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Home My WebLink AboutNA2011_06_08COMMUNITY 2 Zest for ribs Pickering packs ’em in for annual Rotary Ribfest FEATURE 10 What it’s like... to train as a Pickering firefighter SPORTS 17 All-time best Pickering Trojans’ track team wins OFSAA titles REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com AJAX -- After years of having to look outside of their municipalities, Ajax and Pickering res- idents now have options for buying farm fresh products with two farmers’ markets running this summer. Returning this year is the Ajax Farmers’ Mar- ket at Vandermeer Nursery on Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., which started June 2 and runs into October. The nursery is at the corner of Lakeridge Road and Bayly Street in Ajax. Taking a bite out of farm-fresh foods FARMERS’ MARKETS OPEN THIS MONTH IN AJAX AND PICKERING RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND AJAX -- Chrissy Barnett of Willowtree Farm in Port Perry organized some vegetables at the Ajax Farmers’ Market at Vandermeer Nursery on Thursday, June 2. 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JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- (Clockwise from top right) Zena Chisholm used the dainty approach to chowing down on some ribs. • Adam Gordon cooked up some ribs at Boss Hog’s. • Melissa Antaya cooked up ribs at the Silver Bullet rib trailer. • Ryan Savage and Mary Pierce each got their fill of some juicy ribs. • Russ McCaul and Sandy Sasseville dressed up their meal at the Pickering Rotary Ribfest. Call Now:905-426-8400 Visit GtaCredit.Com For your nearest Location or preferred Language TM Make One Small Monthly Payment For all your DEBTS! Stop I n t e r e s t R i g h t A w a y Stop W a g e G a r n i s h m e n t Stop C o l l e c t i o n C a l l s Reduce Y o u r D e b t s Re-Establish Y o u r C r e d i t No Need for BANKRUPTCY Make One Small Monthly Payment For all your DEBTS! 30 Hunt Street,Suit 203,Ajax (Harwood/Hwy 401) TM durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 20113 AP • Do you have a desire to work with the elderly or disabled? • Are you interested in supporting people to live independent lives? • Have you considered a job in community health or a nursing/retirement home? TRAINTO BECOME A PERSONAL SUPPORTWORKER AND BE PREPAREDTO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3 - 10:00 AM 120 Centre St.S.,Oshawa AT E.A. LOVELL CENTRE 120 CENTRE ST. S., OSHAWA Limited Seats Available REGISTER NOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 • Have your questions answered • Learn about the growing employment opportunities this career has to offer. • Reading and writing skills assessment • No appointment necessary • Bring proof of Canadian citizenship/residency, and photo identification •Limited parking on-site. Municipal parking adjacent to school. ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION Thursday June 9th 10am or Thursday June 16th 10am Roger Anderson likes extension of gas tax funding KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The federal budget is getting a thumbs up from some local government and business leaders. Durham Region Chairman Roger Anderson liked the permanent extension of the federal government passing on some of the gas tax to municipalities. Meanwhile, two local business associations, the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade and the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, support the government’s plan to get out of a deficit posi- tion one year earlier than planned. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa will have to axe federal programs and servic- es to reach the goal announced in Monday’s budget update of eliminating the $32-billion deficit by 2014. “There will be some programs that will not continue. There’s no question about that,” Mr. Flaherty told the media as he prepared to table a slightly modified version of the eco- nomic blueprint he released on March 22, before the election. “Already we’ve seen some instances of pro- grams that have outlived their usefulness, quite frankly,” he said of previous efforts to reduce spending. “Governments are very good at creating programs. They’re not so good at ending them. Not every program is designed to go on forever.” The Conservatives have run record budget deficits that reached as high as $40 billion in 2010. But Mr. Flaherty said in the earlier ver- sion of the 2011 budget that he could balance the books by 2015. Then, during the election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised to eliminate the deficit a year ear- lier, by 2014. The Ajax-Pickering board supports the gov- ernment’s plan to eliminate the deficit in four years. “The government is showing leader- ship with prudent cost containment and we applaud their commitment to look for sav- ings,” said Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade president Donna McFarlane. “We look for- ward to a return to balanced budgets in the near future.” Graeme Auchincloss, president of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, said, “We’re pleased to see that the federal government is choosing to balance its books over the next few years to ensure that our national debt does not rise to levels that make our econom- ic future uncertain. Measures to create addi- tional jobs and support business productivity are welcome and necessary for our country to compete effectively in the world economy.” Mr. Anderson said continuing to share gas tax money with municipalities is “what we’ve tried to do ever since we got the gas tax approved in 2005. It’s in the books, stable, dependable, guaranteed. “I’ve had a number of discussions with Mr. Flaherty and now it’s approved. It’s what we can look forward to,” Mr. Anderson added. The Region has used gas tax money on such things as water projects, garbage and transit initiatives. “For us, it’s been a lot of help,” he noted. “For the next eight years, it will pay off the incinerator, so there’s no debt on it. It will operate in a very economical cost as a result. We’re putting all our gas tax money to the incinerator. That’s been the plan since the beginning,” he stated. Another measure in the budget is there will be no decrease in transfer payments from the federal government to the provinces. “That’s huge for us. Ontario will know how much money it will have. Ninety-nine per cent of the time, a decrease from the feds to the provinces is passed on to us. So, this is a good thing,” Mr. Anderson said. The budget announced Monday was largely the same one the government presented on March 22. The opposition rejected that doc- ument, helping bring about the election in which the Conservatives won a majority gov- ernment. Mr. Flaherty made small changes, including ending the public subsidy to political parties and including $2.2 billion to help harmonize the federal and Quebec sales taxes. --with files from Torstar News Service Page 6 - Today’s editorial POLITICS Durham Region has praise for federal budget durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 20114 AP 1801Valley Farm Road RETIREMENT RESIDENCE COMPETITION THURSDAY,JUNE16TH 2:00-4:00PM ATTHEPICKERINGTOWN CENTREFOODCOURT Joinusforthisfun-filledevent! CheeronyourfavouriteSeniorStarparticipant inourregionalmusicalcompetition. CallSheila905-420-3369todayformoredetails! www.seniorstar.ca Vows to revoke hydro debt retirement charge MOYA DILLON mdillon@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak vowed to remove the debt retirement charge from hydro bills during a cam- paign stop in Ajax. Mr. Hudak stopped by the Ajax home of Lloyd and Marilyn Cresswell on June 6 to discuss his party’s efforts to combat rising energy costs for homeowners. “Families are working more and more, and harder and harder, only to fall behind,” Mr. Hudak said. “The most unfortunate thing about (HST) is that it’s on life essentials, so homeowners are paying HST on top of already skyrocketing hydro bills. HST is adding insult to injury.” Mr. Hudak promised to remove HST from hydro and home heating bills, and cancel the debt retirement charge from hydro bills should his party come into power in October’s provincial election. He called the debt retirement charge a “tax grab” by Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government, saying that the debt it was created to pay for was settled in 2010. “This is an instance of turning a tem- porary debt retirement charge into a permanent tax grab,” he said, referring to a recent government decision to extend the charge until 2018. “By eliminating the debt retirement charge and HST on hydro and home heating bills, we can save families like the Cresswells up to $275 a year. These policies will give much-needed relief to Ontario families.” For Ms. Cresswell, who served Mr. Hudak banana bread and coconut tarts before the announcement, the poli- cy was a way to address common con- cerns. “I think it’s nice we had a chance to voice our concerns and let people know what the concerns are for seniors and large families,” she said. Mr. Cresswell also appreciated the pledge to do something about rising energy costs. “The price of energy has definitely gone up and with HST it’s making it worse,” he said. “The percentage of monthly income it takes up is considerable, and it’s espe- cially difficult with the heating bill, because that’s a good part of the year. We just turned our heat off not that long ago.” For more information on Mr. Hudak and Ontario PC energy policies: VISIT www.ontariopc.net ELECTION 2011 Tim Hudak makes campaign stop in Ajax SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak greeted guests at the Durham Region Homebuilders Association luncheon June 6, where he was the keynote speaker. Earlier in the day, Mr. Hudak made a stopover in Ajax. Ajax-Pickering MP Chris Alexander’s Twitter account reports hoax DURHAM -- A local MP’s Twitter account fell victim to part of a hoax about Prime Minister Stephen Harper Tuesday. False information on the hacked Con- servative Party web- site said the prime minister was rushed to Toronto Gener- al Hospital by heli- copter after his wife called 911. “He was eating breakfast with his kids when a piece of hash brown lodged in his throat, blocking air reaching his lungs,” stated the bulletin, which sug- gested Mr. Harper would make a full recovery but miss important meetings. But Mr. Harper’s director of communi- cations, Dimitri Soudas, told the Toronto Star Tuesday that there was “unauthor- ized access” to the Conservative party’s website. “He took his daughter Rachel to school (in Ottawa) this a.m., came into work and I’m currently sitting across from him,” he said. Ajax-Pickering MP Chris Alexander’s Twitter account also reported the inci- dent. His account, @calxandr, said “Prime Minister Rushed to Hospital After Breakfast Incident.” Mr. Alexander quickly retracted, say- ing “My Twitter account was hacked this morning: previous tweet absolutely false. Apologies to all.” But it turned out that wasn’t the case, according to his next tweet. “Correction: looks like another site was hacked -- to which mine was linked. Checking further,” he wrote. A PMO spokesperson said Mr. Alex- ander was referring to the Conservative website. Mr. Alexander couldn’t be reached for comment. -- With files from Torstar News Service TECHNOLOGY Conservative Party website hacked CHRIS ALEXANDER durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 20115 AP 1-866-550-5462 Call Man shot acquaintance in back DURHAM -- Damion Pearson has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Khristian Ottley. After deliberating for about two-and-a- half days, the jury returned a guilty ver- dict Saturday just before 9 p.m. Mr. Ottley was shot in the back while he sat in the driver’s seat of his car on Jan. 14, 2008. The Crown stated Mr. Pearson had been upset about Mr. Ottley making fun of Mr. Pearson’s nickname. First-degree murder carries a life sen- tence, with no chance of parole for 25 years. Mr. Pearson is yet to be sen- tenced. The verdict concludes a trial that included a defence request for a mistri- al on Thursday. Superior Court Justice Bruce Glass rejected the request Thurs- day morning, saying the reasons given by the defence didn’t merit such a decision. Defence counsel Brian Ross sought the mistrial following the summation pre- sented Wednesday afternoon by Crown attorney JulieAnn Barrett. In her summation to the jury, Ms. Bar- rett said Mr. Pearson had “three years to think about” what he was going to say at trial. Mr. Ross argued a mistrial should be called because Mr. Pearson isn’t required prior to trial to make any statements. “He has the right to pretrial silence.” But, Ms. Barrett stated, “I said he had three years to think about it. There’s nothing improper in what I said.” After his ruling, Justice Glass began his instructions to the jury, which was sequestered until jurors reached the ver- dict. COURTS Pearson guilty in Pickering murder AJAX -- A 23-year-old Ajax man suffered serious injuries in a stabbing in the early hours of June 3. A family member found the man with multiple stab wounds sitting in a car at the family home around 5 a.m. He was rushed to a Toronto hospital. The incident hap- pened in the Harwood Avenue and Kings- ton Road area of Ajax. Durham Regional Police are investigat- ing. In a separate incident, two groups of young men engaged in a large street fight near the roundabout at Seggar Avenue and Westacott Crescent on June 2. Residents report hearing two gunshots and witnessing the fight, including one man being whacked in the head with a pipe. Officers swept the area, but everyone had fled the scene. Area hospitals were checked throughout the evening, but there were no reports of injured parties. If you have information about the investigation: CALL 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2511 (West Division criminal investigations bureau) CRIMESTOPPERS: Anonymous tips can be made to Durham police at 1-800-222-8477 or at www. durham- regionalcrimestoppers.ca POLICE Ajax man stabbed, suffers serious injuries TRANSIT More empty buses To the editor: Durham Transit is expanding service in Ajax. Oh good, more empty buses driving up and down Harwood Avenue! Rick Bates Ajax LIQUOR LAWS Many of us can act responsibly To the editor: Re: ‘Loosened liquor laws send wrong message’ letter to the editor, durhamregion. com, June 1, 2011. I totally disagree. The letter writer paints everybody with the same brush as most negative people seem to do. I like to have a beer at events. My wife and I often have been in the beer tent at the ribfest event by the lake. It would be nice to walk around, check- ing out the vendors and the entertainment with that beer in hand. Just because alco- hol is served at an event does not mean that everyone drives home drunk. If people break the law, they should be held accountable. But most people don’t break the law. I obviously think people act more responsi- ble than the letter writer does. I know people that if they have had too many drinks to drive they will call a cab or a company that drives you and your car home. With more of these companies coming on board it shows that people are using them. It also shows younger people how to have a drink and act responsibly. I am sick and tired of the government and others telling me how I have to behave and what I can and cannot do within the law. If some people wish to live in a police state where the government totally controls their lives they should move to one. There are plenty to choose from. That is not the Canada I want. We need more freedoms, not less. Al Robinson Oshawa OLDER WORKERS Positive attitude most important for job seekers To the editor: Re: ‘Older workers’, news article and let- ters to the editor, durhamregion.com. I am an ‘older worker and a job developer -- new to the job. Yes, it is hard for older workers with much experience and/or education to find jobs but it’s primarily because the Boomers are many and the number of available jobs is more or less the same. It is the way it should be that 30-some- thing women and men are in middle man- agement positions, and it’s human nature to not want to hire someone who is better qualified than you, and makes you feel like you would be bossing your own mother or father around. But, as job seekers you have no alternative but to keep going; you have to find a job and the jobs are out there if people are looking the right way. Having said that, what I do know, beyond all doubt, is that without a positive attitude nobody is going to hire you. Carol Cox Brooklin CELEBRATIONS Too many fireworks To the editor: Do we really need four nights of fireworks on a long weekend? Come on, people. Most of us love a great display of fireworks to wrap up a fun long weekend, however, when you’re not good at setting them off, it’s annoying to listen to an hour of what sounds like gunshots ringing throughout the neighbourhood every 20 seconds. Dogs are howling and babies are crying. Have some respect for other people. Vanessa Babb Oshawa A Metroland Media Group Ltd. Publication Tim Whittaker - Publisher Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief Mike Johnston - Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher - Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classiﬁ ed Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager Lillian Hook - Ofﬁ ce Manager Janice O’Neil, Cheryl Haines - Composing Managers News/Sales 905-683-5110 Fax 905-683-7363 Classiﬁ eds 905-683-0707 Distribution 905-683-5117 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5. Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 40052657 Member: Ontario Press Council, OCNA, CCNA, SNA. All content copyright WE THINK... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com Editorial Opinions durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 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 & Same old prudent budget, new majority government A few months made all the difference for the federal Conservatives as Finance Min- ister and Whitby-Oshawa MP Jim Flaherty unveiled his government’s budget Mon- day with the assured confidence Conser- vatives couldn't provide in the dying days of the last minority Parliament. Mr. Flaherty’s budget blueprint close- ly mirrors the document tabled in March just a day before a non-confidence vote brought Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s government down. In the simplest terms for voters, if it seems like you’ve heard it all before, it’s probably because you have. The main themes remain in Mr. Fla- herty’s budget: deficit reduction, cor- porate tax reductions, stay-the-course spending and taxation, training programs for older workers to make career transi- tions, tax credits for volunteer firefight- ers and a “children’s art tax credit” of up to $500 per family similar to the activity credit introduced in recent years. Back in this majority government budget is the plan to kill the controversial $2-per- vote subsidy for political parties that pro- vided cash to help them operate while in office. The government is also adding $2.2 bil- lion for Quebec’s harmonization of its provincial sales tax with the federal GST. Looming program spending reviews could see cuts in some areas, and retir- ing federal civil servants likely won’t be replaced in order to capture those savings as the federal government works towards its 2014-2015 deficit elimination target. On the fiscal side, the Conservatives have competently managed the economy in response to the global economic cri- sis of 2008, bolstered by robust nation- al banking regulations that saw Canada’s banking sector withstand the worst of the storm. With this Conservative majority -- and this first majority government budget in several years -- the federal government can now focus on real efforts to find and implement savings without the back- ground noise and political posturing of the opposition parties. The conditions for prosperity -- more and better jobs, reduced national debt and deficits, expanding GDP -- are built on competent and responsive fiscal man- agement. The federal government finally has an opportunity to implement its vision, lib- erated from the confines of minority gov- ernment. Canadians, in handing them their coveted majority, provide them with the mandate they seek. This budget from Mr. Flaherty under- scores his commitment -- and that of the federal Conservatives -- to live up to expectations and bring to life their vision of Canada in the coming years. 7 P durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 2011 Destination Canada compiled a list of the Top 10 travel destinations in the nation. They are: 1. The Canadian Rockies (B.C., Alta.) 2. Niagara Falls (Ont.) 3. Pacific Rim National Park (B.C.) 4. The Cabot Trail (N.S.) 5. Baffin Island (Nunavut) 6. Vancouver/Victoria (B.C.) 7. The Prairies (Sask., Alta.) 8. The Rocky Mountaineer (Train ride, B.C.) 9. Old Quebec City (Que.) 10. Bay of Fundy (between N.S., N.B.) Source: www.DestinationCanada.info ONLINE POLL RESULTSONLINE POLL RESULTS HOT TOPICS:HOT TOPICS: Meet Hemingway ‘...This is Hemingway. He’s this week’s pet for adoption in Kristen’s Kritters. He’s so cute...’ Check out the blog by Kristen Calis at: durhamregion.typepad.com/kristens_ kritters/2011/06/meet-hemingway.html JOANNE BURGHARDT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Where were you when? Overwhelmed by a fit of nostalgia this week, I took a cinematic trip down memo- ry lane via the Regent, the Marks, Oshawa Centre Famous Players, the Hyland and the Oshawa Drive-In. Sadly, none of these locations are in the movie business any longer. On the drive to work, listening to the banter on Q-107 as the hosts reminisced about where they were when they saw their favourite movies, I recalled my own faves. Swiss Family Robinson: The first movie I can recall seeing at a theatre. My cousins and I flocked to the front row of the mighty Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa where we sat, necks craned and popcorn in hand, watching mouths agape as the giant ship crashed on the rocks, marooning one of Walt Disney’s most memorable families. The Exorcist: The first movie I never watched. This time in the back row of the Regent Theatre (and several years older), I was so frightened by Linda Blair and her spinning head that I sat staring at my hands through most of the movie. Earthquake: The start of my life-long love affair with disaster flicks. We waited for hours in a long line that snaked around the corner from the Regent’s front doors where the doorman, the original Walmart greeter, would share a smile and a laugh as we filed into the theatre. Rocky: Saw it at the Oshawa Drive-In on my first date with the boy who would become my husband. He spent the entire day cleaning his cousin’s pickup truck which he had borrowed for the big night. Blazing Saddles: The first and only flick I’ve ever walked out of. I left my husband in the Oshawa Centre Famous Players while I went shopping. Pirates of the Caribbean: Opening day at Whitby’s AMC theatre we grabbed the last two fourth-row seats. As those skele- tal pirates marched across the ocean floor I felt the same giddy awe I did the day I first visited the Regent those many years ago. -- Join the conversation with editor-in-chief Joanne Burghardt. Share your movie memories on our Facebook page, newsdurham. Farmers’ markets are returning to communities around Durham Region. Do you visit your neighbourhood market for locally grown produce and other food items? Sometimes, but not that often. (41%) I use them all the time. If it’s local, it’s fresh. (38%) I haven’t yet, but I plan to this summer. (21%) We have finally found a new home to move into. We actually found it more than a month ago, but unfortunately there were men involved in the deal and that never makes for a smooth or efficient transac- tion. In the interim, my wife and I and Saint Jeff, our remarkably patient real estate agent, wasted time none of us can ever get back looking at a whack of other places before returning to our senses and buying the house we liked best in the first place. On the upside however, I was provided with loads of fodder for this column. I don’t think there’s anything much more personal or telling about ourselves than the place we call home. Our abodes really do become an accurate outward expression of who we are, what we value and where our tastes lie. This is a unique- ly human thing. And it’s been going on since Homo Habilis first lugged his fam- ily into a cave to get out of the rain. And, sure as shooting, the minute old Grog put that same place up for sale and other cave dwellers came sniffing around to have a peek, the reality of how wonderfully dif- ferent we all are came crashing down on them like a club. “Oh my God, did you see that place? Who paints a Mastodon on the kitchen wall?” “Yikes. Was it just me or did that place reek of Brontosaur?” “Sure they’re hunter/gatherers but would it kill them to run a vacuum through the place now and then?” And honestly? I’m here to tell you things haven’t changed all that much. We may be able to split the atom and send spacecraft to Mars but some of us are still painting Mastodons on our kitchen walls. We saw some real beauts, let me tell you, the nadir of which had to be the place where the guy was using his garage as an abattoir. Nothing says ‘home’ like dead meat stink. The whole time we were cautiously walking through the place, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was in an X-Files episode. They also had a pool that hadn’t seen chlorine since JFK was in office. I could only imagine what was wait- ing at the bottom of that murk. You know you’re in trouble when your skimmer gets stuck on something soft and squishy that it can’t lift. I pictured myself buying the joint and my realtor sending me a Haz- Mat suit as a thank you. Then there were the places, and there were a few of these, where the MLS descriptions were more creative than a Ginsberg poem. One listing boasted a ‘huge airy loft for the kids’. Really? I’ve seen lab cages with better ventilation. I wouldn’t put Bin Laden up there, let alone my kids. Of course, the great irony here is that I am quite certain people were saying all of this and worse after tramping through my own home. “Who decorated this place, Dr. Seuss?” “Did he say he was handy or handi- capped?” “Do they have dogs or cattle? I can tell you from experience, Mi Casa is usually not Su Casa. But that’s a good thing. Half the fun of buying a new place, after all, is making it your own. Now where did I put that Haz-Mat suit? --Durham resident Neil Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves some of his best lines for his columns. NEIL CRONE Our homes have a lot to say about who we are CELIA KLEMENZ/ BEHIND THE LENS BLACKSTOCK -- In an era when everyone seems to be using cellphones, it is an anomaly to see someone using a corded device, especially when it appeared to come from this young man’s locker. As it was, Mike Lunny was mak- ing a call to his mom and wanted a little privacy from the ears of his fellow class- mates and had pulled the classroom phone handset out into the hall when I saw him and thought the image was just too good to pass up. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 20118 P Even girls let their hair down in beard contest CAROLA VYHNAK newsroom@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Who says moustache mas- tery is a man’s world? Not little Lauren Milne, who paid upper lip service to the art with her homemade pipe-cleaner adornment in Pickering’s heritage beard and moustache competi- tion earlier this week. The four year old bore the bristle burn from her creation just long enough to cap- ture first prize in the children’s category. “It hurts here under my nose,” admit- ted Lauren, who edged out full-bearded brother Nicholas, 7, by a whisker. Adults were clearly more attached to their facial follicles competing in the event, which was part of activities cele- brating Pickering Museum Village’s 50th anniversary and the city’s bicentennial. “I’ve been growing it since 1965,” boast- ed Walter Andruszko, 68, who placed first in the full beard category. “I think it becomes me.” Tim Millar, a self-employed musician, prepared to take it on the chin for char- ity. “I’m going to shave it all off to raise money for multiple sclerosis,” he said of the 19-month growth coaxed into pointy clumps to net top honours in the freestyle category. “After a while it gets tiresome hearing, ‘Oh, yeah, ZZ Top, man’,” said the 25 year old, a competitor in the world beard and moustache championships. It’s happiness on the home front that keeps hair on Daniel Gelbard’s face. “My wife likes it,” explained the period- costumed computer technician, who’s also an actor in community theatre. “You know what they say: happy wife, happy life.” But Sandra Gelbard admitted her pref- erence for a “debonair and sexy” goatee over the all-over-minus-the-chin cover- age he wore for the competition. “People look at him and go, ‘What a weirdo.’ The seas part in the grocery store if we’re in costume,” said Sandra, a staff member and volunteer at the heritage vil- lage near Hwy. 7 and Brock Road. Judges had their work cut out for them in the faceoff of a dozen or so carefully tended tufts. Contest judge Darrell Craw- ford knows what it takes to stand head and shoulders above the rest. “Bearded for life,” the 57-year-old retiree boasts bushy growth front and back. “I’m half an hour in the shower just doing my hair,” he said. Crawford, a member of Canada’s team in the international championships, has only shaved once when his employer in information technology demanded it 20 years ago. “My kids cried,” he recalled of the hairy experience. Carola Vyhnak is a reporter for the Toronto Star HERITAGE Winning by a whisker at Pickering Museum Village COLIN MCCONNELL / TORONTO STAR PICKERING -- Tim Millar said he would shave off his 19-month-old beard to raise money for multiple sclerosis. Millar won the freestyle category. After a while it gets tiresome hearing ‘Oh yeah, ZZ Top man’. Tim Millar durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 20119 P Direct Access 905.420.4660 General Enquiries 905.420.2222 Service Disruption 1.866.278.9993 UpcomingPublicMeetings Allmeetingsareopentothepublic. Fordetailscall905.420.2222orvisittheCitywebsite. ForServiceDisruptionNotificationcall1.866.278.9993. Date Meeting/Location Time June9 AdvisoryCommitteeonDiversity 7:00pm CityHall–MeetingRoom4 June13 ExecutiveCommittee 7:30pm CityHall–CouncilChambers June15 CommitteeofAdjustment 7:00pm CityHall–MainCommitteeRoom June20 CouncilMeeting 7:30pm CityHall–CouncilChambers June22 AccessibilityAdvisoryCommittee 7:00pm CityHall–MainCommitteeRoom A Celebration 200Years in the Making! Plan your date at Herongate:Herongate Barn Theatre is set in the Rouge Hill Heritage Conservation District, and can accommodate up to 150 people for weddings, conferences and private parties. It wasn’t until 1975 that it was converted to a theatre. All seats originally came from the historic old Victory Burlesque Theatre in Toronto. The surrounding 10 acres are also available for BBQ’s or summer weddings. StepinsidetheHerongateBarnTheatreand18otherunique Pickering sites during Doors Open on October 1, 2011. For more information visit cityofpickering.com/greatevents. 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BepartofPickering’s20,000pound weightlosschallenge! facebook.com/PickeringFIT cityofpickering.com/recreation PublicNotice A by-law to stop-up, close and sell a portion of the road allowance between Range 3, BFC andConcession1,Pickering,beingPart8,Plan40R-11387willbeconsideredbyCityCouncil onJune20,2011. TheplanshowingthelandaffectedmaybeviewedintheofficeoftheCityClerkoftheCity ofPickering. Anypersonwhoclaimshisorherlandswillbe prejudicially affected by the by-law and who wishestobeheard,inperson,orbyhisorher counsel,shouldcontacttheundersignedonor beforenoononJune17,2011. DebbieShields CityClerk PickeringCivicComplex OneTheEsplanade Pickering,ONL1V6K7 905.420.4611 cityofpickering.com Long,long ago,when Pickering was still a Township,a man named Duffin disappeared mysteriously - never to be seen again!What happened to him?Whodunit? When three writers argue opposing theories,all sorts of interesting things start to happen.Enjoy the merriment and mayhem of this murder mystery dinner,presented by Backwoods Players as a fundraiser for Pickering MuseumVillage Foundation projects.Tickets $50 per person. TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY! Order online cityofpickering.com/museum or call 905.683.8401 to order by phone. Saturday,July 16 & 23 Sunday,July 17 & 24 CULTURAL CARAVAN & ENTERTAINERS BOUNCERS, RIDES, GAMES & PRIZES SENIORS STRAWBERRY SOCIAL FAMILY COMMUNITY PARTY FREE TEEN STUFF REFRESHMENT AREA BICENTENNIAL MAIN STAGE at 7 pm featuring 3 HOT CANADIAN ACTS: Kardinal Offishall, Danny Fernandes & Alyssa Reid! FREE GIANT PYROMUSICAL FIREWORKS FREE TRANSIT FROM GO TRAIN and OPG parking lots (Brock Rd. south) 12 NOON to FIREWORKS @ KINSMEN PARK EXPLOSION FREE FUN ofIt’s an for FRIDAY, JULY 1ST THE FUN STARTS AT NOON! cityofpickering.com/greatevents search Pickering Great Events for a chance to meet our main stage stars 2011FinalPropertyTaxBill isdueforpayment June29,2011 FRIDAY, JULY 1FRIDAY, JULY 1 STST THE FUN STARTS AT NOON!THE FUN STARTS AT NOON! DidYouKnowThatYouCanPayYourPropertyTaxesOn-Line? Toregister: • Signontoyourfinancialinstitution’ssecurewebsite • Select“Pickering-Taxes”asapayee • Enteryour15digitrollnumberfoundonyourtaxbill If you require assistance, please contact your financial institution. Please allow five days beforetheduedateforyourelectronicpaymenttoreachouroffice.Pleasenotethatyourtax accountiscreditedwhenpaymentisreceivedatouroffice. FailuretoreceiveaTaxBilldoesnotreduceyourresponsibilityforthepaymentoftaxesand penalty.IfyouhavenotreceivedyourTaxBill,pleasecontactus at 905.420.4614orTollFree1.866.683.2760. Alatepaymentfeeof1.25%isaddedtoanyunpaidtaxesonthefirstdayofdefaultandonthe firstdayofeachmonth,aslongasthetaxesremainunpaid.Thepenaltyandinterestratesare setbyCityby-laws,pursuanttothe OntarioMunicipalAct.TheCitydoesnothavetheauthority towaivepenaltyandinterestcharges. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 201110 AP Reporter joins the latest recruits at training facility KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PORT HOPE -- I didn’t have to undergo quite the same training as Pickering’s newest firefighter recruits, but I got a good taste of getting up close and personal with a real fire at a recent training session. I, of course, was wearing the latest state-of-the-art fire gear and nearby were Pickering Fire Services and the staff at the Wesleyville Ontario Power Generation Firefighter Training Centre. They showed me the ins and outs of stay- ing safe near the burning flames. The News Advertiser was invited to the Port Hope train- ing facility, which is used by municipal fire services and industries to learn how to handle a fire in various situa- tions. The training facility is open to the public as well. “Whether you’re a seasoned veteran firefighter or a 12-year-old person from school, we want you to be safe in the community,” said Bruce Percival, section manager of fire protection programs and training. The facility also includes a fire tower meant to act as a house or industrial building, a maze and a miniature com- munity that allows the recruits to practise their communi- cation skills. At the same time we were there, Pickering’s five newest recruits were in the midst of the hands-on aspect of their training. “It’s the first time we’ve had recruits in the City of Pickering,” said Gord Ferguson, Pickering Fire deputy chief of training and fire prevention. “Up until now, we’ve had recruits from our volunteer firefighters.” With the new additions, Pickering now has 88 firefighters on staff. And once their training is complete, they’ll be ready to get to work. Jordan Manganaro has been trying to get into the depart- ment for two-and-a-half years. Prior to being selected by Pickering Fire, he was working as a firefighter at an airport, but hoped to work for a municipal crew. “It’s been a great experience so far, and I’m very excited to start doing the job and getting on crew,” he said. He added the training at Wesleyville has been excellent with great professional staff and realistic props. Fire chief Bill Douglas was glad to see the new enthused recruits eagerly practising. “They love it,” he said. “That’s what they want to do is fight fires.” Fighting fires for a living definitely isn’t my dream -- being 12 feet away from the flames was close enough for me -- but it was a real treat to suit up and learn some basics. Putting on the gear was a thrill and made me feel tough, whether I looked the part or not. Mr. Ferguson explained the newest fire uniforms have come a long way over the years -- they’re breath- able but fire-resistant with several layers. “The old suits just used to be a coat and rubber boots,” he said. “Now it encapsu- lates the whole body.” He and the rest of the crew were near- by when I got to extinguish some flames myself in a fire meant to simulate one that could start on a stove or barbecue. I learned the acronym PASS, which means pull the pin, aim the spray nozzle at the base of the fire, squeeze the handle and sweep back and forth at the base. It was easy enough to do but the extinguisher was quite heavy at about 30 pounds, so I’m not so sure I’d be strong enough to rescue someone from a burning building, or to put out a fire with a hose for that matter. But with the enthusiasm among the latest recruits and the fire department’s top brass, I left feeling Pickering resi- dents are in good hands. WATCH the video story @ durhamregion.com Pickering fire recruits train for the job SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND WESLEYVILLE -- Reporter Kristen Calis (above) got suited up in some bunker gear, before getting a feel for what it’s like to put out a fire, at the OPG Wesleyville Fire Academy recently. (Below) Ms. Calis uses an extinguisher to quell a blaze at the fire academy. Scan this QR code to take you to a video of Kristen Calis’ firefighting training durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 201111 P The market was created last year and Van- dermeer Nursery general manager and the market’s marketing manager Pradeep Suriar said he’s hoping the market will continue to grow. “We ended up with 13 vendors and this year we’re starting with 14 vendors,” said Mr. Suriar, adding that as the mar- ket becomes more popular he’s hoping to have 20 to 25 vendors. Right now, farmers are selling produce, meat, baked goods and more. By starting the market in the afternoon, it gives farm- ers a chance to pick their produce in the morning and take it to market in the after- noon. Mr. Suriar said this year the market is opening about two weeks earlier than last year. “The residents themselves asked for it to start earlier,” he said. Meanwhile, in Pickering, a new farmers’ market is opening this summer courtesy of Ontario Power Generation (OPG). The market will run on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting on June 15 and run- ning until Oct. 5. To find the market, take Brock Road south to the Pickering nuclear plant and follow the signs from Montgomery Park Road. Cheryl Johnston, senior communica- tions adviser at the Pickering Nuclear Gen- erating Station, explains that OPG held a few markets last year and it proved pop- ular with both the public and with plant employees. “There wasn’t a Pickering farmers’ mar- ket being held on a weekly basis so we saw a need and decided to fill it,” said Ms. John- ston. The farmers come from Pickering, Ajax, Nestleton and Port Perry and they’ll be bringing produce, lamb, organic bread and baked goods, honey, herbs, maple syrup and more. “We’re stressing Ontario produce,” said Ms. Johnston. As to why the two companies started farmers’ markets, Ms. Johnston said OPG believes in supporting the community. “I think it’s important that OPG not only support the host communities, but the community at large especially the agricul- tural community, and this is a great oppor- tunity for them to sell their products that are locally grown,” she said. At Vandermeer Nursery there’s an even closer connection. “We’ve been here for over 50 years and we are farmers ourselves,” said Mr. Suriar. FARMERS’ from page 1 There wasn’t a Pickering farmers’ market being held on a weekly basis so we saw a need and decided to fill it. Cheryl Johnston FOOD Farmers’ markets prove popular in Ajax and Pickering 300 Kingston Rd. Unit 13 • 905-509-0336 Northeast corner ofAltona Rd. KINGSTON RD. HWY. 401 ROUGEMOUNTALTONAN. www.arthurs.ca E: wayne@arthurs.ca Wayne Arthurs, MPP Pickering-Scarborough East Community Appreciation Barbeque On Saturday, June 18th, 2011 My constituency office staff and I will be hosting my 6th Annual Community Appreciation BBQ. The event will be held at Tall Pines Community Centre and Picnic Area from 12 noon until 3:00 p.m. The community centre is located at 64 Rylander Blvd. in Scarborough. All constituents are welcome to join me at this event and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of refreshments and getting to know one another. I hope to see you there! Regards, Wayne Arthurs, MPP For further information contact:905-509-0336 DEER CREEK NORTH GOLF &DINNER $89.95 per person DEER CREEK SOUTH GOLF &DINNER $74.95 per person JOIN US FOR JUST DINNER Only $26.95 2700 Audley Rd. N. just north of Taunton Rd. Ajax, Ontario tel 905.427.7737 ext 225 www.golfdeercreek.com Become a FAN ON FACEBOOK! Be eligible to Win a Monthly Draw for Fans! July’s price is a 2 for 1 Green Fee! FATHER’S DAY 2011 B OOK Y O U R T EE T IME NOW - FOR J UNE 19 TH Treat your Dad to a great day filled with Championship Golf and a splendid Pig Roast & Corn Feast! KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- A Pickering councillor is appealing an audit on his election expenses. The Compliance Audit Committee approved on May 18 requests that a com- pliance audit be conducted on Ward 2 City Councillor Doug Dickerson’s expens- es throughout the 2010 municipal election campaign. According to his 2010 statement of cam- paign expenses, Coun. Dickerson went over his spending limit by $14,177. Coun. Dickerson has sent a letter to the City clerk saying he plans to appeal the commit- tee’s decision. He claims there’s ambiguity in wording within the new Municipal Elections Act, and said the issue is beyond the power of the auditor. “The act itself is flawed and needs to be reviewed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s mandatory municipal post-election review committee and legisla- tive for greater council,” he said in the letter. He also restated his argument that salaries he paid to individuals that made his num- ber higher than the limit were incurred after the close of voting day and did not influence the election results. He argued those salaries should have gone into a section that was not subject to the limit, which would have kept him under his maximum. The accountant who signed off on his expenses in March had put $19,050 in a section that was subject to the limit. David Steele, one of three residents who requested the audit on Mr. Dickerson, doesn’t buy it. The councillor was given a limit of $19,154 by the City clerk, and his total expenses were $50,718. Of that amount, $33,331 were sub- ject to the spending limit. “I cannot see how an additional $30,000 -- $19,000 of which were for salaries and ben- efits, honoraria, fees -- can be justified for the minor tasks involved in post election activi- ties,” he said at a public meeting on May 26. Ian Cumming, who ran against Coun. Dick- erson in the 2010 election, also requested the audit. He said at the meeting that after refer- encing more than 100 financial statements from other candidates in the election, “We believe we have shown, if not a lack of ambi- guity, certainly a more prudent approach by most candidates seeking office. “I believe that by the councillor’s own admission on his filed and audited statement he is in breach of the Act.” The audit committee approved Bernard Namon, anticipating his work will cost $20,000 or less. But City clerk Debbie Shields explained Coun. Dickerson’s appeal will go before the courts, which will put the audit process on hold. 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Limited seating. 905-421-9222 NOW OPENNOW OPEN • Fresh Lobster • Steaks • Chicken • Ribs ALL YOU CAN EAT SALAD AND ICE CREAM BAR Father’s Day lunch or dinner DINING OUT ADVERTISING FEATURE In Ajax & Pickering Al Fresco dining is eating outside; it is a style of dining that is casual and often party-like in its atmosphere. Nowhere can we find a better example of this than Safari Bar and Grill located in Historic Pickering Village. Safari has set the standard for dining Al Fresco with the largest and most vibrant patio in the Durham Region. “Our motto for this summer is to have fun!” says manager Tara Pettiti. “The weather is starting to heat up and so are we, with live music outdoors every Thursday night”. Safari is committed to offering a unique dining experience with a delicious and local food menu combined with fun summer cocktails, stellar wine and beer selections and occasional live music all served on a gorgeous patio enclosed with glass walls, hanging flower baskets and mature trees. Thursdays are reserved for great musicians such as Pat Kelly and Jeff Burke, who combine vocals, guitar and a bassoon for an amazing and unique sound that is simply excellent. “It’s not enough to just throw some tables and chairs outside and expect people to enjoy themselves, we want to offer an extra ordinary dining experience that makes an average night special, not many places can offer live music outdoors combined with great food” exclaims General Manager, Richard Smith. Safari’s summer menu is highlighted by fresh seasonal salads such as the Sunflower with baby spinach, sunflower seeds, fresh strawberries and mandarin orange slices, goat cheese and a strawberry tangerine vinaigrette or more hearty fare such as the Jerk Marinated Pork Tenderloin with a pineapple mango salsa, home made kettle chips and Caribbean slaw. “Al Fresco dining is all about fresh, seasonal ingredients, bursting with flavour, we alter our menu to reflect the seasons and aim to keep our choices summer friendly” says Head Chef Mike Grassam. Ontario summers are far too short to sit indoors and after a long cold winter followed by a rainy spring, and with Father’s Day just a week away, Safari’s patio sounds perfect to me! Safari Bar & Grill is located at 60 Randall Drive, Pickering Village, Ajax, one block west of Church Street on the south side of Kingston Road. 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Kids may be off for the summer, but the brain doesn’t have an off switch—it’s always on. In fact, kids never stop learning—even during sleep, when the brain is processing and storing information that was learned throughout the day. That’s why, cognitively speaking, it doesn’t make sense for kids to take a complete break from learning over the summer. Studies have shown that student’s learn- ing momentum suffers major setbacks over summer break. By abandoning school learn- ing routines, the brain loses many of the neural connections that were built during the school year. That’s bad news for students. It means that when back to school time rolls around again, they are at a disadvan- tage: the brain is no longer functioning with the capacity that it had when school let out. In and of itself, this is not a major prob- lem, after all, students will be able to re- build these neural connections. The prob- lem is that it can take up to six weeks to rebuild lost neural connections and to regain lost academic momentum. Rather than diving into learning from the first day of classes, students are now tasked with recalling those lessons that they learned last year. They’re catching up. They’re reviewing. This is where problems begin. They’re not learning new material and getting a jump on this year’s curriculum. This is when students fall behind. That’s because students who maintained their academic momentum over the summer are ready to learn new material from day one. They have a head start. They preserved their cognitive functioning and are—from the first day of class—learning new con- cepts. They’re getting ahead. That’s why summer learning is so impor- tant. Not only does it maintain cognitive functioning, it can also help students to make academic gains. It help students prevent summer learning losses. It helps them get ahead. 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The contest, which kicked off Thurs- day, June 2, invites residents to focus on their favourite things about Pickering and showcase all it has to offer as a great place to live, work and play. “The bicentennial is a celebration of our community and this photo contest will capture and commemorate this mile- stone for future generations,” said Mayor Dave Ryan. “We want to see Pickering through your eyes, so take a picture of any special moment, place or person and send it in.” Photographers of all ages are invited to submit up to six photographs, black and white or colour, of any season, to any of the contest’s four categories, which include people, outdoors, events and architecture. The entry deadline is Sept. 30 and a winner will be chosen from each category. Prizes include Pickering Town Centre gift cards and Pickering Recre- ation Complex memberships. 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It’s not every day that someone comes to town bringing six thousand dollars with your name on it.” Jeff Parsons, President of the Treasure Hunters Roadshow, commented, “Lots of people have items that they know are valuable but just don’t know where to sell them. Old toys, trains, swords, gui- tars, pocket watches or jewelry is valuable to col- lectors. These collectors are willing to pay big money for those items that they are looking for.” This week’s Roadshow is the best place to get connected with those collectors. The process is free and anyone can bring items down to the event. If the Roadshow specialists find items that their collectors are interested in, offers will be made to purchase them. About 80% of the guests that attend the show end up selling one or more items at the event. 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On the girls’ side, the midget age group was second overall, the juniors first and the seniors 27th, while on the boys’ side, the midg- ets were first, juniors tied for sixth and seniors tied for second. Combined, the school earned enough points for the overall titles, with athletes finishing in the top eight in finals contribut- ing to the totals. “The kids did a great job. It’s a group of kids who worked hard all season,” said coach Cyril Saha- dath of the reason behind the school’s success at the premiere track-and-field event in the prov- ince for high school students. “Our goal is to try and get all our athletes into the top eight. “Our team wanted to win, as a team. Track and field is not a team sport, it’s a bunch of indi- viduals. For those kids it was a business trip. I don’t have to tell them the code of conduct and rules of behaviour, they already know that stuff. They go there and they understand their roles and as a team what we want to do.” Pickering qualified 44 athletes for the meet, the largest contin- gent of any school competing, returning home with five gold, six silver and four bronze medals all told. Winning individual gold med- als were Brian Betty in the midg- et boys’ 100m hurdles, and Trev- or John-Baptiste, who won the midget boys’ 300m hurdles and was second in the long jump. Betty, John-Baptiste, Justin McK- enzie and Matthew Boateng com- bined to win gold in the midget boys’ 4x100m relay. Xavier King won the senior boys’ 2000m steeplechase, and also medalled in the 3000m with a silver and 1500m with a bronze. On the girls’ side, the 4x100m junior girls’ relay team of Nichelle Prince, Karena Evans, Alex Janes and Maddie Iozzi, along with sub- stitute Braxton Stone-Papadapou- los, earned the gold medal. Prince also added a silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m, Evans a bronze in the 80m hurdles, and Stone-Papadapoulos an eighth in the 80m hurdles. In all, Pickering had seven relay teams compete, with six advanc- ing to the event final, ensuring at least a top-eight finish. The two championship banners earned by the school this year brings their career total to 12, sur- passing Michael Power and mov- ing them into top spot in the prov- ince. OFSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Pickering the best of all time SUBMITTED PHOTO AJAX -- The Pickering High School track-and-field team won the overall points totals in the boys’ and girls’ divisions at OFSAA, which was held in Sudbury. It was the third year in a row the school has swept both titles. Mixed results in soccer, rugby, baseball and tennis DURHAM -- It was a mixed bag of results for Ajax and Pickering high school athletes who competed at a wide range of OFSAA provincial championship events. In Quad-A soccer, both the boys’ and girls’ teams from Dunbarton advanced out of pool play into the medal rounds, but came home empty. The boys’ team advanced the far- thest in Mississauga, reaching the bronze medal game before bowing out 4-1 to St. Marguerite d’Youville, as Brandon Chiu was the lone goal scorer. In round-robin play, Dun- barton finished first in their pool by beating Joan of Arc 2-0 (Bran- don Chiu, Darnell Parris), Denis Morris 3-1 (Brandon Chiu, Dar- ian Bygrove, Dustin Giglio) and playing to a scoreless draw with St. Basil the Great. In the quarter-finals, Myles Stan- ley, Darian Bygrave and Dustin Giglio with a pair accounted for the damage in a 4-0 blanking of York Mills. In the semifinals, it was Dun- barton who were held off the score- board, losing 2-0 to St. Edmund Campion. In Thornhill, the Dunbarton girls’ team reached the quarter- finals, leading 2-0 on goals by Ash- ley Nater and Shelby Fallis before falling 3-2 to Grand River CI. In the round robin, Dunbarton finished second in their pool after beat- ing Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1-0 (Ashley Nater), and tying Innisdale SS 1-1 (Taylor Potts) and St. There- sa of Lisieux 1-1 (Shelby Fallis). Also in Thornhill, Pickering were competing in the girls’ AAA/AAAA rugby championship tournament. After opening with a convincing 22-0 win over Cardinal Newman on two trys and a convert by Zak- iya McIntosh and a pair of trys by Shannon Clarke-Black, Pickering was eliminated from any chance at a medal with a 14-0 setback to Applewood Heights. In a friendly that followed, Sara Kaljuvee had a try and convert, while Cassandra Wiltshire and Naomi Leon-Palm- er had a try each in a 17-10 victory over Brantford CI. At the Rexall Tennis Centre in Toronto, Zain Manji made his way to the medal podium, earn- ing a bronze in the open boys’ sin- gles division. Manji made his way through a difficult draw of 26 play- ers, beating Griffin Brockman of the University of Toronto Schools in the bronze medal match. At the Prentice Cup regional baseball tournament in Whitby, both Pickering and Ajax went deep into the draw before getting elimi- nated. Ajax actually had two cracks at advancing to the Rogers Centre in Toronto for the Prentice Cup semifinals, but came up short both times. Seeded fifth among nine teams, they opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Hillcrest and beat Nantyr Shores 6-5 in extra innings. An 8-0 loss to St. Margue- rite D’Youville stopped their run, but they got another chance in the double-knockout format, but fell 12-8 to St. Mike’s. Pickering, seeded sixth, opened with a 7-1 win over St. Mike’s, but lost in the next game 12-2 to St. Marguerite D’Youville. 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Yanch Trustee “Let’s find solutions together” www.jamesryanch.com JR B LACROSSE Ironheads put together pair of wins Ajax-based lacrosse team beats Nepean, Gloucester to improve to 9-4 on season BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- In a weekend designed to help pull the team together during a trip east for a pair of games, the Ironheads did exactly that in registering two wins. The Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B team based in Ajax made the long trek to Ottawa for two games in less than 24 hours, registering a 14-10 win in Nepean on Saturday night, followed by a 9-6 deci- sion in Gloucester the following after- noon. After a slow start in Nepean, the Iron- heads pulled it together to return home with a 9-4-0 record on the season. “We came out a little sluggish in the first period of our game in Nepean, but we pulled together by the second period and played quite well offensively. Defensively we required a little bit of work, but they pulled it together for the second game,” said head coach Ron Reed in critiquing his team’s weekend. In Nepean, the teams were tied 4-4 after 20 minutes, but the Ironheads dominated the second, outscoring the home side 8-3 for a 12-7 advantage that they made use of in the 14-10 win. It was a big night for Cade Zulak, who scored three times and added four assists to lead the offence, while Brock Levick wasn’t far behind with four goals and one assist. Also scor- ing were Michael Hart with two, with one each to George Jimas, Gage Board, Mike Biergard, Tyler Roche and Kenzie Smith. The momentum carried over into Sun- day afternoon, as the Ironheads never trailed in Gloucester, winning each peri- od by a goal in the 9-6 victory. Hart was strong with two goals and three assists, with Adam Zulak and Board scoring two each, and singles by Roche, Smith and Levick. Kadyn Pack won both games in goal. Another encouraging statistic to come out of the weekend was the discipline shown by the Ironheads, who have been criticized by Reed of late for the num- ber of needless penalties the team has taken. They had just six minor penalties in Nepean, and only four in Gloucester. “We’re hoping that our message is final- ly getting through that we have to stay focused and disciplined,” noted Reed. With seven games to go in the season, the Ironheads sit fourth overall in the Eastern Conference, as teams begin the process of jockeying for the final playoff seedings. This week presents a stiff chal- lenge for the Ironheads, facing three pos- sible playoff teams in Newmarket (Tues- day), Oakville (Friday) and home to the Clarington Green Gaels on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ajax Community Centre. The intention of Reed and his staff is to get the team playing like a playoff team down the stretch. “Mentally we have to be prepared to play 60 minutes. 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The most troubling is the fact the club has yet to register a victory in four attempts, the latest setback a 12-8 loss to Peterborough on Friday at the Ajax Com- munity Centre. Within the game leading to the end result, the Rock have yet to be in the lead at any point during a game, getting off to slow starts and being forced to play catch-up throughout. Friday’s game was a great example, with the Rock falling behind 5-0 midway through the first. On the upside, the Rock did manage to battle back to tie it 5-5 and 6-6, and trailed 9-8 with nine minutes to go in the third. “Slow starts. We actually talked about that before the game on Friday,” said GM/ head coach Paul St. John in addressing the problem. “We came out and had a couple chances early and they got one and we’re behind the 8-ball right away. We’re just not talented enough yet to get over those hurdles.” The Rock did make a run at the hurdle, with Travis Bland scoring twice, and sin- gles from Brandon Collins, Jason Mainer and Jesse Guerin to erase the early deficit and draw even at 5-5, and do so again at 6-6 after falling behind and getting anoth- er equalizer from Collins. That was encouraging, said St. John. “They never quit,” he praised. “We were down 4-0 and I called a timeout hoping to settle them down, but Peterborough scored 20 seconds after. As a coach it goes through your mind, ‘Oh boy. This is going to be a bad night’. I thought either we are going to get blown out by 20 goals, or the guys are going to get back in the swing of things and really work hard because nobody likes to have sand kicked in their face when they are down.” Even after the Rock pulled to within a goal twice in the third period when Main- er made it 8-7 and Bland completed his hat trick to make it 9-8, there was a feeling on the bench that they were going to com- plete the comeback and register a victo- ry, noted St. John. But three unanswered goals by Peterborough, including a pow- er-play marker and an empty-netter by goaltender Kevin Croswell, closed it out. “We could have rolled over for them and let them bury us but the guys said, ‘No way. It’s not going to happen.’ We actu- ally thought we were going to win. We really did, and that was a great feeling as a coach to know these guys believe they can beat these clubs on any given night if they work hard. We almost got it done,” said St. John. One of the stars on Peterborough played like one, as John Grant Jr. finished the night with nine points on four goals and five assists. A couple of other recogniz- able names also had big nights as Scott Evans had six points, while Tracy Kelusky and Gavin Prout had five points each, and John Tavares three. The Rock were hoping to have their top draft pick, Jordan MacIntosh, taken third overall, in the lineup for Tuesday’s game in Kitchener. St. John also hinted that a couple of deals could be completed this week before heading to Peterborough on Thursday and hosting Kitchener on Fri- day at 8 p.m. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 201120 AP CAREER OPPORTUNITY Increasing sales volume means we need additional SALES PROFESSIONALS and we are prepared to train these people through a professionally presented FREE SEMINAR June 14th & June 15th providing an opportunity to learn about the automotive business before making a career decision. 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Must have advanced knowl- edge of PCLaw and previous law ﬁ rm bookkeeping experi- ence. Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines is a must. Email resume and cover letter to jobs@andersonhamilton.ca. No phone calls please. Hospital/Medical /Dental CASUAL PART-TIME em- ployment. MEDICAL SECRETARY for private clin- ic. Approx 15 weeks/year, 7-8 weeks over summer for vacation coverage. email: ter@ownm.com DENTAL RECEPTIONIST, with strong dental back- ground needed for group practise in Oshawa. Mini- mum 3 years experience. Monday-Friday, no even- ings/weekends. Please sub- mit your resume to: bebebest@rogers.com LEVEL II DENTAL assist- ants required FT in Oshawa/Whitby region. Reception experience welcome. Send resumes to assistindurham@gmail.com PHARMACY IN OSHAWA requires PHARMACY AS- SISTANT, part-time, day, evening & weekend hours. CASHIER, part-time, daytime & evening hours. Please fax resume to: 905-725-0853. PROGRESSIVE DENTAL ofﬁ ce in Whitby seeking Lev- el II Dental Assistant for 1 year maternity leave. Please fax resume to 905-725-5087. Hotel/ Restaurant EXPERIENCED P/T COOK & P/T Dietary Aid wanted for Whitby retirement residence. Must be available weekends. Safe Food Handling Certiﬁ - cate, Certiﬁ cate and CPR/First Aid are required. 2-3 years experience in restaurant or retirement setting. Cook must have Culinary Management Diplo- ma or equivalent Chef Train- ing. Fax Attention: Karen 905-665-7018 or email: karen@ lyndecreekmanor.com Classifi eds News Advertiser To Place an Ad Call: 905-683-0707 Or Toronto Line: 416-798-7259 localmarketplace.ca • Email: classifieds@durhamregion.com durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 201121 AP NEW CAREER International Automotive Group is looking for individuals with a career objective for immediate positions in Vehicle Sales $36,000 - $65,000 No experience required The company offers: • Professional training program • Excellent pay, commission and bonus plan • Group Insurance • Demo Allowance • Variable work schedule • Motivating and Prestigious Work Environment We have professional sales/career specialists who will screen and interview Apply in person only Thursday June 9th & Friday June 10th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. College and University Grads Welcome All interviews to be held at Volvo of Durham 920 Kingston Rd., Pickering Ont. L1V 1B3 A State of The Art Facility GREAT CAREER Leading cemetery/funeral company requires motivated individuals to help market its pre-arrangement services. If you are highly motivated and enjoy working with people give us a call. The successful candidate will service new and existing accounts. Car a must. We offer training salary with full beneﬁ ts, vacation pay, great pension and more, don't prejudge. Pine Ridge Memorial Garden ggentles@arbormemorial.com 2 & 3 bedroom apartments Close to school, shopping, hospital On-site superintendent & security. Rental Ofﬁ ce Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 or (905)686-0841 Eve. viewing by appt. www.ajaxapartments.com Quality Apartments for Rent ● 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms available from $855. ● Upgraded lobbies ● Large suites ● Durham Transit and GO Transit at door ● Close to shopping, schools and Hwy 401 100, 101, 200 & 201 White Oaks (289) 278-0327 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com * Conditions apply Advertise i n o u r s p e c i a l s e c t i o n p u b l i s h i n g on J u n e 1 7 i n A j a x & P i c k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r . Erin Jackson 905-683-5110 ext 286 For pricing information please contact ejackson@durhamregion.com Deadline f o r a d c o p y i s J u n e 1 3 Are y o u r u n n i n g a V A C A T I O N BIBLE S C H O O L o r C A M P t h i s s u m m e r ? NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND/OR CLAIMANTS All persons having claims of any kind whatsoever against the Estate of JOHN FRANCIS COFFEY, late of the City of Pickering, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, who died on or about the 14th day of March, 2011, are required to ﬁ le same with the undersigned solicitor on or before the 18th day of July, 2011, after which date the assets may be distributed among those persons entitled thereto, having regard only to those claims which have been ﬁ led. DATED AT MIDLAND this 26th day of May, 2011. W. ROSS HEACOCK, B.A., LL.B. Barrister and Solicitor 361 King Street MIDLAND, Ontario L4R 3M7 Solicitor for the Estate of John Francis Coffey Father’sFather’s DayDay TributesTributes Publishing Friday June 17 Deadline Tuesday June 14 For further information please call one of our Classifi ed Sales Representatives at 905-683-5110905-683-5110 Tor. LineTor. Line 416-798-7259416-798-7259 Sales Help & Agents Houses for Sale $ WATERFRONT COT- TAGE/HOME 90 min from GTA on 15 km stretch of Trent River. Naturalist's retreat. Furnished, 3 bdrms, 1 bath, patio doors to water- front deck. Seawall and boat ramp. $238,000 clute@rogers.com Property Outside CanadaP 20 ACRES- $0 Down! $99/mo. Near Growing El Paso, Texas. Guaranteed Owner Financing, No Credit Checks Money Back Guar- antee. Free Map/Pictures. 800-755-8953 www.sunse- tranches.com BIG BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA LAND $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, Golf Course, Nat'l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int'l Airport. Guaranteed Fi- nancing, No Credit Checks. Pre-recorded msg. 1-800- 631-8164 Code 4001 www.sunsiteslandrush.com Industrial/ Commercial SpaceI INDUSTRIAL BAY walking distance Walmart, Oshawa Centre, Stevenson/401 exit. High roll-up door, two air compressor, washrooms, parking includes all utilities. Auto repairs machining, hobbies and other uses (light industrial). Also Storage Container available. 905- 576-2982 or 905-626-3465. STORAGE UNITS 10' x 20' Wilson Rd. S. Oshawa. Un- heated. $125. - $135. per mo. Call (905)725-9991 Offices & Business Space GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE Busy Plaza 885 SF to 2600SF Rent at $8/SF NET Flexible Leases Call Michael Harari 416-630-0111 Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc. Brokerage Sales Help & Agents Mortgages, LoansM $$MONEY$$ CONSOLI- DATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com 1.89% Mortgage No appraisal needed. Beat that! Reﬁ nance now and Save $$$ before rates rise. Below bank Rates Call for Details Peter 877-777-7308 Mortgage Leaders ALL MAY QUALIFY All Credit Considered, Immediate Approvals, Pay Off Bills, 1st/2nd Mortgages, Stop Power of Sale. (416)418-2672 (#11032) AVAILABLE MORTGAGES Up to 90% LTV. Don't Worry About Credit! Reﬁ nance Now! Call 647-268-1333 Hugh Fusco AMP #M08005735 Igotamortgage Inc. #10921 www.igotamortgage.ca Apartments & Flats for RentA 1 BEDROOM BASEMENT apartment. Brock/Pickering Pkwy. Close to all amenties. Newly renovated. $750/mo. Utilities included. No dogs. 905-426-5214. 1-BDRM APT Near Oshawa hospital, Available now. $695/mnth, First/last required. No dogs. 905-922- 2181 or 905-243-2437. BROCK RD/401, Bright legal 1-bedroom basement, quiet home. New appliances, own laundry, parking, cable, inter- net, separate entrance. $750/mth inclusive. Near amenities. References. No smoking/pets. First/last. Im- mediate. (416)738-5150, (905)427-1430. Sales Help & Agents Apartments & Flats for RentA 110 PARK ROAD NORTH. Enjoyable Senior Living. 2-Bedroom Suites starting at $1050+ hydro. Elegant sen- iors residence. Controlled apartment heating. Near Laundry facilities on every ﬂ oor. Elevator access to your unit. Bus stop located in front of building. Close to Oshawa Centre & downtown. Call 905.431.8532 www.skylineonline.ca 2 BEDROOM apartment ground ﬂ oor. 5 min walk to downtown Oshawa. Available July 1st. $925/month, plus utilities. Call 289-240-1139. 3-BEDROOM APT., Oshawa Large eat-in kitchen, family room, Simcoe/Adelaide area, near hospital & Transit. Laundry on-site. Available July 1st. Call (905)579-5503 or 416-578-1125 email: gsutton@sympatico.ca AJAX, NEW apartment building, studio, 1 & 2-bed- rooms, available now. In- come preferred, $17,000- $32,000/yr. Call (905)683- 9269. AJAX- OXFORD Towers. Spacious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 2-bedroom & 3-bed- room from $1069 & $1169/mo. Plus parking. Available June/July. 905- 683-8571 905-683-5322. BOWMANVILLE, 2-bed- room, $750/month & bache- lor, $550/month. Includes Heat, water, parking and coin laundry. First/last, references required. Available immedi- ately. Call 905-623-4622. Sales Help & Agents Apartments & Flats for RentA BRIGHT, SPACIOUS, 2- bedroom basement apart- ment. Excellent location, Whitby, close to all amenities & transit. $900/month, ﬁ rst/last. Available immedi- ately. Call Chris (416)684- 1764. LOOK! 1140 MARY St. N. 2-bdrms. From $930, Utilities Incld. Near public schools, Durham College & amenities. Laundry on-site, Elevator & Security entrance. 905-431- 7752. 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 MCGILL/OLD HARWOOD newly renovated, large 4- bedroom, 3,000sq.ft., 2-1/2 washrooms, eat-in kitchen, family/living/dining room, 2 car parking, Immediately. (905)686-6684 or (416)712- 4059 NORTH OSHAWA- 2-bed June and July lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances includ- ed. Pay cable, parking, laun- dry facilities. (905)723-2094 OSHAWA 3-bedroom apt (upper 2 levels of house). Also 2-bedroom apartment. ABSOLUTELY NO SMOK- ING, no pets. Available July 1st. (905)576-3924 OSHAWA, 1-bedroom apt. $500/month plus heat & hy- dro. First/last, references, available now/July 1st. Call Stephen 905-259-5796. Places of Worship Apartments & Flats for RentA OSHAWA NORTH Extra large 1 & 2-bedroom apts., well managed, quiet building, controlled entrance, video surveillance, large balcony, new appliances, utilities, Rogers cable ($82.42 value), parking included $825 & $945, June/July 1. (905)579-5584 OSHAWA, large bright reno- vated 1-bdrm bsmt. Walk to OC, transit/401, minutes to Whitby. Laundry, a/c, large windows, 1-parking. $730/month. Call 905-619- 9948. OSHAWA-Nicely decorated 2-bedroom apt., in clean well-maintained building. Heat, water, parking includ- ed, on-site laundry, near schools, shopping, transit. Available July 1 $725/mo+hydro. (905)720- 0101. OSHAWA/BOWMANVILLE 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Suites w/balconies, parking, laundry facilities, near all amenities. rental@veltrigroup.com 905- 623-4172 The Veltri Group www.veltrigroup.com PICKERING clean, self-con- tained 1-bedroom basement apartment. Near major transportation, shopping cen- ter, quiet neighborhood. Separate entrance, parking, utilities included, own laun- dry. Non-smoking. $725/month, July lst (905)839-6176 PICKERING, BROCK/401, bright walkout 2-bedroom basement apt. Including cable, utilities, parking. $850/month, ideal for 2, less rent for 1. No smoking/pets. Available immediately. (905)428-1652. PORT PERRY/Scugog Is- land. Bright,hillside 2bdrm main apt. Open concept, 1200sq.ft.,private entrance/ deck.Picturesque view of lake.No smoking/no pets. Suits single female. Heat/hy- dro/cable/laundry/parking. $995/inclusive.References required.Short term furnished option also available. 905- 985-5790 WHITBY CENTRAL large 1-bedroom of superior stan- dard on 2nd ﬂ oor, Adult Life- style building. Elevator, bal- cony, hardwood ﬂ oors, no dogs. August 1st. 200 Ma- son Drive. 905-576-8989. 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 Condominiums for RentC FOR SALE OR RENT, Bright Condo, Oshawa, 1 bedroom, en-suite, den, powder room, with granite counters, stain- less appliances. Immediate possession. (905)725-5682 Places of Worship Condominiums for RentC SPACIOUS 3-BDRM, 2-bath condo with balcony. Centrally located in Whitby. Only 3 yrs. old, child-friendly neighbour- hood. Available August 1st $1400/mo.+util. Contact An- tonia 905-294-3232, 905- 737-7478. Houses for Rent ! NO DOWN PAYMENT? - NO PROBLEM!! If you're paying $850+ monthly rent STOP! Own your own home - I can show you how. Ken Collis Broker, Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate 905-728-9414 1-877-663- 1054, or email kencollis@sympatico.ca COURTICE, DETACHED 2-storey, 3-bedrooms, re- cently renovated, close to HWY 2/amenities. Non- smoker/no pets. $1500/month, plus utilities. Available now. Call Paul, 905-431-7977, after 6pm. FARM HOUSE, Pickering, 3- bdrms, 8 acres of pasture and hay. Barn for 5 horses, Private. $1500/mo+ utilities. Avail immediately. Len 416- 732-0763 IMMACULATE NEW 3 ﬂ oor house, Bowmanville, 1800 sq.ft., 4-bdrms, 3 bthrms, stainless steel appliances. $1,500 + all utilities. No pets, no smoking, must be clean. Avail. immd, March/April 1st. 416-669- 4272. LITTLE BRITAIN AREA. 3 bedroom farm house, available June 15.. $1,000. month plus utilities. No smoking/no pets. First/last required. Call after 6 pm. 705-786-2639 PICKERING, Whites & Sheppard. Top level of a beautiful 3-bedroom house. New upgrades throughout. Utilities included. Garage space and one outside park- ing available. Use of back- yard, $1450/month. No pets/smoking. Avail. now (416)564-8537. Townhouses for RentT 3-BEDROOM Townhouse. North Oshawa w/out private yard, Large kitchen 4 appli- ances, Avail Aug. 1. $950+utilities. (905)723-0393 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Whitby-Rossland-Brock area. Newer townhouse condo, 4- bedroom-3-washroom, ﬁ n- ished basement, parking, public transit, shops, school, university, Close to DT, safe neighbourhood $1675+ utilities. Hugh 647-268-1333. BRAND NEW 3-BEDROOM townhouse, Whitby on court. 1.5-bath, full use of backyard and garage. Unﬁ nished basement, hardwood throughout. First/last, $1400/month, plus utilities. No smoking. (905)409-4367. Places of Worship Legal Notices 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 PICKERING, Brock Rd/401. 4-bdrms, 2 bathrooms, com- pletely renovated. Shows like a new home. $1400+utilities. ALSO bachelor $550/mo in- clusive. No smoking/pets. Avail. immediately. (416)989- 8168 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 FURNISHED ROOM to rent in bungalow, shared family room and kitchen, own bath- room, Ajax, available July 1st. $500/month, all inclu- sive. First/last. Please call (905)231-9431. LIVE IN A CASTLE! Jacuzzi inside, hot tub outside. $600/mo includes heat, hy- dro, cable, water. Furnished. North Whitby. Parking available. Near transit. Available now, ﬁ rst/last, suit professional. (905)432-6454 OSHAWA Olive & Albert. Unfurnished rooms for rent. Fridge in room. Avail. June 1. $420/mo hydro & water included. Share accommoda- tions (905)809-4413 Places of Worship Legal Notices Rooms for Rent & WantedR PICKERING, a separate room for rent, $395 inclusive, quiet home, available imme- diately, near shopping & amenities. Female preferred. Call (905)426-1974, leave message if not home. Shared Accommodation FURNISHED 2-BEDROOM country bungalow to share. Parking, full use of the house, $400/month, nego- tiable, all inclusive. Suits a mature female. Available im- mediately. Please call (905)410-6495. Vacation Properties CANCEL YOUR TIME- SHARE No Risk Program. STOP Mortgage & Mainte- nance Payments Today. 100% Money Back Guaran- tee. Fre Consultation. Call Us Now. We Can Help! 1- 888-356-5248 SELL/RENT YOUR TIME- SHARE FOR CASH!!! Our Guaranteed Services will Sell/ Rent Your Unused Timeshare for CASH! Over $95 Million Dollars offered in 2010! www.sellatime- share.com (800)640-6886 SUNNY SPRING SPECIALS At Florida's Best Beach-New Smyrna Beach. Stay a week or longer. Plan a beach wed- ding or family reunion. www.NSBFLA.com or 1-800- 541-9621. Cottages for RentC LAKE SCUGOG waterfront cottage,10-minutes east of Port Perry. 2-bedroom,furnished, satellite incl.. Deck/ dock/good swimming/ ﬁ shing. Small boat available/boat lift up to 1500lbs. $675/week. Clean&comfortable. Call John 905-243-0705, email: taxitaxi89@hotmail.com In Memoriam Travel REMOVE YOUR RECORD Conﬁ dential. Fast. Af- fordable. FREE Information Package. 1-8-NOW-PAR- DON (1-866-972-7366). PARDON SERVICES CANA- DA 100% GUARANTEED / since 1989 www.Remove YourRecord.com Daycare Available FULL TIME OR PART TIME, All ages welcome. Daycare service from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Friday. Westney & Delaney, fully fenced, happy environment, crafts, games etc. Receipts, references. Excellent rates for summer and evenings. (905)686- 8719 Articles for SaleA $99 GETS YOU 25+ Free Digital High Def TV Chan- nels. Amazing Pix Quality. No Monthly Fees. www.SkyviewE.com 905- 655-3661, 1-800-903-8777 In Memoriam Articles for SaleA ANTIQUE DINING room ta- ble & 4 chairs. Leather ches- terﬁ eld. Chesterﬁ eld & Chair, 2 coffee tables, dresser. Call (905)434-9390 anytime, leave message. BED, ALL new Queen ortho- pedic, mattress, box spring in plastic, cost $900, selling $275. Call (416)779-0563 BOAT FOR SALE 2001 SSV 14ft lund. 2005 15 horsepow- er mercury 2 stroke electric start motor with trailer. Front end Minn Kota electric trol- ling motor controlled from rear seat with foot pedal. Night running lights, ﬁ sh ﬁ nd- er, battery charger and test- er. Excellent condition. $5500. Call after 5pm 905- 683-0493. CEDAR TREES for sale, starting from $4.00 each. Planting available. Free De- livery. Call Bob 705-341- 3881. STEEL BUILDINGS. Dis- counted Factory Inventory. 24x36, 38x50, 48x96, 60x150. Misc. Sizes, limited availability. www.sunward- steel.com Source# 16M 800-964-8335 REID, Mr. George - Peacefully with his loving wife of over 59 years, Nan, at his side on Friday, June 3, 2011 at the age of 80. Proud family man & beloved father of Carol Ann Reid (Tom McCamus), Heather Gear (Bill), Kirk (Susan), Wendy Sherren (Raymond) and Craig. Cherished Papa of Jennifer (Andrew), Craig (Sarah), Paul (Lisa), Maddison (Jamie), Jessica, Myles & Ben. Great-Papa of Brooklynn & Brayden. Brother of Margaret Morrison (Hugh), Sandy (Wilma), Jan Walker (Andrew) and the late Anna Brabbs (Jack) all of Scotland. Brother-in-law of Maisie Hogg of Scotland and the late Betty Dickie & Anna Souter. Uncle George will be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews and their extended family. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2011 from 1 - 3 p.m. in the NISBETT FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 600 MONAGHAN RD, S., PETERBOROUGH (705)745-3211. A Celebration of George's Life will be held at 3 p.m. in the Nisbett Chapel. In memory of George, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. An on-line book of condolence may be signed at www.nisbettfuneralhome.com Death Notices durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 8, 201122 AP 9 Elgin Street East, Cobourg, ON Saturday June 11, 2011 Preview: 9:30 a.m. Auction: 11:00 a.m. Auction starting at 11:00 a.m. to include: selection of sterling silver and silver plate, leather chairs, leather sofa, sofa bed, dome front glass display, press back rocking chairs & press back chairs, large silk embroidered original, Victorian arm chairs, chest of drawers, china cabinets, dining room tables, buffets, antique spiral leg tables with glass balled feet, secretaries, oriental rugs, antique grandfather clock, wing back chairs, wardrobes, Victorian furniture. Large selection of original artwork, Royal Doulton ﬁ gurines, Toby mugs, glassware, china and smalls. Watch Website for Updates & Photos For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/cobourg Phone (905) 373-0501 For further inquiries send an email to us : pn@waddingtons.ca Large Antique & Collectors Auction Sunday, June 12 Preview 9:30 a.m. Auction 11:00 a.m. Auction to include a large collection of items that have been packed for 20 years. Auction to start with Jewellery, Water- colours, Oil Paintings, followed by an interesting collection of Books, Continental Porcelain, Dinner Services, Small Selection of Furniture to include New Quality Upholstered Sofa & Chairs, Walnut Bedroom Furniture, Pine Corner Cupboard, French Mirror, Oak Display Cabinet, Celestial Globe Bar, Webber Apartment Size Piano. Watch Web Site for Updates. Indoor Yard Sale: Sunday @ 9:30 a.m (FRESH ITEMS) For details and photo gallery go to www.waddingtons.ca/brighton Phone 1-613-475-6223 POLICE ESTATE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions Newtonville, LOA 1J0 Friday, June 10th, 5:00 p.m. Selling unclaimed merchandise for Durham Region Police, approximately 35 bikes-Nijia E Bike/scooter; including local estate; 3pc. Chesterﬁ eld suite; coffee/end tables; Bedroom suite; Fridge; etc. New Flat Screens - 46" Samsung, 3-40" Samsung, 32" Samsung, xbox 360; Belkin Wireless Router; Sony PS3; IP- AD; 3 Laptops; Assorted Computer Accesso- ries; Headphones; PSPs; IPods; DVD players; Money Counters; Gamecube; Nintendo DS; Electronic games; stereo; Cameras and Cases; Car Stereos; Sunglasses; Sporting Goods; Weed Eater; Clothing; 7pc. Q Duvet Set; Tools -hand and power; chainsaw; Stihl Weeder; Stihl Concrete Saw; Snowmobiles; Murray 17.5hp 42" Riding Mower w/Bagger; MTD 12hp Riding Mower; Push Mower; Pickup Storage Box; Preview after 2:00 p.m. Terms: Cash, Approved Cheques, Visa, M/C, Interac 10% Buyers Premium Applies Auctioneers: Frank & Steve Stapleton 905.786.2244, 1.800.263.9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'celebrating 40 years in the auction industry' HAYDON AUCTION BARN Midway between Bowmanville & Blackstock, just east of Durham #57 ** Two Sales This Weekend ** Saturday June 11 at 10:30 am Viewing from 9 am Washer, Dryer & Refrigerator as new, Desk, 4000 psi Hot Water Pressure Washers, Ladies Golf Clubs, Qty of Artwork, China, Glassware, Jewelry, Model Aircraft, Indus- trial Carts, Antiques, Collectibles and lots more. Sunday June 12 at 12 Noon Viewing from 10:30 am 275 Lots of Collectible Coins, Currency and Stamps. Canada, U.S. and World. Many High Grades and Key Dates inc. 1945 silver dollar (AU55), 1947 blunt 7 silver dollar (EF), 1947 pointed 7 w/dot silver dollar (EF), 1932 50c (F15), Poor Man's' 1967 Silver $1 'Diving Goose' 20 degree die rotation, 1896 U.S. 'Educational Series' $1 dollar banknote, 2001 Gold Maple Leaf, Pre-Confederation Tokens, Silver & Gold, Paper Money, Third Party Graded Coins, RCM Product etc. Lots of items for both the novice and advanced collector. See Website for Full Details: www.haydonauctionbarn.com 2498 Concession Rd. 8, Haydon Rod Smith - Auctioneer (905) 263-4402 FIREARMS AUCTION Saturday, June 18th ~ 10 am at SWITZER'S AUCTION CENTRE 25414 Highway 62 South,Bancroft FROM SEVERAL ESTATES, CHRISTIAN SHARPS, SHARPS & HANKIN, J.P. SAUER, WINCHESTER: Antique, Collectable Commemeratives, Targeting and hunting, Over 250 new and used, riﬂ es, shotguns, handguns, crossbows, antique riﬂ es. See Our Complete Listing with Pictures at: www.switzersauction.com and check back for regular updates. We Still Have Room for QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS in this & future sales! Paul Switzer, Auctioneer/Appraiser 1-613-332-5581 ~ 1-800-694-2609 or e-mail info@switzersauction.com CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday June 10 at 4:30pm located 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 4. The Property of a Cameron household plus others, black leather chesterﬁ eld, 4pb chairs, reﬁ nished dresser and mirror, oak desk, spinning wheel, walnut desk, walnut plant stand, area rugs, computer corner desk, brass bed, modern bedroom set, upholstered chair with carved lions head arms, chester- ﬁ eld set, war medals, bayonets, 2 railway carts, Daisy #9B ca- boose stove, chest freezer, Hitachi 51" TV, 8' wood lathe, Poi- tras shaper, Progress PLC 150 edge sander, General 8" join- er, General Wood lathe, Busy Bee dust collector, General 12" planer, qty of pipe clamps, large qty of metal shelving, Qty of china, glass, household and collectable items. 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