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Most recently, the Province an- nounced a partnership with Purdue Pharma, a local pharmaceutical com- pany, that will expand its current op- erations in Pickering and create 53 high-skilled jobs in 2009. “I am, as our council and economic development staff, continuing to work every day...identifying new opportuni- ties within the municipality,” Mayor Ryan said. Aker Kvaerner Chemetics, an en- gineering firm, announced in Febru- ary it plans to move from Toronto to Pickering in 2009. About 20 businesses began in Pickering in 2008, including the call centre, RecoverCorp Canada which alone will bring 35 to 50 jobs. In the new year, and once all the details are finalized, Mayor Ryan will make a major announcement regard- ing the consumer industry. “Our job as a municipality is to pro- mote Pickering for what we already know it is,” he said, adding it’s a great COME ON DAD, HURRY UP Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo PICKERING — Scott Spicer gets a helping hand from his daughter Nicole during the Tim Hor- tons free skating program at the Pickering Recreation Complex. Pickering capable of weathering economic storm in 2009: Ryan Highlights 2008 economic development and in- vestment in Pickering * Construction value of all building permits issued up to the end of No- vember, 2008 was $141,000,000, com- pared to $87,000,000 in 2007. * About 55 per cent of the total value is attributed to non-residential devel- opment activity, compared to 26 per cent in 2007. * There were 16 vacant acres of land absorbed in 2008. * About one million square feet of previously unoccupied space was filled from 2005 to 2008, due to a de- crease in industrial occupancy rates. * According to Ron Taylor, co-ordina- tor of city development, Pickering can avoid the harsh economic conditions because it has: diverse employment sectors; strong, innovative and adap- tive lead corporations expanding into multiple products, services and mar- kets; local strength in high-demanded products and services; relatively af- fordable and available land and space compared to other GTA jurisdictions; and regularly improved local roads and transportation infrastructure to accommodate efficient travel and goods movements. ✦ See Ryan, Page 4 durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 PAGE 3 A/Pdurhamregion.com Supreme AutoSupreme Auto Group Inc.Group Inc. 1698 Bayly St., Pickering 905.231.2245 www.SupremeAutoGroupInc.com STORE HOURS Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 9:00pm Friday 8:00am - 8:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm 401 BAYLY ST.LIVERPOOL RD.BROCK RD.CHURCH ST.*Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. 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He served as a doctor in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007. He’s now in training to be a surgeon, he said. The train- ing won’t be over for another two years, but he said once he’s finished, he could be going back to Afghanistan. “I’ve been to ramp ceremonies in Kanda- har and Trenton,” said Cpt. Dacambra, “but this is my first bridge repatriation.” Cpt. Dacambra is visiting from Calgary for the holidays. He said he doesn’t experience these types of repatriations unless one of the fallen soldiers is a Calgarian. His father Philip, a local resident and former member of the British army, has been attending the bridge repatriations, he said. The support that people show to troops coming home is amazing, said Cpt. Dacam- bra. When he returned in February 2007, he experienced this support first-hand. “People were out when we returned in 2007,” he said. “It was in the middle of the night, in February.” The weather or time of day doesn’t stop people from attending the bridge repatria- tions though. Ajax resident Doug MacDon- ald will tell you that. “I stood here for two-and-a-half hours last time,” he said. “But, it doesn’t matter, because if these boys can do what they do, we can sure stand out here in the cold for a few hours.” Mr. MacDonald said he’s been to almost every repatriation and the ones he’s missed have been because he simply couldn’t get the time off work. “It’s just something you’ve gotta show sup- port for,” he said. That support, which Mr. MacDonald and many others have shown on the Harwood overpass and on bridges along the 172-kilometre Highway of Heroes, is why Cpt. 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Mayor Ryan said the City will continue to work with the Prov- ince and developers on how Seaton lands will be developed, specifically by committing to a jobs-first philosophy that will see active employment and servicing of lands along Highway 407 con- current with the neighbourhood’s development. The final stages of planning for Duffin Heights, a multi-residen- tial neighbourhood to be located along Brock Road between the St. Law- rence and Hudson Rail Line (formerly the Canadian Pacific Rail Line) and the Hydro Corridor, will take place in the coming year. Durham Region is widening Brock Road in the area and the development of resi- dential properties should coincide along that corridor, Mayor Ryan said. Details on the 2009 property tax remains to be seen until budget discus- sions, but “we will do our best to keep the increase to a minimum as we always do,” he said. While Ward 3 Regional Council- lor Rick Johnson asked that staff review Council salaries in Decem- ber 2008, Mayor Ryan said among the rest of Council, “I don’t think there’s any real appetite for that.” Looking back on 2008, Mayor Ryan was pleased with the posi- tive events in the City, such as the successful Rotary Ribfest, and the City’s own accomplishments, including winning top honours once again at Communities in Bloom and being recognized by the Fed- eration of Canadian Municipalities for its sustainability initiatives. Ryan says no ‘appetite’ for review of Pickering council salaries ✦ Ryan from page 1 Dave Ryan THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 PAGE 5 A/Pdurhamregion.com Building new schools, closing some others By Crystal Crimi ccrimi@durhamregion.com DURHAM — The Catholic school board closed five schools in 2008 and the public board might close three in 2009. Along with saying hello to some new schools and goodbye to many portables, and possibly a few Whitby schools, the Dur- ham and Durham Catholic district school boards have lots on the go for the New Year. In the public board, trustees are: wrapping up negotiations with employee groups, with the exception of the elementary teachers; working to improve student achievement; increasing eco-schools; adding more prima- ry classes; and, continuing with its accom- modation review committee that could see Palmerston, Leslie McFarlane and Florence M. Heard public schools in Whitby close. Elsewhere in the region, the public board has plans for new schools. “Really anticipating the new schools open- ing up, we have five elementary schools, two in Ajax and three in Whitby,” said Oshawa Trustee Larry Jacula, the board’s chairman. Durham is also opening a north Oshawa secondary school. Throughout the region, about 300 portables will be eliminated through expansions and the Province’s elementary student class-size cap. Increasing student achievement is also on the 2009 to do list, with the board bring- ing in more numeracy and literacy coaches. “We’re really looking at closing the gap for special-needs kids... we’re trying to improve everyone,” Trustee Jacula said. By the end of the school year, a child-care ad hoc committee will present the school board with a report on early learning for four-and-five-year-old kids, Trustee Jacula said. He’s a member on the committee. “I think people can look forward to an overall improvement with child-care,” Trust- ee Jacula said. The board is also looking to double the amount of schools participating in the Ontario EcoSchools program. At the Catholic board, the closure process for five Oshawa schools was its biggest chal- lenge in 2008. “That took up a good chunk of the year,” said Pickering Trustee Jim McCafferty, the board’s chairman. It moved 1,200 kids to other schools and only 50 kids left the sys- tem. The schools were closed because of declining enrolment. “We’re still looking at declining enrol- ment,” Trustee McCafferty said. “For the first time we’re looking at the secondary panel.” In secondary schools, there’s about 300 less students this year than last. The board may also have to tighten its financial belt in 2009. Although the four-year contracts signed with employee groups are based on the provincial framework, their enhancements were offered before the economy took a nose-dive, Trustee McCafferty said. There may be some other areas clawed back to honour the agreement, he said. Other things 2009 brings to the Catholic board include more EcoSchools and a St. Bernadette replacement school, which in- cludes additional classrooms to accommo- date the all-day kindergarten being inves- tigated by the Province. The board has also applied for prohibited-to-repair funding for Our Lady of the Bay in Pickering, as well as for some port-a-pacs, but hasn’t heard back yet, Trustee McCafferty said. Hot tub used to hide from RIDE DURHAM — An Oshawa man who at- tempted to evade police by submerging himself in an outdoor hot tub was among those charged with drinking and driving offences during the sixth week of Durham’s Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Ev- erywhere) effort. Cops responding to a citizen’s report of a suspected drunk driver Sunday found a ve- hicle stuck in a snowbank near the corner of Stevenson Road and Montcalm Avenue and concluded the driver had fled on foot. They called in a canine team and a suspect was tracked through several back yards in the area, police said. Police eventually found a man submerged in the water of a hot tub on the rear deck of a residence. Byron Lott, 19, of Cabot Street in Oshawa faces charges including impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of an ac- cident. In total officers working on the RIDE cam- paign charged seven people with drinking and driving during the sixth week of the annual initiative, bringing this year’s total to 132. That’s significantly higher than at this point in last year’s effort. A total of 113 im- paired charges were laid during the 2007 RIDE campaign. 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A/P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 durhamregion.com O n more than one occasion I have been stopped by Festive RIDE officers and asked the obvious question -- “Have you had anything to drink tonight, sir?” Every time I have had the perfect answer -- “No” -- and I’m waved on. So when Dave Selby, director of com- munications for Durham Regional Police Service, invited me down to Durham College’s EP Taylor’s for a drinking and driving experiment, I was intrigued because I really didn’t know how much alcohol it would take before I blew over the legal level of .08. Better yet, I didn’t know how much I could drink before my driving was impaired. It was a sobering lesson for me. I’m not a big guy. Five foot six, 160 pounds. It shouldn’t take long for me to get my buzz going. But I figured I could handle a driving simulation exercise after a mere two beers. I was wrong. I was not unlike most people who have had a few beers, I was told by Lesley de Repentigny of DriveWise. I was overly cautious, driving well below the speed limit, I braked too often and too quickly, and took cor- ners far wider than I needed to. But the dead giveaway I shouldn’t have been behind the wheel came when I collided with an ambulance. Bright lights, sirens and its sheer size should have warned me it was approaching. So why didn’t I get out of the way faster? My blood-alcohol level after two beers was .025, well below the legal limit. My driving -- well let’s say if a machine could measure it I would have been charged with impaired on the spot. I continued to drink after this simula- tion test to see how long it would take before I blew a 12-hour suspension. Five beers. A much-bigger colleague of mine had nine before he blew a 12- hour suspension. What’s frightening about this whole scenario is the number of impaired charges and 12-hour suspensions being handed out by the police this month. As of last week the number of people charged with drinking and driving dur- ing this year’s initiative stood at 125; that’s 40 more than had been charged at the same point last year. When I blew a 12-hour suspension I knew I was drunk. I didn’t need a cop to tell me that. But I also knew my driv- ing was impaired after just two beers, thanks to the driving simulation test. Mr. Selby said a lot of people worry about crime in their neighbourhoods and gangs. But what they should be worried about is getting killed by a drunk driver, because it’s drunks who are disrupting lives in Durham Region, not gangs. There’s no safe amount of alcohol when it comes to driving, so don’t do it. It’s a huge risk and the chances of you getting caught are greater now that the police are on high alert. News editor Ian McMillan’s column occasionally appears in this space. E- mail him at imcmillan@durhamregion. com. There’s nothing ‘festive’ about drinking and driving I t simply has to be a better year in 2009. At least we can all hope so. That has to be the rallying cry as we look out at the new year in the first few days of January, poised to take on whatever difficulties we face together as a community, as a region, as a province, as a country. We realize it’s a very tough world out there, packed with plenty of challenges be they economic, violent, tragic, heart- breaking -- but it’s a world this com- munity can handle because we have the skills to deal with it. This past year saw many difficult body blows hit our area such as the Bowmanville fire, the Humane Soci- ety fire, the Kelly family murders, the General Motors layoffs and bailout, economic strife, more soldiers coming down the Highway of Heroes -- the list goes on. But generous people gave of their time and money to help those in need and people did what they could to help. As we look ahead to a challenging year, we can only hope the government assistance to the auto sector will help General Motors and its suppliers sur- vive and once again thrive. GM is critical to the area’s success but its ultimate survival depends largely on what happens with the economic situa- tion in the United States. That’s where most of Durham’s auto production is shipped to. With that in mind, let’s hope the incoming American President can help stimulate a growing U.S. economy and growing wealth so demand for GM products expands. That would be the best result we could hope for in 2009. Whatever the outcome of the Jan. 27 Canadian federal budget, we know it will result in a big boost in federal spending and possibly a nudge in eco- nomic growth. Perhaps it will help kick- start the economy and push us out of recession. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has pledged to listen to the opposition and to Canadians in general in an effort to do whatever he can to get us out of the doldrums of economic stagnation. Like the GM issue, much of what Can- ada is going through is an international problem and requires a global solution but Canada must do everything it can to help itself. Let’s hope the federal gov- ernment can give us a hand up. Ian McMillan We need some help with rising taxes To the editor: Re: Region looks at 7.9 per cent hike for water and sewer in 2009, Dec. 10. Can you honestly believe the explana- tion provided by the Region on the above subject? Water reduction equals an additional 7.9 per cent per year. Reason -- higher wages. However, if taxpayers were to increase consumption then the increase would be less at 6.4 per cent. Does this make any sense to anyone? I’m sitting here scratching my head wondering who the heck is running the asylum. The part I like the best is that we should consider ourselves fortunate not to be liv- ing in some other municipality where the increase for the decrease in water/sewers is even higher at 9 per cent. Is the Region using a dart board for these figures? If so, please try to aim a little more towards helping the overtaxed residents of Durham Region. Today, everyone is experiencing some financial grief due to the current eco- nomic turmoil. Why can’t the Region do its bit to help out? L.G. Brindley Whitby Residents say they weren’t informed about odour control facility By Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com PICKERING — A group of Pickering residents is raising a stink about a proposed sewage odour control facility (OCF) to be built near their subdivision. The OCF is part of the York-Dur- ham Sewage System (Big Pipe) extension and would be located just south of the Cherrywood West subdivision, near Altona Road and Concession 3 in Pickering. A group of Cherrywood resi- dents argues they weren’t properly informed about the project and is now fighting to stop the facil- ity. Their main concern is odours from the facility will prevent them from enjoying their backyards and homes and decrease their property values. “We believe this can be placed in a number of locations. It doesn’t have to be placed beside our subdi- vision,” said Cherrywood resident Pete Herman. A group, Stop the Stink, has been created to fight the OCF and the group met last week to learn more about the environmental assess- ment (EA) process, with roughly 60 people cramming into the White- vale Community Centre. The featured speaker was Char- lene Cressman, special project of- ficer for the ministry of the envi- ronment (MOE). Ms. Cressman is handling the EA for the Big Pipe extension and she fielded ques- tions from the group. Ms. Cressman said the proponents of the project, York and Durham regions, have to demonstrate that the community has been consulted and they’ve ad- dressed concerns. She did not com- ment on whether the two Regions had done those things, but spoke about the general responsibilities of proponents. “They have to show they’ve fol- lowed a fulsome environmental as- sessment process ... if they haven’t done that, we have an issue and they need to address it.” Whitevale resident Peter Rodri- guez questioned the EA process and said while proponents may listen to residents and respond to concerns, that doesn’t mean members of the public get what they want. “They ask you if you want blue or green, not do you or do you not want to do it.” In an interview following the meeting, Rich Tindall, a project en- gineer for Durham’s works depart- ment, said the two Regions have made an effort to contact area resi- dents. “We’ll definitely meet with them as many times as it takes to address their concerns.” It could include arranging for community members to visit a similar OCF, perhaps near Ottawa or in Ohio. 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The Oshawa resident said he felt compelled to help the shelter -- where his wife was once an employee -- as he marched into animal services in hopes of taking home one of the surviving animals. “She was just a lover of all God’s creatures and I know that if she was still here, we would have both been down there as soon as we saw this devastating thing and we would have wanted to try and help out some of the animals,” Mr. Webber said. He ended up walking away with not one but two of the just more than a dozen ani- mals that survived the hor- rific blaze: canine siblings Flash and Ruby. “The dogs have been through a lot and I really didn’t want to see them sep- arated so it was nice to be able to take them together,” he said. The former shelter volun- teer hauled the brother and sister -- mixes of border col- lie, lab and Newfoundland -- to Karon’s Groom Shoppe in Oshawa on Monday to be soaped up and cleansed of any remnants of the trag- edy. “I realized that there would still be a layer of smoke on them from the fire and you can’t really smell it but I just thought they might be un- comfortable,” he said. Mr. Webber and his wife rescued a white golden re- triever named Jazzy from the shelter a few years ago. 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Michael’s spine was broken, one of his lungs had collapsed and he had several heart fail- ures. This year Michael is celebrating the holidays in his home in north Oshawa, a house that has seen $100,000 worth of reno- vations in the past year thanks to generous community donations. At first the Box family thought they might have to move. But Michael, his dad Scott, step-mother Jewell, two sisters and brother were able to stay in their home because of the changes that have been made so Michael can get around in his electric wheelchair. There is a ramp to the front door, an eleva- tor that goes from the main floor to Michael’s room in the basement and a giant shower room to accommodate his wheelchair. Michael said he is amazed at the outpour- ing of support he’s received from the com- munity. “If you had told me before this happened that people do things like this, I am not sure I would have believed you,” he said. “Seeing what people are willing to do for one an- other . . . it’s amazing.” His father agrees. “Throughout it all, every single day the community has just wowed us, there have been a lot of tough times with layoffs but the support has been overwhelming,” Mr. Box said. Even though Christmas is a well-deserved break from school Michael’s schedule never stops. There are still countless appointments to assist with his rehabilitation. “I still don’t get to sleep in,” Michael jokes. This year is going to be a brighter holiday season than the last. All the family saw last year was Michael’s condition deteriorating. Now all they see is improvement, Mr. Box said. “Today as a family we are very happy to have Michael home and celebrate together and enjoy this Christmas,” Mr. Box said. “Ev- erything has been so tough. It’s time to take a deep breath and relax.” Michael has already surpassed the expec- tations of doctors who said he would not have any movement below his shoulders. Michael can now move his arms. “He’s very strong, he’s not going to accept no for an answer,” Mr. Box said. 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There were 90 different incidents all affecting customers,” said Dave Clark, the executive vice-president of corporate services for Verid- ian. Thousands of customers were affected, including an outage in south Pickering that left 3,600 customers with- out power for about two hours. Another in northwest Pickering left 2,100 customers without electricity for five hours, Mr. Clark said. An outage on Church Street South in Pickering Village left some customers without power for more than eight hours. Most of the outages were related to high winds knock- ing trees onto power lines. In Port Perry, about 1,500 customers were without power for two hours. Veridian customers in Gravenhurst were still without power on Monday, he said. “Crews are still out. In Gravenhurst, it’s mostly related to a supply problem with Hydro One,” Mr. Clark said. “Gravenhurst and Port Perry are susceptible to supply problems that Hydro One may have.” Crews are also out assisting Hydro One in Belleville, he added. “Three hundred to 400 are still without power, all in Gravenhurst. In Ajax and Pickering, everything is restored,” Mr. Clark said. ENTERTAINMENT ✦ E-mail information to Mike Ruta, mruta@durhamregion.com ✦ Get local 24/7 newsdurhamregion.com Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo Paying lip-service to Frosty AJAX — Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Junior Band member Christian Taccone blows his horn during the band’s festive 2008 Christmas Concert. Big battle brewing among the books DURHAM — Musicians of all ages in Durham may want to take note of a new program at Oshawa Public Libraries. In February, OPL will hold a Battle of the Bands, a music com- petition for Durham musicians. There are three categories: kinder- garten to Grade 8, Grades 9 to 12 and adults. The competition will be held Feb. 21 at the McLaughlin branch, 65 Bagot St., Oshawa. A panel of judges will choose the top bands from entries to compete in the finals. Applications are being accepted now for the battle, said Tiffany Balducci, teen librarian. “Virtually any musician can enter,” she said. The battle is for bands, which means there must be at least three musicians in the ground and most of them must be from Durham,’ she said. Entries, which must include samples of music, must be received by Jan. 17. To enter, go to www.os- hawalibraries.on.ca and click on the Battle of the Bands logo. You’ll find all the rules and regulations there, too, and the entry form. Each category has one grand prize. For adults, it’s 10 hours of free studio time at Wellcraft Music in Oshawa. Teens will compete for five hours of studio time and el- ementary school musicians for a prize package. The competition will run from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The kinder- garten to Grade 8 bands will com- pete from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., fol- lowed by the high school bands from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The adult bands will compete from 2 to 4 p.m. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and remain open on a first-come, first-served basis. Readmittance is not permitted unless space al- lows. Balducci said the library de- cided to hold the battle as part of its Swing into Music Week, one of several themed weeks held throughout the year. “We thought this would be a good way to promote our music week and our music collection.” For more information, call Bal- ducci at 905-579-6111 ext. 5238 or e-mail tbalducci@oshawalibrary. on.ca. Make your day by seeing new Clint Eastwood film By John Foote jfoote@IAOD.com Gran Torino Directed by Clint Eastwood in theatres **** Had anyone ever said to me in the 1970s that one day Clint East- wood would be among America’s greatest directors, I would have laughed in their face. Had they told me he would one day be a two-time Academy Award winner for best direc- tor and twice win the Directors Guild of America Award for best director, I would have thought they had been dropped on their head at birth. Had they suggested that he would be a two-time Academy Award nominee for best actor, I would have thought them to be experimenting with acid. Had they said that he would win an Oscar for best actor, I would have thought them simply nutso, insane, whacko. Yet quietly through the years, Eastwood has indeed become one of the three best directors working in America and slowly developed as an actor, giving his best performances after he turned 60. “And the Oscar for best actor goes to... Clint Eastwood for ‘Gran Torino’ could very well be the words you hear on Oscar night this year as Eastwood gives what might be the best perfor- mance of his career, honouring both a fine performance and an actor who has been in the business more than 50 years. Of course, part of it will be a sen- timental vote, but most of it will be for the raging performance he gives in this surprising little film as a Korean War veteran who comes to the aid of his neigh- bours when they are terrorized by a local gang. John Wayne should have won an Oscar long before he finally did for ‘True Grit’ (1969) and everyone in the business seemed to know it. When he finally won, it was as much for that wonder- ful performance as it was for the body of work. Eastwood’s career has close- ly paralleled Wayne’s, though Wayne was always a better actor and Eastwood a much better director. When Eastwood made the choice to be a director, he became one of the very best. Eastwood never cared much for the comparison, nor did Wayne. Each believed he was his own man ... and indeed each was just that. Eastwood is tough as nails as he approaches 80, and brings that tough son-of-a-gun type of guy to his character in ‘Gran To- rino’, a nasty, mean as sin, lonely old man living quietly by him- self with his beloved Gran Torino parked in the driveway. Next door to him, much to his initial anger, is a family of Asians, who mind their own business and leave him alone. One evening the old man comes to the rescue of the young girl who lives next door, saving her from rape or worse from a local gang, elevating him from mere neighbour to resident hero. The family embraces him, he becomes good friends with the two teenagers living in the home and learns that the gang he saved the girl from has tar- geted him for revenge. Fearless, he waits for them, knowing they will come, just as he knows with incredible confi- dence how it will all play out. Eastwood is superb as an old warrior, given a war to fight and rising to the occasion to do so. His face looking more and more like it belongs on Mount Rush- more, yet his steely eyes flashing anger and menace, he is simply miraculous in the part. Yes, to a degree, it is a tailor-made East- wood role, but while watching it, ask yourself the question I did: Could anyone else do the part as well as Clint? Is there another man, approaching 80, who could make believable what Eastwood does in this film? He directs the film as he di- rects all of his films, with lean brilliance and absolute focus on the story. He is the only known actor in the film, surrounded by a cast of unknowns and, of course, dominates the film from beginning to end. After ‘Million Dollar Baby’ (2004), he had an- nounced he might not act again as roles were becoming tough to find. Lucky for all of us, he found this one, or it found him. Oscar is waiting for him this year and do not be terribly sur- prised if he is nominated for best director and best film for this. John Foote, director of the To- ronto Film School, is a nationally known film historian/critic and a Port Perry resident. Get more reviews at www.footeonfilm.com. Contact him at jfoote@IAOD.com. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 PAGE 13 A/Pdurhamregion.com Spencer Todd wins Toronto club titles, looks to move up to regional series By Al Rivett arivett@durhamregion.com AJAX — If Spencer Todd wasn’t a kart driver, he just might be a champion chess player. Possessing a cool, confident demeanour and a tactician’s mind, Spencer relies heav- ily on these attributes when he’s aboard one of his two karts on the racetrack. “Before I go into any race, I have a plan. On the first or second lap I’ll be thinking about a plan for the 13th lap. I have to plan things out. You have to think a lot -- it’s not just a quick decision,” said Todd of what makes him tick on the track. “I never doubt myself. I have been in races where I’m in last place and I come back and win. My attitude is always to find a way.” His dad, Gary, who serves as one of his son’s two mechanics along with Nicholas Pinti, will attest that his son is never, ever out of a race. “He loves to race. If I could get him to qualify as well as he can race, he would win every time,” said Todd. “Whenever some- one is ahead of him, the drive seems to be there.” Spencer’s done his share of taking the checkered flag, especially last season -- his fourth as a member of the Toronto Kart Club. The Todd family home’s basement is like a mini-shrine to kart racing. Lined along the top of the family’s big-screen television and along a wall are numerous trophies, plaques and medallions, a testament to Spencer’s deft touch behind the wheel. The 14-year-old speed demon won 23 of those trophies last season alone, one in which he posted 13 wins, along with 23 podium fin- ishes -- the most recorded by a member of the Toronto club at Goodwood Kartways this past season. Most of all, he captured the club’s Junior Rotax title and finished a close second (a mere 20 points behind the leader) in the Junior Heavyweight racing division. “I was pretty happy, pretty satisfied,” said Spencer of his 2008 accomplishments on the track. “My goal was to take at least one cham- pionship and that’s what I did.” Most impressive was at one point last sea- son, he racked up seven wins in a row in the Toronto Kart Club series. But, by his own admission, his fourth season in the Toronto Kart Club series at Goodwood is expected to be his last. He’s looking to new horizons for the coming racing campaign. “I’ve already done it (won a club title), so it makes no sense to be back and do it again. I’ve already proven myself,” said Spencer, who’s in Grade 9 at Ajax High School. Spencer plans to continue racing in regional kart events that will take him across Ontario, competing in the Brian Stewart Racing Karting Championships, which starts in May and con- tinues until October, as well as Grand National events. “It’s a newer class of racing that I haven’t raced before. It will be a step up,” said Spen- cer, who estimates he’ll race a combined 20 regional races in the junior rotax and junior heavyweight classes. He raced six or seven races within the re- gional series last season, as he concentrated most of his energies on running the Toronto Kart Club classes at Goodwood. This coming season, however, he’s ready for the challenge of racing full-time in a series with heightened competition. “The regional races draw from a much larger crowd of competitors and better competitors,” explained Spencer. “It draws the best of the best to one location.” Ultimately, within two years, Spencer hopes to race cars competitively. “Probably in a year or in two years I would like to be racing cars in the BMW or any other car series,” he said. “I’ll take any opportunity. I’ll soon be testing a car to see what it’s like and then go from there. What form of car racing I will try, I don’t know right now.” durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 14 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 SPORTS ✦ E-mail game scores to Al Rivett, arivett@durhamregion.com AJ Groen/ News Advertiser photo Spencer Todd, of Ajax, drove his way to the 2008 Junior Rotax Kart championship. Todd is a member of the Toronto Karting Club and raced in Good- wood this past season. Faster is always better for Ajax kart racer Fast facts Spencer was introduced to kart racing at 9 at a birthday party when a friend had his party at an indoor karting facility. He was hooked instantly and never looked back as he and dad Gary have formed a karting part- nership... Spencer notes the karting fraternity is like a family, in that the people within the karting community are very “tight-knit”... In his four years of racing, he’s had only one major spill, flipping his kart upside down into a fence at the Hershey Centre Grand Prix in Mississauga in July of 2007. He suffered a slight concussion. All drivers wear head-to-toe protective equipment for racing and, in this case, the safety gear did its job in preventing more serious injuries... In his first year of racing in 2005, Spencer was named the Toronto Kart Club’s ‘rookie of the year’... Spencer’s kart sponsors include Tom’s No Frills, Doug Jack, International Fixture Installations and Goodwood Kartways. 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Fax: 905-420-9957, e-mail kog.valentina@bell- net.ca Skilled & Technical Help CABINET MAKER wanted with minimum 3 years experience, applicants must be familiar with all cabinet making equipment, wage 16 to 20 dollars per hour based on ex- perience, email swilliams12398@yahoo.ca FranchisesF Skilled & Technical Help CNC LATHE & MILL Pro- grammer/Set-up Operator for Ajax custom-order shop. Solidworks 2006/Mastercam X experi- ence a must. Experience an asset. Haas experience an asset. Fax resume to 905-686-8546. COMMUNICATION RIG- GERS/CARPENTERS re- quired to build roof top cel- lular sites for J.W. Con- tracting. Excellent wages/ benefi ts. Drop resume off at offi ce to: 630 Euclid St., Whitby, (905)666-1400 fax (905)666-1456 or email offi ce@jwcontracting.com HVAC SERVICE TECHNI- CIAN Gas fi tter 2, ODP card, C of Q preferred. Golden opportunity for the right person. Paid hourly and benefi ts. Company pension plan. Truck and uniforms provided. Estab- lished company. 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Auto repairs machining, hobbies and other uses (light industrial). month- by-month available. Also Storage Container available. 905-576-2982 or 905-626-6619. PARK/BLOOR OSHAWA, INDUSTRIAL UNIT, available immediately. 1,425sq.ft. Call 905-579- 5077 or 905-571-3281. FranchisesF Business OpportunitiesB Offices & Business Space OFFICE/RETAIL DOWN- TOWN Uxbridge. Various sizes available. Call Greg 905-887-5120 or 416-985- 5120 Mortgages, LoansM 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 Apartments & Flats for RentA 1-BEDROOM APTS for rent, North Oshawa, Sim- coe/Taunton. Completely renovated, $650 includes hydro & $720 +hydro, $750 + hydro, available Dec 1st. ALSO 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. BOWMANVILLE large 3 bedroom on main level of quiet triplex, in good condi- tion. 2-entrances, 2-park- ing, storage, laundry fa- cilities. Available Feb 1st. $970/month plus hydro. (905)261-8767. Apartments & Flats for RentA 110 PARK ROAD North. Enjoyable Senior Living. 2 Bedroom Suites. Starting at $960. Elegant seniors residence. Controlled apartment heating. Near Laundry facilities on every fl oor. Elevator access to your unit. Bus stop located in front of building. Close to Oshawa Centre & down- town. Toll Free 1-800-800- RENT (7368). www.sky- lineonline.ca 2 BEDROOM NORTH OSHAWA bright quiet apartment, Simcoe North at Russett. New applianc- es, hardwood fl oors, well- maintained 12-plex, newly renovated, near bus/shop- ping. cable/heat/wa- ter/parking included. Laun- dry, No dogs. Jan 1. 905- 576-2982, 905-626-6619 2-BEDROOM APT, $825 all inclusive. No dogs. Oshawa, Bloor St. E area. Working adults preferred. Call Matt 289-240-4447 2-BEDROOM basement, Ritson/Hillcroft, $875/ month, all inclusive. Newly renovated, laundry, cable, fridge, stove. No pets/smoking. Private en- trance. First/last. Available January 1st. Call (905)434- 7955. 3-BEDROOM SPACIOUS apartments, Oshawa. Clean, professionally man- aged. Large back- yard/deck. Near Lakeview Park. Includes parking, utilities, laundry facilities. No pets/smoking. $1250 main fl oor. $950 lower lev- el. First/last. 905-431- 1552. 50 ADELAIDE ST. 290 & 300 Mary St. Adult Life- style Buildings. Bachelor, 1 & 2 Bedrooms. From $825, $1125, $1325 to $1575. Elevator access. Within walking distance to downtown. Bus stop locat- ed in front of building. Lo- cated near the Oshawa Hospital. Toll Free 1-800- 800-RENT (7368) www.skylineonline.ca Condominium Suites in Oshawa 2 & 3 Bdrm's Free Utilities, Parking. Senior's, Retiree's & GM Discounts 905-728-4993 AJAX 1-BDRM newly renovated basement apt. Avail immediately. $700 all inclusive, parking, laundry. Close to all amenities, call (416)737-4188 or (905)426-2961. AJAX- OXFORD Towers. Spacious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 3-bedroom $1139/mo. Plus parking. Available Jan. 1st & Feb. 1st. 905-683-8571. BOWMANVILLE immacu- late 1 bedroom apt. Avail immediately. secured en- trance very quiet building $929 includes appliance, utilities, parking and laun- dry facilities. 905-666-1074 KING ST. Bowmanville, 1- bedroom $650/month, newly renovated, Jan 1st. Close to all amenities. Call to view (905)914-1449. 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 Apartments & Flats for RentA LUXURY APARTMENTS. Enjoyable, Upscale Living. 333 Simcoe St N, Oshawa. 2 Bedroom Suites From $1535. Frequent social events held in common room. In suite laundry in every unit. Elevator ac- cess to your unit. Bus stop located in front of building. Located across the street from the hospital. Toll Free 1-800-800-RENT (7368) www.skylineonline.ca NORTH OSHAWA 1 & 2 bedroom Jan. Feb. and Mar. lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances included. Pay cable, parking, laundry facilities. (905) 723-2094 OSHAWA - large one bdrm with walkout. Separ- ate entrance, quiet neigh- borhood. Avail Dec 1st. $750 all inclusive. 905- 260-7323 OSHAWA, Newly Reno- vated Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm & Penthouse 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, Ritson/Wolfe, 2-bdrm including utilities plus 2 bdrm plus utilities. Parking, fridge/stove in- cluded. First/last, available immediately. Call 647-404- 1786. PICKERING 2 BED- ROOM basement, large, legal, professionally fi n- ished, sep. entrance, 4-pc. washroom, laundry, park- ing, private backyard. Near schools, shopping, bus. $950/inclusive. No dogs. Immediate. 647-229-1465. PICKERING - WHITES/ BAYLY, 1-bedroom base- ment apt., recently reno- vated, clean, quiet, utilities and parking included. Available immediately. $800/month. No smoking. Call (905)420-3738. PICKERING, FURNISHED 2-bedroom basement apt. Full kitchen, separate en- trance, lots of natural sun- light. Whites/Strouds, near 401. $900 inclusive. Im- mediate. No smoking. (905)420-5369 PORT PERRY, Walk to Lake Scugog. Enjoy peaceful, beautiful town. Spacious 3-bdrm. Well- kept, quiet 3-storey build- ing. Balcony, 1-parking, Security Video. No Smok- ing/Dogs. First/last. 905- 985-6032, 905-430-7816. PORT WHITBY 1722/1724 Dufferin St. Newly renovat- ed spacious 2-bedrooms $835. Available immediate- ly/Jan. 1st. Laundry/park- ing, walk to GO, 401/Brock St. Near sports arena/shopping. 1-800- 693-2778 SIMCOE/MILL OSHAWA, near 401. Nice, clean, quiet building, near shop- ping, transportation. Utilities included. 1-bed- room, $769, 2-bedroom, $889, 3-bedroom, $1009, available now, fi rst/last. (905)436-7686 until 8pm. 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 WHITBY BACHELOR separate eat-in kitchen. bright, large, clean, in small building. No smok- ers/pets. Dundas/Brock. $695-inclusive, parking, Avail immediately/Jan 1. Call 416-438-4895. Apartments & Flats for RentA WESTNEY/SULLIVAN, Ajax New 1-bedroom plus living room, basement apartment. Separate en- trance & laundry. Parking. Available immediately. No pets/smoking. $750/mo +utilities. Call Mujeeb at 416-666-2649. WHITBY - LARGE 1 BDRM. basement. apt. Kitchen, separate en- trance, non-smoking and no pets, $700/month. Available immediately. Call 905-665-6056. WHITBY immaculate completely redone 1 bed- room central. Available immediately. $785, appli- ances, heat, water, laundry facilities and parking. 905- 666-1074 or 905-493- 3065. WHITBY NEW 2 BED- ROOM walkout basement apt. Thickson/Manning. $1000 inclusive. A/C, 2 ap- pliances, parking. No smoking/pets. Available immediately. 905-721- 0429. 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, 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. WHITBY, 2 bedrooms from $950 - $970 all inclusive Close to all amenities. Of- fi ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 Condominiums for RentC BOWMANVILLE LUXURY Condos. Available Immedi- ately. All 5 Appliances In- cluded. Call Today to View (905) 697-8261 NEW UNITS IN LUXURY Oshawa condo. Down- town location. Ensuite laundry, gym, sauna, balconies, etc. 1-bed- rooms from $950, 1-bed- room+dens from $1100, 2-bedrooms from $1200. Available immediately. Matthew 416-723-0847. Houses for Rent 3 BEDROOM Bungalow. Taunton Rd. (East of Brock Rd.) $1500/mo+heat and hydro. recently renovated upgraded plumbing, taps etc. Call (416)-698-2998 3-BEDROOM MAIN fl oor of house, Oshawa, $825/month plus utilities., Available immediately. For more info call (905)263- 8129. AVAILABLE JAN. 31- Ajax. Upper level, 4 bed- rooms, 3-baths, main fl oor laundry, $1,450 plus 2/3 utilities. Prefer non-smok- er, no pets. Dennis Morgan Sutton Group Heritage, (416)587-0060, (905)831- 9500. NORTH PICKERING bun- galow on 0.84 acres. 3bdrm house for rent. Ap- prox. 1200 sq.ft. with kitch- en, living room, lots of stor- age. Open tender-mini- mum rent asking $1100.00/mth + utilities. Contact Danielle at 1-866- 833-2033, x 230. OSHAWA 3 bedroom bun- galow $1250+utilities Cen- tral Park/Adelaide. hard- wood/ceramics. Includes 7 appliances Large private yard w/deck. Avail Feb 1. Call for appt. (905)728- 0650 REMODELED SMALL 2- bedroom bungalow, Scu- gog Island, near Casino. Available now. Includes 2,000 sq.ft. workshop with hydraulic hoist. $1600/mo. for both. 905-985-0925. Houses for Rent OSHAWA 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, with garage, Sim- coe/Taunton, large kitchen, 3-bath, 5-appliances, a/c, double interlocking drive- way, fenced yard with deck. No smoking/pets. $1,300/month, plus utilities, First/last. 905- 571-4372. OSHAWA HOUSE beauti- ful detached 3-bdrm bun- galow, main fl oor, newly renovated, suits quiet adult or working couple. No smoking/pets. $1150-inclu- sive. fi rst/last/references. December/January 1st 905-721-9789, 905-922- 4751. OSHAWA, SPACIOUS second fl oor & loft, 3 bed- rooms, 2 bathrooms, park- ing, $1200/inclusive. Available immediately. Call Jake (416)627-1199 Townhouses for RentT 3-BEDROOM, central Oshawa, excellent condi- tion, appliances, rec-room, $1320/month all inclusive, fi rst/last. Available immedi- ately. Call Martin (416)318- 2763 or (905)728-1420. NORTH OSHAWA, near college, furnished 3-bed- room, upper two levels. First/last, water, laundry, hydro included, on bus route. Available immedi- ately. Basement occupied. (905)571-6766 or cell (905)767-2556. NORTHVIEW MEADOW Co-op currently has 2/3/4 bedroom units available. Please call 905 721 8370 or come to 1252 Pentland St, Oshawa to pick up an application. 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 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. WHITBY, 2 Brand New 3- bedroom townhouses, Winchester/Baldwin, 3 bathrooms, hardwood fl oors, fi replace. Near shopping, transit, ravine backyard, walkout base- ment. $1300/month. Call 1- 416-826-1919. Rooms for Rent & WantedR AJAX- Large, clean Fur- nished room with walk in closet in large quiet home. Share entire house. Phone, cable, laundry. $550/mo, fi rst/last. No smoking/pets. Bus route. Avail. immediately. 416- 893-0140 CLEAN QUIET room for rent. Central Oshawa. Fridge, and microwave. Shared bathroom. $400 all inclusive with cable. Available Jan. lst. Call Justin (905)922-5055. LARGE BRIGHT ROOM, in new home, North Whit- by, bus routes, private bath, share kitchen/laun- dry. Utilities, cable, parking included. Non-smok- ing/pets, female preferred. Available immediately. $480/month. (905)493- 1819, (416)797-3234. Vacation Properties Places of Worship Rooms for Rent & WantedR OSHAWA near Durham College. Clean room for rent, furniture available, all appliances, cable/internet, utilities included, air condi- tioned. Markus (289)240- 0774 or (289)404-5829. Shared Accommodation BROOKLIN, Taunton/Win- chester Large beautiful fur- nished room. Huge jaccuz- zi bathroom, TV room, out- side BBQ and hottub. Available January 1st or 15th. $600 fi rst/last. All in- clusive, cable/parking. (905)432-6454. 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For$29plus GST you can have any birth notice, birthday, wedding, anniversary or engagement notice published. Prepayment is required.For information call This Week classiﬁ ed department Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 905-683-5110. Milestones is now a fee-for-service feature. TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 GROULX, Fernand "Fern" - 85 years, Who passed away on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at the SRH-St. Joseph's Health Centre. Beloved husband of the late May Groulx (nee Lesnick). Loving father of Mike (wife Carol) of Ajax, Terry, Jim (wife Janice) both of Thun- der Bay, Rod of Val Caron and Denise (hus- band Richard Desmarais) of Hanmer. Cher- ished grandfather of Aaron (wife Anna), Paul, Michele, Laura, Christina, Nicholas, Patrick and Renee. Predeceased by his sisters Yvonne and Irene, his brothers Wilfrid and Armand. Son of Alfred and Mary Louise Groulx both predeceased. Fern owned and operated S&G Foods in Thunder Bay for 22 years as well as Ramsey Lake Foods in Sud- bury for 10 years. He was also Past District Deputy and Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in Thunder Bay and was a co- founder of the Knights of Columbus Council #7368 Paul VI, St. Kevin's, Val Therese. During World War II Fern fl ew Halifax bomber planes for the RCAF. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #76 Sud- bury. Fern also enjoyed his time at camp.Resting at the Lougheed Funeral Home, Hanmer/Capreol Chapel, 4605 Mi- chelle Drive (at Hwy 69N), Hanmer Funeral Mass will be held at St. Kevin's Church, Val Therese on Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation at the Park Lawn Crematorium. Donations to the Arthritis So- ciety would be appreciated. (Friends may call Friday from 2-5 & 7-9 p.m.) Generals players Calvin de Haan and John Tavares selected By Shawn Cayley scayley@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — For scouts of the National Hockey League, the an- nual Top Prospects game is almost like having Christmas in January every year. On Jan. 14, at the General Mo- tors Centre in Oshawa, 40 of the top draft eligible players from across the Canadian Hockey League will converge and put on a show in the 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game for those who will determine just when they will hear their names called at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal. “Well, it’s certainly economi- cal,” E.J McGuire, director of NHL’s Central Scouting, said of having such talent in one place at the same time. “We’re a lazy bunch, us scouts. To bring the players to the scouts is something that the NHL and CHL really thought would be a home run, and it really has been. It’s a competitive game and an en- tertaining game.” And this game will feature a pair of Oshawa Generals in defenceman Calvin de Haan and forward John Tavares. Of course, that number could dwindle to one if the Gen- erals opt to trade Tavares prior to the Jan. 9 Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. For de Haan, who is at home in Carp, Ont. (near Ot- tawa) for the holidays, the chance to strut his stuff in front of the Oshawa fans in this game will be quite a thrill, he says. “It’s an honour obviously to play in front of the Gens fans,” de Haan said Thursday, via conference call. “They are probably some of the best fans in the whole country. (For me) I’ve just got to play my game and do what I do best out on the ice, work hard and just show- case my talents.” For McGuire, and the more than 100 NHL scouts who will be in the building, their eyes will be peeled for a variety of things, not the least of which includes assessing how these players react to playing out- side of their usual comfort zone. “We take that into consideration, but think of a long NHL season,” said McGuire of the difficulty fac- ing these players during a one night showcase in which many will be asked to play out of position. “Your defence partner is going to get hurt, there are trades in the NHL. These NHL evaluators have to look at how does he play with a new partner... when we go to see them with their own home uni- forms on, they are not always play- ing with the same defence part- ner and same linemate so this all goes into the evaluation process of how good they project to be (as) NHLers in the future.” The forwards named to the team will deal with the most disruption, as 18 of the 24, including Tavares, are listed as natural centremen and many will be forced to the wings. The rosters, which are selected by NHL teams, and divided up by Central Scouting boasts 13 other OHLers along with de Haan and Tavares, including Peter Holland, Taylor Beck and Michael Latta of the Guelph Storm, Zack Kassian of the Peterborough Petes, Ryan O’Reilly of the Erie Otters, Ryan Ellis of the Windsor Spitfires, Brampton Battalion forward Matt Duchene, Alex Hutchings of the Barrie Colts, Nazem Kadri of the London Knights, Taylor Doherty and Ethan Werek of the Kings- ton Frontenacs and goalies Ed Pasquale of the Saginaw Spirit and Scott Stajcer of the Owen Sound Attack. “I’ve just got to play my game and do what I do best out on the ice, work hard and just showcase my talents.” Oshawa Generals’ defenceman Calvin de Haan Durham’s leading wedding professionals are at the Ajax Pickering News Advertiser Spring 2009 Sunday, February 22, 2009 11am - 5pm Ajax Convention Centre 500 Beck Cres., Ajax 2 fashion shows 12 Noon and 3pm show guide Wednesday, Feb. 18th in your News Advertiser visit us online at: durhamweddingsource.com for vendor info call 905.683.5110 ext.230 or email lmccaig@durhamregion.com 2009 REGISTRATION OSHAWA LEGENDS ARENA Saturday Jan. 10 9:00AM - 3:00PM photocopy of proof of birth required for new players cash • cheque • debit • Visa • Mastercard Final registration will be Feb 21 and 22 at Iroquois Park For details and fees: www.whitbyminorlacrosse.com BOYS & GIRLS Serving Whitby and surrounding areas. durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 18 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 Roster for Top Prospects game unveiled Calvin de Haan John Tavares !SKÊÀ°-ÕÃ> 'ET¬ IN¬ SHAPE¬ WITH¬ THE¬ 5¬ 7EIGHT¬ ,OSS 4-¬¬ DOCTOR FORMULATED¬ LIFESTYLE¬ BASED¬ WEIGHT¬ REDUCTION¬ PROGRAMS¬ ,EARN¬ THE¬ ¬ SIMPLE¬ SECRETS¬TO¬SUCCESSFUL¬AND¬LASTING¬WEIGHT¬LOSS LBS¬FOR LOSE¬YOUR¬lRST -ÕÃ>Ê7>iÀ]Ê >ÌÕÀ«>ÌVÊVÌÀÊ>`ÊÌi}À>ÌÛiÊi`V>ÊÊ ÀiVÌÀÊvÊ1Ê7i}ÌÊÃÃ/Ê V 1UESTION¬ i>ÀÊ-ÕÃ>]Ê½ÛiÊLiiÊvÜ}Ê>ÊV>ÀiÀi`ÕVi`Ê`iÌÊ «>ÊvÀÊÎÊÌÃÊ>`ÊÃÌÊ>ÊÌÊvÊÜi}ÌtÊÜiÛiÀ]Ê ÛiÀÊÌiÊ«>ÃÌÊviÜÊÜiiÃÊÌiÊ«Õ`ÃÊ>ÛiÊÃÜÞÊLiiÊ VÀii«}ÊL>VÊÊ>}>°Ê7>Ì½ÃÊ}}Ê¶ !NSWER¬ *ÕÌÌ}Ê L>VÊ ÌiÊ Üi}ÌÊ ÞÕÊ Ì>ÞÊ ÃÌÊ ÃÊ >Ê ÛiÀÞÊ VÊ`i>ÊvÀÊÃÌÊ`iÌiÀÃÊÜÊ>ÛiÊÀiÃÌÀVÌi`Ê ÌiÀÊV>ÀVÊÌ>i° )N¬FACT¬STATISTICS¬SHOW¬THAT¬APPROXIMATELY¬¬OF¬ ALL¬DIETS¬FAIL¬EVEN¬WHEN¬THE¬INITIAL¬WEIGHT¬LOSS¬RESULTS¬ ARE¬GOOD¬ /iÊ«ÀLiÊÜÌÊÌiÊ`iÌÃÊÃÊÌ>ÌÊÞÕÊµÕVÞÊ«ÕÌÊ L>VÊÌiÊÜi}ÌÊÞÕÊÃÌÊÜiÊÞÕÊÃÌ«ÊÌiÊ«>°Ê ÞÊÀiÃÌÀVÌ}ÊV>ÀiÊÌ>i]ÊÞÕÀÊL`ÞÊi`>ÌiÞÊ }iÃÊÌÊÃÌ>ÀÛ>ÌÊ`i°Ê/ÃÊ`iviÃÛiÊiV>ÃÊ ÃÜÃÊ`ÜÊÞÕÀÊiÌ>LÃÊÊÀ`iÀÊÌÊVÃiÀÛiÊÌiÊ Ìi`Ê>ÕÌÊvÊV>ÀiÃÊV}Ê°ÊÊ7iÊÞÕÊ}ÊvvÊ ÞÕÀÊ`iÌ]ÊÌiÊL`ÞÊVÌÕiÃÊÌÊÃÌ>ÞÊÊVÃiÀÛ>ÌÊ `iÊ>`ÊÃÌÀiÃÊ>ÞÊiÝViÃÃÊV>ÀiÃÊ>ÃÊv>Ì°ÊÃÌÊvÊ ÌiÊÜi}ÌÊÃÌÊÊÌiÃiÊ«>ÃÊÃÊÌÊÀi>ÞÊv>Ì]ÊLÕÌÊ ÕÃVi°Ê7ÞÊ>ÀiÊÕÃViÃÊ«ÀÌ>ÌÊÌÊÌiÊÜi}ÌÊÃÃÊ «Õââi¶Ê Ã`iÀÊÌÃ\Ê£Ê«Õ`ÊvÊÕÃViÊV>ÊLÕÀÊ Õ«ÊÌÊxäÊV>ÀiÃÊ«iÀÊ`>ÞtÊxäÊV>ÀiÃÊ«iÀÊ`>ÞÊiµÕ>ÃÊ ÎxäÊV>ÀiÃÊ«iÀÊÜii°Ê4HEREFORE¬¬POUND¬OF¬MUSCLE¬ RESULTS¬IN¬OVER¬¬POUNDS¬OF¬FAT¬BURNING¬CAPACITY¬PER¬ YEAR¬ ÞÊÃ}ÊÕÃÌÊ£ÊÕViÊvÊÕÃVi]ÊÞÕÀÊL`Þ½ÃÊ>LÌÞÊ ÌÊVÀi>ÌiÊiiÀ}ÞÊ>`ÊLÕÀÊL`ÞÊv>ÌÊÃÊÃ}wV>ÌÞÊ Ài`ÕVi`°Ê -Ê ÜiÊ >}Ê Ìi«À>ÀÞÊ V>}iÃÊ ÌÊ i>Ì}Ê>LÌÃÊÜÊv>VÌ>ÌiÊÜi}ÌÊÃÃ]Ê«ÕÌÌ}ÊL>VÊ ÌiÊÜi}ÌÊÃÊ}ÞÊiÞÊÜiÊÀiÌÕÀ}ÊÌÊÞÕÀÊ`Ê i>Ì}Ê>LÌÃ°Ê -AINTAINING¬ PERMANENT¬ WEIGHT¬ LOSS¬ IS¬ ALL¬ ABOUT¬ PERMANENT¬CHANGES¬IN¬FOOD¬CHOICES¬FOOD¬QUANTITIES¬ AND¬LEVELS¬OF¬PHYSICAL¬ACTIVITY¬5¬7EIGHT¬,OSS4-¬HELPS¬ YOU¬MAKE¬THOSE¬CHANGES¬4HIS¬PROGRAM¬IS¬DIFFERENT¬ FROM¬ ANYTHING¬ YOUVE¬ EVER¬ TRIED¬ 7HY¬ "ECAUSE¬ IT¬TEACHES¬YOU¬WHAT¬YOU¬NEED¬TO¬DO¬TO¬KEEP¬YOUR¬ WEIGHT¬ OFF¬ FOR¬ GOOD¬ (OW¬ "Y¬ FOCUSING¬ ON¬ THE¬ SCIENCE¬BEHIND¬WEIGHT¬LOSS¬ADDRESSING¬WHY¬YOURE¬ OVERWEIGHT¬IN¬THE¬lRST¬PLACE¬Ê/iÊ«À}À>ÊvVÕÃiÃÊ ÊÌiÊÀ}ÌÊ>ÕÌÊvÊV>ÀiÃÊ>`ÊÌiÊVÀÀiVÌÊL>>ViÊ vÊÕÌÀiÌÃÊÌÊÃÌÕ>ÌiÊÞÕÀÊL`ÞÊÌÊLÕÀÊv>ÌÊ>`ÊÌÊ ÃÌÀiÊÌ°Ê9Õ½ÀiÊ}ÛiÊVÕÃÌâi`ÊiÝiÀVÃiÊ«À}À>ÃÊ >ÌÊi>VÊÃÌ>}iÊvÊÞÕÀÊÜi}ÌÊÃÃÊ«ÀViÃÃÊÌÊii«Ê ÞÕÀÊiÌ>LÃÊ}Ê>`ÊiVÕÀ>}iÊ«ÞÃV>Ê>VÌÛÌÞÊ qÊÃiÌ}Ê>ÊÌÊvÊÌiÀÊ`iÌÃÊ`½ÌÊ`°ÊÊviÃÌÞiÊ V>}iÊ ÃÊ i«>Ãâi`Ê ÃÊ Ì>ÌÊ ÞÕÊ V>Ê `vÞÊ ÌiÊ >LÌÃÊÌ>ÌÊV>ÕÃi`ÊÞÕÊÌÊLiViÊÛiÀÜi}ÌÊÊÌiÊ wÀÃÌÊ«>ViÊÜÌÊÜi`}i>LiÊVÃÕÌ>ÌÃÊ>Û>>LiÊ ÌÊi«ÊÞÕÊiÛiÀÞÊÃÌi«ÊvÊÌiÊÜ>Þ°Ê 4HIS¬IS¬THE¬MOST¬ IMPORTANT¬PART¬OF¬THE¬WEIGHT¬LOSS¬PUZZLE¬TO¬ENSURE¬ SUCCESSÊ/iÀiÊ>ÀiÊÌÃÊvÊi>ÌÞÊv`ÃÊ>`ÊÀiV«iÃÊ ÌÊVÃiÊvÀ]ÊiÃÕÀ}Ê«Ì>Êi>ÌÊ>`ÊÜi}ÌÊ ÃÃÊvÀÊvi°Ê`ÊÌiÊLiÃÌÊ«>ÀÌÊÃÊÌ>ÌÊÌ½ÃÊÃ«itÊ Ê V>ÀiÊVÕÌ}]ÊÊ«ÌÃÊ>`ÊÊ, -1/-tÊÕÃÌÊ vÜÊÌiÊ«>Ê>`ÊÞÕ½ÊÃÌ>ÀÌÊÃ}ÊÜi}ÌÊÊÞÕÀÊ wÀÃÌÊÜii°Ê1Ê 7i}ÌÊÃÃ/Ê«À}À>ÊÃÊÌÊ>ÌiÀÊ `iÌÊ«>°ÊÌÊÃÊ>ÊviÃÌÞiÊV>}iÊ«À}À>ÊÌ>ÌÊÜÊ ÃÌ«ÊÌiÊÞÞÊ`iÌ}ÊVÞVi]Ê>`ÊÌiÊ LAST¬PROGRAMÊ ÞÕ½ÊiÛiÀÊii`ÊLiV>ÕÃiÊÌ½ÃÊ}Õ>À>Ìii`ÊÌÊÜÀ°Ê Ê ¬¬.OW¬)¬FEEL¬ FANTASTIC¬ ¬¬AND¬)¬LOVE¬ ¬¬¬¬THE¬WAY¬ ¬¬¬¬¬¬)¬LOOK )¬AM¬ENERGETIC ¬¬¬¬¬AND¬FEEL¬A GREATER¬SENSE ¬¬¬¬¬OF¬CONTROL ¬¬¬IN¬MY¬LIFE BEFORE *OIN¬ ANY¬ TIME¬ BETWEEN¬ *ANUARY¬ ST¬ ¬ AND¬ -ARCH¬ ST¬ ¬ AND¬ RECEIVE¬ ¬ WEEKS¬ OF¬ PERSONAL¬ COACHING¬ A¬ ¬ VALUE¬¬ "ASED¬ON¬THE¬PURCHASE¬OF¬A¬FULL¬PROGRAM¬EXCLUDING¬PRODUCTS¬.OT¬VALID¬WITH¬ANY¬OTHER¬COUPONS¬SPECIALS¬OR¬PROMOTIONS¬/FFER¬EXPIRES¬-ARCH¬ ST¬ ÜÜÜ°ÕÜi}ÌÃÃ°V >ÝÊV>ÌÊ ÜÊ"«iÊ äx°È£°Èä ¬+INGSTON¬2OAD¬%AST¬5NIT¬ *ViÀ}ÊV>ÌÊ ÜÊ"«iÊ äx°nÎ£°{n{Ê ¬+INGSTON¬2OAD¬5NIT¬ THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 PAGE 19 A/Pdurhamregion.com durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 20 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 2, 2009 905-428-8100 RENOWNED REALTY INC. 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