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BY KRISTEN CALIS
kcalis@durhamregion.com
PICKERING -- Another flavour has been
added to the mix near Pickering’s waterfront.
Last Thursday, a new restaurant with a
patio, Zeera by the Bay, opened its doors with
a display of Indian-infused music, dance and
offerings of its fine, yet affordable, Indian cui-
sine.
“A lot of people said they’ve never seen an
opening like that in Pickering,” said owner
Avtar Kala, who also runs Convenience by
the Bay, one of the many businesses in the
eclectic nautical village.
Pickering economic development offi-
cer Catherine Hodge, who refers to the area
going toward the lake as a “jewel,” said the
City is most appreciative of Mr. Kala’s dou-
ble investment in the community, adding to
the variety of businesses nearing Pickering’s
waterfront.
“We have sort of an eclectic food gathering
there,” she said, adding there are a number of
business besides restaurants, such as a pri-
vate investigation company and a tattoo par-
lour.
As a resident in the neighbourhood, Mr.
Kala said he was asked by neighbours when
he was going to open an Indian restaurant in
Pickering.
Multicultural menu in Pickering
TASTE OF INDIA ADDS MORE FLAVOUR TO THE CITY
SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND
PICKERING -- Dancers from the Sanjha Virsa Sports and Cultural Academy performed for guests at the grand opening of Zeera by the Bay
restaurant on July 30.
See NEW page 5
CRIME 2
Restaurants
robbed
Ajax, Pickering
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Sub, pizza shops robbed
in separate incidents
AJAX-PICKERING -- Durham police
report two restaurants were robbed Tues-
day, one in Ajax and one in Pickering.
First at 11:15 a.m., police say, an
employee at the Subway on the corner of
Brock Road and Bayly Street in Pickering
was taking the overnight proceeds in a
money bag to the bank on Brock Street.
She was approached by a man who
knocked her to the ground and grabbed
the money bag before fleeing north-
bound on Plummer Road.
Police searched the area with the K-
9 unit, but no arrests were made. The
employee suffered cuts and bruises.
The suspect is white between 25 and
30 years old, six feet tall and about 190
pounds with a slender build. He has a
ruddy complexion, thick dark-brown
hair, a broad nose and was unshaven.
The suspect was wearing a blue hooded
sweatshirt and blue jeans.
There have been at least a half dozen
sub shop robberies in recent months.
“I don’t know if there’s a pattern, we’ve
had robberies at other restaurant chains,
we’ve had robberies at banks, we’ve
had robberies at parks. I don’t neces-
sarily have statistics to indicate there’s
an increasing level,” said Dave Selby, a
spokesman for the police. “But certainly
a lot of sub shops have been hit.”
Mr. Selby said it might be that sub
shops are open late at night, though
he pointed out closed stores have been
robbed too.
In what police say is a separate inci-
dent, Little Ceasar’s Pizza on West-
ney Road North in Ajax was robbed at
approximately 11:55 p.m. by two men.
The employee reported seeing a hand-
gun in the waistband of one of the sus-
pects who emptied the cash register.
Both suspects fled on foot and a search
of the area by police was unsuccessful.
The employee was not injured.
The first suspect is black, six feet tall
and 160 pounds with a medium build.
He was wearing a ball cap and dark
clothing.
The second suspect is black, five feet
11 inches with a medium build. He was
wearing a green camouflage hooded
jacket.
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PICKERING -- Durham’s getting more than
$93 million worth of help from the feds and
the Province to upgrade the Duffin Creek
Water Pollution Control Plant in Pickering.
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was
on hand Tuesday to make the announcement
along with Ajax-Pickering MPP Joe Dickson
and Regional Chairman Roger Anderson.
The plant handles sewage from Ajax and
Pickering and about 90 per cent of the sew-
age from York Region. The facility is jointly
owned by York and Durham.
The money, which comes from the eco-
nomic stimulus pot, will cover a portion of
the $500 million in upgrades for the Duffin
Creek plant which is currently expected to
exceed its capacity by 2010.
“We have tremendous cooperation in
Ontario between the regional governments,
the local municipalities, the Province of
Ontario and the Government of Canada,”
said Mr. Flaherty. “This is a way of transform-
ing what is a significant economic crisis into
an opportunity for all of us to build the infra-
structure we’re going to need to grow and
prosper in the future.”
The newly announced dollars will go main-
ly towards upgrading the plant’s incinerators
which burn leftover solid waste and upgrad-
ing the plant’s phosphorus removal technol-
ogy.
All three levels of government will kick in
a third of the funding, amounting to $46.67
million each from the feds, the Province and
the regional municipalities. Of the munici-
pal share, roughly 60 per cent will come from
York and 40 per cent from Durham.
Durham’s portion will be funded through
sewer user rates and development charges.
Mr. Anderson said residents would have had
to pay significantly more without the upper
levels of government contributing.
During the construction phase, approxi-
mately 500 jobs are expected to be created.
Mr. Dickson said significant upgrades to
Ontario’s sewage plants mean healthier
communities and a cleaner Great Lakes sys-
tem, adding the upgrades will accommodate
growth. “Durham is indeed the fastest grow-
ing region. York and Durham are expected
to experience significant growth in the com-
ing years, so the expansion will allow for this
plant, one of the largest in Canada, to accom-
modate that growth.”
Cliff Curtis, Durham’s works commissioner,
said even with the expansion of the plant to
accommodate growth, the amount of phos-
phorus discharged into Lake Ontario will be
equal to or less than what is currently dis-
charged.
On the flip side, Ajax-Pickering MP Mark
Holland said while he thought the Duffin
Bay plant upgrades were a worthy project, he
criticized the way the federal government’s
infrastructure money has gone out. He said
the process was too slow and municipalities
should have been given a set amount of dol-
lars based on population instead of the fed-
eral and provincial governments picking and
choosing projects.
Upgrades to the plant have already begun
with portions of it to be completed in 2010
and 2011.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Millions pledged for Pickering sewage plant
JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND
PICKERING -- Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, top, along with Joe Dickson, MPP
for Ajax-Pickering, centre, were on hand to announce the governments of Canada
and Ontario have set aside a total of $93.3 million in funding to support upgrades at
the Duffins Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Pickering. Also pictured, Durham
Regional Chairman Roger Anderson, left, and Bruce Macgregor, Chief Administration
Officer, York Region.
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Caring daycare kids raise cash
PICKERING -- Children and their parents of Bayfair Daycare held a bowl-a-thon recently to raise funds
for the Childhood Cancer Foundation. Mary Lye, centre, of the foundation, was on hand at the day-
care recently to receive the $1,289.58 donation. Ms. Lye brought with her a necklace with each bead
representing a procedure her daughter, Harriet, underwent in her cancer treatment. Checking out the
beads were, clockwise from left, Elise Wronski, Dylan Gonzales, Marcus Cameron, Amanda Strowbridge,
Curtis Cook and Avery Tigert.
“That’s what encouraged me, actually, to open a
restaurant here,” he said.
Ms. Hodge pointed out since Zeera’s is at Liver-
pool Road and Krosno Boulevard, close to Big M
Burgers and Massey’s, it adds to the gateway to the
nautical village.
Since the business opened, it’s been busy, espe-
cially at dinner time, but Mr. Kala pointed out Indi-
an cuisine is becoming mainstream and people of
all ethnicities have dined at his new restaurant.
“I’d say only two per cent is from India,” he said.
So far, he’s noticed people have chosen to eat
there through word of mouth.
“It’s been a good response,” he said. “I have a very
great feeling for it.”
Mr. Kala anticipates business to increase not only
when the harbour entrance to Frenchman’s Bay is
improved, but with the new development of San
Francisco by the Bay.
“Every one customer counts,” he said.
Pickering prides itself on being one of the most
ethnically-diverse communities in Durham Region.
According to Statistics Canada, in 2006, about 31
per cent of Pickering’s population was made up of
visible minorities, second to Ajax with 36 per cent.
“We’re a very much doors-open community and
that’s what a sustainable community is,” Ms. Hodge
said.
Overall, Ms. Hodge said throughout the econom-
ic crisis, Pickering has only experienced the usual
business fluctuations and accredits that to the
diverse business community in Pickering.
“I’m happy to report we have weathered the
storm,” Ms. Hodge said.
NEW from page 1
DIVERSITY
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cultural mix
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Ehealth scandal obscene
To the editor:
Not sure about the rest of Ontario, but I
am quite angry at the whole Ehealth scan-
dal. Most Ontarians don’t mind paying the
added health premiums if the money was
going to health care.
Try and see a doctor or get a test done in
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What’s more obscene is the fact that
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How do they live with their conscience
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io, the new have-not province of Canada.
Dave Puckrin
Oshawa
ENVIRONMENT
Swallows plentiful
in family’s backyard
To the editor:
Re: Where have all the swallows gone? Mar-
garet Carney column, July 30.
I would just like to comment on the “Why
have all the swallows disappeared?” col-
umn by Margaret Carney.
We live in Bowmanville and have had
a family of swallows living in our eaves-
trough for the last three years.
Last year their were two babies in the nest
and this year three babies. They seem to be
the same family that returns each year.
They have rebuilt the old nest each year.
There are a lot of swallows flying around the
field behind our backyard, so I am assum-
ing there are more nests around also.
It will be interesting to see if the swallows
return next year as houses are being built
in this field this year.
Carol Ellis
Bowmanville
FREE SPEECH
Cartoon an avenue
to discuss ideas
To the editor:
Re: Insensitive cartoon based on incorrect
story was offensive, Marie Suthers letter,
July 30.
The controversy over what is acceptable
expression towards religious beliefs is not
uncommon -- many will remember the
recent Jyllands-Posten Muhammad car-
toons controversy.
Should religious beliefs hold a special
place in the arena of ideas and beliefs?
To what extent should any commentary
directed towards any beliefs be restricted
in a society that upholds free speech? The
issue is complex. Regardless of our opinion
about the cartoon, we should commend
The News Advertiser for fostering free
thought and open dialogue of all ideas and
perspectives.
Mark Witzel
Brooklin
TAX POLICY
Get used to harmonization
To the editor:
The harmonization of the Ontario Pro-
vincial Sales Tax and Federal Goods and
Services Tax is very much akin to what the
Americans are considering and the Brit-
ish have already adopted. Such a tax raises
dollars for Revenue Canada and has small-
er impact demand on consumption within
the economy. For those who would have
us believe it would be better for us not to
institute such a tax scheme, be it known
that neither Tim Hudak, Andrea Horwath
or Michael Ignatieff have indicated they
would roll back these current tax changes
should they or their party form the next
government.. It’s a done deal here.
Bruce Wood
Oshawa
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The Maids clean up so cancer patients don’t have to
With all the heartbreak, pain and a
million other worries a woman suffer-
ing from cancer must undergo, having to
deal with cleaning her house is one more
problem she just doesn’t need.
And thanks to a local small business
with a big heart, she may not have to.
The Maids Home Services, based out of
Ajax, has decided to help out female can-
cer patients by offering to come in and
thoroughly clean their homes for them.
The idea came to owner Lynn Mul-
roy while she attended her parent
company’s annual convention to col-
lect an award for start-up of the year.
She heard about Cleaning for a Reason,
a charity based in Texas which matches
women undergoing chemotherapy with
local cleaning services.
Ms. Mulroy signed up her service with
Cleaning for a Reason and is awaiting the
opportunity to begin the process. One
local woman is currently undergoing
registration.
Once the process begins, she’ll be eligi-
ble to have The Maids send a team of four
to her house for a thorough three-hour
scrubbing once a month for four months.
It’s all part of trying to relieve one small
part of the incredible stress a woman
must go through while dealing with can-
cer and suffering through chemo.
“It speaks to our industry and it builds
onto our objective to continue to support
the community in a very direct way,” said
Ms. Mulroy who added that, “the employ-
ees are really excited by the (Cleaning for
a Reason) venture, they really feel good
about giving back.”
The Maids are hoping that more women
will take advantage of the program. For
more information about Cleaning for
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ww.cleaningforareason.org.
The Maids, in the short time they have
been in operation in Durham, have also
been active in a number of community
initiatives and charity projects.
When the first Habitat for Humanity
house went up in Durham, a Maids crew
went in to clean the home up before the
family moved in. There has also been
an employee drive to help with Denise
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vided for Big Brothers and Big Sisters in
Port Perry and the Special Olympics in
Whitby.
The Maids haven’t only been cleaning
homes, they’ve also been scrubbing up
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munity.
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June, July coldest
in 17 years
BY JENNIFER STONE
jstone@durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- If you’re waiting for
summer weather to finally begin,
you may have a long wait ahead of
you, says a senior climatologist with
Environment Canada.
“I think we should just say that
summer will arrive next summer,”
David Phillips said Wednesday.
After a June and July which have
been, in Mr. Phillips’s words, “very
disappointing,” there’s not a lot of
reason to believe August will be
much better.
“The only hope I have is that we
are as wrong with August as we
were with the first half of the sum-
mer.”
In April, weather models showed
the likelihood that summer could
be a bit warmer and wetter than
normal, but still likely drier than last
year. “For those who thought last
year was a bummer, this summer
may be a hummer,” he said then.
That hasn’t panned out.
On average, temperatures in July
were only about 1.7 C below nor-
mal.
“But that’s not the full story,” Mr.
Phillips said.
Cloud cover helped keep night
temperatures fairly close to normal,
but “the daytime highs have been
almost 3C colder than normal.”
Even when temperatures crept
up to about 27C earlier this week,
“it didn’t feel like it, because there
wasn’t a huge amount of sun,” Mr.
Phillips said. “It really has been
a very cold July, the coldest in 17
years.”
But though it may have felt like it,
it really has been much drier than
last year. As of Tuesday, about 74
millimetres of rain had fallen in July,
compared to close to 300 mm last
July. The problem is, it’s rained, to
some degree, on 15 out of 28 days.
“We had one major down burst,
but most of them have just been lit-
tle teasers and spoilers,” he said.
But, he was looking on the bright
side, pointing to lower air condi-
tioning bills, more rainbows and a
dearth of smog days.
WACKY WEATHER
Summer a flop, not
likely to improve
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CLUB NEWSCLUB NEWS
Ajax Soccer Club hosted their
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Boys and Girls Tournament was a great
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AJAX SOCCER CLUB
Tonnes of recycled
newsprint destroyed
BY JEFF MITCHELL
jmitchell@durhamregion.com
OSHAWA -- Thousands of dollars worth of
recycled newsprint were lost in a spectacular
fire that destroyed a building near Oshawa’s
waterfront Wednesday morning.
“This is not a good day,” Michael Dennis, an
officer with Courtice Auto Wreckers Ltd., said
as firefighters continued to douse the smoul-
dering remains of the company’s leased stor-
age facility on Farewell Street South.
“We’ve lost a lot of money.”
Mr. Dennis said the company had stored
thousands of tonnes of newsprint, valued at
an estimated $150,000, in the building. The
newsprint was recovered from municipal
blue box materials sorted and processed at
the company’s plant in Peterborough.
“I spent a lot of money buying co-mingled
blue box material,” Mr. Dennis said, adding
he’s now lost income he’d expected to reap
from the sale of the recovered paper fibre.
The sprawling wooden building, on prop-
erty that used to house the Lantic Sugar refin-
ery, went up in flames Wednesday morning.
The ferocious fire produced a towering plume
of smoke that was visible for miles.
Close to the scene, the roar of the inferno
was audible and spectators standing hun-
dreds of metres away could feel heat from
the flames. By 9 a.m. the structure was fully
involved, with fire licking at wooden roof
boards and rapidly devouring shingles. At
about 9:15 a.m. the entire structure collapsed
into a riot of intense fire and smoke that rose
for hundreds of metres in a clear summer
morning sky, obscuring the sun.
Oshawa fire responded with about 30 fire-
fighters and seven trucks, deploying aeri-
al units to direct water toward the burning
remains of the building, and also to douse an
adjacent building that was spared.
Susan King, spokeswoman for the Oshawa
Fire Services, said the cause wasn’t immedi-
ately known. There had been no injuries to
either firefighters or civilians.
Officials from the provincial Ministry of
the Environment were on the scene because
of the proximity of the blaze to the Second
Marsh. MOE staff are “here and they looking
into” potential water runoff getting into the
marsh, she stated.
-- with files from Keith Gilligan
JEFF MITCHELL / METROLAND
OSHAWA -- Firefighters worked to extinguish an enormous fire that devoured a recy-
cling storage building, part of the former Lantic sugar refinery, in south Oshawa near
the harbour lands Aug. 5.
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Company loses thousands
in south Oshawa inferno
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