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Citizens rise up against tower PICKERING RESIDENTS FUME OVER PLAN FOR THIRD BUILDING BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- About 100 residents met at the East Shore Community Centre Wednesday night to learn about, and give their two cents on, a proposal for a third apartment building at the former Bay Ridges plaza. SR and R Bay Ridges Ltd. purchased the land on the southwest corner of Liverpool Road and Bayly Street in 2006, intending to build San Francisco by the Bay, a mixed-use development consisting of 161 townhouses and two apartment buildings (16 and 18 sto- reys) and 25,000 square feet of retail or com- mercial space. Despite outrage from the com- munity, as the residents -- especially seniors -- enjoyed shops and services close to home and feared it would cause more traffic, coun- See RESIDENTS page 14 newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 20092 AP CANADIAN GOLD EXCHANGE Sell your GOLD & SILVER May 29, 30 & 31 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm Hilton Garden Inn 500 Beck Cres., Ajax (401 and Salem Exit) WE BUY ITEMS SUCH AS: '/,$ 3),6%2 #/).3 s #(!).3 s %!22).'3 2).'3 s "2!#%,%43 s 34%2,).' &,!47!2% 3),6%27!2% s "2/!#(%3 s $%.4!, '/,$ -%$!,,)/.3 s 3#2!0 '/,$ s "2/+%. '/,$ /$$ %!22).'3 s "2/+%. #(!).3 s #,!33 2).'3 GOLD & SILVER CHARMS We payTop Dollar forOld & BrokenJewellery CANADIAN GOLD EXCHANGE We’re back in Ajax! newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 20093 AP Over 200 Stores & Services pickeringtowncentre.com Spring & Summer Fashion Celebration Special Guest! 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Cosmetics partner: ‘I love you’, Woods told his wife before his body was discovered in Pickering BY JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com WHITBY -- The widow of murdered trucker Don- ald Woods tearfully recounted Wednesday the last contact she had with her husband before his body was found in Pickering. “The last words I heard from my husband were, ‘I love you and I’ll talk to you in the morning’,” Nicole Woods said as she began to weep on the witness stand in Superior Court in Whitby. Ms. Woods recounted for jurors how her concern grew as the following day, June 22, 2006, passed without her hearing from her husband, who was typically in touch with her by phone several times a day when he was on the road. “Later that evening, around 5 o’clock, I packed up my son and picked up my dad and we went looking for my husband,” Ms. Woods said. Ms. Woods drove from her Brockville-area home west on Hwy. 401 to a truck stop in Belleville her husband had called her from the previous night, jurors heard. But there was no trace of Mr. Woods or his rig, Ms. Woods testified. She learned the next day Mr. Woods had been found shot to death in the sleeper cab of his truck, which was found behind the Wal-Mart store on Brock Road in Pickering. His cargo, a load of air-chilled chicken, was missing. Charged with first-degree murder in Mr. Woods’s slay- ing is Paul Cyr, of Montreal. Under questioning by prosecutor Jinwon Kim, Ms. Woods said her husband, a long-time trucker working for a Montreal company, was at the time of his death con- sidering an offer from another Montreal firm, JC Drivers. That company, jurors have heard, was operated by Paul Cyr’s brother, Jacques Cyr. Mr. Woods had made arrangements to meet with some- one from JC Drivers at the Ten Acre truck stop in Bel- leville the night he disappeared, jurors heard. Ms. Woods testified that when she stopped at the truck stop in search of her husband, she spoke to a man in a JC Drivers truck. “They were who Donnie was supposed to meet the night before,” Ms. Woods testified. The trial continues. COURTS Tearful wife recalls last contact with trucker CELIA KLEMENZ / METROLAND L’il Damian dashes over rocks PICKERING -- Damian Oliver Orfao found the rocks surrounding a playground in Millennium Park just as much fun as he and his brother and grand- parents took advantage of a warm day to play at the waterfront recently. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 20094 AP 280 Kingston Rd. 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Wash Dishwasher New stops signs slated for Fairport Road, but residents’ group had hoped for more BY REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- The fight over Fairport Road has been settled for now with the installa- tion of new stop signs. A group of residents has been fighting to get traffic calming measures on the road, where they say drivers often travel twice the 40-km/h speed limit. Last week, the City agreed to put a four-way stop sign at Fairport and Boni- ta Avenue and Voyager Avenue, and three-way stop sign at Glenanna Road and Fairport. As well, the stop signs at Welrus Street and Fairport will remain, road-watch signs will be posted in the neighbour- hood and lines will be painted on the road providing a lane for parking, biking or jogging and narrowing the road. Ian Cumming, a Fairport Road resident and member of the traffic calming com- mittee, said for years residents got the impression no one at Pickering City Hall wanted to do anything about the situa- tion. “It’s not really traffic calming, what we really got was a little bit of traffic control, but after nine years we finally got some- thing,” he said. Mr. Cumming said radar on the street showed 47 per cent of people speed, and the group’s threshold for speeding was 60 km/h. “We’ve been clocking cars coming down there at night all the way up to 115 kilometres per hour.” Initially, there was to be another public meeting about the traffic-calming issue in the fall, after the most recent one in March. However, Mr. Cumming said many felt it was a stalling game and instead the residents’ group took the issue to coun- cil. “What we did is we went out and deliv- ered about 400 flyers and we went to City Hall on Tuesday, we had about 100 people there, and we showed them we weren’t going away,” said Mr. Cumming. Not everyone was in favour of the traf- fic-calming measures on the road. “Thoroughfares are meant to move traffic along in a safe manner, and not encourage traffic to go to other streets to avoid it,” said Charlotte Sheardown, a Mountcastle Crescent resident. She was concerned about the cost of some of the traffic calming solutions as well. Ms. Sheardown said she wished the fall meeting had proceeded, but is OK with the solution. Ultimately, Mr. Cumming and his group had been hoping for more. “We would like to have seen some raised crosswalks, maybe some raised intersections, something a car could drive over quite comfortably at 50 kilo- metres per hour, but if you drive down there at 100, it would probably rip the underside of your car,” he said. He thanked Mayor Dave Ryan and local Councillor Jennifer O’Connell for support and said the police have been doing a good job on the enforcement end. “Will it help? Anything will help,” he said. CITY HALL Compromise reached in Pickering traffic-calming battle We’ve been clocking cars coming down there at night all the way up to 115 kilometres per hour. Resident Ian Cumming 1 Cedar Street, Ajax, Ontario www.durhamsecondary.com OPEN HOUSE Find out more about Durham’s affordable alternative to public education. 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Veridian officials rolled out their new campaign asking consumers to keep an eye on their TV’s energy consumption at an event at Ajax Best Buy last Friday. “Our goal is to help residents make smart choices so they can conserve ener- gy, save money and reduce greenhouse gases,” said Diana Hills-Milligan, manag- er, executive office and public affairs for Veridian. She pointed out that in some homes TVs and their add-ons use more electrici- ty than refrigerators. Veridian is sending a flyer on how to reduce consumption to all customers in their coverage area, which includes most urban areas in Durham except for Oshawa and Whitby. This can include purchasing Energy Star high-efficiency TVs and plugging in all the components to a power bar that can be switched off when residents aren’t home. That can save as much as $100 per year for families. The Veridian representatives were joined by Ajax-Pickering MPP Joe Dick- son, who that morning had released a statement letting residents know Veridian would be moving to time-of-use pricing in spring 2010. Veridian customers currently pay 5.7 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 600 kilowatt hours they use and 6.6 cents for every kilowatt hour after that. Under the new pricing system approved by the Province, the fee is 9.1 cents per kilowatt hour during peak times from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the summer, 7.6 cents during mid-peak times and 4.2 cents during off- peak, which currently begins at 10 p.m. and runs until 7 a.m. It will begin at 9 p.m. starting in November. Weekends and hol- idays are off-peak. “We plan to start in some of the small- er communities in Durham Region, com- munities in Brock Township, Uxbridge and Port Perry,” said George Armstrong, manager of regulatory affairs and key projects for Veridian. “Over the course of about 12 months we’ll have the majority of our customers moved over to time-of- use rates.” Mr. Armstrong said Veridian was one of the early adopters of smart meters and that’s why the company can move for- ward with the new pricing plan. He said the goal isn’t to bring in more revenue, but to reassign costs. “Time of use rates more closely mimic what it costs to produce electricity.” Veridian plans an extensive education campaign before moving to time-of-use pricing and Mr. Dickson expects resi- dents to adjust when they do things like laundry or dishes. “I think the new system shows that by using the (mid-peak and off-peak) hours, there’s considerable saving for the hom- eowner,” he said. He thinks the education campaign will take care of addressing many of the con- cerns residents have before the first bills go out. “With or without the first bill, this is an education process for us,” he said. Mr. Armstrong agrees. “We will be giving them the tools so there’s no need to complain when they receive their bill because it won’t be a surprise to them.” ELECTRICITY Veridian to roll out time-of-use pricing in Durham VIJAY BADHWAR, DMD Dental Care for Adults, Kids and Great Big Babies. • A Full Range of Dental Treatments - Bring the whole family. • Saturday & Evening Appointments - To serve you better. • Flexible Payment Options - Helping you get the treatment you want. • A Relaxing Atmosphere - Virtual vision glasses, stereo headphones to help ensure you have a pleasant visit. 905-683-1391 We keep our patients smiling by taking the time to understand their needs. Add our friendly, caring staff and state-of-the-art techniques and you’ve found a good dental home. 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Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 40052657 Member: Ontario Press Council, OCNA, CCNA, SNA. All content copyright Editorial Opinions THANKS Pickering legion ladies are the best To the editor: Today we read about lay-offs, war, etc. I thought I would write about a shining light, the ladies of 606 Legion. Wow, what a great bunch of hard-working ladies who keep that legion moving. The president and her girls do so much for the seniors of Pickering and their families -- the dinners, Easter Parade, the D- Day Parade -- so many things and always the Open House at the legion. They, of course have a great bunch of male members who are always there to help, including our MP, Dan McTeague, Doug Dickerson and others. They also sponsor the Highland Creek Pipe Band. I could go on all day. I have been a member of other branches, but this beats them all. This is your legion Pickering. I am proud to belong. Kenny Allen Pickering POLITICS Attack ads not positive use of money To the editor: At a time when our nation is facing a $50- billion deficit and our riding is staring at the problems inherent in the decline of General Motors, I find it highly offensive and rather confusing to be bombarded by TV ads attacking the leader of the opposi- tion. As a concerned voter, I would far rath- er see my government’s money and ener- gy put to positive use. If our government’s main strategy in dealing with our economic crisis is to discredit Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (even before an election has been called), then God save us all! Derrick Huston Oshawa COMPENSATION Public service wage growth unfair to ‘tapped-out’ taxpayers To the editor: Just read that the Durham Region Police Service has reached a contract. A first-class constable will make $78,000 base. How is the region going to pay for this? I feel that the police force, firefight- ers and teachers will bankrupt Durham Region. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the work you do. It’s just that the average tax- payer is tapped out. I have never seen so many homes for sale in my neighbourhood and not sell- ing. Wages for public service cannot grow when people are losing their homes. It is irresponsible and selfish. Nicholas Grebenc Clarington AUTO SECTOR Son backs father’s case as CAW hero To the editor: Re: Older retirees hit hardest, Tom Bulger letter, May 27. As one of Tom Bulger’s seven children, I would like to further comment to GM and CAW employees who have been lucky enough to be blessed with extensive buy- out packages/pensions. Maybe these employees should be con- tent and not feel they are entitled to more. Our father raised seven children who were blessed to have two of the most won- derful parents in the world and who taught us to be thankful for family and what we have. We did without special things but we loved each other and appreciated the times we had together. Our father never openly complained even though he had more than enough to com- plain about; being shafted by Houdaille in their closing and his loss of pension mon- ies and losing out on the extravagant pen- sion buyouts GM has offered to its employ- ees in recent times. We understand there are a lot of very hard-working people who certainly deserve their pensions but next time you think the extensive cash and cars packages you’re offer by GM isn’t enough, remember Tom Bulger and how he stepped up and did what he had to for his family. He is a true CAW hero, forgotten in the greed. Respect older retirees, please. Mike Bulger Bowmanville Forget election talk and focus on fixing economic problems He may be the $50-billion man as some have dubbed Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, but that is not reason enough to send the country to the polls this summer. Rumours of election fever have been in the air, sparked by Mr. Flaherty’s admission the projected deficit for this fiscal year is now a full 50 per cent higher than January’s predict- ed amount of $34 billion. That is a staggering number. However, it merely underlines how truly disastrous this worldwide recession is, the longest in history outside of the Great Depression. Everywhere you look around the globe, and especially with our neigh- bours to the south, the economic numbers are humbling. Job loss is the worst it has been in nearly three decades and shows no signs of improvement. Employment Insurance claims grow by double digits on a monthly basis. Ottawa’s tax revenues are down so it’s no wonder the deficit is climbing to record heights. Would the opposition really be able to do any better? The problems we face in Canada are long-term and are internation- al in nature. And the solutions called for by the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois have largely been followed by the Conservatives, including improvements to Employment Insurance, announced earlier this week. The feds have also announced massive stimu- lus spending projects in the budget -- also called for during last December’s showdown between the opposition and the Conserva- tives -- so it’s hard to see what would change with a different government at the helm. Fact is, we have had three federal elections since June 2004 and have wound up with three minority governments. Another elec- tion within the next few months would likely bring the same result. The last election took place less than eight months ago and anoth- er $300 million in campaign mudslinging would risk burning out the electorate and turning off voters more than anything else. What’s needed right now is a concerted effort to wrestle this recession to the ground. 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He was wearing all black clothing, including a black tuque, with a scarf partially covering his face. He was also wear- ing red winter gloves. If you have information about the investigation: CALL 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5355 (Major crime robbery) CRIMESTOPPERS: Anonymous tips can be made to Durham police at 1-800-222-8477 Fugitive U.S. sex offender tracked to Pickering DURHAM -- A convicted sex offend- er who’s been living in Pickering since fleeing the United States is in custody and facing deportation after being busted by Durham police. Jeffrey Roberts, 36, of Wichita, Kansas, was working on a job site in Toronto as a roofer when officers with Durham’s Offender Manage- ment Unit arrested him last Friday. An order for his removal from Cana- da has been issued, police said. Mr. Roberts was convicted in 1999 of aggravated indecent liber- ties on a 15-year-old girl. Part of his sentence was a requirement to report to authorities with the Kansas sex offender regis- try three times a year. Mr. Roberts reported just once, in 2004, before fleeing the jurisdic- tion and coming to Canada, police said. A joint investigation involv- ing Durham and Toronto police, the Canada Border Services Agency and American authorities led to Pickering. Durham officers were watching when the man left his residence May 22 and maintained surveillance until he was taken into custody. DURHAM -- An assault charge laid against a Durham police officer has been withdrawn by the Crown. Constable Nicholas Baldini had been charged with a single count of assault causing bodi- ly harm relating to an arrest in January of this year in Oshawa. Tuesday in court prosecutors dropped the charge, saying there was no reason- able prospect of conviction. The charge was laid by investigators with the Province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which probes incidents of injury or death suf- fered by civilians during interaction with police. The SIU was called in after Const. Baldini was involved in an arrest outside a supermarket on Wilson Road in Oshawa Jan. 5 that left a man injured. After a review of the incident Durham police brass made the decision not to suspend Const. Baldini, who remains on active duty at Oshawa’s 17 Division. POLICING Assault charge against Durham constable dropped newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 200911 AP Growing Durham study defended by planning committee chairman BY KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- A plan headed to Regional Council on June 3 could lead to unchecked sprawl in rural areas, Ajax Mayor Steve Parish says. However, John Gray, the head of Durham’s planning committee and the Oshawa mayor, said the Ajax mayor’s interpretation is wrong and growth in the Region is being han- dled in a logical sequence. The Growing Durham study is the Region’s response to the Provincial Growth Plan, which gives a broad overview of how and where devel- opment can occur. One of the main features of the provincial plan is a requirement for more intensive development in existing urban areas, rather than building more single-family homes that eat up prime agricul- tural land. Mayor Parish said the Region’s plan will lead to sprawl, particularly in northeast Pickering, near Green- wood. “They’ve designated 1,200 hect- ares, about 2,900 acres, without a watershed study, a financial analy- sis and if less viable lands could be used for population growth,” Mayor Parish said. “A, it’s additional land that’s not needed and B, no analysis has been undertaken on if these are the right lands that should be developed,” Mayor Parish stated. There are lands in Clarington that should be developed prior to the Pickering lands, he added. “It doesn’t make sense to me,” Mayor Parish stated. “The final deci- sion maker on this is the Province of Ontario. That’s where the real test may well come, if they allow Dur- ham to sprawl unnecessarily.” If the provincial government allows development in northeast Pickering, “basically, they’re send- ing the signal that they’re not pre- pared to stand behind their own legislation. Are they prepared to stand behind it or is it just talk? That’s the real acid test.” Mayor Gray retorted that his Ajax counterpart has been making “rather sensationalist statements. Basically, he doesn’t like growth in any other municipality, but he’s fine with massive growth in his own municipality.” The section in northeast Pickering is “a logical area to develop. It’s not in the greenbelt, but the whitebelt. At the end of the day, the science didn’t include it in the greenbelt,” Mayor Gray said. Growth is generally highest near major cities, he noted, and Pickering “is the closest. It’s a logical area to see development. It’s the reason Ajax built so many houses. It’s the closest to Toronto. Pickering didn’t have land to be developed that was serviced. That will shift as land is available in northeast Pickering.” The Seaton area of Pickering will be developed prior to the northeast area, Mayor Gray said. He noted when Durham is fully developed, 16 per cent of its land will be in an urban form, while the remaining 84 per cent will be open space or agricultural. “You’ll never see those ratios in Peel Region or York Region. I think it’s a pretty responsible use of our land mass.” Watershed studies are “always done in the second stage and done at the municipal level,” he added. POLITICS Ajax mayor says regional growth plan means sprawl newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 200912 AP ©2009. Sears Canada Inc. NE054G209 1-800-267-3277 Look for this symbol and Shop by Phone When you see this phone symbol on an item in this ad, it means you can buy it at your local Sears store, or order it over the phone by calling this toll free number. 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Mayor Dave Ryan, also in atten- dance, said “it is appropriate for the downtown as it evolves in this municipality.” But residents think the new 25-storey building will make the area too dense, adding 237 more units, for a total of 734 on the site. Pickering’s Official Plan only allows 140 units maximum per hectare in the area and develop- ers are asking council to make it 225. “You change that guideline for these people and you’re going to change it for everyone in the future,” said local resident Doris Hopper-Riede. She and others said using the Places to Grow Act was a poor excuse for the development. She also criticized the small parkette to be included in the complex, calling it “a sorry hand- kerchief-sized excuse for a park.” Tim Dobson, president of the newly-formed group, Growing Responsibly In Pickering, ques- tioned why SR and R hinted at a third tower at the beginning, but decided to only go ahead with two at first. “It looks like it was designed that way right from the begin- ning,” Mr. Dobson said. Mayor Ryan ensured there was no conspiracy on the City’s part and council only makes deci- sions on what is proposed. Local resident Deborah Long- shaw has been fighting the City for years to help stop dangerous driving in the area and noted she helped people in three separate accidents last year. A Corvette even crashed into her fence, she said. “Now you want to add a huge mega-tower to my problem at Liverpool and Bayly,” she said. The possibility of a pedestri- an bridge across Hwy. 401 and improving transit in the area should alleviate the traffic, Mayor Ryan said. Residents also voiced environ- mental concern for the nearby Douglas Ravine and the trouble extra cars could cause in case of emergency at the Pickering nuclear station. Mayor Ryan noted recent testing has shown the area can be completely evac- uated in six hours. SR and R representatives did not attend. SAN FRANCISCO BY THE BAY Residents say Pickering breaking its own density rules You change that guideline for these people and you’re going to change it for everyone in the future. Resident Doris Hopper-Riede RESIDENTS from page 1 JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND Mr. Roboto WHITBY -- Hans Lidon, of Gandatsetiagon Public School in Pickering, gets some tips from Michael Peters during a robotics event at the Durham District School Board recently. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 200915 P 2008 CLEAROUT SALE!2008 CLEAROUT SALE! Some models priced below cost, Some models priced below cost, SAVE THOUSAVE THOUSANDS!SANDS! 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Local awards are for $4,500 and provin- cial winners receive $20,500. The award rec- ognizes university- and college-bound students for their achievements in leader- ship, innovation, academic performance and community service. “An investment in the education of these outstanding citizens is an investment in our society’s future,” said Norman Riddell, executive director and CEO of the Cana- da Millennium Scholarship Foundation. “These individuals have already demon- strated their ability to better the world around them; they know how to make a difference -- something they will continue to do long after the foundation’s mandate winds down at the end of this year.” Since 2000, the foundation has present- ed one million bursaries and scholarships worth $3 billion to Canadian students. Its mandate runs until the end of 2009, making this the final round of entrance awards. Lee-Ann’s award was won in part for her quest for social justice. She worked with a small group of peers and staff to found a gay-straight alliance and, despite nega- tive peer pressure, organized fundrais- ers, awareness campaigns and multi-faith discussions on discrimination. She’s also been an organizer in the school’s 30-hour famine and Spread the Net Challenge, fundraising to fight hunger and malaria in the developing world. In all, she’s helped raise more than $12,000 for charities. She’s also involved in music. Lee-Ann plans to study nanoscience and physics at univer- sity. Genevieve has been involved with her school’s student council since Grade 8 and was its president this year. She’s also a co- founder of the St. Mary Students Against Impaired Driving and executive leader of Assisting the Community Together Com- mittee to raise awareness about homeless- ness. Genevieve is a rugby player for her school team, of which she is captain, and for the Ajax Wanderers Club. Samantha is a member of Learning to Hope, which provides education for kids in Cusco, Peru, and has organized many awareness events. She was student trustee last year, works as a peer tutor, mentor to Grade 9 students and is active in the envi- ronmental club. She hopes for a career in pediatric medicine. No profile was available for Danielle Cad- hit. EDUCATION High-achieving Pickering students honoured CELIA KLEMENZ / METROLAND AJAX -- Pickering High School student Lee-Ann Barlow is one of a number of high school students from across the region recognized for their school and community involvement. SAMANTHA PUTOS newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 200916 AP WE’VE BEEN DIRECTED TO SELL OFF AT ANY COST A MASSIVEOVERSUPPLYOF 09 RV’SFROM THECANADIANMARKET! The Oshawa Centre Mall PARK MODELS • TENT TRAILERS • TRAVEL TRAILERS • FIFTH WHEELS EVERYTHING MUSTBE SOLD!INTHESE 4DAYS! 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It’s not uncommon, she says, for guests such as the paperboy and mailman to be “attacked,” dive-bomb-style, by a pair of robins that has taken up residence on her front door. “They’re very protective,” said Ms. Ste- vens of the birds, but with good rea- son. Dubbed Marty and Martina by Ms. Stevens and her boyfriend, Douglas Marleau, the birds recently became parents. In early May, three chicks hatched in the nest, located on a spring wreath hung from Ms. Stevens’ front door. The addition of Huey, Duey, and Louie have brought the robins’ ranks up to five -- all squeezed into the small nest. “These days it’s hard not to smile as I come down the stairs in the mornings and am greeted by the prying eyes of a robin perched outside my door,” said Ms. Stevens, noting a window in the front door gives the couple a unique view into the world of wild birds. “While it has been an exciting experi- ence having front-row seats to the lay- ing and hatching of the robin’s eggs, now that the chicks have hatched it has become a challenge knowing when it is safe to use our front entrance,” she added. The adult birds are very protective of the nest, explained Ms. Stevens. The female is more aggressive and more daring of the two, and “she gives us dirty looks all the time,” said Ms. Stevens. The male is more skittish and tends to peek now and again through the front door win- dow into the house, checking in on Ms. Stevens and Mr. Marleau -- as well as their cat. “They’re really quite funny, they have funny personalities,” said Ms. Stevens, noting the couple tries their best not to disturb the birds. “We don’t really want to aggravate them. For the most part we try and humour them because my door is their door.” However, as interesting as it has been getting up close with nature, Ms. Ste- vens pauses for a moment when asked if she hopes they return to her front door again next spring. “Maybe I’ll hang the wreath on a tree next year and see if they go there,” she said. COMMUNITY Robins rule the roost at Ajax home SUBMITTED PHOTOS AJAX -- Thrya Stevens and Douglas Marleau have welcomed a quintet of wild guests to their home this spring as a pair of robins built a nest on their front door wreath. The birds are now parents to three chicks. They’re really quite funny, they have funny personalities. Thyra Stevens newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 200917 AP REFRESHMENT TENT, CARNIVAL & MORE! PROFESSIONAL RIBBERS7 LIVE BANDS ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & COUNTRY ESPLANADE PARK BEHIND PICKERING CITY HALL Our First Place Award Winning Event is Back BIGGER & EVEN BETTER! More Ribbers! More Food Choices! (BBQ Chicken, Burger, Dogs & Carribean Fare) FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING Join Us for the 2nd Annual PICKERING RIBFEST! More Entertainment! More Children’s Activities! More Family FUN! & Environmentally Friendly! Get Your Wet Naps Ready for this Summer’s Kick-off Event! HELP ROTARY! HELP THE COMMUNITY! For Sponsorship & Volunteerism visit: www.PickeringRibfest.com 20th ANNIVERSARY 20th ANNIVERSARY Steve & Peggy’s 2008 Wi n n e r o f t h e Reade r’ s C h o i c e Diamo n d A w a r d f o r Best L o c al E v e n t Loo k f o r Y o u r E v e n t Prog r a m & D i s c o u n t Cou p o n i n t h e J u n e 4 / 0 9 New s A d v e r t i s e r J & F Waste Systems Inc. Advertising Feature The fi rst southern Ontario lip-smackin’-good Ribfest featuring seven award-winning ribbers, a rainbow of entertainers from country, rock and big band, a magician, balloon rides (weather permitting) and amusement park for the children will be held at the Esplanade Park (behind Pickering City Hall) June 5, 6 & 7. The Rotary Clubs of Pickering and Ajax are excited to host the 2nd Annual Pickering Ribfest with seven ribbers this year. The People’s Choice Award winner for best ribs “Boss Hog” will be back, as well as “Billy Bones, winner of the best sauce competition. Joining them are returning ribbers: Bone Daddy, Bibbs BBQ, Silver Bullet, Camp31 and a new seventh ribber. In addition to the selection of award-winning delicious ribs, attendees will be tempted with a variety of other tasty foods. Succulent corn, BBQ chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs, seafood kabobs and Caribbean fare are sure to delight every taste. Two “refreshment” tents will be staffed by the Rotary Clubs of Ajax and Pickering. For the children, soft drinks and water are available. From an entertainment perspective organizers have put together a tremendous line-up of non-stop talent from the launch of the event at Noon on Friday through to its conclusion at 7 p.m. on Sunday. From country and classic rock to big band, calypso, gospel and children’s entertainers, this event has something for everyone! The line up at time of printing includes the following: Friday, June 5th · Frenchman’s Bay PS - Jr. and Sr. Choir: led by Melanie Hartshorn · Brian Rose Band: Featuring a unique blend of listenable, danceable music - jazz, swing, jive, pop, ballroom, Latin, and R&B (www.brianroseband.ca) · Code Green: Three classic rockers playing a blend of Rock & Roll, Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz, & R&B originals (www.codegreenband.com) · Lorraine Davies & The Too Drunk to Fish Band: An Internationally acclaimed Country/Rock/ Blues band that plays high energy, toe tapping music for all to enjoy! (www. facebook.com/pages/The-Too-Drunk-to-Fish-Band/10310150775) · Spider Jones and the Fabulous Web: Bringing the nitty-gritty back to the city! Groove to the soulful sounds of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Otis Redding and the Temptations and Wilson Pickett. (www.spiderjones.com) Saturday, June 6th · Jeff Snape - Children’s performer: MAGICIAN, CLOWN, WIZARD, ACTOR. Featuring live doves and rabbits, balloonimals, animaloons. Known as Canada’s greatest birthday performer! (www.magician.org/member/jeffsnape) · Pickering Starz Finalists: Three of the top fi ve winners from Pickering Stars 2008 will be there to perform for you. Kelly Bain ~ Pickering Stars 2008 Winner, Rachel Calvelli, 1st Runner up and Nequita Russell, 3rd Runner up. · No Currency (Youth Band): Popular local Pickering band premiered in May 2005. No Currency plays at local pubs, Wal-Marts across southern Ontario, Argo Games, and local charity events (www.nocurrency-band.piczo.com) · Exported Deportees (Youth Band): (www.myspace.com/theexporteddeportees) · George Lake Big Band: Their fi nely tuned repertoire draws on the timeless appeal of the greats - Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw - and arrangements by modern swing artists like The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and The Brian Setzer Orchestra. (www. georgelakebigband.com/) · Valerie Shearman Band: Valerie has sung folk/rock/jazz throughout her career. She’s a repeat performer at the Barrie Blues & Jazz Festival, The Markham Jazz Festival, and for 7 years running, The Birchmount Jazz Festival. (www.valerieshearman.com) · Blue Room – A consummate blues band: tightly cohesive with a great vocalist · (www.blueroommusic.com) · Parklane: A four-piece melodic Rock Band based in Cape Town, South Africa. · (www.myspace.com/bandparklane) · Roadhouse: They ain’t MOXY but you can bet that guitarist Earl Johnson’s new cover band, Roadhouse, is going to include a few of the classic tunes by the hard rock group he founded and remains part of: (www.roadhouseband.ca) · Rebekka Paige: An up and coming young country artist from Eastern Ontario with a distinct sound between Emmylou Harris and Natalie Maines (www.rebekka.ca) · Rick Johnson’s County Jamboree: Led by Pickering’s own Rick Johnson the Country Jamboree will treat the crowd to a host of country classics! 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Presented by Ajax/ Pickering Branch of the Navy League of Canada and Town of Ajax. Ajax Community Centre. 75 Centennial Rd. Ajax. 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $15 for reserved centre-stage tickets, $10 for general admission, $25 for general admis- sion for a family of four. YARD AND BAKE SALE. First Baptist Church Women’s Association. First Baptist Church. 812 Hortop St. Oshawa. Wheelchair Accessible. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lots of gently loved household goods. PLANT SALE. Bowmanville Museum. 37 Silver St. Bowmanville. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more infor- mation. For more information, contact the muse- um office at 905-623-2734 or visit the website at www.claringtonmuseums.com. SHEARING OPEN HOUSE. Spinning Wheel Alpaca Farm. 1857 Regional Rd. No. 3. Enniskil- len. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4-H Durham East will be selling goodies, there will b weaving and spinning demonstrations and there will be others chanc- es to check out life on the farm. Some proceeds donated to the Durham Humane Society. GARAGE SALE. Ajax-Pickering club of the Canadian Federation of University Women. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1525 Fieldlight Ave. Pickering. Lots of bargains to check out. For more information, visit www.ajaxcfuw.com. ANTIQUES AND GOOD THINGS SALE. Village of Taunton Mills Retirement Home. 3800 Brock St. N. Whitby. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. BARBECUE AND CAR WASH. Canadian Tire. Consumers Drive. Whitby. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All money raised in aid of Children’s Aid Society. CRAFT SALE. Ladies Auxiliary. Legion Branch 43. 471 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE. St. Francis of Assisi Parish Hall. 214 King Ave. E.. Newcastle. 7 p.m. Prizes, a 50/50 draw and lunch will be served. Admission is $10 and the hall is wheel- chair accessible. FRUIT WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL. Host- ed by Archibald Orchards and Estate Winery. 6275 Liberty St. N., Bowmanville. No-smoking event for those 19 and over. Noon to 5 p.m. Tick- ets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tick- ets can be purchased at Big Brothers and Sister Clarington office at 23 Scugog St., Bowmanville or at Archibald Orchards. All entry receipts donat- ed to Big Brothers and Sisters of Clarington. SUNDAY 31 WALK FOR THE DOGS. The Claremont Lion- ess is hosting the Lions Foundation of Canada Purina event. Registration at 11 a.m. Dog walk start at 11:30 a.m. A light lunch will be served afterwards. For information, call Laurie McCombe at 905-649-111. SECOND MARSH HIKE. Friends of the Second Marsh. Meet at west parking lot on Col. Sam Drive in Oshawa to hike Second Marsh and McLaughlin Bay Trails. 1 p.m. Those wishing to hike are urged to bring hiking shoes, binoculars, water and snacks and dress appropriately for the weather. Hike will be cancelled if it is raining and no dogs are allowed. For more information, e-mail ww.secondmarsh@rogers.com or call 905-723- 5047. MONDAY JUNE 1 PARKINSON SOCIETY REGION CHAP- TER. 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The school is holding an art exhibition for students in all grades to display their art to fam- ily, friends and the community. Student creations will include paintings, drawings, photogra- phy, sculptures and other medi- ums. The event includes an art auction, refreshments and many original pieces. “Our students are continuous- ly creating amazing art and it’s important to showcase it,” said art teacher Natalie Passarello, who is helping organize the event. Approximately 400 students will be showing work from art class or especially made for the exhi- bition. Grade 12 student Aaron Morris will be showing his black- and-white silver-print photo- graph of a face. “I was most proud of this piece and worked the hardest on it,” he said. “I hope people come; stu- dents here are really talented and it would be good for people to come and enjoy the art.” Kristin Chiasson, a Grade 12 student, is also excited. “My piece is an abstract fruit basket, I chose it because it is dif- ferent and not something you would expect from photography,” she said. “I think it will be a cool experience.” In addition to giving the stu- dents a chance to share their art, the event will benefit others. “We want the students to share their art with family, friends and the community. The event is also extended out to our feeder schools which gives them a feel of our visual art department,” said Ms. Passarello. The art auction will sell off art by the students. All proceeds will go to a local charity yet to be deter- mined. “Pine Ridge had put the exhi- bition at rest last year, and this year we have gotten really excited about it,” said Ms. Passarello. Admission is free. ART SHOW Pickering art show highlights Pine Ridge students’ talent MUSIC About the event: DATE June 4 ADDRESS 2155 Liverpool Rd. N. CELIA KLEMENZ / METROLAND PICKERING -- Aaron Morris, Kristin Chiasson, and Elizabeth Anderson, students at Pine Ridge Secondary School, are among the many students who will be showing their art work in an upcoming Imagine Nation exhibit. The show will be held at the Liverpool Road school on June 4 during the day for students and from 6 to 8 p.m. for the general public. MUSIC Motown comes to Pickering PICKERING -- It’s a night of Motown classics in Pickering on May 29. The official Motown Throwdown features Spider Jones and the Fabulous Web performing great songs by artists such as James Brown, Earth, Wind and Fire, Smokey Robinson, Kool and the Gang and more. The 10 p.m. show is at the JukeBox Live Resto Lounge, 1211 Kingston Rd. (between Liverpool Road and Walnut Lane). Admission is $10. For more information call 905-422- 0091 or visit www.jukeboxlive.ca. MUSEUM All things tea at Pickering workshops PICKERING -- Tea is the subject of a series of themed workshops at Pickering Museum Village over the next few months. Program developers Julie Oakes and Pam Edmonds delve into customs, trivia and tea varieties, all accompanied by a full-course tea menu. The first workshop on June 4 offers a peek into the world of author Jane Austen, featuring foods popular at the beginning of the 19th century. The June 25 Straw- berry Social Tea will have those who take part exploring the customs of 19th cen- tury socials. The history of chocolate is featured at the July 30 Chocolate Tea.The last workshop on Aug. 20, High Victorian Tea, centres on the British ritual of after- noon tea, the tea trade and the etiquette of a Victorian tea party. Space is limited. To register, visit www.cityofpickering. com/museum or call the museum village at 905-683-8401. Ajax arts festival runs this weekend AJAX -- The second annual Ajax Festival of the Arts comes to Pickering Village Saturday, May 30. The free event takes place at the Pickering Village Arena and sur- rounding area and will include a wide variety of entertainment and artistic delights. The all-day event kicks off at 10 a.m. and features main stage entertainment, including The Caverners, a Beatles tribute band, as well as local talent from the fields of writing, dancing, singing and art. There are also fun prizes to be won as well as a special Artisan’s Marketplace that features 40 vendors with a wide range of original artistic creations such as handcrafted pieces, fine art, photography and more. The family-focused festival fea- tures many opportunities for kids to get involved. The Krea8ive Kids Zone is where the younger set can make arts and crafts, have their faces painted, and draw on sidewalks among additional fun activities. Additional locations include an anime workshop at the Village Branch Library, an open house at both the Cultural Expressions Art Gallery and Ajax Creative Arts, live theatre presented by the StoneCircle Theatre and sup- plementary displays and infor- mation from the Ajax Heritage Committee. For further details, visit the Ajax Festival of the Arts website at www.townofajax.com. ARTS FESTIVAL Mike Ruta Entertainment Editor mruta@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comEntertainment Singers take the stage in Ajax AJAX -- Live musicians back singers performing a variety of songs in Ajax May 31. The singers will perform pop, rock, jazz and other tunes employing Speech Level Singing (SLS) method vocal techniques, taught at the I Sing Freely vocal studio in Oshawa by certi- fied SLS instructor Dimitri Machnine. The 7 p.m. concert is at Pickering Christian School, 162 Rossland Rd. E., Ajax. For more information and tickets, call Karen at 905-914-0380. Disney’s High School Musical comes to Oshawa Little Theatre BY MIKE RUTA mruta@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- As far as high school musicals go, it doesn’t get any more relevant for young people than, well, Disney’s High School Musical. Oshawa Little Theatre’s Youth Group presents the work starting May 28 at the theatre, 62 Russett Ave., Oshawa. The musical is the story of Troy Bolton, captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a shy transfer student, who both try out for the leads in their high school production. Along the way, they have to combat peer pressure and the tensions that arise from being in different school cliques. “A lot of them are in high school so they know what goes on behind the scenes in high school,” says director Ellyn Patte of the young people in the cast. She describes the work as “a great kids’ musical” and says Dis- ney’s High School Musical is like today’s Grease. Patte explains that the youth group at OLT is made up of 25 to 35 kids who audition in the fall to be a part of an annual spring musical. They rehearse every Satur- day for four hours and the youth group is intended as “an educa- tional tool ... for kids in the area.” The lessons have certainly paid off in the past. “We have had numerous kids end up in show biz,” she says. This year’s crop is 34 kids rang- ing in age from 11 to 16 years. Each has either a singing or a speaking part in the musical. The roles of Troy and Gabriella were, of course, highly coveted. “They audition to get into the youth group and once we chose the 34 kids, they auditioned (for the leads), so there were some sad faces and there were some happy faces,” Patte says. The two group members cho- sen as the understudies also have a chance to shine, as they’re tak- ing the stage for four of the 12 shows. Lead or not, the performers will earn a well-deserved rest after closing night. “There’s lot’s of singing and dancing so they’re going to be very tired by the end,” Patte says. Disney’s High School Musical runs from May 28 to June 6, with matinees May 30, 31 and June 6. Guest speaker on June 2 focuses on Group of Seven artist PORT PERRY -- Author, curator, educator and arts enthusiast Angie Littlefield is the guest of the Scugog Council for the Arts (SCA) on June 2. Littlefield will speak on Group of Seven artist Tom Thomson, who spent the first two months of his life in Durham Region, and in particu- lar on the research and family sto- ries that led to the exhibition and book The Thomsons of Durham: Tom Thomson’s Family Heritage and Thomson’s paintings, Near Lake Scugog and Evening Lake Scu- gog. The event is in the Patron’s Lounge of Town Hall 1873, 302 Queen St., Port Perry. Tickets are $10 for SCA members and $15 for non-members, avail- able at the Scugog Business Cen- tre, Unit G3, 181 Perry St. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • May 29, 200926 AP Friday May 29, 2009 Today’s carrier of the week is Matthew. Matthew enjoys video games & playing guitar. Matthew has received a dinner voucher from Subway & McDonald’s. Ajax and Pickering Locations 255 Salem Rd. S. D#1 42 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax 465 Bayly St. W. #5, Ajax Congratulations Matthew for being our Carrier of the Week. 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