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64 PAGES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2005 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1
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East and West
offer relief
AJAX — East met West in April,
once again raising a whack of cash
to help sick kids.
East Meets West is a popular
cultural show held each year at Pick-
ering High School in Ajax. It brings
together the East and West Indian
cultures, featuring song, dance and
fashion and promoting unity.
As in the past, all proceeds from
the event were donated last month
to the Caribbean Children’s Founda-
tion, a registered charity that helps
critically-ill children from the Carib-
bean access medical care unavail-
able in their homeland.
Members of the East Meets
West Club raised $4,300 for the
charity at this year’s event.
Enjoy the sounds
of Pickering
PICKERING — The sounds of
the summer are alive at the Picker-
ing waterfront.
The Waterfront Concert Series,
hosted by the City of Pickering and
Ontario Power Generation, continues
Thursdays through Aug. 25.
People are invited to grab a
blanket or lawn chair and head down
to Millennium Square to enjoy some
live entertainment, ranging from jazz
to oldies to music for children.
This week, July 28, Mic and Keys
take to the stage; the duo performs
pop hits from the 1950s, ‘60s and
‘70s. The concerts get underway at
7 p.m. Millennium Square is at the
end of Liverpool Road.
Make your bid
DURHAM — Online bids for a
variety of auction items began July
25.
The Volunteer Resource Cen-
tre of Durham Region’s first online
auction includes Ontario Place play-
all-day passes, museum tours, zoo
passes and more.
Auction proceeds fund the many
programs and services offered by
the non-profit volunteer centre. The
auction runs until July 29. To view
auction items and submit a bid, visit
www.v olunteerdurham.org
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Editorial Page, A6
Sports, B1
Entertainment, B3
Classified, B9
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Durham police looking
for three suspects
PICKERING — Police are hunting for
three suspects after a Pickering man
was beaten, restrained and robbed dur-
ing a home invasion early Tuesday.
The victim told police he was awak-
ened around 4:15 a.m. by three men
who had gained entry to his Valley
Ridge Crescent home. The three sus-
pects repeatedly punched the victim
before tying him up with duct tape,
police said.
The thieves left the home, in the Al-
tona Road-Twyn Rivers Drive area, with
a 42-inch plasma TV, the victim’s cell-
phone and wallet, and his 2005 BMW,
police said.
The man was eventually able to free
himself and call police. He told police
he’d been robbed by four men in their
20s.
Investigators said credit cards from
the man’s wallet were used in Scarbor-
ough stores about an hour after the at-
tack. They’re still looking for the silver,
four-door car, which has the licence
plate AWEK 286.
Durham’s water and
sewer systems already
ahead of provincial
recommendations
By Carly Foster
Staff Writer
DURHAM — The Region is already
ahead on some of a provincial water
report’s recommendations, but offi-
cials agree aging infrastructure must
be addressed.
The Ontario water strategy expert
panel’s report says $34 billion in new
investment over the next 15 years is
needed to help the province’s water
and sewage systems. Durham has
some areas, such as downtown Whit-
by, where pipes are close to 100 years
old, said Cliff Curtis, the Region’s com-
missioner of works.
“We have a lot of stuff done in the
twenties and thirties that is starting to
require some more attention,” he said.
The age, combined with some cor-
rosive soil in Durham, means the Re-
gion’s system has some issues. “We’re
trying to baby the system as long as we
can.”
That means relining pipes and some
galvanic protection, Mr. Curtis added.
Water and sewer systems are paid
for by the users, who can expect to see
some “substantial increases” over the
next five years, he said. The Region
is trying to smooth any major capital
investments so users are not hit with
“o verly dramatic” increases.
The panel also suggested creating
an independent economic regulator --
the Ontario Water Board -- to set rates
and review business plans.
This would remove water and sewer
debates out of local political hands,
Mr. Curtis said.
“I’m not sure whether that would be
good or bad, but would remove it from
the political arena,” he said. “It would
be like a cable company having to go to
a board to get rate increases, not from
council.”
Claremont crowds
treated to fast action
By Derek Giberson
Staff Writer
CLAREMONT — At the rodeo, it’s
all or nothing, and only seconds to
decide.
Watching contestants compete at
the Claremont Lions Rodeo last week-
end was a lot like watching shorter
track and field events: So much ef-
fort, so much focus all channelled
into such a short span of time.
Then, it’s over and a cowboy or
cowgirl leaves the ring almost as
quickly as they entered, some satis-
fied and others with a look of dis-
appointment thrust very suddenly
upon them.
“The good comes with the bad,”
said Richard Atchison, 16, of Hol-
stein, Ont., describing the nature of
the rodeo events. He was competing
in the tie-down roping competition,
Pickering
may be
headed for
a dry spell
Liquor store employees
poised to strike at
12:01 a.m. Thursday
By Jennifer Stone
and Danielle Milley
Staff Writers
DURHAM — What has already been
an extremely dry summer weather-
wise may get a little drier, as LCBO
employees sit on the brink of a strike.
However, spirits would still be high in
Claremont.
About 84 per cent of unionized li-
quor store employees rejected the
provincially-controlled liquor board’s
latest offer, which included an 11 per
cent raise over four years. Workers are
seeking a promise they won’t lose their
jobs if the government allows the LCBO
to be privatized.
The two sides were under media
black out Tuesday, as talks continued. A
strike could begin as early as 12:01 a.m.
Thursday, should no deal be reached.
If LCBO employees do go on strike,
local residents will still be able to ac-
cess some forms of alcohol. For ex-
ample, private vineyards in Durham
will continue to sell their product. Em-
ployees of The Beer Store will remain
on the job. As well, there are a number
of LCBO agency stores in Durham Re-
gion, including Claremont.
The hamlet’s Country Depot on Hox-
ton Street is licensed to sell wine, beer,
liquor and coolers.
“The LCBO managers have assured
Annual r odeo a
high-stakes contest
Man beaten, restrained in Pickering home invasion
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DURHAM — Maydene Herman handled the steel drums for New Dimension, which performed Saturday at the
Carnival in the Village. The Caribbean Street Festival in Pickering Village was in its first year and offered guests a
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