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The reason Japanese automotive engineers are studying German. The new Golf. Raising the bar. Again. Pressrun 50,400 • 32 pages • Optional 3-week delivery $6/$1 newsstand PICKERING Friday, December 18, 2009 NNews ews AAddveverr titisseerrTHE BY KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- The Pickering Town Centre was abuzz Wednesday afternoon when 25 lucky kids, each with a police officer in tow, went on a $200 shopping spree. “Even $100 would have been fine,” said an excited Ajax eighth-grader Kristen Bettencourt, who was getting some finishing touches for her semi-formal which took place the next day. The Brother Andre Catholic School student was chosen to benefit from the annual CopShop event, which recognizes students based on aca- demic or sports achievement, need, or because of volunteer efforts that benefit the community. Each kid got a pizza lunch at East Side Mario’s, and a chance to visit Santa Claus, who gave each a stocking full of goodies, before setting off Kids shop ’til they drop in Pickering LUCKY DURHAM CHILDREN FETED WITH $200 GIFT CARDS SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND PICKERING -- Constable Melanie Moulton shopped with Ryan Smith, 5, during the annual CopShop event at the Pickering Town Centre Dec. 15. The shopping centre gave deserving kids $200 gift cards that they used for gifts for themselves or their families, while spending the day with Durham Regional Police officers as their personal shoppers. See KIDS page 4 TORCH 5 Olympic flame City residents get into the Olympic spirit CRIME 13 ‘He’s away from me now’ Victims tell stories as Durham man to be sentenced SPORTS 24 Dart is all heart Ringette volunteer honoured with major award newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 20092 AP Tippett to learn his fate Wednesday BY JENNIFER STONE jstone@durhamregion.com WHITBY -- Trace amounts of semen from two men found on the shirt of the 12-year- old victim in the Stanley Tippett case are the “classic red herring”, used only to help corroborate a preposterous story, says Crown Attorney Jim Hughes. Mr. Hughes completed closing arguments in the case against Mr. Tippett Thursday. The accused is charged with kidnapping a 12- year-old girl from Peterborough in August, 2008, then sexually assaulting her and aban- doning her near Courtice Secondary School. Mr. Tippett has contended he was a victim of crime the night of the girl’s kidnapping and assault, having been carjacked by two armed men who hit him over the head with a tool from his own toolbox, then drove him down Hwy. 115 to Durham where they dumped him the in a ditch before taking off with the girl still in the van. DNA evidence of semen from two men on the girl’s shirt help corroborate that story, defence lawyer Mike McLachlan said. Not so, Mr. Hughes said. “The important thing here is that these are trace amounts --- a few individual, lonely sperm cells,” he said. There was no seminal fluid and no transfer of the semen to other layers of her clothing, noted Mr. Hughes. “This is contamination at another time, it is innocent,” he said. “It’s the classic red herring.” Mr. Tippett simply didn’t act like an inno- cent man the night of the crime, Mr. Hughes said. He didn’t ring the doorbell at the house he thought belonged to the girl to let some- one know she was almost comatose from drinking, he didn’t call 911, and when he loaded the girl and her friend into his van in Peterborough’s south end, he didn’t imme- diately take her for help, instead taking her older, less inebriated friend to a downtown park, Mr. Hughes said. Mr. Tippett’s story about what he did after being dumped by the carjackers is unbeliev- able, Mr. Hughes suggested. “All of his post- event conduct, in my opinion ... is consistent with guilt,” he said. Mr. Tippett said he spent hours walking along railway tracks, attempting to pinpoint his location and get a cellphone signal. He said at one point he heard and saw Hwy. 401, but at no point, he said, did he see any- where he could go for help. He was eventu- ally picked up in a cab on Baseline Road near Bowmanville. “The area is too built up ... for the accused to have been wandering in the dark for hours and hours,” Mr. Hughes said. It took a great deal to even get Mr. Tippett to admit he was near Hwy. 401, something he only shared near the end of two days of cross-examination, noted Mr. Hughes. But even at that, Mr. Tippett couldn’t say if he’d gone from one side of the highway to another at any point. The accused indicated, “maybe I was in a tunnel ... and just didn’t quite see Canada’s largest highway,” Mr. Hughes said. All the evidence works together to show it was, indeed, Mr. Tippett who committed the crimes of which he is accused, the Crown con- tended. A verdict is expected next Wednes- day. The judge-alone trial is being heard by Justice Bruce Glass. COURTS Trial ends in Courtice sexual assault www.rougevalley.ca/rvhsf hope The Gift of Health Our mission is to partner with the community to invest in superior healthcare at Rouge Valley Health System. Thank you for making The Gift of Health possible for our community. Best wishes for the holiday season and a happy new year. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 20093 AP The reindeer have rested up, and Santa is almost ready to deliver gifts to all the girls and boys. It’s your last chance to visit the jolly old man in red! Visit pickeringtowncentre.com for Santa Claus Castle hours. Hurry – Santa can’t wait much longer! Over 200 Stores & Services H&M Gap La Senza Sirens ROOTS Zellers American Eagle Outfitters Urban Behavior Sears Holly’s Aéropostale La Vie en Rose Ricki’s Suzy Shier boathouse Dynamite Nygård Reitman’s Payless ShoeSource Costa Blanca Tabi TRISTAN the Bay Bluenotes’Fairweather Garage Clothing Co.pickeringtowncentre.com tell Santa Claus your wish smile for a photo visit with Santa!✓ There’s still time to...There’s still time to... tell Santa Claus your wish smile for a photo visit with Santa! Santa’s Heading Out! Transport Canada approved 203-1568 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M4 30 Kingston Rd. West Tuesday -January 26, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tuesday -February 23, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Register by phone 1.866.688.2628 or online at Real Canadian Superstore - p Ajaxj CRIME Ajax man charged in elaborate fraud scheme AJAX -- Police in York Region have charged an Ajax man with defrauding his company of more than $400,000 by alleg- edly diverting merchandise, then cooking the books to cover up the scam. Between March of 2006 and February of 2009, the sus- pect, a purchasing agent for a Vaughan furniture wholesale company, diverted seven truckloads of furniture to stores throughout southern Ontario, York police said. The operators of those stores, believing the suspect was an independent bro- ker, paid him directly, police allege. The suspect manipulated his company’s accounting sys- tem to conceal the fraud, police said. The defrauded company called police in April of 2009; it’s believed the misdirected merchandise has a value of approxi- mately $420,000. Arutoru (Arthur) Kamiyama, 43, of Ajax is charged with fraud over $5,000. Peterborough man arrested for impaired with child in car DURHAM -- A 42-year-old Peterborough man with a three- year-old in his vehicle was arrested in Clarington Tuesday for impaired driving. Durham Regional Police were contacted around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 by a citizen who saw a suspected drunk driver crossing into oncoming traffic lanes and almost causing accidents. The motorist was heading west on Concession Road 10 at Mosport Road in north Clarington, travelling well above the speed limit and narrowly missing several mailboxes. Police said the motorist tried to turn onto Edgerton Road in Scugog, but ended up in the ditch. The witness saw a small child in the vehicle. When officers arrived, they removed a boy from the back seat. The child wasn’t properly restrained in the safety seat. An open case of beer was also found inside the vehicle. The man has been charged with impaired operation, exceed- ing .08, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failing to ensure a toddler was properly secured under the Highway Traffic Act. The accused, whose name is not being released to protect the identity of the child, was released on an undertaking with con- ditions. K9 tracks driver in north Durham CLARINGTON -- The Durham police K-9 Unit tracked a man to a forested area of north Clarington, after a truck fled a traffic stop last Friday. According to police, it was about 12:30 a.m. when officers were dispatched to a driving complaint involving a blue Ford Ranger pick-up truck near Regional Road 57 and Concession 6. They soon found a vehicle matching the description and, with light and sirens activated, tried to stop it. But, the truck kept going, heading south on Regional Road 57, eventually stopping in the driveway of a farmhouse. The driver got out and took off on foot. Durham’s K-9 unit responded and tracked a man into a nearby forested area where he was arrested without incident. Marcel Diotte, 44, of Overbank Drive in Oshawa, is charged with four counts of driving while disqualified, as well as flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and other offences under both the Highway Traffic Act and the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act. BY JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Extradition proceedings have begun against a man busted by Durham police for defrauding an elderly Pennsylvania woman of thousands of dollars. Anthony Oluwole Ojo, 41, of Toronto, faces a minimum of 84 years in prison if convicted of all the charges he faces in the United States, a police source in Durham said. The federal justice department began extradition proceed- ings against him Monday; he faces dozens of fraud-related charges in the U.S. and an investigation into his activities continues. Mr. Ojo also faces 126 fraud-related charges here in Dur- ham Region, some of them related to the U.S. scam. It is alleged Mr. Ojo made several calls to an 84-year-old Penn- sylvania woman, posing as a relative facing a drunk driv- ing charge in Canada; a suspect convinced the woman to make several payments totalling more than $120,000 over the course of a month, police said. Police closed in on the suspect when an employee at an Oshawa cheque cashing outlet recognized him as someone flagged for pulling a previous scam. The man was in the process of cashing wire transfers from the U.S. when he was identified, police said. Subsequent search warrants led to evidence of similar scams totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars, police said. Cops also seized forged drivers licences, social insurance cards and phoney debit and credit cards. Mr. Ojo is due to appear in court Jan. 5 POLICE Man busted by Durham cops faces extradition newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 20094 P 15 WESTNEY RD. 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It was his third time participating in the shop, something he enjoys doing around Christ- mas time, especially with all of the negativity he sees as a member of the police force. “It’s awesome,” he said. “I love it. They should be rewarded for hard work, being responsible and making the right choices.” Kristen wasn’t only shopping for herself either. Her class raised $100 so she could purchase gift cards to Urban Planet and HMV, which the class will then donate to a family in need. Rhiannon Callaghan, an eighth grader at Fairport Beach Public School in Pickering, was chosen because her family has suffered from the recession, her mom recently laid off from her job. “I’m buying some things for myself and for my family,” she said, adding the first order of business was to purchase a Justin Beaver CD. Constable Charlyn Craik was glad to chauf- feur Rhiannon around the mall and was pleased to be a part of CopShop because she was an underprivileged child herself. “It feels awesome,” she said. “It feels very good.” Pickering Town Centre’s parent compa- ny, 20 Vic Management, had 12 of its malls hosting CopShop from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, benefitting around 350 children across Canada. WATCH the video story @ newsdurhamregion.com KIDS from page 1 Keep warm in fashion WE HAVE YOUR SIZE • MEN AND WOMENS PICKERING TOWN CENTRE • UPPER LEVEL • SEARS WING PREPAREPREPARE FOR FOR WINTERWINTER SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND PICKERING -- Constable Tom Kollaard spent the afternoon shopping with nine-year- old Maryam Hassan during the annual CopShop event held at the Pickering Town Centre on Dec. 15. COMMUNITY Kids and cops shop in Pickering newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 20095 P $ $ $ CASH PAID FOR NEW & USED ITEMS: • Gold Jewellery • Games/Consoles • Broken Gold • Blu Ray • Laptops • Musical Instruments • Audio • Electronics • Cell phones & more AJAX 95 Bayly St. W. 905-683-2212 SCARBOROUGH 665 Markham Rd 416-289-2212 BUY - BACK AVAILABLE!! Get Cash for your item today AND Buy Back your item within 30 days!! $5 OFF Purchase of $20 or greater, excl. consignment items. Not valid with any other offer. AJAX & SCARBOROUGH LOCATIONS ONLY. $20 OFF Purchase of $100 or greater, excl. consignment items. Not valid with any other offer. AJAX & SCARBOROUGH LOCATIONS ONLY. Need CASH for Christmas? SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND Torch comes to Pickering PICKERING -- (photo at right) Dyane Jean-Francois, from Haiti, gave Olympian Brian Orser a hug and kiss after he passed the Olympic flame to her torch as the relay made its way along Valley Farm Road on Thursday morning. Pickering Second World War vet- eran Jan de Vries (photo at left) was greeted by military personnel as he carried the Olympic torch. & A Metroland Media Group Ltd. Publication Tim Whittaker - Publisher Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief Mike Johnston - Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher - Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classifi ed Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager Lillian Hook - Offi ce Manager Janice O’Neil, Cheryl Haines - Composing Managers News/Sales 905-683-5110 Fax 905-683-7363 Classifi eds 905-683-0707 Distribution 905-683-5117 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5. Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 40052657 Member: Ontario Press Council, OCNA, CCNA, SNA. All content copyright Editorial Opinions HOCKEY FIGHTING Picture highlights wrong image of sport To the editor: Re: Duking it out, photograph, Dec. 10. I do not think the picture “Duking it out” was appropriate. To show the fight as repre- sentative of the game shows poor judgment. In the light of the Toronto Star series of articles highlighting the growing violence in minor hockey, I think the picture glorifies the fighting rather than condemning it. John Hubbarde Pickering CLIMATE CHANGE Canadian message mixed at conference To the editor: Who speaks for Canada in Copenhagen? The premiers of Ontario, Quebec and Brit- ish Columbia, representing over 75 per cent of Canada’s population, are there speaking in solidarity with those working for real solu- tions to global warming. The mayor of our nation’s largest city is there with a group of other world city mayors with the same message. Yet the federal gov- ernment is there working for the opposite. Canada’s official position is drawing unprec- edented anger and ridicule from the interna- tional community, yet the majority of Cana- dians want to be part of the solution, not the problem. It makes one wonder whose interests Ste- phen Harper really represents. Doug Blakely Blackstock FIREARMS LAW Charter rights should always triumph To the editor: Re: Parliamentarians should keep long-gun registry, Ross Campbell letter, Dec. 14. I’m not entirely sure where letter writer Ross Campbell is coming from when he opines “there are individual rights and collective rights and with the possible passing of C-391, the individual rights of gun owners will trump the rights of other Canadians to live in a soci- ety with less gun violence.” Mr. Campbell is awfully quick to fritter away the rights of fire- arm owners. The last time I checked, the pre- sumption of innocence enshrined within the Charter applies to all Canadians, even those who choose to peacefully own firearms. Mr. Campbell implies that licensed firearm own- ers are somehow responsible for criminal violence, but in truth a very small minority of criminals are responsible for firearm vio- lence. Mr. Campbell speaks to a survey which indi- cates a majority of Canadians would prefer only “police and military have guns” in Can- ada. That is generally referred to as a police state and generations of Canadians have died in order to prevent exactly that from occur- ring in Canada. Most of the Canadians I know prefer to live in a liberal democracy where it is the will of the people which grants the moral authority to govern to those few whom it per- mits to do so. Robert S. Sciuk Oshawa HOPE May church rise again To the editor: While I am Catholic and not a parishioner of All Saints Anglican Church, my wife has attended services there before and been wel- comed with open arms. We moved here 29 years ago and All Saints has been a symbol of both permanence and a link to Ontario’s past. We were devastated to hear of the fire, as were so many Whitby resi- dents. We sincerely hope All Saints will rise like the phoenix from the ashes and continue to dominate the Whitby skies. God bless you, everyone. Jonathan O’Mara Whitby Stimulus spending kept General Motors alive: Flaherty Finance Minister Jim Flaherty paid a visit to Ajax this past Monday to listen to local residents in advance of his fifth budget this coming spring. But the Whitby-Oshawa MP also had a message for those who wondered about the effectiveness of his much talked-about stimulus plan and its impact on the Cana- dian economy. In simple terms, he told the assembled crowd, it’s working. And proof of its ability to save and create jobs is all around us in Durham Region and beyond -- the salva- tion and rebirth of General Motors of Can- ada. Mr. Flaherty just might be on to some- thing here. When one considers the virtual death throes of the Canadian auto industry just 12 short months ago and the condition of that same industry today, the real game changer was the billion-dollar loans pro- vided by the provincial and federal govern- ments. Both Chrysler and General Motors desperately needed that taxpayer cash to salvage their companies and keep from going under. As we look at GM Canada today, we can see a Camaro line that can barely keep up with demand. The recent news the Buick Regal will be built in Oshawa is gratify- ing and proof positive the future is bright for car-making here. Better still is the announcement GM will begin paying back its loans ahead of schedule. But the finance minister also told the packed hall it was time for Canadians to make the move toward more upscale man- ufacturing and away from what he called “grunt work.” His vision of the future is that western economies can’t compete with developing nations that pay workers 50 cents an hour for labour costs and Canadians should do “more of the brain work.” If there is any more stimulus money to go around, that’s certainly where it should be targeted. Mr. Flaherty said his listening tour a year ago was part of the reason he imple- mented his huge stimulus package. And he believes input from people like those who attended in Ajax will help him fashion his next budget. But the next budget will likely not include more stimulus spending as the govern- ment tries to get back on track and keep spending in check. Mr. Flaherty is right to aim for more mod- est spending and to end the stimulus in the spring of 2011. We need to get back to balanced budgets by the middle of the next decade because deficit spending is not a habit the feds want to fall back into. 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 • December 18, 20096 P WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 20097 AP CELIA KLEMENZ / METROLAND Gingerbread time PICKERING -- Sasha Vegas-Kisielowski carefully checked around for an OK as she tast- ed the icing she used to frost her gingerbread man. Sasha was taking in Gingerbread Time held at Petticoat Creek Library recently. Children and their caregivers enjoyed stories, sang songs and decorated cookies to take home. From our family to yours! Authorized by the CFO of the Ajax-Pickering Conservative Association At this special time of year when we are celebrating with family and friends in Ajax-Pickering, my wife Hedvig and daughter Selma join me in wishing your family warm season’s greetings, a very merry Christmas and a joyful New Year. We invite you and your family to join us for a New Year’s Levée on Sunday, January 3rd 2010 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Rotary Room at the Ajax Library Main Branch. Chris Alexander Federal Conservative Candidate - Ajax-Pickering www.chrisalexander.ca • Phone: 905-231-1579 Chris AlexanderChris Alexander Citizenship and Immigration Canada Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Learn English. Start Today. 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Salvation Army corps officer Major Greg McInnes stopped by the News Advertiser late Thurs- day afternoon with news that nearly 100 families more than last year have signed up for Christmas hampers and the registration peri- od hasn’t even finished yet. “We’ve reached 415 families already, compared to 327 last year,” he said. “And we’re running out of food.” For information on how to donate, call 905-427-7123. The Sal- vation Army’s House of Hope Ajax and Pickering is at 37 Kings Cres. in Ajax. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200913 AP Victims await the sentencing of Oshawa sex offender BY JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com This is the second of two stories. The names of the victims have been changed. DURHAM -- When Bill Schofield was charged in October of 2007, the story made the news: “Man arrested for molesting girl in early 70s”. Years before, Carrie had disclosed the abuse to Anne’s mom. When the story broke, Anne got a call from her mother. “She read me the article and I said, (Carrie) came forward,” Anne recalled. Anne’s mom had asked her years earlier if she’d had any inappropriate contact with Bill Schofield and Anne had denied it. She’d spent the intervening years trying to put the molestation behind her; she believed, in 2007, she had exorcised those ghosts. Until she heard about Carrie. “The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, I went down to the police station and said, ‘I’m another one’,” she said. Anne now regrets the silence she main- tained all those years. “I feel guilty about that -- that I didn’t come forward earlier on,” she said. “But I had peace before this. And I’ll have peace now.” The police issued a press release about the new allegations and urged other victims to come forward. Two more women reported being molested by Bill Schofield in the 70s. *** You might be asking yourself: If these events occurred, as these women have tes- tified and as a judge has found in rendering guilty verdicts against him, how the hell did Bill Schofield get away with it? One answer is that, actually, he didn’t. Not altogether. Mr. Schofield himself has recounted a story of how he was confront- ed by parents after a neighbourhood child went home and revealed she’d been touched inappropriately while frolicking with him in his backyard. A contrite Mr. Schofield apol- ogized. Once again there was peace in the subdivision. Nor did he escape justice. He pleaded guilty to two sex offences, one in 1979, the touching of a child that he still maintains was an acci- dent, a drunken blunder one long ago night at the family cottage, and another in 1989, an offence against an adult woman at a party -- once again with liquor involved. Both Anne and Carrie remember tensions in the neighbourhood over his behaviour. But, they added, this was the early 70s. Peo- ple didn’t involve the police for what they saw, rightly or wrongly, as a private matter. “Back then you didn’t call the police over a dog that had been barking for 48 hours, or something like that,” Carrie said. “In those days it was a really big deal to call the police. “I don’t think they knew what to do.” “Back then, that’s not how things were handled,” Anne agreed. “And none of us were kicking and screaming.” Anne remembers she was 10 or 12 years old and had been subjected to years of sexu- al activity when she confronted Mr. Schofield herself. She was home alone, she said: “I saw him coming up the driveway and I couldn’t get to the door to close it.” When they were face to face, her rage sup- planted her fear. Anne told him he wasn’t going to touch her then, or ever again. “He apologized,” she said. “He told me he loved me.” *** Bill Schofield, now 69, vehemently denied the allegations brought against him by Car- rie, Anne and the other women in 2007. When he testified in his own defence at his Superior Court trial in February of 2009, he indignantly rejected the notion he has a sex- ual predilection for children. “Anybody who would do that, as far as I’m concerned, should be shot,” he told his law- yer, Alan Risen. “I would never consider doing that.” Carol Schofield stood by her husband throughout the trial, testifying in his defence. So did Mr. Schofield’s son and daughter, now adults. In May, Superior Court Justice Alexander Sosna ruled, in a lengthy decision, the Crown had proven the allegations of sexual assault involving Carrie and Anne. The testimony of the other two women, he said, left him with enough doubt to register acquittals. To this day, Mr. Schofield maintains his innocence. Through Mr. Risen, his lawyer, he asserted as recently as Nov. 3 the women are either lying or blaming him for offences committed by another man. It was during the sentencing phase of his hearing, Mr. Schofield was confronted with a new bombshell: A probation officer pre- paring a report for the judge unearthed a long-ago assessment, conducted by psychi- atrists following his 1979 conviction for sex- ually assaulting a child, in which Mr. Scho- field confessed to sexual contact with several young girls. Mr. Schofield now refutes the contents of that report. And Mr. Risen told the judge the report shouldn’t have an impact on sentenc- ing for the two new convictions. “He hasn’t been convicted of them,” Mr. Risen asserted. Crown attorney Paul Murray has called for a prison term of three years. Mr. Risen said Mr. Schofield, who has lived under strict bail conditions since his arrest and has been the target of taunts and vandalism, has already been subjected to the equivalent of a two- year term of house arrest and ought to be sentenced to time served. *** Sentencing in cases such as these can almost seem like denouement. The emo- tional climaxes occur earlier in the trial when the accused faces his accusers in the quest for truth. Carrie and Anne experienced those peaks some time ago -- first in revealing their abuse, and then, perhaps more difficult, in facing their abuser in a courtroom and tell- ing their stories. That was the part of the pro- cess they could contribute to; Bill Schofield’s eventual fate, they now say, is out of their hands. “The son of a bitch might not serve a single day in jail,” Carrie said. “But I have a thou- sand pounds off my back now.” Carrie said she was motivated not so much by a desire to see Mr. Schofield punished as a need to confront him with what he did, and demand accountability. “He most certainly has been held account- able,” she said. “But he’s never admitted his guilt. He’s never said ‘sorry’. There has been nothing.” “I want him off the streets,” said Anne. “You’ve got to pay the price for what you’ve done. “But at the same time, he’s away from me now. He can’t touch me; he can’t hurt me. “It’s gone.” COURTS ‘He’s away from me now’ METROLAND FILE PHOTO WHITBY -- William Schofield made his way into the superior courthouse in Whitby in May with his wife before being convicted of two of four charges of indecent assault. I feel guilty about that -- that I didn’t come forward earlier on. Victim Anybody who would do that, as far as I’m concerned, should be shot. Bill Schofield I want him off the streets. You’ve got to pay the price for what you’ve done. Victim Correction In the story ‘The secret behind the smile’ published Wednesday, Dec. 16 it was erro- neously reported that Bill Schofield was a member of the band ‘Denim’ in the 1970s. Mr. Schofield was not a member of the band, nor was it formed in the 1970s. This Week regrets the error. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200914 AP CASH In Your Old and Broken GOLD CASH In Your Old and Broken GOLD WE WILL PURCHASE ITEMS SUCH AS: CHAINS • EARRINGS • RINGS • BRACELETS MEDALLIONS • DENTAL GOLD • BROOCHES DIAMONDS • EMERALDS • RUBIES • BROKEN CHAINS CLASS RINGS • GOLD CHARMS We Pay CASH on the SPOT!! (Not cheques like many competitors!) We Beat All Quotes! 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(Yonge & Steeles Ave. W.) (905) 731-7725 TORONTO PICKERING -- Pickering seniors can win an award just for being themselves. The Ministry of Citizenship and Immi- gration annually invites municipalities in Ontario to select a senior citizen for the Senior of the Year Award. The City of Pickering is participating and is looking for nominations. Pickering residents are being asked to nominate seniors who they think would be the best choice for the award. Nomi- nees must be over 65 years of age and must enrich the social, cultural, or civic life of the community they live in. One-page nominations must be in by Feb. 12. They can be mailed to or dropped off to Marisa Carpino, City of Pickering, at One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7.When the winner is chosen, he or she will be invited to a recognition ceremony in June, as a part of the Seniors Month Cel- ebration. For more information: CALL 905-420-4620 VISIT www.cityofpickering.com COMMUNITY City of Pickering searching for an outstanding senior citizen newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200915 AP The Study The Regional Municipality of Durham is undertaking a study for the provision of Regional services, including water, wastewater, transportation, transit and service facility infrastructure, to service the lands identified as the Seaton Community, (see the study area map below) part of the Central Pickering Development Plan (CPDP). The CPDP was completed by the Province in May 2006 and requires the Region to procee d with planning the infrastructure works required for the area. In order to meet this requirement, a Study will be undertaken which meets the Environmental Assessment process, by developing a servicing plan based on environmental considerations, as well as technical and financial efficiencies. Based on the infrastructure needs identified in the CPDP, it was determined that the Study would consist of two projects: 1. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure (e.g. watermains, sewers, pumping stations, reservoirs); and 2. Transportation (e.g. roads, bridges, cycling paths/lanes and sidewalks in Regional road rights-of-way) and Transit Infrastructure, and Service Facilities. The Process The Study will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association’s Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) document (October 2000, as amended in 2007). The Environmental Assessment for the Study will also be fulfilling the requirements of both the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA). The Class EA process assigns specific Schedules to projects based on their potential environmental impacts. The two projects that form part of the Study will need to meet different Schedules under the Class EA process, as follows: 1. Schedule B – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure 2. Schedule C – Transportation and Transit Infrastructure, and Service Facilities Consultation The Environmental Assessment process includes public and review agency consultation, evaluation of alternatives, assessment of the impacts of the proposed infrastructure, and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts. Upon completion of the Study, an Environmental Screening Report (for the Schedule B project) and an Environmental Study Report (for the Schedule C project) will be filed on public record. Public consultation is vital to the success of this Study. We want to ensure that anyone interested in the Study has the opportunity to get involved and provide input. As part of the Study, at least two (2) Public Information Centres (PIC’s) are planned. It is anticipated that the first PIC, which will present both projects, will be held in the Spring of 2010. Representatives from the Region and the Consultant will be present at the PIC to answer questions and discuss the next steps in the Study. Notification of the PIC’s will be made at the appropriate times by means of newspaper advertisements and mail-outs. In addition, the public will be encouraged to provide their comments throughout the Study to ensure that concerns can be adequately addressed. Project information can be viewed at the Durham Region website: www.durham.ca/studiesandprojects, or at the City of Pickering Seaton Community website: www.cityofpickering.com/seaton Comments We are interested in hearing any comments or concerns that you may have related to this Class EA. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record for the reports developed as part of the Environmental Assessment process. Please contact either one of the following project team members if you have questions or comments or wish to be included on the project contact list. Mr. Donald Yu, P. Eng. Project Manager The Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Rd. East, Level 5, P.O. Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 Phone: 1-800-372-1102, Ext. 3567 Fax: (905) 668-2051 E-mail: donald.yu@durham.ca Mr. John Himanen, P. Eng., M.B.A. Project Manager GENIVAR 600 Cochrane Drive, Suite 500 Markham, ON L3R 5K3 Phone: (905) 475-7270, Ext. 277 Fax: (905) 475-5994 E-mail: john.himanen@genivar.com Class EA for Regional Services for the Central Pickering Development Plan NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT WORKS DEPARTMENT December 2009 PUBLIC NOTICE The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Rd. 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For one enchanted evening, this year’s Mayor’s Gala transported its guests to this land of myth, magic, and merriment.” Dave Ryan Mayor, City of Pickering The 370 gala attendees enjoyed entertainment from multiple-Juno Award winner Natalie MacMaster, as well as harpist Eithne Heffernan, a quartet from the Ontario Philharmonic, Irish dancers from Doherty School of Dance, Pickering Starz winner Drew Chester, and danced to New Hollywood. A special moment was shared on stage as fellow Order of Canada recipients Natalie MacMaster and Pickering veteran Jan de Vries embraced on stage. The newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200917 P newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200918 AP HOLIDAY PACKAGES FOR EVERY WISH AND BUDGET! 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Children under 2 years of age are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sarah McDonald Building, 1467 Whites Rd. N., Pickering. DECEMBER 20 OSHAWA SENIORS. The Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre welcome the Troubadours for two Christmas shows at Oshawa Little Theatre. Shows are at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 905- 576-6712 for information. ORCHID SOCIETY. Welcomes Greg Warner (American Orchid Society judge) for a talk on lady slipper orchids and their culture. Orchid plants will also be avail- able for sale from Shangri La Orchids. 2 p.m. at the Fernhill Park Clubhouse, 144 Fernhill Blvd., Oshawa. For more informa- tion, call 905-728-5336. A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES. Simcoe Street United Church, 66 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, 4 p.m., featur- ing choir, soloists and guest musicians, Kristen Theriault, harp, Ian Anderson, Irish flute, Melanie Hartshorn-Walton, gui- tar. Norman Edmondson narrating Dylan Thomas’s famous short story. Robert Philips, organist/music director. Free-will offering. Information, cAll church office, 905-728-8143. MINI BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE. St. Nedela Church, 485 Bayly St. W. Ajax. Macedonian baked goods made by ladies auxiliary. Noon to 2 p.m. DECEMBER 21 YULE RITUAL. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. For those who observe the ancient traditions of Yule or winter solstice, this is the lon- gest night of the year and an important time for giving. 118 John St. E. Whitby. Sacred Quest. Please call and register. Donations for My Sisters Voice, a non- profit charity to empower women or a food bank donation. DECEMBER 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL. Classic Swing Orchestra. Club Loreley. 389 Dean Ave., Oshawa. Tickets only in advance. Phone: 905-723-5435 or 905-579-2565. NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION. Legends Centre. 1661 Harmony Rd. N., Oshawa, 6 to 9:15 p.m. This free fam- ily event offers skating, swimming, face painting, give-aways, crafts, live animal display by Zoo-to-you and strolling char- acters. There will also be live children’s entertainment with a New Year’s count- down at 9 p.m. For more information visit www.oshawa.ca. NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER DANCE. Whitby Lions annual, Hey- denshore Pavilion. 6:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. $130 per couple. Prime rib/Cornish hen. Dancing to DJ Serg, silent auction, party favours. Raffle and spot prizes. Contact Christine at 905-576-6060 or Prem at 905-430-6349 for tickets. Send your upcoming events to newsroom@durhamregion.com. At least 14 days notice is required for consideration of their inclusion. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200919 AP HEALTH DEPARTMENT DURHAM REGION newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200920 AP Mike Ruta Entertainment Editor mruta@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.comEntertainment MUSIC COFFEE HOUSE Talented youth entertain Dec. 18 at Pickering Central Library A celebration of City’s diversity with music and dance PICKERING -- Local youths are taking to the stage Dec. 18. Voices in Pickering is the annu- al coffee house event put on by [YOU]nity, a youth council trying to bring the city’s youth closer by breaking down the barriers creat- ed by racism and stereotypes. A wide variety of musical and dance performances, represent- ing the different cultures that make up Pickering residents, is presented Dec. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The entertainment is at the Pickering Central Library Audi- torium, One The Esplanade, Pickering. The show is a fundraiser for The Refuge, a homeless youth shelter in Oshawa, and tickets will be sold at the door for $2. Donations are also accepted during the event. “Taking the time to run and support these events is so impor- tant because someone needs to step up for those who don’t have a voice,” stated Chris Gordon, a Pine Ridge Secondary School student and the [YOU]nity chair- man. “By holding this event and rais- ing money for The Refuge, the youth that don’t have a voice are given one, because the silent struggle that they face is made public.” [YOU]nity is a youth sub-com- mittee of the City’s Advisory Committee on Race Relations and Equity. Early music group formed Region residents invited to audition for Durham Renaissance Concert Singers BY MIKE RUTA mruta@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Haunting and ethe- real, early music features multi- ple voices singing in perfect uni- son. Surinder Mundra loves it and the Pickering resident and musi- cian wants to bring music rang- ing from the fourth or fifth cen- turies to the 14th or 15th centu- ries to Durham audiences. He recently established the Durham Renaissance Concert Singers at St. George’s Anglican Church (the old church) in Pickering Village and encourages people from across Durham to consider auditioning. “We’re looking for members who are most importantly ded- icated, who really do want to learn,” he says. “If they have a good voice, that helps.” Mundra says the music comes from all over Europe and even north Africa and no other group in Durham, that he’s aware of, performs it. A capella, it includes Gregorian and Ambro- sian chants and is sung in Latin and generally not accompanied by instruments. He says in his experience most choirs have lead singers who generally carry the musi- cal weight. That’s not the case in the Durham Renaissance Con- cert Singers, primarily due to the nature of the music itself. “Everything is in unison, so the challenge is every voice counts, every voice is so utterly impor- tant, but at the same time no voice is more important than another,” Mundra says. Ten or so people from all over Durham are currently members. He says while the music is a millennium old or older, young people are “drawn toward it” and even seven- or eight-year-olds can pick it up quickly. As sing- ers become more familiar with the music, it’s inevitable they pick up some history, as Mundra takes them on a musical trip all over Europe and beyond, end- ing basically at the Renaissance period. “It has a context,” he says. “It’s not just performance music; it comes from somewhere.” Mundra says he’s primarily a pianist. He’s also the organist, music director and cantor at St. George’s. Mundra established two other choirs that special- ize in early music, The St. Pat- rick’s Gregorian Schola and The Toronto Renaissance Singers. Both are based out of St. Pat- rick’s Roman Catholic Church on McCaul Street in Toronto. His aim is to train and guide the choir until it achieves a high level of expertise in the genre. “Our expectations are very, very high because we want to offer the music from this period as authentically as possible,” he says. To learn more about the sing- ers, call Mundra at 416-731- 4485. SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND AJAX -- Surinder Mundra, right, conducted the Durham Renaissance Concert Singers during a recent practice at St. George’s Anglican Church. The region-wide choir specializes in early choral music. CONCERT POSTPONED No Diceman in Oshawa Saturday Controversial comedian’s show postponed to April OSHAWA -- Andrew Dice Clay’s appearance in Oshawa has been postponed until the spring. The comedian was to have played the General Motors Cen- tre Saturday night. “We weren’t given any more information than was in the press release,” said Cortney Ager, the GMC’s marketing manager, on Thursday morn- ing. She said two other appear- ances on the Ontario leg of his tour, in Windsor tonight and in Kitchener on Sunday, have also been postponed. The release from Concert International, Clay’s promoter representative, states that the show “will be postponed until Friday, April 16, 2010. The postponement was beyond the control of Andrew Dice Clay and he looks forward to a great show on April 16.” Ticket-holders for this week- end’s GMC concert can be used for the April show. Or you can get a refund in per- son at the General Motors Cen- tre Box Office until Jan. 15. Tickets for the April 16 con- cert are on sale at the GMC box office. You can get tickets by phone at 1-877-436-8811 and online at www.generalmotorscentre. com. Or at the United Way Infor- mation Kiosk at the Oshawa Centre. The tickets cost $55 and $75 (plus fees). newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200921 AP ART SHOW Artist’s bold and vibrant works on display until the end of the year Ian Winton show in Ajax Public Library’s Rotary Room; reception Dec. 20 AJAX -- When Ian Winton moved to Canada from his native England in 1968, he was struck by the difference in the light. While the light in his homeland is soft, it’s sharper here, the Ajax resi- dent and artist found. A fascination with light and bright, vibrant colours are common in his paintings, on display in the Rotary Room of the Ajax Public Library’s Main Branch until Dec. 31. Winton was educated at England’s Croydon College and at the Birming- ham College of Art, where he studied industrial design. Winton has worked as a designer/ prototype maker, turning two-dimen- sional drawings into three-dimensional objects to make easier the understand- ing of new pre-production products. His works include the famous Pink Flamingo and the Laura Secord cameo. He teaches art and works in the ArtsSmarts program, teaching art and science at the same time. See his work during regular library hours, when the room is not in use. An official opening reception is set for Dec. 20 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The library is at 55 Harwood Ave. S. at Achilles Road. A UK HOLIDAY A Child’s Christmas in Wales in Oshawa Sunday afternoon Story reading, carols and guest musicians at Simcoe Street United Church OSHAWA -- It’s a UK Christmas in Oshawa on Dec. 20. Simcoe Street United Church presents a reading of the classic Dylan Thomas short story, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, at 4 p.m. at the church, 66 Simcoe St. S. Norman Edmondson is reading the story. The event also features Christ- mas music, including traditional Irish and English carols, and guest musi- cians Kristen Theriault on harp, Ian Anderson on Irish flute and guitarist Melanie Hartshorn-Walton. 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PICKERING -- Morgan Davidson, sharing Scottish traditions, served oat cakes to guests in the Log House at Christmas in the Village at Pickering Museum Village on Dec.13. Goalies have benefitted from his teachings BY BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Bruce Dart graciously accepted a deserving award for his hard work and dedication to the sport of ringette, but it didn’t come without some reservations. His volunteer time covers a span of more than 20 years, and while appreciated by the countless num- bers who have benefitted from his efforts, it’s all about the kids he helps, and not about him. “My reaction was very surprising, humbling, embarrassing a little bit,” he says of being selected the Cen- tral Region Ringette Volunteer of the Year. “It’s something you don’t look for. “I do it for the kids. I get a lot of enjoyment out of coaching and helping out the kids learn the craft of goaltending which there doesn’t seem to be too much of in the sport of ringette.” A hockey goalie himself in his younger days, Dart taught his kids to play goal as well. As a way to give back to ringette after identifying a void, he started a goalie school eight years ago with his daughter Amanda. The Ajax Ringette Asso- ciation donated an hour of ice per week, with Tuesday nights at the Pickering Village Arena serving as the host site these days. “Absolute enjoyment from the children and the smiles on their faces. They keep me young,” he says of why he continues with the clinics. “As I’ve said, it gives me a chance to knock on their door and ask them if they want to come out and play with me for an hour.” The weekly sessions have attract- ed netminders as young as five and as old as 40 over the years, covering a wide range of skill and talent. The joke around the local association is that if a player attends one of the clinics, they have so much fun they tend to become a full-time goalie. Creating a fun environment is something Dart and his daughter take pride in. “We want them to have fun,” he says of the first priority. “We try to provide a fun environment. We teach them what we can and they take what they get. The kids are wonderful. They take it all in.”newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200924 AP Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion.com newsdurhamregion.com RINGETTE Dart named Volunteer of Year Late rally provides 4-3 win over Markham BY BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- If every remaining game is to be contested like a play- off battle, then the Pickering Pan- thers find themselves up a game in what will be a long series. Sitting in the 10th and final spot in the East Division of the Central Canadian Hockey League with 16 games to go, the Panthers are nine points out of a playoff spot current- ly held by Stouffville. While that presents another must-win for the Panthers tonight at the Pickering Recreation Complex when the two hockey clubs faceoff at 7:30 p.m., it is just one of many they will face down the stretch. Wednesday night on home ice, they showed they are up to the task, scoring three times in the final 5:45 of the third period to pull out a 4-3 victory over the visiting Markham Waxers. “We’re frustrated with where we’re at,” said coach Bill Brady after. “We do feel we are better than where we are, but at the end of the day we are where we are for a reason. “We talked that every game is basically our playoffs now. So, we’ve got to have a mindset that if we win two of three, three of four, three of five, win when we can and see where it takes us. We’ve got nobody to blame but ourselves for where we’re at.” His team is following that target, winning two of the past three, all on home ice. Wednesday’s outing started and ended well for the Panthers. Jor- dan Ramsay opened the scoring just 45 seconds into the game, and assisted on the final two of the night as well. Markham tied it in the first, and scored the only two goals of the second period, out- shooting the Panthers by a 22-11 margin in the process. Newcom- er Jesse Brown breathed some life back into the Panthers when he intercepted a pass behind the Markham net, stepped out front and beat Markham netminder Franky Palazzese. Khalid Alli tied it when he knocked in a loose puck after a strong forecheck with 2:40 to go, and Chris Gelencser scored the winner with 42 seconds remaining when his shot deflected off a Markham defender. While the offence provided the heroics late in the third period, goaltender Anthony Kimlin did his part earlier in the frame. With the Panthers on the power play just over seven minutes in, Kimlin was called on to save two breakaways while Markham was shorthanded. In all, he stopped 39 of 42 shots. “That would have made it four to one and good night and good- bye and probably kiss the season goodbye,” said Brady of the time- ly stops. “Anthony made two big saves and gave us a chance and kept us in the hockey game.” Midway through a five-game homestand, the Panthers (12-20- 2) have posted two wins and a loss, with tonight’s game against Stouffville and Sunday’s test against Peterborough at 6:30 p.m. to come before a few days off over Christmas. HOCKEY Panthers playing playoff hockey by necessity JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND AJAX -- Bruce Dart won the Central Region Volunteer of the Year award for his tireless and unselfish dedication to ringette. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200925 AP Find your new home with VIEW ON-LINE AT... 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They teamed up with Barry Acton and Randy Grant, however the team was sidelined with two wins and two losses. Ajax resi- dent Bob Turcotte, playing out of Scarborough Coun- try Club, won the B side of the draw and advances to the Provincial. Turcotte has won the Canadian Senior Men’s Champion- ship three times, in 1996, 1997 and 2000. Capital One Grand Slam of Curling and iSport Media and Management announced that Swiss Chalet has been named the official casual dining partner for curling’s elite international series. This will be effective Jan. 6- 10, when an internation- al 18-team tournament featuring the world’s top curling teams takes place at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph. The event is called The National, and Swiss Chalet will exe- cute a variety of on-line promotions including a Double Takeout contest where fans can win one of 10 restaurant gift certifi- cates simply by watching the tournament’s feature game on CBC and enter- ing online. Team Glenn Howard with Pickering resident Richard Hart at vice, and the front end of Brent Laing and Craig Savill, are scheduled to participate. The Howard team won its way to the final game in the Canadian Curling Trials Roar of the Rings in Edmonton, looking to win Olympic curling hon- ours. The team battled Kevin Martin of Alber- ta, but found itself on the wrong side of the inch all game. Since the team will not be going to Vancouver in February, as defend- ing Ontario champions, it gets a bye into the Ontario finals slated for Napanee Feb. 1-7, and a win there can send the team to the Halifax Brier March 6-14. Also, as one of the top four seeds in Edmonton, the members could come home with $40,000 for training, competition and medical expenses from Own the Podium 2010. CURLING COLUMN Turcotte advances to senior provincials RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND Passing by PICKERING -- Ajax player Marlon Gamarra dribbled the ball past Notre Dame defender Gabriel Alamag during junior boys’ basketball play at Notre Dame Secondary School. newsdurhamregion.comNews Advertiser • December 18, 200926 P Wayne Arthurs, MPP Pickering-Scarborough East 300 Kingston Rd. Unit 13 • 905-509-0336 Northeast corner of Altona Rd. KINGSTON RD. HWY. 401 ROUGEMOUNTALTONAN. www.arthurs.ca E: wayne@arthurs.ca On behalf of my family and my staff at both the Constituency and Queen’s Park offi ces, please accept our best wishes for a happy holiday season and for peace, health and prosperity in 2010. Want to know what’s happening in Pickering? Check Wednesday’s paper each week for complete details BE INFORMED! LOCAL BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO AND WEATHER >>newsdurhamregion.com HIGH SCHOOL Rookie goaltender lifts Pine Ridge to victory PICKERING -- The Pine Ridge Pumas varsity girls’ hockey team recently took on powerhouses St. Mary Monarchs and Paul Dwyer Saints. St. Mary are past cham- pions and have a history of putting out strong hockey teams, while Dwyer was last season’s LOSSA champs. The Pumas knew they would have their work cut out for them as this was their first taste of Tier 1 after moving up to the higher, more com- petitive division after win- ning the Tier 2 champion- ship last season. Don Beer Arena was buzz- ing prior to the St. Mary game as Shannon Stone- burgh, of St. Mary, was to make her first appearance in high school action. She was a key member of the Ontario Red team that won the pres- tigious National Women’s Under 18 Championship. St. Mary came out strong in the first period but Pumas rookie goaltender Taylor Watson was up for the chal- lenge and blanked the Mon- archs in the first period. A quick goal by first-year play- er Melisa Briden put the Pumas ahead 1-0 after one period of play. After numer- ous attempts, Stoneburgh finally blasted one past the rookie goaltender, but that did not knock Watson off her game and she continued to play well, saving 48 of 50 shots as the Pumas went on to win their first game of the season 4-2. Other goals from the Pumas were from Avery Darrah as she scored her first goal of the season and Kelsie Moffat netted two in the win. Later that week, the Pumas took on last year’s LOSSA champs Paul Dwyer Saints from Oshawa. Watson again was hot and saved 42 of 45 shots and was very impres- sive, however with a cou- ple of unlucky bounces, the Pumas could not hold off the highly ranked Saints and lost 3-1. Cassandra Gates of Pine Ridge scored her first goal of the season. 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