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Home My WebLink AboutNA2013_01_30 KRISTEN CALIS kcalis@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Against the advice of all 35 members of an Accom- modation Review Committee, Catholic school board trustees rejected a proposal to shut down two of the board’s elemen- tary schools in Pickering and amalgamate two others. The ARC has been working to address Pickering’s dwindling enrolment for the past year, with roughly 3,000 hours of pub- lic consultation. The group eventually decided on Option 32, which includes closing down St. Anthony Daniel and St. Mar- guerite Bourgeoys Catholic schools, and consolidating Holy Redeemer and Our Lady of the Bay. THEBIGSTORE BESIDETHE4010 557 Kingston Rd., Pickering www.pickeringtoyota.com 905-420-9000 SALES •SERVICE PARTS •BODYSHOP 401 KINGSTON RD. PICKERING (South side of Hwy. #2, just west of library) www.mlcp.ca IS YOUR CHILDWORKINGATTHEIR TRUEPOTENTIAL? P: 905-509-1722 P ICKER I NG News Adver tiserT H E Wednesday, January 30, 2013 facebook.com/newsdurham • twitter.com/newsdurham • d durhamregion.com • Pressrun 54,400 • 52 pages • Optional 3-week delivery $6/$1 newsstand JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Jerry and Joan Gignac walked their grandchildren to Our Lady of the Bay Catholic School. On Monday night, the Durham District Catholic School board rejected a committee’s recommendation to amalgamate the school with Holy Redeemer. Pickering school closures on hold Proposal to shut four schools rejected on four-to-four split decision > See BOARD page 4 *A S L OW AS1%COMMISSIO N R A T E WE CAN $AVE YOUTHOUSANDS... 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The group announced it will be receiving nearly $200,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foun- dation over a three-year period to fund new programs, increase capacity and host diversity job fairs, which are aimed at bring- ing Durham employers togeth- er with large, ethnically diverse communities in the area they may have not been able to reach previously. “This provides an important foundation to us as a newer organization so we can grow and expand programming to more residents,” said Tao Qu, president of the cultural centre. “This is huge for us. If you look at non-profit organiza- tions, many are started up every year and you know to be able to qualify for Trillium grants you have to show what you can do, and I think we’ve shown that over the last year and a half. We hope to continue contributing not only to the local culture but also economically as well.” The Durham Chinese-Cana- dian Culture Centre, founded in 2009, provides programming that includes education, lan- guage and skills training, senior and youth programs, new Cana- dian settlement programs, rec- reation and more. Mr. Qu was on hand at the Pickering Town Centre on Jan. 22 along with several dignitar- ies for a celebration announc- ing the grant as well as the orga- nization’s upcoming Chinese New Year celebration, which will be held at the mall on Sat- urday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, praised the organization for its work to advance Chinese cul- ture and programming in the community. “The DCCC has accomplished a lot in two years, they’ve creat- ed a community and a home for Chinese Canadians in Durham Region,” he said. “I’m happy to help celebrate a bright future for this part- nership between the govern- ment and the DCCC, which will help them enhance their capa- bilities, provide improved pro- gramming and ensure their ser- vices are second to none. With this funding we can continue the important work of helping Chinese Canadians in Ontario.” Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan also looked forward to the group’s continued work. “In 2011 and 2012 we held Chi- nese National Day flag-raisings and now here we are getting ready for our first official Chi- nese New Year’s celebration,” he said, noting the culture cen- tre and its programming was vital to attracting more Chinese Canadians to the city. “I think Pickering is poised for great things.” For more information on the DCCC and its programming, or the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration this Saturday at the Pickering Town Centre, visit www.durhamchinese.ca. SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND PICKERING -- Mayor Dave Ryan and Councillor Doug Dickerson met face to face with the Chinese lion dancers, as the City of Pickering and the Durham Chinese Canadian Culture Centre hosted a joint announcement regarding the Chinese New Year celebrations, being held at the Pickering Town Centre Feb. 2. > CONTEST: rinks Do you have a backyard rink? Skate on a local pond? Enter a photo of your rink in our contest for your chance to win tickets to the Sportsmen Show. Go to www.facebook/newsdurham to enter and for complete contest details. Do you have a great recipe for a lunch-to-go? Enter our Facebook recipe contest for your chance to win a video shoot of you cooking up your creation! Go to www.facebook/ newsdurham to enter and for complete contest details. CONTEST: recipes Our readers can now explore in-depth stories and see incredible photos right on their own tablet or smartphone to read and use at their convenience. Go to “eBooks” on durhamregion.com to download your copy today. eBooks Park to get bigger ball diamond as part of rebuild Moya Dillon mdillon@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Councillors are questioning the cost of pro- posed upgrades to Don Beer Memorial Park as plans get under way to move the park out of the path of Hwy. 407. The original estimated cost to move the park was $900,000, but has been raised to $1,344,383 to reflect additional costs due to the new site’s larger size and planned upgrades, including an expansion of the baseball diamond. City staff is recommending the park be moved from its cur- rent location east of Hwy. 7 and Brock Road in Brougham slight- ly west, to Hwy. 7 and Orchard Heights Drive. The City would be respon- sible for $296,365 of the esti- mated cost, with the Ministry of Transportation covering the rest of the costs as compensa- tion for moving the park out of the path of the Hwy. 407 east extension. Councillor Peter Rodrigues questioned the need for a larger baseball diamond in the park. “One reason the cost of this project is going up is the fact that this new baseball park will be 50 to 60 per cent larg- er than the previous one,” he explained. “Would it be possible to have a new baseball park about the same size and have some land just not developed, but put off to a future date?” Coun. Doug Dickerson expressed similar concerns, suggesting a new field would better serve residents if it was located in south Pickering. “It seems like an awful lot of money to be spending on pri- marily a practice field,” he said. The planned expansion to the diamond came about after consultation with the Pickering Baseball Association, which has regularly used Don Beer as a practice field in the past. The group suggested the dia- mond be expanded. “It is possible to build it small- er but it will be a sub-standard size for rep baseball, if we build it to a larger size it can be bet- ter utilized for all levels,” said Richard Holborn, division head, engineering services for the City. “Once this is constructed it will be of a size and at a loca- tion, being at 407 and Brock and near the future Seaton development, where we can see other teams from other municipalities coming to play,” he said. “What we have to keep in mind is it’s a memorial park for Don Beer, who was a resident of Brougham. Staff felt it would be good to keep the park and diamond up in Brougham.” The old park was decommis- sioned in October 2012 and staff estimate that construction on the new park could begin this spring and be completed by the fall, if approved. The new park design includes a playground area that will house the play structure from the original park, an asphalt basketball court, a gravel park- ing area with 32 spaces and a hardball diamond similar in size and configuration to Kirky Field in Brockridge Park, com- plete with a grass infield and lighting. Council voted to give final approval to the plan during a council meeting on Jan. 28. 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 0 , 2 0 1 3 3 P Effective driver training is proven to save lives. Yo u’ll always want what is best foryourchild.Whenitcomes to driver training , you cannotcutcorners.Yo ung Driversof Canada teaches in-car life-saving emergency brakingandswer ving techniques.Knowinghow to drivesafely means having theskills to react to the unexpected. Flexible payment options.Keep insurance costs low. 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FREE TEETH WHITENING FOR NEW PATIENTS WITH NEW PATIENT EXAM (located in theAjax Plaza) 905-683-1391 172 Harwood Ave. S., Suite 101 Proudly serving thecommunity since 1997 From Page 1 A replacement school would go on one of the two sites -- the ARC leaned toward Our Lady of the Bay -- which would be subject to a feasibility study. The ARC’s proposal was reject- ed in a four-to-four split deci- sion by Durham Catholic District School Board trustees at their Jan. 28 meeting. Pickering trustee Jim McCaffer- ty said there were still too many unanswered questions to justify supporting the proposal. He said there is a need for a detailed cost analysis, and to thoroughly consider the possible effect the change could have on students, especially those with special needs. He noted “a minimum of 106 special needs students will be impacted by this move. “Let us take the time to learn more so that we can make an educated decision,” he said. Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge trustee Kathy LeFort said she felt the ARC’s proposal is the best option, after having “wavered over the course of the past few months over what I think would be the best decision for the board to make in regard to this.” She felt the ARC’s unanimous support said a lot about the rec- ommendation -- the commit- tee included principals, teachers and parents from all school com- munities involved in the review. “I really do put a lot of weight into that,” she said. Trustee LeFort also liked that students would stay with their classmates throughout the changes. Oshawa trustee Stan Karwows- ki’s biggest concern was the clo- sure of St. Anthony Daniel, locat- ed on Duberry Drive, given Pick- ering’s plans for growth in down- town Pickering, Duffin Heights and Seaton, a planned devel- opment that’s expecting up to 70,000 residents. “It makes sense to keep this school open,” he said. After rejecting the proposal, trustees agreed that a new motion -- similar to Option 32 but with keeping St. Anthony Daniel open -- be considered at a meeting in February. Parents who came out to the meeting were disappointed that the board couldn’t make a deci- sion. Neighbours Elena Walmsley and Jill Whelan have attended the meetings throughout the past year. “It’s just exhausting,” said Ms. Walmsley. “I would have liked for a decision to be made.” Despite the plans to consoli- date Holy Redeemer and Our Lady of the Bay, which their chil- dren attend, both accept Option 32. They were mainly concerned that a school remain south of Hwy. 401, which was the case in the proposal. But they were hoping it be done as soon as possible. “I wanted it done yesterday,” said Ms. Whelan. Both parents felt their concerns were heard by the ARC. The full ARC report is available at dcdsb.ca. Board to debate closing three schools instead Fast Facts Accommodation Review Committee’s recommendation The following points were included in Option 32: • St. Anthony Daniel be closed and students be directed into St. Wilfrid • St. Marguerite Bourgeoys be closed and students be directed into St. Eliza- beth Seton • The French Immersion Extended French program at Holy Redeemer be relo- cated to St. Isaac Jogues • Holy Redeemer and Our Lady of the Bay be consolidated into one new Catho- lic elementary school • The French Immersion Extended French program at St. Elizabeth Seton be phased out as the current French Immersion students graduate pending consul- tation with the parent community to determine needs • A new French Immersion Program start at St. Monica pending consultation with the parent community • The boundaries of St. Monica be altered to direct students to St. Elizabeth Seton • The boundaries of St. Isaac Jogues be altered to direct newly enrolled stu- dents to St. Elizabeth Seton • All closures, consolidations and boundary changes to be effective for the start of the 2013-2014 school year How they voted Pickering trustee Jim McCafferty - no Whitby trustee Chris Leahy - no Oshawa trustee Theresa Corless- no Oshawa trustee Stan Karwowski - no Whitby trustee Mary Ann Martin - yes Ajax trustee Janice Oldman - yes Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge trustee Kathy LeFort - yes Ajax trustee and Chairwoman of the board Karen Valentine - yes Metroland File photo PICKERING -- St. Anthony Daniel school was one of the schools considered for closure. JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- A desire for easy money was at the core of a criminal enterprise that defrauded banks and indi- vidual victims, a Durham judge noted in sentencing four people for their roles in a massive credit card scam. “The motive was greed -- pure and simple,” Ontario Court Justice Joseph De Filip- pis wrote in a ruling released Jan. 18. “This desire,” the judge wrote, “is probably as old as humanity itself.” The judge ordered two Ajax men, Kuhen Neshan and Ramanan Kenegarajah, to serve jail sentences in addi- tion to the time they’ve spent locked up since their arrest almost three years ago. Two women convicted for their roles in the scheme -- Anan- tha Neeranjan, Mr. Neshan’s wife, and Rajitha Kanagara- jah, Mr. Kenegarajah’s sister -- were sentenced to terms of house arrest. The four were arrested in March 2010 after a lengthy investigation by Durham police into credit card fraud. Their trial, on more than 100 charges including fraud- related offences and partici- pation in a criminal organi- zation, occurred over 28 days during which Justice De Fil- ippis heard from 47 witness- es and reviewed 134 exhib- its. Justice De Filippis found Mr. Neshan and Mr. Kenega- rajah were the ringleaders of the fraud ring, which had as its most prominent feature “bust out” credit card frauds. The scam saw credit cards obtained either with false or stolen identities, then man- aged until credit limits were raised. At that point the cards were maxed out through cash withdrawals and purchases of high-end items, leaving victims with large unpaid balances. It’s estimated six financial institutions were defrauded of more than $1.7 million, court heard. During the trial prosecutor Mitchell Flagg presented evi- dence that the two men had run scams in Ontario and B.C. for a decade, managing to stay one step ahead of the law by luck and deceit. The gang attracted the attention of police in Durham in 2008 when Detective Jeff Caplan of the fraud department traced a transaction here to a phoney credit card obtained in B.C. He began digging and soon linked the suspects to a number of vehicle and prop- erty purchases here. Police conducted exten- sive surveillance of the sus- pects, watching them as they drove throughout the GTA, attending financial institu- tions and stores. On March 3, 2010, the police descended on the gang, raiding proper- ties in Toronto and Ajax. Mr. Neshan, who was sen- tenced to five and a half years, has 15 more months to serve, while Mr. Kenen- garajah, sentenced to six years, will serve another 21 months. The women were deemed to have played a lesser role in the scam. Ms. Neeranjan, 36, and Ms. Kanagarajah, 34, were handed 18-month terms of monitored house arrest. Justice De Filippis ordered the forfeiture of property seized by police but balked at a Crown request that Mr. Neshan and Mr. Kenegara- jah be ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution. There’s little chance the men, both natives of Sri Lanka who came to Canada as teenag- ers, could repay the money, the judge noted. “Apart from the assets set out in my forfeiture order, there is nothing left,” the judge wrote. “In these cir- cumstances, to order Neshan and Kenegarajah to pay the restitution in this case would be crushing and leave little hope of rehabilitation.” The judge noted that the families of the ringleaders have been devastated by their arrests and convictions. 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 0 , 2 0 1 3 5 AP EVERYTHING ON SALE!!! DURHAM KITCHEN & BATH 124 BROCK ST. 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Jail time for leaders of Ajax credit card scam 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 Hwy. 401 crash response a credit to everyone involved If there was any common thread in last Friday’s massive Hwy. 401 pileup it was the consensus that it could have been much worse. Not to diminish the abject terror and pain those injured in the pileup must have felt, but the fact that relatively few injuries were sustained was extraordinary. By all accounts, the response by emergen- cy officials, local hospital emergency rooms, the Town of Clarington, Salvation Army staff and motorists involved in the massive crash was a marvel. From the arrival of OPP personnel to bring some order to the chaos on the Claring- ton stretch of highway, to the compassion- ate response from the Salvation Army, all of those involved were quickly taken care of and comforted at the Newcastle Recreation Centre. OPP official Steve Grosjean didn’t under- state things when he noted that with nearly 100 people involved in the collision, it was “remarkable” that so few were injured. When things go wrong -- spectacular- ly wrong, as they did Friday -- residents instinctively rely on the people tasked with responding to such emergencies. And every group that had a hand in the aftermath must be credited for the timely and efficient reac- tion to the emergency. Salvation Army volunteers were there to provide a warm shoulder and a strong back to victims, the effort best described by Major Ken Percy when he said that those arriving at the rec centre weren’t seriously injured, but required some healing none- theless. Police, fire and emergency officials demonstrated a professionalism that was awe-inspiring. Fellow motorists stuck in the twisted wreckage of so many vehicles wel- comed stranded motorists into the warm cabs of their idling cars and trucks while awaiting removal from the scene. Clarington municipal officials quickly provided shelter at the recreation complex to take stock and provide comfort. By Sunday morning, all but one of the crash victims remained in hospital, another blessing we can count. But the OPP quite properly noted in stern tones following the crash that while weath- er conditions were a factor in the crash, the responsibility for safe driving falls entirely to motorists. And they are correct. When con- ditions are hazardous, we must slow down, drive cautiously, and keep safe distances between other vehicles. While we all must keep a good thought for those who were injured in the crash, the vast majority of those involved were indeed lucky to escape unharmed. The lesson for all those who share the road is one of safety and common sense. Drive according to the conditions. Keeping my resolution at the Abilities Centre How’s your New Year’s resolution going? Still off the potato chips? Smokes? Beer? Hitting the gym three times a week? Running every Saturday? For me, it’s all about getting fit and feeling better overall. In late December I took a membership at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, which I promised to visit three times each week. So far, so good. I think the trick to sticking with it -- and these are admittedly early days -- is twofold: I’m ready to change and I found a place I love to visit. The Abilities Centre, adjacent to Iroquois Park arena in Whitby, is just seven months old and already the team can boast nearly 2,000 members. They’re well on their way to their spring goal of 3,000. Several mornings each week, instead of watch- ing the news from the comfort of my family room, I spend upwards of an hour in the weight room coercing my body to go just a little bit further than the day before. And I still get to watch the news on overhead monitors so it’s a win- win! If you haven’t visited I highly recom- mend it. The 125,000-square-foot facility houses three basketball courts, a 200-metre, six-lane track, accessible cardio/fitness, weight and sensory rooms and a wide range of drama, music, art and life skills programs. What I like most about the experience is the wide variety of peo- ple I meet there. There are seniors who walk the track every week- day morning, mid-lifers who, like me, are trying to get in shape, people recovering from illness and injury, athletic groups includ- ing the Whitby Dolphins and the Speed Academy who do their dry land training at the centre, and families taking advantage of the programs or playing basketball in centre court. For Jessica Vreugdenhil, communications and marketing man- ager at the centre, the biggest surprise has been the enthusiasm with which the community has embraced inclusion, which she says is all positive. She describes the centre as being like a ‘living thing’. From ear- ly-morning walkers to commuters taking part in after-dinner pro- grams, “the whole vibe of the centre changes from morning to eve- ning,” she says. 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All content copyright Publications Mail Sales Agreement # 40052657 Opinions It’s ironic, but I think a lot of us owe a debt to Lance Arm- strong. We owe a debt to anyone who comes along, now and then, and behaves like a colossal tool. These are people, after all, who, through their ego- tism, avarice and remarkable loss of perspective, hold up a very clear mirror, through which the rest of us can, if we will, see the paths of our own life much more pointedly. We are afforded the opportu- nity to learn all of the lessons the screw-up has provided, without paying the price he inevita- bly does. So yes, I would like to say thanks, Lance. Thanks for messing up so badly, taking one for the human team, helping the rest of us to remember to make good choices. It’s easy for me to forgive, of course, standing at such a distance from the wreckage. I’m not the guy who spent a lifetime training, only to place a very forgettable second, behind Lance’s chemically enhanced, chiseled backside. And if you think receiving the tarnished, stripped gold, years after the fact, is any kind of reasonable consolation, you’re a bigger dope than Armstrong. Nor am I the cancer patient who had invested a good chunk of my survival in a now-fallen idol. That bites too, and hard. Luckily, nothing happens in a vacuum, nor does anything ever happen for no good reason. Inherent in every mistake are the seeds of growth and the potential for something better. And the bigger the mess, the larger the lesson. It’s a certainty that millions, perhaps billions of people, globally, have done a pretty thorough gut-check regarding their own ethics and morality as a result of Lance’s fall from grace. Who knows how many potentially awful decisions were side- stepped as a result of Lance pedalling his own petard? Like- wise, there are surely countless souls currently in the chemo chair, who are now looking no longer to Lance or any other outside source, but deep into their own infinite wells of strength to get themselves through whatever ordeal they have on their plate. That alone is nothing short of miraculous. And if we’re being absolutely honest, isn’t it true that when something like this happens to anoth- er, a lot of us look at our own blighted ledgers, draw a hand across our foreheads and release a surreptitious ‘phew’? There but for the grace of God, indeed. Forgiveness, patience, kindness and gen- erosity. These are all worth far more than any gold ever hung around an athlete’s neck or any number of zeros on a spon- sorship deal. And how would we ever learn to cultivate these virtues were it not for our wonderfully stupid, very human friends like Lance, Tiger, Arnold, Paris, Lindsay ... the list goes on. If you subscribe, as I do, to the notion that all of us come to this plane of existence with not only things to learn but things to teach, then, in a funny way, we do in fact owe a huge debt of gratitude to those individu- als who came here to not only screw up, but also to do so in grand style. Believe it or not, in the final accounting, the world is a little better place because of Lance. -- 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 Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • J a n u a r y 3 0 , 2 0 1 3 7 AP Lessons in life, courtesy of Lance Armstrong Let’s TalkTop10 List Top 10 Snowstorms Poll > On Ontario’s new Liberal leader and provincial premier ... Readers weighed in on the weekend with their views on the selection of Kathleen Wynne as the next -- and first female -- Premier of Ontario. Maria Carvalho McDougall: I could care less if she is a gay, het- rosexual, non sexual... Well you get my point. Here’s hoping she is a leader for the people of ontario because we all know our wonderful hard working province deserves one. Peggy Ibey: People and horses before casinos. Craig Kelsey: Doesn’t matter. A Liberal is a Liberal and all they’ve done all these years is lie, break promises and squander our tax dollars. TIME FOR CHANGE! John Allan: Liberal Delegates voted for Kathleen Wynn as their next leader and Premier. End of story. ALL MEDIA, knock off all the BS on sex, religion, or sexual pref- erence, it doesn’t matter. Nancy Pleasance Sturman: I was extremely impressed with her speech, her stage manner, and her authenticity. I agree she needs to give teachers back their bar- gaining rights, now, but those are the issues to judge her on, not her lifestyle choices! Bob Kesic: Why all the empha- size on the sexual orientatation if a heterosexual was appointed it would not be the headline! Being premier is about moving the prov- ince forward! Cast your vote at durhamregion.com An Oshawa resident appeared before Durham councillors last week asking them to take a two-year salary freeze to show leadership to taxpayers. What do you think? A. No, they should at least get cost-of-living increases. B. Why? It would be purely symbolic and won’t save taxpayers a dime. C.I agree 100 per cent. 78% 11% Total votes cast: 750 11% 10. Blizzard of 1888 -- Northeastern U.S. 9. 1993 Storm of the Century Eastern U.S. 8. New York City Blizzard -- 2006 7. Lhunze County, Tibet -- 2008 6. Mount Shasta, Calif. -- 1959 5. Canadian Blizzard of 1971 -- Que., Ont. 4. New England Blizzard -- 1978 3. The Great Snow of 1717 -- New England 2. The Buffalo Blizzard -- 1977 1. Blizzard of 1967 -- Midwestern U.S. Source: howstuffworks.com On distracted driving: I continue to be amazed as a cyclist. Pulling up to and/or watching cars drive by me I see the amount of drivers who continue to text and drive and or hold a cell phone to their ears while driving. The message is not getting across, we need to do more, maybe BIG SIGNS on the road like signs that show 911 info. Maybe we can do a media blitz, put some bus ad’s on the back of a bus. The Durham Regional Police Service needs to do a road safety blitz and charge more drivers. For all our safety’s sake, lets push out the message again. -- Joe Arruda On poor driving habits: Why do a lot of drivers think they own the roads and as a result slow down the rest of us that obey the laws and drive with consideration for others? I find it particularly frustrating when drivers go flying around other drivers when a lane is ending just so that they can get in front of a few cars. Then the lane ends and they cut in front of everyone and slow everyone down and cause accidents. This is frustrating and inconsiderate. -- Steve Sherwood This week’s question: It’s RRSP season once again. Do you make an annual tax-sheltered contribution towards your retirement? A. 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Notice of Public Meeting 2013 Budget and User Fees The Councilofthe City of Pickeringwillholda Public Meeting to considerthe2013 Currentand Capital Budget and User Feeson: Thursday,February14,2013 at 9:00am Friday,February15,2013 at 9:00am(ifnecessary) Pickering Civic Complex,Main Committee Room One TheEsplanade,Pickering The2013 Currentand Capital Budgetand User Feeswillbe formallyadopted at aMeetingof Council to beheldon: Monday,February25,2013 at 7:00pm Pickering Civic Complex,Council Chambers One TheEsplanade,Pickering Copiesoftheproposed2013 Budgets,Current,Capitaland User Feeswillbe availableon Friday,February8,2013 at no costupon request by contactingthe Corporate Services Department,City of Pickering,905.420.4634,or by email at corpserv@pickering.ca.The City isproposing to change fees foranumberof cultureand recreationprogramsandother City fees. 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Jobs and horses. Thousands of them will be lost with the cancellation of Ontario’s Slots at Racetracks Program (SARP), effective March 31, 2013. The program was responsi- ble for turning horse racing in Ontario into a $2 billion-plus business but the Liberal gov- ernment decided it couldn’t afford passing up the $345 million in revenue that SARP generated for race tracks and horse own- ers last year – not with a $15 billion deficit to bring under control. Fewer horses will be needed for racing but recent events suggest shrinking the equine population might not be done in an orderly, humane fashion. In late October The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cru- elty of Animals res- cued eight horses and five ponies that had been severely neglected from a farm in Durham Region. A SPCA investigator said some of the disease-ridden and emaciated animals had connections to the racing industry. Gary McNichol, a Cobourg-area breeder of quarter horses, said there are so many horses around that are no longer wanted that “you can’t even give them away.” It took Ronda Markle, a Baltimore-area breeder, a few weeks and more than 300 responses to her ad on Kijiji before she found a new home for Buckie. The 13-year-old gelding now lives on a farm near Norwood. “I’m just trying to cut down on some of my numbers here because of the shortage of hay and the uncertainty of what’s going to hap- pen with the horse racing -- and me getting older,” she said. She now has 14 horses and figures she needs to reduce their number to 10. “Usually we make enough money at the races to keep the bills paid ... but if I can’t manage to do that I don’t know how I’m going to justify pay- ing out $1,200 a month for feed,” she said. Ms. Markle said the purse at Kawartha ranges between $6,000 and $8,000. The first- place horse is awarded half the money. “If we can make $3,500 a month (racing two days a week), that covers all our expens- es for the horses, the feed and the shoeing,” she said. It’s enough to pay the bills, but that will become harder if the purses shrink by 64 per cent -- the amount provided by slots reve- nue. The transition panel, comprised of former cabinet ministers Elmer Buchanan, John Snobelen and John Wilkinson, stated that, if the race industry were to close, the gov- ernment should make provision “for the humane dispatch and disposal” of up to half of Ontario’s 26,000 race horses. It warned, however, that owners might delay taking this step and choose instead “to leave animals in distress from inadequate care and feeding or outright abandonment.” It’s not a scenario Dave Gibson, an Ontario Harness Horse Association regional repre- sentative, likes to contemplate. “Most people in this industry, the very last thing they would do is euthanize an animal unless it was absolutely the last thing that they could do,” Mr. Gibson said. While acknowledging up to 13,000 hors- es “would have no economically viable use if the racing industry collapsed,” the transi- tion panel said “it believes adopting the new Sustainable Horse Racing Model will large- ly resolve this issue” for those animals not moved to other equine sports, such as barrel racing or penning, or sold as companion ani- mals. The number of race days will be cut by half but “the mandate for full fields will require more horses per race day than at present.” Mr. McNichol, who races quarter horses at Ajax Downs, said the panel’s proposal is not sustainable. His race days have reduced to 30, a drop of about one-third. “You can’t only race 30 days,” he said. “We had hoped they would be sensible ... Now we don’t know what to do.” Job losses are a paramount concern, but Doug Tindal, adviser to Agriculture Minis- ter Ted McMeekin, said industry-wide fears might be overstated. “There is an expectation that the industry will need to contract somewhat,” Mr. Tindal acknowledged, but the panel’s view is that “considerably fewer” jobs will be lost than the 55,000 to 60,000 that have been widely predicted. Mr. Gibson said the industry won’t die immediately but there’s not a chance it’s going to survive with what they’re talking about,” said Mr. Gibson of the horse racing model proposed by the transition panel. The SARP announcement has given rise to suspicions the Province is putting the inter- ests of the racing industry second to its desire to open up the province to new casinos that are privately owned and operated -- even though the big casinos already in Ontar- io “have never once, since they were built, made a profit,” Mr. McNichol said. However, racinos (racetracks with casinos), “the good ones, certainly have.” Mr. Gibson also wonders about “the grand push to have 29 more gaming zones” in Ontario and what that means for the future of horse racing. “Maybe we’re being looked upon as com- petition that has to be eliminated for MGM or Caesar’s to come in and run the type of businesses that they run,” he said. But the new casinos will receive a larger share of the money collected and, in turn, generate less revenue for the Province than the Slots at Racetracks Program, which has “put over a billion dollars into the coffers of Ontario,” Mr. Gibson said. The panel recommended an alliance of racetracks across the province be formed to set race dates and to pool purses, with any earnings from races reinvested back into the industry. Some public support will still be required but any new funding provided to help with the transition should not repeat the mistakes of SARP, which handed over money with no strings attached, the panel said. Future investment would be based on the principles of accountability, transparency and a “renewed focus on the consumer,” the panel said. “We’re trying to put in place all the ele- ments for a successful 2013 horse racing sea- son,” said Peterborough Liberal MPP Jeff Leal, whose riding is home to Kawartha Downs where 100 standardbred horses from across Ontario race each day the track is open. “That’s why we’ve entered these crucial negotiations to make sure that there is cer- tainty as the industry moves forward.” He said many people he’s spoken to in the industry “recognize a lot of the recommen- dations that have been suggested are things that should have been done years ago.” Mr. Gibson and Ms. Markle were still left wondering Jan. 3 what’s to happen after SARP officially comes to an end. “You try to plan ahead in any business,” but as of March 31 “we have no plan at this point because we just don’t know,” Mr. Gib- son said. “We’ve heard nothing,” Ms. Markle said, except rumours. “It’s just a big, bad can of worms.” Killing jobs, dooming horses KAREN LONGWELL / METROLAND BALTIMORE -- Race horse breeder Ronda Markle has been trying to find Buckie, seen here at her farm near Baltimore, a good home and placed an advertisement on Kijiji. 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The annual festival features activities throughout the week and ends with a grand finale on Saturday, Feb. 2. The carnival includes a parade and a slew of fun family activities at the Claremont Community Centre. “We’ve been doing this a long time, almost 30 years now,” said Jim Doyle, president of the Claremont District Community Associ- ation and co-ordinator for this year’s event. “It’s a fun week for the whole village, and we’re pleased to have anyone from outside the village come and join in as well.” Activities throughout the week include movie nights, tobogganing, crafts, sports, contests and skating. “With the cold weather our outdoor rink, which we haven’t had working for the last few years, is up and running now,” Mr. Doyle said. “It’s going to be great.” On Friday, February 1, there’s a family skate and a dart tournament. On Saturday, Feb. 2 the day will kick off with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by a mile run at 10:30 a.m. and the parade at 11 a.m. Activities at the Claremont Community Centre get underway at 12:30 p.m., featur- ing carnival games, face painting, horse wagon rides, a toilet seat toss, chain saw carving demo, log sawing and nailing, a dog sled team and a soup and chili contest. The Lions Trapper’s ball and Lip Sync Contest will close the night out at 8 p.m. This year will mark the second year the carnival will host a vendor’s market, which opens at the Claremont Community Cen- tre at 10:30 a.m and features jewelry, crafts, photos, art and homemade baked goods. “There are so many activities taking place, we hope people can come and find events that match their interests and enjoy,” Mr. Doyle said. The Claremont Winter Carnival is an all- volunteer event run by community resi- dents. For more information, including a full schedule of events, visit www.claremont- community.ca. Ryan PfeiffeR / MetRolanD CLAREMONT -- Todd Andrews and his wood carvings were part of last year’s winter carnival at the Claremont Community Centre. He’ll be back at this year’s event which wraps up Saturday, Feb. 2 with games, a parade, a pancake breakfast and more. > JANUARY 30 RETIRED TEACHERS COFFEE HOUR. Retired Teachers of Ontario, Region of Durham -- District 28, invites fellow retired teachers and retired edu- cational staff to join them for coffee and treats from 10 to 11 a.m. at the follow- ing Tim Hortons locations: 1361 Harmo- ny Rd. N., Oshawa; 15930 Old Simcoe Rd., Port Perry; Brock Street and Hwy. 401, Whitby; 245 Salem Rd. S., Ajax; 350 Waverly Rd., Bowmanville; and, 325 Toronto St. S., Uxbridge. JANUARY 31 GENERAL MOTORS CENTRE. 99 Athol St. E., Oshawa, presents Lord of the Dance at 7:30 p.m. www.general- motorscentre.com, 1-877-436-8811, GMC box office or the United Way Infor- mation Kiosk at the Oshawa Centre. LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSO- CIATION OF DURHAM. hosts a presentation by Canadian writer and artist Tory Woollcott from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 35 Church St. N., Ajax. Her graphic novel, Mirror Mind, recounts her experiences growing up with dyslexia. All are wel- come, no registration or fee required. AJAX COMMUNITY THEATRE. presents The Foursome at the St. Fran- cis Centre, 78 Church St. S., Ajax. Opening tonight and running to Feb. 9. 289-892-4132, tickets@ajaxcommuni- tytheatre.com. WHITBY COURTHOUSE THE- ATRE. 416 Centre St. S., Whitby, pres- ents Cabaret, opening tonight and run- ning to Feb. 16. 905-668-8111, whit- bytheatre.org. FEBRUARY 6 EPILEPSY DURHAM REGION. annual general meeting and volunteer reception at 6:45 p.m. at the central branch of the Whitby Public Library, 405 Dundas St. W., Whitby, in meeting room 1B. A guest speaker from Toronto’s Hos- pital for Sick Children Neurology Divi- sion discusses adults and epilepsy and takes questions from attendees. RSVP by Jan. 30 by calling 905-430-3090. OSTEOPOROSIS SUPPORT GROUP. welcomes Dr. Francine Dal- laire, who will speak about arthritis at St. Paul’s United Church, 65 Kings Cres., Ajax, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The cost is $2 and all are welcome. 905-831-4471 (Odette). PROSTATE CANCER CANADA NETWORK (DURHAM). meets at L’Amicale, 707 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, at 7 p.m. Urologist Arun Mathur is the guest speaker. 905-438-9593 (Gra- ham). ONGOING COMMUNITY LUNCH. Peace Lutheran Church hosts a communi- ty lunch at noon on the last Thursday of every month, from September to November and January to June, at 928 Liverpool Rd., Pickering. All are invited to enjoy a home-cooked meal and fel- lowship. People needing transportation to the event can call 905-839-3521 to arrange a ride. 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MEDORO’S Hair Design CORRECTION NOTICE Photo by ArmAndo VillAVonA Fun at the farm ASHBURN-- Ella Veen petted a ram named O’Henry on Jan. 26 during Winterfest at WindReach Farm. The event featured a variety of winter activities at the farm, including skating and wagon rides, plus crafts and visits with the animals. Build it and they will come Backyard rinks are part of the Canadian fabric There are few things in our country that Canadians can truly call their own and one of them is the outdoor rink. Backyard rinks can be found every- where. Some are grandiose, others are plain but they all accomplish the same thing -- they allow hockey players and skaters of all talent levels to step out their doors and enter a magical world right there in their own yard. Playing for hours on an outdoor rink, all the while ignoring frozen toes and fingers, is Canadiana. It doesn’t need to be a frozen lake in the mountains, it can be a 20-feet by 40-feet sheet of ice in your backyard or even a clearing on a local pond. Your assignment this week is to share with us the importance and meaning an outdoor rink has in your life. Head over to our Facebook page -- https://www.facebook.com/news- durham (https://www.facebook.com/ Northnews) -- and check out our Back- yard Rink contest to submit your entry. > SportsSports Brad Kelly- Sports Editor • bkelly@durhamregion.com Pickering Panthers forward makes OHL debut BRAD KELLY bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Aidan Wallace is a player coaches will use as an example when they remind their own players that you never know who is watching on a given night. Scouts watched him in his minor midget year in the GTHL, namely his head coach with the Pickering Panthers, Mike Galati, who scouts for the London Knights. When draft time came around, the Knights selected Wallace in the sixth round of the 2011 draft. But the Knights roster is a tough one to make, and for the past two seasons, Wal- lace has played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Panthers. At some point this season he caught the eye of Oshawa Generals GM Jeff Twohey, who swung a trade with the Knights, obtain- ing Wallace’s rights for a conditional 15th round pick. That was upped to a sixth rounder when Wallace signed with the Generals and appeared in a pair of recent games against Barrie and Kingston. “London’s got a really good team and they’ve had a lot of success this year,” says Wallace. “It’s pretty tough to crack that lineup. At that point, I wasn’t looking at the OHL anymore. “When I got traded to Oshawa I was excited, but it was only after I talked to Mr. Twohey and the coach (D.J. Smith) and had a couple of practices, when I really thought this is something I’d like to do.” Wallace said in his initial conversa- tions with Twohey, the GM compliment- ed him on the way he played, noting his style of play would fit well with the Gener- als. Twohey left it with Wallace, promising to get him in as many games as the team could if he decided to join them. After watching a couple of Generals games, practising with the team and con- sidering the club’s development program, Wallace decided to join, debuting against Barrie on Jan. 17. “I thought I would get my feet wet this year and get a feel for the league so I will be better for next year,” he says. “It was quite an experience to play in front of 4,000 peo- ple. In Pickering, we don’t get many fans. It’s quite a different feeling. “I was nervous, but once I got out on the ice, it went away. I just played my game and kept it simple.” When he doesn’t have a commitment with the Panthers, Wallace says he will be with the Generals, pulling double duty with practices and games. This season has provided a number of highlights for Wallace. In November he was selected to play in the CJHL Pros- pects Game in Nova Scotia, where he was named the East Player of the Game after scoring twice and adding two assists in the second of two games. The CJHL Prospects Game was created to showcase the top 40 NHL draft-eligible players in the Canadian Junior Hockey League, pitting the stars of the east against the west in a two-game, total-goals series. In another prospects game during the Christmas holidays in Wellington, Wallace scored in overtime to lift the OJHL over the CCHL 4-3. Wallace, who has 9-9-18 point totals in 42 games this season, was held off the scoresheet this past weekend in losses of 3-2 to Kingston and 6-2 to Trenton. Thurs- day the Panthers are in Kingston, hosting Cobourg Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Trenton on Sunday, at 6:30 p.m. >Gens give Wallace a chance TERRY WILSON / OHL IMAGES OSHAWA -- Forward Aidan Wallace will be playing part time with the Oshawa Generals while he finishes up his OJHL sea- son with the Pickering Panthers. Ones 2 Watch Jessica Larabie named UOIT female athlete of the week OSHAWA -- A strong performance by goaltender Jessica Larabie earned her UOIT female athlete of the week honours. The fourth year women’s hockey goaltender from Pickering made 47 saves against the No. 3 ranked Laurier Golden Hawks on Sunday night. Earning a point in a 2-1 shootout loss helped the UOIT women’s hockey team set a program high in points in a season with 21 this year. The point was also the Ridgebacks’ first against Laurier in the six- year history of the program, as they had lost all 16 previous meetings to the Golden Hawks in regula- tion time. Larabie, 22, who is studying communications, has played 13 games this season, posting a 2.91 goals against average and .912 save percentage. Crystal Greig, Jonathan Edwards to represent Canada AJAX -- A couple of Special Olympics athletes will be looking to do their country proud. Crystal Greig and Jonathan Edwards, both of Ajax, left for South Korea this past weekend where they will be representing Canada in figure skating at the World Winter Games from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5. Over 3,000 Special Olympics athletes from 112 countries will travel to Korea to compete in eight Olympic-type sports: alpine skiing, cross- country skiing, snow boarding, snow-shoeing, short track speed skating, figure skating, floor hockey and floor ball demonstration. A total of 42 athletes from Ontario will be mak- ing up the Canadian contingent for the 2013 Win- ter Games. Athletes have been training extremely hard over the last year since qualifying at the National Games in St. Albert, Alberta. Every two years since 1968, alternating between summer and winter sports, Special Olym- pics World Games are a flagship event of Special Olympics which highlights on a global scale Spe- cial Olympics work in sport, competition, health, education and community. The 2013 Special Olym- pics Games are being held at the future site of the 2018 Winter Olympics. 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 0 , 2 0 1 3 24 AP JESSICA LARABIE 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 0 , 2 0 1 3 25 AP 2013 REGISTRATION DATES LADY BLUE KNIGHTSFIELD LACROSSE Photocopy of Birth Certificate/Health Card required for registration BABY BLUE KNIGHTS - Born in 2008, 2007, 2006 JR. BLUE KNIGHTS - Born in 2005, 2004, 2003 U15 HOUSE LEAGUE (under 15) OPEN HOUSE LEAGUE (15 and up) Rep programs available for 9 years to adult. SAT. FEB. 23, 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 PM Iroquois Sports Complex •WHITBY MON. 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After playing the first five games of the sea- son with the Philadelphia Flyers, the rugged forward was sent back to the Oshawa Gen- erals before the first full season of his three- year entry level contract kicked in. Laughton got the news on Sunday. “I was actually on a pre-game walk when I got the call,” he says, recalling how the news came from Flyers GM Paul Holmgren. “I went up to his room and we just kind of talk- ed about my development as a player and that going back to Oshawa would be the best thing for me, just to get stronger and espe- cially because we have such a great team in Oshawa. It’ll be best for my development.” And while the feeling of disappointment was natural for Laughton in the immediate moments following the decision, it didn’t take him long to pull some positives from the experience and look forward to return- ing to these parts for what many hope will be a lengthy playoff run. “It’s definitely tough. It’s your dream to make the NHL and you always want to stick there, so it’s tough. I know I am pretty young and they have a young group of forwards,” he says. “Coming back to Oshawa, though, I am excited with the group we have. I’m real- ly excited for what’s to come.” A big part of that comes from the fact that Oshawa, for the first time since early Octo- ber, is close to icing a full complement of players for an Ontario Hockey League game. Injuries, suspensions and absences for World Junior commitments among other things, have made it near impossible for Oshawa to have any consistency in their lineup over the past three months. Laughton’s return is essentially the last step in getting the band back together and he’s stoked about it. “That made it a lot easier for me coming back home, knowing the group we have here,” he said. “I can’t wait to get going this weekend. I am so excited. We haven’t had a full lineup, so it’s going to be definitely excit- ing with Boone (Jenner) back and all the guys back from injuries and things like that. I can’t wait for this weekend to start.” However, despite looking ahead in such a positive manner, Laughton can’t help but look back on the experiences he enjoyed over the past two weeks. From a short camp with the Flyers, to mak- ing the team and playing in his first National Hockey League game. And that game wasn’t just any old game. Laughton was thrown right into the fire, centring the Flyers’ third line against their most hated rivals, the Pitts- burgh Penguins. While he was good to go once the puck dropped on the sold-out affair at home, Laughton admitted to being a little star struck during the pre-game. “In warm-up I was stretching and looked over to see Sidney Crosby and (Evgeni) Mal- kin and (James) Neal and those guys. It was a surreal feeling for sure,” he recalls. GENERALLY SPEAKING A trip north netted the Oshawa Generals a weekend split in Ontario Hockey League action. Oshawa opened the weekend with a 3-2 shootout victory on Friday night over the Sudbury Wolves before continuing the trip and stopping in Sault Ste. Marie where they were dispatched by the Greyhounds 6-4 a night later. On Friday, the Generals held a decisive 42-22 advantage in shots, but neither regulation nor a five-minute overtime session could solve anything, resulting in the need for a shootout. All three Sudbury shooters were turned aside by Daniel Altshuller, while Boone Jenner struck for the only Oshawa goal to cap the victory. A night later in Sault Ste. Marie, it was offence galore as the two teams combined to score 10. Tied 1-1 after the first, the tide turned in favour of the Greyhounds in the second as they grabbed a hold of a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes. The third period saw Sault Ste. Marie score once early and another late to sandwich a pair of Generals goals and maintain the two-goal spread. Oshawa (27-18-1-3) returns to action Friday against Mississauga before hosting the Belleville Bulls Sunday afternoon (2 p.m.). > Fifth gold medal for Durham West Lightning SCARBOROUGH -- The Durham West Lightning atom AA team won the Scarbor- ough Sharks rep tournament. It was their fifth gold of the season with previous gold medal wins at the Oakville, Clarington, Waterloo and Whitby tourna- ments. With a full complement after the return of injured players Jordynn Hall and Abbey Campbell, the Lightning dominated the host Sharks Friday morning with a solid 4-1 win on goals scored by Abbey Camp- bell, Lauren Illman, Kassidy McCarthy and Chavonne Truter. Friday afternoon the Lightning didn’t let up, easily han- dling Belleville in an 8-0 victory. Goals were scored by Brianna Brooks (3), Lau- ren Illman (2), Julia Jackson (2), Chavonne Truter and a shutout to Joelle Maduri. Sat- urday, however, was a different story as Whitby came out hard and handed the Lightning just their second loss of the sea- Submitted photo AJAX -- The Durham West Lighting atom AA team won its fifth gold medal of the season at a tournament in Scarborough. son 2-1, with the goal scored by Abbey Campbell. In the afternoon game Dur- ham bounced back with a 4-0 victory over North Bay to finish first in their pool; goal scorers were Chavonne Truter (2), Abbey Campbell and Brianna Brooks with anoth- er shutout by Joelle Maduri, her ninth of the season. Sunday’s semifinal saw them up against Kingston and a possible rematch with Whitby if victorious. They came out strong with a 7-2 win on goals by Lauren Illman (2), Brianna Brooks, Julia Jackson, Kassidy McCarthy, Chavonne Truter and Kristen Marshall setting up the rematch as Whitby beat Scarborough 1-0 in a shootout in the other semifinal. In the final Whitby again came out strong and scored in the first minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Lightning, unfazed, stormed back with two goals in the first period by Brianna Brooks and Lau- ren Illman, two goals in the second period by Illman again and Kristen Marshall. The third saw Durham take a 5-1 lead on a goal by Julia Jackson while Whitby scored in the last minute making the final 5-2. The team is coached by John Haywood, Paul Brooks, Andrew Miller, Shawn Camp- bell, trainer Liz Hall and manager Kim Omoto. Players on the team are Joelle Maduri, Abbey Campbell, Lauren Illman, Alexa Jolicoeur, Lauren Omoto, Anna Spiro, Chavonne Truter, Jordan Haywood, Brianna Brooks, Kassidy McCarthy, Lau- ren Miller, Irelyn Gaskin, Kristen Marshall, Julia Jackson and Jordynn Hall. photo CourteSy philadelphia FlyerS OSHAWA -- After playing five games in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers, Scott Laughton was sent back to the Oshawa Generals. 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 0 , 2 0 1 3 26 AP Durham West Jr. Lightning prove they belong Beat Toronto to grab share of second place Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Every coach needs a benchmark win to measure their team against the rest of the competition in the league. The Durham West Jr. Light- ning got that win in Toronto on Saturday, beating the Aeros 2-1 in a Provincial Women’s Hockey League game. “That’s the first time this group of kids beat the Aeros,” said head coach Wayne McDonald. “That was a big win. We think we’re a good team, but they are a top-four team and it was nice to go in and beat them.” A Samantha McKenzie goal in the first period and another by Laura Horwood in the sec- ond staked the Lightning to a 2-0 lead through two periods. The Aeros managed a power- play goal early in the third, the only shot to beat Kassidy Sauve, who faced 37 in total, steering aside 36 of them during a busy evening. All told, the Lightning were outshot 37-14. It was the fifth win in a row for Sauve, who has started the past five games for the Lightning while Jackie Rochefort is out with a knee injury. The fourth win in that impressive run came on Friday, when the Lightning got an overtime goal by Stepha- nie Cooper to win 3-2 in Cam- bridge. The overtime winner, with the man advantage, was a shining example of the importance spe- cialty teams can play in decid- ing the outcome of a game. “It was extremely important,” said McDonald of his team’s ability to cash in on the oppor- tunity. “We played well consid- ering the girls spent two, three, four hours in a car (because of the weather and bad driv- ing conditions). It was good because Cambridge is a good team.” Down 1-0 after the opening period, Brittany St. James and Horwood scored in the second period, Horwood’s coming on the power play, to take a 2-1 lead. Cambridge tied it before the period was out, and the teams blanked the third period. The Lightning held a 37-21 advantage in shots for the game. The weekend set also triggered a strange twist in the schedule that will see the Lightning play nine consecutive games away from their home ice at the Ajax Community Centre. The original schedule had them playing eight in a row, but a cancelled game from Nov. 25 in Waterloo has been resched- uled to Feb. 19, running the total to nine. The Lightning don’t return home until the final two games of the regular season on Feb. 23 and 24. McDonald, though, isn’t making a big deal about it. “No, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “We’d like to have a couple of home games in there, but it doesn’t matter to us. We’re fine. “Our goal is to get in that top four position and that’s still our goal.” To date, a top-four finish in the 20-team league is within reach. The Lightning (22-5-1-1) sit in a tie for second with Toronto (22- 5-2-0) with 46 points each. They are seven points back of front- running Whitby, with each hav- ing three games in hand on the Wildcats. This weekend the Lightning heads west, with games Friday in London, Saturday in South- west and Sunday against Blue- water. >‘‘We think we’re a good team, but (Toronto) are a top-four team and it was nice to go in and beat them.’ Wayne McDonald 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 0 , 2 0 1 3 27 AP T R U C K I N G C A R E E R E X P O SPOTS ARE LIMITED. RESERVE YOURS TODAY! Oshawa Campus: 200 John St. • 905-435-9911 or register at: info@trios.com Oshawa Trucking Career Expo February 13, 2013 6:00pm – 8:00pm Trucking Career Expo Attend the Trucking Career Expo to find out how to start maximizing your earnings. Hear Directly From Employers • Discover what training and qualifications you really need • Find out about salaries, benefits, signing bonuses and apprenticeships Member of:Delivered inPartnership with: Meet leading trucking employers that have an urgent need to hire today. Enjoy FREE refreshments! SR. 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MIV 2C7. 2.Carol Mascarenhas, 33- Lorne Rae Blvd, Scarborough, ONT. MIV 2C7 3. Dennis Mascarenhas married to Shirley Mascarenhas 47-MC Cool Court Scarborough, ONT. MIV 2E3 3(a) Mrs. Shirley Mascarenhas, r/o 47-MC Cool Court, Scarborough, ONT. MIV 2E3 4. Clifford Mascarenhas married to Elizabeth Mascarenhas 1977-Rosebank Road, Pickering, ON. LIV 1T7 4(a) Mrs. Elizabeth Mascarenhas 1977-Rosebank Road Pickering, ONT. LIV 1T7 WHEREAS the above named plaintiff have instuted a suit Declaration, Recovery of Possession & Permanent Injunction, before this Court against you (Copy of plaint may be collected from the ofﬁ ce of this Court on any working day during the ofﬁ ce hours). AND WHEREAS the Plaintiffs has prayed for substituted service by Publications in the local news paper and this Court is satisﬁ ed that this is a ﬁ t case ordering such service. 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The Clinic For Advanced Health 1288 Ritson Rd North, Oshawa 289-274-9057 New patients welcome Saturday April 6th & Sunday April 7th, 2013 Durham College Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre 2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa For booth information go to www.showsdurhamregion.com or contact Susan at 905-579-4400 ext. 2629 or email: sfleming@durhamregion.com 17th Annual Metro East Spring Home & Garden Show March 22nd – March 24th, 2013 Pickering Markets Trade Centre, Pickering For booth information contact Susan at sfleming@durhamregion.com or (905)579-4473 ext. 2629 VENDORS WANTED Clarington Home & Garden Show Garnet Rickard Complex April 12th, 13th & 14th Call Devon at 905-579-4473 ext. 2236 dleblanc@durhamregion.com or Wendy Weber 905-579-4473 ext. 2215 wweber@durhamregion.com VENDORS WANTED Oshawa Home and Garden Show March 8th, 9th & 10th General Motors Center Call Devon at 905-579-4473ext. 2236 dleblanc@durhamregion.comor Wendy Weber 905-579-4473ext. 2215wweber@durhamregion.com Do you have an engagement or recent wedding to announce? Do you have an engagement or recent wedding to announce? Share your exciting news with our readers in This Week or the News Advertiser newspapers on February 28th. A photo and up to 40 words for the discounted price of $49+hst (ad size 4”x2”) Deadline is February 25th. Call our classi ed department at 905-576-9335 or 905-683-0707 PRIZE DRAWS OF A $50 DINNER CERTIFICATE AT HARPO’S RESTAURANT OR A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE GATE HOUSE SALON & SPA WEDNESDAY, February 6th • 4:30PM *A U C T I O N S A L E *of Furniture, Antiques & Collectibles, for a Scarborough Estate, selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD, 1 km. West of Utica To Include: Hoosier cupboard, kitchen suite, bedroom suite, cedar chest, drop leaf table, wardrobe, showcase, sewing machine, chests, prints, art glass, crystal, oil lamps, jelly paid, Royal Albert dishes, cups and saucers, jewelry, Hudson Bay blanket, crocks, fur, apartment size freezer, plus many other interesting items. Sale Managed and Sold by: NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD.905-985-1068 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARNSaturday February 9 at 10amLocated 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd 4 Selling the Remaining inventory of Calder Antiques of Norland plus others - reproduction harvest tables, wardrobe, fireplace mantle, flat to wall cupboards - bunk beds - beds - pine hall seat - large quantity of furniture in the rough to include cupboard bottoms - side boards - bonnet chests - dry sink - one and two piece flat to wall cupboards - slant top desks - wardrobe - dovetailed blanket boxes - benches - drop leaf tables - hoosier cupboard - collectable items Don and Greg Corneil Auctioneers 1241 Salem Rd Little Britain 705-786-2183 for more info or pictures go towww.theauctionadvertiser.com/DCorneil open for viewing Friday from 9am to 4pm Saturday Feb. 2 - 10am ANTIQUE ESTATE AUCTION at MCLEAN AUCTION CENTER- LINDSAY selling Oshawa & Fenelon Falls estate, antiques, beautiful dining suite, Walnut bedroom suite, Victorian furniture, signs, paintings, prints, old toys, oil lamps, clocks, military, excellent glass & china, Bellek, Franklin Mint collector Sterling Silver medallions, many Sterling silver items, 2 sets of Sterling Silverware & chest, Royal Doulton Figurines, Tobby mugs, hand & power tools, riding lawn mower, snow blower, coins, stamps, (see list on internet), 05 Chev Uplander van, 02 Cavalier, 00 Mazda, partial list, MCLEAN AUCTIONS 705-324-2783 view over 400 photos/full list/updates at www.mcleanauctions.com HAYDON AUCTION BARN Midway between Bowmanville & Blackstock, just east of Durham #57Monday Feb 4 4:30 pm Viewing from 3:00 pm Items from an Oshawa Estate to include Coins, Home Furnishings, Tools, Hardware, Antiques, Collectibles and Lots More. See Website for Photos, Full Details & Updates www.haydonauctionbarn.com 2498 Concession Rd. 8, Haydon Rod Smith - Auctioneer (905) 263-4402 CONKEY, Rev. Frank - Dearly beloved husband of the late Agnes May McLeod Conkey. Much loved father of Sheila Maureen Conkey, a wonderful daughter. Cherished brother of Sadie, Henry, Betty, Maureen (Jack) and the late Jean, Jim, Ernie, Sister-in-law, Cathie; nephews and nieces. Many, greatly appreciated, brothers and sisters contending for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. The family will receive friends at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (35 Church Street N, Ajax) from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Monday February 4, 2013. Funeral Service to follow at 1 p.m. Donations may be made to the Ajax Pickering and Whitby Association for Community Living. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (905-428-8488). Online condolences may be placed atwww.mceachniefuneral.ca RUZSA, Agnes - Passed away peacefully after a 13 year battle with cancer, on Thursday January 24, 2013, at Lakeridge Health Oshawa at the age of 58. Through it all Agnes kept her faith in God and her commitment and unconditional love for her family. Beloved wife of Peter, loving and devoted mom to Christopher, Jennifer and her husband Mike. Agnes will be missed by all her family and friends who knew and loved her. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, (Ajax), 905-428 - 8488 on Thursday January 31st from 1 p.m. until the time of the funeral service in the chapel at 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Online condolences may be placed atwww.mceachniefuneral.ca LOST DIAMOND RING in gold setting. Lost in Pickering Tuesday Jan. 22nd. 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SMALL DENTS EQUAL HUGE SAVINGS! 18 cu. ft. fridges at $399. New coin laundry available, Call us today, Stephenson's Ap- pliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576-7448 BARRIE'S LARGEST SPRING HOME show is March 2 & 3, 2013 at the Barrie Molson Centre. We are currently looking for new and exciting vendors in the landscaping or home renova- tions business. Are you look- ing to market your product or service and reach thousands of potential customers in a short period of time? Please call MBM Shows and ask for Connie Barszcz at 705-726-0573 ext. 260 or go to www.mbmshows.com for more info. DURHAM'S Fast & Furious Motorsports Show, Sat. & Sun, April 6th & 7th, Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Cen- tre, Bowmanville, Ont. 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