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NewGolf.caPICKERING NNews ews AAddveverr titisseerrTHE Friday, June 18, 2010 Pressrun 50,400 • 36 pages • Optional 3-week delivery $6/$1 newsstand facebook.com/newsdurham twitter.com/newsdurham PEOPLE 5 Trying to forget Abuse victim gets on with his life SENIORS 10 Long-term care Barriers can arise in nursing home HIGHWAYS 21 Still going Province says 407 will eventually go through to 35/115 PHOTO BY WALTER PASSARELLA AJAX -- The Rouge Valley Health System Foundation is raising money for an MRI machine. Lincoln Avenue Public Sschool became the first contributors to the campaign with a $300 donation. Celebrating were, from left, Rouge Valley staff Katherine Craine, Emily Moorhouse, Terry Walmsley and Jeff Hohenkerk with junior kindergarten student Warren Laughlin on his shoulders. Image is Everything for hospital KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com AJAX -- While the launch for a new fundrais- ing campaign was filled with fun and games, the need for a new piece of equipment for the Ajax-Pickering hospital is no laughing matter. The Rouge Valley Health System Foundation launched its ‘Image is Everything’ campaign June 11 at Lincoln Avenue Public School in Ajax. The foundation hopes to raise $5 million to give Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospi- tal its first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine. It will produce clear, detailed imag- es of the body for improved diagnoses while offering greater comfort. It will also allow for some freedom of movement and a quieter, shorter scan with no side effects. “This is our time,” said Tracy Paterson, the foundation’s vice-president of development, adding the new addition will coincide nicely with the hospital’s redevelopment. The campaign will wrap up on March 25, 2011 at Rouge Valley’s annual gala. “It’s bold but you’ve got to be to make things happen,” she said. The launch was held at Lincoln Alexander since the school was the first to donate to the campaign after the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams raised $350 through a bake sale and an international festival at the school’s litera- cy night. The launch ended with a basketball game between the school team and campaign volunteers. “I have said many times that we’re a very small school with a great big heart and today we’re going to show that very big heart,” said See SCHOOL page 3 Foundation launches MRI campaign at public school durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 20102 AP Call 905-428-1212 for more information. Spa Spectacular - From 1:00-3:30 p.m., July 20 & 22 or August 19 & 20 at The Youth Centre. Two free workshops just for all you girls out there! Come take the time to take care of yourself through hands-on activites, homemade spa treatments, and information sessions. Learn to pamper yourself, relax, & manage stress! (Open to girls ages 13-19). Dish Up Dinner - 1st session: 1:00-3:30 p.m. , July 12,14 & 15 at Ajax Community Centre or 2nd session: August 24-26 at East Shore Community Centre. Practice your skills in the kitchen with fun-filled cooking lessons, featuring a Registred Dietician. Each day learn how to make easy, delicious meal items that you can take home and share with your family! To register for the July session go to www.townofajax.com and for the August session call The Youth Centre at 905-428-1212. Motivational Basketball Association -From 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m., July 19 & 20 or August 10 & 11 at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate. Whether you can dunk, shoot 3-pointers or free throws, come brush up on your b-ball skills! Get your group of six together, or sign up individually to showcase your talents and get motivated! (Open to boys ages 13-19). Community Leadership Crew - Leadership Training July 14 - 16 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. & Volunteer Opportunities are July 27 & 28 or July 30 & August 3. Join the crew and earn a leadership certificate and community voluntreer hours! This program consists of a leadership course that will give your resume a boost! Following this course, each participant will choose a volunteer opportunity to flex their new skills. Free for youth ages 13-19 living in Ajax and Pickering. Pre-registration required. Embrace the crowd and save together. What’s it all about? Watch for more details. Coming June 23rd. JagJag JAG (noun): a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree binge. Example: Melissa goes on a shopping jag when she sees a good deal.{} Durham Down’s syndrome meeting takes place Wednesday People across Durham encouraged to attend DURHAM -- Durham residents with Down’s syndrome and their families are invited to attend a meeting to plan some fun events, and eat some free pizza Wednesday. The Durham Down Syndrome Associ- ation is meeting June 23 in order to plan summer activities for people of all ages with Down’s syndrome. Families with children under 14 years of age are especially encouraged to attend because they seem to be missing at the meetings, said chairman Walter Heeney. Pizza will arrive at 6:30 p.m. and the official meeting will get under way at 7 p.m. It will take place at Iroquois Park in Whitby, 500 Victoria St. W. CALL: 905-839-7253 (Walter). from page 1 school principal Martine Robinson, who added afterward the students will do another fundraising drive in September for Image is Everything. The team’s fundraiser began when the girls’ team asked about their coach’s age. “I told the girls that if they raised money for any charity then I would tell them how old I am,” said Robyn Hadder, who revealed at the launch she’s 27. The students demonstrate the commu- nity involvement that’s needed to help buy the MRI machine, no matter how big or small the contributions, and Ms. Paterson encourages community groups, individu- als and schools to get on board and create fundraising campaigns to help out. “It all adds up,” she said. Ms. Paterson received MRIs herself when she battled breast cancer. “It’s a really stressful time,” she said. Waiting for tests, and even the drive all become trying times. “It’s more comfortable being in your own community,” she said. Ms. Paterson said people with a family history of breast cancer, breast cancer sur- vivors, and even athletes with sports inju- ries, for example, are being referred more frequently for MRIs. “This is a real fantastic campaign for us because it helps the whole hospital,” she said. Ajax Mayor Steve Parish explained to the students that when he needed shoulder surgery in the past, he had to travel all the way to Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. “There is nothing more important in our community than to have great health care,” he said. Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan, a member of the campaign committee, said he’s invest- ed in Image is Everything not only for the future of the community, but for the future of his own grandchildren. VISIT: www.rougevalley.ca/rvhsf durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 20103 P Over 200 Stores & Services pickeringtowncentre.com We love Dad! Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20th You choose the gift - we’ll wrap it for FREE* Whether your dad loves electronics, clothes, sports, or the outdoors, you’ll find the perfect fit at the right price at Pickering Town Centre. *Simply spend $40.00 at Pickering Town Centre (same day sales, before taxes) and receive one FREE gift wrap.Receipts must be dated between Thursday, June 17th, 2010 and Sunday, June 20th, 2010. See Guest Services for full details. One gift wrap per person, per visit. Suggested retail value: $2 - $10. School kicks off imaging campaign with donation It’s bold but you’ve got to be to make things happen. Tracy Paterson, The Rouge Valley Health System Foundation FUN FOR KIDS Pickering has camps for children this summer PICKERING-- With school coming to a close, the City of Pickering is offering a variety of summer camps for children ages 3 to 14. The camps, which take place from July to September, have limited spaces, and residents are asked to register early. The camps are listed below. • Preschoolers, ages three to five, can enjoy ‘Mini Pidaca’, a half-day camp run- ning from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This camp prepares children for going to school on their own in September. The camp themes include Mini into the Animal Kingdom, Mini goes Around the World, Once Upon a Mini, and When Mini Grows Up. Camp- ers take part in dress-up days, arts and crafts, games and more. • Full-day programs, 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m, are for children ages five to 12. They include arts camp, sports camp, adven- ture camps and pioneer camp. Arts camp includes Arts Blast off, Art Camp Rocks, Art Winter in Summer, High School Musi- cal Remix, and Art Camps Goes Wild. Sports Camp offers gym class all day, every day, with a variety of sport activi- ties. Adventure Camp themes include Summer Survival, Adventure Camp Goes Green, Lost Island Adventure, Wild West Adventure, and Water World 2. Lastly, Pioneer Camp will take campers back into past with Pioneer Life 101, which includes Heritage Hall of Farmers, Silly Settler Sci- ence, Pioneer and Mega Museum Master. Daily bus transportation to and from the camp is provided for arts, sports, adven- ture, and pioneer camps. • Working parents are offered ‘Extend- a-Camp’ for full-day campers. Children can be dropped of at the Creative Centre, located at the Pickering Recreation Com- plex, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m, with pick- up any time between 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. • Act One Drama Camp is for children ages five to 14, where they spend five days being introduced to the world of drama. Mad Science Camp, for children ages five to 12, offers two one-week camps, where campers learn how fun science can be. 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Call 1-866-550-5462 Visit www.DurhamLINC.ca Citizenship and Immigration Canada Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Assessment and Classes provided byFunded by You will want to tell your friends. What’s it all about? Watch for more details Coming June 23rd. WAG (verb): to move from side to side, forward or backwards, up or down; especially rapidly & repeatedly. Example: The dog wags his tail.{} Pickering municipal candidates as of June 16 The following are registered candidates for the 2010 municipal election in Pickering. Look for weekly updates to see who’s run- ning in the Oct. 25 election. Mayor -Dave Ryan -Maurice Brenner Ward 1 Regional Councillor -Bonnie Littley -Jennifer O’Connell Ward 2 Regional Councillor -Bill McLean Ward 3 Regional Councillor -Rick Johnson -Peter Rodrigues Ward 1 City Councillor -Kevin Ashe -Sherry Croteau -Rob McCaig -Leonard Nolasco Ward 2 City Councillor -Doug Dickerson Ward 3 City Councillor -David Pickles Durham District School Board Trustee -Chris Braney -Ida Fogo -Paul Crawford Durham Catholic School Board Trustee -Paul Bannister -Jim McCafferty Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre-Sud Trustee Alphonse W.J. Ainsworth durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 20105 AP VIJAY BADHWAR, DMD Dental Care for Adults, Kids and Great Big Babies. • A Full Range of Dental Treatments - Bring the whole family. • Saturday & Evening Appointments - To serve you better. • Flexible Payment Options - Helping you get the treatment you want. • A Relaxing Atmosphere - Virtual vision glasses, stereo headphones to help ensure you have a pleasant visit. We keep our patients smiling by taking the time to understand their needs. Add our friendly, caring staff and state-of-the-art techniques and you’ve found a good dental home. 905-683-1391 172 Harwood Ave.S., Suite 101 ( located in the Ajax Plaza ) Free Teeth Whitening For New Patients With New Patient Exam PEOPLE Victim seeks to move on from past BY JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Their story shocked a nation. Two boys in their teens, prison- ers in their own home, caged, beat- en and humiliated for years. When reports of their house of horrors in Blackstock emerged in 2001, the allegations strained cred- ibility -- “too bizarre to be true”, said one police officer early in the investigation. And when the people who had imposed years of abuse and depravation on the boys were given what was seen as a grossly lenient sentence, there was outrage. And as the story unfolded, there was a lingering question: What’s to become of these children? Nine years later, sipping a coffee in downtown Oshawa, one of the boys, now 24, described how he has attempted to reclaim his own life, looking to his future while cop- ing with the lingering rage that is the product of the astonishing cru- elty with which his guardians treat- ed him. “I’ve got to move on and accept that I’ve got to forgive. But I’ll never forget what happened,” he said. At 10:38 p.m. on the night of June 29, 2001, a Durham Regional Police cruiser turned off Hwy. 7A near Blackstock and negotiated the winding driveway of an old farm- house. A knock at the door was answered by a man wearing boxer shorts. He invited the visitors, four police officers and two Durham Children’s Aid Society workers, inside. Despite having been briefed about what was alleged to be occurring in the unkempt farm- house, the cops and CAS workers were shaken: on a second-floor landing, they found a 15-year- old boy, curled in a cage that was secured with a padlock. The boy peered at the visitors fearfully. The cop at the head of the line turned white. He grasped the padlock. “He was shaking so bad, he was fumbling with the keys,” the boy, who came to be known in the media by the alias Dale, said. The cop dropped the keys. Dale picked them up and handed them back through the bars. Then the lock sprang open. Dale was helped out of the cage and into the embrace of a CAS worker. “You’ll never have to go in there again,” she said to him. “Really?” the boy asked. Soon after that visit, police charged the boy’s guardians with offences including forcible confine- ment, assault with a weapon and failing to provide the necessities of life. Details of the story emerged: The boys, taken in by their aunt and uncle as small children, had been imprisoned for years, either locked up in cages or lashed to beds every day, allowed out to attend school and then forced back into confine- ment. They were beaten and berat- ed. Their aunt, Wendy R., was their primary tormentor. In an interview later, Detective Kate Lang told a This Week report- er that, at first, the story was simply unbelievable. “This was too bizarre to be true,” she said. “This doesn’t happen in Ontario, this type of abuse.” The couple, Wendy and Cecil R., eventually pleaded guilty during a sensational court process that attracted widespread media atten- tion. At the end of it all, Ontario Court Justice Donald Halikowski imposed a sentence that left many incredulous: he sent Wendy and Cecil to jail for nine months each, finding that while their treatment of the boys was tantamount to tor- ture, they believed that the disci- plinary measures they imposed were necessary to manage the boys’ behaviour. Dale still seethes when he recalls the judgment. “I know the difference between misguided and abusive,” he said in an interview. The sentence was overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal. Wendy was given a prison term of five years. She has served her time and lives in the Kawartha Lakes area. Cecil got four years. He divorced Wendy and returned home to Halifax. Dale thinks his tormentors, espe- cially Wendy, were given nowhere near the punishment they deserved. “They’re more lenient toward criminals than victims in this coun- try,” he said. Freed from his dysfunctional home, Dale was taken into CAS custody, staying first with foster parents in Ajax and then moving to a group home in Stratford where he was enrolled in a life skills pro- gram. He had a lot of catching up to do. In Blackstock, he and his brother had no friends, no social life. Dale said his decision to take a leadership course in Grade 11 helped him emerge from his shell. “They asked me why I was so quiet. So I told them,” he said. “I opened up to them. “And they were blown away.” Dale’s adolescence brought with it its own troubles. He stopped tak- ing the medication he said was imposed on him and in one inci- dent lashed out at group home workers, threatening to kill them. He stormed out of the house and lurched down the street -- and into the custody of the cops, who had responded to an emergency call placed by staff at the group home. He wound up being convicted of two counts of threatening. With the conviction came a criminal record that continues to dog the young man as he moves forward in his life. He wasn’t welcome back. Dale was on his own. Now at 24, Dale has found his way back to Durham Region. He lives in Oshawa, spending time with Tasha, his girlfriend of six months, and canvasses door to door for donations to Sobriety Centre, the organization he credits with help- ing him find his way. Although he doesn’t have addiction issues, Dale was greatly affected by the organi- zation’s emphasis on building self- esteem. Being beaten down for so much of his brief life had taken a toll, Dale said. “My aunt told me I would never amount to anything -- that I would just be a bum on the street,” he said. “I think this organization has really changed my life.” Dale hopes to find his way in the counselling field, where he’d like to help kids like himself who’ve had a hard start to life. He occasional- ly sees his younger brother, who is also trying to find his way. “I know he’s troubled,” Dale said. “Every time I see him, though, I’ve had to walk away. All he wants to talk about is the past.” JEFF MITCHELL / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Years after being rescued from unspeakable treat- ment at the hands of his family in Scugog, a young man is speak- ing out on his journey to recovery. Seen here with his girlfriend, the young man now canvasses in the Oshawa area on behalf of the charity he says helped him turn his life around. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 20106 AP & Editorial Opinions& & WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / letter writers are obliged to back up their 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 Confronting the past, preparing for the future Sprung from a bedroom prison, the first words the teen heard were: “You’ll never have to go in there again.” So began -- and ended -- the trag- ic tale of two brothers who had been caged in their Blackstock home by their guardians for years, abused physically and emotionally, freed only to attend school to keep up appear- ances. The story shocked residents in the quaint pastoral community of Black- stock -- and the entire region. One of the investigating detectives later recalled the case as “too bizarre to be true”, something that “doesn’t happen in Ontario”. The couple was eventually jailed for their treatment of ‘Dale’, the alias he came to be known by, and his younger brother, but the boys faced a stagger- ing period of adjustment and rehabil- itation to help prepare them for lives the vast majority of us take for grant- ed. Along the way, Dale faced a series of personal accomplishments and dif- ficult setbacks as he moved from fos- ter home to group home and matured to adulthood, including a scrape with the law during one of his group home stays. Now 24, Dale continues to reclaim his life and has found his way back to Durham Region. He’s with a steady girlfriend and canvasses locally for donations on behalf of the Kitchener- based Sobriety Center, a not-for-profit organization that he credits with help- ing him rebuild his self-esteem. And his outlook, incredibly, is one of optimism. He would like to use his experience -- something he continues to work through emotionally and mentally -- to counsel others who have faced hor- rific abuse. His story, his history, is almost too painful to bear. But his voice is power- ful and credible. The simple fact that he survived such horror is a credit to his inner strength of character. But he is living proof of the resilience of the human spirit. The passage of time and the response of a compassionate community with necessary supports will assist Dale - - and his younger brother -- as they continue on their life voyage. We wish them both the very best of the future. -- Metroland Durham Region Media Group As the second most popular website in the world, behind only Google, Facebook is the reigning champion when it comes to social media. I would be stunned to meet a Durham high school student who didn’t occasionally log on to Facebook, but a recent study in the U.S. shows the site is also the most popular social networking site with people 50 and over, with about a quarter of Americans in that age group using it. I would imagine the stats are similar for Canada and overall the average Facebook user is 38 years old and trending older. The site has more than 400 million active users and about half of them log on on any given day. Many likely multiple times. So why exactly is Facebook so popular? I would imagine the main reason is the ability to connect to family and friends we may not see as often in our busy lives. This is especially important for families flung across the globe. But I think a big factor in people’s love for the site is the ability to snoop and gossip. Most of us live in urban areas where we’re lucky to know five families on our street. But on Facebook we have big networks, with an average of 130 friends. I can’t count the number of times I’ve gone out with my girlfriends and the conversation started with, ‘hey did you see what so-and- so posted on Facebook?’ Topics include who’s dating, marrying and breaking up with who, since we get instant alerts when people change their Facebook status. People get excited about new jobs or frustrated about existing ones -- and I’ve got to say I’ve read more than one work-relat- ed post where I really hope the poster isn’t friends with co-workers or their boss. Photos of children and babies are popular as well and I’ve had friends detail the minu- tia of their pregnancies online including how far along their contractions were. Posters share the details of fights with spouses, money troubles, bad consum- er experiences and more in their status updates. In fact, I know of one situation where an excited groom-to-be posted the news of his engagement on his Facebook status before the bride had a chance to share the news with her closest friends, who were upset to find out about the news online. Professionally, Facebook is an invalu- able tool. At the office, Facebook snooping amounts to reporting and increasingly, we’re hearing about community news through our social networks. When serious crimes occur, such as the stabbing of an Oshawa student near his high school, a reporter is dispatched to the scene and another will invariably go online to search for more information. It’s also fun to see what prominent mem- bers of the community are up to -- Mark and Cindy Holland’s wedding pictures are gorgeous and posted on Facebook -- and to find out what old high school friends and flames look like now. With all the good gos- sip served up to us on Facebook, it’s no won- der those who quit feel out of the loop and find themselves drawn back to the site. Are you a Facebook snoop? Let me know on Twitter @rszekely or on Facebook. -- email Reka at rszekely@durhamregion.com Facebook has become a mecca for snoops and we love it Reka Szekely 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. 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We Care Home Health Services Join us. You are invited to the 12th Annual General Meeting of Members of the Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS). We will be meeting to carry out the following: Approval of minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting; Appointment of auditors; Receipt of financial statement for the year ended March 31, 2010; Approval of By-law amendment; and Election of Directors. To get copies of the minutes of the previous AGM and the amendment to the By-laws, please do any of the following: Visit the administration offices at either of our hospital campuses— Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (580 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax) or Rouge Valley Centenary (2867 Ellesmere Road, Toronto); Download them at www.rougevalley.ca/agm2010; or Contact Christine Pember at 416-281-7293 or cpember@rougevalley.ca. Members of RVHS include the directors of the corporation, adult volunteers, adult auxiliary members and those who donated $20 or more to the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 ($100 in the case of corporations or associations). If in doubt, confirm your membership in the corporation by calling 416-281-7342. Rouge Valley Health System ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility, 2700 Audley Road North, Ajax RSVP: 416-281-7342 or events@rougevalley.ca * Location and facilities generously donated by Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility The best at what we do. E mbrace the crowd and save together. W hat’s it a ll about? Watch for more detail s. Coming June 2 3 r d . JagJag JAG (noun): a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree binge. Example: Melissa goes on a shopping jag when she sees a good deal.{} Great day for Pickering seniors PICKERING -- Local seniors are invited to have a great spring day that will include a luxury coach, luncheon cruise and farm- ers’ market. The Rouge Hill Seniors have arranged for a trip June 22 that will leave from Pickering on a luxury coach, and go to Bobcaygeon where seniors will enjoy a luncheon cruise through the ‘Jewel of the Kawarthas.’ The seniors will also enjoy time in Bobcaygeon. The bus leaves from the Petticoat Creek Library, 470 Kingston Rd., and the cost is $87. No children are allowed. Seniors who register will be notified of the exact time at least one day before the trip. 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Show presented by: If you are looking for extra copies of our June 18 Faces of the Future edition, here’s where you can get them: Libraries in Ajax McLean Public Library -- 95 Magill Dr., (Inside the McLean Community Centre), P: 905-683-1140 Main Branch -- 55 Harwood Ave. S., (North Side of Town Hall), P: 905-683- 4000 Pickering Village Public Library -- 58 Church St. N, 905-683-1140 Ajax Arenas Mclean Community Centre -- 95 Magill Dr., 905-428-7711 Ajax Community Centre -- 75 Centen- nial Rd., 905-427-2581 Libraries in Pickering Petticoat Creek -- 470 Kingston Rd., 905-420-2252 Central -- 1 The Esplanade Claremont -- 4941 old Brock Rd., 905- 649-3341 Greenwood -- 3450 Westney Rd.S 905-831-2789 Arenas in Pickering Art Thompson Arena -- 1474 Bayly St 905- 839-4425 Pickering Recreation Complex -- 1867 Valley Farm Rd., 905-683-6582 READ the digital edition @ durhamregion.com AJAXBOWMANVILLECOURTICEPICKERINGPORT PERRYORONOOSHAWASUNDERLANDUXBRIDGEWHITBYDURHAM REGION YOUTH TAKING A POSITIVE DIRECTION.FACES FUTURE 2010thANNIVEOFTHEWhere to get the 2010 Faces of the Future Metroland Durham website wins North American awards DURHAM -- Metroland’s Dur- ham Region Media Group has been honoured by a North Amer- ican newspaper association for its web initiatives. MDRMG took home top hon- ours for its website from the Sub- urban Newspapers of America, receiving first prize for Best Local Community Web Site and Best Overall Local News Site in Class C, which is for sites produced by a non-daily newspaper or group with a total circulation over 100,000. According to the SNA’s website the Best Overall Local News Site category “recognizes the best providers of local news in the communities that they serve.” The prize for Best Local Commu- nity Web Site goes to news groups who “provide overall excellence including design, ease of naviga- tion, content, reader interactivity, innovation and advertising.” The home page is updated at least six times a day with a new page look and new copy comes in each hour from 4:30 a.m. onward, said online content editor Bruce Froude. “If there’s a major news event in our communities, we’re first with the details,” Mr. Froude said. “And, we don’t just stop with the quick hit, we’ll update a story as many times as it takes to tell the whole story.” Durhamregion.com was also named runner up for Best Site Architecture and Overall Design and Best Blog Initiatives. Managing editor of multime- dia Ron Pietroniro said the news- durhamregion.com team brings important news to the communi- ties it covers every day. The team tells the whole story through stories, photo and video, he said. “I believe it’s our attention to detail and commitment from our staff that keeps people coming back,” he said. Check out the website at dur- hamregion.com. You’ll find sto- ries, photos, videos. We’re also on Facebook and Twitter. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 20109 905-683-0407 WE BUY GOLD Old Ajax Plaza on Harwood Next to Home Hardware AP MEDIA Durhamregion.com takes top honours LET’S BE FRIENDS >>newsdurham -- durhamregion.com FOLLOW OUR TWITTER FEED >>newsdurham.com durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201010 AP BY ROB O’FLANAGAN newsroom@durhamregion.com Part three of the four-part series Situation Crit- ical explores seniors’ concerns about the care they receive in long- term care homes, and a representative example of those who experi- ence exemplary care. Third in a four-part series ONTARIO -- When a visitor pounds on the metal door of his no-frills, $550 a month apartment, George LeLievre slowly, pain- fully answers. That he is able to unlock the heavy door and swing it open with enough energy to flash an inviting smile and offer a “Please, come in,” is a remarkable feat, given the number of com- plex medical conditions that reside, or have resided, in this frail 67-year-old man’s body, and considering the number of times the tough Hamilton senior has walked a tight- rope around the mouth of his grave. A broken back, five hernias, tuberculosis, colitis, lymphoma, at least two heart attacks and coma -- Mr. LeLievre’s scar tissue draws a map of a tough life lived hard, of a body rav- aged by manual labour, tobacco and drink. One of 17 children born to Pearl LeLievre and her husband George Sr., of Kirkland Lake, Mr. LeLievre is a living, laboriously breathing anomaly: He walked out of a long-term care home and returned to life in the community. Ministry of Health and Long Term Care statistics from 2009 show just 11.6 per cent of residents across the province were dis- charged to a private home. The average stay for more than 75,000 frail elderly in 625 provincially supported nursing homes is three years. During Mr. LeLievre’s year and a half in Vic- toria Gardens Long-Term Care, the sound-of- mind senior said he was witness to a situation that was as much detention centre as home, where residents were left in wheelchairs in front of televisions morning to night, and where, he said, the recently deceased were left in their beds for hours in plain view of visitors. Mr. LeLievre said he was provided a bare minimum of medical care and personal attention, despite his serious needs. “Seven-thirty in the morning they give me my medication,” said Mr. LeLievre, sitting at the kitchen table of his sparsely furnished flat, pictures of his large family on the walls, a cigarette burning in his bony fingers. “Then at noon, I get my medication. And four o’clock, I would get medication. And that’s all they done for me.” Ranka Stipancic, administrator of Victoria Gardens, on Victoria Avenue North, defend- ed the level of care at the home. While she wouldn’t speak to Mr. LeLievre’s case spe- cifically, citing privacy regulations, she said the home has been caring for residents with high-intensity medical needs for years, and that the Province has a special program that helps defray the costs of that care. Current Ministry of Health records (from May) show Victoria Gardens performed bet- ter than the provincial average on inspec- tions over the last four years. Ms. Stipancic said round-the-clock reg- istered-nursing care and staffing levels are adequate to meet the care requirements of residents. Mr. LeLievre’s view of his time at the gov- ernment-licensed home in the Landsdale neighbourhood reflects concerns expressed by patients, families and elder advocates during research for Situation Critical, Metro- land’s Special Report on long-term care. While Ontario’s most urgent problem is that tens of thousands of its most medically needy, fragile seniors are stuck, sometimes for years, on unbudging wait lists for a nurs- ing-home bed, barriers to care can also arise once a senior secures a place in long-term care. Years of understaffing and pressure from the influx of increasingly older residents with more complex medical and personal needs leave staff grappling to cope with the demands. The average age of residents at admission is 80, and about 73 per cent have Alzheimer’s or other dementia. It can be overwhelming for front line per- sonal support workers just to meet the daily living needs of the majority of residents, leav- ing those more able to fend for themselves. A skeletal figure with sunken cheeks and large, animated eyes, Mr. LeLievre said he often had to change his own colostomy bag in the nursing home despite chronic back problems. He contin- ues to battle cancer and heart disease. “When I needed help to change my colos- tomy bag, I’d say, ‘Can I get some help to do that?’ They’d say, ‘With you in a minute.’ Then it was, ‘Oh, it’s my smoke break.’ Or it was, ‘Oh, dinner hour, can’t do it now.’ I wind up chang- ing it myself.” Ms. Stipancic, the home administrator, said some residents choose to change their own colostomy bags. For those who are physi- cally and cognitively capable, “the staff will provide teaching in order for the residents to maintain their independence.” Personal sup- port workers assist those who need help with the procedure, she added. Mr. LeLievre said the dead were neglected during his stay. When a roommate passed away, the deceased man was left in his bed for hours. “There’s no courtesy there to pull the drape around him,” he said. “He lay in that bed all night until maybe 11 o’clock in the morning ... That’s not the only one I seen, I seen many of them go that way.” Ms. Stipancic said when a resident dies in a long-term care facility, a physician is noti- fied to come to pronounce death. Every tenth death is investigated by a coroner. “We can’t move the body until either the physician or the coroner have been here,” she explained, adding the body is always screened with privacy curtains as part of postdeath care. An end stage of the health care system, long-term care is generally acknowledged as the place where those who need 24-hour personal and medical assistance go to live out their last days. Despite the large number of people residing in homes, those who study long-term care say it remains largely an out- of-sight, out-of-mind sector. “I think long-term care has been margin- alized from mainstream health care,” said Kevin Brazil, a professor in McMaster Uni- versity’s department of clinical epidemiol- ogy and biostatistics, an expert in long-term care and care of the dying. “It has been sort of bracketed and pushed aside.” Implicit ageism and a “sanitized culture” that distances itself from the realities of death and dying contribute to the marginalization, he added. A Residents Bill of Rights (included in the health ministry’s Long-Term Care Act) has long been in place to protect those liv- ing in long-term care settings, and a new and expanded version of the bill, contain- ing more than 25 rights, will be in place this summer. But those rights -- the right to be properly clothed and groomed, to privacy, to participate fully in care decisions, to engage in activities good for mind and body, and provision for family and residents’ councils through which complaints can be made - - are widely overlooked and often violated in homes across Ontario, advocates for the elderly say. Homes post the Bill of Rights for resi- dents and fami- lies to see, but there is pervasive fear of repercus- sions for com- plaining. “There are a few things about long-term care that are barriers to the enforcement of any standards or any rights,” said Natalie Mehra, director, Ontario Health Coalition, “and one is that residents are afraid of repercussions for com- plaining, the same as their families.” First-hand accounts of the conditions and Barriers to care can arise in nursing homes HEALTH CARE BARRY GRAY / METROLAND KIRKLAND LAKE -- George LeLievre of Hamilton is an anomaly, one of only 11 per cent of residents who leave long-term care to return to the community. FAST FACTS Those living in long term care in Ontario 80 or older: 70 per cent Average age at admission: 80 Alzheimers or dementia: 73 per cent What residents need help with: 98 per cent with toileting 95 per cent with eating 94 per cent with dressing 88 per cent moving from bed to chair Average length of stay: three years 42 per cent are discharged to hospital 32 per cent of residents die 11.6 per cent return to a private home Seven-thirty in the morning they give me my medication. Then at noon, I get my medication. And four o’clock, I would get medication. And that’s all they done for me. George LeLievre See LACK page 11 from page 10 quality of nursing homes cover the exempla- ry as well as the questionable. A 2009 survey by the Ontario Health Quality Council found 60 per cent of families rated the care of their loved ones in nursing homes as good. Wendy Renault, whose mother, Janet, 86, lives in Willowgrove Long Term Care Resi- dence in Ancaster (operated by Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT), is a representative case. She said her mother trusts the workers, smiles at them, hugs them and holds their hands. “I figure that’s the best testament to the care she gets here,” the daughter said. Chartwell officials spoke of the absolute need for empathy and compassion in long- term care. “Most of the people that work in this field are here because this is really what they want to do,” said Linda Schertzberg, Willowgrove administrator. “You have to be a strong indi- vidual, because we deal with death. They are here for eight hours a day with intense one- on-one with the people they are working with. So they become close to the residents.” Administrators in long-term care homes plead lack of funding and staff as a root cause in cases when care is less than optimal. “I don’t want to cry about money,” said Pat Morden, chief executive coach of Hamilton’s Shalom Village, a progressive home with a good reputation. “But it is pathetic what we get, and it’s not enough to do what you (the public) want us to do and what we want to do.” The Ontario government is currently over- seeing a review of funding, but there is no indication yet of what steps -- if any -- come next. Ms. King explained, staff is instructed to leave the resident and attempt the task at a later time. Workers are often exposed to verbal and physical assault, such as kicking, punch- ing and scratching as they provide care, she added. But Ms. Maltby said her father is never vio- lent or aggressive. “My dad is very quiet and docile — bothers no one,” she said in an e-mail. Ms. King spoke of the mounting challenges associated with providing care to residents with increasingly complex and/or numerous medical conditions. Long-term care “is becoming a dumping ground for persons that require constant care but without the resources to appropri- ately deal with the situations,” Ms. King said. READ part four and the rest of the series @ durhamregion.com durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201011 APLack of funding, not enough staff cause problems You’re in good hands with Canadian Blood Services focuses on young donors in Durham DURHAM -- It’s national blood donor week, and the Canadian Blood Services is encouraging younger donors to become life-long donors. As the demand for blood increases year over year, Canadian Blood Services needs to recruit a new generation of donors to meet growing hospital demand and help patients in need across the country. Canadian Blood Services is reaching out to younger donors now, trying to retain them as regular donors throughout their lifetime. “Young people are making an impor- tant contribution to Canada’s blood sys- tem by donating blood and recruiting other young people to join them,” says Melissa Smith-McGuire, community development coordinator. “Last year, Canadians aged 17 to 24 accounted for about 139,000 blood dona- tions, or 15 per cent of all blood donations in Canada. We need to recruit approxi- mately 77,000 new donors this year to grow our donor base and to keep up with the growing demand for blood and blood products.” Between now and the end of August, Canadian Blood Services needs 32,807 donors to give blood in the Central Ontar- io Region. To book an appointment to donate blood, call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236- 6283). The Oshawa permanent blood donor clinic is at 1300 Harmony Rd. N. Email your community calendar notices to newsroom@durhamregion.com. 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Host- ed by Mary Roy and team at 225 King St., Whitby, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. A fundraiser for the Children’s Aid Society with a barbecue and celebrities. To donate gently used household items, call Mary Roy at 905-426-7515 to arrange pick up or delivery. COMMUNITY APPRECIA- TION BARBER SHOP HAR- MONIES. presented by Ajax’s McEachnie Funeral Home at Pickering Pentecostal Church, The Gathering Place, 1920 Bayly St., Pickering, from 2 to 4 p.m. The free event features performances by the East York Barbershoppers and East- Side Harmony. Refreshments during intermission. GARAGE SALE AND BARBE- CUE. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dun- barton Fairport United Church, 1066 Dunbarton Rd., Pickering (Hwy. 2 and Dixie). Large variety of items, home baking. XXECL WOMEN’S BASKET- BALL LEAGUE. holds a car Wash and barbecue to raise money for the league at Fraser Ford, 815 King St. W., Oshawa, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. JUNE 19 YEAR OF THE PRIEST. celebration at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 796 Eyer Dr., Pickering. Honouring the church’s priests, including Father Morosco Lett. Includes mass, enter- tainment and refreshments. Mass begins at 5 p.m., refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Donations only. JUNE 21 PARKINSON SOCIETY. Cen- tral and Northern Ontario Durham Region Chapter. holds its Carepart- ner meeting at 7 p.m. at 716 Tulip Crt., Oshawa. 1-866-264-3345. JUNE 26 YARD SALE. held by McEach- nie Funeral Home and Mount Lawn Memorial Gardens in support of the All Saints Anglican Church Build- ing Fun. From 7 to 10 a.m. at Mount Lawn, 21 Garrard Rd., Whitby. Book a table for $10 by calling 905-443- 3376. Table fees go to the building fund. ST. 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They must return to the library to receive a new sticker in August. An adult will need to accompany those children 10 years of age and under, and will be required to pay the regular adult fare. The idea for the program came from Ajax chief librarian and executive officer Donna Bright, who had created a similar program in Cobourg last year when she was serving as head librarian there. “I stole the idea; it started at the Corn- wall library,” she said, adding she heard about it at a librarians’ conference. Ms. Bright said studies show children who keep reading over the summer do better in school in the fall and the free bus bass allows them to access recre- ation centres, public beaches and more. “We want to eliminate barriers for peo- ple coming to the library and for some, it’s distance, it’s transportation,” she said. She mentioned the idea to Ajax coun- cillor Scott Crawford who sits on the Town’s library board as well as the Region’s transit executive committee. “He said he’d be interested in it for sure and it was his advice to make sure to include the other libraries as well,” said Ms. Bright. Durham’s other seven library systems jumped on board, as did transit officials. Whitby Public Library chief executive officer Ian Ross helped Ms. Bright make the pitch to Regional council and it ulti- mately supported the program. To punctuate the importance of this pilot program, Ms. Bright tells the story of a young girl named Jessica who came from an economically disadvantaged family and used to frequent the Cobourg library. “The library was like her second home,” said Ms. Bright. But when her family’s home burned down and Jessi- ca moved to the periphery of Cobourg, she came less frequently, roller blading through all kinds of weather. 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Example: The dog wags his tail.{} FOLLOW OUR TWITTER FEED AT >>newsdurham DEVELOPMENT Residents speak against northeast Pickering lands Pickering councillor to fight Region’s urban expansion plans KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Although the issue wasn’t formally discussed by council at the lat- est planning and development meeting, a number of residents spoke against the Region’s proposed urban expansion into undeveloped northeast Pickering lands. The area, north of Hwy. 7 and west of Lakeridge Road, includes the headwa- ters of Carruthers Creek. The Region of Durham included future plans to develop the land in its Growth Plan submission to the Province, and Pickering backed it. At the June 7 meeting, Ward 2 Region- al Councillor Bonnie Littley attempted to ask council to withdraw its support of the Region’s plans by introducing a motion, but the committee didn’t vote to even hear it. She had hoped Pickering would change its position before the issue went to the Region’s planning committee Tuesday. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in March asked the Region to remove its plan to develop the land, but the Regional committee ignored the ministry’s request at Tuesday’s meeting. “We are not translating efforts in sus- tainability into sustainable land-use practices,” Coun. Littley said after the Pickering meeting. “We are continuing business as usual development poli- cies.” Environmental lawyer Brian Buckles of the Greendoor Alliance was among those who spoke at the Pickering meet- ing, calling the Region’s planning “immature”. He also criticized the Region’s pro- jection of only 16,500 jobs in Seaton by 2031, while it still maintains its plan for 70,000 new residents. Pickering council has adamantly pushed for 35,000 jobs in Seaton. “Use of such a low number is being used as an attempt to demonstrate the need for additional urban area expan- sion in northeast Pickering,” he said. Ward 3 City Councillor David Pick- les noted the Region argues it probably won’t get the 35,000 jobs by 2031, but still aims for that number as its ultimate buildout. Coun. Littley plans to address the issue at Regional Council June 23. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201018 AP CUSTOMER CARE AND ORDER DESKCUSTOMER CARE AND ORDER DESK 905-683-0887 OR 905-683-0887 OR 416-984-4332416-984-4332 WHITBY 4400 Halls Rd. N. East of Lakeridge off Taunton PICKERING 2490 Brock Rd. N. South of Taunton Rd. FREE UNILOCK DIY SEMINARFREE UNILOCK DIY SEMINAR SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 10:00 AMSATURDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 10:00 AM 4400 HALLS RD. N., WHITBY4400 HALLS RD. 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Derek Luk, a spokesman for transportation minister Kathleen Wynne, said in an e-mail, “Projects of this size and complexity are typically built in stages -- the original 407 was built in stages. “We remain committed to completing the 407 to Hwy. 35/115 because we know how important this high- way is to the communities in the Durham, Peterborough and Kawartha regions,” he added. On June 3, the provin- cial environment ministry approved the environmental assessment (EA) for extend- ing the 407. But, last week Durham officials were upset when they found out the Province had only decided to extend the highway as far as Simcoe Street, and not all the way to the 35/115. Durham and local offi- cials had been told in the past that the highway would be extended all the way to 35/115 and it would all be done by 2013. “We are starting with the busiest section immediately. This will serve the majority of residents, businesses and commuters in the region and brings the 407 closer to those further east,” Mr. Luk stated. The EA is for the entire length, “which means the corridor will be protected for the complete 407 east project,” he noted. On Tuesday, during a joint meeting of Durham coun- cil committees, Regional Chairman Roger Anderson noted he had had a meeting with Energy and Infrastruc- ture minister Brad Duguid and transportation ministry officials about ending the highway at Simcoe. “I expressed our concerns. Durham will not allow another Brock Road situa- tion. We can’t afford it,” he said. The 407 now ends at Brock Road in Pickering, and all traffic going to or coming off the 407 has put a tremen- dous strain on local and regional roads in the area. Mr. Anderson suggested a compromise of extending it to the planned link in Clar- ington. Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal was reported in a paper as saying the announcement was “a good news story” and the extension to 35/115 would be done by 2017. “I assume 2017 will become 2022 or pick a date,” Mr. Anderson retorted. “I hope the meetings we had on Wednesday would get back to the appropriate decision makers at Queen’s Park. It’s just an unpalatable situation,” he added. “No one contacted my office and said Simcoe is the new stop. “Brooklin has no idea of the impact of stopping at Simcoe. They have no idea at all,” Mr. Anderson said. Oshawa Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki said, “Oshawa and Clarington are left total- ly out of the loop. West of Oshawa is taken care of. “Our infrastructure can’t handle that kind of traffic coming off the 407,” Coun. Pidwerbecki added. “The impact isn’t something we can live with, nor can we finance it.” Oshawa Councillor John Henry said, “I don’t think they understand how we can compete on the world stage when they make deci- sions like this.” durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201021 AP Beautiful, bright modern home in a great Ajax neighbourhood across from a park and walking distance to schools. Open concept living, family room with gas fi replace, beautiful hardwood, luxurious master ensuite, 2 car garage, and a private fenced yard that is safe for the kids. $374 , 9 0 0 SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2-4 P.M. 14 FISHLOCK DRIVE, AJAX (HARWOOD/FISHLOCK DR) BRAD TATE Sales Representative 905-831-2273 1-800-637-1312 CASE REALTY Brokerage Independently owned & operated Opportunity is knocking, so open the door to these beautiful area homes this weekend! OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND SUNDAY JUNE 20, 2-4 PM 85 FRASER ROAD, AJAX www.jacquelynntanner.com JACQUELYNN TANNER Sales Representative 905-619-9500 Spacious 3 bedroom 3 bath link. Open concept throughout main fl oor complete with fi replace. Master bedroom with 2 piece ensuite and walk in closet. Close to waterfront trails, Southwood Park P.S offering both French and English instruction, Ajax Community Center, shopping and transit. MLS#E1886752 Price $248,000$248,000 Call Jacquelynn Tanner @ (905) 619-9500INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED sutton-group heritage realty inc. brokerage BY APPOINTMENT ONLY SPECTACULAR CUSTOM BUNGALOW www.jimkelly.ca JIM KELLY Sales Representative 905-683-5000 2600 sq ft, 3 bed & offi ce. Over $200,000 in upgrades. Finished lower level 2400 sq ft. 2 granite kitchens, hardwood, crown mouldings, 4 fi replaces, S/S appliances, 2 BBQs, Smart-Tech wires, multi-zone speaker systems, plasma tv. 3 car garage. 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Ontario Power Generation officials say at roughly 10 a.m. a valve on one of the plant’s safety systems inadvertently acti- vated even though there was no safety problem to cause the activation. Ted Gruetzner, manager of media rela- tions for OPG, said the valve was in the duct system that connects the reactor to the plant’s vacuum building. In an emergency, the vacuum building sucks in steam from the reactor and sprays it with water to condense it. “A valve in that duct system opened up and quickly closed even though there was no reason for it to do so,” said Mr. Gruetzner. The valve opening set off alarms and plant workers followed emergency pro- cedures including meeting up in pre- determined areas where they were counted. OPG stressed there was never any dan- ger to the workers, the community or the environment. Members of the public who work near- by or were using local trails may have seen workers milling around outside the plant or increased security on the roads leading into the plant. Mr. Gruetzner said it’s unknown whether recent work on the vacuum building, upgrades that occur once a decade, played a role. OPG is investigat- ing the malfunction. “That’s being looked at in terms of what the reasons are and it’s something we would do, finding the route cause, for sure.” Workers were back on the job around lunchtime. LOCAL BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO AND WEATHER: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY >> durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201023 AP BID ON HUNDRED S Of ITEMS UP FOR SALE! Durhamauctions auctions.durhamregion.com auctions.durhamregion.com Wednesday June 16th til Sunday June 20th 3 DAYS LEFT! BID ONLINE AND SAVE! 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And while Driftwood did Twelfth Night in 1999, this time around, with fresh eyes, Smith detected something he hadn’t a decade ago. “It’s still a comedy; it’s still a wonderfully exuberant piece of work,” he says. “But there is a note of melancholy to it that wasn’t there before.” Driftwood’s Bard’s Bus Tour returns next month, with a number of stops in the area, starting July 13 at Parkwood Estate in Oshawa and wrapping up with a second performance in Oshawa at the UOIT Campus on Aug. 11. Smith says his intention isn’t to make Twelfth Night a downer. That would be a challenge. His fresh take on the play, believed to have been written in 1601-1602, is indicative of its richness: successive readings reveal elements that weren’t noticed before. He notes that everything that happens in the play stems from a trag- edy, namely a shipwreck. The line in one of the songs, “the rain it raineth every day,” is a reminder that, while we may be enjoying good times now, rain is always on the way. “The other element in Twelfth Night that I’m really enjoying is we’re in this place called Illyria,” Smith says. “It’s a place that doesn’t exist ... so for (Shakespeare) it was a means to create an environ- ment that is new ... a place where everybody feels safe enough to express their heart’s desire.” As in many of Shakespeare’s comedies, mistaken iden- tity drives the action. After being shipwrecked in Illyria, Viola, the main character, becomes a male page using the name Cesario. Smith says he “doesn’t want to give too much away,” but audience members can expect a radical change in the way music accompanies the piece. “Audiences can expect to be, hopefully, over- whelmed by it,” he says. The Twelfth Night cast includes Mea- ghen Quinn, originally from Cobourg, as Maria/Anto- nio. FAST FACTS Local performance schedule for Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare All performances are at 7:30 p.m. and pay-what-you-can admis- sion (suggested $15 per person). ** indicates a Late Night Chat to follow the play. For more information and updates, call the Summer Hotline at 905-576-2396 or visit www.drift- woodtheatre.com. July 13: Parkwood Estate, Oshawa July 14: Esplanade Park, Pickering July 15: Rotary Park, Ajax July 25: Palmer Park, Port Perry August 3: Centennial Park, Trenton August 6**: Victoria Park, Cobourg. August 7: Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville August 8: Greenwood Park, Green- wood (north Pickering) August 10: Celebration Square, Whitby August 11: UOIT Campus, Oshawa Mike Ruta Entertainment Editor mruta@durhamregion.com durhamregion.com Although he was born into an icon- ic family of Canadian artists -- his father is renowned sculptor/film- maker Bill Lishman and his moth- er Paula is an acclaimed fashion designer -- Ajax sculptor Geordie Lishman literally began his artis- tic journey travelling across North America as a teenage spray paint artist in the musical/cultural phe- nomenon known as Grateful Dead tours. He followed that up with stays in Mexico and, later, Japan, eking out an existence by sell- ing the fantasy scenes he would knock off in 10-minute bursts of spray paint magic. All that expo- sure to world culture and the natu- ral world conditioned him to return home to Durham Region, primed to aid his father in the role of geese wrangler in the documentary in which Bill Lishman (nicknamed Father Goose) trained a gaggle of Canada Geese to follow him in an ultralight aircraft in a breakthrough flight to wintering grounds in Vir- ginia (a story that was later made into a Hollywood movie, Fly Away Home). With that behind him, Geordie apprenticed with his father and from him, and co-apprentice Rich- ard Vanheuvelen, learned the craft of metal sculpture, helping produce numerous commissions, including a large grouping of human figures for the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. His dad, for reasons of his own, pushed Geordie to experi- ment in other areas of expression and funded Geordie’s training in 3D animation at the Vancouver Film School. Returning to this area in the early 2000s, Geordie Lish- man launched his own career as a sculptor and teacher (of sculp- ture and 3D animation) at Durham College in Oshawa. He moved into the stone house in north Ajax that has been in his family’s possession since it was built by a great-great- great-grandfather in 1845. In an ancient workshop on his ancestral grounds, Geordie Lish- man produces human figures, giant insects, masks, birds and commissioned wall hangings and tables (like you’ve never seen) in metal. He is booked to put together a major show of future “science-y” and “stuff-inside-stuff-inside-stuff” works at the prestigious Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa in 2011 and is organizing an arts fes- tival on his property on the week- end of July 10 and 11, featuring his own puppet shows, musical perfor- mances, craft and fine art displays. See Geordie Lishman’s works at www.geordielishman.com. Allan O’Marra is a professional artist living and working in Ajax. 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The organization awarded prizes for its second literary contest at an awards ceremony and reception on June 3. Many of the winning writers were in attendance. About 35 writers, both teens and adults, entered the prose and poetry categories of the contest. Judges Sue Reynolds, presi- dent of the Writers’ Circle of Durham Region, and Christy Chase, a SCA board member and Metroland Durham Region Media Group editor, were impressed with the quality of the work. “It was very, very difficult com- petition to judge,” said Reyn- olds, singling out the youth writ- ers for their “outstanding work.” Making the award presenta- tions was Lynn Philip Hodg- son, author of a series of books on Camp X and a Scugog coun- cillor. He told those in atten- dance that learning how to read and write is probably the most important thing any of them had ever done. He, too, thanked the young people who entered the compe- tition. “You’re going to get bitten by a bug,” he told them of writing. The winners were: Youth poetry -- Brenna Wil- liamson, of Port Perry, first; Brandon Dempster-Taylor, of Whitby, second; Rachel Brawn, of Port Perry, third. Youth prose -- Brandon Dempster-Taylor, first; Jen Car- son, of Oshawa, second; Jessy Wheelock, of Hampton, third; honourable mentions for Kelsey Adelvard, of Tyrone, and Taylor Wilson, of Bowmanville. Adult poetry -- George Ioan- nou, of Port Perry, first; Greer Roberts, of Ajax, second; Lane Prentice, third; honourable mention for Jacqueline Wees, of Nestleton. Adult prose -- Cynthia Hill, of Oshawa, first; Philippa Schmiegelow, of Port Perry, sec- ond; Jack Nealon, of Port Perry, third; and honourable mention for Colleen Stevens, of Courtice. AWARDS AND HONOURS Durham writers honoured in Port Perry CHRISTY CHASE / METROLAND PORT PERRY -- Author and Scugog Councillor Lynn Philip Hodgson presented Greer Roberts, of Ajax, with his prizes for coming second in the adult poetry category of the Scugog Council for the Arts liter- ary contest. “It was a very, very difficult competition to judge. Sue Reynolds “ durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201027 APSportsBrad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion.com durhamregion.com facebook.com/sportsdurhamregion twitter.com/scnewsdurham ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Rankin completes four-peat Pine Ridge athlete played rugby and hockey BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Sarah Rankin knows the excite- ment that follows after being announced the top female athlete of her class. In fact, she enjoyed the feeling so much after copping the honour in Grade 9 at Pine Ridge Secondary School that she won the award a second time, and then a third, and finally a fourth. The Pickering resident closed out her athlet- ic career as a four-time winner, something she set out to accomplish when she entered high school. “My goal at the beginning of high school was to get graduating athlete of the year,” said the Pickering resident. “I worked really hard. I was kind of expecting it, but I wasn’t at the same time. So I was really nervous because every- body knew how much I really wanted it.” Rankin grew up in Scarborough but moved to Pickering just before high school. While at Pine Ridge, she played hockey, 7’s rugby in the fall and 15’s rugby in the spring. The most suc- cessful run she had athletically was winning the LOSSA Tier II hockey championship in Grade 11, elevating the team to Tier I status for her senior year. She has played hockey since the age of 10 with the Durham West Lightning, skating for the Midget A team last season. But her pas- sion for hockey has taken a bit of a back seat to rugby, especially after joining the Ajax Wan- derers club program. “I played hockey my whole life, but I’ve grown to really like rugby more since I started in high school,” she said. She won’t be returning for a fifth year at Pine Ridge, heading off to Niagara College where she will enroll in the broadcasting program for radio, television and film. The ultimate goal upon graduation is to land a spot at TSN. In the meantime, sports will still play an influential role in her life, but with no rugby or hockey program at Niagara, she will be look- ing into intramural sports. “Sports has been a big part of my life, espe- cially getting through high school,” she said. “It’s a lot easier if you are on sports teams. Especially meeting new people and I don’t know anybody going to Niagara next year, so I think it would be a lot easier to be on an actual sports team.” JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Sarah Rankin won the Athlete of the Year award in each of her four years while a student at Pine Ridge Secondary School. BASKETBALL Ajax’s Bougoulias joins Durham Lords OSHAWA -- The Durham Lords have added Catherine Bougoulias and MacKenzie Murdock to the wom- en’s basketball line-up for the 2010- 11 season. “Both players will be a big boost to our team,” said Lords head coach Tim Baulk in a press release. “I expect them to contend for a spot in the starting lineup heading into train- ing camp this September.” Bougoulias, originally from Mon- treal, joins the Lords after a success- ful high school career playing for the Notre Dame Cougars of Ajax. She was a three-time LOSSA gold medal- ist, once in junior and twice in senior. The five-foot-six point guard was team captain in all four years of high school while leading the Cougars to a .900 winning percentage. Bougoulias has played club basketball in Scar- borough, where her teams have con- stantly been in the top-10 rankings in Ontario. In 2006, her team won the Cana- dian National Club championship and the 2006 Ontario Basketball Associa- tion silver medal. Murdock is a five-foot-11 forward from Brockville and joins the Lords out of Thousand Islands Second- ary School. She led her team to an OFSAA championship appearance in Grade 10 and in her last two years was team captain and MVP. SOFTBALL Pickering’s Basilio to assist with Team Canada OTTAWA -- Softball Canada announced its list of 17 players who have been named to the women’s national team for the 2010 ISF XII women’s world championship, and while no local players made the grade, the team will not be complete- ly devoid of a Durham Region con- nection. Pickering’s Melissa Basilio, the assistant head coach of softball at Winthrop University, has been named as an assistant coach for the Cana- dian team under head coach Mark Smith. Prior to arriving at Winthrop five years ago, Basilio coached high school ball at St. Mary Catholic Sec- ondary School. The ISF XII women’s world championship will be held in Cara- cas, Venezuela from June 23 to July 2. FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND Mosport’s past celebrated with Vintage Festival BOWMANVILLE -- This Father’s Day weekend will be a trip down memory lane at Mosport International Raceway as the historic circuit plays host to the 31st Annual International Vintage Festival June 18-20. Event organizers, the Vintage Automobile Racing Association, will join Mosport to cele- brate the 50th race season of the famous road course. The 2010 Vintage Festival will return to the glory years of grassroots sportscar racing with three days of on-track action. Hundreds of cars and drivers from all across Canada and the United States will participate. For more information go to www.varac.ca. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201028 AP Friday, June 18, 2010 Ajax & Pickering Locations 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 8 Salem Rd South Ajax, ON L1S 7T7 279 Kingston Rd. E. Ajax 260 Kingston Rd. E. Ajax (in Home Depot) 1105 Kingston Rd. Pickering (in Home Depot) 255 Salem Rd. S. 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NHL PLAYOFFS The ultimate hockey high PHOTO BY BRUCE BENNETT / GETTY IMAGES PHILADELPHIA -- Orono’s Bryan Bickell lifts the Stanley Cup over his head after the Chicago Blackhawks won the National Hockey League final in six games over the Philadelphia Flyers. Bryan Bickell hoists Stanley Cup SHAWN CAYLEY scayley@durhamregion.com CHICAGO -- It’s been a whirl- wind week for Bryan Bickell. For good reason, though. The 24-year-old Orono native is still riding the high of winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks last week. “It been real fun,” Bickell said of a week-long celebration set off by Patrick Kane’s overtime goal in Game 6 of the finals against the Philadelphia Flyers last Wednesday. “Not a whole lot of sleep, but fun. From the celebra- tion to the parade to going to a (Chicago) Cubs game. It’s been great. “Minus the tired part,” he added with a laugh. Though Bickell, a former sec- ond round pick of the Black- hawks in 2004, didn’t suit up in the finals, he was right there along for the ride, spending the entire playoff run with the team and even dressing in four games earlier in the playoffs, three in the first round against Nashville and one against Vancouver in the second. And he enjoyed the thrill of being right there, on the ice, decked out in his Blackhawks duds, for the Cup presentation and celebration that followed. Having the chance to lift the trophy he dreamed about as a kid took away from the sting of not getting a chance to play dur- ing the finals. “A lot of things went through my mind. It was emotional. The Cup is a special thing. Only so many have had the chance to touch it and lift it,” said Bickell, a former Ottawa 67’s and Windsor Spitfires forward. “It was pretty amazing.” The opportunity to cele- brate last Wednesday almost didn’t happen, though. With the Hawks up late in the third, team staff had all the players not in the lineup that night, Bickell included, pull on their equip- ment and jerseys to get ready for what would be a grand post- game celebration. But then the Flyers scored, forcing overtime and sending Bickell and others into hiding. “They had us put our gear on with five minutes left and then when they scored we had to go hide in the corner between the third and overtime,” Bickell recalled with a laugh. However, any fear that jump- ing the gun and gearing up jin- xed the Hawks was quickly put to rest when Kane scored at 4:06 into overtime, sending the Hawks into a frenzy that was slightly delayed as very few, other than Kane, seemed to know whether the puck actually crossed the line. Back home now, Bickell says he’ll let things continue to sink in for the next couple of weeks before ramping up preparations for next season, which he hopes will contain another Cup run. “We will celebrate it now, but it’s back to work out in a couple weeks,” he said. “I am going to put a good sum- mer in and hopefully come back next year, earn a spot and make another run.” Currently without a contract for next season, Bickell is con- fident something will get done with the Hawks. “They have the (salary) cap issues and I am a cheap guy,” he said. Cap issues were one of the rea- sons, Bickell said, that he only dressed in 16 regular season games this year. He was one of a few Hawks that were shuffled back and forth between Chica- go and their American Hockey League affiliate in Rockford. Though he’d have preferred to spend more time with the Hawks, Bickell took it as a learn- ing experience, knowing just how deep and talented the team was, and believes he’ll be better in the long run for it. “It was a good year for myself to learn some things and then to spend the entire playoffs with them was a great opportunity,” he said. While nothing is set in stone yet as far as a team schedule for days with the Cup, Bickell said when his time comes this sum- mer, he’ll be bringing it home for a celebration. Join our Facebook fan page at http:// facebook.com/sportsdurhamregion and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ scnewsdurham durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201029 AP You will want to tell your friends. What’s it all about? Watch for more details Coming June 23rd. WAG (verb): to move from side to side, forward or backwards, up or down; especially rapidly & repeatedly. Example: The dog wags his tail.{}RON PIETRONIRO / METROLAND Determination OSHAWA -- Graham Baird, from Gandatsetiagon Public School in Pickering, ran his way around the track in the 1500-metre race at the Oshawa Civic Stadium during the Durham Elementary Athletic Association track-and-field finals. WORLD JUNIORS ST. JOHN’S -- Calvin de Haan’s recovery from shoulder surgery will keep him off the ice, but not out of the picture at Cana- da’s National Junior Team development camp in Newfoundland this sum- mer. The Oshawa Generals star was one of 17 defence- men and 41 skaters identi- fied to attend the camp, which will take place in August and serve as the first step towards deter- mining the team that will represent Canada at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo. He is one of five play- ers from Canada’s sil- ver medal-winning team from the 2010 tournament in Saskatchewan. Jared Cowen, Ryan Ellis, Taylor Hall and Brayden Schenn are the others. de Haan will attend the camp but will not take part in on-ice sessions. All other invited play- ers, as per the team poli- cy, must attend the camp to be eligible for the 2011 World Junior Champion- ship. It has been an eventful spring for de Haan, who also signed an entry-level contract with the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, the team who made him the 12th overall pick in the 2009 draft. Generals’ de Haan gets national team invite durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201030 AP The City of Oshawa has openings for the following positions: Manager, Parking Services Temporary Construction Inspector Please visit www.oshawa.ca under the employment resources link for more detailed information on the positions and to apply online. Interested applicants shall provide a resume with covering letter electronically hard copies of resumes will not be accepted. We thank all applicants, but only those to be interviewed, will be contacted. Personal information provided is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act. We offer an engaging work environment, and the chance to make a difference in your community. 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Part-time evenings & week- ends. We are seeking Moti- vated, Enthusiastic individu- als for our Sales Team in the Durham Area. Need own ve- hicle and Sales Exp. an As- set. Please call after 4pm at 905-686-9607 ext. 305. LOCAL PARTS WHOLE- SALER required outside Sales Professional AND Inside Counter Sales Professional to provide cus- tomer service to local repair shops. Experienced, mature person with computer skills required. Full-time positions. Sales.position@live.com General Help Sales Help & Agents PT, POSSIBLY FULL-TIME sales person wanted, Whit- by. Kitchen & bath experi- ence preferred. Display as- sembly, showroom up keep, some lifting required. Able to work evenings and week- ends. Starting $12/hr. Not suitable for students. Email resume to: james@ guskitchenandbath.com REALTOR OPPORTUNITY All Appointments & Leads Supplied, Make $100,000+/1st Yr. All expenses paid including cell phone! To anonymously request more info call 1-800-596-2052 Use ID #1009 by June 27th, 2010 SALES AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTANT required for east end Truck Dealership. Previous sales experience an asset. Please fax resume to 905-839-3579. Hospital/Medical /Dental DENTAL Receptionist/ Assistant required for busy dental offi ce in Bowmanville. Must be experienced, friendly, energetic, organized and self motivated. Please forward your resume to dentalad@sympatico.ca DENTAL ASSISTANT per- manent part-time for new offi ce in Oshawa. Experi- ence preferred. Please fax resume to 416-282-0754 or nikkivespera@hotmail.com DENTAL TEAM seeking ex- perienced Certifi ed Dental Assistant for our friendly and energetic offi ce. Computer skills (Abeldent) necessary. Maternity leave position starting in August. Please fax to (905)668-8790 or email whitbydentist@hotmail.com REGISTERED MASSAGE Therapist required immedi- ately for clinic in Oshawa. Email resume to: mirka.m@rogers.com Hotel/ Restaurant VERY BUSY SUNSET Grill in Whitby is looking for im- mediate positions for host- esses, line cooks and dish- washer/prep. Come in and apply in person, to 185 Con- sumers Drive, Whitby. (905)665-0030. Classifi eds News Advertiser To Place an Ad Call: 905-683-0707 Or Toronto Line: 416-798-7259 localmarketplace.ca • Email: classifieds@durhamregion.com Catch Classifieds ONLINE! ANYTIME! Log on to: www.durhamregion.com durhamregion.com**SALES/DESIGNER** CLOSETS BYDESIGN IS EXPANDINGAGAIN *Earn up to 1-3K / month *Preset appts. / No cold calling * Fun-Creative-Rewarding *Work near home * Training provided Call Rita formore information: 1-800-293-3744 News Advertiser • June 18, 201031 AP HOUSE FOR SALE Stunning 5 yr old detached all brick in Pickering (Whites & Finch) 1915 sq ft. 9' ceiling, skylight, hardwood & granite fl oors, granite countertops. Interlock driveway. Much much more upgrades. $388k. MUST SEE. 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(Mary St. & Hickory St) 1-866-979-4793 www.realstar.ca NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the Estate of Eaton Uriah Green, late of the Town of Ajax, Regional Municipality of Durham, who died on April 27, 2010, must be fi led with the undersigned on or before July 19th, 2010, after which the Estate will be distributed based on fi led claims. Dated the 18th day of June, 2010 Vinnel Savoury, Estate Trustee By her solicitor, KATHLEEN A. HOWES C.A.W. Legal Services Plan 2-23 Regan Road Brampton, Ontario, L7A 1B2 Hospital/Medical /Dental Sales Help & Agents Houses for Sale $ Teaching Opportunities SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS Must be Red Cross /Royal Life certifi ed. Shifts avail., daytime, evenings or wknds (416) 414-9941 Apartments/ Condos for Sale$ BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT spa- cious one BR w/loft in fabu- lous gated community of Henderson Place. Gas FP, California shutters, pro fi n- ished basement, 3 baths and much more. Immmed. Close avail. 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"Not your av- erage apartment". $800/mo- inclusive. Parking available. No pets/smoking. Available July 1. Located at 62 Bloor St. E. Oshawa. Call: 905- 431-1552 110 PARK RD. N. Enjoyable Senior living. 2 Bedroom suites. Starting at $1050. Controlled apartment heat- ing. Laundry facilities on eve- ry fl oor. Elevator access to your unit. Bus stop located in front of building. Close to Oshawa Centre and down- town. 905-431-8532 Skylineonline.ca 2-BEDROOM available im- mediately. Central Oshawa, couple preferred, fridge/stove, hardwood, car- pet, fresh paint, laundry. Near shopping, bus. No dogs. Reasonable. Call (905)725-2642, after 5pm. 2-BEDROOM North Oshawa. Newer well-main- tained, clean, quiet adult life- style building. Intercom for your security. Suits re- tired/mature working adult. No pets. $949-inclusive. Call 905-720-2352 2-BEDROOM OPEN con- cept, full renovated, ceramic, West side of Oshawa Center, new carpet, kitchen, available July 1st. (905)924-4413. 2-BEDROOM OSHAWA, King/Bond area, upper half of duplex. Newly renovated. Bus at door. $850/mo. in- cludes water. Available im- mediately. First/last. No smoking/pets. 905-430-0249. DOWNTOWN OSHAWA Bachelor available. Newly renovated $650/month, all inclusive. Available immedi- ately. Call (905)926-7057. Hospital/Medical /Dental Apartments & Flats for RentA 3 BDRM near Oshawa $1295. all inclusive. July lst. 1-BDRM APT Near Oshawa hospital, Available July 1st. $750/mnth, First/last re- quired. No dogs. (905)922- 2181, or 905-243-1821. 4-BEDROOM apartment, above store, Simcoe/401, fridge/stove, fi rst/last. $1,100/month, plus heat/Hy- dro. Available July 1st. Call (905)213-9035. 620 BOND ST. E. 1 bed- room apt. $695+hydro. Sen- iors Welcome. Close to shopping, bus. Quiet com- plex, safe neighbourhood, no pets. Available July 1. 905- 720-2153. AJAX, 1-BEDROOM base- ment apartment, available - July 1, for single person, $780/monthly, Location: Westney Rd & Kingston. Parking, laundry, internet - included. Private entrance, Utilities included. No pets/smoking. (647)887-6235 AJAX, CENTRAL, 1-bed- room basement apt., clean, bright, 4 appliances. Near all amenities. No pets. $625/month plus utilities. Available July 1st. Call (905)683-8768. AJAX- OXFORD Towers. Spacious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom & 3-bedroom from $949- $1149/mo. Plus parking. Available July/August 1st. 905-683-8571, 905-683-5322 AVAILABLE JULY 1ST. Large, newly renovated 1-bedroom basement apt., Laundry facilities included, Wilson/Olive area. Heat & water included. $700/month, fi rst/last. Call (905)430-3228 BOWMANVILLE immaculate 1-bedroom; $945 all inclu- sive. Security entrance, very clean building, includes ap- pliances, utilities, parking, laundry, no dogs, 905-697- 1786, 905-666-1074 BOWMANVILLE, 3-bed- room, C/A, laundry, inground pool, garage, near schools and downtown. $1150 all in- clusive. Available July 1st. (905)718-0244 BOWMANVILLE: 3 bedroom close to all amenities. $930 per mo. plus hydro and cable. Also 2 bedroom with den, $930 plus hydro. Move in allowance offered. Offi ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877. Hospital/Medical /Dental Apartments & Flats for RentA COMPLETE RENOVATED, cozy, quiet, 1-bedroom base- ment apartment. Single working occupant preferred. No pets/smoking. Separate entrance & parking, $650/month, all inclusive, fi rst/last. Available now/July 15th. 905-432-9644. COURTICE- Bright, 1-bdrm. walkout bsmnt. Separate entrance, parking, 4pc. bath, laundry, c/air, cable. No smoking/pets. Suits single professional. $700/month, in- clusive. First/last, references. Available immediately. 905- 436-9228. Hi-Rise - Walk to GM 1 Bedrooms $659 2 Bedrooms $799 3 Bedroom $899 Large suites, freshly decorated. Must see to appreciate. 10% OFF FOR SENIORS 905-438-0120 IMMACULATE, beautiful, new one bedroom apartment in prestigious area of Bow- manville, located on 12 acres. Open concept, walk- out w/large windows, gas fi replace, own laundry, walk- in closet, lots of storage, of- fi ce area, $895/mo all inclu- sive. No pets/no smoking. Call (905)263-8377. LISTOWEL (North Perth): Bach, 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms available, starting rent $525; quiet building with balconies, new appliances & counter tops, beautiful building with a path behind the building leading to a store. Walking distance to schools, down- town & grocery store. Call today! 1-888-310-7000 or email info@ GOtransglobe.com LOOK! 1140 MARY St. North Oshawa. Jr 1, 1 and 2- Bedrooms Apts. From $750 Utilities Incld. Near public schools, Durham College & amenities. Fridge + Stove & Elevator. Security entrance. 905-438-1972 Skylineonline.ca 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 Apartments & Flats for RentA MUST SEE! 50 ADELAIDE St., 290 & 300 Mary St. Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom, adult complex from $795 Utilities Incld; Elevator ac- cess. Walk to downtown. Near Durham College, Oshawa Hospital & Bus stop. Call us today! 905-720-3934, Skylineonline.ca NEW LARGE 2 Bedroom 4 piece washroom. very large modern family size kitchen. Westney and Highway 2. Parking $900/mo. Available July 1st. 905-686-6684 or 416-712-4059 NORTH OSHAWA, 1-bed- room apt. two available, clean, quiet, secure building, laundry on site, $695 & $730/month plus Hydro, Call Tony (905)260-2215 NORTH OSHAWA- 2 bed- room and 3 bedroom - July /August lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances included. Pay cable, parking, laundry fa- cilities. (905)723-2094 ONE BEDROOM APT. Oshawa. $500/month plus heat/Hydro. 2 bedroom apt, $600/month plus heat/hydro. First/last, references, available July 1. Call Ste- phen 905-259-5796. ORONO Apartment Large bright 2nd fl oor; 2+ bdrm avail July 1. Ideal for quiet non-smoking singles, cou- ples or seniors. Parking. $750+ hydro/cable/phone. 647-405-7616 OSHAWA 1 BEDROOM available now. walk out to yard. Close to 401 & city bus. $750/mnth includes utilities. no pets. Non smoker pre- ferred. 905-240-0101 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 Simcoe/Centre. 2 bedroom apartment. Clean main level apartment $800 including utilities, fi rst/last. Parking included, near tran- sit. Avail immediately. Call Anthony 905-925-5696. OSHAWA, BOND/SIMCOE One bedroom apartments $775/month. includes heat, hydro, central air. Brand new modern luxury apt. Hard- wood fl oors. Students/pets welcome. Available July 1st. (905)922-4911. Apartments & Flats for RentA OSHAWA, NEAR 401, im- maculate apartments, on dead-end street, 2-bedroom starting at $895/mnth. Adult building, parking, laundry, security, First/last, Available July 1. (905)986-0480, after 6pm, (905)449-1480. OSHAWA, NEAR OC, 3- bedroom in 4-plex,1.5-bath, large kitchen with balcony, large livingroom, coin laun- dry, parking for 1-vehicle, no pets, available August 1st, fi rst/last, (905)665-5537. OSHAWA- Harmony/King. Spacious, bright 1 bedroom basement apartment, lami- nate wood fl oors. $725/in- cludes utilities, cable and outdoor storage unit. Available immediately. Laun- dry, parking for 1 vehicle. Near college/university. Steps to bus, shopping, easy access to 401. No smok- ing/pets. First/last, (905)441- 4461. OSHAWA/BOWMANVILLE 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Suites w/balconies, parking, laundry facilities, near all amenities. 905-623-4172 The Veltri Group www.veltrigroup.com PICKERING SOUTH, Liver- pool/401. Large approx 1300sqft, bright 2-bedroom basement apt. Separate en- trance, shared laundry, all-in- clusive, no pets/smoking. $1000/mo. First/last, refer- ences July 1st. Call Ron 905-421-8879, 647-290-9401 PICKERING, 3-bedroom main fl oor, 4 appliances, sky- light in kitchen. Walk to GO. Fenced yard, deck. Close to schools & shopping. $1200/mo+1/2 utilities. Avail. Immediately Call Mike days 905-427-4077x24, evenings/wknds 905-442- 0020 PICKERING, BROCK/Finch, 2-bedroom basement apart- ment, utilities and cable in- cluded. A/C, pool, no smok- ing/pets, suite working couple. Available July 1st, fi rst/last. (905)686-4975 or (647)400-4975. PICKERING, HWY 2/Brock, large 1-bdrm bsmt apt, clean and spacious. Separate en- trance. Close to all amenities. Professional per- son preferred. First/last, ref- erences. No smoking/pets. $650/month, inclusive. (905)426-7813. PICKERING, Pickering Pkwy/Geta Circle. Beautiful 1-bdrm basement apartment. Separate entrance, 1-park- ing. $700/mo inclusive. Avail. immediately. Near 401/Hwy #2, transit and amenities. No pets/smoking. (905)427-8789 Apartments & Flats for RentA PORT PERRY. Beautiful 2 level, one bedroom apart- ment, fi replace, a/c, balcony, separate driveway and en- trance. Walk to downtown. Available immediately. $1,150 inclusive. 905-985- 6841 PORT WHITBY 1722/1724 Dufferin St. Newly renovated spacious 1 and 2-bdrm $765/$865. Available imme- diately. Laundry/parking, walk to GO, 401/Brock St. Near sports arena/shopping. 1-800-693-2778. SIMCOE ST S/HWY 401 - 525 St Lawrence - Close to Schools, Hwy, Go Station. 2 bed $899 utilities included. Call 905-436-7686 www.metcap.com SIMCOE ST., Oshawa. Beautiful 3-bedroom. 1400 sq. ft, on second fl oor. Walk distance to lake. Fridge and stove, utilities extra. $950/ month, available August lst. (905)725-9991. SPRING SPECIAL June & July! Oshawa North, Spa- cious units. Renovated bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm & Penthouse apts. Wheel chair and security access. Call 905-723-1009, 905-728-3162 1-866-601-3083, www.apartmentsinontario.com WHITBY central, immaculate 1 bedroom $815. immacu- late 2 bedroom apts. $958. Appliances, heat, water, laundry facilities and parking. No dogs 905-666-1074 or 905-493-3065. WHITBY Corral Crt 2-bdrm walkout patio, kitchen, living- room, sep entrance, 1-car parking, laundry. 3mins. to bus, 5 mins. to mall. Avail now. No pets. (905)665- 0868, 905-409-5272 4:00pm 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, DOWNTOWN, large beautiful 1 bedroom apartment, high ceiling, big window, a must to see. $850 per mo. plus hydro. lst/last. References. No pets. Call (905)430-8327 WHITBY, new, bright, 1-bed- room basement apt. execu- tive home, on executive street, sep entrance, A/C, parking, single non-smoker, no pets $875 including utilities. July 1. 905-665-8864 WILSON/KING St East - Un- der New Management. Close to retail/grocery stores, school and doctor/dentist of- fi ce. 2 Bed $919, hydro in- cluded in rent. Call 289-240- 8650. www.metcap.com Houses for Rent A 1 NORTH AJAX EXEC Immediate possession, 3- bedrooms, familyroom fi re- place, double garage, fully redecorated, quiet residential street. $1400/mo. A1 credit only. Frank Magnus, Bagot Realty Brokerage. 905-831- 8879 24-hrs. AJAX - 3 BDRM Detached. A/C, close to rec centre, lake and public transit. $1400+utilities. No smok- ing/pets. Available August 1. Call 905-239-3213 BOWMANVILLE, large 4- bedroom semi, fenced yard, garage, 6-appliances, available July 1st. $1375/month, plus utilities. First/last required. Call Cathy (905)725-2757. LARGE 3-BEDROOM home located near Bloor/Townline. On quiet crescent. Close to amenities. Fenced backyard, laundry, parking, fridge stove, utilities included. $1300, Avail immediately. Charles 647-831-0420. OSHAWA - KING/WILSON, 3-bedroom main fl oor raised bungalow, basement not in- cluded. Avail immediately. $1250/inclusive. Also bright, 1-bdrm bsmt apt. available Aug1 Sep. entrance, $800/in- clusive. 4pc. bath, laundry, C/A, parking, appliances. No smoking/pets. First/last, credit check. (905)404-8335 Legal Notices Houses for Rent PICKERING, West Shore, great neighbourhood near lake. 3-bedroom. Main level of house, remodeled bath- room, laundry, appliances, A/C, parking, public transpor- tation. $1200 includes utilities, Available immediate- ly. First/last, references. (905)492-1403 PORT PERRY, NEWLY renovated 3-bedroom home, 9-parking, 5-appliances, no pets/smoking, $1350/month, plus utilities. Available Au- gust 1st. (905)261-0026. WHITBY Brock and Taun- ton, detached 1800 sq. ft. 2 car garage, 3 bedrooms plus family room, panoramic view, sundeck, walk out basement, prestigious neighborhood, $1460 plus 416-439-6688. Townhouses for RentT 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 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.) 905-436-3346 www.real- star.ca WHITBY 3-BEDROOM town home for rent for Aug.1st. 1.5 bath, 5 appliances and cen- tral air, 1 parking spot, semi- fi nished basement. Call Melanie- 905-493-0087. Rooms for Rent & WantedR AJAX. ROOM for rent in new subdivision. Suitable for working male. Asking $450/month. No parking available. Call (647)828- 4571 AVAILABLE IN Oshawa, fur- nished room, bright very clean house, share kitchen & bathrooms, run of house, non-smoker, parking, laun- dry, high-speed internet, near all-amenities, $490/month. (289)314-1949 CLEAN QUIET ADULT home all over aged 45. Oshawa. Working male pre- ferred. Shared access to en- tire house. No smoking/pets. First/last. Call 9am-9pm (905)571-5191 FULLY FURNISHED ROOM. Bowmanville. Close to #2. Wireless/Cable. Parking. 4pc. Bathroom. Must be ex- tremely quiet, clean, non- smoking, no pets, employed, references/credit check rqd. $400/500/mo.+ share utils. Avail. immediately. 1st/last rqd. 416-669-4272. LARGE, SUNNY ROOM, fully furnished, newly reno- vated executive, home. Pool, Hot-tub, Bus at Door. NO PARKING. No smok- ing/pets. Pickering Vil- lage/Ajax, 15-min walk to GO train. $550/mo. Katie 905-424-0286 Legal Notices Shared Accommodation PICKERING, Brock/Kingston Rd. Furnished bedroom, queen bedroom suite, walk- in closet, private bath, (shared kitchen). Laundry, cable, parking included. Would suit mature adult $500/month, inclusive. Im- mediately. (905)686-8259. Vacation Properties 20 ACRE RANCHES Near Growing El Paso Texas. 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For service call 647-295-0771 "Clean is our middle name" I WILL CLEAN YOUR HOME Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly 18yrs professional exp Reliable, effi cient, trustworthy Many references Reasonable Rates Free Estimates 905-683-4366 Flooring, CarpetingF COLISEUM FLOORING 100% Canadian Oak Hardwood Floors Professional European Quality Installation FREE RIP-OUT and removal of old fl oor Our prices are 40% LESS THAN HOME DEPOT (on average) Shop at home (by appt.) 905-435-3481 HARDWOOD FLOOR SPECIALIST Hardwood & Laminate Installations Sanding, staining, & fi nishing of old fl oors 20 years experience Call John (905) 655-3492 (416) 220-4768 Business Services/ PersonalsB GOOD DRIVING RECORD? GREY POWER could save you up to $400 on car insu- rance. Call 1-866-473-9817 for no-obligation quote. Addi- tional discounts available. HAWLEY, Lenore - (Retired English Teacher and Department Head at Pickering High School). At the Markham - Stouffville Hospital on Thursday June 17, 2010 after a brief illness. Lenore Wallace in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Edward (Ted) Hawley. Loving sister of Esther of Iroquois and sister-in-law of the late Robert Allin. Aunt of Mary Allin (Sal) of Iroquois, Maurice Allin (Stephanie) of Guelph, and Anne Hemsley (Ross) of Renfrew. Great aunt of Morgan, Jerushia, Verdon, and Max. Lovingly remembered by family and friends. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax 905-428-8488) on Sunday, June 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. Funeral service at Anglican Parish of Christ Church Stouffville (254 Sunset Blvd. Stouffville) on Monday at 11:00 a.m. Interment at a later date in St. John the Baptist Cemetery Iroquois, Ontario. If de- sired, donations may be made to the Charity of Choice and would be greatly appreciated by the family. A Book of Condolence may be signed on-line at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca Deaths Deaths Join the conversationJoin the conversation twitter.com/newsdurham facebook.com/newsdurham newsdurhamregion.com/mobile durhamregion.com DEATH NOTICE LISTINGS For Audio on current deaths, call 905-683-3005 From Clarington, Port Perry or Uxbridge, please call 1-905-683-3005. Visit us online: communitynotices.ca or Daily Death Notices Brought to you by the following funeral homes: Accettone, Armstrong, Courtice Funeral Chapel Limited, Low & Low, The Simple Alternative, McEachnie, McIntosh-Anderson, Morris, Newcastle Funeral Home, Northcutt-Elliott, Oshawa Funeral Service, Wagg, W.C. Town, Memorial Chapel. Step 1. Simply dial the number on a touch tone phone only. 2. Listen for the name you are looking for. The listings are recorded by surname fi rst. 3. When you hear the name you want, press 1 to hear details of the funeral arrangements. 4. If you miss any information, press 1 to replay the details. 5. If you want to go back to the main directory of names, press 2 and repeat from Step 2. TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 BUSINESS ANDSERVICE DIRECTORY PICKERINGADVERTISING FEATUREFocus on Business: Small Cost, Big Results! During these tough economic times, businesses need an affordable way to advertise their products and services and create a name for themselves in the community. The Focus on Business advertising feature was designed to help businesses succeed at an affordable price. The feature has five zones: Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington, and advertisers can choose to run in any number of them. If they want to target a specific area, they can choose one zone or if they want broad coverage they can choose to run in all five. Advertising packages are available for six weeks, 18 weeks, 36 weeks and 52 weeks, and discounted rates are available for longer-term commitments. “I have nothing but good things to say about the Focus on Business feature,” says Wayne Hutchison, owner of Durham Windows and Doors, who has been advertising in the feature for 15 years. Having an ad in the newspaper every week helps businesses build recognition. Readers who see the advertisement on a regular basis become familiar with the business. Running in the section long term shows potential customers that the business is consistent and is there for the long term. “I have been advertising for 15 years,” says Tom Susac, owner of Sports Station in Oshawa. “I have people tell me not to worry about giving them my number, because they see me in the paper every week.” The feature includes a 3” wide by 1.5” deep ad, but the best part is the free editorial that comes with each six week run. “The editorials are very powerful and are able to explain things better than you can in an ad,” says Tom. The articles will talk in-depth about the business and can include a photograph or image. Many advertisers find that the articles provide a surge in phone calls and sales. The articles allow readers to learn more about the businesses, including detailed information about the products and services they offer. The Focus on Business advertising feature is great investment for businesses. Many advertisers have seen a dramatic increase in their bottom line because of advertising in the section. “I figure that I spend about $5,000 annually on advertising in Focus on Business, and it definitely brings that back tenfold,” says Tom. Spaces are currently available in all five zones. Call today to book your space! For more information on the Focus on Business feature or to book an ad, please call Connie Baker at (905) 579-4400 ext. 2271 or email cbaker@durhamregion.com.durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 18, 201034 P UDIAMONDSHIN E CARCLEANING &D E T A ILIN G Interior Shampoo & detailing, Exterior Wax 221 Westney Rd. S. 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In the second game, Pickering played the Cornwall Coyotes and came away with a well-played 2-0 victory. Goals were scored by Andrea Godfrey and Laura Downey. On the second day of the tour- nament, Pickering faced Peterbor- ough Youth Forca and played to a convincing 3-0 win to advance to the final. Goals were scored by Riley Patti- son, Rachel Passchier and Brittany Bird. In the finals, Pickering Power played Peterborough City. The game was a well-played match with scoring chances on both sides. The end result was a 0-0 tie, going into penalty shots in which Pickering prevailed 4-3 Team members are Leanne Ryckman, Victoria Tabaczewska, Rachel Downey, Roxanne Choy , Riley Pattison, Emily Towers , Cheryl Gooden, Brittany Bird, Sarah Kotsopoulos, Rebecca Duro- cher, Kelly Bain, Rachel Passchier, Jacalyn Caswell, Laura Downey, Andrea Godfrey . Hailey Ryan and Hayley Brauer. Team staff is coach Anton Passchier, assistant coach Tim Godfrey and manager Andrea Pattison. SUBMITTED PHOTO PICKERING -- The Pickering Power U18 girls won the Peterborough Challenge Cup. SOCCER Pickering shows some Power in Peterborough BOXING Garbatt fights her way back into championship picture OSHAWA -- After experiencing a major disappointment in her last fight, Lindsay Garbatt is back on track. The Oshawa resident and Motor City Boxing Club fighter earned an eight-round non-title victory over WIBA super featherweight cham- pion Melissa Hernandez last week- end at National Guard Armory in Evansville, Indiana. The win has vaulted Garbatt back into the championship picture after falling down the ladder with a loss to Jeannine Garside in a bout for the WIBA featherweight title in April. With that fight still fresh in the memory, her coach, Don Nelson, wasn’t sure if Garbatt was ready to step back into the ring against a fighter as accomplished as Her- nandez. 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