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Pressrun 51,400 • 52 pages Optional 3-week delivery 6/$1 newsstand PICKERING Wednesday, October 7, 2009 NNewsews AAddveverrtitisseerrTHE BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- The air was chilly, but the wind stood still as candles glowed and a Pickering teen killed two years ago was remembered by friends and family at a tearful vigil Monday night. Wayne Nangreaves was killed in a boating incident on Oct. 5, 2007, just one month shy of his 16th birthday. I don’t want to remember his death, I want to remember his life more than anything in the world,” Wayne’s mother, Bernadette Lefebvre- Nangreaves, tearfully said to the crowd. 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LAURA STANLEY PHOTO CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Pickering family continues to grieve son’s death with his grandmother in Coboconk in Kawartha Lakes to get back on track in the spring of 2007. There he attended high school in Fenelon Falls. After spending that summer back in his hometown of Pickering, he decided to return to Coboconk that October since he had improved his grades there the semester before. He was turning his life around,” his mother said.But tragedy struck just days later. Wayne was among six youths riding in a 14-foot aluminium boat on the night of Oct. 5 when it started to sink, the OPP Kawartha Lakes Detachment said at the time. The boys, ages 15 to 18, went into the water about 100 metres from shore. After the boat capsized, five made it back safely. But Wayne’s body was found in Sturgeon Lake near Bob-caygeon in about six feet of water the next day by the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. The youths who survived the incident were later charged in connection with a cottage break- and-enter near the scene.We didn’t even bother with Christmas that year,” Ms. Lefe-bvre-Nangreaves said. Two years later, friends and family laid blue roses in front of a memorial plaque at Pine Ridge Secondary School, where Wayne was formerly a student, to mark the anniversary.We all love you,” said his father, Peter Nangreaves, after a long moment of silence.Wayne’s 16-year-old sister, Amanda, donning one of her big brother’s favourite T-shirts, said it’ s thanks to her friends, as well as Wayne’s, that she’s able to cope with her loss.I usually get a lot of support from my friends and my fam-ily,” she said in an interview. “ Everyone looks out for me.”She often turns to photos to remember the times she had with her brother. I love him and I just can’t wait to see him when it’s my time to go,” she said.Ms. Lefebvre- Nangreaves still has questions surrounding the circumstances of her son’s death and feels she needs answers in order to finally move on.Maybe one day we’ll find the truth about what happened that night,” she said. I don’ t want to remember his death, I want to remember his life more than anything in the world. Bernadette Lefebvre- newsdurhamregion. comNews Advertiser • October 7, 20093 P Special tribute paid to those who fought global enemies on Town’s namesake ship BY CHRIS HALL chall@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Moments after a musical tribute to their sacrifices almost 70 years ago wrapped up, a small group of Second World War veter-ans feted by Ajax returned the favour.As the final tunes were played Sunday morn-ing by a quartet of bands brought together for a massed performance and the thrill of an overhead fly-by carried out by a massive C-130 Hercules resonated within the large crowd, the men of the hour down-played their heroics from nearly seven decades ago.Instead, the 40 or so remaining veterans from across Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand paid tribute to their munic-ipal hosts.It was awesome, awesome. It was over-whelming. I’ve never seen so much fuss made about something in all my life,” said Albert Large, who took care of communications on the bridge of the HMS Ajax from 1938 to 1940. The fuss, however, was the finale in Ajax’s 70th anniversary reunion for retired crew mem-bers of the HMS Ajax, HMS Achilles and HMS Exeter, the three Allied ships involved in the Battle of the River Plate, the first Allied naval victory in the war.The three ships battled and defeated the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee on Dec. 13, 1939 off the coast of Uruguay.Some of these fellows, I haven’t seen them for more than 60 years,” continued Mr. Large, who immigrated to Canada from England in 1956. “And we were all brought together by this Town. It’s amazing.”Joining Mr. Large for the celebration was Edward Wicks, another crew member of the HMS Ajax who took part in the early naval battle. “It’ s been terrific, absolutely wonder-ful,” said Mr. Wicks, a resident of England who plans to publish in early 2010 a 560-page recounting of the HMS Ajax’s 24 missions.No other place in the world has got togeth-er like Ajax and Canada to celebrate its heri-tage like this. They’re very proud of it and so are we.”The week-long celebration honoured not only the Allies’ first major naval victory, but recounted how the battle inspired a small Canadian community on the shores of Lake Ontario to name itself, and its streets, after a warship and her crew.The people of Ajax will never forget the origins of their name or the veterans who we all owe so very much,” said David Onley, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at the start of Sunday’s ceremony, which marked the offi-cial unveiling of the Ajax Legacy Obelisk. We thank all of our veterans -- past, present and to come -- for all you do for our liberty,” he said. Ajax Mayor Steve Parish, however, reminded the large crowd on hand that “we don’t hon-our veterans by obelisks and monuments, but by not breaking our faith and taking for grant-ed all that we have,” and carrying out our duty as citizens to remember veterans’ actions and sacrifices.Dubbed as a musical tribute to all veter-ans, the morning celebration at Veterans’ Point Gardens featured performances by four marching bands and a special fly-by of a supersized transport aircraft.And taking it all in was Dick and Anne Briscoe, Ajax residents since 1966. “We’re of the age that we went through this stuff and I remember lots about the war. We always come out to the memorials and services,” said Mr. Briscoe. Added his wife: “We’re very proud of the fact that Ajax has kept the veter-ans in mind.” VETERANS Ajax honours its historical heroes AL RIVETT / METROLAND AJAX -- Ajax Mayor Steve Parish led Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley to the podium at the Ajax Veterans’ Point Garden at the newsdurhamregion. comNews Advertiser • October 7, 20094 AP www.trca.on.ca This is a FREE event but registration is required.Visit www.trcastewardshipevents.ca to register online or call the stewardship hotline at 416-661-6600, ext. 5660. This event is recommended for adults and children over seven years of age.Porcupine Portraits and other basics of nature photography)6DWXUGD\ 2FWREHU S P S P DVW 6KRUH RPPXQLW\ HQWUH LYHUSRRO 5RDG 6RXWK 3LFNHULQJ Have you said “cheese!” to a chickadee? Capturing a moment in nature with your camera can be tricky. Learn some professional tips and tricks and then join us for a nature hike where we’ll practice our skills! (Please note: cameras will not be provided.) 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It’s believed the blaze, which killed two cats and a dog, started in the basement, Deputy Chief Almond said.Neighbours and passersby called to report smoke emanating from the home, he said.We had numerous calls on this,” Depu-ty Chief Almond said. “It’ s rush hour on a busy thoroughfare in Pickering.”Gordon Butt has lived in the home with his wife for more than 10 years. “When I got the call I thought it was just going to be a small kitchen fire,” Mr. Butt said. “I didn’t expect this,” he added as his wife stood near the home, tears streaming down her cheeks.Mr. Butt’s stepdaughter and granddaugh-ter also live in the home.Platoon chief Bruce Compton said five vehicles and 20 firefighters responded to the call. It took about 40 minutes to get the fire under control.He said firefighters who first entered the home experienced a “flash” when gases in the home ignited.It means flames went over them as they entered the house,” he said adding none of the firefighters were hurt. 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Police had to get a warrant for the victim’ s dental records, he added.The man is believed to be an Ajax resident, he said.The accident happened just before mid-night on eastbound Hwy. 401 between the Thickson Road on- off ramps and the exit ramp to the ministry of transportation truck inspection station.Police said the motorist, with one male pas-senger in the vehicle, was backing up in the right lane on the highway when a tractor trail- er slammed into the ca.We don’t know why he was backing up. He was in the far- right lane backing up towards oncoming traffic. Why, we don’t know yet,” Sgt. Woodford said.The men in the car were 72 and 76 years old.The survivor is visiting from Florida, the sergeant said, adding the man managed to escape the car, but was on fire and witnesses used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. The car was engulfed in flames and the driver couldn’t get out of the vehicle.The truck driver tried to avoid them and caught them. He did nothing wrong,” Sgt. Woodford said, adding the truck was in the same lane as the car.Witnesses told police the truck wasn’t speeding, he added.The survivor is in Sunnybrook Health Sci-ences Centre in critical condition with third-degree burns.The transport driver, Hardeep Singh Padda, said he had no time to react when he saw the car backing up towards him.He only had one second to react and had no space to avoid the car, Mr. Padda noted.I don’t know why he was backing up, but he did,” Mr. Padda said.When asked if he felt lucky to survive the crash, he said, “Yeah. Thank God.”He was en route from Toronto to Montreal, Mr. Padda said.After colliding with the car, the truck broke through a guardrail at the MTO ramp and landed on an eastbound on-ramp to Hwy. 401. WATCH the video story @ newsdurhamregion.com TRAFFIC FATALITY Man killed in Whitby crash WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com A Metroland Media Group Ltd. 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I know that in the past when I tried quitting, eventually I found my way back to smoking full time. Thank you to Jillian Follert and Mike Johnston for allowing me to participate in the study. To bad everyone who applied couldn’t have been chosen and received the help and support that we received. I cannot put into words the apprecia- tion I have for Jane Ling. This lady is a bulldog and won’t back down from her mission to eradicate smoking. For her to help strangers the way she does and on her own time goes beyond community involvement. Part of my success is due to the fact our story was online and in the paper in Dur- ham Region for the past eight weeks. At one point when I first started taking the Champix and was still smoking I was afraid to be seen with a cigarette. Having thousands of people in the community watching you certainly has an effect on the way you go about your business. I will miss Jillian, Sabrina and Stefanie showing up at my place to follow me around. I think it was Sabrina who said it looked like they were the paparazzi following me. All three of these young women deserve some kind of bonus in my opinion for putting up with me the way they did. One of the biggest lessons I took from all this is if something happens and you slip up, it doesn’t mean you lost, it just means you try again until you are suc- cessful. I wish Sherrie and John all the best as I am sure this is a struggle they, like myself, will face for some time. Marven Whidden Clarington FOOD ALLERGIES Mother explains life, death and peanut butter To the editor: Re: Why no consideration for those with no allergies? Alison Campbell letter, Sept. 16. As a parent of a peanut-allergic child, reading this letter angered me. This is not something my child ever asked for and is not a challenge I would wish for her to have to face. Please understand that I live every day with the fear that my child may come into contact with peanuts at the park, grocery store, movie theatre, etc. I try to balance my fear with creating a life for my child that is as normal as possible. At least I can relax a little knowing that her school is nut free and most of the par- ents comply with this rule. While I under- stand that Alison Campbell’s child has a preference” for peanut butter sandwich- es, that “preference” should not outweigh my child’s right to come home safely from school each day. Please know we are talking about Ms. Campbell’s child’s “preference” and my child’s life and death. Drastically differ- ent circumstances. I’m sure Ms. Campbell can work around the peanut butter sand- wich, but I’m not so sure I could adapt to life without my daughter. Kelly O’Sullivan Clarington No equality to be found in domestic violence Contrary to what you may have heard in recent media reports, there is no equality to be found in relationship violence. Men are still assaulting their mari- tal and common-law spouses at a rela- tively constant rate, while in the reverse, even though it does happen, men rarely have to seek protection from strangers to escape domestic violence. It may seem self-evident, but a panel at last week’s Durham Region Intimate Relationship Empowerment Network DRIVEN) found its members speaking to the issue of whether women beat up on their men to the same degree. Studies conclude, in contrast to some anecdotal evidence, that while a similar percentage of women and men commit violence against their significant others about eight per cent and seven per cent respectively) the outcomes are vastly dif- ferent. Greater numbers of female victims suf- fer physical injuries and require hospi- talization. Fully 95 per cent of domestic homicide in Canada between 2002 and 2005 were committed by men. So, while there is a case to be made for education on both sides (and rais- ing awareness is a key ingredient to suc- cess) of the domestic violence issue, it shouldn’t distract local governments, leading business people and everyday citizens from serving those needs in our communities. Let’s not forget that children, the most vulnerable, are often the most affected by domestic violence and family break- down. The statistics are hard to argue when one contemplates the long-term costs, both social and fiscal, of domestic vio- lence. When calling for funding to address men’s and women’s domestic violence programs it’s important to keep in mind where the largest problem lies -- and that’s with battered women. By all means, our communities have an obligation to address domestic violence, but agencies and governments must spend where the need is greatest. e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / letter writers are obliged to back up statements with verifiable facts / please include your full first and last name, city of residence & daytime phone number / letters that do not appear in print may be published @ newsdurhamregion.com newsdurhamregion. comNews WE ASKED I normally hate talking about the weath- er; it tends to lean towards boring small talk but Neil Crone’s commentary, Cool summer just fine for this middle-aged fel- low (Aug. 20, 2009) made me jolt out of my seat. I exclaimed to my wife sitting near- by, “Finally, someone who’s talking sense about the cool summer we’ve had.” A recent media report proclaimed that summer had finally arrived this year in August and people were elated. Accompa- nying the column was a photo of a crowd basking in the sun on a sandy beach, this insinuating that humans live next to a body of water 24/7, and so the hot, putrid weath- er they get is like heaven. People are strange, as the Doors musi- cally observed back in the 1960s. We’ve actually had the most glorious summer in memory. Decent, moderate and comfort- able temperatures for essentially all of June and July. August brought in that awful, sticky and suffocating, humid atmosphere Ontario usually suffers through every summer, all summer long. Who wants it? Apparently lots of folks do. It goes against the grain of common sense. What is so good about sweltering heat that brings the predictable smog alerts (with the obligatory carbon copy warning that people should stay indoors, especially chil- dren, the elderly, and oh yes, the family pet), closed polluted beaches, increased hydro bills, warnings about overloading the system by keeping the A/C on all the time, difficulty in breathing, sleepless nights for those unfortunate not to have air-condi- tioning, rubbing elbows with swarms of swimmers at local pools looking for brief relief? Furthermore, let’s not leave out those wonderfully wild, alarming thunderstorms that usually cap off a heat wave. Like the ones the residents of Vaughan got on Aug. 20: dangerous, severe weather, laced with furious tornado touchdowns that caused extensive damage and destruction, plus widespread power outages, and in this case, at least one death. It was so bad, peo- ple were advised to head down to their basements for protection. Oh, but we sure loved the August come- back of those extreme, nefarious heat waves we’ve been cheated out of during June and July. Go figure. Whitby resident Andy Merey loves to write about his passions, old movies and music but occasionally comments on other topics. If you want some quality entertainment, you don’t need to drop a lot of coin on the- atre, ballet or hockey tickets. You really just need a car, a sense of humour and some time on your hands. This past weekend my wife and I drove a vanload of kids to a con- cert in Toronto. We dropped them off at the venue, told them we’d meet them back there after their show, then headed off to fill the meantime with dinner and a play. Dinner was great, the play not so much, and we realized, even after dessert and coffee, that we still had an hour and a half to kill. I suggested we drive down to the club where the concert was, secure a good park- ing place out front and wait for the kids to appear. I admit to being an over-nervous parent. I grew up in Toronto and still think it’s a very safe city but when your 15 year old is suddenly out in it, it may as well be Kandahar. So, we parked on Queens Quay, in front of the Kool Haus and the Guvernment, two clubs that, by their very nomenclature, seemed to ward off people over 40 like a string of garlic bulbs around their neck. We sat there, in our mini-van, in our mid- dle-aged clothing and hair, in the midst of a constantly shifting sea of the young, sexy and hip, spilling and jiggling their way around us on the road and sidewalk. The crowd outside seemed loathe to even have their bodies touch our vehicle. As though the “square” might be catching. As though we were sitting in a horse and buggy, the wife’s bonnet shaking with the basso vibra- tions pulsing from inside the clubs. There were moments when I wondered if we were even of the same species as those around us. Had any of these people ever read a book that didn’t have a cologne sample in it? It was funny, at first. Watching the gag- gles of high-heeled, cigarette-smoking vix- ens wobbling their way down the treacher- ously cracked sidewalk, hotly pursued by packs of hungry-eyed, slack-jawed, bejew- elled thugs. It began to look more like an episode of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild King- dom than a night out in the Big Smoke. The hunters and the hunted. Predator and Prey. And everyone trying so damned hard to be looked at. You could almost hear the cries of “Validate me! Validate me!” com- ing from the ever-shifting throng. And then, all of a sudden, it wasn’t so funny anymore. In fact, it was hard to watch. As the night grew on and, I suppose, a lot of diamond carriages were in danger of turning back into pumpkins, the air of desperation seemed to get notched up con- siderably. A long, unmoving line formed outside another, different club. Like span- dex-clad lemmings, people flocked to be a part of whatever novelty lay here, to catch a glimpse of the emperor’s new clothes and maybe decrease their odds of going home alone, again. It began to rain, heavily. But still, the die-hards lined up. I remember thinking what could possi- bly be in there that was worth all that? Was life on the inside that good? Or was life on the outside, that empty? To each his own, I suppose. Who am I to judge? My life must seem fairly pedestrian to a lot of these folks. I only know that when the kids arrived, we drove away not laughing at all ... in fact, we were feeling pretty awful. Not much Kool about that. Durham resident Neil Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves some of his best lines for his columns. How do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs will do this season? from left) CHARLES GUTHRIE --‘I root for them, but I’ve no idea where they’ll finish.’ LAURA FELDER --‘I don’t know and I don’t care. I don’t even like hockey.’ BRIAN WATKINS --‘I don’t think they’ll make the playoffs. Maybe they’ll do a little better than last year though.’ PAUL HAWKINS --‘If they pick up another decent player I think they’ll make the playoffs.’ Personally, I just can’t stand the heat ANDY MEREY BE OUR GUEST -- Each week in this space This Week runs submissions from our readers. E-mail your submissions, maximum 350 words, to newsroom@durhamregion.com or mail to This Week c/o Tim Kelly, 865 Farewell St., Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5. For further information call Tim Kelly at 905-579- 4400 ext. 2293 or email him at tkelly@durhamregion.com. Club-goers offer feast for middle-aged eyes NEIL CRONE On average, nine out of every 10 calls that come to the editor’s desk are a com- plaint of some form or another. S o m e complaints we can help with and oth- ers we can’t. On Friday, I had a call which led to a sometimes robust argument, a few good points by the caller and in the end, we agreed to disagree. The call was about the story we ran after Oshawa reporter Jillian Follert interviewed KISS bassist and frontman Gene Simmons. Mr. Simmons, a larger-than-life celebrity, proved to be a tough interview but after tak- ing shots at the media he talked about the band’s show in Oshawa at the GM Cen- tre this week. He ended the interview on a rant about Councillor Robert Lutczyk and how he and others had started complaining about the band not originally announcing Oshawa would be on the tour schedule. The caller was upset and felt the interview focused on the negative and not the posi- tive the show should be bringing to Oshawa. But Mr. Simmons spoke his own mind dur- ing the interview, and was not about to let the conversation be steered in any direction but that which he chose himself. This is the greatest thing to happen to Oshawa since the Rolling Stones played the Civic,” the caller said, adding the KISS show hasn’t been given the positive press it should. He felt the paper hadn’t done enough to promote the show and ques- tioned why the City of Oshawa hadn’t done anything to promote the event. I can’t speak for the City but the paper has done its bit covering the story. In fact, just minutes after it was announced late on Aug. 26 that KISS would be playing Oshawa, we had the printers hold the paper so we could get the story to our readers. If there is any negative karma surrounding the show it was generated by local politics. The band also contributed by omitting Oshawa in the original tour schedule. When KISS plays the GM Centre we will be there to cover the event and talk with as many local fans as possible. That’s the role of a community newspaper. Managing Editor Mike Johnston writes a column every second week about life in the newsroom. Where’s the love on KISS? MIKE JOHNSTON newsdurhamregion. comNews PICKERING -- Numerous charges have been laid against a Pickering man accused of using stolen credit card data to defraud a home supply store. Drug charges have also been laid against the suspect after a raid on his Faylee Cres- cent home Friday. Drug Enforcement Unit officers acting with Durham fraud investi- gators seized powder and crack cocaine as well as marijuana at the home. An investigation determined that between Sept. 21 and Oct. 2 a male suspect, working with a female accomplice who hasn’t yet been identified, used counter- feit American Express cards to buy Home Depot gift cards, which were then used to purchase hardwood flooring. Fraudu- lent purchases totalled $14,000 and Home Depot loss prevention workers were able to freeze a further $17,000 worth of fraudu- lently-obtained gift cards, police said. When Durham cops executed a search warrant Friday on Faylee Crescent they seized an estimated $9,000 worth of drugs along with cash and thousands of dollars worth of stolen merchandise. Hugh Smith, 27 of Faylee Crescent faces fraud and drug charges. He’s also charged with five counts of breach of recogni- zance. newsdurhamregion. comNews Advertiser • October 7, 20098 P PICKERING -- A Ministry of Labour inves-tigation continues into an industrial acci-dent in which a man was crushed in a car at a south Pickering recycling facility.The 21- year-old man was hospitalized with lower body and suspected spinal injuries after the Wednesday afternoon accident at K and K Recycling on McKay Road, Durham police Sergeant Nancy van Rooy said. The victim was inside the car when it was picked up with a crane and placed into a compacting machine. The crane operator wasn’ t aware the man was inside the car, Sgt. van Rooy said.The (victim) was in the vehicle with-out the knowledge of the crane opera-tor,” she said. “It’ s a tragic industrial acci-dent.”No criminal charges will be laid but the Ministry of Labour has been called in to investigate. The full extent of the victim’s injuries and the prognosis for his recov-ery weren’t known. RECYCLING PLANT Labour ministry probing Pickering accident You will fi nd our free range turkeys to be tasty, healthy, responsibly produced and purely delicious. Our turkeys are produced naturally, grain & corn fed from a small family farm just north of the G.T.A. Our free range birds appear on your dinner table exceptionally moist and tender. 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But the hospitals keep handing out larger and larger salaries like we’ re not in a reces-sion. Maybe this is why they can’t seem to balance their budgets?” Rouge Valley currently employs around 2,800 at its two campuses compared to 3,500 at Lakeridge (as of August) at its four.Hospital officials say the increased num-ber of names on the controver- sial disclosure list of pub-lic employees making more than $100,000 a year that’s released every spring, is indica-tive of major challenges in the health care system.Nurses -- just over 1,000 at Rouge Val-ley and 1,500 at Lakeridge -- are feeling the pressure more than most.A nurse’s typical starting salary is about 56,000, and at the top end of the scale, they make about $ 80,000, said Lorraine Sun-strum- Mann, chief nursing executive and vice-president of professional affairs at Lak-eridge.That means if they’ ve landed on the sun-shine list, they’ve put in some major over-time. Ms. Sunstrum-Mann clarified that nurses aren’t mandated to work more than the 37.5 hours they’re usually scheduled for, but said for most, it’ s hard to say no.Part of the reason people go into nursing is that they’re very caring,” she said. “Nurses feel a tremendous call to duty.” Ms. Sunstrum-Mann said scheduling challenges and difficulty forecasting patient flow are the major culprits behind increased overtime.The government requires 70 per cent of nurses in Ontario be full time, and many hospitals, including Lakeridge, try to achieve work-life balance by requiring nurses to have every other weekend off.Combine that with the fact that patient flow can spike and drop unpredictably -during fall flu season for example -- and it can be hard to make sure everyone has enough hours, and that the hospitals are never over- or under-staffed.If we are in the midst of a pandemic you want to make sure we have the staff we need to care for our patients,” said Janet Ecker, chairwoman of the Rouge Valley board of directors.While there is no limit to the amount of overtime nurses are allowed to work, Ms. Sunstrum- Mann said nurses and their supervisors are vigilant about watching for signs of fatigue, which can set in when employees are on the job for too long a stretch.And, she said there is a lot of research being done in Ontario to help hospitals bet-ter predict staffing needs. We’re working hard to mitigate this by looking at systems and structures to make sure we can meet demand variation,” Ms. Sunstrum-Mann said. We want to look at things like, do we have the right mix of RNs and RPNs, do we under-stand the times when more patients are pre-senting and why, those kinds of things.”Hospitals may be able to better control overtime, but nurses’ salaries are generally out of their hands, because they’re negoti-ated through a central bargaining process with the unions. This year, nurses in Ontario will be getting a three-per cent increase, which hospital offi-cials point is out more than the 2.1 per cent global operating fund increase that the gov-ernment approved for hospitals this year.Up next: Nurses aren’t the only hospital employees making more money year after year. Tomorrow read about the increasing salaries of hospital CEOs.READ the series @ newsdurhamregion.com With files from Torstar news services 02 95 50 27 7 41 23 02 How many nurses made the Sunshine List? A year to year comparison: Lakeridge Rouge Valley 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 How many people made the $100,000 list? A year to year comparison:Lakeridge Rouge Valley 722 10 30 28 30 39 32 46 39 47 33 81 45 137 72 7112000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072008 This is the rst in a two-part series looking at Durham’s hospitals and their top earners. 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We all knew that day was coming but it’s sad because his coat was growing back, his fur was as blonde as can be and his face was clearing up so all the neglect issues had been correcting themselves but the cancer had become worse,” said animal cruelty investigator Debby Houghton.Phoenix, as he had been named by Ms. Houghton, was found near Rundle Road and Bloor Street in emaciated condition with filthy, matted fur and pus and blood oozing from his face.Two days prior to being put down, he had stopped eating, spent most of the time sleeping and showed little interest in any-thing that had previously excited him. The dog died surrounded by shelter staff and his foster family, a couple from west of Toronto. It was very stressful because we’ve all been so involved in this in so many differ-ent ways but it was the right thing to do and he fought for a very long time,” Ms. Hough-ton said, adding that Phoenix was happy and comfortable in the last few weeks of his life. He went to a picnic recently and all the people out there knew him so his last days were of kindness -- nothing like what he’d experienced before.”The Humane Society is still offering a 5,350 reward for any details that will lead to tracking down Phoenix’s previous own-ers and anyone with information is asked to call 905-433- 2022 ext. 2. ANIMAL CRUELTY Phoenix put to rest METROLAND FILE PHOTO DURHAM -- A severely neglected chow found in Courtice has been put down. His final days, however, were filled with kindness. 24/ 7 LOCAL BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO AND WEATHER: ALL DAY, EVERY newsdurhamregion. comNews newsdurhamregion. comNews newsdurhamregion. comNews Advertiser • October 7, 200914 AP INCOME TAX COURSE CURRICULUM – During the 12-week course, students study the basics of income tax preparation including current laws, theory and application. 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Early registration will ensure your place in the school.begin October 14. A choice of Working to ensure services are available to women doesn’ t negate men’s concerns, forum hears BY JENNIFER STONE jstone@durhamregion.com WHITBY -- Taken out of context, the num-bers may make it appear so, but intimate relationship violence is not gender-neutral, say Molly Dragiewicz and Walter DeKe-serdy.The two UOIT professors were among a panel of experts who spoke at last Friday’ s Durham Region Intimate- relationship Empowerment Network (DRIVEN) forum.The forum brought together experts from the community to talk about the backlash against work done for female victims of rela-tionship violence. The backlash can take a number of forms.For example, a recent This Week story about raising funds and awareness for Bowmanville’ s Bethesda House shelter for women and children unleashed a barrage of e-mail from people claiming female-to-male domestic violence is just as prevalent, or more so.Not so, said Drs. Dragiewicz and DeKe-serdy.No one’s denying there are abused men,” he said. “The question we’re trying to address is, is there equality, and the answer is no.”According to one study, eight per cent of woman and seven per cent of men reported experiencing some sort of violence perpe-trated by a partner in the last five years.Looks pretty equal, doesn’ t it?” Dr. Dra-giewicz.But woman are more likely to report repeat-ed victimization, to be injured, or experience more serious forms of abuse, they said.When the numbers are broken down, it shows 44 per cent of the women who report-ed partner violence were physically injured and 13 per cent required medical attention, compared with 19 per cent and two per cent of men. Furthermore, 95 per cent of domestic homicides in Canada between 2002 and 2005 were perpetrated by men.How often do we hear of women stalk-ing her ex-partner, then killing him and their children?” Dr. DeKeserdy said.But none of that is to say female-to-male violence doesn’t occur, the pair said, not-ing those who are trying to indicate it’s more prevalent and that women’s services are unfairly funded aren’t necessarily doing much to help those who are experiencing the violence.Why are we expecting women’s shelters to provide services to men? 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The senior girls’ basketball team won the Notre Dame/News Advertiser bas- ketball tournament Saturday night, putting an exclamation mark on a dominating weekend with a 61-36 drubbing of the Aurora Eagles in the championship final.It was the fourth time in a row Notre Dame has won the champi- onship. Coincidentally, the tour-nament has only been going for four years.I think we started slow, but gained momentum and picked it up from there,” said coach Rose Booker right after the game. Assistant coach Dawn Gonzalez concurred.It was a strong game, but we didn’t play our game,” she said. We did start slow, and I think in every game we did, but we picked it up in the end and played well as a team.”Despite jumping out to a 12-0 lead and keeping Aurora off the scoreboard for the opening 5:17, Booker said the play of her team was undisciplined, challenging Aurora one on one offensively, or in some instances when outnum-bered. It took most of the opening quarter before Notre Dame settled into its efficient offence.Notre Dame led 19-3 after the first quarter and 25- 11 at the half. The lead was further stretched in the second half, up 44-25 after three.Part of the reason Notre Dame still looked fresh in the fourth quarter of their fourth game can be attributed to their depth. Every player on the team is capable of contributing.We don’ t lose anything when we sub,” agreed Booker. “Every girl on our bench can hold their own out there, so that’s really nice. I find sometimes on other teams that when they sub, they don’t have that.”Shanica Baker led the way in the championship game with 18 points, while Lindsay Panchan, who had 12 points, was named MVP for her team.Notre Dame opened the tourna-ment on Friday with a 67-15 win over Port Perry, and then handled Dr. Denison 70- 27 to win their pool. In the semifinals on Saturday afternoon, they got past Holy Cross 51-36.Notre Dame, who are defending LOSSA champions, are now 14-0 overall (12- 0 in tournaments) and will get a test Wednesday when they return to league play against Pickering.SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND AJAX -- Notre Dame Lady Cougars’ point guard Catherine Bougoulias looked for an opening during the team’s match-up against Dr. Denison Huskies at the Notre Dame/ News Advertiser Basketball Classic senior girls’ tournament at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. Notre Dame won the tournament for the fourth year in a row.HOCKEY Panthers starting to get their season turned around Pickering’s winning streak reaches three BY BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- A season that seemed to be headed in the wrong direction has suddenly taken a turn for the better.Oh what a difference a week made for the Pickering Panthers.After failing to register a victory through the opening eight games of the Central Canadian Hockey League, and with just two points resulting from a pair of overtime losses to show for their efforts, Pickering has turned it around. A pair of weekend victories makes it three in a row for the hockey club, as they make the slow climb back into the thick of the East Division standings.It’s night and day from where we were for the first seven or eight hockey games to where we are right now,” said head coach Bill Brady of the renewed optimism surrounding the hockey club. “We had opportunities early to win some hockey games, but the last three games the guys have played really well.”Pickering got into the win col-umn with a convincing 8-3 victo-ry over Orangeville last Thursday, and continued the success with a 2-1 win in Wellington on Fri-day, and then a 7- 3 home ice deci-sion over Bowmanville on Sunday night.The streak improves Pickering to 3-6-2, moving them into seventh in the 10 team East Division.Mike Shirley, on the power play, and Kyle Ramsay had the goals in Friday’s win in Wellington, as Pickering nursed a 2- 1 lead into a third period that ended scoreless.The scoring was spread around in the win over Bowmanville, as Blair Falotico and Kyle Ramsay scored twice each with singles to Cole Watkins, Brandon Parks and Mike Lucifora. Tyler von Engelbrechten chipped in with three assists.The improved play should put Pickering back into the mix of the competitive league.From what we’ ve seen, there’s a lot of parity and anybody can beat anybody,” said Brady. “I guess that’s why we are going to play 50 games and see who makes it and who doesn’t.” Pickering entertains Cobourg on Wednesday and Stouffville on Fri-day. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m. THE SCOOP -- General Manager Keith Pandovski has been busy, adding a couple of forwards to the roster. Pickering has obtained Josh Dadic from Hamilton in a cash deal. Dadic is a former sec-ond round pick of the OHL’s Mis-sissauga Ice Dogs in 2006. The 19-year-old from Burlington had 1-3-4 totals in six games this season. In another cash deal, Pandovski picked up Hayden Perroni from the Whitby Fury. The 18-year-old from Ajax had 3- 2-5 numbers in five games to go along with 32 pen-alty minutes this season for Whitby. He attended the Oshawa Gener-als training camp this fall. “We are going to tweak a little more. We’re not finished yet,” said Pandovs-ki, who is hoping to add a veter-an defenceman by week’s end... Defenceman Jesse Hebscher received a seven-game suspen-sion for a game misconduct and match penalty for abuse of officials in a game against Bowmanville on Sept. 27. Pickering has appealed the suspension, and is expecting News Advertiser • October 7, 200919 P Ajax, Pickering Ringette Association HOUSE LEAGUE PROGRAM Ages 4 to 11 199 fi rst year registration fee Two hours of ice a week October to April.CAN SKATE PROGRAM Low instructor to skater ratio.Lean to skate from professional instructors 10 week session for only $50.00.Please visit www.ajaxringette.com or www. pickeringringette.com or email kristine@apringette.com or lindsay@apringette. com for more information.Are you a fi rst time player and don’t have equipment? No worries, we offer an equipment loan program. We also provide Registration Subsidies for qualifi ed players. ANNANDALE NEW CURLERS WELCOME Bring Your Team or Join Ours www.annandalecurling.ca Call 905-683-3210 www.toronto.com/annandale Bring Your Own Team or Join Ours Open House October 14th 7:00 - 9:00 p. m. All ages welcome NEWS ADVERTISER 905 683 5110 BY BRIAN MCNAIR bmcnair@durhamregion. com OSHAWA -- The contrast between Calvin de Haan on Sunday and at the same time a year ago was stark as he limped out of the Oshawa Generals’ dressing room fol-lowing a 5-4 shootout win over the Ottawa 67’s.The limping part was the most noticeable change, but there was much more differ-ent than that about de Haan, who has seemingly matured more than a year in that time.A relative unknown at this time a year ago, de Haan quickly established him-self as one of the best rook-ies, and best defencemen, in the Ontario Hockey League. For his efforts, he shot up the NHL draft rankings and ended up going a surprising 12th overall to the New York Islanders in June.Fleet afoot and as smart a hockey player as they come, de Haan was impres-sive enough in the Islanders’ camp that he nearly made the team.But, while frustrated with a string of injuries he’s already sustained since being returned to the Generals last week, the 18-year-old insists he’s glad to be back.I didn’ t really give them a reason to send me home, but things didn’t fall into place in the end, and that’s fine,” he said after contribut-ing an assist to Sunday’s win. I’m only going to benefit from this year with all the ice time I’m going to get, and the great experience I had with the three weeks I had there in New York) is only going to help me here.”A year ago de Haan put up 63 points in 68 games for the Generals.HOCKEY Generals welcome de Haan back SOCCER Pickering Bees win EY Fallfest tournament U10 team blanks Mississauga 1- 0 in final game PICKERING -- The Pickering Bees claimed the 2009 EY Fallfest tour-nament championship with a 1- 0 win over Missis-sauga Croatia. This marked a sweet ending to a great sea-son for the U10 girls from Pickering.In late June the Pickering Soccer Club put together the best of the U10 house league which consists of 130 girls and 10 teams.After three days of gru- elling and intense tryouts, coach Jacques Tjonasan chose 14 girls for the team. After several exhibition games, their first tourna-ment in Ajax was a great experience but the team found themselves over- whelmed playing some of the elite U10 girls. However, the girls ral-lied around each other by the end of the tournament and then began practising twice a week with exhibi- tion games as well.In the next 10 games the Bees posted seven wins, a tie and two losses, one of which came in the final of the Unionville tourna-ment. At the Fallfest, Pickering edged out Scarborough Blizzard 1- 0 in their first game with Brook-lyn Riley scoring. Game 2 saw the Bees fall 2-1 to Mississau-ga on a late goal. The Bees then matched up against the host East York team in a must-win to get to the final.Pickering came out tough in the first half with goals from Riley and Shel- by Ashmead. Then East York stormed out of the gates in the second half with a goal on the first shift. But that was all as the Bees emerged with the win.The final proved to be exciting and physical against the much bigger Mississauga Croatia team. The first half saw several chances from both squads with both goalies standing tall. The game remained scoreless until nine min- utes remaining when Riley rushed down the left side and skillfully tapped the ball over the keeper for the game’s only marker.The last few minutes saw incredible defensive per-formances from Madison Corbie and Sara Antunes. Charlize Theodore played goal for the entire tourney for the Bees and with a great team effort the girls were crowned champions.I am really glad that the girls ended the season on a high note,” said Tjona- san. They worked really hard and we had a lot of fun. We received a lot of support from the parents and invaluable help from our manager and (assis- tant) coach, Sharon and Hugh Corbie.”SUBMITTED PHOTO PICKERING -- The Pickering Bees youth soccer team captured the championship at the EY newsdurhamregion. comNews Advertiser • October 7, 200924 AP WE WANT YOUR TRADE, ALL MAKES, ALLMODELS, ALL YEARS!VILLAGE CHRYSLERVILLAGE CHRYSLER CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP 201 BAYLY ST. W. 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