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Tories created ‘situation of chaos’ says Ajax-Pickering MP By Kristen Calis and Jennifer Stone DURHAM — Two are Tory MPs who say they’re hearing from constituents who are “outraged” at the possible overthrow of their government by a coalition of the left. But Liberal Dan McTeague calls the po- tential coalition government the most viable solution to the serious problems Canadians currently face. “I’ve never gotten so many phone calls, so many e-mails,” said Oshawa Conservative MP Colin Carrie. Reaction to the prospect of a left-wing coalition is one of “outrage,” he said. “It’s a greater response than when the truck plant announcement was made,” he said, alluding to the announcement of the planned closing of an Oshawa GM plant. Durham Conservative MP Bev Oda said she’s hearing the same. Just seven weeks ago, “people put their support behind the Conservative party and its leader to carefully and prudently manage Canada through this crisis,” Ms. Oda said of the current economic situation. Her party will “do everything legally pos- sible” to prevent the coalition from taking power, Ms. Oda added. But while the two Tories were questioning how democratic such an overthrow would be, Mr. McTeague said formation of a coali- tion is enshrined in the Canadian constitu- tion. “Unusual times sometimes require unique circumstances,” said the Pickering-Scarbor- ough East MP Tuesday. The announcement of a Liberal-NPD-Bloc Quebecois coalition came on the heels of Fi- nance Minister Jim Flaherty’s fiscal update, which Mr. McTeague felt focused on settling ideological scores rather than finding solutions to the economic crisis Ca- nadians currently face. But, Ms. Oda and Dr. Carrie said having the coalition take power will actually slow the process of dealing with issues like a possible auto industry bailout. The Conservatives had decided on a Jan. 27 budget, noted Dr. Carrie. The Liberal party has gotten into bed with “separatists” and “socialists” and allowing the Bloc Quebecois to hold the balance of power is unconscionable, he said. Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland said he’s “getting a mix” of reaction from constitu- ents. “A slight majority want to go forward with the coalition, but some have expressed con- cerns,” he said. “Clearly, they’ve (the Tories) created this situation of chaos,” Mr. Holland said, and added Mr. Harper was “underhanded” in lying about the government not running a deficit during the election. “We’re in a situation where we have to 1822 Whites Rd. 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McTeague expects ‘great things’ ✦ See Tory, Page 10 INSIDE Dan McTeague LAKE SIMCOE LAKE SCUGOG BROCK SCUGOG UXBRIDGE PICKERING CLARINGTON LAKE ONTARIO OSHAWA WHITBYAJAX LEGEND Urban Boundaries Future Living Areas Through 2056 Employment Lands Through 2056 Hwy. 407 extension Urban Growth • The area around the Pickering Town Centre and downtown Oshawa will be urban growth centres serving as meeting places, locations for cultural facilities, public institutions, transit hubs and more. • Transit villages around the existing Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa GO stations can ac- commodate future growth with the redevelop- ment of surrounding parking lots into mixed use complexes which include high-density homes such as condos or apartments and commercial uses. • Future GO stations in Courtice, Bowmanville, Uxbridge and Seaton in north Pickering would see planned transit villages. • Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa and Clarington are slated for waterfront villages designed to be compact, walkable communities which preserve the existing waterfront public space. • Growth corridors along major roads such as Salem Road in Ajax, Taunton Road, Hwy. 12 in Whitby and Harmony Road in Oshawa. They would be pedestrian-friendly with transit access and include a mix of homes and businesses such as street-level cafes. Single-family homes would be discouraged. • Existing regional centres such as Liverpool Road and Kingston Road in Pickering and regional corridors such as Brock Street in Whitby and Simcoe Street in Oshawa would see more dense commercial, residential and employment uses. Parking should be underground and in structures and surface level parking would be limited. • Development in current greenfield lands, including the Seaton community, which will see 70,000 residents, should be complete communi- ties supported by public spaces and community facilities. Outside of centres and corridors which are higher density, 30 per cent of homes should be other than new single-detached housing. • UOIT/Durham College is an emerging growth area with a balance of housing, employment and retail. The North • The north is covered by the Greenbelt and growth is limited mainly to regional centres located in Uxbridge, Port Perry, Sunder- land, Cannington and Beaverton. • There should be a mix of home- types with higher density uses for both residences and businesses encouraged. • Frequent transit, cycling trails and pedestrian-friendly streets should be encouraged and, in the centres, parking should be under- ground or in structures. • In hamlets, there should be measured growth that recognizes the rural character of the settle- ments. Employment • Employment growth is expected primarily along the Hwy. 407 extension, which will run from Pickering to Hwy. 35/115 in Clarington and along the Hwy. 407/401 links in Whitby and Clarington. • Other drivers of employment growth include UOIT/Durham College and the Clarington Energy Business Park. • The projected employment numbers include the construction of a Pickering airport. • Employment lands should be reserved for employment with only a small amount of retail al- lowed to serve the workers, no greater than 500 square metres. • Major office buildings should be located in Regional centres, transit village or growth cor- ridors. Projected new growth in Durham by 2031 Pickering Population: 133,900 Homes: 48,900 Employment: 48,572 Ajax Population: 43,400 Homes: 17,230 Employment: 19,082 Whitby Population: 76,600 Homes: 34,400 Employment: 39,505 Oshawa Population: 49,000 Homes: 27,670 Employment: 32,125 Clarington Population: 58,900 Homes: 25,270 Employment: 20,802 Uxbridge Population: 7,000 Homes: 3,990 Employment: 3,864 Brock Population: 1,500 Homes: 1,750 Employment: 1,687 Scugog Population: 3,000 Homes: 2,750 Employment: 2,413 Growth plan debate heats up By Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com DURHAM — It will have to be a quick, fierce debate on how Durham should grow as the June deadline for Durham to complete its plan draws closer. The Region is working on conforming to the Province’s growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, an area ringing Lake Ontario from Niagara through Durham. The Province has allocated 373,200 new residents for Durham through 2031, which would bring the Region’s population to 960,000. At a recent planning committee meeting, councillors got reaction to their consultants’ final recommendations on how to grow. Ivan DeJong, chairman of the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee (DAAC), raised concerns about the loss of prime farm lands, especially those near Lake Ontario, to development. “There’s no consideration of the best ag- ricultural land. To us as the DAAC, it’s the same old, same old,” he said, adding that a farmer near Port Perry has 10 less harvesting days than a farmer near the lake, where it’s warmer. Mr. DeJong said there needs to be buffer between farm lands and residential areas otherwise farmers will be limited. For ex- ample, a hog operation can’t be next to a subdivision. The Region’s planning commissioner, Alex Georgieff, defended the plan and said more than 80 per cent of the Region falls under the Greenbelt and is protected from develop- ment. Much of that land is agriculture. “We’ve got some of the most powerful ag- ricultural policies in the province in terms of protecting the agricultural community.” Several environmental groups called on Durham to create a watershed plan before moving forward. Of particular concern is the Carruthers Creek’s headwaters in north Pickering. “We believe that any discussion about adding the Carruthers Creek headwaters to the urban boundary prior to any watershed study would be premature,” said Sarah Dopp of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance. As it stands, watershed plans would be conducted under secondary plans when new neighbourhoods are planned. Though the Province only allows the Re- gion to designate land use through 2031, the consultants looked at the big picture through 2056. It is in that latter time frame that Clarington’s employment lands along the Highway 407/401 link are set to be de- veloped. Clarington Councillor Mary Novak said it would be a wasted opportunity if the Region didn’t do it in the 2031 time frame. But the consultants said Durham must rationalize development to the Province and their forecasts show there wasn’t enough de- mand in Clarington to justify moving it up. Although some developers had concerns about the zoning of particular parcels of land, they supported the plan overall. Lucy Stocco, a vice-president for Tribute and speaking for Runnymede too, said her company participated in all of the public meetings and she supported the consultants’ recommendations. She said all the environmental plans that have to be done will be done. Critics want Region to protect farmland and watersheds durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 Mom died trying to protect husband, children By Metroland Durham Region Media Group Staff newsroom@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is still investigating the fatal shooting of a man by Durham police that occurred during a tragic domestic stab- bing on the weekend in Oshawa. The SIU is in the process of notifying the next of kin of Gino Petralia, the 47- year-old Oshawa man who was killed by police after he fatally stabbed Leslie Kelly and stabbed her husband, Rick Kelly, and their two sons, Nathan, 3, and Riley, 5. Three other boys, ages, 11, 12 and 13, who were in the Glen Street townhouse at the time of the attack, were unhurt. As of Tuesday morning, Mr. Kelly re- mained in critical condition at Sunny- brook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, while Nathan is in critical condition at the Hospital for Sick Children and Riley is at Lakeridge Health Oshawa. “You can just imagine the terror those children must have felt,” said John Yoan- nou, an SIU spokesman. Neighbours said a birthday party was going on at the house when Mr. Petralia, the father of the youngest child, showed up and became involved in a confronta- tion. The man confronted responding officers and was shot dead, Mr. Yoannou said. Neighbours said the man had a history of mental problems and drug abuse. One man, who identified himself as the uncle of one of the kids at the parties, said “He’s a frigging psycho.” Mr. Yoannou said officers were called to the Glen Street townhouse at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. “There was an altercation between a man armed with a knife and the Dur- ham officer shot and killed that man,” Mr. Youannou said. Lindsay Demels, a neighbour across the street, said Mr. Petralia had mental and drug issues (see sidebar). “I was home cooking dinner and I saw the police go by.” Ms. Demels said she then went outside. “I saw the EMS trying to revive (the woman) and I saw them cover up the face of the three-year-old.” Mr. Kelly had been stabbed in the back of the neck and was also being bandaged by paramedics. “I saw (Ms. Kelly) and she looked like she was stable, but I guess things changed after the ambulance left,” Ms. Demels said. “I am shocked to have seen this because I have four kids at home.” Dave McLean, Mr. Kelly’s uncle, said Ms. Kelly put herself between her hus- band and Mr. Petralia. “She’s a hero -- I mean, she saved him,” Mr. McLean said. “It’s devastating to the family. You can’t deal with it.” Acquaintances say the Kelly’s oldest son, Brandon, 11, marked his birthday last Wednesday and it was his birthday that was being celebrated on Saturday. Also living with the family was 13-year-old Steven McLean, Mr. Petralia’s son. Neither Steven nor Brandon were hurt in the attack. Steven is the half-brother of Rick Kelly. Their mother died from cancer in August and the Kellys took Steven in to raise as their own. According to some family acquaintanc- es, the custody arrangement enraged Mr. Petralia, who they said was treated for mental health issues in recent months. The townhouse complex was the scene of another homicide last November. That domestic dispute left a man dead and his brother charged with second-de- gree murder. The SIU, which investigates incidents involving police that result in death or serious injury, has named one subject of- ficer and six witness officers in the case. A trust fund has been set up for the fam- ily at TD Canada Trust. Donations can be made at any branch, transit 3184, account 6322034. E-mails can be sent to kellyfamilytrust@gmail.com. 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Four hundred homes have been called, 100 in each of the four wards in Ajax, over the past week as the Town conducts a ‘Quality of Life’ survey. The study is an attempt by the Town to better under- stand the forces causing violence, said Marilou Murray, assistant to Brian Skinner, the chief administrative of- ficer. It’s a continuation of the community safety strategy presented to council in late October. One of the goals of the strategy was to identify the root causes and issues of safety. However, doing that required a survey, with exper- tise in analyzing the results. The safety strategy “didn’t include a specialized survey. This helps us define some of those qualified issues,” she said. “The experts will lead the way. “At the end of the day, we’ll have a better sense in some of the areas of Ajax, that might need different support and programs. We can use them to develop programs and services generally in Ajax,” Ms. Murray said. “A high percentage of parents work and a large num- ber of children don’t have programs and activities to keep them occupied until mom and dad get home,” she said. The issue of not taking part in a program might be a lack of transportation to and from a centre, she said. The newer areas of Ajax might need programs and services that promote “cohesion in the neighbour- hoods,” she said. The aim is to increase safety while decreasing crime, Ms. Murray said. “The focus is really around families, neighbourhoods and connecting people.” The polling firm Environics was retained to conduct the survey, while Dr. Shahid Alvi, a professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and Community Development Council Durham, will ana- lyze the results and conduct focus group meetings. The results are to be presented to council in Febru- ary. Three sought in Sam’s Club heist PICKERING — Three suspects are being sought in the theft of an estimated $50,000 worth of cigarettes from the Pickering Sam’s Club outlet early Monday. A worker was physically assaulted during the 3:30 a.m. incident, during which three men gained entry to a storage cage at the Brock Road store and stole cartons of cigarettes along with electronics, Durham police said. The bandits fled in an SUV. The total value of stolen goods is estimated at $58,000. Police are looking for three men in their mid to late 20s. 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Plus In-StorePlus In-Store Surprise Specials and events!!Surprise Specials and events!! **Some exclusions apply**Some exclusions apply FRIEN D S & FAMIL Y D A Y Sund a y , Dece m b e r 7th* THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 PAGE 5 A/Pdurhamregion.com We think... e-mail responses to mjohnston@durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5 newsdurhamregion.com newsroom@durhamregion.com The News Advertiser is a Metroland Media Group newspaper. The News Advertiser is a member of the Ajax & Pickering Board of Trade, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc., and the Canadian Circulations Audit Board. Also a member of the Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706, Toronto, M5B 1J3, an independent organization that addresses reader complaints about member newspapers.The publisher reserves the right to classify or refuse any advertisement. Credit for advertisement limited to space price error occupies. Editorial and Advertising content of the News Adver- tiser is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 40052657 & Editorials Opinions Tim Whittaker - Publisher Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief Mike Johnston - Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher - Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classified Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager Lillian Hook - Office Manager Janice O’Neil, Cheryl Haines - Composing Managers News/Sales (905) 683-5110 Classifieds (905) 683-0707 Distribution (905) 683-5117 Fax (905) 683-7363 Crone column on target To the editor: Re: ‘Column showed distinct lack of respect’, Nov. 26 News Advertiser letter. I completely disagree with Lynn Cook in regards to her comments about Neil Crone’s column, ‘I didn’t give at the gro- cery store’. Like Neil, I am also sick and tired of being put “on the spot” to donate to different charities at various retail loca- tions. If they are not trying to embarrass peo- ple, why not just have a drop box at the exit with a sign on it asking for a dona- tion? It’s the hard sell versus the soft sell and I prefer the latter. I’ll go a step further and say that I dis- like being stopped by kids day after day after day hanging around the entrances of stores looking for donations to help support their sports team. It’s getting to the point that it’s not much different than being in downtown Toronto and being asked for spare change on every street corner! Enough is enough! I’ll go out of my way to not enter stores that routinely allow this to happen, so listen up retailers because I know I’m not alone in this! By the way, when is calling Neil “a diva drama queen” showing any respect to him? His comment of “hapless, bored looking and pimpley faced” was a whim- sical comment that reflects the title of his column, “Enter Laughing.” Try it sometime before you read it and you might not leave so “irritated”! Jeff Hamilton Pickering Theft of magnetic ribbons upsetting To the editor: What a sad day it is when someone decides to steal a support our troops and also a breast cancer magnetic ribbon off a car. David Avery Oshawa Limit Christmas tree light usage To the editor: We are all trying to do our part to save by shutting off lights, reducing our ther- mostats, not running our appliances at peak times, etc. My concern is why people think it is OK to put up and turn on their outside Christmas nights for up to two months of the year. This is an unnecessary waste of electricity. Six weeks away from Christmas there were three houses on my street alone that have their lights up, on and leave them on all night. These lights do not need to be up and on this far in advance. It’s about time we look at everything we can possibly do to reduce electricity waste. I wonder why these people reduce, reuse and recycle but don’t care about the future in this most obvious way. May I suggest that these lights go on for an hour or two in the evening and then shut them off until the following night? Joyce Stewart Ajax Coalition unfair to Western Canada To the editor: I hope Messrs. Dion, Duceppe and Layton have given a passing thought to the alienation of Western Canada. Of 308 seats, the Conservatives won 143, the Liberals 77, the NDP 37, the Bloc 49 and Independents won two seats. The four Western provinces have 92 seats, Ontario 106 and Quebec 75. Clearly, Central Canada dominates, but the West elected 66 Conservatives of their 92 seats. Right now, the West is driving Canada’s economy and these gentleman want to tell the West that Central Canada should control Canada, like it’s a right handed down to last in perpetuity. There is already much sentiment in the West for separation. Any idea how the thought of the Bloc having the final sway will go down in the West? Gentleman, in the name of reason and common sense get down from your insa- tiable appetite for power. The cost could be Canada. ANARCHY is not the answer! David Vose Pickering e-mail letters to mjohnston@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / please include your full first and last name, place of residence & daytime phone number / letters that do not appear in print may be published @ newsdurhamregion.com Our readers think... PAGE 6 ◆ NEWS ADVERTISER ◆ December 3, 2008P Online Poll Vote @ newsdurhamregion.com Coalition comes right out of blue T here are many reasons why there should not be a coalition govern- ment in Ottawa, but the No. 1 overriding one is simple: Canadians didn’t vote for one. Still, the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois are plunging ahead with one anyway. They signed a deal to back a Liberal- NDP coalition, led by Stephane Dion until May when he will be succeeded by a new Liberal leader, for at least 18 months. Next Monday, the three opposition parties could defeat the government, forcing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to tender his resignation to the Gover- nor General, who will, in all likelihood, accept the opposition proposal to oper- ate its coalition until at least June 2010. The first order of business for the coali- tion will be passing a $30-billion stimu- lus package to try to kickstart a flagging economy. It’s the belief of the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc that we need to spend our way out of recession. Canadians will have to hope they have the right plan. It seems we have no other options. While it’s the constitutional right of the opposition to defeat the government in this way, it hardly seems democratic or fair. We went to the polls barely six weeks ago in an election that cost more than $300 million and voted for a strong Con- servative minority government. While the Stephen Harper-led Tories fell a dozen seats short of a clear major- ity, they were the first choice of those who decided to cast a ballot and took 143 of 308 seats available in the House of Commons. The Liberals, who will now vault from second to first place, will be led for the next five months by a lame-duck leader who is getting ready to step down as heavyweights Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae battle it out to replace him -- and step in as prime minister. Jack Layton suddenly goes from leader of the fourth party to honoured spot in the cabinet and Gilles Duceppe finds himself in the unlikely spot of kingmak- er. It isn’t what Canadians voted for back on Oct. 14, but it seems our politicians couldn’t care less. We won’t get to tell them what we really think until we go to the polls again in a few years’ time. This Week What should be done with the old Hells Angels’ clubhouse in Oshawa? Turn it into a biker museum Make it into a friendly public biker-style roadhouse bar Bulldoze it and use land to create a children’s playground Last Week When you purchase your next new or used vehicle, will you buy a GM product? Yes: 65% No: 35% Votes: 790 By Jennifer Stone jstone@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Almost a decade has passed since the case first came to light but despite the passage of time, few can forget the case of two Blackstock boys who were beaten, tethered and caged for more than 13 years by their adoptive parents. The boys were in their early teens in 2001 when their adop- tive parents were first charged in the case. Charged with forc- ible confinement, assault with a weapon and failing to pro- vide the necessities of life, the parents had pleaded guilty and were sentenced to only nine months each. But those initial nine-month sentences were overturned on appeal in 2004 when the boys were 17 and 18 -- an appeal driven by public outrage. In the end, the moth- er, who cannot be identified to protect the identity of her sons, received a five-year sentence; the father was sentenced to four years in a penitentiary. Trust was at the core of the decision to overturn the short- er sentences. According to a 2004 This Week story, in the appeal court’s decision, Justice Elea- nore A. Cronk noted, the court was “satisfied that the trial judge erred in principle by fail- ing to take into account the (parents’) position of trust and the aggravating nature of their numerous breaches of trust in relations to (the boys).” It’s the position of trust and the disparity in power that can make child abuse a form of bul- lying. The Canadian Council on Learning says there are three defining characteristics to bul- lying: the behaviour occurs repeatedly; there is the intent to do physical or emotional harm; and there is a power dif- ference between the aggressor and the victim. “Many experts believe child abuse is linked to inequali- ties among people in our soci- ety and the power imbalance between adults and children,” says a Justice Department fact sheet. “A child is usually in a position of dependence on his or her abuser and has little or no power compared to the abuser.” Parent-to-child bullying can take several forms, includ- ing verbal: name-calling, put- down, threats to the child or members of the family, says information compiled by the Coalition for Action Against Bullying -- Durham. The fledg- ling group has representatives from an array of organizations, including the Children’s Aid Society, dealing with violence in the community. The idea for the coalition grew out of the idea that there was “a need for the community to tackle bully- ing as a societal problem, not just a school problem,” said Debra Cockerton of the Red Cross. Violence, abuse and bullying seen in the home can have an impact that spreads far beyond the front door, experts say. It may be something a child takes to school with them. Bul- lying, Ms. Cockerton said, is a learned behaviour. And that can impact far beyond the home, said Brian Prousky, director of services with the Durham Children’s Aid Society. “A lot of bullying (outside the home) may not take place because a parent is bullying the child,” he said. “It may be that the father bullies the mother.” That’s why if the CAS has call to get involved in a bully- ing situation at a school, more time tends to be spent with the aggressor than the victim, Mr. Prousky said. “In any violent act by a child, particularly a child under 12 . . . we would be assessing wheth- er or not the environment or caregivers in that child life con- tributed” to the child’s action, he said. “With kids who bully, there’s some likelihood that the home environment has contributed to that,” he said. -- With files from Chris Hall This is Part 3 in a six-part series on bullying BULLYING: BULLYING: Bullying is abuse across ages and stages CHILD ABUSE Bullying/Abuse perpetrators and victims Verbal Physical Social/Emotional Child abuse: Parent to child • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm to them or their pets • Pushing, hitting, physical harm • Isolation/exclusion, spread- ing rumours, threats of harm to them or their pets Bullying: Peer to Peer • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm to them or family • Pushing, hitting, physical harm • Isolation/exclusion, spread- ing rumours, cyber-bullying Relationship Violence Partner to Partner Parent abuse • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm to them or family Pushing, hitting • Unwanted touching of a sexual nature • Isolation/exclusion, spreading rumours, stalking Workplace Harassment: Boss to Employees or Employee to Employee • Name-calling • Putdowns • Repeated threats of dismissal • Invading personal space to intimidate • Unwanted touching of a sexual nature • Isolation/exclusion, spread- ing rumours, offensive mes- sages in e-mail (cyber) Elder Abuse: Caregiver to Elder • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm • Pushing, hitting, shaking • Physical harm, unwanted sexual touching • Isolation/exclusion, intimida- tion, humiliation and ridicule, blaming and scapegoating ‘Many experts believe that child abuse is linked to inequalities among people in our society and the power imbalance between adults and children. A child is usually in a position of dependence on his or her abuser and has little or no power compared to the abuser.’ --- from a Department of Justice fact sheet The effects of child abuse* • Anxiety • Stress • Depression • Physical effects • Academic difficulties • Acting out behaviours • Post traumatic stress disorder • Low self-esteem * According to information compiled by CAAB-D By the numbers: • Over the past year, more than 77,000 allegations of child abuse and neglect were investigated by Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario. • At present, more than 27,000 children in are in the care of Ontario’s Children’s Aid Societies. • Almost 40 per cent of women assaulted by their spouses said their children wit- nessed the violence. CHILD ABUSE: PARENT TO CHILD THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 PAGE 7 A/Pdurhamregion.com durhamregion.comP PAGE 8 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 Customer Care Centre 905.683.7575 Direct Access 905.420.4660 TTY Access 905.420.1739 cityofpickering.com ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL DATE MEETING TIME All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905.420.2222 or visit our website. Dec. 3 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm Dec. 4 Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equity 7:00 pm Dec. 8 Special Meeting of Council 4:00 pm (including In Camera Council Meeting) Dec. 8 Executive Committee 7:30 pm Dec. 15 Council Meeting 7:30 pm For information or to register call 905.683.2760 ext. 6100 ATTENTION: TEENS 13 -19 years of age Interested in positively contributing to your community? Help a senior in your area by shoveling snow this winter. A great way to complete community volunteer hours for school. Pickering Seniors Need a hand shovelling your driveway or walkway this winter? Pickering Community Snow Shovel Program Important Information - New Parking Restrictions Serving Our Citizens Please be advised that eff ective December 1, 2008 vehicles will not be allowed to park on any road in Pickering between 2:00 am and 5:00 am. This restriction will remain in place until March 31, 2009. This new parking regulation is designed to keep Pickering’s streets clear of vehicles so that snow plow operators can clear away ice and snow quickly and easily during the overnight hours when there is less traffi c volume. This new regulation will be in place every year from December 1 through to March 31. In addition to this new restriction, vehicles are not permitted to be parked on the road at any time while the City’s snow plow operators are clearing ice and snow. Please be advised that your vehicle may be ticketed at any time during snow clearing operations, not just when the plow is on your street. If a snowfall is forecast, it’s a good idea to move your vehicle off the road. Please ensure that you follow these regulations and keep vehicles off Pickering’s roads. Your cooperation will help speed up snow clearing operations and will make the roads safer for everyone. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these regulations, please feel free to contact the City of Pickering’s Customer Care Department at 905.683.7575 or e-mail customercare@cityofpickering.com. City Of Pickering Frenchman’s Bay Harbour Entrance Class Environmental Assessment Notice Of Study Commencement Improving the Frenchman’s Bay harbour entrance was identifi ed as a priority project in the City of Pickering’s 5 Year Implementation Plan for the Pickering Waterfront and Frenchman’s Bay. In 2007, the Province of Ontario provided the City with a grant to complete an Environmental Assessment, Work Plan and Financing Strategy to improve the harbour entrance. On May 20, 2008, City of Pickering Council authorized Toronto and Region Conservation to assume a leadership role in the partnership with the City of Pickering to undertake this work. The project will result in the creation of a safe harbour entrance that supports the marine functions of the bay, while preserving or enhancing the ecological conditions. The project will also consider opportunities to achieve a wide range of objectives including improved public use and recreation, environmental sustainability, enhanced tourism and commercial linkages. The project is proceeding as a Schedule C undertaking in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, October 2000, as amended in 2007. Two Public Information Centres (PIC’s) will be held during the study to provide information and allow for public comment. Notifi cation of the PIC’s will be advertised in the local newspaper and posted on the City’s website: cityofpickering.com. This notice issued December 3, 2008. For further information on this project, please contact: Ms. Connie Pinto, BES Ms. Marilee Gadzovski, P.Eng. Project Manager Stormwater & Environmental Engineer Toronto and Region Conservation City of Pickering 5 Shoreham Drive One The Esplanade Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1S4 Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7 tel: 416.661.6600 ext. 5387 tel: 905.420.4660 ext. 2067 fax: 416.667.6278 fax: 905.420.4650 cpinto@trca.on.ca mgadzovski@cityofpickering.com cityofpickering.com/greatevents Discover all of the Celebrate Winter Events Online! ChristmasTree Lighting Friday,December 5 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EsplanadePark (behind City Hall) & PickeringCivicComplex, CouncilChambers Free family event including the annual Christmas tree lighting, a visit fromSanta, holiday crafts, miniature train rides,wagon rides, a nominal fee, BBQ, hot chocolate,candy sticks and Rudolph noses. for Veridian will hand out free LED Christmas lights, but only in exchange foryour old ones.Bring in your old incandescent light strings and you willreceive a one-for-oneexchange on new seasonal LED’s, up to a maximum of two sets per household – while quantities last! Food donationsforSt.Paul’s on the Hill FoodBank will be acceptedat this event. ChristmasTea & CraftSale Saturday,December 6 10:00 am - 2:00 pm PetticoatCreekCommunityCentre Join the Rouge Hill SeniorsforChristmastea and a craft sale. Admission is free. Christmas InTheVillage Sunday,December 7 and 14 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm Pickering MuseumVillage Backwoods Players presents A ChristmasPageant free with Join the fictional citizens of the museum village as they ready themselves for the holidays of yesteryear. Scottish Hogmanay, Welsh customs, a Victorian Christmas, a ball, wagon rides and “A Christmas Pageant” presented by Backwoods Players. Bring your camera for a photo opportunity with Father Christmas on the porch of the General Store! Our Gift Shop has many unique gift items for those hard-to-buy -for people on your list. Call 905.683.8401 or visit cityofpickering.com/museum for more information. admission. Admission: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, $4 for children or $18 for a family. MakeA Joyful Noise Tuesday,December 9 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Thursday,December 11 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PickeringCivicComplex,CouncilChambers Enjoy a freeconcertfeaturing local musicians and choirs playing a variety of holiday favourites. Food donationsforSt.Paul’s on the Hill will be acceptedat this event. Veridian will hand out free LED Christmas lights, but only in exchangeforyour old ones.Bring in your old incandescent light strings and you will receive a one-for oneexchange on new seasonal LED’s, up to a maximum of two sets per household – while quantities last! Performers:Tuesday, December 9th PickeringCommunityConcertBand SilverHeels St.Anthony Daniel CatholicSchool KendallGibson St. MarySingers St. Martin’sAnglicanChurchChoir St. Mary Jazz Ensemble THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 PAGE 9 Pdurhamregion.com look at a way forward,” he said. “He can’t be trusted and he has no way forward.” Mr. McTeague called Prime Minister Stephen Harper “sanctimonious” for criticiz- ing the decision of the three parties, since he was one of three party leaders who signed a letter in 2004 to then- Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. The letter stated the opposition parties to the then- Liberal minority government had been in close consultation and informed her they could dissolve parliament “should the House of Commons fail to support some part of the government’s program.” The three parties have a de- sire to do something about the current economic situa- tion, Mr. McTeague said. “I expect great things,” he said. The little angels at Angel Wings and Fairy Dust invite you to come join us in celebrating the opening of our second location in the Pickering Town Centre. Our open house will take place the fi rst weekend of December, that’s right, Saturday December 5th and Sunday December 6th at both stores. Stop by for in store specials and gift draws throughout the day. We have something for everyone, especially if you’re looking for a touch of inspiration or whimsical don’t hesitate to ask our knowledgeable staff, we’d be glad to help you fi nd that unique gift. 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It was the fall of 1917 and Canada had spent several years fighting in the trenches of France, losing tens of thousands of troops in bloody warfare. Prime Minister Robert Borden and his Con- servative government had been in power since defeating Wilfrid Laurier’s Liberals in 1911 and after extend- ing Parliament due to war-time conditions, wanted to introduce conscription. The measure was op- posed by Mr. Laurier and virtually all of his Liberal caucus in Quebec but many Eng- lish-speaking Liberals joined Mr. Borden’s Conservatives in what became known as the Union Coalition. The coalition won a large majority in the December 17, 1917, election and passed conscription. With the end of the war on Nov. 11, 1918, the coali- tion started to break up and ended with Mr. Borden’s retirement from politics in 1920. Pierre Langlois I was ex- pecting a coalition government as of the night of the election, but, I did not expect the Bloc to be part of it. Egbert Alleyne It was un- expected, but the fact that it has happened emphasises the power of democracy as we practice it in Canada. It is an indication of the lack of sensitivity on the part of the Conserva- tive power structure. Jane Meadus I think that the Harper govern- ment did not fullfill its re- quirement at this dif- ficult economic time, however, I think that a coalition government will cause more harm than it will solve. Tory MPs say Liberals have gotten into bed with ‘separatists’ and ‘socialists’ An historic move on Parliament Hill Late Monday afternoon Canada’s opposition parties made history by signing a coalition agreement that has set them on course to unseat Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party. 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Call Alana DeSilva at 905-683-5110 ext. 232 forCall Alana DeSilva at 905-683-5110 ext. 232 for more information on advertising.more information on advertising. durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 32 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 ENTERTAINMENT ✦ E-mail information to Mike Ruta, mruta@durhamregion.com ✦ Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com Two very different reads from Ajax author Story of friend in abusive relationship, kids’ book about lonely spider seeking friends By Lyra Pappin Special to the News Advertiser AJAX — Author Laurie Read’s last name might be a coincidence, but the fact that she placed third in a story-telling competition as a pre- cocious child was no red herring. The story was later published and Read began a life-long pas- sion for writing that stemmed from this early success. Although she described herself as being socially shy, from a young age, Read’s imag- ination was often in overdrive and writing became the perfect outlet for expression. “When the teacher would ask us to write a paper on something, I would jump at the opportunity to finally express all my thoughts and feelings that had been building up inside of me,” she recalled of her early school years. “I could go on and on about any topic, as long as it was written and didn’t involve public speak- ing.” Although Read always enjoyed writing and continued throughout college, she didn’t consider pur- suing it as a career until recently. Inspired by the true story of a friend trapped in a dangerous and abusive relationship with a police officer, Read decided this was something she needed to share and wrote, ‘Es- cape: From What Could Have Been A Life Sentence!’. “I felt that if I could get her story out there, that it might help oth- ers in similar situations who didn’t know what to do,” she said. Read sympathized with her friend’s painful story, but also acknowledged it can be easier to explain such a tragic situation as a writer, rather than the victim of such turmoil. “Sometimes you can see things more clearly when you are on the outside looking in,” she explained. “By sharing this story to others, they can see that they don’t have to stay in such negative situations and it helps to know that they are not alone.” After writing such a harrowing account in ‘Escape’, Read moved on to publish quite a different story, ‘Blacky Longlegs Meets Freddy the Fly!’, a children’s book about a lone- ly spider looking for friends. Read views this genre as a greater exer- cise in artistic expression. “It allows me to reveal my cre- ative side and I can let my imagina- tion run wild,” Read said. “I have always loved children and feel that there is nothing more satisfying than watching them as they listen to someone reading them a story and seeing the excitement and an- ticipation in their eyes, as they get caught up in the story as it un- folds.” Read enjoys the results of her hard work and also takes solace in its genesis. She’s currently busy working on the sequel to ‘Blacky Longlegs’ as well as another novel called, ‘A Mother’s Torment’. “Writing seems to help me thera- peutically,” Read said. “Sometimes when I feel frustrated and I just need to get things off my chest, I sit down and write. My laptop, to me, is like a glass of wine to someone after a long day of work; I find it very relaxing.” To find out more, or to order her work, visit http://www.author- house.com/. Laurie Read Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo From Russia to Ajax with passion AJAX — Durham artist Elena Petrova’s exhibition, ‘My Name Is Woman’, is at the Cultural Expressions Art Gallery until Dec. 20. Born in the former USSR, the self-taught artist states on her website, www.elenasartstudio.com, that “My paintings are an attempt to show you life the way I see it: vibrant, joyful, bold and magnificent....” The gallery is at 62 Old Kingston Rd. in Pickering Village (Ajax) and Petrova will be at the gallery this Saturday, Dec. 6. The gallery is open Tuesday to Friday, noon to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.culturalexpressions.ca. ‘Sometimes when I feel frustrated and I just need to get things off my chest, I sit down and write. My laptop, to me, is like a glass of wine to someone after a long day of work; I find it very relaxing.’ -- LAURIE READ The Ontario Energy Board has received an application on November 7, 2008 under section 78 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15 (Schedule B), seeking approval for changes to the rates that Veridian Connections Inc. (“Veridian Connections”) charges for electricity distribution, to be effective May 1, 2009. The Board has assigned the application fi le number EB-2008-0214. The Board’s decision on this application may have an effect on all of Veridian Connections’ customers. The application was fi led under the Board’s guidelines for 2nd Generation Incentive Regulation, which provides for a mechanistic and formulaic adjustment to rates between cost of service applications. Any change to the rates that Veridian Connections charges for electricity distribution will be refl ected in the delivery charges. Delivery charges are one of four regular items on residential and general service customers’ electricity bills and vary depending on the amount of electricity consumed. Veridian Connections indicates that if the application is approved as fi led, a residential customer consuming 1,000 kWh per month in the Main service area would experience an approximate 4.1% increase in their delivery charges. This is a $1.40 increase per month on their bill. A residential (Urban Year-Round) customer in the Gravenhurst service area consuming 1,000 kWh per month would experience an approximate 3.8% increase in their delivery charges. This is a $1.51 increase per month on their bill. A residential (Suburban Year-Round) customer in the Gravenhurst service area consuming 1,000 kWh per month would experience an approximate 3.5% increase in their delivery charges. This is a $1.54 increase per month on their bill. A residential (Suburban Seasonal) customer in the Gravenhurst service area consuming 1,000 kWh per month would experience an approximate 2.6% increase in their delivery charges. This is a $1.70 increase per month on their bill. A small general service customer consuming 2,000 kWh per month and having a monthly demand of 50 kW or lower in the Main service area would experience an approximate 2.4% increase in their delivery charges. This is a $1.54 increase per month on their bill. A small general service customer consuming 2,000 kWh per month and having a monthly demand of 50 kW or lower in the Gravenhurst service area would experience an approximate 2.6% increase in their delivery charges. This is a $1.79 increase per month on their bill. How to see Veridian Connections’ Application Copies of the application are available for inspection at the Board’s offi ce in Toronto and on its website, www.oeb.gov.on.ca, and at Veridian Connections’ offi ce and may be on its website. How to Participate in the Rate Proceeding You may participate in this proceeding in one of three ways: 1. Send a Letter with your Comments to the Board Your letter with comments will be provided to the Board members deciding the application, and will be part of the public record for the application. Your letter must be received by the Board no later than January 5, 2009. The Board accepts letters of comment by either post or e-mail at the addresses below. 2. Become an Observer Observers do not actively participate in the proceedings but monitor the progress of the proceeding by receiving documents issued by the Board. You may request observer status in order to receive documents issued by the Board in this proceeding. If you become an observer, you need to contact the applicant and others in order to receive documents that they fi le in this proceeding and they may charge you for this. Most documents fi led in this application will also be available on the Board’s website. Your request for observer status must be made in writing and be received by the Board no later than December 12, 2008. The Board accepts observer request letters by either post or e-mail at the addresses below; however two paper copies are also required. You must also provide a copy of your letter to the applicant. 3. Become an Intervenor You may ask to become an intervenor if you wish to actively participate in the proceeding. Intervenors are eligible to receive evidence and other material submitted by participants in the hearing. Likewise, intervenors will be expected to send copies of any material they fi le to all parties to the hearing. Your request for intervenor status must be made by letter of intervention and be received by the Board no later than December 12, 2008. Your letter of intervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by the outcome of this proceeding; and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership. The Board may order costs in this proceeding in relation to Veridian Connections’ request for the recovery of Lost Revenue Adjustment Mechanism and Shared Savings Mechanism amounts. You must indicate in your letter of intervention whether you expect to seek costs from NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND WRITTEN HEARING FOR AN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION RATE CHANGE EB-2008-0214 the applicant and the grounds for your eligibility for costs. You must provide a copy of your letter of intervention to the applicant. The Board intends to proceed with this application by way of written hearing, but may include an oral component for certain parts of the application. That component may be in the form of a technical conference or an oral hearing, or both. The extent of the oral component of the proceeding will be determined on a case by case basis. This approach will enable the Board to address certain matters more effectively than would be possible in a proceeding conducted entirely on a written basis. If you object to the Board proceeding in this fashion, your letter of intervention must state the nature of the process you believe to be necessary and the reasons for undertaking such a process. Anyone who wishes information and material from the applicant that is in addition to the evidence fi led with the Board and that is relevant to the hearing shall request it by written interrogatories fi led with the Board and delivered to the applicant on or before January 5, 2009. The applicant shall fi le with the Board complete responses to the interrogatories and deliver them to all parties no later than January 19, 2009. Anyone who wishes to make a submission on the application must fi le that written submission with the Board and deliver it to the applicant by February 2, 2009. If the applicant wishes to respond to the submission(s), the written response must be fi led with the Board and delivered to all parties by February 17, 2009. How to File Documents with the Board If you already have a user ID, please submit your interrogatories or submission through the Board’s portal at www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca. Additionally, two paper copies are required. If you do not have a user ID, please visit the Board’s website under e-fi lings and fi ll out a user ID password request. For instructions on how to fi le and naming conventions, please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at www.oeb.gov.on.ca, e-Filing Services. Those who do not have internet access are asked to submit their interrogatories or submission on a CD or diskette in PDF format, along with two paper copies. You may also send your submission by post or e-mail to the addresses below. In responding to this Notice, please include Board fi le number EB-2008-0214 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your document. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e- mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date. Need More Information? Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board’s website at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727. IMPORTANT IF YOU DO NOT FILE AN OBJECTION TO A WRITTEN HEARING OR DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER NOTICE IN THIS PROCEEDING. The Board: The Applicant: POST: Ontario Energy Board Veridian Connections Inc. P.O. Box 2319 55 Taunton Road East 2300 Yonge Street, 27th Floor Ajax, ON L1T 3V3 Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca E-Mail: Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Tel:1-888-632-6273 (toll free) Fax: 416-440-7656 DATED at Toronto, November 25, 2008 ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD Original Signed By Kirsten Walli Board Secretary Ontario Energy Board Commission de l`énergie de l`Ontario Veridian Connections Inc. ADDRESSES Email: garmstrong@veridian.on.ca CHEF TRAINING Largest Trainers of Chefs & Cooks in Ontario! www.liaisoncollegedurham.com Durham Region905-430-0400 IHIH Enroll Now! 6SWWPERH6H)EWX;LMXF]3202 = Enroll Now for Jan. 2009!Enroll Now for Jan. 2009! THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 PAGE 33 A/Pdurhamregion.com AJAX — The PineRidge Arts Council presents Allan O’Marra’s Show of Shows in Ajax. The show is from Dec. 2 to Dec. 18 at the McLean Community Centre, 95 Magill Dr. (at Westney Road). It includes a large collec- tion of the Ajax artist’s paintings from three previous shows, ‘The Joy of Falling’, ‘Family Reunion’, and ‘Moments of Awakening’, as well as works from his current and ongoing series, ‘My Landscapes’. An artist for 40 years, O’Marra’s shows have been on specific themes, ranging from paintings of Lake Ontario to works exploring his spiritual quest as a Buddhist. ‘My Land- scapes’ is a series of paintings of the coun- tryside around Bancroft, where he grew up, and images from around Ajax. The artist will be at the show on Friday, Dec. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. for a meet and greet. For more information, visit www.allano- marra.com. Meet artist Allan O’Marra Friday Check with Ajax church to see if tickets available AJAX — Experience the market streets of Old Bethlehem. Forest Brook Community Church is re- creating the origin of Christmas through a special Christmas stage performance. “We have put on other productions be- fore, but this is the first time the church is performing this Christmas production,” said Sandy Broad, director of worship and com- munications. The church has worked hard to re-create the market streets of Bethlehem, including an indoor market with vendors, a synagogue, background scenery and, most importantly, a stable. The two-part play begins with the pres- ent-day festivities but brings the audience back in time to the origin of Christmas in Bethlehem. “Including the set design and set-up, there have been about 200 people working towards this production all fall,” said Ms. Broad. The evening involves live traditional music from solo singers, an adult choir and a chil- dren’s choir, although the stage production is not a musical. Performances are Dec. 5 to 7, starting at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets have sold out, but check with the church office as some may become avail- able. Forest Brook Community Church is at 60 Kearney Dr., Ajax. For more information call the church at 905-427-3442 or visit www.forestbrook.ca. Re-creating the first Christmas at Forest Brook durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 34 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008 SPORTS ✦ E-mail game scores to Al Rivett, arivett@durhamregion.com ✦ Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com Sports briefs DECEMBER 3, 2008 Jackson all action for ESN Packaging AJAX — ESN Packaging received another strong performance from forward David Jackson en route to a 44-33 victory over Dickson Printing in Ajax Men’s Basketball League action last Wednesday. Jackson scored 18 points, as- sisted by Tim Lane with 12 points and Pat Roach with 10. Nick Sideris paced Dickson with 10 points, while Rob Hare knocked down nine and Sherwin James chipped in with eight. Phillips, Hager & North stretched its winning streak to four games, knocking off Top Shelf 47-32. Clayton Gall held the hot hand for PH & N with 16 points, followed by Tom Rowen with 12 points and John Esposito with eight. Claude Whitfield was the lone bright light for Top Shelf, scoring 14 points. Don McEachern supplied an outstanding game for North Alliance Press, leading all scorers with 21 points as NAP defeated Michael’s Eatery 57-44 in the final game of the evening. McEachern got help from Ray- mond Hartley who dominated the boards and added 18 points. Michael’s got good production from Scott Poulton with 13 points and Calvin Smith with 12. The league takes a break on Dec. 3 and resumes play on Dec. 10. Spartans fit to be tied with Titans PICKERING — The defending Durham Region champion Dunbar- ton High School Spartans posted their second tie of the senior boys’ hockey schedule, this time to the All Saints Catholic Secondary School Titans of Whitby. The Spartans and Titans played to a 4-4 draw in Lake On- tario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) play at Pickering’s Don Beer Arena on Monday afternoon. Jordan Khan led Dunbarton with a two-goal effort. Blair Kimble and Ryan Lee were the other marksmen. Dunbarton, which now sports a record of 2-2-2 and is tied with Pickering High for sixth place in the LOSSA West Division standings, meets the top team in the East Divi- sion — Oshawa’s Eastdale Eagles — on Thursday at the Don Beer Arena at 2 p.m. Eastdale enters the game undefeated at 6-0-0. Ajax Attack sweeps Pickering Panthers in two-game series Neighbouring junior hockey rivals engage in thriller decided by shootout on Sunday By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Rookie winger Ian Watters has done it all for the Ajax Attack so far this season. And, Sunday’s game against the rival Pickering Panthers -- the last of a two-game, home-and-home set -- was no exception. The high-scoring Pickering teen who, ironically, just happens to be the son of Panthers’ general man- ager Gary Watters, stuck it to his fa- ther’s Panthers, scoring the final two Attack goals in regulation time to square the score at 4-4 and send the contest to overtime. After the OT ses- sion yielded no goals, the teams pro- ceeded to a shootout, where Wat- ters scored the Attack’s first of two goals en route to the 5-4 victory in Ontario Junior Hockey League ac- tion. Watters was also on the leading edge of the Attack’s 8-1 pasting of the Panthers at the Pickering Recreation Complex on Friday night. He record- ed a tidy five-point effort, bagging a goal and adding four assists to set up the Attack for a weekend sweep of their Pickering rivals. Moreover, the Attack’s (13-13, one shootout win) two weekend victo- ries enabled them to leapfrog past the Port Hope Predators and Tren- ton Hercs into fourth-place tie with the Bowmanville Eagles, both with Adrien Veczan photo Ajax Attack goalie Adam Stein keeps his eyes on the puck during an Ontario Junior Hockey League game against the Pickering Panthers at the Ajax Community Centre. The Attack won 5-4 in a shootout to sweep the two-game, home- and-home weekend series. Annandale junior rinks snap up regional berths Pyne, Bryson skip squads into Oshawa By Jim Easson Special to the News Advertiser AJAX — Two of three Annan- dale rinks qualified for regionals after earning their way out of the Pepsi junior zone 6 playdowns in Whitby recently. The junior men’s and women’s zone events were hosted by the Whitby Curling Club on Saturday. After all the sweeping was done, an Annandale junior women’s rink and a junior men’s team will curl at the regionals in Oshawa. Lesley Pyne’s junior women’s team won the ‘A’ side of the two- team draw, thus qualifying for re- gionals. With Pyne were Stacey Hogan, Suzanne Miller and Katie Hickey, with coach Jennifer Mc- Ghee. Meanwhile, two junior men’s teams from Annandale compet- ed at the three-team zone event, with one Annandale team advancing to region- als. Michael Bryson’s rink won the ‘A’ side of the draw and will move on to re- gionals. The other Annan- dale entry, a bantam squad skipped by Ben Bevan, were side- lined after a close game on the ‘B’ side of the draw. On the Bryson team were James McPherson, Sandy Martin and Josh Hall, with coach Susannah Moylan. Playing on the Bevin foursome were Jake McGhee, Chris Avery and Carter Adair. Paul Bourque serves as the team’s coach. ••• More Annandale junior curlers had success with competi- tive teams they joined in other zones. Joan Moore in Zone 10 curls with Dani- elle Loney of Midland on a team that includes reigning Ontario champi- on Glenn Howard’s daughter, Carly. The Moore rink advanced to the regionals in Meaford on Nov. 29. Annandale’s Chantal Lalonde now plays with Danielle Inglis of Burlington in Zone 13 on the team, which includes ex- Annandale curler Tracy O’Leary, who now attends Laurier Univer- sity. The Inglis rink also advanced out of zone play to qualify for the regionals in Burlington, also on Nov. 29. Two teams from each of the four regions advance to the Ontario Provincial Junior Curling Champi- onships at the Gananoque Curling Club from Jan. 7 to 11. ••• Annandale skip Lorraine Scan- lan, with the team of Bev Cairns, Bea O’Regan and Diane Easson, travelled to a one-day bonspiel in Bobcaygeon on Saturday, Nov. 22. They lost two tight games, so the team didn’t make it to the prize table, but enjoyed lunch, dinner and a show nonetheless. Ian Watters ✦ See Ajax, Page 35 PASSION. SPIRIT. 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Window and Door Repair is located at 3490-9th Concession just north of Hwy. 7 at the corner of Lakeridge Rd. in Ajax. Con- tact them for service and repair at (905) 426-6788 or visit their website at www.windowrepair.ca to view the whole range of product and services. Window & Door Repair is built on quality D A I L Y S U D O K U newsdurhamregion.comAjax Attack earn two wins Russians, Raiders clash Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photos Above, a shoving match erupts between Ajax-Pickering Raiders and Moscow Dynamo players during international exhibi- tion play at the Ajax Community Centre recently. Left, Raiders’ Kai Alli, left, slams into Dynamo’s Alexander Galchenyuk. 28 points, in the OJHL’s Ruddock Di- vision standings. Meanwhile, the losses to Ajax kept the Panthers (5-18, 2 OT wins, 1 OT loss, 1 shootout loss) mired in the Ruddock Division basement, four points behind the eighth-place Whitby Fury. Watters acknowledges games against his dad’s team, the Panthers, have special significance for him. “I try to put my game up a notch when we play Pickering, because my dad is the GM,” said Watters. He explains that he chose to play in Ajax rather than in Pickering with the Panthers as many of his friends from last year’s Ajax-Pickering Raid- ers midget team opted to play with the Attack this season. “I wanted to play with my friends, so I wanted to play here.” Attack head coach Carey Durant commended his players for battling hard after trailing by two goals in the third period, then coming from be- hind to send the game into overtime and later win it in a shootout. “I thought our team showed a tre- mendous amount of character today,” said Durant. “They’re our cross-town rivals and you always want to win. We’re also battling for the Durham Cup (with Pickering and Whitby), and we would like that crown.” After his Attack crushed the Pan- thers in the series opener Friday in Pickering, Durant expected them to step up their efforts in the series fi- nale. “I give Pickering a lot of credit. They didn’t roll over. Those guys over there are doing the best job that they can. They tried to play us real physical today, but our guys just kept chipping away at them.” Panthers’ head coach Bill Brady said Sunday’s loss followed a familiar script this season: Play well for long stretches but, at critical junctures in the contest, fail to connect on scoring chances. “I thought we outplayed them and we had numerous scoring chances. It seems to be the story of the year. We just can’t capitalize,” said Brady. The Panthers’ inability to score was glaringly apparent in a 4-on-3 man advantage to open the five-minute overtime frame, with Ajax captain Chris Gour in the penalty box on an interference call. Pickering had sev- eral solid chances to end it, including one by Greg Riggs, who was thwarted in getting his stick on a loose puck. The Panthers are in Whitby on Thursday for a game against the Fury. On Sunday, they host the Trenton Hercs at the Pickering Recreation Complex at 6:30 p.m. ✦ Ajax from page 34 Panthers’ Postscript Panthers’ GM Gary Watters vows changes in his lineup, especially on the forward lines, which have struggled to score this season. Those changes could come as early as this week, as he hopes to consummate a couple of trades...Panthers’ goal- tender Sean Malony got his third straight start for the team after a trade with the Ajax Attack for future considerations. Malony faced 41 shots in Sunday’s loss to Ajax and played well, despite the loss. “Malony gave us a chance to win the hockey game,” said Panthers’ head coach Bill Brady...Greg Riggs was the lone shootout scorer for Pickering in Sunday’s game against the Attack... Andrew Howes was assessed an abuse of officials match penalty after a third-period altercation on Sunday. Brady says he’ll definitely be as- sessed a suspension by the league... Environmental Services Worker Task-oriented with a preference for working outdoors, you will be responsible for various manual labour activities throughout our parks, roads, and buildings within the Operations and Environmental Services Department. Although several of your duties will be dependent on the season, you will operate snow removal equipment, assist in the preparation of winter control, and perform maintenance, construction, and repair work on equipment, park grounds, and Town infrastructures. You will operate light-duty garbage trucks as well as manually clear litter in support of Town litter control initiatives. Your high school diploma and at least nine months' related experience are accompanied by a valid Class G driver's licence. Additionally, you are able to provide a Police Records Check and current driver's abstract in good standing upon hire. Hourly rate: $21.18 - $23.00 Please apply by December 17th, to: HR Services, Town of Ajax 65 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, ON L1S 2H9 e-mail: resumes@townofajax.com fax: (905) 686-8352 We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity within the workplace. As we grow, it is important that our workforce becomes more reflective of the citizens we serve to further the diversification of ideas that make Ajax a great place to live and work. We respect, encourage, and celebrate our diversity. For more information about the Town of Ajax and our exciting career opportunities, please visit our website at: www.townofajax.com We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Immediate Openings for Owner Operator We offer $1.16 loaded/empty, company cards, fuel premium, benefits, weekly pay, PeopleNet®. 2003 or newer. 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E-mail cover letter to spa@thefacialplace.com or call (905)831-9700. Skilled & Technical Help AJAX - MECHANIC re- quired. 310T license and valid driver's license a must, DZ an asset. Diesel and hydraulics experience required. Competitive wag- es and benefi ts. Fax re- sume to 905-686-8546. BMW DURHAM: Immedi- ate opening in our new Ajax location for a full time licensed Technician with import experience. Fax or e-mail resume. Fax: 905- 619-9893 davidw@bmw durham.ca General Help Classifi edsLocal Marketplace To Place an Ad Call 905-683-0707 Q Or Toronto line 416-798-7259 Q Email: classifi eds@durhamregion.com Q localmarketplace.ca A/P PAGE 36 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, December 03, 2008 newsdurhamregion.com &REELANCE WRITERS PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED We require writers and photographers to complete freelance assignments for %AST OF THE #ITY $URHAM "USINESS 4IMES, $URHAM 4RADE AND #OMMERCE AND $URHAM 0ARENT. We’re looking for enthusiastic, versatile and experienced individuals. A background in journalism is preferred. Send a resume and cover letter stating availability, expected remuneration, 2 potential story pitches, along with 3 samples of previously published works (or links to your websites) by December 5, 2008 to: Tamara McKee, Publications Editor tmckee@durhamregion.com Subject line: FREELANCE No phone calls please. Remuneration is modest but local exposure is priceless. /NLY THOSE SELECTED WILL BE CONTACTED THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST Treatment Foster Parents Required Immediately by Milestone Foster Homes $60 - 70 Per Diem Use your parenting skills to care for needy Children including Babies. Homes that can take 1-4 children needed. We provide training & lots of support to our valued foster parents. Fax resume: 905-639-2679 ASCS Canadian Signal, an international supplier of Radar Antennas, HF Antennas, tactical MilSatCom Antennas and Satellite Earth Station Antennas for government defense applications, broadcast and commercial requires a WELDER FITTER. Please visit our website at www.ASCSignal.com. Job duties include performing MIG and TIG welding and fi tting operations on aluminum assemblies for antenna products. Qualifi cations include a community college diploma in Welding Technology and minimum of 5 years experience in aluminum welding. Candidates must be able to read blueprints and be capable of being qualifi ed to CWB Standard 47.2 for aluminum welding and 47.1 for steel welding. This challenging position offers a competitive compensation package. We thank all candidates for their interest but must advise that only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hrcanada@ascsignal.com. ASCS Canadian Signal Corporation 606 Beech Street West Whitby, Ontario L1N 5S2 Canada Fax: 905-668-8590 We are an equal opportunity Employer Growing Alberta GM dealer 2 hours north of Edmonton now hiring additional JOURNEYMAN GM TECHNICIANS Will consider 3rd or 4th year apprentices. Competitive compensation up to $39.50 per hour. Moving allowance & signing bonus. Reply with resume to whitecapmotors@gm.ca or phone 780-849-2600 attn: Service Manager. Small legal fi rm seeks FULL TIME RECEPTIONIST/CLERICAL Require basic computer skills, motivated & independent, with pleasant telephone manner. $10 per hr. Please Fax resume to (905) 427-8378 RNs & RPNs needed to care for pediatric clients in Durham Region. Will train. Fax resume to 905-427-0021 MEGA WRAPS AJAX CORPORATE STORE FOR SALE An excellent opportunity to join the MEGA WRAPS team and own a successful and well managed store with a sustained history of profi tability. We serve our customers delicious, quality food and provide our business partners the opportunity to earn a healthy return on their investment. Call for information on this franchise to see if it suits your need. Priced attractively with fi nancing available. Contact Mega Wraps at 905-243-5378 or E-Mail rah.compella@sympatico.ca www.megawraps.com "Where Health And Taste Meet Without Compromise" 2 & 3 bedroom apartments Close to school, shopping, hospital On-site superintendent & security. Rental Offi ce Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 or (905)686-0841 Eve. viewing by appt. www.ajaxapartments.com General Help Skilled & Technical Help CABINET MAKER wanted with minimum 3 years experience, applicants must be familiar with all cabinet making equipment, wage 16 to 20 dollars per hour based on experience, email swilliams12398@yahoo.ca EAVESTROUGH/SIDING Crews and helpers re- quired. Work year round. Experience preferred. Call Annie at 416-438-4344. PLUMBER, REQUIRED for work in Oshawa and surrounding areas, top wages and benefi ts. Fax resume to 905-576-8065. General Help Skilled & Technical Help SHOP FABRICATORS and Site Erectors required for growing Bowmanville steel fabrication contractor. Skilled individuals with a minimum of 5 years shop experience in layout and fabrication and/or installa- tion of structural steel, stairs, and handrails etc. Send resume to: Fax: 905-623-2324 or e-mail hrsteel@bellnet.ca TRUCK TIRE road service technician, tire installers license and drivers license for work in the Durham area. Call Ron 905-431- 6363. General Help Office Help ADMINISTRATION SUP- PORT required. This role will require a candidate who is enthusiastic, well organized, detail oriented, highly motivated, and re- sults oriented. Candidates will need to possess excel- lent communication, inter- personal and problem solv- ing skills. Post Secondary education in business or administration is preferred. Candidates must be com- puter literate, with ad- vanced knowledge of Out- look, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. This position offers a competitive com- pensation and benefi ts package. If you are interested in applying for this position, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to rjones@hazmasters.com. Sales Help & Agents SALES REP BIK Hydraul- ics an industry leader in Boom Truck Sales is look- ing for an outside sales rep for the Ontario market. Must be motivated with previous sales experience. Industry experience an as- set. Salary, commission & benefi ts. Call 416-518- 2565 Hospital/Medical /Dental DENTAL OFFICE in Oshawa looking for ex- perienced Receptionist/ Assistant. Must be able to perform all dental adminis- trative duties. Fax resume 905-433-7670 EXPERIENCED DENTAL assistant required part- time for Pickering dental offi ce. Please fax resume to 905-509-4667. HOMEWELL SENIOR CARE is hiring personal support workers & com- panions, part-time, full time & live in positions. Automobile an asset. homewell.pickering @gmail.com Fax (905) 426-2139. 700 Finley Ave. Unit 5, Ajax, Ont. L1S 3Z2 PART-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT Level 2 pre- ferred. Experience pre- ferred for Whitby dental offi ce. Send resume to 865 Farewell St. Oshawa, On- tario L1H 7L5, Box #361. Office Help Hospital/Medical /Dental Business OpportunitiesB Hospital/Medical /Dental PHARMACY TECHNI- CIAN (Maternity leave po- sition) for busy Oshawa Pharmacy. Minimum one year Pharmacy experience required. Pharmacy diplo- ma, OCP certifi cation, Za- dall and long-term care background preferred. Submit resume in confi dence to vlau@medicalpharmacies. com or fax (905)728-9992. Hotel/ Restaurant EXPERIENCED SERV- ERS, F/T & P/T positions. Apply in person at Station Street Grill, 40 Station Street, Ajax. Ask for Sylvia. FULL TIME maintenance person. Must be able to work without supervision, knowledgeable in plumb- ing, electric, drywall, pool maintenance, etc. Hotel experience preferred, but not necessary. Must be available days, evenings and weekends. Must have vehicle. Please fax resume to: 905-436-9544 Industrial/ Commercial SpaceI BOWMANVILLE- 160 Baseline Rd.E. Warehouse and commercial storefront area for lease. 4500sq.ft., 18ft. ceilings, overhead door, reasonable rent. Avail. after Dec.-1. 905- 261-9447 for more infor- mation. FOR LEASE – 170 Bloor St. East Oshawa, 11,674 Sq.Ft. Prime Commercial Lot - Only. Corner of Bloor St. East and Howard Street. Deadline for Offers Dec. 15, 2008. Contact Su- san at 1-866-833-2033 ext 229 or scastro@dmsprop- erty.com FOR LEASE, INDUSTRI- AL UNITS 2 units. 2600-sq.ft. (including offi ce space), 1 unit 2100-sq.ft. No body shops/mechanical work. Avail. immediately. Oshawa area. (905)260- 8721, (905)723-1123 ext.22 INDUSTRIAL BAY walking distance Walmart, Oshawa Centre, Stevenson/401 exit. High roll-up door, air compressor, $915/mo. in- cludes all utilities, parking. Auto repairs machining, hobbies and other uses (light industrial). month- by-month available. Also Storage Container available. 905-576-2982 or 905-626-6619. Office Help Hospital/Medical /Dental Business OpportunitiesB Offices & Business Space 401/Harwood Plaza ● 4,000 sq. ft ● With Full Basement In Plaza ● Former LCBO Outlet ● Lots Of Parking ● Offi ces/Retail ● Rear Shipping Door ● $3500/Month Call Michael Harari at 416-630-0111 Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc. Business OpportunitiesB AIRLINES ARE HIRING - Train for high paying Avia- tion Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed - Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888)349- 5387. ATTENTION: Turn 10 hours a week into $1500/month. Work from home online. Free training, fl exible hours. Go to web- site: www.usegreen getclean.com Mortgages, LoansM $$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 95% No income, Bad credit OK! The Mortgage Centre 1- 800-282-1169 www.mtgcentre.com Are You Sinking In Debt? 1st, 2nd, 3rd Mortgages? No Need For Bankruptcy. Specialize in Bank Turn- down's, Debt Consolida- tion, Bruised Credit? No income? OK! Home Ownership Required. 647- 302(LEND)5363. Terms And Conditions Apply ANY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mortgages * Below Bank Rates * Refinance to 100% * Purchase 0% Down POWER OF SALE STOPPED!!! 1-877-568-9255 416-540-5977 www.butlermortgage.ca ASK FOR WILL BUTLER,AMP CREDIT!!! INCOME!!! PRIVATE FUNDS- 1st, 2nd mortgages. Consoli- date bills, low rates. No ap- praisal needed. Bad credit okay. Save money. No ob- ligation. No fees OAC. Call Peter 1-877-777-7308, Mortgage Leaders Apartments & Flats for RentA 1 & 2 BDRM Available anytime or Dec. 1. Two locations: 946 Mason St & 350 Malaga. $695 or $825/mo all inclusive, no pets. Call 905-242-4478 or 905-576-6724 1 BEDROOM basement apt in house - Whitby. Shared laundry, 1 parking. Mature person preferred. No pets/smoking. Students welcome. Negotionable rent. First/last & referenc- es. 905-579-7000 1, 2 & 3 BDRM apartments for rent, Whitby, Brock & Dundas area. Available Immediately/January 1st. Call Tony 416-493-1927. 1-BDRM BSMT APT, Pick- ering Brock/Hwy 2, spa- cious, clean, separate en- trance, 1-parking, 4-appli- ances, a/c. $725 inclusive with VIP cable. No smok- ing/pets. 905-428-2015. 1-BEDROOM APT, sec- ond fl oor of house, jacuzzi tub, balcony w/glass sun- room, Jan 1st. $750/month all inclusive. First/last re- quired. No pets, non-smok- er. Central Oshawa. (905)728-8199, (905)243- 3418. 1-BEDROOM APTS for rent, North Oshawa, Sim- coe/Taunton. Completely renovated, $650 includes hydro & $720 +hydro, $750 + hydro, available Dec 1st. ALSO 1-866-339- 8781 or (416)881-5544. 1-BEDROOM basement, Ajax, private entrance, in- cludes cable, laundry, parking. Close to 401/GO, suitable for quiet working person. $775/month. ALSO FURNISHED ROOM available. $450/month, includes, cable, parking. No smok- ing/pets, First/last. Available immediately. References. (905)231- 1018. 1-BEDROOM in Whitby, bright walkout basement apartment, large windows, Large bathroom. Satellite, A/C, all utilities, parking in- cluded. Bus at door. Available immediately. $750/month. 905-666- 2535, day 905-430-0979. 1011 SIMCOE ST. N., Oshawa. Large 3-bedroom townhome suites with full basements, available for rent. Private fenced yards with mature trees. Close to all amenities. $925/month plus utilities. Call (905)579- 7649 for an appointment. 2 BEDROOM apartment at Simcoe and Centre South. Clean central Oshawa apartment includ- ing utilities for $800. Park- ing included. Call Anthony 905-925-5696. 2 BEDROOM APT. Wil- son/Olive area. Balcony, parking for 1, coin laundry, fridge/stove. $792-inclu- sive. December 1, No pets. John or Carol 905-432- 9862 2 SPACIOUS 3-bedroom apartments. Clean, profes- sionally managed. Large backyard/deck. Near Lake- view Park. Includes park- ing, utilities, laundry fa- cilities. No pets/smoking. $1250 main fl oor. $950 lower level. First/last. 905- 431-1552. 2-BEDROOM APT, $825 all inclusive. No dogs. Oshawa, Bloor St. E area. Working adults preferred. Call Matt 289-240-4447 3 BEDROOM, central air, inground pool, laundry fa- cilities, garage, Bowman- ville, $1185 all inclusive. Available immediately. (905)718-0244. Apartments & Flats for RentA Condominium Suites in Oshawa 2 & 3 Bdrm's Free Utilities, Parking. Senior's, Retiree's & GM Discounts 905-728-4993 A++HUGE! two bedroom unit, massive kitchen and living room, bright win- dows, great family neigh- borhood, park, Harmony Rd exit. Golf course, appli- ances Jan. 1. lst/last $875 inclusive. References (905)983-6052. AJAX - ONE bedroom, walkout basement apart- ment, suitable for single professional. Newly reno- vated, gas fi replace, bright and spacious. No smok- ing/pets. $800 per mo. all inclusive. Cell (905)622- 8623 AJAX, HWY 2/HARWOOD bright basement apt near all amenities, transit, walk- out basement to fenced yard, parking, appliances. Available immediately. No pets/smoking ALSO rooms available. (905)428-7266. AJAX, WESTNEY RD/Hwy. #2, 1 bedroom walk-out basement, separ- ate entrance, own laundry. $850 inclusive. Close to amenities. Available Dec. 15th. No pets/smoking. 416-822-6490, 905-426- 5251. AJAX- OXFORD Towers. Spacious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 2-bedroom apts. $1029/mo. 3-bedroom $1139/mo. Plus parking. Available Dec. 1st. 905- 683-8571 AJAX. HARWOOD/401, 1- bdrm bsmt, spacious, clean, separate entrance, parking, a/c, cable. Close to amenities. $750/mo in- clusive. No smoking/pets. Suit working person. 905- 428-2255 after 6 p.m. ASSISTANT SUPERIN- TENDENT, Full-time. Oshawa apartment plus salary. 184 unit bldg. Must have experience. Strong, cleaning and maintenance skills required. Fax 416- 741-1765 ATTRACTIVE PICKER- ING Brock/Major Oaks, 2- bdrm bright bsmt apt, sep- arate entrance and laun- dry, parking, a/c, new carpet/paint, $950/mo utilities included. Call 905-686-5674 leave mes- sage. BOWMANVILLE immacu- late 1 bedroom apt. Avail Dec 15th. secured en- trance very quiet building $929 includes appliance, utilities, parking and laun- dry facilities. 905-666-1074 BOWMANVILLE, WALK to shopping, restaurants and theatres and go ser- vice. NEW, Short term fully furnished retirement rental apt and long term unfur- nished rentals from $1300/month including tax- es,utilities, condo fees and parking. (905)697-4513 BOWMANVILLE: 3-bed- room close to all amenities. $930 per mo. plus hydro and cable. Of- fi ce hours 9-5, Monday-Fri- day. (905)430-1877. COURTICE West/Townline A-1 condition. 1-bedroom lower-level of house. Ideal for one. very clean, large rooms, parking. First/last, references. No pets. $695- inclusive. Jan 1. (905)666- 1168 evening Apartments & Flats for RentA HWY. 2 & VALLEY FARM, 1-bdrm walk- in basement, split level, sep. entrance, bright, spacious, windows, A/C. $825/inclusive. Avail. Dec 1st. No pets. (905)831- 0415. LARGE 2-BEDROOM bungalow basement apt, downtown Bowmanville. Includes large kitchen, huge livingroom/rec-room, laundry room, storage. Oversize windows, share backyard, parking. Jan 1. $900-inclusive (905)447- 2990; (905)442-6339 LEGAL 2-BDRM walk-out basement. Oshawa, Grandview area, renovated recently, sep. laundry, very big backyard, move in now, quiet neighbourhood, 2-parking, $930/mo inclu- sive. 905-721-2074 NORTH OSHAWA 1 bed- room Jan. and Feb. lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appli- ances included. Pay cable, parking and laundry fa- cilities. (905)723-2094 NORTH OSHAWA 1-bdrm lower duplex. Clean, bright, laundry, 1-parking, non-smoker, no pets, yard, $700/inclusive. First/last. Available Jan 1st. Ideal for working couple. 905-430- 6906. OSHAWA - 3 bedroom main fl oor, December. 1, private laundry utilities, parking $1095, 2 bedroom basement, December. lst. utilities, parking, $895. 905 244-9166 OSHAWA - 3 bedroom Recently renovated Gas fi replace, laundry facilities, legal duplex with separate entrance. 3 Piece Wash- room two parking, utilities included. $1050.00 First and last . immediately. 1 bedroom full bathroom with tub, two parking, AC, use of garage, beautiful knotted pine throughout, laundry facilities, utilities included, legal duplex. First and last required. $750.00. Linda 905 725 7644 OSHAWA CENTRAL Park Blvd, 2-bedroom upper half of duplex. Newly reno- vated. Bus at door. $840/mo.+hydro. 2-bed- room, main fl oor. $880/mo+hydro. Available immediately. First/last. No smoking/pets. 905-430- 0249. OSHAWA large bachelor basement, separate en- trance, galley kitchen, shared parking, laundry, cable, plus all utilities included, wireless internet avail. No smoking/pets. January 1st. $700/mo. (905)409-5409. OSHAWA, 2 bedroom, townhouse style apart- ment, Harmony/Olive area. 2 car parking, private yard, $740 plus hydro/gas. (Heat) Dec. lst. Phone (905)718-3030. OSHAWA, 2-BEDROOM basement apartment, clean, bright, spacious & quiet, includes heat, hydro, water, parking, cable, shared laundry. No smok- ing/pets. $850/month, fi rst and last. Available Jan 1st. (905)434-7899 OSHAWA, Newly Reno- vated Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts. Adult & Senior lifestyle bldgs. Large units, near bus stop. Call 1-866- 601-3083, 905-723-1009, 905-432-6912. www.apart mentsinontario.com OSHAWA, One Bedroom, bright, clean, quiet second fl oor apartment. Fridge, stove, utilities, cable, park- ing. $830 inclusive. Wilson and Olive. Call (905)986- 4889. OSHAWA, Ritson/Wolfe, 2-bdrm including utilities. Parking, fridge/stove in- cluded. First/last, available immediately. Call 647-404- 1786. PICKERING - Whites/401 - 2 Bdrm Basement Apt, Lrge Liv Rm, Kit, Laund, Pking. No Smoking, Avail immed, $900 inclusive. Call Dan 416-574-9522 Apartments & Flats for RentA PICKERING ALTONA/ TWYN RIVERS area. Clean, 1-bdrm bsmt apart- ment. sep. entrance, A/C, parking, cable, no smok- ing/pets, suite single per- son. $700/mo. 1st/last. ref- erences. (905)509-8339. PICKERING FINCH/DIXIE large clean 2-bdrm base- ment. Great neighbour- hood. Sep entrance, own laundry. All inclusive with satellite, internet ac/utilities. 1-parking no pets/smoking. Jan 1 $985/mo. 416-476-8296 PICKERING Whites/Shep- pard 1-bedroom basement, side-entrance, laundry, 1-parking, near all amenities/401. Available immediately. $700-inclu- sive, prefer single, fi rst/last, no pets/smoking. Call Abbas (905)831-3835 PICKERING, Brock/Finch, legal 1-bdrm basement, very clean. Sep. entrance, shared laundry, 1-parking. No smoking/pets. $725/mo utilities included. call (905)427-5597. Avail. now PICKERING, LIVER- POOL/GLENNANA, one bedroom basement, separ- ate entrance, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, park- ing, cable, close to amenities, no smok- ing/pets. $775 all inclusive. lst/last. (905)831-0001. PICKERING, WHITES/ Sheppard. 2-bdrm bsmt, spacious, very bright, 5 windows, hardwood fl oors, close to all amenities, 1-parking. $800/mo inclu- sive. No pets/smoking. Avail. immediately. 416- 690-7030, 905-420-4000 PICKERING: 2-BDRM basement apt., sep. en- trance, a/c, parking. $850 all inclusive, Available January 1st. No smoking. Call (905)427-6813, 416- 771-7203 PORT PERRY, Walk to Lake Scugog. Enjoy peaceful, beautiful town. Spacious 3-bdrm. Well- kept, quiet 3-storey build- ing. Balcony, 1-parking, Security Video. No Smok- ing/Dogs. First/last. 905- 985-6032, 905-430-7816. REGENCY PLACE Apart- ments 1 & 2 Bed. Util. incl. Security & pking. Laundry, social room & additional storage. Min. to shopping & parks. Access to Hwy. 401 & public transit. 15 Re- gency Cres. (Mary St. & Hickory St) 905-430-7397 www.realstar.ca TAUNTON RD. area 1- bedroom furnished base- ment apartment, separate entrance, all utilities includ- ed, no pets/smoking, fi rst/last, adult male pre- ferred. $750. Immediately (905)723-0810. TESTA HEIGHTS 1, 2 & 3 bed. w/upgraded fi nishes. Util. incl. Security & park- ing. Landscaped grounds, private patios & balco- nies. 2 Testa Rd., Ux- bridge. 905-852-2534 www.realstar.ca TWO 2 BEDROOM apts in duplex, central Oshawa. $1050 & $950/mo inclu- sive. Immediate posses- sion. No pets/smokers. Call Dan Silver MinCom Durham Realty 905-404- 8200, or (613)825-5769 WESTNEY/SULLIVAN, Ajax New 1-bedroom plus living room, basement apartment. Separate en- trance & laundry. Parking. Available Dec. 16/earlier. No pets/smoking. $750/mo +utilities. Call Mujeeb at 416-666-2649. WHITBY - Brock/Dundas. Large 2 bdrm. apt., small, quiet building. Newly deco- rated, Parking, locker, no smoking/pets. Call 416- 438-4895. WHITBY - DUNDAS/ COCHRANE. 2 bdrm. apt. in 6-plex: $900/mo.+hydro. on-site laundry & storage. Avail. immediately. No pets or smoking. 1 car garage. 416-200-9474. Apartments & Flats for RentA WHITBY - LARGE 1 BDRM. basement. apt. Kitchen, separate en- trance, non-smoking and no pets, $700/month. Available immediately. Call 905-665-6056 WHITBY immaculate completely redone 1 & 2 bedroom central. Available Dec 1. $785 & $922, appli- ances, heat, water, laundry facilities and parking. 905- 666-1074 or 905-493- 3065. WHITBY PLACE 1 & 2 bed. Landscaped grounds. Balconies, laundry & park- ing. Access to Hwy. 401 & public transit. Near shop- ping & schools. 900 Dun- das St. E. (Dundas St. & Garden St) 905-430-5420 www.realstar.ca WHITBY SOUTH, across from GO station. Cozy 2 bedroom, upper level suite in home, no dogs, suitable for quiet couple, laundry, private parking, open con- cept. $900 all inclusive. References required. lst/last Jan. lst or sooner. (905)666-3388 anytime. Daytime viewings only. WHITBY SOUTH: Spa- cious 1&2 bedrooms starting $750-$900/month. Laundry, fi rst/last, mins to GO. Avail. Dec-1st. No dogs. Daytime viewings only Mon-Fri, references. Days (905)666-3338, evenings (905)832-2722. WHITBY, 2 bedrooms from $950 all inclusive Close to all amenities. Offi ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 WHITBY, Brock/Hwy#2. Low-rise Gilbert St. apt. building, ground fl oor with patio, two bedrooms, hard- wood fl ooring, own laun- dry, no smoking, $1125 plus hydro, avail now. Condolyn Mgt 905-428- 9766 WHITBY, large 2-bdrms +loft. Incl. stainless fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer and parking. 1-1/2 baths. Great location. 1- 866-843-4430 or email: karenandgeoff heminsley@gmail.com Condominiums for RentC A BEAUTIFUL, 3-bed- room. Bowmanville. En- suite bath, c/a, fi nished basement, laundry, dish- washer, deck, large yard, garage w/opener. Great neighborhood, near schools/shopping. $1195/month. (289)231- 9990. BOWMANVILLE LUXURY Condos. Available Immedi- ately. From $1100/All In- clusive. All 5 Appliances Included. Call Jennise To- day to View (905) 697- 8261 Houses for Rent ! $ ! WHY RENT ? NO DOWN PAYMENT, FREE UP TO $6,000 CASH BACK!! Own your own home from as low as $650/month OAC. Call Now for your approval to- day. Let's go shopping! Call Ken Collis Broker, Coldwell Banker 2M Realty (905)576-5200 1-866-576-5200 kencollis@sympatico.ca !!! WHITBY, IMMACU- LATE 3-bedroom, 2 bath- room bungalow, fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer central air/vac, beau- tiful lot lots of parking. First/last, $1400/month+ Available immediately/Jan 1. (905)424-1673. 3 BEDROOM, OSHAWA, main and upper level home, features hardwood fl oors, laundry, dishwash- er, 3 car parking, large landscaped backyard. Per- fect home for kids. $1,150 ALL INCLUSIVE. Jan lst, (905) 436-7411 CENTRAL OSHAWA, Near Oshawa Centre. 3- bdrm house. Avail immedi- ately. ALSO 1-BEDROOM apt., available immediately. Near all amenities. Call (905)728-7361 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, December 03, 2008, PAGE 37 A/Pnewsdurhamregion.com Sunday, December 7 Preview 9:00 A.M. Auction 10:00 A.M Selling the Contents of the Home of Helen Fonberg of Toronto Starting @ 10:00 A.M: Selling a large collection of antique dolls & teddy bears PLUS toy soldiers. Large Selection of furniture to include: Mason & Reich Apartment Size Piano, Oak Bow Front China Cabinet, Washstand, Carved Oak China Cabinet, Carved Krug Cabinet, Pedestal Table & Chairs, Chinoiserie Sideboard, Mahogany Twin Beds, Dining Room Suite, Upholstered Furniture, Side Tables, Chairs, Oriental Car- pets, Mirrors, Lamps, Sterling, Crystal, Porce- lain, Doulton Figures, Interesting Books, Jew- ellery, Oil Paintings, Prints & Watercolours and all items associated with a long established home. Monday, December 8 Preview 4:00 P.M. Auction 5:00 P.M. Large Selection of Antique & Contemporary Furniture, Upholstered Furniture, Oriental Car- pets, Mirrors, Prints, Watercolours & Oils, Glass, China, Sterling Silver & Doulton Figurines. A Large & Interesting Auction – Many Items Great for Christmas For Full Details Watch Web Site for Up-Dates HALF PRICE Indoor Yard Sale: Sunday @ 9:00 A.M. & Monday @ 4:00 P.M. For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton Phone 1-613-475-6223 ESTATE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions Newtonville Friday, Dec. 5 th, 5:00 p.m. Selling the fi rst session of Robert Long est. (former Wow Mart) and a Newtonville estate: 9 pc. Attractive Conventional Dining Room Suite; 5 pc. Dinette; 3 pc. Chesterfi eld Suite; es; Occ. Chairs; Ant. Chairs; Occasional Ta- bles; Chests of Drawers; Wardrobe Chest; Yamaha Clavinova Electric Piano and Bench; Numerous Antiques and Collectibles; Old Crane Piston Pump-reconditioned, Toro Elec- tric Snow thrower; etc. etc. Preview after 2:00 p.m. no pets please. Terms: Cash, App. Cheques, Visa, Interac, M/C 10% buyers pre- mium applies AUCTIONEERS Frank & Steve Stapleton, 905.786.2244, 1.800.23.9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'estate specialist since 1971' CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday, December 5th at 4:30pm located 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4. Selling the Contents of a Bobcaygeon home plus others, oak Grandmother clock, mahogany dresser with mirror and match- ing chest of drawers, 2 single mahogany beds, walnut desk, walnut tea wagon, rattan glass top table and 6 chairs, 6pc rat- tan chesterfi eld set, oak washstand, chesterfi eld sets, maple kitchen table and chairs, square oak dining room table, oak T- back chairs, marble top coffee and end tables, antique wood- en washtub, wicker furniture, 4pc oak wall ent unit, 2 brass li- ons, Genesis surround sound system, qty of Christmas orna- ments, genie lift, qty of lumber, child's battery operated cars, Findlay Oval cook stove, Fisher airtight insert, Woods chest freezer, Moffat fridge and stove, side by side fridge, propane heater, Troybuilt 8HP chipper/shredder, 14' mahogany boat, alum steps, CTQ Power diesel generator mod 5500 DLE, gas air compressor, CTQ Power diesel trash pump mod KDE 80LE (new), 13 HP gas hydraulic power pack (new), Qty. of china, glass, household and collectable items. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd., Little Britain (705) 786-2183 for more info. or pictures go to: www.corneil.theauctionadvertiser.com Open for viewing Thursday from 8:30am to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm and Friday morning at 9amESTATE AUCTION, Sat Dec. 6th, 10:00am at WARNER'S AUCTION HALL 12927 Hwy #2, just west of Colborne For the estate of the late Victor Seymour-Taylor of Cobourg, antiques, collectables, home furnishings, etc. Including excel- lent oak cased Mason Rich upright piano in excellent condition with original sales slip with it, Victor's late wife was a music teacher, quantity of sheet music, maple corner cabinet, excell oak library desk, ant. walnut china cabinet, small tables and more, smalls include collectables, silver overlay, depression pcs., fancy cups & saucers, fancy china pcs., plus more. Lot of things unavailable for viewing at time of booking. This sale in- cluding books and lot of boxes stored away since moving to this old Cobourg home, all must be sold immediately to clear up estate. Terms: Cash, Cheque, Visa, MC, Interac. Gary E. Warner, Auctioneer 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com SAT. December 6th @ 10:00 a.m. Vanhaven Arena, 722 Davis Dr., Uxbridge L9P 1R2. AUCTION of Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles. Details & photos garyhill@theauctionadvertiser.com GARY HILL AUCTIONS Celebrating 25 years in the Auction Business P.O. Box 1030, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N3 905-852-9538, 416-518-6401 garyhill@theauctionadvertiser.com AUCTION, Thurs., Dec. 4th, 6:00pm at WARNER'S AUCTION HALL 12927 Hwy. #2, just west of Colborne This weeks Auction has not only lge selection home furnish- ings but also features consignment of new and antique Per- sian hand knotted carpets in a variety of patterns, colours, de- signs including silk etc., everything from 12'x16' rugs down to 3 1/2' runners to small mats liquidating for an importer, NOTE all rugs tagged for size & description, oak dining room suite, table & chair sets, sofas, occasional chairs, bedroom furnish- ings, small tables, nice attractive marble top hall table, some antiques and more. Selection of smalls, household articles, etc. Nice clean sale. Terms: Cash, Cheque, Visa, MC, Interac. Gary E. Warner, Auctioneer 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com Auction Sale HAYDON AUCTION BARN Saturday December 6th at 4 pm Currency/Coins, Furn., Snowboard & Boots, Collector Plates, Milk Bottles, Dishes www.donstephensonauctioneer.com Auctioneer Don Stephenson 905-263-4402 NEW in the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Milestones is coming as a “fee for service” for the following special occasions: Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries & Engagement notices. Submissions are limited to 50 words or less and one photograph for the low price of $29 plus GST. Pre-payment is required. ALL NOTICES MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED CLEARLY. Email milestones to ajaxmilestones@durhamregion.com; pictures should be sent as jpgs. For more information call Erin at 905-683-5110. 2nd Annual Abbeylawn Manor CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & TEA ROOM 534 Rodd Ave. Pickering Sat. Dec. 6th 10am to 4pm FREE ADMISSION: Variety of local crafter's; Resident bake table featuring Homemade Christmas treats, raffl es, gift baskets, jewelry and our specialty tea room! ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SALE Whitevale Community Centre Sat. Dec. 6th, 9:30am-3:30pm Refreshments 2009 EXHIBITORS WANTED Saturday April 25, 10 am - 5 pm Sunday April 26, 10 am - 4 pm BALTIMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Call CHANTELLE AT 905-373-7355 email: cmcbridennews.gmail.com Friday, March 27th - Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Pickering Markets Trade Centre, Pickering For more info call Audrey (905) 426-4676 x 257 www.showsdurhamregion.com EXHIBITORS WANTED EXHIBITORS WANTED If is races, this is the show for you! FAST AND FURIOUS NORTHUMBERLAND MOTOR SPORTS SHOW 2009 APRIL 4th & 5th Cars, Bikes, Boats ATV's Call CHANTELLE 905-373-7355 or email cmcbridennews@gmail.com Vendors WantedV Houses for Rent 3-BDRMS, OSHAWA, Rit- son/Taunton area, newer detached, Parking, laun- dry, garage access. Near all amenities. $1400+utilities. Absolutely no pets/smoking. Avail. im- mediately. Before 5pm 1- 877-687-7253 or after 416-562-2542. 3-BEDROOM MAIN fl oor of house, Oshawa, $875/month plus utilities., Available immediately. For more info call (905)263- 8129. A VERY upgraded modern Courtice home near Har- mony/401. Huge master with glass shower in en- suite. Hardwood, ceramics, high-end kitchen with gran- ite, gas fi replace and cen- tral air. $1,495 mo. plus utilities. (for a reasonable tenant owner will split price increase of home 50/50). or negotiable. Available now. (905)449-7355 AJAX, 401/WESTNEY, 4- bdrms, 4 bathrooms, fi n. bsmt w/walk-out, fenced backyard, familyroom w/fi replace. Master w/en- suite & walk-in closet. No smoking/pets. Avail. imme- diately. Call Larry Stewart, ReMax Realty Services Inc. 905-456-1000. AJAX, 3-BEDROOM bun- galow, main fl oor. Near all amenities. $1100/month plus 1/2 utilities., fi rst/last & references required. Available Feb 1st. No pets preferred. Call (905)426- 7965 BASEMENT APT, $500/month, inclusive. Also 5-bedroom, $1,190/month, plus utilities, 2-bath. Newly renovated, suitable for big family/friends. 5-car park- ing, Oshawa, Centre St. S/Gibb. Price negotiable. (905)947-1926. Vendors WantedV Houses for Rent BOWMANVILLE 3-bed- room bungalow, on a large lot in mature neighbor- hood. All appliances in- cluded 2 car garage, A/C, lst/last, references $1,350 plus utilities. January lst. (905)623-0116. CENTRAL WHITBY, 3+1 bedroom century home, ideal for gardening. Short term available, minimum 6 months. $1250/month plus utilities. First/last, referenc- es. (647)321-5989 COURTICE, 3 bedroom ranch bungalow, large lot, new fl oors and furnace. Large storage garage No pets/smoking. January lst. $1100 plus utilities, (905)436-0518 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Bowmanville 4+ Bedroom. Ranch Style Bungalow with fi nished basement, ample parking, huge backyard and steps from ALL amenities. Available Dec 1st. Only $1700/All Inclusive. Call Jennise Today (905) 697- 8261 OSHAWA clean 3-bed- room house, fenced yard, fi nished rec-room, 4 appli- ances, quiet court, near shopping, schools, 401, transit. $1300/month+ gas/electric Students wel- come. Dec 15/Jan 1st. (905)213-3690. OSHAWA Large Duplex Spacious Upper 2-bed- room $745+hydro (heat/water included). 905-430-7816. OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE, 4-bedroom, backsplit, yard, gas heat/air, 3 car parking, 4 appliances, $1175+utilities, available Jan 1. No pets/smoking. Suits re- sponsible person, first/last/references. (905)240-0070 (416)769- 2418 Houses for Rent OSHAWA, Bloor/Grand- view. Semi, 3-bdrm, 3-sto- rey, close to 401, fully fenced, deck, gas heated, very clean, recreation room 10ftx20ft, 4-parking, $1100/mo+ utilities. Call Joe (905)839-3290 REDUCED! NEWLY Renovated bungalow, ex- clusive Whitby location. 1700+sq. ft. 3+1-bdrms, Over $100,000 renova- tions. Everything new. Avail. Dec. 1st. No pets. Mature couple preferred. References. $1550/mo+ utilities. Call 905-244- 5050, 905-683-8296 WHITBY GARDEN/DUN- DAS three bedroom main fl oor, freshly painted, new laminate. $1175 all inclu- sive, a/c, appliances. own laundry, avail. December. No smoking. Condolyn Mgt 905-428-9766 Townhouses for RentT 3-BDRM QUIET WHITBY townhouse, a/c, appliances & garage, on bus route with shopping & schools nearby. Available immedi- ately. Call 905-668-6843. 401 AT WHITE'S RD., new 3 - bdrm executive townhouse. Jacuzzi, a/c, ensuite, hardwood throughout, new black ap- pliances, walkout porch, prime location. $1150+ part utilities. Jan. lst Cell 416-885-8146 (905)903- 2335. AVAILABLE NOW! Brand new 3bdrm T/H. Gas F/P, Whitby/Brooklin border, W/O Bsmt, $1500 incl. water. J. Stacee Broker of Record Min Com New Choice Realty Ltd., Brokerage 905-428-4557 BE THE FIRST TENANT, brand new end-unit 1800sf 3-bedroom townhome, Pickering. Close to all amenities/Go Train. $1550/mth, plus utilities. Jan 1st. No smoking/pets. 905-837-7513. http://toronto.craigslist.ca/ drh/apa/936069610.html NORTH OSHAWA town- house, 3-bedrooms, gar- age, walkout basement. Close to all amenities, in- cludes water, $1200 plus utilities. Available Immedi- ately. Call (905)576-6312. NORTH OSHAWA, im- maculate townhome, near schools, UOIT, shopping. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gar- age, 4 appliances. Avail immediately $1250 + utilities. Water inc. No smoking, 905-449-5999. NORTH OSHAWA, im- maculate townhouse, on ravine, Ritson & Conlin, 4- bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath- rooms, walk-out fi nished basement, Available early December, No smok- ing/pets, $1,250/month plus utilities, (905)725- 0118 OPEN HOUSE CAR- RIAGE HILL 2 & 3 bed. townhouses. In-suite laun- dry, util. incl., Balconies, patios, courtyard. Pking. avail. Near DT, shopping, restaurants, schools, parks. 122 Colborne St. E. (Simcoe N., Colborne E) 905-434-3972 www.real- star.ca Townhouses for RentT OPEN HOUSE TAUNTON TERRACE 3 bedroom townhouses. Ensuite laun- dry. Landscaped grounds w/pool & playground. Pri- vate backyards. Sauna & pking avail. Near shopping & schools, public transport. 100 Taunton Rd. E. (Taun- ton Rd. & Simcoe St.) As about our move-in spe- cials. 905-436-3346 www.realstar.ca OSHAWA, 2 BEDROOM townhouse, main fl oor, fridge, stove, garage, park- ing, $925/month. No pets, fi rst & last. avail. Jan 1, (905)433-0385. PICKERING Liver- pool/Hwy 2. Near GO Transit, Large 3-bdrm 1.5- baths. Freshly painted & upgraded. 5 appliances, gas fi replace, direct access to garage. $1250+utilities. Jan 1. (905)831-4018 RENT TO OWN, 3 bed- room townhouse, new paint, carpet, available now. open house, Sun- day, 2 - 4, 207 - 10 Bassett Blvd. Whitby Man- ning/Brock (416)-402- 1006 Rooms for Rent & WantedR AJAX- Large, clean Fur- nished room in large quiet home. Share entire house. Phone, cable, laundry. $550/mo, fi rst/last. No smoking/pets. Bus route. Avail. immediately. (905)550-1353 or 416-893- 0140 LARGE AJAX upstairs room, double closet, available immediately. Share facilities, laundry, cable, internet, bus at door. $450 per mo. (905) 239-1732 (416)723- 5576 LARGE CLEAN, furnished room, close to Oshawa Centre. No pets. Share kitchen & bath, ideal for working person. First/last. Phone 905-436-1420. ROOMS (OSHAWA), prestigious neighborhood. Swimming pool, BBQ, outdoor bar, deck, laundry, internet, new appliances, cable. Non-smoker. From $450 mo. inclusive. Avail. immediately Call 289-240- 4295, 416-732-1231(cell). SALEM/BAYLY, furnished room, in quiet family home. Female preferred, non smoker. Own washroom, pool, hot tub, laundry fa- cilities, parking. $450/ month, no pets. 289-892- 2985. SHARE AJAX or Pickering House, clean quiet adult occupied. Furnished, cable TV, internet, house phone, laundry, parking. First/last. Smoking out- side/no pets. from $425/in- clusive, no lease, www.sharemyhouse.ca 905-391-3809. Shared Accommodation FURNISHED BEDROOM (Private TV/Sitting room) Professional female seeks same or student for Oshawa townhouse. Inter- net, cable, included. $500/month, available im- mediately. (905)243-7252 or lindapark100@hotmail. com. Arts & Crafts Shared Accommodation SOUTH OSHAWA (1.5km to G.M.) 1 large Bedroom in house $550, 2 smaller rooms $500-each. Wire- less internet, phone, park- ing. Avail. immediately/ Dec 1. 905-728-8209; 519- 754-7214 TWO ROOM basement bachelor, mature profes- sional preferred, parking, share kitchen, storage available, own 3 pc. wash- room, laundry, near Whitby library, furnished or unfur- nished, long term pre- ferred, immediate, $650 per mo. (905)665-2281. Vacation Properties COSTA RICA - OCEAN, river, mountain views 1 acre estate lots. Use your 401K. Starting at 89K. Ex- cellent Terms, Financing available. Mature develop- ment-pre-development pricing available. www.joyapacifi ca.com 1- 800-993-0962 INTERNATIONAL resort properties. Timeshare re- sales. Buy or sell. Huge discounts on pre-owned vacation properties. www.irpone.com. 1-800- 545-7394 SELL/RENT YOUR TIME- SHARE NOW!!! Mainte- nance fees too high? Need Cash? Sell your unused timeshare today. No com- missions or Broker Fees. Free Consultation. www.sellatimeshare.com 1-866-708-3690 SnowmobilesS 1997 SKIDOO MACH 1, 700cc, reverse, electric start, 4900 miles. Great condition. $3295, O.B.O. (905)432-5284. Lost & FoundL FOUND, FEMALE CAT, white with brown and black spots, with pink collar. Area Valleyfarm/Kingston Rd, Pickering. (905)839- 4829. Health & Homecare PROGRESSIVE ELDER CARE Provides excellent nursing and home care services where ever and whenever it's needed. Call us today (905)427-5007 www.p-eldercare.com Arts & Crafts Articles for SaleA 1/2 PRICE LEATHER JACKETS purses from $9.99; luggage from $19.99; wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa (905)728- 9830, Scarborough (416)439-1177, (416)335- 7007. 2006 KUBOTA LAWN TRACTOR 17hp, gasoline engine. 48" cut, hydrastatic drive, power steering, dou- ble bagger, dial in cutting height. Like new $4500. Call 905-436-1823, 905- 924-4022 65 GALLON FISH AQUARIUM, up & running, paid $1100 plus, asking $700 obo. Call 905-579- 6731 65 GALLON FISH AQUARIUM, up & running, paid $1100 plus, asking $700 obo. Call 905-579- 6731 AFFORDABLE Applianc- es, HANKS Appliances, PARTS/SALES/SERVICE 310 Bloor St.W. Stoves $175/up, Fridges $175/up, Washers $175/up, Dryers $149/up. All warranty up to 15 months. Durham's largest selection of Recon- ditioned Appliances. (905)728-4043. APPLIANCES, refrigera- tor, stove, heavy duty Ken- more washer & dryer, apartment size washer & dryer. Mint condition. Will sell separately, can deliver. Call (905)903-4997 BED, ALL new Queen or- thopedic, mattress, box spring in plastic, cost $900, selling $275. Call (416)779-0563 BOBBY ORR Auto- graphed 20 x 24 Framed Picture, Great North Road Certifi cate of Authenticity. Custom Framed "Flying Goal" $400 obo. Must see to truly appreciate. call Paul 905-269-0624 CARPETS, LAMINATE & VINYL fl ooring. 1 or more rooms, I do it all! Carpets starting from $1.20-sq.-ft. installed. Laminate 15mm $2.20-sq-ft. Installation avail. Residential, com- mercial. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Free Estimate. Lexus Flooring, Mike 905- 431-4040 CONSTRUCTION EQUIP- MENT B.E. Larkin Equipment Ltd. Kubota Construction, New Holland Construction used equip- ment. Durham, Clarington, Northumberland Sales Rep Jim (647)284-0971 Articles for SaleA CORNER JACUZZI tub $300-obo; Playstation 3, like new in box $350-obo. I-phone, 16 gigs brand new $650, no contract (905)922-7015 GIBSON ES335 - Dot neck, red, 2 years new, in the case , never used. $2200 obo. Also, GODIN LGX - 4 years new (PRS fi nish), $825 obo. Ask for David 905-434-2970. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca HOT TUB COVERS Custom covers, all sizes and shapes, $425 tax and delivery included. Pool safety covers. We will not be beat on price and quality. Guaranteed. 905- 259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com HOT TUB/SPA. Pickering. Custom cabinet, 5-6 per- son, never used. Warran- ty. Sacrifi ce $3,795. Call 905-409-5285. HOT TUBS, 2008 models, fully loaded, full warranty, new in plastic, cost $8000, sacrifi ce $3,900. 416-779- 0563. Articles for SaleA MOVING SALE- dish- washer $50 obo. Kenmore dryer, 8 years old, $100. Kenmore stove, gently used $75. Everything pick up only, discount for the quick picker uppers! Call (289)688-5982 leave mes- sage NINTENDO Wii XBOX 360 PS2. Make backup copies usable with the in- stallation of a modchip. Supplied/installed/warrant- ed from $75. Call Mike at 905-626-0542 (north end Oshawa) or check www.durhammods.com PIANO - 1950'S HEINTZ- MAN apartment size full keyboard, asking $750. (905)686-9315. PIANO APT. SIZE, bench, metronome. $1000; Royal Albert Lavender Rose dishes; Oak coat unit 3 hooks, bench, drawer, mir- ror $1000; Oak glide rock- er $300. (905)623-6531 POOL TABLE, profession- al series 1" slate, new in box with accessories, cost $4500, selling $1395. 416- 779-0563 Articles for SaleA RENT TO OWN - New and reconditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Com- puters, DVD Players, Fur- niture, Bedding, Patio Fur- niture, Barbecues & More! Fast delivery. No credit application refused. Pad- dy's Market, 905-263- 8369 or 1-800-798- 5502. TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT AP- PLIANCES new coin washers $699 and new coin dryers $599., also reconditioned coin washer and dryers available, new Danby apt-size freezers $209, new 24" and 30" ranges $399., wide selection of new and reconditioned appliances available. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576-7448 Vendors WantedV VENDORS WANTED for the Oshawa Spring Home Show March 14, 15, 16 Call 905-579-4400 Ask for Devon or Wendy Firewood 100% A KOZY HEAT FIREWOOD, excellent, very best quality hard- wood, guaranteed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn), cut and split. Honest measure- ment. Free delivery. De- pendable, quality service since 1975. (905)753- 2246. A-1 FIREWOOD, dry hard- wood, guaranteed. (905)436-6600 (905)260- 1774. HARDWOOD FOR SALE, free delivery, 12X16 inch fi rewood. $100/face cord. 416-716-4332, 905-449- 2100. Pets, Supplies, Boarding 3 GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, farm raised & vet checked with fi rst shots & dewormed. Ready to go, $500. Please call 905-352- 2753. AUSTRALIAN shepherd puppies for sale. Pure bred. Vet checked and ready to go to loving home! 905-426-9726. BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN re- triever puppies. Experi- enced breeder since 1967. First shots, dewormed, vet checked. 5 yr. guarantee. Supplier of service dogs. $500. Judy (905)576-3303 A/P PAGE 38 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, December 03, 2008 newsdurhamregion.com Auctions ChristmasChristmas Tributes Tributes Remembering Our Loved Ones In NowNow Publishing Publishing on on WednesdayWednesday Dec. 24, 2008Dec. 24, 2008 Did You Know...Did You Know... that if you place your Christmas Tribute with a colour (or black & white) photo, your tribute will automatically appear on our milestonedurhamregion.com website. For further information please call our Classifi ed Sales Representative 905-683-5110 Tor. Line 1-416-798-7259 In Memoriam Pets, Supplies, Boarding FREE TO a good home, young male cat, very friendly. Please call (905)442-6066. LABRADOR PUPPIES, fi rst shots, dewormed, ready to go. Great Christ- mas Gift! Call (905)986- 5217 or (905)424-9411 POODLE puppies, small miniature, vet checked and approved, home raised, many colors. Parents on site. Call 705-277-3013. PUB BABIES - Fawn female, black male. Vet checked, shots. Ready to go. Real characters. Newtonville area. $500. Call 905-786-2645. PUREBRED ADORABLE GOLDEN Retriever pup- pies, ready to go, both par- ents on site, vet checked, dewormed, fi rst shots, $500. 905-342-2095. REGISTERED GOLDEN Retrievers, 3 females, 1 male. Puppies will come with fi rst shots, dewormed, micro chipped and 2-year written health and temperament guarantee. $900. (905)718-2326. SHELTIE, 9 weeks old, tri- colour male, cute, cuddly & loveable. Will make a great Christmas gift. Please call 1-705-357-3557. TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR PETS TOO. Adopt a homeless pet! Now more than ever, you'll be saving a life. Dogs, cats near you at Petfi nder.com YOUNG POT BELLY pigs, black, males & females. Looking for good country homes. 905-434-0392. In Memoriam Cars for Sale 1994 Dodge Caravan Sport. Emerald Green. 3.0L. Auto-Factory Tint, 5-spoke alloy wheels, great looking minivan! 215K. Mechanic owned/ maintained, not a body man, could use a little TLC on L/Door, Rocker panel. Must go before snow fl ies. $1595 o.b.o 416-779-9658 1995 CHRYSLER Intrepid. Candy Apple Red. 3.3L Automatic. 230K. Mechan- ic owned/ maintained, not a body man, could use a little TLC on R/R º. Runs smooth, drives great. Great Winter car, must go before snow fl ies. $1295 o.b.o 416-779-9658 1996 OLDSMOBILE Delta, fully loaded, excellent con- dition, 282,000kms, super charger engine. $1,500. O.B.O. (905)419-0599. 1998 CHRYSLER Sebring convertible, low mileage, 1-owner. $3500. (905)263- 2216. 2002 Chevrolet MALIBU V6, automatic, 4 door, ma- roon exterior grey interior, extremely clean pw/pdl/tilt/cruise, AM/FM CD player, power mirrors, alloy rims, 175,000-kms. certifi ed/etested, excellent condition. $3495 905-435- 1091, 509-579-3322 2003 FORD WINDSTAR V-6, 3.8L, 120,000-Km, 7-passenger, pw/d/l, air, cruise, tow pkg, well-main- tained, very clean, excel- lent condition. Certifi ed $4900. 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Log on to: www.durhamregion.com AUCTION SALE ANTIQUES, COLLECTABLES VEHICLES, GIFTWARE Sunday, Dec 7th, 9:30 am (viewing 8:30) MacGREGOR AUCTIONS, Orono Take 115 Hwy, exit at Main St. Orono & follow signs from Mill Pond Rd. Auction features an excellent collection of col- lectables from a local collector, butterchurn, wood shovels, old pals, tins, clocks, pictures, wash- boards, dressers, settee's, parlour chairs, jugs, crocks, trunks, wash sets, quality glass & china, cornfl ower, depression, early lighting, oil lamps, large selection of giftware & Christmas items, 2002 Malibu auto 76,000 km & 96 GMC Safari van, plus many more unique & useful articles. A sale not to be missed by one & all. Note: Pre-Christmas Auction Sunday Dec 14th, including collectables, household effects, giftware, large collection of Swarovski silver & crystal. We will be collecting food & toys for the Durham Police Toy Drive at both auctions. See: www.macgregor.theauctionadvertiser.com Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C & Interac 5% Buyer Premium) MacGREGOR AUCTIONS 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 WE WANT YOUR TRADE, ALL MAKES, ALL MODELS, ALL YEARS! NOW AT 201 BAYLY ST. W.1-888-527-4929 << SALES HOTLINE www.villagechrysler.ca VILLAGE CHRYSLER CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP “Thinking like a customer” BAD CREDIT? NO CREDIT? CALL MIKE / ASHLEY 1-888-565-0555 NO FEAR RON IS HERE • NO CREDIT? SLOW CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? CALL RON 1-888-542-5829 (AT MONARCH AVE.) HWY 4 0 1 HWY 401 BAYLY S T W . BAYLY ST W .HARWOOD AVEHARWOOD AVEWESTNEY RDWESTNEY RDMONARCHAVEMONARCH AVE WE ARE N O T HERE WE ARE HERE SS OLDOLD LOCATIONLOCATION NONO FRILLSFRILLS NEWNEW LOCATIONLOCATION LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEED PEACE OF MIND WITH CHRYSLER CANADA INC. BACKED WARRANTY • 24H ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE • QUALITY RECONDITIONING ONE LOCATION ONLY 201 BAYLY ST. W201 BAYLY ST. W Sale prices are plus gst, pst, etching, admin., e-test, lockwheels and pde. Down payment as shown above, amortized terms are as follows: 2004 60 months/05, 06 72 months/07, 84 months/08 96 months. Terms 60, 72, 84 and 96 months. Example: $10,000 fi nanced over 60 mo. = $53.22 weekly. Finance rate 9.7%, cost of borrowing is $2416.05. OAC. * on selected 2008 in-stock models. See us for details. VILLAGE CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP Low km, Power Group, 4x4, Auto, A/C Stk #J8634A 2005 NISSAN X-TRAIL PURCHASE PRICE $16,988 WEEKLY $85 Auto, Low, Low KM Stk #T9120A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER PURCHASE PRICE $12,988 WEEKLY $97 Auto, A/C, 4 door, 2 to Choose Stk #V214A 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT PURCHASE PRICE $8,988 WEEKLY $40 Reverse sensors, 2nd row Captain seates, Auto, Power Pkg., low km CD Player, Tinted Windows, Roof Racks. Tow 2004 KIA SEDONA WAGON PURCHASE PRICE $9,888 WEEKLY $60 4 door, Auto, A/C, Power Group, Low Low Km, 6 to choose Stk #V149 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING PURCHASE PRICE $9,985 WEEKLY $60 Auto, A/C, Power Group, CD Player. 3 to Choose Stk #V186 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA PURCHASE PRICE $10,988 WEEKLY $60 Power Group, Auto, A/C, Low km Stk #T9228A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT PURCHASE PRICE $18,588 WEEKLY $80 Auto, A/C, Power Locks, Low, Low KM.Stk #V187 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S PURCHASE PRICE $21,988 WEEKLY $90 Auto, A/C, Fully loaded Carom Pkg. Stk #P150 2008 FORD F-150 4X4 LEASE PRICE $398/MONTH (30 Mths only) Power Window/ locks, CD Player, Auto Stk #V214 2006 KIA SPECTRA WAGON PURCHASE PRICE $9,988 WEEKLY $60 2 Door, 4 door, A/C, Power Group, Low, Low KM, 6 to Choose 06/07 HONDA CIVIC PURCHASE PRICE $17,988 WEEKLY $80 Auto, A/C, Power Group, 4 Wheel disc brakes, Roof Rack, Tape Deck. 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA PURCHASE PRICE $13,888 WEEKLY $80 Diesel, Long Box, High Roof Stk #U310 2007 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 CASH PRICE $45,988 WEEKLY $199 4 doors, Auto, A/C, Power Group, Low km, CD Player Stk #V189 2008 NISSAN VERSA PURCHASE PRICE $14,988 WEEKLY $66 Auto, A/C, Power Group, Low km, Wheels, Rear Spoiler, CD, Cruise. Stk #V74 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT PURCHASE PRICE $11,988 WEEKLY $60 Auto, A/C, Loaded, Roof Rack, Whees, Tinted Windows, Reverse Sensors, 4 door Stk #J8874A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE LT PURCHASE PRICE $9,888 WEEKLY $60 Auto, A/C, Loaded, CD Player, 4 wheel disc brakes. Stk #V120 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO PURCHASE PRICE $8,888 WEEKLY $50 Auto, A/C, Aluminum Wheels, Low km, 4 Wheel disc Brakes, Tinted Windows, Roof Racks, Fold Flat Rear Seats, Cd Player, Power Windows/locks. Stk #J9208A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER EXT PURCHASE PRICE $12,888 WEEKLY $70 VILLAGEVILLAGE CHRYSLER’SCHRYSLER’S W! FREEFREE RUST P R O O F I N G RUST P R O O F I N G oror UNDER C O A T I N G UNDER C O A T I N G HO-OO-L-L-D YOURHO-OO-L-L-D YOUR PAYMENTS!PAYMENTS! ‘till the Tax Man gets back to you!‘till the Tax Man gets back to you! NO PAYMENTS ‘till May 1st/09NO PAYMENTS ‘till May 1st/09 OAC Boxing Day is on Now! With any purchase you receive...Boxing Day is on Now! With any purchase you receive... $$750750 OFFOFF EXTENDEDEXTENDED WARRANTYWARRANTY 2 Y E A R 2 YEA R MAINT E N A N C E MAINT E N A N C E PACK A G E PACK A G E PLUS NO PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHSPLUS NO PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS oror oror durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 40 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 3, 2008