnated these past few years and will continue to do so until a shovel is in the ground in Seaton, meaning the City has to look long and hard at these types of applications. Also, with plans continuing to see a Hwy. 401 overpass built between the Pickering GO station and the Pick- ering Town Centre, the new housing across the street would be another benefit. There is much to this plan to intrigue Pickering and much to concern some residents. The coming weeks are the time to argue the merits of both sides, however, allowing Pickering council to then make a decision that is best for the entire com- munity. Flag should be lowered out of respect To the editor: Just recently, our fearless prime minister returned after a photo-op reviewing our troops that were engaged in the impos- sible conflict in Afghanistan. As Stephen Harper said on his re- turn, “We will not forget their selfless contribution to Canada.” Now we find out that Parliament’s flag at the House of Com- mons in Ottawa would not be lowered to respect the four brave Canadians who just gave their lives for this war. Just call me confused but I thought lowering our flag was a sign of respect for those who gave their lives for our country. Lowering our Canadian flag is a sign that we all respect what has been done in Canada’s name by those who made the ultimate sacrifice. What the federal government has done is disrespectful indeed. Don Legree Oshawa NEWS ADVERTISER Metroland Durham Region Media Group Tim Whittaker, Publisher Joanne Burghardt, Editor-in-Chief To ny Doyle, Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher, Director of Advertising Andrea McFater, Retail Advertising Manager Eddie Kolodziejcak, Classified Advertising Abe Fakhourie, Distribution Manager Lillian Hook, Office Manager Cheryl Haines, Composing Manager Janice O’Neil, Composing Manager [ Contact us ]-- News/Sales 905-683-5110; Clas- sifieds 905-683-0707; Distribution 905-683-5117; News Fax 905-683- 0386; General Fax 905-683-7363; E-mail tdoyle@durhamregion.com; Mailing Address; 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Ont. 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We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer complaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, style and clarity. Opinions expressed by letter writers are not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. Due to the vol- ume of letters, not all will be printed. Fax: 905-683-0386; e-mail: tdoyle@ durhamregion.com. The newspaper contacts only those whose submis- sions have been chosen for publica- tion. EDITORIALS & OPINIONS infodurhamregion.com P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 durhamregion.com To r onto looks to the past for a future solution A s Yogi Berra is supposed to have said, “It’s deja vu all over again.” Once again, Toronto is looking for a waste solution that involves another community paying the price. Some things never change. I spent many a day and night in the 1980s listening to folks rail against then Metro Toronto and its plans to put a landfill in Pickering. As one might imagine, no one wants to play host to someone else’s trash. Now, Toronto is again looking out- side its borders for a garbage-oriented problem. To ronto needs a site to process Source Separated Organics (SSO). That’s the stuff that’s going to go into the green bins. The site would be for pre-processing, anerobic digestion and active processing for the SSO items. Of the nine sites Toronto is looking at, two are in Pickering and one in Ajax. Amazingly, the sites outside of To ronto are large enough to handle the entire operation, while the ones inside the city aren’t. It was the same story back in the ’80s, with Metro officials saying there wasn’t a site inside the city where trash could be dumped. In all hon- esty, there probably wasn’t a site big enough for a dump. But you had to be there to experience the arrogance of Metro officials as they told people the landfill would be a state-of-the-art facility, there wouldn’t be any envi- ronmental degradation and ‘we know what’s best, so trust us. After all, look at what a great job we’ve done with the Brock West landfill.’ When it comes to garbage, Toronto types are good at looking elsewhere - - witness Brock West, Keele Valley and now Michigan. If City officials decided to incinerate garbage, you can bet the mortgage money the site won’t be in To ronto. That would take political will and it’s so much easier to just ship the trash somewhere else. So, here we are again. One of the sites Toronto is considering is Brock West, while the others are Brock North and Brock South. North and South are on either side of the 5th Concession, where Church Street ends. The North and South are across the road from the Greenwood Conservation Area, in a rural area. So, if a SSO processing facility is built at North or South, either the 5th Concession or Church Street will have to be upgraded, as garbage trucks would be coming and going from the site at all hours of the day. For Toronto pols, it’s better those trucks are travel- ling to Ajax or Pickering at 3 a.m. than to some place in their City. Keith Gilligan’s column ap- pears every third Friday. E-mail kgilligan@durhamregion.com. One city’s trash another’s nightmare Keith Gilligan staff reporter 637 Kingston Rd. 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THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 7 A/Pdurhamregion.com Students to make an early trip to high school design and technology centre DURHAM — To help prepare students for high school, the Catholic board is suspending its design and technology elementary centre. For one year, the elementary program will be suspended, decided trustees at the May 8, Durham Catholic District School Board meeting. Currently, Grade 8 students are sent twice a year to one of two elementary sites offering the design and technol- ogy course. In its place they’ll attend high school centres. “If we’re going to ship them, we might as well ship them to a place they’re going to be going,” said John Malloy, the board’s superintendent of educa- tion. According to a staff report to trustees, the change is to help the board fulfil a Ministry of Education mandate to create transition plans for students between elementary and high school. Through the board’s student success initiative, secondary schools are developing programs to support pro- gram pathways and enhance the relationship be- tween their elementary associate schools. It costs the board $265,000 to operate the two el- ementary centres. The suspension will be reviewed in one year and a recommendation brought forth. Catholic board temporarily suspends elementary program DURHAM — Randy Georges was just 18 when he started his new part-time job in the kitchen of a restaurant. While pouring cooking oil through a filter to clean it, he sustained third-degree burns on his neck, chest, hands, stomach, groin and feet. Two weeks into his job as an apprentice tinsmith, James Wright fell 50 feet off a ladder. He is now paralyzed from the waist down. He, too, was just 18. These are just two of the many stories of workplace injury that are being told through the Young Workers Awareness Program that launches on May 8. Pre- sented by the Workplace Safety and Insur- ance Board (WSIB), the program hopes to teach young workers -- those between the ages of 15 to 24 -- about the importance of awareness in the workplace. Cathi Carr is a senior prevention pro- gram specialist with WSIB and says that too many young people don’t have the proper training to protect themselves from workplace dangers. “The biggest problem for young people in the workplace is that they generally lack work experience,” she said. “They some- times don’t know the right questions to ask and they don’t know what they need to know. “Our message, basically, is that there can be hazards in any workplace. Injury can, and does, happen.” The statistics are alarming: an average of 42 young workers are injured, made ill, or killed on the job every day in Ontario alone. Between 2000 and 2004, more than 60 workers under the age of 25 died on the job. Michelle Isaacs’s fiance, Mike Burrasso, was one of them. He was just 22 when he was electrocuted at work. Now Ms. Isaacs tells her story to youth during the two- month campaign, hoping her words can stop the tragedy from happening to some- one else. “When you go to work, make sure you’re safe. Have something explained to you three or four times if you have to so you understand what you’re doing. Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself,” she says in her story. “It’s your life. It’s precious and fragile, and you should understand that.” Ms. Carr says that because young people tend to get jobs in the service industry, the most common injuries sustained are cuts, bruises and burns, as well as problems arising from trips, slips, and falls. “The nature of the injury will depend on the work the young person is doing,” she said. “We always have concern when the young person is working with machinery because you have to be so careful that the machine is guarded and locked out (to prevent it from being switched on acciden- tally), and that the young person is trained and supervised.” A lot of the responsibility is placed on the employer and the supervisor to safe- guard the young worker because essen- tially young, inexperienced employees are most vulnerable. Proper training on equipment and ma- chinery goes beyond just giving someone a safety manual to read, she says. “Showing is good, but having that young person demonstrate back to the supervisor that they can do the task and they under- stand the task is best -- as is fairly close supervision for the first little while until they get the hang of the task,” she says. But the young workers must also take responsibility for their own safety. “Know your rights and responsibilities, be as aware as you can, ask questions,” Ms. Carr says. It is also important for parents to offer support to their children who are making the transition into the workforce. “Basically parents need to be telling that young person that if they have any sense that there are problems or misgivings or uncertainties, that they will support them in the decision to refuse to do the particu- lar work,” she says. The bottom line is that anyone has the right to refuse to do an unsafe job. “When people become aware of the haz- ards, it changes behaviour and attitudes in the workplace.” DRIVE THRU PLAY PALACE PICKERING 1099 Kingston Rd. 905-831-2665 CHILLABRATION, DQ and the ellipse shaped logo are trademarks of Am. D.Q. Corp., Mpls, MN©2006. durhamregion.comP PAGE 8 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 St a ying safe Young workers need support and supervision to stay safe in the workplace By Izabela Jaroszynski What’s going on in your community? Just click hereRegional library competition put students to the test DURHAM — In this year’s battle, St. James Catholic School and Southwood Park Public School emerged victorious. For the regional Battle of the Books library competition, based on the read- ing and review of various titles, St. James in Ajax came first in the junior division category for Grade 4 to 6, and Southwood Park, also of Ajax, took the Grade 7 to 8 division. In the junior category, Elizabeth B. Phin in Pickering came second, St. Luke the Evangelist in Whitby third, and St. John Bosco in Oshawa, fourth. Phin came second in the senior division, which featured two teams. Pickering schools put up good book battle POST TIME 1:20 P.M. 388 KINGSTON ROAD EAST • AJAX LIVE QUARTER HORSE RACING EVERY SUNDAY! FREE PARKING • FREE ADMISSION • PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING • SIMULCASTING WOODBINE CALL 905-686-0952KINGSTON ROAD EAST HWY. 401 TORONTO SALEM ROADSEASON OPENER THIS SU N DAY! PICKERING OPTOMETRIC CLINIC Dr. E. Gillezeau, Dr. M. Fitzsimmons Dr. C. Wang Dr. L. Voisin, Dr. L. Van, Dr. P. 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The annual event raises money and awareness for prostate cancer research and will take place in eight areas across Ontario this year. This is the first year Durham Region has hosted the fund- raiser. Registration to ride in the event is $25 and riders who raise $100 or more in pledges ride for free. The first 250 riders to register will receive a loot bag and lunch pass. Pledge forms are available to riders and non-riders alike at Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Scotiabank and Wal- Mart locations throughout Durham Re- gion or online at www.motorcyclerid- efordad.org. Pre-registration for the ride takes place between 2 and 5 p.m. on June 10, at Mackie Harley Davidson Buell, 880 Champlain Ave., Oshawa. Ride-day registration starts at 7 a.m. on June 11 at the same location. The event starts at 9 a.m. on June 11 at Mackie Harley Davidson Buell, with a police escorted parade through downtown Oshawa, followed by a ride through the rural areas of Durham Region. The ride winds up at Mackie Harley Davidson Buell for awards and prizes. All types of motorcycles are wel- come. For more information, call Laura Ma- cleod at 905-571-5992 or visit www.mo- torcycleridefordad.org. Coming Soon... Something new for your Community By Erin Hatfield Staff Writer PICKERING — A view from a different vantage point will offer Pickering residents an education about the natural features of Frenchman’s Bay. The Frenchman’s Bay Watershed Rehabili- tation Project is offering a unique opportu- nity to explore the bay, explained Michelle Pongracz, a project ecologist with the not-for profit group. Residents can join the Pickering Dragon Boat Club and Frenchman’s Bay proj- ect members aboard a dragon boat for a tour of the bay later this month. “It is more of an intimate experience,” said Ms. Pongracz. “By showing them what the bay looks like from the inside looking out.” Along the way, she said they will stop to look at water fowl and the natural aspects of the bay. “Also, we will be stopping and describing the barrier beach that separates Frenchman’s Bay from Lake Ontario. There will also be unplanned stops when there is something interesting to be seen. The event is Sunday, May 28 at Progress Frenchman’s Bay East Park, on Front Road from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This is the second year the boating trip has occurred. Ms. Pongracz said last year the avail- able seats filled quickly. “We are a community stewardship project providing hands-on educational opportuni- ties about the natural world in Pickering,” she explained. “We provide opportunities for the people who live around here and we work at enhancing natural features in the Frenchman’s Bay watershed.” There are about 10 spots remaining for the trip. Book a spot by calling 905-420-4660, ext. 2212. Parents want to protect their kids. It’s no different when they’re in the car. Call 1-800 -268 -4686 or visit www.ontario.ca/smartlove for information and installation tips. • Child safety seats save lives. They’re required by law for all children up to the age of eight. • Over 80% of child safety seats are not used properly. 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More than a dozen officers were dedicated full time to the probe and other cops were involved along the way as police sought the men responsible for a crime that shocked Durham. Mr. Jones, 29, was gunned down in front of his family’s home days before he was to testify in court against Cosmo Jacobson, a Pickering man facing several years in prison for his role in a violent home-invasion robbery. Six months after the launch of the investigation Mr. Jacobson and his long-time friend from Pickering, Sean Hall, were charged with first- degree murder. Both have since been convicted and are serving life terms in pris- on. Paul Murray, the Crown attor- ney who prosecuted both men, said the tireless work of Durham cops led to a timely arrest and a solid case to present to jurors. “The quality and depth of the investigation was unmatched,” Mr. Murray said. “There was no stone left unturned.” Durham cops spent countless hours performing surveillance on suspects and interviewing more than 400 potential witnesses, doz- ens of whom eventually testified at the trials of the two men. And two undercover cops spent weeks with Mr. Hall, portraying themselves as outlaw bikers. The star-struck Mr. Hall, believing he was on the threshold of a lucra- tive career in crime with the two men, readily divulged details of the crime, including the type of weapon and ammunition used, that helped convince a jury he and Mr. Jacobson had committed the murder. 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NEWS ADVERTISER Probe into Ajax man’s murder earns Durham officers provincial award Bite into charity barbecue DURHAM — Canadians can help cook up a cure at local M and M Meat Shops this week, includ- ing those in Ajax and Pickering. The franchise’s 18th annual charity barbecue is Saturday, May 13, benefiting the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Cana- da. M and M Meat Shops across Ajax, Pickering and Durham are grilling hamburgers and hotdogs to meet the national fundraising goal of $1.75 million. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. supporters can stop buy and re- ceive a hamburger or hotdog, a drink and a bag of chips for a minimum $2 donation. All prod- ucts and time are donated so every dollar goes towards medi- cal research. To date almost $10 million has been raised through the annual barbecue. For more information or to find a location, visit www.mmmeat- shops.com. Durham homicide officers have been honoured for their work in the probe that led to the arrest and conviction of two men in the shoot- ing death of Ajax man Roy Jones, above. Carriers of The Week If you did not receive your News Advertiser/flyers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at (905) 683-5117. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 7:30 Sat. 9 - 4:30, Sun. 10 - 1 Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy paper, can be recycled with the rest of your newspaper through your blue box Recycling program. For information on delivering your advertising flyers, call DUNCAN FLETCHER at 683-5110. IN TODAY’S News Ad vertiser ADVERTISING FLYERS * Delivered to selected households only Ajax 10 Cinemas 248 Kingston Rd. East Ajax and Pickering locations Anna & Nicholas Friday’s carrier of the week are Anna & Nicholas. They enjoy horseback riding & hockey. They will receive a dinner, pizza and movie voucher compliments of McDonald’s, Boston Pizza and Cineplex Odeon. 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Your Carrier will be around to collect an optional delivery charge of $ 6.00 between May 10-May 14, 2006 Fund Raising Dance May 13, 2006 The One Parent Families Assoc. Monthly Dance held at the Pickering Rec. Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Doors open at 7:30, $14 per person. Disc Jockey and Cold Buffet are featured. Dress code in effect - No Jeans www.opfa.net 7).% -!+).'