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Charges after gun pointed at mo-
torist:A Pickering man is facing crimi-
nal charges for allegedly pointing a
gun at another motorist, Durham Re-
gional Police said.
Police said the apparent case of
road rage began around 1:30 p.m. last
Tuesday on Fairport Road, when a mo-
torist noticed a black Beretta ap-
proaching rapidly from behind, then
passing. Police said an exchange of
words occurred when the two mo-
torists stopped at the next intersec-
tion.
The driver of the Beretta acceler-
ated in front of the other motorist's
car again and then pulled out a hand-
gun and pointed it at the victim, police
said. The motorist was able to get the
licence plate number of the Beretta
and supply it to police.
An officer located the Beretta on
Fieldlight Boulevard in Pickering and
arrested the driver. A realistic replica
handgun was found under the driver's
seat of the car, police said.
Daniel A. Carillo, 25, of Fieldlight
Boulevard is charged with pointing a
firearm and possession of a danger-
ous weapon. He was released from
custody pending a future court ap-
pearance.
[What’s On ]
Teens can read up and join the
club:Teens can be library heroes this
summer.
Heroism is the theme of this
year's Teen Summer Reading Club at
the Pickering Public Library, and
there's lots of time to join the fun and
maybe win a prize. Simply drop by any
library branch and register. After that,
the program is as easy as reading
books and writing reviews. There are
many prizes to be won, including
movie and CD certificates.
The program runs until Aug. 29.
For information on teen programs at
the Pickering Public Library, call 905-
831-6265 or 905-686-0250 and press
0, or e-mail the library at teens@pic-
net.org.
Cast a spell over a child's read-
ing: The Pickering Public Library wel-
comes children to learn about the
wonderful world of wizards.
Potions, enchanted tales, wizardly
games and ideas have been locked
away in a secret spell book for more
than 500 years. With an alacazam and
an alakazoo they are going to be re-
vealed at the Claremont branch on
Monday, July 26 at 10:30 a.m.
The book makes its way to the
Petticoat Creek branch on Tuesday,
July 27 at 2 p.m.
Children ages six to 11 may attend
the free program. For more informa-
tion, call 905-420-2254 ext. 6004.
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Girl ran away with the spoon
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AJAX – Taneeka Thirukuman runs the lime on a spoon race last weekend as the Durham Tamil Associa-
tion held a sports meet and barbecue at Paulynn Park in Ajax. Among the other activities were bad-
minton, soccer, volleyball, and games for kids.
All's quiet
on siren
front
Region waiting
for City to take
a position
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
PICKERING –City residents
living near the nuclear power
plant need not worry that
they'll come home from a
weekend at the cottage to
find a 50-foot siren on their
street.
The Region of Durham's
plan to erect 27 outdoor
alerting sirens within a three-
kilometre radius of the plant
has been put on hold.
"Clarington has said they
want to go ahead. In Picker-
ing we're waiting for council
to take a position," said Ivan
Ciuciura, the Region project
manager.
In Clarington there are to
be 17 sirens erected around
the Darlington Nuclear Gen-
eration Station, which is in a
sparsely populated area. Two
sirens are also to be placed in
Ajax.
Pickering Mayor Dave
Ryan said other options are
being explored because of op-
position to the proposed
sirens from hundreds of peo-
ple who live near the Picker-
ing station. About 300 people
attended two public meetings
in Pickering at the end of
April. They objected to hav-
ing 50-foot sirens in their
neighbour, the look of the
units and the volume of the
alarms, among other con-
cerns.
"We're continuing to work
with the Region to try and
find alternative solutions,
however to date we haven't
found a new technology that
is acceptable (regarding) the
provincial requirements,"
Mayor Ryan said.
The alerting system is
Retired nuclear
plant manager
heads United Way
fund-raising
campaign
By Mike Ruta
Staff Writer
DURHAM –Now that he's re-
tired, Pat O'Brien says he has
a lot more time on his hands.
So when the Pickering resi-
dent was asked to lead the
United Way's 2004 campaign
in Ajax-Pickering-Uxbridge,
it was a no-brainer.
"I just believe that the
United Way is one of the
most important charities
and provides a broad benefit
to a number of community
projects and thousands of
citizens," says Mr. O'Brien,
the former public affairs
manager at Ontario Power
Generation's Pickering Nu-
clear Generating Station.
He's no stranger to the
United Way. Mr. O'Brien was
vice-chairman of the 1996
campaign in Thunder Bay,
and at Pickering nuclear he
was always involved in the
campaign there. In addition,
while in Thunder Bay he
served on the board of gover-
nors and as chairman of
Lakehead University and
was vice-president of public
relations when the Nordic
World Ski Championships
were held in 1995.
The goal of this year's drive
is $1.7 million, $100,000 more
than last year's campaign
target, and he says "we hope
to do much better than that."
While the official campaign
kickoff is in September, Mr.
O'Brien says "our team has
been working since January,"
recruiting volunteers for var-
ious roles in the campaign
and knocking on the doors of
businesses.
The United Way here for
the first time has a campaign
vice-chairman, Rolf Ott,
president of Shobrook Gar-
dens, who will lead the drive
in the Uxbridge area.
"Uxbridge, Ontario is one
of the most exciting and
beautiful small towns in the
GTA and my family, my wife
and I love to live here - many
beautiful homes and a com-
munity with many people in
the above-average income
category (according to statis-
tics)," he says. "One could al-
most think it is the perfect
place to live where everyone
is happy - but that is far from
reality.
"Like any other communi-
ty, Uxbridge has its share of
the less fortunate - unem-
ployed, ill health, autistic
children and the list goes on.
O'Brien ready to lead the way
Saddle up for Claremont
Buck the usual
and check out
rodeo action
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
CLAREMONT – The spirit of
the west is coming to Clare-
mont.
The rodeo rolls into town
July 23 for a weekend full of
events organized by the Clare-
mont Lions Club.
“It’s a good family week-
end,” said Donna Painter, a
Lions member. “Everybody is
dressed in cowboy hats.”
She added its like a minia-
ture Calgary Stampede.
The festivities kick off Fri-
day night with a battle of the
bands dance from 8 p.m. to 1
a.m. The event is at Barkey’s
Toad Hall and is open to those
19 and older. Admission is $10.
The rodeo action, games
and vendors get under way
Saturday at Toad Hall, which
is located at the north end of
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More care for
Durham kids
New provincial
day care funding
will help reduce
waiting lists
By Mike Ruta
Staff Writer
DURHAM – The wait will
soon be over for some of the
roughly 1,000 Durham Re-
g ion children waiting for
subsidized child care spaces.
The Province last week
announced $58.2 million in
funding to create 4,000 new
spaces across Ontario for
babies and kids up to age
five. The amount is On-
tario’s share of 2004/05 fed-
eral funding, and $19.4 mil-
lion of it is for one-time cap-
ital projects.
“Ontario is back in the
business of helping its work-
ing families by providing ac-
cess to quality, affordable
child care,” Marie Bountro-
g ianni, children and youth
services minister, said in a
press release, describing it
as “the largest boost to child
care in a decade.”
Ministry spokeswoman
Anne Machowski says an an-
nouncement on how much
municipalities would receive
is likely a week or two away.
Durham Region’s Chil-
dren’s Services Division will
receive and use its funding
to create new spaces in the
region.
At last count there were
969 Durham children on a
waiting list for a grant sub-
sidy, says Marion Brady, one
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of the region’s four managers of
children’s services.
“As soon as we know how much
we’re getting, we can calculate how
many spaces that would translate
into and go from there,” she says.
The region in April had to imple-
ment a hold on new placements be-
cause it was at its funding ceiling,
says Ms. Brady.
There are six, regional childcare
centres in Durham, located in Ajax,
Bowmanville, Oshawa (2), Picker-
ing and Whitby.
“We’re very excited because for
the past 10 years we’ve basically
had the same amount of money
with costs going up all the time,”
says Ms. Brady.
She also welcomed the capital
funding, noting the Region received
some earlier this year that was used
up “in a split second.”
Denise Gilbert is the executive
director of Schoolhouse Playcare
Centres, which operate at 18 public
schools across the region. She says
the announcement was very good
news that was “a long time com-
ing.”
Schoolhouse has about 1,000 chil-
dren attending its centres and each
centre has a waiting list.
“There’s a huge need in Durham
Region for child care because it’s
growing so quickly,” Ms. Gilbert
says. “Infant care is very hard to
come by, but it’s also financially dif-
ficult to manage.”
The ministry stated some of the
funds would be directed to create
new spaces for preschool-aged kids
in centres in and near schools.
Those programs are costly, says
Ms. Gilbert, since they require a
ratio of one staff to three babies.
“To try to break even in a pro-
gram with those kind of ratios, you
have to charge phenomenal fig-
ures,” she says.
Only two of the 18 Schoolhouse
centres, at Sinclair and Pine Ridge
secondary schools, in Whitby and
Pickering, respectively, are infant
centres.
When Schoolhouse opened a cen-
tre in 1995 at John Dryden Public
School in Whitby, Ms. Gilbert says
it was a close call. Funding was cut
off just before the centre opened.
“Fortunately, because we’re a
large operation, we have a little
more flexibility than a single centre
would,” she says.
Since then, Schoolhouse has
opened five centres offering before
and after school programs. Howev-
er, Ms. Gilbert says they don’t meet
the needs of kindergarten children,
and the setup of sharing space at a
school, is less than ideal.
“School space is a challenge, no
matter which way you cut it, that
requires a lot of co-operation and
working together,” she says.
A new before and after centre is
slated to open this fall at the new
Eagle Ridge Public School in Ajax.
With increased federal funding
expected in the next few years, On-
tario would receive $87.6 million in
2005/06, $117.3 million the following
year, and $137.3 million in federal
child care transfer funds in 2007/08,
according to the release.
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By Chris Hall
Staff Writer
DURHAM –Calling the origi-
nal punishment “clearly unrea-
sonable and demonstrably
unfit,” the Ontario attorney
general has announced it will
appeal the nine-month jail sen-
tences issued to two former
Blackstock residents earlier
this month who pleaded guilty
to abusing their two adoptive
sons for a period of more than
13 y ears.
Brendan Crawley, a media
spokesman for the Ontario at-
torney general’s office, con-
f irmed the case would be
heard before the Court of Ap-
peal of Ontario sometime in
the future. A new court date
has yet to be set.
“The attorney general has
decided to pursue an appeal,”
said Mr. Crawley.
Wanda Secord, director of
services with the Durham Chil-
dren’s Aid Society, applauded
the Province’s decision to ap-
peal the sentence.
“We’re delighted, we’re really
delighted that the Ministry of
the Attorney General has de-
cided to appeal the sentences,”
she said. “We believe the sen-
tence was too lenient... in our
opinion, it had no deterrent
value for those who abuse chil-
dren.
“We’re very happy with the
decision.”
Durham Crown Attorney
John Scott filed an appeal ap-
plication with the Ontario at-
torney general’s office shortly
after Ontario Justice Donald
Halikowski sentenced the cou-
ple on July 5 to nine months in
prison.
According to attorney gener-
al documents, Justice Ha-
likowski “erred in principle by
failing to consider the breach
of trust committed by” the
couple and “thereby giving in-
sufficient weight to the princi-
ples of general deterrence and
denunciation.”
The attorney general’s office
continued to state the judge
also “erred in principle in im-
posing concurrent sentences”
and will be seeking to have the
sentence “increased to an ap-
propriate penitentiary term.”
The couple each pleaded
guilty to two counts of forcible
confinement, assault with a
weapon and failing to provide
the necessaries of life. Justice
Halikowski sentenced the cou-
ple to serve concurrently nine
months for the confinement
and assault charges and one
month for the failing to provide
necessaries charge.
Soula Olver, an assistant
Durham Crown attorney,
sought a six- to eight-year
term for the adoptive mother
and a three- to five-year term
for her husband.
There was plenty of public
outrage when the sentencing
was announced, with most
calling the punishment too le-
nient compared to the crime.
Among those supporting the
appeal motion were members
of Scugog council, who also
called on the Province to re-
view the Ontario Child and
Family Service Act in an effort
to ensure incidents like the
much-publicized Blackstock
abuse case are brought to a
halt.
After adopting the boys, now
17 and 18, in 1988, the couple
were charged with tethering,
abusing and caging the boys
until they were removed from
their Blackstock area home by
children’s aid officials in 2001.
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DURHAM – Community sup-
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will go beyond the financial
contributions they have al-
ready graciously provided.
Since news of the horrific
abuse broke in June 2001,
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Ashley have been instrumental
in organizing a fund-raising
drive for the two boys, now 17
and 18. To date, through the
support of Blackstock resi-
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months in jail for the 13 years
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ets - sporting events, the the-
atre and other entertainment,”
says Ms. Fallis. “We want to get
the boys a summer of fun.”
The boys, who live in sepa-
rate foster homes, cannot be
identified by law.
There has been an incredible
outpouring of disbelief across
the township - and Ontario -
regarding the nine-month sen-
tence, which many call too le-
nient. Durham’s top Crown at-
torney, John Scott, has filed an
appeal application with the
Province.
“There was no justice with
the (sentencing), so we want to
try and provide the boys with
some restorative justice. We
hope getting them some tick-
ets to some fun events will
cheer them up, get their minds
off what has gone on,” explains
Ms. Fallis. “We can’t give them
back their childhood, but we
can help entertain them. We
can’t erase what happened,
but maybe we can provide
them with some fun stuff to
do.”
To date, officials with The
NASCAR Store in Oshawa
have donated eight tickets to
an upcoming race at Mosport
and East Side Mario’s officials
have also provided a dinner
gift certificate for the boys. As
well, a private donor has pro-
vided the boys a gift certificate
to an Oshawa movie theatre.
Ms. Fallis adds the boys love
basketball, but enjoy all
sports.
Donations of autographed
sports memorabilia would also
be appreciated, she adds.
Anyone wishing to make a
donation can mail it to “Justice
101 ,” Box 101, Blackstock, ON,
L0B 1B0. As well, those wish-
ing to make a financial dona-
tion can do so at any CIBC
branch by forwarding it to ‘The
Blackstock Teen Fund.’ The
transit number is 03442; the
branch number is 1549733.
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AJAX – Grandview Children’s Centre, which serves children from all across Durham Region, held a youth
centre at the Ajax Community Centre recently. Jennifer Godfrey and Jeffery Livingstone took part in tie-
dye activities.
Ajax trucks help
to Peterborough
for cleanup work
DURHAM –Ajax is helping with the
job of cleaning up Peterborough,
while Pickering is on standby for the
troubled city’s needs.
Two Town operations department
staff members were in Peterborough
Monday and Tuesday, helping with
the cleanup from last week’s devas-
tating floods.
“We contacted the City of Peterbor-
ough and offered equipment and
staff,” said Stephen Brake, acting
manager of operations. “Every little
bit of help is great.”
It’s the second time Ajax has sent
manpower to help another communi-
ty, as crews were sent to Ottawa in
the mid-1990s to aid in the cleanup
following the ice storm.
On Monday, Ajax sent up a vacuum
truck, used to clean streets, and a
dump truck, along with two staff
members. The dump truck was
brought back on Monday and re-
placed on Tuesday with a flusher
truck, which is used to clean streets.
“We’ll see how things go, if Peter-
borough needs them, they’ll stay” be-
yond Tuesday, Mr. Brake says.
There was also no problem in find-
ing staff members who wanted to
head up there, he says.
“They were scheduled to go up on
the weekend, but Peterborough
called and said Monday would be bet-
ter,” Mr. Brake notes, adding the
crews came back at night.
Employees Tony Bruce and
Richard Leary “readily volunteered”
to go up and Keith Rose co-ordinated
the Ajax response, Mr. Brake says.
Ajax is paying for the crews to be in
Peterborough. “It’s a gesture from the
Town,” he notes.
Meanwhile, the City of Pickering
has not sent any help as of yet.
“At this point in time we have not,”
said chief administrative officer Tom
Quinn. “The Mayor (Dave Ryan) has
a call into the mayor of Peterborough
to f ind out what they need.”
He said the City didn’t want to just
send crews and have them show up,
so it is waiting on the return call be-
fore they decide how to proceed.
mandated by the Province for areas
within a three-kilometre radius of
nuclear generating stations. The
Provincial Emergency Management
Act requires that the system must
warn "practically 100 per cent of peo-
ple" in the three-km zone within 15
minutes.
"The other municipalities don't
have the same concerns because the
locations are less intrusive," Mayor
Ryan said.
"Because of where we are, we're
trying to find alternative solutions.
We are still working with the Re-
gion."
Wa rd 1 Regional Councillor Mau-
rice Brenner had previously raised
concerns about the sirens, which
have already been bought (Ontario
Power Generation paid $600,000).
"I don't have a clear level of confi-
dence that the concerns from the
majority of the community have
been addressed," he said.
He added based on the informa-
tion he has, he understood the Re-
gion was taking a second look at
some of the locations.
The delay in completing the first
stage of alerting has also set back
the second stage, which would see
the system extended to a 10-km ra-
dius.
"Until this is addressed and re-
solved the second stage can't be re-
solved," Coun. Brenner said, adding
the first stage would serve as a tem-
plate for the second.
He doesn't see Pickering making a
decision on the sirens anytime soon.
"We would have to have our staff
review what the community con-
cerns were with what the Region is
proposing," he said.
At a regional finance committee
meeting last month there were con-
cerns raised about any potential
legal liability arising from not com-
plying with the Provincial Emer-
gency Management Act.
"To date we haven't had any direct
communication with the Province,
we are well aware that is a possibili-
ty," Mayor Ryan said.
A letter from the Ministry of Com-
munity Safety and Correctional Ser-
vices stated there were no penalties
associated with non-compliance,
but the Region was urged "to take
action to resolve the issues, which
are preventing installation of the
public alerting system."
Mayor Ryan said if a new system
were chosen, residents would be
consulted.
"Before an alternative solution is
brought forward we would certainly
make the public aware," he said.
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DURHAM –The water has receded,
but now the cleanup is under way.
To help the citizens of Peterbor-
ough, the Canadian Red Cross is
seeking donations.
David Webster, branch manager of
the Peterborough Red Cross, says
more than 1,000 cleanup kits have
been handed out and another 500 are
being prepared.
The Red Cross is also providing
comfort kits, which include such ne-
cessities as a toothbrush, toothpaste,
soap, shampoo and other personal
hygiene items.
Also, the Red Cross has been pro-
viding shelter for those forced out of
their homes.
Financial donations can be made
online at www.redcross.ca or by call-
ing 1-800-418-1111 or by mai ling a
cheque to the Canadian Red Cross,
5700 Cancross Crt., Mississauga,
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Road north to the
Uxbridge/Pickering Town Line
and turn left. It’s less than a kilo-
metre west from there.
The hall opens at 9 a.m. with
breakfast, cowboy games and
vendor booths. The Toad Hall
Saloon opens at 11 a.m.
The cowboys get set to con-
quer the bulls from 2 to 4 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for
children aged six to 12, and free
for those under six.
Cowboys and cowgirls com-
pete in a variety of events, in-
cluding calf roping, barrel rac-
ing, steer wrestling, women’s
breakaway roping, bareback rid-
ing, and of course, bull riding.
“Where do you find a rodeo
right in the GTA area?” Ms.
Painter asked. “It’s a fun time.”
The club has been busy plan-
ning for almost a year, with
members having gotten down
and dirty to get final prepara-
tions completed.
Saturday night there is a
video dance for those 19 and
over at Toad Hall beginning at 8
p.m. Admission is $10.
The action continues Sunday
at 9 a.m. with another breakfast
at Toad Hall, more cowboy
games and vendors. There is a
church service at Toad Hall Cor-
ral at 11 a.m.
The rodeo rides again at 2
p.m.
“If you’ve never been to a
rodeo, we’re just 15 minutes up
the road,” Ms. Painter said,
adding it’s a fun weekend for all
ages.
In addition to attendees hav-
ing a good time, they’ll also be
supporting a good cause.
“A ll the funds will go back into
the community for the various
activities we support,” Ms.
Painter said.
For more information, visit
www.claremontcommunity.ca.
AJAX – A street race that
ended in a serious crash injuring
three people has led to charges
against two young drivers.
Around 8 p.m. June 28, police
responded to a single vehicle ac-
cident on Harwood Avenue
South at Lake Driveway East in
Ajax. A Honda Civic left the
roadway and struck a tree, send-
ing three teenaged men to hospi-
tal with serious injuries. All have
since been released from hospi-
tal.
An investigation by traffic ser-
vices officers, which included an
appeal for information from wit-
nesses, resulted in a 17-year-old
girl from Claremont being
charged with dangerous opera-
tion of a motor vehicle. The
young woman, who cannot be
named under the Youth Crimi-
nal Justice Act, had been driving
a Jeep at the time of the crash,
police said.
Last week, police charged 18-
year-old Sean Patrick Carroll of
Booth Crescent in Ajax with
dangerous driving causing bodi-
ly harm. Mr. Carroll was the dri-
ver of the Honda, police said.
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Way is most certainly one of the
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The mayors of Ajax, Picker-
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Connor, respectively, are the
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Bishop, Rhoda Brands-Stuart,
Marisa Carpino, Doug Crich-
ton, Sheila Entwistle, Ken
Gallen, Ricardo Gomez, Tom
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Ifind it a very revealing exer-
cise to ask people, from time
to time, the question: "What
would you do for a million
bucks?" I think the answer(s) we
give really tells the tale of who we
are and what we're all about.
Sometimes I phrase the ques-
tion a little differently, narrowing
it down to challenges and op-
tions, which also can be startling-
ly informative. For instance, I
might ask my wife or kids, "Would
you walk down the main street of
town naked, in the middle of the
day, for a million bucks?"
For some people that would be
an unthinkable act, no matter
what the prize offered. Personal-
ly, I'd do it for a bag of chips and
a warm Pepsi, but that's just me.
Having said that, all the money
in the world could not persuade
me to sit through all three of the
'Matrix' movies. Life is just too
short. The point is, we all have
our price and we all have our lim-
its. The fun is in finding out what
those are.
Some people will adamantly
tell you they could never do
something as demeaning as ap-
pear naked in public for mere
money. Yet many of these same
people toil their lives away in
soul-deadening occupations just
to scratch out a living.
Which is worse - a few mo-
ments of humiliation or 40 years
of slavery? As my Dad likes to
say, everybody has to kill his own
snakes.
I think most people - at least
those of us not appearing in real-
ity TV programs - would agree
that the line should be drawn
where our health or safety are
compromised. I might eat a
bowlful of dog food for a million
bucks, but I am surely not snack-
ing down on that dog turd, not
even for a million U.S. Then
again, a million bucks buys a lot
of mouthwash.
You see, that's the rub isn't it?
Can you endure a few moments
discomfort or shame in exchange
for what is essentially a lifetime
of financial freedom and party-
ing? Now, I am the last person to
claim that money can buy happi-
ness, but it certainly doesn't
hurt, does it?
Let me throw one final ethical
spanner into the works for you.
What if the stakes were raised?
What would be your response, for
instance, if I were to ask: "Would
you walk around naked for the
rest of your life if it meant an end
to world hunger?" or "Would you
eat nothing but Brussels sprouts
for a year in exchange for peace
in the Middle East?" Or how
about this bombshell: "What
would you give up your life for?"
This may, at first glance, seem
like a trivial, even ridiculous exer-
cise, but most of us go through
life with our heads down, rarely
stopping to ponder such impon-
derables as these. I really do
think there are riches to be
mined here.
Wasn't it Socrates who said
that the unexamined life is not
worth living? I wonder if he
would've eaten dog poop for a
million bucks?
Sunderland resident Neil
Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves
some of his best lines for his
columns.
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Full price
for charity
doesn’t
make sense
Bending to help Habitat For Humanity
a small cost to aid a good cause
Habitat for Humanity will build it - but it would
sure help a lot if the Region of Durham comes
through.
The home-building organization, made world famous
when former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and wife Ros-
alyn were seen in overalls banging in nails about two
decades ago, needs a big break as it builds a house in
Ux bridge.
The dwelling is being constructed by volunteers, but
there is this little problem of $11,564 in development
charges and a further $18,000 to $24,000 the Region of
Durham will charge to put in water and sewer services.
The costs are what the Region would charge for any
new home. The problem is, Habitat for Humanity does-
n't just build any home. It builds for a very specific rea-
son: for families that simply could not afford to purchase
the house if all the costs of materials, workmanship,
land and related charges were included.
That's where the Region can help big-time.
Durham did waive an administration fee of $1,400 to
$1,900 for the house, but these costs are small potatoes
compared to the development charges and the water
and sewer costs.
While it would be extremely generous for the Region
to eat the entire extra costs, perhaps it could look at
waiving 50 per cent. Any help the Region could offer
would be a positive step.
The Region has deferred the request from Habitat for
Humanity to waive the fees while it looks at drafting a
policy for dealing with non-profit groups.
Affordable housing has been a political hot potato
over the past decade. All levels of government, crying
the blues over their belt-tightening budgets, have shown
no interest in picking up the huge bills involved in pro-
viding affordable housing. But many thousands of Cana-
dians who simply can't afford high rents in our cities, are
left struggling to survive. Indeed, many wind up home-
less.
It would be a shame if all of the hard work put in by
Habitat for Humanity is burdened by the heavy costs of
handling the full amount of development charges and
water and sewer costs.
Treating the Habitat for Humanity house just like any
other property makes no sense because it is unlike any
other property. The Region, like the volunteers who
build the homes and supply the materials, should offer a
generous hand.
If I had a million dollars...
Youth have
lots to learn
To the editor:
These days teens really want to
act cool, but they don't even have
much of an idea of what they are
doing wrong or correct for a mat-
ter of fact.
Teens think that now that they
are 13 years or older they can do
whatever they want to and don't
need to ask a parent's permis-
sion.
This is wrong because asking a
parent's advice or even permis-
sion to go to unsupervised par-
ties and watching movies that
are not recommended for their
age is not a bad thing. They may
be old enough to make decisions,
but they should remember this:
you are never too old to get help
or even to get advice.
Youth sometimes act really
rudely to their parents just be-
cause their parents did not allow
them something they really want.
This is wrong because their
parents have been living in this
world for a long time and if they
won't listen to them, then they
will be in big trouble and also suf-
fer a lot.
Don't think you are old enough
to do anything you want to with-
out taking an elder's advice, be-
cause they always know the best.
Attiya Waqqas, 15
Pickering
You win some,
you lose some
with elections
To the editor:
Re: 'Canadian voters lacked
courage,' letter, July 2.
The Durham voter is like many
other Canadian voters, but I
don't believe the problem is that
we lack courage, as stated by
Brian Densham in a recent letter.
We are just fed up and we can't
comprehend some of the deci-
sions of those we have elected,
such as Pickering High School
and the regional chairman elec-
tion issue.
In the past we have voted to
change political power, only to
have the next guy go and do
something just as stupid as their
predecessor. Kicked once, why
set ourselves up to be kicked
again? Mr. Densham went on to
say that, "people are sadly sad-
dled with a devil of a government
that surely no one deserves".
We live in a country that does
let us vote. The end result of a de-
mocratic vote is that people get
what they have voted for.
This time he didn't get his
choice, but the majority of those
who voted did, good or bad.
Our country's parties can't tell
me how they differ from the oth-
ers. They can't tell me how they
will spend the budget. They can't
tell me how the final outcome will
affect me in dollars and cents.
So courage has nothing to do
with it - a crap shoot might. You
win some, you lose some. You
wait four years and do it again.
Good luck to us all.
Sharon Sheldon
Ajax
Protests show
how abortion
is 'ugly'
To the editor:
Re: Anti-abortion protests.
It was interesting to see the re-
sponse to last week's peaceful
abortion protest by Show the
Truth Canada - a group I'd never
heard of until reading Sunday's
editorial page.
The editorial, a letter from a
Bowmanville reader, and Tony
Doyle's column, which noted
many calls were made to the
newspaper's office, all were of-
fended by the group's tactics.
While I agree the images were
sickening - and at first I too was
shocked - I was jolted to ask my-
self if I would have had the
courage to do what the protest-
ers did, anticipating how angry
they would make some people.
Abortion is ugly. Like war, or
murder, or any physical abuse,
there's no way to make ugliness
nice to look at. If so, what would
be the point? Good parents don't
avoid explaining that physical
abuse is wrong. While an expla-
nation can be done without pic-
tures, an image helps the child's
understanding. It's sad that chil-
dren have to be faced with this.
The hypocrisy is that, for the
sake of entertainment, society
has no problem explaining to our
young children some of the im-
ages shown on TV, video games,
billboards and magazines. I sup-
pose that's because they're pack-
aged pretty, never mind the agen-
da. In those cases, we say "that's
entertainment."
I think the point of the protest
was to remind us what an ugly
thing abortion is, and that the
"mutilated babies" as the letter
writer described it, are defence-
less lives we need to stand up for.
Bravo, Show the Truth, for
doing that. And shame on the
rest of us who are opposed to
abortion, yet do nothing.
Bev Browne
Ajax
Clarification
DURHAM -A headline based
on information in a letter to the
editor from Bonnie Littley, in
the July 14 Pickering News Ad-
ver tiser, needs clarification.
Ms. Littley had intended to
say Pickering fails the Province
and the people again.
Neil
Crone
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department for the above no later than 2:00 pm
Wednesday,August 4, 2004
The work consists of the installation of concrete
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project location is St. Mary Catholic Secondary
School, 1918 Whites Road, Pickering.
It is recommended that Bidders visit the site prior to
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conditions and ascertain the amount of work involved,
estimate any difficulties to be encountered, including the
nature of the subsurface materials and conditions to be
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closing; and an original Agreement to Bond form
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www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, July 21, 2004 PAGE 7 P
Attracting new blood
important to groups
and ‘we open our
doors to anybody’
says service club rep
This is the fifth in a series of sto-
ries exploring the ever evolving and
expanding multicultural makeup of
Durham Region.
By Keith Gilligan
Staff Writer
DURHAM –They are a familiar part
of the local landscape, helping to
make the community a better place
for all.
Over the years, members have
breathed in enough smoke at bin-
gos to qualify as experts on the ef-
fects of second-hand smoke.
They’ve been participants in one
form or another of Santa Claus pa-
rades or the Ajax Home Week pa-
rade. In fact, they invented the
Home Week celebrations.
They are service clubs and they
have been involved in just about
every activity imaginable. Through
their works, they raised millions for
their various pet causes and for the
community. Try and find a commu-
nity without a park named for a
service club.
Over the years, these groups had
been primarily male, and given the
demographics of the community,
primarily white. To accommodate
wives, female versions of the clubs
were started. Thus the Kinettes or
Lionesses.
Then came the fight for the
women to be part of the ‘main’
group. To that end, clubs have
opened their doors. Now, with the
ever changing face of our communi-
ties, the groups are welcoming
more visible minorities. Part of the
reason has to do with the challenge
of just finding new members, peri-
od.
“Like most service clubs, our
membership is critical. We open
our doors to any local business per-
son who can contribute,” notes
Geoff Nie, a member of the Ajax
Rotary Club.
The club has visible minority
members and “we open our doors
to anybody,” he says, adding two
prospective members, one a
woman from Mexico, are currently
considering joining.
The club has never had a policy
of actively trying to recruit visible
minorities, Mr. Nie states. Rather
the aim is to just attract members.
Presently the club has just under
40 members and “unfortunately it’s
been diminishing. It was up to
about 50 a few years ago. It’s hard-
er to find new members. It’s just
difficult to find new people willing
to put the time in. Every club has
that problem.”
To assist, the club is loosening up
attendance requirements.
“It use to be quite restrictive,”
Mr. Nie points out.
The criteria for membership is
“they own the business or are in a
senior position, with the authority
within the organization to donate
time or assist the program. I do-
nate library space for meetings,”
says Mr. Nie, the chief librarian in
Ajax.
Roland Rutland, who has been
involved in race relations for many
years, says service groups and se-
niors’ groups “should definitely try
to co-ordinate a specific outreach
program and promote their vision
statement to key multicultural and
ethno-cultural groups.”
He points to the Pickering Carib-
Canadian Cultural Association,
which “has been in the community
for donkey’s years, going back to
the 1960s. They’re active in Ajax
and Pickering. It’s great to see their
active participation.”
For service clubs to attract visi-
ble minorities, the key is they have
to “want it,” Mr. Rutland states.
He notes there’s a large south
Asian community and a Tamil com-
munity of “250 families that in-
stantly sprouted in Durham Region
in the last four or five years.
“If clubs are serious about diver-
sity, they have to get out in the
community to see what multicul-
tural communities are out there.”
He points to an example by the
United Way of Ajax-Pickering-
Uxbridge, which wanted to reach
out to visible minorities.
“I put them in touch with the
Tamil community. One of their se-
niors now sits on the community
development committee of the
United Way.
“It’s great. (The Tamil communi-
ty is) so excited a mainstream orga-
nization would ask them to sit on
its board.”
There is also the “reverse side of
the coin” and that’s what visible mi-
norities can do to become members
of community groups.
“They also have to be out and
about, find out what’s going on in
the community,” Mr. Rutland says,
adding some groups are “insular.”
“Get out and about. Do things
outside of your own community
groups and religious groups.”
As an example, he says a member
of the Durham Regional Police’s
race relations committee tries to
“encourage his executive and com-
mittee to be involved in the com-
munity, in schools, activities, arts
and crafts.”
Mr. Rutland describes it as “mix
and mingle.
“It’s a two-way street. There’s got
to be a desire from the service clubs
to have representatives on their
boards, committees and member-
ship. The other side is they (visible
minorities) have to get out.”
Mr. Rutland is involved with the
Baha’i faith and has been pushing
members of the church to be more
active.
“Where are the kids going to get
their training in community devel-
opment, in being active in the com-
munity? If they see their elders do
it, their parents do it, boom, boom,
they do it,” he adds.
Yaa Shange, who founded It
Ta kes a Village Resource Centre,
says visible minorities may look at
a service club and see “it’s all white
male and not reflective of them.”
But she adds, “There’s a lot of
value in volunteering and volun-
teerism period.”
Members of visible minorities
would “benefit definitely” by being
involved with groups and clubs.
“They can network with the com-
munity,” she says. “It would give
them more of an idea of what’s
going on. It’s what they’re looking
for, to be more Canadian.
“If they’re going to work and then
go straight home, they’re not par-
ticipating. There’s definitely a lot of
advantage” being involved with
groups.
“If you’re from a non-English
speaking country, it’s a chance to
practise your English skills,” she
says. “There’s networking opportu-
nities, definitely, being around the
community.”
For service clubs, multicultural
events are a good place for groups
to be, she says.
“It’s a good opportunity for the
clubs to be involved in. They don’t
have to lead it, but when it hap-
pens, they can be seen.”
Ernest Coutinho had been a
member of the Ajax Lions Club
since 1990, but had to quit earlier
this year because of business rea-
sons.
“I had good support from the
community,” he says, adding for
anyone wanting to join a service
club, there’s one important ingredi-
ent.
“Most of the time, people need
time to join.”
As a salesman, his income
dropped because of slow sales and
“I didn’t have the time. There’s a lot
of commitments besides the meet-
ings.”
With a service club, there are
management meetings and various
committees he was involved with.
“It’s a lot of time in a week. I had
fun when I was there,” adding if
sales picks up again, he “might re-
join them. When things improve, I
can rejoin them.
“Normally, people are hard-
pressed for time. Time is very im-
portant.”
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Filling the volunteer void
A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo
Fred Spreen, at St. Andrew’s Community Centre for a game of indoor lawn bowling, is a member of the Ajax Seniors’ Friendship
Club. The group and many others in the area, could benefit from an outreach program that would help them appeal to the many dif-
ferent ethnic communities growing in Durham Region, says a local advocate.
DURHAM –The Uxbridge Historical
Centre presents 'Music on the Hill'.
In its ongoing program to bring
the traditions of the community
back to life, the Uxbridge Historical
Centre is continuing its series of
'Music on the Hill' band concerts
starting Wednesday July 28, at 7:30
p.m.
'The Newmarket Citizens' Band'
kicks off this season's series. It is one
of Canada's oldest continuously op-
erating community bands and
archives preserved by it show con-
cert performances dating back over
128 years.
Other upcoming performances in-
clude the 'Uxbridge Community
Concert Band', Wednesday Aug. 11,
at 7:30 p.m. and the 'Markham Con-
cert Band' on Wednesday Aug. 25, at
7:30 p.m.
Those interested in attending the
concerts can take their lawn chairs
to the historical centre at 7239 Con-
cession Rd. 6 and enjoy the music
under trees and amidst the muse-
um's historical buildings. A collec-
tion will be taken to help defray the
costs of the programs.
For more information, phone 905-
852-5854.
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Ajax man's winning
photos have put
him in pictures
By Keith Gilligan
Staff Writer
AJAX –What started out as a ten-
der moment between sisters has led
to the bright lights of Hollywood.
Steve Remedios of Ajax has won a
worldwide digital photography con-
test held by Hewlett-Packard and
Project Greenlight, an independent
film company owned by Ben Affleck
and Matt Damon.
In addition to having his pictures
used in an HP advertising cam-
paign, Mr. Remedios won the
chance to be an on-set photograph-
er for a Project Greenlight film, as
well as earning a walk-on role in the
movie.
The contest was called You Take
Five, and the aim was to take a se-
ries of five photos that tell a story.
Mr. Remedios took pictures of his
youngest daughters, Nicole and
Sarah, playing chess.
It all started when Nicole, who
was five when the pictures were
taken, "didn't want to watch car-
toons," so he suggested she try
chess.
"My seven-year-old said she would
play. I went in and they were con-
centrating pretty hard. I got my
camera and the pictures came out
great," he says. "It was one of those
times you watch kids entertaining
themselves.
"It's a good story to go along with
good pictures."
There were about 5,000 entries
worldwide.
Mr. Remedios spent three days in
Hollywood, meeting Affleck and
Damon, and Chris Moore, the pro-
ducer of the American Pie movies.
He also received the whole red car-
pet treatment, including being inter-
viewed by Entertainment Tonight.
Project Greenlight helps up and
coming moviemakers and Mr.
Remedios will be working on the
film 'Feast.'
"It's about aliens killing people. It's
horror and comedy mixed in," he ex-
plains.
Wes Craven, a veteran of horror
movies, "was brought in to oversee
these things," he adds.
"It's pretty big. I didn't realize how
big it was, to be honest."
Nicole is now six and Sarah is
eight. His oldest daughter Jenna is
10.
"They're excited to see me being
part of a movie. They don't know
about the rest," he says.
He'll be on the set for 'Feast' and
will have a walk-on role. "Hopefully,
it will lead to other opportunities."
For now, he's a broker with Free-
dom Bond Brokerage. He also has a
sideline photography business with
his brother Jeff and a friend.
Remedios
Feasts on
Hollywood
moment
Steve Remedios’s daughters, Jenna, Sarah and Nicole will get to see their father on the big screen in a movie, after his pictures of
two of the girls playing chess won a competition. Below, Mr. Remedios met Hollywood stars, from left, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck,
along with Chris Moore, the producer of the American Pie movies.
A talented choir
PICKERING –– The Valley Farm Public School junior choir won a category in the Oshawa-Whitby Kiwanis Music Festival, held recent-
ly. Representing some of the 80 members of the choir are, from left, Curtis Stewart, Mary Kehoe, Komal Kumar, Deandra Sankar,
Justin Gordon, Kelly Bishop, Bryn Hazlett, Trisha Hooja, Ashan Thamilchelvan, Chris Gordon, Chad Singh and Tiffany Stoyanovski.
If the
shoe
fits...
New show opens
at arts centre
DURHAM –Try this on for size.
The Durham West Arts Centre is
hosting a heavy trio of 'Size 8+'
shoes at the centre, as part of its
next exhibition. Sculptor Ruth
Abernethy's Size 8+ is a stone sculp-
ture of women's shoes, the focus of
the show, but one of only many
sculptures to be displayed from
Abernethy and a host of other sculp-
tors, from near and far.
The show runs Thursday, July 22
to Friday, Sept. 10, with seven artists
displaying 33 works. Abernethy is
best known for her sculpture of
Glenn Gould sitting outside CBC in
To r onto. Local sculptor Edward
Falkenberg brings four works from
his Paradise Revisited Series and is
joined by other Durham Region
sculptors Gail George, Joan Atters-
ley and Wayne Headley. Rounding
out the show is Wesley Rickert.
Size 8+ previews from July 22 to
26. Members of the public can meet
the artists, at a free opening night
event July 27, when Abernethy will
attend between 7 to 9 p.m.
The Durham West Arts Centre is
at 72B Old Kingston Rd. in Picker-
ing Village, Ajax.
Music on the Hill bringing
traditions back to life
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