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Dundee Private Investors Inc. 244 Kingston Rd. E. Ajax, L1Z 1G1 905-427-7000 Richard S. Price Senior Financial Advisor A DundeeWealth Inc. Company www.richardprice.cawww.richardprice.caRichard S. Price Senior Financial Advisor SEE US ABOUT CATASTROPHE PLANNING FOR YOUR INVESTMENTS PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN INCOME TAX All-Canadian Tax Service $49.95*only * Most returns *GST extra 100 Westney Rd S (Ajax Go Station) (905) 426-4860 Ajax Nissan Parts/Service Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 8:00pm Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm Saturday 8:00am - 2:00pm 375 Bayly Street West, Ajax (Between Westney & Harwood) 1-800-565-6365 905-686-0555 The Pickering Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com✦ 60 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 51,400 ✦ Optional delivery $6/Newsstand $1 ✦ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008 Panthers purring Junior club earns two weekend wins SPORTS/ 25 Hundreds gather on Ajax overpass By Crystal Crimi ccrimi@durhamregion.com AJAX — Jan Fiorini didn’t want to watch the bodies of Canada’s three recently killed soldiers pass through Ajax -- seeing some of the others was too emotionally hard for her. But then she found herself putting on her coat and heading to the Har- wood Avenue Hwy. 401 overpass. She stood waiting for the hearses carrying Corporal Mark Robert McLaren, War- rant Officer Robert John Wilson and Private Demetrios Diplaros to Toronto. “I had to come,” Ms. Fiorini said Monday afternoon, standing on the highway overpass, bundled in her hat, gloves, scarf and a long coat. A tear rolled down her cheek as the cool wind bit at her reddened face. She came to the first few repatria- tion ceremonies for soldiers killed in Afghanistan, but after a while she stopped going. It was just too difficult. The three soldiers are Canada’s 98th, 99th and 100th to have died in the war. They were killed by a roadside bomb Friday near Kandahar. The three were members of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa. “It gets to you,” Ms. Fiorini said. “Es- pecially when you know your own son has been through hell as well.” Her son retired from the military a few years ago and has been on as- signments all over the world. Her neighbour’s son-in-law has been in Afghanistan since September. Despite the human and economic cost of the war, it’s worth it, Ms. Fiorini said. “Freedom comes at a hell of a cost and you have to retain that freedom for everyone,” she said. “You don’t get involved for nothing.” Canada’s presence is making a differ- ence, she said. The soldiers are starting to earn the trust of the Afghan people and show them they don’t have to live under the thumb of terrorists, she added. Shari Lariviere, on the other hand, isn’t so sure the price is worth the loss. Her husband’s cousin was in Af- ghanistan, but returned home after being wounded in an explosion. “He’ll never be the same,” she said, CLEARING THE WAY IN PICKERING Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo PICKERING — A scene repeated throughout Pickering on Tuesday morning: lots of snow and plenty to shovel. Flags flap to honour fallen soldiers newsdurhamregion.com Watch a video of the ceremony at newsdurhamregion.com ✦ See Feelings, Page 2 A tribute to 100 heroes We pay homage to our brave troops INSIDE/8 AND 9 durhamregion.comP PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 FIND YOUR INNER PEACE pickeringtowncentre.com Get your Bath Caddy Gift from FREE when you spend $100 or more (same day sales, before taxes) at one or more Pickering Town Centre retailers, restaurants or services. Just redeem your receipts at Pickering Town Centre Guest Services. *Receipts must be dated after Tuesday, December 9th, 2008. One coupon per customer, per visit. While quantities last. See Guest Services for full details. Adjustable Chrome Bath Tub Caddy Includes: Three Loofah Body Sponges and One Premium Mesh Sponge Retail value $24.99 * Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo Hundreds of residents lined the Harwood Avenue bridge for the repatriation of Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, Pte. Demetrios Diplaros and Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren. dressed in red winter wear and draping a flag over the side of the overpass. She’s a teacher at Bolton C. Falby Public School and students there have sent Christmas cards to soldiers in Afghanistan. Staff also dresses in red on Fridays to show their support. “I feel bad for all the young families left behind,” Ms. Lariviere said. Standing atop the bridge and showing her support is the least she can do, she said, and added it’s probably nice for the families to see. It’s terrible the lives that have been lost, she said. “I know we can’t pull our troops, but it would be nice if we could,” Ms. Lariviere said. She’s not sure what Canada has accomplished in Af- ghanistan, but knows the Canadian soldiers are proud to be there. “And I think we have to be proud of them,” she said. As for the financial cost of the war, the money could be better spent helping people here, she said. Emma Smith also had mixed feelings about the war and its toll. While hundreds gathered on the overpass, waving Ca- nadian flags of all sizes, she was busy handing out small flags so everyone could show their support. “As Canadians, yes, we should do our duty, but some- times you think it’s such a useless task we’re doing there,” said Ms. Smith, third vice-president, Ajax Legion. “Are we doing any good? We are helping, I feel we need to do our part.” But the more deaths that occur and the longer Canadi- ans are over there, the more useless it feels, she said. “The human cost, look at what we’ve lost,” she said. “I don’t think it’s worth that.” Ms. Smith felt the same about the financial cost. “There are other places we could spend our money,” she said. Brian Fowlow felt differently. A member of the Ux- bridge cadets, Mr. Fowlow said it’s worth the price. “They’re rebuilding schools, hospitals, training the Af- ghan police and their army,” he said, dressed in his cadet uniform, ears red and uncovered by his beret. “It will give the Afghan people the chance to look after themselves and run things on their own,” he added. The money and the lost lives are worth it, he said, “These guys going over there, they know it’s a major possibility of death — they’re prepared going over there, mentally and physically.” Feelings differ on Canada’s role in Afghanistan ✦ Feelings from page 1 No hate crime charges in connection with attack on lesbian couple OSHAWA — The man charged with assaulting a les- bian couple outside of a local school will not be charged with a hate crime. On Nov. 3 several witnesses reported a man physically assaulted and verbally abused two women in front of Gordon B. Attersley Public School on Attersley Drive. A man arrested at the scene was charged with two counts of assault cause bodily harm. According to a news release from Durham Regional Police a number of community agencies and citizens have since contacted police demanding additional charges be laid under the hate crime provisions of the Criminal Code. The case was looked at, witnesses were interviewed and investigators consulted with the Crown Attorney’s office and the office of the Attorney General. The acts do not meet the narrow definitions of hate crime under Sections 318 or 319 under the Criminal Code, the re- lease said. Mark Scott has been charged with two counts of as- sault cause bodily harm. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 8. Proposal would have seen 1,500 new jobs By Crystal Crimi ccrimi@durhamregion.com DURHAM — A proposal by Ontario’s pub- lic elementary teachers to trade a three-per- cent salary increase for more teachers was shot down. The Ontario Public School Boards’ As- sociation (OPSBA) turned down a provin- cial framework proposal by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) to reduce their salary increase to fund 1,500 new positions. “It was quite an extraordinary offer on our part,” said David Clegg, ETFO’s provincial president. But, OPSBA past-president Rick Johnson said the group was looking for more than just that. “There were issues we simply couldn’t agree to,” he said. Having no framework in place, despite an extended deadline, means English public school board elementary teachers will only be funded for a two-per-cent raise for two years, instead of the three per cent for four years other boards received. They also won’t receive other improvements, such as a re- duced workload, some smaller class sizes and better benefits. What happens next in negotiations with the Durham board and ETFO Durham local isn’t known, said local federation president, Rachel Gencey. All local presidents in Ontario will discuss their next steps on Thursday, she said. In Durham, public elementary teachers have always received the same benefits and wages as their secondary counterparts and shouldn’t get less now just because OPSBA walked away, she said. “Locally, it’s my intention to hold the board’s feet to the fire,” Ms. Gencey said. The public elementary union initially walked away from the bargaining table in its attempts to close a $711-per-student fund- ing gap it said exists between the elementary and secondary panels. The new deal ETFO offered would have provided ongoing funding to the 1,500 new teachers even in future years, said Mr. Clegg. The elementary teachers would be at a lower salary base, allowing $140 million in funding in continuous years to fund the new posi- tions. The ETFO worked with ministry staff to ensure its amounts fit financial restraints. “Why (OPSBA) turned it down is bewil- dering,” Mr. Clegg said. He hopes OPSBA goes back to the minis- try and asks for ETFO’s offer to be reconsid- ered. But, the salary-for-teacher trade wasn’t the issue, Mr. Johnson said. With just 11 hours left to negotiate, ETFO presented its offer, which included other stipulations that would have cost school boards at least $260 million more than is funded. The union wanted every teacher to be an ETFO member, preventing vice-principals and principals from teaching. If the Province moves to all-day kinder- garten, it’s also unknown if teachers or early childhood educators will be hired, he said, making OPSBA unable to assess the cost implications. There were benefit package requests as well, which would have seen some teachers making 110 per cent of their wages while on maternity leave. The deal OPSBA offered included the three-per-cent-a-year salary increase for four years, class-size reductions and about 2,000 additional teachers, Mr. Johnson said. “I think it’s unfortunate the teachers across the province didn’t see what was being offered,” Mr. Johnson said. FIND YOUR HOLIDAY HELP Saturday, December 13th pickeringtowncentre.com FREE Gift Card Giveaway for the first 250 customers. Receive a pre-loaded Pickering Town Centre Gift Card valued from $5 to $250! Begins at 8:00am at Guest Services. While quantities last. One Gift Card per person. FREE Photo with Funshine Bear Meet this lovable Care Bear™ at Santa’s Castle and receive one FREE 5” x 7” photo from 8:00am to 9:30am. One photo per customer, while quantities last. Santa’s Here! Visit Santa in his Castle at Centre Court. Care Bears TM and related trademarks © 2008 Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc. TCFC is a subsidiary of American Greetings. Presented under license by Sphere Entertainment www.sphereentertainment.com Visit pickeringtowncentre.com for Santa’s hours. CHEF TRAINING Largest Trainers of Chefs & Cooks in Ontario! www.liaisoncollegedurham.com Durham Region 905-430-0400 IHIH Enroll Now! 6SWWPERH6H)EWX;LMXF]3202 = Training Beginning Jan. 5 & Feb. 9, 2009Training Beginning Jan. 5 & Feb. 9, 2009 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 3 A/Pdurhamregion.com No deal for elementary school teachers newsdurhamregion.comNow with RSS content feedsRegion on track for a small surplus DURHAM — Despite budget pressures in the works department, especially in the snow budget, the Region is projecting a $2.77 million surplus for 2008 in its general tax operations budget. One of the key factors in the works depart- ment’s $2.13 million deficit is that the Region is already $1 million over its snow budget for the year with possible storms still to come through the end of December. And while it’s been fairly mild in the south, finance committee chairwoman and Scugog Mayor Marilyn Pearce pointed out there’s been plenty of powder in the north. “We’ve got six-to-eight inches of snow north of the ridge and we’ve got a lot of roads up there,” she said. However, the shortfall in works is made up with surpluses in other departments, most notably in social services, which is projected to have a $3 million surplus. Although the Ontario Works caseload has risen since last year, the Region adequately budgeted for the increase. As for other budgets outside of gen- eral operations, the water and sewer budgets are looking at $1.6 million and $1.8 million surpluses, respectively, the waste budget is in a break-even position and Durham Re- gion Transit is looking at a loss of $210,000. Though still a deficit for DRT, lower fuel costs in the latter part of the year have mitigated the damage done by soaring gas prices in the summer. Great Beginnings...Great Beginnings... Durham District School Board Quality Education Today — For Tomorrow The Kindergarten Program at the Durham District School Board gives children the best start possible: Comprehensive curriculum focused on intellectual, physical and social development Led by caring professionals in a safe and nurturing environment Average class size of 20 students PRE-REGISTRATIONPRE-REGISTRATION Telephone pre-registration for the Kindergarten Program at the Durham District School Board will take place on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 beginning at 9:30 a.m. January 13, 2009January 13, 2009 Children eligible for Junior Kindergarten programs must be four (4) years of age by December 31, 2009. Children eligible for Senior Kindergarten programs must be five (5) years of age by December 31, 2009. If the number of children pre-registered for Junior or Senior Kindergarten exceeds the accepted class limit, some students may be transported to another school. AJAX SCHOOLS Alexander Graham Bell PS............905-683-7368 Applecroft PS................................905-428-2775 Bolton C. Falby PS........................905-683-6240 Cadarackque PS............................905-428-2347 Carruthers Creek PS......................905-683-0921 Claremont PS................................905-649-2000 Dr. Roberta Bondar PS..................905-686-1081 Duffin’s Bay PS .............................905-683-6023 Eagle Ridge PS .............................905-426-4463 Lakeside PS..................................905-686-3014 Lester B. Pearson PS.....................905-427-4658 Lincoln Alexander PS....................905-619-0357 Lincoln Avenue PS........................905-683-4941 Lord Elgin PS................................905-683-3581 Nottingham PS..............................905-683-0536 Roland Michener PS.....................905-686-5437 Southwood Park PS......................905-683-5230 Terry Fox PS .................................905-686-2135 Valley View PS..............................905-683-6208 Westney Heights PS......................905-427-7819 Unnamed Hamlet PS.....................905-666-6421 Unnamed Meadows PS.................905-666-6421 PICKERING SCHOOLS Altona Forest PS ..........................905-839-9900 Bayview Heights PS......................905-839-1146 E.B. Phin PS .................................905-509-2277 Fairport Beach PS.........................905-839-1451 Frenchman’s Bay PS .....................905-839-1131 Gandatsetiagon PS........................905-831-1868 Glengrove PS................................905-839-1771 Highbush PS.................................905-839-5289 Maple Ridge PS............................905-420-4103 Rosebank Road PS........................905-509-2274 Sir John A. Macdonald PS............905-839-1159 Valley Farm PS .............................905-428-6337 Vaughan Willard PS......................905-839-1931 Westcreek PS................................905-509-5437 William Dunbar PS .......................905-420-5745 For more information regarding your child’s school designation, please contact our Property and Planning Department via e-mail at Planning_Department@durham.edu.on.ca or by phone 905-666-6421 or 1-800-339-6913 ext. 6421. www.durham.edu.on.ca1645 Pickering Parkway Pickering, ON www.chartwellreit.ca 905-426-6603 Wishing All A Safe And Happy Holiday May this season bring you happy memories to cherish through the years. HOLIDAY SHORTBREAD AND SHERRY MOVIE NIGHT Come join us for freshly baked Holiday Shortbread and a glass of Sherry as we feature the movie ‘White Christmas’ in our Theatre Room. Monday, December 22, 2008 - 7:00 pm Please contact Susan for more details. PARKWAY RETIREMENT RESIDENCE durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 4 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 Mayor apologizes for assuming he had support By Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com AJAX — The Town won’t be chipping in $100,000 for a Regional cycling plan after Ajax councillors on Monday said they didn’t support the idea. In October, Mayor Steve Parish proposed contributing the money, taking it from rev- enue the Town receives from the Slots at Ajax Downs. At the time, the mayor said he hadn’t spoken to councillors about giving the money. Wards 3 and 4 Regional Councillor Colleen Jordan raised the issue on Monday, saying when the mayor made the offer “you indi- cated council would be supportive.” In June of 2005, Ajax council established the policy of using the slots money for infra- structure projects and debt reduction. “It’s assisted the Town in keeping our tax rates low,” Coun. Jordan said. “I expected you to bring something for- ward. I want to be clear, this councillor wouldn’t support it. We have a policy,” she said. The women councillors in Ajax have been subjected to comments about being “mind- less followers. Those aren’t appropriate. Your comment that council will support this is fodder for that. It was never discussed and wasn’t brought to this council,” Coun. Jor- dan said. “I’ve been waiting for someone to raise that point. I’ve received pushback from council and the public,” Mayor Steve Parish said. “As the mayor, I don’t have any right to assume how you’ll deal with it. It was wrong for me to assume I had council’s consent. I apologize for that,” Mayor Parish said. When council approved the slots, one of the conditions was money would be given to Durham Region if more policing was needed around the establishment. “Any increase in policing, the Region would be able to receive some revenue. If there was an increase, the Region could put us on notice and claim some of the revenue,” the mayor said. The slots opened three years ago and “our position is it’s had no impact on policing. Any claim the Region would make, in our opinion, would be extremely weak,” Mayor Parish said. “What I was setting out to do is settle that claim. “I take it from your comments and from others, the spending of slots money any- where else other than Ajax, would be subject to approval by council,” Mayor Parish said. Ward 4 local Councillor Pat Brown ques- tioned if council needed to pass a resolution restating the slots money is for infrastructure needs and debt reduction in Ajax. “It’s unnecessary to pass a resolution to state you support a past policy,” Clerk Marty de Rond said. No Ajax money for Regional cycling plan THE LATEST IN DURHAM’S COMMUNITIESnewsdurhamregion.com Cotter Allen gets eight mentions at Pine Ridge graduation By Crystal Crimi ccrimi@durhamregion.com PICKERING — It was a landmark day for Canadian war-history buff Cotter Allen. The Pine Ridge Secondary School gradu- ate received eight awards at his recent com- mencement ceremony, including the Gover- nor General’s Academic Medal. “The two history ones, that’s my hobby... I love Canadian military history in particular,” Mr. Allen said. “The other ones, just a lot of hard work. “Hard work pays off I guess,” he said. His awards include: Canada history, iden- tity and culture, highest mark; Canadian and international law, highest mark; principles of financial accounting, highest mark; calcu- lus and vectors, highest mark; Rotary club of Pickering Award; history department award; and, highest average, Grade 12 — 97.15 per cent. “I was shocked about the governor’s one,” Mr. Allen said. “I knew it existed, but I was expecting some of my friends would prob- ably get it.” During the school year, he wasn’t aim- ing for awards. He created his high school schedule to allow for a lighter workload in his final year. By taking six courses instead of eight, he focused on three classes per semester. He also spent about three hours a day on his homework. “When I do things, I do them slowly,” he said. Mr. Allen likes to do the work thor- oughly and types slowly. For his history win, he and a friend did a Remembrance Day presentation on Cana- dians during the First World War, especially surrounding Vimy Ridge, which he visited last year. The lesson he’s learned through his award wins is “neglect nothing,” he said, attributing the quote to his hero, Sir Arthur Currie. Mr. Currie was the first Canadian to com- mand a corps in the First World War, he said. “In World War One we were under the British rule,” Mr. Allen said. “Sir Arthur Cur- rie, he was innovative. He thought outside the box.” His new strategies were the primary rea- son Canada was successful at Vimy Ridge, he said. “Vimy Ridge is considered the birth of Canada in a figurative sense,” Mr. Allen said. Mr. Allen is so into military history, he owns 121 motion pictures based on it be- cause he likes to see how it is portrayed in film. Of all the ones he’s seen, ‘Passchen- daele’ moves him the most. The film, now in theatres, is completely Canadian made and about Canadians, he said. Despite his love of history, it’s commerce Mr. Allen is pursuing at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). He plans to take law afterwards, but wanted a degree to fall back on in case he changes his mind. While he’d love to take history, there’s not many jobs he could get if he did, he said. “I don’t think teaching’s for me, person- ally,” Mr. Allen said. Last year, he received the UOIT presi- dent’s scholarship worth $6,000 a year for four years. From his commencement, the history award provided $100 and the Rotary Club award, $150. 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PRICES SLASHED! PRICES SLASHED! DON’T MISS OUT! FINAL DAYS ARE APPROACHING FAST CHECK OUT OUR GREAT SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS LINEN AND CHRISTMAS HOUSEWARES AT 25% OFF 10 % IN THE STORE! *EXCLUDING TOBACCO, GIFT CARDS & PHONE CARDS SAVE FROM on EVERYTHINGon EVERYTHING* 60% TOTOTO THIS LOCATION ONLY! 1355 Kingston Road in the Pickering Town Centre *Located by the Food Court THIS LOCATION ONLY! STORE CLOSING quality products. lowest prices. guaranteed. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 5 A/Pdurhamregion.com History buff receives several awards AJ Groen/ News Advertiser photo Cotter Allen poses with the Governor Gen- eral Academic Award. Upon his graduation, the Pine Ridge student won a total of eight awards for academic achievement. We think... e-mail responses to mjohnston@durhamregion.com NEWS A DVERTISER 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 ‘In many ways, coalition more democratic than majority government’ To the editor: The suggestion that a coalition is not democratic, or to say that we didn’t vote for it, is a clear sign that most do not understand the way our federal government works. We do not elect our prime minister, we elect the House of Commons and they agree on a leader. Mr. Harper and his Conservative Party have more seats than any other single party in the Commons, but they do not have a majority. In the situa- tion of a minority government, that party can only hold power if they have a majority of seats in the House show- ing confidence in their leadership. A majority of the seats currently held in the Commons, however, do not have confidence in Mr. Harper’s leadership and the elected Commons, not the public, decides who leads. If the Bloc, Liberals and NDP have agreed to work together to run the gov- ernment, and if they feel that they can align their mandates and ambitions while representing their electorate, well, they collectively represent the majority of Canadians and should be allowed to form a government. In many ways a coalition is more democratic than a majority since it depends upon consideration of differ- ent groups. We should be wary of giving too much power to a single person in govern- ment. That is not democracy. And, remember, please, that any time the Conservatives passed a bill during their minority rule, they used an unof- ficial coalition to do so. Cynthia Hawkins Ajax Reader can’t support coalition due to Bloc’s involvement To the editor: I’m registering my absolute disagree- ment with the coalition initiative the Bloc, Liberals and NDP has put togeth- er. I believe Prime Minister Harper has economic stimulus plans for various sectors and is hesitating until our big- gest customer, the USA, settles in with Barack Obama in January, after which BIG spending will take place and we can align our spending to maximize U.S. sales. I believe the economic measures Mr. Flaherty introduced (end political party public funding, public sector wage controls, etc.) were modest cost-cutting issues in front of sizeable economic investments that are coming. We know BIG dollars are going to be shelled out to the auto industry, for example. I am shocked at how quickly the coalition concept came to be...all pointing to a pre-meditated plan by the Liberals and NDP...a planned action meant to topple the government ASAP. I’m more shocked at the Liberal Party lining up with the Bloc -- Quebec’s, not Canada’s, separatist party. The Bloc has one objective: separate from Canada. I’m not interested in supporting a political party that has a formal arrangement with the Bloc. Forget the coalition and get working with the gov- ernment. It’s only been six weeks since the election, for crying out loud. James Hodgins Pickering Bring on the coalition To the editor: I’m pleased to see Mr. Harper has precipitated this move toward a coali- tion government. We, the people, mandated a minority government, which requires the co- operation of other parties. It is appar- ent Mr. Harper is incapable of co-oper- ating. So much so that he is willing to waste another billion dollars (all costs in) on another election (the last one was premature, a blatant power grab that failed) rather than relinquish con- trol. I love that the coalition is even con- sulting the Greens. I hope and pray the Governor General does the right thing by refusing to sanction an expensive, unnecessary election and by blessing a coalition of all the fine people we just elected (including the Conservatives). To all the members: C’mon boys and girls, play nice. We have a great coun- try and we urgently need you to work together to sustain it. We can no longer afford business as usual. Michael Robertson 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 A DVERTISER ◆ December 10, 2008P Online Poll Vote @ newsdurhamregion.com S acrifices we make for freedom I t represents a number we have dreaded for a long time but some- how knew was inevitable. One hundred soldiers dead in Afghani- stan. On Friday, we received the grim news. Three Canadian military men were killed when their armoured vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device near Kandahar City. Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson of Keswick, Corporal Mark Robert McLaren of Peterborough and Private Demetrios Diplaros of Toronto became the 98th, 99th and 100th soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan since 2002. Their young faces appeared in newspapers and on television screens across our nation. And on Monday, along the 172-kilo- metre stretch of Hwy. 401 from Trenton to Toronto, they made that final journey along the Highway of Heroes. While the sad milestone made head- lines and reminded us all of the sacrific- es our troops have made, it’s important to remember the lives behind the names and faces of these deceased troops. All were based out of Petawawa. All three men leave behind grieving family and friends who will struggle to make sense of their loss. They know their loved ones were serving their country doing what they wanted to do, trying to make the world a safer place, one where democracy has a chance to flourish. Brigadier General Denis Thompson, whose duty it was to lead the news conference announcing the deaths of the soldiers, put it best when he said: “Already there is talk of numbers and milestones. But it is my hope that the focus remains on the lives and sacrifices of these brave soldiers as they serve Canada in the effort to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan.” Such poignant words and so true to the families of those who have died. Locally, we know the pain and anguish felt by the friends and family of Trooper Darryl Caswell of Bowmanville, who died in Afghanistan in June 2007, and we can never forget his sacrifice for his country. Canada is committed to the mission in Afghanistan until 2011 and U.S. presi- dent-elect Barack Obama has said he is committed to the long-term establish- ment of democracy there. We can only hope our brave soldiers can aid in this mission with as little loss of life as pos- sible in the years to come. This Week What should be done with the old Hells Angels clubhouse in Oshawa? Turn it into a biker museum: 12% Make it into a friendly public biker-style roadhouse bar: 10% Bulldoze it and use land to create a children’s playground: 78% Votes: 469 Last Week How much do you plan to spend on Christmas shopping this year? More than last year Less than last year About the same By Jennifer Stone jstone@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Looking back, Jane Herron (not her real name) says there were signs her then-boy- friend was a bully, but at the time she didn’t see them. Now, 11 years after he slashed her throat -- missing her jugu- lar by five millimetres -- stabbing her multiple times, dangling her over the bannister from the sec- ond floor of her parents’ Durham home, cutting the top off her ear and, eventually, leaving her for dead, she realizes the relationship she considered little more than a summer fling was abusive. “He was definitely controlling,” said Ms. Herron, who was 21 at the time of the attack. “He was definitely not physical- ly, and not even verbally abusive,” prior to that day. But they always spent their time doing what he wanted to do. “We went where he wanted, did what he wanted,” Ms. Herron said. As well, he was very jealous when they were out. For a while, that seemed flatter- ing to some extent. Now Ms. Her- ron knows that wasn’t really the intent. Beyond the control and the jealousy, he used the fact he had been abandoned as something of an excuse to justify some of his behaviours. It was an excuse, but that shouldn’t be confused with it being a reason, Ms. Herron said. “Your family life does form who you are,” she said. “But every morning you wake up and you make a choice.” Now active in groups working to end intimate partner violence and bullying of all forms, Ms. Herron said she can sometimes see bits of her younger self in some of the girls she talks to. They’ve “put their gut on the back burner,” she said. “I see them rationalizing really bad decisions other people have made . . . I say, I’m not an expert, but what I can tell you is that the world’s greatest teacher is experi- ence.” Her boyfriend’s actions early in the relationship were “all about manipulation,” all about exerting power and control,” Ms. Herron recognizes now. That’s what makes partner abuse a form of bullying, said Jaki McKinnon, executive director of Bowmanville’s Bethesda House, a shelter for women and children. “The definition we use for bully- ing is that it’s words or actions by a person or a group aimed at intimi- dating or humiliating or isolating a person,” she said. “That is bully- ing, that is woman abuse. All the women that come to us have been intimidated, humiliated, isolat- ed.” It’s bullying, said Tammy Rankin of the Durham Elder Abuse Net- work. Both she and Ms. McKin- non, along with Ms. Herron and an array of other representatives of groups dealing with violence and abuse, are part of the Coali- tion for Action Against Bullying - Durham (CAAB-D). “As adults, we hesitate to use that word,” Ms. Rankin said of bully- ing. “But call it what it is.” The fledgling group has repre- sentatives from an array of orga- nizations dealing with violence in the community, including the Children’s Aid Society, Bethesda House, Durham Region. The idea for the coalition grew out of the idea that there was “a need for the community to tackle bullying as a societal problem, not just a school problem,” said Debra Cockerton of the Red Cross. When it comes to spousal abuse and any sort of abuse, there’s a need to start education and awareness early, Ms. McKinnon said. Bethesda House doesn’t get funded for dealing with youth awareness, but they do it anyway. “We’re adamant that preven- tion is critical,” Ms. McKinnon said. “You’re not going to get rid of woman abuse if you don’t start with children.” The organization also isn’t funded to deal with perpetrators of abuse, but prevention is neces- sary, she said. “We have counselling groups for males up to 18 who are in unhealthy relationships or are dealing with domestic violence and are at high risk of becom- ing perpetrators,” Ms. McKinnon said. That type of awareness and pre- vention needs to be a priority, Ms. Herron said. “In a developed society, people take care of one another,” she said. “We pay CEOs millions of dollars, but Bethesda House has to rely on the food bank” to feed women who wind up there. “Imagine what they could do with strong, structured funding.” This is Part 4 in a six-part series on bullying. BULLYING:BULLYING: Bullying is abuse across ages and stages PARTNER VIOLENCE 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 RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE Woman abuse: what is it? DURHAM -- The vast major- ity of intimate partner abuse entails a woman being the victim. “People want to take gender out of the issue,” said Bethesda House executive director Jaki McKinnon. “But the reality is, 99 per cent of incidents of (partner abuse) are male-to-female.” The Ontario Women’s Jus- tice Network defines woman abuse as “a form of power and control. Woman abuse can take many forms, including verbal, emotional, psychological, finan- cial, spiritual, sexual and physi- cal abuse and stalking. Women from all ages, racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orienta- tions, socio-economic classes, religions, ability levels and pro- fessions experience abuse. In Canada, woman abuse is consid- ered a criminal act.” By the numbers: * 1 in 4 women will experience abuse in an intimate relationship in their lifetime (Statistics Canada, 1993) * 38 per cent of sexually assaulted women were assaulted by their husbands, common-law partners or boyfriends (Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, 1993) * 21 per cent of women abused in an intimate relationship are abused during pregnancy (Statistics Canada, 1993) * 42 per cent of women with disabilities have been or are in abusive relationships (DisAbled Women’s Network, 1989) * Only 26 per cent of woman abuse incidents are reported to the police (Statistics Canada, 1993) IStock photo illustration THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 7 A/Pdurhamregion.com Durham Region remembe rs 100 wh o gave their lives 1. Private Demetrios Diplaros, 25, Dec. 5, 2008 2. Corporal Mark Robert McLaren, 23, Dec. 5, 2008 3. Warrant Offi cer Robert John Wilson, 27, Dec. 5, 2008 4. Sgt Prescott Shipway, 36, Sept. 7, 2008 5. Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon, 23, Sept. 3, 2008 6. Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie, 21, Sept. 3, 2008 7. Private Chadwick James Horn, 21, Sept. 3, 2008 8. Sapper Stephan John Stock, 25, Aug. 20, 2008 9. Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden, 25, Aug. 20, 2008 10. Sergeant Shawn Allen Eades, 33, Aug. 20, 2008 11. Master Cpl Erin Doyle, 32, Aug. 11, 2008 12. Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts, Aug. 9, 2008 13. Corporal James (Jim) Hayward Arnal, 25, July 18, 2008 14. Private Colin William Wilmot, 24, July 5, 2008 15. Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey, 37, July 4, 2008 16. Captain Jonathan (Jon) Sutherland Snyder, 26, June 7, 2008 17. Captain Richard Steven Leary, 32, June 3, 2008 18. Corporal Michael Starker, 36, May 6, 2008 19. Private Terry John Street, 24, April 4, 2008 20. Sergeant Jason Boyes, 32, March 16, 2008 21. Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet, 22, March 11, 2008 22. Trooper Michael Y. Hayakaze, 25, March 2, 2008 23. Corporal Étienne Gonthier, 21, Jan. 23, 2008 24. Trooper Richard Renaud, 26, Jan. 15, 2008 25. Warrant Offi cer Hani Massouh, 41, Jan. 6, 2008 26. Corporal Éric Labbé, 31, Jan. 6, 2008 27. Gunner Jonathan Dion, 27, Dec. 30, 2007 28. Private Michel Jr. Lévesque, 25, Nov. 17, 2007 29. Corporal Nicolas R. Beauchamp, 28, Nov. 17, 2007 30. Corporal Nathan Hornburg, 24, Sept. 24, 2007 31. Major Raymond Mark Ruckpaul, 42, Aug. 29, 2007 32. Master Corporal Christian Duchesne, 34, Aug. 22, 2007 33. Master Warrant Offi cer Mario Mercier, 43, Aug. 22, 2007 34. Private Simon Longtin, 23, Aug. 19, 2007 35. Captain Jeff erson Cliff ord Francis, 37, July 4, 2007 36. Corporal Jordan Anderson, 25, July 4, 2007 37. Captain Matthew Johnathan Dawe, 27, July 4, 2007 38. Master Corporal Colin Stuart Francis Bason, 28, July 4, 2007 39. Corporal Cole D. Bartsch, 23, July 4, 2007 40. Private Lane William Th omas Watkins, 20, July 4, 2007 41. Sergeant Christos Karigiannis, 31, June 20, 2007 42. Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane, 26, June 20, 2007 43. Private Joel Wiebe, 22, June 20, 2007 44. Trooper Darryl Caswell, 25, June 11, 2007 45. Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede, 30, May 30, 2007 46. Corporal Matthew McCully, 25, May 25, 2007 47. Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhower, 25, April 18, 2007 48. Master Corporal Allan Stewart, 31, April 11, 2007 49. Trooper Patrick James Pentland, 23, April 11, 2007 50. Sergeant Donald Lucas, 31, April 8, 2007 51. Corporal Brent Donald Poland, 37, April 8, 2007 52. Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix, 24, April 8, 2007 53. Corporal Aaron Edward Williams, 23, April 8, 2007 54. Private David Robert Greenslade, 20, April 8, 2007 55. Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy, 20, April 8, 2007 56. Corporal Kevin Megeney, 25, March 6, 2007 57. Chief Warrant Offi cer Robert Girouard, CD, 46, Nov. 27, 2006 58. Corporal Albert Storm, CD, 36, Nov. 27, 2006 59. Sergeant Darcy Scott Tedford, CD, 32, Oct. 14, 2006 60. Private Blake Neil Williamson, 23, Oct. 14, 2006 61. Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, 39, Oct. 7, 2006 62. Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, CD, 40, Oct. 3, 2006 63. Corporal Robert Th omas James Mitchell, 32, Oct. 3, 2006 64. Private Josh Klukie, 23, Sept. 29, 2006 65. Corporal Glen Arnold, 32, Sept. 18, 2006 66. Private David Byers, 22, Sept. 18, 2006 67. Corporal Shane Keating, 30, Sept. 18, 2006 68. Corporal Keith Morley, CD, 30, Sept. 18, 2006 69. Private Mark Anthony Graham, 33, Sept. 4, 2006 70. Private William Jonathan James Cushley, 21, Sept. 3, 2006 71. Warrant Offi cer Frank Robert Mellish, CD, 38, Sept. 3, 2006 72. Warrant Offi cer Richard Francis Nolan, CD, 39, Sept. 3, 2006 73. Sergeant Shane Stachnik, 30, Sept. 3, 2006 74. Corporal David Braun, 27, Aug. 22, 2006 75. Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, 23, Aug. 11, 2006 76. Master Corporal Jeff rey Scott Walsh. 33. Aug. 9, 2006 77. Master Corporal Raymond Arndt, 31, Aug. 5, 2006 78. Private Kevin Dallaire, 22, Aug. 3, 2006 79. Sergeant Vaughan Ingram, 35, Aug. 3, 2006 80. Corporal Bryce Jeff rey Keller, 27, Aug. 3, 2006 81. Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, CD, Aug. 3, 2006 82. Corporal Francisco Gomez, CD, July 22, 2006 83. Corporal Jason Patrick Warren, 29, July 22, 2006 84. Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, 21, July 9, 2006 85. Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, MSM, 26, May 17, 2006 86. Corporal Matthew David James Dinning, 23, April 22, 2006 87. Bombardier Myles Stanley John Mansell, 25, April 22, 2006 88. Corporal Randy Payne, 32, April 22, 2006 89. Lieutenant William Turner, 45, April 22, 2006 90. Private Robert Costall, 22, March 29, 2006 91. Master Corporal Timothy Wilson, 30, March 4, 2006 92. Corporal Paul Davis, 28, March 2, 2006 93. Private Braun Scott Woodfi eld, 24, Nov. 24, 2005 94.Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy, Jan. 27, 2004 95. Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, Oct. 2, 2003 96. Sergeant Robert Alan Short, 42, Oct. 2, 2003 97. Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, 24, April 18, 2002 98. Private Richard Green, 21, April 18, 2002 99. Sergeant Marc D. Léger, 29, April 18, 2002 100. Private Nathan Smith, 26, April 18, 2002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 8 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 9 A/Pdurhamregion.com 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 80 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Warned bikers about informant, j urors hear By Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com WHITBY — A Hells Angel has testified that as far back as 2002 he was warn- ing his biker colleagues they had a “rat” in their midst. Taking the witness stand in his own defence Mon- day, Remond (Ray) Akleh said he didn’t trust Ste- ven Gault -- the man who eventually implicated him in a murder conspiracy -- from the time he met him. Mr. Akleh, 46, of Co- bourg, said he was put off by Mr. Gault, who Mr. Akleh called a loudmouth who liked to brag about his violent criminal past. Mr. Akleh warned his fel- low bikers in the Oshawa Hells Angels chapter the new recruit would cause trouble for them. “He was making every- body aware of how dan- gerous he was and things he had done in the past,” Mr. Akleh said, recalling how Mr. Gault hinted he’d been involved in a murder and was especially proud of a newspaper clipping about his conviction for biting off a man’s ear in a bar fight. “I let the other members in Oshawa know we didn’t need this kind of person around,” Mr. Akleh testi- fied. Mr. Akleh said his con- cerns about Mr. Gault deepened when he heard through several sources, including the man’s ex- wife, that Mr. Gault was a police informant. “People were calling him a police informant -- a rat,” Mr. Akleh said. Mr. Akleh said he left the Oshawa chapter in late 2002, joining the Angels’ Nomads chapter in Otta- wa. The club’s refusal to ac- knowledge his concerns about Mr. Gault was part of the reason for his split with the Oshawa Angels, he said. Four years later, his sus- picions would be borne out: Mr. Gault, who had been working as a police agent, provided cops with information that led to the arrests of more than a dozen bikers, most of them on drug and weap- ons charges. Mr. Akleh and Oshawa Angels president Mark Stephenson were charged with conspiring to murder a rival biker, Frank Lenti. Mr. Gault has testified earlier in this trial he was enlisted by the accused men in June of 2006 to kill Mr. Lenti, who was aligned with the rival Bandidos gang.Mr. Akleh and Mr. Stephenson have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and coun- selling to commit murder. That Mr. Akleh is testify- ing at all is remarkable; Hells Angels typically do not take the stand in crim- inal trials. Another exceptional el- ement of this trial, which began in October, is Mr. Akleh’s admission that he has worked since 2004 as a police informant, provid- ing confidential informa- tion to Biker Enforcement Unit cops about Mr. Gault, Mr. Lenti and the Bandi- dos. Monday Mr. Akleh said his association with the police began when he started talking with a Durham officer whom Mr. Gault was convicted of threatening in 2002; the two men shared a concern about Mr. Gault’s poten- tial to harm them or their families, jurors heard. The trial, before Supe- rior Court Justice Bruce Glass, continues. durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 10 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 Accused Angel takes the stand in murder trial THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 11 A/Pdurhamregion.com Raising the Roof heads a campaign to raise money to fight homelessness in the region By Parvaneh Pessian ppessian@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Plunging temperatures may prompt people to seek solace in their homes this holiday season, but there are many who may find themselves out on the street. The Durham chapter of Raising the Roof -- Canada’s only national charity dedicated to finding long-term solutions for homeless- ness -- will be doing its part to alleviate the pressures on families through its annual tuque campaign. Still months away from Tuque Tuesday on Feb. 3, 2009, organizers from the Durham Region chapter are eager to give people a heads-up about the campaign, which plays a key role in the charity’s mission. By purchasing or helping sell tuques, people from all walks of life can join in the fight against homelessness, said Durham campaign co-ordinator Teresa Bugelli. “We just want to get the word out to people and let them know the tuques are available now and it’s the perfect season for them,” she said. Raising the Roof has been warming the heads and hearts of residents since 1997 by selling more than 575,000 tuques to Cana- dians in support of the cause. The funds go toward supporting programs and initiatives that make a difference in the lives of thou- sands of men, women and children who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Donations made to the Durham cam- paign will go to the newly opened Durham Youth Housing and Support Services in Ajax. The shelter is the only one of its kind in the region and services people between the ages of 16 and 24 from local municipalities. “We not only provide shelter but we also provide access to the resources that address the issues that precipitated the homeless- ness initially,” said Mary Dunlop, executive director at the shelter, adding that the tuque campaign is integral to the establishment’s existence. “We are required to fundraise about half of our operating costs, so fundraising isn’t just for the extras at our organization. It ac- tually keeps us going.” Ms. Bugelli, who once lived in a shelter herself, has been volunteering with Raising the Roof for seven years. “It’s my way of giving back and it’s just gratifying to be part of this because it really brings the community together,” she said. Raising the Roof hopes to reach out to businesses and schools across the region looking for people interested in launching their own tuque campaigns. The Rotaract Club at Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) made a hefty donation of $500 to the cause last year and will also be joining in the fundraising efforts again this year. The tuques are $10 each and people are welcome to donate them back to the shelter as a Christmas gift to someone in need. There are several colours to choose from and ballcaps and scarves for $15 can also be purchased toward the cause. For more information about the campaign or to make a donation, contact Ms. Bugelli at 905-995-8311, visit www.raisingtheroof.org or send an e-mail to durhamraisingtheroof @yahoo.com. Teresa Bugelli, the Raising The Roof Durham co-ordinator, kicks off the campaign at Motor- city Saturn in Whitby. Wear a tuque to put a roof over someone’s head this year Education Advertising Feature Report cards came home this month indicating how students are progressing this year. There were many that were cause for celebration, but some parents and children may have been a little disappointed. Parents may look for a quick fi x to improve grades - but few quick fi xes last. Let’s explore how we can re- ally help. Why do kids struggle or fail? There are specifi c reasons and, if we wish to help them, we must fi nd the reason. Let’s take a boy and Mathematics for example, but the answer to this question applies to almost any subject. Here are a few of the most com- mon problems that cause students to struggle in Mathematics. i) Skill Gaps: These are gaps in his skill base that prevent him from learning and understanding the next concept. For exam- ple, you cannot truly understand division until you understand multiplication. Have him assessed for current skill gaps in his math skills. ii) Reading Comprehension: Actually, believe it or not, this is a common reason. Many kids cannot read a math problem and understand what is being asked. Check his reading comprehension level to make sure it is at grade level. iii) Problem-Solving Strategies: Many (read most) students do not know how to problem-solve. They rely on memory to tell them what to do in a specifi c situation. When faced with a challenging mathematical problem, students must apply a specifi c pro- cess of problem-solving. If he does not, he will struggle. Make sure he learns how to problem-solve. iv) Study and Work Habits: Did he hand in every assignment? Did he com- plete his homework on time? Did he cram for tests or was he doing a little review along the way? When students have diffi culty with a par- ticular subject, they often leave it to the last moment rather than face the unpleasant task. This is a major mistake. The harder the subject, the more regularly it MUST be re- viewed. v) What are his expectations? Does he hate the subject? Is the teacher un- fair? And so on. What we are after here is to discover his state of mind. Students who expect to fail, often transform themselves into victims. This is a negative failure chain and becomes a self-fulfi lling prophesy. Most failure is really men- tal meltdown not just a skill shortage. Be sure to consider his attitude and help turn this around in order to help him be able to succeed. In order to answer these questions, you may need to work with an expert to obtain a complete assessment of your child’s cur- rent skills as well as his/her future potential. Once you have identifi ed the root problem(s), then you can begin to really help you child learn how to succeed. Give them the gift of success this year! Oxford Learning has been helping parents and children for years identify why they are struggling and then learn how to succeed at school. If you want to help you child overcome their struggles and achieve their full potential at school call Oxford Learning today in Picker- ing at 420-3141 or Ajax at 683-6660. 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PICKERING P: 905-509-1722 ¤ Are they working at their potential? ¤ Are you happy with the ratios? ¤ Are their days full of worthwhile, varied activities? ¤ Is their comprehension a solid foundation on which they can continue to build? ¤ Is their environment respectful and individualized? Your children are completing the fi rst term. durhamregion.comP PAGE 12 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 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. 15 Council Meeting 7:30 pm 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 HOLIDAY OPERATING HOURS CIVIC COMPLEX (CITY HALL) 905.420.2222 Dec 24 8:30 am – 12 noon Dec 25 & 26 CLOSED Dec 31 8:30 am – 12 noon Jan 1 CLOSED Jan 1 2 pm – 4 pm Mayor’s New Year’s Day Levee RECREATION COMPLEX 905.683.6582 Dec 24 6 am – 12 noon Dec 25 & 26 CLOSED Dec 31 6 am – 5 pm Jan 1 CLOSED RECREATION COMPLEX POOL 905.831.6582 Dec 22 – 24, 29, 30, Call Rec Complex for swim times Jan 2 Dec 27, 28, Jan 3, 4 1 pm – 4 pm & 7 pm – 9 pm Dec 25, 26 CLOSED Dec 31 1 pm – 4 pm 7 pm – 9 pm New Year’s Eve Free Swim Jan 1 CLOSED DUNBARTON POOL 905.831.1260 CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS RECREATION COMPLEX ARENA PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE Dec 27, 28, Jan 2 – 4 1 pm – 3 pm Tim Horton’s Free Skate Dec 24 – 26 CLOSED Dec 31 7 pm – 9 pm Family New Year’s Eve Free Skate PICKERING PUBLIC LIBRARIES CENTRAL BRANCH & PETTICOAT CREEK Dec 24 9:30 am – 1 pm Dec 25, 26 CLOSED Dec 31 9:30 am – 1 pm Jan 1 CLOSED CLAREMONT, GREENWOOD, WHITEVALE Contact branch for Holiday Hours After Hours/Emergency Line City of Pickering After Hours/Emergency Line 905.683.7575 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. 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. 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 email customercare@cityofpickering.com. Important Information - New Parking Restrictions Fire Safety information available online at cityofpickering.com, by email: fi re@cityofpickering.com or by phone: 905.839.9968 Keep Your Tree Fire Free Keep all candles away from the Christmas tree. Make sure the base of the tree is immersed in water at all times. A message from Pickering Fire Services cityofpickering.com/greatevents MakeA Joyful Noise 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! Christmas InTheVillage Sunday,December 14 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm Pickering MuseumVillage Pickering Animal Services in partnership with PetSmart is proud to present; PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA December 13th & 14th 11 am – 4 pm Pickering PetSmart (1899 Brock Rd) $5 of every photo package will be donated to Pickering Animal Services to assist in the care and housing of sick and injured animals in Pickering 2009 Heritage Day Celebration February 21, 2009 Community Cultural organizations are invited to participate in this worthwhile multicultural event by providing cultural performances whether it be dance or music. To confi rm your interest in this event, please call Marisa Carpino, Supervisor, Culture & Recreation at 905.683.2760 ext. 3223 by January 8, 2009. Selected participants will receive confi rmation in January 2009. Visit our website at cityofpickering.com for photos of the 2008 Heritage Day Celebrations ARE YOU A FULL-TIME STUDENT LOOKING FOR A MARCH BREAK OR SUMMER JOB? The City of Pickering is currently recruiting for 2009 student positions. Opportunities include the following: Please visit cityofpickering.com for information on required qualifi cations, mandatory training dates, and details on how to apply. Applications are due Monday, January 12, 2009 by 4 pm. TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION PICKERING SHORELINE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION Camps Camp Counsellor (Full-time & Back Up) (March Break & Camp Counsellor, Special Needs, Summer) Assistant Camp Director Camp Director Coordinator, Special Needs & Volunteers* *(summer only) Museum Camp Counsellor (Full-time & Back Up) (Summer Only) Assistant Camp Director, Camp Director Museum Guide/Receptionist Coordinator, Museum Summer Tours Parks Student Labourer (Summer Only) Please be advised that Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) is currently preparing to restore a 340 m section of shoreline between West Shore Blvd. and Cliff view Rd. This project is being undertaken to restore the natural integrity of the shoreline. Work will involve removal of garbage and debris from the shoreline and the installation of rocky shoals and cobble beaches to provide important fi sh habitat and lead to a more stable shoreline. The construction access and staging area will be located on TRCA property, east of the foot of West Shore Blvd. the week of December 15, 2008, with construction taking place in January over a period of approximately four weeks Monday – Friday, between 7:30 am and 5 pm. In the interest of public safety, areas within the project will be restricted to authorized personnel only. Your co-operation is appreciated. For further information on this project, please contact: Mr. Mark Preston, Senior Supervisor Toronto and Region Conservation tel: 416.392.9722 e-mail: mpreston@trca.on.ca THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 13 Pdurhamregion.com By Melissa Mancini mmancini@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — General Motors has announced it will be cutting the third shift at the car plant Feb. 9, resulting in the layoff of 700 workers. The cut is considered temporary and is the result of declining U.S. auto sales, GM Canada spokeswoman Patty Faith said. The plant produces the Buick Allure/LaCrosse and the Chevrolet Impala. It really demonstrates the core problem of a credit crisis, Oshawa Mayor John Gray said. The plant produces an excellent product, but if people can’t buy it then the company can’t keep pro- ducing volume, he said. The news is “absolutely devastating” and is anoth- er reason why the federal government should get in- volved to help the Cana- dian auto industry, said Chris Buckley, Canadian Auto Workers local 222 president. Last month, GM an- nounced it would be slowing the line at the car plant. The local plant will pro- duce less Impalas per hour, which will result in 500 lay- offs as of Jan. 1. These layoffs are tempo- rary and based on market conditions, GM Canada spokesman Stew Lowe said. Production of the La- Crosse/Allure is set to end Dec. 23 as the result of the end of the car’s production life. This was announced earlier in the year and will mean 400 fewer jobs in the plant. These jobs have already been taken care of through retirement in- centives and buyouts, Mr. Lowe said. The car plant is sched- uled for holiday shut down from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2. Fol- lowing that, there will be an additional two weeks of downtime for the plant due to market conditions, Ms. Faith said. 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The hospital announced this week that an additional MRI will be up and running at LHO in early 2009, thanks to money raised through the $4.5 million “A Picture of Health” campaign orchestrated by the Oshawa Hospital Founda- tion. “Our current MRI services are operating at capacity with patients being scheduled for MRI scans in the middle of the night and on weekends,” said Doug Allingham, chairman of the board of trustees. Construction of the new scan- ner will take three to four months to complete with installation and testing of the equipment requiring an additional month. The scanner is expected to be up and running by early 2009. An MRI is a non-invasive, typical- ly painless and radiation-free piece of equipment that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tis- sues, bone and other internal body structures. Physicians use MRIs to diagnose a range of conditions including breast cancer, tumours, heart attack damage and sports-related injuries to muscles and ligaments. Nearly 10,500 MRI scans were performed at Lakeridge Health Os- hawa last year, with demand out- stripping the capacity of the ma- chine. Installed in 1997, the machine at LHO is the oldest clinical MRI still in operation in Ontario and, although it still produces high-quality exami- nations, it cannot perform many new procedures including MRI breast biopsies of dense breasts. “Our current MRI has served us very well but is operating on borrowed time,” said Lakeridge Health CEO Kevin Empey. “This is a double win for patients since our overcrowded, cramped mammog- raphy area in Oshawa is also being relocated to this new, better, larger space.” The new Breast Assessment Centre will utilize the two recently acquired mammography units and one biopsy unit in the new space. 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Port Union Fish and Chips is located at 65 Rylander Blvd., Scarborough Good Things Happen At Port Union Fish and Chips IN AJAX & PICKERING durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 18 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 ENTERTAINMENT ✦ E-mail information to Mike Ruta, mruta@durhamregion.com ✦ Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com ‘The Nutcracker’ at Uxbridge Music Hall Dec. 17 to 21 ‘We’re putting our own special touches into it’ By Christy Chase cchase@durhamregion.com DURHAM — The Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, is coming to town this year. Uxbridge Dance Academy will present the ballet at Uxbridge Music Hall Dec. 17 to 21, said Nancy Einsmann. “We have 72 children involved and I guess we also have about seven or eight adults on stage for the party in Act. 1,” she said. “They’re parents.” While the parents won’t be dancing, they are enjoying taking part in the show, she said. “We did it two years ago and they en- joyed it, having the parents involved,” Einsmann said. Parents are also helping out backstage, she added. Meanwhile the dancers have been work- ing on choreography since September, with the soloists getting a head start in the summer. Diana Einsmann plays Clara and Marcel Tassie, a student at the Ryerson University’s dance program, as the Nut- cracker. “Each student in the ballet program and who wanted to be in The Nutcracker was offered the opportunity to be in it,” Eins- mann said. Some costumes have been loaned to the academy for the show but most have been purchased, with students wearing them in this production and in the May recital, she added. The set was designed two years ago by Cathy Christoff, but has had a few changes made since then. Einsmann said the show has been al- tered to fit the academy and the audi- ence. “There are a few bits of humour in it,” she said. “There are some poignant mo- ments too, about children growing up. “The Nutcracker is one of those clas- sic ballets but every single one you see is different. There’s a lot of latitude with it. We’re putting our own special touches into it.” The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 to 20, plus 2 p.m. matinees Dec. 20 and 21. Tickets are $15 for students and seniors, $18 for adults, and are available at Pres- ents, Presents, Presents, Brock Street West, 905-852-9544. Dancers bring Christmas classic to stage DURHAM — A local brass band is tuning up for its annual Christmas concert. On Dec. 12, Whitby Brass Band pres- ents its holiday concert with the Durham Girls Choir at Hebron Christian Reformed Church, 4240 Anderson St., Whitby, at 7:30 p.m. (Pre-show at 7 p.m.) Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and free for children 12 and under. Tickets are available by calling Phil Cross- ley at 905-430-8392. For more information, visit www.whitby- brassband.com. Whitby Brass Band performs Christmas concert Friday Celia Klemenz/ News Advertiser photo Clutching her Nutcracker doll, ‘Clara’, Diana Einsmann, cringes from the grasp of ‘King Rat’, per- formed by her sister, Emily Einsmann. The Uxbridge Dance Academy is presenting ‘The Nutcrack- er’ at the Uxbridge Music Hall from Dec. 17 to 21 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees are on Dec. 20 and 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at ‘Presents, Presents’ in Uxbridge for $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and students. Aladdin production benefits Kelly Family DURHAM — Aladdin is soaring into the Regent Theatre. The Regent Young People’s Theatre pres- ents a special showing of its latest production, Disney’s Aladdin Jr. All proceeds from the Friday, Dec. 12 production and the raffle in the lobby will go towards the Kelly Family Trust Fund. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $30 each and available at the Regent Theatre Box Of- fice, by calling 905-434-SHOW or through www. ticketmaster.com. The theatre is at 50 King St E., Oshawa. Christmas with Romanza tenors DURHAM — The Durham Region Concert Association presents a special show this Friday. Canadian tenors ‘Romanza’, comprised of Philip Grant, Todd Jang and Frederik Robert, perform a Christmas concert at the Oshawa Little Theatre, 62 Russett Ave., on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. There are special guest performances by Oshawa’s O’Neill Collegiate Senior Chamber Choir. Single tickets are $30 for adults/seniors or $10 for students/children and are available at the door. For more information, call 905-728-2403 or visit www.thedrca.com. Pickering dancer appears in ballet DURHAM — Local dancers are taking part in the Ballet Jorgen’s touring production of The Nutcracker. Sophie Baron, 15, of Courtice, auditioned for and landed a role in the youth outreach pro- gram and also landed several roles in the tour of The Nutcracker, going on now in Ontario. Bengt Jorgen, the artistic director of the company, has re-choreographed the classic ballet with a Group of Seven theme. It’s set in early 20th century rural Ontario with works of the famous Canadian painters as backdrops. Other Durham dancers are taking part in the Dec. 29 and 30 Markham performance of the ballet at the Markham Theatre. They are Kay- leigh Graham, 13, of Courtice, Katelyn Charbon- neau, 14, of Pickering, Kaitlin Sachko, 7, of Whitby, and Brittany Miranda, 9, of Oshawa. Sounds of Christmas on the Horizons DURHAM — Christmas is coming and so is the Clarington New Horizons band concert. The senior concert band will present a Christmas concert Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Faith United Church, Nash Road, just east of Courtice Road. Admission is by freewill offering. The band is one of several music groups that are part of New Horizons, a daytime music program for adults. Established a year ago, the group has four bands -- beginning, intermediate, senior and jazz -- and several small ensembles. New Horizons welcomes people who learned to play an instrument years ago or who want to start something new. Members come from across Durham Region. For more information on New Horizons, call Tony Maxwell at 905-697-1288 or Lynda Shewchuk at 905-623-5927. Film critic busy writing more than reviews DURHAM — Film critic John Foote will be a busy writer over the next few years. His book, ‘Clint Eastwood: Evolution of a Filmmaker’, is to be released soon by Green- wood Publishing. He’s also writing ‘Spielberg: American Film Visionary’, which is to be released next year. It’s also for Greenwood, for which he is also writing ‘The Great Film Performances: The Actors’ and ‘The Great Film Performances: The Actresses’, both due in December 2009, followed by ‘The Coppolas: Francis and Sofia’ in December, 2010. Foote is also in discussions with Greenwood to write a book series on the great films of the decades and is considering a book called ‘The Great American Westerns’. The Scugog resident writes film reviews for Metroland Durham papers, including the News Advertiser. Entertainment in brief DECEMBER 10, 2008 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 19 Pdurhamregion.com SPORTS ✦ E-mail game scores to Al Rivett, arivett@durhamregion.com ✦ Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com Oh so close for Ajax boxer Durham Boxing Academy’s Watpool loses on ‘countback’ at worlds in China By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com AJAX — Competing on an inter- national stage against top amateur female boxers, Ajax-based fighter Melinda ‘The Whip’ Watpool left it all in the ring, but it still wasn’t enough. A fighter with the Durham Box- ing Academy of Ajax for the past two-and-a-half years, Watpool was one of 10 Canadian women at the fifth annual Women’s World Boxing Championships held re- cently in Ningbo City, China. The championships boasted 237 box- ers from 42 countries. There were 12 entries from 12 countries in Watpool’s light heavyweight (80 kilos) weight class. In her second-round bout (she received a first-round bye), Wat- pool went toe-to-toe with Roma- nia’s Fetti Paraschiva during the three-round bout. The score was tied at 9-9, with the Romanian scoring two points in the late going of Round 3 to salvage the draw with Watpool. The Romanian boxer, however, ultimately earned the victory after the scorers used a ‘countback’ to break the dead- lock, which meant the number of punches thrown by each fighter would determine the winner. To lose the match by such a small margin was a devastating blow, said Watpool, knowing vic- tory was so close at hand. “Yeah, it was disappointing, but at least I didn’t lose by a lot or was outclassed,” said Watpool in a phone interview upon her return to Canada. “It was really disap- pointing. It was so close. Every little thing mattered at that point.” If she had to put a finger on the reason for the close loss, Watpool acknowledged it was a lack of ring experience that let her down at the critical point in the match. “Basically, I had to be more ag- gressive and throw more punches. I tried to outthink her. I just had to go in there and let the punches go,” said the 19-year-old boxer, who was Canada’s youngest represen- tative with only 12 previous bouts under her belt. Despite the setback, William Boodhoo, her coach at the Dur- ham Boxing Academy, noted she drew rave reviews from the Cana- dian coaches who accompanied her to China. “I spoke with one of the coaches who went with the team. He told me he was very impressed with the way she fought and he congratu- lated us on the training she had,” said Boodhoo, who was assisted by fellow Academy coach Aaron Brown. For his part, Brown was equal- ly proud of his young boxer. The experience she received in China will be invaluable in her future bouts. “I only see her future being brighter,” Brown said. “It was a great experience for her and it probably taught her what to do and what to work on.” Three months prior to the world championships, her training regi- men helped her prepare for her Walter Passarella/ News Advertiser file photo Melinda ‘the Whip’ Watpool of the Durham Boxing Academy dropped her light heavyweight bout by the smallest of mar- gins to a Romanian fighter at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ningbo City, China recently. ✦ See ‘Countback’, Page 26 Flood Classic meet in Pickering PICKERING — One of the biggest meets on the Pickering Swim Club calendar goes this weekend. The 22nd annual Lisa Flood Christmas Classic is at the Pickering Recreation Complex pool from Dec. 12 to 14, with nine GTA swim clubs and more than 400 swimmers participating. The meet is held in honour of Pickering’s two-time Olympian Lisa Flood, who was a long-time mem- ber of the Pickering Swim Club. Flood competed for Canada at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, and at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Attending teams this year are: Barrie Trojans; Clarington; COBRA (Brampton); Crescent Town (To- ronto); Granite Gators (Toronto); Newmarket; Oshawa; Trent (Peter- borough); and, host Pickering. Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan will officially open the meet on Friday, Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. There’s a silent auction on Saturday and Sunday. East Side Mario’s in Pickering is a meet sponsor. Spectators are welcome throughout the weekend at the complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Rams continue unbeaten string AJAX — Two victories last night allowed the Ajax High School Rams to surge into first place, while also keeping its unbeaten string in- tact in Durham Region senior boys’ hockey action. The Rams humbled the Henry Street Hawks 11-1 in Whitby on Tuesday and then, last Thursday, edged Oshawa’s McLaughlin Trojans 3-2 at the Ajax Com- munity Centre. The victories put Ajax (8-0-1 for 17 points) one point ahead of Osha- wa’s Eastdale Eagles in the Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) East Division standings. And, according to Rams’ coach Craig Nemis, the team con- tinues to play well despite some key injuries that have resulted in a short bench. Neil Voyame scored twice for the Rams against McLaughlin. Jeff Bray added a single marker. The Rams faced Eastdale on Tuesday afternoon, with the result unavailable at press time. It was the Rams’ lone LOSSA league game of the week. Ajax High is also compet- ing in the annual Eastdale tourna- ment in Oshawa this week. Sports briefs DECEMBER 10, 2008 Hockey icon thrills his legions of fans with Costco appearance By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com AJAX — The man with the loud sports jackets was the man of the hour in Ajax on Friday night. And, Don Cherry was liter- ally in town for one hour for the book signing event to publicize his newest tome, ‘Don Cherry’s Hockey Stories and Stuff’, at the Ajax Costco store. His legions of fans were there ready and wait- ing to meet the Canadian hockey icon, who’s still going strong at age 74. With less than a half hour to go in his one-hour book signing appearance, the lineup was long. It snaked down one of the large aisles at the store and was deep into a second aisle of those wait- ing patiently to meet and have their book autographed by the bombastic and iconic Hockey Night in Canada commentator. Kyle Bick of Brooklin was one of the people lucky enough to meet the one affectionately known as ‘Grapes’, who continues to sound off on CBC each Saturday night during the NHL hockey season on his ‘Coach’s Corner’ segment. “I’ve been buying all the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em videos, so I wanted to get his book and get it signed,” Bick said. Stefan Lamanna, a hockey player from Pickering, said he’s always wanted to meet his “fa- vourite hockey celebrity” and Fri- day night’s book signing offered him the opportunity to do so. “I watch him every Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada, and I play hockey,” said Lamanna, who was one of the first in line to meet Cherry. 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Open concept, walk-out w/large windows, Gas fi re- place, own laundry, walk-in closet, lots of storage, of- fi ce area, available Janu- ary lst. $895/mo all inclu- sive. No pets/no smoking. (905)263-8377. KING ST. BOWMAN- VILLE 1-bedroom $675, newly renovated, Jan 1st. 2-bedroom $725, newly renovated, Feb 1st. Close to all amenities. Call to view (905)914-1449. LEGAL 2-BEDROOM walkout basement. Oshawa Grandview area, renovated recently, separ- ate laundry, big backyard, move in now, quiet neigh- borhood, 2car parking, $875 utilities included (905)721-2074 NORTH OSHAWA, newly renovated 1-bedroom $760 & 2-bedroom $830. Nice units. Includes utilities, fridge, stove, parking. Call 416-902-1174 or 289-240- 5659. OSHAWA 1/2 house with 2 bedrooms $850-inclusive Both available immediate- ly. ALSO 1-bdrm basement apt. avail Dec 1st. ABSO- LUTELY NO SMOKING, no pets. (905)576-3924 OSHAWA - large one bdrm with walkout. Separ- ate entrance, quiet neigh- borhood. Avail Dec 1st. $750 all inclusive. 905- 260-7323 OSHAWA spacious one- bedroom basement, bus route, close to 401, amenities, custom kitchen, hardwood, ceramic fl oors, pot lights, laundry. Imme- diately. $750-inclusive. (905)261-1602 msg. WHITBY, 2 bedrooms from $950 all inclusive Close to all amenities. Offi ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 Apartments & Flats for RentA OSHAWA, 945 Simcoe St. N., Bachelor apt. $650 all inclusive. 118 Bloor St. W., 2-bedroom, $800 all in- clusive. No pets. Available January 1st. 905-723- 1647, 905-720-9935. OSHAWA, 2 bedroom, townhouse style apart- ment, Harmony/Olive area. 2 car parking, private yard, $740 plus hydro/gas. (Heat) Jan. 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/last. Available Jan 1st. (905)434-7899 OSHAWA, 2-LARGE BEDROOMS, $875, $975/inclusive. Near all amenities, Available imme- diately. 1-Bedroom, $650/month plus Hydro, heat included, Available immediately. First/last, no pets. (905)424-5083. OSHAWA, large 2 bed- room, with balcony, 11 unit building, include all utilities and parking $850., Room $450 includes all utilities. Jan. 1st. First/last, 905 924-6075. 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. PICKERING 2 BED- ROOM basement, large, legal, professionally fi n- ished, sep. entrance, 4-pc. washroom, laundry, park- ing, private backyard. Near schools, shopping, bus. $950/inclusive. No dogs. Immediate. 647-229-1465. PICKERING - 4 bedroom apartment on main fl oor of house, backs onto ravine, close to parks and shop- ping. Eat in kitchen, large living room and dining room, 5 pa. bathroom plus ensuite, private laundry fa- cilities. $1275. per mo plus 1/2 utilities. Please call (905) 767-1240 for a view- ing appointment. PICKERING - WHITES/ BAYLY, 1-bedroom base- ment apt., recently reno- vated, clean, quiet, utilities and parking included. Available immediately. $800/month. No smoking. Call (905)420-3738. PICKERING, 2-BED- ROOM HWY. 2. BROCK RD. Near amenities. Sep- arate entrance. Parking. Laundry room and appli- ances. Internet/Cable. No pets/smoking. Available immediately. (647)890- 4315 PICKERING, Bayly/Liver- pool, Bright 2-bdrm bsmt. Large windows, eat-in kitchen, laundry, 2-parking. 2 minutes to 401. $850/mo inclusive. No dogs. Avail. immediately. (905)837- 7684 PICKERING, Liver- pool/Hwy 2. 1-bdrm $800/mo. 1-bdrm $750/mo Renovated, like new, walk to Go/Town Centre. Avail. immediately. Short-term considered, rent nego- tiable. Roger (905)420- 4511, (905)619-2655 Apartments & Flats for RentA 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. PORT WHITBY 1722/1724 Dufferin St. Newly renovat- ed spacious 2-bedrooms $835. Available immediate- ly/Jan. 1st. Laundry/park- ing, walk to GO, 401/Brock St. Near sports arena/shopping. 1-800- 693-2778 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 SIMCOE ST., Oshawa. Beautiful 3-bedroom. 1400sqft, on second fl oor. Walk distance to lake. Fridge and stove, utilities extra. $950/month, available now. (905)725- 9991. SIMCOE/MILL OSHAWA, near 401. Nice, clean, quiet building, near shop- ping, transportation. Utilities included. 1-bed- room, $799, 2-bedroom, $919, available Jan 1st, fi rst/last. (905)436-7686 until 8pm. 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 WESTNEY/HWY #2, 2- bedroom basement apart- ment. $850/month, all in- clusive. Includes 4-appli- ances, separate entrance. Modern and clean. First/last, references. 1-year lease. No pets/smoking. Available immediately/Jan 1st. (905)428-1428. 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. WHITBY COZY newly renovated basement apart- ment, huge master bed- room, plus den, sep. en- trance. Own laundry, nice kitchen, full bath, $875/month inclusive. Available immediately. Ja- son or Jenn (905)686- 1003. 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, 1-BEDROOM apartment, $725/month in- clusive. Very good loca- tion, 3-mins from Go sta- tion. Clean building. Park- ing included. Available immediately. Call (905)666-3627 or (905)809-3749. Condominiums for RentC 2-BEDROOM IN McLaughlin Square. New paint & carpet throughout. Includes Bell Xpressview, pool, gym, sauna, work- shop, library, washer & dryer. Indoor parking, CCTV security entry. Su- perb location, bus at door, YMCA. Coffee shop and bank in building. New courthouse, entertainment, medical centres all close. New UOIT education col- lege 2 minute walk. $1250 all in. Peter Snaith (905)723-5281 Condominiums for RentC BOWMANVILLE LUXURY Condos. Available Immedi- ately. From $1100/All In- clusive. All 5 Appliances Included. Call Jennise To- day to View (905) 697- 8261 RARE CASITA Bungalow. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, renovated end unit on The Esplanade, walk to mall, li- brary, Pickering Rec Cen- tre. A MUST SEE! $1500 mo. 416 890 3020. Houses for Rent !!! 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 Jan 1. (905)424- 1673. 189 MILL ST. Oshawa - 3 bedroom, 2 baths, 3 ap- pliances. Completely reno- vated, new fl oors. $1400+ utilities. First/last required. Available Jan. 1 Call Ryan 905-868-4978 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, North Oshawa, newly renovated C/air, gas heat, 3 appliances. 1.5 bath- rooms, single garage, 2 parking, fenced yard w/deck. No smoking/pets. $1300+ utilities, fi rst/last. (905)721-8699 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, Oshawa with garage close to College/University, 3- bath, 4-appliances, a/c, 2-parking, fenced yard with deck. No smoking/pets. $1,300/month, plus utilities, Available Janu- ary/1st/or sooner. 905-571- 4372. 74 BROWNRIDGE Place, Whitby, 3 bedroom, semi, $1300 per mo. plus utilities. Appliances includ- ed, Available Jan/Feb 1st. Maria (905)471-6190. 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 3-BEDROOM de- tached bungalow, large yard, near amenities, whole house. Avail Jan 1. $1070mo + utilities. (905)683-6203. AJAX, 3-BEDROOM bun- galow, main fl oor. Near all amenities. $1350/month all inclusive. First/last & refer- ences required. Available Feb 1st. No pets preferred. Call (905)426-7965 BRAND NEW 3-bedroom 3 bathroom house, North Ajax, Salem/Taunton. Available immediately. $1475/month. No smok- ing/pets. Call 416-707- 3659 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 KING / HARMONY excel- lent neighborhood 3 plus one bedroom detached home, big yard, fi nished basement, all appliances including dishwasher, available Dec. 15th or Jan . lst. $1400 plus .(905)744- 3489. 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, 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. No pets. Call Joe (905)839- 3290 Houses for Rent 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 SOUTH AJAX, 3+1 bdrms, 3 baths, fi n. bsmt, 1-car garage, fenced yard, a/c, alarm system. $1550/mo+ utilities. First/last. Avail. im- mediately. (905)683-0733 WHITBY Very clean 3 bed- room bungalow. Huge treed lot, deck. 2 wash- rooms. Finished basement. Near GO/401. No pets/smoking. Available February 1st. $1325 plus utilities. 905-666-4723. Townhouses for RentT AN OSHAWA SOUTH newly renovated town- house, 3-bedroom $999+ utilities. Close to schools & shopping. First/last. Call 416-880-4126. BAYLY/MORNARCH, op- posite of No Frills, Ajax, 2-years old, 4-bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, laundry and parking. Living/family room. $1200/month, plus utilities. Available February 1st. (647)308-6745, (905)837-6745. BOWMANVILLE 3-BED- ROOM Townhouse. $1300/month plus utilities Available Jan 1st. Fenced yard, very clean. Five ap- pliances, Central AC, pow- der room. Ceramic fl oors/carpet. Great place. Call 905-623-9929 NEWLY RENOVATED Townhouse 3+1 bedroom, 2 baths. Centrally located in Pickering. Close to shopping & schools. Gas fi replace, parking. No smoking/pets. Avail. Jan 1st. 905-839-8848. NORTH OSHAWA - Ross- land & Harmony, 4-bed- room townhouse, fully renovated, air, garage, fi n- ished basement. Including water $1250/mo. Hy- dro/gas extra. Avail. Feb 1st. 905-472-8947 or 905- 409-0548. 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. NORTHVIEW MEADOW Co-op currently has spa- cious 3 bedroom town- houses available. Please call 905 721 8370 or come to 1252 Pentland St, Oshawa to pick up an ap- plication. 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 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 in 4 plex. Quiet crescent,l near schools, 401. New windows, fur- nace, bath, enclosed patio, basement, laundry room, appliances , utilities NOT INCLUDED. Water, park- ing included. $840 month- ly. lst/last, (905)626-5777 OSHAWA, Taunton/Town- line, luxury, new, 3+1- bdrms, 2-1/2 baths, 5 ap- pliances. 2-parking. Close to amenities and schools. No smoking/pets. $1500/month plus utilities. Avail. Jan.-1st. (647)886- 4590, joseph@bennygroup .com A/P PAGE 22 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, December 10, 2008 newsdurhamregion.com NOTICE OF THE BANKRUPTCY AND FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF Tire Source One Inc. d.b.a. O.K. Tire (Ajax) of the Town of Ajax, in the Region of Durham in the Province of Ontario Notice is hereby given that the bankruptcy of Tire Source One Inc. d.b.a. O.K. Tire (tire retailer) formerly located at 493 Bayly Street East, Ajax, ON, L1Z 1W7, occurred on the 2nd day December 2008 and that the fi rst meeting of creditors will be held on the 24th day of December 2008 at 10:00 AM, at the offi ce of the BDO Dunwoody Limited, 60 Columbia Way,Suite 300, Markham, Ontario. Dated at Toronto, Ontario, this 8th day of December 2008. BDO DUNWOODY LIMITED 123 Front Street West, Suite 1200 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2M2 Sunday, December 14 Preview 9:30 A.M. Auction 11:00 A.M Selling the Contents of the Home of Edward Roncarelli of Toronto. Large Selection of furniture to include: Ma- hogany Pedestal Table & Chairs, Beds, Ma- hogany Dining Room Suite, Mahogany Book Case, Executive Desks, Upholstered Furniture to include Knowle Sofa, Side Tables, Chairs, Oriental Carpets, Mirrors, Lamps, Sterling, Crystal, Porcelain, Doulton Figures, Interesting Books, Jewellery, Oil Paintings, Prints & Wa- tercolours and all items associated with a long established home. A Large & Interesting Auction – Many Items Great for Christmas! For Full Details Watch Web Site for Up-Dates Indoor Yard Sale: Sunday @ 9:30 A.M. For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton Phone 1-613-475-6223 AUCTION SALE Swarouski Crystal, Collectables, Mobility Scooter, Estate Contents Sunday, Dec 14th, 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 a quality selection of articles start- ing with giftware & Christmas items, followed by estate contents. Knetchul Diningroom set, sofa, chairs & rockers, misc. tables, quality glass & china, collectables, Royal Doultons, Rogers Br. tea set, large collection of Swarouski crystal, electric mobility scooter/chair, chair lift etc., plus many more useful articles from past to present. See: www.macgregor.theauctionadvertiser.com We will be collecting for Food & Toy Drive Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C & Interac 5% Buyer Premium) Have a Happy & Safe Holiday from all of us at MacGregor Auctions MacGREGOR AUCTIONS 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 BRUCE KELLETT AUCTIONS SHORT NOTICE SALE • LIQUIDATION • 250 Pieces of Jewelry + over 500 Collectable Stamps & Items & Old Clocks Malcolm Sale Barn, 13200 Old Scugog Rd 1/2 Mile South of Blackstock, Ontario SUN, DEC. 14, 11:30 am Viewing: SAT. 12 - 2 pm • Jewelry, Diamond & Gold Rings, Earrings, Necklaces • Stamp Collection • Occupied Japan Figurine • Gobble German Bird Figurine • Royal Doulton Swan • Gilbert Oak Mission Clock • Hermle Clock • Station Wall Clock • Assyrian Carving by John Deramaix • Native Prints by Eddie Lapay Bruce Kellett (905)986-4447 (705)328-2185 www.theauctionfever.com ESTATE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions Newtonville Friday, Dec. 12 th, 5:00 p.m. Selling an attractive Cobourg and Port Hope Estates: Antique settee and chairs; Chester- fi eld, loveseat and wingback chair; sofa bed; occasional chairs; occasional tables; 8pc. Din- ette; Queen Bed; Chest of Drawers; Thomas Kinkade Village; Lamps; Bookcases; Framed Mirrors; art work; Persian Carpets; Television (newer model); China; Glass; Electric Snow shovel; etc. AUCTIONEERS Frank & Steve Stapleton, 905.786.2244, 1.800.23.9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'estate specialist since 1971' CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday, December 12th at 4:30pm located 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4. The Estate of the Late Gordon Simons plus other consignors, Maple hutch, Maple table & 4 chairs, washstand, bed chester- fi eld, oak table & 6 t-back chairs, walnut parlour table, walnut china cabinet, Mahogany curio cabinet, walnut china cabinet, antique parlour table, mantle clocks, qty jewellery, qty hand & power tools, 12" planer, table saw, 3Hp 60 gal twin head up- right air compressor, chop saw and stand, 6" jointer, KDE 5000 Diesel generator, New vanity, sink and tub, Refrigera- tors, '94 GMC pickup truck, '94 Rotax 580 Skidoo, Qty. of chi- na, glass, household and collectable items. The next sale will be our Holiday Special Sale Sunday December 28/08 @ 11:00 am. We would like to extend to everyone a Happy Holiday Season and thank you for your patronage throughout the past year. 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 9am Auction Sale HAYDON AUCTION BARN Saturday December 13th at 4 pm Furn./Coins/Group of Seven Prints/Boyds Bears/Dolls www.donstephensonauctioneer.com Auctioneer Don Stephenson 905-263-4402 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 Legal Notices Townhouses for RentT 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 2 FURNISHED BED- ROOMS, 1 large $435/month, one small $410/month. Professional seeks same or student to share Oshawa house. In- ternet, cable, laundry, parking incl. (905)723- 0859 after 6 pm or VelsenLaw@hotmail.com BROCK RD/FINCH Pick- ering, clean, quiet, large furnished bedsitting room. Private bathroom, shared kitchen. Must love animals! Parking, cable/internet in- cluded, $550/mo. Available immediately. No smoking. (905)426-8525. FURNISHED ROOM +pri- vate living room, bathroom, utilities, cable, fridge, hot- plate, microwave, local phone provided. $550/mnth. Add second room $600/mnth. Available immediately. First/last. 905-725-7679. Shared Accommodation FAMILY HOME IN safe neighborhood, ideal for student. $500/month, inclu- sive and cable/internet. Must see! Call (905)440- 6453, ask for Mike. 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, immediate, $550 per mo. (905)665-2881. Vacation Properties 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 Mobile Homes & ParkM AFFORDABLE LIVING, $69,900! 2 bedroom mo- bile home completely reno- vated inside. Great loca- tion between Cobourg and Port Hope. 5 appliances included. Large lot, big deck. Private sale. Call for viewing (905) 885-7278. Legal Notices Personals A MATURE ADULT single male, 52 yrs. old is looking for a down-to-earth non- smoking lady as a com- panion for a long-term rela- tionship. If any of you la- dies are interested please call 905-686-9838. Articles for SaleA $1000 DOLLARS WORTH of used organ music books, for $400. Call (905)619-6907. 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 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. Don't know what to get your loved ones?... Get a Gift Certifi - cate and they can pick! Durham's largest selection of Reconditioned Applianc- es. (905)728-4043. ANTIQUE WEBER dining room set, table with two leaves, buffet, china cabi- net, 6 upholstered chairs, $1,500. Variety of depres- sion glass, best offer. (905)725-4714. 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 BEAUTIFUL SOLID wood dining suite w/6 chairs, 2 leafs, buffet & Hutch, $575. was $5,500. Large 3-seat- er couch, great condition, $125. Best offer. Moving! (905)654-5332 BED, ALL new Queen or- thopedic, mattress, box spring in plastic, cost $900, selling $275. Call (416)779-0563 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 GREAT HOLIDAY Sav- ings! #1 ONLINE SHOP- PING MALL. One Stop Shopping: Wal-Mart, Pet- Smart, Footlocker, i-Tunes, Macy's, Dicks, NBA Store, Toys-R-Us, 1-800-Flowers, Hallmark, Overstock, Lil- lian Vernon, choose from over 50 stores!! Visit www.savedirectbuy.com Legal Notices Articles for SaleA 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. KLOTZ 2-cycle synthetic racing oil KL-200. $50. per case. Four 14" steel rims 5 hole pattern $120. Call 416-509-1211. LEATHER SOFA recliner, 4 months new, 3 seat $499, 2 seat $450. Ask for Javed (905)683-2888 NEW WHITE Porcelain pedestal sink & toilet $150 pair. Call (905)686-1846 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 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 PIANO TECHNICIAN available for tuning, re- pairs & pre-purchase con- sultation. Used upright or grand acoustic pianos for sale. Moving, rentals available. Call 905-427- 7631 or visit: www.barbhall.com PIANOS AND CLOCKS CHRISTMAS BLOWOUT SALE ON NOW! New & used pianos. Not sure if your kids will stick with les- sons..try our unique rent- to-own system. 100% of all rental payments apply! 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Service Directory In Memoriams Christmas 20082008 CCarolsarols METROLAND DURHAM REGION MEDIA GROUPPRESENTED BY Christmas Carols 2008 available FREEFREE Sing your way into the Holiday Season with your copy of our SNA Award Winning NO LIMIT ON ORDERS - While quanitites last 2008 Carol Books ARE HERE! For those who love the Holidays ... THE AWARD-WINNING, LONG AWAITED 2008 CHRISTMAS CAROL BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED! for pickup at the following locations: OSHAWA THIS WEEK 865 Farewell St., Oshawa South of 401 Mon-Thurs 8-8 Fri 8-5 Sat. Circ. Dept 10-2 BOWMANVILLE SEARS 91 Baseline Rd. W. of Liberty beside TSC, Bowmanville Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat. 10-4 PORT PERRY STAR 180 Mary St. E. Unit 11 beside Co-operators Insurance, Port Perry Mon-Friday 9-5 AJAX NEWS ADVERTISER 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Harwood S to Station (1st street past 401) west to Commercial Mon-Fri 9-5 BROOKLIN VIDEO IMAGE CAFE 58 Baldwin St., Brooklin near Home Hardware Mon-Sun 10-9 HURRY! LIMITED NUMBER O F BOOKS ARE LEFT!! Limit of 50 words. Please send Milestones submissions to milestones durhamregion.com by Tuesdays at 4 p.m. for Thursday publication. For$29plus GST you can have any birthday, wedding, anniversary or engagement notice published. Prepayment is required.For information call This Week classifi ed department Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 905-683-5110. Milestones is now a fee-for-service feature. Death Notices Catch Classifieds ONLINE! ANYTIME! Log on to: www.durhamregion.com ALLEN, Guurtje "Guusje" (nee Diepenhorst) - Suddenly on Saturday December 6th, 2008 our much loved "Guusje" passed away. She is survived by her loving husband Terry, her son Tig & his wife Selina, her daughter Joanne & her husband Jarrett, her son Jim & his wife Sandra. Guusje also leaves behind her grandchildren Soleil, Spencer & Justin in whom she took great delight. She was the beloved daughter of Klaaske Diepenhorst & the late Gysbert. Guusje exuded warmth & compassion towards family & friends & those with whom she came in contact. She gave us all an example of how to reach out & touch the heart of another human being. A Celebration of Guusje's Life will be held on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 11 a.m. in our Chapel at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL CENTRE, 1057 Brock Road, Pickering, 905-686-5589. Memorial Visitation will take place 1 hour prior to service. In lieu of fl owers memorial donations made to Guusje's favourite charity, The Canadian Cancer Society, would be appreciated by the family. "Love you heaps Dolly" GRIFFIN, Brian J. - February 18, 1952 - December 6 2008 - Passed away peacefully at home, in the arms of his loving wife Louise, after a courageous battle with cancer. Brian lived life with integrity, kindness and love. He was a free-spirit with a passion for music that enriched all those he touched. Loving stepfather to Conner (Agnew). Dear son of June Griffi n Bennett (Puerto Rico) and the late Joseph Patrick Griffi n (Windsor). Dear son in law to Jill Redwood (Ottawa). Loving brother to Lori Griffi n (London, ON), and stepbrother to Donna Cumming (Cumming, GA), Carol Irvine (St. Pierre, Manitoba) and Jodi Pearce (Lasalle, Ontario). Dear brother in law to Keith Cumming, Todd Pearce, Helen and Rob Kennedy, Sarah and Blair Christie and Thomas Redwood. Survived by nieces and nephews, Terry, Jill, Carla, Kendra, K.C., Kyle and Brianne, Taylor and Andrew, Carter and Austin. Brian will be missed by so many loving friends and extended family at TSN, Centre for Spiritual Living, band mates, music mates and teammates from hockey and baseball. Angel came down from heaven yesterday She stayed with me just long enough to rescue me And she told me a story yesterday About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea And then she spread her wings high over me She said she's gonna come back tomorrow And I said, "fl y on my sweet angel, Fly on through the sky, Fly on my sweet angel, Tomorrow I'm gonna be by your side" Sure enough this morning came unto me Silver wings silhouetted against the child's sunrise And my angel she said unto "today is the day for you to rise, take my hand, you're gonna be my man, you're gonna rise" and she took high over yonder and I said "fl y on my sweet angel, fl y on through the sky, fl y on my sweet angel, forever I will be by your side" Angel Jimi Hendrix Resting at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East, Oshawa. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel of the funeral home on Monday December 15, 2008 at 1 p.m. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to Centre for Spiritual Living "In Memory of Brian Griffi n" 1131 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON M4L 1C2. Visitation will take place at the funeral home on Sunday December 14th, 2008 from 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 p.m. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, December 10, 2008 PAGE 25 Pdurhamregion.com Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo Pickering Panthers’ goalie Sean Molony can only stare at a loose puck as Dustin Walsh of the Trenton Hercs looks for a rebound during Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Pickering Recreation Complex. The Panthers scored a 3-2 win over the Hercs. Pickering Panthers suddenly purring along Junior club earns two weekend wins By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com PICKERING — What a difference a week makes for the Pickering Pan- thers’ fortunes. The last-place Panthers broke off a six-game losing streak, including a home-and-home sweep by the neighbouring Ajax Attack a week go, by put- ting together a two-game winning string — their lon- gest of the season — after the Ontario Junior Hockey League squad recorded wins over the Whitby Fury and the Trenton Hercs. Panthers’ head coach Bill Brady says its been a com- bination of factors that have led to the mini-win streak for his club. First and foremost, however, was the continued steady goalten- ding provided by newcomer Sean Malony. “We got good goaltending by Sean Molony and, finally, the guys are starting to believe in the systems we have and it’s starting to pay off some- what,” said Brady. After coming over in a trade with the Ajax Attack late last month, Molony has emerged as the team’s starter, getting the call in the past five contests. He’s also supplanted previ- ous No. 1 goalie Chris Seiler, who was quietly traded to the North York Rangers on Dec. 1. And, so far, the Ajax Attack cast- off has done the job for the Pan- thers, recording two wins, a shootout loss, an over- time loss and a loss in the five games since coming over from Ajax. As well, he’s posted a respectable 3.92 goals against average in those games. On Sunday night at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex, the Pan- thers notched a 3-2 vic- tory over Trenton, back- stopped by a 38-save performance by Molony. After a scoreless open- ing frame, the teams finally got their offences in gear, with the second period ending deadlocked at 2-2. After creating a turnover at centre ice, Pickering’s Connor Ste. Marie beat Trenton netminder Zac Fryia with the eventual game winner only 1:11 into the third period. Tyler von Engelbrechten scored two second-period markers for the Panthers. Forward Andrew Fairney added two assists. Sunday’s contest against Trenton was an anomaly of sorts as the entire 60 minutes of play yielded only a two-minute penalty -- a second-pe- riod boarding infraction to Picker- ing’s Luke Puiras. On Thursday night in Whitby, the Panthers pocketed an important 5-2 win over the Fury at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre. Although Pickering was outplayed for the most part, and outshot by a wide 48-27 margin, thanks to another solid outing by Molony, the Panthers earned their first victory over Whitby in three tries this season. “We were fortunate to come away with the win,” said Brady. Cole Watkins, Brandon Parks, Aaron Engelage, von Engelbrech- ten and Richard Duncan scored for Pickering against Whitby. READERS CHOICE WINNER DIAMOND WINNER • FAST FOOD RESTAURANT 2008Gold 1899 Brock Rd. #24 Sam’s Club-Walmart Centre Pickering ON L1V 4H7 Open 24 Hrs 905-619-9436 6 Harwood Ave S. 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