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Home My WebLink AboutNA2011_06_16LABOUR 3 Cheque’s not in mail Durham postal workers locked out EDUCATION 5 Using their imagination Pickering kids third at international event SPORTS 18 A’s ace? Pitcher drafted into The Show MOYA DILLON mdillon@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Gaming in Pickering is set to get a facelift as part of a new bingo revitaliza- tion program. The city’s Delta Bingo Hall has been chosen as a pilot site for the Ontario Lottery and Gam- ing Corporation’s (OLGC) Charitable Bingo and Gaming Revitalization Initiative. Aimed at increasing attendance and attracting new customers, the program would introduce new game options and update older games such as bingo and Nevada tickets with electronic options. “This is really going to change bingo as we know it,” said Cam Johnstone, owner of Delta Bingo, noting he was “thrilled” that Pickering was chosen as a site. Bingo to get boost in Pickering REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE AIMED AT ATTRACTING CUSTOMERS SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND AJAX -- Marilyn Thrasher played bingo at Delta Bingo on June 15. Delta Bingo has been chosen as part of an OLG Bingo Revitalization Initiative. TIP OF THE MONTHSound www.audiologyservices.ca Advanced care... tomorrow’s hearing today! WHITBY HEARING CENTRE 905-666-7726 1032 Brock St. S., Unit 4 Whitby, ON L1N 4L8 BAYLY AUDIOLOGY SERVICES 905-426-4000 95 Bayly St. W., Suite 502 Ajax, ON L1S 7K8 AJAX-PICKERING AUDIOLOGY CLINIC 905-831-8311 1885 Glenanna Rd., Suite 104 Pickering, ON L1V 6R6 Others complain that my TV is too loud. Brand new for people who have trouble hearing television or any other audio media such as the radio or the computer, are the WireLESS hearing devices. First, have your hearing tested. Then, if you’re a candidate, come watch TV with us. Hearing Is Believing!Call us Today. 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Their motto is “women selling women cars, one zoom at a time.” This new team of women is a fascinating way of selling cars that was uniquely thought of by the girls. The idea came from the knowledge that over 80 per cent of vehicle purchases are either made or influenced by women. So, the two girls thought of the idea to get together and sell to women, not specifically, just generally. The Zoom-Zoom Girls started up last September and have been going strong ever since. The team has attended a number of trade shows, and continues to look for event opportunities throughout the community that will help spread the word about their exciting new team. The pair is very confident in their idea because they know that this is not something that has been done before, and they plan to spend a lot of time and energy on the project. The team together has seen almost every part of an automotive dealership. Samantha started out as a Service Te chnician and Assistant Manager of two stores located in Whitby and Oshawa. Later, she moved on to be a Service Advisor, and finally a Sales Consultant; that is what she is today at Ajax Mazda. In 2008 she was awarded the Master Sales Club Award for a significant amount of sales made. Kelly has been a sales consultant in the automotive industry for almost 10 years, seven of which have been with Ajax Mazda. After three years with Ajax, she was also awarded the Master Sales Club Award. With so many years in one dealership, she has built a large, loyal client base, and she continues to expand that list. The Zoom-Zoom Girls are mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and aunts. They know what women want, and that is to be respected and treated fairly. This knowledge is incorporated into your car-buying experience, and will guarantee your satisfaction. Yo u can find the Zoom-Zoom Girls at Ajax Mazda, 301 Bayly Street We st. 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Instead of walking the streets delivering envelopes and parcels, uniformed urban Canada Post workers were standing in front of their offices Wednesday morning, locked out. “I found out when I came to work this morning around quarter after six,” said Mick MacAdam, outside of the Canada Post loca- tion at Simcoe and Athol streets, where a steady stream of vehicles honked in support and some drivers shouted encouragement from their windows. “They’re telling us to fight the good fight,” Mr. MacAdam said. The workers were locked out June 15 fol- lowing a succession of rotating strikes, which saw employees walking out at various loca- tions for about 24 hours at each site. The action was intended to make a point without a big disruption in the mail service, accord- ing to the workers. Just before midnight Tuesday, Canada Post issued a release saying it locked out employ- ees after 12 days of “increasingly costly and damaging” rotating strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. According to Canada Post, the rotating strikes led to nearly $100 million in lost reve- nue and have called into question the organi- zation’s ability to remain financially self-suf- ficient and not “become a burden” on Cana- dian taxpayers. “The accelerating decline in volumes and revenue combined with the inability to deliv- er mail on a timely and safe basis has left the company with no choice but to make this decision,” said Canada Post in the release. The release acknowledged that Canada Post and CUPW disagreed on several funda- mental issues. “We believe that a lockout is the best way to bring a timely resolution to this impasse and force the union to seriously consider propos- als that address the declining mail volumes and the $3.2-billion pension deficit,” Canada Post continued. Mr. MacAdam speculated that Canada Post wants the contract taken to arbitration under the assumption it will fare better than the workers under the Conservative govern- ment. “We’re willing to negotiate -- they’re not,” Mr. MacAdam said. The workers offered to keep working under the existing contract until a new one is hashed out, but the offer was refused, according to members of the Oshawa group. Canada Post also took their benefits away on June 2, Mr. MacAdam added. Now Canada Post letter boxes are also being sealed off, he said. “They’re locking the public out of the sys- tem,” said John McRae, a carrier who was standing among the group of his co-workers, many of whom were sporting “Locked Out” signs. “Our battle is not with the public,” Mr. Mac- Adam added. Oshawa resident Sylvia McDonald doesn’t think the government should force the work- ers back to work. “I think everyone’s entitled to their pension and benefits,” she said. Ms. McDonald, who does her billing through the mail system and not online, wasn’t impacted by the rotating strike, and as a result, didn’t think it would work. She’s going away for several weeks and although she would have liked to have her mail sorted before leaving, she’s gone to the bank to top up the accounts she uses just to make sure money gets to bills. Frank Bruni, a pro-union and pro-worker Canada Post customer, was angered by the lock-out. “This is the direct result of electing a government that does not support the work- ing people,” he said. “I’m surprised to hear that something like this is legal, that a company can lock people out when they’re here to do their job,” he con- tinued. “People should rise up.” labour Durham postal workers locked out ron pietroniro / metroland OSHAWA -- Astrid Feher, a letter carrier with Canada Post, stood outside of the Canada Post building at Simcoe and Athol streets June 15 after employees were locked out. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 16, 20114 AP A Revolution in Furniture is here... ALL 3 PIECES$849 WHILE QUANTITIES LAST! 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Two other men, Ganseh Singh, 56, of Markham, and 29-year-old Vijay Singh of Burnaby, B.C. have been charged with first- degree murder and are awaiting trial. Interpol, an international policing orga- nization, facilitates cross-border coopera- tion among police services. If you have information about the investigation: CALL 905-579-1520, ext. 5407 CRiMestoppeRs: Anonymous tips can be made to Durham police at 1-800-222-8477 polIce Suspect in Durham murder case on Interpol fugitive list DURHAM -- A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Zaki Goffur who’s a suspect in the murder of two men whose bodies were found in pickering in 2009. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 16, 20115 P Call Now:905-426-8400VisitGtaCredit.Com For your nearest Location or preferred Language TM Make One Small Monthly Payment For all your DEBTS! 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"I think the main thing it does is teach students teamwork, and the whole cre- ative think piece," said Susan Banton, one of two parent-coaches for the William Dunbar team. Destination ImagiNation is an after- school activity where students work together to solve challenges by creating unique and imaginative solutions. "They have to think outside the box, which is something they don't really get in school," Ms. Banton continued. "It's not just 'here's a topic, now take a test on it.'" For the finals, the students' challenge was to create an eight-minute presenta- tion depicting a road show being delivered to three different pretend audiences, with travel methods depicted. The team also had to incorporate a "technical spectacle" into at least one iteration of the show. "For our technical spectacle we had a lot of ideas so we had to bring them all together," said Ryan McGarvey, 11. "Our favourite idea was a marble run, and from that we developed the whole idea of the pill, because the pill could go through the marble run." The pill became the centerpiece of their fictional road show, which consisted of the team visiting different audiences to sell them a new pill that would make their wishes come true. Unfortunately for their fictional audience, things didn't exactly turn out as expected. With the help of hand puppet pitch- men Elmer and Elmerette, the team first presented to Santa Claus and his elves in the North Pole, where they preyed on Santa's wish to be skinny. In the end the pill transforms Santa into a baby. From there the group travelled by submarine to an undersea kingdom where they sang their pitch to an audience of mermaids, who all wished for legs. Again the pill mal- functions, giving the mermaids eight fins. After that disaster the crew takes off by rocket to visit a planet populated only by mimes. Here, finally, the pill is successful. Or is it? "Everything with mimes are invisible, so the hand puppets gave them an invisible pill because they can already talk," said Nicole Banton, 10. Teammate Ruth Huang, 10, elaborated. "Really the pill just gave them the confi- dence that they know how to talk already, so suddenly they started talking." Ms. Banton said she was continuous- ly impressed by the kids' creativity while watching them prepare the presentation. "They really went a different route when they decided that rather than everything going right, everything was going to go wrong," she said. "The whole thing is really about them and their ideas, there is no parent interfer- ence. We can supervise and get materials for them but we can't intervene. There's a lot of obstacles because they all have their own ideas and opinions so they need to work through that. But that's something you run into in real life so I think this pre- pares them really well for the future." And it isn't just teamwork that the stu- dents take away from their experience. "You get a lot more confidence in Desti- nation ImagiNation because you get used to performing and putting your ideas out there," said Jenna James, 11. For Ruth, where those ideas ended up was the greatest lesson. "You really learn that no matter how crazy an idea might seem at the begin- ning, the more you think about it the more you start to realize that anything is possi- ble. You can make anything." 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All content copyright Editorial Opinions We think... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com& durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 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 Durham taxpayers would be better served by review Politicians did taxpayers a disservice last week when they refused to review the com- position of Durham Regional Council. A review of how many seats each munici- pality holds around the council table was requested by Ajax Mayor Steve Parish, who noted Oshawa has one regional represen- tative for every 19,000 citizens, while Ajax has one for almost every 37,000 citizens. There are eight politicians from Oshawa sitting on regional council, giving the city far more seats -- and votes -- than any other municipality. Pickering and Whitby each have four regional councillors, Ajax and Clarington each have three, and the northern municipalities of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge each have two. Mayor Parish requested a committee be struck to look at the representation equa- tion, a request that would seem logical and prudent, given that the last time there was a change to Regional council’s composition was in the mid 1990s. A lot of growth has taken place since then. Agreeing to explore the issue now would have opened the sub- ject up to examination and fair debate. Had they chosen to strike a committee, region- al councillors might have approached the issue with open minds. Instead the status quo will prevail. Whitby Mayor Pat Perkins argued the Region’s future population figures won’t be known until its official plan, currently before the Ontario Municipal Board, is sorted out. But as Whitby councillor Don Mitchell pointed out, the intent of Mayor Parish’s motion was to establish a framework to ensure Durham’s growing population is equally represented at the regional level. By 2031, when the Region will reach build-out, Whitby will have the same pop- ulation as Oshawa and half the number of councillors, he noted. Assumptions that a review would result in additional politi- cians at the council table, and suggestions that the northern municipalities could actually lose seats in a new configuration are “what if” arguments. These are things that could have been properly weighed and measured by a committee. Oshawa Mayor John Henry suggested a comprehensive review of regional gov- ernment, including consolidation of the northern municipalities and term limits for councillors. He said for Oshawa to lose three seats and the northern municipali- ties to keep all of theirs “isn’t fair. Oshawa residents are paying 22 per cent of (region- al) taxes.” The fairness of how Durham Region tax- payers are represented at the regional level would have been an interesting question to tackle for a committee. To be fair, coun- cillorss should have at least agreed to look at it. What was requested was a simple -- but important -- review of the status quo. As Mayor Parish suggested, it’s a matter of democracy. I really didn’t want to write about him this week, mainly because avoiding uninten- tional puns was going to be too tough. But it seems every time I talk about Twit- ter or my column, one of the first questions I get is what do I think of the Anthony Wein- er scandal. As many folks already know, Mr. Weiner is the latest American politician to get embroiled in a sex scandal after he got caught sexting via Twitter and Facebook. Essentially, a couple of weeks ago, the mar- ried New York congressman sent a photo of his boxer-clad private parts to a 21-year- old woman via Twitter. Instead of sending a direct message to the woman, which is a pri- vate message feature on Twitter, he tweet- ed it on the public portion of his account. The tweet was quickly removed, but it was too late; people had seen it and grabbed a screen capture of it and then leaked it to a conservative blogger. Initially, Mr. Weiner denied the photo was his and said his account had been hacked, but about a week later, he fessed up and said he “engaged in several inappropri- ate conversations conducted over Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phone” with about a half dozen women over the past few years. Some of them have since come forward to the media. Strangely, shortly after the Weiner scandal broke, before the congressman admitted it was his photo, Ontario Progressive Conser- vative candidate George Lepp also tweeted a photo of an exposed penis. In that case, Mr. Lepp’s son, who manages the Twit- ter account, caught it and deleted it, again ultimately not before it was captured and leaked to a Toronto Sun reporter. In that case, Mr. Lepp said his Blackber- ry was stolen, he hadn’t tweeted it and it wasn’t his photo. That was the end of that and whether it impacts his political run is still unknown. I would suspect not since the story quickly died down. But in the case of Mr. Weiner, it looks like his scandal is still going strong. He recently took a break from his work as a congressman to seek profes- sional treatment, while prominent Demo- crats have called on him to resign. Now, is using social media or cellphones to send racy photos of yourself to virtual strangers a good idea? Clearly not. But it’s something lots of people do and that’s why the term sexting exists and there’s lots of stories out there about people trying to send their honey a racy photo and instead send- ing it to grandma or their entire work con- tact list. In the case of Mr. Weiner, the scandal comes from the fact that he’s married, it wasn’t his wife he was sexting and he’s a public figure. If he was inclined to engage in this type of behaviour, and he admitted he did it over the phone as well, it was just a matter of time before he got caught. Remember, Bill Clinton’s scandal was exposed after Monica Lewinsky was secretly recorded by a supposed friend. No Twitter or Facebook back then. John Edwards was nailed by the National Enquirer. Is there a lesson to be learned from all this? Not really, other than don’t tweet photos of your genitals if you want a future in politics. But you already knew that. --Reka Szekely’s social media column appears every Thursday in this space. 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The 720-kilometre, supported cycling tour takes participants from Niagara-on- the-Lake all the way to the Quebec bor- der, passing through 41 communities in eight days. The ride stretches along the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River using the Waterfront Trail, a multi- use path that many municipalities have invested in. Each day involves 45 to 100 kilometres of cycling at each participant’s own pace. The tour will be stopping overnight in Ajax on July 4 and visiting Oshawa’s Lakeview Park on the morning of July 5. Registration for the ride is still open. For more information: CALL 416-943-8080 visit waterfronttrail.org tour Gearing up for Waterfront Trail Adventure through Durham City committee seeks residents’ input PiCKERiNG -- Residents are being invited to have their say on various issues affecting their community through the Pickering Sus- tainability Survey. The survey targets key areas such as health, safety, sustainability, services and participa- tion. The survey is open to residents aged 16 or older and takes about 15 minutes to complete. The results will form part of the revised Measuring Sustainability Report. The first report, released last year, is avail- able at www.sustainablepickering.com. “The community helped develop the 32 indicators outlined in this report,” said councillor Doug Dickerson, who chairs the Sustainable Pickering Advisory Committee. “For specific ones, we need residents’ input in order to measure how we are doing. This is your community, help us shape future goals to make it a sustainable place for all.” The survey can be accessed from www. sustainablepickering.com or www.cityof- pickering.com until Sunday, June 19. Partic- ipants will be entered into a draw for a one- year specialty membership at the Pickering Recreation Complex and a seasonal pass for the Pickering Museum Village. 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The deadline to apply is Friday, June 17 and projects will be selected by the end of June. Participating high school students can also earn commu- nity volunteer hours through their involve- ment. The program is run by a variety of com- munity partners including The Youth Cen- tre, Town of Ajax, the Christian Life Centre, the John Howard Society and YMCA Dur- ham. For more information or to download an application: CALL 905-428-1212 ext. 269 visit theyouthcentre.ca community Youth invited to dream big for Ajax and Pickering durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 16, 201111 P “Our existing customers can con- tinue to play they game they’ve always played, if they wish, but for new customers looking for a different experience they can play a fully electronic option. It’s a much more exciting way to play and a dynamic change. It means more cards, faster dabbing and just a more exciting game.” The change would essential- ly bring electronic card options into existing bingo games, as well as electronic Nevada-type games and other new products. The program is a response to a con- tinued decline in interest in the game of bingo, which has seen the number of bingo halls across the province drop from nearly 250 to just 65. “Bingo as a whole has really been struggling,” Mr. Johnstone explained, while noting that the Pickering hall has seen contin- ued success thanks to its staff and a great roster of programs. “What’s happening is we’ve failed to modernize and diversi- fy. While our current customers are happy, we haven’t been offer- ing enough new things to drive new customers in and that’s what I hope this new initiative will achieve.” The initiative could also be a boon to local charities, which col- lect 45 per cent of revenue from gaming at the hall. In 2010, Delta Bingo raised $2.5 million for its pool of local charities, which includes Rotary and other ser- vice clubs, churches, synagogues and other community groups. “Everything goes back to Dur- ham Region,” Mr. Johnstone said. The program requires approval from the City of Pickering, which currently controls bingo licenc- es. “This is a multi-year program that will have significant impact in sustaining and growing char- itable revenue to support the local funding model,” said Deb- bie Shields, city clerk, in a report to the executive committee at its meeting on June 13. “Bingo halls will transform to charitable gaming centres over a period of time in an effort to attract new players and provide an exciting entertainment expe- rience.” The new initiative would also relieve the city of licensing duties, a task that would be taken over by the OLGC, with revenues being paid out to municipalities quar- terly. The city’s $60 bingo license fee currently accounts for about $105,000 in revenue annually. “Revenue from bingo events will not decrease under the new program unless the game of bingo continues to decline,” the report said. “If the new revitalization pro- gram is a success, the city should see an increase in bingo revenue and a decrease in administrative processing time.” Mayor Dave Ryan praised the program for its potential fund- raising benefits, and said any increase in revenue for the city would be a bonus. “The real advantage and intent with this program is that chari- ties would benefit,” he said. “Council is supportive of this type of charity fundraising because all the money raised goes back to address needs with- in the community.” The executive committee voted to recommend the initiative for approval, with a final vote to be held at the upcoming regu- lar council meeting on Monday, June 20. 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Starting with photos on my computer screen of a beautiful chestnut-and-white bird with feathered legs, climbing on rocks. A bird I’d seen before far to the north in the Arctic, during fly- in canoe trips on the Coppermine and Thelon rivers. A grouselike bird that doesn’t migrate in winter, but turns white like the snow. But Wayne Holroyd had photo- graphed it that morning along the shore of Lake Ontario at the Dar- lington nuclear power plant. He thought it might be a rock ptarmi- gan. After checking my field guides, I told him it was a ptarmigan, all right -- a male willow ptarmigan. But what it was doing in Durham Region boggled my mind. I told Wayne I’d ask around, and forward- ed his photos to Ron Pittaway, the best resource on bird lore I know. Ron sent the pictures to other ornithology experts, and before I knew it Michel Gosselin of the Canadian Museum of Nature had confirmed the ID and comment- ed that the amount of white on its plumage at this date “wasn’t sur- prising for a bird outside its normal breeding (and photoperiod) area.” Mindblowing news, that there had been a major irruption of wil- low ptarmigan into south-central Quebec this winter -- who knew? -- and the Darlington bird was likely an extreme overshoot. And that one other such irruption, in 1897, had resulted in the only other record of willow ptarmigan in Durham in recorded history. A bird whose skin is filed away in the Royal Ontario Museum today. Meanwhile, word of the ptarmi- gan’s presence went viral among birders coveting a glimpse of this amazing rarity, which had found itself some suitable shrubby habi- tat on the peaceful grounds of the nuclear plant, well behind the high-security fences. Enter the gra- cious folks at Ontario Power Gen- eration, who, collaborating with the Ontario Field Ornithologists, jumped through hoops to arrange and orchestrate just such an oppor- tunity. Their generous, open invitation on the ONTbirds website resulted in one of the most amazing morn- ings in local birding history. Picture 150 birders quietly lined up along a chain link fence, binoculars and cameras at the ready. Imagine the tense anticipation as a few trackers slowly closed in on a single point in the bushes...and a handsome chestnut-and-white male ptarmi- gan calmly strutted out into view. Picture 150 pairs of binoculars fol- lowing its every movement through the grass for several minutes, the awe on every face, the resulting ear- to-ear grins. For 90 per cent of the birders there, some of whom had traveled from as far away as Calgary and Connecticut to take advantage of the OPG’s kind invitation, it was a “lifer” -- a checkmark on their life list of species seen. As to the ptarmigan’s future, who knows? It won’t make its way back to the Arctic, nor ever find a female, despite its persistent calling. But wow, did it ever thrill a lot of people last Sunday, me included. Thank you, Susan Bragg, Beverly Forget and Brian Henshaw, and everyone else at Darlington. Nature queries: mcarney@inter- links.net or 905-725-2116. Durham outdoors writer Margaret Carney has more than 3,000 species on her life list of birds, seen in far-flung corners of the planet. Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com Join the conversation durhamregion.typepad.com/kristens_kritters @Kristen’s KrittersKristen’s Kritters Disaster relief for animals Margaret Carney Spotting the rare willow ptarmigan in Durham Adopt-a-pet Ryan PfeiffeR / MetRoland WHItBy -- Bruce is a male Cane Corso Mastiff, around six years old, who was abandoned by his previous owner. He is very friendly, easy going and likes other dogs. He weighs 140 lbs. to meet him, visit the Humane Society of Durham region at 1505 Wentworth St., Whitby, or for more information call 905- 665-7430. Scan this QR code with your smart phone to see video of this week’s adopt-a-pet KRisten Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com When disaster strikes, animal lov- ers like myself fear for the helpless pets affected. But there is help out there and Durham residents can become part of a volunteer relief team. Noah’s Wish, a not-for-profit organization that provides relief to animals displaced and affected by disasters, is hosting a training ses- sion this weekend at the Pickering Recreation Complex. City of Pickering animal services is teaming up with Noah’s Wish to offer professional training for those looking to be part of an animal res- cue effort in the event of a large- scale emergency. Noah’s Wish will teach specific skills, such as animal first aid and CPR and the value of teamwork, needed to provide ser- vice during disaster deployments. Those who successfully com- plete the training join Noah’s Wish deployments to put what they’ve learned into action. Training includes how to set up a temporary animal shelter and reunite displaced animals with their families. This year’s Noah’s Wish training has a specific focus on tornados. “We’ve been pretty fortunate to skirt a lot of disasters but it doesn’t mean it can’t happen,” said Jo Ellen Cimmino, Noah’s director of ani- mal health services and education. She mentioned recent Ontar- io earthquakes as an example of disasters that don’t normally strike. “You never know how catastroph- ic an event can be,” she said. Besides, people who receive the training can rescue animals any- where in Canada and the U.S. Noah’s Wish cares for displaced animals, no matter what, she says. Even in times when volunteers may encounter a puppy mill, for exam- ple, they’ll look after the animals, and notify the local animal authori- ties about the situation afterward. “An animal in a disaster needs assistance no matter what,” she said. It’s not just cute puppies and kit- tens Noah’s Wish saves. On a recent deployment to Georgia following a tornado that obliterated a barn, vol- unteers encountered horses, birds, alpacas, sheep, goats, donkeys, pot- bellied pigs, one dog, one cat and one bunny. The 64 animals were rescued and cared for by Noah’s Wish. The crew provided tempo- rary shelters, restrung horse fenc- ing, made a temporary feed stall and cared for some medical needs on a few animals. In fact, half of the volunteers who had taken the most recent course before the tornado struck, were deployed. She said Noah’s Wish can use people of all professional and skills- set backgrounds. “At a disaster response, there’s a job for everybody,” she said. The training will give people a real taste of what deployments are like. “They’re actually living and learn- ing it on site for the whole entire weekend,” Ms. Cimmino said. The training will take place June 18 and 19. The rec complex is locat- ed at 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Regis- tration will close June 17. For pric- es, exact times and to register, visit noahswish.org or call 916-939- 9474. 1445 Harmony Rd./Taunton E., Oshawa (Grooming Available)905-725-9225 300 Taunton Rd./Ritson Rd.,Oshawa905-433-5564 1 Warren Ave., Oshawa905-571-6235 TM subMitted Photo geOrgIa -- noah’s Wish helped horses, birds, alpacas, sheep, goats, donkeys, pot bellied pigs, a dog, cat, and, bunny after a recent tornado in georgia. 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Last week the Oshawa resident was trying to follow along with the third and final day of the 2011 Major League Baseball first-year player draft, but for some reason couldn’t connect to the site. Then came a phone call from one friend, telling him that he’d heard Wood’s named called by a representative of the Oakland A’s in the 37th round. Not expecting to be drafted, Wood wasn’t sure whether to take the friend at his word or not. “I was on Facebook and all that jazz and one of my friends said ‘yo, yo, yo, Eric, Eric, I heard your name’. I thought he was just mess- ing with me, right. I told him to stop,” Wood recalls, detailing what would turn out to be one of the biggest days of his life. “He said he thought that I’d probably be getting a call soon.” And sure enough, after one more call from another friend who also heard Wood’s name over the online broadcast of the draft, Wood picked up the phone and on the other end was A’s scout Matt Higginson, welcoming the third baseman to the organization. “He just told me to enjoy the day, offered up congratulations and said he’ll be following me this summer,” Wood said in summariz- ing the call. “Hopefully we’ll be able to figure something out.” Wood’s road is in interesting one. He grew up in Claremont and went undrafted out of Pickering High School, couldn’t find a col- lege, university or junior college program that piqued his interest, so he decided to remain at home and hone his skills. The pitcher-turned- infielder did just that, catching the eye of scouts and after talking with some teams over the winter, Wood believed if he were to get his shot at the major leagues, it would come through signing a free agent contract. “I was under the impression that a franchise wouldn’t waste a draft spot on a free agent because they could sign me anyway,” Wood said of the predicament, that before last Wednesday, he was facing. “But if they draft me, they are the only team that can sign me, so I guess that’s why they did draft me.” A member of the Ontario Blue Jays program under one-time Oshawa Dodgers manager Dan Bleiwas, Wood has spent the last little while preparing for a summer tour through Oklahoma, Memphis, Virginia and New York with the club. Then, if he hasn’t signed with the A’s by the Aug. 15 deadline, it’s off to Blinn Junior Col- lege, located just outside of Houston, Texas before taking another shot at the draft. At this point, while his preference -- like any youngster just picked up by an organization -- is to get the ball rolling on his profession- al career, Wood said he’d be content to follow through with his commitment to Blinn. “If something doesn’t work out I really like Blinn,” said Wood, who describes himself as a player who likes to swing hard for the gaps and fences. “They’re a very competitive school and I can definitely see myself being successful there.” As for making the transition from the mound to third base, it’s a switch Wood, a former member of the Pickering Red Sox program, is quite satisfied with. “It’s definitely not as easy I thought it might be, but I like it,” he said. “I like it more than pitching. I like playing every day. When you’re pitching, you’re the centre of attention, but you’re only out there every fifth day, but with playing third base you’re out there everyday.” Ryan PFeiFFeR / MetRoland OSHAWA -- Former Pickering Red Sox Eric Wood was drafted in the 37th round by the Oakland A’s in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. BasketBall Trio invited to Canada basketball camp U19 world Championships in Chile TORONTO -- Three local play- ers have been invited to the junior women’s national team tryout camp in preparation of the 2011 U19 FIBA world championship. Wumi Agunbiade, Taijah Camp- bell and Dakota Whyte are three of the 22 athletes that will attend the camp at Georgian College in Barrie from July 5–12. Agunbiade is a six-foot-two for- ward from Pickering who plays for Duquesne in the NCAA. She was the best freshman all season in the Atlantic-10 Conference, winning the Rookie of the Year award. Campbell is a six-foot-two forward from Ajax who attends Pickering High School, and Ajax’s Whyte is a five-foot-sev- en point guard who attends Notre Dame. Canada is one of 16 teams that will participate in this year’s U19 world championship, which will take place in Chile July 21–31. In a draw that took place in March, Can- ada was assigned to Group A, join- ing China, Egypt and Italy. This summer marks the ninth time that FIBA will host a world championship competition for this age group for women. It is the fifth time that Canada has qualified for this tournament and fourth time in a row (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Canada’s best finish was in 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand, when the team lost to Argentina in the bronze medal game 58-51, claiming fourth place. Athletes attending the tryout camp is an impressive list of talent from coast to coast with no shortage of international experience. Of the 22 players, 15 of them were a mem- ber of the Cadette women’s nation- al team or junior women’s national team last summer. durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 16, 201119 AP ACLEANBINISINTHEBAG BAG TO EARTH TM products are: 100%COMPOSTABLE PLASTICFREE For more information on BAG TO EARTH products, visit www.bagtoearth.com APPROV E D forusein t h e Durham R e gi o n GreenBi n Program Lacrosse Early lead, but same result in the end for Ajax Rock Major series Lacrosse league club falls in six Nations BRANTFORD -- Finally, the Ajax Rock got off to a good start during a Major Series League lacrosse game. Unfortunately for them, the end result was the same. Facing Six Nations on Tuesday night in Brantford, the Rock had a 3-1 lead midway through the first, which was a huge reversal from past games when they fell behind early and were forced to play catch up the rest of the way. But Six Nations reversed the lead in the second period going up 8-6, and closed it out with a strong third period, handing the Rock a 13-8 defeat. Jordan MacIntosh, the Rock’s first pick in the MSL draft, third overall, scored twice in the first, and is proving to be the real deal for the club. He finished the night with a hat trick and two helpers, boosting his point totals to 10-6-16 in just five games. Jason Mainer, the club’s leading scorer, also had a good night offensively, scoring once and adding three assists, raising his season totals to 11-20-31. Also contributing were Bryan Neufeld and Elliott Bender with a goal and two assists each, while Jesse Guerin and Kiel Donahue rounded out the scoring for the Rock with one apiece. The Rock were good enough to stay close in this one, down 8-6 after two periods, but surrendered three goals in the opening five minutes of the third to fall behind 11-6. Donahue and Bender scored 30 seconds apart to pull the Rock back to within three, but Six Nations scored the final two of the game to close it out. The loss drops the Rock to 1-8-0 on the season, with a home date on Friday at 8 p.m. against Brampton at the Ajax Community Centre next on the sched- ule. The following night they travel to Six Nations. Couple of lapses lead to fourth loss in a row for Ironheads Jr. B lacrosse club falls 16-14 in Mississauga MISSISSAUGA -- The Ironheads lived up to their reputation of being one of the highest-scoring Jr. B lacrosse teams in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday night in Mississauga. But 14 goals wasn’t enough, as they fell 16-14 to the Tomahawks. It was a virtual goal fest through the opening two periods, as the teams com- bined for 11 goals in first and 12 in the second before tightening up in the third period, with just seven goals between them. The Ajax-based Ironheads came out ahead in the first-period flurry, leading 6-5 at the end of 20 minutes. But a lapse in the second period proved costly, as Mississauga scored six in a row over an eight-minute span. The Ironheads watched helplessly as a 7-6 lead turned into a 12-7 deficit. Trailing 13-10 heading into the third, to their credit the Ironheads fought back to take the lead as a Dillon Stra- chan goal with 4:11 remaining put them up one at 14-13. But another lapse, this time allowing Mississauga to score three times in the final 3:26 of the game, pro- duced the 16-14 final. The team’s leading scorer, Brock Levick, added to his point totals with three goals and two assists on the night to lead the Ironheads offensively. The game upped his numbers to 27-32-59 in 17 games this season. George Jimas scored twice and added two assists, with a pair of goals each also going to Julian Garritano, Gage Board and Mike Biergard. Cade Zulak, Adam Zulak and Strachan had one each. 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Email re- sume to: dentists304@hotmail.ca LEVEL II Dental Assistant. Busy Oshawa dental office requires CDAII (HARP certi- fied), 4 days/week, for mater- nity leave starting July 2011. 3 years clinical experience with some reception duties required. Computer knowl- edge is essential. Email to: davidsmith@bellnet.ca or fax: 905-725-3104 PT DENTAL RECEPTION- IST, for evenings, daytime, Saturdays for growing Whit- by office. Assisting skills and Abeldent an asset. Dental knowledge a must. Please fax resume: 905-666-8821 Hotel/Restaurant EXPERIENCED COOKS & SERVERS required for Bella Notte Restaurant in Whitby. Full & Part-time positions. Experienced persons please e m a i l r e s u m e t o : bellanotte@rogers.com 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. 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(705)928-3322 Office Help Sales Help& Agents Offices & Business Space MEDICAL SPACE available in North Oshawa. newly renovated suite in busy medical centre. Ideally suited for Specialist/Massage Therapy/Optometrist. Please Call Lainey (905)433-4284 for further details BusinessOpportunitiesB LOOKING FOR EXTRA income with little to no effort involved! HUGE potential in making money! If this sounds like you e-mail today. will.w.w@hotmail.com FranchisesF OVERDRIVE AUTOMOTIVE Are you Interested in starting a career in Automotive After- market with low overhead & group buying power? Info package for qualified candi- dates. 905-836-1660 lv msg franchising@overdriveauto. com www.overdriveauto.com Mortgages,LoansM $$MONEY$$ CONSOLI- DATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! 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Sep. entrance, available July 1st/immediate- ly. $650/mo. includes park- ing, No laundry facilities Non- smoker. 905-436-3986. 2 BEDROOM apartment ground floor. 5 min walk to downtown Oshawa. Available July 1st. $925/month, plus utilities. Call 289-240-1139. 2 BEDROOM basement apartment, Rossland/Gar- den, Whitby, separate en- trance, laundry, 1 full bath. Near all amenities. $800/in- clusive. Available immedi- ately/July 1st. Call Afzia, 289-200-7706 or 905-493- 0950 2 BEDROOM newly decorat- ed upper floor of house. New broadloom, fridge, kitch- en cupboards, Includes heat, hydro, water, air conditioning & parking. Bus at door. $750/mo first/last required. No pets/smoking, available immediately. 577 Ritson Rd. South, Oshawa. (905)725- 9731. AJAX, 1-bedroom basement apt., clean, bright, 4 appli- ances. Near all amenities. No smoking, no pets. $600/month plus utilities. Available July 1st. Call (905)683-8768. 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. AVAILABLE Immediately. Spacious 3-bdrm main floor bungalow. Large backyard. Pickering Beach Rd/Bayly. Parking, laundry, CAC, $1195/mo+utilities. No smok- er/pets. Near 401/GO/shop- ping and Transit. Contact Frank 905-509-4677 MARY STREET APTS bachelors, 1's & 2s bdrm apts. Utilities included, min- utes to downtown, short drive to Whitby Mall. Mary/Garden 905-666-2450 www.real- star.ca Apartments &Flats for RentA NEWLY RENOVATED rental apt. 1 bdrm eat-in kitchen, living rm. incl parking, central air. First/last rent, references $750 inclusive 905-493-0703 NORTH OSHAWA upper floor, 2 bedroom apartment, adult preferred, parking, air, utitlities, all included. No smoking, no pets, $875 per mo. lst mo. only. (905)404- 9107 or (905)718-0675. NORTH OSHAWA- 2-bed Aug. and Sept. lst. One bed- rom August lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances included. Pay cable, parking, laundry fa- cilities. (905)723-2094 OSHAWA 1-BEDROOM basement apt, newly reno- vated. $725/month, all inclu- sive plus A/C, satellite-tv, shared laundry. First/last re- quired, 1-car parking, no smoking/pets. Ritson/Olive area. Available immediately. (905)655-3115. OSHAWA 2-bedroom apt, quiet, main floor. Parking, storage, laundry. Near shop- ping/transit. Avail Aug. 1st. $895/includes heat/water. Credit check req'd. (905)728-1612. 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, BOND/SIMCOE Large 1-bedroom apartment $775/month. includes heat, hydro, central air. Modern luxury apt. Hardwood floors. Students/pets welcome. No credit check. Available July 1st. (905)922-4911. OSHAWA, KING/SIMCOE 2 bedroom, $735 plus hydro. Laundry facilities, 1 parking. Available July 1. Call Paul 416-222-3876. OSHAWA, NEAR hospital quiet 1-bedroom bachelor apartment, Prefer male, 40 and up. Available immediate- ly. No pets, $500/month. in- cludes, parking, laundry, cable. 905-429-7144 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 Spacious, bright bungalow, 3-bdrm first floor, hardwood, skylight kitchen, 2 parking, front load Laundry & all utilities includ- ed. Immaculate condition, yard access, $1450/mo. (905)420-4269 PICKERING, LIVER- POOL/HWY. 2. Townhouse to share. Separate facility plus 1-bdrm upstairs. Suitable for Italian speaking older lady. All inclusive. 1-parking. $650/mo. No smoking/pets. Call Joe 905- 839-3290 RENOVATED, 1-BEDROOM apartment, on second floor of quiet home. New bathroom, carpets/paint. Parking and utilities included. King/Ritson area. Available now or July 1st. $685/month. (905)623- 9309, (905)429-7755 WHITBY CENTRAL 2-bed- room semi basement, in well- maintained small adult-life- style building. Hardwood floors, no dogs. $875 inclu- sive. August 1st. 116 Hickory St. N., (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) 9 0 5 - 4 3 0 - 5 4 2 0 www.realstar.ca WHITBY, quiet 4-plex, 2- bedroom, main floor, & 2- bedroom upper floor, no pets/smoking, coin laundry, near bus, GO/401. Brock/Burns. $820/month Available July 1st & August 1st. 905-426-3288. Houses for Rent Houses for Rent COURTICE, BRAND new 3- bedroom home available Au- gust 1st. $1600+ utilities, first/last. Call Bruce (905)261-7777 LegalNotices 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 floor 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. OSHAWA BLOOR/WILSON 2-bdrm basement $800+ utilities. Laundry, large yard, ample parking. Available im- mediately. No smoking/pets. first/last (905)260-1496 WHITBY, $750/mo inclu- sive. 1-bdrm bsmt. Spotless in newer home. Separate en- trance, laundry, cable/inter- net. Walk to all amenities. No pets/smoking. Avail. im- mediately. First/last/refer- ences, credit check re- quired. 905-424-4451. LegalNotices GOULET, Valerie (nee-Richmond) - after a brave and courageous battle with cancer, on Sunday June 12, 2011 at home, surrounded by family, in her 55th year. Beloved wife of the late Ian Goulet and devoted mother to Jennifer and Bryson. Loving daughter of Muriel, dear sister of Dianne (Greg) and Barbara. Dear sister-in -law of Brian and Maureen. Beloved aunt of Sarah, Miranda and Alexander. We wish to express our deepest gratitude to Nurse Corrine, the staff of Comcare, and Princess Margaret. Friends will be received at the ACCETTONE FUNERAL HOME, 384 Finley Ave., Ajax (905-428-9090) on Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm with the funeral service for Valerie being held at 1 pm MAGLIOCCHETTI, Iolanda (nee Stirpe) - on June 14th, at the Rougevalley Health Centre, Ajax. Mrs. Magliocchetti passed away in much the same manner as she lived, with quiet dignity. A woman who personified gentleness and kindness, she will be remem- bered for her tireless energy focused on family and friends. She is pre-deceased by husband Ermete and is survived by her mother, Elvira, sons Bruno (Marisa) and Paul, grandchildren Elise and Stephen, her brother Frank and nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the ACCETTONE FUNERAL HOME, (384 Finley Ave. Ajax - 905 428-9090) on Thursday, June 16th from 2-4 and 6-9. Mass will be held on Friday, June 17th at 10:30 at St. Bernadette's Catholic Church (21 Bayly Street East, Ajax). In lieu of flowers, donations to the Odette Regional Cancer Centre at Sunny- brook Hospital would be appreciated. Death Notices durhamregion.comNews Advertiser • June 16, 201122 AP COME & WORSHIP To advertise your Church Services in our Worship Directory PUBLISHING FRIDAY'S Deadline: Wednesday 12 Noon Call Erin Jackson @ 905.683.5110 ext. 286 or email: ejackson@durhamregion.com Don't miss our Special Bible Camp Section publishing tomorrow! GIGANTIC YARD SALE Sunday June 26 DEER CREEK ACADEMY (Salem & Taunton) BBQ, Used Book Sale, Kernels Popcorn and more! 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