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At this price they won’t last long! 2004 AZTEK RALLY 2 0 0 4 A Z T E K R A L LY 2004 AZTEK RALLY B RAND N EW STARS SHINE Top ball players on the court Page 29 HAND IN HAND Affordable housing makes a difference Page 16 LEGAL WONDER Pickering boy leaves mark on profession Page 13 Council doesn’t believe plan has right location in mind By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — They didn’t agree with their reasons, but Pickering councillors did agree with area residents that a four- storey hotel doesn’t belong in the Dunbarton area. Citing traffic, transients and trains as reasons why the appli- cation should not be approved, about a dozen concerned resi- dents were on hand for Monday’s executive committee meeting. “One of the main issues that was brought about the proposed hotel is the possibility of it turn- ing into some sort of flop house,” said resident Joe Murray, who first attended a public meeting on the application last June. The original submission was for a five-storey, 34-unit all- suites hotel with full kitchens to be located on Sheppard Avenue at Merritton Road. This triggered concerns from the community that the building would be- come home to longer-term ten- ants. The reworked submission brought to executive committee (made up of members of coun- cil) was for a four-storey, 37-unit building with a bar fridge, sink No room for the inn proposed in Pickering New parking woes; Durham could outgrow new home by 2007 By Carly Foster Staff Writer DURHAM — An additional $2.7 million is needed to expand the new garage at regional headquarters if there’s going to be enough parking — and that doesn’t include addi- tional spots that will be needed as staff grow out of the new building by 2007. “What more can be added onto this project?” asked Ajax Council- lor Scott Crawford, adding that he gets the increased costs of the new headquarters constantly thrown in his face. “Are there any more sur- prises?” The news comes as the Province announced it now wants the court to occupy and lease the entire exist- ing regional headquarters after staff move out. And that means parking spots that would have been revealed if portions of the building were torn down will remain covered. Further parking strain comes from increased provincial court staff members who will be in the build- ing, a report to Wednesday’s joint finance and administration and works committee meeting said. The Region has already approved a $14.5-million parking garage that will provide 806 spots. Combined with surface parking, 1,436 spots will be available by the end of Au- gust. But increased court staff, visit- ing regional staff, the public and busy jury days mean a minimum 1,630 parking spaces are needed. So staff are recommending com- pleting a fifth floor on the garage, which will add 177 spaces and cost $15,400 per spot, the report said. That would bring the total garage cost to $17.2 million. Staff are also looking at a tempo- rary lot across the road from head- ® • S A L E S • S E R V I C E • L E A S I N G • R E N T A L S • B O D Y S H O P 5 0 3 K in g s to n R d ., P ic ke r in g w w w .p v w .c o m (9 0 5 ) 4 2 0 -9 7 0 0 “T r y T h e B e s t ” P I C K E R I N G V O L K S W A G E N I N C . SERVICE NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 9-4 Start calling home “Base Camp.” Introducing the Touareg Trade in yo ur current membership FOR 2 MONTHS FREE! at the Recreation Complex Ask Us How! 905.683.6582 cityofpickering.com/recreation THE GREEN TEAM A.J. Groen / News Advertiser photo PICKERING — Holy Redeemer Catholic School students did their part for the environment last week, taking part in the Pickering-wide 20-Minute Makeover, which had groups cleaning the community. The makeover was part of Earth Day activities at Holy Redeemer and Joel Savoie made sure no stone was unturned, returning from a bush with a handful of garbage. Region delivers $2.7-million ‘surprise’ ✦ See Durham, Page 5 ✦ See Pickering, Page 4 A/P PAGE 2 NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 29, 2005 durhamregion.com By Keith Gilligan Staff Writer PICKERING — Although work to refurbish a reactor at the Pickering nuclear station was over-budget and behind schedule, Ontario Power Generation workers have had to go back and correct a potential defect. John Coleby, site vice- president of Pickering ‘A’, said feeder tubes on Unit 4 are being inspected, tested and replaced because of thinning metal. The problem was found when the feeder tubes for Unit 1, which are undergoing a refurbishment, were tested and found to be thin. Speaking to the Commu- nity Advisory Committee on Tuesday, Mr. Coleby said the company decided to go back and check the tubes on Unit 4. The reactor was shutdown April 2 “as a result of what we found on Unit 1. Improve- ments are underway,” he stated. Feeder tubes carry hot, pressurized water from the reactor to the steam genera- tors, or boilers. Steam from the hot water turns the tur- bines, which creates electric- ity. If the tubes hadn’t been checked, small pinholes would have been created. “We would quickly detect that and shutdown the plant,” he said. CAC member Liz Oliver questioned why the feeder tubes for Unit 4 needed to be checked, considering the amount of work done to the reactor prior to it being re- started. Mr. Coleby said inspec- tions were done “around critical elbows” in the tubes on Unit 4. “It was all done and com- pleted successfully. We did the same on Unit 1 and found some areas were thin,” he stated. “We took what was a conservative decision” to shutdown Unit 4 to inspect the tubes. The tubes were sent to laboratories and technicians “found areas thinner than they were expected to be. “These things are continu- ally evolving. So far, every- thing looks OK,” he added. The refurbishing work on Unit 1 is 92 per cent com- plete. Testing on nuclear components is underway as the unit moves closer to re- turning to service. “We’re in the process of slowly completing all the construction-type work and laying off construction work- ers. More and more, we’re turning the work over to OPG workers,” Mr. Coleby said. On the ‘B’ side, Unit 5 is in the middle of a planned 120- day outage. Mr. Coleby noted the company’s financial picture “is significantly better than 2003.” In March, OPG announced a profit of $42 million for 2004, compared to a loss of $491 million in 2003. Much of the loss in 2003 was due to the provincial government’s decision to close the coal-fired plants in 2007 and “obviously we need to reflect that in our financial statements,” he said. The company’s financial picture should look brighter in the future, OPG reports, as it won’t have to pay back re- bates to customers. 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OPG refurbishing refurbishment after tube problems discovered ✦ Work on Unit 1 on the A-side of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station now 92-per cent done ✦ Unit 5 offline as part of planned outage and toaster oven or microwave in each room. Mr. Murray still had concerns. “I’m not convinced the long- term housing issue has been suc- cessfully dealt with,” he said. Scott Currie, who had previous- ly expressed his opposition to the project, also spoke at the meeting. “That would definitely con- cern me that this type of facility is being geared towards longer-term stays that we see in Scarborough on Kingston Road, refugees and such,” he said. “Certainly, I don’t think that’s appropriate for the Dunbarton neighbourhood.” Several speakers also said the location was bad because it was close to a rail line. “If I was renting a room in this building I’d ask for my money back because there is no way you’d get any sleep,” said Vern Bruce. Residents also expressed con- cern with the size of the lot and that the area isn’t right for the application because it lacks the amenities normally associated with a hotel, such as restaurants and shops. Although not in support of the application, Ward 2 City Council- lor Doug Dickerson expressed his disagreement with the speakers. “I don’t believe we can dictate whether someone can stay for a week or a day. Call them transients or whatnot, I call them human be- ings,” he said, a tinge of anger in his voice. Coun. Dickerson said his big- gest issue was the size of the lot. “What are the valid reasons for not wanting it there? The valid reasons are twofold: one, the over- development of the site and the parking issue,” he said. “I’m not going to support this tonight. It’s the right idea in the wrong spot.” Ward 1 Regional Councillor Maurice Brenner acknowledged Pickering needs another hotel, but not there. “We’d be shooting ourselves in the head to put this on this site when our goal is to intensify our downtown core,” he said. Other councillors did express the same concerns raised by resi- dents. “It’s being sold to council as a hotel when the intent is for longer- term tenants,” said Ward 3 City Councillor David Pickles. No one spoke on behalf of the numbered company that made the application. No member of committee supported the applica- tion. 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After council guaranteed Durham residents that the build- ing would not exceed $67.7 million, a $1.9-million new phone system was added, along with the $14.5-million parking garage, and now the addition onto the garage, for a grand total of $86.8 million. The move received a tie vote at committee, and there- fore lost, but will now go to council on May 4 to be de- bated. Regional Chairman Roger Anderson insisted that the $1.5 million the Province contributed to the new ga- rage, plus the $3.6 million to $4.8 million in lease revenue from the courts remaining in the existing building (de- pending on how long they stay) are offsetting the cost of the garage. Adding the spots on now, while all the equipment and construction workers are in place, will save the Region almost $500,000, the re- port said. Some council- lors don’t buy it. Spending almost $3 million to ac- commodate the extra staff for three or four years until a new Durham courthouse is built and the exist- ing building is torn down to reveal more parking spots is an overly costly short-term proposition they said. “I see this cer- tainly as some- thing that was overlooked,” said Clarington Coun- cillor Charlie Trim. Mr. Anderson maintained that the $2.7 million would be “no tax increase, no tax impact to the resi- dents of Durham.” But those funds — and those used on all the other additions to the new build- ing and garage — are coming from “raiding other regional accounts” of money that could have been used else- where, said Oshawa Coun. Brian Nicholson. Even if the additional spots are built, it’s not the last of the Region’s parking woes: The new headquarters will be at maximum capacity by 2007. That means the new head- quarters will have to be ex- panded to accommodate any more people. durhamregion.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 29, 2005 PAGE 5 A/P AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING 5 ALOMAR ST. WHITBY 905-430-7678 1-800-521-7087 NONO payments payments &NO interest& NO interest for one full yea r SAVE UP TO $ FREE Estamate FREE Cover and Brakets FREE Installation pre-season saleHURRY IN FOR OUR SPRING AIR CONDITIONIN G S T A R T - U P ONLY 69699595$$1 0 YEAR10YEAR WARRANTYCOMPRESS O R1 0 YEAR10YEAR WARRANTYPARTS&LAB O UR900900 and Grand Opening - New LocationGrand Opening - New Location SCARBOROUGH OFFICE 2941 LAWRENCE AVE EAST SCARBOROUGH, ON M1P 2V6 (416) 431-7449 New Location Durham considering its parking options to ensure future needs met ✦ Durham from page 1 DURHAM — Land that could have prevented some of the parking fiasco in the first place is now available. When the $14.5-million parking garage was first being debated, staff proposed spending only $3.7 million on a temporary lot across the road from headquarters on land owned by the police and Province. But Whitby Mayor Marcel Brunelle said a “world-class established business” wanted to build office towers there, and that his council would not approve any site plans for parking. Now, the mayor said, the deal has fallen though. “I talked to the regional chairman about getting devel- opment there and he said no,” Mayor Brunelle said. “Those people have decided to go elsewhere.” Regional Chairman Roger Anderson denied the state- ment, saying he only said it would be very hard to get the police and Crown attorney off the property. Land deal falls through Scott Crawford P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 29, 2005 durhamregion.com EDITORIAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Towe r, bridge would bring financial boom The sky could to be the limit where the Pickering city core is concerned. The downtown core has received plenty of attention the past few years, with the latest bit of vision unveiled recently amidst a tower of optimism. Pickering’s corporate promotions and economic development office has gone public with a pro- posed 20-storey high office tower for the southwest parking lot at the Pickering Town Centre. Offering more than 200,000 square feet of space, the concept is no doubt a long way from reality, but taken with a number of other projects, it could be an important piece of an economic boom for the city. Pickering has found itself in a tough spot the past few years, given the lack of developable land available to it as compared to other municipalities in Durham. Which, of course, means the tax base upon which to draw City revenues will remain virtually stagnant until the Seaton community eventually takes shape. Hence the City’s focus these past few years on intensification in the core area. Already that has paid off with the new office building to the east of the town centre and some infilling of new residential units all around that area. The final and probably most important link in the whole puzzle, however, is the proposed pedestrian bridge over Hwy. 401 from the Pickering GO station to either the proposed office tower or to the town centre parking lot. Councillors recently added $300,000 for the bridge to the budget and if they can find the necessary private partnership to go with provincial funding, it could bring untold economic benefits to Pickering. It will turn upside down the old standard of Pickering resi- dents commuting to Toronto each day. With a fixed link over the highway, Toronto residents (for that matter, those in the east end of Durham too) could hop off the GO, skip across the highway and be at their desk without fighting crowds, traffic or any other morning hassles. It will also certainly bring more foot traffic to the area for shopping, dining and any of the many cultural events held each year around the civic centre. Pickering has much to gain by developing a strong down- town core area. It will bring more dollars to the tax base, boost the local economy and allow Pickering residents to live and work here at home. We all play a role in getting good government To the editor: Someone once said, “We get the government we deserve.” We’re all part of the problem and we’re all part of the solution. To o many of us think that the government is someone else. We are the government. If we don’t get involved, if we don’t speak up, if we don’t contribute financially to the political pro- cess, if we don’t take the time to get informed, and if we don’t exercise our democratic right to vote, then we deserve what we get. And what we got took advantage of our ignorance and apathy for its own gains. All political parties desire power over anything else, with slightly differing political views. Our job as members of the electorate is to be careful about whom we elect, to know their agendas, and to hold them accountable on a regular basis. Eight more months of this government are not going to change the fact that we need to change the political party running the government. More importantly, we need to change ourselves. Otherwise, we’ll only get the government we deserve. John Cousins Oshawa NEWS ADVERTISER Metroland Durham Region Media Group Tim Whittaker, Publisher Joanne Burghardt, Editor-in-Chief To ny Doyle, Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher, Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak, Classified Advertising Abe Fakhourie, Distribution Manager Lillian Hook, Office Manager Cheryl Haines, Composing Manager Janice O’Neil. 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Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 1332791. [ Letters Policy ]-- We welcome letters that include name, city of residence and phone numbers for verification. Writers are generally limited to 200 words and one submission in 30 days. We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer com- plaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, style and clarity. Opinions expressed by letter writers are not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. Due to the volume of letters, not all will be printed. Fax: 905-683-0386; e-mail: tdoyle@ durhamregion. com. The newspaper contacts only those whose submissions have been chosen for publication. Speak before Pickering budget is passed Monday F or municipal taxpayers in Pickering, Monday is one of the most impor- tant days of the year. It’s when council passes the 2005 bud- get and decides how much taxes are going to be, as well as what projects are going to be funded. How much do residents want to pay? What services do they want the City to offer? What capital projects do they want done this year? Time is running out to let council know. In the draft budget released a month ago, staff recommended a 6.7-per cent increase, which would have meant a $60 increase on the City portion of tax bills. Council wants that decreased to 5.5 per cent and on Monday we find out if that was achieved and at what cost. Did staff decide to fund more of the capital projects through debt financing? Did road repair work in the north get deferred for yet another year? Is the City going to use a chunk of the $2.5 million it received as part of a legal settlement to re- move agricultural easements from some properties in the agricultural preserve? The last option was the one advocated by many councillors to not only lower the tax increase, but also to pay for a wish list of additional projects. Projects such as $300,000 for design work on a proposed pedestrian bridge over Hwy. 401. The de- sign and construction is expected to cost $3 million, with the City already having received a $1 million grant from the pro- vincial government. Ward 1 Regional Councillor Maurice Brenner has been advocating for the proj- ect for years and said the money is needed to get the project moving and spur inten- sification in the downtown core, such as an office tower the City recently began marketing. But the decision on whether the bridge gets the money isn’t a done deal yet. Resi- dents can still let their councillors know if they want the equivalent of about a one per cent tax hike going to help fund the project. Residents can also let council know if they want half of the easement settlement spent all at once or if it should be spread over several years or kept for a specific project. Council makes the final decisions Mon- day night but they make them based on what they have heard from residents and what they feel are the best decisions for Pickering and its citizens. It’s too late to complain Tuesday — Monday is your last chance. Danielle Milley’s column ap- pears every third Friday. E-mail dmilley@durhamregion.com. Residents have one last chance Danielle Milley staff writer EDITORIALS & OPINIONS infodurhamregion.com durhamregion.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 29, 2005 PAGE 7 A/P †When used with OneTouch®UltraSoft®Adjustable Blood Sampler and OneTouch®UltraSoft®Lancets. ‡Brogan Test Strip Rx Dynamics – Based on a representative sample of privately insured patients in Canada (November 2003-October 2004). Ingenious Diabetes? Talkto your pharmacist about a free*upgrade to the OneTouch®Ultra®Meter. 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