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Driver racked up
$20,000 in fines
By Jeff Mitchell
Staff Writer
DURHAM — Ontario Provin-
cial Police have taken the ex-
traordinary step of seizing a Pick-
ering man’s catering truck after
the driver was stopped for the
seventh time for driving while
under suspension.
The driver was under a proba-
tion order not to be in possession
of or operate a vehicle when po-
lice pulled the coffee truck over
in the Ritson Road-Hwy. 401
area in Oshawa just before noon
We dnesday, said Constable Jeff
Edwards.
“It’s the first time we’ve ever
put a seizure out for a vehicle,”
Whitby OPP Const. Edwards
said.
The move to impound the
truck for 90 days came after the
driver repeatedly ignored licence
suspensions and went about his
rounds, Const. Edwards said.
The driver has already been
Tr uck seized after seventh stop by OPP
Preserve singled out
to remain agricultural
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
PICKERING — A majority of resi-
dents at a public meeting this week
were accepting of the Province’s
plan for 60,000 people in Seaton,
and more importantly liked that it
leaves the agricultural preserve free
from development.
Margaret MacKinnon was among
those pleased with the plan. She
was scared the plan would put de-
velopment in the preserve even
though the Province had included
it in its recently established green-
belt, which protects property across
the Golden Horseshoe from devel-
opment.
“I hope it lasts,” she said. “Noth-
ing is written in stone.”
She became concerned when the
City converted some of the agri-
cultural easements on properties
in the southern portion of the pre-
serve this year to inhibiting orders,
clearing the way for development.
Ms. MacKinnon and others at
an open house Thursday night
were getting their first look at the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing’s finished plan for central
Pickering. It is roughly bounded
by the CP rail line to the south, the
Yo rk-Durham border to the west,
Hwy. 7 to the north and Sideline 16
in the east. The plan covers the Duf-
fins-Rouge Agricultural Preserve
and provincially-owned Seaton.
On the surface the land-use map
looks quite similar to the the City of
Pickering’s map for Seaton.
One noticeable difference is
around Whitevale, where the City
has it designated countryside while
the Province has designated a small
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with Province’s
plan for Seaton
✦ Public, politicians have
their say on Seaton plan,
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REPORT
An easy-going
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AUTISM RALLY
Durham parents try
to influence Province
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Rally Monday to
highlight obstacles
to IBI program
By Jillian Follert
Staff Writer
DURHAM — Like most parents
with a two-year-old, Whitby resi-
dent Sharon Fletcher has endless
stories of grocery store tantrums
and bedtime battles.
But that’s where the similarities
end. Unlike other children the same
age, her son Joseph can’t ask for
juice when he’s thirsty, or tell her
when he’s angry or scared.
On a good day, Joseph says three,
maybe four words. It’s difficult to
get his attention and something as
simple as a trip to the store can send
him spiralling into what his family
describes as a “meltdown.”
It’s been a little over a year since
Joseph, now 18 months, was diag-
nosed with autism, a neurodevel-
opmental disorder characterized by
problems with behaviour, commu-
nication and socialization.
Since his diagnosis, Joseph has
been on a waiting list for the Inten-
sive Behavioural Intervention (IBI)
program, a form of one-on-one
therapy that teaches basic life skills
and is said to dramatically improve
communication and interaction.
But like hundreds of other pre-
school children across Ontario, his
chances of receiving that treatment
within the small window of his for-
mative years, are slim.
“Just the day-to-day stuff is so
hard,” his mom says, surrounded
by toys that move and light up to
hold Joseph’s attention. “When we
go to the bank I can’t explain to
him not to touch the buttons, when
I’m cooking his food I can’t tell him
it will be ready soon, because he
doesn’t understand. Everything we
do is a challenge.”
On Monday, local parents will
gather for a rally in Whitby’s Rotary
Park, to raise awareness of autism
and the obstacles that parents face
in accessing IBI treatment.
Organizers say a landmark court
ruling handed down last spring has
both helped and hindered the pro-
cess. Up until April, the IBI program
was only offered to children under
age six, and many of those never
received treatment because they
passed the age cutoff while still on
the waiting list.
After a judge ruled that it was
discriminatory to base access on
age, the program has now been
opened to children over six, creat-
ing a whole new set of problems.
“The ruling is a good thing, but
unfortunately now that all the six-
year-olds aren’t being discharged
from the program, there are no new
spaces for the ones coming behind
them,” explains rally organizer
Cindy DeCarlo. “Families with older
children are being pitted against
families with younger children. It’s
a very difficult situation.”
Bruce McIntosh, another rally
organizer, says the solution is to
change the way the government
distributes funding.
As it stands now, children receive
treatment through regional govern-
ment programs or private sector
providers. The government decides
how to divide funds between the
two options.
“The government has a vested
interest in its own program, so of
course that’s going to get more
money,” Mr. McIntosh explains.
“But it costs two to three times more
for the regional government pro-
gram and the treatment is exactly
the same. This is why there isn’t
enough funding to go around.”
The regional government pro-
gram costs about $70,000 annually,
while private sector treatment runs
about $32,000. Mr. McIntosh said
he would like to see a third party
agency, like a Community Care Ac-
cess Centre, distribute the funds.
“They talk about early interven-
tion, and how important it is to start
treatment when they’re young, but
then you have to wait and wait,” Ms.
Fletcher says.
The awareness rally takes place
Monday, July 18, at 10:30 a.m. at
Rotary Park at the corner of Brock
Street and Burns Street in Whitby.
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Families struggle to access autism therapy
PICKERING — A new book shares
the stories of Durham residents try-
ing to make a difference in the lives
of their family members, while also
making the whole community a
better place.
‘Our Presence has Roots’ is being
launched Monday, July 18 at the
Rougemount Co-op, 400 Kingston
Rd. It is the second by Janet Klees
about the Deohaeko Support Net-
work -- a Durham Region group
that thinks about planning mean-
ingful lives for and with adult sons
and daughters with disabilities.
Ms. Klees is the group’s family co-
ordinator. The book is a followup to
‘We Come Bearing Gifts,’ the story
of Deohaeko’s first seven years.
The new book focuses on the
ways in which people have estab-
lished connections with their Dur-
ham communities, living meaning-
fully, rooted in relationships at the
heart of communities.
The launch is from 4 to 7 p.m.
The book was made possible by
a five-year grant from the Ontario
Trillium Foundation and private
fundraising. All proceeds go to-
wards the network’s long-term
planning.
Book launch puts ‘roots’ down in Pickering
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area of open space, but al-
lows for low-density residen-
tial development north and
south of the hamlet.
John van Nostrand, one of
the Province’s lead planning
consultants, said that was
done in consultation with
the community.
“What we’re saying and
what Whitevale is saying
is we’ll allow development
here as long as there is a buf-
fer,” he said.
The visions for the Duf-
fins-Rouge Agricultural Pre-
serve is where the Province
and City differ the most. The
Province designates it as ag-
ricultural, while Pickering’s
plan calls for the develop-
ment of the southern por-
tion.
Gordon Willson, of White-
vale, is concerned with the
cost of development.
“The destruction of Class
1 agricultural land is abomi-
nable,” he said as he looked
at the first panel on display.
Mr. Willson is also con-
cerned about the loss of his-
tory.
“What’s of real significance
here is the heritage homes,”
he said as he listed a number
of homes on Whitevale Road
with historical importance.
“There’s quite a few stories
along here of the history of
Pickering.
The Province’s projection
of up to 60,000 residents is
also different than the City’s,
which calls for 40,000 in
Seaton and just under 40,000
in the preserve.
Mr. van Nostrand said
that could be attributed to
the Province having higher
densities, including allowing
for high-density residential
buildings in the employment
area along Hwy. 407. He said
60,000 is kind of a ceiling for
the area to grow towards.
Graham Crawshaw has
been following the develop-
ment issue since he moved
to the preserve more than 20
years ago.
“It’s reasonable,” he said.
He likes that the living areas
have been integrated with
employment, commercial,
and culture and recreation.
The release of the plan
marked the beginning of a
60-day consultation period.
The public has until Sept.
12 to submit comments on
the plan, which is available
online at www.mah.on.ca.
“We’ll take a look at what
the people have said to us
and if we need to make mod-
ifications, the plan allows for
that,” said Bryan Kozman,
head of the North Pickering
Land Exchange Team.
He said more planning
still needs to be done and
so development probably
wouldn’t begin until 2007 or
2008.
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convicted numerous times
of driving without insur-
ance or a valid licence, and
driving with a suspended
licence, he said. The driver
has racked up fines in ex-
cess of $20,000 as a result
of various convictions, he
said.
As a result of Wednesday’s
traffic stop, 48-year-old
Robert Tobin of Pickering
was charged with breach
of probation and numer-
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Compulsory Automobile
Insurance Act infractions.
He was held overnight for a
bail hearing in Oshawa.
Police will crack down on
drivers flouting court orders
and licence suspensions,
Const. Edwards said.
“It’s not your right to
drive; it’s a privilege,” he
said.
✦ Police, From Page 1
Police crack down on suspended drivers on roads
Public consultation used in plan
The Province’s plan for central Pickering lays out the develop-
ment for 60,000 residents in Seaton. The shaded area to the
left shows the Duffins-Rouge Agricultural Preserve.
What they
had to say:
“They might as well
pave over all of Seaton
because you can’t
put that many people
on there and protect
cold streams.”
David Steele,
president of PACT
“I’m definitely much
happier with this plan
than what Pickering
is working on. There’s
a lot of greenspace
and it looks like
they’re trying to
balance things.”
Eleanor Nash,
ag preserve resident
“We’re still very
disappointed that the
Province has chosen
to disregard the
growth management
study and taken a
contrary position on
Cherrywood
(preserve)... I’ve got
great concerns with
the costs associated
with the development
plan. The costs are
going to be significant
and there has been
nothing discussed to
cover those costs.”
Mayor Dave Ryan
Danielle Milley/ News Advertiser photo
Gordon Willson studies the Province’s plan for central Pickering.
He’s concerned about the impact of putting 60,000 people there.
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By Carly Foster
Staff Writer
DURHAM — New, more pow-
erful locomotives mean more
room for commuters, but could
place a bigger demand on al-
ready cramped parking at some
stations.
GO Transit is spending $143
million to purchase 27 locomo-
tives that can pull two extra cars,
the Ministry of Transportation
announced recently. That will
make room for up to 300 more
passengers per train.
Ibukun Osunsanya, stepping
off a GO train at a Durham stop
this week, welcomed the news
but worries about the physical
impact.
“Parking could be a problem
with an extra 300 people,” he
said. “GO may have to alter the
car parking and the ticket ven-
dors. There will be extra pressure
and longer queues.”
While GO stations such as Os-
hawa have ample parking, others
in Ajax and Whitby are jammed
full every weekday.
Commuters are always en-
couraged to take local transit to
GO lots, car pool and be dropped
off, said Stephanie Sorensen, a
spokeswoman for GO.
The transit authority is con-
sidering a parking garage at the
Whitby station, but the move is
still being explored.
“We can’t always plan be-
cause it depends on what space
is available,” she said, pointing
to stations that are usually sur-
rounded by existing businesses.
“Space is usually a big issue.”
Getting more people out of
their cars and into public transit
is always good news for Durham.
The Region’s transit improve-
ment plan says that in order to
maintain the quality of life in
Durham, to keep people mov-
ing, the community growing and
the economy humming, people
have to get out their cars and
onto public transit.
That means reducing the peak
period automobile trips by 15
per cent and increasing transit
ridership by 167 per cent in just
17 years, the plan says.
Commuter Patrick Hooey said
anything is great to encourage
commuting.
“Environmentally, that’s the
way to go,” he added.
The locomotives will be in ser-
vice by May 2007.
Hwy. 7 to
be widened
DURHAM — Commuting is
going to get a little easier through
north Pickering and Whitby.
The provincial government
announced Monday that Hwy.
7 is going to be widened from
two to four lanes between Brock
Road and Hwy. 12.
“More than 14,000 vehicles
use this highway every day,” said
Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP
Wayne Arthurs.
The 15 intersections within
this 12 kilometres are also to be
upgraded by adding new turning
lanes, lengthening others, and
upgrading lighting and traffic
signal equipment.
The announcement is part
of ReNew Ontario, the govern-
ment’s five-year plan to increase
investments in Ontario’s pub-
lic infrastructure by more than
$30 billion by 2010. The work is
pending purchase of land and
environmental assessments.
Jerry Khouri, Mr. Arthurs’s ex-
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should begin in the next few
years.
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EDITORIAL
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Bay rehab finally
moves to the top of
Pickering’s agenda
Frenchman’s Bay is about to get some much-needed
TLC.
Described by a conservation expert as ‘not very
healthy’ from the outlook of its aquatic status and its infra-
structure support, the ‘jewel’ on the Pickering waterfront will
hopefully thrive under a five-year rehabilitation plan that’s
about to commence.
Politicians and community members make up an 11-mem-
ber Waterfront Co-ordinating Committee and its goal is to take
action, says chairman Maurice Brenner. Years of talk about
what to do about the bay are to turn into a plan that will be
implemented this time around adds the Pickering councillor.
The committee is to offer advice to the City of Pickering and
the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as they inte-
grate previous studies to determine what must be done in the
years ahead.
One element suggested as the key to the work is to develop
a stormwater management plan. With 100 tonnes of sediment
running into the bay each year from Hwy. 401 and Bayly Street,
its health, from water quality to plant and wildlife there, is only
going to get worse.
The goal of the committee is to get help with the estimated
price tag of $8 million. It will work to obtain funding from the
provincial and federal governments. Already they have plans to
work with the University of Toronto to qualify for grants.
As the WCC, City and TRCA make strides forward, look for
a new harbour entrance, construction of a waterfront trail and
outreach, education and awareness programs.
All-in-all, the plan presented by the WCC add up to what
might be a new jewel for Pickering before 2010. Not only would
Pickering residents have a waterfront to be proud of and enjoy,
but it would be a destination for people to visit.
When you consider the improvements to other areas of our
waterfront in past years, Pickering will soon have a reputation
as a premier municipality, an example to others in how to care
for lakefront resources. That’s a worthy goal to commit to and
something residents can really throw their support behind.
Now let’s hope the WCC can convince the Province and federal
government to throw some funds into the pot.
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Let regional chairman face election at large
To the editor:
Roger Anderson is an excellent chairman for the Region of
Durham.
The Region is the envy of other municipalities in part be-
cause of his leadership and managerial skills.
The Region of Durham is a very large corporation; the
chairman answers to the regional councillors and the coun-
cillors in turn represent their constituents much like a board
of directors who represent the interests of their shareholders.
If the current practice continues whereby the chairman’s
position is determined by a vote of council and not the voters
at large, it gives the appearance of an ‘IOU’ by the chairman
to regional councillors for his position. I am confident that is
not the case here, but some people might think so.
I am confident if the chairman’s position was put to a pub-
lic vote during the next municipal election, Roger Anderson
would win in a landslide; he is that good. A public vote would
put to rest any lingering doubts on this issue once and for
all.
Rick Foster
Whitby
Publishing the list is
making a difference
E very time we order food from
a restaurant, doughnut shop or
cafeteria, we place our bellies
and bowels in what we hope are the
capable hands of someone else.
Most of us don’t think much about
what goes on behind the kitchen doors.
But a good reminder comes twice a
year when the Region’s health depart-
ment puts out its list of establishments
with food safety violations.
While it’s true that some on the list
have made big improvements since
being charged and convicted, and
some offences are considered minor
— such as not properly cleaning a floor
— it’s no stretch to be revolted when a
restaurant is hit with a $500 fine for not
protecting food against “contamina-
tion and adulteration.”
The words alone are disgusting, but
take the examples health inspector and
manager Alex Connor has seen: raw
meat drippings falling into salad, bowls
of uncovered food covered in flies and
debris from upper shelves falling into
food on lower shelves.
If that’s not enough to make you
second guess your next out-of-home
dining experience, I don’t know what
is.
And it’s not as if the restaurants that
make it onto the health department’s hit
list are first-time offenders. These are
places that were warned and warned
and warned before being slapped with
a fine and eventual conviction.
Luckily, making the list public and
publishing it in the media are paying
off. The health department says fewer
fines are being laid. At court, one of the
first things an offender’s lawyer asks is,
“Does my client have to be published
in the paper?”
The answer is a big fat yes. If you did
something dirty, I need to know about
it.
Until a green, yellow, red pass system
is implemented in Durham — where
establishments would have to display
in their window how the latest inspec-
tion went — the public has an absolute
right to know, and the health depart-
ment has an obligation to tell.
Yo u can check to see if your favourite
food joints have had any convictions by
visiting www.region.durham.on.ca or
calling 905-723-8521.
Yo ur stomach will thank you.
Carly Foster is a reporter with the
Durham Region Media Group. E-mail
Food violations must remain
public for everyone’s sake
Carly
Foster
staff writer
durhamregion.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, JULY 17, 2005 PAGE 7 A/P
The Metroland Durham Region Media Group,
in partnership with Ontario Power Generation,
recently visited Nunavut to learn more about
Canada’s newest territory. Reporter Mike Ruta
and photographer Walter Passarella will retell
the stories they’ve heard and the things they’ve
seen in this summer-long series which will be
published each Sunday.
By Mike Ruta
Staff Writer
IQALUIT — With the wind whistling out-
side, making a -5 C day feel like -20 C, Alice
Ladner and Thomas Druyan sit in their living
room in Apex, bright sunshine warming the
space.
They live in an apartment in Iqaluit’s
satellite community, overlooking Koojesse
Inlet on Frobisher Bay. Married for six years,
they’ve been here a year and a half. It’s early
May and the spring festival, Toonik Tyme,
was two weeks ago. Still, there’s lots of snow
left as Iqaluit received far more than usual
this past winter.
“It’s just beautiful; I don’t really mind the
cold,” Ms. Ladner says of living in Nunavut.
“It’s always quiet. We have a beautiful view
of the bay. I don’t even notice there aren’t
any trees; it doesn’t affect me. We get up in
the morning if the sun is just rising and get
our camera and run out and take pictures of
the sky.”
She’s the administrator for the Iqaluit
District Education Authority, comprised of
four schools. A lawyer, Thomas used to live
in and work for the federal government in
Ottawa. Now he drafts regulations and laws
for Nunavut’s legislature.
“I wanted to get away from the culture and
atmosphere of Ottawa and wanted a change
and came up here,” he says.
In Iqaluit, it’s different: far more laid-back,
where many people kind of fly by the seat of
their pants in the workplace because there’s
no set way of doing things, or it hasn’t been
identified yet.
“There isn’t the same level of procedure
and process, which is good,” Mr. Druyan
says. “But a lot of it is bad because people
don’t know there should be a procedure.”
The high wages and difficulty in attracting
workers makes for a lower-calibre crop in
general, he says.
Neither owns a car and both walk to
work in Iqaluit. Ms. Ladner says because it’s
drier, she’s never felt as cold here as down
south. The couple doesn’t go out for dinner
much and says there’s really very little to
spend money on. It’s a good thing. What first
strikes newcomers to Canada’s north isn’t
the cold or the lack of trees, it’s the prices.
There’s no other way to say it, living in the
north is expensive.
Goods have to be flown in or shipped to
communities when the ocean is ice-free. On
top of that, energy costs are much higher,
adding to the mark up on items that come
from the south. True, wages are high in the
capital. According to the 2001 Canadian cen-
sus, the average Iqaluit household earned
$69,650, compared to $45,440 in Nunavut
as a whole. Two-or-more-person Iqaluit
households earned $79,002. In Oshawa, the
average houseful brought in $60,642.
Still, the prices can shock.
At Iqaluit’s North Mart, the northern
equivalent of a Wal-Mart, you can buy al-
most anything, from food to ATVs. But make
sure your bank account is prepared for the
hit: a honeydew melon is $10.99 and a 12-
pack of instant oatmeal $5.29.
“Freight is very significant, obviously,”
says store manager Glenn Cousins. “But
there’s other aspects contributing to costs
and services in the north.”
He notes that electricity, depending on if
it’s charged at a residential or business rate,
is 30 to 40 cents per kilowatt hour here, six
times the rate down south.
“The whole economy is inflated so people
need to be paid more,” Mr. Cousins says.
A lot of residents, including Mr. Druyan
and Ms. Ladner, order a year’s worth of dry
goods by ship if they can afford the up-front
fee. Each unit in their complex has a dry
goods room for storage. Others order food
every week or two, including meat and pro-
duce. The couple had cable at $70 a month,
but found they could easily do without it
and cancelled it.
Mr. Druyan says he might stay two more
years or a little longer and that they’re not
ready to leave yet. Originally from Toronto,
he confesses to missing what only a big city
can offer in the way of culture and entertain-
ment.
“I would like to go to some shows,” he says
wistfully.
They face more pressing challenges, such
as three power outages in the past month,
including one in the winter that lasted one-
and-half days.
“It was pretty cold overnight,” says Mr.
Druyan, noting the toilet water and pipes
froze.
The warmth of summer brings massive
mosquitoes, swarms of 20 to 30 that stick to
a hiker like glue. It also brings a remarkable
profusion and variety of flowers on the tun-
dra.
Each hopes in their jobs to help make the
new territory better before they leave.
“I could easily stay up here forever if it
wasn’t that my children and grandchildren
(including daughter Sarah in Whitby) are
down south,” Ms. Ladner says.
newsdurhamregion.com
searchkeyword:nunavut2005
Next week:
IQALUIT Part II, big city problems
plague Canada’s smallest capital
Walter Passarella/This Week photos
Alice Ladner and Thomas Druyan gave up life
in Canada’s capital for a more laid back life-
style in Iqaluit. Even in May, boats wait to be
released from the frozen waters of Frobisher
Bay.
And you thought your grocery bill was high...
Living in Nunavut is pricey. Food and everything else has to be flown in or shipped
when the ice clears. A sampling of food prices at the North Mart, Iqaluit and Nuna-
vut’s largest retailer, compared to the Real Canadian Super Store in Ajax.
ITEM NORTH MART RCSS
(Iqaluit, Nunavut) (Ajax, Ontario)
ice berg lettuce $2.99 $1.15
honeydew melon $10.99 $1.99
Michelina frozen dinner $3.99 $1.47
pork loin centre cut chops $13.99/kg $9.24/kg
rib eye steak $29.99/kg $19.82/kg
lean ground beef $10.99/kg $6.59/kg
two litres 1% milk $6.59 $2.39
large eggs $3.19/dozen $2.49
2 kgs sugar $4.99 $1.93
Quaker instant oatmeal (12 pkgs) $5.29 $2.47
Heinz Ketchup (one litre) $6.99 $3.47
TOTAL: $99.99 $53.01
Iqaluit
PA RT 2: LIFE IN NUNAVUT’S CAPITAL IS BIG ON BEAUTY, NOT SO BIG ON RULES
Walter Passarella/ News Advertiser photos
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Family farm paved way
for station, picnic areas
In 1832, Henry Cowan purchased a siz-
able property surrounding the mouth of
the Rouge River and began farming. He
called this farm Rosebank. When the rail-
road came through and passenger service
was available, the Cowan family offered
their property to picnickers and campers.
Originally the nearest train station
was at Port Union and the campers had
to commute to Rosebank via horse and
wagon. Around 1900 a station was added
at the farm and the campsite soon devel-
oped into a summer resort. Rosebank had
become the weekend getaway for many
city dwellers of Toronto. During the sum-
mer season, the Rosebank station served
seven passenger trains and a ‘Picnic Spe-
cial.’ By 1916 it had its own post office,
and summer cottages started popping
up.
To day, you can still see evidence of
these cottages mixed with very mod-
ern homes. The Waterfront Trail passes
through Rosebank along Rodd Avenue. If
you follow along across the railroad track
there is a pedestrian entrance to Petticoat
Creek Conservation Area.
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Ro sebank’s train comes rolling in
A trip into our past
These Rosebank cottages are circa 1910.
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
CLAREMONT — The spirit of the west is
coming to Claremont.
The rodeo rolls into town July 22 for a
weekend full of events organized by the Cla-
remont Lions Club.
The festivities kick off Friday night with a
dance for those 19 and older from 8 p.m. to 1
a.m. at Barkey’s Toad Hall. Admission is $15.
There is also a country video dance Saturday
for those 19 and over beginning at 8 p.m.
Admission is $15.
The real action gets underway Saturday
at To ad Hall, which is at the north end of
Claremont -- take Old Brock Road north to
the Uxbridge/Pickering Town Line and turn
left.
The hall opens at 8 a.m. with breakfast, a
speed show, games and vendor booths.
The cowboys get set to conquer the bulls
starting at 2 p.m. with the action running
until 4:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $11 for seniors,
$8 for children aged six to 12 and free for
those five and under.
Cowboys and cowgirls compete in a va-
riety of events including calf roping, bar-
rel racing, steer wrestling, ladies breakaway
roping, bareback riding, and of course bull
riding -- one of the most popular rodeo
events and the most dangerous.
“You have to stay on that bull while he’s
kicking and spurting and snorting... The
cowboy’s hanging on with one hand,” said
Donna Painter, one of the organizers.
There is also a trick rider and you can’t
have a rodeo without the rodeo clown.
“Their job is to distract the bull from the
downed rider so he can get the heck out of
the way,” she said.
The club has been busy planning for al-
most a year, only taking time off in August
to recover from last year’s rodeo. The event
is getting bigger each year with 6,000 people
attending in 2004.
“It’s a time to have a family fun weekend,”
Ms. Painter said. “Any kid would want to
come and watch a cowboy.”
The action gets underway again early
Sunday with another breakfast at Toad Hall
at 8 a.m., and more mounted games and
vendors. There is a church service at 11:30
a.m. The rodeo rides again at 2 p.m.
New this year is the custom classic car and
truck cruise-in from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“There’s no other rodeo in the area,” Ms.
Painter said.
In addition to attendees having a good
time, they’ll also be supporting a good cause
as all the money raised goes back into the
Claremont community.
For more information, visit www.clare-
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Last year’s Claremont Rodeo drew 6,000 people, with organizers expecting even more interest
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