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help boards beat
the literacy average
By Crystal Crimi
Staff Writer
DURHAM — When it comes to
literacy, Durham’s Grade 10 stu-
dents are beating the provincial av-
erage.
With 87 per cent of Durham
Catholic and public students pass-
ing the Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test, both Durham boards
have improved their scores this year
and stayed above the provincial av-
erage of 84 per cent. The scores
are the percentage of first-time
eligible, fully participating students
who were successful on the test.
Administered by Ontario’s Educ-
tion Quality and Accountability Of-
fice (EQAO), the test measures if
students possess expected reading
and writing skills.
“We are above the provincial av-
erage and quite substantially,” said
Luigia Ayotte, a superintendent
with the Durham District School
Board.
Its top finishers for the test, writ-
ten this year, are Cartwright High
School with a 100-per cent success
rate, Uxbridge Secondary School at
95 per cent, and Sinclair Secondary
School in Whitby and Dunbarton
in Pickering, both with 94.
Uxbridge’s percentage rose seven
points from last year.
“What Uxbridge has done is the
same thing other schools have
done,” said Ms. Ayotte, adding the
school probably worked on spe-
cial programs, examined data and
more.
Board educators of all subjects
have been working together for a
language-rich curriculum, said Ms.
Ayotte.
“It really has been a concerted
High marks
for Durham’s
high schools
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By Izabela Jaroszynski
Staff Writer
DURHAM — For a true reflection of the
median income in Ajax and Pickering,
it’s best to look to Oshawa, say regional
officials.
A recent study by Statistics Canada
that examined income tax returns, shows
the Oshawa CMA, which comprises Os-
hawa, Clarington and Whitby, had Can-
ada’s highest median income in 2004. At
$75,000, Oshawa’s overall median -- that
point where half the incomes are higher
and half lower -- was nearly $20,000
above the national figure.
When it comes to Ajax and Pickering,
Liisa Ikavalko, a senior economic devel-
opment officer for Durham Region, says
the data for these areas is rolled into To-
ronto and therefore slightly skewed, she
said. “Statistically it gets reported lower
because of Toronto,” Ms. Ikavalko says.
To get an idea of the median incomes
in Ajax and Pickering Ms. Ikavalko says it
is better to look to the data for Oshawa.
“For all intents and purposes, the in-
dicators there can also be applied to
Pickering and Ajax,” Ms. Ikavalko says.
“The same economic developments are
there.”
For a couple family, the Oshawa CMA
total household income median was
$83,100, up 1.6 per cent over the previ-
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Ajax also includes Uxbridge. There the
overall median is $60,100, for a couple
family it’s $67,500, and for a lone-parent
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While the Oshawa CMA numbers
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tors and Ontario Power Generation; and
the large number of people who com-
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muters who reside in Durham and earn
their incomes in places like Toronto or
Markham.”
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motive sector since 2004, Ms. Ikavalko
doesn’t expect the household median to
decrease in future reports.
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have changed here in Durham that
would change that number dramatical-
ly,” she said.
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PICKERING — Matthew Husar tosses a bean bag at a dragon
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inconvenience. But if those people can give it the old college try,
it won’t be long before using the green bin becomes routine.
Both communities need only look to the east to see how easy
the system is, or to the small test area in Pickering that so suc-
cessfully took to the program. Residents of both communities
have been using the compost system for years and those who
take part are amazed by the reduction in the amount of garbage
they put out on the curb.
Also coming with the July 1 launch is weekly blue box collec-
tion, which will encourage more recycling, and potentially the
biggest change of all, garbage collection every two weeks.
Some residents have balked at the prospect of every-other-
week garbage pickup, but by fully utilizing the green bin and
blue box, the change should be more than manageable in meet-
ing the four-bag limit. In fact, by fully buying into the program,
residents shouldn’t come anywhere near four bags.
It would be nice if everyone could be relied upon to do the
right thing, but even where green bins are already in use a drive
down a street on garbage day shows that some are using the
bins and some are not.
We have reached a garbage crisis in Ontario and we need to
be serious and dedicated to reaching a solution. So when the
green bin arrives, be diligent and compost.
Region should clean up its act
To the editor:
Witnessing people toss litter from their vehicles in the 21st
century astounds me.
Witnessing people toss litter from their vehicles in the
21st century and then drop off a green bin in my driveway
incenses me.
I applaud Durham Region for instituting a composting
program. I think it’s about time we have a green alternative
for disposing of household food waste. However, when the
Region’s employees (or the firm hired to represent the Re-
gion) purposefully dump Tim Hortons cups and other lunch-
time garbage, as I saw done today, it’s time for the Region to
get back to basics.
Before Durham does its inaugural compost pickup, it
would be appreciated if it would first clean up the trash its
employees deposited on our city streets.
Cathy Witlox
Pickering
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infodurhamregion.com
A/P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, JUNE 16, 2006 durhamregion.com
A few weeks ago when tempera-
tures shot up to record levels
everyone could feel the heat and
humidity. But I could hear it.
Yo u see my wife Heather is asthmatic
and the humidity and smog has a defi-
nite impact on how well she does from
day to day. She tells everyone she’s OK
but all you’ve got to do is listen and you
can hear the wheezing truth.
Each summer you hear about how
smog can and does kill those who are
elderly or have some form of breathing
difficulty. But how many of you actually
believe it? Yeah, it’s oppressively hot
but as long as you’re breathing fine the
announcer on the TV or radio telling
us how smog can kill really doesn’t hit
home.
For those suffering from breathing
difficulties however, the threat is all too
real.
The frustrating part about all of this
is that nothing is going to change. De-
spite the fact that even our own Prime
Minister Stephen Harper suffers from
asthma and had to be rushed to hospi-
tal mere days after being sworn into of-
fice, his government has scrapped the
Ky oto Accord adopted by the former
Liberal government. Kyoto set targets
to limit the amount of pollution Can-
ada was spewing into the atmosphere
and it was hoped that by 2012 industry
would be emitting pollution at 1990
levels.
Not that Kyoto was the be-all and
end-all to smog.
We’re still on the receiving end of
smog flowing up from the United States
and yes, even our own smog flows down
there and to other parts of the country.
Let’s face it, despite our borders we’re
all in this together.
It’s at times like this that I wish sum-
mertime elections were more common
but it’s been a long time since a govern-
ment has called one for July or August -
- two of the most oppressive months for
heat, humidity and smog. Maybe then
parties such as the Greens or even the
NDP would garner more votes because
under the leadership of the Liberal and
Conservative parties pollution levels
have hit the point they are today.
All I know is that more than one per-
son in my family would breathe easier
if somebody took pollution seriously
and did something about it.
Ian McMillan is an editor with the Met-
roland Durham Region Media Group. E-
mail imcmillan@durhamregion.com.
Earlier smog days leave
many wheezing for relief
Ian
McMillan
staff editor
effort for everyone,” she said.
The Catholic board also credits
its success to a team effort that
includes studying data, training, re-
source purchasing, and more help
for students. Its percentage has
gone from 81 in 2004, to 85 in 2005
and 87 per cent this year.
Chris Hurst, superintendent
at the Durham Catholic District
School Board, said this year’s marks
reaffirm the board is on the right
track.
“Not only the students are im-
proving, but also the teachers are
improving on how they teach those
strategies,” said Mr. Hurst.
It’s top three scores were: All
Saints Catholic Secondary School
in Whitby with 91 per cent, Osha-
wa’s Monsignor Paul Dwyer at 90,
and Father Leo J. Austin in Whitby
with 88. This year, Archbishop
Denis O’Connor moved into fourth
with a nine percentage point in-
crease from 78 in 2005 to 87.
For its continued success over
the years, Dwyer caught the atten-
tion of the EQAO office, which has
highlighted the Oshawa school as
an example of data supporting im-
provement in literacy. The school
went from 78 per cent in 2004, to 82
in 2005 and 90 in 2006.
“We were thrilled with the re-
sults,” said Bianca Cervoni, princi-
pal at Dwyer. “At first we didn’t real-
ize what a significant improvement
it was.
“I think it was encouraging for all
of our teachers and students.”
Ms. Cervoni said in its day-to-
day activities, the school works on
cross-curricular strategies to align
courses with the language present-
ed on the literacy test and help
improve reading comprehension.
Posters were also placed in all of
the classrooms to remind students
of the upcoming test, practise tests
were provided, and more mentor-
ing was given, especially to identi-
fied students.
Being able to write the test in one
day, in smaller groups, and alone
in the school without the distrac-
tion of bells or other students, also
probably helped, said Ms. Cervoni.
The school’s next steps, as well as
that of both boards’, is to study the
EQAO data and refine strategies to
sustain and improve scores.
“Sustaining sometimes is harder
than moving up the ladder,” said
Mr. Hurst.
Not all schools in Durham were
able to sustain their marks this year
and some slipped. For the public
board’s Durham Alternative Sec-
ondary School, it went from 62 per
cent last year, to 51.
“Durham Alternative, they have
fewer numbers of students overall,”
said Ms. Ayotte, adding she was
not going to draw any conclusions
around particular marks.
Ms. Ayotte said Durham Alterna-
tive only had 82 students for the
test, which could impact marks.
Other schools, such as J. Clarke
Richardson in Ajax, had almost 500
students. Cartwright scored 100 per
cent and only had 34 students par-
ticipate.
AJAX LOCATION ONLY
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nadian Forces Snowbirds
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Canadian Aviation Expo,
Oshawa Airport, and will do
shows on Thursday, June 22
and Friday, June 23.
Friends of Second Marsh
is hosting a ‘Soar With the
Snowbirds’ Dinner and
Auction, to take place on
Thursday, June 22 at the
newly renovated Jubilee
Pavilion in Oshawa.
This is a very special treat
for anyone interested in
aviation -- an opportunity
to get up close and personal
with the Canadian Forces
Snowbirds Team. Dine with
a Snowbird at your table,
have an opportunity to chat
with a Canadian icon, bid
on Snowbird memorabilia
in the live and silent auc-
tion.
Tickets are $100 in lim-
ited supply, and includes
a VIP pass to the Canadian
Av iation Expo. Meet and
greet at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6
p.m. Dress is sharp casual.
Proceeds from the dinner
will go towards the Great
Lakes Wetlands Centre,
an interpretive building to
promote wetland conserva-
tion and the importance of
the Great Lakes, featuring
interactive displays, class-
rooms, research space and
more.
Tickets are available by
calling 905-723-5459.
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It pays to recycle
old air conditioners
DURHAM — Residents in
Ajax and Pickering are getting
the chance to save money on
electricity, help the environ-
ment, and get a Home Depot
gift card.
The Keep Cool program is
coming to the area for the
first time this month, en-
couraging the recycling of
old room air conditioners
to reduce energy consump-
tion. The 2006 program was
launched June 8 by the Clean
Air Foundation with partners
Ve r idian Connections, the
Home Depot Canada, En-
vironment Canada and the
Ontario Ministry of the Envi-
ronment.
Old room air conditioners
use a lot of electricity and
contribute to deteriorating air
quality. By retiring one room
air conditioner per house-
hold, participants can save
about $100 each year on their
electricity bill. The program
runs in the Ajax-Pickering
area on the weekends of June
17 and 18 and June 24 and
25.
People can recycle their
old air conditioners at the
Ajax Home Depot, at 260
Kingston Rd. E. Keep Cool
representatives will provide
participants with a $25 Home
Depot gift card for each room
air conditioner collected.
“We’re very pleased to
be bringing Keep Cool 2006
to Ajax-Pickering,” said Mi-
chael Angemeer, Veridian
president and chief executive
officer. “The promotion of
conservation and its positive
economic and environmen-
tal benefits is important to
building a sustainable future.
Helping our customers be
more energy-efficient and
save money helps everyone
in the long run.”
The Keep Cool program
hopes to recycle 250 old air
conditioners in Ajax and
Pickering, reducing energy
demand by 284 kilowatts
(kW) -- enough electricity
to power approximately 85
homes. The overall cam-
paign is expected to collect
at least 10,000 units across
Ontario, representing energy
savings of about 11 MW -- the
amount of energy required to
power about 3,300 homes.
For more information, visit
www.keepcool.ca.
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www.durhamregiontransit.com
NEW
DRT EAST - Oshawa / Clarington
Effective June 26
NEW
Rush hour only service from Courtice to the Oshawa
and Whitby Train Stations with bus connections at
both stations. 60 minute round trip.
No longer services Oshawa Centre.
EXPANDED
(formerly 4A College Hill)
Rush hour only route, servicing Legends Centre,
Walmart, the Courtice Health Centre and the new
Courtice Community Centre on Prestonvale.
60 minute round trip, Monday to Friday.
Refer to your route maps and schedules or
visit www.durhamregiontransit.com for details.
DRT CENTRE - Whitby
Effective July 3
NEW
NEW
NEW
Rush hours from the Ajax Terminal Plaza on Harwood
to Kingston Road, east to Alexander’s Crossing, north
to Bambury, east to Audley, north to Taunton, west to
Westney, south on Westney to Williamson and return
to Ajax Terminal Plaza via Harwood south.
40 minute round trip cycle time.
Now extended as Audley South, from the Ajax GO
Station, Bayly to Shoal Point, Ashbury, around Hoile,
up Audley to Bayly, to Westney and return. Passengers
for Pickering Beach Road see R -18 Beach route.
Rush hour, 30 minute round trip.
Returning to prior routing - Dryer, to Pickering Beach,
Lakeview, Shoal Point, Rangeline, Pickering Beach, to
Bayly, to Ajax Terminal Plaza at Harwood and return
to Ajax GO. Rush hour, 30
minute round trip.
1-866-247- 0055
DRT WEST - Ajax -Pickering
Effective July 3
NEW, REVISED & EXPANDED SERVICE
Starting June/July 2006!
Modified
Modified
Weekday rush hours from Whitby Shores to Brooklin
via Brock & Baldwin. 2B Mid day and evening service
to Robert Attersley Drive only.
Refer to your route maps and schedules or
visit www.durhamregiontransit.com for details.
Revised
EXPANDED
Operates in conjunction with 5 Central Park.
30 minute trip to/from the Oshawa GO Station.
Daytime service Monday to Saturday.
Expanded service to Walmart and the new
Legend’s Centre. Operates Monday to Saturday
with direct connection to/from the GO Station.
Round trip time is 60 minutes.
22 Bloor / Victoria East &
23 Bloor / Victoria West
21 Townline
4 College Hill / GO Station
5 Central Park
1 Simcoe
2 King Eastbound
10 Olive / Harmony
2 /2B Brock/Baldwin
Whitby Shores/ Brooklin
3 Garden
R - 25 Audley North
R - 22 Audley South
(formerly R-22 Shoal Point)
R - 18 Beach
THE NEWS ADVERTISER, June 16, 2006 PAGE 9 A/Pdurhamregion.com
Keep cool in Ajax and Pickering and help the environment
Selection will vary by store. Savings are off our regular prices, unless otherwise specified. Everyday Bay Value, just-reduced, Power Buys, Manager’s Specials, licensed departments, Salviati, Vera Wang, Hbc Foundation charity
merchandise, Home Studio, Liz Claiborne Home, Mantles home fashions and GlucksteinHome are excluded. Excludes all official Canadian Olympic merchandise. When you see “POWER BUY” or “MANAGER’S SPECIAL” you will
know we have found an exceptional deal to pass on to you. We may tell you the COMPARABLE VALUE on the price ticket and/or a sign, so you will see the price another retailer in Canada charges or would likely charge for the same
or a comparable value item. Quantities of our Power Buys and Manager’s Specials and items located in any “Style Outlet” in-store departments are limited and may vary from store to store – no rainchecks or substitutions. When we
say “PRICE CUT”, we mean the existing everyday price is being lowered temporarily. See in-store for details.
$2999
Men’s
ALEXANDER
JULIAN shorts
Comparable
value $58.
30%ff
Men’s swimwear
by CHAPS,
CARIBBEAN
JOE, SPEEDO
& OCEAN
PACIFIC
$50 off
All BEAUMARK®
propane BBQ’s
Reg. $499.97 to $1399.97
Sale $449.97 to 1349.97
Selected models
in natural gas
Reg. $549.97 to 1449.97
Sale $499.97 to 1399.97
$2999 &$3999
Men’s designer
knit shirts
by MEXX,
CHAPS &
CALVIN KLEIN
Comparable
value $58-$78
40%ff
Men’s casual pants
by DOCKERS & HAGGAR
Reg. $65. Sale $39
30%ff
• Men’s shorts
by DOCKERS, HAGGAR, IZOD,
LEE, PACIFIC TRAIL & MANTLES™
• Men’s casual pants
by LEE, PACIFIC TRAIL, MANTLES™,
CALVIN KLEIN, SAVANE, IZOD,
DOCKERS & HAGGAR
STARTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH; ENDS SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH.
30%ff
Men’s hats,
belts & wallets
Excludes 99¢ endings, Penguin, Blue Marlin,
Kangol, Fossil, Guess & Kenneth Cole Reaction.
25%ff
Wa t ches
Men’s selected styles.
With any CALVIN KLEIN men’s
fragrance purchase of $60 or more,
you will receive this camel travel bag.
Fragrances shown $60 to $75.
gift to dad
this Father’s Day - Sunday, June 18th
With any HUGO BOSS men’s
fragrance purchase of $73 or
more, you will receive this
HUGO messenger bag.
40%ff
Men’s ARROW dress shirts & ties
30%ff
Men’s dress shirts & ties
$44999
MIO C210 car
navigation system
Comparable value $499.99.
40%ff
Men’s casual shirts
& knits by MANTLES,
DOCKERS & HAGGAR
$3999
All men’s LEVIS jeans
Includes 501’s. Reg. $49.99 & $59.99
$2999 &$3999
Men’s LEE & WRANGLER jeans
Reg. $34.99 - $49.99
durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 10 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, June 16, 2006
Waste system gains
committee approval
DURHAM — The Region works
committee has approved the Durham-
York waste management group’s rec-
ommended preferred system to deal
with Durham’s garbage.
The preferred system deals with
the trash left over after Durham
residents separate and recycle their
household garbage.
The recommendation is for a ther-
mal treatment of mixed solid waste,
with the recovery of energy followed
by the recovery of material from the
ash.
Council will consider the recom-
mendation June 21.
Land acquisitions
too smooth for
some residents
DURHAM — Lawyer Shane
Rayman, representing a number of
families and businesses located at the
intersection of Taunton and Townline
roads in Oshawa, appeared at the
Region’s works committee meeting on
June 7.
In the process of widening Taunton,
the Region approached area landown-
ers with land appraisals in order to ac-
quire the land. The owners agreed and
endorsed and signed the acquisition.
“Recently, my clients learned there
were issues with budget allocation
which may impede the agreement,” Mr.
Rayman said.
Mr. Rayman was at the meeting, he
said, to stress the importance of ac-
cepting the agreement and finding the
funds to pay the homeowners.
Cliff Curtis, commissioner of
works, explained the purchase of the
properties in question proceeded
more smoothly and more quickly than
had been expected.
“So the dollars are not in this
year’s budget,” Mr. Curtis said.
“What a surprise, property owners
actually co-operate once in a while,”
regional chairman Roger Anderson
said jokingly. “And we are sitting here
punishing them for it.”
Staff was instructed to come for-
ward with a request for pre-budget
approval for the purchases in Septem-
ber.
Lingering
disappointment
over rejection
DURHAM — Works committee
chairman Marcel Brunelle expressed
his lingering disappointment over Dur-
ham council’s rejection of the commit-
tee’s material recovery facility plan.
The Region’s joint works and fi-
nance committee approved a proposal
by Metro Municipal Recycling Services
on May 17, but council rejected the
recommendation at its May 31 meeting.
“To say I was disappointed at the
meeting Wednesday would be an un-
derstatement,” said the Whitby mayor.
“Council in their wisdom, or lack there
of, rejected that recommendation and
we are back to Square 1.”
Commissioner of works Cliff Curtis
told the committee staff would be sit-
ting down in the upcoming weeks to
come up with a short- and long-term
plan for dealing with the Region’s recy-
clables.
Region works
committee in brief
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Nominees and
winners receive
awards for
living life of faith
DURHAM — The Dur-
ham Catholic District School
Board has honoured some of
its top youths for their com-
mitment to Catholic educa-
tion.
For striving to meet the
goals of Catholic education,
students across Durham
were recognized during the
2005-06 Trustees’ Youth
Awards, presented during
the June 12 Catholic board
meeting.
The criteria includes
being a discerning believer
in the Catholic faith, a life-
long learner who develops
and demonstrates their God-
given potential, a caring fam-
ily member who attends to
family, school, par-
ish and commu-
nity, and a respon-
sible citizen.
Farrell Garcia
of St. Bernadette
Catholic School in
Ajax was this year’s
elementary win-
ner.
“Farrell is a role model of
faith within the classroom,
school and parish commu-
nity,” said Oshawa
Trustee Joe Corey,
listing some ex-
amples taken from
the nomination
application for the
Grade 8 student.
“Farrell sets
very high stan-
dards for himself
and strives to follow the ex-
ample of Christ,” he contin-
ued. “He is very reflective,
mature and insightful. He is
known to naturally earn and
accept leadership roles in
sports teams and class group
work.”
Other elementary nomi-
nees recognized included
Claire Burke of Our Lady of
the Bay Catholic School in
Pickering, Jennifer Lahey of
St. Mark the Evangelist in
Whitby, Ashley Windatt of
Holy Family in Beaverton
and Nathan Young of Father
Francis Mahoney in Osha-
wa.
At the secondary school
level, Simone Julien and
Dante Labriola tied for first.
Trustee Corey read exam-
ples from the nominations
for both students.
“Simone is a very talented
young woman,” he said. “Her
years at Denis O’Connor
(Catholic High School in
Ajax) have seen her be a part
of student council for four
years... school sports teams
for all four years, as well as
peer tutoring.”
Dante, a Grade 12 student
at Monsignor Paul Dwyer
Catholic High School in Os-
hawa, is “truly an amazing
young man who is a discern-
ing believer in all he does,”
said Trustee Corey. “His goal
is to become a high school
religious education teacher
and we’re looking forward to
you coming back.”
Other secondary nomi-
nees included Marga-
ret Cappa of St. Mary in
Pickering, Olena Kapral of
All Saints in Whitby, Tania
Lukacsovics of Notre Dame
in Ajax and Rachael North-
cott from Monsignor John
Pereyma in Oshawa.
Catholic board honours young ‘role models’
Durham
Daily News
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on this story, view
the June 14 news
cast of
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Farrell Garcia of St. Bernadette Catholic School in Ajax accepts
from Trustee Janice Oldman the Durham Catholic District School
Board Trustees’ Youth Award. The board handed out awards to
students showing a commitment to the Catholic faith.
Urges region
to look beyond
manufacturing base
By Izabela Jaroszynski
Staff Writer
DURHAM — Speaking to eco-
nomic and political leaders from
across Durham Region, Dennis
DesRosiers delivered a positive
message.
“The auto industry is not in
crisis,” Canada’s leading auto ex-
pert told the group at a breakfast
meeting on Thursday.
The future reality here is a
smaller, but stronger, auto manu-
facturing industry, he said.
“You are better off with a strong,
restructured General Motors,” Mr.
DesRosiers added.
“It is better for the commu-
nity.”
But he cautioned that an over-
reliance on new vehicle manufac-
turing will mean that the region
is not taking full advantage of the
economic benefits that the auto
sector can bring.
The auto sector is a $144-bil-
lion industry in Canada, but only
$50 billion of that comes from
new vehicle manufacturing.
“It is a big industry out there,”
Mr. DesRosiers said, pointing out
the $25 billion being made in the
used vehicle market, the $52 bil-
lion auto financing sector and the
$17 billion aftermarket industry.
“There are pockets all around,
so think broader than just new
vehicle manufacturing,” he said.
“I’m not trying to downplay man-
ufacturing, manufacturing is crit-
ical, but (the industry) is much
bigger than just manufacturing.”
His advice for a healthy auto
future in Oshawa revolves around
two key issues: flexibility and in-
tellectual capital.
Mr. DesRosiers says that the
industry is moving towards a flex-
ible manufacturing trend that can
easily cater to fickle consumer
demands.
“The consumer is the control-
ling factor,” he said. “The con-
sumer is king.”
‘There are pockets all
around, so think broader
than just new vehicle manu-
facturing. I’m not trying to
downplay manufacturing,
manufacturing is critical, but
(the industry) is much big-
ger than just manufacturing’
DENNIS DESROSIERS
Because the consumer de-
mands flexibility, the industry
must cater to it, he said, adding
that flexibility is the way of the
future for parts makers as well as
vehicle manufacturers.
Mr. DesRosiers said communi-
ties can assist vehicle manufac-
turers by encouraging the second
key trend: intellectual capital.
Engineers and designers have
the option of working anywhere
in the world, he said, so it is up
to politicians and city planners
to make the area suitable for in-
tellectual workers by developing
arts and culture.
Intellectual jobs are the fastest
growing aspect in the automotive
sector, he said.
General Motors is leading the
way with its investment in the
Beacon Project and, with a big
chunk of the investment going to
UOIT, Durham is in a good place
to cater to that sector.
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My role as Chief Energy Conservation Ofce r
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efciency play a vital role in Ontario’s ongoing
energy strategy.
“The Conservation Zone” is designed to help
you nd easy ways to start saving energy an d
become part of Ontario’s growing conservation
culture. With Environment Canada’s recent
prediction for another hot, dry summer, it’s
even more important for all of us to think
about how to manage our power consumption.
In this column, I’d like to “plant” a few ideas
about integrating energy efcient landscap-
ing at home.
Cool Landscaping Ideas for Hot Summer Days
Have you ever noticed that parks and wooded
areas often seem cooler than a street landscape?
It isn’t just your imagination: shade from
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Through the strategic planting of de-
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Bushes, shrubs, hedges and ground-cover
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your home. Remember to keep all shrubs
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Quick-growing climbing vines on a lattice
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device, especially for patio areas.
Planting trees and shrubs in key areas
around your home will also help reduce
heating bills by providing protection from
winter winds and cold. In fact, putting a little
thought into energy efcient landscaping is
a great long-term investment.
As Chief Energy Conservation Ofcer,
I issue a friendly challenge to all Ontarians
to think about how we use energy every day,
and to nd ways to conserve and use it more
wisely. I hope you nd these columns useful.
www.conservationbureau.on.ca
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Chief Energy Conservation
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On June, 17, The Gathering Place
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help and resources to new small
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extended to 12:30 p.m. to allow for
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People of all faiths are welcome
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The Gathering Place is at 1920
Bayly St., Pickering. Registration is
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