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Absences up because of transit strike By Crystal Crimi Staff Writer DURHAM — A transit strike is leav- ing some students out in the cold. In its third week, the Durham Region Transit strike is causing some second- ary and post-secondary students to miss school. “The strike has been detrimental to the cost of students’ education and jeopardizes their post-secondary ca- reer,” said Evan Muller-Cheng, Student Association president at Durham Col- lege, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and Trent University in Oshawa. According to the association, 3,500 students have to find alternative trans- portation to their Durham post-sec- ondary schools. “Students are worrying about get- ting to class for their mid-terms and the student association has stretched its limited resources to assist students, however, we can’t do it alone,” said Mr. Muller-Cheng. The association provided taxis dur- ing the first week of the strike, but high costs quickly forced it to cancel the service. A petition pleading for the Region and CAW 222 to resume negotiations and public transit is being submitted by the association. Mr. Muller-Cheng said it’s also requesting a refund for part of its Universal Transit Pass. Through their tuition, students pay $100 per school year for the pass and collectively have lost $81,396 over the 19 days for the unused portion, he said. At the Durham District School Board, its Durham Alternative Second- ary School in Oshawa and Pickering has been hit hardest by the strike. Mark Joel, superintendent of opera- tions and transportation, said students attend the school from across the re- gion. On Oct. 10, 186 of the school’s 610 students were absent because of the strike - the number was down to 138 more recently. To help students, staff are providing assignments online, arranging pick-up points, and offering assistance over the phone. “O nce you get past those schools, the impact is minimal,” said Mr. Joel. He said Central CI in Oshawa re- ported 11 students absent, while other schools have only had single digits. “The strike is an annoyance but we’re working our way around it,” said Mr. Joel. “Parents are doing a great job getting their kids to school.” He added more students are biking and walking farther and others are carpooling. At the Catholic school board, ab- sences are two to three per cent higher at schools impacted by the strike and late rates are about four per cent high- er, according to a staff report. “We have five of our seven schools affected by the strike,” said Paul Pulla, superintendent of policy development and business services at the Durham Catholic District School Board. SERVICE HOURS MON., WED., THURS., FRI. 7:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. TUES. 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. SAT. 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (905) 831-5400 www.p ickeringhonda.com 575 KINGSTON RD. Email: service@pickeringhonda.com [ Briefly ] Bank manager charged after audit reveals shortage AJAX — A bank manager who is alleged to have skimmed thousands of dollars over a three-year period has been charged with fraud and theft, Durham po- lice said. Officials with the Bank of Montreal contacted Durham fraud investigators after an audit revealed significant discrep- ancies between May of 2003 and May of 2006, police said. The four-month audit indicated $287,000 was missing, but the bank said no customers had been bilked. The audit revealed falsified transac- tions, mortgages and other irregularities carried out at the branch, on Westney Road South. In one year alone, about $120,000 was misappropriated, a police source said. Charged with fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000 is Joan Myles, 54, of Nash Road in Courtice. [ What’s on ] School board wants residents to live healthy lives DURHAM — With vendors and dis- plays, the public school board is working to get people thinking about wellness. On Monday, Oct. 30 the Durham District School Board is hosting a well- ness fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with dis- plays from 15 Durham Region vendors. Par ticipants can get healthy eating tips from the Upstairs at Loblaws Cook- ing School, check their blood pressure with Para-Med, or get a mini face-lift from The Clinic for Health and En- ergy Restoration. Information on heart health, exercise, naturopathic medicine and more will also be featured. The fair is part of the school board’s Employee Wellness Program, intended to educate, encourage and assist employees and their families to make lifestyle choices to enhance the quality of life. All are welcome to attend and admission is free. Displays will be located in the atrium of the Education Centre at 400 Taunton Rd. E., between Brock Street and Anderson Street, in Whitby. [ Index ] Editorial Page, A6 Sports, B1 Entertainment, B3 Classified, B5 [ Call us] General: 905 683 5110 Distribution: 905 683 5117 General Fax: 905 683 7363 Newsroom Fax: 905 683 0386 Pressrun 49,900 durhamregion.com Tr ansit strike leaves students stranded ‘Z ero knowledge’ equals $444,186 DURHAM — It’s a good thing Sarah Mabee didn’t listen to her boyfriend. The 21-year-old won $444,186 play- ing Pro-Pool this past weekend. Ms. Mabee won by picking all 13 winners in NFL action. The final game of the NFL weekend was the Monday night game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. Ms. Mabee notes her boyfriend, Ron Meredith, “said not to pick the Giants, but I did. It’s a good thing I did.” A bartender at the Kelsey’s Restau- rant in Pickering, she told anyone com- ing into the establishment Monday night they had to cheer for the Giants. “I told everybody if the Giants win, I get $60,000.” She was the only player to select the winners of all 13 games. The win is the most ever for a sports-based lottery, and it was only the second time she’s played the game. From Newcastle, she now lives with Mr. Meredith in Pickering. Ms. Mabee says her picks were based on “zero knowledge.” As for her plans, she says, “It’s my birthday next month, so we’ll go away. We’ll have a nice wedding. I want to get a new car.” HE’S A TOUGH MAN TO BRING DOWN Ron Pietroniro / News Advertiser photo PICKERING — Brett Chisholm from the Dunbarton Spartans Senior Rugby team tries to elude the grasp of a player from the Broxbourne England Rugby team during a Saturday of rugby and field hockey action. The teams from England were visiting after Dunbarton teams were there in March. Pickering denies expansion of fa mily’s heritage property Growing family wants to add more space By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — A growing family in need of more space was denied an application to build an addition onto their heritage property. Paul Lafrance lives in the home on Rosebank Road with his wife Janna, his sister, Lucie Brand and her husband Darren, along with eight children. They asked council for permission to build a 2,000-square-foot addition to the western portion of their home. The addition would contain six bedrooms and two bathrooms to accommodate the two families. Heritage Pickering reviewed the ap- plication for the 137-year-old home and expressed concerns about the size of the proposed addition. A report to council says the addition is not com- plimentary in relation to the existing structure. Several councillors cited those concerns as their reasons for denying the application. “I’m not comfortable in support- ing the application,” said Ward 3 City Councillor David Pickles. He said he heard too many concerns and questions at the Oct. 10 meeting to approve the application. He encour- aged the applicants to work with Heri- tage Pickering and City staff to come up with a design everyone could agree upon. Ward 3 Regional Councillor Rick Johnson said as the member of coun- cil who sits on Heritage Pickering he needs to follow through on the com- mittee’s recommendation. “It’s not great news that I have to move this denial, but I think it’s the right way to do this,” he said. Paul Fletcher, speaking on behalf of the applicant, said they were willing to work to come up with a plan everyone would be happy with. He noted par- ticularly the concerns with shingles, windows and doors could be worked out. “My clients are perfectly happy to work with the committee to put what they want there,” he said. “Our concern is to make this thing agreeable among all parties.” The property has had previous ad- ditions in the 1950s and the 1970s; the proposed addition would remove the 1970s addition. “It actually enhances the building more so than the previous [addition] did,” Mr. Fletcher said. Not all council- lors were against the application. “I think this is going to be an en- hancement to the heritage, the family need is there,” said Ward 1 City Coun- cillor Kevin Ashe. The applicants can submit another proposal in the future. ✦ See Students, Page A4 The Pickering 56 PAGES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 Growing up Meet the fourth-generation Hyundai Elantra Wheels pullout Sea monsters Pickering artist receives accolades for prehistoric art Page B3 Police Appreciation event a community fundraiser By Jeff Mitchell Staff Writer AJAX — Courage, compas- sion and dedication to duty were saluted when the annu- al Police Appreciation Night was held Thursday evening in Ajax. The fourth annual awards night, a fundraiser organized by a volunteer committee, once again regaled those in attendance with examples of excellence in policing, from an officer who pulled a man from his burning vehicle to a heartfelt tribute from a cop who attributed his survival to the training he’s received. Constable Dave Mounste- ven was choked with emotion as he acknowledged Const. Michel Roy, a use of force in- structor at the Police Learn- ing Centre at Durham Col- lege. Const. Mounsteven said he re- called his training when he found himself in a life and death struggle with armed suspects. “Thank you; you truly did save my life,” he said. “Mike has given me the rest of my life and he has given my children a father.” Guests at the Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility lis- tened in on more drama as a tape of a terrified woman calling 911 was called. During a presentation to members of the A Platoon Communications Unit, they heard how a dispatcher kept the woman calm and sent of- ficers to her home as her en- raged husband broke in; the incident was resolved without anyone being hurt. Other officers honoured during the evening were: • Const. Todd Petzold, who launched a successful cam- paign to have municipalities pass bylaws against toy guns being carried in public; • Const. Rick Flynn, recog- nized by his colleagues in the Clarington division for con- sistently displaying enthusi- asm and dedication to his du- ties, and for his support of his colleagues; • Sergeant Gil Hughes, who pulled an unconscious man away from a burning truck he happened upon while driving to work in Oshawa early one morning last March; • Detective Teresa Hutchin- son, a north Durham inves- tigator whose detailed crime analysis led to more than 100 charges being laid against a pair of thieves who hit nu- merous victims in the com- munity, and • Detective David Brown, a member of the Biker En- forcement Unit whose ef- forts -- including recruiting a gang member who turned informant -- contributed to the success of Project Tan- dem, a province-wide sweep that last month saw hundreds of charges laid against Hells Angels members. The Police Appreciation Night is a fundraiser that sup- ports a variety of community initiatives. 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More than 1,000 potential students are set to visit at the open house, which runs Thurs- day Oct. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Friday Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oshawa campus, 2000 Simcoe St. N. in Oshawa. Those attending will get the opportunity to tour the cam- pus and learn about the pro- grams and courses offered, as well as the support services available on campus, such as how to best make the transi- tion from high school to post- secondary education and man- age a budget. They’ll also learn about opportunities available through the college’s student association and student life of- fice, and more. Participants can enter the campus from Simcoe Street North and proceed to the Founders 3 parking lot. Duffin Heights neighbourhood is an approved development area in the City of Pickering. This area is centrally located on both sides of Brock Road between Rossland Road and Taunton Road, bounded to the north by the C.P. Rail, to the east by the municipal boundary with the Town of Ajax, to the south by the hydro transmission tower line, and to the west by the West Duffin Creek, as shown below. The development area is mainly comprised of tablelands on both sides of Brock Road and between watercourse valleys. This development area is located north of the existing residential area. The City of Pickering Official Plan identifies this area as Duffin Heights Neighbourhood 15. The Region Municipality of Durham is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study for the provision of regional water supply and sanitary sewerage services in support of land development within the Duffin Heights neighbourhood. Duffin Heights Neighbourhood – Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Servicing in the City of Pickering Class Environmental Assessment NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Durham Region Works Department 605 Rossland Road East, WHITBY ON L1N 6A3 Telephone (905) 668-7711 OR 1-800-372-1102 www.region.durham.on.ca NEWSLETTER October 20, 2006 WORKS DEPARTMENT The Class EA Study is proceeding as a Schedule ‘B’ undertaking in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment-MEA, June 2000. A Public Information Centre (PIC) is planned to provide information on the needs and justification for the project, and to introduce alternative servicing strategies being considered. Durham Regional staff, as well as the study Consultants, will be available to answer questions regarding the project. The PIC will be held: Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006 Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Location: City of Pickering Municipal Building, Council Chambers One the Esplanade (Opposite Pickering Town Centre) Public input and comment are invited, for incorporation into the planning and design of this project. All comments will become part of the public record with the exception of personal information. 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Austin Catholic secondary schools in Whitby are not impacted. Mr. Pulla said two letters have been sent to parents since the strike and a frequently asked questions sheet has been posted on its website, www. dcdsb.ca. He said some parents are interested in knowing what will happen if the strike is prolonged and are concerned because the weather is starting to get colder for walking. During its Oct. 23 Catholic school board meeting, Oshawa Trustee Joe Corey requested a letter be sent to the Region and copied to local council- lors about the transit situation, but received no support. “We’re just saying we’re concerned, do something about it,” said Trustee Corey. “Clearly the union would see that as leverage to prolong the strike,” said Oshawa Trustee Fred Jones. Garth Johns, the Region’s human resource commissioner, said he wants the transit strike to end as much as the students do. He said he’s received some calls from students, mostly ad- vising him how tough the situation is. For the students who spent money on October bus passes, Mr. Johns said he isn’t able to answer what will hap- pen after the strike. “I am assuming we are going to put something into place that will give them a credit or something,” Mr. Johns said. “But I don’t want to say that unilat- erally, it is an operational decision that somebody else has to make.” With files from Erin Hatfield. DURHAM — A group of Ontarians who want stiffer penalties for people who kill police services animals made a stop at Durham Regional Police head- quarters on Wednesday. Sarah Turnbull, who lives northeast of Kingston, is on a five-week tour with other supporters who want to reintro- duce a bill that has tougher penalties for those who harm police services animals. As it stands now, the law is so vague it’s “nearly impossible” to lay any charges when a canine or police horse is injured, she said. “They’re so miniscule it’s ridiculous,” said Ms. Turnbull, who was at the police headquarters with Renegade, a 19-year- old Appaloosa horse. Ms. Turnbull and other supporters will wind up the tour at Parliament Hill on Nov. 16. After stops in Oshawa, Whitby and Port Hope, they will walk from Brighton to Otta- wa with two horses to gain public support for a petition reintroduc- ing Brigadier’s Law. Brigadier was an 8- year-old Toronto Police Services Horse that was struck and killed by a motor- ist earlier this year. Ms. Turnbull said Brigadier’s Law not only strengthens crimes against police services animals, but any other animal “with a backbone.” It does not apply to fishing, hunting, the meat industry or Aboriginal rights laws, she said. Durham Police Chief Ver- non White said it’s important when the community recognizes that the animals used in policing every day are not just animals or pets. “They’re not just a dog, and in the case of Brigadier, a (horse). It becomes a friend, a family member and a partner,” Chief White said. “They’re actually working with the police to make the community safer; they ought to be recognized as doing just that.” He said similar efforts are being made to enshrine the role canines play on po- lice force, a number of which have been killed across Canada. Tougher penalties wanted for crimes on police animals Sex assault victims as young as 6, police say By Jeff Mitchell Staff Writer DURHAM — More than 280 new charges have been laid against a Whitby man already being held in cus- tody on allegations of sexually assault- ing children. And Durham police continue to ap- peal for information as they investigate the past of 39-year-old Michael Ross Stratton, who was first arrested in June on charges of sexual assault, sexual exploitation and making child pornog- raphy. On Tuesday officers with Durham’s child sexual assault unit drove to the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay and brought Mr. Stratton back to an Oshawa courtroom to face 282 new charges, the result of an investiga- tion launched after his arrest. The new charges include 89 counts of sexual assault and 85 counts of mak- ing child porn, as well as 82 counts of forcible confinement. Police have also laid a historical charge of sexual intercourse with a female between 14 and 16, a Criminal Code charge that existed in 1985. The new charges came about after a high-profile appeal for information in the case. Police first began investigating on June 27 when a Durham officer re- sponded to a report of a young woman displaying suicidal tendencies. Information provided led police to execute a search warrant at Mr. Stratton’s Rosedale Drive home; he was charged June 28 with 28 counts, including sexual assault and making child porn. At a press conference this past sum- mer police revealed they’d found im- ages of children being sexually abused, some of whom were identified. Inves- tigators made an appeal for victims to come forward. Police said Tuesday it was as a result of that call for information that new charges are being laid. “Victims from Stratton’s past have come forward and reported assaults dating back to 1985,” Detective Randy Norton said in a statement released Tuesday. “Two of the victims were six-years- old at the time of the assaults.” It is believed that the majority of the alleged assaults took place at the Rosedale Drive residence, Det. Norton said. Other charges laid Tuesday included sexual exploitation, robbery, choking, assault with a weapon, threatening death and invitation to sexual touch- ing. Police are still trying to identify po- tential victims. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Norton at 905-579-1520, extension 5363, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. SUDOKU Now online and updated daily at 48 1 7 8 6 7 3 576 1 86 9 5 6 7 687 3 91 4 19 24 durhamregion.com ✦ Students from page A1 Students may get credits when strike is over: Johns Man faces more than 280 new charges For more on this story Police a ssociation executive vows to push front-line issues By Jeff Mitchell Staff Writer DURHAM — Veteran Durham cop Tom Andrews is preparing to take the helm of the region’s police associa- tion, vowing to advocate for members by promoting the issues important to rank-and-file officers with politicians and the public. “When something goes bump in the night, taxpayers expect somebody with their game face on to show up and deal with it,” said Det. Andrews, who was voted in as president of the associa- tion’s 800 members Wednesday. “I feel part of my job is to help the public understand what type of hon- ourable yet problematic profession we involve ourselves in.” Attending an interview Friday morn- ing at the association’s north Whitby offices with two members of his execu- tive -- vice-president Dave Robinson and secretary-treasurer Mike Glennie -- the president-elect said addressing issues such as adequate staffing will be primary among his objectives as he assumes leadership. Det. Andrews, 42, is a 17-year vet- eran with Durham police and he is a cop’s cop. He cut his teeth on a number of beats, including criminal investigations and drug enforcement, but secured his firebrand reputation during a time of crisis involving the men serving with him. In early 2003 he was the head of the celebrated Drug Enforcement Unit when a former member of the squad wrote to then-chief Kevin McAlpine, accusing his colleagues of criminal misconduct including theft, excessive use of force and shoddy investigative techniques. The chief called in the OPP to in- vestigate and Det. Andrews was reas- signed to the major fraud unit. Mean- while, the men who had served under him with the DEU requested transfers to other duties, frustrated at the cloud of suspicion hanging over them. The OPP probe took two and a half years. No criminal charges were ever laid against any DEU cops. Det. Andrews says now the episode is in the past, but acknowledges his having been on the disciplinary firing line will assist him in providing back- ing for officers who find themselves subjects of public complaints or other actions. But he said he will not assume office with an adversarial approach to dealing with the service; one of his first acts after being elected was to meet Friday morning with Chief Ver- non White. “We want to continue the open and professional relationship we enjoy cur- rently with Chief White,” Det. Andrews said. “We want to work with him.” The association executive’s goal will be to communicate to police brass and other decision-makers the perspective of the front-lines, said secretary-trea- surer Mike Glennie. That perspective is relevant on issues ranging from police practices and protocol to matters such as staffing and deployment, he said. “When politicians dictate police policy I don’t think they have an understand- ing of what we do and why we do it,” he said. “We can make a meaningful con- tribution to a social problem but we’re not always consulted in a meaning- ful way.” For instance, time-honoured standards for setting police-to-popu- lation ratios become outmoded as ad- ministrative duties for each of those cops increase, the secretary-treasurer said; what used to be a simple call is now much more time-consuming with protocols and paperwork piling up. PLEASE PRINT Last Name First Name Male Female Suite/Apartment/Unit Street Number and Street Name City/Province Postal Code Birthdate (Month/day/Year) Home Phone Business Phone Email Address Course Code Course Course Location Start Date Time Fee Total Please make cheques payable to the Durham District School Board. 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SUDOKU Now online and updated daily at 48 1 7 8 6 7 3 576 1 86 9 5 6 7 687 3 91 4 19 24 durhamregion.com submitted photo You did it, Melanie! Melanie Pacheco, a communicative disorders assistant graduate, accepts her Durham College diploma from Judy Robinson, dean of the school of health and community services, during the recent Fall Convocation. To see more photos from residents across Durham and to submit your own, visit citizenseye.com, the Metroland Durham Region Media Group’s citizen submission website. The page is dedicated to the submissions and photos of readers from around Durham. PAGE A6 ◆ NEWS ADVERTISER ◆ OCTOBER 25, 2006P At the altar of ‘maybe’, possibility is the high priest My youngest brought his trombone home yesterday for the first time. As I sat downstairs in my of- fice, futilely pounding away at the keys in my thirtieth attempt to re-write the same thought, I was serenaded by what sound- ed like a diarrheal gorilla in the family room above me. I just smiled. Over the years I have been accompanied in my various of- fice pursuits by ragged piano scales, caterwauling electric guitars, the oom-pah-pah of a tuba and the artillery of a drum kit. I love them all. Not so much the instruments or even the music. I just love the sound of a kid practising. There are very few things that capture the essence of home and family better than the off- key strains of a child hacking away at a musical instrument. And this time of the year, walk- ing around town, you can hear it floating discordantly from every second window. Dead birds litter the ground outside the house of a child with a new violin. Beaming, proud parents, blood running from their ears, sit out on porches while the next Gene Krupa flails away in the basement. A giant maple tree suddenly loses all of its leaves in one day outside the bedroom window of the new second clarinet. It’s delightful. Delightful because there is so much more than just music going on here. A child practis- ing an instrument is infinite- ly more than just notes and chords. It’s the sound of prom- ise and potential. It’s the sound of determination, discipline and obedience. It’s the sound of a television or video game not turned on. And it’s the glo- rious sound of “maybe.” Parents know the sound of “maybe” intimately. Our heads are ringing with the sound of “maybe” and “what if” and “who knows” the minute we hold our children in our arms for the first time, the instant we dream of a dazzling future for that tiny bundle of possibili- ties. I wonder if our children might cut us a little more slack about practising or lay off the sulky scoliosis look at the key- board if they realized this. If they understood that when we zealously encourage them to take up an instrument or when we nag and harp about “stick- ing with it” when it’s patently obvious to everyone but us that the kid’s hands are clear- ly meant to operate nothing more subtle than a backhoe, we are not purposely being over-bearing idiots. We are merely worshipping at the altar of “maybe.” That’s the same altar heaped with mountains of hockey sticks and figure skates and ballet slippers. All in the name of love, misguided or otherwise. I was visiting with friends the other day and they proudly pointed out the newest addi- tion to their family, an upright piano. Not a new piano, but, in my opinion, all the more lovely for its wear and tear, its years of adolescent combat. It sat, completely and immedi- ately at home in their parlour, awaiting the next little bum to squirm impatiently on its stool, the next set of chubby, jam- stained fingers to stutter across its keys. They told me when and where they bought it. They didn’t have to tell me why. A day or two later, driving by their place, I saw the tiny sil- houette of a little girl at the keyboard and through the open window came the halt- ing, repetitive, breathtaking sound of “maybe.” Durham resident Neil Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves some of his best lines for his columns. Follow Neil’s BLOG drinfo.ca/croneblog.html. EDITORIAL Wrong notes are music to a parent’s ears IN THE COMMUNITY CLICK AND SAY Do you have a photo to share with our readers? If you have an amusing, interesting, historic or scenic photo to share with the community we’d like to see it. Send your photo, along with a written description of the circumstances surrounding the photo (max. 80 words) identifying the people in the photo and when it was taken to: The News Advertiser, 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, ON, L1S 2H5. Or, e-mail photos to mjohnston@durhamregion.com. Neil Crone enter laughing EDITORIALS & OPINIONS infodurhamregion.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR /4& A green-bin tip To the editor: I read with interest once again about the green-bin bags. Perhaps this solution may help: one way to keep using the bio- bags is to wrap the food waste in two layers of newspaper be- fore putting it in the bags, like our mothers and grandmoth- ers might have done. The newspaper would soak up the liquid and perhaps stop the smells, or another alterna- tive is to put a couple of layers or more in the bag which is kept inside the house. If you keep both bins washed with a good strong disinfectant or bleach, there should be no smells. After all we throw the news- paper away in the blue box. Hazel Wintony Pickering We need to help raise funds for HIV/AIDS To the editor: On Sunday, Sept. 24, I at- tended the Durham AIDS Walk For Life in Memorial Park, Oshawa with my family. We m ade arrangements with the group we were going to walk with to meet in front of the Art Gallery early so we wouldn’t miss each other in the crowds. As it turns out, we need not have worried. The walk was sparsely at- tended, mostly by people be- tween the ages of 15-25. We seem to have forgotten HIV/AIDS is a serious prob- lem here at home as well as abroad. The last statistic I heard from the AIDS Com- mittee of Durham was that there were more than 10,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Durham. Many live in poverty. All live with the stigma of the disease. My family is blessed. We have not been touched di- rectly by this disease. Is it not up to those of us who have so much to show support for those who need it most? Show up next year. Ta n ya Hawthorne St. Thomas (Anglican Church) AIDS Response Team (S.T.A.R.T.) Brooklin Why name Pickering redevelopment after U.S. city? To the editor: Re: Bay Ridges Redevelop- ment advertisement, Oct. 15. San Francisco? What on earth is wrong with French- man’s Bay? or Bay Ridges? In selecting San Francisco By the Bay as the name of the massive development at Bayly Street and St. Martin’s Drive, the developers have shown the same lack of vision that was obvious at City council when it ignored Bay Ridges residents and approved the controversial rezoning application. We’re still in shock at the haste with which our neigh- bourhood is being turned into a jungle of concrete and glass. Georgs Kolesnikovs Bayshore Neighbours Association Pickering This Week’s Question: Do you think school board trustees should make more money? Yes No Cast your vote online at infodurhamregion.com Last Week’s Question: Are you interested in the outcome of the federal Liberal leadership race? 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[ Letters Policy ]-- We welcome letters that include name, city of residence and phone numbers for verification. Writers are generally limited to 200 words and one submission in 30 days. We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer complaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, style and clarity. Opinions expressed by letter writers are not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. Due to the volume of letters, not all will be printed. Fax: 905-683-0386; e- mail: mjohnston@ durhamregion. com. The newspaper contacts only those whose submissions have been chosen for publication. Time to end the transit strike Into its third week and with no end in sight, not enough move- ment has been made to end the Durham Regional Transit (DRT) strike. Since its inception, DRT has been fraught with problems. Municipalities argued about costs, service and resources. The re- gional system moved forward with no contract, except for Whitby workers, and no application for provincial funding. So, as DRT began operations, a strike has always been looming and the fight was guaranteed to end up in job action. Sure enough the strike date came and unfortunately there’s no resolution on the hori- zon. As in all strikes, the innocent usually take the brunt and people who rely on transit to get to work, school, doctor’s appointments or shop are the ones suffering. There are thousands of stories about hardships, each taking a toll on stranded transit users. An Oshawa woman on disabil- ity can’t get to her doctor who works in Ajax and can’t afford to spend money on cab fare. A Whitby couple who use wheelchairs can’t get to the Oshawa Centre to do their Christmas shopping. A Pickering grandmother can’t get groceries, do errands or babysit her granddaughters. Students in high school and at Durham Col- lege/UOIT have to struggle to make arrangements just to get to class. There are so many more stories to tell but none have happy endings. So why was there such a hurry to move to regional transit? Per- haps there was concern that a new term of municipal office would change the support for a regional bus system. That could have happened, but with Durham’s population growth it was inevitable that a regional bus operation would be necessary. But, by rushing ahead the Region has put undue hardships on its residents and local economy. What’s even more troubling to those who rely on transit is there doesn’t seem to be a desire to reach a deal. It’s especially frustrat- ing when our political leaders have been virtually ignoring the issue. While discussions about contracts have to be dealt with in-camera, it would be refreshing to see a politician be an advo- cate for those transit riders who have not had a public voice on this issue. With the Nov. 13 municipal election looming, regional politicians have been, not surprisingly, quiet on the issue. While not wanting to take sides before voting day, someone should step to the front and demand both sides hammer out a deal. As winter and the holiday season approach, a resolution to the strike is needed so people can get around the region to get to work, school and spend money at our local stores. 905.420.2222 cityofpickering.com 24 Hour Access 905.420.4660 South Pickering Senior's Bazaar Saturday, November 4 9 am – 1 pm East Shore C.C. 910 Liverpool Rd. 905.420.6588 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905.420.2222 or visit our website. DATE MEETING TIME Oct. 25 Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Nov. 01 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm Nov. 02 Pickering Advisory Committee on Race 7:00 pm Relations & Equity Nov. 22 Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Nov. 22 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm Ta ke Pride in Pickering DayTake Pride in Pickering Day Join the Frenchman’s Bay Watershed Rehabilitation Project and Ontario Power Generation as we celebrate Take Pride in Pickering Day. We will be planting native trees and shrubs to help naturalize Alex Robertson Park. All volunteers are invited to our Volunteer Appreciation Barbeque after the planting. Please bring shovels Saturday, October 28th Alex Robertson Park 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Please call to register: 905.420.4660 ext. 2212 Frenchman’s Bay Watershed Rehabilitation Project 22nd Durham Regional Police Children's Games Saturday, October 28 @ Pickering Rec Complex 9 am – 5 pm Spectators Welcome! 905.683.6582 It’s simple – Contact the Customer Care Centre Toll Free 1.877.420.4666 TTY: 905.420.1739 • F. 905.420.4610 email: customercare@city.pickering.on.ca cityofpickering.com Serving Our Citizens We’r e Here to Serve You! Looking for information about your City services? animal licensing & control, bylaws, parking control, parks, roads, programs, events and other services… He’s making a list and checking it twice ... Enter your float in the Are you on it? Saturday, November 18, 2006 Santa Claus Santa Claus Parade Santa Claus Parade & Ta ke Pride in Pickering… You Can Make a Difference! How can you help keep your neighbourhood clean & green? Place your waste! Waste collection – bi-weekly Blue Box & Green Bin – weekly At curbside by 7 am (no earlier than 6 pm the night before) Remove any items not collected by 8 pm on your collection day We need you! Each of us has an important role to stop illegal dumping. If you witness illegal dumping please contact our Customer Care Centre. Did you know? The City has a Waste Management By-law (5422/98). Check it out on our website or call the Customer Care Centre. Customer Care Centre: T. 1.877.420.4666 • email: customercare@city.pickering.on.ca website: cityofpickering.com – search Waste Management By-law Be Part of the Solution! ALL CANDIDATES' DEBATE The 2006 Municipal Election All Candidates' Debate for the Mayor, City and Regional Councillors Ward 2 and School Board Trustees. Wednesday, October 25, 2006 East Shore Community Centre 910 Liverpool Road (south of Bayly) Refreshments: 7:00 pm • Debate starts: 7:30 pm PESCA (Pickering East Shore Community Association) Email: contactus@pesca.ca Web site: www.pesca.ca Voice mail: 905.839.6972 For collection schedules, blue box and green bin questions, contact the Region of Durham. Tel: 1.800.667.5671 Email: waste@region.durham.on.ca Website: region.durham.on.ca/waste City of Pickering 2006 Annual Accessibility Plan (September 2006 – August 2007) is now available. For a copy of the plan, visit our website at cityofpickering.com or call 905.420.4666 or 905.683.7575 (for residents of North Pickering). Copies of the plan are also available at Pickering Civic Complex (Customer Care Centre) and Pickering Public Library located at One The Esplanade, Pickering. City of Pickering 2006 Annual Accessibility Plan Saturday, November 18, 7 - 10 pm Petticoat Creek Community Centre 470 Kingston Road West, (just west of Rosebank Road) Acrobat Music INC. RECORDING STUDIO Are you between 13 - 19 years of age? Last Chance to Audition for 2006 Monday, October 30, 7 - 10 pm Call Heather at 905.420.4660 ext. 6100 See the top entrants compete to become the 2006 Pickering Star and take home the Grand Prize! Watch for our Finalists to be announced in the weekly community page & online @ cityofpickering.com/teen. Municipal Operations Help us keep your streets clean and safe this fall season KEEP STORM SEWER CATCH BASIN GRATES CLEAR It is important that storm sewer catch basins be kept clear so they can serve their intended purpose, which is to remove stormwater from streets and boulevards. With the upcoming fall season, there will be leaves and debris col- lecting on catch basins on your street. In an effort to avoid street flooding, your cooperation in keeping catch basins clear of obstruc- tions in your neighbourhood would be appreciated. City staff resources are not always sufficient to keep up with the need and demand due to the vast number of catch basins and the increasing urban forest cover, including mature street trees. There are a few things you can do to help City crews: • keep drains clear of any accumulated debris •dispose of yard waste properly, so it never gets washed into catch basins. Please refrain from blowing or raking leaves and grass clip- pings onto roadways. The goal of this program is to clear storm sewer catch basin grates on a regular basis so it is less likely they will become blocked during heavy rains and cause flooding. For information on City of Pickering roads, trees, parks & trails, please call our Operations Centre at 905.683.4319 BEFORE AFTER In Honour of Remembrance Day The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 and The Corporation of the City of Pickering would lik etoexpresstheirsupportand appreciation to our Canadian Veterans. Join us Saturday, November 11th 10:30 am Esplanade Park, City Hall as we recognize the achievements and sacrifices of those who have served and died for Canada i nthestruggle for worldwide peace. Halloween Safety Tips •Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame. •Consider adding reflective tape or striping to costumes and trick-or-treat bags for greater visibility. •Because a mask can limit or block eyesight, consider non toxic and hypoallergenic makeup or a decorative hat as a safe alternative. •When shopping for costumes, wigs and accessories purchase only those with a label indicating they are flame resistant. •Obtain flashlights with fresh batteries for all children and their escorts. •Plan ahead to use only battery-powered lanterns or chemical light sticks in place of candles in decorations and costumes. •Teach children their home phone number and to how call 9-1-1 (or their local emergency number) if they have an emergency or become lost. •Remind them that 9-1-1 can be dialled free from any phone. •Review with your children the principle of “Stop-Drop-Roll”, should their clothes catch on fire. •Openly discuss appropriate and inappropriate behaviour at Halloween time. •Consider purchasing individually packaged healthy food alternatives (or safe non-food treats) for those who visit your home. •Take extra effort to eliminate tripping hazards on your porch and walkway. •Learn or review CPR skills to aid someone who is choking or having a heart attack. 905.420.4628 to find out more call 905.420.4660 ext. 6100 or visit us online @ cityofpickering.com/teen COFFEE HOUSECOFFEE HOUSE 7 PM – 10 PM7PM–10PM PETTICOAT CREEK PETTICOAT CREEK COMMUNITY CENTRECOMMUNITY CENTRE 470 KINGSTON ROAD. 470 KINGSTON ROAD.JUST WEST OF ROSEBANK RD.JUST WEST OF ROSEBANK RD. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 FREE Teen Stuff is exclusively for Pickering Teens 13 – 19 yrs. City I.D. card required – get it at the Centre – FREE Mondays & Wednesdays 7 – 10 pm (parent signature required) PAGE A7 ◆ NEWS A DVERTISER ◆ October 25, 2006 P The existing Rosebank Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station (SPS), located at 563 Rodd Avenue in the City of Pickering, requires upgrades to provide additional sanitary sewage pumping capacity for increased sewage fl ows from development within the Rosebank neighbourhood, in accordance with the Regional and Pickering Offi cial Plans. Due to the proposed increase in sewage pumping capacity, the existing forcemain conveying sewage fl ow from the SPS to the existing gravity sewer on Park Crescent, crossing Petticoat Creek and Petticoat Creek Conversation Area on an existing easement, may need to be upgraded. A new forcemain of larger size, or twin forcemain, is being considered. A Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) is being conducted to identify the need for an upgrade to the SPS, as well as determining possible alternative locations for the SPS. A number of alternatives are being evaluated. The preferred alternative for the SPS location, as well as the forcemain location if required, will be chosen. The community’s input is important to the overall analysis and fi nal recommendation. In order to provide an opportunity for discussion, a Public Information Centre is planned to: • Provide the need and justifi cation of the project • Present background information • Present the alternatives, evaluation and the preferred solution • Obtain public input Representatives of the Regional Municipality of Durham and the consultant, R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, will be present, to describe the work plan and address any questions. The Public Information Centre will be held at: Place: Petticoat Creek Community Centre – Franklin Room 470 Kingston Road West, Pickering Date: November 23, 2006, Thursday Time: 4 to 9 p.m. Following the Public Information Centre, the consultant will proceed with a fi nal evaluation of all alternatives, giving consideration to comments received from the public and interested agencies, and will make a recommendation on the preferred location of the pumping station, as well as the preferred alignment of the forcemain. Your input to our planning process is important. To make your comments known to the project team, please attend the Public Information Centre. If you are unable to attend, and cannot send a representative, please request the information handout from either of the contacts listed below, and provide your comments to the attention of Mr. Don Kemp, P.Eng. of R.V. Anderson Associates Limited. Rosebank Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station Upgrade Regional Municipality of Durham, City of Pickering NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Class Environmental Assessment Regional Municipality of Durham Mr. Donald Yu, P.Eng., Project Manager 605 Rossland Road East, 5th fl oor, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 Tel: (905) 668-7711 ext. 3567 or 1-800-372-1102 Fax: (905) 668-2051 E-mail: donald.yu@region.durham.on.ca R. V. 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REGISTER NOW FOR PRIORITY PREVIEW. 1-866-302-4419 WWW.MARSHALLHOMES.CA NOBODY TOPS OUR ROOFS. PA GE A8 ◆ NEWS ADVERTISER ◆ October 25, 2006P Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo Shuffling along PICKERING — Lois Upham, right, shuffles a disk while Rosemary Potter waits her turn while at the Pickering Eastshore Community Centre recently. To wards the vision of East Cross Forest Pickering business owner donates land for future generations By Erin Hatfield Staff Writer DURHAM — For years the East Cross Forest has been used and abused. Trespassing, particularly by motorized ve- hicles, environmental degradation, and the dumping of waste have been major problems in the wooded area located in the southeast corner of Scugog. According to Scugog Regional Councillor Jim McMillen, on Oct. 28, 2002, Scugog Council established the Test Hill Task Force. “We wanted to get rid of some of the illegal activities,” Coun. McMillen said. “We never imagined we would get to this point, setting up a conservation area.” But, that is what ended up happening. A major step in turning this problem area into conservation lands was taken on Oct. 20 when, in a grand display of generosity, Erast Huculak donated 552-acres of land located in the East Cross Forest to Kawartha Conservation. It was with hopes that the sight becomes an important part of Durham Region, Mr. Huculak said as he handed the land over. “I feel that I am happy I did this,” Mr. Huculak said. “I didn’t realize how important it is, but it is important for future generations.” Mr. Huculak said his wife, Yarmila, told him how she always appreciated childhood trips to conservation areas. It was there she learned about nature and trees. This sentiment sparked the gift. “Canada has been good to me, Ontario has been good to me,” Mr. Huculak said. “So I wanted to make a gift to this country.” Mr. Huculak is the honorary Consul of Ukraine in Canada and the president and chairman of Medical Pharmacies Group Inc., the largest provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities in Canada. The company was founded in 1957 when he opened his first store in Oshawa. Mr. Huculak lives in Etobicoke and his company is based in Pickering. The donated lands are located entirely within the environmentally sensitive Oak Ridges Mo- raine. Kawartha Conservation is working with the Township of Scugog and several interest groups to secure and manage lands in the East Cross Forest for the benefit and protection of the area. “This 550-acre parcel of land is expected to be the centerpiece of the future East Cross Forest Conservation Area,” Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said. “Mr. Huculak’s vision and contribution will lead the way in transforming this area from one of environmental degradation to one of natural heritage restoration and protection for years to come.” Master of ceremonies Ian Macnab said the gift will result in this portion of the Oak Ridges Moraine being forever protected. “His superlative donation is the cornerstone of the vision that is East Cross Forest,” Mr. Macnab said. Kawartha Conservation is currently in the process of creating a management plan for the new property, called the East Cross Forest Con- servation Area, and it is anticipated it will open in 2009. Me la at Devi Mandir in Pickering PICKERING — The Devi Mandir is celebrating Deepavali with an evening of entertainment. The Grand Divali Mela takes place Saturday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. in the Devi Mandir auditorium, located at 2590 Brock Rd. in Pickering. Deepavali, also known as Divali (or Diwali), is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated over five days, usually in October or November. Melas are fairs held during Divali. The annual mela at the Devi Mandir temple features a fashion show, music and dance, as well as youth demon- strating their talents. Admission is $10, $5 for those 12 and under. Woodland Caribou the topic at Naturalists’ monthly meeting PICKERING — The Pickering Naturalists wel- come Evan Ferrari, director of parks and pro- tected areas for CPAWS- Wildlands League, as he discusses the emerging issue of Ontario’s Wood- land Caribou on Thursday, Nov. 2 The Caribou population is on course to be extinct within the next century because of the current pace of logging and other development. The meeting takes place at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd., Pickering, in the O’Brien Room. For more information, call Glenda Jones at 905-427-6999 or Steve LaForest at 905-720-2784 or access the website at www.pickeringnatural- ists.com. FOLLOW ALL OUR BLOGS durhamregion. typepad.com BLOG ENTER LAUGHING ...then stay a while drinfo.ca/croneblog.htmlCOLUMNIST NEIL CRONEOrder yours online... it’s easy as 1-2-3! IT’S HERE! PERHAPS THE GREATEST SALE OF ITS KIND IN AREA HISTORY! IT’S THEIR... 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A man and woman, believed to be in the 30s and of east Indian descent, are being sought. Pickpockets drain senior’s bank account SPORTS sportsdurhamregion.com PAGE B1 ◆ NEWS A DVERTISER ◆ October 4, 2006 A/P 905-427-4323415 MACKENZIE AVE, UNIT J Celebrating 20 years of service in Durham We have expanded our business to serve you better. We now offer: • Complete auto cleaning and detailing • Windshield repairs and replacements • Marine upholstery, repairs and winter storage and new for you to enjoy... a fully licensed mechanical service and repair shop SpotlessSpotless AUTO GLASS AND CAR CARE INC. She’s a lumberjack and she’s OK Ajax’s Anne Derry top female at national championships in B.C. By Al Rivett Sports Editor AJAX — When one thinks of a lumberjack, a burly fellow decked out in suspenders and a red-checkered flannel shirt immediately springs to mind. But, Anne Derry has almost noth- ing in common with the prototypi- cal lumberjack, starting with being female and living in urban Ajax. Moreover, the 24-year-old is statu- esque and wiry, not exactly the typi- cal physical traits of a bona fide wood chopper. Yet, pound-for-pound, she can chop wood, fire up a chainsaw or throw an axe at a target with the best Canada has to offer. This year, Derry’s taken her place among the best female lumberjacks on the planet, currently ranked eighth in the world. Last August, she proved herself to be the best female lumberjack in the land at the Cana- dian Lumberjack Championships in Campbell River, B.C. And, Derry, who’s an arborist by trade, says she’s looking forward to proving it again next summer. “The Canadian championships are a lot of fun. I really enjoy it. Next year, it’s in Nova Scotia,” says Derry. As the defending champ, Derry says she plans to keep her skills, not to mention her axe, sharp for the 2007 lumberjack competitions, which start up again in the spring. “I’m hoping to improve. I look at it like an education -- it’s a learn- ing curve. I still have lots of areas of improvement because every second counts and if you knock off a second here or there that would be good for me,” she explains. After five years of paying her dues on the lumberjack circuit, which takes her to eastern Canada and New York state each summer, Derry was ready for prime time at the 2006 Ca- nadian championships last August. “I was more consistent this year,” says Derry, assessing why things came together at the national cham- pionship. “I put in a lot of practise this year and placed pretty high in all my competitions. Before, I would go to a show and it was hit and miss -- I might place or I might not. This year, I was in the top three or four consis- tently.” The Canadian championship con- sisted of an east-west challenge, with Derry qualifying to be among the three women on the Canadian east team. As part of the women’s team, she competed in the women’s axe throw, underhand chop, the single bucksaw and the chainsaw event. By way of explanation, the under- hand chop is carried out on a piece of wood 11 inches in diameter. Stand- ing on top of the log, the lumber is chopped half way through on one side, then the other side is chopped. The fastest chopper wins. “You get disqualified if the axe cuts into the foothold,” she explains, “o r if you don’t completely sever the wood.” The single bucksaw event is where contestants saw through a piece of wood 16-inches round. For this, Derry uses a single saw that’s 5-feet, 8-inches long. Meanwhile, the chain- saw event is where each contestant cuts two wedges or ‘cookies’ out of the log in the fastest time. All told, she placed first in the un- derhand chop, single bucksaw and chainsaw events, while also finishing fourth in the axe throw to claim her first Canadian lumberjack title. “I was surprised. Obviously, it was pretty cool to win. I was really sur- prised that it came together like it did. It motivates me for next year to do even better.” She also represented her country in the Canada vs. U.S. competition in Niagara Falls last June. Although the Canadian team finished well be- hind the Americans in the points event, Derry acquitted herself well, finishing third among the six women there. So, how does a girl from Ajax get in- volved in being a lumberjack? Derry says it started while taking three re- lated courses at Sir Sandford Fleming College’s Lindsay campus. The cam- pus had a competitive lumberjack team that competed against other colleges and universities in Ontario. “I joined the team, found out about the pro competitions while I was in college and I started to enter them and it just led from there,” she says. Being a woman in a male-domi- nated sport is no big deal in today’s world of competitive lumberjacking, says Derry matter-of-factly. “Lucky for me women before me broke those barriers. There were pre- established women’s categories, but there are always going to be negatives associated with women in the sport. I work in a 90 per cent male-dominat- ed industry, but I keep plugging away and improving myself. You have to keep proving why you’re there. But, by and large, (the men) are very open to it and the crowds love it. It’s not really an issue.” It’s also a sport where one swipe of an axe could bring about a major injury. She notes, however, that with knowledge of using the saws and axes safely and with the safety gear used, the spectre of injury is lessened greatly. “I’ve seen some really gross inju- ries, but I do have protective gear. Everyone gets nicks, scrapes and bruises. But, in general, if you know how to use the tools and are safe about it, you don’t get hurt.” And, no. Derry doesn’t do that lumberjack staple of log rolling on the open river. It is part of lumber- jack competitions, but Derry says it’s not part of the ones she attends. “They don’t do it in the east,” says Derry of log rolling. “It’s more of a western thing. I’ve tried it a couple of times but I’m not very good at it.” submitted photo Ajacian Anne Derry shows her proficiency with an axe in competition recently. Derry might not look like a typical lumberjack, but after a successful year on the competitive circuit, she is one of the best female woodcutters in the world. Saturday’s Annandale clinic a hit again this year By Jim Easson Special to the News Advertiser AJAX — The annual Annandale curling clinic was well-attended again this year. All told, 56 beginning curlers took to the ice for the morning session on Saturday. In the afternoon, another 24 re- ceived some instruction on the finer points of the game in the advanced session. Above all, each curler re- ceived personalized instruction dur- ing the day-long clinic, which was a hit with the curling crowd. The clinic was changed signifi- cantly this season. Rather than have an all-day event for everyone, it was split into the two sessions for beginners and experi- enced curlers. The new format, by all reports, worked well. Te n instructors in the morning and six in the afternoon gave their time to ensure a fine learning experience for all involved. The nominal $10 cost also includ- ed coffee and muffins on tap all day. ••• The Ontario Curling Associa- tion (OCA) junior zone playdowns come first on the season calendar. The Pepsi Junior Women and Junior Men’s Zones are Nov. 11 to 13 in Port Perr y. Entered in the junior men’s play- down for Annandale are two teams consisting of Tim March, Matt Pyne, Patrick Jansson and Tyler Anderson. The second team is made up of Mi- chael Bryson, Wesley Forget, Emmett Murphy and Sandy Martin. Two junior women’s teams will also represent Annandale. Lesley Pyne skips the team of Sta- cey Hogan, Leahanne Legrow and Ja ckie Clarke while Chantal Lalonde teams up with Tracy O’Leary, Renee Lalonde, and Jennifer Smith. Two winners of the double-knock- out event advance to the regional playdowns at St. George’s Golf and Curling Club on Nov. 25 and 26. The Ontario finals are slated for Brockville in January, and the M & M Canadian Juniors are in St. Catha- rines in February. ••• Annandale added a dehumidifier for the curling rink over the summer. It has made a significant improve- ment for the ice this season. There are no humidity drips from the ceiling and the ice is clean and beautiful. The change has been extremely well-received. ••• Annandale still has three bonspiels in November. The Little Rocks Bon- spiel is on Nov 4 and ‘The Freeze’, the Ladies Day ‘spiel, goes Wednesday, Nov. 8. The first Annual Mixed Skins Bon- spiel takes to the ice the Nov. 11 and 12 weekend. ••• Current Annandale Curling Club president Joan O’Leary is now also the director of youth competitions for the Ontario Curling Association. The positions are challenging, and she will need that planned vacation in Hawaii to recharge her batteries. Curlers gain on- the-ice ex perience Aj ax Knights drop Pickering in Thanksgiving tourney final AJAX — The Ajax Knights Direct Buy of Toronto East/Novellus Graphic Resource minor atom ‘AE’ rep hockey team ripped the hosts in the final of the recent Pickering Thanksgiving To urnament. The Knights faced the neighbouring Pickering Panthers in the final and it was all Ajax, as the Knights captured the championship with a convincing 7-0 victory over their York-Simcoe league rivals. Chris Elms and Chris Kemp led the scoring parade with two each, with single markers by Graham Port, Nicholas Bagnato and Brock Beet- tam. Beettam also chipped with three assists. Port, Elms, Kemp, Riley La- zenby and Jacob Hickling also added assists. Goalie Paul Kumar shut down the Panthers. Elms was named as the tourna- ment’s most valuable player. The Knights advanced to the final after doubling the score on the Osha- wa Minor Generals, 8-4, in the semi- final. Port, Beettam, and Bagnato paced the Ajax attack with two goals apiece; Lazenby and Elms added one each. Jack Brown, Evan Gibson and Kyle Hensman earned assists. Goalie Jack Moore was also steady in the victory. Beettam was named the game’s MVP. The Knights opened the round robin with a come-from-behind 1-1 tie against the Pickering Panthers. After Pickering opened the scoring and led for most of the game, Port scored the equalizer, assisted by Beettam and Cameron Bonk, late in the third period to salvage the tie. Ku mar was solid in net for the Knights. Port was also named game MVP. In Game 2, the Knights dropped a narrow 2-1 decision to the Oshawa Minor Generals. Kemp scored the lone Ajax goal, assisted by Beettam. Moore was out- standing in net and was named game MVP for his efforts. The Knights came alive with a 4-2 win in Game 3 against East Gwillim- bury. Hickling, Elms, Kemp and Lazenby scored. Assists went to Bagnato, Beet- tam and Aiden Murphy. Kumar again provided solid goal- tending. Jacob Hickling was named game MVP. Solid efforts by forward Kevin Ma- cLelland, and defencemen Slayde Hewlett and Kyle Steeves ensured the Knights’ victory in the tournament. Ray Murphy coaches the team, as- sisted by Gary Port and Rob Lazenby. Trainers are Rob Kemp and Steve Hensman. To ny Bagnato is the team manager. Sunoco under-11s fires on all cylinders to take Cup final PICKERING — The Sunoco boys’ under-11 squad captured the Pickering Soccer Club’s house league Cup crown for the age group recent- ly. In the Cup final against the De- stroyers, the Sunoco squad earned a close 2-1 win. Mackenzie Gfro- erer-Priede opened the scoring for Sunoco in the first half. Dylan Gfro- erer-Priede came through with the eventual game winner in the second half. The Destroyers scored with about five minutes remaining in the con- test, and continued to press for the equalizer. Thanks to strong goalkeep- ing by Michael Branson and Mikey Bates, Sunoco prevailed. In the semifinal with Masdom, Su- noco -- thanks to first-half markers by Joey Phulchand and Alex Hutchinson -- pulled out a 2-1 victory. Masdom’s lone goal came late in the second half. Sunoco started Cup play against Speedy, scoring a 2-0 victory. Mack- enzie Gfroerer-Priede netted the game winner with about five minutes remaining in the second half. Bates added a late marker. In Game 2, Sunoco roared back to upend the Pickering Revenge 3-1. After Revenge scored the lone goal of the first half, Sunoco netted three unanswered markers in the final half. Ja cob Koenig, Bates and Hutchinson scored for Sunoco. Playing OPG in Game 3, Sunoco needed a late goal by Bates in a 2-2 tie. Mackenzie Gfroerer-Priede scored the other Sunoco goal in the first half. Other team members are Suroy Thamotharam, Kai-Lon Fok, Patrick Viola, Ryan Webster, Matthew Thur- ston and Matthew Bellstedt. Frank Gfroerer and Pat Bates coach the team. submitted photo The Ajax Knights squad had more than just turkey on their plate over the Thanksgiving weekend, defeating all comers to take the Pickering tourney. New netminder misses shutout by a couple of minutes; has posted a sterling 1.49 goals against average in two starts B y Al Rivett Sports Editor PICKERING — Staring back into the net where the puck had settled, Brad Fogal had the look of a goalten- der who would have liked to have that one back. A hard shot from the top of the left circle, muscled to the net by North York’s Brad Monte, hit Fogal’s pads and somehow dribbled into the back of the net behind Fogal. The netminder was making his sec- ond start for the Panthers since com- ing over in the big six-player trade be- tween Pickering and the Newmarket Hurricanes a week ago. It was the only shot out of 32 sent his way that eluded him during the Panthers’ workmanlike 8-1 victory over the Rangers in OHA Ontario Pro- vincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League ac- tion at the Pickering Recreation Com- plex on Friday night. But, otherwise, the 20-year-old net- minder was basically flawless in earn- ing his second win as a member of the Panthers. It was the second straight victory over the Rangers this season, having beaten the Torontonians 5-0 in their first meeting back on Oct. 1. Friday’s victory also represented the Panthers’ third consecutive win. Although a shutout would have been nice, Fogal was nonplussed about giving up the goal with just more than two minutes to go in the third period of Friday’s game. “It’s just one of those things. I wasn’t meant for the shutout tonight,” says Fogal. So far, Fogal has been nothing short of amazing for the Panthers. In his two starts, including a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Junior Canadians last week, Fogal has posted a miniscule 1.49 goals against aver- age. Most of all, the diminutive goal- tender says his confidence is sky high after receiving a fresh start with the Panthers. “I think any goaltender in order to succeed at any level has to be confi- dent,” he says. “I don’t have to think about the shot. It’s a reaction. It’s my fifth year in junior hockey, so confidence comes with the territory. I know how every- thing works.” Panthers’ head coach Pat Curcio also commented on how vital Fogal’s play has been of late. Fogal especially earned the coach’s praise for his work in the first period with the Panthers sent off on numer- ous penalties. During that span, Fogal made several stops to frustrate the Rangers and eventually turn the mo- mentum in the Panthers’ favour. “It was so key to have him make those big saves in key moments. Things turn around when you have a guy doing that for you,” says Curcio. Moreover, Curcio was pleased with his charges’ work in their own end, something that has been suspect in past efforts. “First and foremost, the most im- portant thing was how we play in our own end, and I think the guys are starting to take pride in that,” he says, adding that the penalty killing by his club, especially in the first period, was another key to Friday’s win. Friday’s game also marked the first goal of the season in a Panthers’ uni- form for veteran defenceman Kory Helowka. Also acquired by the Panthers in the deal with Newmarket, Helowka’s slapper from the point found room behind North York’s Daniel Stein with a mere 9.7 seconds remaining in the first period. The Panthers were off and running after that. The Pickering juniors (9-6-1-0, for 19 points, fourth in South Confer- ence standings) scored four times in the second period and added another three in the third to secure their ninth win of the season. Helowka, who also added two as- sists Friday, says he was initially sur- prised to be dealt to Pickering but, since arriving, he’s settled in almost immediately as a reliable veteran presence on the blue-line. Currently, he’s working well along- side rookie rearguard Jesse Hebscher. “I wasn’t completely shocked, but a little surprised,” Helowka says. “I’ve received such a great welcome from the guys; they’ve treated me like gold. We’re looking to make a run and I want to do everything I can to help out.” Helowka split time last year be- tween the Hurricanes and the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting. He played six games with the Hurri- canes before the deal with Pickering. The rookie line of Dan Mandel, Brendan Hann and Mike McFarlane also had a solid outing Friday. 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Keeping an eye on the sports scene arivett@durhamregion.comSPORTS EDITOR AL RIVETTNEWS A DVERTISER 905-683-5110 PAGE B3 ◆ NEWS ADVERTISER ◆ October 25, 2006A/P ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT durhamregion.com Pickering artist a creator of hidden worlds Mark Fordham’s work, included in National Geographic cover story, wins prestigious award By Marva Palmer Special to the News Advertiser DURHAM — Bubbles rise to the surface of a prehistoric sea as a mosasaur grasps prey in its massive, toothy jaws. Never mind the challenge an artist faces in painting what he or she can see, imagine creat- ing an image of a dinosaur that roamed the seas millions of years ago. Pickering resident Mark Fordham was more than up to it, as he won the 2006 John J. Lazen- dorf Award for PaleoArt for excellence in paint- ing prehistoric imagery for his conception of the sea creature. He received the award from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in the U.S. Fordham says although he knew about the Lazendorf award for years, he did not consider entering, adding that past winners were “very intimidating talents.” He changed his mind, however, after a fateful telephone call. “I received a call one day from National Geo- graphic magazine asking me to consider sub- mitting one of the works I did for them on a project called Sea Monsters,” he said in an e- mail interview. The rest, as they say, is history, as the work of Fordham’s company, Matte FX Inc., adorned the December 2005 issue of the magazine. The mo- sasaur image pictured here was eventually al- tered for use in the magazine, with the bubbles removed and a shark added to give the image more drama. A matte painter creates worlds for film and commercials. Some of the creations are scien- tifically accurate, others are of ancient or his- torical times, or of an imagined future. “I have tried to create the most authentic worlds possible, whether recreating the midway of the CNE in the 1960s, or the Garden of Geth- semane,” Fordham says. He says matte painting is “an ever-evolving art form that started with oil paintings and miniature, and now incorporates computer soft- ware that enables the camera to move into, and around, the created world.” If you’ve seen the original ‘King Kong’ movie, you may be interested to know that the giant gorilla was created by oil paintings and minia- tures. The same is true for the plantation ‘Tara’ in the movie ‘Gone with the Wind’. Fordham studied Fine Art at York University and the Ontario College of Arts, as well as dis- sections and advanced anatomy at the Univer- sity of Toronto. He won a Gemini Award for the recreation of war-time Germany in ‘Nuremberg’. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the Second World War mini-series ‘Haven’, and received a Visual Effects Society nomination for Best Matte Painting in ‘The Man who Save Christmas’. In addition to painting and sculpting, Ford- ham is also involved in the theatre. “While having a life-long love of acting and theatre, my involvement with Backwoods (a local theatre group in Pickering) was more a tag-a-long with my wife and daughter, spending more and more time with them,” he said. Fordham has also taught courses at the On- tario College of Arts and Sheridan College. He co-owns Matte FX and is head of the matte division of Calibre Digital Pictures, where he in- structs artists in drawing, sculpture and realistic creature design. To see more of Fordham’s work, visit mattefx. ca. image by Matte FX Mark Fordham’s image of a mosasaur earned him the 2006 John J. Lazendorf Award for PaleoArt for excel- lence in painting prehistoric imagery. Described as “an eating machine” in the Dec. 2005 edition of National Geogrpahic, Fordham contributed several images to an article titled ‘Sea Monsters’. Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo Aw ash in colour AJAX — Jenna Heitzner from The Dance Experience in Ajax rehearses a routine for the 24th Annual Opening Ceremonies for the Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls on Nov. 4. Pickering native Toni Grates, a dancer and choreographer, is producing the show and has enlisted 43 dancers from The Dance Experience. Artists in the house at OPG info centre in Pickering Williams, Knuuttila exhibits run until Dec. 4 PICKERING — Two PineRidge Arts Council members are displaying art in Pickering as part of the council’s Art in Public Places initiative. Gwen Williams found she had a knack for faces and began doing portraits professionally. She has been affiliated with many galleries in the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontar- io, painting people and animals. Ms. Williams does private family and corporate commissions. Wo rking mainly in pastels for portraits, she also enjoys life drawing, oils, watercolour, acrylics and pen and ink. Anja Knuuttila worked for many years in high-end clothing stores before starting her own business designing and making gowns. However, she always had a desire to paint and, while raising a family, continued to sew, returned to working in oils and acrylics and ob- tained a BA in fine art. Ms. Knuuttila makes and dresses porcelain dolls, is an award-winning quilt maker, and one of her wearable pieces is in the Ontario Quilter’s Association’s permanent collection. She continues to create in various media. The artists’ work is at the Ontario Power Gen- eration Information Centre, at 1675 Montgom- ery Park Rd., in Pickering, until Dec. 4. Admission is free, and the centre is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Christy Chase offers an opera primer ahead of Oct. 28 concert Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra presents ‘The Passion of Italy’ I have a confession to make. When I was younger, much younger, I hated opera. I also hated country and western music. I particularly hated ironing, which was one of my weekly chores in an era of cotton and nothin’ but -- which meant even the sheets, pillowcases and tea towels (yes, tea towels) had to be ironed, along with all the shirts and blouses. As there were seven in my family, there was a lot of iron- ing, although the job diminished as my older sis- ters moved out of the family home, taking their laundry with them. But I discovered a way to combine my trinity of hate. I found I would iron faster if I tuned the radio to either opera or country. Since I didn’t want to listen to that music any more than I had to, I would iron as quickly as I could. To day, I still hate ironing but luckily there are no-iron materials now so the chore isn’t as oner- ous. I have tempered my hatred for country and now just dislike it. But opera? Love it. All that emotion, passion, drama, stirring music and big, beautiful voices. Why the change? Could be rooming with music majors, several of them studying voice, dur- ing my university years changed my opinion. Or maybe something sunk in during all those weekly ironing sessions. Which brings me to the Oct. 28 concert of the Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra. The Passion of Italy is an evening devoted to popu- lar opera music with singers Marie-Josee Lord, soprano, from Quebec, and Guillermo Ruiz, bari- tone-bass, of Mexico. Puccini, Rossini, Ponchielli, Verdi. Tosca, La Gioconda, La Traviata, Otello, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville. An evening of arias, duets, overtures, even an intermezzo. Don’t know much about opera? That’s not a problem really. Broadly speaking, opera is an upscale musical, usually sung in languages other than English, notably Italian, German and French. But the language of the stories is uni- versal and timeless -- love, betrayal, good, evil, death -- accompanied by wonderful music and talented singers who really know how to belt out a tune. In fact, most people have heard opera before in some form. The Flower Duet from Leo Delipes’ opera Lakme was used by British Airways in its commercials and has been heard on The Simpsons. Ever watch Bugs Bunny? Then you probably saw that wascally wabbit perform- ing selections from Gioacchino Rossini’s comic opera, The Barber of Seville. The music was also used in a Seinfeld episode and in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. The Lone Ranger TV show used the overture from William Tell, also by Rossini, as its theme. And that’s just a few examples. With help from ODSO artistic director and con- ductor Marco Parisotto, here’s an opera primer. Aria -- “An aria is simply a song within an opera,” Parisotto said. “Typically it will be sung by the protagonist, the soprano or the tenor. There are usually several arias in an opera.” Arias are melodies, songs about emotions and may not do much to drive the plot of the opera. These are the most recognizable of opera tunes. Overture -- The music, played by the orches- tra, before the action begins. An overture can include miniature versions of the main themes from the opera or entirely different music that sets the scene for the story. Either way, the over- ture provides the audience with an emotional statement of what to expect in the opera, Pari- sotto said. Intermezzo -- A bridge of music, played by the orchestra, between two scenes in an act or two acts, giving crew time to change the scenes, singers time to rest their voices and the audience time to take in what they’ve just seen and heard. Soprano -- the highest female voice. In this case, Lord, who has delighted ODSO audiences several times in the past few years. She arrived in Quebec from Haiti at age five and began study- ing music at age seven, starting with the piano. She took up singing as a young adult and has seen her career take off quickly, after her debut in 2003. “She’s got a really special presence,” Par isotto said. “She communicates so deeply on stage.” Mezzo-soprano -- The lower female voice. In choral and sacred music, this voice is called alto. Tenor -- The higher male voice, usually the protagonist. Baritone-bass -- The middle male voice, not as high as the tenor but able to sing higher than the bass. A flexible voice. This is Ruiz, who is making his first appearance in Oshawa. He studies in Spain. Basso -- The lowest male voice. Parisotto said opera singers are generally at their peak between the ages of 36 to 60, although some continue to perform beyond that. Also appearing will be up-and-coming opera singer Andrew Tees, another Canadian. He’ll be singing a role in the final scene from Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, which also features Lord and Ruiz. Tees has sung with the Canadian Opera Company this season. A baritone, he’ll be back for the Dec. 17 presentation of Handel’s Messiah with ODSO. The Oct. 28 program includes the Overture from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, the aria Largo al factotum from the same opera, the aria O mio babbino caro from Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchi, The Dance of the Hours from Amilcare Ponchielli’s La Gioconda, a duet from Giuseppe Ve rdi’s La Traviata, the final scene from Act 2 of Puccini’s Tosca, the Overture from Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, an aria from Verdi’s Otello, an aria and intermezzo from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and the William Tell Overture. Tickets are $40 for adults, $20 students and are available by calling 905-579-6111 or contact@odso.ca. You can find more ticket loca- tions at www.odso.ca. 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FRIENDLY PEOPLE to do tele- phone work for busy office, no selling. Monday to Friday 5-9 p.m., Saturday 10-1 p.m. Great employment for college students. Call between 9-9, Mon.-Fri. (905)655-9053. FULL-TIME/PART-TIME perma- nent positions in Ajax. Cash- ier/Stock. Busy fast paced frozen food outlet. Must have Retail/Mer- chandising/Customer service & sales experience and be able to work all shifts. $10/hour. Fax re- sume to: 905-683-2655. HELPER FOR TRUCK DEALER in Pickering. Mechanically in- clined, G-licence, General Shop Duties, Clean up, Parts Delivery. Fa x resume: 905-839-3579 HOMEWORKERS needed!! To Assemble Products- Mailing/ Processing Circulars, On-Line Computer Work, PC/Clerical Work Available. Up to $1,500/week, No Experience Needed! FREE information at www.Jobs-WorkAtHome.com, Reference 2-107 INSERTERS NEEDED!For Ajax warehouse. Serious calls only. Please call 905-619-9954. 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Call (905)725-6311 www.studio95.ca SALON/SPA customer service trainee required preferably with retail/restaurant background ex- perience. Apply in person www.valentinos.ca SPA SEDONA RMT and Esthe- tician wanted, PT or FT. Pickering Village. Talent and enthu- siasm required. 905-686-4955 info@spasedona.ca STYLIST REQUIRED immediate- ly, for busy upbeat salon, in North Oshawa, full or part time, wage plus commission. Call Stella, 905- 434-2324 BOWMANVILLE Sheet Metal Company is looking for an experienced sheet metal mechanic, and/or welder (Mig/Tig). Experience IS required. NO duct work. If interested, please call 905-623-3435 for an appointment. Ask for John BUSY SCARBOROUGH BASED paving company requires AZ, DZ drivers with minimum 10 years job site experience. Top dollar. 647-889-1717. CONSTRUCTION LABOURER, (long term project) assisting in all aspects of building a large house from the ground up, heavy equipment knowledge an asset. Wage to be negotiated. Contact Steve by email at steve@adamsonproaudio.com or fax 905-982-0609 attention Steve. EXPERIENCE SERVICE TECH- NICIAN required Gas Fitter II and ODP, minimum 7 years experi- ence, CofQ preferred. Clean driv- ing record, good verbal and writ- ten skills. Fax resume (905)683- 0817 or email: service@advantageairtech.com EXPERIENCED PAINTER/RE- FINISHER busy, expanded truck collision repair shop. Knowledge of Du Pont Imron products, down- draft spray booths. Experience in painting transport trucks a must. Email to: gene.kerr@qceajax.com or by fax 905-428-8275. MECHANIC,licensed, Class 'A', or experienced apprentice. Full- time, guaranteed hours. Call (905)448-9516 or fax resume to 905-576-8236. PAINTING ESTIMATORS and painters required. Minimum 5 years experience. Neat, clean ap- pearance. Opportunity to grow with company. Call (905) 426- 3394 or fax resume to (905) 619- 0541 BOOKKEEPER,full time good hours and wages, must be com- puter literate, with at least 3 years experience in bookkeeping. Apply with resume amir@pelicancatering.ca or fax 905-728-6544 GROUP ASSISTANT Friendly, pleasant phone etiquette. Computer ex- perience & organization a must. Group insurance experience preferred, but willing to train the proper person. Flexible weekday hours available Fax resume & salary expectations to 905-683-0092 NOW HIRING for next tax season - experienced tax preparers and those currently enrolled in a tax course. Fax 905-426-5598 PA RT-TIME DATA ENTRY.Sim- ply Accounting experience with certificate a must. South Ajax area. Please email resume to gordrh@rogers.comPlease in- clude hourly rate expectations. RECEPTIONIST PICKERING PART -time evenings. Clinic set- ting. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word. Fax: 905-731-9581. CANADIAN TIRE WHITBY NORTH JOB FAIR October 26th, 10-2 and October 27th, 2-5 Canadian Tire Whitby North is seeking energetic people to work in a fast paced,exciting environment. If you are motivated individual with a positive attitude, this may be the job for you!! 8 POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: ●Hardware - Daytime hours ●Sports/Seasonal - Daytime hours ● Receiving/warehouse - flexible hours/rotating shifts Location: 4100 Garden Street Whitby, Ont. L1R 3K5 Please bring copy of resume!! would like for YOU to join our TEAM And drive a SCHOOL BUS Pa rt time positions available Training provided to suitable applicants Please call 1-800-263-7987 6775 Baldwin St. N. 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Oct. 31st, 2006 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm AJAX COMMUNITY CENTER Enter through south side tennis court doors Hiring staff for three locations •Full Time •Bakery •Midnight Shift Good Wages Plus Benefits Or apply in person at our locations •Westney & Bayly •Harwood & Bayly WE'VE GOT GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR YOU! Are you looking for health and dental benefits & competitive wages? Are you looking for work when the kids are in school? STOREFRONT FULL TIME Mon. - Fri. 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. Mon. - Fri. 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. 1750 Bayly St. W., Pickering fax (905) 428-2216 938 Liverpool Rd., Pickering fax (905) 421-9212 "An employer you can count on" 1725 Kingston Rd, Pickering (Mandarin Plaza) Seeking FULL and PART-TIME DAYS FULL TIME OVERNIGHTS •Paid training •Flexible hours •Room for advancement •Health benefits Apply in person fax (905) 427-6354 FULL TIME RETAIL SALES For a Dynamic Career Join our Ajax Team Base Salary, Commissions, Bonuses, Extensive Benefits, Management Tr aining, Employment Stability. 90 Kingston Road East Durham Centre or fax Joe at 905-426-4624 hrdept@2001audiovideo.com 2006 GOVERNMENT SNOW CONTRACTS Snow Plowing Equipment Operators Drivers & Walkway Labourers Required immediately F/T, P/T. $18-$30/hour. On-call 7/24, Drivers License & transportation required Call 416-896-3758 ● Fax 905-427-3654 Contracts located in North York governmentplowservices@rogers.com WE TRAIN FOR CAREER IN FINANCIAL SERVICES •Full time or part time. •High income potential. •Excellent training. •Set your own hours For more information call Don Zynomirski at (905)509-4973 FULL TIME INSERTING MACHINE OPERATOR required for New Muller Martini Alphaliner Machine •Experience on inserting equipment required •Candidate must be able to run entire shift of 12 employees •Must be flexible with hours they can work •Problem solving skills •People skills •Mechanical abilities Only those with the above skills need call 905-579-4407 Ask for Kirk Bailey SALES REPRESENTATIVE New Homes opportunity. An excellent communicator with good presen- tation & closing skills, posses a professional demeanor & highly motivated with a proven success in selling new homes. Please for- ward your resume to Stephanie at: STan@baywoodhomes.com CONFIDENTIALLY SEEKING a permanent part time, Certified Dental Assistant to join our friendly team, with possibility of full time. We need a dynamic, self starter, who is HARP Certified and familiar with AbelDent. Please drop off to 420 Crawforth St., Whitby, fax, 905- 668-4014 or call 905-668-3603 DENTAL HYGIENIST required, part-time, experience preferred. Bowmanville. Fax resume to: 905-697-0480. DENTAL ASSISTANT for oral surgeons office in Scarborough. 1-1/2 to 2 days/week. (Flexible). Harp & Oral Surgery experience required. Maternity leave. Fax re- sume 416-431-3873. DENTAL ASSISTANT required part time. No evenings/week- ends. Experience preferred. Fax resume to 905-831-5975. DENTAL ASSISTANT required approx 30-35 hrs/week for Picker- ing dental office. Includes some evenings & Saturdays. Please fax resume to 905-837-5712 EXPERIENCED DENTAL RE- CEPTIONIST/Treatment Coordi- nator required. Full-time position also part-time Hygienist, includes some evenings and weekends. Please fax resume to 905-683- 8494. FULL TIME DENTAL Reception- ist. Our busy Oshawa practice is seeking an experienced, per- sonable, multi-tasking Reception- ist. Excellent communication skills required. Tracker experi- ence an asset. Some evenings and Saturday's required. Please forward resume and cover letter to: rlmonaghan@hotmail.com MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN required full time Monday-Friday and weekend/morning rotations for downtown Oshawa Clinic. Position will include phlebotomy, urinalysis and administrative tasks. Fax resume 905-669-3832. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR required full-time for new special- ist clinic in Whitby. Please fax cover letter, resume and references to 905-666-0618. or email resumes@sdecanada.com Are you tired of driving to Toronto? We have an immediate opening for an EXPERIENCED NEW/USED CAR SALES We offer: •Open Floor •Great floor traffic •Aggressive remuneration package •Monthly and Annual bonus •Good benefit plan Become part of our winning team!! For private and confidential interview call & ask for Mike Buckborough VILLAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP LTD. 19 Harwood Ave. N.,Ajax, Ont. LlS 2B9 Tele. (905) 683-5358 Fax (905) 683-5738 PA RT-TIME RECEPTIONIST/HOSTESS Required immediately - $12.00 per hr. Tues., Wed., Thurs. for new home sales office in Ajax. Vehicle required. Drop off resume Monday - Thurs. 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sat./Sun. 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the GREAT GULF HOMES WYNDAM MANOR SALES CENTER Taunton Rd. just E. of Salem Rd. on the south side. Here we grow again.. Opening Soon in North Whitby (Brock/Taunton) NOW HIRING COOKS Please email resume to jobs@stlouiswingswhitby.com Fax (416) 485-1512 ATTN: WHITBY Visit our website at www.stlouiswings.com to download an application form. To Place an Ad in Ajax or Pickering Call 905-683-0707 or Tor. line 1-416-798-7259 Email: classifi eds@durhamregion.com Classifi eds On-Line Web Site: www.durhamregion.com ClassifiedsClassifiedsNews AdvertiserNews Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00-5 Closed Saturday A/P PAGE B6 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, October 25, 2006 www.durhamregion.com It’s in our nature to care. We are seeking committed professionals with current CNO certifi cation and BCLS, who are interested in working in a dynamic, stimulating environment. Our busy Emergency Services, located at both hospitals, receive approximately 90,000 patient visits each year, and Rouge Valley Centenary has been designated a Regional Paediatric Centre. Consider joining a team that makes patient care a priority. Connect with patients and the community, and hone your skills. We have opportunities in the following areas: Emergency – F/T, P/T and Temp. F/T and P/T (Ajax and Scarborough) Medicine Telemetry – F/T and P/T (Ajax) Catherization Lab, CCSSU – P/T (Scarborough) Mental Health – F/T (Scarborough) Child Health Unit – Temp. F/T and P/T (Ajax) NICU – P/T (Scarborough) Child and Adolescent Mental Health – P/T (Scarborough) Operating Room – F/T and P/T (Scarborough) Coronary Care Unit – F/T and Temp. F/T (Scarborough) PACU – P/T (Scarborough) Diagnostic Imaging – P/T (Scarborough) Paediatrics – F/T and P/T (Scarborough) Maternal Newborn/Labour and Delivery – P/T and Temp. P/T (Scarborough) We offer a comprehensive orientation program and the benefi ts of joining a supportive team. Become a key member of a leader in family centred care. For full details, and to apply online, please visit our website today at www.rougevalley.ca Rouge Valley Health System consists of fi ve community health sites, including two community-based acute care hospitals – Rouge Valley Centenary (located in Scarborough) and Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering. Our caring, compassionate staff serve the residents of growing communities in Scarborough, Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Durham Region. Focused on improving the health of our community, we are committed to learning, innovation and providing the best patient care experience for our patients and their families. R EGISTERED N URSES In this full-time role, located in Scarborough, you will provide creative, innovative leadership for the delivery of quality patient care, while advancing team effectiveness in a Professional Practice Model. You are a proven project and change manager with 5+ years of perinatal nursing experience, 3 to 5 years of supervisory or managerial experience in a health-care environment, and a strong business and fi nancial management background. A baccalaureate degree (master’s preferred) in Nursing is required, as are perinatal certifi cation and membership in a relevant professional association. M ANAGER, PERINATAL CARE • Absolutely STUNNING three bedroom home located on quiet non-feeder street • IMMACULATE throughout—just place your furniture and enjoy • Desirable OPEN CONCEPT plan makes this DESIGNER décor feel much brighter and airier the ample living space provides • SPACIOUS double-door foyer with entrance to garage for privacy and safety • SPECTACULAR ceramic & hardwood fl ooring throughout MAIN FLOOR with carpeted FAMILY ROOM • Ensuite bath boasts SEPARATE shower stall and SOAKER tub • Large UNSPOILED basement is perfectly laid out for HUGE family or games room • COVERED front porch with designer pillars for warm summer nights 123 CANDLEBROOK DRIVE, WHITBY OFFERED at only $ 269,900 416-890-3020 for more info WE REALLY CARE WHERE YOU LIVE. Realstar offers a full breadth of apartments, penthouses and town houses, plus application approval within 24 hours. No appointment required - Drop in TODAY! 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Let Us Know 2 & 3 bedroom apartments starting at $978 per mo. On-site superintendent and security. Rental Office Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 Eve. viewing by appt. www.ajaxapartments.com SPLENDOUR IN PICKERING !! Lovely 3 bedroom rental suites from $1100 Individually controlled a/c & heating.Washer and dryer in Suite! 2 bathrooms, fully carpeted. Steps to Town Centre. Close to GO/401, library and Community Centre.1865 Glenanna Rd. (905) 831-1250 www.caprent.com P/T DENTAL ASSISTANT req'd for Whitby office. Flexible hours, top wages, Tuesdays & Thurs- days. Professionals only. Please call Dr. D'Souza for interview (905)430-0118 PA RT TIME HYGIENIST. Our busy Oshawa practice is seeking an experienced, personable, dental hygienist, evenings and Saturday's re- quired. Please bring resume to 555 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. RMT NEEDED IMMEDIATELY for full-time practice. 30-35 hours a week. Clientele provided. Ajax clinic. 289-314-4954. Cctober 30 start. CARIB INTERNATIONAL RES- TAURANT in Whitby seeks full- time cook with minimum 3 years experience. Certification, pres- entation required. Submit re- sume with salary expectations to: Kaieteursplash@yahoo.ca. COOKS & SERVERS WANTED, FULL or part-time in bar and grill in Courtice. Experience preferred. Competitive wages. Call 905- 433-9196 or fax: 905-433-9753, or Apply within: Rumours Sports Bar & Grill, Courtice Rd/Hwy 2 For more information and to register call Durham Health Connection Line at 905-666-6241 or 1-800-841-2729 or visit www.region.durham.on.ca You have it in you to quit Quit Smoking Group for Adults Group Sessions: Tuesday Nov. 14 - Dec. 19 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm F reeFree Location: Ajax Baptist Church 56 Angus Drive, Ajax Registration is required. WE CLEAN YOUR House/ apart- ment for $70. Vacuuming, dust- ing, floor washing, bathrooms, kitchens, window-ledges, base- boards. Call Roula 416-995-5659. ** PUBLIC ** NOTICE List of Durham Region distress sales and bank foreclosures are now available to the public for free. www.DurhamBank Foreclosures.com 2 STOREY CUSTOM BUILT HOME, 3400sqft (total 4900sqft.) completely finished, superb quality on 1 acre. 25 Bradley Blvd. Mitchell's Corners, Courtice. (905)571-2199. $519,000. OPEN HOUSE 1pm-5pm every Saturday and Sunday 2,500 SQ FT Executive bunga- low, stone & brick exterior, new roof, new windows, beautiful sun- room, fin. bsmt, inground pool & gazebo, huge private lot, fag, c/a, c/v, detached 1-1/2 car garage. Courtice, close to 401. Asking $439,900. (905)404-0156 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING - 123 Candlebrook DR. Whitby, $269,900. 3 bed, immaculate throughout, open concept, de- signer decor, double door foyer, ceramic/hardwood throughout, carpeted familyroom, ensuite bath, sep. shower, soaker tub, unspoiled basement. Covered front porch, designer pillars..see to believe..416-890-3020 to view. AFFORDABLE Hot New Listings Free Computerized list with pictures of affordable homes in your specific price range and area. Free recorded message 1-800-417-7295 ID #7040 or FreeDurhamMLS .com Re/Max Ability Real Estate Ltd.** 905-434-7777 Matt Cooper* Ajax - 3 Yrs New T.H. stainless appliances, garage door opener, c/v, fin. bsmt, w/o to private yard. $206,888 Whitby, 3-Bdrm Semi master ensuite, walk-in closets, cac, w/o to deck, reduced $229,900 Rob Lebskin Mincom First Source (905)686-2641 BEAUTIFUL BRICK Chateau Vil- la brand new spacious bungalow w/walk-out bsmt. Backs onto con- servation. Freehold. Close to all amenities. $184,900. 1-800-467- 1766. Close to Bowmanville. PRIVATE SALE,Oshawa, Mo- hawk St. 66-ft frontage, 3-bdrms, beautiful side-split, Kassinger built, quality & upgraded through out, 2 fireplaces, c/a, c/v, under- ground sprinkler system, hard- wood floors etc. Resort-like pri- vate backyard w/in-ground pool, very quiet & relaxing home. Low maintenance, shows 10-plus, flexible closing, $399,900. Call for viewing (905)720-1533 LAKE PROPERTY,luxury estate home, 3-bdrms, huge garage, fabulous kitchen, incredible view of windows on one acre. $287,900. 1-877-878-9899 DISTRESS SALES Bank Foreclosure, Power of Sale & Estate Sales Free computerized list with pictures of Distress Sale properties from $170,000. No Investors please Free recorded message 1-800-417-7295 ID#4042 or Durham DistressSale.com Remax Ability Real Estate Ltd. ** (905)434-7777 Matt Cooper* FIRST TIME BUYERS Why Rent When You can own? Free computerized list with pictures of homes available with No Money Down From $1,200/month Free recorded Message. 1-800-417-7295 ID #7051 DurhamStop Renting.com ReMax Ability Real Estate Limited** 905-434-7777 Matt Cooper* FIXER UPPER "BARGAINS" These homes need work! Free Computerized list of properties with pictures. No Investors Please Free recorded message 1-800-417-7295 ID#7048 or DurhamFixer Uppers.com Remax Ability Real Estate Ltd. ** (905) 434-7777 Matt Cooper* HOMES YOU CAN BUY WITH ZERO DOWN New Home Ownership Program enables those with good credit to buy a home with "0% Down Payment" Free computerized list With pictures of available homes you can buy with no money down Free recorded Message. 1-800-417-7295 ID #8025 Visit: www. DurhamZeroDown .com ReMax Ability Real Estate Limited**\ 905-434-7777 Matt Cooper* I'll Buy Your Home FAST!!!! Don't let the Banks Win ●Fast Closing ●Instant Debt Relief ●No Maintenance ●Power of Sale Help ●No Equity? No Problem! ●No Commissions FREE 24-Hour Recorded Message To ll-Free 1-877-551-5581 INDUSTRIAL BAY - Near Oshawa Centre. High roll-up doors, heating, air compressor, utilities incl. Parking, auto repair, machining, parking. Month-to- month considered. Outside metal storage container available. Call 905-576-2982 or 905-626-6619. APPROX. 380 SQ.FT.self-con- tained office, with washroom. Brock Rd. S. area. $450 monthly plus GST. includes heat & hydro. Avail. Nov. 1st. (905) 427-7400. RETAIL SPACE available from 1200 sq.ft. to 7,000 sq.ft. in very busy "Teddy's Park Plaza", s/e corner of King and Park Rd. Oshawa. Relocate your business here. $15/sq.ft. Givalas R.E.Ltd., Nick Givalas Broker 1-905-479- 4436. Email: ngivalas@trebnet.com CAREER STRESSED?Learn how to operate a mini office outlet www.miniofficeoutlets.com/stacey INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT brokerage and internet marketing company seeking motivated peo- ple to expand in the area. Call for interview 1-888-296-1669 OUR BUSINESS IS GROWING. Prime Lawn Care franchise territories available. Financing available. 1-866-552-5312. envirokinglawncare.com OWNER RETIRING Security Company assets for sale. Tu rnkey operation. Trademark protection, Website. Marketing high-end security products. Low investment. One time offer. Private sale. e-mail richardsquires@bellnet.ca $$MONEY$$Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 100%. No income, bad credit OK! ONTARIOWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1-888-307-7799 REFINANCING SPECIALIST Combine mortgage payments with existing debts. Make one monthly payment. Low interest rate. Contact Annette (905)426- 6899 $100. OFF FIRST MONTH'S RENT. SIMCOE/ADELAIDE, Im- maculate, large 1-bedroom. Newly renovated $695/inclusive; pot lights throughout, laundry, parking, no smoking/pets. Near Durham College/University. Available November 1st/15th (416)568-3965. 'COME HOME TO COMFORT!' 2 & 3 bdrms from $1025 util, incl. Full-time bldg representative. Close to shopping & parks. "$500 Move-in Bonus". Ask about our Rental Rewards. Call 1-888-310- 7000. Any Space. Anytime. www.GOtransglobe.com” (2) 1 BED.,OSHAWA, 675; 2 bed Bowmanville 850; units in house, separate kitchens, sep laundry, backyard, sep entrance; includes utilities, no pets, immedi- ate. 416-892-8864 1 & 2-BEDROOM APTS.clean quiet Oshawa 5-plex. Applianc- es, laundry available. 1-bdrm $710/mo. incl. 2-bdrm basement $800/mth. No pets, bus at door. Nov. 1st. (905)424-8670. 1, 2 & 3 BDRM apts, condo & houses for rent in Whitby and Ajax. All in residential areas and shows well. Bo Gustafsson, Sut- ton Group. 416-783-5000. 1-BDRM in country estate, Kirby. Avail. Nov. 1st. Fridge, stove, first/last. $850/month. Call (905)725-9991 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, $625 plus hydro. Clean building, Harmony/Bloor area. Available immediately. No pets. Call (905)409-0673 or (289)314-6825. 1-BEDROOM BASEMENT apart- ment, Church/Rossland, Available immediately. Parking, 4 appliances, cable. No pets, no smoking. $695/inclusive, first/last, references. Call (905)428-8152 1-BEDROOM BASEMENT APT. East Oshawa. Sep. entrance, available immediately/Nov.1st. $600/mo. includes all utiliites & parking, No laundry facilities or pets. Non-smoker. 905-436-3986. 1-BEDROOM North Oshawa $735 all inclusive, no pets, available Nov. 1st. ALSO 2- bdrm. apt, close to Oshawa Cen- tre. $790/mo. all inclusive, available Nov. 1st. No pets. 905- 723-1647 or 905-720-9935. 2 BEDROOM - Pickering. Separate entrance. Backs onto Ravine. Very roomy/bright. 4 ap- pliances. Private parking. Available December 1st. $1000/mo. inclusive. (905)668- 4792 or (905)686-8551, Alen Lia- ghati. 2 BEDROOM CONDO available immediately in Bowmanville. $1050/month. 5 Appliances. Free utilities for 3 months. Rent to own. Lease today and receive one month free rent. (905)697- 8261 2 BEDROOM SELF-contained basement apartment for rent in Pickering; separate entrance. Close to school and shopping. No smoking. No pets. Available immediately. $800, utilities in- cluded. 1st and last REQ. (905) 831-2273. 2-BEDROOM APT.Simcoe/Mill Oshawa. with Hardwood & bal- cony, $775, avail. Nov.1. 2-bed- room Apt. with carpet. $765/mo. Avail immed. No dogs. Excellent area. First/last. Mr. Wyne 905- 427-7902. 2-BEDROOM BASEMENT, bright, clean, laminate/ceramics. Great Oshawa neighbourhood, walking distance to amenities. Near 401/bus. Separate en- trance/parking. All utilities (Cable, high-speed internet) included. Non-smoking professional pre- ferred. $950/month, first/last/ref- erences. Mike (905)743-9695 2-BEDROOM COURTICE very nice, bright, clean spacious apt in quiet duplex. 1-car-parking, Avail. immediately. No smoking/pets, first/last, $825 inclusive. Call 905- 429-2394. 2-BEDROOM OSHAWA Simcoe North on Russett Ave., newly decorated, well-maintained quiet 12-plex small building, laundry. Cable, heating & water, parking, included. No dogs. 905-576- 2982. 385 GIBB ST,Oshawa, 2-bdrm apts. Available December 1st. Utilities included. No pets. Call 905-723-5434. A MUST SEE!!Thickson/Taun- ton. Shared accommodation. Separate bath/livingroom, park- ing, cable. Centrally located. No smoking/pets. Ideal for quiet UOIT student or working profes- sional. $500-$800/mo. Referenc- es req'd. avail. Nov. 15th. 905- 626-7505 AJAX NORTH,Westney/Sullivan 2 bedroom basement apt., separate entrance, available immediately. $850/mo inclusive. No smoking/pets. Call (905)683- 1180. AJAX - 1 Bdrm, Basement Apart- ment. Brand New. Suitable for one. $700/mon. Utilities Includ- ed. ALSO....2 Bdrm, Brand New. $900/mon. Utilities Included Free Satellite T.V. Call Rose 905-999- 7760 AJAX - SALEM & 401.3 bdrm. main floor, spacious, corner lot. 4 appliances, 2 parking, hard- wood floors, walkout deck. $1500/mo. inclusive. Call 416- 567-7519, 416-802-8703. AJAX - SALEM AND BAYLY. Lovely large one bedroom base- ment apartment, fully renovated, laundry and parking, $700+ utilities call after 4p.m. (905)903- 2335 (cell) or (905)509-2335. AJAX 1-BDRM BASEMENT APT near Westney/Ritchie minutes to 401. Semi-furnished. Includes: Sep. entrance, cable, internet, utilities. No pets. $750/mo. first/last, references. Call 905- 427-8187, 647-866-2763 AJAX 401 & Harwood, one bedroom basement apt. Separate entrance, $750/incl. Parking, laundry, appliances. Available Nov. 1st No smoking/pets. (905)767-6060 AJAX CHURCH/HWY 2/Picker- ing Village - Large 1 & 2-bdrms in clean, quiet building. Available Sept/Oct., $900 & $950/mo. Call (416)540-0747 AJAX large room, share amenities individually-controlled heating, own washroom, balcony, on-site laundry, easy access to shopping & highway, near GO bus.$500/mo. Call (416)939- 7120. AJAX SOUTH,basement apart- ment. New kitchen. Separate laundry/side entrance. Parking. Walk-out, a/c, $675/inclusive. No pets/smoking. 905-428-3788. AJAX SOUTH, LARGE 1-bdrm plus living room basement. Sep entrance, big windows, parking, 4 appliances, A/Cond. steps to shopping/transit. Available No- vember 1(905)426-7770 AJAX,3-bedroom main floor, 4 appliances, close to schools & shopping. $1100/mo+ 1/2 utilities. Avail. October 1st. Call Richards days 416-601-7858, evenings & wknds 905-686-9662 AJAX, BAYLY&HARWOOD, Large 1 bedroom basement apartment, newly renovated, 4 piece bath, laundry, 2 car park- ing, no smoking/pets. $775/inclu- sive. Separate entrance. Decem- ber 1 905-655-8381. Thursday, October 26th Preview 5 p.m. Starts 6:30 p.m. Public Auction We have been instructed to liquidate a Rare Offering of Trish Romance Ltd Editions including newly arrived "Hand in Hand" 2006, a Norval Morrisseau "The Family" signed & #'d, Discon- tinued Royal Doultons such as #1992 Spring Morning, #2343 Premiere, #2389 Angela, #2334 Fragrance & #2693 October. We have a gorgeous 8 pc Mission Pine Bed Suite in Honey, an elegant 7 pc Queen Sleigh with Leather, Stud & Elaborate Carving in Walnut, an 8 pc stately Carved Sleigh in Walnut, an 8 pc Queen Low Profile Sleigh in Cherry & a stunning King Sleigh Low Profile in Cherry, For the dining room we have a spectacular 8 pc French Provincial Suite in Walnut, our Ever Popular Pub sets with Lazy Susan in Espresso or 2 Tone Walnut, or a Maple Ta b le & 4 Arrow Back Chairs. Clear out of Sofa Sets in Leather, Leather Match & Micro Suede, in a variety of colours such as Black, Chocolate & Caramel. Accent pieces that are Must See including Hand Painted Bombay Chests, Marble & Granite Topped Carved Vanities, & an Exquisite Chest, 1 of a Kind, Hand Painted both front & back. Don't miss out!! KAHN AUCTION CENTRE 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering (3 miles north of Hwy. 401 exit 399) 905-683-0041 www.kahnauctioncentre.com Auction Sunday, October 29, 2006 Preview 10:00 AM Auction 12:00 NOON Large Auction For The Estate of Doris Mather Large Selection of Quality Victoria Furniture to include: Carved Walnut Display Cabinet, Gentleman's & Ladies Chairs, Settee, Elaborate Canterbury Table, Inlaid Display Cabinet, Numerous Side Chairs & Tables, Spinette Desk, Gibbard Bedroom Suite, Ma- hogany Bedroom Suite, Dressing Table, Pine Wardrobe, Table, Chest of Drawers, Set of 6 Ladder Back Style Chairs, Wicker Crib, China Cabinet, Iron Table & Chairs, Quality Sofa Bed, Mirrors, Lamps. Quality Glass, Crystal & Porcelain to include: Dresden Figures, Royal Worcester, Royal Doulton, Hummel Figures, Art Glass, Sets of Dishes, Cups and Saucers, Sterling Silver, Moorcroft, Early Staffordshire Creamers & Figures, French Figurines, Collection of Ivory Netsukes, Col- lector's Items, Linens, Quality Historical Books of Toronto, Estate Jewellery, Oil Paint- ings, Watercolours, Collection of Royalty Prints & Oriental Carpets. Large Indoor Yard Sale. For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton NOTE: Pictures will be posted late on Thursday (Oct 26th) Phone 1-613-475-6223 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday, October 27th at 4:30 p.m. 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4 Selling our regular sale plus a qty of office furniture and power tools, refinished round dining room table, round ma- ple table and chairs, tea wagon, ice cream parlour set, 6 pb chairs, kitchen cupboard, maple desk, Duncan Phyfe table and chairs, corner what not stand, pine table and chairs, 4 oak hoop back chairs, King size box spring and mattress, King Koil queen box spring and mattress, 2 roll away beds, modern hutch, teak table and chairs, teak dresser and headboard, 3pc chesterfield set, partial set Royal Crown Derby dishes, Shelley cup and saucers, Royal Albert "Country Rose" cream and sugar and gravy boat, crocks, parlor tables, Office equipment, desks, glass display cases, 2 and 4 drawer filing cabinets, chairs, room dividers, desk sets, etc. Tools - Craftex 30" wood planer Mod #B705, Craftex wood lathe Mod # B2338, Craftex 14" band saw Mod #2352, Craftex 6x48" belt and 12" disc combo sander, tools have never used, Craftex dust collector (Used once), 3 roll away tool box, 6" bench grinder, Mastercraft 9" band- saw, power hacksaw, impact gun, table top drill press, 10" sliding compound mitre saws, cordless drills, powerpacks, air compressor, shop vac, 20 ltr pails of hydraulic oil, KD and Westward tools, new paint and wallpaper, wood carv- ing tools, plus a qty. of hand tools, Ford 42" snow blower attachment, Snowflite 10Hp 38" cut snow blower, 3.5 Hp MTD push mower, Wheelhorse D200 riding mower with ro- totiller attachment, paddle boat, 6x12 tandem axle en- closed trailer, 4x8 trailer, Moffat fridge and stove, Woods chest freezer, Qty. of china, glass, household & collectable items. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd., R.R.#1, Little Britain (705) 786-2183 for more info. or pictures go to: www.corneil.theauctionadvertiser.com Open for viewing Thursday from 8:30 to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm and Friday morning at 8:30am FALL ART AUCTION SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th PREVIEW 12:15 AUCTION START 1:00 OLD TOWN HALL Corner of Hwy#2(King St.) and Mill St. (one exit east of 115/35 Exit 401 at Mill St.) 125 Pieces!! FEATURING TODAYS MOST POPULAR ARTISTS TRISHA ROMANCE, ROBERT BATEMAN JAMES LUMBERS, LAURA BERRY DOUG LAIRD, CATHERINE SIMPSON PLUS MANY MORE!! HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE Generous Heart ~ Trisha Romance Christmas At The Cottage ~ Trisha Romance Lullaby ~ Trisha Romance Long Light Polar Bear ~ Robert Bateman Song Of The South ~ Robert Bateman Woodshed In Winter ~ Robert Bateman Grandpa's Boat ~ James Lumbers If Only.... ~ James Lumbers DONT MISS OUT!! Images 21, Inc. 905-839-1756 ESTATE AUCTION Sunday October 29th, 9:30 AM (Viewing 8:00) MacGregor Auctions, Located in ORONO.Take 115 Hwy. to Main St. Orono Exit & Follow Signs to Mill Pond Rd. Auction features a quality selection of articles from past to present, from two local estates, Antiques, Collectables & Household Effects include Diningroom set, bedroom sets, East Lake dressers, washstands, treadle sewing machine, settee, couch & chairs, misc. tables (kitchen, parlour, occasional, lamp etc), hooked rugs, crocks, trunks, quality glass & china, art & old pictures, linens, jam cupboard, content from older barn (boxes, tools, bottles etc), old tins, books, misc. tools & hardware, plus many more articles. See: (www.macgregor. theauctionadvertiser.com) Te rms, Cash, Cheque, Visa, M/C, & Interac (5% Buyers Premium On All Sales) MacGregor Auctions 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 HARDWOOD FLOORING AUCTION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29th - 10:00 a.m. Preview:Saturday, October 28th - noon to 4:00 p.m. & Sale Day from 8:00 a.m. MARKHAM FAIRGROUNDS 10801 McCowan Rd., Markham L3P 3J3 1 mile north of Major MacKenzie Dr E ALL NEW HARDWOOD & Laminate Flooring 40,000 sq. ft. of High End Pre-Finished Nail Down Flooring May include mahogany, cherry, maple, pine, oak & walnut Sold by the Square Foot - Buy only as much as you need! Save up to 75% off retail prices! Ter ms:15% Buyer's Premium, Cash, Visa, M/C, debit GARY HILL AUCTIONS 905-852-9538/1-800-654-4647 Cell 416-518-6401 garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com ESTATE AUCTION STAPLETON AUCTIONS NEWTONVILLE Friday, October 27th, 5:00 p.m. Selling the contents from an Oshawa and Bow- manville homes, drop leaf table, set 6 chairs, pr. wing chairs, marble top coffee and end tables, ant. platform rocker, Bowmanville rocker, pressback rocker, unique ant. Singer sewing machine in oak cabinet, chest of drawers, stacking washer and dry- er, vertical cupboard bar and win rack, numerous antiques, glassware, China, crocks, tin trucks, qty. old table, rods and reels, etc. etc. Check website for updates, Preview after 2 p.m. Terms: Cash, Approved cheque (Drivers License), visa, M/C, interac AUCTIONEERS Frank and Steve Stapleton, Newtonville (905) 786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'estate specialists since 1971' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st: 4:45 pm Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for a Sunderland home, selling at Neil Bacon Auctions Ltd., 1 km west of Utica To Include:Duncan Phyfe walnut dining suite, sofa tables, Hammond organ, Chesterfield and chair, dining room suite, bedroom suite, chests, prints, large quantity of collectables and glassware, approx 1000 dinky and dinky type toys, 1994 Chev 16ft cube van (selling AS IS) plus many other interesting items. Note: Toys will be sold at the end of the Sale.Terms:Cash, Visa, M/C, and Interac, paid in full on day of sale. Sale Managed and Sold By NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 PUBLIC AUCTION RANDY POTTER ESTATE AUCTION Sat. Oct. 28 Start: 5 PM View: From 4 PM Day of Sale Randy Potter Estate Auction -15 Cavan St. downtown Port Hope if holding an auction including antiques, art, fine furniture, glass, china & collectibles - approx. 300 pieces. For info. & pics go to: www.randypotter auctions.com Randy Potter Auctioneer Phone: 905-885-6336 Auction Sale Sat. Oct 28 @ 4 pm Haydon Auction Barn 2498 Con Rd 8 Haydon. Coins/Currency :1937 Can $2 bill, 1947 ML Can .50, 1944 Brit.Silver Shilling, 1921S,23S USA Silver $1, 1935 Barclays Bank of Canada $5 bill, 1952 Can Silver .50 (double HP), 1948 Can Silver .50, 1872 Nfld. Silver .50(F), 1900 wide O Can. Silver .05, Chesterfield suite, Drop Leaf Wooden Table/2 leaves/4Chairs, Kitchen Set, Oak Dbl bed & Dresser, End Ta bles, Bilingual Typewriter, Pinwheel, China, Lamps, Lin- ens, Life Jackets, Kerosene Lamps, Fire ext., Microwave, Kitchen items.Auctioneer Don Stephenson 905-263-4402 or 705-277-9829 SAT. OCT. 28th - 10 a.m. ANTIQUES, FURNITURE & COLLECTIBLES from But- tonville, Midland & Whitby Estates @ Vanhaven Arena, 722 Davis Dr., Uxbridge L9P 1R2. Details on website garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com GARY HILL AUCTIONS 905-852-9538 / 1-800-654-4647 Cell 416-518-6401 SIMPSON SPORTING AUCTIONS:Saturday, October 28, 2006 @ 1pm Canadian Decoy, Fishing Tackle, Folkart & Outdoor Collectibles Auction at the Holiday Inn-Oshawa, 1011 Bloor St. E. Oshawa Guild Hall Rm 622. Details at 1-800-438-8138 or www.simpsonauctions.com AJAX, PICKERING VILLAGE brand new 2-bedroom basement apt. Separate entrance, parking, kitchen, diningroom, livingroom, bathroom, laundry, cable. No smokers. Avail. immediately. $950/month, first/last. (647)296- 7157. AJAX,Pickering/Village, large, quite, 1 bedroom basement apartment, fireplace, laundry, cable. $800 plus hydro. (416)689-8073 AJAX, SALEM/BAYLY.3-bdrm main floor ($1200 plus utilities) and 1 bedroom basement ($850/inclusive). Available imme- diately. Very clean, near all amenities, private entrance, park- ing, garden, 5-appliances. Call Thomas 905-428-0081 AJAX, WALKOUT one bedroom, bright, very clean basement apt, separate entrance, one parking, laundry, cable, $800 inclusive. No pets/smoking. Available immedi- ately. lst/last. references (905)428-8478 AJAX- Amazing bright 1yr old, 3-bdrm 1600sqft. upper. 3-baths. Main floor laundry- must see!! $1285+. Also brand new 3bd 1600sqft semi-detached with w/o bsmt. 2.5-baths, 5-appls. $1450+. 905-239-0367/647-271-6660. AJAX- OXFORD TOWERS.Spa- cious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 2 & 3- bedroom apt., from $989 & $1089, available Immediately, Nov 1st & Dec 1st. 905-683- 8571, 905-683-8421 or 905-683- 5322 ALTONA/SHEPPARD, PICKER- ING November 1 availability. 2 bedroom. Separate entrance. Spacious, clean. Free cable. Par king available Bus a door. Call Michelle at 905-509-6252. AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1st, beautiful, 1 bedroom raised base- ment apartment. No smok- ing/pets. $800, utilities included. Pickering. 416-728-7833. BASEMENT APARTMENT, Pick- ering near go, large 2 bedrooms, appliances with shared laundry. A-l condition. All inclusive with cable and parking $950. Novem- ber lst. (905) 421-8903. BLUEWATER PARK WHITBY 1 & 2 Bedrooms, Please call Mon-Fri 9 a.m - 5 p.m Evenings by appt. only 905-571-3522 Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. BROCK/VICTORIA WHITBY - 2 bedroom Nov. 1st, $850/inclu- sive. Laundry fac., hardwood floors, close to GO and waterfront 905-430-7868. CLIPPER APARTMENTS AJAX 2 & 3 Bed. Please call Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Evening by appt. only 905-683-6021 Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. COURTICE, COZY one-bedroom basement flat, 3pc. shower, cable, parking, on bus-route, no stove, no laundry. Non-smoker/no pets. Available Nov 15/Dec 1st. $525/month. Call (905)720-0861. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, October 25, 2006, PAGE B7 A/Pwww.durhamregion.com DOWNTOWN OSHAWA, bache- lor $635 all inclusive. One bed- room $700 all inclusive both very clean, Available now - 2 bed- room, Nov. 1st, $765 plus hydro (905)725-8710 DOWNTOWN, AJAX 1-Bed- rooms available from $735 and 2 bedrooms from $805, in residen- tial complex, close to GO shop- ping and schools, call 905-686- 5800. DUNLOP ST. W., Whitby, large 1 bedroom, quiet 6-plex, hardwood, Thermapain, 2 appliances, laundry, parking. No pets. November 1st. $795/month. Call (416)759-5321 DURHAM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS Basement Apartments, Houses, Condos and Rooms For Rent. Looking for a new Home? We Can Help! NO FEE'S (905)999-RENT(7368) www.durhamresidential rentals.com HARWOOD/HWY #2,3-bdrm main floor house. 62 Marshall Cres. $1095/mo, garage, laundry, yard. OPEN HOUSE Monday to Thursday 6pm-7pm, Sat & Sun 12pm-1pm. 1-866-737-5617, 416- 436-2884 HWY. 2 & VALLEY FARM one bed. walkout basement, split lev- el, appliances, sep. entrance, bright, spacious, windows, A/C, fireplace, $850/inclusive. Immedi- ately. No pets. (905)831-0415 LARGE 1-BEDROOM,separate entrance, basement apt, eat-in kitchen, sauna, fireplace, laundry, parking, close to O.C., $700 plus utilities. First/last required. No smoking/pets. Call Jenn (905)720-4996 LARGE 2-BEDROOM basement apt. 5 minutes to 401 plus go. Pri- vate entrance, laundry, parking, cable. No pets/smoking. First/last. Available Nov 1st. $790/month plus hydro. (905)493-0718 LARGE 2-BEDROOM,$995 and bachelor, $550. Both all inclusive avail. Nov. 1. Lots of parking, big yard, Rundle Rd./Hwy#2, City bus at front door. (905)440-0821 LARGE BRIGHT bdrm + den, Pickering. Nicely furnished, pri- vate entrance, own bathroom, kitchenette, close to amenities. Single male preferred. Non-smok- er. $600/mo. 1st/last. (905)839- 2355 MOVE-IN FREE EARLY - Whitby south-Spacious bach. $700, and 1 bed. $770, laundry, first/last, near Go, Avail November/Dec. 1st. Daytime viewings Mon-Fri Call Days (905)666-3338, even- ings (905)832-2722. N.E. OSHAWA, 1-bedroom apartment, hospital area. Available Nov. 1st. Clean, quiet, newly renovated no pets. $610. all inclusive. (905) 571-7840. NEAR 401/PARK Small 2-bed- room apt. in legal triplex. Large yard, private entrance, $745/in- clusive. Also 1-bedroom available in Whitby immediately 905-668- 6700 or 905-721-8009. NORTH Oshawa - 2 bedroom, Dec. lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances included. Pay cable, parking and laundry facilities. (905)723-2094 NORTH OSHAWA,Taunton/Rit- son, basement apt $700-inclu- sive. use of backyard. sep en- trance appliances, laundry on site, available immediately. Call (905)666-5157 NORTHEAST Oshawa 2-bed- room upper floor, central air, suitable for professional/couple. Avail. Nov 1st. First/last, no smoking/pets. $800 inclusive. (905)720-2307 OSHAWA 1-BEDROOM apart- ment, 251 Simcoe St. S., $700 inclusive, Also TWO 2-bedroom apts in quiet area, from $950 in- clusive. Parking, no pets, first/last. Available Nov/Dec. 1. (905)424-5083 OSHAWA Park/Adelaide (230 Nipigon St) 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Well maintained and newly renovated apts. Near all amenities. From $765/mo+ hydro. (905)723-0977 OSHAWA - Clean, new building, 2-bedroom apt $845, avail. Dec. 1. Appliances, parking & utilities included. 905-438-9715. OSHAWA - Simcoe and Bloor, nice and clean 2 bed. apt., main floor of house. Hardwood floors, coin laundry, $900/first/last, all in- clusive. Avail. Dec. 1st. No dogs. 905-432-7740 or 905-410-5764. OSHAWA - spacious furnished studio, November lst. Separate entrance, deck and courtyard, a/c, laundry, fridge, microwave and convection oven, no smok- ing/pets. $675 inclusive. (905)579-2057 RITSON / OLIVE - 2 bedroom, fresh paint and carpet, parking, porch, yard, $895. inclusive. Nov/Dec 1st. Dan (416)657-2117. OSHAWA 3-BEDROOM unit in duplex, $1000+ hydro. 2-bedroom unit $900 inclusive. Call Dave Methven Broker Min Com Dur- ham (905)404-8200 OSHAWA APTS.Clean quiet se- curity monitored newer bldgs. Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom includes utilities, parking, laundry on site, no dogs. 905-260-9085, 1-888- 558-2622. OSHAWA CENTRAL, new appli- ances and decorated apt. 3- rooms, 2-level, with eat-in- kitch- en, living area, sunroom, free parking including all utilities and cable TV. $950. 416-659-1748. OSHAWA HOSPITAL AREA- Clean 2-bed, apt. New applianc- es, kitchen, bathroom. Own ther- mostat, parking, 2-storey building, available immediately. No dogs. 1st/lst. Asking $750. 1-416-843- 5334 OSHAWA new modern building. Simcoe/Bloor. 2-bedroom, $770 plus hydro. First/last required, available Sept. 1st. Please con- tact Bill (905)404-9602. OSHAWA,Best Deals! Newly Renovated 1, 2 & 3 bdrm in sen- ior lifestyle bldg. Large units, new kitchens, carpeting, windows, se- curity. Near hospital, bus stop. Avail. Oct/Nov. Call 905-728- 4966 or 1-866-601-3083 www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA, BOND/SIMCOE,Spa- cious apts lowrise building. 1 & 2- bdrm starting from $780/mo+hy- dro. Avail. immediately. Appli- ances, laundry facilities and park- ing included. Call 905-240-2632 OSHAWA,Central Park/King 2- bedroom upper half of duplex house. Newly renovated. 1-park- ing, bus at door. $780/mo+ utilities, first/last required. Available immediately. No smok- ing/pets. Call 905-430-0249 OSHAWA,Newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrms in senior lifestyle bldgs. Large units. New kitchens & ap- pliances, carpeting, windows, se- curity. Near schools/bus stop & amenities. Available Oct/Nov. 1- 866-601-3083 or 905-432-6912. www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA, UNDER NEW Man- agement. 1, 2, 3 bdrms & Pent- house avail. in adult lifestyle bldg. Large units, new windows, se- curity. Near bus, shopping. Avail. Nov/Dec. Call 905-723-1009 or 1- 866-601-3083 or 905-728-3162 www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA,Wilson/Olive area, bright 2-bedroom basement apartment in 6-plex. Laundry, parking, kitchen. $825/month in- clusive. First/last/references. No big dogs. Immediate. Working couple preferred. 905-429-0539 (905)576-3840 leave message, OSHAWA- King/Wilson, available Dec 1st, bright, quiet, 1- bed. bsmt. apt. Sep. entrance, c/a, 4pc. bath, laundry. No smok- ing/pets. $700/mo. inclusive. First/last. Suits one person. 905- 404-8335. PICKERING - 2 BED. APT. by the lake. Lots of windows, laundry, partially furnished. No smoking/pets. $925/all inclusive. First/last/references. Nov. 1st. 905-839-5458. PICKERING - A MUST SEE! - 1 bdrm split level bsmt apt. Sept Ent. Pool, Parking, Near GO. Nat. Light throughout. Custom Bar & Ent. Unit, No Smoking/pets. $770/incl. 905-831-9145 PICKERING - Liverpool/Glenan- na, 1 bdrm. bsmnt. apt. Separate entrance, laundry, cable, non- smoking, no pets, $650/mo. first/last, suitable for single, work- ing person. Available now. 905- 420-2399. PICKERING Brock/Delbrook, gorgeous new bright legal 2-bdrm bsmt apt. Separate entrance, laundry, no smoking/pets, $850/mo inclusive. First/last, ref- erences. Avail. immediately. (647)402-8732 PICKERING executive neighbor- hood. Lease a professionally built, large, modern 1 bedroom basement apartment. Separate entrance. Amenities. 4 applianc- es/utilities/cable/parking. No pets/smoking. $900/month. Available. 905-509-7721. PICKERING, Liverpool/Bayly, 2-bedroom basement apt., living room, kitchen, own entrance, bath w/shower. Avail. immediate- ly, $850/month, first/last. Call Bruce after 5-p.m. Mon-Friday, Sat/Sun anytime. (416)458-4944 PICKERING, 1 BEDROOM walk- out, large kitchen/living space, 4-appliances, a/c, $800/mo inclu- sive. Avail. immediately (nego- tiable). No smoking/pets. First/last, references. Days 416- 228-2492 or eve/wknds 905-239- 1698, 416-578-1547. PICKERING,4-bedroom main floor, hardwood floors, 4-appli- ances, close to GO, schools & shopping. $1350/mo + 1/2 utilities. Avail. November. Call Mike days 905-427-4077 ext. 24, evenings & wknds 905-442-0020. PICKERING, EXECUTIVE HOME 1-bdrm bsmt apt. $750/mo inclusive, separate entrance, parking, single working person preferred. No pets. Call (905)420- 8376 Regency Manor 2-BEDROOM extra-large in quiet bldg, freshly painted, in beautiful Whitby neighbourhood. Ideal for adults & seniors. clean building. insuite storage, onsite laundry. Incredible value! 905-668-7758 viewit.ca (vit #17633) Still Renting? Why? Owning is cheaper! First time buyers only. Free list of homes available with no money down! From $900/mth.(oac) with pictures 1-888-599-0098 use ID# 8899 or www.stoprenting durham.com WHITBY - 2 bedroom suites from $875 per mo. all inclusive. Close to all amenities. Office hours 9 - 5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 WHITBY - cozy, quiet 2 bed. apt. in Dundas/Byron St. N. Nov. 1st. $875/mo/inclusive. lst/last, heart of downtown. 1 month free. Free DVD player. 3 month paid cable. (905)430-2814. WHITBY - Garden St. apt. build- ing. Spacious carpeted, newly painted with balcony. Close to bus, shopping, all utilities includ- ed. Aval. now. First/last/no pets. Bachelor $700; 1-bed. $800; 2- bed. $925; 3-bdrm $1025. 905- 767-2565. WHITBY - northeast, new walk- out basement apt. 1,000 sq. ft. 1- bedroom, util. included. First/last. No pets/smoking. Avail. Dec. 1st. $875/mo. Call 905-442-3343 or 905-720-4818. WHITBY BASEMENT APART- MENT, large two bedroom, laun- dry room, dishwasher, private en- trance, very clean, $850 all inclu- sive including cable. Available im- mediately. (905) 668-8899. WHITBY CENTRAL,2 bedroom, 2nd floor, separate entrance, new carpets, fridge, self-clean stove. Suitable for junior exec. $900 plus hydro., parking includ- ed. (905)666-2936 WHITBY, ASH ST- 2 bedroom, in 6plex. Newly renovated with car- pet, indoor parking, laundry fa- cilities. No pets/smoking. $900/mo. inclusive. Avail. De- cember 1st. 905-668-8967 or 905-668-8667. WHITBY, BROCK & DUNDAS, 109 Craydon Rd. 2-bedroom apartment. $885/month, heat & water included. One parking. First/last. Available immediate- ly/Dec 1st. Call 416-496-6138 WHITBY, DOWNTOWN, 1 & 2- bedroom apt. newly decorated, new laminate floors, heat/hydro, air, laundry facilities, 1-parking $800 & $850/mo. inclusive, first/last, references, no pets. (905)430-8327 WHITBY, DUNDAS ST. W.,2- BDRM basement, renovated, like new, separate entrance, parking, shared laundry, yard, cable, $800 plus hydro. Dec 1st. Andrew 647- 282-5517 or 905-683-5088. WHITBY,Rossland/Cochrane. Beautiful new 2-bedroom, fire- place, large windows, cable and internet, separate entrance, BBQ, parking, all utilities. $1095. Available Dec 1. Call (416)791- 8605. WILLIAM PEAK CO-OP in Pick- ering has 1 and 2 bedroom sen- iors' apartments at $801 & $908, including utilities and cable; 3 bedroom townhouse at $1,057 plus utilities. First/last months deposit required. Call 905-837- 2920. www.ucpm.ca. AJAX,Luxury 2-bedroom pent- house suite. Large balcony with fantastic NE views of envi- rons/lake. 5 appliances, window coverings, laundry, storage, O/S garage. No pets/smoking. Suits retired/prof. couple. $1395/mo. inclusive. 905-426-9837. Available immediately. AJAX, AUDLEY RD.newer love- ly 2-storey, 3-bdrm, 5 appls., hrdwd flrs, walkout from kit to yrd, sep. double garage, Dec. $1295 plus utilities. Realty-Pro Mgmt. 905-433-0270, 9-5p.m. $1700+UTILITIES RENT TO OWN New 2130 sq.ft. Detached house 4/2.5 at Baldwin & Taunton in Whitby. $7000 Down, $200 monthly credit. (647)435 - 9564 -AA AWESOME OPPORTU- NITY! NO MONEY DOWN. Own your own home from $650/month. $40,000+ family income, Rea- sonable Credit - up to $20,000 cash back. Call Ken Collis, Coldwell Banker 2M Realty Brkr, Serving the public for 32 years. (905)576-5200 or 1-866-576- 5200, kencollis@sympatico.ca 2 BEDROOM, small bungalow, semi furnished, 1 full bath, rec- room. Near Oshawa Centre and 401. Short term, November 30th- March 1st. $1075 plus. Pets Welcome! (905)925-8406. 3 BEDROOM BUNGALOW with garage northeast Oshawa. Newly renovated, immaculate, big back- yard, suitable for family. $1550+utilities. Avail. immed. Will consider short term renting. (905)720-2307 3 BEDROOMS, main floor, de- tached house, bright, clean, well maintained, avail. immediately. $900 plus utilities, 301 Geneva Ave., South Oshawa. Call Martin, (416)999-8075. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE,laundry on-site. $1250+util. 1st/last/refer- ences. No pets. Credit-check. Wentwortj/Oxford area. CAll Dier- dre Mullen, Sales Rep. Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate 905- 430-6655. A ABSOLUTELY astounding 6 months free, (or equivalent) then own a house from $700/month. (oac). 5.3% mortgage with no money down (oac) up to 7% cash back. Requires $35,000 plus family income and good credit. Why Rent? Call Bill Roka, 25 years, top sales rep with world's leading realtor. Remax Spirit (905) 728-1600, 1-888-732-1600 A LARGE 3 BEDROOM, Oshawa. Newly-renovated, a/c, 2-bathrooms, near 401, transit, grocery stores, No smoking/pets. $1250+hydro+phone. First/last. Immediately, 905-579-1382 or 905-263-8061. A RARE OPPORTUNITY, PORT HOPE, Restored, pristine 4 bedroom + loft Century Home, Verandah, 3 FP, Gardens, pool, beach, trails, amenities, theatre, 25min East of Oshawa. $2500. VIEW www3.sympatico.ca/b.boulanger. 1-905-885-6743 AJAX - Rossland/Westney - Clean 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, en suite, eat in kitchen, No smoking/pets, $1,350 inclusive. Available imme- diately. Call (905)428-2145, cell (905)391-9852 AJAX, 3 BEDROOM townhouse, yard and parking. Near park, school and shopping. One month free. $825+ utilities. ALSO 3- bdrm detached bungalow finished basement $1075+. (905)683- 6203 AJAX, PICKERING VILLAGE, very private and mature area, 3 bedroom, 5 appliances, A/C, C/V, walk-out master, huge deck, fenced yard, no smoking/pets, $1100, December 1st. (905)620- 1086 AJAX,Salem/Bayly. Avail. imme- diately, brand new, never lived in 3-bdrm freehold townhome, $1500+utilities. appliances incl. No smoking/pets. (416)738-1499 AJAX- 2-storey house for rent. Rossland/Westney. 3-bedrooms. Fireplace, shared laundry, 2/3 utilities, parking. $1250/mo. First/last. References. No pets/smoking. Available immedi- ately. (905)428-9695. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 1 1/2 storey 3-bedroom, gas heat, near O.Centre & GM. $975/mo. No pets/smoking. Credit check. ALSO, shared accommodtion 3- bedrooms, close to Oshawa Hos- pital $450/negotiable. Linda Ku- bota, Royal LePage 905-666- 1333. BOWMANVILLE, beautiful 3 bed- room home., main floor family room, living room and dining room, eat in kitchen, walk out to deck and fenced yard. Easy access to 401. Available Decem- ber 1st. No pets. $1275 plus utilites. References required. (905)666-4866 BRAND NEW,North Oshawa, 3 bedroom Tribute home, 5 new appliances. Taunton/Grandview area. Available November 1st, $1300 plus utilities. Call (905)427-2805 or 416-910-8183 CENTRAL BOWMANVILLE, small 3 bedroom house. Stove/fridge, garage, yard, non smoking. $1050/month plus utilities. First/last. Available No- vember 1st. (905)623-5278 COURTICE, NEWER 3-bedroom 2-storey home with attached gar- age, hardwood floors, all appli- ances included, close to 401, schools, available Nov/Dec pos- session. $1500 plus utilities. Call Garry Bolen Broker of Record Century 21 Netview (905)404- 2255 KINGSTON RD/BEACH GROVE. Tota l of 1600 sq ft. bungalow, 2 bedrooms upstairs. Kitchen, din- ing room. Family room with gas fire place. Fully finished base- ment apartment with one bed- room. Car port. $1500 monthly + utilities. Non smoker. No pets. 416-281-2277 OSHAWA WHITBY BORDER 2-bedroom detached backsplit, all of main floor + garage, freshly painted, court location, $950/mo. + utilities. Available immediately. 905-728-1600. Joe Murkl. OSHAWA, CENTURY HOME, 2+1 bedrooms, open concept, 2 bathrooms, 2 parking, 4 applianc- es, no smoking. $1100/mo+ hy- dro. Call (905)436-2530 OSHAWA,3 bedroom house. Finished basement, porch view of lake, fridge/stove. Steps to schools. No smoking/pets. $1150 plus utilities. Available im- mediately. (905)728-7290 OSHAWA,4-bdrm semi, close to the Civic. Fenced yard, partially fin. bsmt. No pets/smoking. $1215/mo + utilities. First/last. Avail. immediately/November 1st. Call (905)430-0249 OSHAWA, BRAND NEW execu- tive freehold townhome with at- tached garage, located in the centre of Oshawa. Walking dis- tance to hospital, schools and all amenities. All appliances includ- ed. Available Nov/Dec posses- sion. $1600-$1700 plus utilities. Call Garry Bolen Broke of record Century 21 Netview (905)404- 2255 OSHAWA, NEAR OC, 4 bed- rooms, 2 full baths, rec room, 7 appliances, central air, fenced yard, 3 car parking. $1250+. No- vember 1. 905-428-8887, call af- ter 5p. OSHAWA,Olive/Ritson area. 2- bdrm, upgraded gas/HDT win- dows & doors, no smoking/pets. $1025+utilities. Avail Jan 1/07. 905-434-6765 evenings, Laura or Fran k PICKERING VILLAGE - Com- pletely renovated, small 2-bdrm bungalow, ravine lot, 4 applianc- es, private drive with ample park- ing, no dogs/smokers. Avail. No- vember 1st. $975+. First/last/ref- erences 416-831-9401 PICKERING VILLAGE- immacu- late 3 bedroom +1, 4 bathrooms, finished basement, main floor family room with fireplace. Hard- wood, ceramic floors, a/c, 5 appli- ances, walk-out deck. Available immediately. $1700/mo. plus utilities. No pets/smoking. Refer- ences, credit check. 905-837- 2189. RAISED BUNGALOW - upstairs 3 bedroom, shared laundry, available November 1st, $1500/inclusive. First/last, Liver- pool/Hwy. 2 Pickering. 647-205- 7910. ROSSLAND/PARK N.Oshawa. Beautiful 3-bedroom bungalow. Kitchen, livingroom, laundry, full backyard. Freshly painted, new windows, extremely well-main- tained. $1150+ 1/2 utilities Available Nov. 1st. Catherine 416-431-8385, Marcus 426-579- 2074 TOWNLINE/ADELAIDE,3 bed- room country home, with 1 acre lot. Close to all amenities. $1150 plus utilities. Avail. Nov. 15, Ref- erences, no pets. Call 905-571- 0098. WHITBY NEW DETACHED house for rent, 3 bedroom, 3 bathrooms, master ensuite, 5 ap- pliances, garage, big backyard, a/c, $1290 plus hydro and gas. lst/last, (905)424-3450. WHITBY SOUTH - 3-bed. house, huge backyard, avail Dec. 1st. Walk to GO, $1100+utilities. 3-car parking. First/last. Daytime view- ing Mon-Fri. 905-666-3338; Eve. 905-832-2722. WHITBY, SPACIOUS 3-bedroom townhome, close to 401. Large eat-in kitchen, 5 appliances, fin- ished basement with walkout. $1350/month plus utilities. No- vember 1st (flexible). Call (905)666-9441 WHY RENT when you can OWN? $1,000 in rent equals $170,000 mortgage. To start searching call (905)441-6536. Jennifer Hilton, Salesperson RE/MAX Ability Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage AVAILABLE mid Nov. Brand new adult lifestyle townhouse, private drive & garage, finished base- ment, second floor laundry. Adja- cent to Wynfield Nursing Home, 20 minute walk to UOIT snow removal/grounds included. $1200/mo. Call Anne 905-435- 2977 HILLCREST HEIGHTS Commu- nity Living in Oshawa now has 2 bedroom townhouse units Avail. immed., parking and Hydro in- cluded. Please call 905-576- 9299. OSHAWA SOUTH 3-bedroom townhouse, close to schools, shopping. $975/month plus utilities. First/last. 905-579-9956. PICKERING, NEWER, LUXURY town home. 3 bedrooms. 2 full baths. Open concept, balcony, private backyard, gas/heating, c/a. December 1. $1350+utilities. Call Barrie 905- 839-7496. TOWNHOUSE - south Oshawa, 3 bedrooms, newly painted, sep. entrance, fridge, stove, parking, util. included. $1,000 first/last. Available Nov. 1st. (905)571- 4262 leave message. WHITBY 3-bedroom townhouse, 2.5 baths. Brock St/Dundas. Laundry, parking. No smok- ing/pets. $1,450+utilities. First/last. References. November 15. 905-427-4881 $400/MONTH, WHITBY - Ross- land and Garden area. Furnished bedroom, c/air, cable, bus at door, close to all amenities. No smoking, spotlessly clean. (905)665-8504 A SEPARATE ROOM for rent, Pickering, $350 inclusive, quiet home, available immediately, near shopping & amenities. Fe- male preferred. Call (905)426- 1974, leave message if not home. AJAX - HARWOOD & HWY 2. furnished room in quiet home. Laundry, cable, phone, parking included. No smoking/pets. $400 First/last. Avail. immediately. Call 416-893-0140 AJAX,furnished bedroom with own kitchen, in quiet home, in South Ajax. No smokers/pets, $500 mo. First/last avail. immedi- ately, call (905)619-1476. AVAILABLE in Oshawa, fur- nished room, bright very clean house, share kitchen & bath- rooms, run of house, non-smoker, parking, laundry, high-speed in- ternet, near all amenities, $460/month. (289)314-1949 BROCK/401 Pickering -new fur- nished room available. Shared fa- cilities. Close to all amenities. $500/mo/inclusive. First/last. No pets/smoking Call Margaret at 416-669-1953. FURNISHED ROOMS AJAX, Separate entrance, parking. Quiet area. No pets/smoking. Suit pro- fessional gentleman. First/last. $300 and $400. Call 905-683- 5480. OSHAWA 3 bedroom house for rent, parking included, Call 416- 655-8012 PICKERING,rooms available, furnished or unfurnished. Laun- dry, cable, internet, parking. Quiet home, near shopping and amenities. $350/month, available immediately. (416)316-0796 UOIT (Durham College)- bed- rooms available, 1 min. walk to campus, biggest house on the street $400 all inclusive. Laundry, internet, parking. Avail. Dec. 1st. Call 416-316-0796. AT BLOOR & SIMCOE, Oshawa.Share furnished apt with 2 males. Near all amenities, cable/internet, parking included. Available immediately, lst/last, $450/mo inclusive, Viewing (905)433-4088. BACHELOR STYLE ROOM for rent- Furnished/unfurnished. Renovated kitchen, lounge w/fire- place, parking & laundry available. Near University, all amenities. (905)720-0136 leave message with best call-back time. FEMALE ROOMMATE, LARGE room for rent. Includes utilities, parking, laundry. Location, Rit- son/Taunton. Near Durham Col- lege, Oshawa. Call Karen 905- 626-0569. PICKERING - 2 furnished bed- rooms, upper floor, own bath, will rent to one or two people, no pets/smoking, share all other fa- cilities. $450 and $400. if separ- ate, $800 if both rooms. (905) 839-7949. SHARED ACCOMMODATION in 4-bedroom home. Available in North Whitby. All inclusive, laun- dry, parking, cable, cooking etc. $125/weekly. Call after 5 p.m. or leave msg. (905)665-2728. WHITBY-Garden/Dundas. 2 rooms available in townhouse, parking, laundry. Share all facilities. Newly renovated. No smoking/pets. $485 mo. inclusive. First/last. 519-894-1843, 519-241-9586, 1-877-893-2963. WORKING PROFESSIONAL and/or Student seeks same to share house, centrally located in Oshawa, close to all amenities, bus.$425 per month. (905)404- 0615 RECENTLY RENOVATED Whit- by mobile home. Open concept room for bedroom 1+1, lot 12x44, 1 parking, kitchen, extra room for storage or bedroom. $45,000. Call (416)290-0350 1998 SKIDOO MXZ 670 -Yellow & black, fully studded, 7500km, asking $2500. Also, 2003 SkiDoo MXZ 800, yellow & black, fully studded, electric start, reverse, 6500km, asking $6700. Call 905- 240-0756. ATTENTION SLED LOVERS: for sale 2003 Ski Doo Legend, 600 Sport, 2003 Yamaha V MAX 600, both come with electric start, reverse, and covers, asking $5,200. Also, double wide trailer in excellent condition, asking $1,000. Serious callers only please 905-342-2704. Angel Nails & Skincare in Pickering, under new management, has changed their number to 905-426-4613 2200 Brock Rd, Unit A-10 LOST CAT:Long-haired, fluffy, brown striped body with white un- der her chin, female, 3 year old, indoor cat, answers to "Amy". Lost in Holliman Lane area (Shoal Point Rd. and Ashbury Blvd.) in south-east Ajax. Must find asap - - sadly missed by little girl. Reward!!! 905-925-9411. SINCERE SINGLES Matchmaker since 1992. Chosen with care by those who care! Toll free 1-866- 719-9116 www.sinceresingles.ca NANNIES REQUIRED - part and full time for the Durham Region and GTA. Must be bondable. Call (905) 686-8719 CERTIFIED Music Teacher/SAH mom offering at-home care F/T,P/T Pickering, Kingston/ Liverpool. Pick-up from Vaughan Willard P.S. & Glennanna bus stop. Meals included. All ages welcome! 905-492-0528 SEEKING AFFORDABLE child care? Experience, Education and Flexibility. Loving mother of six, over 25 years experience. Now accepting children 3 months-5 years old. Ajax. (905)427-5797. sunshinedaycare@bellnet.ca PHYSIC READINGS - Christena and Peter come to the 5 Points Mall with caring and dedicated readings. Oct 25 - 29th. $5.00 OFF ANY READING WITH THIS AD. BOX STALLS AVAILABLE in Brooklin area on 100 acre farm.. CAll (905)434-0392 +CARPET CARPET CARPETS 3 rooms carpeted with Commer- cial carpet and premium pad from $289 (30 yds). 3 rooms carpeted with Berber carpet and premium pad from $389 (30 yds). 3 rooms carpeted with cut pile carpet and premium pad from $489 (30 yds). Free in-home quotes. SAILLIAN CARPETS 1-800-578-0497, 905- 242-3691 ; 905-373-2260. 4 MICHELIN SNOW tires and rims, (rims fit all GM.) Size 215/70/16, less than 500kms, asking $650 o.b.o. Call (905)655- 6237 6 SOLID-WOOD CHAIRS, uphol- stered seats, large rectangular ta- ble, antique blue/reddish brown, Sears Whole Home "Expres- sions" Collection (currently retails +$2,600.00) immaculate condition $1,000.00 905-725-2890 A BEDROOM SET,gorgeous cherry sleigh, triple dresser/mir- ror, tall dresser, 2 night tables, new. Cost $7450, sell $1,900. Call 416-524-2018. A DINING ROOM,cherry wood, double pedestal table, 8 chairs, Buffet, hutch, dovetail construc- tion. New, still in boxes. Cost $11,000, sacrifice $2,600. 647- 271-5483 A HOT TUBS/SPA,2006 model, fully loaded, ozonator, cost $8,900, sacrifice $3,900. 416- 524-2018 A King orthopedic pillowtop mat- tress set. New in plastic, cost $1600. Sacrifice $550. 647-271- 5483. Can deliver A1 ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. FREE TO AIR. Sales, Installa- tions, Repairs, ViewSat-2000 Platimum, all models in-stock. Service and Sales. (905)999- 0362 AAA CARPET FLOORING & HARDWOOD:Carpet 3 rooms from $329 (30-sq. yd.) includes: carpet, pad and installation. Free estimates. Carpet repairs. Serv- ing Durham and surrounding are- as. Professional Painting also avail. Call Sam (905)686-1772 AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES, HANK'S APPLIANCES. TRUCK- LOAD EVENT! New Stainless Steel fridges only $499/up. New stoves $349/up. New dishwash- ers $199/up. New dryers only $249. New washers $299. Large selection of reconditioned & new scratch & dent appliances. Parts Specialist. 426 Simcoe St.S. (905)728-4043. AIR HOCKEY TABLE official size 150.00 call 905 579-9964 AJAX CHIMNEY SWEEPS Wood/oil Chimney cleaning. Pest screens and caps installed. Best rates in Durham, Experi- enced* Reliable* Insured. No Mess Guaranteed. Call (905)686- 7741 ALL NEW QUEEN orthopedic mattress set, cost $1000, sacri- fice $250. Call 905-213-4669. ALL STEEL BUILDINGS,factory direct, do-it-yourself bolt-together foundation. 20'x30' $5500, 25'x40' $8700, 30'x40' $10,500, 32'x50' $14,000. 40'x60' $20,000, many others 1-800-504-7749. www.pioneerbuildings.ca ART GLASS & STAINED glass materials clearance, large variety still available, 50% off! Tools and new stock 25% off. Call for direc- tions. (905)263-2487 BED,Aamazing bargain, queen orthopedic mattress set, new in plastic, warranty, $250. 647-271- 5483.Will deliver BEDROOM SET,cherrywood, bed, chest, dresser, mirror, 2 night stands. Dovetail construc- tion, never opened. Cost $8,000 Sacrifice $1,900. 647-271-5483 BUNK BED with mattresses, mo- torcycle linens, 2 floor lamps and end table. Like new. $600. 905- 839-9840 or 416-318-9242. CARPETS. LAMINATE & VINYL sale. 3 rooms, 30-sq yds. for $319. Commercial carpet includ- ing premier underpad and instal- lation. Laminate $1.69-sq ft. Click system. Residential, commercial, customer satisfaction guaranteed. Free Estimate. Mike 905-431- 4040 DANBY APT SIZED freezers $209. New Danby bar fridges, $119/up. Also, variety of new ap- pliances, scratch and dent. Full manufacturers warranty. Re-con- ditioned fridges $195/up, ranges $125/up, dryers $125/up, wash- ers $199/up, new and coin oper- ated washers and dryers at low prices. New Danby Frost-Free Apt. size fridges $399., new 24" and 30" ranges with clock and window @$399 Reconditioned 24" ranges and 24" frost free fridges now available. Wide se- lection of other new and recondi- tioned appliances. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa.(905)576-7448 DINING ROOM SUITE,cherry- wood, buffet, hutch, arm chairs & side chairs, pedestal table, dove- tail drawers, Cost $9550, sell for $2900. New, still in boxes. 905- 213-4669. DINING ROOM SUITE,buffet, hutch, solid wood table, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs and extra leaf. Good condition. Also matching wood TV stand with 2 drawers and glass cabinet. Paid $4000.Will sell all $550 OBO. 905-409-7277. DINING ROOM suite, cherry wood, buffet, hutch, 6 chairs, $1500. TV stand, book case, desk, patio furniture and much more. call (905)839-9839. ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR with battery and roho cushion. Cost over $12,000, will sell for $3500. Roho toilet cushion $250. Call (905)666-4184 FOR SALE:P120 Yamaha Electronic Piano, 2 years old, $650. (647)233-6755 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca HOT TUB COVERS & Pool Safe- ty Covers - best quality, best pric- es, all colours, all sizes. Delivery included. PAUL'S HOME AND LEISURE 905-259-4514 or 866- 972-6837 www.homeandleisure.ca HOT TUB/SPA 5HP,24 jets, ozo- nator ready, LED light, waterfall, deluxe redwood cedar cabinet, warranty, 5-person, sacrifice $3500. Call 905-409-5285. HOT TUBS,top quality Ontario built new spas, full warranty, site visit upon request. Delivery and set up available. For best prices Call Bill (416)698-9324 or cell (647)688-spas (7727) INKJET $$SOLUTION$$ HP- Epson-Canon. Save up to 90% over cartridges. $30+. www.webart-solution.com KILN dry select butternut, birch, also 1" x 2" clear cedar, 613-473-1151 LARGE 3PC LIGHTED medium oak wall unit. Large buffet. An- tique Morris chair. Dusty Rose shade 96x120. Glass & black cof- fee table. Various sheers & cur- tains. (905)723-4441. LEATHER JACKETS 1/2 price, 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. Love seat, sofa $400, Wing chair ottoman $200. call (905)839-5729 LOVESEAT/SOFA 2-yrs (neutral decor) $750; wood kitchen table/ chairs (modern) $475; coffee/end tables blond cherry $275; pine armoire $300; oak entertainment stand (large) $350; diningroom 10-pc $550; 2-yr whirlpool fridge $450; 2-yr washing machine $300; 905-260-6247. NORDIC WINTER TIRES- P21575R15 Used 1 season ($200.) Computer desk-IKEA Beech lacquered veneer, 3 draw- er file cabinet & black swivel chair ($75.) (905)668-6819 PIANOS - AND - CLOCKS Back to school specials con- tinuing !! Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons..try our unique rent-to-own system. 100% of all rental payments apply! Large selection of upright and electronic pianos and Howard Miller clocks. Yamaha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc. Call TELEP PIANO 905- 433-1491. www.Telep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! PLAYSTATION2 MOD CHIPS XBOX MOD CHIPS installed from $125. Several chips available for each console. We buy used/work- ing consoles. For all the details: www.durhammods.com North End Oshawa. 905-626-0542 POOL TABLE, 1" slate. Solid wood. New in box, accessory package included. Cost $6750 sell for $2300. 905-213-4669. RENT TO OWN - New and re- conditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Computers, DVD Players, Furniture, Bedding, Patio Furniture, Barbecues & More! Fast delivery. No credit applica- tion refused. Paddy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798- 5502. SATELLITE TV- NO MONTHLY BILLS: WE HAVE THE FIX FOR MOST FTAs! Pay Per View + Movies, Sports, Adult + More!.6 models on display from $199 and up. U-Neek Electronics, Oshawa. Visit our store today! (905)435-0202 (web:) www.uneekelectronics.com SHOPSANFORDS.COM Buy - Sell - Trade, new used. Durham Region's first online fleamarket. Show your items for sale. Hun- dreds of items on sale locally. (905)579-1554 SONY STR-DE945 reciever and 1500 watt Infinity speakers. $1500. Solid Brass Greyhound dog stautes $650 for pair. (905) 666-5175 VENDORS WANTED at the Courtice Flea Market. 5,000- 6,000 people per weekend. Rent from $230/mo. for indoor space. Located 2 min. North of 401 be- tween Oshawa and Bowmanville. Call 905-436-1024 or visit us: www.courticefleamarket.com WATCH FOR IT www.laundry plus.com/moneymaker244 CASH PAID for plastic car model collections, built or still in the box. 905-435-0747 WANTED - OFF ROAD TIRES, for Jeep, 33's or 31's 15", call (905)434-0392 WANTED - Sports card collec- tion, comics, toys, Hot Wheels, video games, DVD's, VHS mo- vies, records, plus collectables and unwanted items. No collec- tion is too large. Call 905-623- 4216, leave message. EASTDALE CRAFT SHOW at Eastdale Collegiate, Nov. 18 & 19. Vendor Space Available! For info. call 905-723-8157 100% HARDWOOD, very, very, dry, with high out-put energy, guaranteed. The ecological firewood, up to 58% less ash, practically Creosote Free! (705)944-5272, evenings. FIREWOOD FOR SALE - call Gerry at 905-427-7243 or 416- 281-5455, $85/face cord. MILLS LANDSCAPING & FIRE- WOOD 12" or 16" face cords or bush cords. Picked up or deliv- ered. Call (905)432-0259 or (905)986-1977 QUALITY HARDWOOD available in 12" & 16" lengths. Free local delivery. Call (905)263-2124 or 905-263-2103. AAA PUPPIES - Sale Week!! all 12-16 weeks of age, Shih Tzu, Schnauzer, Schnoodle, Cocka- poo's, Beagles all $250 each OBO. Call Bill 905-355-5226 aaapuppies@sympatico.ca ADORABLE MINIATURE POO- DLE puppies, vet checked, home raised, ready to go to a loving home. (705)277-3013 BULLDOG ENGLISH two female puppies,purebred, Canadian Kennel Club registered. micro- chipped, first shots, vet checked, health guaranteed. Ready to place, adorable, well socialized with kids. Reduced (905)436- 7209 CANARIES.Roller & American Singers. Pairs and trios. Best offer. Call 705-786-7701. CHOCOLATE LAB pups, pure- bred, also, golden retriever pups, parents registered on site, great temperament and health, first shots, dewormed, guaranteed, ready to go. Stud services available. 905-355-5420. GERMAN Sheppard pups, CKC registered and pure black and b-i- black pupies. Incredible breade- ing. $700. (905)983-9636 GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS, home raised, ready to go. Male and female, (905)425-0098 JACK RUSSELL TERRIER pups available to approved homes, 2 girls left. Member of JRTCC and JRTCA. Vet checked. Pam 905- 683-4214. LAB PUPPIES, adorable bundles of love, tenderly home raised. CKC registered, microchipped, vet checked, first shots, parents hips certified. 905-447-5131. NEWFOUNDLAND PUPPIES, microchipped, CKC registered, males/females, vet checked, $1200. Ready to go November 17th, 2006. Delivery available in 3hour driving distance. (705)835- 6585, olaf.schrank@sympatico.ca PURE BRED MINI SCHNAU- ZERS first shots dew claw re- moved, non-allergic, non-shed- ding, ready to go. 905-352-3124. PUREBRED GOLDEN RE- TRIEVER puppies, parents on site, males and females, vet checked, vaccinated and de- wormed, ready to go the week of October 23, $500. 905-342-2601 evenings. YOU COULD HAVE your dog under control and listening in 2 short weeks. TSURO DOG TRAINING. www.tsurodogtraining.com 905- 797-2855. WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AVAILABLE Prices starting at $589.95. Call or see website for details. Open 7 days/week. 10p- 10p. 1-800-943-2965. www.jnphotography.net 1988 MAZDA RX7 white, con- vertible, 5 speed, no rust, never winter driven, good condition, 184,000 kms. 416-453-1968. 1991 HONDA ACCORD,auto- matic, white, p.windows, sunroof, CD player, driving condition. New tires, brakes, exhaust, speakers, timing belt. Incredible Price, only $730.00 o.b.o. (905)424-9774, 905-426-8739. 1992 BUICK REGAL,V6, 3-8l, 128,000 kms., white, grey interior, PW, tilt, ABS, A.C., cruise, V.G. cond., uncertified, as is, $2200. 905-839-1357 1992 CAPRICE CLASSIC.V8, PS, PB, A/C, Cruise, Automatic, Serviced, Seats 6, $1,450.00. Call Chris (905) 433-2068 1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2-dr. 4 cyl. automatic. 169,000- kms. runs excellent. Certified and e-tested, pdl, JVC CD deck with Pioneer speakers. $1995-obo.. (905)435-1091 1994 FORD TAURUS Wagon: dual air bags, body decent, interi- or clean, no leaks, 190,000 km. Just spent over $1000.00 on re- pairs. $1700.00 cert & e-tested. Alex 905-999-2659 1997 CHEV CAVALIER 2-dr, 180k $3695; 1996 CHEV CAVA- LIER 4-dr 193k $2495; 97 PON- TIAC GRAND PRIX 4-dr 160k $4450; 97 CHEVY LUMINA 4-dr 230k $2995; all certified/e-tested, warranty available. Dealer 905- 725-1632, 905-925-2205, 905- 987-2205 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE - Sale price $6275. Auto, 4dr, one own- er. Fully loaded with MP3 Player. Pampered from day 1! Only 88,000kms. Priced for immediate sale. Only at Ajax Nissan 1-866- 304-7326. 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE 2-door, 3.0L, V6, auto, green ex- terior, champagne interior, load- ed, 141,000km. All new brake pads/router. E-tested & certified. Asking $9799 OBO. 416-270- 6765, 905-428-6765. 2000 DAEWOO SW, 104 k, $4,690., 2000 Neon, 161K, $4,690., 1998 Plymouth Breeze, 155k, $3,990, 1996 Explorer 4 x 4, $3,690. 1996 Jeep Cherokee 4 x 4 $3,900. Others from $1,699 Certified and e-tested. (905) 683- 7301 or (905) 706-2018. www.kellyandsonsauto.com 2001 HONDA ODESSY, low mileage, automatic, goldtone, ex- cellent running condition, $16,999. 1989 XJS Jaguar con- vertible, good condition, $8,995. (905) 728-5426 2002 4 DR CAVALIER,$8500; a/c, p.d.locks, p.windows, p.brakes, p.steering, tilt-wheel, 24,000km, like new, 905-432- 7265, 2002 GRAND PRIX GT,loaded, 75,000 k, woman driven, $9,800. Telephone (905) 697-8743 or cell (905)260-2642 2002 XL F150,8 ft box, regular cab, low kl's, V8 , auto air, trailer hitch, box liner. Good shape runs great, 7700 series. Must sell as relocating. Asking $9,800. in- cludes certified and e-tested. Call Andy 905-728-8046 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM,6- cyl, low kms, 4-dr, white, loaded, excellent condition, certified, ask- ing $12,500. Call (905)404-1699 2005 VW Golf TDI,diesel, 5spd, 1.9L turbo, 4dr, 45,000 km, ABS, air, pw, pd, pm, heated seats, p.sunroof, alloy wheels, silver, $21,400 certified/e-test. 905-903- 1539 FA B ULOUS LEASE TAKEOVER Opportunity. 2004 Hyundai Ac- cent GSi, $295/month. Nicely equipped including air & sunroof. Lots of km. left. Please call 905- 261-8400 or 905-260-0772 $ $ ADAM & RON'S SCRAP cars, trucks, vans. Pay cash, free pick up 7 days/week (anytime) 905-424-3508 $$$$$ JOHNNY JUNKER WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE. Tops all cash for good cars and trucks or free removal for scrap cars and trucks. Speedy service. (905)655-4609 or (416)286-6156. ! A - ALL SCRAP CARS,old cars & trucks wanted. Cash paid. Free pickup. Call Bob anytime (905)431-0407. $ $ AA1 AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days/week anytime. Pleas- es call 905-426-0357. $ $75+ TOP DOLLARS - Ajax Auto Wreckers pays for vehi- cles. We buy all scrap metal, cop- per, aluminum, fridges, stoves, etc. 905-686-1771; 416-896-7066 $ A A A - ABSOLUTELY the best CASH deal for your old junker. Cars & trucks wanted, dead or alive. Free p-up. Call 24 hrs. John 905-263-4142 or 905- 914-4142. A ABLE TO PAY Up to $5000 on cars & trucks Free Towing 24 hours, 7 days. (905)686-1899 (Pickering/Ajax) or (905)665-9279 (Oshawa/Whitby). CASH FOR CARS!We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call (905)427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MURAD AUTO SALES 1988 CHEV BLAZER 2 door, au- tomatic. Excellent condition. $1500 as is. 905-259-7854. 1990 GMC 1500 4 wd. halfton, 305 4-spd. with od emission passed. Runs great $1800 as is. 905-242-0109. 2000 BLAZER LS Auto, 2 door, pewter, fully loaded, 132,000km, new tires and brakes, keyless entry, certified and e-tested, ex- cellent condition, $8500 OBO. 905-434-7725 2001 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT, quad cab, mint condition, 4.7L V8, 115,000 hwy. km., many ex- tras incl. winter rims/tires, alarm, bed rug, tonneau cover, $14,500.00. 416-722-5689 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOY- AGER SE, 7 passenger, V6, Au- to, loaded, new transmission, brakes, etc. $2600 just spent on new repairs. Runs great. 232,000kms. $3499 certified. Call 905-259-9846 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE 166,000 kms, auto, 4 dr., 4.0, 6 cyl, 4x4, blue exterior, grey interi- or, Alloy wheels, Roof Rack, AC, keyless entry, $4,700 obo. 905- 655-9659. 2002 MONTANA - Original Own- er - Quad Captains Chairs, New Air / Rad, Power, CD, Good Con- dition, 163,000 km, $6,750. - Cell 416-452-7748 OUTDOOR STORAGE AVAILABLE North Oshawa loca- tion. Well maintained & monitored property. Best Price ANY SIZE VEHICLE $25.00/month. Call 905-725-6210 STORAGE available for vehicles, bikes, boats. Courtice area. Stor- age also available for furniture, etc. Very secure, reasonable rates. 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Announce it in your classifieds and on our milestones @durham region.com Ask about our “Birth Announcement Plus” Call 905-683-0707 Mon-Fri 8am -8pm & RR EE CC RR UU II TT MM EE NN TT Book your Recruitment ad today Call 905 683-5110 PA R TNERSPARTNERS YourYour MACDONALD, Ethan Gregory Suddenly at the Rouge Valley Health Centre, on Sunday, October 22, 2006. Ethan Gregory MacDonald, beloved son of Darren and Lee-Anne. Loved little brother of Jordan. Cherished grandson of Wally and Korayn MacDonald; Greg and Susan Watson; and Sandra and Rick Laszlo. Dear nephew of Rebecca and Richard Vanderlinde; Stephanie and Tom Keeble; and Kimberley MacDonald, Carolyn and Jackie Laszlo; and cousin of Kyle, Dylan, Tristan and Joshua. Funeral Service will be held at Pickering Village United Church (300 Church St., N. Ajax) on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. Should family and friends so desire, donations to the Rouge Valley Health Centre Foundation - Ajax site would be greatly appre- ciated. A Book of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca Arrange- ments entrusted to the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, (905)428-8488 COAKWELL, Matthew Crawford "Coak"passed away peacefully on Friday October 20, 2006 at Orangeville, Ontario. Matthew beloved father of Catherine (Gary), Kenneth (Deborah) and Mary. Grandpa to Andrea (Patrick), Jamie, Matthew, Kyle, Domenic, Sam and Joe. Loving brother of Gertrude and Gordon (predeceased). The funeral was held on Monday October 23, 2006 with inter- ment at Duffin Meadows Cemetery, Pickering, On- tario. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Headwaters Health Care Centre, 100 Rolling Hills Drive, Orangeville, Ontario L9W 4X9 would be ap- preciated by the family. LAW, Georgina "Ina" Surrounded by her family after a courageous battle Ina passed away at Sun- nybrook Hospital on Sunday October 22, 2006, at the age of 80 years. Predeceased by Bob the love of her life for 56 years. Loving mother of Margret (David Long), Patricia (Ian Wilson) and Linda (Glen Tu rcott). Loving grandmother to Emily Carter, Tra- cey and Teri. Great grandmother to Ryan & Bran- don. Friends and family may visit at the home of daughter Margret Long on Sunday November 5, 2006 from 2-6 p.m. The family wish to thank Brian, Anna, Maxine and Heather and rest of the nursing staff at K1E at Sunnybrook Hospital. They also wish to thank all their families and friends for their love and support. *Based on an MSRP of $21,695/$21,895 on 2007 Sportage (SP5517)/2007 Magentis LX MT (MS5417). MSRPs, purchase financing and lease offers exclude delivery and destination of $1,495/$1,350. Annual purchase financing interest rate of 1.9% on 2007 Sportage (SP5517). Monthly payment is $244 for 60 months, amortized over an 84-month period with $2,495 down payment. Estimated remaining principal balance of $5,748 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. **Annual lease rate of 5.9% on 2007 Magentis LX MT. Monthly lease payment is $245 for 60 months. Down payment or trade equivalent of $3,695. Total lease obligation of $18,366. Option to purchase at lease end for $7,777. $0 security deposit on all models. Lease has 20,000 km/year allowance (other packages available) and $0.10/km for excess. First month’s lease payment, delivery and destination, and a $350 acquisition fee, due upon delivery. Licence, registration, insurance, delivery and destination, dealer administration fees and taxes are not included, unless otherwise stated. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Prices subject to change without notice. †Featured models are not exactly as illustrated. Images contain available accessories. >Fuel consumption for 2007 Sportage (SP5517) is 36.2 mpg (7.8 L/100 km), 2007 Magentis LX MT (MS5417) is 44.8 mpg (6.3 L/100 km) Highway. These estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. The actual fuel consumption of these vehicles may vary.Refer to the Government of Canada publication EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide.▼Kia’s “Worry-Free Comprehensive” warranty covers most vehicle components against defects under normal use and maintenance conditions. Price, availability and specifications are subject to changes without notice. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of print. KIA is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation. 5-YEAR/100,000 KM WORRY-FREE COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY▼ 5-YEAR/100,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 5-YEAR/100,000 KM EXTRA CARE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOTAL CARE OWNERSHIP COVERAGE • 6 airbags • Air conditioning • Power windows, door locks & heated mirrors • Heated front seats • 6-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo with steering wheel controls 2007 Magentis LX-V6 model shown† MSRP $21,895* OWN IT!2007 SPORTAGE 1.9 % FINANCE APR* $244*PURCHASE FINANCING $2,495 DOWN PAYMENT PER MO. FOR 60 MOS. REMAINING PRINCIPAL OF $5,748 DUE AT END OF TERM $257* $268* $276* $1,495 $595 $0 MONTHLY FINANCE PAYMENT DOWN PAYMENT $6,048 $6,318 $6,496 REMAINING PRINCIPAL 5.9 %$245*LEASE FROM PER MO. FOR 60 MOS. $3,695 DOWN PAYMENT $268* $287* $315* $2,495 $1,495 $0 MONTHLY LEASE PAYMENT DOWN PAYMENT 2007 MAGENTIS Looking for a Ford Fusion, Honda Accord or Chevrolet Malibu?Check out the 2007 Kia Magentis! PLUS, HURRY IN FOR HUGE SAVINGS ON ALL REMAINING IN-STOCK 2006 VEHICLES To locate a Kia dealer near you, visit kia.ca •16"alloy wheels • 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS) •6 airbags • Electronic Stability Program (ESP) • Traction Control System (TCS) • Cruise control • AM/FM/CD stereo with portable MP3 player inputs LEASE APR** 2007 SportageV6 model shown†MSRP $21,695* 6.3 L/100 KM highway fuel consumption> 45 MPG 7.8 L/100 KM highway fuel consumption> 36 MPG Bessada Kia 1698 Bayly St., Pickering, ON (905) 421-9191 PAGE B9 ◆ NEWS ADVERTISER ◆ October 25, 2006 A/P Xg durhamregion.comggYour Election Headquarters • Follow our municipal election bloggers in: Oshawa • Whitby • Clarington • Ajax • Pickering • Scugog • Uxbridge • Riding maps and voter information • Exploring the issues • Candidates Profiles • Video interviews of selected ward and mayoral races • Updates on Durham Daily News, durhamregion.com’s weekday newscast • Two weekly reader polls • Send in your photos from the campaign trail • Send us your letters Email letters and photos to newsroom@durhamregion.com See it online at durhamregion.com (look for the link on the home page) Order yours online... it’s easy as 1-2-3! 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