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Police raid
results in
weapons,
drug
charges
DURHAM — Eight people, in-
cluding a Pickering resident, are
facing more than 70 weapons and
drug-related charges after police
raided an Oshawa house Tuesday.
Members of the Drug Enforce-
ment and Gang Enforcement units
executed a search warrant at the
Montrave Avenue house the day
after police responded to reports
of gunfire at the residence. During
a search, cops discovered a loaded
handgun, a bulletproof vest and
40 grams of crack cocaine, among
other items.
The investigation began around
5 p.m. Tuesday when police sur-
rounded the house after a report of
a gunshot. Officers who removed a
woman and seven men from the
residence became suspicious of
drug activity, police said.
On We dnesday the search war-
rant was executed. Charged with
weapons and drug offences are:
Nicholas Balgobin, 20, of Major
Oaks Drive in Pickering; Dustin
For tin, 23, McNaughton Avenue,
Oshawa; Cheyenne Flaxman, 19,
Arthur Street, Oshawa; Michael
Meszaros, 21, McMillan Street,
Oshawa; Jordan Lebreton, 20,
Lomond Drive, Oshawa; Michael
Smith, 22, Rideau Streret, Oshawa,
Ethan Tower, 24, Celina Street,
Oshawa, and 19-year-old Adam
Odette, of no fixed address.
Pickering Muslims
condemn attacks
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
PICKERING — Pickering Mus-
lims condemned the terrorists act
that took place in London Thurs-
day and prayed for the victims at a
weekly service.
“We totally condemn those ac-
tions. We condemn violence. We
advocate peace, that’s what our re-
ligion is about,” said Mohammed
Rahim, president of the Pickering
Islamic Centre.
Those attending Friday’s service
prayed for the victims, as well as
their families. With a group with
ties to al-Qaida claiming respon-
sibility for the actions that killed at
least 49 people and injured more
than 700, there is fear of anger to-
wards Muslims around the world
and locally.
“O ne of the things we worry
about here as Muslims is the back-
lash,” said Iqbal Ibrahim. “We want
to make sure this does not defame
the Muslim community in Canada
or Ontario, or the religion itself.”
Mr. Rahim said after the attacks
on Sept. 11 some people he knows
received the odd negative call, but
that for the most part the com-
munity understood those who
commit these acts of terror do not
represent the Muslim community.
Mr. Rahim said a major part
of Islam is to have peace in your
home and the world.
“The people who are doing this
are not Muslims,” he said.
Mr. Ibrahim agreed.
“We don’t consider them being
of Islam,” he said.
He elaborated in a prepared
statement.
“To those who would commit
such acts in the name of Islam,
we say, that they are distorting
and defaming a religion whose
very name comes from the word
peace,” he wrote.
Mayor Dave Ryan spoke before
prayers started to express his soli-
darity, and the community’s, with
them.
“I wanted to come here today to
reassure you we stand with you,”
he said in the mosque.
Outside he explained why he
decided to speak.
“It was important to be here
because there is obviously going
to be some backlash. Some people
will respond with anger and some
with ignorance,” Mayor Ryan said.
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PICKERING — The Province is ready
to unveil its development plan for
Seaton.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs is
holding a public open house Thursday,
July 14 to make the plan available for
community comment. At the event the
public can get a copy of the proposed
plan with an attached map, as well as
summaries of the background studies
used in preparation of the plan.
Residents have 60 days from the
session to submit feedback or writ-
ten submissions to the ministry. Bryan
Kozman, of the North Pickering Land
Exchange Team, didn’t see a problem
with holding the open house in the
middle of July, when many people may
be away on vacation.
“The sense was this isn’t the only
opportunity for people to get the plan,”
he said, adding it would be available
online.
Mr. Kozman said there are no time-
line constraints that dictated when the
open house would be held. He said the
consultants finished the plan and now,
“we would like to get the product into
the hands of as many people as pos-
sible.”
The ministry’s consultant team will
be available at the open house to an-
swer questions.
This is the third public meeting to be
held on the development plan, which
is being prepared under the authority
of the Ontario Planning and Develop-
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lands.
In an effort to protect the Oak Ridg-
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lands in Seaton for privately owned
lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine in
Richmond Hill. That swap is subject
to a class environmental assessment,
which is still being completed.
The open house is at Dunbarton-
Fairport United Church, 1066 Dunbar-
ton Rd., from 5 to 10 p.m.
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12.
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Transit takes
precautions, but
OPG tight-lipped
By Jennifer Stone
Staff Writer
DURHAM — Though
Canada was not under di-
rect threat after the transit
system bombings in Lon-
don Thursday morning, GO
Transit was stepping up se-
curity across its system.
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we’re doing is as a precau-
tion,” said spokeswoman
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is no direct threat at this
time.”
Nonetheless, security was
stepped up across the GO
system, and “we’re remind-
ing staff and customers to
be extra vigilant,” said Ms.
Sorensen.
Meanwhile, Ontario
Power Generation re-
mained tight-lipped about
whether the suspected ter-
rorist attacks had prompted
any increase in security at
its Durham-based nuclear
plants.
“No comment,” said OPG
spokesman John Earl.
Speaking to CTV’s Cana-
da AM, David Harris, former
Canadian Security Intelli-
gence Service chief of stra-
tegic planning, said though
there hadn’t been a recent
specific threat against Can-
ada, people should always
be prepared for the possi-
bility.
“The honest truth is that
we should be running our-
selves as though this was
the day-to-day threat that
we’re all facing because it’s
been so defined by our en-
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down,” said Mr. Harris.
Arthurs is new
assistant to
finance minister
DURHAM — Pickering-
Ajax-Uxbridge MPP Wayne
Arthurs has a new job.
Mr. Arthurs has been ap-
pointed the parliamentary
assistant to Finance Min-
ister Greg Sorbara. Prior to
the new posting, Mr. Ar-
thurs had been the PA to
the management board of
cabinet.
Premier Dalton Mc-
Guinty shuffled his cabinet
last week, with
some ministers
moving to new
positions and
some parliamen-
tary assistants
also changed.
“I’m extremely
pleased with this
latest opportu-
nity. I’m looking
forward to work-
ing with Minister
Sorbara, and to making a
positive contribution to the
Ministry of Finance,” Mr.
Arthurs said in a release.
The new job
was announced
Monday.
Mr. Arthurs
also continues
in his current
role as chairman
of the 905 Lib-
eral Caucus.
Mr. Sorbara
retained his po-
sition as finance
minister, a job
he’s held since the Liberals
were elected in 2003.
Wayne Arthurs
Cabinet shuffle adds up to
new job for Pickering MPP
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