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Home My WebLink AboutNA2013_01_03P ICKER I NG News Adver tiserT H E ursday, January 3, 2013 facebook.com/newsdurham • twitter.com/newsdurham • d durhamregion.com • Pressrun 54,400 • 28 pages • Optional 3-week delivery $6/$1 newsstand 905-686-9607 WHYMOVE ? Lifestyle IMPROVE WITH HOMEPRODUCTS lifestyleproducts.ca SUNROOMS • WINDOWS • DOORSENCLOSURES •AWNINGS& INTERIOR SHUTTERS Wishing you a Happy & Healthy New Year. Wishing you a Happy & Healthy New Year. Learn More About Getting Ahead By Giving Back! info@AjaxRotary.org Consider Rotary to BuildYour Business ThroughCommunity Service! Be Our Guest! Date: Thursday Time: 12 Noon Location: Rotary Room - Ajax Public Library - Main Branch Join us for lunch and learn more about Rotary and how it can change your life and enhance your business. Harwood Ave. @ Achilles Ave., Ajax Please RSVP to info@ajaxrotary.org Yo ur Best InsuranceIsAn InsuranceBroker TMTM Tr avel,Health,Life,Auto,Home&More... 103 Church St. S. 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Getting 2013 off to chilly start Hundreds plunge into Lake Ontario for Polar Bear Swim for Ajax, Pickering hospital> See POLAR page 13 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 • Ja n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 3 2 P Give your loved one the gift of Dance. Zahra’s School specializes in Bellydance,Bollywood,Zumba, Hip Hop and much more! Makes a GREAT gift for the New Ye ar! It ’s fun and a great way to exercise! 570 Westney Road South, Unit 23A, (Beside Giant Tiger), Ajax 905-426-5265 • www.zahras.ca 2011Gold Costumes,Music a n d Ac cessories Av ailable i n - s t o r e a n d o n - l i n e Events & Parties –including t h e m e d p a r ties Join us for our Winter Sale,Saturday,January 5th from 10am to 1pm and receive 10% off ANY purchase.While there,join us for a FREE BELLY DANCERCISE class at 11am. 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He urged the judge to sentence both men, found guilty in October of charges including fraud, money laundering and participating in a criminal organization, to eight years in prison. “This case ... was about a criminal enter- prise that ran for 10 years,” Mr. Flagg said. “It’s about what we could call 10 years of electronic bank robbery. “It’s about greed, pure and simple.” Mr. Neshan and Mr. Kenegarajah were among six members of an Ajax-based fraud ring arrested by Durham police in March of 2010. Also charged were Rajitha Kanagara- jah, Mr. Kenegarajah’s sister, and her hus- band, Hariharan Nesarajah, and Anantha Neeranjan, Mr. Neshan’s wife. Following a lengthy and complex trial Jus- tice De Filippis acquitted Mr. Nesarajah of all counts. But he found the remaining four guilty of fraud-related charges and the offence of participating in a criminal orga- nization. Mr. Neshan and Mr. Kenegarajah were further found guilty of fraud and money laundering. A sixth suspect, Jeya Balan, pleaded guilty to charges in the midst of the trial. During the trial in Oshawa, the judge heard that police had been investigating Mr. Neshan for years in connection with large- scale frauds, including the creation of phoney accounts in 2001 when he was an employee at American Express, as well as credit card scams perpetrated in 2007 and 2008 in Brit- ish Columbia. Neither investigation resulted in convictions, court heard. But police in Durham Region picked up Mr. Neshan’s trail again in 2009 when it was sus- pected he was back in Ontario and involved in credit card fraud. Cops here conducted extensive surveillance on Mr. Neshan, Mr. Kenegarajah and other suspected mem- bers of the ring, often tailing them as they made purchases and bank transactions and in some cases retrieving discarded pieces of paper work and receipts to bolster their case. Finally, in March of 2010, search war- rants were executed at a number of homes, including Mr. Neshan’s house on Bissland Drive in Ajax. Police seized hundreds of doc- uments related to mortgages and credit card accounts, as well as cash, vehicles and other property deemed to be proceeds of crime. Police said at the time the fraudsters cre- ated false credit accounts in two ways: by stealing the information of real people and having credit cards issued, or by obtaining cards using false identities, usually depicting themselves as recent immigrants. Once cards were issued, the bandits were alleged to have patiently managed the accounts, making small purchases and paying off balances until credit limits were increased. When the credit limits reached a certain level, the accounts would be “busted out” -- drained of cash through advances, paid off with fraudulent cheques and then drained again, police alleged. Mr. Flagg said Friday he’ll seek forfeiture of property including a house in Ajax obtained through fraud. He’s also asking the court to order Mr. Neshan and Mr. Kenegarajah to pay restitution for the $1.7 million lost by six financial institutions targeted by the fraud- sters. The prosecutor acknowledged such an order may be difficult to enforce. “There is little hope of restitution because, frankly, they spent most of the money along the way,” he said. Justice De Filippis is to rule on sentencing Jan. 18. �Do you have a desire to work with the elderly or disabled? �Are you interested in supporting people to live independent lives? �Have you considered a job in community health or a nursing/retirement home? TRAINTO BECOME APERSONAL SUPPORTWORKER AND BE PREPAREDTO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3 -10:00 AM AT E.A. LOVELL CENTRE 120 CENTRE ST. 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As part of Bill 115, if deals aren’t reached, the Province has the power to impose new con- tracts. “Bill 115 created an unnecessary crisis, making things much more difficult at the bargaining table,” said Fred Hahn, presi- dent of CUPE Ontario. “It was the strength and support of our members, and the tire- less work of our bargaining committee that made this tentative agreement possible.” CUPE, which represents educational assis- tants, early childhood educators, instruc- tors, custodians, librarians and school secre- taries, remains opposed to Bill 115, includ- ing its court challenge to the bill. “Collective bargaining works,” said Mr. Hahn. “It creates stable working environ- ments that lead to stable services for the people who depend on them. Bill 115 threat- ens that needed stability in our schools and puts our collective bargaining process at great risk.” CUPE leadership will vote Jan. 5 on the tentative deal and if approved it will go to local memberships for ratification within 14 days. CUPE will not yet release details of the agreement, but said it addresses the unique circumstances of school support workers, who earn an average salary of $38,000 and can be laid off multiple times a year. The deal could mean that the Elementa- ry Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federa- tion are the only two remaining unions with- out collective agreements. However, only 65 local agreements have been ratified -- the majority with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association, and other support staff unions. There are 470 local agreements that still need to be reached in total. Many expect Education Minister Laurel Broten to begin imposing contracts Jan. 2. “To those school boards and unions which have yet to come to terms on fair, balanced and responsible contracts, I say to you that it is time to end the uncertainty for students, parents and taxpayers and get back to doing what we do best: putting students first,” Ms. Broten said in a statement Sunday. Once contracts are imposed, all further job action becomes illegal. CUPE had voted to take part in a one-day “political protest” with the ETFO and the OSSTF in the new year, but its involvement now is uncertain. Michael Barrett, president of the Ontar- io Public School Boards’ Association and Oshawa trustee with the Durham District School Board, said the deal adds pressure to the OSSTF and ETFO to get back to the bar- gaining table, but added the province-wide agreements can cause trouble for school boards. “It’s one thing to come up with an agree- ment. It’s another thing to implement it,” he said. “We weren’t sitting at the table. We’re left in the dark, and we’re the ones who have to implement the deal over the next 24 months.” Ken Coran, president of the OSSTF, said it wasn’t clear how the CUPE deal would affect his union’s ability to bargain, since he doesn’t know what’s been negotiated. He expressed his surprise that CUPE had reached a province-wide tentative agree- ment, since he thought all bargaining had to be done at the local level. Only one local from the OSSTF, the Upper Grand District School Board, has ratified an agreement. No locals from the ETFO have reached a deal. The OSSTF is waiting to see whether the minister imposes contracts before holding a meeting of all local presidents Jan. 9. At that time, members will discuss their options, including withdrawing further services and a potential days-long walkout, he said. - With files from Torstar News Service Durham school support workers could reach deal 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 • Ja n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 3 4 AP Tara HaTHerly thatherly@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- A new mobile appli- cation lets Ajax and Pickering residents order taxis with the click of a button. TAG Taxi, a free application introduced in Ajax and Pickering in December, allows iPhone and Android users to instantly request service from Rapid Taxi without placing a phone call, or even having to know the address of their whereabouts. The mobile app uses GPS technology to send a cab to a user’s exact location. “We offer taxi companies a new way to reach their clients,” said Patrick Gagne, TAG Taxi presi- dent. “Our intuitive application is plugged into their dispatch system, which sends orders to drivers. Our goal -- optimizing the taxi experience and putting users back at the centre of it.” Customers can specify what type and size of cab is required through the app, as well as rate their taxi experience by compli- menting the driver and taxi qual- ity or suggesting improvements. “Rapid Taxi remains aware of its clients’ needs,” said Ravi Bhard- waj, general manager of Rapid Taxi. “A partnership with TAG Taxi was obvious. This agreement will help us improve our services and maximize our taxis’ rides.” The TAG Taxi application is a Canadian creation, developed in Montreal in 2011. For more infor- mation on the app, visit www. tag-taxi.com. For more informa- tion on Rapid Taxi, visit www. rapidtaxi.net. Reporter Tara Hatherly can be found on Twitter @Tara_Hatherly and on Facebook by searching Tara Hatherly. Free app lets Ajax and Pickering residents order taxis with ease ‘‘We offer taxi companies a new way to reach their clients.’ Patrick Gagne, TAG Taxi Squadron home to province’s top cadet PICKERING -- Some bright lights are shining within the City’s 856 Kinsmen Squadron, which went home with an impressive haul of awards from the annual Ontario Provincial Committee of the Air Cadet League awards night. Warrant Officer First Class Lester Sampayo was awarded the Briga- dier-General Bob Robert, CD Shield Cadet of the Year. The award recog- nizes Mr. Sampayo as the top cadet out of more than 8,000 Air Cadets in the province. Mr. Sampayo was also chosen for the International Air Cadet exchange to New Zealand last year. Also receiving recognition was Warrant Officer Second Class Liam Bills, who won the David Kessler Memorial Award as the top Ontario Cadet in the Aircraft Maintenance Advanced Aviation Technology Course, which was held this past summer. The Pickering squadron was also awarded the George Moir Award as the top squadron in the eastern Ontario region, while the squadron’s sponsoring committee was named tops in Ontario, with Phil Haynes winning an Ontario Provincial Committee Individual Award for his years of dedication. Pickering Air Cadets collect top awards PICKERING -- Warrant Officer First Class Lester Sampayo is pre- sented with the Brigadier Brigadier-General Bob Robert, CD Shield Cadet of the Year, which recognizes Mr. Sampayo as the top cadet out of more than 8,000 Air Cadets in the province. Presenting the award is John Nolan. > Grade 5 student raising pledges to donate her hair Tara HaTHerly thatherly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- A 10-year-old Ajax girl who watched family and friends battle cancer is using her experi- ence to help others fighting the disease. When a friend of Paige Steven- son, a Grade 5 student at West- ney Heights Public School, lost her father to cancer earlier this month, Paige decided she wanted to do something to support her friend and others battling the dis- ease. She decided to raise money for cancer research and donate her hair to make a wig for cancer treatment patients, pledging to cut her hair if she raised $1,000. “My grandma, my friend’s dad and a few other people had can- cer before, and few people who are close to me died of it,” Paige said of the inspiration for her campaign. “It made my friend feel better and my relatives that had cancer, it kind of made them feel proud.” She chose to donate to the Cana- dian Cancer Society to help fund research for all forms of cancer. She started fundraising Dec. 11, and after only one week, raised $735. She now hopes to beat her goal and raise as much money as she can by Jan. 31, before cutting her hair and donating the funds in early February. Her efforts are inspiring others to give back and raise awareness as well. A schoolmate decided to donate her hair after learning about Paige’s campaign, and her friends have been saying how cool it is and telling their par- ents all about it. Paige said it feels good to be inspiring others, not- ing she’s surprised how quickly her campaign has taken off. Paige’s mother, Stacee Steven- son, is also surprised. “We posted a message on Face- book, and we sent an e-mail out and the response has been over- whelming to say the least,” Ms. Stevenson said. “She has made a big impact in terms of raising money and inspiring others. I’m very proud ... I’m excited for her to see how far she can go.” Every day after school, Paige runs excitedly to her mailbox to check for new donations and then sends thank you cards to every- one who donated to support her. Anyone wishing to support her can donate to the Canadian Can- cer Society in Paige’s name by vis- iting www.cancer.ca. Reporter Tara Hatherly can be found on Twitter @Tara_Hatherly and on Facebook by searching Tara Hatherly. Ajax girl raising money for cancer research ryan pfeiffer / meTroland AJAX -- Paige Stevenson, 10, hopes to raise $1,000 for cancer research, at which point she will cut off her hair and donate it for a wig for a cancer treatment patient. > 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 • Ja n u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 3 5 AP A Metroland Media Group Ltd. Publication PHONE 905-579-4400 CLASSIFIEDS 905-576-9335 DISTRIBUTION 905-579-4407 GENERAL FAX 905-576-2238 NEWS FAX 905-579-1809 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H 6N8 Member: Ontario Press Council, OCNA, CCNA, SNA. All content copyright Editorial OpinionsEditorialOpinionsOpinionsOpinionsOpinions A Metroland Media Group Ltd. 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All content copyrightTim Whittaker - Publisher • Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief • Mike Johnston - Managing Editor • Fred Eismont - Director of Advertising • Deb MacDonald - Senior Sales Supervisor Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classiﬁ ed Advertising Manager • Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager • Lillian Hook - Ofﬁ ce Manager • Cheryl Haines - Composing Manager email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com 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 Welcoming 2013 in Durham Region with a series of ‘wins’ Some residents in Durham Region chose to welcome the new year in a winning way: by jumping into the frigid waters of Lake Ontar- io to raise money for worthy charitable proj- ects. Others welcomed 2013 in their own way. Some visited family to mark the start of the new year, to begin 2013 with renewed bonds of friendship and family, a winning way to mark a new start. Some welcomed the new year by quiet- ly cheering on the Canadians at the annual International Ice Hockey Federation tourna- ment in Ufa, Russia, who impressed every- one with their unbeaten streak in the round- robin portion of the tourney. Here at home, we’re keeping a good thought for the Oshawa Generals’ Boone Jenner, who contributed notably upon his return to play following a suspension. Canada was to play rival U.S. in the semi-final early this morn- ing. A victory sends them to the final. That would be one more winning way to mark this new beginning. You may have chosen to stay in and read a book and quietly usher in 2013. You may have chosen to tidy up and put away the Christmas decorations, or catch up on some TV shows you’ve recorded. Exploring new worlds and meeting fiction- al characters as part of a compelling read, cleaning your living space, or being enter- tained by your favourite television or film character is a winning way to start the new year. If you have children and chose to spend the bulk of your day with them (even after a late night, perhaps) you have happened upon a winning way to start your year. Children ground us, teach us, touch the depths of our hearts, and infuriate us. But time with them is always a proverbial ‘win-win’. If you visited your elderly parent or par- ents, or treated them to a New Year’s Day outing, you’ve kicked off 2013 with a win. A brand new year stretches ahead. We don’t know what the rest of the year will bring, in the economy, in politics, around the world. But we can -- many already have -- found a way to welcome 2013 with something posi- tive, something that enriches us, that fuels our minds and bodies. These are things that we can put immedi- ately in the ‘win’ column. That’s a great way to start a new year. Bring it on. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd. Durham Region Division The etiquette of sharing other people’s photos online If the founder of Facebook’s own sister can’t figure out the privacy set- tings on the world’s number-one social networking site, then clearly they’re too complicated. Recently Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s former director of marketing and sister to site founder Mark Zuckerberg, expressed her annoy- ance that a photo she had posted on her Facebook page had been tweeted and shared publicly. The photo itself was pretty innocuous, depicting members of Ms. Zuckerberg’s family laughing in the kitchen. It was posted to Twitter by Callie Schweitzer, also a social media pro, who is not Ms. Zuckerberg’s friend on Facebook. Ms. Zuckerberg tweeted at Ms. Schweitzer saying she posted the photo to “friends only” and re-posting it on Twitter was “way uncool”. Ms. Schweitzer apologized and responded that she subscribes to Ms. Zuckerberg’s Facebook page -- which only allows her to see public posts -- so she thought the photo was public. Ms. Zuckerberg’s Facebook profile has more than 1.4 million sub- scribers. The photo could have also appeared on Ms. Schweitzer’s feed because the two share a friend who was tagged in the photo. Tweeters and posters on numerous social media-related blogs and news sites firmly came down on Ms. Sch- weitzer’s side, pointing out that if Ms. Zuckerberg doesn’t understand Facebook’s privacy settings, then how could members of the public? Several commenters pointed out that if she wanted the photo to stay private, she shouldn’t have posted it on Facebook. Ironically, this minor scuffle followed shortly after controversy arose about a change in the terms of use for Instagram, a photo-sharing app bought by Facebook in April. Many felt the changes to the terms, announced in December, would allow advertisers to use photos from users with no compensation or notification to the user. The move led to a large outcry and Instagram officials issued an apology saying the lan- guage in the new terms of use was confusing and the company did not intend to sell users’ photos. The language was removed from the terms of use, but it left critics wondering what the intent had been, given that Instagram officials said they were looking to “experiment with innova- tive advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram” while denying that they would sell users’ photos. Days later, in response to her own privacy breach, Ms. Zuckerberg tweeted the following: “Digital etiquette: always ask permission before posting a friend’s photo publicly. It’s not about privacy settings, it’s about human decency.” Perhaps she should be sharing photo-sharing etiquette tips not with the public, but decision makers at her brother’s company. 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