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Council approves operation of athletic centre close to sewage plant By Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING — The co-owner of the Pickering Athletic Centre (PAC) can finally get some rest after countless hours of fight- ing to keep her business alive. “I’m finally going to crash and sleep tonight,” Laurie Large said the day after council said her club can stay open. At an October meeting, council chose to delay its decision on whether the facility can operate, despite its close proximity to the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, in order to further discuss the matter with the plant’s co-owners and the regions of Durham and York. The building is locat- ed within 150 metres of the plant, which is against ministry of environment guidelines. The location is zoned for industrial uses, but the centre is currently operating and caters to about 600 members. “I love my gym and coaches,” Justine Veillette said. “Please don’t close my gym. It’s all my life.” The 10-year-old Ajax resident and pro- vincial competitor, who trains nearly 20 hours a week at the gym, was just one of nearly 15 people who spoke to council in support of the PAC remaining open. Coun- cil chambers was packed with athletes, par- ents and coaches. “The parents believe in exercise and sup- port for their kids,” Ms. Large said. “And it’s a family. It was very obvious last night.” Staff had suggested in its report that council refuse Dalar Property Limited’s (the property owner) request that the property be zoned to include a gymnastics facility, a dance studio, a karate club and a soccer club, since both regions considered the land use inappropriate. The proposed uses are considered to be sensitive, staff said, due to the public congregating at the gym. But Ward 2 City Councillor Doug Dickerson disagreed with this assessment, especially considering employees at nearby factories go outside for lunch, and kids and parents using the gym only go outside to get to and from their cars. “I don’t think in my opinion that this is a sensitive land use,” he said. Ward 1 Regional Councillor Bonnie Lit- tley could see why there may be a concern for health and safety since the gym is oper- ating without a permit. In fact, an order to comply has been is- sued by the City since the building did not receive City approvals. But Nancy Toupin, Justine’s mother, said she’s certain it’s a clean, safe environment. “I have no concern at all as to my daugh- ter’s health or welfare,” she said, adding she rejected a recent job transfer so Justine could stay at PAC. Coun. 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For more photos of the parade, see page 2. ✦ See Owner, Page 4 Gymnasts flipping for joy in Pickering durhamregion.comP PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 Jeff Madgett, a member of the Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps from Toronto, leads the group at the Pickering Santa Claus Parade. Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photos Bianca Munch and Ashley Tait of the Pickering Soccer Club goof around with a giant soccer ball during the Pickering Santa Claus Parade. Sabrina Giovannelli uses the three-umbrella system to protect her cous- ins Rosemary and Olivia from the elements during the Pickering Santa Claus Parade. Umbrellas were the smart choice during a wet and soggy Pickering Santa Claus Parade on Saturday morning. Photo by Lesley Sims Axel Hotzwik, Gary Craigen, Brian Craigen and Carol Craigen found a great way to stay dry while watching the parade. RAIN DIDN’T DAMPEN SPIRITS DURING PICKERING’S SANTA CLAUS PARADE Durham police will supplement prisoner lunches By Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — The food fight at Oshawa’s courthouse is over -- for now. On Monday a lawyer for the Durham Regional Police said the service will sup- plement lunches for several men facing drug charges, a move that resulted in the withdrawal of a motion that threatened to delay their preliminary hearing. But DRP lawyer Kevin Inwood said the concession was granted solely to prevent further delays in the case, and that the service still insists it shouldn’t be respon- sible for feeding accused people in cus- tody at all. “(The police service) does so for the purpose of ensuring this hearing goes ahead,” Mr. Inwood told Ontario Court Justice David Stone. “They maintain they’re not obligated to do so. “It’s a cost that ought not be borne by the taxpayers of this region,” Mr. Inwood said. The agreement brings about a resolu- tion to a legal battle that began when a number of men facing charges relating to a cocaine smuggling ring brought forth a motion stating that their constitutional rights were being infringed upon because they weren’t being given enough to eat while in custody at the courthouse on King Street West in Oshawa. They claimed the granola bar and drink box given them wasn’t substantial enough. Early in the proceedings Justice Stone ruled he didn’t have jurisdiction to order either the Durham police or the Province to provide more food; but he agreed the motion has relevance because it raised the question of whether or not the ac- cused men are able to adequately un- derstand what’s occurring in court and consult with their lawyers. “We certainly want to avoid a situation where people are unable to follow the proceedings or instruct counsel,” he said. Durham police have agreed to provide the men with a sandwich and a piece of fruit in addition to the cereal bar and juice given to all prisoners. Justice Stone ordered that the men be segregated during lunch breaks so the extra food doesn’t create turmoil among other prisoners. The preliminary hearing is expected to begin in earnest Tuesday. FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE pickeringtowncentre.com Starting Wednesday, November 19th, receive your very own Free Holiday Polar Bear when you purchase Pickering Town Centre Gift Cards at Guest Services. Pickering Town Centre will donate two dollars for every bear redeemed to the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation. $200 in Gift Cards = FREE 22” Medium Bear $350 in Gift Cards = FREE 34” Large Bear While quantities last. See Guest Services for full details. GET THIS!BUY THIS! 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With credit for pretrial custody, his penitentiary sentence amounts to more than six years. Ontario Court Justice David Stone said the stiff sentence, a joint submission from the pros- ecution and defence, is warranted considering the large amount of cocaine imported and the negative impact the drug has on the commu- nity. “There is obviously a need to denounce the importation of cocaine,” the judge said. “The amount of human suffering and waste this court has seen has been very heart-rending in some cases.” Court heard Mr. Stewart was to be paid $10,000 to pick up a shipment of cocaine from a baggage handler at Pearson airport and deliver it to a co-conspirator. But when he met with the baggage han- dler in the early morning hours of Aug. 19, 2007, he learned the cocaine had already been seized by Canadian border officials. Durham Drug Enforcement Unit cops were monitoring the exchange and obtained a warrant for Mr. Stewart’s home, where on Sept. 11 they seized cellphones, drug paraphernalia and Air Canada documents. Several other people were arrested, nine of whom were to be part of the preliminary inquiry begun this week in Oshawa. In addition to Mr. Stewart, two other accused have pleaded guilty: Chad Collins of Ajax was sentenced to seven years on a two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and Jeremy Brown, an Oshawa resident and a full-patch member of the Hells Angels, was also convicted of pos- session for the purpose, and received 30 days on top of the more than two years he’s spent in custody awaiting trial.newsdurhamregion.comCourthouse food fight over for now owner, Dennis Large, why he’d go through with use of the building without proper per- mits. “The reason I don’t have a building per- mit is because I don’t have the zoning,” he said. Ward 3 Regional Councillor Rick John- son stressed the Regions have to abide by the guidelines set out by the Province, and mentioned that the area in which the ath- letic centre is located is the part of Pickering that’s designated for adult-use facilities. But Mr. Large said the only real issue he’s heard is it’s a sensitive land use, adding when he purchased the property, City staff didn’t mention any problems either. “I thought it was a no-brainer,” he said. It doesn’t make sense that the Waterfront Trail runs close to the plant, which is outside and people are still able to use it, said Ward 1 City Councillor Jennifer O’Connell. The gym, on the other hand, is inside. “I can’t quite understand the difference between the two,” she said. Robert Miller, York Region’s development lawyer, said the issue is not the use of the fa- cility, and emphasized that York Region has to comply with the ministry’s guidelines. “The question is if this is the appropriate location for this facility,” he said. “In our submission it is not.” Ward 2 Regional Councillor Bill McLean felt the word “guideline” meant there should be some flexibility. “To me a guideline is not etched in stone,” he said. Another concern for York Region, Mr. Miller said, is how costly it could be to rec- tify possible problems in the future, such as odour issues, once PAC is there legally. “It could cost the Region millions of dol- lars,” he said. But councillors voted unanimously in fa- vour of keeping PAC where it is. York Region will probably take the issue to the Ontario Municipal Board, Mr. Miller said, but Ms. Large is ready for the challenge. “Oh yes,” she said when asked if she’s prepared to go to the OMB. “We’ve gone this far.” Now that the property is zoned for com- mercial recreation, Mr. Large is expected to get the proper permits. TH Energy proposes to construct an anemometer platform to conduct the wind testing. An anemometer is a miniature weather station that tests for wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity etc. An anemometer platform is a stand-alone structure with two small wind generators and a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel to power the instruments that would be affi xed to the lake-bottom. It is a temporary structure and will be removed after it has served its purpose. The proposed structure has the following general dimensions/characteristics: • A structural steel platform located in approximately 15 m of water extending from lake bottom to approximately 4 m above lake water level; • A width of approximately 5 m; and • An anemometer instrument, auxiliary power system and navigation lights located atop this platform. Additional project information is available on our website at the following address: www.torontohydroenergy.com/offshorewind TH Energy is hosting a Public Open House scheduled as follows in order to further address comments received in response to the initial project notice: Date: Monday, November 24, 2008 Sign-in/ Registration: 6:15 pm Presentation: 7:00 pm Question & Answer Session: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute 145 Guildwood Parkway Scarborough, ON Registration will start at 6:15 p.m. with a short presentation by TH Energy at 7:00 p.m. A question and answer session will run from 7:30 p.m. until the Open House concludes at 9:00 p.m. If you would like additional information on the project or the Open House, please contact one of the following Project Team members below: Ian Dobrindt, MCIP, RPP, CCEP Joyce McLean Senior Environmental Planner Director, Strategic Issues AECOM Toronto Hydro Corporation 300 Town Centre Blvd., Suite 300 14 Carlton Street Markham, Ontario Toronto, Ontario L3R 5Z6 M5B 1K5 Phone: 905.477.8400 ext. 213 Phone: 416.542.3047 Fax: 905.477.1456 Fax: 416.542.2655 Email: ian.dobrindt@aecom.com E-mail: jmclean@torontohydro.com Comments and personal information regarding this project are collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act to assist in making decisions and to determine further public consultation needs. Comments and opinions which do not constitute personal information as defi ned by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, will be shared among MNR, the project proponent, other ministries involved, and may be included in study documentation that is made available for public review. Personal information will remain confi dential unless prior consent to disclose is obtained. However, this information may be used by MNR to seek public input on other resource management surveys and projects. For more information on the collection and use of personal information, please contact: Jane Sirois MNR Aurora District FIPPA Contact, 50 Bloomington Road West, Aurora ON, L4G 3G8, Telephone: 905 713-7344 THANK-YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS STUDY NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Proposed Wind Monitoring Station Toronto Hydro Lake Ontario Anemometer Toronto Hydro Energy Services (TH Energy) has made an application to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to conduct testing of wind resources in order to secure a Land Use Permit and an Application of Record Status for the Crown lands shown on the map below. Only Crown Land is being considered. The Land Use Permit and the Application of Record Status secure the right to use the Crown Land area approved for exploration, on condition that all MNR requirements, including Environmental Assessment (EA) requirements, are met. 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The 10-year-old member of the Pickering Athletic Centre spoke to Pickering Council Monday about why she wants her gym to remain open. ✦ Owner from page 1 Four year old expected to make full recovery AJAX — A four-year-old girl is recovering from seri- ous, non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a car on Saturday. A man and two young girls were crossing Bayly Street near Commercial Avenue around 5:15 p.m. when the girl was hit by the side mirror of a westbound car. Durham Regional Police report the pedestrians were crossing to the north side of Bayly against the red light when the accident happened. The girl was taken to the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital with a broken foot and injuries to her head and face. She’s expected to make a full recov- ery. The driver of the car, a 58-year-old Pickering man, wasn’t injured, and there were no other injuries re- ported. Police say alcohol and speed were not factors, while traffic was moderate. No charges are pending against the driver, police report. Anyone with information about this collision who hasn’t already spoken to police is asked to contact Detective Constable Gordon Snyder, of the Traffic Ser- vices Branch Collision Investigation Unit, at 905-683- 9100, ext. 5256, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Bring this coupon into our Kingston Rd. location and get $10 off any food purchase of $35 or more! Valid only with a minimum food purchase of $35. Valid Sunday to Thursday until December 4, 2008. One coupon per table per visit. No cash value. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotional offer. 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Know your limit and play within. 3 LOCATIONS FOR QUALITY & CHOICE GLASSES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 2 for 1 Bill direct to Most Insurances and Social Services 905 905 905 AJAX OPTICAL Heritage Market Square 145 Kingston Rd. E., Unit 7 AJAX OPTICAL 56 Harwood Ave. S. Ajax Plaza PICKERING OPTICAL 1360 Kingston Rd. Pickering (Hub Plaza) 683-7235 683-2888 839-9244 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 PAGE 5 A/Pdurhamregion.com AJ Groen/ News Advertiser photo Pickering welcomes paramedics PICKERING — Richard Armstrong, Durham Region EMS, speaks during the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Pickering Paramedic Response Station in Pickering. Pictured are, Mayor Dave Ryan, right, MPP Wayne Arthurs and Re- gional Chairman Roger Anderson. Girl struck in Ajax Saturday Tires slashed on 29 Pickering vehicles PICKERING — Tires were slashed on 29 vehicles in Pickering on the weekend. Durham Regional Police report that between 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 and 7 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, ve- hicles parked on West Shore Boulevard and Oklahoma Drive in Pickering were vandalized. Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Ajax Pickering Property Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 1926. Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1- 800-222-8477 (TIPS) and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward. We think... e-mail responses to mjohnston@durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5 newsdurhamregion.com newsroom@durhamregion.com The News Advertiser is a Metroland Media Group newspaper. The News Advertiser is a member of the Ajax & Pickering Board of Trade, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc., and the Canadian Circulations Audit Board. 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Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 40052657 & Editorials Opinions Tim Whittaker - Publisher Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief Mike Johnston - Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher - Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classified Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager Lillian Hook - Office Manager Janice O’Neil, Cheryl Haines - Composing Managers News/Sales (905) 683-5110 Classifieds (905) 683-0707 Distribution (905) 683-5117 Fax (905) 683-7363 Mortgage nightmare will be worse in Pickering thanks to local council To the editor: Real estate sales are down 35 per cent, yet Councillor Rick Johnson thinks doubling the housing stock in Pickering is the right thing to do? Who’s he kidding? In 2012, the full brunt of the U.S. financial crisis will come home to roost as the bulk of the adjustable rate mortgages (ARM) come up for renewal, finally popping the real estate bubble like an over-ripe zit. It’s going to be real messy in Pickering. There’s a realistic option: A moratorium on development north of Finch. When an un-truth becomes a common wisdom “truth” it can create a bubble. For example, the un-truth that real estate always increases in value. It’s especially precarious when Pickering City Council acquiesces to harmful, common-wisdom based, housing development schemes. ARM or “pick a pay” plans enabled new home buyers to pick their payment for the first six years. In a lot of cases owing more at the end of the term but secure in the misplaced belief that increasing real estate value would make up the difference. Some playful Wall Streeters are calling 2012 ARM-ageddon. In Canada we had 40-year, one per cent down, new home mortgages, same deal, these poor souls won’t be able to renew their mortgages or want to for that matter. As it stands, Pickering will fare worse than other regions in Canada. Council’s eagerness to lower the cost of living, on current home owner’s backs, by hammer- ing down real estate value with housing over-supply, is scary. It’ll make for harder times or our own ARM - Assured Regional Misery. A better option is people friendly, mixed use, high-density along the lakeshore, clus- tered by rapid transit hubs. It’s time council put their personal political ambition on hold and start putting public interests before private interests, their plutocratic jig is embarrassing. Ken Nash Pickering Cougar sightings in area not new To the editor: Re: Cougar sightings. In 1985, our family lived in Oakville. The house was adjacent to the 50-acre Shell Park. My wife and I walked our Alsation in the park four times daily. One summer day, my wife had the dog out for his mid- day walk. The dog stopped to sniff at a tree just off the path. About 12 feet ahead from where my wife held the dog leash, a young cougar sprang out of the creek and landed on the path. My wife was frozen. The dog didn’t see the big cat, but when it heard the jingle of the dog chain and tags, it took off. My wife could not believe what she had seen. To be sure, I got out the nature books and looked it up. We phoned the ministry of natural resources and were informed there were 27 cougars on the Niagara Escarpment. Thirty years before this incident, we lived in Scarborough. A friend of our daughter lived on a farm in York Region. The young man had two German Shepherd guard dogs. He returned home at 2:30 a.m. and found the male badly wounded. He took the dog to his veterinarian, who placed it into a bath of water to assess its wounds. The doctor informed the owner, ‘this dog was attacked by a very large cat, and it wasn’t a raccoon’. The dog was defending the female and her pups (one of the pups did not survive the attack). A little later, a report indicated a cougar was seen on a tree, close to Hwy. 401 near Pickering. John Shaw Markham GM needs to build cars people want to buy To the editor: Re: ‘Manufacturers need to make cars people want to buy: Flaherty’, News Adver- tiser, Nov. 14. For once, to my surprise, I find myself in agreement with a recent pronouncement from Jim Flaherty. He said the Big 3 automakers should “build cars Canadians want.” Spot on! Most of us haven’t wanted their poorly engineered, unreliable vehicles for years. Their lacklustre quality has been clearly documented in consumer publications. Yet, succumbing to patriotic fervour, I bought “domestic” and suffered miserably from the expensive repairs and frequent breakdowns their ownership entailed. Then I discovered Toyota. The Big Three, cynically, short-sight- edly and irresponsibly, continued to churn out behemoths, their macho styling and raucous exhausts appealing to our worst instincts as the huge profit mar- gins appealed to the automakers. Their smaller cars were often clunky, low-tech, re-badged imports. And now these com- panies face bankruptcy and want us to bail them out. Let ‘em go bust, I say. Don’t give them a penny, Mr. Flaherty! Richard Pearce Whitby e-mail letters to mjohnston@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / please include your full first and last name, place of residence & daytime phone number / letters that do not appear in print may be published @ newsdurhamregion.com Our readers think... PAGE 6 ◆ NEWS ADVERTISER ◆ November 19, 2008P Online Poll Vote @ newsdurhamregion.com Tough laws meant to keep young drivers safer A tough new bill just introduced in the Ontario legislature has the express goal of making it safer for our young drivers. It follows up on the graduated licensing system introduced back in 1994 of trying to reduce accidents, injuries and fatalities on our roads caused by youthful drivers. While there has been some progress on that front, there is still far too much heart- break and carnage on our highways. “Young drivers are nine per cent of the driving public, but they represent 25 per cent of all fatalities and serious injuries,” said Don Forgeron, Ontario vice-president of the Insurance Bureau of Canada. So with that in mind, and after a lobbying effort by the father of a young driver who was killed after drinking and driving this past summer, Premier Dalton McGuinty is moving ahead with a zero-tolerance policy. It’s a tough-love approach to trying to less- en the sadness we all feel when young lives are needlessly ended in a clash of steel. It’s all meant to ensure they have a safer time of it as they learn how to handle themselves on the province’s highways and byways. And if those just beginning their driving careers are more in control, we’re all better off, too. The new legislation will lengthen the time young drivers have limits on their freedom to drive without restriction from two years to three. During that initial period there will be zero tolerance for drinking and driving, speeding and for having more than one teenage passenger in a vehicle while driving. The exception to the one teenage passenger rule will be for immediate family members where the only limit will be the number of seatbelts in the vehicle. There are concerns about the passenger limit that will have to be worked out such as designated drivers who take a group of teens home and those who drive for a living and aren’t yet 20. Penalties for breaking the law will be severe. Just one speeding ticket will result in a 30-day driving suspension. A second ticket, a 90-day suspension. A third speed- ing ticket will mean the young driver will have to start back at Square 1 in getting his licence back. The zero-blood alcohol limit would apply to all drivers 21 and under, even those with a full licence. We need to take a stand if we want more of our young people to graduate to become older drivers. This Week Do you support new Ontario laws that would ban any alcohol consumption or even one speeding ticket for newly licensed young drivers? Yes No Last Week Should the federal government give the automotive industry a multi-billion dollar bailout? Yes: 59% No: 41% Votes: 521 By Jennifer Stone jstone@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Every seven minutes, on average, bullying occurs on any given playground, say statistics collected by a new anti-bullying group. But bullying is far from the exclusive domain of the schoolyard, the group maintains. The recently formed Coalition for Action Against Bullying -- Durham (CAAB-D) launches next week, which is also Nation- al Anti-Bullying Week. The group grew out of a joint effort between Debra Cockerton of the Red Cross and the Durham District School Board’s Linda Lowery. The two saw bul- lying as a societal problem, not just a schoolyard issue and looked into which groups in the area were providing services for people dealing with violence, abuse, bullying and the like. During a needs assessment, stakeholders were asked if there was a requirement for a coalition and the answer was a resounding “Yes,” Ms. Cockerton said. “Everything had been compartmental- ized,” she said. “But it’s abuse. Bullying is peer-to-peer abuse.” CAAB-D pulls all those resources togeth- er into one coalition. The group’s aim is to deal with bullying “across all ages and stages in the Region of Durham,” a news release said. “Bullying is part of the violence con- tinuum and moves along this continuum as child abuse, bullying, relationship vio- lence, workplace harassment and elder abuse.” The words bullying and abuse are inter- changeable and equally serious, said Tammy Rankin, chairwoman of the Dur- ham Elder Abuse Network and a Region of Durham employee. “As adults we hesitated to use that word,” she said. “But call it what it is.” One of the first orders of business for CAAB-D was to define bullying. The group defined it as: “a deliberate, repeat- ed, hostile use of power by one or more individuals, aimed at isolating, intimidat- ing, humiliating and hurting another per- son or persons across all ages and stages.” The definition fits, said Jaki MacK- innon, executive director of Bethesda House, a women’s and children’s shelter in Bowmanville. “That is bullying, that is woman abuse,” Ms. MacKinnon said. “All the women who come to us have been intimidated, humil- iated, isolated.” One of the main targets for CAAB-D to get the message to isn’t the bully or vic- tim, but rather, the person who witnesses the violation in some way. “There’s no such thing as an innocent bystander,” Ms. Rankin said. Statistics bear that out. A presentation put together by CAAB-D, based on statis- tics compiled by Debra Pepler, a profes- sor at York University, showed there are bystanders in 85 per cent of bullying epi- sodes. Most of the time, those bystanders either passively watched (53 per cent), or worse, helped the bully (22 per cent). But those statistics also show, when someone does step in, the bullying stops within 10 seconds 57 per cent of the time. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem,” Ms. Cockerton said. “We need to get it across to bystand- ers that you’re empowering the bully by standing by (and) not stepping in.” There’s also a real need to begin bully- ing awareness early on, Ms. MacKinnon said. Bethesda House doesn’t get fund- ed for dealing with youth awareness, but they do it anyway. “We’re adamant that prevention is crit- ical,” Ms. MacKinnon said. “You’re not going to get rid of woman abuse if you don’t start with children.” The organization also isn’t funded to deal with perpetrators of abuse, but pre- vention is necessary, she said. “We have counselling groups for males up to 18 who are in unhealthy relation- ships or are dealing with domestic vio- lence and are at high risk of becoming perpetrators,” Ms. MacKinnon said. Bullying has to be taken seriously across all ages, Ms. Cockerton said. She used to work for the school board and dealt with bullying issues. It can have serious repercussions for both victim and bully. “At (age) 12, we don’t say ‘bullying,’ ” she said. “We call it physical assault.” CAAB-D will hold its launch Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Westmin- ster United Church, 1850 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby. The event will include guest speakers, a presentation about the coali- tion and booths set up by the coalition’s partner organizations. This is the first in a six-part series on bul- lying. Next week: a look at schoolyard bul- lying. Bullying is abuse across ages and stages Fast Facts From statistics provided by CAAB-D: • On average, bullying occurs every seven minutes on the play- ground. • In 2006, Kids Help Phone coun- cillors received and responded to 2,868 calls related to bullying from Ontario youths, an increase of 10 per cent over 2005. • Bystanders are present in 85 per cent of bullying episodes; only 11 per cent of the time do they intervene on behalf of the victim. But when they do, the bullying stops within 10 sec- onds, 57 per cent of the time. BULLYING: BULLYING: NOT JUST A SCHOOLYARD EVENT Part 1 Bullying/Abuse perpetrators and victims Verbal Physical Social/Emotional Child abuse: Parent to child • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm to them or their pets • Pushing, hitting, physical harm • Isolation/exclusion, spread- ing rumours, threats of harm to them or their pets Bullying: Peer to Peer • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm to them or family • Pushing, hitting, physical harm • Isolation/exclusion, spread- ing rumours, cyber-bullying Relationship Violence • Partner to Partner • Parent abuse • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm to them or family Pushing, hitting • Unwanted touching of a sexual nature • Isolation/exclusion, spreading rumours, stalking Workplace Harassment: Boss to Employees or Employee to Employee • Name-calling • Putdowns • Repeated threats of dismissal • Invading personal space to intimidate • Unwanted touching of a sexual nature • Isolation/exclusion, spread- ing rumours, offensive mes- sages in e-mail (cyber) Elder Abuse: Caregiver to Elder • Name-calling • Putdowns • Threats of harm • Pushing, hitting, shaking • Physical harm, unwanted sexual touching • Isolation/exclusion, intimida- tion, humiliation and ridicule, blaming and scapegoating Bullying Definition A deliberate, repeated, hostile use of power by one or more individuals, aimed at isolating, intimidating, humiliating and hurting another person or persons across all ages and stages. -- CAAB-D THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 PAGE 7 A/Pdurhamregion.com Give your vehicle a Christmas present this year! 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Nov. 20 Waterfront Coordinating Committee 7:00 pm Nov. 25 Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee 7:00 pm Nov. 26 Accessibility Advisory Committee 7:00 pm Nov. 27 Library Board 7:00 pm Dec. 1 Planning & Development Committee 7:30 pm Dec. 3 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm Dec. 4 Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equity 7:00 pm GET INVOLVED INYOURCOMMUNITY! TheCity of Pickering encourages citizensto participate in their communitybyvolunteeringfor one of our boards or committees. Who is Eligible? Pickering propertyowners or residents, 18 years of age or older are invitedto apply. Howto Apply? Persons wishing to apply must submit an applicationformto the City no later thanWednesday,November 19, 2008. The applicationform isavailable on the City’swebsite or bycontacting the ClerksDivisionat 905.420.4660ext. 2928. Selection Process appointments will be for a twoyearterm ending November 30, 2010. (terms may be one or twoyears, which is currently under review) Boards and Committees AccessibilityAdvisoryCommittee AdvisoryCommittee on Race Relations & Equity AnimalServicesCommittee HeritagePickering LivestockValuers Pickering MuseumVillageAdvisoryCommittee TaxicabAdvisoryCommittee WaterfrontCoordinatingCommittee For an application package which includes a full description of the roles andresponsibilities of these committee positions go online to cityofpickering.com YOUCAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE – VOLUNTEERTODAY! Fire Safety information available online at cityofpickering.com, by email: fi re@cityofpickering.com or by phone: 905.839.9968 Watch Your Ashes Pickering Fire Services reminds you to watch your ashes when cleaning them from your wood stove or fi replace. Many house fi res have been caused by hot ashes placed into combustible containers. Ashes should be left to cool, then emptied into a metal container with a tight lid and stored outside. Don’t give fi re a place to start. A message from Pickering Fire Services CityServices & Leisure Guide WINTER PROGRAMS November 26 PREVIEW ONLINE Nov. 17 at cityofpickering.com Leisure Registration starts Dec. 1 Call 905.420.4621 forRegistration Information comingto Pickering homes visit our website and select the Click toReg logo Friday, December 5 th 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm CityHall CouncilChambers & EsplanadePark behind CityHall LIGHTING Freefamily event including the annual Christmastree lighting, avisitfromSanta, holiday crafts,rides, fireworks, and live entertainmentfor adults and children. Food and hotchocolatefor sale. Food donationsfor St. Paul’s on the Hill FoodBankwill be accepted at this event. Veridianwill hand outfree LED Christmas lights, but only in exchangeforyour old ones. Bring inyour old incandescent light strings andyouwillreceive a one-for-one exchange on new seasonal LED’s, up to a maximumof two sets per household –while quantities last! cityofpickering.com/greateventsFor information or to register call 905.683.2760 ext. 6100 TEENS 13 -19 years of age Interested in positively contributing to your community? Pickering Seniors Need a hand shovelling your driveway or walkway this winter? Pickering Community Snow Shovel Program Science of Snow (8 - 11 years) Sat, Nov. 22 Petticoat Creek Library 10:00 am Sat, Nov. 22 Pickering Central Library 2:00 pm Tues, Nov. 25 Claremont Library 6:30 pm Join our Mad Scientists as they perform winter science experiments. Call 905.831.6265 ext. 6226 to register for this free event. GingerbreadTime (2 - 5 years) Sat, Nov. 29 Petticoat Creek Library 10:00 am Sat, Nov. 29 Pickering Central Library 2:00 pm GingerbreadTime (6 - 8 years) Fri, Dec. 5 Petticoat Creek Library 10:00 am Fri, Dec. 5 Pickering Central Library 2:00 pm Have a deliciously fun time listening to yummy cookie stories and songs. Call 905.831.6265 ext. 6226 to register for this free event. Rouge Hill Seniors ChristmasTea & CraftSale Sat, Dec. 6 Petticoat Creek CC 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Annual Christmas tea and a craft sale. Admission is free. Christmas InTheVillage Sun, Dec. 7 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm Sun, Dec. 14 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm Pickering Museum Village The Pickering Museum Village comes to life in preparation for its holiday celebrations. Backwoods Players presents A Christmas Pageant free with event admission. MakeAJoyful Noise Tues, Dec. 9 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Thurs, Dec. 11 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Pickering Civic Complex, Council Chambers Enjoy a free concert featuring local musicians and choirs playing a variety of holiday favourites. Food donations for St. Paul’s on the Hill will be accepted at this event. Veridian will hand out free LED Christmas lights, in exchange for your old ones. Bring in your old incandescent light strings and you will receive a one-for-one exchange on new seasonal LED’s, up to a maximum of two sets per household – while quantities last! Mayor’s LightTour (adults 55+) Wed, Dec. 17 pick-up locations online or in City facilities A bus tour for adults 55+ will visit the festive streets of Pickering. Specialized Service passengers should book their ride prior to December 5 at 905.683.4114 cityofpickering.com/greatevents Fabulous & Fit for the Holidays BUY ONE GET ONE on these 5 pm classes! Fitness, Superhealth & Platinum Members - bring a friend for free. Monday Hatha Yoga 5:00-5:50 pm Tuesday Power Core 5:00-5:30 pm Wednesday Power Core 5:00-5:30 pm Thursday Vinyasa Yoga 5:00-5:50 pm See full class descriptions online. Offer valid through the month of November, 2008. call for details 905.683.6582 cityofpickering.com/recreation THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 PAGE 9 Pdurhamregion.com durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 10 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 Durham hospitals receiving $245 per resident less for health care By Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Funding for local hospitals is not meet- ing the needs of a grow- ing population, Durham fi- nance committee members heard on Wednesday before voting to ask the Province to take action on the issue. Three quarters of popula- tion growth in Ontario is oc- curring in a group of high- growth Local Health Inte- gration Networks, including those serving the 905 and areas such as Ottawa-Car- leton and the Waterloo Re- gion. “It’s like moving the City of Kingston into this region each and every year,” said Tariq Asmi, executive direc- tor of the Growing Commu- nities Healthcare Alliance, who added that the equiva- lent of Kingston’s health- care services are not flowing into the area. Mr. Asmi’s group repre- sents 20 hospitals and men- tal health facilities located in the high-growth LHINs, including the Central East LHIN, which contains most of Durham’s hospitals. According to Growing Communities research, the CE LHIN, which contains 12 per cent of the Province’s growth, receives $245 per resident less for health-care services than the provincial average. Among Ontario’s 14 LHINs, the CE LHIN has the sixth lowest per resi- dent funding for hospitals in Ontario, the second low- est funding rate for mental health and for support ser- vices for people 75 plus, and the fourth lowest funding rate for addiction programs, community health centres and assisted living. The only area where the CE LHIN compares favour- ably to the provincial av- erage is in long-term care funding for residents aged 75 and older. Mr. Asmi said that may be because of in- vestment at the municipal level. The committee endorsed a motion brought by Mr. Asmi calling on the Prov- ince for a quicker imple- mentation of growth fund- ing for hospitals, growth funding for social services and population-needs- based funding for health care and social services. As well, the motion asked for a health-care strategy to compliment the Province’s Places to Grow plan, which allocates future population growth in Ontario. Mr. Asmi said councillors were sending an important message to the Province by endorsing the motion. “By continuing to add your voice to all the other voices that are going to the Province, we can continue to make inroads.” Ajax Councillor Colleen Jordan liked that the motion included support for social services. She pointed to Mr. Asmi’s research, which shows residents in high growth LHINs were more likely to seek health care outside of their area. “I don’t think the option is there in terms of social services,” she said. Scugog Mayor Marilyn Pearce said she agreed there needed to be a plan for high-growth areas, how- ever, she said given the state of the economy, councillors could take a glass half full or glass half empty view of the situation. “Certainly I don’t feel we’ve been totally neglect- ed,” she said. Councillors as a whole will get a chance to endorse the motion at their meet- ing next week. Ajax and Pickering have endorsed similar motions brought forward by Mr. Asmi. 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Investigators have learned past clients are being con- tacted and advised they can retrieve funds already invest- ed, along with an extra 10 per cent return on that money in return for an application for a “reloadable credit card.” According to police the company’s funds are fro- zen and clients doing more business with the company may be exposed to further losses. Anyone in Durham who has been victimized by the scam is asked to contact police at 905-579-1520, ext. 5279, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Information on the affected companies is available at websites www. OSC.gov.on.ca and www. SEC.gov. Investors warned of stock trading scam involving Gold Quest company THE LATEST IN DURHAM’S COMMUNITIESnewsdurhamregion.com ‘It’s sprawl in Durham’ By Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com AJAX — More urban sprawl could be the result under the Growing Durham Study. “Growing Durham is seriously off the rails. All it is is the same old urban boundary ex- pansion being pushed by the development industry. It’s sprawl in Durham,” said Ajax Mayor Steve Parish during a meeting of council’s general government committee. The Growing Durham Study outlines how the Region will adhere to the provincial Growth Plan. Among the recommendations in the Dur- ham study are 4,343 new residential units in the Town’s urban area. A report prepared by Town planner Kevin Heritage noted that’s about 2,000 more than possible. When asked what would happen if the Town didn’t meet the allocation, Mr. Heri- tage said, “We haven’t seen the actual poli- cies.” “The threat to our employment lands is very real. The real thrust should be on open- ing up new industrial lands,” Mayor Parish said, adding developers would be “rewarded in the process. It will jeopardize jobs in Ajax.” Another concern with the 4,343 units is the sanitary sewer system couldn’t handle that many new homes without upgrades that “may not be financial viable,” Mr. Heritage wrote. In his report, Mr. Heritage pointed out the ‘Infrastructure and Financial Analysis’ for the Region’s growth study won’t be done for 18 to 24 months. “If you are on the board of a company and someone said this is the way to go and to not have any fiscal analysis, you would tell them to go away and do the job right,” Mayor Par- ish said. “The implications for Ajax are beyond the numbers,” the mayor said. “Where they would find 4,343 units is totally unsubstanti- ated by the facts. “A lot of this scenario is just not real. I have a lot of difficulty with this.” Previous comments made by Ajax and To- ronto and Region Conservation have been ignored, he said. “We’re in for a ride on this one,” Mayor Parish said. The Regional planning committee is ex- pected to approve Durham’s position on Nov. 25 and then send it to the Province. durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 12 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 AJ Groen/ News Advertiser photo George in Ajax AJAX — The youth led 411 Initiative for Change and Plan Canada launched its new Girls’ Rights education program at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate. R&B artist George per- formed for the kids. Growth plan a problem for Ajax: mayor St. Paul’s Church hosts dinner and talent night AJAX — Enjoy a night of dinner and en- tertainment. St. Paul’s United Church in Ajax invites all to it’s spaghetti dinner and talent night on Nov. 22. The annual fundraising event features a buffet at 4:45 p.m. with spaghetti, salad, rolls, ice cream and tea and coffee. There is also a kids’ meal of hot dogs. After dinner, there is child care as the children watch movies and play games. The adults will attend the talent auction at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 per adult, $4 for kids under 12, or $20 per family. The church is at 65 King’s Cres. For more information and to purchase tickets, call the church at 905-683-4740. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 PAGE 13 A/Pdurhamregion.com On 5 Of Our Famous Regular Subs $$55 OR LESS FOOTLO NG $$33 OR LESS SIX INCH 1899 Brock Rd. #24, Pickering Sam’s Club-Walmart Centre 6 Harwood Ave S., Ajax (at Kingston Rd) 42 Old Kingston Rd, Ajax Pickering Village 300 Harwood Ave. S.Ajax (at Bayly St.) 255 Salem Rd. S. D#1 (at Achilles Rd) Ajax 465 Bayly St. W. #5 (at Westney Rd) Ajax EVERYDAY F R E S H V A L U E S EVERY DAY FRESH VALUES PASSION. SPIRIT. TRIUMPH. LEARN-TO-SKATE, FIGURE SKATING, AND POWER SKATING Skating Programs for All Ages, Levels and Skills Sessions and events are held at the Ajax Commmunity Centre, 75 Centennial Rd., Ajax All of our Professional Coaches are certifi ed by Skate Canada. 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Activities include: Hot chocolate East Side Harmony Chorus EVENING PARADE ! Parade Route The parade begins at the intersection of Bayly Street and Mackenzie Avenue, and will proceed east along Bayly Street (in the east bound lanes), then north on Harwood Avenue IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANES, concluding at Ajax Town Hall. There is limited parking at Town Hall. Patrons are encouraged to park at Westney Heights Plaza, Ajax Plaza or St. Andrews Community Centre, located at 46 Exeter Road. For more information, visit www.townofajax.com Bring in your old incandescent light strings and receive a one-for-one exchange on new seasonal LEDs from Veridian. Up to a maximum of two sets per household - while quantities last! The Wishes everyone a fun-fi lled time at the Town of Ajax parade Good luck to the participants! ‘Serial predator’ Pike abused eight boys By Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Over and over, the pattern was the same. He would befriend the boys and their parents. He’d gain their trust. Over time he would be given more access to the children, taking them for day trips, tutoring them, even- tually encouraging them to come for sleepovers. That’s when the attacks oc- curred. The evidence is irrefutable; it’s there in the dozens of pictures and in the hours of video: Jeremy Pike, molesting those boys. The chil- dren don’t cry out or struggle -- indeed, they appear to be asleep. A judge reviewed those images as she considered an appropriate sentence for Mr. Pike, who this year -- nearly three years after his original arrest -- pleaded guilty to eight counts of sexual interference, along with child porn charges. In court Mr. Pike’s lawyer wondered aloud how cognizant any of those sleeping children were of what had happened. He wondered just how traumatized the boys -- six of them whose identities are known, their average age six to seven -- actually had been. This is the sort of discussion that occurred as the justice system ground toward Jer- emy Pike’s day of reckoning. When that day arrived in late September Ontario Court Justice Mary Teresa Devlin rejected the notion that the fact the boys ap- peared to be unconscious might somehow mitigate the horror per- petrated upon them: “ . . . (T)he children were repeatedly abused when they were most vulnerable and completely defenceless,” she said. “Moreover, by committing the assaults while the children slept, Jeremy Pike increased the likelihood of being able to contin- ue his criminal behaviour without detection.” Justice Devlin sentenced Jeremy Pike to 14 years in prison. It began as an investigation into allegations made by three young boys, all brothers. Dur- ham police were told the boys - - then aged 14, 10 and six -- had been abused between 2001 and 2005 by Mr. Pike, who had met the family while living in their Bow- manville neighbourhood and was soon spending time with the boys, babysitting them and taking them on outings to places like Canada’s Wonderland. The original allegations were ex- plosive, especially given Mr. Pike’s employment as a Grade 5 teacher at Glen Street Public School in Oshawa (no evidence was ever tendered Mr. Pike had assaulted students; he was suspended upon his arrest and eventually fired). “The fact he was a Grade 5 teacher caused us concern right from the beginning,” said Detec- tive Andy Bussanich, who with Detective Randy Norton took over the file. “We had a hunch there was more to this case,” he said. “We were just waiting for the break to come.” Mr. Pike was arrested on a Fri- day and was sitting in jail, await- ing a bail hearing the following Monday, when that break came: A tipster had found a duffel bag con- taining various items, including a DVD that appeared to depict the accused man molesting a child. The source told the cops the bag was sitting on the front porch of the house. The detectives scram- bled to obtain two search warrants -- one for Mr. Pike’s Bowmanville house, the other for his father’s house in Clarington. It was late afternoon and there was no jus- tice of the peace on duty at the courthouse, so they had to contact a JP by fax in an attempt to get the warrants. “It was almost surreal,” Det. Norton said. “We went from zero to 60 in a few seconds.” The contents of the duffel bag confirmed the cops’ worst fears: there were more victims. “We knew there was more to it but we didn’t know the extent of it until we got back and popped one of the tapes in,” Det. Norton said. “Our jaws dropped. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing.” Det. Bussanich, meantime, was sifting through dozens of pho- tographs and documents seized during the searches. There were numerous photos of Mr. Pike, working in his job as a youth ac- tivity director on a cruise ship, posing with boys on his lap. There were thousands of pictures and video files downloaded from In- ternet child porn sites, as well as text stories depicting child abuse. There were applications Mr. Pike had filled out to adopt or act as a foster parent, specifying his desire to care for young boys. “In our view,” Det. Bussanich said, “we had a serial predator who had been doing this for an extended time -- years.” Throughout the months and years his case took to make its way through the justice system, Jeremy Pike sat mute. A number of lawyers spoke on his behalf, most recently Eric Lewis, who was counsel of record when Mr. Pike pleaded guilty last May and during his sentencing hear- ing. It was as the sentencing hearing wound down that Mr. Pike stood in the prisoner’s dock and read from two handwritten sheets of paper. “My deepest apologies and sympathies go out to each family for the anger, betrayal, pain and sorrow I have caused,” he intoned. “You entrusted me with your pre- cious ones and I betrayed that trust.” Mr. Pike said that during his time in custody he had found God and the solace of faith. “God has forgiven me and I have prayed and now ask for your for- giveness,” he said, as the parents of his victims looked on. The tension that had been building in the small courtroom only grew as a handcuffed Jeremy Pike was led out a back door. Then he was gone, leaving be- hind a legacy of trust betrayed. “When you’re with people who have similar interests and experiences, it’s easy to make good friends.” 1645 Pickering Pkwy.,Pickering Call 905-426-6603 www.chartwellreit.ca parkway Retirement Residence THE FRIENDSHIPS I VALUE Hy-Tea at Parkway Retirement Residence! 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Linda Hoiko, left, and quilt appraiser Rosalie Tennison look at Ms. Hoiko’s quilt. DURHAM — The CPR Holiday Train will make its stop in Bow- manville Dec. 1. The train, which runs from Mon- treal to Port Moody, BC, will stop at the crossing on Scugog Street, just north of King Street, with live entertainment planned for 9:15 to 9:45 p.m. Entertainers on the train this year include Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member Trac- ey Brown and Canadian Country Music Awards winner Johnny Reid. The Holiday Train program began in 1999 and this is the third year it has made its way to Bow- manville. It consists of 14 rail cars, decorated with thousands of en- ergy-efficient LED lights. Admission is free, but guests are asked to bring non-perishable food items for local food banks. Bob Shafer of Tyrone Mill will be on hand with a group of Boy Scouts, serving hot chocolate and cider. 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Donna wants to make an impact on the community by standing by her motto that “business and friendship go hand in hand.” She invites all of her past and future clients to drop in for a coffee and visit the new dealership. durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 16 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 Sing-along with the community choir Ajax director marks 10th year By Mike Ruta mruta@durhamregion.com DURHAM — The Durham Com- munity Choir is attempting some- thing different with a timeless Christmas classic. Handel’s Messiah is a DCC tradi- tion, performed for years. This year, however, it’s a sing-along Messiah, and members of other Durham choirs and the general public are invited to the Nov. 23 show in Os- hawa to join DCC alumni mem- bers leading the way. It will be followed on Dec. 13 with a 10th anniversary Seasonal Spectacular in Ajax, marking a de- cade of John-Charles Coolen as DCC director. “We definitely also welcome people who just wish to come and listen, because it will be a special experience,” he said of the sing- along. Coolen took the DCC helm with a few goals in mind, including increasing the capability of and number of singers in the choir. So far so good. That the DCC six or seven years ago began doing the Messiah on its own, unlike previ- ous years, when it required a little help from another choir, testifies to that fact. And the choir now boasts 80 to 90 members - when Coolen started there were 30 or 40. One of them was Irveen Powley, who joined the choir around the same time as Coolen, who started as the DCC accompanist. “He makes it fun and he gives you so many tips and shows you how to make your breathing ef- fective for your singing,” the Ajax resident said of Coolen. Powley said non-choir members have commented it’s “amazing the way he teaches the choir.” While he loves to laugh, she said Coolen’s also a strict leader who emphasizes learning and improvement. “It’s always a challenge and you always want to do your best for J.- C.,” she said. Powley, who has sung in church choirs for years, responded to a News Advertiser advertisement calling for new choir members and found the choristers extremely friendly, noting, “there’s a lot of camaraderie in the choir. “At the end of the fall season we have a potluck supper and we get together... and end up stand- ing around the piano singing our favourite Christmas carols,” Powley said. Like many DCC members, the group is a welcome escape from her busy life, a rare opportunity to blot out pressure, stress and every- thing else and focus on music and singing. “It’s all about mental health for me,” said Daphne Brussee of Os- hawa. “I need that. My job is quite stressful and I needed something fun to do -- something I remem- bered from my youth as being fun and cathartic.” The Durham College instruc- tor needed singing. She had heard about the choir at the college and spoke with a member who was a fellow instructor. Not that singing was something alien to her. “I’ve been singing in church choirs since I was 12 years old,” Brussee said. “It’s been a long-time source of pleasure and enjoyment for me over the years.” One of the reasons she joined is the choir was singing pieces she knew, including the Messiah. Sing- ing in the DCC is something of a family affair for Brussee. Her sister, Donna Powers, sings in the choir and Brussee’s husband, Robert, a General Motors employee, sang in the choir when shoulder surgery sidelined him for a year. He’s retir- ing soon and plans to re-join the choir. “I really didn’t know what to ex- pect,” said Jillian McKay of joining the DCC. While Brussee has been a member for three years, McKay, a University of Ontario Institute of Technology biology student from Pickering, came on board just three months ago. She found the members, most if not all of whom are older than her, nice and willing to help her get into the swing of things. “It’s a lot of fun; a great way to kind of relax,” McKay said, noting she has a lot of hard courses. She last sang in a choir in Grade 8 at Frenchman’s Bay Public School. And, while McKay had vol- unteered at UOIT open houses, she was looking for something to do at school outside of science. McKay hasn’t sung publicly with the DCC yet and, while the choir is performing at a few nursing homes in the region, a Christmas tradition, she noted they are right in the middle of exam time and she won’t be able to make it. But, the prospect of performing for the first time at the upcoming shows doesn’t faze her. “I’m looking forward to it,” she said. “I think it’s going to be fun. I’ll have all my family there. I’m always up for something different.” Coolen noted the sing-a-long came about for a few reasons. A group within the DCC has made the trek into Toronto every year to take part in the sing-along Messiah and it wasn’t a stretch to do the same here. As well, members, and Coolen himself, after many Messi- ahs, were getting a little bored with it. His emphasis on learning and Two shows in three weeks for DCC DURHAM — The Durham Community Choir’s Sing-along Messiah is Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. at College Park Adventist Church SDA, 1164 King St. E., Oshawa. Guest artists are Erin Bardua, Vicki St. Pierre, James Tuttle and Alexander Dobson, with the Talisker Players. General admission tickets are $20. Bring your own score or buy one at the door on show night. On Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m., the DCC performs a 10th Anniversary Sea- sonal Spectacular, with guest artist harpist Jennifer Swartz at Forest Brook Community Church, 60 Kearney Dr., Ajax. The concert includes sacred and secular Christmas songs, Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, an audience sing-along and a performance by Swartz, principal harp with L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Tickets for both concerts are available at: Wilson and Lee Music Store, 87 Simcoe St., Oshawa (905-725-4706); Walters Music, Oshawa Centre (lower level) (905-576-2414); Lafontaine Trading Post, 100 Brock St., Whitby (905-430-3774); and, Durham School of Music Ltd., 100 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax (905-428-6266). For more information, call 905-683-3197. Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photos Director John-Charles Coolen of Ajax leads the Durham Community Choir, including, in photo at below left, Bob Camp- bell, in a rehearsal at Durham College earlier this fall. ✦ See Love, Page 17 ENTERTAINMENT ✦ E-mail information to Mike Ruta, mruta@durhamregion.com ✦ Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com lose weight and get yourself back. 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Ajax and Pickering Locations pickeringtowncentre.com Wednesday November 19, 2008 S aaAntSaaAnt Dea RDDeeaa RRHEY KIDS! It’s time again to send in your letters to Santa. We’ll publish selected letters in our 10th Annual Christmas in your Community feature on Friday, November 28th. Send letters to: Letters to Santa C/O News Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5 or email: Lmccaig@durhamregion.com by Thursday, November 20th. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 PAGE 17 A/Pdurhamregion.com improvement in the choir is entirely appropriate, since the non-audition choir is a Durham College Continuous Learning class, open to any- body in Durham Region. But Coolen has to be more than just a teacher, reasoning that if people aren’t having fun, they won’t come out. It can be a bit of a balancing act. “I need to make sure what I’m looking for is achievable and we’re having a good time,” he said. “I think when people are successful, when the choir is successful, when we enjoy success together, that’s enjoy- able.” Coolen said he’s had count- less people approach him about joining the choir, each relating a story of being dis- couraged from singing when they were much younger. Ninety-nine per cent of the time they have “excellent voices.” While DC students made up most of the choir in the past, about six college and UOIT students are in the choir at present. Powley encouraged young people, especially at DC and UOIT, to join the DCC. When asked what’s changed in her decade in the DCC, she re- plied not a great deal. “People that come out just come out for the love of sing- ing, and I think that’s what it really boils down to,” she said. Book launch in Pickering PICKERING — Be your best with help from a Pickering author. A book launch for ‘New Life: How to be at Your Best’, written by M.H. Ansari, is on Nov. 21 at the Pickering Cen- tral Library, Pickering, at 7 p.m. The book explains how every extraordinarily success- ful person is a human being, just like you. Ansari suggests one should not compromise goals and dreams. For more information about the book, visit www. newlifehowtobeatyourbest. com. Two a rtists showing work in Ajax AJAX — View the art- work of Elena Petrova and Passmore Mashaya. The Cultural Expressions Art Gallery is exhibiting the artists’ works until Dec. 6. The artists will be in atten- dance on Nov. 22, Nov. 29. and Dec. 6. Local artist Petrova’s latest work, ‘My Name is Woman’, is among the paint- ings she will be showing. Master sculptor Passmore Mashaya is from Zimbabwe and his new work is a series of ‘Spirits in Stone’ pieces. The Cultural Expressions Art Gallery is at 62 Old Kings- ton Rd., Pickering Village, Ajax. It’s open Tuesday to Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Sat- urdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit www.culturalexpressions.ca, call 905-427-2412 or e-mail cul turalexpressions@sympatico. ca ‘The Final Veronica’ performed in Ajax Saturday AJAX — Enjoy a night out with dinner and a play. Patrick McMahon is Er- nest Hemingway in ‘The Final Veronica’, a three-part play on Nov. 22 at The Rover’s Rest, 282 Monarch Ave., Ajax. The cost is $30 for a buf- fet dinner and show, no drinks included. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30 p.m. It finishes at approxi- mately 10 p.m. The show only is $10 for bar seating. For tickets, call 905-683- 2599. Ajax artist displays work in Bowmanville DURHAM — Ajax artist Ingrid Ruthig is featured this month in Bowmanville. Throughout the month of November, the artwork of the Ajax architect, editor, writer and visual artist will be featured at Artspace on the Mezzanine, displayed in the Bowmanville Branch of the Clarington Library. The series, “Fragments of the Missing,” consists of mixed-media panels chosen from a larger visual work-in- progress. Ruthig co-edited and co-published LICHEN Arts and Letters Preview, Durham Region’s first literary journal, from 2000 to 2007. Her award-winning work has been seen across Canada and internationally. The Bowmanville Branch is at 123 Church St. Entertainment in brief NOVEMBER 19, 2008 ‘Love of singing’ unites community choir members ✦ Love from page 16 P PAGE 18 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 durhamregion.com SPORTS ✦ E-mail game scores to Al Rivett, arivett@durhamregion.com ANNANDALEANNANDALE Join now and play free for the balance of 2008 GOLF MEMBERSHIPS 2009 SEASON $375 00 +GST Call 905-683-3210 New Years Eve Party tribute to Elvis Show, starring Ron Moore Pickering’s St. Mary finish LOSSA boys’ season unbeaten By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com PICKERING — St. Mary Mon- archs coach John Faux had an in- kling his junior boys’ soccer squad would be a cut above during an early-season game. The contest, a friendly against the St. Mary senior boys’s squad, would make Faux consider he had something special on his hands after his juniors prevailed 3-0. How right he was. The Monarchs went on to cap- ture the Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) ‘AAAA’ junior championship after de- feating arch-rival Pickering High School Trojans 2-1 in the final at the Durham College Fields recent- ly. The final remained tied at 1-1 through much of the second half until Monarch Anthony Novak scored the game winning go- ahead goal with about 15 minutes remaining. Marcus Malcolm had the other St. Mary marker. Faux said the foundation of the Monarchs’ championship season was teamwork and the high skill level of its players, with many St. Mary players belonging to Ontario Youth Soccer League squads -- the highest level of soccer in the prov- ince. “They really worked well togeth- er. They were all very skilled and most of them had experience out- side of the school. They brought that to the team,” said Faux. The junior Monarchs finished the 2008 regular season with an unbeaten 5-0-2 mark. They won all three of their playoff contests, beating the Father Leo J. Austin Wildcats of Whitby 6-2 in the quar- ter-final and Clarington Central 5- 2 in the semifinal before edging Pickering High in the final. Team members are Matthew Caldaroni, Nicholas Grant, Lucas Guerriero, Matthew Guerriero, Marcus Malcolm, Joshua Mari- nelli, Anthony Novak, Nicholas O’Donnell, Raphael Reynolds, Shane Satar, Connor Schmitt, Stu- art Vaz, Jon-Michael Vieira, Mi- chael Walker, Blair Williams and Le Shaun Young. Coaches are Faux and Don Murphy. Monarchs juniors reign over high school soccer pitch AJ Groen/ News Advertiser photo The St. Mary Monarchs junior boys’ soccer team captured the LOSSA title with a 2-1 win over Pickering High recently. Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo Tackled into the mud AJAX — Brock High Bulldogs’ Jeff Johnson is flipped in the air by Ajax High Rams’ tackler Jonathon Dube during the Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) Tier II senior football final at the Oshawa Civic Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs prevailed 27-0. The Rams, however, won the junior tier II final over Brock High 7-0. Panthers 1-2 over three-game weekend By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com PICKERING — Pickering Pan- thers head coach Bill Brady knows the problem, but isn’t sure what the cure is for his scoring-challenged club after another weekend of fir- ing blanks. The OHA Ontario Junior Hockey League Pan- thers (5-15, with two over- time wins) mustered a 1-2 mark dur- ing a busy three-games- in-three-days stretch of games, which dropped them four points be- hind the Whitby Fury in last place in the league’s Ruddock Division standings. After falling 5-2 to the Kingston Voyageurs at the Pickering Rec- reation Complex on Friday night, the Panthers went on the road for two games, scoring a 2-1 win over the Dixie Beehives in Toronto on Saturday night. On Sunday after- noon, the Panthers were in Trenton against the Hercs. A third-period surge came up short in a 4-3 loss. 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Opportunities include: • Junior Accountant (Should have Diploma/Degree/Certifi cate) • Electronic Testers (Graveyard & Night Shift) • Graveyard Shift Supervisor • Electronic Technicians (Night Shift) • Product Receivers (Day & Night Shift) • Customer Service Representative Those interested should fax their resume including salary expectations and shift preference to (905) 666-2334 ATTN: April Moore General Help DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE time on the com- puter? How would you like to put that time to prof- itable use! Check out www.aks-newbegin- nings.com FRIENDLY PEOPLE to do telephone work for busy of- fi ce, no selling. Monday to Friday 5-9 p.m., Saturday 10-1 p.m. Great employ- ment for college students. Call between 9-9, Mon.-Fri. (905)655-9053. GENERAL LABOURER for construction company. MUST have vehicle, expe- rience and some tools. Start ASAP. Call Dan Dil- lon (905)767-4473 Is hiring at 300 Kingston Rd, Pickering (afternoon and evening shift ending at 8:30pm). Positions include a Circuit Coach and a Guest Production Specialist. All you need is an outgoing personality and a passion to help people. We train you and certify you. If interested, call manager for position descriptions and email resumes to curvesresumes @pathcom.com Tel/Fax: 905-509-5578 PERFECT MAID SER- VICE URGENT! Experi- enced cleaners & Super- visor's needed with clean- ing experience evenings, weekends, weekdays for great new opportunities with cleaning service for residential clients. $10 and up per hr +bonus. and gas allowances offered. Seri- ous inquires only. 905- 686-5424. PHARMA CHOICE Drug Store, Full-Time Pharma- cist Assistant needed. Ex- perience an asset but will train. Please fax resume to 905-433-2118. No phone calls please. Only those eligible for an inter- view will be contacted. SCHOOLBUS DRIVERS required. Clean drivers ab- stract. Free training provid- ed. Suits young retirees. Regular part-time hours in Durham Region. Stock Transportation 1-800-889- 9491 SIGN SHOP-requires ex- perienced full-time worker that can run a high res. ink jet printer, laminator and knows Flexipro software. Craig 416-884-9999 SPEAKERS, PRESENT- ERS Wanted. Big Money to be made. Phone and in- ternet work required. Seri- ous inquiries only. Call Jim (905)922-0139. SUPERINTENDENT, Whit- by, quite upscale apart- ment building, sin- gle/couple, apartment in- cluded. Fax resume to: 905-728-8029 or email: hjudy1952@yahoo.ca CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AT CANADIAN TIRE WHITBY NORTH We are looking for an ENERGETIC, RESULTS-ORIENTED MANAGER with CANADIAN TIRE EXPERIENCE Here is what we require: ● Hands On Working Manager ● Get the Job Done Attitude ● Minimum 3 Years Experience Here is what we offer: ● Excellent Wage ● JOB SECURITY ● Profi t Sharing ● Employee Discount ● And Much More Apply via fax 905-430-4996 Email: resumegeneral@magma.ca DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!Dynamic, fast-paced Oshawa area custom automated machinery builder is accepting resumes for: * Tool & Die Maker * CNC Milling Machinist * CNC Lathe Machinist * Mechanical Assembly Person * Mechanical Designer / Technologist * CNC Programmer (MasterCAM) Competitive wages and benefi ts. Send resume with 2-3 employment references. Fax to (905) 434-5795 or email to: mfgjobs1@yahoo.ca Reference #4102 General Help Skilled & Technical Help General Help Successful Christian Daycare seeks experienced f/c BOOKKEEPER, 22+ hours per week. Advanced Quickbooks & Excel required. Fax resume & salary expectations to 905-839-8273 TELEMARKETING Part- time evenings, mature in- dividuals with experience preferred. $10/hour. Call 905-686-2445, ext. 305 TIRED OF McJOBS? $360/Wk to Start, up to $800/Wk, No Commission. Fun Work. Full Time Posi- tions Available. Call Now, Start Tomorrow. Amber 905-668-5544 YOUTH WORKER RE- QUIRED for therapeutic group home for emotional- ly disturbed and confused adolescents within the Dur- ham Region. Full time po- sition available, $27,000 - $30,000 yr. to start, pend- ing qualifi cations. Part time and overnight positions available. Evening and weekends $10-$12.00/hr. pending qualifi cations. Fax resume to (905)579-3093. Salon & Spa Help HAIRSTYLIST Required for Melonhead Children's Haircare, Whitby. Must be caring and licensed. 905- 430-3434 www.melon- head.ca PT/FT HAIRSTYLISTS WANTED for Busy Hair Salons. Hourly rate plus commission. Paid holidays, birthday off with pay, bene- fi ts. Please call Bowman- ville, Barb or Joanne 905- 623-6444. And for our new Oshawa location, Saveria (905)668-5450. ROXELLE HAIRSTYLING Seeking Full & Part Time hairstylists for busy Ajax salon. No clientele re- quired. Competitive wages. Flexible hours. Chair ren- tal available. Call 647- 223-1949 THE FACIAL PLACE, Es- theticians, recent grads for spa apprenticeship pro- gram. Strong interpersonal skills and the desire to up- grade technical skill levels. E-mail cover letter to spa@thefacialplace.com or call (905)831-9700. General Help Skilled & Technical Help EXPERIENCED BRICK- LAYERS Wanted. Must have own transportation. Call John 905-243-5111. EXPERIENCED General Carpenter, drywall, trim framing, etc. needed. Mini- mum 10 years experience. Must have clean driver's abstract and own vehicle. Fax resumes to 905-728- 3179. FURNITURE manufactur- ing company seeking ex- perienced maintenance personnel. Successful can- didate will posses comput- ing skills and experience in industrial mechanics. Col- lege or apprenticeship training preferred. Suc- cessful candidate must participate in Preventative Maintenance and WHMIS. Interested applicants should email resume to: wadevw@collegewood work.com GENERAL CARPENTER wanted with strong electri- cal and plumbing skills wage 17 to 19 per hour, email fi nefi nishes@ ymail.com or phone 905- 767-5560 SHEET METAL fabricator and installer required for a commercial & industrial roofi ng company in Picker- ing. Great opportunity and Great pay! Experienced re- quired and must have a valid Ontario Drivers li- cence. Call (905)837-9990 TRUCK OR trailer me- chanics needed. Benefi ts available. Competitive wages. Apply to: Quality Truck Repair, 840 Colonel Sam Dr., Oshawa, or call (905)721-2788. Hospital/Medical /Dental FULL-TIME HARP certi- fi ed dental assistant need- ed for well-established practice in South Oshawa. Apply by faxing resume to 905-725-5830, or by email lakevistadental@rogers.com Hotel/ Restaurant BISTRO CHANTERELLE, hiring full-time chef, cater- ing server and kitchen help. Email resume to: chanterelle@rogers.com Rougemount Grill & Espresso Cafe NOW HIRING Full & Part time Cafe Staff. Experience an asset Call Wendy 905-509-7539 or drop resume 375 Kingston Rd. Pickering SALES & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT A growing healthcare equipment business re- quires an organized, multi-tasking sales and administrative assistant. Strong computer skills, proven offi ce and relevant industry ex- perience required. Fax resume to 905-668-5536 or e-mail to silvercrossdurham@bellnet.ca. No phone calls or agencies TORONTO / GTA AREA Call Centre Supervisor ● Accounts Manager Customer Service Rep ● Admin Assistant Collections Agent ● Receptionist 1-2 years Experience ● 28k-45k General Offi ce Skills & Problem Solving Abilities Call 416-214-1556 or Email: info@mycareerlift.ca Skilled & Technical Help Office Help Teaching Opportunities SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS Must be Red Cross /Royal Life certifi ed. Shifts avail., daytime, evenings or wknds (416) 358-2510 Houses for Sale $ *Power of Sale* Bank foreclosures. Call for a free list of foreclosure properties. Receive a computerized printout. First Time home Buyers Why pay rent when you can own for the same? Receive a free list of homes available. Ijeoma (IJ) Maduekwe RECCMOX Realty Inc., Brokerage. 416-548-7870, Direct: 289-314-4763. Open Houses OPEN HOUSE - Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm, 241 Michael Blvd, Whitby. Large 4 bedroom, 4 bath- room home, fi nished top to bottom, four appointments. Call 905-668-0815. Industrial/ Commercial SpaceI CROSS DOCKING/ WAREHOUSE space for rent. Flexible terms. Park- ing spots available for trucks and trailers. Fenced compound. Ritson Rd./ 401 Oshawa. Call Joe (905) 622-5959 INDUSTRIAL COMMER- CIAL SPACE, 1250 sq. feet industrial unit in South Oshawa (Ritson/Bloor). Immediate occupancy. Call 905-839-9104. Skilled & Technical Help Office Help Industrial/ Commercial SpaceI PARK/BLOOR OSHAWA, INDUSTRIAL UNIT, available immediately. 1,425sq.ft. Call 905-579- 5077 or 905-571-3281. Offices & Business Space COMMERCIAL space available, 1200sqft. Suitable for professional offi ce. Prime Simcoe St. N location. Parking available. Available immediately. Call 905-576-5123 for details. Mortgages, LoansM $$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 95% No income, Bad credit OK! The Mortgage Centre 1- 800-282-1169 www.mtgcentre.com Are You Sinking In Debt? 1st, 2nd, 3rd Mortgages? No Need For Bankruptcy. Specialize in Bank Turn- down's, Debt Consolida- tion, Bruised Credit? No income? OK! Home Ownership Required. 647- 302(LEND)5363. Terms And Conditions Apply ANY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mortgages * Below Bank Rates * Refinance to 100% * Purchase 0% Down POWER OF SALE STOPPED!!! 1-877-568-9255 416-540-5977 www.butlermortgage.ca ASK FOR WILL BUTLER,AMP CREDIT!!! INCOME!!! PRIVATE FUNDS- 1st, 2nd mortgages. Consoli- date bills, low rates. No ap- praisal needed. Bad credit okay. Save money. No ob- ligation. No fees OAC. Call Peter 1-877-777-7308, Mortgage Leaders Skilled & Technical Help Apartments & Flats for RentA ! KING/WILSON, OSHAWA Quiet building, near shopping, transporta- tion. Utilities, parking in- cluded. 2-bedroom apts. Available Dec 1st. Call (905)571-4912 until 6:00pm. 1, 2 & 3 BDRM apartments for rent, Whitby, Brock & Dundas area, Available Im- mediately/December 1st. Call Tony (416)496-6138. 1-BDRM APT OSHAWA, main fl oor of home, a/c, newly decorated, bus stop at door, close to all con- veniences, $765/mo, all utilities included, fi rst/last, no pets, Available Decem- ber-1st (905)725-9731. 1-BDRM BSMT APT, Pick- ering Brock/Hwy 2, spa- cious, clean, separate en- trance, 1-parking, 4-appli- ances, a/c. $725 inclusive with VIP cable. No smok- ing/pets. 905-428-2015. 1-BEDROOM APT., BOW- MANVILLE $700/month. Non-smoker. Available Dec 1st. 905-429-7144 1-BEDROOM APTS for rent, North Oshawa, Sim- coe/Taunton. Completely renovated, laundry on-site, $660 & $750 +hydro, available Dec 1st. ALSO $639 including hydro & $750 +hydro, available Dec 1st. 1-866-339-8781 or (416)881-5544. 1011 SIMCOE ST. N., Oshawa. Large 3-bedroom townhome suites with full basements, available for rent. Private fenced yards with mature trees. Close to all amenities. $925/month plus utilities. Call (905)579- 7649 for an appointment. 2 APTS - Ritson/Athol Oshawa- bachelor apt. Dec. 1st. $550+hydro. 1- bedroom apt. Dec. 1st, $650+hydro. No laundry. Appliances, parking includ- ed. No pets. Newly reno- vated. 416-996-2022. 2 BEDROOM APT. Wil- son/Olive area. Balcony, parking for 1, coin laundry, fridge/stove. $792-inclu- sive. December 1, No pets. John or Carol 905-432- 9862 2 BEDROOM lakeview upper apartment in duplex, 2 bths, quick access to GO train, hwy & sport complex. $900 mthly plus hydro. Brumley R/E (905)668- 0515 2 SPACIOUS 3-bedroom apartments. Clean, profes- sionally managed. Large backyard/deck. Near Lake- view Park. Includes park- ing, utilities, laundry fa- cilities. No pets/smoking. $1250 main fl oor. $950 lower level. First/last. 905- 431-1552. 2-BEDROOM APT available anytime, newly renovated, located at 309 Cordova Rd., Oshawa. No pets. fridge, stove, hydro water, 1 car parking includ- ed. Call anytime (905)579- 2387. Apartments & Flats for RentA 2-BEDROOM APT, $825 all inclusive. No dogs. Oshawa, Bloor St. E area. Working adults preferred. Call Matt 289-240-4447 2-LARGE BEDROOMS, $975/inclusive, North Oshawa. Near all amenities, Available imme- diately. 1-Bedroom, $650/month plus Hydro, heat included, Available Dec-1st. First/last, no pets. (905)424-5083. Condominium Suites in Oshawa 2 & 3 Bdrm's Free Utilities, Parking. Senior's, Retiree's & GM Discounts 905-728-4993 AJAX 2-bedroom base- ment, 4-pc bath. Ross- land/Westney. Separate entrance. Laundry, park- ing. No smoking/pets. $850 inclusive. First/last. References. January 8, 2009. (905)427-4881 AJAX BSMT. APT. Nice yard, central a/c, 2 car parking, separate entrance laundry and cable. Gas fi replace. No dogs/cats. $675, fi rst/last. 905-426-4213 AJAX HARWOOD/BAYLY 3-bdrm main fl oor, house, close to 401, hospital and all amenities. First/last/ref- erences, no smoking/pets, $1250/mo, includes all utilities, parking, wash- er/dryer. Avail. immediate- ly. 416-818-7751. AJAX, clean spacious, 1- bedroom basement. Sep- arate entrance, A/C, eat-in kitchen, 3-piece bath, liv- ingroom, shared laundry, parking, no pets/smoking. Westney/401, close to GO. $775/month inclusive (647)226-8347. www.viewit.ca # 75833 AJAX- OXFORD Towers. Spacious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 2-bedroom apts. $1029/mo. 3-bedroom $1139/mo. Plus parking. Available Dec. 1st. 905- 683-8571 BACHELOR APT Wil- son/Olive area. Parking for 1, coin laundry, fridge, stove. $540-inclusive. De- cember 1, No pets. John or Carol 905-432-9862 BOWMANVILLE, WALK to shopping, restaurants and theatres and go ser- vice. NEW, Short term fully furnished retirement rental apt and long term unfur- nished rentals from $1300/month including tax- es,utilities, condo fees and parking. (905)697-4513 Phyllis. BOWMANVILLE: 3-bed- room close to all amenities. $930 per mo. plus hydro and cable. Of- fi ce hours 9-5, Monday-Fri- day. (905)430-1877. CLEAN 1-BEDROOM apt., Furnished, North Oshawa, $675/month includes heat, hydro, satellite TV and in- ternet. Private entrance with patio. First/last re- quired. No smoking. Available Dec-1st. 905- 655-8282. DOWNTOWN OSHAWA Bachelor just renovated $625 and all inclusive. Available anytime. Call (905)926-7057 DOWNTOWN WHITBY - huge, 3-bedroom, very clean, with balcony, $1100/month, heat, hot water parking included available Dec. 1st. fi rst/last. Call (416)520- 6392 or (905)669-4009. JANUARY 1ST, OLDE Whitby. Lovely, upper unit, 3-bedroom raised bunga- low. Parking, laundry in- cluded. Excellent neigh- bourhood. Close to GO/shopping. References, fi rst/last. $1275/month, Heat/hydro included. 1- 506-216-0353. 2 & 3 bedroom apartments Close to school, shopping, hospital On-site superintendent & security. Rental Offi ce Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 or (905)686-0841 Eve. viewing by appt. www.ajaxapartments.com Apartments & Flats for RentA IMMACULATE, LARGE, brand new beautiful one bedroom apartment in pre- stigious area of Bowman- ville, located on 12-acres. Open concept, walk-out w/large windows, Gas fi re- place, own laundry, walk-in closet, lots of storage, of- fi ce area, available Janu- ary lst. $895/mo all inclu- sive. No pets/no smoking. Call-(905)263-8377. OSHAWA 1/2 house with 2 bedrooms $850-inclusive ALSO 3-bdrm house. Both .Available immediately. ALSO 1-bdrm basement apt. avail Dec 1st. ABSO- LUTELY NO SMOKING, no pets. (905)576-3924 OSHAWA 1&2 bedroom apartments available Dec-1st. Newly renovated, clean, quite building. Fridge/stove included. No pets/smoking. First/last. References. Suitable for working persons. Call (905)786-2243 or (905)260-1397 OSHAWA APTS. Clean quiet security monitored newer bldgs. Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom includes utilities, parking, laundry on site, no dogs. 905- 260-9085, 905-260-9095. OSHAWA spacious 2 bed- room upper duplex. Near Simcoe/401. $775+hydro heat included. Avail Dec 1. Call 905-430-7816. OSHAWA, 2-BEDROOM basement apartment, clean, bright, spacious & quiet, includes heat, hydro, water, parking, cable, shared laundry. No smok- ing/pets. $850/month. Available Jan 1st. (905)434-7899 OSHAWA, KING/SIMCOE - 2 bedrooms, laundry fa- cilities, 1-parking, $725/month plus Hydro, available Dec 1st. Call Val 905-720-0255. OSHAWA, LOVELY CLEAN main fl oor, 1-bed- room, large kitchen, private entrance & deck, self con- tained. Mary/Adelaide, near all amenities. $850 inclusive First/last. Available immediately. (905)903-2928. OSHAWA, Newly Reno- vated Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts. Adult & Senior lifestyle bldgs. Large units, near bus stop. Call 1-866- 601-3083, 905-723-1009, 905-432-6912. www.apart mentsinontario.com OSHAWA, One Bedroom, bright, clean, quiet second fl oor apartment. Fridge, stove, utilities, cable, park- ing. $830 inclusive. Wilson and Olive. Call (905)986- 4889. OSHAWA, Ritson/Wolfe, 2-bdrm including utilities. Parking, fridge/stove in- cluded. First/last, available immediately. Call 647-404- 1786. PICKERING - WHITES/ BAYLY, 1-bedroom base- ment apt., recently reno- vated, clean, quiet, utilities and parking included. Available immediately. $830/month. No smoking. Call (905)420-3738. PICKERING - Whites/401 - 2 Bdrm Basement Apt, Lrge Liv Rm, Kit, Laund, Pking. No Smoking, Avail immed, $900 inclusive. Call Dan 416-574-9522 PICKERING Altona/Shep- pard. 1-bedroom basement apartment, private en- trance, laundry, parking, immaculate. Suitable for quiet person, non-smoker, no pets. $775/month. (416)258-9804 Apartments & Flats for RentA PICKERING VILLAGE, charming semi-furnished self-contained bachelor garden suite apt. Bus at door, walk to Go. $750 all inclusive. Available immed. Katie (905)427-2782 ext 222. PICKERING, 1-BDRM large bsmt. apt. Sep en- trance, 1-parking. Close to Pickering Town Cen- tre/GO. $777/mo inclusive. Available Dec. 1st. No smoking/pets. Call (905)239-1050 PICKERING, DIXIE/HWY 2, one bedroom basement, separate entrance, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, park- ing, cable, close to amenities, no smok- ing/pets. Dec. lst. $775 all inclusive. lst/last. (905)831-0001. PICKERING, MUST SEE 1-bedroom basement, very clean, full kitchen, bath- room, cable, internet, share laundry. no smok- ing/dogs. Female pre- ferred. Immediate $775 in- clusive (905)509-2737 PICKERING, Rose- bank/Sheppard, spacious 1-bdrm above ground apt, private entrance, separate laundry. $700/month. Park- ing and cable included. First/last. Available imme- diately. (647)231-5852. PORT WHITBY 1722/1724 Dufferin St. Newly renovat- ed spacious 2-bedrooms $835. Available immediate- ly/Dec. 1st. Laundry/park- ing, walk to GO, 401/Brock St. Near sports arena/shopping. 1-800- 693-2778 REGENCY PLACE Apart- ments 1 & 2 Bed. Util. incl. Security & pking. Laundry, social room & additional storage. Min. to shopping & parks. Access to Hwy. 401 & public transit. 15 Re- gency Cres. (Mary St. & Hickory St) 905-430-7397 www.realstar.ca SPACIOUS 3 BEDROOM main fl oor apartment on beautiful quiet street in north Oshawa. Separate living/dining-room; hard- wood-fl oors. Utilities, cable, high-speed. Very clean. Suitable for profes- sional adults or couple. Asking $1,100/mo. Available Dec.-1st. 905- 534-2409, 416-625-2409. TESTA HEIGHTS 1, 2 & 3 bed. w/upgraded fi nishes. Util. incl. Security & park- ing. Landscaped grounds, private patios & balco- nies. 2 Testa Rd., Ux- bridge. 905-852-2534 www.realstar.ca TWO 2 BEDROOM apts in duplex, central Oshawa. $1050 & $950/mo inclu- sive. Immediate posses- sion. No pets/smokers. Call Dan Silver MinCom Durham Realty 905-404- 8200, or (613)825-5769 WESTNEY/SULLIVAN, Ajax New 1-bedroom plus living room, basement apartment. Separate en- trance & laundry. Parking. Available Dec. 16/earlier. No pets/smoking. $750/mo +utilities. Call Mujeeb at 416-666-2649. WHITBY (Brock & 401), large, 2-bedroom base- ment apt., separate en- trance/kitchen, laundry, 5-appliances, $950 includ- ing, heat, hydro, water. Available Dec. 1st. No smoking/pets. (905)839- 7176 WHITBY, 2 bedrooms from $950 all inclusive Close to all amenities. Offi ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 Apartments & Flats for RentA WHITBY - Brock/Dundas. Large 2 bdrm. apt., small, quiet building. Parking, locker, no smoking/pets. $939/mo. + hydro. Avail. Dec. 1. Call 416-438-4895. WHITBY 1-bedroom $725/month, 2-bedroom $850/month plus hydro (heat included). 101-105 Craydon Rd. 2-bedroom, 303 Green St. $900/month plus heat/hydro. 905-432- 4365, 905-718-8253 WHITBY CLEAN, bright, 3 bedroom main fl oor apart- ment. 5 appliances, Cen- tral Air, $1050+utilities. Available immediately. Call 905-655-9178 to view. WHITBY PLACE 1 & 2 bed. Landscaped grounds. Balconies, laundry & park- ing. Access to Hwy. 401 & public transit. Near shop- ping & schools. 900 Dun- das St. E. (Dundas St. & Garden St) 905-430-5420 www.realstar.ca WHITBY SOUTH: Spa- cious 1&2 bedrooms starting $750-$900/month. Laundry, fi rst/last, mins to GO. Avail. Dec-1st. No dogs. Daytime viewings only Mon-Fri, references. Days (905)666-3338, evenings (905)832-2722. WHITBY, 1-BEDROOM apartment, $725/month in- clusive. Very good loca- tion, 3-mins from Go sta- tion. Clean building. Park- ing included. Available immediately. Call (905)666-3627 or (905)809-3749. Condominiums for RentC NORTH OSHAWA, 220 Ormond Dr., 3-bedroom, garage, parking, 5 appli- ances, air conditioning, fi n- ished basement, 2 bath- rooms, backyard, $1250/month plus hydro. (905)720-3684 Houses for Rent ! $ !A BETTER WAY OF LIFE! Own your own home. $0 down while available. From $675/mth, up to $3000 credit. Amaz- ing Value. Explore the pos- sibilities. Call Today~ The "Go-to guy" Ken Collis Broker, Coldwell Banker 2M Realty (905)576- 5200 1-866-576-5200 kencollis@sympatico.ca ! $0 DOWN- AN UN- BEATABLE DEAL! own your own home. OAC. Minimum income required per household is $40,000. Please call Aurelia Cosma, Remax Spirit Inc. (905)728-1600, 24 hr. pag- er. 3-BDRMS, OSHAWA, Rit- son/Taunton area, newer home, Parking, laundry, garage access. Near all amenities. Absolutely no pets/smoking. Before 5pm 1-877-687-7253 or after 416-562-2542. 4-BDRM, Century home, downtown Whitby, new kitchen. Close to all amenities. 4-appliances, 1-1/2 baths. A/C, parking. Suitable for adults. Avail immediately. $1450/mo heat/water incl. 905-655- 8648. 5-BEDROOM HOUSE, downtown Oshawa loca- tion. 4 vehicle parking, 2 baths, appliances, satellite TV. Available immediate- ly/Dec. 1st, $1550 monthly, fi rst/last. (905)903-0597 Dave 6-BDRM, 3-UNIT, 2-sto- rey, Semi, 3-Bathrooms, newly renovated, new car- pet/doors, suitable for big family/friends. 3-car park- ing, huge back yard, Oshawa, Centre St. S/Gibb $1550/month+Util, (905)947-1926. REDUCED! NEWLY Renovated bungalow, ex- clusive Whitby location. 1700+sq. ft. 3+1-bdrms, Over $100,000 renova- tions. Everything new. Avail. Dec. 1st. No pets. Mature couple preferred. References. $1550/mo+ utilities. Call 905-244- 5050, 905-683-8296 A/P PAGE 20 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, November 19, 2008 newsdurhamregion.com ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING! 6 months free then own any house from $695 / month PIT (Oac, Sca). No money down, nothing to lose. Why rent? I'll qualify you on the phone. Require good credit and family income $35,000 +. Bill Roka, Sales Rep, Remax Spirit Inc. Di- rect Line (905)449-3622 or 1-888-732-1600. wro- ka@trebnet.com Nobody sells more houses than Remax!!!!! AJAX, Salem/Rossland, newer 4-bdrm house, 2-1/2 baths, garage, laundry fa- cilities, avail. Dec. 1st. $1600/mo+utilities. No pets. 647-831-7587. AJAX, WESTNEY/HWY 2, 4-bedroom, separate liv- ing/diningroom, 2-1/2 bath- rooms, fi re-place, central air, 4-appliances, double garage, walk out to deck. $1600/month plus utilities. Available immediately. No smoking/pets. (416)283- 9512 BOWMANVILLE, winter- ized 2-bedroom cottage, garage, water access, pri- vate lakeside community. No pets/smoking preferred; suitable for 2. References. Available immed. First/last. $1000+utilities. Evenings Call Carol 905-623-2242 CENTRAL WHITBY, 3+1 bedroom century home, ideal for gardening. Short term available, minimum 6 months. $1300/month plus utilities. First/last, referenc- es. (647)321-5989 COURTICE, 3 bedroom ranch bungalow, large lot, new fl oors and furnace. No pets/smoking. December 15th. $1100 plus utilities, (905)436-0518 LARGE STUDIO apart- ment on country estate, north Ashburn. $800 plus utilities. Suits single per- son. Non smoking. Imme- diate. (905)655-3096. OSHAWA HOUSE beauti- ful detached 3-bdrm bun- galow, main fl oor, newly renovated, suits quiet adult or working couple. No smoking/pets. $1200-inclu- sive. fi rst/last/references. December/January 1st 905-721-9789, 905-922- 4751. PICKERING DETACHED 2 story all new 4 bdrm 3 baths large living/dining familyroom, double gar- age, main fl oor laundry huge yard, immediate $1600. (416)460-4823 SCUGOG WATERFRONT home for rent. 3 bdrms, re- cently renovated, 2 decks, workshop, huge lot, pets okay. Includes cable. Great fi shing and snowmo- biling. $1500+, $1600+ fur- nished. Dec. 1st. (905)441- 6322 WHITBY, IMMACULATE 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom, 5 min walk to all amenities, fridge, stove, washer, dryer included. First/last, $1400/month+ utilities. Available Dec 1st. (905)424-1673 Townhouses for RentT AN OSHAWA SOUTH newly renovated town- house, 3-bedroom $1099+ utilities. Close to schools & shopping. First/last. Call 416-880-4126. BEAUTIFUL large 3-bed- room townhouse, at- tached-garage, driveway, fi nished-basement, close to schools, Harwood/Ross- land. Hardwood fl oors, no pets, avail. immediately, $1500+utilities. (905)428- 1105 or (647)285-0384. NORTH OSHAWA town- house, 3-bedrooms, gar- age, walkout basement. Close to all amenities, in- cludes water, $1,225 plus utilities. Available Dec 1st. Call (905)576-6312. NORTH OSHAWA, im- maculate townhome, near schools, UOIT, shopping. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gar- age, 4 appliances. Avail immediately $1250 + utilities. Water inc. No smoking, 905-449-5999. OPEN HOUSE CAR- RIAGE HILL 2 & 3 bed. townhouses. In-suite laun- dry, util. incl., Balconies, patios, courtyard. Pking. avail. Near DT, shopping, restaurants, schools, parks. 122 Colborne St. E. (Simcoe N., Colborne E) 905-434-3972 www.real- star.ca WHITBY ROSSLAND/ BROCK. 3-bedroom town- house, A/C, 5-appliances, parking, garage, backyard. Near schools. No smok- ing/pets. $1200/month plus utilities. Available now. First/Last. (905)686-7086. OPEN HOUSE TAUNTON TERRACE 3 bedroom townhouses. Ensuite laun- dry. Landscaped grounds w/pool & playground. Pri- vate backyards. Sauna & pking avail. Near shopping & schools, public transport. 100 Taunton Rd. E. (Taun- ton Rd. & Simcoe St.) As about our move-in spe- cials. 905-436-3346 www.realstar.ca WAVERLY/ROSSLAND- 3 & 4 bedrooms, 1-1/2 bath- room townhomes, renovat- ed interior & exterior, available in friendly family- oriented complex. Immedi- ate. $1095-$1295+utilities. 4-appliances, hardwood fl ooring, backs onto ravine. Near schools, park, transit, shopping. Contact Bob at 905-240-4942. Rooms for Rent & WantedR AJAX ROOM for rent, up- stairs, large, furnished/un- furnished, bedroom with en suite bath, walk in closet, newer large upscale house at Lake Ontario. $150 per week. 289-314-0868 LARGE 11'x20' bed sitting room. Share facilities, great location, on bus route to Durham College/ UOIT. $550 Available Dec 1st. Call 289-240-0192. OSHAWA Simcoe/Went- worth near GM/shopping. Private entrance, private 3-pc bath, bar fridge/mi- crowave, use of furnished rec-room & TV. Suit 1-per- son. Avail immediately. $150/week. (905)436-7840 Rooms for Rent & WantedR PICKERING - WHITES RD/401, Room for rent, $450/month. No pets or smoking. First/last & refer- ences required. 416-917- 4949. Shared Accommodation AJAX NORTH, furnished room, clean, quiet house, share laundry, kitchen, washroom, cable, $450 mo. lst/last references. Ma- ture single working adult preferred. (905)239-2673 or (416)844-7458. AVAILABLE immediately, 3-bedroom townhouse in N.Oshawa has rooms, close to Durham College. Clean and maintained. Suitable for female profes- sionals/serious students. $475/month, plus shared utilities. First/last, referenc- es.(905)420-0995. OSHAWA, 4 bedroom townhouse to share. Clean, safe, central loca- tion. Laundry facilities, cable, parking. Internet available. $425 plus hydro. Prefer working person. Avail. immediately. (905)429-0038 SHARED ACCOMMODA- TION in Westshore area, Pickering. Suits single professional, non-smoking. Call 905-492-0409. SOUTH OSHAWA (1.5km to G.M.) 1 large Bedroom in house $550, 2 smaller rooms $500-each. Wire- less internet, phone, park- ing. Avail. immediately/ Dec 1. 905-728-8209; 519- 754-7214 Lost & FoundL FOUND!!! BOUNDLESS ENERGY!!! Looking for some of your own?!!! VIS- IT herbalmagic.com AND GET YOURSELF BACK!!! MISSING SINCE Nov. 6th Rossland/Simcoe, north of Oshawa Hospital. "Bruiser" 10yr old brown tabby. Please call 905-839-94254 or 905-579-3961 if you have seen our family pet. Personals 57YR OLD SINGLE INDO- Canadian, Male. 5'7, 160lbs, physically fi t. Self- employed & humorous. Looking for a female com- panion for relationship. Please call 905-239-2673. Nannies Live-in/out LIVE IN caregiver required for 13-year-old girl in Ajax (female preferred). Please call 905-428-1341 or e- mail sjcaregiv- er@gmail.com P/T-NANNY REQUIRED for 1-year old twin boys, Whitby area. Must have relevant experience, cur- rent criminal reference check, and fi rst aid train- ing. Please forward re- sume to keke.brennan @sympatico.ca Daycare Available BABYSITTER AVAILABLE babies to pre-school. Experienced, references, Rotherglen Rd. S. (Westney and Bram- well). Call Angie (905)239- 5426 or cell (647)999- 3243 GUILDWOOD VILLAGE Montessori School AMI Programs: 18 months to 13 years. 4637 Kingston Rd., Scarborough, call for infor- mation and to visit 416- 266-0424 gvmontessori.ca Health & Homecare NOT READY FOR retire- ment home? Private rooms for rent in warm/friendly home. Companionship, homecooked meals, laun- dry, housekeeping by qualifi ed male PSW. Suitable for gentlemen. Karl 905-743-9397 Articles for SaleA 1/2 PRICE LEATHER JACKETS 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. 2006 KUBOTA LAWN TRACTOR 17hp, gasoline engine. 48" cut, hydrastatic drive, power steering, dou- ble bagger, dial in cutting height. Like new $4500. Call 905-436-1823, 905- 924-4022 AIR COMPRESSOR, 80gal. tank, 10Hp, year 2000 model, Asking $2000. Other machinery available. Call (416)705- 5375 ALL NATURAL BEEF, no chemicals, government in- spected, custom cut, sides $2.19/lb, halfsides 115lbs, $250. Home grown cattle. Orono. (905)983-9471. ANTIQUE MAPLE tables. One 6' with 6 chairs $300. one with 4 chairs $100. Make me a offer! (905)428-7266 APPLIANCES, refrigera- tor, stove, heavy duty Ken- more washer & dryer, apartment size washer & dryer. Mint condition. Will sell separately, can deliver. Call (905)903-4997 ATTRACTIVE 7PC dining room suite, in pecan fi nish. 4 cane back chairs with upholstered seats, made in Canada by Sklar Peppler, clean lines, excellent con- dition. Delivered $675. (905)428-6187 BARGAIN. SLIDING mir- ror doors. Moving from unit to garage. Clearing show- room & stock. Many sizes. Delivered & installed. 416- 618-8805 BED, ALL new Queen or- thopedic, mattress, box spring in plastic, cost $900, selling $275. Call (416)779-0563 CARPETS, LAMINATE & VINYL fl ooring. 1 or more rooms, I do it all! Carpets starting from $1.20-sq.-ft. installed. Laminate 15mm $2.20-sq-ft. Installation avail. Residential, com- mercial. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Free Estimate. Lexus Flooring, Mike 905- 431-4040 CASH & CARRY ON IKEA Furniture. Bedroom set, dining set, sofas. Con- tact Lisa 416- 618-1025 lqforever@hotmail.com CONSTRUCTION EQUIP- MENT B.E. Larkin Equipment Ltd. Kubota Construction, New Holland Construction used equip- ment. Durham, Clarington, Northumberland Sales Rep Jim (647)284-0971 CONTENTS - DINING ROOM table, 6 chairs, like new $400., glass top bistro table and 4 chairs $400. (416)540-4422 cell. COUCH, FULL size black leather sofa $750. Beige leather recliner couch $850 (905)922-7015 FIREWOOD, $325/deliv- ered per bush cord, fully seasoned hardwood. Call Peter Cell - (416)804-6414 or (905)728-8530. GIBSON ES335 - Dot neck, red, 2 years new, in the case , never used. $2200 obo. Also, GODIN LGX - 4 years new (PRS fi nish), $825 obo. Ask for David 905-434-2970. HAIR DRESSER equip- ment, 6-hydraulic chairs, 2- chair dryers, 4-shampoo chairs, clothes dryer. Best offer. (647)282-6677. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca MASSEY-FERGUSON, 135 diesel loader tractor. Complete with chains, two buckets, rotary cutter, blade, 3-furrow plow, good condition. $8,000. (705)426-2594. Articles for SaleA HOT TUB COVERS Custom covers, all sizes and shapes, $425 tax and delivery included. Pool safety covers. We will not be beat on price and quality. Guaranteed. 905- 259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com HOT TUB/SPA. Pickering. Custom cabinet, 5-6 per- son, never used. Warran- ty. Sacrifi ce $3,795. Call 905-409-5285. HOT TUBS, 2008 models, fully loaded, full warranty, new in plastic, cost $8000, sacrifi ce $3,900. 416-779- 0563. ICE HOCKEY GOALIE equipment for sale. Good condition. Sizes from Atom to Bantam. Pads, gloves, skates, body armor. Call 905-434-5686 MOVING SALE- wedding dress 3yrs old, sz 14 -$200 obo, collector stereo side- board $150 obo, dishwash- er $50 obo. call (289) 688- 5982 leave message NINTENDO Wii XBOX 360 PS2. Make backup copies usable with the in- stallation of a modchip. Supplied/installed/warrant- ed from $75. Call Mike at 905-626-0542 (north end Oshawa) or check www.durhammods.com POOL TABLE, profession- al series 1" slate, new in box with accessories, cost $4500, selling $1395. 416- 779-0563 PRESTIGE SCOOTER, hardly used (5 or 6 times). Like new. Paid $4,000. Asking $l,500. (905)421- 1700. RENT TO OWN - New and reconditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Com- puters, DVD Players, Fur- niture, Bedding, Patio Fur- niture, Barbecues & More! Fast delivery. No credit application refused. Pad- dy's Market, 905-263- 8369 or 1-800-798- 5502. SOFA & LOVESEAT (dark multi-colours, good condi- tion. Also white daybed incl. mattress, mint condi- tion. Call 905-435-8151 SOLID WHITE oak enter- tainment unit, 5 shelves, two drawers, t.v. shelf. with doors (905)263-8124 TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT AP- PLIANCES new coin washers $699 and new coin dryers $599., also reconditioned coin washer and dryers available, new Danby apt-size freezers $209, new 24" and 30" ranges $399., wide selection of new and reconditioned appliances available. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576-7448 WASHER AND DRYER, Inglis side by side heavy duty like new $250 each or $425 both 416-343-8207. WOOD STOVE - high effi - ciency EPA rated airtight woodstove. Heats up to 2000 sq. ft. One year old. $500. Call 705-357-2358. Vendors WantedV Family Health & Lifestyle Show McKinney - Whitby VENDORS WANTED Book early, limited space April 18 and 19 Call Devon or Cara 905-579-4400 Vendors WantedV VENDORS WANTED for the Oshawa Spring Home Show March 14, 15, 16 Call 905-579-4400 Ask for Devon or Wendy Arts & Crafts December 6th, 2008 9am - 5pm Campus Craft Show VENDORS WANTED Lynn Tulloch (905) 721-1609 Ext. 233 Contact: DURHAM COLLEGE UOIT Firewood 100% A KOZY HEAT FIREWOOD, excellent, very best quality hard- wood, guaranteed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn), cut and split. Honest measure- ment. Free delivery. De- pendable, quality service since 1975. (905)753- 2246. HARDWOOD FOR SALE, free delivery, 12X16 inch fi rewood. $100/face cord. 416-716-4332, 905-449- 2100. Pets, Supplies, Boarding BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN re- triever puppies. Experi- enced breeder since 1967. First shots, dewormed, vet checked. 5 yr. guarantee. Supplier of service dogs. $500. Judy (905)576-3303 BULL DOG Puppies (Eng- lish), 2 left, 1 male, 1 fe- male, registered, micro- chipped, fi rst shots, de- wormed, vet checked, ready now $2100. Call (705)932-1917 GOLDENDOODLE & Lab- radoodle puppies gor- geous colours, very low to no shed, great family pets, new litters ready in De- cember. 705-437-2790, www.doodletreasures.com PUREBREED Yorkshire Terrier puppies, Only 2 Males left! Raised in loving home. Tails docked, dew claws removed, vet checked, fi rst shots, de- wormed. $800. each. Call for more information. Evenings 905-352-3995, cell 905-376-4452 SHIH TZU PUPPIES for sale, non allergic, no shed- ding, vaccinated, de- wormed, vet checked $450 each. Call 905-260-8855. Cars for Sale 1994 DODGE Caravan Sport. Emerald Green. 3.0L. Auto-Factory Tint, 5-spoke alloy wheels, great looking minivan! 215K. Mechanic owned/ maintained, not a body man, could use a little TLC on L/Door, Rocker panel. Must go before snow fl ies. $1595 o.b.o 416-779-9658 1995 CHRYSLER Intrepid. Candy Apple Red. 3.3L Automatic. 230K. Mechan- ic owned/ maintained, not a body man, could use a little TLC on R/R º. Runs smooth, drives great. Great Winter car, must go before snow fl ies. $1295 o.b.o 416-779-9658 1996 OLDSMOBILE Delta, fully loaded, excellent con- dition, 282,000kms, super charger engine. $1,500. O.B.O. (905)419-0599. 1997 SUNFIRE Green, 208,000-kms, $500 as is or best offer. Call 905-623- 4733 Cars for Sale 1998 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4x4, only 178,000 kil., like new inside and out. All power, keyless entry, well maintained, original owner, $5,200 certifi ed. (905)430- 8624 2003 FORD WINDSTAR V-6, 3.8L, 120,000-Km, 7-passenger, pw/d/l, air, cruise, tow pkg, well-main- tained, very clean, excel- lent condition. Certifi ed $4900. (905)430-9243 or cell 905-449-9243 2003 SATURN WAGON, 93k, one owner, 4 cyl, $6990; 96 Cavalier, 105k loaded, $3200; 02 Taurus wagon, sunroof, 178k, loaded, $4400; 05 Nissan Sentra 1.8 Special Edition, loaded, 112k, $6990. 2-year warranty (905)922- 2010 (416)841-1487 www.fi nelineauto.ca 2004 TOYOTA Echo, great on gas! Silver 2dr Hatch- back, Auto, Air, Intermittent Wipers, 146k, certifi ed $5995. Call 905-623-6275 2005 GRAND PRIX. 120,000kms. Excellent condition, certifi ed, e-test- ed. Asking, $9,000. (905)686-5453 or (416)877-1496. Best offer, must sell. 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP 4-door sedan showroom condition. Fully loaded, heated leather seats, pow- er sun roof, a/c, 70K (80% highway driving). Asking $15,500 Call Jim (905)725- 5794 95 ACCORD EX, 4-door, auto, clean, runs great. Pioneer stereo. New brakes, timing belt, battery. security, remote start. 240k. Will certify. $2750- obo. Call Jim (905)837- 2019 LEASE TAKE OVER 2007 Cobalts SS, Silver tinted windows, 18,000km 19 months left, 323.00 a month. female driver 905- 725-5264 NEED A CAR? 100% Credit Guaranteed, Your job is your credit, some down payment may be re- quired. 200 cars in stock Call 877-743-9292 or apply online at www.needacartoday.ca NEED FINANCING for a newer vehicle? We offer fi nancing for: *1st Time Buyers *Bankruptcies *Divorce *Slow or No Credit 1-866-436-3025 or apply online: www.thecreditrebuilders.ca Cars WantedC ! ! $ ! AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days/week anytime. Please call 905-426-0357. ! ! ! A - ALL SCRAP CARS, old cars & trucks wanted. Cash paid. Free pickup. Call Bob anytime (905)431-0407. ! ! $ $ ADAM & RON'S SCRAP cars, trucks, vans. Pay cash, free pick up 7 days/week (anytime) 905- 424-3508 ! A ABLE TO PAY up to $10,000 on scrap cars & trucks running or not. Free Towing 24 hours, 7 days. (905)686-1899 (Picker- ing/Ajax) or (905)665-9279 (Oshawa/Whitby). $$$$$ JOHNNY JUNKER Always the best cash deal - up to $300 for your good scrap cars, trucks and vans. Speedy service. (905) 655-4609 or (416) 286-6156. $ $250+ TOP DOLLARS - Ajax Auto Wreckers pays for vehicles. We buy all scrap metal, copper, alumi- num, fridges, stoves, etc. 905-686-1771; 416-896- 7066 CASH FOR CARS! We buy used vehicles. Vehi- cles must be in running condition. Call (905)427- 2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MURAD AUTO SALES Trucks for SaleT 1996 DIESEL 3/4 ton (2500) Chev, 4X4, great working condition. $8,200. Call Bob (905)983-9087. 1999 FORD Ranger XLT, stepside, 3L, 2 wheel drive, automatic, new tires, rims, brakes, 131,500 kms, certifi ed & e-tested. $4500 o.b.o. (905)433-9474 Vans/ 4-Wheel DriveV 1999 WHITE ASTRO VAN XL, 182,000kms, very clean, no rust, many new parts. Asking $3500, O.B.O. (905)432-9449. 2001 DODGE Caravan Sport, fully loaded, 7-seat- er, cd/player, rear a/c, well maintained $1200. Call 416-720-6073 or 905-619- 9530 Antique Cars 1918 - 490 CHEVROLET Touring. Built in Oshawa, 50% restored, no rust! (905)342-3439, evenings. Adult Entertainment Asian Girls Hot, Sexy, Busty Best Service 24/7 Out Calls Only 289-634-1234 416-833-3123 ASIAN BEAUTIES Best service in town. Great deals. 24/ 7. Out calls only 416-273-0254 647-339-1800 BLONDE BEAUTY Busty & Sexy Discreet for Gentlemen 7am - 10pm 905-999-6203 EXOTIC DANCERS needed, no license required. Earn $1,000 - $3,000 weekly. 19+. Cook and Door Staff needed, apply in person. (905) 420-2595 947 Dillingham Rd, Pickering. MassagesM AAA PICKERING ANGELS ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Relaxing Massage VIP Rooms & Jacuzzi 905 Dillingham Rd. (905)420-0320 pickeringangels.com AJAX'S HOTTEST MASSAGE Canadian Beauties 36DD Private & Discreet (905)550-7042 OSHAWA The Holistic $35 you want Ritson Rd. / Bloor 905-576-3456 Sun Valley Spa OPEN REALLY LATE Incredible massages 4630 Kingston Rd. Unit#8 (E. of Morningside) 7 days a week (416)284-7679 We take the guesswork and stress out of Renovation Projects. While weeding out the shysters Visit www.The Reno Depot.com for your next Renovation Project. Renovators & Contractors Wanted. Apply online or for more information email info@therenodepot.com SNOW REMOVALSNOW REMOVAL Maple Leaf Lawn CareMaple Leaf Lawn Care www.mapleleaflawncare.comwww.mapleleafl awncare.com RESIDENTIAL Free Estimates Reliable & Established Company Fully Insured • Senior Discounts PREPAY SPECIALS 905.626.0653 Home Improvement PUBLIC NOTICE The Government of Ontario is offering $2800.00 to each homeowner interested in replacing a heating system, cooling system and tankless water heater by November 30, 2008. Free information & participating contractors available 24hr/day 1-800-516-8231 ID#6624 Free Recorded Message. HANDY MAN ✓ Kitchen ✓ Bathrooms ✓ Plumbing ✓ Painting All small jobs Call (647)293-9467 MAN FOR ALL SEASONS ● Eavestrough Cleaning ● Fall Cleanups ● Interior Painting Free Estimates (905) 420-0402 (905) 903-0402 Home Improvement Need a Handyman? Full basement renos starting at $8500 (lab/mat based on 900sq.ft.) Complete in 2 weeks Bathrooms, Kitchens Framing, Drywall, Painting Some plumbing, basic electrical 22 yrs experience Fire & Water Technician Mould Specialist Guaranteed Work (905)442-0068 Garbage Removal/Hauling A1 1/2 PRICE JUNK REMOVAL!! All Junk Removed. Homes, Yards, Businesses, etc. We do all the loading. Seniors Discounts. Cheap and fast Service! In Service for 25yrs. John (Local) 310-5865 HandymanH NEED A FRIEND WITH A TRUCK? ● Junk Removal ● Light Hauling ● Odd Jobs ● General Deliveries Reasonable Rates Call Hans anytime (905)706-6776 Snow Removal Painting & Decorating ALL PRO PAINTING AND WALLPAPERING Repair & Stucco ceilings Decorative fi nishes & General repairs 20% off for seniors (905)404-9669 Tor. Line 647-868-9669 TMS PAINTING & DECOR Interior & Exterior European Workmanship Fast, clean, reliable service (905)428-0081 Moving & Storage Apple Moving Dependable & Reliable Good Rates 24-hour Service Licenced/Insured (416)532-9056 (416)533-4162 (905)239-1263 Snow Removal House Cleaning A MIRACLE Cleaning Service 25 years in business. I work alone, very thorough & bring my own cleaners. Excellent references. Durham Region area (905) 995-1223 Euro Cleaning Services * Houses * Offi ces * Apartments Experienced, Bonded & Insured Reasonable Prices Excellent Service For Free Estimate Call Elizabeth (416) 884-3658 HELEN'S House Cleaning more than 15 years experience FREE ESTIMATES Reasonable rates Call (416) 792-0540 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, November 19, 2008, PAGE 21 A/Pnewsdurhamregion.com Service Directory Houses for Rent Houses for Rent Townhouses for RentT Joan McCarthy Joan McCarthy's family acknowledges with sadness her passing on Sunday, November 16, 2008. Her husband, Neil, enjoyed 53 wonderful years of marriage. Moving to Pickering in the early 1960's, Joan and Neil raised a loving family of nine children (Theresa, Kevin, Michael, Joanne, Kathleen, Mary-Jo, Gregory, Jennifer and Shaun). Joan also took great pleasure in her nine fun-loving grandchildren. She'll always be remembered as an enthusiastic supporter of her family's involvement in sports. She often referred to herself as the #1 Ringette Fan. The family is grateful for the quality time they enjoyed with Joan at home the past few weeks. Visitors are welcome at Joan and Neil's home at 689 Balaton Ave., Pickering on Wednesday, November 19th and Thursday, November 20th between 4-8 p.m. We'll be honouring Joan's spirit, beauty, grace, and selfl essness on Friday, November 21st at 2 pm. We welcome everyone to join us for this Spiritual Celebration on Friday at The Lake House (600 Liverpool Road South) in Pickering. In lieu of fl owers, donations to Covenant House in Toronto would be appreciated. ERIN ROSE GLADWELL January 30, 1989 - November 19, 2000 A dragonfl y lights beside us like a sunbeam. And for a brief moment, Its glory and beauty belong to our world. But then it fl ies again, And though we wish it could have stayed, We feel blessed to have seen it. Forever remembered, Forever in our hearts, Forever our Angel. Sadly missed and deeply loved by family and friends. Saturday & Sunday, November 22 & 23 Preview - 9:30 A.M. Auction-11:00 A.M. Important 2 Day Antique Auction Contents of the Home of Miriam Johnston of Cobourg & selected items SATURDAY: Auction to include large selection of Pine & Primitives, Furniture to Include 2 Ca- nadian Harvest Tables, Oak Table & Chairs, Large Selection of Watercolours, Prints & Oils, Collection of Cameras, Clocks, Large Selec- tion of Glass, China & Crystal, Books, Estate Jewellery, Numerous Oriental Carpets. SUNDAY: Large Selection of Quality Antique Furniture, Victorian Mahogany Dining Table & Chairs, Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Table & Chairs, Large Selection of Victorian Furniture, Continental Furniture, Chandeliers, Quality Upholstered Furniture, Numerous Oriental Carpets, Mirrors, Large Selection of European Oils & Watercolours to include John Opie, Portrait in the manner of Sir Peter Lely, Navel & Military Scenes, Large Amount of Sterling Silver to include Tea & Coffee Service, Louis Flatware, Set of Jenson Sterling, Estate Jewellery to include Diamond Bracelet, Moor- croft to include Large Dawn Landscape. Very Large Auction - For Full Details Watch Web Site for Up-Dates Indoor Yard Sale: Saturday & Sunday @ 9:30 A.M. For details and photo gallery go www.waddingtons.ca/brighton Phone 1-613-475-6223 Furniture disposal & major liquidation - ordered sold by factory importer Acting under Instructions received we will sell in detail lots the following: consumer goods * giftware * collectibles * accent items *ap- praised estate & modern diamond jewellery *sports memorabilia* new sofa sets- estate coins * outstanding art collection * furni- ture*home theatre seating * kitchen & dining sets * occasional furniture * PUBLIC AUCTION Thurs. Nov. 20 at 7: P M (Preview at 6: PM) NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY HALL 20 KING ST. WEST NEWCASTLE Sofa sets, furniture accents, plant stands, com- modes, cabinets, tables, writing desk, hand carved mahogany furniture, 9 pc table and chair set, home theatre seating, wine cabinet, storage cocktail tables, Impressive jewellery collection of Estate & Modern jewellery in- cluding, tennis bracelets, diamond solitaire rings, watches, pearl strands, sterling silver, gift sets, tennis necklaces, Swarovski set jew- ellery, appraised estate items, Polo Gold Swiss watches, all suitable for Christmas gift giving. Over 1000 items to be offered in this Pre Christmas Shopping Auction Sale, many more items too numerous to list. Terms: Cash, Visa, MC, debit, Buyers Premium in ef- fect, Delivery available, as per posted & an- nounced at sale. Additions & Deletions, List may change without notice. Detailed listings on website. www.auctioneer.ca contact us: email-info@auctioneer.ca QUALITY ESTATE AUCTION Sunday, Nov 23rd, 9:30 am (viewing 8:30) MacGREGOR AUCTIONS, Orono Take 115 Hwy, exit at Main St. Orono & follow signs from Mill Pond Rd. Auction starts at 9:30 with approx 1 hour of sports collectables, cards from past to early 90's, pictures, books etc. at approx 10:30 excellent selection of antique furniture, dressers, bedroom set, armoire, library desk, grandfather & grandmother clocks, modern diningroom set, quality glass & china, col- lectables, Royal Doulton collector plate collection, misc tools & hardware, new Christmas decorations, plus many more unique & useful pcs. Note: cards 1st at 9:30, estate items stat at approx 10:30, large auction, plan on staying late. Terms: Cash, Visa, Mastercard & Interac 5% buyers premium See: www.macgregor.theauctionadvertiser.com MacGREGOR AUCTIONS 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday, November 21st at 4:30pm located 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4. 6 pc. oak dining room set, qty of new Christmas ornaments, wagon wheel coffee table, walnut china cabinet, bunk beds, Duncan Phyfe style coffee table, 3pc settee set, lg wooden carved eagle, walnut swing mirror, walnut vanity, maple chest of drawers, cider press, candlestick phone, dbl Craftmatic bed, maple table and chairs, chesterfi eld and chair, General 12" planer, General 10" table saw, Poitras 8" jointer, Rockwell wood lathe on stand, qty of new grey vinyl fl oor tile, qty. fl uo- rescent lights, Selling at 7pm approx 15 bicycles (some alumi- num) and 3 digital cameras The Property of City Of Kawartha Lakes Police Department, Woods chest freezer, Kenmore stove, moffat deep fryer, Danby bar fridge, Qty. of china, glass household and collectable items To be sold Nov 28 The Prop- erty of The City of Kawartha Lakes OPP to include approx 20 bikes, Honda water pumps, Generac 5500 watt generator, chainsaw, air compressor, TV. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd., Little Britain (705) 786-2183 for more info. or pictures go to: www.corneil.theauctionadvertiser.com SILENT AUCTION Fri. November 21st 996 Farewell, Oshawa unit 38N 1700 Alliance, Pickering units D45, D47 85 Westney , Ajax units 4230, 8136, 2110, 8091, 6330, 8133, 2053, 7015 SAT. NOV. 22 - 10AM at MCLEAN AUCTION CENTER - 2194 Little Britain Rd., LINDSAY con- tents of Lindsay home and several local estates, an excellent assortment of modern, quality and antique furnishings, walnut 9pc dinner, excellent appliances, electronics, household items, prints, books, glass, china, collectables, tools, surplus assets from the City of Kawartha Lakes, offi ce furniture, invalid lift equipment, etc, Sheriff sale White 2003 GMC Sava- na G2500 van, plus 06 Nissan Altima SE, only 50,000km, 05 Chev Avalanche LT Z71 4x4 loaded, 97 Taurus, 96 Windstar van, 96 Ply Breeze, 95 Ford pickup ext cab, Sheriff sale subject to posted terms and conditions, don't miss this interesting large sale, selling double ring, Partial early list, MCLEAN AUC- TIONS 705-324-2783 or view list/terms & photos at www.mcleanauctions.com Auction Sale HAYDON AUCTION BARN Saturday November 22nd at 4 pm Coins (1935 Buffalo 5¢, Silver Dollar & 50¢, Large cents), 3-wheel Scooter,Oak Dining Rm Set/China Cab./Table/6 Chairs, Cab. w/Glass Shelves, Toy Cars & Trucks, New Gifts, Christmas items, www.donstephensonauctioneer.com Auctioneer Don Stephenson 905-263-4402 DECK YOUR HALLS 35th Annual Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show Saturday November 22nd 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Christmas Crafts, Gingerbread Table Hot Lunch, Poinsettias Silent Auction, Grandpa's Garage Country Store and much more Dunbarton - Fairport United Church 1066 Dunbarton Road, Pickering (Hwy#2 & Dixie Rd) 905-839-7271 FREE ADMISSION CHRISTMAS BAZAAR! Winbourne Park 1020 Westney Rd. N., Ajax Saturday, November 22nd 9:30A.M. - 2:3O P.M. Heart & Home/Melissa Frances TRUE WAREHOUSE SALE Open to the Public only Once a Year! Nov. 17th- Nov 28th, Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm Saturday Nov. 22nd 10am - 2pm ** Closed Sunday ** 530 Westney Rd South, Unit 8, Ajax Home Decor, Giftware, Crafts, Scrapbooking and lots more !! 50 - 70 % OFF RETAIL SIMPLY SERENDIPITY ART SHOW & SALE Saturday, November 22 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. Leo's Parish Hall, 130 Watford St., Brooklin Featured Artists: Marc Barrie, Dace Birkhans, Norman R. Brown, John Chalmers, Graeme Coxon, Mary Cserepy, Kate Jackson, Edward Jones, Merike Martin, John Walmsley, Pieter Zantinge, Mimi Zeeman Admission Complimentary Terms: Cash or Cheque on Delivery Proceeds from the draw for a Marc Barrie Limited Edition print will benefi t Habitat for Humanity Durham For more information call Susan Philips @ 416-723-4231 Email: simplyserendipity@sympatico.ca NEW in the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Milestones is coming as a “fee for service” for the following special occasions: Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries & Engagement notices. Submissions are limited to 50 words or less and one photograph for the low price of $29 plus GST. Pre-payment is required. ALL NOTICES MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED CLEARLY. Email milestones to ajaxmilestones@durhamregion.com; pictures should be sent as jpgs. For more information call Erin at 905-683-5110. Arts & Crafts Arts & Crafts Obituaries In Memoriam Warehouse SaleW Arts & Crafts Obituaries In Memoriam Warehouse SaleW Arts & Crafts Coming EventsC Coming EventsC Coming EventsC BARKLEY, Phyllis Irene (nee Burroughs) - Entered into rest at Hillsdale Estates, Oshawa on Sunday November 16th, 2008 with her family by her side at the age of 83. Much loved wife of Carman Barkley for 54 years. Loving mother of Janice and her hus- band Eric Glazier of Oshawa and Jane and her husband Don Marks of Cambray. Cher- ished Grandmother of Lyndsay and Jenna. Dear sister of James Burroughs of Highland Grove and Joe Burroughs of Harcourt. Pre- deceased by her sister Beryl Burroughs. Fondly remembered by nieces and nephews and many friends. Resting at MEMORIAL CHAPEL BROOKLIN, 5295 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral service in the chapel Wednesday (November 19th) at 1:30 p.m. Interment to follow at Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin. In memory of Phyllis, memorial donations to the Alzheimers Society or the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. SIMNOVEC, Margaret Elizabeth - Passed away peacefully on November 15, 2008 at Scarborough Grace Hospital at the age of 72. Survived by her loving husband John. Beloved mother of Johnnie, Joseph, Anne and Janet. Cherished Nana to Shantel and Candice. Margaret will be sadly missed by her extended family and friends. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village (Ajax) 905-428-8488 on Friday November 21, 2008 from 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 -9 p.m. Funeral service in the Chapel on Saturday November 22, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. A Book of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca ANNAN, Donald Charles - (Member of Doric Masonic Lodge #424 A.F. and A.M. G.R.C.) Peacefully at the Taunton Mills on Saturday November 15, 2008. Donald Charles Annan in his 88th year. Beloved husband of Margaret Gentle and the late Margaret Mitchell-Davidson. Loving father of Melissa- Jane Annan and Douglas Cameron Annan and his wife Ellen. Dear papa of Nash, Taylor, Brooke and Grace. Dear brother of Jean Ottewell, Ella Sharkey, Margaret (Peg) Scott, Muriel (Min) Scott and predeceased by Andrew and Dorothy Watson. Son of the late Fannie Smales and Thomas Annan. Don grew up in Pickering and loved the farms that he himself farmed all his life. He started on the family's farm "Hilltop" in Bay Ridges, which was severed to make way for the 401 Expansion through the Township of Pickering and the development of "Bay Ridges". Don married Marg Gentle in 1962 . They raised their family on " The Valley Farm" which was originally built by Lord and Lady Hyde from Hyde Park in England. In the early 60's Don was one of the largest milk producers in On- tario and owned over 500 Holstein Cattle which were spread over the Brooklin farms and Bokar farm which today is the home of Picov Downs. He built the Annandale Golf and Country Club which still bears his name to-day. He was an active member of the Erksine Cemetery Board. Don loved the land and his past times were hunting and fi shing which he enjoyed with his many family and friends. A devoted Husband, Father, Papa and Brother. To know Don was to be fortu- nate and a true experience for the people who had the privilege to be able to enjoy his sense of humour and kindness. "Don Annan was truly a Great Man who will be sadly missed" The family will receive friends at the McEACH- NIE FUNERAL HOME 28 Old Kingston Road Ajax (Pickering Village) on Wednesday November 18, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday November 20, 2008 at 11:00am. Should friends so desire, donations to Taun- ton Mills or the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. A Book of Condo- lence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca A/P PAGE 22 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, November 19, 2008 newsdurhamregion.com Auctions Death Notices DEATH NOTICE LISTINGS For Audio on current deaths, call 905-683-3005 From Clarington, Port Perry or Uxbridge, please call 1-905-683-3005. Visit us online: communitynotices.ca or Daily Death Notices CATCH UP ONLINE AT Our Classifieds will get you what you want. Place one today for fast results call 905-683-0707 Mon-Fri 8am-8pm WATCH FOR FALL-ING PRICES!! 888-639-7904888-639-7904 NO PAYMENTS UNTIL 2009NO PAYMENTS UNTIL 2009 www.morevillageusedcars.comwww.morevillageusedcars.com 19 Harwood Ave., S Ajax19 Harwood Ave., S Ajax “We need your used vehicle”“We need your used vehicle” VILLAGE USEDUSED CARSCARS More Sale prices are plus gst, pst, etching, admin., e-test, lockwheels and pde. Down payment as shown above, amortized terms are as follows: 2004 60 months/05, 06 72 months/07, 84 months/08 96 months. Terms 60, 72, 84 and 96 months. Example: $10,000 fi nanced over 60 mo. = $53.22 weekly. Finance rate 8.39%, cost of borrowing is $2416.05. OAC. *daily rental. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown SAMESAME LOCATIO N LOCATIO N FOR 3 5 FOR 35 Y EARSYEARS 100%100% APPR O V A L APPR O V A L 0%0% FINANCI N G FINANC I N G AVAILAB L E AVAILAB L E OACOAC STOCK# V372 $$26,98826,988 2008 DODGE DURANGO LTD or$$8888Weekly Leather Sunroof STOCK# US202 $$23,88823,888 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LT or$$8080Weekly Leather PD DVDSTOCK# US9897 $$19,88819,888 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 or$$7272Weekly 5.7 Hemi, 2WD, Leather STOCK# US283 $$33,88833,888 2008 FORD F-150 FX4 or$$124124Weekly Leather, Loaded, 38,600 kmSTOCK# P51 $$26,88826,888 2007 CHRYSLER 300C or$$9999Weekly STOCK# V325A $17,88817,888 2006 KIA SORENTO or$$6666Weekly STOCK# D252 $$14,88814,888 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT or$$5555Weekly Leather, Sunroof, 5 spd STOCK# V397 $$14,88814,888 2007 HONDA FIT or$$5555Weekly Auto, Air STOCK# V333 $$18,88818,888 2007 DODGE NITRO SXT or$$6969Weekly Auto, Air, PW, PL STOCK# V384 $$13,88813,888 2004 ACURA 1.7 EL or$$6666Weekly STOCK# V361 $$14,88814,888 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX or$$6161Weekly STOCK# V170A $$12,88812,888 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT or$$4747Weekly STOCK# V345 $17,48817,488 2007 HONDA CIVIC or$$6464Weekly Auto STOCK# V370 $$15,88815,888 2006 HONDA CIVIC or$$5858Weekly 5 Speed $$9,8889,888 2001 HONDA CIVIC Auto, Air or$$7272Weekly STOCK# V197 SUPERCREW THE NEWS ADVERTISER, November 19, 2008 PAGE 23 P their best against the front-running Voyageurs, despite a three-goal loss. In fact, Brady went as far to say the Panthers controlled the play for long stretches in Friday’s contest. But, Kingston connected on their scoring chances, with the Panthers unable to find the range. “It’s not as if it was a 5-2 game,” said Brady of the Kingston con- test. “It was by far our best effort of the week- end. At times we dominated them. Our problem is we can’t score. We’re not generat- ing enough of- fence. We’re getting chances, but we can’t seem to fin- ish.” Greg Riggs and Connor Ste. Marie scored power-play markers for the Panthers against Kingston. By contrast, the Pickering ju- niors put forth an inconsistent ef- fort against Dixie, but managed to come up with their lone win of the weekend. After a “horrible” first period, the Panthers gained mo- mentum in the second and on into the third period, when they scored twice, including the game winner by Jeff Broekema with less than three minutes remaining. Riggs tied the game for the Panthers around the midway point of the third pe- riod. In Sunday’s loss to Trenton, the Panthers trailed 4-1 late in the third period when they scored twice late to make it close. Once again, the Panthers assembled a multitude of scoring opportunities, but Hercs’ goaltender Zac Fryia made several big saves to preserve the win for Trenton. “We battled back and had all kinds of chances to win the hockey game, but their goal- ie played well,” ex- plained Brady. Kyle Ramsay, Brandon Porco and Kyle Purias, on the power play, scored for Pickering against Tren- ton. A bright spot over the weekend was the emergence of veteran for- ward Greg Riggs as a consistent scoring threat. “I think Greg Riggs was excep- tional,” said Brady. “After a slow start, he’s been playing extremely well.” It doesn’t get any easier for the Panthers, which are headed into a three-games-in-four-days stretch. It starts Thursday at Kingston’s IN- VISTA Centre against the first-place Voyageurs. On Friday, the Panthers are home to Durham Region rival Whitby Fury at the complex at 7:30 p.m. The Pickering juniors return to the road on Sunday afternoon when they’re at Port Hope’s Jack Burger Sports Complex for a 1 p.m. contest. FORMICA • WILSONART • ARBORITE • NEVAMAR 370 MONARCH AVE. UNIT 17 AJAX 905-619-0905 COUNTERTOP KING • Kitchen refacing • Counter - seal under mount sink rings (for laminate countertops) • Premoule Thermo doors Installation and Plumbing services LAMINATE Postform Countertops Wood and Corian Edge Tops Over 500 countertop colours Many styles to choose from Fall in loveFall in love with your kitchen!with your kitchen! 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