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Home My WebLink AboutNA2012_02_29 MOYA DILLON mdillon@durhamregion.com AJAX -- The campaign to bring an MRI to Rouge Valley Health System’s Ajax-Pickering hospital is now complete, due to overwhelm- ing community support. On Feb. 24, the hospital announced that it had met its financial goal of raising $5 mil- lion to pay for the new MRI machine, which was delivered and installed at the hospital last August. “There was never any doubt in my mind, or of anyone on our campaign cabi- net, that we would reach our goal of $5 million to make the MRI a reality,” said Lucy Stocco, campaign chairwoman. MRI campaign exceeds goal AJAX-PICKERING RAISES MORE THAN $5 MILLION FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART MACHINE SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND FILE PHOTO AJAX -- Jeff Hohenkerk, director of diagnostic imaging and laboratory medicine, spoke with Sherry Robinson, chairwoman of the com- munity campaign, at the tour of the new MRI suite at the Rouge Valley Ajax-Pickering hospital last September. 1822 Whites Rd. 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A 16-year-old boy was struck by a train on Wil- son Road South on Feb. 13 and later died in hos- pital. Reports emerged following the accident that Oshawa has bylaws preventing the train from whistling. Craig Kelly, director of works and transporta- tion for Oshawa, said the City has bylaws reflect- ing agreements with CN and the country’s rail- way safety regulatory agency which releases trains from their obligation to blow whistles at level crossings in three places, but that doesn’t prevent trains from whistling if someone is seen on the tracks. One of the exempt crossings is on Wilson Road South where the accident occurred, and the oth- ers are located at Thornton Road just south of Gibb Street and on Bloor Street East, just east of Harmony Road. The agreements were put in place about 12 years ago due to resident complaints. “Historically over the summer months we would get noise complaints from residents who live close to both the CN and CP rail line,” said Mr. Kelly, adding when people have their win- dows open in the summer they would complain about being awakened by the train whistle. The City and CN made improvements to the crossings as well as known trespass areas before the bylaw took effect. All three crossings have lights and gates, for the road portion, but there are no barriers on the sidewalk portion. “I think the problem putting gate over the side- walk is you don’t know if there’s a pedestrian about to be hit by it,” said Mr. Kelly. Oshawa isn’t the only Durham municipality with a bylaw that releases trains from the obli- gation to blow whistles. Whitby has one on the books for the Hopkins Street railway crossing and Pickering has one for a crossing on Rose- bank Road. Clarington residents recently peti- tioned for a similar bylaw on Mearns Avenue in Bowmanville. Mr. Kelly said there are no plans to consider changes to the bylaw until the investigation into the accident is complete. Witnesses to the accident reported the teen was wearing headphones and might have been texting when he was struck, and if that was the case, it might not have made a difference if the train was whistling, says an American research- er. Dr. Richard Lichenstein, director of pediatric emergency medicine research at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, recently released a study on headphone use and pedestrian inju- ries. By looking through a number of databases as well as searching Google News archives, Dr. Lichenstein found 116 reports of death or inju- ry to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011 in the United States. Of the cases he looked at, two thirds of the vic- tims were male and two thirds of the victims were under age 30. Of the cases, 55 per cent involved trains. He theorized that the deaths were due to some- thing called inattentional blindness. “You’re so into your music and you’re not really paying attention to outside things that are happening.” Dr. Lichenstein said while people can walk and chew gum at the same time, the more tasks the brain is engaged in, the more difficult it is to pay attention. “Texting, listening to music, carrying on three different conversations ... you’re automatically going to continue walking but you aren’t paying attention even when a train is coming.” On the same day the Oshawa teen was struck, a 19-year-old man wearing headphones was struck and killed by a train in Alberta. The discussion portion of Dr. Lichenstein’s research also considered the fact that senso- ry deprivation from headphone use may be a unique problem for pedestrians because audito- ry cues can be more important than visual ones. And while Dr. Lichenstein’s research shows there is a connection between headphone use and pedestrian injuries, he doesn’t believe out- lawing the devices would prove effective. “If you look at sales of headphones and use of head- phones, to legislate against them would be near- ly impossible.” Page 6 - Today’s editorial SAFETY No-whistle train crossings in Oshawa, Pickering and Whitby FAST FACTS Crossings where trains don’t whistle Pickering Rosebank Road, just north of Finch Avenue in Pickering Ajax None Whitby Hopkins Street, just south of Dundas Street East Oshawa Wilson Road South, south of Bloor Street East Bloor Street East, just east of Harmony Road Thornton Road South, south of Gibb Street Clarington Residents recently asked council to pass a bylaw stop- ping trains from whistling at a Mearns Avenue crossing in Bowmanville METROLAND FILE PHOTO DURHAM -- The death of an Oshawa teen has put a spotlight on municipal bylaws that prohibit trains from blowing whistles at level crossings. 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Additional search war- rants were executed Feb. 16 in Toronto, Brampton and Pickering. Durham police participated in the searches. Dimitar Raykov, 35, of Pickering, is among seven suspects facing 357 charges. He’s charged with traf- ficking credit card data, several other fraud-related offences and participation in a criminal organiza- tion. All the suspects were held for bail hearings Wednesday in Toronto. police Pickering man nabbed in international fraud ring bust corneliu chisu recounts elevation ceremony in Rome Moya Dillon mdillon@durhamregion.com ROME -- The awe is still palpable in his voice as Pickering-Scarborough East MP Corneliu Chisu recounts his recent experi- ence at the Vatican. “I was overwhelmed to be present for this great honour,” said Mr. Chisu, who was on hand for the installation ceremony in which 22 new cardinals, among them Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins, were named. “The ceremony was very solemn. It was held in St. Peter’s Basilica and each cardi- nal received his ring from the Pope before going on to greet all the sitting cardinals participating in the ceremony. It was very interesting to see.” Mr. Chisu was part of a larger Canadian delegation that travelled to Rome to wit- ness the elevation of Cardinal Collins, who was the fourth Archbishop of Toronto and the 16th Canadian bishop to be named cardinal. Mr. Chisu said it was overwhelming to be on hand for the ceremony, which was held Saturday, Feb. 18. He also attended a cel- ebratory mass on Sunday and a mass cel- ebrated by Cardinal Collins on Monday at the tomb of St. Peter for about 150 Canadi- ans. “Canada has a strong Catholic tradition so to have one of ours named to the Col- lege of Cardinals was unbelievable,” Mr. Chisu said. “I was proud to be there to represent Canada and am very, very proud for every- thing the archbishop has done to see him elevated to the College of Cardinals. 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They assume that teenagers won’t buy anything, be loud and disruptive, and for- get to tip. Some friends and I recently went to a local restaurant. The sign at the front of the restaurant clearly stated that custom- ers were to seat themselves, yet as we began to look for an available table, we were stopped by an irritable-looking wait- ress. She told us to wait at the front of the res- taurant until we could be seated and that if we wanted to stay at the restaurant we would need to order and purchase food. We were planning to eat lunch there, so this was no problem. Our server was just making the assumption that we were loud, obnoxious teenagers looking for a place to sit. This wasn’t the first time that I encoun- tered this attitude. Yet this waitress pro- ceeded to seat and serve every other cus- tomer to the restaurant, leaving us waiting at the front, freezing cold and laden down with our heavy schoolbags, for 15 min- utes. One of my friends eventually got fed up and went to find our server to see how much longer we would have to wait. The waitress saw my friend approach, and completely ignored her, walking by to serve the next table. When my friend returned, we decided to ask the waitress one last time, and if she continued to ignore us, we would leave. Yet we were ignored once again and left to find a restaurant willing to serve eight pay- ing, tipping, and moderately quiet custom- ers.As we left, I couldn’t help but feel hurt that someone had judged us so harshly because of our age. Almost everywhere teenagers go, we face the prospect of being expected to do something immoral, rude or illegal, just because of our age. Maybe it isn’t done intentionally, but it’s still age discrimina- tion, and it’s not fair to teens. Hillary Elrick Claremont Recycling Show some compassion for those in need To the editor: Re: ‘Blue bin scavengers’. I read your article in last week’s News Advertiser regarding the blue bins issue and my thoughts are these: It is my understanding that the Region does not want the provincial liquor store and beer store material as they do not have enough market to sell these items in any case. Returning these items for deposit refund makes sense and relieves the Region. We are a free enterprise system -- if someone wants to go around collecting these items for money, let them. What is the harm? The resident has already declared these as disposable by placing them out in a box at the curb. People who discard returnable items like this are literally throwing money on the street. Why shouldn’t some- one who sees this trend profit from it if they are willing to do the work of collecting the materi- als? It has been reported to me that some res- idents appreciate taking these items from the blue box and returning them to the beer store. 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All content copyright we think... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com Editorial Opinions du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u r a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 6 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 Education will avoid repeat of train tragedy in Durham The tragic death earlier this month of an Oshawa boy struck by a train while walking across the tracks has shone a spotlight on the issue of train whistles and safety in urban areas. The tragedy has raised the dual issues of engineers sounding train whistles as they approach crossings, and the inherent haz- ards of wearing headphones and earbuds in such situations. The teen’s death occurred even as a group of residents in neighbour- ing Clarington have been calling for an end to train whistles on routes near their neigh- bourhoods, citing the unnecessary distrac- tion and assault on their quality of life. As it happens, locomotive operators have agreements with several Durham municipal- ities -- Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa -- not to sound whistles based on historic complaints from residents in highly devel- oped urban-residential areas. In those cases, agreements have been in place for years and there mustn’t be a rush to undo them; cross- ings have already been upgraded to provide the most protection possible and the status quo make sense. In Clarington, however, it makes equal sense not to change the existing rules, which would require similar agreements, cost- ly crossing upgrades but no correspond- ing, absolute guarantee that the train cor- ridors will be safer. But even an incremen- tally additional measure of safety that exists in Clarington, the much-maligned whistle, should be supported. The focus, based on reports that the Oshawa teen was seen wear- ing earbuds and was possibly texting just prior to being struck, must turn to educating residents about the perils of train corridors as walking routes and the additional hazards posed by using handheld devices. Dr. Richard Lichenstein, director of pedi- atric emergency medicine research at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, has conducted extensive research into similar accidents across North America, and found fully 116 reports of pedestrian death or injury involving the use of headphones since 2004. Of the cases he looked at, more than half involved trains. He attributes those cases to “inattentional blindness”, attributed to the user’s focus on a handheld device, or loud music, which can contribute to the individ- ual missing important visual or auditory clues. The results, as may well be the case in Oshawa, can be tragic. Schools across Dur- ham -- particularly those located near rail- road tracks -- must continue their efforts at educating students about safety near train corridors, and encourage students to turn their devices off. One boy is dead, his friends and family grieving his unnecessary loss. Education, raising awareness and encour- aging individual responsibility can prevent another tragedy. I’m travelling today. Heading off to spend some time with and say goodbye to a dying friend. I’m not sure whether it’s another lesson of having come through my adventure with cancer but I find there is something intensely clarifying about being around someone who is about to make their tran- sition. I don’t know of anything more valuable or vital to those of us still healthy and car- rying on. Everything, and I mean every- thing, is cast in a more brilliant hue when you are near someone whose flame is obviously flickering. I suppose it’s the final gift the dying hand to us. But just behind the grief and the sadness and the loss, there is a very urgent message flashing across our con- sciousness. It’s as though every cell in our bodies were suddenly shouting at the top of their tiny amoebic lungs, ‘Get going! Let’s live! What the hell are you waiting for?’ When you sit with someone who is fin- ishing their journey here, you are con- fronted with the undeniable. Time is short. And that message, while startling, need not be terrifying. Indeed, if anything it should be, like the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a blessed wake-up call. We should come away from such encounters blazing with life energy, renewed with vigour and passion for every second we are given of breath. I bless the dying and thank God for them. It’s one of the reasons I find the obituary section of the paper the only really worth- while reading. They are the clearest and most profound signposts any of us will come across. Time is short. Live well and joyfully, take risks and love as though your very life depended upon it. It does. My time with my dear friend Wendy today is doubly poignant for me. We were both diagnosed with our various cancers around the same time. For some reason I was able to leave mine behind while sweet Wendy was bound to hers for years of remission and recur- rence, remission and recurrence. An exhausting journey to be sure, but one overflowing with lessons for those of us on the outside looking in. ‘There, but for the grace of God, go I’ is a phrase I am well acquainted with, believe me. And in no small way, because of Wendy. I sometimes wonder if occasionally peo- ple come here with only one mission in mind; to be a vivid reminder to the rest of us to get off our sorry asses and live. If indeed that is the case, then could we ever love enough, these ones who leave us so early? I hope, when I get to her, that she will still be able to hear me. For that is the message that I would like to give her. A thank-you note, of sorts. A moment of holding her hand in mine and perhaps a gentle kiss on the cheek to let her know that, for at least one sorry-assed individ- ual, her reminder ... so bravely sent and courageously held to -- was received and duly noted. Mission accomplished, Wendy. Thank you for your love and grace. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m 7 AP Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 HOT TOPICS: Coronation Street... Hey Coronation Street fans! To win tickets to Tales from the Street in Oshawa, here’s a link to the story and questions. Good luck. http://www.durhamregion.com/ what%27s%20on/article/1303074--coronation- street-actors-in-oshawa-to-share-stories-secrets ONLINE POLL RESULTS Top 10 Oscar Winners since 1991 1. Silence of the Lambs - 1991 2. Schindler’s List - 1993 3. Forrest Gump - 1994 4. Braveheart - 1995 5. American Beauty - 1999 6. Gladiator - 2000 7. Beautiful Mind - 2001 8. The Departed - 2006 9. No Country for Old Men - 2007 10. Good Will Hunting -1997 Source: hubpages.com The Durham Catholic District School Board is debating a new admissions policy to allow non-Catholics into local elementary schools. What do you think? Why does it matter? (36%) I’m in favour. It will broaden the board’s reach and open doors for more students. (32%) I’m opposed. How can non-Catholics be taught in the faith? (31%) Total Votes: 229 NEIL CRONE A life’s flame flickers, igniting meaning in the rest of us CELIA KLEMENZ/ BEHIND THE LENS Shawn Lane couldn’t wait until summer to try out a new skateboard he had received for Christ- mas. Armed with persis- tence and a shovel, he cleared one of the ramps at the Port Perry Com- munity Recreation Cen- tre skate park to do a little skateboarding. The photo wasn’t about the great leaps, tricks and spins Shawn may have been able to demonstrate, but rather the effort it took before he could even ride his board that I sought to capture. On coffee nasties and snow babies Two things leave me shaking my head this week: coffee nasties and snow babies. Coffee nasties are those drivers who mis- use the merging drive-through lane at my local Tim Hortons. You know the drive-throughs I mean, where two lanes of traffic merge into one after which you place your order. Most mornings I’m astounded by the poor man- ners displayed by drivers who aggressively nudge their vehicle into the merging lane, out of sequence, just because the other guy arrived a split second after they did. Not only are we too lazy to get out of the car, walk inside, give a hello to the server and place our order, now we’re downright rude about it and lack the backbone to look the other guy in the eye while doing it. I’ve got a tip for the next time this hap- pens to you. That driver who aggressively butts into your line likely won’t make it to the pick-up window before you’ve placed your order so tell the server on the voice box you want to pick up the tab for the guy in front of you. Some might call it the polite way to flip him the bird, I just think it’s funny. Word of warning, ask her what he ordered first: it’ll only add insult to injury if you’re also picking up the tab for a spe- cial order breakfast sandwich lightly toast- ed with swiss not cheddar and extra toma- to -- an order that should placed inside to start with. Then there’s the little weatherman who cried snow. In fairness, it’s not the forecaster, it’s every one of us snow babies who sees a forecast of five to 10 centimetres of snow as being equivalent to the sky falling. It’s a good idea to know there’s inclem- ent weather in the offing but get a grip. It’s winter in southern Ontario. There will be snow. Be prepared to leave a little early for work, drive carefully and enjoy the adven- ture. Leave the drama for occasions that merit it -- like getting beat to the merge in the Tim Hortons line. -- Editor-in-chief Joanne Burghardt can be found twittering away at jbnewsdurham JOANNE BURGHARDT - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 8 P www.showsdurhamregion.com Sat. Mar. 3 & Sun. Mar. 4, 2012 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Durham College CampusRecreation &Wellness Centre2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON Over 80 booths of fantastic shopping opportunities and services for expectant parents, new parents and young families Ajax FREE Magic Shows by Bellybutton the Clown FREE Face Painting by Pixie Dust FREE Stage Presentations FREE Door Prizes FREE Parking ADMISSION $5Children FREE “I still find it hard to fully express how happy and satisfied a feeling it was when that machine was delivered to the hospi- tal in front of hundreds of cheering peo- ple last August. I’m overwhelmed again as we reach the day that the fundraising is complete ... it’s really an amazing feel- ing and I can’t thank enough the many volunteers who were critical to making this project possible.” The campaign began in 2010 with a $300 donation from basketball team members at Ajax’s Lincoln Avenue Pub- lic School. Over the next 20 months the campaign garnered massive community support, attracting lead donors such as the City of Pickering, OPG, Town of Ajax, the hospi- tal auxiliary and more. The addition of the hospital’s first MRI machine means residents will no lon- ger have to leave the community for the test. “Since the MRI was installed and first put into operation at the end of Septem- ber, we have performed more than 1,400 scans,” said Dr. Mark Prieditis, a radiolo- gist and member of the campaign cabi- net, as well as a board member of the hospital foundation. “For me, image is everything every day when I am looking at patient diagnostic scans. With this piece of equipment we will be able to diagnose the patients in our community accurately, with the most up-to-date equipment, within expected wait times, close to home.” I find it hard to fully express how happy and satisfied a feeling it was when that machine was delivered to the hospital in front of hundreds of cheering people last August. Lucy Stocco AJAX-PICKERING from page 1 hospital Ajax-Pickering lends big financial support to MRI campaign ryan pfeiffer / metroland Watching the dancers PICKERING -- Marissa Laird, centre, a member of the McGrath Highland Dancers, watched with her team as they waited to perform a dance during Heritage Day, a celebration of Pickering’s multicultural community, at the Pickering Town Centre Feb. 25. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 9 P Direct Access 905.420.4660 General Enquiries 905.420.2222 Service Disruption 1.866.278.9993 pickering.ca/greatevents pickering.ca customercare@pickering.ca Allmeetingsareopen to thepublic.Fordetails call905.420.2222orvisit theCity website.For Service Disruption NotificationCall1.866.278.9993 Upcoming PublicMeetings Date Meeting/Location Time February29 Committeeof Adjustment 7:00pm City Hall –Main CommitteeRoom March5 JointPlanning&DevelopmentandExecutiveCommittee 7:30pm City Hall –Council Chambers March8 AdvisoryCommitteeon Diversity 7:00pm City Hall –Main CommitteeRoom March15 WaterfrontCoordinatingCommittee 7:00pm City Hall –Main CommitteeRoom For general enquires or to report dangerous conditions please contact our Customer Care Centre. Reduced LoadRestrictions March1 –April30 Spring thaws and the rainy season can impact the conditions of our roads.Some of our older roads and gravel roads were not built to withstand heavy vehicles during this time.To reduce this impact a seasonal reduced load restriction will be in effect March 1 –April 30. For more information check out our website and refer to section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act. Note:This restriction applies to those who have Oversized/Overweight Load permits. 905.683.7575 TTY 905.420.1739 animalservices@pickering.ca Be aResponsible Pe t OwnerKeepyourdogonaleash! Not all people like dogs, and not all dogs like other animals. Keep your dog safe…keep them on a leash. Our Responsible Pet Ownership By-law (6811/07) states that any person who contravenes this by-law is guilty of an offence and, upon conviction, is liable to a fine up to $5,000. Visit pickering.ca/animals to learn about Grand Valley Park, the City’s first designated leash free area. Aquatics | Camps | Fitness |Leisure | Racquets Spring & Summer is coming ... We dnesday,March 14 to your doorstep! Online Preview at pickering.ca starts Thursday, March 1 Program Registration begins Thursday, March 15 for Aquatic Programs Monday, March 19 for Leisure &Fitness Register Now for March Break! pickering.ca Public Open House Frenchman’s Bay Wa terfront Master Plan Saturday,March 3, 2012 10:00 am –1:00 pm Frenchman’s Bay Ya cht Club, 635 Breezy Drive,Pickering The Corporation of the City of Pickering,To ronto and Region Conservation, and the Waterfront Coordinating Committee invite you to attend a Public Open House,to review displays and provide information and/or comments on the development of the Frenchman’s Bay Waterfront Master Plan.There will be a brief presentation of the Master Plan at 11:00 am. The Master Plan for Rotary Frenchman’s Bay West Park, 2002, has been revised and expanded to provide a more comprehensive plan of the Frenchman’s Bay waterfront area including the proposed Harbour Entrance and the East Spit improvements. For further information, please contact: Mr.Arnold Mostert,OALA Coordinator,Landscape &Parks Development Engineering Services Division City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7 Te l.905.420.4660 ext 2143 •Fa x 905.420.4650 amostert@pickering.ca ON THE ESPLANADEONTHHHHHHEESPLANADDDDEEEEEEEE search Pickering Great Events Or i g i n a l a r t b y J u d i t h J e w e r Artists and Performers are invited to participate Outdoor Show & Sale of Original Works Performance & Interactive Performance Area Demonstrating Artists and an Interactive Limited space available, sign up today! 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Building on these investments, the downtown is planned to accommodate an additional 20,000 residents and jobs over the next 20 years. The City has retained a consulting team consisting of Urban Strategies, HDR, and Halsall Associates to prepare a Vision and ultimately an Official Plan Amendment for what this growth should look like.This includes consideration of the kinds of uses, scale of buildings, and mobility and public realm improvements needed to create a more vibrant city centre. On March 7, 2012,come meet the consultant team, hear more about the study, and participate in a visioning workshop to share your aspirations for the future of Downtown Pickering.The meeting will be held in the front foyer from 6:00 pm –9:00 pm, with a brief presentation held at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers followed by a discussion of key issues, opportunities and aspirations for the Downtown. Evening Agenda 6:00 pm –6:30 pm Meet & Greet 6:30 pm –7:00 pm Study Overview &Presentation 7:00 pm –8:30 pm Visioning Workshop 8:30 pm –9:00 pm Share & Next Steps For further information on this project,please contact: Grant McGregor, MCIP, RPP,Principal Planner –Policy Planning &Development Department Te l.905.420.4660 ext 2032 Fa x 905.420.7648 TTY 905.420.1739 gmcgregor@pickering.ca du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 10 AP Long-discussed airport still haunts expropriated residents MOYA DILLON mdillon@durhamregion.com This is the first in a three-part series looking at the history of the Pickering federal lands and the experiences of the residents who live on them. PICKERING -- For residents of Brougham the morning of March 2, 1972 began like any other. They woke up, tended to chores on the farm or left home for work, not knowing that, come evening, those homes and those farms would no longer belong to them. That evening the Gov- ernment of Cana- da announced the expropriation of 18,600 acres encom- passing Brougham and a large swath of northern Pickering, as well as land in Markham and Uxbridge, which would be the site of a planned interna- tional airport. Shortly afterward, the Province expropriated a further 25,000 acres in the area for a planned community of 250,000. “It was devastating,” said Pat Horne, a res- ident who recalls watching the announce- ment on television with her family. “It was a terrible blow to the community and the social environment because it pitted family against family. There was a lot of shock and anger and fear and sadness.” In Brougham, Pat and Myrna McGregor first heard the news from their daughter. A Grade 1 student, she returned home from school two days before the announcement, sobbing that kids in her class said her home would be taken away. They never found out how the children knew. “It was really devastating,” said Ms. McGregor, sitting in the living room that had been added on to their home just one year before expropriation. “No one really knew what expropriation meant and didn’t get the full picture until much later, it hit us really hard. It was devas- tating for us because we worked so hard to get the addition on and suddenly none of it was ours anymore.” Shortly afterward, the McGregors received a government letter informing them their home was to become government prop- erty. Owners could choose to sell outright or remain on the properties as tenants of Transport Canada. Many residents, howev- er, rejected both options, choosing instead to fight the decision. “We were not of a generation that believed government could just walk in and take away your land,” Ms. Horne said. A community meeting held shortly after the announcement resulted in the formation of People Over Planes, a protest group com- posed of expropriated landowners and resi- dents concerned about the planned airport. Plans for the airport included one runway, an accompanying passenger terminal and related facilities. The cost was estimated at $94 million for land and $110 million for con- struction. “There is a need for additional airport facili- ties to meet the immediate requirements of the people of Central Ontario and the aviation activity through the Toronto hub that cannot be served in any other way,” said then-trans- port minister Jean Marchand in a 1975 gov- ernment report. The report also ruled out an expansion of Pearson, then known as Malton, because it would create too much noise for surrounding residents. POP members immediately set to work, attacking both the need for an airport and the business case, citing ever-changing govern- ment passenger forecasts. One such forecast estimated 29 million passengers using Pear- son by 1990 and 50 million by 2000. In 2011, 33.4 million passengers flew out of Pearson. For the most part, however, POP became known for elaborately staged events aimed at raising awareness, including a mock funer- al procession for Mother Nature at Queen’s Park and hanging effigies of politicians in Brougham. “We probably couldn’t get away with that today,” Ms. Horne said, laughing as she recalls driving a turnip cart that carried the effigies. “A lot of the things we did were dreamed up by artistic people and those are the things that really got us attention and kept the issue going. That was the amazing thing about POP, we had doctors, lawyers, farmers and artists. People of all walks of life who never would have crossed paths all coming together for this one cause.” Despite that unity, controversy over the airport took a toll on the social fabric of the entire community. “It was tough on marriages and tough on families because it became all-consuming,” Ms. Horne said, noting it probably contribut- ed to the dissolution of her own marriage. “It was very stressful because you spent so much time in a negative frame of mind. You had people who opposed the airport and people who supported it so the social uproar was very significant, there was a lot of friends losing friends.” Behind this drama individual homeown- ers were also fighting. Members of the Miller family had lived at Thistle Ha for more than 100 years when it was earmarked for expro- priation. “My parents’ reaction to the news was mixed,” said Jim Miller, who now resides at Thistle ‘Ha, recalling his parents ordeal to save the farm while he was pursuing stud- ies at the University of Toronto. “It was a big shock to them because our family had been here for generations and to lose all this was not something that was on their radar. I think their mindset changed day to day. There were times they were seriously looking at moving.” In the end the family decided to fight, hir- ing the best expropriation lawyer they could find. Four years later they won back the rights to their property at the Supreme Court after losing twice in federal court. “Dad used to talk about stewardship in the biblical sense as looking after something that belonged to someone else,” Mr. Miller recalled. “There was always the notion of ‘am I a better steward of this land than the feder- al government?’ And in his mind the answer was obvious.” Other residents were not so lucky, and in 1975 construction crews began knocking down area homes to make way for a runway. “You would hear a big kaboom and down it would go,” Ms. Horne recalled. “Within 10 minutes what had taken some families 100 years to build was destroyed.” The demolitions culminated in a face-off with POP members Ann Howes, Brenda Davies and Frances Moore, who barricaded themselves inside the historic Bentley-Carru- thers house on Sept. 15, 1975 in an effort to save it from bulldozers. The stand-off ended nine days later when the provincial government announced it was withdrawing support for off-site services for the airport such as roads, water and sewer services. The announcement led to the feder- al government shelving the project due to the prohibitive infrastructure costs that would now be required. Area residents were elated and gathered at the spared Carruthers home to toast their vic- tory with a raucous party. They had no way of knowing that 40 years later the airport ques- tion would remain unresolved. Part 2 of the series will look at life on the lands today and the legacy of uncertainty surrounding a potential airport Long-discussed Pickering recalls ‘devastating’ news of 40 years ago RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND, ARCHIVAL PHOTOS (ABOVE) CLAREMONT -- Jim Miller at his home on Thistle Ha’ Farm. The farm is a national his- toric site that was originally expropriated for the Pickering airport but the Miller family successfully fought to keep it. (Above left) Brenda Davies, Ann Howe and Frances Moore in front of the Bentley-Carruthers house during their occupation to save the historic farmhouse. (Above right) Pat Horne, driving cart, grinned as members of POP made their way to a staged public hanging of effigies of politicians who supported the Pickering airport in 1973. MA P O F E X P R O P R I A T E D L A N D S . E X P R O P R I A T I O N du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 11 AP Many children benefit from the instruction of a tutor, whether they're struggling with a learning disability or taking advanced courses through a gifted program. Taking the time to consider whether or not to hire a tutor means you're giving your child an opportunity to excel in the classroom. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between a child who is truly struggling with courses and one who is simply unmoti- vated to complete his or her studies. 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Better grades Call today, or visit oxfordlearning.com Oxford Learning Centres® AJAX 905-683-6660 PICKERING 905-420-3141 Ajax 905-427-0070 Pickering 905-862-2863 www.tutordoctor.com ASSESSMENT Improve Confidence, Study Skills, and Grades Experienced & Certified Tutors All Grades & Subjects Homework Support, Ontario Curriculum du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 12 AP Brad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion.com durhamregion.com facebook.com/sportsdurhamregion twitter.com/scnewsdurhamSports du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 13 AP BasketBall Nekkers has lots to celebrate Pine Ridge Pumas coach wins Quad-a lOssa title, welcomes new addition to family BRad kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- It was a whirlwind three days of celebration for Cam Nekkers last week. As a basketball coach, Nekkers was able to celebrate a semifinal win by his Pine Ridge senior boys’ Quad-A basketball team over J. Clarke Richardson, 77-60, on Tuesday, and then a LOSSA championship on Thurs- day, beating Notre Dame 86-54 in the final played at UOIT in Oshawa. Sandwiched in between on Wednesday, was the birth of his third child, Marcus, who joins family members Lucas and Stella. “On Wednesday my wife gave me a call at school and said, ‘It’s happening,’ so I raced home. Considering we played J. Clarke on Tuesday and then the final was on Thursday, I’m quite thankful we had the baby on the Wednesday,” said the proud papa/coach. As for claiming the LOSSA championship, Pine Ridge left little doubt they were the bet- ter team, winning by a comfortable margin. It wasn’t the first time Nekkers has taken a team to the final, but it did mark the first time he celebrated a victory as a coach. “It felt great,” he said of winning the elu- sive title of LOSSA champs. “(Jason) McK- enzie, my assistant, and I have been coach- ing at Pine Ridge almost 11 years. We’ve come close. Combining the girls and guys, we’ve been in the finals five times and we’ve always lost. If felt really good to finally win it. “I still wasn’t really enjoying it. I was still nervous. We’ve had a couple of big leads this year that we’ve let get away. It definitely felt good to put an exclamation point, in terms of we didn’t win by just a couple of points. We showed that we’re the best team in Dur- ham.” The night also served as an anniversary for Nekkers, who won a LOSSA basketball title as a player with his O’Neill team 20 years ago on the same date, beating Pickering. That team won the OFSAA championship, beating Runnymede in the final. On the other side, despite the disappoint- ment, all was not lost for Notre Dame. They came up with a huge win over Pickering in the semifinals as Josh Codinera hit a three- ball with under eight seconds remaining for a 61-60 victory just to reach the final. “The kids were devastated, but all in all, it was a really positive season for us,” said head coach Andrew White. “We developed a lot of team chemistry. I felt toward the end we were peaking and playing our best bas- ketball. “Coming off a high against Pickering, win- ning that semifinal game the way we did, maybe we just didn’t have anything left in the tank.” Pine Ridge was led in the final by the 22 points of Jamal Reynolds, who has served as the team’s brightest star this season. “He’s the best basketball player I have ever coached at Pine Ridge. He’s incredible,” said Nekkers. “There haven’t been a lot of Amer- ican scouts talking to me and that I’m really shocked at. He has done things that nobody in Durham has done since Devoe Joseph in high school basketball.” Joseph, a Pickering grad, went on a basket- ball scholarship to Minnesota before trans- ferring to Oregon. Reynolds had 25 points or more in 30 of Pine Ridge’s 40 games this season, said Nek- kers, and poured in more than 50 points three times and over 40 at least 10 times. He averaged 43 points a game in league play this season. An assistant coach from Baylor, an NCAA nationally ranked top-10 team, did inquire about Reynolds following the LOSSA final, noted Nekkers. The rankings for OFSAA, March 5-7 in Otta- wa, are expected out later this week. Nek- kers predicted his team will get a favourable ranking, especially since adding Habou- bacar Mutumbo at the start of the second semester. Mutumbo, six-foot-five, added scoring to an already potent lineup, going eight for eight from beyond the three point line in his first game during league play. “The fact that we got him, it bumps us up into another level, I think,” Nekkers said. “I really believe we could make some noise at OFSAA. I’m not saying we are going in and going to win OFSAA, but I definitely think we have the potential to make it to the semi- finals and you never know what can happen at that point.” JasOn lieBRegts / MetROland OSHAWA -- Jamal Reynolds of Pine Ridge looks for a way to get around Davion Parnsalu of Notre Dame during the LOSSA Quad-A championship game held in Oshawa at Durham College/UOIT. Reynolds led the way for Pine Ridge, who earned a berth at the OFSAA pro- vincial championships following an 86-54 victory. OFSAA will be held in Ottawa from March 5-7. tRack and field the speed academy third at provincials TORONTO -- The Speed Academy finished third in the overall team stand- ings at the 2012 Athletics Ontario pro- vincial indoor youth championships held at York University. The top spot went to the Uni- versity of Toronto Track Club with a score of 121 points, followed by Laurel Creek Track Club in second with 60 points. The impressive 53 points third- place showing was the result of the solid performances of Brandon Bobb, Tacuma Anderson-Richards and Yazin Joseph. Anderson-Richards opened the scoring on Saturday by winning the triple jump with a personal best leap of 14.41m. Later that afternoon Brandon Bobb defeated the national 100m and 200m youth champion, Andre Ford- Azonwanna, to win the 60m dash with a time of 6.83. Yazin Joseph hurdled to victory on Sunday in the 60m, with a personal best time of 8.30. Other point contributors were: Mar- iam Abdul-Rashid, Austin Marchese, Ashton Hyde, Taylor Sharpe, Myles Williams and Amara Ehirim. The Speed Academy will head to New York City next weekend to take on the best high school athletes in the United States at the US indoor nation- al championship. BasketBall keane finds new professional home SAN ANTONIO -- The San Anto- nio Silver Stars have signed forward Kalisha Keane for the upcoming Women’s National Basketball Asso- ciation season. The 2011 Big 10 Player of the Year at Michigan State, Keane has spent the 2011-12 offseason with Croatia’s Gospic CO where she has averaged 8.1 points and 3.7 rebounds through 14 EuroLeague games. The six-foot- one forward from Ajax is also a mem- ber of the Canadian senior women’s national team, most recently helping Team Canada to a third-place finish at the 2011 FIBA Americas champion- ship where she averaged 7.5 points and 3.0 rebounds through six games. Last season San Antonio finished with a record of 18-16, good enough for fourth in the WNBA’s Western Conference. The Silver Stars open the 2012 season on May 19 at Tulsa before tip- ping off the home schedule against the Chicago Sky on May 30. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 14 AP AJAX/PICKERINGSUMMER MINORHOCKEY LEAGUE A J A X C O MMUNITY CENTRE Boys & GirlsWelcome Ages 4-18years old Summer HockeyRegistration... 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Pickering (in Home Depot) 255 Salem Rd. S. D#1 42 Old Kingston Rd.,Ajax 465 Bayly St.W.#5,Ajax 1889 Brock Rd. #24, Pickering 300 Harwood Ave. S.,Ajax 6 Harwood Ave. S.,Ajax Ajax & Pickering Locations8 Salem Rd South Ajax, ON L1S 7T7 Congratulations Jade for being our Carrier of the Week. *DELIVERED TO SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS ONLY BABY AND KIDS SHOW WRAP AJAX PICKERING BUSY BEE TOOLS AJAX PICKERING GIANT TIGER AJAX PICKERING HENRY’S CAMERAS AJAX PICKERING HOME DEPOT AJAX PICKERING HOME HARDWARE AJAX IKEA OUTSERT AJAX PICKERING JYSK AJAX PICKERING LOWES AJAX PICKERING MILLWORK BUILDING SUPPLIES AJAX PICKERING REAL ESTAT E AJAX PICKERING STAPLES AJAX PICKERING WHEELS AJAX PICKERING XS CARGO AJAX PICKERING To day’s Carrier of the Week is Jade. She enjoys art and singing. Jade has received dinner vouchers compliments of McDonald’s, Subway and Boston Pizza. Ringette Gold for Central Region Ringette team beats the best of the best at Ajax tournament AJAX -- It was an exciting weekend as the Ajax Ringette Association hosted the 40th annual Silver Ring Tourna- ment at the Ajax Community Centre. Highlighting this event, which draws ringette teams from all over the country, was the Central Region AAA Challenge Cup, the third in a series of AAA weekends leading up to the finale to be played at the Ontario Win- ter Games in Collingwood March 8-11. Competing in the Chal- lenge Cup are six under-19 teams selected from the best of the best in five Ontar- io regions. Eastern, Cen- tral, Southern, Western and North-East with a sixth Unit- ed team made up of remain- ing players from all over the province. The home Central team consists of players from across the region, includ- ing Ajax/Pickering players Chantal Gauthier, Maddy Horwood, Anna Sims, Holly Lindensmith, Christine Fre- gona and Julia Good. “The triple-A level is very competitive,” says Gauthi- er. “The girls I play with are amazing and it’s a lot of fun to be a part of the team. I’m looking forward to the Ontar- io Winter Games in March.” After the five-game round robin, the final ended up being a rematch of the West- ern Challenge Cup final held in November between Eastern Region (with play- ers from Ottawa, Nepean and Gloucester) against the home Central squad. The two teams had met already in the round robin, a 2-1 thriller won by Central which was played before a packed house. “It was very exciting,” said Team Central goaltender, Pickering’s Tesa Seeley, who is playing this season with Whitby’s U19AA team. “We don’t usually play in front of crowds that large. The last time would have been at the Nationals in Cambridge last year. The atmosphere was awesome. It makes you push yourself that much harder. And to play in a game that fast, against a goalie who has already played for Team Canada, just makes you real- ize that you really can com- pete with the best players.” The final proved to be more of the same. Central took a 3-0 lead and then 4-1 until they got into penalty trouble midway through the second half. Eastern scored back-to- back goals with consecutive two-man advantages and made it 4-3 with less than five minutes to go. But then, finally back at full strength, Central scored to make it 5-3 followed quickly by an empty netter to salt away a second straight Challenge Cup gold medal, and earn the Central Sharks the Bernie Cockburn trophy. “I am very proud of all the girls,” said coach Dea DaDalt after the game. “They played smart and as a team all week- end. It was a great effort.” When asked how she like playing on such a talented team of young women, Hor- wood replied, “As one of the younger girls on the team, I’m learning so much and winning gold medals makes it even better.” Most of the team now turn their focus to the AA provin- cial championship March 1-4 with their club teams in Whitby, before they recon- vene and head straight to Collingwood for the AAA Ontario Winter Games March 8-11. Submitted photo AJAX -- The Central Region won the Challenge Cup at a ringette tournament in Ajax that hosted the best players from around the province. bASketbAll Upset for North Alliance Press AJAX -- The team every- one seemed to pick to win the Ajax Men’s Basketball League this year, North Alli- ance Press, upset No. 1 ESN Packaging 53-37 in a physi- cal contest. Tied at 21 at the half, the big men of NAP took over on the boards for a convinc- ing win. Sherwin James led the winners with 15, while Mike Jovanov and Robert Clarke had a dozen each for ESN. The Top Shelf took advan- tage of ESN’s loss to regain first place with a 51-44 vic- tory over Michael’s Eat- ery. The Shelf saw all seven players scoring to contrib- ute to the win. Calvin Smith tallied 11 while teammates Nick Sideris and Nick Mikos added 10 each. Ravi Persad was strong again for Michaels scoring 13, Rob Hare chipped in 10. The Right Step remained a single point behind the Shelf after fighting back from a 25-18 deficit at the half, to defeat Dick- son’s Printing 49-42. Gregg McGuire and Claude Whit- field had the hot hands scoring 16 each for the win- ners. Dickson’s Tim Lane and Seiwchand Sarju tal- lied 11 each while rookie Keith Pennells had his best game with 10. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Fe b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 15 P PickeringShopTalk.com Videos & Blogs About Local Shopping Check out other Durham Shop Talk Websites too! ajaxshoptalk.com • whitbyshoptalk.com • oshawashoptalk.com Pickering ShopTalk Go to: www.pickeringshoptalk.com to view videos and access blogs that provide useful local shopping information! 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Coming off a weekend in which they took three points from two difficult games in Michigan, the Generals are still in a dogfight for a playoff spot in the Ontario Hock- ey League’s Eastern Conference -- and the schedule-maker is doing them no favours right now. Clinging to a one-point lead on both the Belleville Bulls and Peter- borough Petes, the Generals face a weekend ahead in which they face the league-leading London Knights twice and, in between, a Barrie Colts team that beat them by a combined 11-2 count in two recent meetings. Head coach Gary Agnew, frustrat- ed by his team’s inability to build any momentum since he took over in early November, hopes this past weekend’s results -- a 4-3 overtime loss in Plymouth Friday and 3-2 shootout win in Saginaw Saturday -- will finally get the team moving in the right direction. “I think this might be it,” he said. “On the road, in tough conditions, given the weekend before where we weren’t good, the response that we had, I think we’ve got to build on that. We’ve got to continue to promote and push how we played, and what we did and how we did it. That’s the type of hockey we need to play to be successful.” The Generals were fortunate to take a point out of Plymouth, where Andy Andreoff scored with 32 seconds remaining and Chris- tian Thomas with nine ticks left to force overtime, both goals coming with Daniel Altshuller pulled for an extra attacker. Goalie Kevin Bailie, who sat out Friday’s game with a bruised knee, led the way to Saturday’s win, mak- ing 44 saves in regulation, three in overtime and three more in the shootout. “Two of the biggest celebrations that I’ve seen our guys have cer- tainly was the tying goal in Plym- outh and then Bailie making the save on the third shooter in Sag- inaw,” Agnew said. “I mean it was good to see the guys get rewarded for their effort.” It was a good thing, too, as all of the teams the Generals are fighting with picked up some points, espe- cially the sixth-place Mississauga Majors (28-25-1-6), who have won four in a row and are now three ahead of Oshawa (27-27-3-3). The Generals sit in seventh place while the Bulls (29-29-1-0) and Petes (26-28-3-4) are currently tied for the eighth and final playoff spot. “Nothing changes for us,” said Agnew. “We’ve got to go on the road and play the same style of hockey that we did last weekend.” After games in London (44-14- 0-1) Friday and Barrie (34-21-2-2) Saturday, the Generals will return to the GM Centre for a 2:05 p.m. Sunday game with the Knights. Then it’s back on the road for three more -- against Brampton (32-19- 3-6), Peterborough and Belleville -- before the Generals close out the regular season with home dates against Mississauga March 17 and Peterborough March 18. Jason LieBregTs / MeTroLand sign here PICKERING -- Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner signed Nolan Klinkhammer’s jersey during an autograph session at the Pickering Markets. 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Ajax Sunday, Mar. 4 - 1 p.m., Preview 12: Noon Quality Inn (Former Holiday Inn) 1011 Bloor Street East, Oshawa Complete & partial estates * unclaimed items * bankrupt stocks * consignments * private collections * samples * name brand mfgs * brokers * repos * inventory art - jewellery - coins collectibles - furniture electronics - bedding - estate items - sports memorabilia - home decor Information, terms, details & photos at: www.auctioneer.ca AUCTION DEPOT CANADA BRIGHTON ESTATE AUCTIONS @ 101 Applewood Drive, Brighton, Ont. K0K 1H0 Selling the Contents of the Major's Home of Etobicoke Sunday, March 4 - Preview 9:30 a.m. Auction 11:00 a.m. A large and interesting auction of antiques and collectables to include rare Moorcroft; Doulton Figures; Swarovski Crystals; Portrait Plates; Crystal; China; Silver; Silver Plate; Estate Jewel- lery; Crown Derby Imari; Dinner Sets; Oriental Items; Numerous Paintings and Watercolours; interesting Furniture to include Vintage Rattan Lounge Set; Upholstered Furniture; Oriental Carpets; Snow Blower. Indoor Yard Sale: Sunday @ 9:30 a.m. www.brightonestateauctions.com Phone 1-613-475-6223 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Book your upcoming sale NOW!! With Our Computerized Auction Service and Over 55 Years Combined Experience.Estates, Farm, Business Liquidation.... or anything in between, big or small, we would appreciate a call! NEXT SALE MARCH 16 @ 4:30pm Don & Greg CORNEIL Auctioneers1241 Salem Rd., Little Britain705.786.2183www.theauctionadvertiser.com/DCorneil March 3rd,10:00 AM Antiques, Furniture and Collectibles from Local Estates from Stouffville, Uxbridge, Kettleby, Richmond Hill. Van Haven Sales Arena 720 Davis Drive, Uxbridge GARY HILL AUCTIONS 905-852-9538, 800-654-4647 416-518-6401 Details & photos garyhillauctions.ca Sat. 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Selection of Canadian, International & Asian artwork, hand knotted rugs & much more. Watch the website for updates & photos. For further details contact us at 905-373-0501 or pn@waddingtons.ca Canteen operated by Frenchie's Deli. Tel: 905.373.0501 Toll Free: 1.855.503.2963 Fax: 905.373.1467 Email: pn@waddingtons.ca 9 Elgin Street East, Unit 6, Cobourg, ON K9A 0A1 WEDNESDAY, March 7th • 4:30pm H A U C T I O N S A L E H of Furniture, Antiques & Collectibles and 2008 Dodge ram 4 x 4 Quad truck, Selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS Ltd, 1 km. 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