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Home My WebLink AboutNA2009_11_25 Pressrun 51,400 • 48 pages • Optional 3-week delivery $6/$1 newsstand PICKERING Wednesday, November 25, 2009 NNews ews AAddveverr titisseerrTHE RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND PICKERING -- Jenny Smith, 15, modelled the outfit she will wear when she carries the Olympic Torch through Orono on Dec. 16, as it makes its way across Canada. Jenny won the chance to carry the torch in an online contest.Pickering teen to carry the flame NEWS ADVERTISER CARRIER WILL DELIVER TORCH IN ORONO BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- It won’t be too tough for Jenny Smith to run 300 metres with the Olympic torch in December. After all, the Pickering resident won the opportunity to do so based on her essay on how she lives an active lifestyle and encour- ages others to do the same. Jenny, 15, a Grade 10 student at Pine Ridge Secondary School, entered a challenge on iCoke.ca for an opportunity to be a part of the Olympic Torch Relay and pass the flame that will make its way to the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver. She’ll carry it for 300 metres in Orono on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Jenny, who’s a carrier for the News Adver- tiser, explained she likes to downhill ski, run See TORCH page 5 EDUCATION 2 These kids are cookin’ Ajax school’s students learn from local chef FEATURE 10 Generals’ bench boss Durham Region coaches in the spotlight SPORTS 18 Fight club in Pickering World Class Boxing ready to rumble Ajax Nissan Parts/Service Open 7:00am - 6:00pm Wednesdays 7:00am - 8:00pm Saturdays 8:00am - 2:00pm 500 Bayly Street West, Ajax (Between Westney & Church) 1-800-565-6365 905-686-0555 PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN INCOME TAX All-Canadian Tax Service $59.95*only * Most returns *GST extra 100 Westney Rd S (Ajax Go Station) (905) 426-4860 • Christmas Specials – Buy Now!! • Receive Free Storage Until Spring 2010 • Financing Available • Complete Line Of Accessories • FREE Helmet With Any Bike Order With This Ad! AJAXAJAX 232 FAIRALL ST. AJAX (East off Westney at Dowty Rd.) 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In just four weeks of participating in South- wood Park Public School’s Discovering Elec- tives Program, held in partnership with and at Ajax High School, Jesse and his cook- ing classmates have learned to prepare red, white, and rose pasta sauces, stir fry, gourmet pizzas, various cuts of beef, chicken stuffed with red peppers and goat cheese, and even fish. “It’s something I wouldn’t really do at home,” said Warren White, sitting in the cooking room at Ajax High School, dressed in a white chef’s coat and hat, and surrounded by the smell of pizza and warmth of recently used ovens. “Once I did this, it changed how I cooked at home.” The cooking course was one of eight elec- tives Southwood’s Grade 8 students could sign up for through the program initiated by their vice principal, Bonnie Noble. Others they could choose include carpentry, hair- styling, recreation and leisure, film and pho- tography. In the cooking class, Ms. Noble has been surprised by what she’s seen and heard: kids chopping, laughing, interacting, trying new things and not complaining. “It’s a dream of mine to see more hands-on learning at the elementary level,” Ms. Noble said. “I’ve seen a lot of students disengage before they get to high school because they don’t like paper and pencil tasks.” So with $2,500 in funding, she set off to make that dream a reality by introducing her students to some of the electives they’ll be exposed to in high school. With help from Ajax High School, the municipality, other schools and executive chef Kevin Bhudri of the Hilton Garden Inn in Ajax, she’s been able to make it happen and at no cost to the students. Although her funding wasn’t enough to cover the total cost, Ajax High School helped chip in, as did Mr. Bhudri, volunteering his own time, providing students with their cook- ing attire and bringing in all the food, which he paid for himself. “I just love helping kids,” Mr. Bhudri said, adding he wished he could have taken a class like that when he was their age. “You have the knowledge in you, what’s not to share?” His colleague, Chris Traviss, also helped teach the class. “I think they’ll eat more stuff at home now,” Mr. Bhudri said. Along with recipes, he also taught them about the food itself, prepping it, and where it comes from. For some of the students, it was the first time they’d seen a whole raw chicken. Jesse had only seen cooked chicken wings before, so cutting up a chicken was a first for him. “It was pretty weird, but then I got used to it,” he said. “You cut it in half first, then you cut the breast off, then the tenders, then you chop off the arms to make chicken wings,” Warren said. “It was really gross when we first started,” said Robyn Peglar, another student in the class. “This nasty crunching sound, it was so weird.” Since taking the class, Robyn has taken some of the recipes home to share with her family. “I cooked my mom stir fry after he taught us and it was really good,” she said. Now if Jesse had to choose between buy- ing a hamburger or stir fry for lunch, he’d go with the stir fry. He also enjoys cooking now and feels more able to help his parents in the kitchen. Ms. Noble hopes to be able to offer the elec- tives program again next year. SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND AJAX -- Katelyn Haisley, left, and Ashleigh Smith learned how to cut pizza with chef Chris Traviss during the elective cooking pro- gram for Grade 8 students at Southwood Park Public School. Ajax High School hosted the program for a month with Mr. Traviss, the executive chef at the Hilton Garden Inn. EDUCATION Ajax kids cook up culinary talent Leather, Upper, Good Gripping Soles KEEP WARM IN FASHION WE’VE GOT YOUR SIZE Sizes 4-15 Widths AA-EEE PICKERING TOWN CENTRE • UPPER LEVEL • SEARS WING CALL ROSE 1-866-550-5462 NIGHT CLASSES AVAILABLE www.durhamLINC.caTHEDURHAMCATHOLICDISTRICTSCHOOLBOARDCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL DURHAM Funded by: LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 20093 AP Pick up a FREE Holiday Shopping Planner! Saturday, November 28th* Organize lists, keep receipts handy, get special coupon offers – one slim planner will do a lot for you! 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Pickering Fire Services received a call around 5:05 p.m. Friday and had three pumpers, three tankers and a command vehicle on the scene at 5250 Sideline 4 (or Balsam Road) in less than 10 minutes. “We called in mutual aid from our partners for water supply,” said Deputy Fire Chief Simon Almond. Mr. Almond explained this was not due to the size of the fire, but since the fire was in a rural area, they needed the additional water tanks. The homeowner discovered the fire upon returning home from work. Despite initial fears of the where- abouts of the family dog, the fire department got it out of the home safely. The fire was controlled by 10 p.m. Friday but was still smouldering the next day. “We stayed on scene all night long,” said Mr. Almond. The home, which Mr. Almond estimated to be between 3,000 and 3,500 square feet, is a combina- tion of an old structure with a new addition. Firefighters were originally concerned with oil stor- age tanks in the basement, but they were removed safely. “We estimated the damage to be at $400,000 for the structure and about $200,000 for the con- tents,” he said. Although the fire is believed to have started with an electrical issue, the cause is still under investigation. EMERGENCY SERVICES Large north Pickering home gutted by fire KEITH HAMILTON PHOTO PICKERING -- Firefighters battled a house fire Nov. 20 at 5250 4th Sideroad Pickering just north of Balsam. Pickering deputy fire chief Simon Almond estimates the total dam- age to be approximately $600,000 in the blaze that’s suspected to be caused by an electrical issue. AJAX -- A victim of a violent confrontation that left one man dead and another seriously injured Wednes- day night is recovering in hospital. Durham homicide detectives continue to investi- gate the incident, which occurred in a parking lot near a Keg restaurant at Kingston and Salem roads. Police arrived at the scene shortly before 11 p.m. to find one man with serious injuries. Witnesses told cops a sec- ond victim had fled the scene in a vehicle. Victor Cameron, 32, of Fletcher Avenue in Ajax, was found collapsed outside a vehicle at Harwood Ave- nue and Kerrison Drive about an hour later. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Police said Friday the other stabbing victim, 24, of Ajax, was in stable condition after undergoing surgery at a Toronto-area hospital. The investigation continues and police are still seek- ing witnesses. If you have information about the investigation: CALL 905-579-1520 ext. 5326 CRIMESTOPPERS: Anonymous tips can be made to Durham police at 1-800-222-8477 CRIME Victim of Ajax stabbing recovering newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 20094 AP SALES HOTLINE VILLAGE CHRYSLER CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP 201 BAYLY ST. W. 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Exclusive “Wee Learn” Educational Program AJAX/PICKERING 1-866-333-3299 www.weewatch.com The Happiest Children The Happiest Providers Campaign continues throughout the holidays DURHAM -- Thirteen motorists were charged with impaired driving on the first weekend of the Durham police festive RIDE campaign. Durham officers stopped 1,600 vehicles in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa and Clarington. The 13 charged are two less than after the first week of last year. How- ever, about 1,260 vehi- cles were stopped in the first week last year. Two people -- an Oshawa man, 61, and a 21-year-old Cannington man -- were charged on the first night of the campaign. The arrests came just two days after a mock accident was staged at a Whitby intersection to promote the start of the campaign, which runs until Jan. 3. During the ceremony, various officers, including Deputy Chief Chuck Mercier, appealed to motorists not to get behind the wheel after they’ve been drinking. “It’s not the start we were hoping for, that’s for sure,” the deputy chief said of Thurs- day night’s results. “We strongly encourage motorists to plan ahead and make alternative arrangements if they have been drinking and need to get somewhere.” In last year’s campaign, impaired driving charges were laid against 150 people. Other highlights from the first week include 106 people given roadside breath tests, com- pared to 123 last year. Seventeen received licence suspensions for registering a ‘warn.’ Twenty criminal code charges and 27 vari- ous Highway Traffic Act offences were laid. Under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, anyone charged with a drinking and driving criminal offence will have his or her driver’s licence suspended for 90 days. A complete list of those charged with drink- ing and driving offences will be posted on the Durham police website at www.drps.ca. RIDE Thirteen drunk drivers nabbed on first weekend Please recycle your copy of the Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser Alton Reid, 35, succumbs to injuries Monday PICKERING -- Toronto police have identified the City’s 54th murder victim of the year as a Pickering resident. On Sunday at 3:22 a.m. police responded to a shooting at the Atlanta Banquet Hall on Elles- mere Road in Scarbor- ough and found a man with life-threatening injuries. He and four others with less serious injuries were taken to hospital. On Monday, the vic- tim, identified as Alton Reid, 35, of Pickering, succumbed to his inju- ries. A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Wednesday. Police say there were about 200 people at the banquet hall for a birthday party when the shots were fired. Investigators are asking anyone who was at the party and hasn’t spoken to police to contact Detective Paul Worden at 416-808-7382, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). CRIME Pickering man dies in Scarborough shooting ALTON REID newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 20095 P cross country, mountain bike, and play and referee soccer. She has her blue belt in karate and is quickly moving toward her brown. She’s also hoping to get a job teaching kids how to downhill ski this winter. When she runs in a cross-coun- try race, it’s usually for about four kilo- metres. “It’s fun,” she said. “It’s something to do, something different.” But there’s another reason she likes to play sports, she said. “I can be competitive sometimes,” she said. “That might be why.” Jenny’s cross-country coach at Pine Ridge learned of Jenny’s achievement by chance while the student was being photographed by the News Advertiser in a local park. “She’s certainly a good candidate for it,” Joslynn Dicks said. “She’s definitely a team player.” Ms. Dicks added Jenny often motivates others on the cross-country team. Jenny’s mother, Judith Smith, said sports have always come natural to Jenny. “I’m just really excited for her and proud of her,” she said. When asked if the family was planning on attending Jenny’s run with the torch, the answer was simple. “Are you kidding?” she said. “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” In fact, the Smiths have already taken a drive to Orono to scope out the route. Jenny’s looking forward to watching the Olympic Games, especially hockey. Residents can catch the relay through Pickering on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 17. For details on the exact time and loca- tion the flame will come to Pickering, contact City Hall in December. For more information: VISIT www.cityofpickering.com COMMUNITY Torch relay runs through Pickering on Dec. 17 I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Judith Smith, mother TORCH from page 1 905-723-0282 62 Russett Avenue, Oshawa, ON oshawalittletheatre@rogers.com www.oshawalittletheatre.com Taunton Rd.Somerville St.Russett Ave.Simcoe St.OSHAWA 62 N Celebrating 60 years of Playful Memories “The only thing little is the price” • The Cemetery Club January 28-30 & February 4-13 • Grease March 18-28 & April 1-10 • Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka May 27-30 & June 3-5 Les Misérables (High School Edition) November 26-29 & December 3-12 - it has been our dream to bring Les Miserables to our theatre. 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The long-gun registry only contains fire- arms owned by legally licensed hunters, farmers and sport shooters. Career criminals don’t care about the fact they can’t pass the strict police back- ground checks, mandatory safety courses and waiting periods to get a gun licence and they certainly don’t register their ille- gally obtained guns. Anyone unsure about the success of a gun registry at stopping criminals, need to look no further than our handgun registry. Canadians have had to register their hand guns since 1934, yet gang bangers continue to acquire their guns illegally. As Mr. Page points out, the licensing sys- tem, including RCMP background checks, safety courses and reference checks will remain. These measures are useful for screening out unsound people. The Liberals have misled Canadians into the belief that gun control is crime control. Fortunately, we may finally be seeing a return to common sense firearm laws, which punish the law breakers, while respecting the rights of the law-abiding. Jennifer Kory Oshawa NEW TAX Questions and guesses about the HST To the editor: I am concerned about the pending imple- mentation of the HST. There are so many misleading facts and figures out there from the provincial government, but with pressure the Liberals announced coffee, donuts and newspapers will not be taxed under the har- monized sales tax scheme. They’re plowing ahead with their plans to add eight per cent to the cost of gasoline, home heating, hydro, natural gas, Internet bills, newspapers and magazines, adult footwear under $30, vet- erinary care, hair cuts, massage, legal fees, accounting fees, mutual funds, gym mem- berships, real estate commissions, commer- cial property rentals, landscaping, vitamins, postal stamps, live theatre, taxi fares, con- ferences and seminars, dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, funerals and more. Here is my take on this blatant tax grab, when I try to answer just three questions: 1. What is the value of the HST to business? 2. What is the value of the HST to the pro- vincial government? 3. What is the cost to consumers? I do not have the resources to get the answers, but here is my guess on the answers to the three questions. 1. Hundreds of dollars per year 2. Billions of dollars per year 3. Thousands of dollars per year What’s your guess? Ozzie Zante Uxbridge MANNERS Remember to stoop and scoop To the editor: Re: Clean up after your dog, Maureen Main letter, Nov. 17. My back yard is facing a school yard, so often I saw people taking their dogs for relief and walking away without picking up their waste. I think it is time the school should set up some big signs to remind people to clean up after their dogs. The school yard should be enjoyed by the children without worrying about stepping on fecal matter from dogs. Would you want your own children to step on dog feces? Carol Chan Oshawa Child poverty progress far too slow over two decades Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the House of Commons pledge to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. Made through a motion delivered by Oshawa MP Ed Broadbent on Nov. 24, 1989, and support- ed by all parties, the pledge stressed that the Canadian government would do everything it could to wipe out child poverty in this wealthy country by the turn of the millennium. Nearly a decade beyond that deadline, it’s clear that by any measure, there is much work yet to do. It hasn’t helped that there have been two major recessions during the past 10 years. This last one, which is two years long and showing small signs of coming to an end, has been particularly devastating. But we also suffered some economic hardships in the wake of 9/11 that didn’t help the cause of social programs either. Still, when times were good and surpluses flowed freely for federal and provincial governments alike during the 1990s and during the middle part of the cur- rent decade, not enough was done to deal with child poverty. The national poverty rate of 9.5 per cent for the latest year measured, 2007, shows a slight decrease since 1989 when it measured 11.9 per cent. In Ontario, the rate is 9.4 per cent, or 257,000 children living in poverty. While a small improvement is better than nothing it’s a far cry from the pledge to end child pov- erty. Back in 2000, this newspaper did a year- long series on child poverty investigating the impact government policies had on families living on the edge. At the end of the series, we evaluated what steps the feds needed to take if child poverty was to be cut in the years to come. A look back at that 2000 editorial’s five main points is revealing nine years later. In December 2000, we said Ontario would have to restore the 21 per cent in benefits cut to welfare recipients in 1995 if poor children were to have a chance. We also advocated an increase by the feds for the minimum bar for paying tax, along with in increase in the amounts paid in monthly GST and child tax credits. Our third request was an increase in funding to health care and education. Point four was the demand for free national or at least affordable day care. And finally, hous- ing, in the form of women’s and children’s shelters and for low-income families is need- ed. We urged the feds and the Province, with subsidies to private builders, to construct that housing. Nearly a decade later, the score is mixed on those five points. The McGuinty Liberals have restored some of that 21 per cent in welfare cuts, the feds have increased the minimum bar for paying tax, funding for health care and education has increased, but only small advances have been made on the day care or housing front at all. Day care and hous- ing is critical and must be a federal priority in future budgets. However, the minimum wage has been boosted substantially over the last seven years, a provincial initiative. Yet there is much to be done. As we climb out of this recession, the Province and feds must recommit to reducing child poverty so that kids everywhere will have an equal chance to succeed. 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 25, 20096 P WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com WE ASKED This time of year, my little rural corner of the world and downtown Toronto have more in common than they realize. Recently, for instance, we both had streets filled with happy, goody-grab- bing trick or treaters, we’re also current- ly enjoying some spectacular fall colours and just lately ... we both have loads of people driving around with weapons in their cars. In the big smoke, it’s called The Club District, up here it’s called deer hunting season. And, of course, the city and the country are both hosts to gangs. In certain parts of the Toronto, one needs to be very careful about what colours one is wearing. Sport the wrong gang colour in the wrong area and you could be asking for a peck of trouble. Up here it’s much simpler, but still ubiquitous. We really only have one gang and they all wear blaze orange. Luckily, unlike their urban Crip and Blood cousins, who can be violently ter- ritorial, the Blaze Orangies like compa- ny. Stray onto their turf and you’re more likely to take a cap off of a bottle of rye than take a cap in the ass. Unlike most thugs and gang-bangers, hunters are generally pretty friendly guys. Who wouldn’t welcome a little con- versation if you’d just spent a day freez- ing your hiney off in a duck blind or a tree roost? Run afoul of the rigid pecking order found in city gangs and you could wind up dead. People have been shot for just looking at someone the wrong way. And that’s pretty much the case up here too. There unquestionably exists a peck- ing amongst hunters but it has less to do with how big a bad-ass you are than how many years you’ve belonged to the Lions Club. And although it’s difficult to further dis- respect someone who is already dressed from head to toe in day-glow orange, it can be done. Make fun of a guy’s truck, dog or wife, in that order of severity, and you’re ask- ing for it. It should also be noted that every year, there are reports of hunters shooting one another. Not so much from looking at someone the wrong way, but from simply looking the wrong way. But that’s anoth- er story. There are further similarities. Gang- bangers love to cruise the streets. You can sometimes see crews of them stuffed into surly looking SUVs, ominously nodding their sun-glassed heads to the throbbing pulse of R and B and Tupac. Likewise are the concessions and rural routes of Brock township patrolled by SUV-loads of blaze orangies nodding their baseball-hatted heads to C and W and a six-pack. And in both cases, hoods and deer hunters, you’ve got a carload of men desperate to spot a great rack. Finally gang members love to hang “tags” on one another. Nicknames that essentially mean you’ve been accepted; Booty-Doc, L’il Hammer, or ‘Jr. B’, for instance. Well, it’s very much the same with hunters. In any hunt camp loaded with blaze-orangies, you’re very likely to find a proctologist who is a little hammered who played Jr. B. The parallels are remarkable. You see, we’re not so different after all. Durham resident Neil Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves some of his best lines for his columns. Will your Christmas shopping be affected by the sluggish economy? (from left) JULIE ANNETT --‘Yes, I was recently laid off from my job.’ HEATHER HAYHOW --’Yes, our family has set a limit on how much we spend on each other. We’ve cut it in half compared to previous years. We’ll see if anyone follows this new rule.’ BESA LAPI --‘No, I am not big on Christmas shopping anyway.’ BRIGITTE MCMILLAN -- Probably, I will spend less because everything is costing more.’ BRADLEY ALDRED / BEHIND THE LENS Snowy Owl Early one morning before I left for school, Nana, Papa and my brother Jase looked out the window and saw a giant snowy owl. It was huge and I’d never seen one before. I ran downstairs to grab my dad’s camera and went outside on the back deck to take pictures before the owl flew away. I wanted to show my dad when he came home from work. The owl was still there when we left for school. This photo of a snowy owl was taken by 11-year-old Bradley Aldred of Whitby. He is in Grade 6 at Robert Thornton P.S. MARGARET CARNEY Snowy owls may be popular this year It could be an exciting winter for snowy owls. Adult males leaving their far northern territories and venturing south usually suggests a crash in the lemming popula- tions on the tundra where these big white raptors breed. And three adult males have been spot- ted in the past week or so in southern Ontario. The first one showed up west of Brighton on Nov. 10. On the evening of the 15th, one was sighted in Vaughn, and on Nov. 16, this one in the picture at left, was photo- graphed on the roof of a house on Hia- leah Crescent in Whitby, by Bradley Aldred. A few snowy owls come south most winters -- often juveniles or females, whose white plummage is heavily fleck- ed with brown. About every four years or so, a whole wave irrupts southward, including pure white adult males, to the thrill of many humans. Snowy owls are wonderfully adapted to the worst a Canadian winter can throw at them, with dense white feathers cov- ering every inch from their toes to their beak, except for their big yellow eyes. They’re open-country birds that catch small rodents in their sharp talons -- and sometimes ducks, fish and even gulls. Females are larger than males and can be as big as a great horned owl, more than two feet tall. Look for snowy owls sitting on fence- posts in weedy fields, where they may be hunting for meadow voles or cottontails or down along the lakeshore. They’re active during daylight hours, and yes, they can turn their head 180 degrees to check for mice in the grass behind them. Durham resident Margaret Carney, in addition to writing nature-appreciation columns, has also published several children’s books. Rural and urban gangs have lot in common NEIL CRONE newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 20097 P newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 20098 P Inside your News Advertiser Nov. 26, 27 Dec. 2 CELIA KLEMENZ / METROLAND All hail to the (junior) chief PICKERING -- Joined by Pickering Fire Chief Bill Douglas, left, and acting captain Greg Jackson, at Fire Hall 6, Alexis Barris, 9, got a first-hand feel for what it’s like to be a real firefighter on Nov. 20. Alexis was chosen as the 2009 Junior Fire Chief for a Day by Pickering Fire Services and McDonalds Restaurants. Councillors consider best way to make changes BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- A motion to pave the way for those living with disabilities took a detour recently. Preparing to meet new provincial rules on accommodating those with physical disabil- ities was on the mind of Ward 1 City Coun- cillor Jennifer O’Connell, who wants to get a head start on the planning due to a long implementation process. Some phases of the legislation won’t be introduced until 2025. Her motion was referred back to Pickering’s accessibility advisory committee by council. “I don’t want to wait until it’s too late and someone says ‘you didn’t take into consid- eration accessibility issues,’” she said in an interview following the council debate. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Dis- abilities Act is currently being reviewed by an independent reviewer, Charles Beer, who is accepting input for his report, which is expected to be complete in 2010. The act was created to make Ontario fully accessible by 2025. Coun. O’Connell’s motion requested that all future sidewalks, trails, parks and pedes- trian connections in Pickering be built fully accessible, defined under the act, and where not defined, be reviewed by the committee; that they be built to a minimum width of 1.8 metres; and that the accessibility committee be invited to comment on proposed build- ings and site plans. But not all of council was impressed with the idea, especially Ward 1 Regional Coun- cillor Bonnie Littley, council’s representa- tive on the committee. She agreed with the motion’s sentiments, but not on its imple- mentation. She said committees are looking at all of the standards that have been set out by the Province. “There’s been a lot of discus- sion, and good discussion, on how to move accessibility forward,” she said. She felt the motion wasn’t based on fair public process, and that it should have gone to Pickering’s accessibility committee, of which half of the members have disabilities. Coun. O’Connell said she consulted at least one member of the committee but decid- ed to bring the motion to council simply for direction and so other councillors could see it. “I hope the committee looks at it,” she said. “If they can make it better, great.” Community activist and former council- lor Maurice Brenner attended the meeting to give his thoughts on the topic. He felt it’s time to start taking public comment into consider- ation regarding changes to the act. Although the Province has provided municipal train- ing on customer service for those with dis- abilities, he feels it’s time to go deeper. “This isn’t about customer service,” he said. “This is about the everyday things you and I take for granted.” The committee will review the motion before it returns to council. CITY HALL Pickering accessibility motion goes to committee newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 20099 P Direct Access 905.420.4660 TTY Access 905.420.1739 Service Disruption 1.866.278.9993 cityofpickering.com Customer Care Centre 905.683.7575 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL November 25 Accessibility Advisory Committee 7:00 pm November 26 Library Board - Central 6:30 pm December 2 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm December 3 Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equity 7:00 pm December 7 Planning & Development Committee 7:30 pm December 14 Executive Committee 7:30 pm December 21 Council Meeting 7:30 pm All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905.420.2222 or visit our website DATE MEETING TIME Monday, November 30th at 7:00 pm Pickering Civic Complex, Council Chambers Mayor Dave Ryan invites Ward 3 residents to attend this public forum. Discuss concerns or suggestions you may have in regard to some of the opportunities and challenges facing Ward 3 and our community. with Mayor Ryan Ward 3 - Town Hall Meeting The Olympic Torch is Coming! December 17, 2009 - 7:30 am Pickering Civic Complex Olympic Flag Raising Event Sunday, December 6th 12:30 pm Pickering Civic Complex Pickering Recreation Complex 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm · Free Spirit Swim & Skate · Raising of the Olympic Flag · Release of the Torch Route · Wii Fit Olympic Gallery · Sit in an Olympic Bobsled SEE THE OL Y MPIC BOBSLED DI S P L A Y It’s that time of the year ... the leaves are falling … We appreciate your help in keeping catch basins clear on your street. By following these tips it is less likely that basins will become clogged and cause flooding during heavy rain. Storm sewer catch basins need to be kept clear of leaves and debris to remove stormwater from our streets and boulevards and alleviate flooding. tSFHVMBSMZDMFBSESBJOTPGBOZ accumulated debris tEJTQPTFPGZBSEXBTUFQSPQFSMZ so it never gets washed into catch basins tSFGSBJOGSPNCMPXJOHPSSBLJOH leaves and grass clippings onto roadways For general enquiries or to report dangerous conditions contact our Customer Care Centre T. 905.683.7575 (24 Hour Line) Toll Free 1.877.420.4666 TTY 905.420.1739 customercare@cityofpickering.com cityofpickering.com Help us keep your street from flooding. Your assistance is appreciated! before after Important Information Parking restrictions Serving Our Citizens Please be advised that eff ective December 1, 2009 vehicles will not be allowed to park on any road in Pickering between 2:00 AM and 5:00 AM. This restriction will remain in place until March 31, 2010. This parking regulation is designed to keep Pickering’s streets clear of vehicles so that snow plow operators can clear away ice and snow quickly and easily during the overnight hours when there is less traffi c volume. This regulation will be in place every year from December 1 through to March 31. In addition to this restriction, vehicles are not permitted to be parked on the road at any time while the City’s snow plow operators are clearing ice and snow. Please be advised that your vehicle may be ticketed at any time during snow clearing operations, not just when the plow is on your street. If a snowfall is forecast, it’s a good idea to move your vehicle off the road. Please ensure that you follow these regulations and keep vehicles off Pickering’s roads. Your cooperation will help speed up snow clearing operations and will make the roads safer for everyone. 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His biggest responsibility lies in holding the dual role of GM and head coach of the Ontario Hockey League club. But, on a weekday morning, at the team’s main office at the General Motors Centre, he answers the locked door. Sitting behind his desk at the General Motors Cen- tre that overlooks the main entrance off Athol St., he is comfortable, confident and willing to share his beliefs and philosophies about coaching. What are the most important qualities a coach should have? DePiero: The biggest things are the ability to deal with people and the ability to communicate. Wheth- er it be communicating your vision in terms of what you want to accomplish, but also taking that vision into the smaller parts in terms of dealing with your athletes on a day by day basis. There’s going to be ups and downs in their lives and you have to be able to read, communicate and understand. You have to figure out what’s going on with them and how it’s affecting their ability to play the game of hockey. How do you get your players to respect you and your decisions? DePiero: I really believe that’s something that’s earned over time. It’s not something you demand, it’s something that ends up being commanded in terms of how you go about your business. I think if your players see the fact that you’re asking them to work hard on a daily basis, if they see you working hard then there’s a synergy there. I think kids today are very in tune with who their authority figures are in terms of that. Respect flows out of you being able to outline what you believe is right, then following through on anything you believe is right if there was a wrong done. Once you follow through and carry things outs, like you say you are going to, I think respect follows that. How do your resolve adversity or conflict within a team? DePiero: Whatever result you give is based on those core values you’ve created, then you should be able to move forward. The four core values I use a lot are commitment, belief, trust and excellence. We want to have those four things in everything we do on the ice, off the ice, in school, in the community when we go on visits or do community events. So when we represent the Oshawa Generals in public, those four core values have to be forefront. If those get damaged, that allows us to make a decision on a conflict. Can you have fun despite the pressure you are under? DePiero: Absolutely. For me it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I love it. I love doing it. Suc- cessful winning teams over a season have ups and downs and it’s those ups and downs that you get to learn about yourself and your team, and that is where the fun is. That’s where you get the challenge. If you’re a coach you coach to coach, not for any kind of glory because it is challenging and it is dif- ficult. Part of that is finding a way out of those chal- lenges and out of those difficulties. That’s the fun part. That’s the exciting part. For myself I get a rush doing it. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and it’s a passion of mine. What kind of impact do you try to have on your players? DePiero: I talk a lot about life lessons through the game. For me, character is a big thing. We say draft- ing character, but developing character. It’s about learning about yourself through hockey. Wheth- er these guys become pro hockey players or not, they’re going to have to be accountable to somebody at some point in time in their life, whether it’s their marriage or workplace. That’s a lesson they learn. They are going to face adversity in their life. How they deal with it is important. When we lose a game, yeah we all get upset that we lost, but how do we respond to that? For me, there are things that are my biggest responsibilities. I want to teach these guys that yeah, we want to win, everybody wants to win. There’s no doubt about it. The fans want us to win and there’s that responsibility. But before we win, we can teach certain things and winning will flow out of that. What drives you to keep coaching? Is there something out there you want to get or some level you want to attain, and do you ever know if you will get there? DePiero: I don’t know if you do. That’s a good question. I mean, why does Pat Quinn still want to coach at 67 years old? I love the fact he got hired because he’s got a love and a passion to do what he’s doing at his age at the highest level. For me, it’s never been about a blind ambi- tion to be at such and such a level. It’s about doing what I do at the point I’m doing it. Right now it’s at the Ontario Hock- ey League level with the Oshawa Generals and it’s fantastic. I love doing it. That’s what drives me. The immediacy of coaching. It’s not about some grandi- ose plan that I have and it never was. WANT TO KNOW? • Who Chris DePiero turns to when things aren’t going well. • How he defines success. • How he keeps his players focused on the team when there is so much at stake individually. For the complete story and answers to these questions visit us online at: newsdurhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200911 AP Not enough voter participation on Rands Road and Finley Avenue for measures to pass BY REKA SZEKELY sszekely@durhamregion.com AJAX -- There will be no traffic calming for the Rands Road and Finley Avenue areas after a neigh- bourhood vote on the issue failed due to low partici- pation. The Town was looking at installing textured cross- walks, curb extensions and medians to slow down traffic in the areas. In order to meet the Town’s requirement to install the measures, 50 per cent of residents on each street had to vote on the issue with 60 per cent voting in favour. On Finley, 32 per cent of residents voted with 81 per cent supporting traffic calming, and on Rands, 41 per cent of the residents voted with 77 per cent favouring traffic calming. That means no traffic calming for at least two years when council could decide to revisit the issue. This was the second time area residents voted on the issue after an earlier vote this spring didn’t draw near enough respondents and coun- cil asked for another one in September. However, improvements at the Finley and Westney Road intersection, including left-turn lanes, will go ahead, said Town of Ajax traffic analyst Murray Walker. “This initiative is expected to reduce some of the non-local traffic on Rands Road.” Town staff has said one of the reasons traffic on Rands is heavier than on a typical residential street is due to the fact it takes so long for drivers to get through the Finley and Westney intersection, they bypass at Rands and Westney. There will also be a “stop ahead” sign posted before the three-way stop sign at Rands and Swan- ston Crescent. A child was hit by a car at that inter- section in September. The driver was charged with careless driving. TOWN Ajax traffic calming plebiscite flops Finally, the neighbourhood will be included in the Town’s solar speed sign program where two signs that show how fast approaching vehicles are travelling are rotated into different areas of Ajax for a two- to three-month period. Councillor Joanne Dies, who represents the Rands and Fin- ley area, said traffic has always been a concern in the neigh- bourhood. “It’s very unfortunate we have so many people in our com- munity that speed and as we’ve said before, it’s not people who visit, it’s our neighbours who are doing this,” she said. It’s very unfortunate we have so many people in our community that speed and as we’ve said before it’s not people who visit, it’s our neighbours who are doing this. Coun. 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All across Toronto and the GTA, toy drives put on by Wyatt’s Warriors, entitled Have a Heart Toy Drive in support of Sick Kids, are getting ready for the holidays. Durham res- idents can help make this season exciting for a child who will be in the Hospital for Sick Children over Christmas by dropping off toys at one of the donation sites in Dur- ham Region. The toys will be distributed throughout the hospital. There are children ages newborn to 18 years old in the hospital, so age-appropri- ate toys are requested. Priority groups are infants, with toys such as rattles and sooth- ers, and teens, with toys such as sports items, gift cards, electronics. Also needed are gifts that are not age specific, such as magazines, character Band Aids, electron- ic handheld games. Other age groups include toddlers, with toys such as trucks, cuddly toys, Play Dough, art supplies, being requested, and school-aged children, with requests for board games, cards, cuddly toys, books. For all ages, gift cards are being accepted too, as they can be used to purchase spe- cific things the hospital needs for the chil- dren. Drop-off centres and events are Stuff a Truck, located at Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac at 1530 Dundas St. E., Whitby, Stuff a Coo- per at BMW/ MINI Durham, 100 Achilles Rd., Ajax, and The Medicine Shoppe Phar- macy at 1288 Ritson Rd. N., Oshawa. The events will run to Dec. 15. If you cannot get to one of the events or drop-off centres, contact Laura Celsie at 289-404-1021. For more information, visit www.wyatt- swarriors.ca, or call 289-404-1021. For more information about Wyatt and Wyatt’s Warriors, visit www.totsites.com/tot/ wyatts/. 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The event is a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Durham and will run on Nov. 28 and 29 and Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vandermeer Nursery and Garden Centre at the corner of Lak- eridge Road and Bayly Street in Ajax. All pets are welcome and the cost is $10.50 for a 4x6 portrait of the pet with Santa. There will also be a craft and bake sale held in conjunction with the event. For more information or to sign up to donate craft or baked items: CALL 905-433-2022 EMAIL humanedurham@auracom.com COMMUNITY Ajax pets invited to get pic with Santa Claus newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200916 AP Nominate a deserving youth for Junior Citizen of the Year Award DURHAM -- Being a good junior citizen could get you an award. The Ontario Community Newspaper Association is co-ordinating the 2009 Junior Citizen of the Year Awards which are given to youths between the ages of six and 17, who have made outstanding contributions to society. Participants must be nominated by someone in their community. Entries must include documentation of their efforts, such as letters, newspaper clippings, pho- tographs. Nominees should be people who are involved in worthwhile community service, contributing to the community while living with a disability, or who per- formed an act of heroism in the past year or “good kids” who show a commitment to making life better or do things not normally expected from someone their age. Each nominee will receive a certificate of recognition from their local newspaper. Twelve nominees will be chosen as Junior Citizen Award recipients and will be invited to the award ceremony, which will take place in Toronto in spring of 2010. In previous years, Durham nominees have ranged in all ages and abilities. Benjamin McColl, 17 when nominated, has lived with a disability all of his life, yet still volunteers as a peer mentor at his school, with the Canadian Association of Disabled skiers, at Durham Family YMCA, and more. Grace Archer, eight when nominated, cut her hair to give to the charity Angel Hair for Kids. She also raised more than $1,000 for the Canadian Cancer Soci- ety. Nomination forms are due by Nov. 30, and can be e-mailed to jr.citizen@ocna.org, or mailed to The Ontario Community News- papers Association, 3050 Harvester Rd., Suite 103, Burlington, Ontario L7N 3J1. For more information: VISIT www.ocna.org COMMUNITY Durham youth are front and centre newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200917 AP Results Today Skills for Tomorrow www.gradeexpectations.cawww.gradeexpectations.ca • Diagnostic assessments • Individualized programs Reading • Writing • Math • Study Skills ® AAJAX/PICKERING 905-420-9930 • Ontario Certifi ed Teachers • Grades 1 and up Education ADVERTISING FEATURE Report Cards—they are on most parents’ and kids’ minds this time of year. Report cards have come under scrutiny over the past years as the reporting system changes to meet the demands of the new classroom and standardized testing. However, report cards remain one of the best ways to mea- sure your child’s progress towards meeting the expectations for their grade and being ready for the next one. And report cards can paint a picture of how your child is functioning in the classroom. The first report card of the school year is like a check-up on how your child is adjust- ing to the new grade. It is not the final word on aca- demic achievement for the school year as many kids need a couple of months to get back into the school groove. The first report card is a tool to help you identify subjects and behaviors that may be trouble spots for the rest of the year. Pay attention to poor grades or weak learning skills now. Get your child any extra help that he may need while it’s still early in the school year, and by the next report card he could be back on track! How should we talk to our kids about their report cards? A Report Card discus- sion is a major step in becoming an active participant in your child’s education. The first step is to review the report card with- out your child present. Now that you’ve read your child’s report card, sit down together (with no distractions!) and discuss. • Highlight the positives in the report card, no matter how small. • Review learning strengths. “You are doing great in math, which is awesome.” • Ask how you can help. “What can I do to help you really succeed?” • Be sure to tell them how pleased you are with their hard work! • Listen to your child and include his or her thoughts, feelings, comments, and wor- ries in the discussion. • Stay optimistic. Now is the time to devel- op a plan to get on the right track. • Ask you child for their goals – help make these clear and realistic. • Now develop a plan, and write it down so your child can refer to it regularly to keep on track. Include your child’s goals, your role and your child’s role, and specific steps they will take to achieve their goals. Try not to be upset if your child receives disappointing marks on the first report card—with the rest of the school year ahead, and the right kind of help, there is plenty of time to turn a disappointing report card into one to post proudly on the fridge! If you need some help deciphering your child’s report card, talking with them about it or planning what to do about it just give Oxford Learning a call in Ajax 683-6660 or Pickering 420-3141. We identify children’s strengths and needs, then teach them how to learn and achieve their full potential in school. Visit www.oxfordlearning.com for more information. Talking About Report Cards from Oxford Learning FIRST MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN PICKERING “Knowledge with Understanding” ~ Infants to 14 years. QUALITY EDUCATION IN ONE LOCATION FREE Trashology Clinic every Wednesday @ 5:30 All Ages Welcome! Come help us turn trash into “bedmats” for those in need. 401 KINGSTON RD. 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GREAT REPORT CARDS Motivation Confidence Better Grades Ajax 905.683.6660 | Pickering 905.420.3141 | Whitby 905.668.6800 Reading | Writing | Math | French | Study Skills | Homework Support | JK to Grade 12 oxfordlearning.com newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200918 AP Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.com Coach excited about Sunday’s show at World Class Boxing and Fitness BY BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Richard Lewis is always up for a challenge. His latest endeavour is serving as head coach of World Class Boxing and Fitness in Pickering, a brand new facility that just opened its doors last month on Bayly Street. Ambitious in its approach, the club will be holding its first box- ing show on Sunday, featuring a team from Quebec. It’s these kind of challenges Lewis has met head on since his first trip to the gym as a young- ster. “The first person I went into the ring with was a provincial champion who beat the crap out of me for the first round of our fight,” he remem- bers with a chuckle. “I turned it around and handed him his butt for the next two rounds. I realized this was the sport for me.” A coach with 40 years of experience, he last competed in the ring in 1978, but has dedicated his time and life to passing on his knowledge to young, and older, fighters. “I got into coaching because I realized that it was the greatest way for me to reach children,” he says. Lewis, who has held a number of titles within the provincial boxing circles, is excited about his latest project. The new club has a professional- sized ring that can host shows, 14 heavybags, five speed bags and a weight area, just to name a few of the options available. So far, he has about six competitive fighters ranging in age from 13 to 62, but the club is designed to accommodate those who aren’t interested in the physical con- tact of boxing, but want the fitness benefits. “My focus here is the overall general fitness and well-being of everybody,” says Lewis, who offers bodysculpt and boxfit classes. “Be you, but be the best you you can be,” he adds. The Durham District Alternative Secondary School, located nearby, will be using the facility for mentoring and fitness classes. Sunday’s show, sponsored by Warriors Fight Store, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., with 12 fights expected to be on the card. SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND PICKERING -- Head coach Richard Lewis had his stopwatch ready during a timed drill, at World Class Boxing and Fitness in Pickering. The new club will be hosting an afternoon card this Sunday that will feature boxers from Quebec. BOXING New challenges for Lewis HIGH SCHOOL Notre Dame seeded seventh for OFSAA AJAX -- The seedings are in for the OFSAA Quad-A senior girls’ basketball championship tournament, and the Notre Dame Lady Cougars are slated seventh in the 16-team tournament. It’s the third straight trip to the provincial championships for the Lady Cougars, who gar- nered the eighth seed last year. Notre Dame will open the tournament on Thursday at 6:45 p.m. against 13th seeded Car- dinal Leger High School from Brampton. The top seed in the tournament is St. John’s College, of Brantford. Elimination games will be played Thursday and Friday, with the gold medal game slated for 8 p.m. on Saturday in Hamilton. Notre Dame advanced to the OFSAA champi- onship by beating Pickering 58-40 in the LOSSA final. BASKETBALL Durham City Basketball Association holding registrations DURHAM -- The Durham City Bas- ketball Association will be having a reg- istration this weekend for the upcoming winter house league session. The program is entering its sixth year and is for boys and girls aged 4- 15. The focus is placed on skill devel- opment and game play. The program runs for eight weeks and also includes two free clinics. Each participant will receive a T- shirt and award at the conclusion of the program. The program is led by experi- enced and certified coaches from the DCBA. The cost for the program is $75 before Nov. 30. Registration will be Sunday, Nov. 29 at J. Clarke Richardson from 1-3 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 6 at Pickering High School from 1-3 p.m. The program will take place at J. Clarke Richardson in Ajax and begin Sunday, Jan. 10. Online registration and further information can be obtained by calling 905-427-4253 or visiting www.durham- citybasketball.ca. OLYMPIC TUNEUP Silver for Booker at World Sledge Hockey Challenge CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- Ajax’s Jeremy Booker isn’t coming home from the 2009 World Sledge Hockey Chal- lenge empty handed, but the medal around his neck isn’t the one his Cana- dian team had hoped for. Canada’s National Sledge Team earned a silver medal after falling 3- 2 in overtime to the United States in Saturday’s gold medal game. After Canada took the lead 2-1 early in the third, the U.S. scored with just 59 sec- onds remaining in the game to tie it and potted the winner shorthanded in over- time. Canada had won the first two edi- tions of the World Sledge Hockey Chal- lenge, taking gold at the 2007 event in Kelowna, B.C. and the 2008 tournament in Charlottetown, P.E.I. In the bronze medal game earlier Saturday, Norway cruised to a 4-0 win over Japan. The World Sledge Hockey Chal- lenge is the last major international competition prior to the 2010 Paralym- pics. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200919 AP Wednesday November 25, 2009 Ajax & Pickering Locations 255 Salem Rd. S. D#1 42 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax 465 Bayly St. W. #5, Ajax Flyers in Today’s Paper If you did not receive your News Advertiser/fl yers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at 905-683-5117. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 6:30 Sat. 9 - 1:00 Your Carrier will be around to collect an optional delivery charge of $6.00 every three weeks. Carrier of The Week Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy paper, can be recycled with the rest of your newspaper through your blue box Recycling program. SAVE TIME, SAVE MONEY View Flyers/Coupons At * Delivered to selected households only 1899 Brock Rd. #24, Pickering 300 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax 6 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax Today’s carrier of the week is Kyle. He enjoys soccer and computer games. Kyle has received a dinner voucher compliments of McDonald’s, Subway and Boston Pizza. Congratulations Kyle for being our Carrier of the Week. 8 Salem Rd South Ajax, ON L1S 7T7 *Bentley Leather Ajax Pickering *Bouclair Ajax Pickering *City Of Pickering Pickering *Henrys Camera Ajax Pickering *Home Depot Ajax Pickering *JYSK Ajax *La Senza Ajax Pickering *Lowes Ajax *Millwork Ajax Pickering *Personal Edge Ajax Pickering *Real Estate Ajax Pickering *Rona Ajax Pickering *Rotary Club Of Oshawa Ajax Pickering *Salvation Army Ajax *Sheridan Nurseries Ajax Pickering *Sport Chek Ajax Pickering *Sport Mart Ajax Pickering *Staples Ajax Pickering *Wheels Ajax Pickering CENTRAL CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE Attack, Panthers at different ends of spectrum Teams look ahead as season passes mid point BY SHAWN CAYLEY scayley@durhamregion.com AJAX -- A tale of two games Sunday provided a pret- ty accurate account of two local teams and where they currently stand within the Central Canadian Hockey League. The Ajax Attack and Pickering Panthers took to the ice for an afternoon affair at the Ajax Commu- nity Centre, and though the last-place Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead, they couldn’t build on it, allowing the home side to take advantage and score six unanswered goals in a 6-3 victory. Attack head coach Carey Durant, who watched the game from the stands while serving the second of a two-game suspension for an incident against Whitby 10 days ago, was happy his team came out with the victory, but wasn’t exactly pleased with the effort. “Our team has played the same for the last five or six games,” he said. “They look like they are disinterested and don’t want to be here and I am not so sure why. Maybe it’s that time of year. But, you know, I am obvi- ously happy with the way they came back and played a strong second and third (period).” The win was big for Ajax (14-14-1) in that it allowed them to return to the .500 mark as they now sit tied for fourth in points within the East Division at 29 with the Lindsay Muskies and Stouffville Spirit. Meanwhile, on the other side, it was another ho-hum effort for Bill Brady’s Pan- thers, that, despite jump- ing out to the 3-0 first-peri- od lead on goals from Chris Gelencser, Mike Shirley and Kyle Ramsay, couldn’t sus- tain the pressure and came unglued over the final 40 minutes resulting in the loss. “It’s what we’ve been doing lately,” said the Pickering head coach. “We played well for 20 minutes but couldn’t seem to main- tain our intensity.” Though it took nearly half the game for them to get going, it was the usual suspects anchoring the offence for the Attack with Blake Boddy scoring two goals and two assists and Jordan Reed a goal and two helpers. Also scoring were captain John Harrington with two and Hayden Per- roni. With each team having crossed the midway mark of the season, Durant and Brady took some time after Sunday’s game to dissect their respective clubs. The feeling at each end was room for improvement remains. For Brady’s club, a lack of consistency in all fac- ets seems to be the big- gest contributing factor to its continued struggles as it fights to climb out of last place in the division. “Not consistent enough based on our record,” Brady said of his club’s offence. “There are days where we put a lot of pucks on net and create a lot of scoring chances, but we’re not con- sistent enough. I’d say we’re a B (grade). We’re inconsis- tent (on the blue line) as well. Good days and bad days. We need to shore up ... I would say defensively, as a whole, we’d be a C.” Durant, meanwhile, has the benefit of icing the league’s top two scorers in Boddy (28-32-60) and Reed (25-31-56) and didn’t hesi- tate to offer up a grade of A for his offence to this point. As good as the offence has been, Durant, under- standably so, would like to see things tightened up in their own zone, and that will need to be a joint effort between goalies Adam Stein and Frank Gallo, along with the entire group of blueliners. “Team defence, I might have to give us a D. We have the most goals against in our league (131 in 29 games),” he said. “Team defence, we don’t obvi- ously want to play it some- times and we give up some pretty bad goals.” NOTES -- The Panthers followed Sunday’s loss with a 6-5 overtime victory Monday night in Cobourg. Jordan Ramsay scored three, including the over- time winner. Khalid Alli, Blair Falotico and Tyler von Engelbrechten also scored. Anthony Kimlin made 29 saves ... The Pan- thers improved to 10-16-2, but remained in last with Cobourg picking up a sin- gle point ... In other week- end games, the Attack lost in Lindsay Friday night 4- 3. Jonny Simone with two power-play markers and Shane Cavaleri scored ... Pickering lost a 6-5 decision to Newmarket. Goals came from Josh Dadic (2), Kyle Ramsay, Justin MacDon- ald and Jesse Hebscher ... Upcoming action for both teams sees the Attack host Cobourg Sunday at 3 p.m., while the Panthers host Wellington Friday 7:30 p.m. and head to Burlington Sat- urday. ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE Generals drop to last place OSHAWA -- It was ironic, and perhaps a tad madden- ing for him, that as Chris DePiero was speaking about his need for a game-breaker after another Oshawa Gen- erals’ loss on Sunday, Brett Parnham was enjoying his first multiple-goal effort as a professional. A game-breaker certainly made a big difference at the General Motors Centre that night, but it was for the visi- tors, as Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win for the London Knights. The Generals, meantime, had played another strong game, outshooting the Knights 33-32, but couldn’t muster any offence other than Christian Thomas’s power-play tally early in the third. Around the same time, Parnham, who left the Gen- erals and signed with the Utah Grizzlies of the East Coast Hockey League last week, was scoring twice against the Las Vegas Wran- glers, including the winner in overtime, to give him three goals in as many games. The reality is the Generals are turning in strong effort after strong effort, but with- out the ability to score goals at key times, they’ve plum- meted down the Ontario Hockey League standings to last in the league after losing 11 of their past 12 games. 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Call (905)725-9991 Classiﬁ eds News Advertiser To Place an Ad Call: 905-683-0707 Or Toronto Line: 416-798-7259 localmarketplace.ca • Email: classifieds@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200921 AP 2 & 3 bedroom apartments Close to school, shopping, hospital On-site superintendent & security. Rental Ofﬁ ce Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 or (905)686-0841 Eve. viewing by appt. www.ajaxapartments.com REGENCY PLACE Seniors Building ASK ABOUT OUR MOVE-IN SPECIALS! 1 & 2 Bdrms utilities incl. On site staff 24/7. Weekly bus to grocery shopping. Handrails in halls, Automatic door openers Full Activity Calendar, Close to 401 Safe secure environment. 15 Regency Cres. (Mary St. & Hickory St) 1-866-979-4793 www.realstar.ca Come & Worship Directory Publishing Friday's Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser For more information on our Worship Directory please call Erin Jackson at 905-683-5110 Fax: 905-683-7363 Email: ejackson@durhamregion.com Deadline: Wednesday @ 10:00 a.m. PEACHTREE MARKETING WAREHOUSE SALE November 7 - December 27, 2009 at Pickering Markets 1400 Squires Beach Road, Pickering For more information call 905-420-8283 **Bring this ad and receive and extra 10% off our already low prices.** DECK YOUR HALLS 36th Annual Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show Saturday November 28th 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Christmas Crafts, Gingerbread Table Hot Lunch, Poinsettias Silent Auction, Grandpa's Garage Country Store and much more Dunbarton - Fairport United Church 1066 Dunbarton Road, Pickering (Hwy#2 & Dixie Rd) 905-839-7271 FREE ADMISSION Offices & Business Space PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE - downtown Port Perry - 200-1000 sq. ft. - Tammy 905-982-1000 RENTING A 400 SQ FT Aerobics / Dance / Personal Training Studio, wood ﬂ oor, mirrors, ballet bars, clean & bright. Asking $425/mth avail Dec 1st. Call (905)623-4882. Business OpportunitiesB MATTRESS CLEANING & Sanitizing Business. New to Canada. Removes dust mites, bed bugs and harmful allergens "The Green Way" Small Investment. Hygieni- tech 1-888-999-9030 www.Hygienitech.com Mortgages, LoansM $$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 95% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com PRIVATE FUNDS- 1st, 2nd mortgages. Consolidate bills, low rates. No appraisal need- ed. Bad credit okay. Save money. No obligation. No fees OAC. Call Peter 1-877- 777-7308, Mortgage Leaders Apartments & Flats for RentA 1 & 2 BEDROOM apart- ments, available immediate- ly. Clean, nice area. Laundry facilities on premises. One parking spot per unit. Park Rd. S and Bloor St. area. (905)809-0795 between 10a.m.-5p.m. 1&2-BEDROOM available immediately. Central Oshawa, couple preferred, fridge/stove, hardwood, car- pet, fresh paint, laundry. Near shopping, bus. No dogs. Reasonable. Call (905)725-2642, after 5pm. 1011 SIMCOE ST. N., Oshawa. Large 3-bedroom townhome suites with full basements, available for rent. Private fenced yards with mature trees. Near all amenities. $925/month+ utilities. Call (905)579-7649 for appointment. 2 BEDROOM Condo apart- ment in quiet building in Oshawa. Suit seniors, $875/month, ﬁ rst/last. Bachelor apartment, Oshawa, quiet building, all utilities included. $650/month. First/last. (905)579-4015 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT Oshawa. Plus attic, newly renovated. Laundry, parking, no pets, $825/month, ﬁ rst/last. Available immedi- ately. Call 905-404-9447. 2-BEDROOM OSHAWA, King/Bond area, upper half of duplex. Newly renovated. Bus at door. $900/mo. inclu- sive. Available immediately. First/last. No smoking/pets. 905-430-0249. 2-BEDROOM, quiet Oshawa 6-plex, Near O/C, available immediately. $900 plus hydro, heat, water and parking included. Laun- dry facilities. Call 905-767- 7139 620 BOND ST. E. apt. 1 bedrooms. Seniors Wel- come. Close to shopping, bus. Quiet complex, safe neighbourhood, no pets, $695/month. Available Janu- ary 1st 905-720-2153. Condominium Suites in Oshawa 2 & 3 Bdrm's Free Utilities, Parking. Senior's, Retiree's & GM Discounts 905-728-4993 AJAX Salem/Bayly. Large 2-bedroom basement apt, bright/clean. shared laundry. $850 includes utilities, park- ing, A/C. Non-smoking. Nice quiet neighbourhood. Suit professional. Avail. Dec. 1. 905-787-8665 or 416-721- 4425. Apartments & Flats for RentA AJAX, Pickering Beach/ Bayly 2-bedroom, basement apartment, cable, parking. Full bath. Laundry extra. First/last required. $875/month. Available Dec. No smoking/pets. Working couple preferred. (905)683- 5286. AJAX, WESTNEY/Kingston Rd, bright, big windows, large 1-bedroom basement. Central air, own laundry, liv- ing, dining, parking, separate entrance. Near shops/transit, and minutes to 401. $895/month, inclusive. (905)239-0367 or (647)271- 6660. AJAX, Westney/Sullivan. New 1-bedroom plus living room basement apartment. Separate entrance & laundry. Parking. Available immedi- ately. No pets/smoking. $700 plus utilities. Call Mujeeb at 416-666-2649 ALTONA/FINCH, 1-bed- room, spacious basement, separate entrance, includes laundry, parking, all utilities, and appliances. $825/month. First/last, references, credit check. Available immediate- ly. Female preferred. (416)937-3142. AVAILABLE Dec. 1st, clean, bright 2-bedroom apt, in Oshawa, on ﬁ rst level, cen- trally located, $850/month plus hydro. Call 905-435- 2930 BEAUTIFUL Basement Apt in newer custom home in Newcastle. Separate en- trance, 3-bedrooms, full bathroom, laundry room, eat- in kitchen, family room, park- ing. Short-term w/possible long-term agreement. OPEN HOUSE viewing, Sunday Dec. 06, 10am-1pm. 905- 233-4975 BOWMANVILLE immaculate 1-bedroom with balcony Jan 1, $960 & 2-bedroom $1027 avail December 1st. Security entrance, very clean building, includes appliances, utilities, parking and laundry facilities. 905-697-1786, 905-666-1074 BOWMANVILLE: 2 bed- room with den, close to all amenities. $930 per mo. plus hydro and cable. Ofﬁ ce hours 9-5, Monday-Friday. (905)430-1877. BROCK/ KINGSTON Road. 2 bedroom basement. Large livingroom. Bright & spa- cious. Separate entrance. Walk-out. Available ASAP. Call 416-827-6234 COURTICE, EXCEPTION- AL, recently renovated, 2 bedroom, basement apart- ment on quiet court. Available December 1st. Separate entrance, includes utilities, parking, laundry. $795/month. First/last. No pets (905)439-7259. DUNLOP ST. Whitby, 1 & 2 bedroom, large, bright, Ther- mopain windows, appliances, parking. $795 & $895 plus hydro. Available November. (416)759-5321 FINCH/LIVERPOOL base- ment bachelor apt. Separate entrance. No smoker/pets. Single person preferred. $750/month ﬁ rst/last. Available now. Call 9a.m.-9p.m. (905)839-6287 HARMONY/KING 2-BDRM second ﬂ oor duplex. Near amenities, freshly painted, new carpets, $850/month in- cludes fridge/stove, heat/hy- dro, large backyard, 2-park- ing. Absolutely no pets. De- cember 1st. (905)263-2939, (905)447-1670. OSHAWA 2-BDRM apt $795/mnth. All inclusive. Available immediately or Dec. lst. Near Oshawa Cen- tre. No dogs. (905)922- 2181. Apartments & Flats for RentA LUXURY 2-BEDROOM basement apt., 401/Brock Rd. Bright, spacious, very clean, near all amenities. $1000/month includes Utilities, cable, high speed in- ternet & private laundry. Call (905)426-4999 MARY STREET APTS bachelors, 1's & 2s bdrm apts. Utilities included, min- utes to downtown, short drive to Whitby Mall. Mary/Garden 905-666-2450 www.real- star.ca NEWCASTLE, FABULOUS waterfront, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, huge terrace, 2 park- ing, breakfast bar, Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, $1200 plus utilities. Call (416)557-8946. NORTH OSHAWA 2-bed- room, for Jan. 1st. 3 bed- room for Dec. lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances includ- ed. Pay cable, parking, laun- dry facilities. (905)723-2094 OSHAWA 2-bedroom apt in upscale, quiet, well-managed building in good area. New ceramics and reﬁ nished ﬂ oors 1.5 baths eat-in kitch- en large living/diningroom $1200-incl. (905)728-8919 OSHAWA HOSPITAL, Mary North of Adelaide area, 2- bedroom main ﬂ oor, laundry, parking, $900/mo inclusive. Please contact 905-579- 2350. OSHAWA newly renovated, cozy, 1-bedroom basement apt in triplex, available imme- diately. Includes cable and utilities. $650/month. Close to Hospital/GO/schools. 416- 832-2582. OSHAWA NORTH, Spa- cious units. Adult & Senior lifestyle buildings. Renovat- ed 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts. Across hospital, near bus stop, wheel chair and se- curity access. Call 905-728- 4966, 1-866-601-3083. www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA NORTH, Spa- cious units. Renovated bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts. Wheel chair and se- curity access. Call 905-432- 6912, 905-723-1009, 905- 728-3162 1-866-601-3083, www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA small 1-bedroom apt. fully furnished, all inclu- sive, ﬁ replace, satellite, cen- tral air, laundry, dishes, 1-car parking. Bus at door. Suits 1 person. $725/month, ﬁ rst/last. No smoking/pets. References. (905)434-5111 OSHAWA, 45 Colborne.W. 1&2bedroom, $750/month, $820/month inclusive+ basic cable. No pets. December 1st. 945 Simcoe St. N 2-bed- room $820 everything includ- ed. 961 Mason St. 3bedroom house living&diningroom $1200/mnth plus utilities. 905-723-1647, 905-720- 9935. OSHAWA, 3 BEDROOM Avail. Dec. 1st. Parking ex- tra. Utilities included. No pets, close to all amenities. Call Patrick 905-443-0191 OSHAWA, 3-BEDROOM Stevenson/King, on Quiet court, near Oshawa Center. Open concept, 2-car parking, dishwasher, laundry, yard deck/patio. $1100/inclusive. Available December/Janu- ary. 905-436-2895. OSHAWA, Clean, new build- ing, Large 2-bedroom plus den. $969/month. Available Dec 1st. Appliances, parking & utilities included. Call 905- 438-9715. Apartments & Flats for RentA OSHAWA, EXTRA LARGE one bedroom plus den, close to downtown and hospital. Private driveway, ensuite laundry, fenced backyard, $800 plus hydro. Available Jan 1st. (905)914-3133 OSHAWA, John/Park. Low- rise bldg. 2 bdrm apts. Heat, water, 1-parking, on- site laundry included. $786/mo. Avail. immediate- ly. Call Toni (905)436-6042 OSHAWA, KING/SIMCOE 1 or 2 bedroom, laundry fa- cilities, 1 parking, $650/$725 plus Hydro, available De- cember or January. Call Paul 416-222-3876 OSHAWA, One bedroom, Simcoe and King, 3rd ﬂ oor apartment. Appliances, laun- dry, secure intercom. No parking. $650 plus electricity. Quiet, respectful tenants only please. Call (905)986-4889. OSHAWA, RITSON/Wolfe, 2-bdrm plus utilities. Parking, fridge/stove included. Also bachelor plus utilities. First/last, available immedi- ately. Call 647-404-1786. OSHAWA- Ritson/Bloor, nice, clean 1 and 2 bedroom apts for rent in house. $650, $875/month, everything in- cluded, ﬁ rst/last, available immediately/Jan 1st. No dogs. Call (289)240-5237. PICKERING 1-BEDROOM, quiet, great neighbourhood, close to all amenities. Shop- ping, bus stop/school walking distance. Very clean, separ- ate entrance, $825/mnth. No smoking/pets. 416-402-6594 avail immed. PICKERING 3-BEDROOM walkout basement in execu- tive home, includes fridge, stove, parking for 2 vehicles, air conditioning, $995 plus utilities. Available Jan 1st. No smoking/pet (905)683-9629 PICKERING Altona/King- ston. 1-bdrm newly renovat- ed basement apt. sep en- trance, parking, cable & utilities included. near amenities. Frist/last No smoking/pets. $785/mo. Available immediately. 905- 509-4361, 416-431-4395. PICKERING, 2-BDRM base- ment, own laundry room. Large open-concept kitchen (eat-in), private patio, extra storage, 1-parking. $925/mo inclusive. No pets/smoking. 905-428-6577, 416-768- 8654. PICKERING, Liver- pool/Bayly. Main level of bungalow, 3-bdrms, spacious living/diningroom. shared laundry, 2-parking. Great lo- cation! Walk to GO/shopping, schools, parks, 401. Avail. immediately, $1250+utilities or $1400 inclusive. Call James (647)210-6512 PICKERING, Rougemount Dr., Newly renovated bright 2-bedroom basement apt., appliances included, parking, laundry. No pets/smoking. $1100 including utilities. Available Dec. Call 416-904- 8191 or 416-805-6076. PORT WHITBY 1722/1724 Dufferin St. Newly renovated spacious 2-bdrm $835. Available immediately/De- cember 1st. Laundry/park- ing, walk to GO, 401/Brock St. Near sports arena/shop- ping. 1-800-693-2778 PREFER SINGLE working person, 1 bedroom, living room, huge bedroom, big, bright bathroom, laundry, walkout basement. $800. Available January 1st. Near 401/everything. Pickering. (905)239-7583. SPACIOUS 2-BEDROOM basement apartment, Picker- ing, Brock/Finch. 4-piece bath, utilities, laundry, park- ing, cable, internet, A/C. $890/month, No smok- ing/pets. Available December 1st. (905)686-8720. Apartments & Flats for RentA WHITBY 123-Annes St. apartment available in quiet adult lifestyle 6-plex bldg. Perfect for single mature person. Avail. Dec 1. No pets/smoking. $790/mo utilities included (905)725- 4145. WHITBY central, immacu- late 1 bedroom apt. $799 Dec 1. Appliances, heat, wa- ter, laundry facilities and parking. 905-666-1074 or 905-493-3065. WHITBY CENTRAL. 1-bed- room, ground level of good standard, entrance at half ﬂ ight downstairs. $730/month, all inclusive. Hardwood ﬂ oors, no dogs. (905)576-8989. WHITBY PLACE 1 & 2 bed. Landscaped grounds. Balco- nies, laundry & parking. Access to Hwy. 401 & public transit. Near shopping & schools. 900 Dundas St. E. (Dundas St. & Garden St) 905-430-5420 www.realstar.ca WHITBY, 1-BEDROOM basement apt., walkout with large patio. 3 minutes from Go station/401, steps to Whitby Mall. $750/month in- clusive, ﬁ rst/last. No pets/smoking. Dec. 1st. (905)728-5186 WHITBY, VERY large 3-bed- room apartment. Bright, parking, appliances. Close to GO/401, and downtown. Available Dec 15th. $1100/month, inclusive. (905)432-4168. WILSON/KING ST EAST- Under New Management. Close to retail/grocery stores, school and doctor/dentist of- ﬁ ce. 1-bedroom-$859, 2-bed- room-$879, 3-bed- room-$1069. Hydro included in rent. Available now! Call 905-429-9218. www.metcap.com Houses for Rent 3-BEDROOM CLEAN bun- galow, near Oshawa Centre and all amenities. Parking, fenced yard, hardwood ﬂ oors. Available immediately. $975/month+. Call 905-720- 2186. 3-BEDROOM COUNTRY home for rent in Courtice. Lots of room. $1450/month plus utilities. Large garage, available Dec 15th. Call (905)697-6326 AJAX, 3-BDRM clean refur- bished link home, 1400 sq ft., 1 1/2 baths, garage, fenced yard. Pickering Beach area. Fridge/stove. $1290/mo+ utilities. First/last. No smok- ing/pets. (905)427-5047 AJAX, SPACIOUS 3-bed- room detached, familyroom w/ﬁ replace, CAC, 2-1/2 baths, ensuite laundry, gar- age. Minutes to Go, transpor- tation, shopping. $1350+ 2/3 utilities, basement not available. (905)239-0367, (647)271-6660 AJAX- Harwood/Hwy #2 Available Dec. 1st. 1+1 bed- room basement apartment, self-contained with laundry, $850/inclusive. No pets/smoking. Dennis Mor- gan (416)587-0060, (905)831-9500. ROSSLAND/STEVENSON, OSHAWA 3-bedroom main level of house, hardwood ﬂ oors, big yard, lots of park- ing, near McLaughlin school. $1050+ heat. December 1st. Call (905)728-9126, text 289-355-4502 Townhouses for RentT BRAND NEW never lived in townhouse. 1425sq.ft. 3-bed- rooms, 5 new appliances. Whitby, Taunton & Brock St., "Folkstone" Close to all amenities. $1390 +utilities. (416)822-1375 Places of Worship Townhouses for RentT AJAX, Harwood/Rossland. 3-bedroom townhouse, available Dec. 15th/Jan. Clean, ﬁ nished basement, 5 appliances, freshly painted, ensuite bath w/jacuzzi. Fenced lot, door to garage, c/air, $1400+util. No smok- ing, no pets preferred. Call (647)223-4227 for appt. CARRIAGE HILL 2 & 3 bed. TOWNHOUSES. In-suite laundry, util. incl., Balconies, patios, courtyard. Pking. avail. Near shopping, res- taurants, schools, parks. 122 Colborne St. E. (Simcoe N., Colborne E) 905-434- 3972 www.realstar.ca LOCATED AT WILSON/ BEATRICE. 3 bedroom townhouses available for rent. Close to all amenities and transportation. $1089 plus heat / hydro, includes water / cable. Call for more details & availability dates. (905) 432-6809. PICKERING END UNIT - REDUCED - 3+1 bedroom, 5-level open-concept, lami- nate ﬂ ooring & ceramics throughout. $1300/mo. De- tails at: http://www.terrabuild- er.com/4Rent/4Rent.htm 416-996-1485 day, 905-427- 6352 night, leave msg. TAUNTON TERRACE 3 bedroom townhouses. En- suite laundry. Landscaped grounds w/pool & play- ground. Private backyards. Sauna & parking avail. Near shopping & schools, public transport. 100 Taunton Rd. E. (Taunton Rd. & Simcoe St.) Ask about our move-in specials. 905-436-3346 www.realstar.ca Rooms for Rent & WantedR BROOKLIN, DOWNTOWN large un-furnished room, re- decorated and upgraded on 3-ﬂ oor of triplex. No smok- ing/pets. Use of kitchen, on bus route. $500/month, utilities included. First/last. Available now. (905)424- 9743. CLEAN QUIET ADULT home all over aged 45. Oshawa. Male preferred. Shared access to entire house. No smoking/pets. First/last. Call 9am-9pm (905)571-5191 FURNISHED BEDROOM, housekeeping service, breakfast included, parking, on site ﬁ tness room, wireless internet, cable, coin laundry, from $1200/month. Available immediately. (905)831-6200. MAIN FLOOR room, large window, near Transit and Pickering Town Centre, all inclusive, non-smoking, suits working person. Large back yard, $450/month. Immediate possession. (905)839-7237. OSHAWA, 3 ROOMS, 2 lo- cations to choose from, King/Stevenson, near mall, or King/Wilson. Newly reno- vated, can be furnished, cable TV, on-site laundry. $450-$475. O.W. accepted. (905)244-1015 OSHAWA, Ritson/Bond, 2- rooms available. Shared kitchen, parking and bath- room. $115/week. Available December 1st. Please call (905)391-2096. ROOM FOR RENT - Oshawa. Shared accommo- dations, large home, home theatre room, new applianc- es, laundry room, cable, in- ternet. All inclusive $450. Non-smoking. Available im- mediately/Dec. lst. (905)924- 5566. Places of Worship Rooms for Rent & WantedR ROOMS FOR RENT Park Rd & Bloor St. Shared kitch- en & bathroom, fridge & cable included $375& up. (905)723-0016 WHITBY & OSHAWA OLD downtown rooms to rent for mature male in quiet home, furnished, very clean, park- ing, some with-satellite, full kitchen, bathrooms, family- room, no smoking/pets, Available immediately. 905- 903-5688. Shared Accommodation $640/ALL INCLUSIVE, up- scale house to share. Pool, entertainment area, laundry, parking, internet, cable, Oshawa Centre area. Call and leave message, (905)721-8763 Vacation Properties BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LOTS! Golf Course, Nat'l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson. Guaran- teed Financing. $0 Down, $0 Interest. Starting $129/mo. Foreclosures online @ www.sunsitelandrush.com Pre-Recorded Message (800)631-8164 mention code 2181. FLORIDA - 40 acre parcels Only 6 remaining. 100% useable. MUST SELL. $119,900 ea. Owner Financ- ing from 3 1/2% Call 1-800- FLA-LAND (352-5263) Flori- da Woodland Group, Inc. Lic. RE Broker. REDWEEK.COM #1 time- share marketplace. Rent, buy,sell, revies, NEW full- service exchange! Compare prices at 5000+ resorts. B4U do anything timeshare, visit RedWeek.com, consider op- tions. SELL/RENT YOUR TIME- SHARE NOW!!! Maintenance fees too high? Need Cash? Sell your unused timeshare today. No commissions or Broker Fees. Free Consulta- tion. www.sellatimeshare .com 1-866-708-3690. Legal Notices DISABILITY CLAIM DE- NIED? Toronto's Leading Disability Lawyers will ﬁ ght for your rights! Free consul- tation for Group & Private Disability Claims. No Fees until we Settle. www.ShareDisabilityLaw.com 1-888-777-1109 Nannies Live-in/out WANTED, NANNY Picker- ing, Whites/Sheppard area. 2 kids, live-out, long term. Call 647-291-8446 or email at: kona.Sirohi@gmail.com Health & Homecare GET HEALTHY. 1 month FREE weight Loss. Look great. Feel great. lose weight. Results guaranteed or money back. Call Herbal Magic 1-800-781-0542. Lim- ited time offer. Psychics SEBASTIAN'S TAROT READINGS. For an appt call Angie, Ottis or Mylo 905-493-2322 Places of Worship Horse Supplies & Boarding WANT SOMETHING special for your horse? Small adult amateur, private barn with excellent reputation for care and safety has space for per- manent and winter board cli- ents. Give us a call (905)655-4030. Articles for SaleA **LEATHER JACKETS 1/2 PRICE, purses from $9.99; luggage from $19.99; wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa (905)728- 9830, Scarborough (416)439-1177, (416)335- 7007. BED, ALL new Queen ortho- pedic, mattress, box spring in plastic, cost $900, selling $275. Call (416)779-0563 CARPET SALE & Specials! Laminate, hardwood ﬂ ooring & tiles. Carpet 2-rooms up to 30-sq. yd. from $329. in- cludes pad/installation. Car- pet repairs, serving Durham. Free estimates. Call Sam (905)686-1772 CARPETS, LAMINATE & VINYL SALE! I have 1000 of yards for sale! Free under- pad with installation. Free Estimates. Guaranteed Lowest Prices. Big or small jobs, I do it all! Lexus Floor- ing, Call Mike 905-431-4040 CONSTRUCTION EQUIP- MENT B.E. Larkin Equip- ment Ltd. Kubota Construc- tion, New Holland Construc- tion used equipment. Dur- ham, Clarington, Northum- berland Sales Rep Jim (647)284-0971 COUCH & CHAIR, very good condition. Brown/tan colour. Will deliver. $150. (905)420-0402 FIREWOOD, cut & split, all hardwood. Delivery, (905)263-2038. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca HOT TUB COVERS Custom covers, all sizes and shapes, $425 tax and delivery included. Pool safety covers. We will not be beat on price and quality. Guaranteed. 905-259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com HOT TUB/SPA, great tub, deluxe cabinet, must sell, still has warranty, 5HP pumps, 5.5kw, heater, $2,995. Call 905-409-5285 HOT TUBS, 2009 models, fully loaded, full warranty, new in plastic, cost $8000, sacriﬁ ce $3,900. 416-779- 0563. NEW AD Our best counter- top sale ever! All colours in a 5/8-thick laminate top ONLY $20.00lin/ft. Includes 25 1/4" Kitchen and 26 1/2" Bartops. Sale ends Christmas! Bring in your measures. Quality Countertops 499 Walton St Cobourg 905-372-8969 PIANO TECHNICIAN available for tuning, repairs & pre-purchase consultation. Used upright or grand acous- tic pianos for sale. Moving, rentals available. Call 905- 427-7631 or visit: www.barbhall.com POOL TABLE, professional series 1" slate, new in box with accessories, cost $4500, selling $1395. 416- 779-0563 Garage/Yard SalesG Arts & Crafts Auto Leasing & RentalsA Articles for SaleA RENT TO OWN - New and reconditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Comput- ers, DVD Players, Furniture, Bedding, Patio Furniture, Barbecues & More! Fast de- livery. No credit ap- plication refused. Paddy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798-5502. SOFA, 80" complete with matching chairs, solid oak frame and arm rests. A-1 condition, $800. (905)655- 4918 TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT APPLI- ANCES stainless steel, white and black French door fridge's available, variety of dented ranges, laundry, dish- washers and fridges - differ- ent colors. SMALL DENTS EQUAL HUGE SAVINGS! Front load washers from $499. New coin laundry available, Call us today, Ste- phenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576- 7448 TWO CHAIR-LIFTS. Acorn brand, for straight stairs. Work ﬁ ne, a lot of safety fea- tures and remote controls. $1500 each. Shelly (905)- 579-0590. Articles WantedA $CASH$ $CASH$ $CASH$ We pay top $ for Copper, Brass, Insulated Wire, Elec- tric Motors, Rotors/Drums, all alum products, and so much more. DNA RECYCLING 2001 Thickson Rd. S. Whitby 905-576-9777 Garage/Yard SalesG Arts & Crafts Auto Leasing & RentalsA Articles WantedA WANTED-GOLD. Broken, scrap, any 10k, 14k, 18k, 22k. The market is high, we pay top money!! Rock Bottom Deals, 22 Simcoe St.N, (Downtown Oshawa) (905)436-1320. Firewood 100% A KOZY HEAT FIRE- WOOD, excellent, very best quality hardwood, guaran- teed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn), cut and split. Honest meas- urement. Free delivery. De- pendable, quality service since 1975. (905)753-2246. A-1 FIREWOOD, dry hard- wood, guaranteed. (905)436- 6600 (905)260-1774. FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Delivery available. Call (905)986-5217 or cell (905)424-9411 Industrial EquipmentI 2003 JOHN DEERE LT 180 with 48" deck & snowblower 300 hours. $4800; Call (905)922-7279 Pets, Supplies, Boarding SHIH TZUs for sale, non al- lergic, no shedding, vaccinat- ed, dewormed, vet checked $400 each. Call 905-260- 8855. WEST HIGHLAND White Terriers, both parents on site. Vet checked, shots. Ready to go. Bold person- alities. Newtonville area. $1000. Call 905-786-2645. www.morningstarkennels.ca newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • November 25, 200922 AP Large 2 Day Antique & Collector’s Auction – Selling the Contents of the Home of Brimley House Grafton- A family home for over 60 years Saturday & Sunday, November 28 & 29 Preview 9:30 A.M Auction 11:00 A.M. SATURDAY: Auction to include large selection of Victorian & Contemporary Furniture, Large Collection of Sherlock Holmes Books, Large Selection of Watercolours, Prints & Oils, Glass & China, Crystal & Press Glass, Estate Jewellery, Sterling & Silver Plate & Numerous Oriental Carpets. SUNDAY: Large Selection of Victorian Furniture, Quality Upholstered Furniture, Mission Oak Dining Suite, Marble Top Dresser, Canadian Walnut Fall Front Desk, Canadian Chest of Drawers, Carved Fruitwood French Provincial Bedroom Suite, Numerous Oriental Carpets, Mirrors, Large Selection of European Oils & Watercolours, Sterling Silver & Silver Plate, Flo Blue, Doulton Figures & Estate Jewellery. INDOOR YARD SALE: Saturday & Sunday @ 9:30 A.M For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton Phone 1-613-475-6223 POLICE/ESTATE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions, Newtonville Friday Nov. 27th, 5:00pm Selling for Durham Regional Police unclaimed merchandise as well as Nidderly Estate from Bowmanville: Walnut console Ext. Table w/4 leaves; set 8 chairs; Gibbard Buffet Hutch; 3 pc. Chesterﬁ eld; 3 pc. Bedroom Suite; Occ. Chairs; Occ. Tables; Lamps; Glassware; Chi- na; Antiques etc. etc. Police items: Watches- Tag Heuer, Charles Hubert, Omega, Esq, Mo- vado; Cameras; HP Laptops; Canon Printers; 8 Sony Playstations-new; Dyson Vacuum; Sports Items; Auto Stereo Speakers; Power Tools; Hand Tools; Radios; Electronics; Tele- vision; New 20" Cordless Mower; WEN 6.5 hp 3500 Generator; Honda 5000 Generator 11hp; Murray 8 hp/24" Snowblower; JD Sabre 14 1/2 hp46" Tractor and Blade; Fridgidaire s/s Fridge; Pocket Bikes; also 102 Bicycles; etc. Check website for complete list preview after 2:00 p.m. Terms; Appr. Cheque, Cash, Visa, M/C, Interac. 10% Buyers Premium ap- plies. Auctioneers Frank and Steve Stapleton 905.786.2244, 1.800.263.9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'estate specialists since 1971' Sat. November 28 - 10am PUBLIC AUTO AUC- TION at MCLEAN AUCTION CENTER-LINDSAY selling for wholesalers, trustees, ﬁ nancial institutions, Scotia Trust Private Client Group, local consignments, etc, 40-50 vehicles, cars, trucks, 4x4's, vans, ATV's, snowmobiles, etc, 09 Ranger pickup, 06 Grand Vitara, 04 Sebring conv, 04 GMC Sierra, 03 Grand Caravan Spt. 03 Sonata, 03 Malibu, 03 Sunﬁ re, 03 XG 350, 03 Regal, 03 Silhouette, 02 Intrepid, 02 Civic, 02 Rende- vous, 01 F150 pickup, 01 Impala, 01 Maxima, 01 Mon- tana, 00 Windstar, 00 Neon, 99 Grand AM,00 Chevy 1/2 ton, 99 Sonata, 98 Explorer 4x4, 98 Neon, 98 Cara- van, 98 Jetta, 96 Volvo 960, 95 GMC pickup, 92 Chev dsl mail truck, Specials: 07 Arctic Cat F6, Skidoo Safari, Bunton golf course 5 reel mower with Kubota dsl en- gine, Ford Jubilee tractor, Yanmar 15hp dsl 4x4 tractor, blade & post auger, Wheel horse tractor Mod 520-H with mower, blower, tiller, Car Dolly, 4' 3pt snowblower, clear titles guaranteed, buyers premium, many unre- served, partial list subject to additions & deletions, con- signments arriving daily, call to consign, MCLEAN AUCTIONS 705-324-2783 view list/photos/up- dates/ terms at www. mcleanauctions.com CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday Nov. 27th at 4:30 p.m. located 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4. Gone With the Wind 1st edition 1st printing, Duncan Phyfe ta- ble and chairs, oak sideboard with leaded glass doors, pb high chair, walnut lodge bench, marble top washstand, ice cream parlour set, dovetailed blanket box, Chatham cupboard, Hoosi- er cupboard, Violin, ﬁ replace mantle, partial set Royal Albert "Lavender Rose", qty of jewellery, queen size sleigh bed, OG clock, 2 leather chairs, chesterﬁ eld set, glass top coffee table, cedar chest, kitchen table and chairs, walnut buffet, spool bed, Roxton maple tea wagon, Roxton maple table and 4 captains chairs, school bed, king size box spring and mattress, kitchen table and chairs, pool table, 4 cast iron lamp posts, 15' Cana- dian Challenger cedar strip boat, Beaumark chest freezer, GE stove, 2 door fridges, Kenmore apt. upright freezer, bar fridge, 64 Chev wheel discs, Qty of china, glass, household and col- lectable items. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd., Little Britain (705) 786-2183 for more info or pictures go to www.theauctionadvertiser.com/DCorneil open for viewing Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm and Friday morning at 9am WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 • 4:45 pm ● AUCTION SALE ● of Furniture, Antiques & Collectibles @ NEIL BACON AUCTIONS Ltd., 1 km west of Utica. TO INCLUDE: Regular Auction of Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, Lamps, Artwork, Glassware, Tools and Garage Items, Plus Many Other Quality Pieces! Sale Managed and Sold by NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 HAYDON AUCTION BARN Saturday Nov. 28th @ 6:00 pm and Tuesday Dec. 1st @ 6:00 pm Now Running Two Nights a Week Coins and Currency, Antiques, Collectibles, Houseware, Glassware, Artwork and more. (see www.haydonauctionbarn.com for full details) Cash, Interac, Visa or M/C. Just east of Durham #57- 10 mins. North of Bowmanville 2498 Concession Rd. 8, Haydon Rod Smith - Auctioneer (905) 263-4402 BRUCE KELLETT AUCTIONS ~S e l l i n g A n t i q u e s a n d c o l l e c t i b l e s @ Malcolm Sale Barn-13200 Old Scugog Rd.(1/2 Mile South of Blackstock Ont.)Saturday, November 28th, 2009 @ 10:30am.• 50's & 60's car parts • Bourne Deny pitcher • McCoy USA • Moorcroft cup & saucers • Noritake vase • Corn flower dish • Dolls • Comic books • Collection of stamps.AUCTIONEER: Bruce Kellett (705)328-2185 Cars for Sale 1986 BONNEVILLE, brown, beige interior, 3.8 V6, 4-new tires, excellent running condi- tion, 2-spare snow tires on rims, new breaks and break lines done in 2008. 125,000kms. $3000, O.B.O. (905)259-4325. 1994 HONDA CIVIC SI $2999; 1995 Pontiac Firebird $4699; 1996 Chevy Blazer 4x4 $2999; 1997 Mazda 66 $2699; 2000 Hyundai Elantra $2699; 1999 Pontiac Trans- port 157k $2999 Others from $1999-up. Certiﬁ ed, e-tested. Free 6 mo. warranty. $499 down gets credit approval. (RKM Auto). (905)432-7599 or (905)424-9002. 2003 CAVALIER 4-dr loaded 160k $4950 $4450; 2003 SE- BRING LX 4-dr loaded 97k $6950 $5950; 2002 LIN- COLN LS loaded 217k $6950 $5450; 2001 NEON 4-dr auto/air 181k $2950 $2750; 2001 MAXIMA SE 20th Ann. loaded 134k $6450 $5950; 2001 SUN- FIRE 2-dr coupe auto/air 160k $3450 $2950; 2000 MALIBU LS loaded 215k $2950; 1993 CONCORD 4-dr loaded 168k $2395 $1950; Financing available. All vehicles certiﬁ ed, e- tested. RALEIGH AUTO SALES, 701 Dundas St. E, Whitby, 905-410-7217. JUST IN! 2003 Neon SX 2.0, $3399. 2002 Neon $3399. 2000 Caravan, $3699. 2000 Elantra, $3299. 1999 Jimmy 4x4, $3999. 1998 Protege, $3199. 1996 Grand Prix, $1699. Kelly & Sons, (905)683-1983 or (416)817-501. www.kellyandsonsauto.com NEED A CAR? 100% Credit Guaranteed, Your job is your credit, some down payment may be required. 200 cars in stock Call 877-743-9292 or apply online at www.needacartoday.ca SAVE UP TO $400 ON YOUR CAR INSURANCE. Clean driving record? 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(905)686-1899 (Picker- ing/Ajax) or (905)665-9279 (Oshawa/Whitby). $$$$$ JOHNNY JUNKER Always the best cash deal - up to $150 for your good cars, trucks vans or FREE REMOVAL for old aban- doned unwanted. Speedy service. (905)655-4609 or (416)286-6156. $$130-$2000 Paid For Cars & Trucks $300 Gov. Program 1-888-355-5666 Cars WantedC $150-$1000 Cash For Cars Dead or Alive Fast Free Towing 7 Days a Week (416)831-7399 $300 GOVERNMENT Pro- gram or $125+ Top Cash AjaxAutoWreckers.com pays for vehicles, free pickup! We buy all scrap, metal, copper, aluminum, fridges, stoves, etc. 905-686-1771, 416-896- 7066 CASH FOR CARS! We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call (905)427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MURAD AUTO SALES GOV'T PROGRAM $300 Junk Cars. We Sell Auto Parts, Tireshop Used & New. Standard Auto Wreckers. 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Contract or Hourly (905)448-0983 (905)260-0102 24 hour Professional DirectoryP Accounting & Business Consulting Services For small & medium businesses includes tax returns. TLH ACCOUNTING Call Traci 905.903.6686 905.686.3615 tlhacc@live.ca CROOK, Colleen Lenore (nee Taggart) - After a courageous battle with cancer at Lakeridge Health-Oshawa on Monday, November 23rd, 2009. Beloved wife of Dave for 35 years. Loving mom of Lucas and his wife Kristy. Devoted Gramma Nanny of Zack. Dear daughter of Joyce and the late Jack Taggart. Loving sister of Maureen (Bud); Kathy (Dave); Charlene and Barb (Mike). She will be fondly remembered by her nieces, neph- ews, cousins and friends. Friends may call at OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King St. West (905-721-1234) for visitation on Thurs- day, November 26th from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 P.M. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Friday, November 27th at 1:00 P.M. Memorial donations to the Durham Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated. CULLIS, Trevor (Retired principal with the Scarborough Board of education and a Master Gardener) - Passed away suddenly on Friday November 20, 2009 on the birthday of his beloved wife Marcie. Dear father of Marcie (Alex) Fenwick, Rose Cullis and Cheryl Cullis (Ron Speare). Loving grandfather to Patrick Fenwick, Cassie (Chad) Sage, Alex (Alana) Fenwick, Cal Fenwick, Blake Richards (Michelle Mumford), Geordie Richards, Shauna Speare, Rachel Speare, our angel Leah Speare and ﬁ rst great grandchild Ava Marceline Sage. Friends and family may call at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL CENTRE, 1057 Brock Rd. on Tuesday November 24, 2009 from 2-4, 6-8 pm. Funeral service in our chapel on Wednesday November 25, 2009 at 11 am. In lieu of ﬂ owers donations to the Parkinson Foundation would be appreciated. MOORE, Marlene Marie; (nee Black) - Passed away after a very brief illness at Ajax Picker- ing Hospital on Monday November 23rd, 2009 in her 70th year. Much loved wife for 48 years of Ken Moore of Whitby. Loved mother of Brenda Thurston and her husband Chris of Whitby and Sheila Moore and partner An- drew Balch of Whitby. Adored grandmother of Makenna. Survived by her sister Lois San- derson (Murray) of Raglan, her brother Ron Black (Pat) of Oshawa. Fondly remembered by several nieces and nephews and their families. Resting at MEMORIAL CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 5295 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby (905-655-3662) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral service in the chapel Fri- day afternoon (November 27th) at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin. If desired memorial donations to the Rebekah Lodge #353, Muscular Dystrophy Assoc., or War Amps would be appreciated by the family. Members of Kinoven Rebekah Lodge # 353 will hold a service in the chapel Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m. BUSINESS ANDSERVICE DIRECTORY Place Place your ad your ad at at 905-683-0707905-683-0707 Catch Classifieds ONLINE! 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