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Tara HaTHerly
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AJAX -- The Ajax community is mourning
the loss of former Ajax councillor Patricia
(Pat) Clark, who worked tirelessly to sup-
port the community until her death Dec. 12
at 65 years old.
Ms. Clark dedicated more than
30 years to supporting the Ajax
community and protecting its
environment, beginning in 1979
when she founded Ajax Citizens
Together, successfully stopping
Durham from building a huge
toxic industrial waste treatment
plant in south Ajax.
“She’s left a wonderful legacy
for the residents of the town to
enjoy now and for many, many
generations to come,” said Ajax
Regional Councillor Colleen Jor-
dan. “She’s an inspiration to many, many
people.”
In 1980, Ms. Clark was elected Ajax Ward
5 councillor and was re-elected to the posi-
tion in 1982. She left Ajax for three years for
family reasons in 1983, moving to Alberta
where she was appointed to the hazardous
chemicals advisory committee by the Prov-
ince, and served as a board member for the
environmental law centre of Alberta.
She returned to Ajax in 1987 and found-
ed Pickering Ajax Citizens Together for the
environment, which successfully prevent-
ed a massive Toronto garbage dump from
being built in Pickering.
In 1988, she was elected as north Ajax’s
first regional councillor, serving alongside
fellow regional councillor, and now Ajax-
Pickering MPP, Joe Dickson.
“We worked extremely well together, she
was a dedicated individual ... I was thrilled
to work with her as a team,” Mr. Dickson
said. “She gave her heart and soul
to Ajax ... She’ll certainly be sadly
missed.”
Ms. Clark served and vol-
unteered for boards, committees,
causes and organizations too
numerous to mention, and was
instrumental in many important
Town projects, including raising
thousands of dollars to build the
Ajax Legacy Obelisk at Veterans’
Point Gardens.
In 2010, she was hon-
oured for her tireless efforts with
a 2009 Ajax Civic Award.
“I’ve just volunteered pretty much in every
capacity I’ve been able to,” she said at the
time. “I’ve always said whatever I’ve done
for Ajax, Ajax has given me so much back,
it’s such a great community.”
In 1991 she retired from politics and
began working as a real estate agent, con-
tinuing to volunteer every chance she had.
Most recently, she served as fundraising
chairwoman for the Ajax Bomb Girls Lega-
cy campaign.
“She was certainly very instrumental in
getting that committee going, her inspira-
tion and her enthusiasm,” fellow campaign
committee member Coun. Jordan said
through tears. “That’s what’s going to keep
us going, we’re going to keep her spirit and
enthusiasm and dedication alive.”
She added Ms. Clark’s loss is a huge hit for
the community.
“She was just remarkable, brilliant, she
brought so much joy to so many people’s
lives,” Coun. Jordan said. “She was always
there as a volunteer helping to improve our
community to make it a better place, and
she’ll be missed by many ... I certainly feel
that I was honoured to have known her.”
Ms. Clark shared 37 years with Paul Clark
and is survived by children Scott and Leigh
and their families. Visitation will be at the
McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kings-
ton Rd., on Friday, Dec. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at St. Paul’s
United Church, 65 Kings Cres. Memorial
donations can be made to the Rouge Val-
ley Ajax and Pickering hospital, or a charity
of choice, and condolence messages can be
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DURHAM -- Durham Regional
Police are celebrating the end
of a successful year as crime
rates continued to decline.
Police Chief Mike Ewles
addressed Regional council
during a meeting on Dec. 12
to update politicians on police
work in
the region
throughout
the year.
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every member of our forces.”
Chief Ewles outlined initia-
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ing with 29 arrests, 162 charges
laid and the seizure of $430,000
of drugs, 10 vehicles and two
handguns.
Chief Ewles also touched
on the success of the force in
combating child pornogra-
phy, telling councillors that on
any given day in Durham there
are up to 700 people accessing
child pornography online.
“We try to take off some of the
worst offenders and we have
some very dedicated people
doing some very good work,” he
said, noting police have seized
between 24 to 27 terabytes
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PICKERING-- The Pickering Town Centre, along with the members of the Durham
Regional Police Services, hosted the seventh annual CopShop on Dec. 12. More than
30 DRPS officers acted as personal shoppers for local children who were given a $200
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Lower water consumption
should mean lower costs,
not higher rates
To the editor,
I believe the people in Durham Region
are angry when they see water rates
increasing, again, just because they con-
serve. It cannot be more ridiculous that the
Region did not try to suggest another rea-
son.
It is common sense that lower consump-
tion usually means lower operation and
maintenance costs, and usually delays
capital investment.
That is why we promote conservation.
The Region takes all these benefits but asks
for more.
We have to know how much money actu-
ally goes to the staff’s salary increases,
while they actually have less work to do
due to our conservation.
Chester Li
Pickering
OSSTF the only side
seeking a solution
To the editor:
Re: Time for parents, students to stand up
to teacher unions, editorial, durhamregion.
com, Dec. 7, 2012.
You make it sound like teachers’ unions
aren’t willing to show any restraint. The
OSSTF agreed to a full salary freeze eight
months ago.
In fact, the OSSTF has already reached
a deal with the Durham District School
Board which included a salary freeze and
a 50-per cent reduction in sick days and we
also gave up the ability to bank sick days.
Doesn’t that qualify as restraint?
I voted Conservative in the last election
and I understand the need for austerity
measures. In good conscience, I can be a
Conservative party supporter and still sup-
port the OSSTF in its campaign for a fair
deal.
I cannot accept the fact that you are
blaming the teachers’ unions when the
minister of education vetoed the deal that
our union reached with the DDSB in real
negotiations.
That deal was good for teachers and for
the taxpayers of Ontario but Laurel Broten
vetoed the deal.
In response to the minister’s veto (per-
mitted with no debate in the legislature
because of the undemocratic Bill 115),
ramping up strike actions is perfectly justi-
fied.
It’s unfortunate for students but to be
realistic, the OSSTF is the only side actu-
ally trying to find a solution to this crisis.
Please ensure both sides of the debate are
given equal space and let the residents of
Durham use their judgment as which side
deserves more blame.
Kevin De Andrade
Whitby
I didn’t vote for
teachers’ union
To the editor:
Re: Time for parents, students to stand up
to teacher unions, editorial, durhamregion.
com, Dec. 7, 2012.
I was so glad to see your stand on the cur-
rent teachers’ unions’ actions regarding
Bill 115.
I too have cringed as I hear the voice ads
from the teachers’ unions trying to scare us
into believing their plight shows we are all
at risk of the loss of democracy.
In my opinion, Bill 115 is what democra-
cy is about, an elected government repre-
senting the voice of the majority. I did not
vote for the teachers’ union, yet I, as we all
do, pay their wages.
Those of us in the private sector have had
to learn to make do with little or no increas-
es for years, yet the teachers’ union feels it
can take more of what is left in our pockets.
Fairness is we are all in this together, and
only by working together can we weather
these tough economic times.
Len Wallace
Clarington
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Christmas card list
To the editor:
I know freedom isn’t free, and we have so
much to be thankful for.
So this Christmas, when filling out your
cards, send one to this address:
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The end of the world is near as Mayans predicted ... or not
There were 209 earthquakes record-
ed around the world last week. The U.S. is
hurtling headlong towards the so-called
fiscal cliff with no solution in sight. Justin
Trudeau is seeking the federal Liberal lead-
ership. Justin Bieber didn’t receive a single
Grammy nomination.
What is the meaning of all this? What does
it suggest? Well, if the Mayan calendar is
correct, these are symptoms of the times,
which add up to a final reckoning on Dec.
21, 2012, the date on which the world will
end. Or not.
You may have heard about this end-of-the-
world theory surrounding an ancient calen-
dar designed by an ancient people that has
left some to conclude that the world ends on
that day, because that’s the last date record-
ed on a stone tablet designed by the Maya
thousands of years ago. The notion behind
it has become so widespread that Oshawa
Trent University professor Dr. Helen Haines
had to reassure a young elementary school
student who asked during a presentation
last spring if he was going to die before
Christmas.
That exchange subsequently prompted
Dr. Haines to give a public lecture on the
issue at the university last month, an event
that drew a packed house of interested resi-
dents.
Dr. Haines is blunt in her assessment:
the world will not end on Dec. 21 of this
year. And Dr. Haines should know. She’s an
anthropologist, a specialist, a person who
has spent untold hours studying Mayan cul-
ture, interpreting its hieroglyphs, examining
stone carvings and other Mayan artifacts.
She knows of which she speaks.
But there were 209 earthquakes recorded
around the world last week and Justin Bie-
ber was shut out of the Grammys. That must
mean something, mustn’t it?
Just in case Dr. Haines has miscalculated,
in the off chance that a word or image has
been misinterpreted, in the unlikely event
that the predictions are, ahem, wrong, fear
not.
If it’s coming, there’s not much we can do.
Here, then, are some dos and don’ts, just in
case:
Do:
Finish your Christmas shopping.
Party like it’s 1999.
Don’t:
Pay your credit card bill from all that
Christmas shopping.
Clean the house, make the beds, go to
work.
If, as Dr. Haines suggests, the calendar
does turn to another day and life goes on,
it’s all good. Except for the credit card bills.
And if your boss asks where you were on
Dec. 21, blame the Mayans.
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Trent University
professor dispels
Mayan myth
Kristen Calis
kcalis@durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- Last spring a young boy asked a
local anthropology professor if he was going
to die before Christmas.
Dr. Helen Haines of Trent University
Oshawa was giving a talk to a first-grade class
when the boy asked her the question regard-
ing the supposed end of the world. This made
her realize just how widespread the myth that
the ancient Maya foresaw the apocalypse on
Dec. 21, 2012 had become.
So she chose to give a public lecture at
the university in late November, less than a
month before the supposed end of the world.
The room was packed with people of all ages
interested in hearing what the expert had to
say about the date, which is fast approach-
ing.
“The Maya never said that the world would
come to an end,” said Dr. Haines, a specialist
in ancient Mayan culture.
The ancient Mayan long-count calen-
dar consisted of days, months, and years. A
bak’tun references a cycle of 144,000 days in
the calendar.
The date in question is the reference of the
13th bak’tun -- the current cycle or age --
which has been calculated to end on Dec. 21.
This also signifies the beginning of a new era,
said Dr. Haines.
Some monuments did reference Dec. 21,
2012, but Dr. Haines explained it signified the
coming of time, or continuity and stability,
not the end of time.
“It never says anything about destruction
here,” she said.
Authors have come up with various theo-
ries. Some say the earth and the sun will align
with a black hole at the centre of the universe
on Dec. 21. But this is a regular occurrence in
the solar cycle, said Dr. Haines.
“The answer is really, it can mean whatever
you want it to,” she said.
The reference could mean it’s the birthday
of the current world, or the New Year’s Eve for
the Mayan calendar, or even the marking of
the winter solstice.
But the bottom line is none of the writings
from the ancient Maya say anything about
the world ending on Dec. 21, 2012. In fact the
Maya of the current world are a little annoyed
that their ancestors are being accused of pre-
dicting the apocalypse when there’s no evi-
dence to back it up, she said.
English major Rebecca Scerbak said she’d
heard a lot of different theories on the myth,
and was glad to learn she’d see Christmas
this year. Her friend Kianna Grant was happy
for one thing.
“It makes me feel better that I’ll get to see
my 18th birthday,” she said.
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A message
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Kerri King
Christmas Day is getting closer,
and it’s time to start thinking
about what sweet treats to leave
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grows and mills its own flour
for use in its scrumptious tarts,
pies and breads.
Hy-Hope’s flours are available
for sale in the store in five- and
10-pound bags, or treat your-
self to some of the farm’s baked
goods.
The pies are baked using a
homemade pie filling, mostly
from fruit grown on farm. On
any given day you’ll find at least
eight different types of pies,
from popular apple or straw-
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mon varieties such as plum or
strawberry and red currant.
My favourite treat is Hy-Hope’s
famous butter tarts.
I hope this tasty trail makes
your holidays a little sweeter.
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farms in Durham Region, visit
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follow @DurhamTourism and
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Kerri King is manager of Durham Tourism
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PICKERING -- Hindu youth in the
community can get some help with
college tuition with a scholarship pro-
gram from the Devi Mandir Youth.
The group is once again offering
a $1,000 scholarship. To be eligible,
students must live in southern Ontar-
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and planning to enter full-time post-
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vices is encouraging residents
to give the gift of life this holiday
season by donating blood at Dur-
ham Region donor clinics.
The need for blood never
decreases and is always in high
demand, especially during the
holidays when many donors
might be busy or away from
home.
Canadian Blood Services is
hoping to collect 98,000 much-
needed donations by Jan. 2. To
help reach that goal, donors are
encouraged to bring a friend or
family member along to donate
as well.
Appointments can be booked
by calling 1-888-236-6283 or visit-
ing www.blood.ca. Residents can
also give blood without appoint-
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DURHAM -- A man was seriously hurt
when he fell off a roof while installing
Christmas decorations Thursday.
The incident, which left the man
hospitalized with serious spine and
brain injuries, prompted Durham police
to issue a warning about hazards relat-
ed to holiday home preparations.
Police said a 24-year-old Oshawa
man, who had been contracted to put
up decorations at a home in Clarington,
fell from the roof to the ground, sustain-
ing serious injuries. A passerby saw
the man motionless on the ground and
called 911.
The victim was rushed to a local
hospital before being transferred to a
Toronto trauma unit.
Police made several recommenda-
tions for those preparing to decorate
their homes for the season:
• Never climb a ladder without a
person assigned as a spotter on the
ground
• Ensure all wires are in good work-
ing condition
• Don’t go onto rooftops without
proper footwear and other safety equip-
ment
• Make sure natural Christmas trees
are well-watered
• Don’t overload electrical circuits
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The crew joined approximately 400 elec-
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as well as crews from the rest of Canada and
the United States.
Since telephone and cable lines and cell
towers were also down, people were often
left without hope and communication until
electricity crews showed up, said lead line-
man Rob Kocot from Ajax.
“As we were driving to the jobs, the peo-
ple were giving you the thumbs up,” he said.
“They would honk their horns, and they’d
give you, you know, the high five, thanks
for coming out, and they were always roll-
ing down their windows talking to you,
thanking you to come down to give them a
hand.”
Many roads were washed away and
trees were downed. Residents were with-
out power for several days, some up to two
weeks, before the crew arrived.
“The morale would really boost when
we’d show up into a neighbourhood,” said
field supervisor Joe Lonsberry from Bel-
leville. “Anything from the house out, that’s
what we would repair, and we would repair
it in such a way that, we’d hang things from
trees, anything to get the power back on,
and then they’d have to go back after and
put in some poles ... all safe mind you, but
they were a temporary fix (to) get the lights
on.”
After a crew would restore power to a
house, the homeowner would often call
family and friends who had lost their homes
to move in.
“As soon as we got the hydro on, they were
filling the bedrooms,” Mr. Lonsberry said.
The crew said it was rewarding to help,
noting residents made the best of their situ-
ations.
“The people were fabulous ... we got treat-
ed like royalty,” said lineman Barry Padgett
from Ajax. “If they had generators, they
were bringing Thermoses of coffee out to
the road for us.”
The appreciation continued after the crew
left as well.
“It was nice when we came back through
Gananoque, at the border crossing a big
sign said ‘welcome back hydro crews, job
well done,’” said lineman Brian Gardin-
er from Ajax, adding many people in New
York and nearby areas are still facing dire
situations. “There are still some people out
of power to this day that their houses just
aren’t fit to be turned on ... there are some
businesses that won’t be open for another
six months. They were 14 feet under water
in Lower Manhattan.”
To learn more about rebuilding efforts, or
to donate in support, visit www.sandyrelief.
org.
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Hatherly and on Facebook by searching Tara Hatherly.
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PICKERING -- The stars were shining in
Pickering as area teens competed to be the
next Pickering Star.
This was the 10th season for the City’s
annual singing competition, and this year
things got a little bit country when Jade
McLeod was declared the winner.
Jade, currently in her third year of the per-
forming arts program at O’Neill Collegiate in
Oshawa, enjoys performing in all disciplines
from Broadway to country, but credits end-
less hours spent with her horse, Becca, for
her special love of country music.
The 11 finalists performed before their
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Existing pedestrian
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PICKERING -- A new traffic signal could be
on the way for Valley Farm Road after several
residents asked council to increase safety for
vehicles and pedestrians in the area.
The upgrade to a full signal at Valley Farm
and the Esplanade South will be included
in 2013 budget deliberations, scheduled to
begin in February. Rod Mason, a Valley Farm
Road resident, spoke to council at its Dec. 10
meeting about safety issues in the area, not-
ing both he and his daughter have experi-
enced near collisions at the Valley Farm inter-
section. “I think a lot of drivers come from
around the region and don’t understand what
exists at that intersection,” Mr. Mason said of
the existing pedestrian signal and stop signs,
which he says many drivers roll through.
A previous staff recommendation to
upgrade the signal to a full four-way stop light
was rejected by councillors during an execu-
tive committee meeting Dec. 3, where they
voted instead to install a pedestrian crossing
at Glenanna Road and the Esplanade North.
“I attended the executive committee meet-
ing where a recommendation for a full signal
was considered, and much to my surprise
the recommendation was not approved,” Mr.
Mason said. “I would respectfully request this
matter be revisited, reconsidered and hope-
fully approved.”
In response to community concerns, coun-
cil voted to approve the original recommen-
dation for a full signal on Valley Farm Road,
and abandoned the idea of a pedestrian
crosswalk on Glenanna.
New Valley Farm traffic signal to
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Seedy Saturday event, which will be held on Feb. 16
at the Pickering Recreation Complex.
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and in the past has featured The Cottage Gardener,
Canadian Organic Growers, Durham Master Garden-
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ing for vendors and participants interested in joining
the Seedy Saturday lineup. For more information or to
sign up, call Mandy Smiles at the Pickering Museum
Village at 905-683-8401 or visit www.pickering.ca/
museum.
Seedy Saturday garden expo returns to Pickering
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PICKERING -- Jade McLeod, winner of the 2012 Pickering Stars singing competition,
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Editorial OpinionsWhat’s On On in Ajax
On in Durham
Handel’s Messiah at the
Regent Theatre Dec. 18, 19
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OSHAWA -- Soprano Jennifer Taverner,
who won the 2010 Royal Conservatory
Orchestra’s Concerto Competition, is
one of the featured soloists as the Ontario
Philharmonic welcomes the Amadeus
Choir next week.
OSHAWA -- The Ontario Philharmonic has spe-
cial guests coming for its Dec. 18 and 19 concerts
in Oshawa.
The OP presents Handel’s Messiah, with
special guests the Amadeus Choir at the Regent
Theatre.
“The world tradition of Messiah continues
with the OP,” states the website.
“A great way to get in the spirit of the holiday
season as you experience the glorious sounds of
this choral marvel. Exceptional artists on stage
with one of the best choral groups in Canada, the
Amadeus Choir.”
Those exceptional artists are soloists Jen-
nifer Taverner, soprano, Leigh-Anne Martin, alto,
Zachary Finkelstein, tenor and Justin Welsh, bari-
tone.
Concert time is 7:30 p.m.
The Regent Theatre is at 50 King St. E.
For tickets, call 905-721-3399, ext. 2, or visit
tickets.regenttheatre.ca.
AJAX -- It’s a Silver Screen Sunday weekend in
Ajax -- call it the holiday edition.
The St. Francis Centre hosts a screening of
White Christmas on Dec. 16 at 3 p.m.
The 1954 musical, a favourite at this time of
year, stars Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Allen
and Rosemary Clooney.
Popular songs include the iconic title track,
It’s Cold Outside and Sisters.
Tickets are $5, available at the door.
The St. Francis Centre is at 78 Church St.
S., south of Kingston Road.
Pickering youth creates image
for SickKids Foundation
Christmas card
by Aidan
MIKE RUTA
mruta@durhamregion.com
PICKERING -- Aidan Ally isn’t really an
artist; he prefers poetry.
But the Grade 8 student at Valley Farm
Public School combined the two in cre-
ating a Christmas card that will help
raise money for the SickKids Founda-
tion. It shows a snow globe with a wintry
scene inside.
“It’s a kid that’s catching snowflakes
outside near hills,” Aidan explains.
A poem is part of the card, and it reads,
“The cold is here and now even though
the sun warms us the winter will bring us
joy.”
Aidan says it means that winter, even
though it’s cold, can still bring fun and
happiness.
Aidan was an out-patient earlier this
year at the Hospital for Sick Children,
where they tried to figure out what was
causing him abdominal pain. His father,
Andre, explains that Aidan’s art, in addi-
tion to work created by professional art-
ists, was chosen for holiday greeting
cards for the foundation.
Aidan says he was sort of surprised to
learn his card was picked, noting he’s
mostly a doodler, drawing small charac-
ters with giant heads.
“I think he’s pleased; he’s just quiet
about it,” his father says.
Aidan plays piano and, while not a big
video game fan, does enjoy playing Spiral
Knights, an online role-playing game.
The SickKids Foundation will even-
tually let Aidan know how many of his
cards went out this season.
You can see the card at sickkidsfoun-
dation.com/donate/tributeCards.asp
and send it as either an e-card or a tradi-
tional card.
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PICKERING -- Aidan Ally’s Christmas card for the SickKids Hospital Foundation will
be used this holiday season to drum up support for the hospital. Aidan, a Grade 8
student at Valley Farm Public School, was at the hospital earlier in the year.
Christmas album from Morrison Hawkes
Whitby's Jeff
Morrison one half
of musical duo
MIKE RUTA
mruta@durhamregion.com
WHITBY -- Morrison Hawkes has
released an album of Christmas songs
with partial proceeds going to The
Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness.
Jeff Morrison is a Whitby artist who
has been writing and playing music
with longtime friend Tim Hawkes for
many years.
Their album, I Heard the Bells at
Christmas, features six originals. The
title track was released last year, the
story of a hungry homeless man's
encounter with a kind stranger in the
street who offers him a meal. We are
left to wonder, is it Santa Claus? Jesus?
Morrison says the track and the new
songs were recorded with bass and
drums for a fuller band sound. The
album was co-produced by Brent Bod-
rug at his Sly-Fi Chapel in Trenton.
"They're all Christmas-themed
songs," Morrison says.
Thinking of You This Christmas is
deeply personal, about the death of his
brother's wife, Molly.
"It's written in the first person," Mor-
rison says. "It's kind of a letter to your
dead partner, what a husband might be
thinking."
He explains that two summers ago,
his brother, Kevin, and his partner of
seven years were on vacation at a cot-
tage when Molly began experiencing
severe abdominal pain. The family
was informed she had inoperable can-
cer and Molly died within a couple of
weeks.
At the other end of the spectrum,
Christmas Comes Along is "a straight-
ahead, rockin' Christmas song.
"It's definitely more upbeat," Mor-
rison says. "A more traditional type of
Christmas song. It still has some Mor-
rison Hawkes spin."
Born Today is "a modern Christmas
carol.
"It's in the same tradition of Silent
Night," he says. "It tells the Christmas
story, the biblical Christmas story."
You can download the album or indi-
vidual songs at morrisonhawkes.com.
Twenty-five per cent of all sales will
be donated to The Canadian Centre
for Abuse Awareness which, Morrison
notes, helps victims of abuse, especial-
ly women and children.
He's pleased that radio station Q-107
in Toronto is featuring Christmas
Comes Along on air during its 13 Days
of Christmas.
Morrison Hawkes is performing live
at Corus Quay as part of Breakfast with
Derringer on Dec. 21.
The band has also been playing live
at selected Longos stores in southern
Ontario, where the CD is also avail-
able.
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OSHAWA -- The Durham
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al Christmas concert at College
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Metal for Christmas
Six bands
take the stage
in Oshawa
OSHAWA -- An edgy Christmas
concert is coming to Oshawa on
Dec. 22.
Oshawa promoter Broken
Bones Entertainment is serving
up metal for the holidays at The
Atria.
“2010 Guitar Wars champions
Into Exile are returning to the
stage this winter,” states a press
release from Broken Bones’ Josh
Beaven. “The band will be tak-
ing part in Seasons Beatings with
Broken Bones Entertainment.
The event is scheduled to see six
bands from all over Ontario come
together to celebrate the holidays
with heavy music.
Local support on the bill
also includes Dead 3 Days, a
well-established band in the
local music community. Out-
law Renegades from Toronto,
Adrenechrome from Orillia and
Odium from Walkerton, Ontar-
io will also be playing the event.
Odium played with Broken Bones
Entertainment back in July and
were received very well. So they
are returning to headline once
again.”
He notes that Oshawa’s Devoked
are a late addition to the bill.
“The band has been working
hard over the last year record-
ing a CD and releasing new mer-
chandise and a music video,” he
states.
The doors open at 8 p.m.
Admission is $8 and it’s a
19-and-over event.
The Atria is at 59 King St. E.
>Holiday fun with Durham Improv
PORT PERRY -- Durham Improv’s
Christmas show is back again in
Port Perry.
Scrooged Again! runs every Fri-
day to Dec. 21 at the Jester’s Court,
279 Queen St. in Port Perry.
The interactive dinner theatre is
set years after A Christmas Carol,
when we learn that Ebenezer
Scrooge’s generosity has gotten out
of control. The audience is part of
the play as members are consid-
ered Scrooge’s employees.
The show includes a Christmas
dinner buffet, iconic characters
like Scrooge, Marley, and Tiny Tim
and singing and dancing to some
favourite Christmas carols.
“We are part of the Operation
Scugog toy drive,” explains Dur-
ham Improv founder Stephanie
Herrera in a press release.
“With every ticket purchase we
ask that the patrons also bring
an unwrapped toy to go under
Scrooge’s Christmas tree.”
Tickets are available at the Jest-
er’s Court, by contacting Stepha-
nie at 647-899-3342 and online at
www.durhamimprov.com.
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has assembled fellow comedic improvisers to answer the question,
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CFL player to
share knowledge
and experience
BRAD KELLY
bkelly@durhamregion.com
AJAX -- Keith Godding is hoping to pre-
pare young football players for an oppor-
tunity to land a roster spot on a collegiate
or professional team down the road.
The Ajax resident is home for the off-
season after having spent this past sea-
son on the practice roster of the CFL’s Brit-
ish Columbia Lions. This weekend, he is
going to take what he has learned over the
years and provide football players in the
area with a couple of open houses, passing
on his knowledge and experience.
The price is right. Both sessions are free.
“We are going to show these kids how to
train properly,” says the 28-year-old wide
receiver of this weekend’s sessions pro-
vided by Kingdom Force Football Acad-
emy. “A lot of the kids, whether it be from
10 year olds to more senior players at 18,
they don’t really have an idea of how to
train properly in an off-season for football.
That’s something we are trying to instill in
the kids.”
The open house is going to be at the
Competitive Edge facility, 377 MacKenzie
Avenue in Ajax. The first session is on Sat-
urday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and
the second on Sunday, Dec. 16 from 2 to 4
p.m. Registration will be held at the door
prior to each session.
Players attending the weekend sessions
will be shown demonstrations, work on
skill development and be put through
some drills. Information packages and
training programs will also be distributed
to each player in attendance. Special deals
will also be offered to those in attendance
for a 12-week training session with King-
dom Force that begins in January.
That training session takes things to
another level, introducing players to com-
bine training and letting them know what
coaches are looking for in tests like the
bench press and 40-yard run.
“We let them know what the standard
is and this is how we are going to get you
there,” says Godding.
With more professionals returning to
their communities to share their collegiate
and professional experience, Godding fig-
ures it will help improve the talent level
down the road.
“You’re going to see, not only the talent
level, but the skill level of the players go up
another notch in the next five to 10 years,”
he says. “With the proper coaching, guys
who have been there ... they know what
is going on and how it should be done.
I think that’s a benefit for future genera-
tions.”
Godding, who started playing football in
Grade 12 at Denis O’Connor, played five
seasons at Bishops University, where he
was among the top 10 in the country in
receiving yards his senior year. He was on
the practice roster of the Montreal Alou-
ettes in 2008 and 2009, then joined the
Toronto Argonauts in 2010, appearing in
four regular season games. He wasn’t re-
signed in 2011, though he expected to be.
“Those are one of those learning experi-
ences that you have to make sure you get
things in writing,” he says.
This past season he was signed by the BC
Lions, and has already signed a contract
with them for 2013.
He’s hoping that BC is the place he final-
ly catches a break, answering the question
he is often asked about why he doesn’t
give up chasing the dream.
“I tell them no one said I can’t play. I’ve
never heard a coach say I’m not good
enough,” he says of his perseverance.
“There has always been a circumstance
where there is a veteran ahead of you, or
learning a new offence. It’s all about tim-
ing, being in the right place at the right
time.
“I really believe that BC is going to be the
place that everything comes to fruition for
me.”
>Godding giving back
SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND
AJAX -- Keith Godding, an Ajax resident, will be holding an open house at Competitive Edge this Saturday and Sunday for
young football players. The 28 year old has been signed for next season by the British Columbia Lions.
Motor Racing
NASCAR
truck event
coming to
Mosport
next season
BOWMANVILLE -- Canadian Tire Motor-
sport Park announced its 2013 major event
schedule this week, headlined by the Cana-
dian debut of the NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series.
It runs from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the
Canadian Touring Car Championship will
join the trucks for what promises to be an
exciting, action-packed weekend.
The Victoria Day SpeedFest will get the sea-
son underway, May 17-19, with the stock cars
of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
Also in action for the unofficial kick-off to
summer are fan favourites, the Trans-Am
Series, Canadian Touring Car Championship
and the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Cana-
da.
The Canadian Historic Grand Prix returns
on June 14-16 featuring beautifully restored
race cars from the past 50-plus years of
motorsport. The Porsche 944 Cup will head-
line the action. The NASCAR Canadian Tire
Series will make its second appearance (of
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paved oval, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Speedway, on June 22.
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Cooper Tire Prototype Lites, Porsche GT3
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exciting improvements that have been taking
place over the past two years, this season will
mark yet another milestone in our rich histo-
ry.”
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PICKERING -- Members of
the Pickering Athletic Cen-
tre competed in the 2012-
2013 women’s tour selec-
tion hosted by Gymnastics
Mississauga in the Hershey
Centre.
Athletes competing at this
event were vying for a spot
to represent Team Ontar-
io at two competitions, one
within Canada and one in
the USA in 2013. This event
selected a team of eight ath-
letes and two coaches for
each level/category for two
competitions. The level 6
(Age 14+) athletes will be
competing with the current
Ontario Competitive Pro-
gram rules to compete at
Montreal’s Gymnix Classic
competition March 8-10.
The levels 7, 8, 9 and
national open (13+) athletes
were competing using the
Junior Olympic Code and
deductions out of the maxi-
mum start value of 10.0 for
any level. Those awarded a
spot on Team Ontario will
compete in the USA’s Presi-
dential Classic competition
in Orlando, Florida, Febru-
ary 15-17.
Pickering Athletic Centre
had five athletes competing
at this competition.
Level 8 Verena Herrmann
1st vault, 3rd bars, 3rd beam,
3rd floor, 1st overall
Level 8 Katie Towers 3rd
vault, 7th bars, 7th beam, 6th
floor, 2nd overall
Level 7 Claire Platnar 18th
vault, 2nd bars, 2nd beam,
3rd floor, 1st overall
Level 6 Victoria Sparks 15th
vault, 7th bars, 6th beam,
10th floor, 11th overall
Level 6 Alexandra Sagat
13th vault, 6th bars, 7th
beam, 13th floor, 13th over-
all
Herrmann, Towers and
Platnar have all been named
to Team Ontario and will be
competing in Florida in Feb-
ruary. Head coach Andrew
Taylor and coaching partner
Debbie Siemon have also
been named as team coach-
es.
The provincial 4 women’s
artistic team competed in
Belleville at its 1st provincial
qualifier.
Their results are:
Level 5 age 13
Amy DeSousa 1st vault,
2nd bars, 1st beam, 1st floor,
1st overall
Rachel Waldriff 3rd vault,
2nd bars, 2nd beam, 3rd
floor, 2nd overall
Level 5 age 14+
Megan Stoiber 1st vault,
3rd bars, 1st beam, 1st floor,
1st overall
Katie Graham 3rd vault,
2nd bars, 4th beam, 3rd
floor, 2nd overall
Level 6 age 13
Sarita Campbell 9th vault,
1st bars, 2nd beam, 2nd
floor, 2nd overall
Paige Simpson 6th vault,
4th bars, 4th beam, 4th floor,
4th overall
Level 6 age 15+
Alexandra Sagat 4th vault,
2nd bars, 3rd beam, 4th
floor, 1st overall
Victoria Sparks 5th vault,
3rd bars, 4th beam, 3rd floor,
3rd overall
These athletes are all
coached by Sarah Moore.
Sabrina byrneS / Metroland
PICKERING -- Andrew Taylor, Verena Herrmann, Claire Platnar, Katie Towers and Debbie Siemon from the Pickering
Athletic Centre have been named to Team Ontario.
>Pickering
Athletic
Centre
athletes
and coaches
named
to Team
Ontario
MILTON -- The Pickering
Swim Club was repre-
sented by 19 swimmers at
the 2012 Dimitrov Shield
4-Way Swim Meet in Mil-
ton.
Pickering athletes com-
peted against the Mil-
ton Marlin Swim Team,
Markham Aquatic Club
and COBRA Swim Club,
earning numerous fast fin-
ishes in 50m races.
Pickering swimmers
recorded many personal
bests with a total of 98.17
seconds being taken off by
Pickering swimmers. Most
time off goes to Cailtin Abe
Gokool (12 yrs) who took
off 18.10 seconds com-
bined in her individual
events.
Swimmers who had first-
place finishes:
Zainab Abdeen (14), 50
back, 49.24
Hannah Armstrong (13),
50 back, 39.67
Devin Dhillon (13), 50
breast, 45.76
Kirsten Koerth (14), 50
butterfly, 50.32
Swimmers who had top-
three finishes:
Female 12 years: Ally-
sia Parry, 3rd, 50 freestyle,
33.60
Female 13 years: Hannah
Armstrong, 2nd, 50 butter-
fly, 41.99; Victoria Gilmour,
3rd, 50 back, 45.53; Calissa
Gomez, 3rd, 50 butterfly,
46.64, 3rd, 50 breast, 45.66;
Female 14 years: Zain-
ab Abdeen, 2nd, 50 free-
style, 38.18, 2nd, 50 but-
terfly, 57.73, 2nd, 50 breast,
52.22; Kirsten Koerth, 2nd,
50 back, 46.18, 3rd, 50
free, 40.82S, 3rd, 50 breast,
58.09;
Male 13 years: Daniel
Grancaric, 2nd, 50 free-
style, 32.35, 2nd, 50 but-
terfly, 39.54, 2nd, 50 breast,
46.09; Leandro Juarre-
ro-Garcia, 3rd, 50 breast,
46.92;
Male 14 years: Jason Liu,
2nd, 50 breast, 46.13; 3rd,
50 back, 40.13, 3rd, 50 but-
terfly, 41.48.
Pickering Swim Club excels at Dimitrov Shield Meet
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1084 Salk Road,Pickering (off Brock Rd., just S. of 401)
Senior Pastor
DR. SAM MARTIN
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MIKE MURPHY
SUNDAY DECEMBER 16TH @10AM -
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS CONCERT
MONDAY DECEMBER 24TH -
CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE FROM
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ST. GEORGE’S
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Pickering Village
Hwy #2 & Randall Dr., Ajax
905-683-7981
CHRISTMAS EVE
CANDLELIGHT SERVICES
5:00 &Family Christmas Celebration
7:30 p.m. with Communion in Wo rship Centre
11:00 p.m.Traditional Christmas Service
with Communion in our Historic Church
CHRISTMAS DAY
10:00 a.m.Traditional Communion with Carols
in the Historic Church
WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVICES
9:00 a.m.Traditional Communion
in Historic Church
10:30 a.m. Contemporary Communion
in Wo rship Centre
MaytheBlessingwhichcamedown
that firstChristmascontinue
to fillyourhearts.
CelebratewithusthetruespiritofChristmas
St.Paul's
United Church
The Church with Open Armsinvites you to celebrate theChristmas Season with us!
DECEMBER 16, 2012
10:30 a.m.Wo rship and Jesus’
Birthday Party for Kids
DECEMBER 23, 2012
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MELVILLEPresbyterian Church
invites you to ourannual:
70 Old Kingston Road
(Manse Rd/Kingston Rd)
Everyone is welcome,
info: 416-283-3703
Candlelight Carol
a Special Program of Carols
& Readings:
Dec. 16 - 7:00 pm
Christmas Eve Services
Fa mily: Dec. 23 - 7 pm
Communion: 11 pm
CHRISTMAS EVE
Family Service at 7p.m.Communion Service at 11 p.m.CHRISTMAS DAY11 a.m.Christmas Carol SingAlong at Erskine Chapel (Fairport &Finch)No heat or bathroom at Erskine Chapel …dress warm
DUNBARTON-FAIRPORTUNITEDCHURCH
1066 Dunbarton Rd.Pickering 905-839-7271
www.dunbartonfairport.on.ca
Come Share the Christmas
Story of hope with us at:
For Further Worship Directory
information call
Erin Jackson 905-683-0707 or
email: ejackson@durhamregion.com
Our next Special Come & Worship Section publishing
Friday December 21, 2012
SILTANEN, Keijo - Passed away suddenly at
home on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 at
the age of 85 years. Predeceased by his
wife Laila. Loving father of Katariina (Brad),
Kristiina, and David. Cherished grandfather
of Ryan and Kirsten. Survived by sister Eeva
Suikkari of Finland. Visitation will be held at OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King
Street West (905-721-1234) on Monday,
December 17, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until time
of Funeral Service in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made
to CAMH Foundation. Online
condolences may be made atwww.oshawafuneralhome.com.
Death Notices
In Memory of our
Dear FriendColleen Heinen ( Jensen )December 26, 1950 – December 14, 2006
Colleen, It’s been six years since you left us
Taken too soon
You are fondly remembered
By us all for your most caring generous ways
You were a true Friend to both of our families
No one can
Replace Your million dollar smile or
Your words of encouragement
And Warm Heart –
Every day of sunshine – Every rainbow –
Every butterfly
Brings a new and warm memory of you Colleen
We look inside our hearts and see you Colleen
Colleen you will live on forever in our
hearts and minds
God Bless
Forever the Baird and
Farrow Families’’
In Memoriams
To place your
personalized
In Memoriam,
call 905-683-5110
and let one of our
professional
advisors help you
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OSHAWA -- Last year the Oshawa Power
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This year, the marque names have yet to
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Oshawa native Courtney Small has
brought his talents to the Power court
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spending a year playing overseas.
Not a huge stats guy, Small has done a lit-
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“As soon as I step on the floor I try to
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“This is a great opportunity for me now
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Small, a graduate of Durham College
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