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Pickering student wins bakeoff
BY JEFF HAYWARD
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UXBRIDGE -- Students from across Durham
were hoping their baking skills rose to the
occasion at a recent competition in Uxbridge.
Uxbridge Secondary School hosted a region-
al baking contest on Feb. 25 with six senior
students each of from Uxbridge Second-
ary, Pine Ridge Secondary in Pickering and
Oshawa Central Collegiate putting their best
flour-filled formations forward to impress two
judges.
The all-day event saw the students
create pies, pastries, breads and other baked
goodies, while judges Naz Cavallero, represent-
ing Weber and Broil King grills, and former bak-
ing skills competitor and certified pastry chef
Jasmine Ross kept a watchful eye over from
Iffat Naeem off to provincial competition in May
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BY REKA SZEKELY
rszekely@durhamregion.com
AJAX -- The future of new build at the Dar-
lington nuclear plant was the main concern
raised by Durham leaders when Ontario’s
new energy and infrastructure minister
spoke at a breakfast event Monday.
Brad Duguid, who recently took on the
job previously held by George Smitherman,
addressed the issue in front of a crowd of
business and political leaders at a breakfast
organized by the Greater Toronto Marketing
Alliance, held at the Ajax Convention Cen-
tre.
“Just in case there’s any doubt at all, I want
to assure you we’re still very committed to
building two new nuclear units in Darling-
ton,” said Mr. Duguid.
Last summer, Mr. Smitherman announced
the Province was suspending the procure-
ment process for the new reactors because
of concerns over cost and the ownership of
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the man-
ufacturers of the CANDU reactors currently
used in Pickering and Darlington and the
only company deemed by the government to
have submitted a fully compliant bid. AECL
is a crown corporation, but the federal gov-
ernment is considering privatizing portions
of the company.
Mr. Duguid said he did not have an
announcement Monday about when the
process to build the new reactors would
resume.
“We just want to make sure we’re get-
ting the best possible deal for the people of
Ontario.”
In response to questions, Mr. Duguid
said the Province wants the federal govern-
ment to backstop AECL so that Ontario isn’t
assuming all the risk. He was quick to clarify
he wasn’t speaking of safety risk.
Risks can include increased costs to the
project, additional time for construction and
technology not working as expected.
Even with the procurement process cur-
rently in limbo, Mr. Duguid reiterated the
Province intends to move forward with new
nuclear build.
“There is no indecisiveness, if there was,
we wouldn’t have enacted the procurement
process in the first place,” he said.
In his speech, Mr. Duguid also commend-
ed Durham officials for not politicizing the
recent decision to refurbish reactors at the
Darlington nuclear plant and to decommis-
sion the Pickering nuclear plant in 10 years.
Instead, he said, local officials provided sup-
port and important advice.
“Thank you for doing what is in the best
interest of Ontarians ... it takes a certain
amount of courage to do that.”
Following Mr. Duguid’s speech, Regional
Chairman Roger Anderson said the minis-
ter’s remarks on new build were reassuring.
“It’s obvious that the minister and the gov-
ernment are committed to moving forward,”
said Mr. Anderson, adding the next step is for
the federal government to come on board by
supporting AECL.
Mr. Anderson did caution, however, that
timing would be a factor.
“Once Pickering closes, they’re going to need
a replacement and it’s going to take 10 years
to build this. If not, the Province is going to
have an energy problem bigger than any-
thing we’ve seen before.”
In addition to nuclear, Mr. Duguid dis-
cussed what he called the bold leadership of
Premier Dalton McGuinty in planning for a
greener future, frequently making references
to sports and the Olympics.
“We’re in the midst of a very important
race, the race to build a low-carbon econo-
my.”
Mr. Duguid also spoke about the Green
Energy Act and the decision to close Ontar-
io’s coal-fired plants, calling it the single big-
gest carbon-reduction plan in North Ameri-
ca.
He also discussed the recently announced
deal with Samsung which will see the Kore-
an company build wind and solar farms in
Ontario and four manufacturing plants for
wind and solar equipment.
“That agreement means a $7-billion invest-
ment in renewable energy in Ontario,” he
said.
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Pickering council shuts door on subdivision plans
Proposal will most likely go
to Ontario Municipal Board
BY KRISTEN CALIS
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PICKERING -- In a rare move Monday night,
the planning and development committee
decided not to discuss plans for a subdivi-
sion in the Rosebank neighbourhood, an
action that will most likely send the matter to
the Ontario Municipal Board.
Although the applicant’s proposal was
endorsed by planning staff, councillors
didn’t even introduce the item to be dis-
cussed at the meeting. Therefore, it’s out of
council’s hands.
“I think it was the right decision,” said resi-
dent Norma Chittenden after the meeting.
The applicants felt differently.
“It’s not a very constructive way for coun-
cil to deal with something and it leaves this
applicant no choice but to go to the OMB,”
said Gary Templeton, a planning consultant
representing applicant Vijay Gupta of Land-
Pro Engineering.
Mr. Templeton said he advised his client to
call his lawyer as soon as possible.
The City has been tackling the issue for
more than two years. The proposed subdi-
vision would be west of Rosebank Road to
the Canadian National Railroad Lands to the
east, Gillmoss Road to the south and north of
Cowan Circle. The plans call for 34 detached
dwellings on lot frontages of 11 metres.
The Rosebank Neighbourhood Official
Plan allows for minimum lot frontages of 18
metres.
Residents and members of the South Rose-
bank Working Group shared concerns at the
meeting.
Ms. Chittenden said the lot-size reduction
is inappropriate, not only in terms preserv-
ing the integrity of the neighourhood, but
also as it could accelerate increased traffic.
“Cramming homes in small areas is not the
answer,” said Ms. Chittenden.
Staff noted Macklin Monaghan Group Inc.
conducted a traffic study and found there
will not be problems.
Residents also shared concerns surround-
ing the messy roads from the construction
vehicles, safety concerns to children as con-
struction equipment will be hauled through
the neighbourhood with two schools,
and the sanitary sewage pumping station
upgrade. The consensus among residents
Monday was to fix the station before building
new houses.
The area will see another subdivision in
the neighbourhood, which the community
fought at the OMB last year. Although the
board approved the subdivision, it granted a
number of amendments that made the com-
munity happy, such as 15-metre frontages,
according to Ward 1 City Councillor Jennifer
O’Connell.
Residents are not opposed to development
in the area, but fear the two subdivisions and
the upgrade of the pumping station could
take place at one time.
“It’s going to be a nightmare,” said Kate
Cherrett, a longtime area resident.
Ms. Cherrett is also concerned for the wild-
life in the area.
“Tree preservation and wildlife are going
to be irrevocably disturbed and we’ve been
given no information on how to lessen that
impact,” she said.
Although the TRCA said in a letter it feels
the development will not impact existing or
abutting natural features, it still expressed
concern with the loss of woodland that will
ensue. TRCA, city staff and the owners have
agreed to solve the issue by the owner fund-
ing the planting of trees in areas that won’t
be disturbed.
Coun. O’Connell was prepared to make a
number of amendments to the plans Mon-
day night. Since council didn’t introduce
the application, she feels it showed council’s
support of the community. If the matter does
go to the OMB, she’s hopeful the board will
consider amendments, as it did in last year’s
case.
Warm welcome
planned for
Olympic medalist
PICKERING -- The City of Pickering plans
to give a warm welcome to the resident who
powered her bobsled down an icy track to
capture a silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver
Winter Olympic Games.
Shelley-Ann Brown and her partner Helen
Upperton placed second at the Olympics just
behind the winning finish of fellow Canadi-
ans Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse.
Mayor Dave Ryan congratulated Ms. Brown
on behalf of the City and Council.
“She represents the very best of athlet-
ics: pride, determination, humility, and
most of all hard work,” he said. “We believe
that through her brilliant example, she has
inspired a new generation of young athletes
to pursue their personal best.”
Ms. Brown currently resides in Calgary to
practise her sport, and the date of her return
to Pickering is not yet set. But the City plans
to hold a special ceremony for the athlete at
a future council meeting.
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the young bakers’ progress throughout the
day.
“They’re doing a great job,” said Mr. Caval-
lero partway into the contest. “I’m looking
for a lot of things (including) how they keep
their (baking) areas clean; safety is impor-
tant.”
He added the amount of waste is also
considered, as that would be a factor if they
evolve into professional bakers.
“You don’t want to throw away too much
product, that’s all money.”
After a gruelling eight hours or so, it was
time for the judges to tally up the grading
numbers, taking into account an interview
process each competitor had with a Dur-
ham police officer to gauge how they would
sell themselves to a potential employer.
Uxbridge’s Hal-lee Jones and J.T. Har-
shaw waited patiently for the results to be
announced.
“It’s kind of stressful, you’re trying to fit
everything you can do into a very restrained
period of time,” said the latter student.
Mr. Cavallero noted the presentation of
the food was “fantastic” but admitted not all
the creations tasted as good as they looked.
“Overall, you guys did a good job, I hope
you guys enjoy what you’re doing,” he said
to the students.
Earlier he noted of the competitors,
“Hopefully they’ll go on to make a career
for themselves because they all seem pretty
confident.”
Winning third place was Ashley Windle,
of Oshawa Collegiate, while J.T. Harshaw,
of Uxbridge, won second. The winner, Iffat
Naeem of Pine Ridge Secondary, is to take
part in a provincial competition in May,
according to school staff.
“It feels amazing,” said the Pickering stu-
dent of the win. “I thought I did all right, but
didn’t think I was going to win ... I think I
will take this (skill) to a job in a bakery.”
Although Uxbridge Secondary didn’t top
the baking contest, Amanda Harper, repre-
senting the school, won a regional cooking
competition on Feb. 22 with her creations,
including stuffed chicken breast, maple-
glazed carrots, and parsnip soup, she said.
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Judges evaluate students’
work after day of baking
Hopefully they’ll go on to make a career for
themselves. Naz Cavallero
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday Anna
banana on March 8th.
Your family loves you.
Bruce, Dillon, Rachele,
Fairen, and super grand-
son Aiden
Baby Girl
Leah Grace Batchelor
was born July 17, 2009
to parents Steven and
Jennifer Batchelor.
Grandparents are
Alberto & Mila Cajilig,
William & Sandra
Batchelor. Uncles &
Aunts: Albert &
Carolyn Cajilig, Ted &
Dawn Batchelor
Baby Boy!
Jayden Collins is
pleased to announce the
birth of his little brother
Matteo Brenden Ralph
Collins weighing 8lbs
11oz., February 20th.
Mom Shauna Lyons,
Dad Christopher
Collins, grandparents,
aunts, uncles and the
rest of the family are
happy Jayden has a little
brother to play with.
Many thanks to
Dr. Odueke and the
nursing staff for their
assistance and the great
support at the RVAP
Hospital.
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CASINO
Stop bickering over
slots and fight
gambling addiction
To the editor:
Re: Ajax casino revenue sharing.
Instead of bickering over who should
be the recipients of any revenue from Ajax
Downs, maybe we should consider the
poor individuals who are sinking their pay-
cheques and savings into the slot machines
that create the revenue that you’re all fight-
ing over.
It’s not the occasional Saturday night
player who spends $20 or $30 which cre-
ates the enormous revenues that we are
seeing, it’s those unfortunate individuals
with addictions who do.
It’s pathetic that the OLG gets away with
encouraging such a thing, and building
casinos in residential areas in order to cre-
ate revenue. Shame on you.
Dawn Anthony
Ajax
THEFT
Please return
my son’s PSP
To the editor:
My son Alex had his PSP (Sony Play-
station Portable) stolen during a Grade
11 baking class at Pine Ridge Secondary
School Thursday, Feb. 25 right out of his
backpack.
While I realize that the school has made
every effort to inform students not to bring
valuables to school, this was clearly a mis-
judgment on his part.
It is silver and had a Rock Band Unplugged
game with it.
I don’t understand what we are teach-
ing our kids today or not, but stealing is a
crime and it’s a shame, especially in light of
the unified pride that we shared during the
Olympics in this country.
This was a gift from his sister to celebrate
the conclusion of his cancer treatments.
He has not been able to tell her so I implore
parents to please check to see what their
teenagers are playing with today and if
it’s something new to them and fits this
description.
Please do the honourable thing and drop
it off at the school office with our name on
it.
It would be a valuable lesson to the one
who has it and its value to us is sentimen-
tal, over and above the price paid.
Karen Darling
Pickering
IN REVIEW
Book adds insight into
classic western Shane
To the editor:
Re: ‘Shane: the ultimate western hero’, Feb.
17, newsdurhamregion.com.
Andrew Merey is right about the Western
classic Shane and the need for an updated,
annotated DVD.
As a resident of Jackson Hole, where the
movie was filmed, and a member of the
Secret Society of English Majors, I recom-
mend Shane; the Critical Edition, edited by
James C. Work (University of Nebraska) for
a thorough discussion of Jack Schaefer’s
everlasting novel.
Angus M. Thuermer Jr.
Jackson, Wyoming
LIFE
You just don’t fiddle
with some recipes
To the editor:
I have recently reopened my grandmoth-
er’s cookbook and came across this reci-
pe: 1/8 portion calm, 1/8 portion faith, 1/8
portion humility, 1/8 portion respect, 1/8
portion firmness, 1/8 portion humor, 1/4
portion kindness. Some recipes you just
don’t need to fiddle with; they are great the
way they are.
Sandy Plese,
Clarington
A bit of clarity was provided by the pro-
vincial government to Durham Region pol-
iticians Monday when Ontario Energy and
Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid paid
a visit to talk about the future of nuclear
power in Durham Region.
And though Mr. Duguid didn’t provide
details about the refurbishment of exist-
ing nuclear reactors or the construction of
new ones at the Darlington site in Claring-
ton, or the decommissioning plans for the
aging Pickering site, he made it clear that
the Province remains committed to the
future of nuclear power here at home.
That’s small comfort to some Durham
politicians after seeing the procurement
process delayed last year by Mr. Duguid’s
predecessor, leaving the process in limbo.
This visit served to reassure decision-
makers here, particularly municipal coun-
cillors from Pickering and Clarington,
but also gave the minister an opportunity
to make his case for reasons behind the
delay.
The construction of reactors, the produc-
tion and distribution of nuclear energy, as
anyone knows, is highly complicated and
highly expensive. The Province, quite prop-
erly, is seeking assurances from the federal
government that it will be at the table and
support the Crown corporation respon-
sible for the build and the CANDU reac-
tors that will generate the nuclear power,
Atomic Energy Canada Limited.
The federal government, of course,
should not only be at the table, but leading
the charge for the next-generation reac-
tors. It should be providing some guaran-
tees that it will be a partner in confronting
cost overruns, or construction delays, or
technological challenges.
As well, the host municipalities must con-
tinue to take a long view for both sites and
work with Ontario Power Generation, the
AECL, higher levels of government and the
nuclear industry to ensure that jobs relat-
ed to both the new build and the decom-
missioning process in Pickering provides
quality, long-term jobs.
And though nuclear power continues to
be a preferred, safe and proven energy, we
also encourage and welcome the develop-
ment of alternative forms of power genera-
tion, the expansion of solar and wind proj-
ects, and wholesale closure of highly pol-
luting coal-fired generation stations.
Some of those alternatives should be
developed in lockstep with the nuclear
option here at home as well to ensure sus-
tainable jobs and sustainable energy.
There’s a long way to go yet, not least of
which is the ongoing procurement pro-
cess.
Nuclear power generation is here to stay
in Durham Region. It employs thousands
in high-paying, high-tech jobs, fosters
innovation and powers much of Ontario.
Let’s keep moving the process forward.
Long way to go in securing future of nuclear power here at home
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“How important it is for us to recognize and“How important it is for us to recognize and
celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
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534 Rodd Avenue, Pickering534 Rodd Avenue, Pickering
(East off Rosebank Road just above the lake) (East off Rosebank Road just above the lake)
POLICE
Warning issued after coyote
snatches dog in Pickering
PICKERING -- Police have issued a warn-
ing to Pickering residents after a coyote
snatched a small dog being walked by its
owner Monday night.
A woman told Durham cops she was
walking two Pomeranians in the area
of Pine Grove and Woodview ave-
nues at about 9:55 p.m. when a coyote
approached from behind and grabbed
one of the dogs before dashing off into
the woods.
The coyote was seen sometime later on
Woodview Avenue, but there was no sign
of the dog, police said. The woman and
the second dog were not injured.
The incident prompted police to
remind residents that wildlife does
occasionally appear in developed areas
and that safety measures should be fol-
lowed.
Police suggest carrying a whistle or
some other device to frighten coyotes
and in the event you do encounter one,
remain calm and back away slowly.
If a coyote poses an immediate threat,
call 911.
For more information call the Ministry
of Natural Resources at 905-713-7400.
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