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Durham police responded to two scenes in the wake of the violent incident, which started in a parking lot near a Keg restaurant at Kingston and Salem roads just before 11 p.m. One of the stab- bing victims managed to leave the scene but was found collapsed more than a kilometre away, police said. He died later at hospital. The other victim, 24, remained at the scene of the stabbing. The dead man has been identified as Victor Cameron, 32, of Fletcher Avenue in Ajax. The second man, who wasn’t identified, is expected to recover. Durham homicide detectives are working to piece together events leading to the violent out- burst. “We’re still trying to get a handle on it,” Detec- tive Dave Henderson said early Thursday. While there was early speculation the injured men were fighting each other, cops are working on an alternative theory. “That was the original thought but my sense now is that’s not the case,” Det. Henderson said. “At this stage we’re looking at a scenario involv- ing an unidentified attacker.” Thursday morning Durham police, including forensic investigators, had cordoned off the park- ing lot. A trail of evidence markers was visible and police had erected a canopy in the vicinity of sev- eral parked vehicles including a red Dodge Char- ger, a black Cadillac STS and a dark Ford SUV. Police responded to a call of a disturbance at about 10:50 p.m. Wednesday and arrived at the plaza to find a wounded man lying on the pave- ment, Sergeant Nancy van Rooy said. Several witnesses were present and some were adminis- tering first aid. The victim was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a trauma unit in Toronto. Witnesses told police a second victim had fled the scene in a vehicle. 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WHITBY Curling Club 815 Brock St N., Whitby (south of Manning) On Brock St. between Rossland & Hwy 2 (Dundas) newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 20093 AP POLICE Boy approached by stranger near Ajax school AJAX -- Police are trying to identify a man who spoke to a boy near a south Ajax school last week. An 11-year-old boy reported being approached by a man as he rode his bike to Lakeside Public School on Parkes Drive shortly after 9 a.m. Nov. 13. The man, who drove an older model red car, tried to engage the boy in conversa- tion but did not exit the vehicle or come into contact with the child, Durham police said. The boy fled, riding to school where he reported the encounter. The man is described as white, aged 40 to 45 with brown hair with bald patches, and crooked teeth. He wore a green winter coat. The red compact car was dented along the sides. If you have information about the investigation: CALL 905-579-1520 ext. 2529 CRIMESTOPPERS: Anonymous tips can be made to Durham police at 1-800-222-8477 New collision reporting centre for Durham DURHAM -- Victims of fender-benders in Durham have a new collision reporting centre. Accident Support Services Ltd., the company partner- ing with Durham police to provide the service, opened its new collision reporting centre at 650 Rossland Rd. E. in Whitby, near the Durham Region headquarters building, on Nov. 16. The new centre replaces the reporting centre at the Durham Regional Police Services station on Kingston Road, at Brock Road, in Pickering. The service allows motorists who’ve been involved in minor, non-injury collisions to file reports and forward infor- mation to insurance companies. It’s designed to streamline the process for drivers and free up Durham Regional police officers for more high-pri- ority calls. 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A spokesperson would not comment when asked if there were any obvious signs of trauma to the body. “We are looking at all avenues to this investigation,” Sergeant Nancy van Rooy said. Police were called to 200 White Oaks Crt. shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday after a man walking near a ravine at the south end of the street found the body, Sgt. van Rooy said. It’s unknown how long the woman, believed to be in her CRIME Body of woman found near Whitby highrise 40s, had been there, she said. When asked about reports from people in the area the woman was partially clad, she replied: “The female has been found with some clothes on.” Sgt. van Rooy wouldn’t comment on whether police had iden- tified the deceased woman or if next of kin had been contact- ed. But shortly before noon, a distraught woman arrived at the scene accompanied by a man, ducked under police tape and spoke briefly to a duty inspector. After a brief exchange, the woman began sobbing loudly. “Oh my God!” the woman shouted over and again, “Oh my God!” She was hustled into a police vehicle and driven away from the scene. Soon after the discovery of the woman’s body, police and para- medics arrived and converged at the rear of the apartments, one of a cluster of highrise apartment blocks south of Dundas Street. Their attention was focused on an open area to the southwest of the building, near the bank of a ravine. Officers interviewed witnesses, including the man who made the initial discovery of the body. Resident Mike Bartholomew, watching from his ground-floor apartment near the investigation scene, said he wasn’t surprised by the incident. “It’s not the safest neighbourhood here anyway,” he said. “There’s been issues back in the back lot here before. Throughout the morning, police interviewed witnesses. Homi- cide detectives were called in to assist with the investigation. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 20094 AP Durham rolls out Festive RIDE campaign BY JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com WHITBY -- Motorists caught in a mid-morn- ing traffic snarl Tuesday on a busy Whitby street were witness to a harrowing scene: A young woman knelt, sobbing uncontrollably, by the body of a young man who lay motion- less on the pavement. Blood ran from a pool by the young victim’s head in a long trail down Rossland Road, through a sea of shattered glass. Nearby a girl cried hysterically in a van; a beer bottle sat on the roof of the vehicle. Firefighters raced to cut the roof from the other vehicle in the crash, a blue Neon with three injured and dazed teens inside. A crowd of onlookers watched as an officer led the young woman away from her friend’s side, placed her in handcuffs and put her in the back seat of a cruiser. And they looked on as a sleek, black hearse arrived and the victim was placed in a body bag. The young driver was charged with impaired driving causing death even as a dis- traught man arrived, frantically calling out his son’s name. When it was all over, everyone got a round of applause. It was all a stark and elaborate bit of theatre, aimed at illustrating the dangers of drinking and driving. Durham police, firefighters and paramedics worked with Eastdale Collegiate drama students to make it happen. The dem- onstration marked the launch of Durham police’s annual Festive RIDE program, which will see officers out each night from Nov. 19 to Jan. 3, waging their continuing war on impaired driving. “What you have witnessed here today is a tragedy and it happens all too often,” Deputy Chief Chuck Mercier said as the demonstra- tion concluded. More than 150 motorists were charged with impaired driving by Durham police last year, he added. “Every one of those individuals were like a loaded gun with the potential to cause serious injury or even death,” the depu- ty chief said. Durham cops take an aggressive approach with their annual RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) initiative, deploying offi- cers throughout the region each night for its duration and checking thousands of vehicles. And every year, the number of drunk driv- ing charges laid by Durham cops is far high- er than in neighbouring jurisdictions such as York Region and Toronto. “We’re not sure if the volume of drivers drinking and driving on our roads has gone up or if it’s our tactics,” said Chief Mike Ewles. “Over the last few years our numbers ... in Durham Region have gone up. “It’s frustrat- ing that people aren’t getting the message.” RIDE coordinator Sergeant Shaun Arnott said Durham’s success comes from maximiz- ing its resources. Rather than setting up in areas solely to stop a high number of vehicles, officers target areas they suspect drunk driv- ers will be. “We’re going to the (drunk drivers) rather than them coming to us,” he said. Durham’s Festive RIDE campaign contin- ues until Jan. 3. Page 6 - Today’s editorial WATCH the video story @ newsdurhamregion.com POLICE A stark reminder of drunk driving’s toll in Durham JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND WHITBY -- Emergency response crews and actors from Eastdale Collegiate, including Haley Gray and Constable Alan Ouellette, along with Justin Vanderkuur, front right, kicked off the Durham Regional Police RIDE campaign Nov. 17 with a mock collision on Rossland Road. Factory Warehouse Sale Great prices on fashionable furniture. HWY 401 BAYLY ST. W.WESTNEY RD. S.HARWOOD AVE. 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According to the Growth Plan approved by the Region, 54 per cent of growth in Ajax between 2015 and 2031 has to occur in the already built-up areas. This num- ber represents about 4,400 homes. One example of that type of intensifi- cation necessary to meet those goals is the recently constructed Sundial subdivi- sion on the old Verona mall site at Bayly Street and Monarch Avenue, where the site was rehabilitated to accommodate townhouses. Townhouses, apartment buildings and condos are all options to increase population densities. “For example, we’re looking at the (area around the) GO station, are we keeping things as they are or are there opportu- nities for intensification?” said Ajax plan- ner Edward Terry. Another opportunity may be around Hwy. 2 where a bus rapid transit route is planned. Durham Region Transit’s ulti- mate goal is to convert that bus route to light rail, but for that to be feasible, there would have to be a larger and more dens- er population along the route, said Mr. Terry. Despite the plans to intensify, there will still be development on rural lands, including in northwest Ajax, and most residents will not see significant changes to established communities. “The key is, intensification isn’t going to happen everywhere throughout the town. It’s a matter of finding the appro- priate places to do that,” said Mr. Terry. Part of deciding where and how to grow for Ajax involves ensuring the environ- ment is protected. “It’s not just the trees and the creeks and the fish, it’s the built environment as well, the heritage environment,” said Mr. Muller. This includes protecting heritage dis- tricts such as Pickering Village. The Town’s goals include reducing local greenhouse gas emissions by build- ing more energy and water efficient buildings and increasing the tree canopy. The tree canopy also helps mitigate the urban heat island effect where heavily paved areas are hotter than natural areas. Another option is encouraging green roofs and white roofs which reflect heat, said Stev Andis, senior policy planner for the Town. Another aspect is encouraging more environmentally friendly choices for resi- dents. “There is a shift happening from gran- ite to green,” said Ms. Andis, referring to energy efficient upgrades versus things like granite countertops. For more information on the Town’s official plan process, visit townofajax. com/ajaxforward. Ajax residents are invited to provide input on the Growth Plan at an open house on Nov. 24, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ajax Town Hall coun- cil chambers, 65 Harwood Ave. S. Public comments on the environment aspect of the plan are due on Dec. 11. 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All content copyright Editorial Opinions FIREARMS LAW Gun registry statistics misleading To the editor: Re: A decade on, gun registry debate still simmers in Durham, Nov. 12. Please, please -- enough with the mis- leading “10,000 a day.” Nineteen, yes, nineteen of these are direct queries to check registration numbers. The rest are automatic hits on the sys- tem when anything is requested at a traf- fic stop, criminal background check, etc. Front-line police officers are not using the system regularly and are not relying on it. Hint - police chiefs are political appoin- tees, parroting whatever their mayor wants them to. Use common sense -- would you trust your life to information from a system that lists less than 35 per cent of the firearms owned by licensed owners, and none of the illegal guns held by gang members? All this after $2 billion? It’s criminal. Carson Hirner Pickering HEALTH CARE People have their reasons for getting the H1N1 flu shot To the editor: I would like to respond to the woman who complained that healthy people not in priority groups were making it difficult for her daughter to get the flu shot. I am a healthy man who got his flu shot last week. My wife went to get hers also. I think that anyone seeing me at the clinic might question why I was there, but I don’t care. The only people who asked and who need to know are the registration person and the nurse. Maybe everyone looked at me like a jerk because they didn’t know why I was getting my shot. Well, I have two reasons for getting it. They are my two-week-old twins who I need to protect from getting H1N1. They are too small to get the shot and my wife and I have a responsibility to protect them. So, before you criticize people who you don’t think should get the shot, maybe you should realize that there could be a very good reason they are there. Aaron Koenig Whitby Feds should have spent more on publicizing H1N1 campaign To the editor: Re: Flu problems should not be politicized, Wilfred L. Camilleri letter, Nov. 11. Wilfred L. Camilleri’s criticism of Michael Ignatieff utterly fails to address or even acknowledge the real issue. The matter of low vaccine stocks, in turn caused by the long-standing sole-source contract and by the Conservative government’s decision to order the vaccine weeks after the U.S. and the U.K., is but part of the problem. During a pandemic, the primary responsibility of the federal government after ensuring the prov- inces are properly resourced, is to provide public information and education about the illness and the steps the government is taking to deal with it. H1N1 has been around since the spring, but until last week, the Conserva- tives were mostly silent on the issue. There was no major information campaign about H1N1 and what few statements were made by government officials were conflicted and confusing. The public was ill-informed about the vaccine program and few understood the nature of the pandemic itself. Perhaps if the Conservatives had spent even one-tenth of the taxpayer money on H1N1 information as they did on illegal partisan “action plan” advertising, we wouldn’t have had panic in the first place. Michael Maynard Oshawa Festive RIDE will get you if you drink and drive The goal to stamp out drinking and driving can take many forms, from harsh penalties including loss of driving privi- leges and fines and jail time to the need- less and senseless tragedies that go with injuries and deaths on our roads each year. But Durham Regional Police and local Ontario Provincial Police Offi- cers have other tactics in their toolbox. And this week, and over the next 45 days, they’ll be doing all they can to get impaired drivers off our roads. The festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere or RIDE program started Thursday night with cruisers out across the region pulling over motorists to check their sobriety levels. But they also provided a graphic illustration on Tues- day of everything that can go terribly wrong when alcohol and bad judgment mix behind the wheel. With the help of Oshawa’s Eastdale Collegiate drama students, the officers staged a mock tragedy on a busy Whitby street complete with a man lying on the road, a girl crying by his side, firefight- ers rushing to cut open the roof of a car, a van nearby with a beer bottle on it, shat- tered glass on the pavement, blood flow- ing along the asphalt -- in other words, a true-to-life scene. Onlookers got a chance to see what was taking place and even saw a young per- son charged with impaired driving caus- ing death as an older man showed up on the scene calling out his son’s name. This was staged, but real scenes like this happen all too often across this country. About four people are killed daily due to alcohol-related car accidents. Many more suffer injuries. And the numbers have been consistent for many years despite the efforts of educators and law enforcement to reduce them. Equally discouraging is that, despite all the work put in by police officers locally, the number of those caught in the festive RIDE net continues to rise in Durham each Christmas season. And, for some reason, the number of charges laid in Durham is higher than in York or Toron- to. Even the experts can’t explain the dis- turbing trend toward more drunk drivers in Durham. “We’re not sure if the volume of driv- ers drinking and driving on our roads has gone up or if it’s our tactics,” said Chief Mike Ewles. “It’s frustrating that people aren’t getting the message.” RIDE co-ordinator Sergeant Shaun Arnott confirms his officers maximize their resources and target problem areas where they suspect drunk drivers will be. Either way, too many make the bad deci- sion to drink and drive, with tragic con- sequences. This holiday season, don’t be one of them. If you choose to drink, don’t drive. 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 Advertiser • November 20, 20096 P newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 20097 P Coming to Pickering Homes NOVEMBER 25TH in your registration begins: PREVIEW ONLINE after November at cityofpickering.com Call 905.420.4621 for Registration Information November 30 for Leisure Programs November 26 for Aquatics WINTER 2009City Services & Leisure Guide Call us at: 416 640 1565 Or visit:www.montessoriteacherscollege.com We Speak Your Language.... Almost an hour later, police were called to the intersec- tion of Harwood Avenue and Kerrison Drive, where they found a gravely injured Mr. Cameron lying outside a vehi- cle. Sgt. van Rooy wasn’t sure who made the second 911 call. “When Durham police arrived at the scene, (paramed- ics were) already at the scene,” she said. Mr. Cameron was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. With files from Reka Szekely WATCH the video story @ newsdurhamregion.com MAN from page 1 RON PIETRONIRO / METROLAND AJAX -- Durham police at the crime scene on Thursday morning. CRIME Man murdered in Ajax newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 20098 AP Est. Since 1987 Find us online: advantageairtech.com Pickering/Ajax 1895 Clements Rd. Unit # 135, Pickering 905-683-4477 Oshawa/Whitby 905-571-2377 Financing Available. “YES YOU CAN” GET A FURNACE FREE! *ASK ABOUT OUR BEST VALUE, FOR THE BEST PRICE, GUARANTEE BY WAY OF GOVERNMENT REBATES. CALL FOR MORE DETAILS. EDUCATION Durham board meets smaller class mandate DURHAM -- More than 90 per cent of Durham District School Board’s primary classes are in compliance with size regulations, according to a staff report. The board has 20 or fewer students in 90.08 of its primary classes, meeting the pro- vincial requirement to have at least 90 per cent with that amount or less. The Durham District School Board also meets requirements to have all of its prima- ry classes with 23 or fewer students, all of its Grade 3/4 classes with 23 or less and an average class size for junior/intermediate of 24.9. According to the DDSB report, school boards that aren’t compliant with the provin- cial requirements could face financial penalties. 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So, if you’re one of the 59.98 per cent of eligible electors who didn’t cast a ballot, why was that? And, what would have to happen to make you vote during the next municipal election in October 2010? That’s what Ron Collis and Jesse Parsons of Collis and Reed Research want to know, and so, they are reaching out to the community to find out what’s driving voter apathy, through a survey which will accept comments until Friday, Nov. 27. While they’ve compiled a survey panel made up of about 365 people, they’d like to increase that num- ber, to ensure they’re hearing from people with a variety of viewpoints, from all parts of the municipality. “The idea of growing this panel, increasing the size of the panel, is that it allows us to have a more pre- cise indication of the results,” Mr. Collis said. “But it also ensures we are including as broad a cross-sec- tion of opinions as possible.” Over the course of the next sev- eral months, the surveyors plan to ask an array of questions relating to local issues. But this month’s sur- vey specifically relates to voter apa- thy in the municipal realm. In the survey, participants are asked why they think so many people don’t vote and what they believe would improve voter turnout in municipal elections. Survey participants are also asked what they feel the great- est concern regarding municipal politics is. The municipal voting survey was posted on the company’s web- site, available to panel participants Tuesday, and by Wednesday morn- ing, 70 responses had already been received. The responses are varied, but some themes are emerging, Mr. Parsons said, noting full analysis of the answers will be done after the survey is complete, with the final report to be posted on the Collis and Reed website and on the com- pany’s Facebook page. To join the panel, visit http://www.collis-reed. com/signup. To view the company’s Facebook page, visit http://www. facebook.com/profile.php?id=6051 20320&ref=search&sid=528841492. 1077735244..1#/group.php?gid=17 5082468735&ref=mf. POLITICS Not voting? Durham survey company asks why newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 200910 AP Friday November 20, 2009 Ajax & Pickering Locations 255 Salem Rd. S. 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On Oct. 26, 10-year-old Nolan finished practice first at the Ajax Community Centre, and he and his mother placed his goalie equipment into their Jeep. They then went back to watch 12- year-old Aidan practise. When they returned to the Jeep, the goalie equipment was gone. “The first reaction was Nolan started crying, thinking he wouldn’t be able to play hock- ey anymore because he had no equipment,” said Ms. Antonsen. Nolan said he felt really sad when he real- ized his things were missing. “Who would be that mean to steal my equipment?” he said. Among the items stolen were Nolan’s skates, pads, gloves and a blocker, and a cus- tom goalie’s mask bearing the logos of the original six NHL teams. Before the mask was finished, it was signed by NHL hall of famer Johnny Bower so the signature is permanent- ly imprinted on the mask. Nolan explained why that was special for him as a goalie. “It’s signed by the goalie who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs when they last won the Stanley Cup,” he said. The Leafs last won the Cup in 1967. Ms. Antonsen reported the missing items to the Ajax Community Centre. Staff and Aid- an’s coaches and teammates all helped look for the missing gear. They found Nolan’s bag, with most of the items missing, behind the community centre. “We also called the police and felt there might be a chance whoever had stolen the equipment was caught on video- tape,” she said. Ms. Antonsen also e-mailed the Ajax and Pickering local hockey associations asking that people keep an eye out for the missing equipment, especially the mask. Both associ- ations forwarded her e-mail to their members. “As soon as that e-mail went out, I had e-mail after e-mail, parents of kids I know, parents of kids I didn’t know, offering equipment,” she said, adding that one girls’ team even offered to start up a collection for Nolan. “We ended up going out and buying new equipment ... but they just didn’t feel right,” said Ms. Antonsen, who added it often take goalies a while to break gear in and it affected Nolan’s confidence in his game. But days after the theft, Nolan got some good news. Police had recovered most of his gear, except his skates. Five youths, aged 13 to 16, were arrested and charged with theft and possession of stolen property after police reviewed surveillance tapes from the com- munity centre. A smiling Nolan picked up his gear from the police station. For Ms. Antonsen, what really sticks out is the immediate offers of support from the Ajax and Pickering hockey community. “Even though you go to an arena and you hear parents argue over games, when it’s real- ly important, everybody bands together,” she said. COMMUNITY Happy ending for Ajax boy after hockey gear stolen RON PIETRONIRO / METROLAND PICKERING -- Nolan Murphy cracked a smile as he loaded his recovered goalie equipment into the family car at the Durham Regional Police station recently. Young Nolan’s equipment was stolen from the family vehicle on Oct. 26 after a practice at the Ajax Community Centre. Even though you go to an arena and you hear parents argue over games, when it’s really important, everybody bands together. Christine Antonsen 24/7 LOCAL BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO AND WEATHER >>newsdurhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 200911 AP City suing over ‘Big Pipe’ project BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- The City of Pickering is offi- cially raising a stink. Pickering is suing York Region for alleg- edly breaching the memorandum of understanding signed between York and Pickering in 2005 when plans to expand the ‘Big Pipe’ were discussed. The York-Durham sewage system, or the ‘Big Pipe’, was built in the 1970s to carry waste from York Region into south Pickering for treatment at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, owned by York and Durham regions. York currently plans to expand the pipe to accommodate its growing population. The expansion will require an odour control facility, which was originally set to go near the Cherrywood West subdivision in Pickering. However, York moved it just into its own region on the west side of the York-Durham Townline, north of Taunton Road, after receiving strong resistance from Pickering and Durham councils and residents who felt they weren’t properly consulted. This new location was agreed upon with- out Durham council’s approval during the summer recess. “As a result, the City continues to dispro- portionately bear the risk of potential neg- ative impacts, while York Region proposes to disproportionately receive the bene- fits of the undertaking,” said lawyers rep- resenting Pickering, Rubinoff Fogler and Peter W.G Carey. Erin Mahoney, York’s commissioner of environmental services, however, said it will cost York “millions of dollars” to move the odour facility to York, but it chose to do so to satisfy local concerns. The notice of application from the City accuses York of breaching its duty in fair- ness and to consult with residents, proper- ty owners and the City as part of the mem- orandum. Ms. Mahoney maintained York has con- tinuously consulted residents, Durham Region and the City through numerous town hall meetings, neighbourhood ses- sions, advertisements, welcoming com- ments, and door-knocking. She said York plans to “vigorously” defend the suit. “We assessed 13 alternative routes,” she said. “Not only do we think we’ve consult- ed with the public in a meaningful way; the Province has agreed with us.” The Ministry of the Environment has seen the environmental assessment and gave York the OK to go ahead with the proj- ect. But, according to Ms. Mahoney, York knew the suit “was in the mix of possibil- ities” since Pickering told York in a letter in October the City wanted its concerns addressed and threatened legal action if they weren’t. York responded, but denied any breach and refused to reconsider its position. A number of residents have been involved and opposed to the issue, and community group Stop the Stink has held a number of meetings and collected thousands of sig- natures in opposition to the plans. “I personally am quite ecstatic that the City has acknowledged this is not just one community that will face problems, but the entire city of Pickering,” said resident Devi Gopalan. She said Stop the Stink, unsatisfied with the ministry’s review, has started a letter- writing campaign to further oppose the facility. “We’ve looked at the MOE’s review of the matter and we’re quite disappointed,” she said. The letter stated a number of problems with not only the MOE’s assessment of the environmental process, but with York’s actions in general. “The only solution that is acceptable to me is that the Minister of Environ- ment rejects the proponents’ SEC EA in its entirety and requires the proponents to fully meet all the requirements for this undertaking,” the letter said. If not, the matter should referred to the Environmental Review Tribunal, it said. Ms. Gopalan hopes to get 5,000 letters to the MOE by Friday, Nov. 20. The case is scheduled to be heard in superior court in Whitby on March 1, 2010. POLITICS Pickering files lawsuit against York sewage plan Not only do we think we’ve consulted with the public in a meaningful way; the Province has agreed with us. Erin Mahoney, York Region newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 200912 AP PICKERING TOWN CENTRE 905-420-8000 on *all reg.-priced WonderBra & Playtex boxed bras, briefs & bodybriefers. *Save 45% in store plus 10% manufacturer’s mail-in rebate. See store for details.55 % off after mail-in rebate Sears reg. 499.99 40% OFF 299 99 CRAFTSMAN®/MD 12-amp electric snowblower. 180º chute rotation. 7" tire diameter. 9" auger. 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A standard detached, four-bed- room, 2,200-square-foot home with 2-1/2 bathrooms, the type favoured by middle management corporate transferees and move- up buyers, goes for $373,666. A comparable home in central Toronto would be $998,000, or almost three times as much, the study said. “Buyers can upgrade to a better home in a desirable neighbour- hood for significantly less,” said Andrew Zsolt, president of Cold- well Banker Terrequity. “Sometimes as little as half-an- hour drive can translate into hun- dreds of thousands of dollars.” The annual Coldwell Banker Home Price Comparison Index typically compares executive home prices globally; this is the first time the firm looked specifi- cally at Toronto neighbourhoods. The age-old question of wheth- er to live downtown or in the sub- urbs typically boils down to bucks, says Mr. Zsolt. “Buyers wanting to move to a better home in the GTA may be surprised at how much prices can vary between different communi- ties.” Bidding wars and a lack of list- ings in key neighbourhoods in central Toronto have driven prices up. New home prices in the Toron- to area increased by 0.5 per cent in September as builders continued to see more traffic in showrooms, according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Thursday. “Many builders pushed up their prices due to prevailing good mar- ket conditions,” said the federal agency. While existing home prices have moved past last year’s peak lev- els, the same is not true for new home prices. Despite the upswing, Toronto prices are still 0.5 per cent off from last September. But spillover demand from the existing home market is turning into sales for new home builders. The Harmonized Sales Tax, which will apply to new hous- ing starting in July, is also putting pressure on builders to close early on their projects so consumers can avoid the tax. With little inventory in the mar- ket for new or existing homes, some move-up buyers have had to look at alternatives in other neigh- bourhoods in the GTA to get the most for their dollar. After central Toronto, the second most expensive move-up location was the Beach neighbourhood in the city’s east end. The average price for a four-bedroom home is $795,000. North York was in third place, with a comparable home costing $662,000. The areas with the most afford- able homes included Scarbor- ough, Mississauga and Brampton. Pickering was the most afford- able of all locations surveyed. Globally, Toronto looks cheap compared with some cities. Of 345 North American and 35 Canadian markets, it came in 25th spot on the Coldwell Banker index. Vancouver was the only city to make the top 10, with an average “move-up home” costing $1.174 million. The top spot was La Jolla, Calif., at $2.125 million, followed by Bev- erly Hills at $1.981 million. Torstar news services SAFETY Movin’ on up? Pickering may be your best bet Buyers can upgrade to a better home in a desirable neighbourhood for significantly less. 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Police say the stolen goods were electronics, appliances and tobacco. The value of thefts is estimat- ed to be in the multi-millions of dollars and police said about $1.6-million worth of tobacco products and about $65,000 worth of appliances have been recovered. Police said the majority of the thefts took place in Peel earlier this year. Police arrested seven people in connection with the thefts after executing search warrants in Toronto and Pickering. Charged with various offenc- es including robbery, kidnap- ping, theft over $5,000 and use of an imitation firearm are Mohamed Farhan, 28, of Pickering, who police said is also known as Mohamed Mas- hood; Kanthasamy Thirumal, 36, of Ajax; Majurathan Bas- karan, 28, of Toronto; Janan- athan Kanagasivam, 22, of Toronto; Taleb Saleh, 20, of Woodbridge; Gurjeet Thandi, 23, of Brampton; and Jagjeet Thandi, 19, of Brampton. CRIME Durham residents charged in truck robberies newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 200917 H1N1 Vaccine is now available at The Youth Centre for people in Ajax and Pickering ages 13-26 years. Call 905-428-1212 now to make an appointment. The Youth Centre offers a full medical clinic for young people ages 13-26 years who live in Ajax and Pickering. Fight the Flu! AP SAFETY Oshawa councillor suggests police checks for landlords Durham MPP willing to take up the idea, says it’s a matter of safety and security BY JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Hockey coaches, Block Par- ents and other community volunteers often have to get police checks before they get the green light to work with kids. An Oshawa councillor says the same safety rules should apply to those who have access to other people’s homes -- namely landlords, custodians and other keyholders who work in apartment or condo buildings. Councillor John Henry says he was moti- vated to suggest the change, after talking to a constituent who lives in a south Oshawa apartment building known for bylaw and health infractions. “This person has people coming in and out of their home, and they want to know that they’ve been checked out,” he said. “I was surprised when I talked to the police and found out that this wasn’t required. These are people’s homes and they have the right to feel safe.” At its most recent meeting, council’s strategic initiatives committee debated a motion from Coun. Henry, which calls on the Province to require owners and man- agers of rental or condo properties, to ensure key holders are bonded and have obtained criminal background checks. Coun. Henry acknowledged this falls outside the City’s jurisdiction, but said that shouldn’t discourage Oshawa coun- cil from taking the lead and pushing the Province to act. Durham MPP John O’Toole has talk- ed to Coun. Henry about the idea, and is willing to work with him on it, noting a private member’s bill is a possibility. “I think this has merit, tenants need to have con- fidence in the peo- ple who have been given the key to their homes,” Mr. O’Toole said. “It’s a mat- ter of privacy and security.” Most members of council’s strategic ini- tiatives committee were enthusiastic about the idea. “I think the vast majority of folks that have keys in residential apartments and condos are beyond reproach and very pro- fessional, but we don’t want there to be an opening in the framework that would allow criminals to gain entry,” said Coun- cillor Louise Parkes. However, some noted Oshawa council has a habit of delving into issues outside its sphere of influence, which can lead to problems. “I have mixed feelings, I understand what (Coun. 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But, a shortage of cash is often the barrier that prevents those ideas from becoming reality. A Canadian insurance company is lending a hand by handing out cash to non-profit groups and indi- viduals with the best community project proposals. The Aviva Com- munity Fund competition lets peo- ple and groups across Canada sub- mit project ideas in categories such as supporting youth or cleaning up the environment. The ideas are showcased online until Nov. 29 and anyone who reg- isters at aviavcommunityfund.org can vote for their favourites on a daily basis. The 60 most popular ideas will move on to a semi-final round of online voting between Dec. 2 and 16, then the 25 finalists will be scru- tinized by a panel of judges. The winners will share $500,000 in prize money, to help get their projects off the ground. Clarence Keesman, executive director of the Refuge -- an Oshawa outreach centre for homeless and street youth -- is among those crossing his fingers. His organization is proposing a project called the Honey and Tea Cafe, a downtown Oshawa res- taurant that would employ street youth, giving them much-needed access to job experience and men- toring. Proceeds from the cafe would provide funding for the Refuge, help street youth through profit sharing and provide the start-up for more cafes to be opened through- out Durham. Another local idea in the running is a low-cost spay and neuter clinic for Durham Region, proposed by Action Volunteers for Animals. Winning ideas will be made pub- lic on Jan. 25. To enter an idea or vote: VISIT www.avivacommunity- fund.org COMMUNITY Durham residents with big ideas vie for cash newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 20, 200919 AP Mail your holiday gift and this coupon to: Rouge Valley Health System Foundation 580 Harwood Avenue South Ajax, Ontario L1S 2J4 phone: (905) 683-2320 x1501 fax: (905) 428-5233 email: foundation@rougevalley.ca website: www.rougevalley.ca/rvhsf The Gift of Health During the holiday season, and throughout the year, the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation enhances healthcare in our community with the help of our generous donors and volunteers. You can give The Gift of Health. Your gift will provide funding to purchase medical equipment, fund capital construction projects, train staff and ensure that Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital campus remains a strong and vibrant part of its community. Yes, I want to give The Gift of Health this holiday season! 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Osha- wa’s Santa Claus Parade starts at 6 p.m. Floats are decorated with lights and, of course, Santa will be there. Applications are now being taken for the 2009 parade. Visit www.oshawasantaclausparade.com to view all of the information you need to enter a float in the parade or call 905-725-4523. Deadline for entries is Nov. 9. ST. PAUL’S ON THE HILL ANGLICAN CHURCH. Spirit of Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 822 Kingston Rd., Pickering. There will be crafts, baked goods and preserves, jewelry, a silent auction, tea room and much more. DIABETES INFORMATION SESSION. Con- gress of Black Women of Canada Ajax/Pickering Chapter. Guest speaker Dr. Farrukh Khan, medical director of the adult diabetes program at the Rouge Valley Health Centre. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Sarah McDonald Building at 1467 Whites Rd. N., Pickering. NOVEMBER 22 FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY. 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Premier Dalton McGuinty recently announced Ontar- io will start roll- ing out all-day learning for four- and five-year- old chil- dren start- ing in the 2010/2011 school year. “For Dur- ham District School Board, this means approximately 45 classes for the 2010/11 school year,” said superintendent Lou Vavougios, who was acting director of edu- cation during the board’s Nov. 2 standing committee meeting. The Durham Catholic District School Board is receiving $1.3 million in project- ed operating funding. “Right now, our budget announcement is for 13 classes for next year,” said Tim Robins, assistant superintendent for the Catholic board. Staff is working on a report for the board’s November meeting which will include a recommendation for implementing all- day learning, Mr. Robins said. This Thursday, superintendent Lisa Mil- lar will be attending a meeting with the Ministry of Education to learn more of the details about the rollout, including infor- mation about the criteria and selection of schools. Mr. Robins will also be attend- ing. “We’ll be looking at vacant capacity, we’ll be looking at priority schools and schools in need,” Ms. Millar said, listing some of the sites the school board will be recommending. It’s working through a consultation pro- cess based on the Ministry’s criteria and will submit its proposed sites by Nov. 30. Approval is expected early in 2010. The board already established and mapped out some of the areas surround- ing the initiative through its previous early learning ad hoc committee. “Certainly we’re not going into this blind,” said Uxbridge Trustee Joe Allin, who was on the ad hoc committee. 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The local artist, who started sculpting more than 30 years ago but now mainly paints in acrylics, is showing her paintings at the Ontario Power Generation Informa- tion Centre. “I like to use colour to affect the sub- conscious mind, to enhance work or rest,” she states. “I also teach meditation paint- ing as a healing art and I love working with children.” The Information Centre is at 1675 Montgomery Park Rd. View McHaffie’s works Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mike Ruta Entertainment Editor mruta@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comEntertainment ART AND ARTISTS MUSIC High school senior bands perform Best young musicians featured DURHAM -- The finest senior-level musicians from Durham secondary schools are getting ready to shine. The Durham Senior Honour Concert Band and the Durham Senior Honour Jazz Band perform in Ajax on Nov. 28. Made up of Durham public, Catho- lic and Durham Christian students, the bands will be digging in to challenging pieces during this special concert at the J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate audito- rium, 1355 Harwood Ave. N. (at Rossland Road) at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $8 and available by contacting Mrs. Bellinger at J. Clarke at 905-619-9571. Oshawa artist brings stations to life Fourteen paintings installed in Pickering church’s chapel BY MIKE RUTA mruta@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The Stations of the Cross, which describe in 14 scenes the last hours of Christ’s earthly life, are a feature of every Catholic church. But St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Pickering can now boast it has the most contemporary and vibrant depiction of the stations. Oshawa artist Michael Burgess was charged with creating the sta- tions by pastor Father John Henry. The stunning result was unveiled in the church’s chapel on a recent Sunday. “I got inspired by a lot of differ- ent things and I’ve always been inspired by cloud formations, nat- ural objects like knots in a tree, not so much mechanical, man-made objects,” Burgess says. He remains dazzled by the imag- es of nebulae and other cosmic beauty captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Most of the sta- tions contain stars, galaxies and images of space. Burgess notes that the stations are always shown outside of any context, whereas he wanted to represent “eternity” in his works. An artist for all of his life, Burgess combined the traditional skills he has acquired with his expertise in using computers and software. “There’s cases where the painting or drawing was done first and then a shot was taken of that and then I composited on top of that with dig- ital work,” he explains. Burgess enlisted friend and fel- low Oshawa resident Jim Carrigan to act as his model for Jesus. Iron- ically, Carrigan had just played Jesus in a performance at his Brooklin United Church. “I was on two crosses at the same time,” Carrigan jokes. “We actually did put Jim right up on a cross,” Burgess says. He enlisted help from Oshawa Little Theatre and Whitby Court- house Theatre for props and when he was looking for models, as in Station 8, where Christ meets the women of Jerusalem. The photo for it was shot at Durham College. The series begins with Pilate con- demning Christ to death, and both are shown standing on a cross, foreshadowing what is to come. In Station 2, as Christ takes up His cross to begin His march to Calva- ry, His red robe undulates before a background of clouds, space and stars. Perhaps the most dramatic image in the series is Station 11, where Christ is nailed to the cross. Burgess’s perspective is from the ground, the hammer prominent, Christ’s left hand almost reaching out of the image. Burgess grew up in Pickering, attending Holy Redeemer Catho- lic School, where Henry was the school principal before he became a priest. He also taught some class- es and Burgess never forgot him. “You run into a few individuals in your life that make some com- ments that have a tremendous impact on how you think about things,” Burgess says. He says the then-principal chal- lenged the students with tough questions of the faith, such as how people can be suffering if there’s a God. When Burgess’s mother met the priest much later, she told her son, and Burgess and he had break- fast. Henry asked to see Burgess’s portfolio, was greatly impressed, and soon he had been commis- sioned to do the stations. Burgess, who’s accustomed to clients often making a number of suggestions on a piece, says Henry never made one. The artist said he would bring him a drawing or con- cept for a station or stations and the reply would invariably be, ‘I love it; go with it’.” “It was such a pleasure,” Burgess says. “This is the first time that at least I have seen, with the exception of one or two exhibits internationally, a whole, brash new interpretation to what was once a fairly tired and stodgy approach to the Stations of the Cross,” he says in an e-mail. See more of his work at www. coroflot.com/public/individual_ details.asp?individual_id=223655. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BURGESS DURHAM -- Oshawa artist Michael Burgess has created the Stations of the Cross for St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Pickering. Clockwise from above left, in Station 11, Jesus is nailed to the cross. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem in Station 8. Station 9 shows Jesus falling for the third time. “A whole, brash new interpretation to what was once a fairly tired and stodgy approach to the Stations of the Cross. 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Lying down is Grant Evans and seated, from left, are Lisha Casibo, Paul Francies and Margaret St. John. Standing, from left, are Don Green, Ray Porrill and James Creighton. The show is the story of John Smith, a taxi driver who has two wives and must scramble to keep each from finding out about the other. Herongate is at 2885 Altona Rd. in Pickering. For more information and tickets, visit www.herongate. com or call 905-472-3085. HOLIDAY MUSIC S tarting to sound like Christmas County Town Singers doing three shows DURHAM -- The County Town Singers are in a holiday mood. And they want to share the festive spirit with audiences in Durham at three shows. The 65-member choir that sings for the love of it is performing a Nov. 27 Christmas concert at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s on the Hill Anglican Church, 822 Kingston Rd., Pickering. Tickets are $10 and available at the door, or reserve tickets by calling Jean Mott at 905-839-0793. If you can’t make it then, the Christmas concert comes to Simcoe Street United Church in Oshawa on Dec. 4 and 5, both at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or, if you want to get yours early, call 905- 655-9505 or 905-509-4111. Tick- ets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors/students. For more information on the group, visit www.countytownsing- ers.com. Musician on international tour PICKERING -- One of Canada’s finest song- writers and guitarists performs in Pickering on Nov. 26. Apart from his work with Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Stephen Fearing has been a solo performer for more than 20 years. See him live at The Waterfront Bistro as he tours to promote his latest release, The Man who Married Music, a greatest hits collection. Music By the Bay Live presents the show at 8 p.m. at the Bistro, 590 Liverpool Rd., Pickering. 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