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48 PAGES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1
Police seek man in drug lab fire
Pickering man who fled
hospital’s intensive
care unit charged
By Erin Hatfield
Staff Writer
PICKERING — Police have issued a
Canada-wide warrant for a man who was
injured in an industrial fire last month at
what police call a methamphetamine
“s uper lab.”
Stuart Adamson, age 57, of Fieldlight
Boulevard in Pickering has been charged
with two counts of production of a con-
trolled substance, negligent arson and
criminal negligence after the fire at 1895
Clements Rd.
“Given the scope, we thought it pru-
dent he be brought to justice,” said De-
tective Constable Jeff Kennedy, of the
Durham Regional Police Service’s Drug
Enforcement Unit.
Firefighters arriving at the scene of the
Nov. 20 fire saw Mr. Adamson make sev-
eral trips in and out of the burning unit.
He was taken to Rouge Valley Ajax and
Pickering hospital but checked himself
out a few days later. Mr. Adamson was
not under arrest and he had not yet
been charged when he left the hospital’s
intensive care unit.
“It was a pretty lengthy investigation,”
Det. Const. Kennedy said. “We weren’t
in a position to go in and arrest him at
that point.”
Although details of the nature of Mr.
Adamson’s injuries were not available,
Det. Const. Kennedy said, obviously, his
injuries were dire enough for the man to
have been housed in intensive care.
“Medically, I don’t think it was in his
best interest to leave,” he said. “But at
that time there was nothing preventing
him from leaving.”
The industrial complex sustained an
estimated $1.5-million damage. An in-
vestigation launched after the flames
were extinguished led to the discovery
of chemicals police determined to be in-
gredients for crystal methamphetamine.
They seized a batch of the drug under
production that investigators believe,
if completed, would have had a street
value in excess of $5 million.
The myriad of volatile substances, the
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PICKERING — Pickering librarian Linda McDade reads to a group of Sir John A. Macdonald Public School students at the
library. The class gets to the library once a month.
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
PICKERING — A code of conduct
for councillors and regular town hall
meetings are just two commitments
Mayor Dave Ryan made during his
address at Monday night’s inaugural
council meeting.
In effort to make Pickering more
transparent and more accountable
to residents, Mayor Ryan announced
his commitment to a minimum of
four town hall-style meetings during
the year and to publishing the agen-
da two weeks in advance for council
and executive committee meetings.
“These two initiatives will provide
our citizens with more advance no-
tice of our deliberations so they can
actively participate,” he said in his
address after making the declara-
tion of office of mayor for the second
time.
He was presented the chain of of-
fice by his wife, Anne Ryan.
He said he would bring forward the
code of conduct for council’s consid-
eration in the new year and has asked
staff to review the new municipal act
and the procedural bylaw to ensure
council and the City are functioning
effectively.
Mayor Ryan talked about accom-
plishments of the previous term,
such as the 2,200 jobs that were cre-
ated, and about the challenges that
lie ahead over the next four years,
including the financial ones. He said
the City’s means are becoming in-
creasingly restricted, but he thinks
having a four-year term (extended
from three by the provincial govern-
ment earlier this year) is a benefit.
“We have an opportunity in year
one to regroup and consolidate. I will
ask council to consider restricting
the introduction of any new major
capital projects over this next year,”
he said.
“I would suggest we focus on com-
pleting projects currently under way
and take the opportunity to establish
corporate and provincial partner-
ships to promote needed infrastruc-
ture development.”
He finished by looking ahead to
Pickering’s bicentennial in 2011.
“To prepare for this historic event,
I am announcing the Mayor’s Bicen-
tennial Committee, which will bring
together council, staff, our corpo-
rate partners, community groups and
residents,” he said.
“Our bicentennial will provide us
with an opportunity to acknowledge
the valuable contributions First Na-
tions, European setters and now
South Asian newcomers have made.”
Each of the councillors also made
a statement.
Pickering Trustee
Sherry Croteau
vice-chairwoman
By Crystal Crimi
Staff Writer
PICKERING — The public school
board’s top positions are going to Dur-
ham’s west-side girls.
During the Durham District School
Board’s Dec. 4 inaugural meeting, Ajax
Trustee Marilyn Crawford was chosen
as its new chairwoman, and Pickering
Trustee Sherry Croteau as her second
in command or vice-chairwoman.
In her acceptance speech, Trust-
ee Crawford said she’ll do the best
she can in leading the board. Whitby
Trustee John Dolstra was also nomi-
nated for the position.
“It’s been a strange couple of weeks
since we’ve been elected and our
board faces new issues that no other
board has had to face,” said Trustee
Crawford, referring to the situation
with Trustee-elect Julia McCrea, a
teacher in York Region.
The board recently received instruc-
tion from the ministry of education
that a trustee cannot be an employee
of any school board.
Trustee Crawford added she hopes
to get through the issue quickly so the
board can deal with important educa-
tion items.
The new vice-chairwoman, Trustee
Croteau, said she wants to ensure the
board’s first year is smooth and pro-
ductive. She was elected to the posi-
tion over Trustee Dolstra and fellow
New term of council holds challenges, promise
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[ Briefly ]
Dial-a-Bus
service replaced
PICKERING — Durham Re-
gion Transit has implemented new
evening and weekend service for
Ajax and Pickering.
As of Dec. 4, the Ajax and
Pickering Dial-a-Bus service was
replaced by fixed route service.
Passengers will not need to call
ahead to arrange travel times, as a
bus will be scheduled every hour.
The service is available Mon-
day to Friday, 7:55 p.m. to 12:55
a.m., Saturday 7 p.m. to midnight,
and Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
New Evening and Weekend
Routes in Ajax:
Route 280; Westney - Village;
Route 281: Beach - Audley South;
Route 282: Applecroft - Nottingham
- Audley North; and,
Route 283: Duffins - Harwood
(hospital).
New Evening and Weekend
Routes in Pickering:
Route 180: Village - Brock - Indus-
trial;
Route 181: Finch - Hwy. 2 - Maple
Ridge;
Route 182: Bayridges - Westshore
- Rosebank; and,
Route 183: Amberlea - Ajax.
[ What’s On ]
Choirs centre
stage at
Amberlea
Presbyterian
PICKERING — The Senior
choir of Amberlea Presbyterian
Church, at 1820 Whites Rd. N.,
Pickering, presents its annual
concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7
p.m.
Enter the Christmas season
with contemporary and traditional
music.
There will be a special appear-
ance by the Junior Choir.
Refreshments will be served
after the concert. For more in-
formation, call the church at 905-
839-1383.
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Wa rd 1 Regional Councillor Bonnie Littley
thanked her family, friends and supporters, as
well as former councillor Maurice Brenner for
his 21 years of service.
She also talked about the importance of sus-
tainability.
“It’s a continuous journey that requires the
continued involvement of the community,”
Coun. Littley said.
“To truly understand sustainability is to un-
derstand it is not a thing, but a state of mind.”
Wa rd 2 Regional Councillor Bill McLean also
thanked his family and supporters and talked
about the issues he plans to address in the new
term.
He talked about establishing a First Nations
heritage site at Pickering Museum Village,
continuing the work on Frenchman’s Bay and
opening an animal shelter in Pickering.
“This facility is something that will definitely
serve the citizens of Pickering and their ani-
mals,” he said.
Ward 3 Regional Councillor Rick Johnson
thanked his most diverse campaign team ever
for their hard work. He said he was looking for-
ward to continuing to work with his colleagues
from the previous team and welcomed the new
councillors.
Newly elected Ward 1 City Councillor Jenni-
fer O’Connell thanked her family and small, but
effective, campaign team.
She is looking forward to working with staff
and her council colleagues.
“I truly believe the next four years will be a
time of innovation and greatness,” she said.
Wa rd 2 City Councillor Doug Dickerson
thanked all candidates who ran in the election,
ensuring democracy was alive in Pickering. He
is looking forward to continuing his work on the
Seaton Net Benefit Committee, sustainability
and the arts centre.
Ward 3 City Councillor David Pickles thanked
his volunteers and defeated councillors Kevin
Ashe and Mr. Brenner for their work on coun-
cil.
“Over the next four years Pickering will see
changes; let’s do our best to make sure they are
for the better,” he said.
cost of the damage and the nature of the alleged
crime, elevates the status of the case, said Det.
Const. Kennedy.
Although Det. Const. Kennedy said police don’t
have any knowledge of Mr. Adamson having left
the province, because of the nature of the crime, a
Canada-wide warrant was issued as opposed to the
more standard province-wide warrant.
“Given the scope of the case and discussions with
the DOJ’s (Department of Justice) office, certainly
there is enough there for us to want to get a hold of
him,” he said. “Because of the addictive nature of the
drug and the wanton disregard for the safety of the
public.”
He said there is the public perception that this
crime is above the more standard drug offences, like
marijuana grow operations.
Meth labs are extremely dangerous to emergency
responders and citizens because of the high risk of
explosion and fire.
Anyone with information about the incident or
the whereabouts of Mr. Adamson should contact
Det. Const. Kennedy at 905-579-1520, ext. 5834 or
by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Pickering Trustee Chris Braney.
“There’s a lot of incredible talent on this board
and I’m looking forward to getting to know each
and every one of you,” said Trustee Croteau.
Trustee Dolstra received the spot of vice-chair-
man of the standing committee; Trustee Braney
was also nominated for the role. Trustee Dolstra
said he looks forward to addressing upcoming
issues.
“Four years is a long time, but I think a lot of
things are going to happen very quickly in 2007,”
said Trustee Dolstra.
He added the Durham District School Board
has some tough decisions to make, as 2007 will
be the first year it faces a decline in enrolment.
Trustee Braney, a newcomer, is the board’s
new finance chairman.
“I do look forward to working with each and
every one of you around the table and I think
we’re going to have a fantastic start,” said Trustee
Braney.
Members of board committees were also
chosen, including Trustee Braney and Oshawa
Trustee Kathleen Hopper to the Special Educa-
tion Advisory Committee. Oshawa Trustee Larry
Jacula and Ajax Trustee Lisa Hill will sit as repre-
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