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Home My WebLink AboutNA2011_02_16 JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- A wayward stash of crack cocaine sparked a police investigation that led to the seizure of more than $1 million in street drugs, including a significant amount of an emerging party drug never before seen here. Project Shrike, launched by Durham police after an incident in Bowmanville last year, has resulted in the arrest of 19 people on 115 drug- related charges, and the seizure of luxury vehi- cles and other property as proceeds of crime, cops told reporters in Oshawa Tuesday. Durham police teamed up with officers in several jurisdictions, including Peterborough, Toronto and York Region as they traced a drug distribution network with tentacles in com- munities throughout the GTA, Inspector Dave Wilson said. 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The massive investigation, which involved 100 officers, resulted in the seizure of $1 million in street drugs. Durham Detective Cyril Gillis held up a bag of mephedrone, a chemical compound growing in popularity among young people. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 20112 AP He’ll Be Begging for More... Belly Dancing Belly Dancing During the month of February get 5 Dancercise classes for only $25. Zahra’s School of Bellydance provides the best in belly dancing in the Durham Region! www.zahras.ca 570 Westney Road South Unit 23A, Ajax Phone: 905-426-5265 For details visit www.durhamparent.com or facebook.com/durhamparent. Signature Hair Studio Calling all Moms! Every mom deserves to look her best and often there is not enough time in the day to do so! That is why Durham Parent and Signature Hair Studio in Whitby have joined forces to offer four fabulous $250 makeover packages! One lucky mom from Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering and Whitby will be treated to a colour, cut and blow dry, a rejuvenating facial and a set of silk nails! HOW TO ENTER: Tell us why your mom/sister/aunt/grandma deserves to be pampered! It’s that simple! E-mail your entry with contact information by March 11, 2011 to parent@durhamregion.com. Ensure SIGNATURE is in the subject line. Councillors debate possibility of highway ending before 35/115 KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The Region is going to spend a couple more weeks fine-tuning its message about extending Hwy. 407. Durham, and all municipalities in the Region, have said they want the highway extended all the way from Brock Road in Pickering to Hwy. 35/115 in Clarington. The Province announced last June that, because of a lack of funds, the highway would only be extended from Brock to Sim- coe Street in Oshawa. Since then, Durham officials have been looking at alternatives, such as building the highway to an east link in the Courtice Road area of Clarington. Last September, Regional staff was asked to prepare a report on extend- ing the highway to the eastern link, which would run between the 407 and Hwy. 401. During a joint meeting of council commit- tees last week, the staff report outlining the benefits of extending the 407 to an east link in the Courtice Road area was presented. At the same time, there was a letter from Clar- ington stating its opposition to the highway not being built right through to Hwy. 35/115. Oshawa Councillor John Aker was con- cerned that endorsing both the Claring- ton position and the Regional stance would “confuse” the Province. “If we send mixed signals, this could do nothing,” he said. Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster said if the staff report was suggesting the highway reaching the east link was “a viable option. I’m sorry, I disagree.” Ajax Mayor Steve Parish agreed with Coun. Aker, saying, “It’s a political decision and we’ve got to make a deal. We want it to 35/115, but it’s not going to happen. “We’re not saying to the Province ‘we’ve changed our position.’ We’re saying Sim- coe is a disaster,” Mayor Parish said. “I don’t accept the east link, but it’s way better than Simcoe.” With a provincial election in the fall, now is the time to negotiate, Mayor Parish added. Ending the 407 at Simcoe would cost Dur- ham about $255 million to upgrade Regional roads to handle increased traffic as motorists get off the highway. Another almost $90 mil- lion would have to be spent over a 30-year period maintaining those roads. Those figures don’t include the extra cost municipalities, including Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington would have to spend on their roads. If the highway were built to the eastern link, it would cost the Region about $127 million to improve roads and about $45 million to maintain them over 30 years. Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said, “Everybody in the room wants the highway to go to 35/115, full stop. Everybody under- stands the Province has no money or says it has no money.” Oshawa Councillor and Works Committee chairman Nester Pidwerbecki said ending the highway at the eastern link “may have made it too easy. To stop at the eastern link, that’s an easy grab for them.” Coun. Pidwerbecki said the Province might come forward with a plan to compensate the Region for the $255 million cost. “They’ll say ‘OK, we’ll give you that money and we’ll finish the highway sometime down the road,” he stated. Mayor Foster said, “We want the Province to fess up and do what the Province said they would do. The link does absolutely nothing to stop east-west traffic. “I don’t think anyone has the confidence to look themselves in the mirror and think the highway going to the link is going to go to 35/115 anytime soon,” he added. Clarington Councillor Mary Novak said if the highway stops at Simcoe, “it will be there for many, many years.” If the highway were to go to the east link, it would also remain there for many years, she added. INFRASTRUCTURE Durham wants clear Hwy. 407 message Everybody understands the Province has no money or says it has no money. Regional Chairman Roger Anderson We’re not saying to the Province ‘we’ve changed our position’. We’re saying Simcoe is a disaster. I don’t accept the east link, but it’s way better than Simcoe. Ajax Mayor Steve Parish METROLAND FILE PHOTO OSHAWA -- Ontario Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynn attended a special meet- ing last November to listen to local officials with concerns about the current path of Hwy. 407. 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A 47-year-old Pickering man died of a heart attack, Durham police con- firmed. Road closed for hours while police investigated AJAX -- Police confirmed a 47-year-old Pickering man died of a heart attack after pulling his truck over to the side of Bayly Street in Ajax, just west of Westney Road on Friday. Policed said witnesses observed the eastbound red Ford pickup truck stopped on the south curb of Bayly Street at about 1:30 p.m. They reported smoke coming from the vehicle. Police spokesman Dave Selby said firefighters were the first to respond and found a man with no vital signs. He was taken to Rouge Valley Ajax Pickering Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The road was closed for several hours while police investigated the incident and re-opened around 5 p.m. Friday. The name of the deceased man is being withheld at the request of his family. If you have information about the investigation: CALL Constable Fraser Wannop of the Traffic Services Branch at 905-579-1520, ext. 5274 CRIMESTOPPERS: Anonymous tips can be made to Durham police at 1-800-222-8477 POLICE Pickering man pulls over, dies on Bayly Street in Ajax AJAX -- Two suspects, one armed with a loaded handgun, were busted by police responding to a home invasion robbery early Saturday in Ajax. Durham police were assisted by members of York Region’s tactical support unit as they cor- doned off a home on Booth Crescent at about 2 a.m. Three people escaped from the home and called cops after two men burst in and robbed them of cash and jewelry. Police found the suspects inside the house and arrested them with- out incident, seizing stolen property and a loaded 40-calibre Glock hand- gun. The robbery was not a random act, police said. Jelese Bush, 23, of Lawrence Avenue, Toronto, and Jermaine White, 22, of Kingston Road, Toron- to, face robbery and weapons charges, as well as other offences. CRIME Loaded gun seized as Ajax home invasion suspects busted FOLLOW OUR TWITTER FEED >>newsdurham LET’S BE FRIENDS >>newsdurham -- durhamregion.com durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 20114 P UOIT WINTER OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 26,2011 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. UOIT invites you, your family and friends to our winter Open House.Connect with UOIT’s technology-rich learning environment, explore our campus by goingonatour,learnaboutourinnovativeandcareer-focusedprogramsand meet with faculty,staff and students. Events take place across campus. To register and discover more about Open House, please visit www.uoit.ca/openhouse. Oshawa,Ontario Federal transport minister agrees to hold off on demolitions PICKERING -- Heritage homes that were facing demolition on the federal lands in Pickering are safe for now. “Transport Canada will not demolish any of the structure in question until there has been fur- ther discussion with the City,” Min- ister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Chuck Strahl said in a letter to Mayor Dave Ryan. In January, the City sent a reso- lution to the minister asking that seven heritage homes in Pickering be saved from demolition. Trans- port Canada is currently demol- ishing more than 40 homes on the land, which it expropriated in 1972 for a possible airport. No deci- sion on whether an airport will go ahead has yet been made. After council received results from a study and learned seven buildings are significant to Picker- ing’s heritage and culture, council unanimously agreed the “irreplace- able cultural heritage resources on the Pickering lands site” have to be saved. Council also asked that Pickering be fully reimbursed for its costs to undertake the assessments of the buildings, and that Transport Canada reconvene the local heri- tage steering committee to devel- op a heritage strategy for buildings deemed locally significant. Mr. Strahl’s decision fell on the day Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Hol- land presented a petition in Parlia- ment to protest the federal govern- ment’s plans, which hundreds of residents signed. Mr. Strahl said in the letter dated Feb. 10 that Transport Canada offi- cials will work with Pickering staff in the coming days to discuss the future of the structures. “Please rest assured that Trans- port Canada remains committed to working with the City of Pickering on this issue,” he said. Mr. Holland said in a press release that while he welcomes the minis- ter’s assurances, he remains con- cerned that the battle isn’t over yet. 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PICKERING Heritage homes spared for now LOCAL BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO AND WEATHER: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY >> Transport Canada will not demolish any of the structure in question until there has been further discussion with the City. Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Chuck Strahl JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Ruth Anne Cowan, left, a former resident of the Bentley-Carruthers house, which has not been occupied since December 2009, was among the community members at City Hall to peti- tion against home demolitions on the federal lands designated for an airport in Pickering. The federal government has since agreed to cease demolitions for now. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 20115 PSAYNOTOSPRAWL SAY NO TO URBANIZATION OF NORTH-EAST PICKERING (GREENWOOD) Durham Regional Council voted to urbanize an enormous tract of land in North Pickering (Greenwood). Regional Official Plan Amendment 128 The Province rejected this plan as it is contrary to “Places to Grow”. Developers have already purchased lands. Durham Region has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board spending our Tax Dollars to fight FOR sprawl. In mid 2010 Pickering Council supported the the position of Durham Region. Pickering Regional Councillors, O’Connell, McLean and Rodrigues oppose the Urbanization of North East Pickering and want Pickering Council to direct Durham to abandon their appeal and oppose expanding the Urban Boundary. On February 22, 2011 they will present a Motion to Pickering Council that says “NO” to: What can you do? Tell them to SAY “NO” Call Mayor Dave Ryan • (905) 420-4600 Call Your City Councillors, Doug Dickerson • (905) 420-4605 David Pickles • (905) 426-5442 Kevin Ashe • (905) 420-4605 or email council@cityofpickering.com ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2011 AT 7:30 PM ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING AND SEND A STRONG MESSAGE THAT SAYS NO TO SPRAWL Get on the Council agenda by calling (905) 420-4611 and register to be a delegation leap-frog urban sprawl Increased traffic in rural Pickering Increased taxes to pay for infrastructure and future operational needs for 30,000 more residents Increased flooding in Ajax/Pickering Extensive destruction of wildlife Destruction of water quality Destruction of the finest farmland in Ontario Only after the last tree has been cut down,Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned,Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught,Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian ProphecyCree Indian Prophecy PAID ADVERTISEMENT BULLYING Stand up for each other To the editor: My name is Maya. I am concerned about bully- ing. When people bully, they can get hurt and their feelings can get hurt too. We need everyone to stand up for each other. Thank you for reading my letter. Maya Comire Ajax -- Editor’s Note: Maya, 7, was inspired to write her letter after attending a Girls Inc. program on a recent PA day from school. GIVING A pleasant lesson for Ajax Cubs To the editor: Re: ‘Ajax Cubs learn the value of a penny for Durham Humane Society’ durhamre- gion.com, Jan. 24, 2011. I would like to thank you for running the Cub Penny Drive article. Since the article appeared, 16th Ajax Cubs has had complete strangers calling up asking to donate to the shelter on our behalf. One aspect of Scouting is to ‘do a good turn every day’ but this one turn has rip- pled out to others by having strangers ‘doing a good turn’ themselves by donating their pennies to our charity fundraiser. Many of the Cubs were able to see how their dedication and enthusiasm affected others in the community. We have been able to collect more than $525 to donate to the shelter and last night, the kids got to see first hand how their efforts are going to help the humane soci- ety. The kids had a wonderful time touring the new facility and a few are even looking at adopting an animal. I cannot thank you or the communi- ty enough for their generous donations. Thank you so very much. Tina Kvrgic Ajax ROAD SAFETY An accident waiting to happen To the editor: Re: Kingston Road, Wicks Drive, Allard Avenue and Chambers Drive area. I am concerned about what I see every weekday morning at approximately 6:30 to 7 a.m. as I walk my dog. Cars are zooming up Wicks Drive and not stopping before turning left onto Allard, then they don’t stop at the Allard stop sign as they go onto Chambers. On more than one occasion, I have seen cars and trucks almost collide at Chambers and Allard and it seems to be getting worse. I would estimate that out of five cars, only one comes to a full stop and when that one driver stops at the stop sign, he almost gets hit because the other motorists have got- ten into the habit of not stopping. Some- thing must be done about the 401 Salem exit; either we open Harwood again or open Lakeridge to take the pressure off. I contacted Roadwatch on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 and received no reply, Ajax Mayor Steve Parish on Jan. 2 and Jan. 20, 2011 and received no reply, and MPP Joe Dickson on Jan. 19, 2011, who suggested I contact the mayor. Petra Wilson Ajax HONESTY The kindness of strangers To the editor: Sometime during the week of Jan. 24 I lost my wallet. 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All content copyright WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com Editorial Opinions durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 20116 AP 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 @ durhamregion.com Use Family Day to reconnect and have fun Family Day is a recent statutory holiday here in Ontario, first celebrated on Feb. 18, 2008. Earmarked for the third Monday in Feb- ruary, Family Day is observed as a pub- lic holiday in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as Ontario. This year, the holi- day falls on Feb. 21. On that day, banks, schools and provincial government offic- es will shut their doors, offering a much- appreciated time-out in the middle of this year’s bitterly cold and snowy win- ter. And like its namesake, families are encouraged to use the day off to spend time together and engage in activities everyone can enjoy. In Durham Region, most municipalities are offering organized family activities. Whether people prefer to have fun indoors or outdoors, this is just a partial list of the many options to be found in north and south Durham. In Uxbridge, the final day of the town- ship’s winter carnival includes a Fami- ly Day skating party on Elgin Pond at 11 a.m., followed by snow golf at noon and free public skating at the Uxbridge Arena at 1:15 p.m. Whitby, meanwhile, has various rec- reation activities at municipal arenas through a partnership with Scotiabank. Enjoy free skating, prizes, activities and fun for the whole family at Iroquois Park Sports Centre, 500 Victoria St. W. The Pickering Recreation Complex has a slate of activities to choose from between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the recre- ation complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Those planning to attend can regis- ter to participate in any of the activities such as family swim, skate, squash, ten- nis and fitness classes including zumba, drums alive, yoga, belly dancing and kick boxing. They can also look out for art, a chocolate workshop and a Wii Fit gal- lery. There will be free smoothies in the lobby. A quick check online of municipal web- sites in Ajax, Clarington and Oshawa also turns up lots of activities to choose from in those communities. Or families could opt to organize their own fun, and include movie theatres, a games day at home, recreation trails, ski hills and conservation areas. The possibilities are endless but what- ever you choose to do on Family Day, make it a day to reconnect with your chil- dren. When the kids are grown and gone, they won’t remember whether the hall closet was tidy or if the oven was always spot- less. What they will cherish are the spe- cial times they had together with mom and dad, as a family. So parents, enjoy the day with your kids and don’t forget to have fun. MAYA COMIRÉ 7 P durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 2011What is the most exotic dish you’ve ever eaten? JANE HUDSON -- ‘Baked Alaska, ice cream, with meringue on top.’ TRACY FERGUSON -- ‘A Korean dish with dried up little fish.’ TREVOR BOUCAUD -- ‘Manish Water, soup made from goat.’ SHERRY BOUCAUD -- ‘Blood pudding.’ WE ASKED... ...AT THE PICKERING RECREATION COMPLEX Years ago, when I was a very new par- ent, I bought a little red, wooden-sided wagon. Some guy was selling them out of his barn on Hwy. 48. According to the hand- scrawled, plywood sign, they were ‘Made by Mennonites!!!’ I’m not sure what the exclamation marks connoted. Perhaps they were made by very excited Menno- nites ... or Mennonites who shouted. I also knew that less than scrupulous merchants very often tagged everything from furniture to drywall with the ‘Made by Mennonites’ label, when in truth, only the label was made by Mennonites. Then, when your flimsy purchase has long fallen apart, you’re stuck with a label that lasts for years, mocking you every time you look at it. In any event, I bought the thing and 18 years, two kids and five dogs later, it’s still going like a top. Mennonites, Amish or just some guy named Mac; whoever put this little baby together, built it to last. The longevity of the little red wagon hit me between the eyes last weekend as I was walking to the grocery store with my youngest son. We had the wagon with us, but, at 16 and almost a head taller than I am, he most certainly wasn’t riding in it. Now, he was pulling the wagon. Truth be told there were no children riding in the wagon or anywhere near it. Neither were there any puppies, with happily lolling tongues, sitting inside it. In point of fact, the wagon was full of empties. Wine bot- tles, beer bottles and what, to the casu- al observer and certainly the Menno- nite who made the wagon, would seem a disturbing number of liquor bottles. The clinking, clanking dead soldiers and the kid with the size 11 feet pulling them along to collect the deposit money, were a startling reminder that a very large span of time had passed since that little red wagon came home with me. Once, of course, it had been a pleasure craft, racing crazily downhill with a couple of wide-eyed passengers testing the limits of my dental plan. It had been a portable lemonade stand. And many times it had been draped with crepe paper and bun- ting for a noisy, festive ride in one parade or another. Now it was full of booze bottles ... a few of which I am sure were helped along to their emptiness by those same little boys I brought the wagon home for all those years ago. Again, I can hear the sound of a Mennonite spinning in his grave. That little wagon has been with us for close to 20 years. Where did they go? Where is it all going and why so bloody quickly? The ride through life, I’m discov- ering, is on a downhill course. And the longer we stay on it, the faster the scenery goes by. That’s one of the rea- sons I like things like the little red wagon. They are markers that remind us to glance at the speedometer now and again and to try, if we can, to hit the brake pedal just a bit. Or at least to take our eyes off the road and enjoy the view now and then. Because it really does go by in a blink. I swear to you it honestly was just yesterday I could fit both of my kids in that wagon and still have room for a six-pack. Of course, the other truth, the really ter- rifying one, is that soon I’ll blink again and it will be me being pulled along in the little red wagon. Ah, the circle of life. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves some of his best lines for his columns. People over animals, every time Little red wagon marks my journey through life NEIL CRONE MIKE JOHNSTON I’ll start this column with a confession. I’m not an animal person. I have three boys and some fish, which is plenty for me. While editor at the Ajax and Pickering News Advertiser I even put a moratorium on pictures featuring people walking their dogs because the photographers were handing in photos of that type every week. But I do understand the attraction some people have to their pets, which often bor- ders on the obsession. This past week was definitely a week for dogs in Durham. Roxy the pit bull is wait- ing word on her fate from an Oshawa com- mittee. Chelsea, a Bermese Mountain dog, owned by a 79-year-old Ajax woman, escaped from a Whitby kennel and scores of people have spent weeks looking for it. In Uxbridge, a West Highland White Terrier was under quarantine because it had bitten a small girl. There was talk the dog would be put down which had White Terrier own- ers across North America furious. They e-mailed us to intervene, to make sure the puppy wasn’t put down, but not one of those e-mails asked how the little girl was. I found that quite telling. The number of dog stories didn’t go unnoticed by our readers. Some wrote and one called to complain. I agreed with her that the number was excessive, but not that they didn’t deserve coverage. They were interesting stories and deserved telling. But that’s it for a while. I’ve asked our reporters to concentrate on people. There are people-helping-people stories out there and we’re at our best when telling those. I know another dog or cat story is going to come along soon and we’ll have to judge it on its merits but when there is a choice between animals and people for our front page, if I have my way, people will win out every time. P.S. For you animal lovers out there, you always can find your fix on our Kristen Krit- ters blog at http://durhamregion.typepad. com/kristens_kritters/ Managing editor Mike Johnston writes a column every second week about life in the newsroom RYAN PFEIFFER/ BEHIND THE LENS A firefighter is seen in this photo comforting an elder- ly woman after she was involved in a car accident on Ritson Road last Novem- ber. Accident scenes can be tricky to shoot. When I saw the firefighter com- forting the elderly woman I thought it was a nice moment. I framed the shot in such a way as to show the context in the background. It’s a little busy, but I think it explains the story well. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 20118 P www.edwardjones.com Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund RRSP.HAVEYOUMADEYOUR 2010CONTRIBUTIONYET? SusanMLepp Financial Advisor . 1105 Finch Avenue, Unit #4 Pickering, ON L1V 1J7 905-831-4611 “Criminal drug networks have no cor- relation to municipal boundaries,” Insp. Wilson said. It was an odd incident in Bowmanville that led police to the drug ring, Durham Chief Mike Ewles said. In May, workers cleaning up a com- mercial property on Hwy. 2 were con- tacted by a woman who said a bag of trash they’d hauled away might contain her car keys. A worker sorted through the rubbish and discovered 40 grams of crack cocaine. Cops were alerted. “(Officers) quickly understood they had something fairly significant under- way,” the chief said. Two people -- Andrew Martinborough, 27, and 37-year-old Jennifer Nicholson -- were arrested in connection with the crack in May. An investigation into their activities led to a series of search warrants being exe- cuted Feb. 10 throughout the GTA and Peterborough. Seized during those raids were 13 kilo- grams of marijuana, six kilograms of cocaine, half a kilo of hashish and more than $400,000. Also recovered were four kilograms of mephedrone, a stimulant that is popular in Europe and the UK and is just emerg- ing in Canada. Chief Ewles described mephedrone as “a new drug for us. We’ve never seen it before.” Durham cops confiscated bags of the drug in powder form. Police also seized 14 vehicles, including a Range Rover, two BMWs and a Dena- li SUV on display Tuesday in Oshawa, as proceeds of crime. OPP Inspector Don Perron said police will be seeking forfeiture of the proper- ty through the courts. “Simply put, crime should not pay,” he said. Facing charges as a result of the drug probe are: • Andrew Martinborough, 27, of Ajax • Chris Davey, 35, of Pickering • Colin Martinborough, 32, of no fixed address • Jermaine Frank, 33, of Brampton • Christopher Chanderbhan, 24, of Toronto • Deen Marcial, 29, of Toronto • Arash Rahimi-Jafari, 34, of Toronto • Kuong Hua, 42, of Markham • Ann Hsu, 31, of Markham • Jason Chanderbhan, 34, of Toronto • Kelvin Elton Mingo, 31, of Scarbor- ough • Tasha Adams, 30, of Scarborough • Robert Pammett Jr., 28, of Peterbor- ough • Tiffany Frocking, 22, of Peterborough • Cassandra Knott, 22, of Peterborough • Marcus Devonish, 34, of Markham • Jason Young, 29, of Toronto • Tevon Grant, 29, of Toronto. WATCH the video story @ durhamregion.com RON PIETRONIRO / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Durham police displayed drugs and property seized during Project Shrike, a lengthy investigation into drug traffick- ing throughout the GTA, which culminated in 115 drug-related charges being laid. 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The Oshawa Municipal Airport has oper- ated at 1200 Airport Blvd. for many years but save for pilots, flight school students and other aviation enthusiasts, most resi- dents don’t consider it a popular attrac- tion. “You talk to a lot of people in Oshawa and they don’t even know there’s an air- port that exists here,” said Andrew Leslie, a flight instructor with the Canadian Flight Academy, one of two schools that operate out of the airport. Over the past few years, the number of people signing up to earn their private pilot licence in Durham Region has taken a dip. “I don’t know if it’s a cost thing, that they’re worried about safety or if the inter- est just isn’t there anymore, but there are less people flying for recreation,” Mr. Leslie said, adding that some flight schools have reduced the price for introductory lessons as an incentive. “Even peo- ple that don’t necessarily care about having an airport in their backyard, when they go up for a flight (lesson) and they’re allowed to take controls of the airplane, you see their view change a little bit.” To heighten our awareness about the benefits of flying, flight instructor Tom Penkala took me and videographer Mandi Hargrave under his wing for a day to teach us how to steer through the skies aboard a Cessna 172. Before hopping on, he conducted a thor- ough step-by-step inspection of the inte- rior and exterior of the four-seater plane, with a checklist in hand. “It’s one of the most crucial parts of any flight because what we’re doing is making sure that everything on the aircraft is work- ing: the electrical system, all the aircraft components and control sur- faces,” he said. “The philosophy behind that is you’d rather find a problem on the ground than in the air.” Problems could range from minor (light tread wear on tires) to major (loose rivets on the engine cowling). Once all is clear, we squeeze into the tight space, put on our aviation headsets, and prepare for take-off. “Most people have been on airliners trav- elling on vacation but very little have ever flown a small aircraft like this so when they come, they are excited but they are a bit nervous, as well, because they’re not sure what to expect,” said Mr. Penkala. As he taxied to the runway and briefed me on how to lift the plane off the ground by shadowing his feet on the pedals and gently pulling back about two inches on the control column, I was leaning more toward excited. “We want to keep the nose of the plane just on the edge of the horizon,” he instruct- ed as we climbed up to 2,500 feet, watching everything around us become smaller and farther away. Once up in the air, the initial feeling of elation transforms into calm euphoria, as if you’re soaring in slow motion. “It doesn’t seem like you’ve moving but if you look down, you’re moving pretty quick- ly,” he said, as we headed north toward Port Perry at 100 knots, or about 185 km/h. While peering out the windows, focus starts to shift from the experience of being that high up to what’s actually below. The view was breathtaking as we hovered above ant-sized houses stacked one after the other in neat little rows. Durham looks a lot different from up there and it beats driving a car any day. “The great thing about this is it gives you a really neat perspective of the area and defi- nitely a different view,” Mr. Penkala said. “You really get a feeling that you sort of separate yourself from everything on the ground and you’re in your own little world up here.” One of the most common comments many of the flight instructors at the Cana- dian Flight Academy hear from novice fly- ers is about the abundance of swimming pools that can be seen in people’s back- yards, Mr. Penkala said. “Right after take-off, as soon as you clear the fences, it’s like ‘Oh my God, there are so many pools.’ People can’t believe it.” As we arrive at our destination within minutes, it’s easy to see the advantages of flying but it’s the other highlights of hav- ing an airport so close to home that people tend to forget, Mr. Penkala explained upon our landing. Not only does it provide easy access in and out of the region but it can serve as a means of boosting the economy through job creation and tourism, he said. “When you build a mile of road, you can set up a few local businesses but if you build a mile of runway, you can pret- ty much invite the entire nation into your community.” For more information: CALL 905-404-9252 EMAIL info@cfa.aero VISIT www.canadianflightacademy.ca Taking flight in Durham Region What It’s Like... to go flying OSHAWA -- Canadian Flight Academy instructor Tom Penkala completed his pre- flight check prior to his flight lesson with Metroland Durham reporter Parvaneh Pessian and videographer Mandi Hargrave. RON PIETRONIRO / METROLAND MANDI HARGRAVE / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Reporter Parvaneh Pessian was at the controls during an introductory flight lesson with Canadian Flight Academy instructor Tom Penkala. FAST FACTS How to obtain a private pilot licence 1. Contact Oshawa Municipal Airport or one of the local flight schools 2. Consider taking an introductory flight lesson to see what it’s like to fly a plane 3. Take ground school courses in class or online 4. Begin flight training with an instructor 5. Complete all required exams Reporter Parvaneh Pessian sees the community from a different perspective in flight lesson durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 201111 AP NeedExtraCash? We buy gold watches, coins, dental and diamonds. We buy silver coins, silver cutlery, silver bowls and silver serving plates. Bring your broken, unworn and unwanted gold and silver items and we will evaluate them and pay you CA$H! Don’t let your old gold collect dust in a drawer or safety deposit box, when you could finally pay off credit card debt, buy that special gift or even take that long needed vacation. Gold is at on all time high. We are certain that you will be surprised at how many hundreds, evan thousands to dollars your gold is worth! 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News Advertiser THE Four victories in a row to close out schedule BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com WHITBY -- The Pickering Pan- thers may hold the league record for the longest winning streak of 2011. Their current ride is guaranteed to last seven months, after clos- ing out the Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season with a four- game winning streak. By virtue of their last-place finish in the eight team East Division, there will be no post-season play for the hockey club, with the next game not com- ing until seven months from now in September. Coach John Goodwin joked that maybe there was a consolation round his team could enter. Espe- cially after closing out with a pair of weekend wins, hammering the hapless Dixie Beehives 12-0 and edging the Whitby Fury 4-3, elimi- nating them from the playoffs. A Whitby win would have earned the Fury a spot in the playoffs. “It’s really nice to see,” said Good- win of the strong finish. “Obviously you don’t feel good about eliminat- ing kids that played for us that are now in Whitby. They are all good kids. “At the same time our guys had a lot of pride on the line too.” There were just five teams in the 31-team loop with a lower win- ning percentage than the Panthers this season, with Dixie being one of them. The difference was mea- surable on home ice Friday, as the Panthers scored four times in the first period and added five more in the second en route to the 12-0 pasting. The Panthers outshot Dixie 52-31, with Ryan Carlisle recording the shutout. Offensively, Daniel Pachis led the way with two goals and three assists. Also scoring were Khalid Alli and Andrew Gold- berg with two each, and singles by Andrew Medico, Jamie Sodhi, Troy Joseph, Brett Gustavsen, Paul Ram- ieri and Taylor Pryce. Everything was on the line for Whitby on Sunday, as a win would have secured the final playoff spot for them. But, a 4-3 loss to the Pan- thers coupled with a St. Mike’s vic- tory later in the day left them out of the playoff picture. “Probably for Whitby it was the worst-case scenario playing us,” said Goodwin in explaining the outcome. “The kids know each other, we were loose and play- ing good hockey. We had nothing to lose. It was such a big game for them that you almost want to play a team that it’s also a big game for them. If you ask them, it probably wasn’t the greatest matchup.” The Panthers trailed 2-0 just 1:59 in and 3-1 in the second, but perse- vered. Mark Smith and Sodhi, on the power play, scored for the Pan- thers, who were down 3-2 heading into the third. A power-play goal by Ramieri, and Sodhi’s second of the game with under five minutes to go gave the Panthers a win. The winning streak to end the season was a reflection of how hard the team played the final eight to 10 weeks, said Goodwin. The dif- ference being is they got the results they didn’t get for much of the sea- son. “The team really came together recently for whatever reason,” he said. “As a coach you don’t know. If you did, you would make those adjustments in September and October. How do you explain it? I don’t know. But it sure was nice.” The Panthers finished the season with a record of 14-33-3. Brad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion.com durhamregion.com facebook.com/sportsdurhamregion twitter.com/scnewsdurhamSports durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 201114 AP ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND WHITBY -- Pickering Panthers forward Jamie Sodhi controlled the puck in front of a Whitby Fury defend- er during the first period in Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Iroquois Park Sunday afternoon. The Panthers won the game 4-3. MAJOR SERIES LACROSSE Rock address needs at draft, get scoring and tougher BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Heading into the Major Series Lacrosse draft, Ajax-Picker- ing Rock GM/head coach Paul St. John had a game plan in place. Coming out of the draft, he feels he was able to execute it. St. John is confident his second- year team is much better today than it was prior to heading into its first season in the league after acquiring some top-notch tal- ent as the draft unfolded Sunday in Whitby. Early on, he hit a pair of home runs with the third and fourth overall picks, adding Jor- dan MacIntosh and Andrew Suit- or respectively. “Our game plan was to get offensive players and some guys that are tough, can play and be tough when we need it. I think we addressed both, big time,” he said. In MacIntosh, the Rock select- ed a player who can play both ends of the floor, as well as take faceoffs. With Burlington in the Jr. A loop last season, he had 33-38- 81 point totals in 22 games. He is currently attending Rochester Institute of Technology where he plays field lacrosse for the Tigers. “He’s such a good all-around ball player,” said St. John. “He can play the defensive end, he tran- sitions the ball, then he plays offence. The big bonus with Jor- dan is that he is a very good faceoff player.” With the next pick the Rock added Suitor, who tied for third with 69 penalty minutes in Jr. A last season with Orangeville while posting 8-31-39 numbers. He is living in Minnesota and playing with the Swarm of the National Lacrosse League, where some of his battles can be viewed on you- tube.com. “When you look at the most impact player in the draft, we got him,” said St. John. “Not only can Andrew fight, because he is very good at it, he’s really good defen- sively, he’s really good getting loose balls, he’s a hustler, he takes faceoffs, he’s a great team leader from everyone we’ve talked to. “He’s a guy you can build your franchise around.” The next step will be convincing both players to report, something St. John is confident will happen. “I’ve had e-mails already inquir- ing about obtaining their rights from teams in the west,” said St. John. “Both young men sounded legit with me that they are going to play for Ajax-Pickering. We were a little skeptical going in drafting them. I felt very good after having a conversation with both of these guys that they are going to play for us. “They want to play. They know we have a young club. 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Two picks later, they added more offence with Bryan Neufeld, who had 30-63-93 point totals as a teammate of Fowler’s in St. Catharines. The theme of picking teammates held true later in the draft, with Suitor’s Oran- geville teammate Mike Teeter (15th) added to the fold. Another pick, Jay Card, who played out west with New Westmin- ster last summer, was taken 14th overall, and is good friends with Suitor and Teeter. MacIntosh will also have some company on the roster, as the Rock picked Alex Cre- pinsek with the 23rd pick. The two were teammates in Burlington, and roommates at RIT. “We were fortunate to draft kids that are friends with other kids we drafted,” St. John said. “As much as you would like to say we knew all that, we didn’t know that. We didn’t know how close they are so we lucked out there.” With their final pick of the draft, the Rock grabbed John Rae, who played with Barrie last season. He had five points and 61 pen- alty minutes in 21 games. The first two picks in the draft were held by Brooklin, who picked Kiel Matisz (Burlington) first overall and Adam Jones (Orangeville) second. St. John expects training camp to start in mid-May, with the season getting under- way June 1. Teams will play 20 regular-sea- son games this season, up from 16 a year ago. From page 14 Rock get better at draft PROVINCIAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE Lightning get a win and tie to end season AJAX -- The Durham West Junior Light- ning are going in the right direction head- ing into the playoffs. The Provincial Women’s Hockey League team close out the season undefeated in its past four games, including a win and tie on the final weekend of the regular season. The first stop was in Cambridge on Fri- day, as the Lightning earned a 3-0 shutout, followed by a 2-2 overtime tie in Waterloo on Sunday. After a scoreless opening period in Cam- bridge, Marissa Maugeri, on assists from Emily Kekewich and Rebecca Ruther- ford, and Marissa Redmond, with assists to Carly Marchment and Shannon Stew- art, combined for a pair of goals. Stew- art had the only goal in the third, assist- ed by Megan Simpson. Jackie Rochefort stopped all 26 shots on goal for the win. In Sunday’s game against the Kitchen- er-Waterloo Rangers, Kekewich scored in the first, giving Durham the edge, on a power-play goal, assisted by Rutherford and Maugeri. In the second, the Rang- ers scored a goal to even things up, and then each team scored again in the third. Marchment had Durham’s lone third- period goal, assisted by Emily Rose Gal- liani Pecchia and Lindsey McDonald. In the overtime period, neither team was able to score. Chantal Bicket made 27 saves for the Lightning. The Lightning finished the season in 12th place with a record of 14-15-7 and will meet Whitby in the first round of playoffs. The league will take a two-week break now as a number of players com- pete in the Canada Winter Games. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 201116 AP ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE Generals inflict Payne on Bulls to clinch playoff spot Rookie records ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’ in 6-4 win BRIAN MCNAIR bmcnair@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Cody Payne sure had a game to remember Sunday. And, for a few seconds, it looked like he might not be able to remember it at all. As it turned out, not only did Payne score his first Ontario Hockey League goal, but he also had a pair of assists and a fight for the renowned ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’ in a game that saw the Gen- erals clinch a playoff spot with a 6-4 win over the Belleville Bulls. Payne, a third-round pick of the Generals in the last draft, was in a crumpled heap shortly before scoring the goal, which came in his 38th game. The 17-year-old Florida native had been slammed into the boards from behind in the Gener- als’ zone by Andy Bathgate. There was a delay penalty called, but Payne gathered himself, got back into the play and converted a per- fect pass from Scott Sabourin to give the Generals a 3-2 lead. “I went down trying to get the power play and I looked up and saw that it was a three on two, so I jumped into the rush, skated all the way down the ice, and Sabou- rin found my stick and it found its way into the back of the net,” Payne explained afterward. “I was half milking it, half shaken. My knee’s a little bit bruised up, but once I saw it was a three on two, you don’t really feel that stuff.” Sabourin had a similarly strong game, also with a goal, two assists and a fight, as the Generals bat- tled back from a 2-0 deficit to clinch the playoff spot in their third attempt. The two unlikely leaders, who started the game on the fourth line with JP Labardo, helped the Generals avoid a three-game los- ing streak, something the team has yet to experience this season. “We’ve talked about that resil- iency and it’s big, big thing, whether it’s in a game, or within a stretch,” coach/GM Chris DePi- ero said of his team’s ability to bounce back from adversity. DePiero was especially happy for Payne, who had three points in his first two OHL games, but has battled consistency and had only six more prior to Sunday’s game. “He’s been working hard at practice and he’s just a great kid, so when he scored, you could see the bench was pretty excited for him,” said DePiero. “He’s going to be a very good one, just as is Mark Petaccio and Scott Laugh- ton. These guys are our future.” Laughton also had a goal and assist, but when push came to shove and the game was tied 4-4 in the third period, it was goals from Boone Jenner and Christian Thomas that lifted the Generals to victory. Thomas, who had a four-goal explosion in a 6-5 loss in Sudbury Friday, now has 42 on the sea- son, a career high and three back of league leader Tyler Toffoli of Ottawa. With the playoffs now locked up, the Generals can set their sights on trying to catch the East Divi- sion-leading Ottawa 67’s, who are six points up with 15 games remaining for both. “It’s a matter of keeping the guys hungry in a different way,” DePiero said about playing out the stretch. “This town and the Durham Region hasn’t seen play- offs in a couple of years and we’re glad to provide that for them.” The Generals (29-16-4-4) have a busy stretch of four games in six days, beginning Wednesday in Mississauga against the league’s best Majors (40-10-0-2) and including home dates with Sault Ste. Marie (19-28-5-2) Friday at 7:35 p.m. and Brampton (22-26- 0-6) on Family Day Monday at 2:05 p.m. RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Oshawa Generals forward Cody Payne fought Belleville Bulls forward Dylan Corson at the GM Centre Sunday evening. 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Skylineonline.ca LOVELY 3-BEDROOM apt for rent, great Oshawa loca- tion. Main ﬂ oor of house. $1050/month plus heat. Water & hydro included. Call 905-925-5676 NORTH OSHAWA, recently renovated 1-bedroom apt., $700/month includes heat, hydro, water and parking. No smoking/pets. Available March 1st. (905)723-1043 FranchisesF Apartments & Flats for RentA 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 NORTH OSHAWA- 2-bed- room, March. lst and April lst. 1 - bedroom April 15, May lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appli- ances included. Pay cable, parking, laundry facilities. (905)723-2094 OSHAWA Montrave/Gibb. Large, clean, 2-bedroom apartments. Available March 1st. $790+ hydro. Storage & parking included. Near all amenities. (905)852-7116. 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, BRIGHT, clean, recently renovated, 1-bdrm bsmt. approx. 1100-sq.ft, separate entrance, ﬁ replace. $800/inclusive. Laundry, hi- speed internet extra. First/last. Available March/April 1st. No pets/smoking. (905)622- 4953. 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, 1-BDRM large bsmt. apt. Sep entrance, 1-parking. Close to Picker- ing Town Centre/GO. $774/mo inclusive. Available March 1st. No smoking/pets. Call (905)239-1050 PORT WHITBY 1722/1724 Dufferin St. Newly renovated spacious 2-bdrm $895. Available April. Laun- dry/parking, walk to GO, 401/Brock St. Near sports arena/shopping. 1-800-693- 2778. ROSEBANK/SHEPPARD. 1-bdrm bsmt., separate en- trance, new/clean/spacious, nice neighbourhood. $850/mo. Includes cable, laundry. Suits single working person/couple. No smok- ing/pets. Available April 1st. (416)566-0928 UPSCALE LIVING! 2 bed- room suites from $1570. Insuite laundry, social events, elevator and transit at door. 333 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa. 905-431-8930 skylineonline.ca WHITBY Brock/Dundas bright, quiet, newly rennovat- ed 1 bedroom, small build- ing, ground ﬂ oor, parking, laundry room, central loca- tion, no pets/smoking ﬁ rst/last. $814/mnth +hydro. Call 416-438-4895 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 Apartments & Flats for RentA WHITBY, 2 bedrooms from $970 all inclusive. Close to all amenities. Ofﬁ ce hours 9-5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 Condominiums for RentC CONDO FOR RENT, Port of Newcastle. 1-bedroom quite condo on the shores of Lake Ontario, large bedroom, bal- cony overlooking lake . Steps to marina. Includes gold membership at "The Admi- rals Walk" (gym, pool, etc). Washer & dryer included. Asking $990 + utilities. First and last req'd as well as ref- erences and credit check. Available Mar 15. $990 Houses for Rent DETACHED WHITBY HOUSE Rossland/Thickson 4 bdrms, 2 1/2 baths, dbl garage, family rm w/fpl, $1360 mo. + utilities, March lst. legal Bsmt Apt. not incl., 1st/Last, prefer no Smoking /Pets. Tim Webster@ Sutton Group Heritage Brokerage 905-619-9500. MCGILL/OLD HARWOOD large 4-bedroom, 3,000sq.ft., 2-1/2 washrooms, eat-in kitchen, family/living/dining room, 2 car parking, Imme- diately. (905)686-6684 or (416)712-4059 OSHAWA, FULL HOUSE 3- bedroom, large fully fenced yard, parking. $1300/month plus utilities. Available imme- diately. No smoking/pets. Call Scott (905)404-9935. PICKERING 4-bdrm, 2.5 baths, 5-appliances, A/C, double car garage, walkout basement. $1550/month plus utilities. Available anytime. No pets/smoking. Call (905)294-7165. Townhouses for RentT 3-BDRM TOWNHOUSE, Central Oshawa, applianc- es, rec-room & all utilities incl. Available March 1st, $1370/incl, ﬁ rst/last. Call Martin (416)318-2763 or (905)728-1420 3-BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE Hwy#2/Garden. $1275/mo + gas, ﬁ rst/last. Available March 1st. No pets/smoking. 905-430-0278 or 416-399- 5004. 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 PICKERING 3-BEDROOM 1-1/2 baths end unit town- house, with balcony. Across from Pickering Town Centre. Very clean. Available im- mediatley. $1380/mo+hy- dro. (905)839-3087. 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 Rooms for Rent & WantedR PICKERING - HWY 2 AND DIXIE, rooms for rent, in- cludes laundry, parking, cable, internet, all amenities, share kitchen/bath. Students welcome. Available immedi- ately. Call 416-996-1235. PICKERING, 1-bdrm base- ment apt. Nice neighbour- hood. Parking, cable/internet, Close to all amenities/bus & University. $750/mo. Single working female/student pre- ferred. First/last, references. No smoking/pets. 416-284- 7627 WHITES RD/STROUDS LANE - Furnished room for working person (preferred). Full kitchen, cable, bath- room. Available immediate- ly. $120/week. First/last re- quired. Call Mike 905-420- 1846. Birthdays TendersT Shared Accommodation 2 PARTLY FURNISHED rooms in quiet home, north of Bowmanville. Close to schools, playgrounds, church, stable, conservation area. No smoking, pets ok. Call (905)445-0099 BROOKLIN 2 ROOMS available, newer townhouse end unit. 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Call (416)779-0563 Please read your classified ad on the first day of publica- tion as we cannot be responsible for more than one insertion in the event of an error. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • February 16, 201119 AP Selling the Estate of Artist Mary L. Williams to include a large number of her Oil Paintings, Watercolours & Sketches Saturday, February 19: Preview @ 9:30 a.m.Auction @ 11:00 a.m. A Large & Interesting Auction to include Silver & Silver Plate, Dinner Services, Art Glass, Crystal, Doulton Figures, Estate Jewellery, Early Porcelain, Books & Collectors Items. Large Selection of Antique & Contemporary Furniture, Mirrors & Oriental Carpets. Watch Web Site for Updates. For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton 9 Elgin Street East @ Division Street, Cobourg, Ontario, Phone (905) 373-0501 Large Antique & Collectors Auction Sunday, February 20 Preview 9:30 A.M. Auction 11:00 A.M. Auction to include Estate Jewellery, Fur Coats, Crystal, Silver & Porcelain. Small Selection of Furniture, Prints, Paintings, Watercolours & Oriental Carpets. We will be unpacking over 200 boxes from 2 Estates & will not know details until later in the week. Watch Web Site for Updates. Indoor Yard Sale: Sunday @ 9:30 a.m. For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton Phone 1-613-475-6223 WEDNESDAY,Feb 23rd• 4:30pm ★ A U C T I O N S A L E ★ of Furniture, Antiques & Collectibles for a Toronto Home, Selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS Ltd, 1 km. West of Utica To Include: Glass dining suite with 6 leather chairs, tan leather chesterﬁ eld suite, 4pc bedroom suite, 50" Panason- ic TV with Surround sound, 5pc maple bedroom suite, oak dresser, 3X6 pool table, coins, jewelry, large quantity of collectables and glassware also small closeout of Nike clothes, shoes and hats, plus many other items. Sale Managed and Sold by: NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday February 18th at 4:30 p.m. located 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4. Round oak pedestal table, set of 4 and 6 pb chairs, walnut chi- na cabinet, nesting tables, ﬁ re engine peddle car, round par- lour table, oak sideboard, pine chest of drawers, corner what not stand, gate leg table, 4pc carnival glass, pickle cruets, pocket watches, cruet set, comic books, bayonet, qty of coins and paper money, bakers rack, glass top coffee and end ta- bles, 3pc leather chesterﬁ eld set, qty of bedding, settee, ches- terﬁ eld set, apt size piano, 36" Toshiba ﬂ at screen TV, ﬂ oor model drill press, 8" grinder, Lincoln arc welder, Samuel strap- ping machine, Kenmore 2 door fridge, GE side by side fridge, Diplomat bar fridge, Qty of china, glass, household and col- lectable items. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd., Little Britain (705) 786-2183 for more info or pictures go to www.theauctionadvertiser.com/DCorneil - open for viewing Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday morning at 9 a.m.BBRUCE KELLETT AUCTIONS For Mrs. Andrea Weir and Other. Also Coins and StampsKellett Sale Barn • 13200 Old Scugog Rd. 1/2 Mile South of Blackstock, Ont.Sat., Feb. 19, 2011 @ 10:30 am Tea wagon (1940's) • Wooden kitchen table & 4 chairs • Old gramophone (Victrola) • Vintage jewelry • Coins • Stamps • Old glass churn • Ginger Beer bottles • Porch swing AUCTIONEER: Bruce Kellett(705)328-2185 or (905)986-4447 See items on:www.theauctionfever.com SAT. FEBRUARY 19 - 10AM ESTATE AUCTION at MCLEAN AUCTION CENTER - 2194 Little Britain Rd., LINDSAY Info 705-324-2783 MCLEAN AUCTIONS view ﬂ yer/list/updates/terms at www.mcleanauctions.com <http://www.mcleanauctions.com/> Articles for SaleA **LEATHER JACKETS 1/2 PRICE, purses from $9.99; luggage from $19.99; wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa (905)728- 9830, Scarborough (416)439-1177, (416)335- 7007. CARPETS, LAMINATE & VINYL SALE! I have 1000 of yards for sale! Free under- pad with installation. Free Estimates. Guaranteed Lowest Prices. Big or small jobs, I do it all! Lexus Floor- ing, Call Mike 905-431-4040 CONSTRUCTION EQUIP- MENT B. E. LARKIN EQUIPMENT LTD. Kubota Construction, New Holland Construction used equip- ment. Durham, Clarington, Northumberland Sales Rep Jim (647)284-0971 FURNACES: LENOX Manu- factured, 93% fuel-efﬁ cient, 70,000 BTU's, $1699 (In- stalled). 90,000 BTU's, $1849 (Installed). 10 year warranty. FIREPLACES; Na- poleon manufactured, di- rect/vent, blower, digital ther- mostat included, $2,199 (In- stalled). (289)404-3738. HOT TUB COVERS All Custom covers, all sizes and all shapes, $375.00 plus tax Free delivery. Let us come to your house & measure your tub! Pool safety covers. 905-259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca HOT TUBS, 2010 models, fully loaded, full warranty, new in plastic, cost $8000, sacriﬁ ce $3,900. 416-779- 0563. Articles for SaleA MACHINE TOOL INDUS- TRIAL EQUIPMENT. Bridgeport Milling Machine, 2 Bridgeport Lathes. Metal Bandsaw. All in working or- der. As is where is. Phone (905)655-8695 for inspection RENT TO OWN - New and reconditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Comput- ers, DVD Players, Furniture, Bedding, Patio Furniture, Barbecues & More! Fast de- livery. No credit application refused. Paddy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1- 800-798-5502. SECURITY CONCERNS We Can Help Camera Systems Factory Direct No Monthly Fees 25 Years Experience Family Business Call Now 1- 800-903-8777 SNOWBLOWER, Electric 2010 Sears. Used once. Cost $500, selling for $350. (905)619-1084 TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT APPLI- ANCES stainless steel, white and black French door fridge's available, variety of dented ranges, laundry, dish- washers and fridges - differ- ent colors. SMALL DENTS EQUAL HUGE SAVINGS! Front load washers from $399. New coin laundry available, Call us today, Ste- phenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576- 7448 VENDORS WANTED for Courtice Flea Market. Week- end & monthly rates. Re- sources for new vendors. Call 905-436-1024 or cour- ticeﬂ eamarket.com Firewood 100% A KOZY HEAT FIRE- WOOD, excellent, very best quality hardwood, guaran- teed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn), cut and split. Honest meas- urement. Free delivery. 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Cars for Sale 1999 PONITAC GrandAm 172K $2699. 2001 Chrysler Neon 165K $2699. 2000 Mazda Protege 142k $2999. 2003 Hyundai Tiburon $3999. 2005 PT Cruiser $3999. 2001 Chev Venture $2999. 1997 Chev Blazer 4x4 $2999. Others $1999 up. Certiﬁ ed & E-tested. Free 6 month warranty. (plus HST). 905-432-7599 905-424-9002 www.rkmauto.com STOCK CAR, dirt, late mod- el, rocket chassis, complete turn-key car with lots of parts. Everything goes. Seri- ous inquiries only. (519)738- 2624. Ask for Derek Sr. Cars WantedC Cars WantedC ! ! $ ! AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days/week any- time. Please call 905-426- 0357. !!! $$ ADAM & RON'S SCRAP cars, trucks, vans. Pay cash, free pick up 7 days/week (anytime) (905)424-3508 ! ! ! ! $ $ AAA ALL SCRAP CARS, old cars & trucks wanted. Cash paid. Free pickup. Call Bob any- time (905)431-0407. CASH FOR CARS! We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call (905)427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MURAD AUTO SALES ! ! ! $200-$2000 Cash For Cars & Trucks or $300 Gov. Program 1-888-355-5666 $200-$2000 Cash For Cars Dead or Alive Fast Free Towing 7 Days a Week 647-628-0946 \$250-$2000 Ajaxautowreckers.com Cash for Cars, Trucks and All Scrap Metal. Or $300 Government Program 905-686-1771 416-896-7066 **!!!!$ WHITTLE SCRAP So- lutions. We pay cash for your scrap cars, truck, and vans! Fast free pickup. 24/7. 905- 431-1808. NEED CA$H WILL PAY you up to $2000 for your scrap car, truck or van. Free tow. Will beat anyone's price call (289)892-3414. MassagesM AAA PICKERING ANGELS ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Relaxing Massage VIP Rooms & Jacuzzi 905 Dillingham Rd. (905)420-0320 pickeringangels.com Now hiring!!! OPEN 7 Days/Week Asian Girls serenityajaxspa.com 905-231-0272 43 Station St. Unit 1, Ajax OSHAWA The Holistic $35 you want Ritson Rd. / Bloor 905-576-3456 Special $25 Relaxing Massage 6095 Kingston Rd. 401/Meadowvale SPRING SPA 10am-9pm 7days 416-287-0338 Now Hiring DEWIT, Cornelius ( Ken ) - Retired employee of General Motors of Canada with 30 years of service. Peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on February 12, 2011 in his 84th year. Beloved husband of Henny. Dear father of Casey (Lillian), Henry (Audrey) and John (Cathy). Survived by his brothers and sisters Feen Van Driel (Rineus), Barend (Corrie), Nel Keyzer (Dirk), Drikus (Laurie), Willie Burnett (Paul), Lena Vos (Jan) and Carla Sebus (Leen). Proud and loving Opa of Josh, Jessie, Makayla, Lukas and Rilynn. Sadly missed by his extended family in Canada and The Netherlands. Friends may call at the W. C. TOWN FUNERAL CHAPEL, 110 Dun- das Street East in Whitby (905-668-3410) on Thursday February 17th, 2011 from 12 noon until 1 p.m. at which time a Memorial Service will take place in the chapel. The family would like to thank the nurses of Bayshore Home Health and VHA Home Healthcare especially Mary-Beth Chamberland. Condolences can be left online at www.wctownfuneralchapel.com DUNSFORD, Frank (President of Frank's Auto Air, Ajax) On Thursday, February 10th, 2011, Frank loving and devoted husband of Joanne. Cherished father of the late Rebecca. Brother of Linda (Paul), and Joe. Brother-in-law of Ron (Debbie), and Betty (Rick). Uncle of Kelly, Penny, Dana, Jennifer, Ashley and Ryan. Frank will be greatly missed by his many buddies. In keeping with Frank's wishes, there will be no funeral service. A Memory Celebration will be held at a later date. GALLOWAY, Sheilagh. A long time resident of Ajax, Ontario passed away at the age of 85; at Winbourne Park Nursing Home in Ajax on Thursday February 3rd, 2011. Beloved wife of Joseph Galloway (predeceased) and loving mother to JoAnne Weber (Max) of Switzerland, Teddi Jones (Ken) of St. Thomas, Steve Galloway (Anna) of Toronto and Jill Galloway (Paul Middlebrook) of Orillia. Beloved grandmother to Janine, Heidi, Jacqui of Switzerland, Sarah of Oshawa, Adam, Mark, Laura of Toronto and Joe, Robby, David of Orillia. Great grandmother to Livia, Nick, Jil and Loredana of Switzerland. A memorial ceremony will be held on Friday, February 18th at 1:00 p.m. at ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH, 65 Kings Cres. in Ajax. In lieu of ﬂ owers, donations can be made to a charity of your choosing. GREIG, William Alan - Passed away at home on February 10, 2011. Cherished son of Alan and Audrey. Loving brother of Chantelle and Crystal. He will be missed by his two nephews, Tristan and Drake, and his friends with Durham West Special Olympics. Visita- tion and funeral services were held at McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax, 905-428-8488 on Sun- day, February 13, and Monday February 14, 2011. Interment took place at Pine Ridge Me- morial Gardens. Donations in William's memory may be made to Durham West Special Olympics. KEEFE, Kathleen (nee MacDonald) - Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday February 13th, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Dearly loved mother of Janice Catalfo, Deanna and her husband David Duthie, and Sean and his wife Christine. Proud Grandmother of Jason, Matthew, Michael, Julia and Sarah. Kathleen was predeceased by her parents Adrian and Anna MacDonald. Loving sister of Betty (Gary Wing), Ed (Pearl), Emmett, Rose (late Jerry Flemming), Donna (Ted Anderson), Sheila, Nancy (John Cassie), Dan (Phyllis), Mary (Bill Gray), Thelma (Stan Smith), and Sandy (Kenny Noonan). Kathleen was originally from Roxbury, PEI. She will be fondly remembered for her dedication to teaching for 47 years, and her love of music. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Visitation will be held at the ACCETTONE FUNERAL HOME 384 Finley Ave., Ajax (905-428-9090) on Thursday February 17th, 2011 from 6-9 pm. Mass will be held at St. Bernadette's Church (21 Bayly Street E., Ajax) on Friday February 18th, 2011 at 10:30 am. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society LEE, Michael - Passed away peacefully on February 12th, 2011 in his 70th year. Beloved husband to Christine for 43 years. Loving father of Simon (Tina), Richard, and Phillip (Heather). He will be missed by many relatives and friends both in England and Canada. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, (28 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax, 905-428-8488) on Wednesday February 16th, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday February 17th, 2011 in the chapel. Interment at Pineridge Memorial Gardens to follow. In lieu of ﬂ owers donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. A Book of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca SYME, John (Jack) - Passed away February 9th, 2011, beloved husband of Ethel, devoted father of Kimberley and Kevin, loving grandfather of Crystal, Brandon, Tabitha, Jessica, Kandace and Alyson. Jack touched the lives of family and friends with his constant devotion to the needs of others and through his endevours with the local Ajax Seniors Friendship Centre. Jack will be greatly missed. In keeping with Jack's wishes there will be no funeral. 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